The highest bidder wins!
Jiang Che had full confidence in the Jiang family’s group of immortals.
If news of the Longevity Peach—a supreme treasure—were to spread across the Nine Heavens, it would cause an uproar far greater than the descent of the immortal realm itself!
No one knew how many immortals were barely clinging to life in the Nine Heavens, especially those on the brink of exhausting their lifespans. They would undoubtedly risk everything in a desperate gamble. No matter how powerful the Jiang family was, they would be reduced to rubble!
People gather for profit alone!
By offering these immortal ancestors a glimmer of hope, Jiang Che ensured they wouldn’t be foolish enough to self-destruct in a reckless act.
"Jiang Che, how long will it take for this Longevity Immortal Peach to bear fruit? My immortal essence reserves are nearly depleted. At most, I can seal myself for a thousand years. After that, I’ll turn to dust and vanish from this world. Don’t make this old man wait too long!"
The power of an immortal is immense, and even immortal essence cannot completely halt the erosion of their vitality.
At best, it induces a state of suspended animation, drastically slowing the consumption of lifespan—but it’s not indefinite. Otherwise, over millions of years, the Nine Heavens would be overrun with immortals sealing themselves away. What chaos would that bring?
Where does immortal essence come from? Its essence is the condensed immortal origin of an immortal who has passed away!
When an immortal’s lifespan nears its end, they seal themselves within immortal essence. Tens or hundreds of thousands of years later, when their lifespan truly runs out, their body transforms into immortal essence... for the next immortal to use. An endless, vicious cycle.
"Indeed, an immortal peach containing longevity substances should have an extremely slow growth cycle, right? If one fruit extends life by ten thousand years, wouldn’t its maturation take tens of thousands of years?" one immortal ancestor lamented.
After all, this immortal root harbored longevity substances. A single fruit could extend life by ten thousand years. If its growth cycle were less than ten thousand years, wouldn’t that mean immortality could be achieved with just one tree?
This clearly defied the laws of heavenly order. If such a tree truly existed, the heavens would strike it down without mercy the moment it sprouted!
"Ahem... Ancestors, rest assured. That drop of divine water I obtained from the Heavenly Court’s secret realm—apparently called the ‘Taiyi True Water’—has greatly enhanced the peach’s origin. Now, it only takes a hundred years to bear fruit!"
Jiang Che’s words left every single immortal dumbfounded.
Even Jiang Hong and the other Emperors eavesdropping from the shadows were stunned.
"What?! Say that again—how long until it bears fruit?"
"Are you joking with us? A hundred years to produce an immortal peach? A hundred years... for a fruit that extends life by ten thousand years?! That’s practically granting a hundred immortals... immortality!"
Impossible!
Such a heaven-defying object couldn’t possibly exist in this world. Even during the legendary peak of the Ancient Heavenly Court, there had never been rumors of such an immortal root. No—this was no longer an immortal root. Whoever possessed this plant would essentially be nurturing an immortal family lineage.
Seeing the ancestors’ reactions, Jiang Che scratched his chin sheepishly.
Had he gone too far? Should he have said a thousand years instead of a hundred?
He didn’t want these immortals to keel over from shock!
"Ancestors, it’s not quite like that. My peach tree did absorb a vast amount of longevity substances from the Taiyi True Water, but even that has its limits. With each fruit produced, the longevity substances diminish. At most, it can extend life by about a million years before running out."
"......"
Instead of calming them, Jiang Che’s explanation only made the immortals more frenzied.
"I don’t need much—just reserve three peaches for me. I’ll give you everything I own! Once you ascend to the Nine Heavens, I’ll serve as your enforcer for a thousand years. How’s that?"
"Three peaches? You’re being greedy! A thousand years of service for thirty thousand years of life... you sly old fox!"
"Ahem, Jiang Che... I have a daughter, kept hidden from the world. She should have been born by now—have you met her? A celestial spirit root... How about I betroth her to you?" A white-haired middle-aged man stroked his beard and spoke.
Instantly, the other immortals erupted in protest.
"Damn it, you’re shameless!"
"I knew you were up to no good! Weren’t you the one who arranged the marriage between the Mystic Maiden of the Lunar Ice Palace and that young master? Now you’re throwing your own daughter into the mix? Have you no dignity as an immortal?"
"You’re ruthless, old man! Playing matchmaker until you’re sacrificing your own bloodline!"
The white-haired immortal remained unperturbed. Dignity? What was dignity compared to immortality?
Jiang Che felt his scalp tingle.
One meeting with the ancestors, and suddenly he had two fiancées? Was this for real?
"Ancestor, don’t worry. Your peaches are reserved—five Longevity Immortal Peaches to restore you to your prime!"
The scene quickly descended into chaos as immortals fought over the limited slots for immortality. If not for their shared lineage, a once-in-ten-millennia immortal war might have broken out.
"Ancestors, ancestors! Hold on—I have something else that can extend your lifespans!" Jiang Che interjected.
"Oh? Is that true?" The immortals’ eyes gleamed with avarice at the mention of lifespan extension.
To be honest, ever since the Jiang family learned of Jiang Che’s immortal peach’s transformation, some had begun suspecting his true identity—could he be the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao itself?
Now, they were certain.
Jiang Che was no mere ‘Chosen of Heaven.’ Those so-called Chosen were nothing in the eyes of true immortals—some had even slain them before!
Dual immortal physiques, possession of an immortality-granting peach, and a daughter with a supreme Dao physique...
Not even the Heavenly Dao’s favored son would receive such treatment. Only the Heavenly Dao’s true incarnation could explain it—Jiang Che was the Heavenly Dao of the mortal world in human form!
"Out with it, young man! What other treasures do you have?"
As immortals, they had seen countless treasures. Even immortal herbs no longer stirred their hearts.
Yet Jiang Che shattered their composure once again.
"Heh, ancestors... have you ever heard of... the Supreme Longevity Elixir?"
The moment these words left his mouth, the expressions of every immortal present twisted—not with excitement, but dread.
"Shh! Boy, what are you thinking? That’s a taboo topic—untouchable!"
"Stop talking! Unless you want the Heavenly Dao to—wait, no..."
One immortal nearly warned of heavenly retribution before catching himself. If Jiang Che was the Heavenly Dao’s incarnation... why fear its punishment?
Would it punish itself?
Before this, the Supreme Longevity Elixir had been an absolute taboo for all cultivators—a single touch meant death!
Ordinary immortals had their lifespans, while the rarest of elites had already merged with the Great Dao, achieving true immortality. Why would they need to chase longevity?
Legend has it that a top-tier Four Calamities Immortal Monarch once attempted to refine a supreme longevity elixir, only to be struck down by heavenly retribution—dying instantly!
Just as Jiang Che was about to speak again, a violent tremor erupted from the depths of the Jiang family's ancestral grounds.
"BOOM!!!"
A massive coffin lid suddenly burst into the air!
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e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
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