Chapter 409: with translation of chapter title

The three old geezers stared at each other, their eyes filled with shock.

This sudden change left Hong Zun and the others beside him equally puzzled.

"Uncle-master, what are you............"

But the three acted as if they hadn't heard at all, with no intention of paying attention.

"Husband, what did you make for the uncles?"

Bai Hua Xianzi, sitting beside Ye Zhangqing, also asked curiously; upon hearing, Ye Zhangqing smiled and handed her a red date and yam cake.

"Try eating it yourself."

"Oh."

She obediently nodded, then took a light bite; the taste remained impeccable, but besides that................ etc.

Soon, Bai Hua Xianzi understood why the uncles were so surprised.

Because this red date and yam cake can actually increase lifespan, although only by a tiny amount; roughly speaking, it's just a few Shíchén at most.

But this is already heaven-defying enough.

You should know, even if you gave them saint-grade heavenly treasures, the lifespan they could gain would be no more than this.

But you should know, saint-grade heavenly treasures are scarce even in the Dao Yi Sect, extremely limited in quantity, whereas this red date and yam cake is different.

At that moment, Yuan Cang shouted.

"Young man Ye Zhangqing, come over quickly, just come over."

Upon hearing, Ye Zhangqing approached Yu Mo and the two; Yuan Cang eagerly asked.

"Young man Ye Zhangqing, this cake.............."

"Is it useful for the three senior ancestors?"

"It's useful, it's useful, but these ingredients..........."

It can indeed increase lifespan—no doubt about it; Yuan Cang and the two have already experienced it personally, and now their only concern is the ingredient issue.

If the ingredients are just as scarce, it would still be a drop in the bucket, meaningless.

Ye Zhangqing smiled and said.

"Just red dates, yam, plus some flour—readily available anywhere."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Cang and the two were utterly stunned, their eyes toward Ye Zhangqing instantly filling with light.

Afterwards, the three old geezers each picked up another piece and ate it heartily, wanting to test whether the effect would diminish with repeated consumption.

After the second piece, it still only added a few Shíchén, with no noticeable decline.

Then the third piece, the fourth piece..............

Confirmed, the food made by Young Man Ye Zhangqing differs from heavenly treasures; its effect does not diminish with increased consumption.

This left the three completely unsettled.

Seeing Yuan Cang and the two shocked, delighted, and excited, Hong Zun and the others, clueless, were full of question marks—what's going on?

Before Hong Zun could speak, the words of Yuan Cang and Wang Man left him and the others completely bewildered.

"Young Man Ye Zhangqing, do you want a Dharma protector?"

"Huh???"

"Again?"

"But junior already has Elder Yu Mo as my protector."

"Ah, as for Dharma protectors, naturally the more the better; the three of us protecting you together would be more secure."

"This............"

"Fine, let's decide that."

They gave Ye Zhangqing no chance to refuse; Yuan Cang and Wang Man immediately hammered out the decision, while Yu Mo on the side merely snorted dismissively but said nothing more.

Being able to increase lifespan, how could Yu Mo possibly oppose such a thing?

The three of them have little lifespan left; who would want to die when they can keep living?

At this moment, in their eyes, Ye Zhangqing was practically their lifeline.

The three were overjoyed, but Hong Zun and the others beside them became unsettled.

Originally Yu Mo was to be Ye Zhangqing's Dharma protector, and Hong Zun had strongly opposed it; now it's fine, with Uncle Yuan Cang and Uncle Wang Man also coming—what the hell is this, trying to sever the Dao Yi Sect's foundation?

Don't look at the uncles having little lifespan left and usually sleeping, paying no attention to affairs.

But this thing, bluntly speaking, is like Ye Zhangqing's nuclear bomb from his past life—you can choose not to detonate it, but you cannot lack it.

As long as it's placed there, it remains a deterrent.

But once you lack it, they will have no fear of you at all.

To the Dao Yi Sect, Yu Mo and the two are like that—normally they don't act, but with me present, you dare not act recklessly.

"Uncle, this.......... this might not be proper."

In response, Hong Zun could only steel himself and step forward; the three uncles must not encounter any problems, for this is a major matter concerning the Sect's survival.

Don't think the Dao Yi Sect is strong now; if the uncles were gone, problems would definitely arise.

By then, the Luo Xia Sect, Qing Yun Sect, and Huang Ji Sect— their Great Saint Realm elders will surely emerge; what will the Dao Yi Sect do?

However, facing Hong Zun's persuasion, Yuan Cang glared and shouted angrily.

"What kind of talk is this? Young Man Ye Zhangqing possesses extraordinary talent, truly a child of heaven; the future of our Dao Yi Sect rests entirely on him, and we three protecting him is tantamount to protecting the sect's future—what's the problem?"

"This this this................"

"Child of heaven? Sect's future? Facing Yuan Cang's words, Hong Zun was left dumbfounded."

"No, he also likes Ye Zhangqing, but damn, is it really that outrageous?"

Moreover, even if that were true, with Hong Zun and the many saints protecting him, could anything still go wrong?

Having lived so many years, Hong Zun had never heard of a junior who could make three Great Saint Realm experts jointly guard the Dao—this is just fucking absurd.

Even if you were the beloved son of Heaven, you probably wouldn't get this treatment.

Seeing Hong Zun's speechless expression and Shi Song about to speak, Wang Man directly slapped the board and said.

"This is how it is; no need to say more."

He gave no chance for anyone to object, and directly slapped the board to decide.

Seeing that the three elders couldn't return, Hong Zun and the others' faces were extremely grim—oh no, something big is going to happen.

Just then, Hong Zun's projection disk lit up; upon connecting, it was Qi Xiong.

Having just dealt with the affairs of Jinhai Yingdi, he had sent another peak disciple to Jinhai Yingdi to handle the aquatic tribe; at this moment contacting Hong Zun was to ask where they were and when they'd return.

After all, the three uncles can't linger outside too long; they must return to the Sect as soon as possible to enter secluded cultivation and preserve their lifespan.

"Hong Zun, where are you guys?"

"I... we... Senior Brother, there's a small problem."

Facing Qi Xiong, Hong Zun hemmed and hawed, but in the end he forced himself to speak.

Hearing that, Qi Xiong furrowed his brows.

"What problem is it now? How can you have so many problems in a day?"

"This time it's not my fault; it's the uncles..."

"The uncles? What happened to them?"

Upon hearing it involved the three of Yu Mo, Qi Xiong also grew tense—this is no joke.

"Well... I'll say it first—this time it really isn't my fault."

"Say it quickly."

"Then I'll really say it."

"Go on, say it."

"It's that the uncles might not be able to return."

"They can't return? What does that mean?"

"The uncles don't want to do closed-door cultivation anymore, saying..."

He was still trying to explain, but upon hearing this, Qi Xiong completely lost his composure.

"Hong Zun, what the hell are you joking about? If the uncles don't do closed-door cultivation, what about their lifespan? I @#@##@#"