Chapter 1080: Longevity: My Farming-Style Cultivation Is Too Steady Chapter 1080: The Ten-Year Deadline!

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

A xiuxian zhe who climbed step by step from the Outer Perimeter of Dongting Immortal Sect to the Spirit Severing stage.

Xu Zhangqing knew better than anyone that no free lunch ever fell from the sky.

Even if one did, he would flip it over first to check whether something lurked on the other side.

Therefore, he chose a reason no one could refuse: righteousness!

Stability in Dongyu, the future of the Entire Tianyuan Realm.

These were words that could be put on the table—neither offending the Heavenly King's face nor failing to buy himself room to delay.

After hearing this, the Nine Extremes Heavenly King, as expected, did not grow angry.

In an instant, his Divine Sense spread like an invisible great net, covering the Entire Tianyuan Realm.

Soon he saw through all things, and a flicker of realization crossed Xingyun's eyes.

Xu Zhangqing felt some nervousness, watching the other party carefully, waiting for what came next.

At this moment, the Nine Extremes Heavenly King spoke in a deep voice: "The mountains and rivers of Dongyu are withered, the Spirit Veins exhausted."

The Southern Region, Northern Domain, and Xiyu each have their own traditions guarding them, yet each governs itself.

Today's Tianyuan Realm is like a sieve with holes, leaking wind everywhere."

He laid out the current state of the Tianyuan Realm one by one, his tone without belittlement, merely stating facts, then looked at Xu Zhangqing again: "In your opinion, how long to clean up this mess?"

Xu Zhangqing pondered for a moment, then extended one finger: "One thousand years!"

If he could, he would even say ten thousand years.

The Nine Extremes Heavenly King was stunned for a moment, then asked as if confirming: "How long?"

Xu Zhangqing gave an embarrassed laugh: "Then one hundred years."

The Nine Extremes Heavenly King shook his head and said lightly: "Ten years. I give you only ten years."

Ten years is neither long nor short.

To mortals, it is a lifetime; to xiuxian zhe, it is but a snap of the fingers.

But ten years is enough for Xu Zhangqing to turn the tide in the Tianyuan Realm.

Enough to make Dongyu into a Back Garden that can run without him.

Xu Zhangqing was stunned: "Ten years?"

In the Nine Extremes Heavenly King's voice was added a hint of meaning: "Ten years later, whether or not the Tianyuan Realm has settled into dust, whether or not you still have unfinished karma on hand—"

"You must go to the Beidou Star Domain and meet the Great Dao Venerable with me."

This is not coercion, but the general trend."

He turned around, those Xingyun eyes as if seeing through everything: "The inheritance of the Creation Dao was already severed in that great calamity nine thousand years ago."

That you have reached today shows the spark of the Creation Dao has not yet been extinguished.

And the heavenly rules of the Beidou Star Domain, their tolerance for Creation Dao cultivators, is absolutely more than a hundred times that of the Tianyuan Realm.

Staying here is simply wasting talent.

Moreover, ten years later, a great Opportunity will descend upon the Beidou Star Domain.

At that time, beneath the Great Dao Venerable Seat, the Immortal Door will open wide; if you miss it, you will be trapped between Spirit Severing and Void Refinement for your whole life, unable to touch the true realm of the Immortal Dao."

Xu Zhangqing, hearing this, looked thoughtful: "Ten years later, a great Opportunity will descend?"

For himself, whether or not he met the Great Dao Venerable actually didn't matter.

But an Opportunity—this thing truly could not be missed.

The Nine Extremes Heavenly King lowered his tone, as if deliberately avoiding some unspeakable taboo: "As for why the Great Dao Venerable wants to see you, you will know upon meeting."

"I'll reveal only a little: the Creation Dao you cultivate has a great connection with one of the founders of the Beidou Star Domain."

Xu Zhangqing was surprised.

One of the founders of the Beidou Star Domain actually had something to do with the Creation Dao?

The problem was, he cultivated not only the Creation Dao!

Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Thunder—six Spiritual Roots, each with one path.

It seemed this top expert among the Floating World Four Domains must have misunderstood something.

The Nine Extremes Heavenly King did not continue explaining; he turned the White Tiger Thumb Ring in his hand, then muttered to himself, as if speaking to Xu Zhangqing and as if speaking to himself: "That great calamity nine thousand years ago buried too many things."

"Some truths can only be glimpsed by personally going to Beidou for a trip."

After hearing this, Xu Zhangqing had nothing but a bitter smile in his heart: "I don't want to know any truth at all, I just want to live well."

Farming, planting rice, raising pigs, wife and children on a warm kang—that's all!"

However, the Nine Extremes Heavenly King gave him no time to digest: "Remember, you have only ten years."

After speaking, he reached out and drew a stroke in the void; a slender white light condensed into a mark, branded onto the back of Xu Zhangqing's right hand.

This was a White Tiger Mark, looking lifelike.

At this moment, the tiger's eyes were tightly closed, as if in slumber.

Xu Zhangqing was startled and suspicious: "Heavenly King, what is this?"

The Nine Extremes Heavenly King replied: "This is the White Tiger Mark. When the Ten-Year Period is up, it will awaken on its own and bring you to my side."

This move was domineering and unreasonable, carrying a hint of urgency.

Immediately afterward, his figure began to dissipate.

No space fluctuations, no law ripples, no traces whatsoever to capture.

The Nine Extremes Heavenly King's body turned transparent, as if swallowed by this heaven and earth, ultimately vanishing completely within Yaoguang Cave.

Xu Zhangqing subconsciously spread his Divine Sense, sweeping across the entire Yaoguang Cave, sweeping across the entire sea domain.

However, the Nine Extremes Heavenly King's aura was as if it had never existed, completely erased.

Not only his figure, but even Divine Sense perception, karmic traces, law fluctuations — all were nowhere to be found.

Recovering from shock, Xu Zhangqing looked down.

The White Tiger mark slumbered peacefully, tiger eyes tightly shut, emitting an extremely faint glow.

The existence of this mark was the sole evidence that the Nine Extremes Heavenly King had come to this place.

He stared at the White Tiger mark for a moment, feeling somewhat speechless in his heart.

No matter what, ten years later there was no escaping.

With his mere Spirit Transformation cultivation, on the other party's turf he didn't even have the qualifications to bargain.

The Nine Extremes Heavenly King seemed to have set a deadline for Xu Zhangqing, but in reality the moment that White Tiger mark descended, the way back was already sealed.

Ten years later, regardless of whether he wanted to go or not, this mark would awaken.

"Great Dao Venerable."

Xu Zhangqing chewed over this title repeatedly, then shook his head.

This was the most supreme existence in the Floating World Four Domains, controlling who knows how many stars, how many Dao lineages.

While he himself, a Wood Spirit Root who started from the Outer Perimeter, was actually designated by name by such a figure.

He put down the back of his hand; at this moment, more thoughts were useless.

Rather than worry about ten years later, better to first clean up the mess at hand.

Immediately turning around, he flew out of Yaoguang Cave.

Outside, the sea wind was still biting cold.

The Yin Cold Qi of the Primordial Heavy Water surged unceasingly.

Night had already fallen, stars filled the vault of heaven.

Long Yuan and Mu Yunni stood side by side not far away, their expressions carrying obvious expectation and apprehension, clearly having waited for a long time.

Seeing Xu Zhangqing walk out alone, Long Yuan and Mu Yunni exchanged a glance, both seeing confusion in each other's eyes.

Long Yuan stepped forward first, asking: "Xu Dao Friend, what arrangements did the Heavenly King make?"

Mu Yunni glanced sideways slightly, awaiting the answer.

However, Xu Zhangqing did not answer their question, instead raising his head to glance at the night sky, counter-questioning: "Long Yuan Dao Friend, Mu Dao Friend, do you know what realm the Nine Extremes Heavenly King is?"