Chapter 622: Unprecedented Change

Kuang Tianqing glanced coldly at Li Shiwei and said indifferently, "Dao Qiankun's death has nothing to do with me."

"Rather than killing him offstage, I look forward to beating this defeated opponent to death in the competition arena."

Li Shiwei shouted, "But you were the last person to meet Dao Qiankun that night!"

Kuang Tianqing flicked his fingertips and said nonchalantly, "I've already told the patrol team what I did and said when I went to find Dao Qiankun, and it's been verified that it has nothing to do with Dao Qiankun's death."

"If anyone is still unsatisfied, they can go talk to the leaders of your school."

With that, Kuang Tianqing urged, "Hey? Can the auction continue now?"

Just as Dao Qiankun's corpse was being auctioned off, a projection suddenly descended on the scene, stopping the funeral.

"Apologies everyone, I am personally taking over Dao Qiankun's corpse entirely. I hope you'll do me the favor and not continue participating in today's auction."

Someone immediately recognized the person in the projection as Dao Shuyi, an elder from Dao Qiankun's sect. Although he was only a Nascent Soul True Lord, he was of the same generation as the Heavenly Evolution Divine Lord, and moreover a powerful figure in the leading giant corporation Wando Group.

With Dao Shuyi's words, 99% of the people present gave up their intention to continue participating in the auction.

After Dao Shuyi made a round of auction bids, the remaining people also laid down their arms one after another.

Before leaving, Zhang Yu came to Dao Qiankun's corpse and looked at the smile on his face, thinking to himself, "You talked about changing the world, preserving a useful life... and in the end, you died first."

"Now you can't change the world, and you can't even become a soul cultivator."

Just as Zhang Yu was lamenting, he saw a line of text faintly glowing on the other's chest, precisely the words "Offspring of Immortals."

Ye Xingli, who was beside him, saw Zhang Yu's dazed expression and asked doubtfully, "Junior brother?"

Zhang Yu immediately composed himself and thought, "The Dao Seed can still see? But... Brother Dao is dead, isn't he?"

"Could it be that Brother Dao isn't dead?"

Zhang Yu looked at Dao Qiankun, whose complexion was ruddy as if he could open his eyes at any moment, and that sentence of his seemed to ring clearly in his ears again.

"You can also flee behind me, and I will do my best to protect you."

At this moment, Zhang Yu felt a curiosity, a curiosity that he himself found absurd, reckless, and childish—a curiosity about whether something would happen if he now hid behind Brother Dao.

But looking at the crowd around him and the wall that Brother Dao was leaning against, Zhang Yu knew that even if he wanted to do that, he had no chance at the moment.

"And how could Brother Dao be alive? His condition was definitely checked by a Divine Lord, and if they said he's dead, then he's definitely dead."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Instead of doubting whether Brother Dao is dead, shouldn't I ask... was it ever said that the Dao Seed Canon requires a living person?"

"Or... for some Dao Seeds, such as this Offspring of Immortals, could a dead person also work?"

Zhang Yu didn't know if his guess was correct, but looking at Dao Qiankun's corpse before him, he felt a sense of reluctance to part.

Just then, a voice came: "You're Zhang Yu, right?"

Zhang Yu turned around and immediately saw Dao Shuyi's projection.

Dao Shuyi looked at the reluctance in Zhang Yu's eyes and said, "I've heard of you."

"For the next period, I will temporarily keep Dao Qiankun's corpse on his flying boat. If you want, you can go keep him company."

Zhang Yu said in surprise, "Ah?"

Dao Shuyi said casually, "I've heard that you are also a person of sentiment and have the style of ancient cultivators. And my grand-disciple here also acted with an old-fashioned air. If he knew that a good friend would come to pay respects after his death, he would probably be quite happy."

Zhang Yu nodded upon hearing this and said, "Thank you, Senior Dao. I do want to spend more time with Senior Dao Qiankun."

On the way away, Ye Xingli said, "It seems this Senior Dao Shuyi is also an ancient-admirer. Taking over Brother Dao's corpse is probably out of remembrance and respect, like the ancients, and maybe he doesn't intend to profit from it."

"Ancient-admirers?" Zhang Yu knew that the so-called ancient-admirers were cultivators whose concepts and habits still bore the shadow of antiquity, were influenced by the old era, and even admired ancient practices in some respects.

"That's also normal, after all, many cultivators themselves are ancients."

"But even if they admire antiquity, it's only in one aspect; it's impossible to completely align with the ancients."

He thought, "After all, in Kunxu, only the rich can be ancient-admirers; without money, you can't afford to admire antiquity."

On the way out of the funeral venue, they saw Kuang Tianqing outside being interviewed.

A reporter asked Kuang Tianqing, "Student Kuang, what is your view on Dao Qiankun's suicide?"

Kuang Tianqing said indifferently, "I feel sorry for him. He didn't get to witness the arrival of a new era."

The reporter's eyes lit up, as if sensing the scent of a big story, and immediately asked, "What do you mean by 'new era'?"

Kuang Tianqing smiled proudly and said, "After winning first place in this session's Ten Greatest Leagues, I will choose the Eternal Spring Scripture from among the immortal sect techniques."

"The effect of this technique is to extend one's lifespan by ten thousand years."

"I will devote myself wholeheartedly to researching this technique, developing a more affordable longevity technology."

"Before long, every cultivator below the tenth level will have their lifespan extended by at least three hundred years."