I am about to die of old age, and I have awakened the character of longevity.

Chapter 282 The way to break the situation!

When Xie An said these words, he actually felt quite uncomfortable.

Although Xie An is now a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and has witnessed countless births, aging, sickness, and death, as well as countless partings, scenes from his past experiences with Chen Yu'er still linger in his mind.

While cultivators may view the passage of time with a detached perspective, it doesn't mean they turn into stone.

If there was anything Xie An could do for Chen Yuer, he would not hesitate.

But right now, the situation doesn't allow it.

Run away?
It's nothing more than offering up free kills.

The only meaningful thing to do is to stay here in seclusion and study the Five-Colored Lotus. Maybe I can find a way to deal with the Martial Ancestor.

Seeing that Xie An remained calm and his thinking was clear, Su Yuqing felt reassured.

Despite being the eldest princess of the dynasty and known for her composure, Su Yuqing felt extremely insecure after experiencing the events in Kongsang City, especially after witnessing firsthand the extraordinary power of the Martial Ancestor in attacking the city.

They were extremely panicked and somewhat lost their composure. They couldn't see any hope or way to break the deadlock.

However, I felt a sense of support and guidance from Xie An.

She took a deep breath, calming herself down considerably. "That's good. I'll go outside and take care of things. I'll let you know immediately if anything happens. Also, if you need anything, just let me know. In this situation, we all need to work together to find a way out."

Xie An agreed, saying, "Let Jin Yu take care of things outside. If all else fails, there's Master Huang, Bai Hu, and the others. Plus Song Qingfeng and Zhang Shuibo, that's enough. You shouldn't get involved; stay here and cultivate in seclusion."

Although the city-protecting formation was activated, spiritual energy flowed back into the entire city.

But the place with the most abundant spiritual energy is still this main hall, especially under the Iron Spirit Kunmu tree.

Practicing here will yield twice the results with half the effort.

Su Yuqing hesitated, but Xie An said, "Now that things are like this, no other method will make a difference. The only thing to do is to increase your strength. You are at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and your talent is higher than mine. Staying here and improving your strength as soon as possible is the best thing to do."

Su Yuqing gazed at Xie An, deeply moved.

She was well aware of the principles Xie An had mentioned.

It's just that... she saw Xie An working so hard all by himself and felt it was really tiring, so she always wanted to help him share the burden. If she stayed here to cultivate, she wouldn't have to worry about anything.

This would place too much burden on Xie An.

After a long while, Su Yuqing noticed Xie An's determined gaze, so she didn't argue and just nodded, "Yes. I'll listen to you."

Xie An smiled and said, "Let's do our best. No matter the outcome, we'll have nothing to be ashamed of."

Su Yuqing's nose tingled, and she felt a sense of desolation in her heart. "Mm."

Immediately, Su Yuqing sat down cross-legged and began cultivating immortality.

As the cultivation technique was activated, the powerful spiritual energy from the Iron Spirit Wood poured into Su Yuqing's body, forming a vortex about half a meter square around her.

Seeing that Su Yuqing's breathing was steady and long, Xie An breathed a sigh of relief.

He then used the Spirit Mirror Seal to contact the White Fox, instructing the White Fox to take Su Yuqing's place and keep watch over the city-state, monitoring every move within it, and to report back immediately if anything happened.

The white fox nodded in agreement. Xie An finally breathed a sigh of relief.

I was thinking of going to see Little Red Sugar and her two apprentices. But after thinking about it, I decided against it.

Before this, Xie An had asked Song Qingfeng to take good care of them. Now that they live in a separate courtyard, their lives are stable and their mental state is good, so there is no need to worry too much.

The most urgent task is to improve our strength as quickly as possible.

After clearing his mind of distractions, Xie An let out a long sigh of relief, circulated his cultivation technique, and absorbed the spiritual energy of the Iron Spirit Kun Wood.

Holding a five-colored lotus flower in both hands, he prepared to go into seclusion.

This time, Xie An had a plan.

If one were to directly absorb spiritual energy and cultivate in seclusion, the results would likely be poor. It wouldn't match Su Yuqing's progress. And there's little prospect of a way to break this deadlock.

However, this time, Xie An vaguely sensed the movement of the five-colored lotus and was able to absorb the five-colored light power released from the lotus.

This power is very different from spiritual energy.

It is an existence that Xie An cannot describe. It vaguely contains the power of laws that do not belong to this world.

Xie An plans to absorb both spiritual energy and five-colored energy during his upcoming seclusion.

Use these two powers to cultivate immortality and strengthen your Qi Refining stage cultivation.

Over the years, who knows what changes will occur?
Who knows, it might have a miraculous effect?

……

Northern Liang.

Things have been rather turbulent lately.

There is good news and there is bad news.

The good news is that Chen Yuer's return stabilized the situation in Northern Liang. With Chen Yuer's extraordinary cultivation, he quickly swept through the sixteen kingdoms of Northern Liang.

The Sixteen Kingdoms of Northern Liang showed a strong trend toward unification.

Chen Yuer also obtained the jade seal that came from the Martial Ancestor.

The bad news is that the Great Qian suddenly mobilized its army and launched a large-scale invasion of Northern Liang.

They conquered cities and fortresses with unparalleled success.

The Northern Liang forces were no match for them.

At first, Chen Yuer was prepared to fight to the death.

But soon, Chen Yuer heard an unimaginable piece of bad news.

In addition to the bad news, there was also a letter.

(End of this chapter)