Martial Arts: After ten years of sword-drawing, the Sword God must bow his head when he sees me

Chapter 184 The Decline of Heaven and Man

All eyes fell on the Blood Bodhi that Shen Ping'an had taken out. After examining it carefully for a few moments, Lianxing said with some uncertainty, "It does look somewhat similar, but the one from Yihua Palace is black, not the brownish-red one in your hand."

Shen Ping'an calmly said, "The reason it's black is because the Blood Bodhi is special and was stored incorrectly!"

Blood Bodhi is a special medicinal substance formed from the blood of the mythical beast Fire Qilin. Due to its medicinal properties and the blood poison it contains, if Blood Bodhi is not treated with appropriate medicine immediately after harvesting, its color will quickly turn black.

Shen Ping'an obtained the Blood Bodhi through the system. Its condition was equivalent to being processed immediately after being picked, thus preserving the medicinal efficacy of the Blood Bodhi to the greatest extent.

Lianxing nodded and said, "I see."

After a pause, Lianxing continued, "I never expected that Young Master Shen would possess such a rare medicine as the Blood Bodhi."

At this moment, Shen Ping'an spoke up: "This is also the question I wanted to ask you. Blood Bodhi should have become extinct. Where did your Yihua Palace obtain this Blood Bodhi?"

The Blood Bodhi was originally a treasure unique to the world of Fengyun. Logically speaking, apart from Shen Ping'an, who possessed the system, no one else in the entire land of Kyushu should have been able to obtain it.

Therefore, Shen Ping'an was curious as to why there was something like the Blood Bodhi in the Yihua Palace.

Although Lianxing didn't understand why Shen Ping'an would ask this question, she still answered truthfully: "It is said that the Blood Bodhi was left by the founder of the Yihua Palace. There were nine Blood Bodhi left in total. However, I have never asked where the founder got them."

Hearing Lianxing's response, Shen Ping'an frowned slightly.

Obviously, no one expected that this Blood Bodhi was left by the founder of the Yihua Palace hundreds of years ago.

Shen Ping'an then asked a few more questions about the Blood Bodhi, but neither Lianxing nor Yaoyue knew the answer, which left Shen Ping'an speechless.

Just then, Yaoyue suddenly spoke up: "Speaking of Blood Bodhi, there is actually something else I would like to ask you for help with."

After Shen Ping'an's gaze fell on Yaoyue, Yaoyue continued, "In fact, in my Yihua Palace, apart from my master and a few elders, my grandmaster is still alive."

Upon hearing this, Shen Ping'an immediately became interested.

"The Grandmaster of the Yihua Palace? Senior Sun's master?"

Yaoyue nodded and said, "That's right."

Zhang San Niang asked with a hint of surprise, "Senior Sun's master, how old is he?"

Yaoyue replied, "I'm exactly two hundred years old this year."

"Two hundred years old, that's interesting."

Although martial artists can live up to three hundred years after entering the Celestial Realm, this is only the theoretical upper limit of lifespan.

Just like the normal lifespan of an average person is ninety or one hundred, in reality, living to seventy is already considered a long life.

The same applies to martial artists.

There is a limit, but whether you can live to reach that limit is another question entirely.

The reason why martial artists' Celestial Realm is named "Celestial Realm" is not only because after reaching the Celestial Realm, martial artists can mobilize the power of heaven and earth, but also because martial artists who enter the Celestial Realm will experience a unique situation after the age of one hundred.

The decline of humanity and nature.

Humans have an origin, which is lost over time.

After a hundred years, when the basic human nature is exhausted and people are nearing the end of their lives, their lives will naturally end.

While martial artists at the Celestial Realm have true qi protecting their bodies, they cannot slow down the depletion of their source energy.

This is also what Taoism refers to as the decline of the relationship between Heaven and Man.

In addition, most martial artists have accumulated countless injuries and hidden dangers in their bodies when they are young.

While one may be temporarily free from worry due to the nourishment and suppression of true qi, these problems will gradually worsen over time after a hundred years, leading to the loss of the life essence within the body, and ultimately resulting in death from severe injuries.

Therefore, the older a martial artist is, the fewer times they make a move.

This is because they need to use their own true energy to minimize the loss of their original essence, thereby achieving the effect of prolonging their lifespan.

Even so, most experts at the Celestial Realm in the martial arts world only live a few decades longer than ordinary people.

Those who can live to be over a hundred years old like Zhang Sanfeng, still vigorous and powerful enough to intimidate many other forces in the martial arts world, are ultimately few and far between. As for those who can live to be two hundred years old, Shen Ping'an and his companions only know of one in the Yihua Palace.

Yaoyue continued, "It is said that our grandmaster had already entered the ninth level of the Celestial Realm fifty years ago, but he was stuck at the ninth level of the Celestial Realm for forty years and was unable to break through the last level and step into the Celestial Realm."

"Therefore, ten years ago, the Grandmaster decided to go into seclusion and try to break through the final bottleneck and enter the Celestial Realm with the help of the Blood Bodhi."

"But on the seventh day of his seclusion, the Grandmaster suddenly went berserk. With bloodshot eyes, he slaughtered all the elders and disciples guarding the back mountain. In the end, it was only by his master and several Supreme Elders that he was barely stopped."

"However, Grandmaster's cultivation had already reached the ninth level of the Celestial Realm. After consuming the Blood Bodhi, his strength increased even more. Even when Master and several Celestial Realm elders joined forces, they were no match for him and were seriously injured one after another."

"According to Master, just as Grandmaster was about to kill Master and the others, Grandmaster suddenly fell into a coma. Only then were Master and several Grand Elders able to lock Master in the back mountain."

"But over the years, our master has still fallen into madness, and it is difficult for others to get close to him. Every day, only our master or the Supreme Elder can bring food to our master."

Shen Ping'an asked, "So you want me to treat you?"

Yaoyue nodded and said, "That's right! But it's just a try. Even if there's no way to succeed, it's fine."

"But after all, our Grandmaster is the oldest person in the Yihua Palace. If you have a way to make her regain her senses, perhaps you can get some information about the Blood Bodhi from her."

After saying that, Yaoyue did not speak again.

"Ninth level of the Celestial Realm?"

Upon hearing what Yaoyue said, Shen Ping'an murmured to himself.

After glancing at the Blood Bodhi in the box on the table, Shen Ping'an nodded and asked, "When is a convenient time?"

Yaoyue's eyes flashed: "You agreed?"

Shen Ping'an smiled and said, "It's not a big deal to begin with, so why would I refuse?"

After a pause, Shen Ping'an continued, "However, the fire poison within the Blood Bodhi is special. Depending on one's constitution, the effects of the fire poison and the methods of removing it will vary. To determine the specific treatment, we will need to meet this senior first."

Yaoyue said, "I'll go find my master now."

After saying that, Yaoyue immediately got up and used her lightness skill to leave.

A quarter of an hour later, in addition to Yaoyue returning to the courtyard, the other Supreme Elders of Yihua Palace, whom Sun Qingyan had seen in the Hundred Flowers Hall the day before, also accompanied them.

After a brief greeting, Sun Qingyan got straight to the point: "May I ask, Young Master Shen, do you really have a way to cure my master's condition?"

Shen Ping'an said softly, "It's not a problem."

One of the elders frowned as he looked at Shen Ping'an's calm and collected demeanor: "This matter is of great importance. Are you really confident?"

However, as soon as the elder spoke, Shen Ping'an's hand holding the teacup suddenly paused.

Upon noticing this, Sun Qingyan and the Supreme Elder who had suffered a loss at Shen Ping'an's hands yesterday felt a sudden unease and thought to themselves, "This is bad."

The next moment, a soft but somewhat cold voice came from Shen Ping'an's mouth.

Do any of you have the authority to make me lie?

Upon hearing these almost merciless words, the elder who had just spoken immediately turned pale.

Before she could speak again, Sun Qingyan suddenly spoke first in a deep voice: "Elder Bai."

When Sun Qingyan spoke, the Supreme Elder surnamed Bai paused, glanced at Sun Qingyan with some surprise, and then fell silent.

"This concerns my master, and everyone's concern is causing confusion. If there is any offense, I hope Young Master Shen will forgive me."

Noticing Kong Qingyan's somewhat humble attitude, the other elders looked puzzled, wondering why Kong Qingyan was behaving so humbly in front of Shen Ping'an.
Yaoyue, who was standing to the side, seemed to have thought of something. She first frowned slightly, but her expression returned to normal the next second.

Clearly, with Yaoyue's intelligence, she had already guessed what had happened when Kong Qingyan came to Shen Ping'an's place yesterday, which led Shen Ping'an to reveal his strength.

Just thinking about Shen Ping'an's usual character and behavior, and considering that Kong Qingyan was doing as usual, Yaoyue knew that even if Shen Ping'an had made a move, he had not used excessive force.

(End of this chapter)