Simultaneous Time Travel: Living in the Primordial World, Freebies Welcome!

Chapter 125 Youthful Bloom Turns to White Hair, Wisdom Leads to Enlightenment, Spiritual Ruins and Grotto Heaven!

The next day at dawn.

Li Xiaoman slowly opened her star-like eyes and vaguely saw that familiar handsome face.

"Awake?" A gentle voice sounded in her ear, gradually waking her from her slumber.

Li Xiaoman subconsciously buried her head in Qian Chen's warm embrace, gently rubbing against his chest like a cat, immersed in an indescribable sense of security, and habitually said in a coquettish tone, "I want to hug you a little longer—"

Qian Chen chuckled and ruffled the girl's hair, teasingly saying, "Actually, I don't really mind, but everyone's waiting~ We still have to keep traveling today, so it's really not good to stay in bed any longer!"

Before he could finish speaking, Qian Chen felt Li Xiaoman in his arms suddenly stiffen.

She had been living in fear these past few days, and last night she finally got a good night's sleep because of Qian Chen, so much so that she was still half asleep!

Clearly, she was now fully awake!

Li Xiaoman secretly raised her head and looked around.

In the lush mountains and forests, her old classmates watched with teasing eyes as she nestled in Qian Chen's arms, acting coquettishly.

Young women are naturally shy, and her face immediately turned red with embarrassment.

Fortunately, her relationship with Qian Chen was an open and aboveboard romance, so it wasn't something to be ashamed of!

"The journey ahead is long, let's eat something to replenish our energy!"

Qian Chen didn't seem to care about the stares around him. As he spoke, he reached into his pocket and, as if by magic, pulled out a few bird eggs, handing them to Li Xiaoman. "We don't have much to offer right now, so make do with these!"

Instantly, envious glances were cast from all around!

But you can't envy this kind of thing. Who can blame Li Xiaoman for not only being beautiful but also knowing how to date a powerful man?

That one coquettish line she uttered after waking up is enough for these female students to learn for a lifetime!

After a brief rest, the main group finally set off on their journey again.

All around were ancient trees that blocked out the sky, and the only way to move forward was by looking at the mountaintop buildings on the distant horizon.

They trekked through mountains and valleys, enduring hardships along the way.

After narrowly escaping the ferocious beast, bypassing the black lake, and struggling to climb over a low mountain, the surroundings suddenly opened up. The complex of buildings atop the distant peaks became increasingly clear, revealing their immense scale, resembling a celestial palace.

Just as everyone was looking at the Heavenly Palace and sighing with emotion, a strange change suddenly occurred among the crowd.

"Something's wrong! Why do I suddenly feel so hot?!"

A female student crouched down in pain, her once fair face now flushed red.

"Me too! It's so hot! I can't stand it!"

Apart from Qian Chen, everyone else underwent terrifying changes.

Everyone was curled up on the ground in pain, their skin all over their bodies a horribly red, as if it were about to bleed.

"Brother Chen—help me! Help me! It feels like my body is on fire, I feel so awful—"

Li Xiaoman reached out in agony, wanting to ask Qian Chen for help, but a wave of intense pain washed over her, quickly triggering her body's self-protection mechanism and causing her to faint.

The same thing happens to everyone!

The Ruthless Great Emperor is undergoing a transformation, with the Devouring Heaven Demon Art spontaneously absorbing the life essence from its surroundings.

Anyone who falls within the forbidden area of ​​the ancient wilderness will be passively tainted by the Daoist aura of the Devouring Heaven Demon Art.

People can leave at any time!

However, once you exceed a certain distance limit, you have to leave the toll first!

We treat everyone fairly and justly, regardless of social status, and our motto is to be honest and trustworthy with everyone, young and old!

The longer you stay in the desolate forbidden land, the higher the toll you will have to pay!

People like Ye Fan stayed in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land for less than three days, barely managing to collect enough life essence to last for sixty years.

As everyone knows, the Devouring Heaven Demon Art is an extremely domineering martial art.

The extraction of life essence is naturally very violent, and the whole process can be described as extremely painful!

Everyone felt a burning pain all over their bodies, as if they were being roasted in an oven.

"Ah—no, I can't take it—my flesh feels like it's drying up—it hurts so much!"

Screams of agony rose and fell, as people rolled on the ground like gourds of blood.

Everyone realized the seriousness of the situation, but no one could grit their teeth and hold on.

It was as if his flesh and blood were being peeled away by an indescribable mysterious force, and his whole body felt like it was being torn apart by a thousand knives, causing him unbearable pain!

Struggling! Crying! Rolling around! Shouting! Jinping was desperate, yet helpless!

Those who are lucky will faint early and suffer less pain; the stronger their willpower, the more they will suffer!

For example, Ye Fan!

He was the last one to fall!

His entire body was enveloped in a thick layer of blood energy, as if a layer of blood-red flames were burning within him.

Even under such inhuman torture, as if he were in purgatory, he remained clear-headed.

This persistence is not without meaning.

Although he suffered a lot, he also activated the original blood essence of the Ancient Sacred Body.

At the same time, it also accelerated the Ancient Sacred Body's refining and absorption of the Nine Wonders Undying Tree fruit!

"You—you—"

Ye Fan finally couldn't hold on any longer!

He looked at Qian Chen, who was waiting patiently, and before he could even utter a complete sentence, he completely fainted.

"What do you mean, 'what about me'? The sooner I fainted, the sooner I'd be free! Why did I have to suffer like this?"

Qian Chen couldn't help but make a comment.

It's clear that Emperor Ye has always loved to suffer since he was a child, otherwise he wouldn't have always dragged others through their tribulations together.

Snapped!

Qian Chen snapped his fingers, and his invisible mental power extracted the Bodhi seed that Ye Fan had hidden the deepest.

The grayish-brown Bodhi seed appears to have nothing unusual, but upon closer inspection, one can discover that the natural patterns on it are interconnected, outlining a compassionate Buddha, as if it were carefully carved on it.

The somber Buddhist artifacts are simple and natural, yet upon closer examination, a sense of Zen permeates them.

"The wisdom of Buddhism? Too bad it's useless to me!"

Qian Chen glanced at it and immediately saw through the true nature of the Bodhi seed.

The Bodhi of Buddhism is the embodiment of wisdom and enlightenment, and can naturally help people achieve enlightenment.

For Qian Chen, who had attained the status of a True Immortal, this level of Buddhist treasure wasn't entirely worthless, but it was better than nothing. After all, the person who left this Bodhi seed was Shakyamuni, and if he remembered correctly, he hadn't even attained the status of Emperor.

Qian Chen casually toyed with the Bodhi seed in his hand, his gaze scrutinizing Ye Fan, whose body was gradually shrinking.

A daring thought suddenly occurred to me: "If I were to steal this Bodhi seed now—"

But as soon as this thought crossed his mind, Qian Chen suddenly felt a chill run from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head.

What kind of metaphysical joke is this?! How could a dignified True Immortal of the Primordial Spirit possibly be shivering?

You petty Emperor Ye, he was just trying to joke with you!

Making it this serious is kind of scary.

While inwardly complaining, Qian Chen naturally abandoned his mischievous idea of ​​stealing the Bodhi seed.

The chilling aura that was enough to terrify even a Nascent Soul Immortal vanished without a trace in the next instant.

Qian Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

That's right! No matter what Ze Yao says, we're all good friends!

"It's confirmed! The Immortal Emperor is watching this space-time—but it seems there are many restrictions; he can only intervene at key points!"

"Otherwise, when the Ruthless Immortal Emperor left the message on the jade bed last night, he should have given me a heads-up first —"

Qian Chen raised an eyebrow, carefully considering the appropriate level of intervention to avoid getting slapped.

"Since intercepting opportunities is meaningless to me anyway—if I can't subtract, I'll add!"

"It's perfect timing to use Emperor Ye's help to complete my ten attempts at immortality! This is mutually beneficial and a win-win situation!"

With his mind made up, Qian Chen smiled slightly as he twirled the Bodhi seed, took out a True Immortal Thought, and put it into the Bodhi seed.

The original Bodhi seed was merely a quasi-emperor level Buddhist treasure. Now, with Qian Chen infusing it with a true immortal thought, it's like replacing the Bodhi seed's CPU with a top-of-the-line one, significantly enhancing the Bodhi seed's ability to enhance comprehension.

Of course, there's no such thing as a free lunch!

In return, from then on, all the scriptures, principles, and mysteries that Ye Fan comprehended with the help of the Bodhi Seed would be automatically packaged, backed up, and then uploaded and shared with the main server, which is Qian Chen's place.

As the saying goes, "Bodhisattvas fear the cause, while ordinary people fear the effect."

"Instead of getting entangled in karma everywhere, let's just fleece Emperor Ye!"

"In this way, the task of nurturing the Hundred Scriptures can be directly subcontracted out, and Ye Fan can continue to work on it from now on!"

Thinking of this, Qian Chen chuckled and looked up at the clear, empty sky.

"Logically speaking, this should be considered helping you. Shouldn't you thank me?"

Qian Chen looked up and waited for a long time, but unfortunately there was no response at all.

Pshaw! Still pretending to be aloof!

Qian Chen silently complained to himself, but decided not to argue with Ye Tiandi any further.

Time slips away, bit by bit.

About an hour later.

Ye Fan, who was lying on his back in the weeds, was the first to wake up.

The sky in the distance was a clear blue, and the sounds of birds and insects filled the air, as if from another world.

Ye Fan sat up quickly, feeling refreshed and full of boundless energy.

Between the clenching of fists and palms, a feeling arises out of nowhere that even a tiger could be crushed with a hammer.

However, he soon discovered the anomaly.

The clothes that used to fit well have become too big and don't fit me at all!

Ye Fan looked at his hands in disbelief; his fair, tender skin was completely free of calluses.

Shocked, he subconsciously looked around and spotted Pang Bo, who had also transformed into a boy, in the bushes.

"Holy crap! What's going on? How did we turn into kids?"

Pang Bo was shocked and found it hard to understand why such an unbelievable thing had happened.

Ye Fan remained calm, secretly feeling the pocket where he had hidden the Bodhi seeds. Relieved to find they weren't missing, he turned to Pang Bo and called out, "Let's go! Let's find the others and see how they are!"

The two traveled together, following the trail, and climbed to the top of the mountain again.

What they saw shocked them, making their hearts pound and their backs go cold.

More than a dozen bodies lay sprawled on the ground, their familiar clothes concealing unfamiliar, aged faces.

They were all in their early twenties before they fell into a coma, but in the blink of an eye they have become old people on the verge of death.

A silent fear swept over them, and the two suddenly felt their mouths dry and stood frozen in place like clay sculptures.

"What on earth happened?"

Pang Bo swallowed hard, looking at the scene before him, he couldn't help but feel palpitations and lingering fear.

Ye Fan remained silent and hurriedly went forward to check on everyone's condition. He breathed a sigh of relief when he found that they were all still breathing.

Pang Bo quickly found Liu Yiyi and Zhang Ziling, members of his small group, and discovered that the two had not become old and frail like the others, but they had also lost two or three decades of their youth and become proper middle-aged and elderly.

Ye Fan and Pang Bo exchanged a glance, and at the same time, they thought of the red fruit they had taken before, and their hearts were immediately startled.

Ancient Forbidden Land!

It really lives up to its reputation!

Not only is there a mysterious curse that robs one of youth and vitality, but there are also miraculous fruits that can restore youth and vitality.

The two couldn't help but feel fortunate; if they hadn't been lucky enough to consume the immortal fruit, they would probably have become old and frail as well.

After a while, the unconscious people woke up one after another.

What followed was a cacophony of screams that seemed to pierce the sky.

Premature aging, youth turning to gray hair, turning from a vibrant young man into a frail old man in the blink of an eye—who can accept that?

Especially for pretty girls, it's even harder to accept this devastating news!

Seeing my once delicate skin lose its luster, become loose, and develop a lot of age spots is more painful than killing them.

"Ah—how did I become like this?" Lin Jia immediately burst into a soprano voice.

"No! My face—my face—" Li Xiaoman groaned as she touched her aged face.

Her skin was wrinkled, her face covered in wrinkles, a reality that even the most beautiful woman could not accept.

The scene was immediately filled with gloom and despair!

The contrast between Ye Fan and Pang Bo, who have both rejuvenated, is especially heartbreaking!

"Um—don't be discouraged, everyone! Since there's a curse that steals youth, there must be a way to solve it."

Ye Fan dared not upset the group of people who had become old, and loudly comforted them, fearing that he might accidentally send away a few white-haired people.

Hearing this, everyone finally calmed down.

After all, with the examples of Ye Fan and Pang Bo, perhaps a way to restore youth can really be found.

Once everyone calmed down, they quickly realized that one person was missing from the group.

"Wait a minute! Where did Brother Chen go?"

"Yeah! Where's Brother Chen?"

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The crowd discussed amongst themselves, once again falling into anxiety and fear.

If they lose the food source provided by Qian Chen's hunting, the elderly people will likely find it difficult to leave the mountains alive.

Ye Fan tried to encourage them loudly, "Everyone, don't give up! As long as we get out of the mountains, we still have hope!"

But by this time, everyone had lost their will to live, and even a death wish was beginning to appear in their eyes.

"It's no use! How could our aged bodies possibly continue to climb mountains?"

"Just wait to die! I don't want to move anymore—at least dying won't be so tiring!"

Just as despair was reaching its peak, Pang Bo suddenly shouted, "Look! There are gods in the sky!"

Everyone looked up in the direction of the sound and saw a long rainbow streak across the sky, with two figures faintly standing within its light.

Soaring through the air!

Are there really gods and immortals in the world?

Does that mean we're saved?

The group instantly regained their will to survive and hurriedly got up.

"Wait a minute! It looks like a deity is flying towards us?"

"Xiaoman, look! That fairy looks like Brother Chen!"

"Brother Chen has brought a fairy to save us—"

brush!

A rainbow of light appeared in an instant, and two figures, a man and a woman, floated in mid-air.

Qian Chen smiled as he looked down at the crowd. Under their watchful eyes, he led the fairy down slowly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let me give you a grand introduction!"

"This is Fairy Weiwei from the Spirit Ruins Grotto-heaven—"