The Cycle of Reincarnation in the Four-Courtyard House: A Journey Through the Heavens

After casting this earth-shattering curse, Ziyuan's life force was completely cut off, and she should have perished on the spot. However, by a twist of fate, the residual medicinal power of the Fountain of Immortality that she had accidentally obtained earlier protected her last wisp of life, allowing her to escape death and survive.

She was already pregnant at the time, and later gave birth to her daughter Lina.

To escape the pursuit of the remnants of the dynasty and to get away from the place of sorrow, Ziyuan, with her infant daughter and the remaining secret manual of immortality, traveled across mountains and rivers and finally found this hidden holy land in the snow-capped mountains of Shangri-La.

Thanks to the endless vitality of this fountain of immortality, the mother and daughter were able to settle down here.

The Fountain of Immortality not only grants them endless lifespan and immortality, but also permanently freezes Shion's appearance at middle age, preventing her from aging in the slightest for two thousand years.

The mother and daughter have guarded this place for two thousand years, living in seclusion and detached from the world, not merely to live in peace and avoid the world. Their true purpose is to protect this secret realm and prevent the Dragon Emperor, who is sealed in the underground tomb, from breaking the seal and being reborn.

After listening to Ziyuan's vicissitudes spanning two thousand years, a gentle female voice suddenly resounded deep in his mind.

"A special celestial treasure has been detected—the Fountain of Immortality. The host can fuse the Fountain of Immortality with the spiritual spring water of your inner world to create the Fountain of Life."

"The Fountain of Life can cure all external injuries and stubborn diseases, eradicate all ailments, and truly achieve eternal vitality and immortality!"

"Furthermore, the Spring of Life can also stimulate the hidden spiritual roots within the human body!"

"What?!"

Hearing the introduction, Li Xiao didn't react much, but when he heard that the Spring of Life could actually stimulate spiritual roots, he could no longer remain calm.

His family in the main world consists of three women. Currently, only Liu Qianqian has a spiritual root; the others cannot be detected to have one.

According to previous systematic introductions, everyone actually has spiritual roots, but in 99.999% of people, their spiritual roots remain dormant after adulthood and cannot be activated.

Without spiritual roots, one cannot cultivate. Therefore, Li Xiao traveled through countless worlds, always searching for treasures that could stimulate the spiritual roots within his body.

Unfortunately, such treasures are extremely rare. If he could travel to a cultivation world, he might be able to obtain one, but the worlds he travels to are almost all foreign movie worlds, which makes him quite helpless.

Now, the system is notifying him that he has finally found a treasure that can stimulate his spiritual root, how could he not be overjoyed?

Li Xiao immediately asked, "System, I remember that the Fountain of Immortality originally had the function of granting immortality, right?"

The system explained, "The Fountain of Immortality here has a drawback: one must drink it year-round to prolong one's lifespan, and it is not true immortality."

"Those who drink from the Fountain of Immortality for a long time will have a maximum lifespan of only ten thousand years. After ten thousand years, their lifespan will be completely exhausted."

"But if the host integrates the life crystal buried a hundred feet at the bottom of the spring into the spiritual spring water of the small world, then mortals only need to drink one cup of this newly generated spring water every year for three consecutive years to maintain their youth and live a long and healthy life without illness or disaster."

How long did the One Dollar Society last?

"Returning to the host, the One Yuan Society has a total of 129,600 years."

After hearing the system's reply, Li Xiao was deeply shaken, his heart surged with immense emotion, and he became excited once again.

This Spring of Life is truly amazing! Not only can it stimulate the hidden spiritual roots within a person, but it can also allow a person to live for a full epoch. It is simply a rare treasure of heaven and earth!

In Journey to the West, one can live for 47,000 years by eating a ginseng fruit, but he only needs to fuse two spiritual springs to possess a supreme treasure that allows one to live for 129,600 years. Such an opportunity is unparalleled in the world.

Li Xiao suppressed his excitement, stood up, and walked to the Fountain of Immortality.

The clear spring water gurgled and bubbled, with tiny fireflies floating on the surface. He turned to look at Ziyuan behind him and said, "Senior Ziyuan, the reason you and your mother have been stationed here is ultimately because you fear that the Dragon Emperor will break free of his seal and use this Spring of Immortality to reshape his physical body, right?"

Upon hearing this, Ziyuan paused slightly, a deep sense of apprehension flashing in her eyes: "Indeed, this spring water is pure in vitality, a supreme treasure for reshaping the physical body and nourishing the soul. Once it falls into the hands of the Dragon Emperor, the world will surely suffer another catastrophe."

"If that's the case, then it's simple."

Li Xiao smiled slightly and said calmly, "Today I will take away the entire Fountain of Immortality, so that this spring will no longer exist in this world. In this way, even if the Dragon Emperor escapes, he will not be able to make any waves."

Upon hearing this, Ziyuan trembled, her dignified and solemn face instantly filled with shock: "What did you say? You...you can move this entire spring?"

Ordinary cultivators can only take water for their own use. No one has ever been able to shake the spiritual spring secret realm rooted in the source of mountains and rivers. Moving the spring and relocating the veins is unheard of and has long been beyond her two thousand years of understanding.

"Of course." Li Xiao's tone was firm and decisive, without the slightest hint of falsehood or hesitation.

Looking at the young man's resolute expression, Ziyuan fell silent for a moment, her emotions churning within her unable to subside for a long time.

Seeing her silence, Li Xiao spoke again: "I know that you and your daughter rely on this spring to prolong your lives, but you don't need to worry. After I take this spring away, I can give you a life-extending treasure that far surpasses this Spring of Immortality. You only need to take it once to live for 129,600 years."

"What?!"

These words were like a thunderclap, causing Ziyuan and Lina, who was listening quietly beside her, to both change their expressions drastically and freeze in place.

Having spent over two thousand years in seclusion and cultivating, Ziyuan has thoroughly explored the limits of this Fountain of Immortality, having read countless ancient historical records.

This magical spring water seems to grant immortality, but in reality, it has an upper limit. Even if an ordinary person relies on the nourishment of this spring water, their maximum lifespan is no more than ten thousand years, after which they will still die of old age.

But the young man in front of them actually said that he could give them a treasure that would last for a lifetime, which completely overturned the mother and daughter's understanding.

Ziyuan stared blankly at the young Li Xiao before her, her heart filled with doubt and surprise. She had lived for over two thousand years, witnessed all walks of life, and seen countless extraordinary masters, yet she still couldn't see through the depths of the young man before her.

The other party may appear young, but his inner strength is as deep as the ocean, making him impossible to fathom.

The way she had just walked on air was still deeply etched in her and Lina's minds.

Perhaps this mysterious young man truly possesses an extraordinary treasure, capable of doing things unimaginable to ordinary people.

After a brief moment of deliberation, Ziyuan took a deep breath, suppressing her doubts, and nodded, saying, "Alright. If you truly possess such ability, then feel free to take this Fountain of Immortality with you!"

She had put aside all her concerns. If the other party could really take the spring away, at least the Dragon Emperor would not be able to be completely resurrected.

"Thank you for your trust, senior." Li Xiao clasped his hands in a fist salute to Zi Yuan.

He extended his divine sense, completely enveloping the entire spring, and then he continued to extend his powerful divine sense deeper and deeper into the ground.

When his divine sense probed to a depth of nearly a hundred feet underground, Li Xiao's divine sense suddenly captured a mysterious green crystal that exuded an extremely rich life aura.

Just then, the system's voice sounded again: "Congratulations, host, you have successfully detected the core of the Fountain of Immortality—the Life Crystal. Simply integrate the surface spring water and the underground Life Crystal into the spiritual spring source of your small world, and the two will perfectly merge."