Courtyard House: My Time Travel is a Bit Too Strong

In just a few dozen breaths, Wang Yuyan's face had turned pale and her breathing had become slightly rapid.

"I can't hold on any longer..." she whispered through gritted teeth, decisively withdrawing her mental power.

"Swallow a crystal core and recover quickly." Lin Quan flicked his finger, and a level one crystal core was steadily handed to her.

Wang Yuyan took it, tilted her head back and swallowed it, then sat cross-legged with her eyes closed, her breathing quickly becoming steady.

Without her help, Qiao Jingjing was the only one holding on. Although the stone tablet was still glowing faintly, the characters were noticeably sluggish.

Her brow furrowed slightly, and sweat beaded on her nose, but she gritted her teeth and refused to let up.

Suddenly, she let out a cold snort, and a defiant flame ignited in her eyes—

With a flick of his right hand, a level-two crystal core slid into his mouth, and with a quick swallow, he cleanly and decisively swallowed it.

Time flowed silently as she consumed the crystal core to build up her strength, while continuously channeling her spiritual power into the depths of the stone tablet.

About an incense stick later, Wang Yuyan finished adjusting her breathing, opened her eyes, stood up, and once again focused her mind and gathered her energy, channeling it into Qiao Jingjing's stream of thoughts.

Swah——

All the dark patterns on the surface of the stele suddenly became bright and clear, and the flowing light rippled out like water;

Those shifting oracle bone characters finally came to rest, returned to their positions, and fit together perfectly to form a complete array...

On the surface of the stone tablet, the ancient and vigorous oracle bone script seemed to rise and fall slightly like breathing, as if it might burst out of the stone at any moment.

In an instant, a faint blue light gushed out from between the words, like fireflies rising...

In the blink of an eye, three beams of silver light tore through the air and shot out from the surface of the monument!

Before Lin Quan and the other two could even blink, the light had already disappeared into their brows like a fish swimming into water.

In an instant, the three of them froze, their eyes went blank, and even their fingertips hovered in mid-air, as if their souls were bound by invisible threads.

As Qiao Jingjing and Wang Yuyan abruptly withdrew their consciousness, the Changchun stone tablet before them suddenly dimmed—

Its luster has faded, its texture is withered, like a burnt-out candle, devoid of any vitality!

In the empty stone chamber, the three stood still like statues for almost the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before slowly blinking their eyelids, their Adam's apples bobbing, and their breathing becoming lively again.

The three of them snapped out of their daze, their eyes met, and they uttered five words in unison: "The Scripture of Immortality and Longevity..."

That's right, what just entered between the eyebrows wasn't some kind of "Eternal Youth and Longevity Technique."

Instead, it is a secret manual that points directly to the origin of life—the "Scripture of Immortality and Longevity"!

At this point, the three of them finally understood the ins and outs of this stone tablet:

Its origin is a mystery, but it is certain that it came from Changchun Valley;

To be more precise, it is not a thing of this world at all—

It was a fragment of a star that had fallen to earth and crashed into the heart of Changchun Valley.

That valley is precisely where the earth's veins and dragon energy reside, where yin and yang interact, and over time, changes occur.

The stone tablet absorbed the dragon's energy, which quietly gave rise to a spiritual spring, which then gathered into a three-zhang-deep blue pool.

The spring water, imbued with the essence of the earth's veins, over time has been able to nourish the flesh and blood of mortals and slow down aging!

Over the course of a thousand years, Changchun Valley gradually became a secluded paradise, isolated from the world.

It wasn't until Xiaoyaozi accidentally stumbled upon this place, touched the stele, and received the "Scripture of Immortality and Longevity" that he founded the Xiaoyao School.

But on the day he took the stone tablet, he also took away the spiritual energy veins of the valley—

The Peach Blossom Spring collapsed, the sacred spring dried up, and its miraculous longevity-enhancing effects vanished without a trace.

Now, Qiao Jingjing and Wang Yuyan's divine thoughts are like a key knocking on a door.

This allowed the long-silent Star Remains Stele to once again exhale a trace of its true essence.

The three looked up at the stone tablet, their expressions complex.

"This Changchun stone tablet is no ordinary stone inscription..."

"No wonder the martial arts of the Free and Unfettered Sect always have a sense of alienation in this world."

"It turns out that it never truly belonged to this world."

"And all the methods created by Xiaoyaozi evolved from this 'Scripture of Immortality and Longevity'..."

"Nature and local martial arts are incompatible, forming their own unique system."

Before she could finish speaking, Qiao Jingjing's eyes flickered, locking onto Lin Quan: "Husband, this stone tablet is clearly a rare treasure, why don't we..."

She lightly lifted her fingertip and gently beckoned towards the stone tablet—

Although the words were not fully spoken, Lin Quan and Wang Yuyan understood each other perfectly:

Move it!

Lin Quan lowered his eyes and remained silent for a moment, then suddenly narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly: "It might be worth a try."

The stone tablet, placed in this cold and desolate stone chamber, is nothing more than a silent and stubborn rock;

But if it's in their hands, it's the key to unlocking the universe!

A subtle intuition was also stirring within me:

The "Eternal Youth and Longevity Scripture" they obtained was probably only the shallowest layer of the seal on the stone tablet.

Without sufficient cultivation, it is difficult to shake the fundamental nature; what has been gained so far is merely the tip of the iceberg.

Even so, this skill has long transcended the martial arts framework of the ordinary martial arts world.

"Why don't we consult with our senior master?"

"After all, we are legitimate disciples of the Free and Unfettered Sect..."

Lin Quan glanced down at the shimmering, seven-treasure ring on his thumb, his voice deepening as he spoke again:

"With this Seven Treasures Ring in my hand, I am now the new leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect..."

"This evergreen stone tablet was left by Xiaoyaozi himself, so it is most appropriate for us to take over its care..."

"We'll discuss the matter of the Evergreen Stele later..."

"The most important thing right now is to memorize all the inherited techniques here..."

As soon as Lin Quan finished speaking, Wang Yuyan said nothing more.

She nodded slightly, her gaze sweeping across the rows of stone tablets like a hawk before settling on the next one.

"Jingjing, why don't you go and pick one out? Which skill suits your taste..."

"Let me first calmly review the structure of the 'Eternal Youth Sutra'..."

Seeing Wang Yuyan engrossed in the inscription, Lin Quan turned to look at Qiao Jingjing, his eyes clear and resolute.

Qiao Jingjing smiled and nodded slightly. The two of them took steps almost simultaneously and walked towards the stone tablets engraved with cultivation techniques.

Lin Quan looked around and sat down cross-legged in front of the Evergreen Stone Tablet.

With a sudden thought, his consciousness abruptly plunged into the depths of his sea of ​​consciousness—

"The Scripture of Immortality and Longevity..." Buzz!

Having just entered the sea of ​​consciousness, before even focusing my attention to examine it closely...

The spacetime mirror suspended above the sea of ​​consciousness suddenly trembled slightly, creating a ripple.

In an instant, Lin Quan felt his mind clear up, as if a dusty ancient mirror had been wiped clean, and his whole head became clear.

The contents of the scriptures surged into my mind like a tidal wave, flowing in without any hindrance, and appearing in all their detail.

If before meeting Wang Yuyan, he had no foundation and had not yet begun his martial arts journey...

Even if Lin Quan obtained this unique skill, he would probably just stare blankly at the pages full of profound mysteries.

Even now that he has a foundation, he still couldn't help but feel a throbbing sensation in his temples when he first read this scripture.

"Tsk...no wonder it can conjure the Three Wonders of Freedom!"

"Using the dantian as a cauldron and the thirty-six hidden acupoints as ignition points, it almost domineeringly seizes and refines the spiritual energy of heaven and earth..."

"This is truly a veritable 'immortality tribulation'..."

With a slight thought, Lin Quan unconsciously began to circulate his energy along the path described in the sutra. *Buzz—*

As his true energy began to circulate, his mind was suddenly jolted.

The originally warm and flowing true energy within the body instinctively tensed and stagnated, as if guarding against the intrusion of external forces.

But that stalemate lasted only a moment—

The next instant, the Formless True Qi, like a stream encountering a ditch, quietly changed direction and slowly flowed out along the path of the "Eternal Youth Scripture"...

This subtle fluctuation did not escape the eyes of Wang Yuyan and Qiao Jingjing.