Longevity: Start with the farming game!

Guanhai City, Tianting Pavilion Branch (formerly City Lord's Mansion).

Inside the towering pavilion, Zhang Zhentian was reviewing the information his subordinates had collected about Ji Ming:

"Ji Ming."

"Age: One hundred and nineteen"

"Cultivation: Foundation Establishment Peak"

"Spiritual Root Aptitude: Mid-grade Three Spiritual Roots (Metal, Wood, Water)"

...

"Haotian Year 31, Seventh Month, Sixth Day."

"Citing the purple bamboo Li Family of Guanhai City for inciting the bamboo forest beast tide, Ji Ming personally led the city guards to exterminate the Li Family."

"Aside from twenty-nine beautiful female cultivators from the Li Family who were taken by Ji Ming as wives, concubines, and cauldrons."

"The remaining over two thousand five hundred family members of the Li Family were all executed, their bodies' whereabouts unknown."

"After this battle, Ji Ming seemingly had an epiphany and successfully advanced from early Foundation Establishment to mid Foundation Establishment."

...

"Haoding Year 1, Second Month, Fifth Day."

"(Former Guanhai City City Lord) Ji Gao sent his son Ji Ming to handle the matter of the Qi Family of Blue Lake in Guanhai City secretly possessing a red gold mine."

"Ji Ming intended to exterminate the Qi Family for the crime of secretly possessing a mine."

"Fortunately, the Qi Family was aided by the Fang Family, one of the Five Great Families of Guanhai City, and escaped disaster."

"After this matter concluded, Ji Ming's cultivation did not show significant change, remaining at mid Foundation Establishment."

...

"Haoding Year 3, Sixth Month, Twentieth Day."

"Ji Ming took in his one hundred and seventh concubine, his cultivation did not show significant change, remaining at mid Foundation Establishment."

...

"Haoding Year 7, First Month, First Day."

"Ji Ming had a conflict with the main lineage of the Zhang Family of Salt Lake in Guanhai City and secretly led troops to exterminate the Zhang Family."

"The over two thousand eight hundred family members of the Zhang Family were all put to death, their bodies' whereabouts unknown."

"After this matter concluded, Ji Ming's cultivation did not show significant change, remaining at mid Foundation Establishment."

...

"Haoding Year 20, Fifth Month, Fifth Day."

"Ji Ming learned that Yin Liulian, the Lingyue Alliance Leader whom he considered his forbidden possession, had long since become cultivation partners with Han Xuanyu, the Xuanzhen Sect Leader, and was enraged!"

"However, Ji Ming was wary of the Xiao Family, one of the Five Great Families of Guanhai City, behind Yin Liulian, and thus dared not act rashly."

"After this matter concluded, Ji Ming's cultivation did not show significant change, remaining at mid Foundation Establishment."

...

"Haoding Year 20, Sixth Month, Eighth Day."

"(Former Guanhai City City Lord) Ji Gao was killed by the Divine General Winged Fire Snake Liu Jing."

"His son Ji Ming fortunately escaped death."

"According to intelligence from the former City Lord's Mansion, Ji Ming's true cultivation has reached Foundation Establishment Peak, and he is currently in seclusion attempting to break through to Golden Core."

...

Zhang Zhentian quickly scanned through Ji Ming's information.

Finally, he heavily circled the words "bodies' whereabouts unknown, early Foundation Establishment, mid Foundation Establishment, Foundation Establishment Peak, Golden Core."

He drew a thick circle around these words.

As for the information about the Fang Family, Xiao Family, Xuanzhen Sect, Yin Liulian, and Han Xuanyu, he simply drew a line through them.

After a while, as Zhang Zhentian put down his pen and frowned, a hint of curiosity was hard to conceal in his eyes:

"How could this Ji Ming jump from mid Foundation Establishment to Foundation Establishment Peak in just twenty years?"

"Furthermore, based on the Zhen Division's investigation into his spiritual root aptitude, it's not high, merely mid-grade three spiritual roots."

"Could Ji Ming's cultivation have advanced normally?"

"It seems what that senior said that day was true."

"This Ji Ming indeed possesses a Demonic Path secret treasure that relies on absorbing cultivators' flesh and blood."

"Otherwise, his fortuitous encounters would be against the heavens, constantly using high-grade heavenly materials and earthly treasures..."

"But clearly, the former possibility is the greatest."

Thinking of this, Zhang Zhentian's breathing unconsciously became heavier.

A sharp glint burst forth in his eyes, "That senior who arrived that day holding the Suzaku token, suspected to be at the Nascent Soul realm, said..."

"If Ji Ming continues to grow with that Demonic Path secret treasure, in time he will surely become a great threat to Tianting Pavilion!"

"Could this Demonic Path secret treasure, which even a Nascent Soul senior takes so seriously, help me break through to Nascent Soul? Or even higher?"

"Breaking through to Nascent Soul is too difficult, too difficult, like a mortal ascending to the heavens!"

"If there is external help..."

Heaven knows how many years Zhang Zhentian has been stuck at the peak of Nascent Soul?

The barrier to Nascent Soul is like a great mountain; no matter how hard he tries, he cannot move it an inch!

He could only sigh helplessly in despair!

The time his cultivation has been unable to advance has been so long that Zhang Zhentian has become despairing!

Now, the opportunity to break through seems to be right before his eyes; how could he not be moved!

Just thinking about it made Zhang Zhentian's eyes burn with desire, his covetous thoughts surging!

But the next moment, the azure Zhen Water Earthworm pattern on the back of his right hand suddenly became hot.

Zhang Zhentian let out a pained "hiss," and a trace of clarity flashed back into his greedy eyes.

"Damn! My greed is excessive, it's going to harm my dao heart!"

It was precisely the appearance of this trace of clarity in his mind that made Zhang Zhentian immediately sit cross-legged with a look of lingering fear and begin chanting spells...

After a long time, Zhang Zhentian finally stood up, pale-faced, wiping away the cold sweat from his face.

He muttered to himself with both lingering fear and shame: "What a shame, I have cultivated the dao for hundreds of years."

"Today, I was actually troubled by external things... This evil treasure that harms heavenly and human virtue is not suited for my path, I must not covet it!"

"Furthermore, that senior also said that this Demonic Path secret treasure can obscure heavenly secrets, and it is not something ordinary people can find..."

Zhang Zhentian let out a long sigh with a complicated expression and then looked gratefully at the Zhen Water Earthworm pattern on the back of his hand:

"Fortunately, the cultivation technique granted by Suzaku has the ability to protect the spirit and question the heart..."

As Zhang Zhentian was speaking, his expression suddenly changed: "Suzaku has arrived?"

Ignoring his listlessness, he quickly teleported away from the pavilion...

Meanwhile.

Han Xuanyu and his group also teleported directly to the Tianting Pavilion branch with Yun Yingyue.

As soon as the Tianting Pavilion guards saw Yun Yingyue arrive, they all paid their respects in unison, shouting hoarsely as if on a pilgrimage:

"Greetings, Suzaku!!!" x N

"Mm."

Yun Yingyue nodded indifferently, not saying much.

The guards also seemed accustomed to Yun Yingyue's aloof demeanor.

There was no need for Yun Yingyue to give instructions.

They all respectfully dispersed and went back to their own tasks, showing no intention of inquiring about the identities of Han Xuanyu and his group.

Han Xuanyu, the moment he landed, put on the Double False Face that had been teleported from his Zhao Country clone earlier.

Han Xuanyu's face shifted for a moment, immediately becoming unremarkable.

Ji Qingli, Ji Qingyue, and Yu Qiqi looked at Han Xuanyu's actions and dared not ask.

Yun Yingyue superficially glanced at Han Xuanyu indifferently.

In reality, her heart was surging with waves, and she even directly transmitted a message to Han Xuanyu:

"Disciple, this mask of yours is not simple. Even I cannot see through your original aura, appearance, or realm."

"If I didn't know you were my Disciple, I would have thought it was someone else..."

"Disciple, just how many good things have you hidden?"

After hearing that Yun Yingyue also couldn't see through the Double False Face.

He was immediately extremely satisfied with the Double False Face's concealment effect!

However, Han Xuanyu could only cautiously transmit a message to Yun Yingyue: "Cough, Master, you flatter me."

"This is just a small item your Disciple obtained by chance, it cannot compare to Master's magic treasures."

Seeing Han Xuanyu's expression like he was begging to be let off, Yun Yingyue didn't plan to press further, but she still transmitted a message to Han Xuanyu:

"This mask is good. In the future, do not easily show it to others."

Han Xuanyu quickly nodded like pounding garlic and replied: "Disciple will respectfully obey Master's command!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yun Yingyue looked at Han Xuanyu seriously again, "Disciple, do you really plan to use a clone to go to Tianhai County?"

Han Xuanyu's nodding motion suddenly stopped, his pupils slightly trembling, "Master... when did she find out?"

PS: Busy and not in good condition, only one update is possible.

PS+1: Everyone, the author is even busier today, I can only make up for it tomorrow.