Chapter 874: Words from the Heart
According to Lin Xingping, when their group left the Qingyun Mountain Clan Land, Lin Shigong was already over two hundred and thirty years old.
Therefore, Lin Shigong only had a few decades of lifespan left, and his face had already aged considerably.
Moreover, Lin Shigong was still at the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection Realm and had remained at this stage for several decades.
However, at this point, Lin Shigong's potential was exhausted. Even with the best Nascent Soul Spiritual Items, the probability of successfully stepping into the Golden Core Stage was probably less than ten percent.
In this way, Lin Shigong's path of immortality was essentially at its end.
Unless Lin Shigong dared to risk his life and forcefully impact the higher Golden Core Stage realm.
If he really had good luck, he might miraculously succeed.
But if his luck ran out, he would die directly during the impact of the Golden Core Stage.
Aside from this, there's another relatively good outcome, which is to enter the so-called Pseudo-Core Realm.
This realm, strictly speaking, is neither considered a Golden Core Stage cultivator nor a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator.
The difference between the two is rather clear.
After all, if a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator doesn't break through in their cultivation and doesn't consume lifespan-enhancing treasures, they would at most live about two hundred and fifty years.
But once entered the legendary Pseudo-Core Realm, their strength would be slightly stronger than ordinary Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivators.
More importantly, lifespan can increase by one to two hundred years beyond the normal span of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
In this way, considering Lin Shigong's current age and his situation, entering the Golden Core Stage is almost impossible,
whereas attempting the legendary Pseudo-Core Realm is a last-ditch effort.
If luck truly favored, he might live another one to two hundred years.
Conversely, Lin Shigong's attempt to enter the Golden Core Stage could be his final moments.
Through Lin Xingping's explanation, Lin Tianming couldn't help but furrow his brows, with an inner longing for Lin Shigong far away in the family.
Additionally, Lin Tianming's mother, Ren Yuxuan, was fast approaching two hundred years of age.
At present, her cultivation was also at the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection realm, having stayed at this stage for quite a while.
Just like Lin Shigong, Ren Yuxuan's potential was nearly exhausted due to age.
Subsequently, their normal lifespan was running low, and any chance of breaking through to the Golden Core Stage had virtually vanished.
Therefore, as their direct descendant, Lin Tianming could foresee that in two to three decades, separating life and death might likely be the future for him and his ancestors.
As a result, Lin Tianming felt an urgent need internally.
Having not seen Lin Shigong and the others for nearly thirty years, his longing was profound enough.
Now, with their lifespan continuously decreasing, the time left for him was becoming rarer.
Thinking of these things, a slightly heavy expression appeared on Lin Tianming's face.
And inside, he had secretly made up his mind.
In the upcoming journey to Yulan Country, should luck grace him with lifespan-enhancing elixirs or spirit fruits, no matter the cost, he would acquire them.
Moreover, during the subsequent opening of the Ancient Demon Secret Realm, if conditions allowed, Lin Tianming would strive for them without reservation.
In short, Lin Tianming had one goal in mind: any lifespan-enhancing treasure, regardless of its specific outcome, even if it could only extend life by ten or eight years, he would resolutely strive to obtain it.
However, Lin Tianming was quite aware that lifespan-enhancing treasures were exceedingly rare.
Currently, they couldn't be found on the Qingzhou land.
Places where such treasures might appear are mostly in various secret realms.
In fact, only some Mysterious Grade or higher secret realms might have a chance for them to appear.
Under such conditions, lifespan-enhancing treasures are profoundly precious, prompting every Golden Elixir Force, or even Nascent Soul Force, to contend with all their might upon encountering them.
This occurrence is due to the desire of every cultivator to live longer, requiring the constant enhancement of their cultivation realm.
Only by surpassing a major level will a human cultivator's lifespan double.
Conversely, lifespan will only diminish over time, ultimately leading to a forced sitting meditation to death.
In the current Qingzhou Cultivation World, from Nascent Soul Level forces that have been inherited for nearly a hundred thousand years to some small families of Qi Refining levels, many cultivators face effortless sitting meditation due to nearing lifespan.
On this basis, any force in Qingzhou, irrespective of strength or size, desperately needs lifespan-enhancing treasures.
Only such treasures can allow important individuals to live longer beyond their normal lifespan.
Otherwise, those with deep backgrounds and significant interests could only regretfully self-destruct into a handful of yellow earth.
Even Nascent Soul forces cannot avoid this, nor can they turn it around through other means.
Thus, lifespan-enhancing treasures are the ones essential for all strengths.