Who Let Him Cultivate Immortality

Chapter 454: Emperor Xia Shouyuan

The support from the five major immortal sects for the Ji State affair put Emperor Xia in a particularly good mood.

He immediately brought up another matter: "You all must have heard that the original Sect Master of the Corpse Driving Sect was about to be possessed. However, his soul lamp was placed in the Seek Tao Sect. The Great Yu cultivators, fearing detection by the Seek Tao Sect, did not fully possess the Corpse Driving Sect's Sect Master, leaving his soul intact."

"Yes, when I was handling the aftermath in Hanshui City, that bastard Lu Baqian survived a great ordeal. With his Tribulation Crossing stage body, he flaunted it in front of me every day. He's really despicable!" Qiu Jin'an snorted coldly.

Emperor Xia pretended not to hear Qiu Jin'an's complaints and continued, "Can we learn from this experience and place the soul lamps of other sects within the five major immortal sects and the imperial court for protection?"

"Daoist Yun just mentioned that Great Yu has at least four Tribulation Crossing stage cultivators. If a Body Fusion stage cultivator tries to possess another Body Fusion stage cultivator, a battle is inevitable, and we can detect it. But if a Tribulation Crossing stage cultivator tries to possess a Body Fusion stage cultivator, it would be too easy and could succeed silently."

"If another incident like Sect Master Lu's occurs, having the soul lamp system in place would make Great Yu cultivators hesitant, preserving the soul of the one being possessed."

"This is feasible," Yun Zhi nodded, the first to agree with Emperor Xia's proposal.

She had thought of a similar solution on her way here and intended to propose it at the meeting, but Emperor Xia beat her to it.

"I also think it's a good idea."

The host of the Floating Temple remained silent, indicating agreement.

Seeing everyone reach a consensus, Emperor Xia continued, "After the meeting, I will have a list drawn up and distributed to you all, and notify the sects on the list."

The sects in Great Xia follow a registration system. As long as they report to the government, providing basic information such as the number of members, scale, location, and sect master, the registration is considered complete without the need for review and approval.

If there are subsequent matters like a change of sect master, they still need to report to the government.

Thanks to this system, Great Xia is very clear about the number and locations of sects. Officials can quickly draw up a list according to Emperor Xia's requirements.

With the important matters discussed, the five of them walked out of the main hall, chatting and laughing. The host of the Floating Temple also walked out with a smile, creating a harmonious atmosphere.

The eunuchs and palace maids stood respectfully outside the main hall, ready to see off the five sect leaders.

"Ah-choo—" Emperor Xia, who was discussing Bu Yu Taoist with Qiu Jin'an, suddenly started coughing violently. He covered his mouth and nose, revealing a few blood spots on his palm. A strand of white hair appeared on his forehead, starkly contrasting with his thick black hair.

"Your Majesty!" The chief eunuch was so frightened that his soul almost left his body. He rushed forward to support Emperor Xia.

"Summon the imperial physician, quickly summon the imperial physician!" The other eunuchs and palace maids were in a flurry, clearly terrified.

"What happened to you?" Qiu Jin'an frowned, grabbing Emperor Xia's wrist, his expression changing slightly.

"Why is your body so weak?"

Logically, this shouldn't be the case. The governor has the power of a nation's fate to protect him, making him immune to all poisons and diseases. As the Emperor of Great Xia, he has supreme control over the power of a nation's fate, so his body shouldn't have any problems.

Emperor Xia smiled bitterly and waved his hand, unwilling to elaborate. The host of the Floating Temple silently recited a Buddhist chant, saying nothing.

Yun Zhi, with the highest cultivation, saw through Emperor Xia's condition at a glance: "He is at the end of his lifespan."

"End of lifespan?" Luo Hongxia was shocked, not expecting Emperor Xia to face such a problem, and so suddenly.

Emperor Xia glanced at Yun Zhi, equally shocked. He always had the power of a nation's fate protecting him, so no one should be able to see his condition. He didn't expect Yun Zhi to see through his problem at a glance.

Knowing he couldn't hide it any longer, he had to speak: "After all, I'm only at the Divine Transformation stage."

Among the six, Yun Zhi had the highest cultivation, while Emperor Xia had the lowest.

Becoming an emperor had nothing to do with cultivation. After all, no matter how high the emperor's cultivation, he couldn't suppress the world single-handedly.

"Even so, you're only a thousand years old. A Divine Transformation stage cultivator can live for fifteen hundred to two thousand years," the Sect Master of the Suppress Hell Sect frowned, puzzled.

Now, with Great Xia facing internal and external troubles, if Emperor Xia's body had a problem, especially one related to lifespan, it would undoubtedly lead to turmoil, with all sorts of opportunists emerging. This was not a good thing.

"I had a severe illness when I was the crown prince, teetering on the brink of death. To cure it, I took many precious herbs, including two roots and leaves of the King of Medicine. Unfortunately, my weak body couldn't handle the supplements. Although my life was saved, it cost me my lifespan."

The five of them had heard of this, and the older eunuchs and palace maids in the palace also knew.

"Our sect has a few small Kings of Medicine that extend lifespan, like the Longevity Great Elm and the Eternal Life Stone," Qiu Jin'an said. Emperor Xia absolutely couldn't have problems now.

The Longevity Great Elm, which takes eight thousand years for spring and another eight thousand for autumn, is extremely rare and an excellent herb for extending lifespan.

The Eternal Life Stone is a stone that grows every year, but its growth is so slow that it's imperceptible to the naked eye. After ten thousand years, it grows a circle. Scraping off some stone flakes makes it a treasure for extending lifespan, even tempting for Body Fusion stage cultivators.

Emperor Xia's eyes lit up when he heard Qiu Jin'an say this, but then dimmed as he shook his head gently: "It's useless. I've taken too many heavenly materials and earthly treasures before. The imperial physician said my body has developed a resistance to them. No small King of Medicine will work."

Lifespan issues are fatal, and even the power of a nation's fate is hard to compensate for it. Unless one can become an immortal with endless lifespan, there's no solution.

"How long can you live?"

"About ten years." He knew his body best.

Everyone fell silent. Ten years is a fleeting moment for cultivators, far too short.

Could it be that Emperor Xia, just as he saw the grand era unfold, would close his eyes?

Since ascending the throne, Emperor Xia had worked tirelessly for the country and its people. Great Xia's national strength had increased day by day, and the power of a nation's fate had grown thicker. He was a rare wise ruler, ranking among the top three in Great Xia's history. Was heaven really so jealous of talent that it would let him die at such a critical moment, without seeing the true grand era?

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But even if it's unfair, what can be done?

The Sect Master of the Suppress Hell Sect couldn't help but say, "There's still a lot of time. I'll go back and discuss with the other elders. The world is so vast; there must be another way."

He couldn't believe that they couldn't fill the gap in Emperor Xia's lifespan or extend it by a few decades or a hundred years.

The five sect leaders walked out of the imperial city, flying through the air, each silently sighing as they returned to their sects to find a solution.

"By the way, the crown prince hasn't been established yet, right? Another storm of blood and gore."

"Great Yu, Great Qian, the Demon Realm, the Eastern Sea, internal and external troubles, and now his lifespan is running out. It's a tumultuous time."

After everyone left, Emperor Xia refused any attendants and walked to the ancestral land of the imperial palace, hoping the ancestors could have a solution.

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