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Chapter 2107: Chapter 2104: Immortality Pill

A person from more than two thousand years ago, living until now, has two possibilities. One is that he consumed an Immortality Pill. It is said that Xu Fu sought the Immortality Pill for Emperor Qin Shi Huang, which is quite possible.

The second is a zombie. Zombies are anomalies of heaven and earth, not within the six realms, not within the cycle of reincarnation, transcending life and death. Therefore, a zombie can also live for over two thousand years without dying.

Ancestor Xu did not immediately answer but instead smiled, walked out of the room, stood in the sunlight, spread his hands, and basked in the sun. Yuan Liuming and several others, keeping guard at the door, hurriedly saluted.

"It’s so good to be able to bask in the sun." Ancestor Xu sighed, then turned back to look at Lin Tian, "There is still some time until the blood sacrifice ceremony. Young man, are you interested in hearing an old man’s story?"

"All ears." Lin Tian said with great interest.

"There was a magician who, by chance, became the Imperial Physician of Emperor Qin Shi Huang. Actually, this magician was more skilled in exotic arts rather than medical arts. Speaking of medical skills, he might not even match up to an ordinary Imperial Physician."

"But he became a favorite by Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s side because what Emperor Qin Shi Huang valued was precisely his exotic arts."

"Everyone desires immortality, and emperors even more so. Emperor Qin Shi Huang ascended the throne at thirteen, was crowned at twenty-two, and completed the grand unification at thirty-nine.

"He swept through Liu He, unified six states, abolished feudalism, established prefectures and counties, standardized writing, unified cart tracks, measurements, and weights, repelled the Xiongnu in the north, conquered the southern Baiyue, built the Great Wall, and constructed the Lingqu, connecting the north-south water systems."

"Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s achievements are unparalleled in history. As a mortal emperor, what he pursued had reached the pinnacle. Having established such a magnificent empire, he naturally wanted to possess it forever, so he thought of immortality."

"He found this magician and gave him a task: to find the method for immortality." Ancestor Xu paused for a moment, a green light flashing in his eyes again.

Lin Tian frowned slightly and said, "Method? Isn’t it the Immortality Pill?"

Ancestor Xu waved his hand and said, "At the time, there were two methods for immortality: Inner Elixir Technique and Outer Elixir Technique. The so-called Inner Elixir Technique is the cultivation of Immortal Law, the art of breathing and exhaling, breath control, calming the heart, fetal breath, fasting, energy intake, qi training, in hopes of reaching the realm of immortals and achieving immortality."

"However, the Inner Elixir cultivation of immortality is always elusive, and long-term cultivation may not necessarily be effective. Evidently, this method is not suitable for emperors. The Outer Elixir Technique, on the other hand, involves elixirs, the Immortality Pill, which was more popular among the nobility at the time." Ancestor Xu shook his head slightly, looking somewhat amused.

Lin Tian also smiled, "Noble people, enjoying luxury, where would they have the perseverance to cultivate? Naturally, the Outer Elixir suited them best; they didn’t have to exert themselves at all."

Ancestor Xu gave Lin Tian a thumbs up, laughing, "Young man, you hit the nail on the head, what you said is right. A method where you can achieve immortality by just opening your mouth, who wouldn’t like it?"

"That magician, after investigation, found that in outer elixir techniques, there really were legends of the Immortality Pill, and there were three relatively reliable kinds!"

"Three kinds, so many?" Lin Tian was momentarily surprised. The Human Clan seeking immortality defies the heavens. Having even one kind is extraordinary, yet there are three.

Ancestor Xu explained nothing further and continued, "The first kind is Ganoderma..."

"Ganoderma? Isn’t it Tai Sui, a fungus, rather like a mushroom?" Lin Tian expressed doubt, wondering if it was just ancient people’s limitations, passing on misinformation.

"Mushroom?" Ancestor Xu was taken aback, then laughed heartily, "Haha, you dare say that indeed. Even ordinary Ganoderma has the effect of prolonging life, not to mention the thousand-year-old Tai Sui."

"Like ginseng, Ganoderma absorbs the essence of heaven and earth, sun, and moon. When grown for a certain number of years, maybe a thousand or even ten thousand years, it will transform into a human form. The formed Tai Sui moves, very hard to find. It is said that such a formed Tai Sui has the power of immortality."

Lin Tian spread his hands and laughed, "You used the word ’it is said,’ which means that magician also did not find a formed Ganoderma."

Ancestor Xu slightly paused, then smiled, "Young man, your insight is sharp. You’re right; the magician did not find a formed Ganoderma. Emperor Qin Shi Huang granted the magician great power, with incredibly vast resources at his disposal, yet even so, it was not found."

"The second kind is the ten-thousand-year-old toad and the thousand-year-old bat. Toads and bats are very common, but if they grow for thousands of years, they become extraordinary. The ten-thousand-year-old toad grows horns on its head, used for medicine, possessing miraculous effects. But like the formed Tai Sui, the ten-thousand-year-old toad and thousand-year-old bat are also hard to find. In the end, the magician did not find them either."

"The third kind is the Wind Beast, which in appearance resembles a marten, with blue fur, about the size of a raccoon, living in the South Sea Forest. This beast is very magical, its fur does not get charred by fire, and its skin is not pierced by swords. Only by hitting its head with a heavy object can it be killed."

"However, if the dead Wind Beast is blown by the wind, it revives in an instant. By splitting open the head of the Wind Beast and refining its brain with other herbs, its elixir can extend a person’s life by five hundred years," Ancestor Xu explained in detail.

"Extending life by five hundred years, although not immortality, is quite good." Lin Tian nodded.

If in the past, such a mystical animal as the Wind Beast, Lin Tian would have regarded it as sheer myth. But after visiting the Netherworld, he knew nothing is impossible. In many places rare frequented by humans, some ancient animals might indeed exist, like the Black Water King Snake in Jinghua City’s Underground River.

"To capture the Wind Beast, the magician went out to sea many times but always returned empty-handed," Ancestor Xu said with regret.

Lin Tian blinked and, confused, said, "Historical records say the magician went to the fairy island to seek the Immortality Pill. How did it become capturing the Wind Beast?"

"The history books also say that Emperor Qin Shi Huang was a tyrant, do you believe that?" Ancestor Xu retorted, a stern expression on his face.

Lin Tian thought for a moment and said, "I don’t know if he was a tyrant, but he was certainly a militant emperor for the ages."

"Hmph!" Ancestor Xu looked upset, coldly saying, "Emperor Shi unified six states, quelled wars, built the Great Wall to fend off barbarians, constructed the Lingqu to facilitate navigation. Later generations enjoyed these conveniences yet called Emperor Shi a tyrant. Does that make any sense?"

"Take the burning of books and burying of scholars. At that time, the magician Lu Sheng used a fake Longevity Technique to deceive Emperor Shi Huang and disrupt the court. He eventually fled with money. In anger, Emperor Shi Huang killed those deceitful magicians. Perhaps some were mistakenly killed, but it’s by no means as disgracefully as portrayed by later generations." Ancestor Xu’s beard and eyebrows raised, extremely indignant.

Lin Tian nodded slightly and said, "I won’t comment on the historical accounts, but in my heart, Emperor Shi deserves the title of the greatest emperor through the ages."

Ancestor Xu sighed softly and said, "Emperors are also human; if they are human, they have human nature. Hence, the pursuit of immortality is not a bad thing. In every dynasty, which emperor did not seek immortality to enjoy their empire forever? Even modern scientists are studying longevity and immortality; it’s the ultimate pursuit of mankind."

"After saying so much, did that magician eventually find the Immortality Pill or not?" Lin Tian asked.

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