The master and apprentice stepped on various bones, making a cracking sound. Xiao Ning walked forward on his own, while Fang Han searched around for anything of value.
There are all sorts of dead people here, from all walks of life, from immortals to demons, all kinds of people, as can be seen from their decaying clothes.
Some of the skeletons wore clothes made of spiritual artifacts and various rare and precious materials, but over time, the great formations inside had dissipated and the materials had decayed.
Fang Han casually picked up a rusty longsword from a pile of bones; it looked like nothing more than a piece of scrap metal.
Xiao Ning looked back and couldn't help but sigh, "This is a top-grade flying sword forged from ten-thousand-year-old cold iron. It belongs to the category of treasures, but too much time has passed, and treasures have decayed."
"As time goes by, everything will decay, including immortals. No one in the world is immortal."
With his current level of cultivation, he could live for an entire era, which is 1.4 billion years.
This was undoubtedly an extremely long period of time; even the phrase "until the seas dry up and the rocks crumble" would not be enough to describe it.
Time passes both quickly and slowly.
It's possible that a single period of seclusion could last for tens of thousands of years; time flies by in the blink of an eye.
If one cannot attain immortality and become a Golden Immortal within these fourteen years, one will inevitably turn into a handful of dust, and all the hard work of millions of years will be in vain.
Hearing his master's words, Fang Han's heart clenched. Even the sword forged from ten-thousand-year-old cold iron had decayed, yet he only had a lifespan of a little over a thousand years, which was far too short.
How long can the long years truly last? No one in this world lives forever. Even the heavens and the earth, the sun and the moon, will decay. How much less so a human being?
"Aren't the gods immortal?" Fang Han suddenly asked.
"The gods simply have an extremely long lifespan; they are born with a lifespan comparable to that of a cultivator at the highest level of the Longevity Realm."
"It can even be comparable to that of an immortal, but it is not immortality."
Xiao Ning slowly said, "One day, when the world is destroyed, they will also be unable to escape their fate! They live as long as heaven and earth, but heaven and earth also have a lifespan! Heaven and earth will eventually collapse and turn into nothingness."
Fang Han asked in a deep voice, "Is there no such thing as true immortality?"
"have."
Xiao Ning smiled and said, "Legend has it that there is a gate in the world called the Gate of Immortality. As long as you cross this gate, you can find true immortality!"
"The Gate to Immortality".
Fang Han felt quite lost upon hearing this.
But soon, he couldn't help but laugh at himself, realizing that he hadn't even mastered the Longevity Realm yet, so his desire for immortality was far too presumptuous.
"Huh? What's that?"
In a moment of distraction, Fang Han suddenly kicked a skeleton.
The skeleton's bones were different from others; they were as white as jade and showed no signs of weathering or decay, being extremely hard.
Especially the skull, which shimmered with light, and it was unknown what was hidden inside.
Beside the skeleton was a magical artifact, a small command flag embroidered with a bright red bird.
The powerful essence of fire emanating from the bird revealed it to be a precious artifact.
"Hmm...it seems to be called the Vermilion Bird Banner!"
Xiao Ning said calmly, "These remains should belong to Fairy Huoyun of Linglong Blessed Land, one of the Ten Beauties of the Immortal Path. Her famous magic weapon is called the Vermilion Bird Banner!"
Xiao Ning recalled the original story and said, "Back then, she broke into the underground world and killed countless demons and Asuras. She had long since cultivated to the seventh level of the Golden Core of Divine Power and was renowned for her power."
"It is said that he ventured into Guixu many years ago and then disappeared. I never expected that he would die in Taiyuan Immortal Mansion."
Upon hearing this, Fang Han couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.
"You broke into this place ten years ago? That means 3,600 years have passed here?"
"No wonder she died of old age. I never imagined she was a female cultivator. She was a beautiful woman but a dead body. What a pity."
He knew that 3,600 years was too long; even a Golden Core expert would have died of old age here.
He casually picked up the Vermilion Bird Banner, only to find that the treasure had not yet decayed and lost its function. Clearly, although three thousand six hundred years was a long time, it was not enough for a treasure to lose its function.
Ten years ago, the renowned Golden Core expert and one of the Ten Beauties of the Immortal Path were reduced to a pile of bones.
Xiao Ning suddenly said, "Your opportunity has arrived, kid! Her divine power seed, the golden core, hasn't decayed yet!"
As he spoke, he raised his hand and pulled out a shimmering golden pill.
This is not a pill, but a seed formed from the combined supernatural powers of a master, a natal golden elixir!
The human body decays easily, but the elixir of immortality does not.
Golden Elixir, Golden Elixir, gold represents immortality. Therefore, even three thousand six hundred years cannot erase a Golden Elixir. Its brilliant light is dazzling, and all kinds of supernatural powers flow through it, making it extremely wondrous.
"What a powerful Golden Core!"
Upon seeing this, Fang Han couldn't help but exclaim, "I feel that even the golden cores of Song Weiyi and Zhao Xuanyi from the Taiyi Sect are not as good as this one."
"Ha, what you say is true."
Xiao Ning smiled and said, "Have you forgotten that Fairy Huoyun is from Linglong Blessed Land? And who founded Linglong Blessed Land?"
"It's the Immortal Venerable Linglong!"
"This woman was once a master of the Taiyi Sect, but she betrayed the sect. Therefore, she knows some of the Taiyi Sect's Taoist techniques, except for those top-secret classics, ancient secret incantations, and those from the Linglong Blessed Land."