Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1441 - 909: Researching the Path of Life and Death

After the rain, it cleared up.

The couple returned to the Spirit Fruit Garden.

"Try it now!" Yu Qingyi still had a shy blush on her cheeks.

Yang Zhenshan smiled softly and found a Three Yellow Li Tree.

This area had the most Three Yellow Li Trees, and they were the oldest. Yang Zhenshan simply picked a tree with a trunk that’s one foot thick, and his gaze flowed as a faint Dao Rhyme spread.

He reached out and placed his hand on the rough bark, a wisp of grey Dao Rhyme extended from his Sea of Consciousness, connecting to the vitality of the Three Yellow Li Tree.

Instantly, he felt a surge of pure vitality from the Three Yellow Li Tree infiltrating his body.

The flourishing vitality was invigorating, making him feel incredibly refreshed.

But that was all it offered.

Time gradually passed, and the refreshing feeling diminished.

Yang Zhenshan once again examined his own lifespan.

Two hundred and thirty-two years, three months, and eighteen days.

"It seems to have increased by a day compared to before!"

"Only increased by a day?"

He frowned and cast another glance at the Three Yellow Li Tree before him.

The vitality of the Three Yellow Li Tree had already been taken away by half, yet it could only give him an additional day of lifespan?

He pondered for a moment, and used the green Dao Rhyme to connect to the Three Yellow Li Tree again.

Immediately, the vitality of the Three Yellow Li Tree increased significantly, but Yang Zhenshan’s expression turned sour as he hurriedly severed the connection with the Three Yellow Li Tree.

"Damn, this is a losing deal!"

Trees have lifespans too, but they are incredibly long-lived. As long as there are no accidents, trees can grow for hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years. How long they can actually grow depends on the species.

Especially Spirit Trees, living for thousands of years is normal, living for ten thousand years is not uncommon.

But the lifespan of trees is different from that of humans; humans rarely alter their lifespan, but a tree’s lifespan can change with environmental shifts.

Take the Three Yellow Li Tree before him—it seemed to have three hundred years remaining in its lifespan, but clearly this number was inaccurate.

Because this was its current lifespan; it might not decrease but increase to more than three hundred years in a few years.

Just now, Yang Zhenshan extracted about a hundred years of lifespan from the Three Yellow Li, yet he only gained one additional day.

And after using the green Dao Rhyme, the Three Yellow Li Tree’s lifespan increased by a hundred years, but he paid ten days of his lifespan.

In this exchange, he ended up losing nine days of lifespan, while the Three Yellow Li Tree’s lifespan remained virtually unchanged.

Yang Zhenshan retracted his Dao Rhyme, "Extracting the lifespan of Spirit Plants is feasible, but the exchange rate is pathetically low! A hundred years for just one day!"

"Without considering consequences, these Spirit Fruit Trees here can only add a few years to my lifespan!"

He surveyed the Spirit Fruit Trees around him, numbering in the hundreds on the Spiritual Spring Mountain Plateau. If he were to seize all their vitality, Yang Zhenshan could expect an increase of five or six years in lifespan.

"Let’s try with animals next!"

Then Yang Zhenshan experimented with various animals, mutant beasts, Spirit Plants, and so on, eventually accepting a harsh reality.

He could now extract lifespan from other beings, but the cost was high, and the efficiency was low.

Death Dao Rhyme, the grey Dao Rhyme in his Sea of Consciousness, numbered only eighteen wisps; each extraction consumed one, and recovery was exceedingly slow, requiring three to four months for each wisp to return.

As for the efficiency of extracting lifespan, the higher the grade of the target, the more efficient his extraction, but a single wisp of Dao Rhyme could yield him at most one month of lifespan.

He received one month of lifespan, while the target relinquished ten times or even a hundred times more lifespan.

So extending life by using this method was doable, extending by tens of years was quite simple, only requiring more time and effort.

But for everlasting life, forget about it.

"If I want eternal existence, I must advance my cultivation! Though the Path of Life and Death can help me acquire lifespan, it can only extend for a few decades!"

"Perhaps this is due to my shallow comprehension; if I gain deeper insights, maybe I could rely on this path for eternal life!"

Yang Zhenshan said softly, sitting opposite Yu Qingyi.

Yu Qingyi replied, "Cultivation is the foundation; Divine Power Skills are mere supplements. Focusing time and energy on Divine Skills would be putting the cart before the horse!"

Yang Zhenshan nodded slightly; what she said was correct.

Cultivation is the foundation. If he could form a Golden Core, his lifespan would extend to three thousand years. Additionally, increasing his cultivation would also enhance his comprehension of the Path of Life and Death.

Therefore, the Path of Life and Death can only serve as a supplement for him; if one day his cultivation stagnates and his lifespan nears its end, he can rely on it to struggle for dozens or even a hundred more years.

Currently, it is not the time for him to worry about lifespan.

Of course, this consideration is from the perspective of his own lifespan; from a combat perspective, the Path of Life and Death is fearsome.

Death Dao Rhyme symbolizes life’s extinction and finality, enabling him to plunder lifespan; it signifies that Yang Zhenshan can deprive others of lifespan, extracting lifespan from the essence of life.

In contrast, Vitality Dao Rhyme represents the birth, growth, and flourishing of life. Its core lies in bestowing life force, capable of extending the lifespan of other beings, or repairing damaged life functions, thus making life more vigorous and powerful.

To put it simply, Vitality Dao Rhyme is the source of life’s continuation.