Eternal Life Starts from Tai Chi

Chapter 369: Profound Yin Hanging Bead, Emperor Purple Void

"Then do you know how often Taiyin Heaven opens?"

"Without special means, it opens once a millennium at the earliest. And even then, the only thing that can reach this region is that Taiyin Order in your hand."

"If you expect me to wait for the next time it opens, I’ll have died of old age in this tower long before then!"

The Black Dragon could no longer suppress the rage in its heart, its furious voice roaring at Yang Chan.

It was willing to pay any price to leave, not face a future of endless despair.

In its eyes, Yang Chan’s level of Cultivation meant all hope was lost. It meant dying in this space.

"If you don’t take me with you, don’t even think about leaving this space yourself! Just stay here in this tower with me and slowly wither away!"

A vicious glint appeared in the Black Dragon’s enormous eyes. This was its true nature.

Swallowing its pride was just for the sake of survival.

To survive, it could be flexible. It could endure being threatened by an ant and tolerate groveling, but it could not tolerate having its only path to survival severed.

CLANK! CLANK!

The iron chains sealing the Black Dragon rattled nonstop. It truly wanted to fly before Yang Chan and show him that a dragon’s might was not to be trifled with!

Yang Chan stood at the edge of the tower’s top floor. He said nothing more. Instead, he unleashed a volley of Flying Needles, Hidden Arrows, and Flying Knives.

He had no intention of arguing with the Black Dragon.

It was normal for people to make desperate, irrational choices when facing life and death. That the Black Dragon would risk everything to fight him for a chance to live was well within Yang Chan’s expectations, so he wasn’t surprised.

However, the choice was its own. He wasn’t some arbiter of justice, nor did he possess the compassion of a Holy Mother. If something threatened him, he would naturally eliminate it.

ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!

The Black Dragon struggled but could not break free of its chains. It could only rage impotently before being met with the baptism of Yang Chan’s Hidden Weapons.

Imbued with his Demon Suppressing Sword Intent, their might was even greater than before.

The Hidden Weapons pierced the Black Dragon’s Soul Body, instantly causing its form to become even more ethereal.

Every time it was injured by the Demon Suppressing Sword Intent, the Lifespan of its Soul Body decreased.

The Black Dragon wailed and struggled, then, as if resigning itself to its fate, it went still.

But its eyes were filled with endless, bitter resentment.

"If you’ve calmed down, I expect you can clear up some of my confusion."

"I told you, I have no intention of making you an enemy, nor do I wish to kill you. So don’t tempt me."

"I only give three chances. The next time I attack, I won’t stop."

"It will be a fight to the death!"

Yang Chan’s gaze was frigid. As he looked at the Black Dragon, his eyes held nothing but icy ruthlessness.

It seemed he cared not at all for the Black Dragon’s life or death. If it got in his way, he absolutely would not hold back.

"The method of leaving... haven’t you already guessed it?"

"This Profound Yin Mala on my body is the main bead. When combined with the Mala beads in your hand, it becomes the Profound Yin Hanging Bead. It can accumulate power for your Taiyin Order to open a spatial passage."

"Once the accumulation is complete, you can return to the place you came from!"

The Black Dragon lowered its arrogant head and replied resentfully.

It had been avoiding this question precisely because it didn’t want Yang Chan to leave this special space in Taiyin Heaven alone.

It didn’t know when someone would be able to enter this special space again. If it was another thousand years, it would surely perish in this tower.

The sealing power in the tower was too strong; it was already on the verge of collapsing. As for next time, there very likely wouldn’t be a next time.

"In that case, please toss over that Profound Yin Mala."

"It’s a bit dangerous near you, and I won’t be getting any closer. So for your own good, you’d better toss it over. That way, I won’t have to act."

Yang Chan looked at the Black Dragon as new Hidden Weapons appeared in his hand. His intention was self-evident.

He would definitely not approach the source of the danger.

Yang Chan only half-believed the Black Dragon’s words.

It was better to trust a stranger with no conflicts of interest than someone he was coercing.

Of course, Yang Chan would make his own assessment, and the Profound Yin Mala on the Black Dragon was the very thing he needed to assess.

The accumulated Mala beads in his hand were connected to his Incomplete Seal by a shared energy signature, and he could clearly see the faint flow of energy between them.

If what the Black Dragon said was true, then his only way out was through the Taiyin Order in his hand.

Of course, Yang Chan didn’t rule out the possibility that the Black Dragon was hiding other ways to leave—that was very likely. But there was one thing Yang Chan could confirm: the Black Dragon placed great importance on its Profound Yin Mala.

Yang Chan had tried to take it several times, but the Black Dragon had always blocked him with its Soul Body. It was something it would protect even if its Soul Body was injured.

"I can give you the Profound Yin Mala and help you gather all the Mala beads in your hand into the Profound Yin Hanging Bead. But I have a condition: you must help me break these chains."

"Otherwise, I’ll destroy this Profound Yin Mala and trap you in this space too, to die here in despair!"

The Black Dragon held the Profound Yin Mala in its enormous claw and began stating its terms. It looked ready for mutual destruction, as if it would crush the Mala if they couldn’t reach an agreement.

Its decisive attitude revealed a hint of ruthlessness, as if to say that if it wasn’t given a way to live, then no one would live.

’If I can’t live, then no one lives!’

"I refuse."

"Let’s not even discuss whether I can break your chains. Those chains are what seal your power. If I release you, I’ll be the first one to suffer."

"So, I will not agree. You can forget about it."

"As for the Profound Yin Mala in your possession, if you had the ability to destroy it, it would have been gone long ago!"

"A Soul Body sealed for nearly ten thousand years... I wouldn’t be surprised by any act of madness from you."

Yang Chan looked at the Black Dragon with a half-smile, a completely unworried expression on his face.

He could imagine that a Soul Body sealed for nearly ten thousand years would do all sorts of irrational things, even consider taking the tower down with it, because that was enough to drive a Soul Body insane.

The fact that the Black Dragon didn’t act further only strengthened Yang Chan’s suspicion.

"Besides, you said this is the only way out. If you destroy it, you’ll never have another chance to leave this space."

"If I leave, other people might come in later. You’d still have a chance to escape."

"Is it really worth giving up your future for someone like me who hasn’t even completed the Body Tempering Stage? What a waste, wouldn’t you say?"

Yang Chan’s tone shifted, once again offering a chance at life.

Although he had his suspicions, he couldn’t confirm them. Thus, he offered the other party a glimmer of hope, a possibility—the lifeline it needed to believe it could leave.

In times of adversity, a lifeline is the only thing one can cling to for survival, holding all hope and belief.

"When it comes to playing with people’s minds, you humans are truly the masters."

"I just gave you so much useful information. Now, you can tell me about the current situation in the Taiyu Divine Continent."

"I haven’t been to the outside world for nearly ten thousand years. I want to know what’s going on out there."

"That’s not an excessive condition, is it?"

A look of resignation appeared in the Black Dragon’s enormous pupils. Its claw, which had been clutching the Profound Yin Mala, relaxed, letting it hang in front of its body.

At the same time, it proposed an extremely reasonable condition.

"Of course not!"

"However, Senior, you must know that this junior’s Cultivation is low. I haven’t been to many places and don’t know nearly as much as you do. I can only talk about some matters in the Imperial Dynasty where I live."

Hearing this, Yang Chan didn’t refuse. He even switched to addressing the Soul Body as "Senior" to show respect.

Although he had his suspicions, he didn’t want to take the risk. If the Black Dragon truly had the power to destroy the Profound Yin Mala, provoking it further would do more harm than good.

Of course, this was also because the Black Dragon’s condition had little impact on him. The information was all common knowledge, with no real secrets to speak of.

"The Taiyu Divine Continent is now divided into vast regions. As far as this junior knows, there is the Jin Meng Empire in the east, the Celestial Wind Imperial Dynasty in the west, and the Thousand Seas Realm on the seas..."

"This junior is from the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty, whose Capital City is White Jade City..."

"The various powers are intricate and complex, constantly vying for dominance. Before this junior entered this special space, the Jin Meng Empire and the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty had already gone to war, and a victor has yet to be decided..."

The information Yang Chan gave was very detailed, but regarding himself, he only mentioned the Imperial Dynasty. He didn’t mention his Sect, let alone specific regions, his name, or his origins.

Although he felt the Black Dragon had no chance of leaving, he had to account for the one-in-a-million possibility.

’What if the Black Dragon’s suffering finally ends and it meets some great expert who takes it away? Or what if some fool inexplicably stumbles into this space, gets his body possessed by the Black Dragon, and returns to the Taiyu Divine Continent? Then it would be able to take revenge on me, wouldn’t it?’

If the Black Dragon were to ask for more details, he would just feed it false information.

"So the Taiyu Divine Continent has really fallen into decline. Back in the day, the Purple Void Imperial Dynasty established by Emperor Purple Void had Divine Acupoint experts as clerks, Divine Sea experts as officials, and Divine Body experts as ministers."

"To think that now, a peak Refining Stage expert can serve as a National Guardian and extend a dynasty’s fate for nearly five hundred years. It seems the disappearance of the Divine Veins really did have an impact."

"Without the support of the Divine Veins, Spiritual Qi rapidly dissipated. It became difficult to temper the Divine Acupoints, and even harder to achieve long life. No wonder they’re called Carefree Immortals."

"A pity they can hardly be called carefree, and it’s even harder to achieve long life. After a mere thousand years of Lifespan, it’s just dust to dust."

After hearing this, the Black Dragon was filled with emotion. As it finished speaking, it gave Yang Chan a pointed look, trying to make him change his mind.

Unfortunately for it, it saw no change in Yang Chan’s expression. He still looked completely unmoved.

"The path of Martial Arts Cultivation: succeed and achieve long life, fail and return to being a mortal. There’s nothing wrong with that."

"A Carefree Immortal with a long life is great, but a life of wealth and honor isn’t bad either."

"In my Martial Arts Cultivation, this junior only seeks to move forward. As for how far I can go, that depends on my own destiny."

How could Yang Chan not understand the Black Dragon’s intent? He spoke nonchalantly.

’My path of Cultivation is different from others. As long as I keep moving forward, I can’t see an end to my Lifespan.’

’If I cultivate a few more Health Cultivation Techniques, my Lifespan could very well surpass the Black Dragon’s. Especially when I cultivate them to a profound Realm, the one-time increase to my Lifespan will be immense.’

’A thousand years is just a small milestone on my journey—a very short-term one at that. I’ll probably achieve it in just a few years. Therefore, the Black Dragon’s words held no temptation for me at all.’