Cultivating with Bragging System-Chapter 400 - 223: She’s Taking a Shower, I Can Relay the Message (6500 words)_1
Qing Emperor’s Longevity Scripture?
Wang Xiu’s eyes lit up instantly. This first boast from an Earth Immortal Ancestor was something else entirely. What a phenomenal boast—a critical hit! It dropped a massive jackpot! This was one of Sanqing’s Emperor-grade foundational techniques and the very treasure that had once been the bedrock of the Divination Sect. It had forged their past glory. Cultivators of this scripture not only lived far longer than other experts at the same realm but also possessed all sorts of unbelievable abilities, like dispelling curses, purifying negative effects, and even replenishing a burned lifespan. If one could cultivate this technique to the Perfected Realm, they could gradually recover their full lifespan even after recklessly using life-consuming ultimate techniques that burned tens of thousands of years down to a single one. It was absurdly heaven-defying. In the war ages ago, this scripture was lost, completely vanishing from the world. Countless Sanqing powerhouses had lamented its loss. Who would have thought that today, Wang Xiu would manage to get it from a boast out of the Snow Ancestor’s mouth!
"Senior, I don’t think things have to come to this!" Wang Xiu said, looking at the Snow Ancestor seriously.
"What do you mean?" The Snow Ancestor raised an eyebrow.
"This junior feels that your cultivation doesn’t necessarily have to be passed down to me!"
Hearing this, the Snow Ancestor’s beautiful eyes narrowed as she sized him up. The frost in the air seemed to weave through the falling snow, forming a dense web of chilling threads that made it difficult to breathe.
"Are you refusing me?" Her white hair danced lightly, and her simple gown flowed around her. Though the robe was loose, it couldn’t conceal her stunning figure. Her domineering gaze exerted an immense pressure.
"Senior, you misunderstand! I just think there might be a better way!" Wang Xiu hurriedly explained.
"Then you are spurning me!" The Snow Ancestor’s killing intent surged. The surrounding wind and snow churned like a tidal wave, forming a terrifying storm. The lake’s surface crackled loudly, and the very fabric of space seemed to shatter.
No one had ever dared to spurn her—not for her unparalleled beauty, her world-class talent, or her cultivation that placed her at the pinnacle of the mortal realm.
"Senior, please listen to me..."
"I know what you’re thinking! You must look down on my legacy. You feel that with your talent of a Twelve-color Nascent Soul, accepting my gift would be beneath you, is that it?" the Snow Ancestor pressed.
"No, absolutely not..."
"Or do you think that accepting my Life Essence and cultivation will limit your future potential and accomplishments?"
"I swear, I have no such thoughts! Senior, can you please just hear me out?"
"Men! Not a single one of you is any good!" the Snow Ancestor snapped, her aura flaring to an unprecedented intensity. The wind and snow howled, making the very world tremble. And yet, her expression was like that of a jilted young girl, her resentment heavier than a ten-thousand-year-old malevolent spirit’s.
... Wang Xiu was discovering that you simply couldn’t reason with a woman. It didn’t matter if she was young or old, flat-chested or buxom; their minds all worked the same way. They only ever focused on what they wanted to focus on. Not another word could get through.
"Senior, I truly believe you still have a bright future. Your path is long. There’s no need to die now!" Wang Xiu insisted.
"I know my own condition perfectly well! My lifespan is nearly exhausted. At most, I can only cling to life for another year or so. Living like this is meaningless..."
"To be honest, on my trip to the Holy Realm, I happened to obtain a fragment of the Qing Emperor’s Longevity Scripture. Senior... you can still live!" Wang Xiu had no choice but to play his trump card.
Unexpectedly, the Snow Ancestor stood proudly amidst the wind and snow, her skin so fair it seemed to glow. Like a Heavenly Immortal, she declared righteously, "Young man, there’s no need to trick me. I have weathered the mortal world; what have I not seen? I have long since looked past life and death. As long as my death has value, my life will not have been in vain! Rest assured, I will transform my life’s work into the purest essence and bequeath it to you. It will not hinder your future cultivation!"
She didn’t believe him in the slightest. The Qing Emperor’s Longevity Scripture had been lost for millennia. If it could be recovered, even a fragment, Zhuo Canglang would have been weeping with joy as he rushed to tell her the good news. In the Hidden Sect, there was more than one old monster like her, alive but not truly living. Would they all have waited for Wang Xiu to be the one to announce it?
"Senior..." Wang Xiu was speechless. Why is this woman so stubborn? Is she absolutely hell-bent on dying today?
"My mind is made up. Today is destined to be the day of my passing. Even if the gods descended from the heavens, they could not keep me here—I have spoken! I want to show my martial brothers that while a woman may be weak, an Ancestor is strong! To continue the lineage of Sanqing, to protect the Great Dao of all living beings, I am willing to sacrifice everything!"
The Snow Ancestor’s voice thundered like a Daoist truth descending from the Nine Heavens, deafening all. Immortal light flooded the world like a vast ocean. The wind and snow transformed into divine radiance—endless and overwhelming—that surged forward to engulf Wang Xiu.
[Ding!]
[Detected nearby bragging. Congratulations, Host, for acquiring Mana +6,666!]
Alas! Wang Xiu sighed in resignation and chose to integrate the Qing Emperor’s Longevity Scripture on the spot.
BOOM!
In an instant, shimmering light filled the air. A massive torrent of green light erupted from behind Wang Xiu as a God Ring materialized behind his head, wreathed in auspicious mist, making him appear like a true deity. Runes swarmed the sky, obscuring the space around them. Boundless Life Essence surged forth like a sea of stars, a tide more magnificent than any ocean. To her astonishment, even the phenomenon created by the Snow Ancestor as she began the bequeathal was suppressed by this aura.
This aura... It can’t be?
The Snow Ancestor was stunned. Her graceful body froze in place as the runes circulating around her ground to a halt. The Life Essence pouring from Wang Xiu was too rich, too vast, and unbelievably pure. He was like a humanoid Holy Medicine, constantly emitting an intoxicating aroma. To someone whose lifespan was nearly at its end, this scent was irresistibly tempting. At that moment, a flicker of longing appeared on the Snow Ancestor’s dignified face, a primal urge to rush forward and take a bite.
