After all, there are only a few hundred people at the Peak Realm in the world. If you say that none of them know each other or have ever had contact, anyone with normal intelligence wouldn't believe it.

After all, it's the Peak. Even if everyone fights to the death in secret, scheming against each other, on the surface, they can still get along. They can even sit down together for a meal.

The relationships among those at the Peak are usually like this.

Not just him, Chen Zhaosheng, but the other two families from the Three Great Sacred Lands aren't completely ignorant about the Celestial Spider Organization. If that were the case, the Celestial Spider wouldn't have a foundation for existence.

In other words, the existence of the Celestial Spider is tacitly approved by many parties.

"The Snow Demon Race has hidden away on the Frozen Plateau for years, yet they've managed to gather such secretive information from the outside world. Elder Snow Demon King's merit..."

"Call her Grandma."

"..."

Not wanting to talk, Chen Zhixing continued flipping through the information in his hand. It recorded the bodies of Longevity Masters that had been collected over the years in the Daluo Taoist Lands, along with a list of people whom the Celestial Spider Organization might help resurrect.

Among them were formidable figures from the previous era's Immortal Imperial Court, especially a few names that made Chen Zhixing's pupils contract.

"Chancellor Lvu, Prince of the North...."

These were the mysterious figures in black whom he encountered and killed during the Profound Celestial Grand Competition!

"It's them, but don't get too excited yet. Once you killed them during the Profound Celestial Grand Competition, but if the Celestial Spider could resurrect them once, they could naturally do so a second and third time. Perhaps now, they've been revived for quite a while and are quietly watching you from the shadows."

The Snow Demon King held a cup of tea, smilingly looking at Chen Zhixing.

Chen Zhixing rolled his eyes. To be honest, it was the first time he realized that icy water could be used to brew tea. The old lady's hobby was indeed strange.

"If I could kill them once, I'm not afraid the second time."

"Indeed, at your cultivation speed, unless they return to the Longevity Realm, there's truly no threat to you," the Snow Demon King nodded smilingly in agreement with Chen Zhixing's words.

This time, Chen Zhixing frowned: "So, do you also believe I'll be stuck at the Longevity Realm for quite a while?"

"I didn't say that." The Snow Demon King still smiled broadly.

"Is breaking through to the Longevity Realm really difficult?"

"It depends on the person."

"....."

"Forget it, there's no way to explain it to you now; you'll have to experience it yourself. By the way, it's been some time since your last visit. When do you think you can break through to the Nirvana Ninth Layer?" The Snow Demon King took a sip of her iced tea, her gaze distant, making it difficult for Chen Zhixing to guess her thoughts.

"At any time," Chen Zhixing answered flatly.

"Then why don't you break through?" The Snow Demon King wasn't surprised at his words; she had long known of Chen Zhixing's talent, and such progress was not unexpected.

"There's no need."

"No need?" The Snow Demon King frowned at his words: "It's better to break through early in terms of realms. The sooner you break through, the more time you'll have to hone future challenges, and also have more power to defend yourself."

Indeed, the Snow Demon King was imparting some life experience to him.

Who would have thought, Chen Zhixing shook his head:

"Nirvana Eighth Layer or Ninth Layer makes no difference to me now. As long as I'm willing, the so-called realm can be reached in the blink of an eye. Now, the reason I don't break through is that I feel my Great Tao Furnace still has defects. Staying a little longer actually gives me more time to make up for it."

Chen Zhixing's words left the Snow Demon King somewhat puzzled, wondering why more time would allow for compensation. Isn't it possible to make up for it after breaking through to the Peak Ninth Layer?

She wanted to question her grandson, but before she could speak, the Snow Demon King suddenly recalled something, and her gaze at Chen Zhixing turned surprised and uncertain.

"You are already able to break through to the Peak?"

"Not too far off."

"Wait, according to you, you are suppressing yourself, preventing yourself from breaking through!"

"... more or less. Given my current state, I could suppress it for a while longer, but if it takes too long, it would naturally happen."

As he said this, Chen Zhixing slightly frowned.

His current situation was somewhat unique.

Having smelted nine Great Taos, his Great Tao Furnace was nearly forming as a whole. When the Tao Fruit within it matured, it would be the day he entered the Peak.

But the problem was, Chen Zhixing felt the Tao Fruit formed by the fusion of his nine Great Taos was not yet perfect, sensing something was missing, thus forcibly suppressing his realm from breaking through.

After all, once the Tao Fruit falls, it can't be undone!

This concerns the future path of cultivators—a matter of vital importance!

If it could be more complete, Chen Zhixing naturally wouldn't pursue quick success.

Yet even so, it couldn't be suppressed for too long.

Just like now, at the Nirvana Eighth Layer, Chen Zhixing felt that within three months, even if he suppressed it, he would naturally advance to the Ninth Layer, and from Ninth Layer to the Peak... under full suppression, at most three years!

His time is indeed limited.

As for what the Snow Demon King said about breaking through quickly to have more time to polish future realms and self-protection, Chen Zhixing didn't care.

Knowing himself, if he ever faced an enemy requiring breakthroughs to confront, he could break two barriers during the battle, directly stepping into the Peak in the blink of an eye, completely disregarding nominal things.

Moreover, during these days, Chen Zhixing had read extensively, pondering pieces from the Longevity Techniques practiced by Longevity Masters, gaining some insights.

Thinking about it, Chen Zhixing decided to consult the Snow Demon King before him.

"Senior, the cultivation methods in the Profound Cyan Realm that we practice emphasize the realization of the Tao Fruit for achieving the Peak, also comprehending Golden Nature in the Peak Realm. Hence I searched through various Longevity Tao Scriptures to comprehend methods, yet uncovered some odd things."

Saying this, noticing no unusual expressions on the Snow Demon King's face, Chen Zhixing continued: "I found that many Longevity Tao Scriptures I've read note that the optimum Tao Fruit achieved is... lacking."

Chen Zhixing did not continue further.

Hearing this, the Snow Demon King finally put away her smile, looking seriously at her grandson, comforted: "Indeed, it's lacking."

"You know?"

"Of course. Cultivators who have reached the Peak, who doesn't know this? Take the Chen Family's Five Elements Qi Collection Method as an example. Its technique is deficient by three-lim, this deficiency number fits the foundation of your clan's forefather, eventually allowing him the opportunity to prove the Longevity Realm. Had there been one bit more or less during this, your forefather's path to this Longevity Realm would've been three times harder.

Among these, the best example for you is your clan's second ancestor, Chen Tianyuan. Clearly, his talent was more suited than your clan's forefather, but practicing the same Five Elements Qi Collection Method, he achieved nothing for over a thousand years, not to mention being joked by many old friends for criticizing the family technique as flawed, even by your young self."

Squinting his eyes at her words, Chen Zhixing recalled his childhood experiences.

"So, because the technique was inherently flawed, Chen Tianyuan's realm was incomplete, preventing him from proving the Longevity Path?"

"No."

The Snow Demon King shook her head: "The technique is complete, but varies by person. It wasn't that Chen Tianyuan collected less Qi; he collected more, considerably more than the method specified, causing his technique to be imperfect."

"It can collect more???"

Chen Zhixing was baffled, hearing this for the first time!

"Certainly, some collect more."

The Snow Demon King laughed: "Across the river, there's a bridge, and on the other side, a wolf. The cultivator is like a traveler eating at the bridge's edge.

If you eat too much on this side, you become too heavy to cross the bridge. But if you eat too little, you're too weak to fight the wolf on the other side.

Therefore, to cross this bridge, you must adjust everything just right!

Only when everything is precisely balanced can you cross the bridge, defeat the wolf, bear the Golden Nature, and have the chance to obtain your path of Longevity!"

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