Age of Evolution

Chapter 611: Chapter 612: Seizing the Body

Looking at the completely destroyed pill furnace, Lin Zhen sat down somewhat helplessly.

He had somewhat misjudged the strength of his firepower. The deep turquoise Flame Power, let alone this homemade simple pill furnace, probably couldn’t withstand the heat even if it were sold online.

As for the better pill furnaces, they cost millions or tens of millions. Even if Lin Zhen sold everything he owned now, he still wouldn’t be able to afford one.

“Could it be that my great alchemy career is going to end like this?”

Lin Zhen packed up the discarded pill furnace, deciding to harvest the grass and go out to buy more grass to make some living expenses.

Lin Zhen didn’t want to do this, as it would delay his grass planting plan. The price of grass and elixirs couldn’t be compared, but having no money was always a problem.

At this time, within the Dimensional Universe, Ge Yunjie called Lin Zhen again.

“Brother Lin, I’ve got some good news that’s not exactly good news. Do you want to hear it?”

“Oh! What do you mean?”

“Huang Yong from our Hometown Association has gone missing. Do you think this is good news?”

“Missing? Will he be back in a couple of days?”

“Definitely not. This kind of thing has happened in the Hometown Association before. Those who went missing never came back.”

Ge Yunjie seemed very happy: “Brother, Huang Yong has always been ahead of me, bearing the title of the number one martial artist in the association. Now that he’s missing, the position of the number one martial artist in the association is mine. From now on, there won’t be anyone standing on top of you guys in the association.”

Being able to say this to Lin Zhen proved that Ge Yunjie truly considered him as one of his own, and Lin Zhen was quite happy for him too.

“Congratulations to Brother Ge, who has persevered until clouds part and the moon appears.”

“Hahahaha, I also have to congratulate you. Get ready, the president wants to take you to worship at the Longevity Temple.”

“Longevity Temple?”

“Brother, don’t tell me you still don’t know about the Longevity Temple? In the Original World, there are many Longevity Temples, and each owner of a Longevity Temple is a martial artist of Longevity Realm. These martial artists often talk about cultivation knowledge, but not everyone is qualified to listen. The fact that the president can take you there is a great opportunity, so you should seize it.”

“When are we going?”

“Tomorrow morning at eight o’clock, when the red planet is on the western edge of the horizon, you can come over.”

After explaining some precautions, Ge Yunjie hung up the communication from the Dimensional Universe.

From Ge Yunjie’s words, Lin Zhen could even hear a hint of jealousy. It was clear that going to the Longevity Temple was a very rare opportunity.

However, Lin Zhen didn’t have any feelings of joy. He stood up and paced around the room silently.

After a while, it seemed as if he understood something.

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Using the little money left, Lin Zhen stayed another night at the hotel. The next morning, he checked out and went straight to the Hometown Association.

Upon arriving at the Hometown Association, the carriage was already prepared for Lin Zhen. The president was said to be waiting for him at the Longevity Temple, and Lin Zhen could go directly there.

Two dragon horses pulled the carriage, these horses had scales, whiskers near the mouth, and some dragon clan bloodline. In the Dimensional Universe, the price was around 300,000 per horse, showing that President Xu Xingyao was quite wealthy.

Alchemists were generally wealthy, because the profession was incredibly expensive and profitable, and it was simply not playable without money.

Upon getting on the carriage, the dragon horses began to speed up. The sub-light speed made Lin Zhen think he was about to enter a parallel universe.

In less than half an hour, the carriage arrived at the Longevity Temple outside the city.

The Longevity Temple was actually the home of martial artists in the Longevity Realm. After a martial artist reached the Longevity Realm, they would choose a location to build their home.

The stronger the martial artist, the more grand and exquisite the temple would be built, because it would attract more low-level martial artists to worship.

Worship also cost money, and the more people who worshipped, the more they would earn.

A huge palace towering hundreds of meters high rose from the ground!

In front of it was a road paved with sturdy blue stone. On either side were flowers and lush trees, leading straight to the temple gate.

There was no need for people to maintain order; everyone here would automatically get off the carriage and walk along the road, without making any noise, as a sign of respect for the Great God of Longevity Realm.

Lin Zhen followed the crowd to the front of the temple, where two human-shaped sculptures of indistinguishable style served as pillars supporting the roof.

The hundred-meter-high gates were magnificent and spectacular, making people feel like ants.

This Longevity Temple’s owner was called Water Mirror, the strongest martial artist produced by Wood King Mansion. After entering the Longevity realm, she settled in her hometown, not only attracting ordinary martial artists to worship but also the Wood King.

In front of the Great God in the Longevity Realm, the title of Wood King didn’t amount to much.

After arriving here, Lin Zhen received a friend request through the Dimensional Universe from Xu Xingyao.

“President, I’m here.”

“Mm, the worship won’t start for a while, so go to the seventeenth room on the left side of the main hall first. I’ll be waiting there for you to explain the specifics.”

Lin Zhen agreed, and then walked along the walls of the main hall.

There was a row of guest rooms in the distance, and Lin Zhen walked to the door of the seventeenth room, gently knocking on it.

“Come in.”

The voice of Xu Xingyao sounded somewhat hoarse, as if he was a dying man.

Lin Zhen pushed open the door, and after entering, the door automatically closed behind him. The room was a large suite.

First entering Lin Zhen’s line of sight was a huge pill furnace, with eight legs. Each leg was a Golden Dragon, from the base to the top, giving it a simple and majestic appearance.

Made of purple gold essence throughout, there was still some residual temperature inside, as if it had been used to refine pills not long ago.

If one were to buy this pill furnace in the Dimensional Universe, it would be worth at least tens of millions!

Ordinary small alchemists couldn’t afford such high-end goods.

There was also a row of red gourds on the wall, which were probably used for storing elixirs.

Lin Zhen walked past the pill room and entered the inner room.

Xu Xingyao was lying on the bed, motionless, with only his chest slightly rising and falling. If it weren’t for this, Lin Zhen might have thought he was already dead.

“Chairman, what’s wrong with you?” Lin Zhen approached the bed.

Xu Xingyao slowly opened his eyes, showing an ugly smile to Lin Zhen. He seemed to have aged a lot in just a few days, with the flesh on his face already sunken.

“Help me sit up.”

Lin Zhen helped Xu Xingyao to sit up. He leaned against the head of the bed, and after taking an elixir from one of the gourds, he swallowed it. After a while, his complexion seemed to improve.

“Alas, I can’t do it anymore. I’m old, and I don’t have many days left.”

Lin Zhen didn’t pick up on this topic. When a martial artist’s life is at its end, no one can do anything about it unless they can break through on their own.

Xu Xingyao looked at Lin Zhen and suddenly asked, “Lin Zhen, as someone who came from the New World, what is your attitude towards us, the New World Warriors?”

Lin Zhen pondered for a moment: “I must establish a foothold in the Original World and not be bullied.”

“Good! I like to hear that!”

Xu Xingyao fiercely clapped his hands, his face slightly flushed with excitement: “Lin Zhen, if I entrust the Hometown Association to you, can you ensure that our New World Warriors live and sleep well in the Original World, and that everyone is safe?”

“Entrust the Hometown Association to me? But I just arrived!”

Xu Xingyao shook his head: “It doesn’t matter whether you have more or less time, the key is that I don’t see a man’s responsibility in others. Moreover, your talent is the highest among them. Being recognized as the number one in the Black Hole Period is enough to prove everything.”

Lin Zhen didn’t speak for a long time. He didn’t want to take over the Hometown Association. It was undoubtedly a mess. Managing it would definitely hinder his cultivation.

Furthermore, he felt that Ge Yunjie seemed eager to take control of the Hometown Association, and Lin Zhen didn’t want to compete with him.

However, Xu Xingyao clearly didn’t have many days left to live, and it was difficult for Lin Zhen to refuse this kind of entrustment.

Xu Xingyao, trembling, took out a token from his space ring and handed it over personally: “Lin Zhen, I entrust the Hometown Association to you. With this, I can close my eyes peacefully when I die.”

“Chairman, I think Ge Yunjie seems more suitable for this position.”

“Him? He still lacks a bit of maturity and is too opportunistic. It’s not suitable.”

Seeing that Lin Zhen was hesitant to take it, Xu Xingyao became somewhat anxious: “Lin Zhen, I only have this small wish in my dying moments, can’t you agree to it? Even if you don’t want to do it, you can find someone else suitable to pass it on, right?”

“Alright, I’ll take it.”

Lin Zhen reached out to take the token.

At the moment of contact between the two, a sudden change occurred!

The token was not a token at all, but a liquid-metal-like substance that instantly formed a lock, locking Lin Zhen’s hands!

Lin Zhen retreated like lightning, but the metallic handcuffs couldn’t be removed!

“Hahaha! Don’t waste your efforts, this is made from the soft gold of the Original World. Without more than a million Star Power, you can’t forcibly break free. Lin Zhen, just surrender!”

Xu Xingyao, who seemed on the verge of death a moment ago, became full of life, his face glowing with excitement.

With the metal handcuffs on, Lin Zhen stared straight at Xu Xingyao and asked, “Why?”

Xu Xingyao sat up from the bed, looking up and down at Lin Zhen: “Tsk, tsk, what a young body, even a Galaxy Beast of the Kirin clan, and a New World Black Hole Period top talent, truly a rare treasure!”

“Why? I don’t seem to have offended you.”

“True, you haven’t offended me, but you should know this saying: ‘An innocent man suffers for the treasure he possesses.’ Lin Zhen, you have such good talent and potential – that’s your crime. I, an old man, don’t have much time left, and the hope of advancing to World King is gone. In the case of others, they can only wait for death.”

Xu Xingyao raised his hand, his beard and hair bristling, and spoke somewhat crazily: “Thanks to my study of the great alchemy technique, I know of a method to seize someone else’s body. Lin Zhen, starting today, my soul will occupy your body, and I will live in your place.”