Who is pitiful?

  Three hundred years old...

  Although I had guessed that Ren and Feng might have eaten Dingyandan or had a Gongfa with anti-aging effects, I still didn't expect that they were already three hundred years old.

  What kind of age is 300 years old for a Jīdì (Foundation Establishment) cultivator? A Jīdì cultivator in the early stages can only live up to 300 years, while those in the middle and late stages, if well-maintained, can live up to 400 years. However, this 400-year limit is just that - a limit; generally, they perish before reaching it.

  If what Feng said is true, then his age is indeed no longer young, it can be said that he has already stepped into the grave with one foot.

  Masters advancing in rank, the younger the better. For example, building foundations, the elite disciples of the sect generally reach the thirties and can advance in rank, while those who are slightly worse off can do so by their fifties. If they still cannot advance in rank after fifty, then they are no different from ordinary disciples. As for ordinary disciples, foundation builders are generally under a hundred years old, and if they pass a hundred years old, the probability of building foundations will be greatly reduced.

  The same is true for Jiedan, before the age of 200. It's the best period for Jiedan, after passing 200 years old, the difficulty of Jiedan will greatly increase. As for Feng Ru, he was already 300 years old, and his innate talent was ordinary to begin with, no wonder others thought he couldn't achieve Jiedan. There are those who achieved Jiedan at 300 years old, but the probability is much lower than that of young cultivators under 200 years old, unless they encounter a rare opportunity, it's hard to break through again.

  Once monks have passed this period, they can be called old. When they reach old age, it is the sorrow of monks.

  Ren Yu Feng gazed into the distance, slowly saying: "You think I'm arrogant, is it really because of pride? If I weren't arrogant and proud, who would respect me? Even this woman, whose cultivation is far inferior to mine, can look down on me!"

  His face revealed a fierce and sinister expression as he glared at Xiahou Yuan who was on the verge of losing his voice.

  For a while, no one spoke again.

  Xiahou Yuan was already unable to move, Qiu Zhiming had been shocked into stupidity, while Ren Yu Feng's face was ferocious, yet he gazed emptily at the void.

  Mo Tian Ge was quietly watching them in the Void Sky Realm.

  The path of cultivation is indeed cruel, everything is determined by cultivation, no matter how talented one was at the beginning. When unable to advance in rank, one will still be ridiculed by others.

  But she didn't sympathize with him at all. Was he the only one who had entered old age as a cultivator? Those who were stuck in the Refining Qi stage for their entire lives, unable to make any progress, and finally exhausted their lifespan of over a hundred years, were thousands of times more pitiful than him, but what did that have to do with anything? This was how many people in the cultivation world lived.

  Actually, Ren Yu Feng is already in the late stage of foundation building, and there are also Jie Dan cultivators who have joined the sect. Not to mention these elite disciples with powerful backers, ordinary disciples, who would dare look down on him? Like a boat sailing on the river, in front of this Ren Shixiong, they wouldn't dare be disrespectful. Among so many fellow practitioners, there must be more than one elite disciple like Xia Houyuan, and yet they still treat him with respect. What's the point of gossiping behind his back? If a cultivator doesn't even have this bit of dignity, how can they form their dan? It's likely that Ren Yu Feng has made no progress in many years, and his heart has long been trapped by demonic obstacles. Even if he reaches the peak of foundation building, forming his dan will still be impossible.

  "Brother Ren..." Qiu Zhiming finally spoke up, "You really won't let me off the hook?"

  Ren looked at him coldly and asked, "Do you have anything else to say?"

  Having lost all hope, Qiu Zhiming hung his head low and became dispirited. However, after a while, he seemed to feel a glimmer of hope again. He straightened up and said urgently: "Tang Shidi and Jiang Shidi have already escaped. They will definitely inform the sect about this. When the time comes, Yuan Ying Shizu will surely come out to clean up the matter. Ren Shixiong, even if you kill me, you won't be able to suppress the news!"

  Upon hearing this, Mo Tian Ge from the Void Heaven Realm let out a slight sigh of relief. At least Jiang Shang and Tang Fang had escaped.

  "Who says I want to block the news?" Ren Yu Feng looked at him with disdain, "Wait a minute and I will close the entrance of the Earth Temple. After I absorb all the Dragon's Breath, what can Yuan Ying's Master do?"

  Qiu Zhiming was silent, never expecting Ren Yu Feng to have such confidence in his own abilities.

  Ren stretched out his hand and played with a ball of black air in his palm, sizing up Qiu Zhiming, seemingly considering where to make his move.

  Watching him this time, Qiu Zhiming's face turned whiter and whiter, and he began to tremble violently.

  But Ren Yun still couldn't shake off that black aura, he paused for a long time, then suddenly sighed: "Qiu Shidi, I really don't want to kill you so soon. If I kill you, there'll be no one left to talk to me."

  Upon hearing this, Qiu Zhiming's eyes lit up: "Master Ren, spare me, please! I promise to listen to you and at least keep you company."

  Ren remained unmoved, neither sparing him nor killing him immediately. Finally, he withdrew the dark energy from his hand: "Forget it, I'll let you live for a while. But don't get too excited, I'm only temporarily sparing your life. When the time comes to take your life, you will still die!"

  Although it was only temporary, Qiu Zhiming let out a huge sigh of relief and thanked him profusely: "Thank you, Master Ren, for sparing my life, thank you, Master Ren..."

  Ren raised his hand and coldly said, "Dispose of this woman's corpse, I'll go close the entrance to the underground palace." He gave a final warning, "If you don't behave, I'll take your life immediately!"

  Qiu Zhiming naturally guaranteed one after another, and Ren Yu turned around and left with a smile.

  Waiting until Ren and Feng were out of sight, Qiu Zhiming's smile disappeared. He sat down with a thud, his expression dull. He sat like this for a while, seemingly still unaccustomed to the change in status. As he thought about it, he suddenly buried his face in his lap and burst into loud sobs.

  A tall and sturdy man, curled up into a ball and wailing loudly, the scene is both laughable and pitiful. Qiu Zhiming was very innocent, in fact he didn't do anything wrong, it can even be said that he should have been able to escape with Yu Xiaoran but was caught by Ren Yu instead. Now, only Jiang Shanghang and Tang Fang have escaped, while Qiu Zhiming and Xia Houyuan were caught. It's likely that Yu Xiaoran is already dead, and he himself won't be able to escape this disaster either.

  What's the difference between being alive for now and being dead? This is an unknown underwater palace, a place where dragons hide. The scenery changes every year, nothing from last year remains in the next year, who knows where they will be next year? Not to mention next year, who knows when Ren Yu Feng will suddenly have a bad mood and want to kill him? Even if Ren Yu Feng doesn't kill him, this is underwater, and at the foundation stage, he can't create his own waterproof boundary. Even if he's a cultivator, he can only survive underwater for a limited time. And the bubble fruit can only sustain him for one day, he can carry at most a few dozen on him, once they're used up, it's still death...

  Qiu Zhiming felt more and more sorrowful, so he just cried his heart out.

  Mo Tian Ge quietly watched this man who had already collapsed, doing nothing.

  She could take advantage of the situation to bring Qiu Zhiming into the Void Sky Realm, but Qiu Zhiming had gone missing. In this underground palace, there was only one path, and at that time, Ren Yu Feng would become suspicious, what should she do? Having obtained the Dragon's Breath, what abilities did Ren Yu Feng actually possess, she didn't know. Furthermore, this person was so weak, even if she saved him, his will had already collapsed, he had no future prospects.

  Qiu Zhiming didn't know that during this time, he had narrowly escaped death. He cried for a while, seemingly feeling something, and hastily got up to clean up Xia Houyuan's body - after being entwined by that black air for so long, the waterproof seal had already been destroyed, and Xia Houyuan was submerged in water, almost drowning bit by bit.

  With a true fire in his dantian, Xia Houyuan's corpse was burned to ashes. Ren Yu came in with the wind, seemingly very satisfied with Qiu Zhiming's obedience, and didn't say much. He walked directly to the stone platform beside the square and sat down cross-legged.

  This stone pedestal is where the dragon's foot rests, and with a gentle breeze, one can sit on top of the dragon's palm bone.

  He seemed to be adjusting his breath, and Mochen saw the black air surging on him. Gradually, the dragon bone's divine dragon aura also slowly flowed towards him.

  Qiu Zhiming stared blankly at this scene, he had already been intimidated by Ren Yu's methods and didn't dare to make any moves.

  But Mo Tian Ge was different, she carefully observed every detail of Ren Yu Feng's cultivation. The Dragon God's Breath shouldn't produce demonic energy, perhaps the answer could be found in the details of Ren Yu Feng's cultivation.

  After staring for a long time, Mo Tian Ge suddenly lit up in front of her eyes.

  She discovered a point: Ren Yu Feng seemed to be absorbing the Dragon's Breath, but those Dragon's Breaths were only slowly flowing towards him, and the Dragon's Breath on the dragon bones didn't decrease at all! What does this imply? At least it implies that the aura on Ren Yu Feng's body is not the Dragon's Breath!

  It's not the Dragon God's Breath, what is it? Mo Tian Ge couldn't figure it out, she thought for a long time, and all she could confirm was that Ren Yu's so-called Dragon God Secret Technique, which made her become the Dragon God's Child, was completely fake or totally wrong!

  If his method of absorbing the Dragon God's Breath was wrong, then what is going on now?

  These problems have no clue at all, and Mo Tian Ge can only reluctantly give up. Rather than thinking about these problems, it's better to think about what to do next.

  She was certainly safe in the Void Sky Realm, but that was all she was - safe. She couldn't stay there forever. Of course, in the Void Sky Realm, she could use various spiritual medicines to slowly cultivate herself, but without progress in her mental state, advancing to a higher level would be too dangerous, and it was unknown how long it would take for her to grow strong enough to contend with Ren Yu Feng. What if Ren Yu Feng's evil cultivation advanced quickly as well?

  Sitting in the small hut of the Void Heaven Realm, she meditated for a long time, and suddenly, a gleam of inspiration flashed through her mind. Ah, how could she have forgotten? Ren had made a Heart Demon Oath with Feng to let her leave safely.

  But the thought only flashed through his mind, and Mo Tian Ge felt discouraged again. The Heart Demon Oath is a very important oath for Orthodox cultivators, because the Heart Demon is seen as the biggest obstacle to advancing in cultivation. However, this does not apply to Demonic cultivators. If Ren Feng had already converted to Demonic cultivation, then the Heart Demon Oath would have no effect on him, because Demonic cultivators do not need to go through the Heart Demon to advance.

  Things have returned to their starting point, how can she leave?

  In the end, Mo Tian let out a sigh and muttered to himself: "Forget it, if I can't get out, I'll just consider this place as a secluded retreat. Maybe in a few decades, Ren Feng will cultivate himself into a mistake, and by then..."

  Just then, a loud noise was heard outside, followed by Qiu Zhiming's panicked voice: "Ren Shixiong, what's wrong?"

  Mo Tian Ge lifted his head, saw that Ren Yu Feng had already finished his cultivation. At this time, he sat on the high platform with a gloomy face. Qiu Zhi Ming was sitting not far away, with blood at the corner of his mouth, as if... he had been thrown out by him.

  Ren looked at Qiu Zhiming with disdain: "What, you want me to make a mistake in my cultivation?"

  He sensed the murderous intent in his words and quickly shook his head: "Of course not, I'm just worried..."

  "Concerned about me?" Ren sneered coldly, "You'd be concerned about me? If something happens to me, you'll be the one who gets to live!"

  Qiu Zhiming did not refute, lowered his head and remained silent.

  Ren Feng let out a cold hum: "Don't even think about it, I won't die, and you don't need to expect those old guys to come and save you. This underground palace can't be opened without special techniques. We were able to get in because the divine dragon's breath inside was attracted by the Divine Dragon Stele, which opened an entrance. Now only the dragon bones still have the divine dragon's breath left, those old guys won't even be able to get in even if they die!"

  Ren Yu and Feng stood up, walked down the high platform: "What a pity, that Xuan Qing Gate's Ye Xiao Tian was taken away by her! This woman has many treasures on her body, if we could rob them it would be great..."

  Qiu Zhiming raised his head and hesitated to say: "That Ye Shimei..." He said halfway, then stopped again, as if he hadn't thought it through whether to say or not.

  "What?" Ren turned his head sideways and glanced at him, "Speak up if you have something to say!"

  Ren Yu Feng spoke, Qiu Zhi Ming hastily said: "That Ye Shi Mei I didn't see her go out at all, our Zheng Fa Sect cultivators use water escape techniques in the water, and their speed is much faster than hers. There's no reason she should be able to escape faster than me."

  Ren Yun pouted: "You're making a big deal out of nothing! Ye Xiaotian has many treasures on him, who knows if he has one or two that can help him escape?" He sighed again, "This girl not only has many treasures, but her cultivation is also high. Judging by her age... I estimate she's not even over 80 years old, and might be even younger."

  Qiu Zhiming looked at Ren Yu Feng with confusion and puzzlement.

  Ren Yun furrowed his brow in annoyance: "Really stupid! Can you remember how old Jiang Shuihan was? It seemed to be around fifty years old, right? Obviously, Ye Xiaotian's cultivation is higher than his now, but he still calls him 'Ye Shizhi', it can be seen that Ye Xiaotian is even younger than him!"

  Jiang Shuihan is now known as Jiang Shanghang. Mo Tian Ge thought to herself, this person may be eccentric and ruthless, but he's not stupid, surprisingly able to calculate her age like that.

  Just as Ren Feng said that, Qiu Zhiming was shocked: "Under 50 years old? This... That Ye Shimei has already reached the mid-term peak of foundation building! I suppose she's out to gain experience and advance to the late stage. If she succeeds, won't it be..."

  At the age of fifty, his cultivation had reached the later stage of foundation building, which was quite astonishing. Even many so-called geniuses found it difficult to achieve this point.

  Ren Feng hummed, "You're so naive! Don't forget that she's from the Xuan Qing Sect. The Xuan Qing Sect's power is now comparable to the Tian Dao Sect. If they produce one or two more Yuan Ying cultivators within a hundred years, they'll surpass the Tian Dao Sect and become the number one sect in Tian Ji! Unlike the Tian Dao Sect, which has the most people, the Xuan Qing Sect is famous for producing talented cultivators. The current late-stage Yuan Ying cultivator, Zhen Yang Dao Jun, and the brilliant cultivator, Miao Yi Dao Jun, who advanced two hundred years ago, both successfully formed their embryos at around 200-300 years old. In the Jie Dan realm, there are also cultivators like Ling Xi Zhen Ren and Shou Jing Zhen Ren, who formed their dan at around 100 years old. It's very likely that they'll advance to Yuan Ying within 200 years. Do you think it's impossible?"

  "But... " Qiu Zhiming was still puzzled, "Didn't Jiang Shidi say that when they met, Ye Shimiao was still a loose cultivator? Such a talented cultivator shouldn't be someone who was trained by their sect from a young age?"

  "Do you think they won't let her slip away?" Ren Yu Feng sneered, "The method of measuring spiritual roots in loose cultivation is not entirely accurate, and maybe they didn't even detect Ye Shi Mei's true talent. Besides, the fact that she can enter Xuán Qīng Gate already shows that her innate talent isn't bad. Xuán Qīng Gate isn't like our Orthodox Sect, where anyone with a spiritual root from the extreme north can join. A big sect like Xuán Qīng Gate would even be picky about three-spirit-root cultivators!"

  Qiu Zhiming didn't say anything. Ren Yu Feng's personality may not be good, but when it comes to intelligence, he is far superior. Besides, whether Mo Tian Ge is a genius or not has nothing to do with him, and it won't save him anyway.

  "This Ye Xiaotian is actually a disciple of Xuan Yin Daojun. At the time of her apprenticeship, Xuan Yin Daojun had not even formed his elixir yet. How could a late-stage elixir formation cultivator casually accept a disciple? Moreover, she herself said that when she entered the Xuang Qing Gate, she hadn't even established her foundation, and in just over a decade, she went from refining her qi to establishing her foundation at the middle stage. Such a cultivation speed, isn't it that of a genius?"

  Ren nodded slightly, then shook his head and sighed: "What a pity, such a young female cultivator in the middle of the foundation stage, if she could be used as a furnace, it would be great..." As if he thought of some scenes, his eyes revealed an evil aura.

  In the virtual sky realm, Mo Tian Ge saw this scene and slapped his palm on the table!

  Since she entered the Xuan Qing Gate, no one has dared to think of her as a furnace and tripod! The furnace and tripod are just side doors, the Xuan Qing Gate is an orthodox Taoist school, and the Taoist school advocates for clearing the mind and reducing desires. The way of gathering and supplementing is not suitable for them, at most it's just dual cultivation. Moreover, she was a registered disciple of Jing He Dao Jun as soon as she entered the gate, and no one dared to want her to be a furnace and tripod, even if they thought about it!

  Outside, Qiu Zhiming looked at Ren Yu with some trepidation, not daring to speak.

  After a moment, Ren Yu regained his composure and shook his head regretfully: "She actually escaped. Hmph! This heavenly genius, I really want to know what it's like to humiliate them! However, it's not like there won't be another chance. Once I've cultivated the Divine Dragon Secret Technique and made great progress in my cultivation, I'll go to Kunwu and stir up some trouble. Who knows, maybe I'll even run into her again! Hahahaha..."

  Witnessing this arrogant and overbearing demeanor of Ran Yu, Mu Tian Ge became enraged within the Void Heaven Realm!

  Zheng Fa Zong is also a Taoist sect, and it does not advocate the way of supplementing. This Ren and Feng only obtained the Shen Long secret method, and they became so shameless, I'm afraid their hearts were already filled with evil intentions!

  Looking at the smile filled with evil intentions outside, thinking that the other party might be fantasizing about himself, Mochizuki suddenly felt uncomfortable all over his body, and he really wanted to slap a palm on that despicable face and chop him into pieces!

  She took a few deep breaths before calming down and sitting back down again.

  Thinking about it now is useless. If she wants to kill Ren Yu Feng, she needs to plan carefully for the long term. In fact, compared to Ren Yu Feng, she also has her own advantages.

  Firstly, she was in the Void Sky Realm, where there were elixirs to eat and spiritual energy was extremely abundant, making it an excellent environment for cultivation. She had suppressed her own cultivation for several years, so now breaking through to the later stage of foundation building didn't pose a problem. Forming the dan was somewhat dangerous, but only somewhat, and not entirely without opportunity.

  Secondly, Ren Yu Feng's cultivation method is suspicious and who knows what the consequences will be? The demonic path's cultivation method is more prone to going haywire, and Ren Yu Feng already has a demonic obstacle. Who knows when he'll make a mistake during his practice and directly become possessed.

  Finally, in the Void Sky Realm, Ren Yu and Feng didn't know that they could find an opportunity to launch a sneak attack!

  So many thoughts, turning over in her mind. Mo Tian Ge finally decided that before there was a better way, she would cultivate well here; she believed that even if it were just a matter of grinding away at time, she wouldn't be able to surpass herself. Because she had eaten the Longevity Pellet, she still had at least eight hundred years of lifespan left.