NIP Chapter 684 He's lived for over two decades, and it's all been for nothing.
Chapter 684 He's lived for over two decades, and it's all been for nothing.
This person possesses extremely profound martial arts internal energy. If converted into the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths cultivation system, it would probably be comparable to the ninth level of the Wheel Sea Secret Realm.
On this barren planet where even Dao Palaces cannot be born, this middle-aged man is undoubtedly a supreme grandmaster standing at the pinnacle of martial prowess.
However, as Lin Hanzhou's divine soul carefully scanned the other party's bones and life essence, his gaze gradually became somewhat strange and disgusted.
"His bone age... is already over two hundred years old."
Lin Hanzhou shook his head.
Thanks to the age-preserving effects and vitality boost of the Longevity Body, even though this person has lived for over two hundred years, he still looks as energetic and vigorous as a middle-aged man in his prime.
Unfortunately, having wasted two hundred years on this planet devoid of spiritual energy, this person had long missed the best opportunity to embark on the true path of immortality.
Without a powerful figure to cleanse and transform his marrow and bones, his future achievements will ultimately be limited.
Of course, if it were just because of his age and the fact that his talent had been wasted, Lin Hanzhou might consider giving him a chance out of consideration for his physical condition.
What truly made Lin Hanzhou instantly and completely exclude this person from the "successor" list was the behavior of this Longevity Body owner.
He was incredibly careless, even utterly foolish.
At this very moment, under Lin Hanzhou's all-encompassing divine sense, he was being observed.
This martial arts master, who lived for over two hundred years and was renowned throughout the world, was in his luxurious and decadent palace, shirtless, embracing several scantily clad and alluring beauties, indulging in unrestrained debauchery and illicit sexual acts amidst a pool of wine and a forest of flesh.
The main hall was filled with nauseatingly decadent music and a strong smell of alcohol.
Moreover, Lin Hanzhou's divine sense was extremely sharp, and he could clearly sense that among the many women who were obedient and coquettish in the arms of that immortal saint, there were two women whose eyes were filled with a cold, almost tangible killing intent.
Those two women were not ordinary women at all; they were assassins who had concealed their cultivation levels.
They also possessed internal energy flowing within them, and their cultivation level was roughly at the first level of the Sea of Wheels Secret Realm.
The immortal saint, who was the strongest in the world, was perhaps complacent after two hundred years of peace and tranquility, or perhaps he was a little arrogant because of the powerful regenerative ability of the immortal saint. At this moment, surrounded by a group of women with their soft and fragrant bodies, he was completely unprepared, and his vigilance had dropped to almost zero.
Lin Hanzhou even realized that the imperial wine this person had just drunk had been laced with an extremely potent poison.
The poison was extremely insidious, and at this moment it was silently eroding his internal organs along his mortal meridians, which had not changed for more than two hundred years.
Meanwhile, this number one man in the world was still laughing and flirting with the assassin in his arms, completely unaware of what was happening.
His fate is already obvious; he will definitely not see the sun rise tomorrow.
"He's lived for over two hundred years, and it's all been wasted."
Lin Hanzhou withdrew his divine sense with some disgust, his face extremely cold, not even bothering to look at the palace again.
He had initially held out hope, wanting to see if this person was truly wise in disguise, but instead he saw a lecherous drunkard blinded by desire, unable to even defend against the common poisons of a low-level assassin.
Such a person cannot even protect their own life.
Lin Hanzhou turned around with a flick of his sleeve, took a step, and left this mortal planet that had left him so disappointed.
As for the immortal holy body who was about to be assassinated, he never once had the slightest thought of helping to save him.
Those who reap what they sow will not live; trying to save them would be a waste of effort.
Back in the cold, desolate universe, Lin Hanzhou closed his eyes and began to connect his main consciousness to the other two quasi-emperor avatars he had dispatched, checking the real-time information they were providing.
As their consciousnesses synchronized, all the images perceived by the two avatars flooded into Lin Hanzhou's mind like a tidal wave.
Soon, Lin Hanzhou's expression brightened, and a look of relief appeared in his eyes.
"Fortunately, the quality of the remaining two Longevity Saint Body possessors has finally improved."
"At least... they didn't live in some godforsaken place where there's no spiritual energy at all."
Lin Hanzhou muttered to himself.
According to the information relayed back by the two quasi-emperor avatars, the remaining two immortal saint bodies are currently in a star field with a complete cultivation lineage, where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is abundant, and the surrounding area is either an ancient cultivation family or an immortal sect that dominates a region.
Moreover, the two people are exactly one male and one female.
The woman's name was Murong Wanyun.
The man's name is Qin Changqing.
What's even more remarkable is that, perhaps due to the difference in their upbringing and cultivation resources, both of them are at the right age for cultivation. At this moment, they have both actually cultivated to the Sendai Realm!
"We still need to carefully examine the temperament, methods, and ruthlessness of these two Immortal Saints at the Sendai Realm."
Lin Hanzhou was not in a hurry to make a decision.
After all, the emperor's lifespan is as long as 20,000 years. He is currently at the peak of his life and has plenty of time to observe the two candidates carefully from behind the scenes, like a strategist.
Thus, in the years that followed, Lin Hanzhou's two quasi-emperor avatars completely transformed into two ghosts devoid of any causal fluctuations, hiding themselves around the sects and families where Murong Wanyun and Qin Changqing resided, respectively.
This close-up, covert observation lasted for a full year.
In the course of this year, spring came and autumn went, and the stars turned.
Lin Hanzhou observed these two young prodigies' daily cultivation, interpersonal relationships, secret realm trials, and various choices when facing life-or-death crises, as if watching a shadow play.
A year later, in a bustling imperial teahouse, Lin Hanzhou, who was enjoying tea, slowly put down his celadon teacup, a deep resolve flashing in his eyes.
"Murong Wanyun... is ruled out."
Lin Hanzhou sighed and completely crossed out that woman's name in his mind.
After a year of observation, Murong Wanyun's talent for cultivation and her diligence were indeed impeccable, but in terms of temperament, she greatly disappointed Lin Hanzhou.