With this discovery, Leng Xuan imdiately let out a sigh of relief, knowing for sure that the ancient book in his hands was a treasure. He then placed The Hundred Treasure Mirror inside his collar before taking a closer look at the ancient book he held.
Worn by the sands of ti, the cover of the ancient book in Leng Xuan’s hands was no longer legible. Helpless, he opened the first page and found that the text was in the bronze script that began to gain popularity in the latter periods of the Shang Dynasty, which he couldn’t understand at all. It was truly frustrating. At that mont, an elderly man with white hair, wearing large glasses and looking ruddy and spirited, walked over.
Upon seeing Leng Xuan, there was a hint of surprise on the old man’s face. It was quite rare for soone as young as Leng Xuan to be interested in such ancient texts about longevity. He couldn’t help but greet Leng Xuan with a smile, "Young man, do you also co to read these kinds of books?"
Leng Xuan always had a good deal of respect for the elderly and responded with a slight smile, "Yes, old sir." As he spoke, he suddenly felt a stirring in his heart because he sensed fluctuations of True Qi from the old man, which took him by surprise. Could it be that the other party was also a cultivator?
But upon closer inspection, it didn’t quite seem like it, or at least, where it differed, Leng Xuan couldn’t exactly clarify – it was just a feeling.
"Hehe, really? That is indeed rare," the elderly man laughed. "Nowadays, young people, let alone concern themselves with cultivation for longevity, probably can’t even understand the text in these ancient books."
Leng Xuan felt quite embarrassed, his face flushing lightly as he said, "Old sir, to be honest, I can’t really understand it either!"
The elder looked slightly astonished and then laughed, "Haha, is that so? If there’s anything you don’t understand, let help you look!"
Leng Xuan saw that although the other party’s hair was white, his face was ruddy, showing that he must have so experience in the arts of longevity. Perhaps he could even understand the bronze script. Leng Xuan intended to ask the elderly man for advice, "Then thank you in advance, old sir. This book I have seems to be in bronze script, and I genuinely can’t understand a single character!"
The elderly man took the book and looked at it, then showed a faint excitent, "This book? Young man, you do have an eye. To tell you the truth, I ca here to revisit this book once more. Actually, I discovered this book ten years ago and thought the content was profound and obscure, hardly resembling any typical text on longevity. However, it piqued my curiosity, and I morized it by force, later translating it into modern script. It took three full years just to understand a bit of its essence. Although I only grasped the superficial aspects, I have been feeling younger and younger over the past seven years." He then asked Leng Xuan sowhat proudly, "Young man, can you guess how old I am now?"
Having heard the elder’s words, Leng Xuan was already quite excited inside. He had been wondering why the old man showed fluctuations of True Qi, but now he understood that it was all because of the ancient book. Surely, this must be a Secret To of Cultivation from ancient tis. Seeing the elder’s question, Leng Xuan replied without delay, "Old sir, you should be around 70 years old, right?"
"70 years old?" The elder seed very pleased and laughed heartily, "Young man, your guess is off. This old man is ninety-nine years old this year!"
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