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Chapter 267: The Secret of Immortality

In a flash of light, the two girls appeared in a corner of the Fairy Island.

With the power of the God Fox, they could effortlessly reach any place here at any time, after all, this entire realm was created by Him and Ming Xi working together.

The essence of Lingyin Fairy Island is a massive artifact specially crafted for the Spiritual Fox Priestess, a semi-technological creation; its true appearance inside couldn’t possibly be the ethereal paradise people imagine, complete with swirling mist and clouds.

However, this place is indeed suitable for living; if one had to describe it, it would be a city in the clouds with a rather unique layout.

The two girls walked hand in hand down the “street” leading to the “Central Area,” observing the Lingyin Ethnic people who occasionally passed by, hastily bowing in respect. Vilyric’s mind was constantly recalling the information related to this flying vessel.

Before becoming a goddess, the Spiritual Fox Priestess traveled through countless worlds, witnessing their rise and fall, naturally acquiring much knowledge along the way.

In fact, the vast majority of known worlds don’t have gods, nor do they possess magic or other means that defy the laws of nature; worlds like Aibus, which are technological, are not rare either.

In those places, Ming Xi learned about various innovative technologies developed by local beings, ultimately leading to the creation of Lingyin Fairy Island and the Lingyin Ethnic.

The secret of the Lingyin Ethnic’s immortality is even simpler than anyone imagines.

“It’s been a while since I was last here; it seems nothing has changed~”

The two girls stopped in front of a tech-heavy building in the “Central Area,” the highest-ranking individuals on the island.

“Miss Vilyric, Princess God Fox.”

Several Lingyin Ethnic guards immediately bowed respectfully. Vilyric simply nodded in response.

“How is the water in the pool after a thousand years?”

One of the leading fox-eared youths hurriedly replied.

“Because the island has been mostly closed off, the folks rarely descend to the lower realms, resulting in almost no unplanned consumption; the only significant losses occurred during a fierce battle with the demons from below not long ago, where about a hundred ethnic members perished at the hands of the major demon and the decomposed wood entities.”

“They are currently undergoing regeneration; would you like to take a look, Miss?”

“Yes.”

The White Fox Girl nodded.

The decomposed wood entities refer to the splits disseminated by that rotting wood. Although not particularly numerous, their concept is akin to the Taotie among demons—a distinct format of “soldiers.” Their initial encounter caused massive casualties in the Ancient Spirit Realm.

Even the Lingyin Ethnic, a mythological group with levels above LV50, lost over a hundred members in that war, making the previously chaotic scene of spirits flying everywhere understandable.

However, with the “decomposed wood” eradicated at its root by Vilyric and Miss Xiao Kong, those entities lost their immortal powers and were gradually exterminated by the God Guard Corps and the Ancient Spirit Realm’s elites.

Entering the building, Miss Xiao Kong and Vilyric passed through several checkpoints, finally arriving at a small, exquisitely designed silver mechanical door.

Two Lingyin Ethnic guards were stationed there.

They were a pair of identical twin sisters molded from the same mold, their attire, physique, facial features, and even aura completely matched. They appeared to be in their early twenties, wearing half white fox face masks that revealed symmetrical halves of their delicate faces.

While ordinary Lingyin members had pure black hair, these two, much like genuine Spiritual Fox Priestesses, displayed pure white hair like snow.

Although they held no weapons and stood empty-handed beside the silver door, not emitting any aura or presence, they merely stood still like two normal people…

Yet, with the memories of Ming Xi flowing in her, Vilyric understood that these two uniquely shaped little girls were actually the true formidable forces within the entire Fairy Island.

If they joined forces, even the most battle-hardened of the Seven Hidden Stars, the “Wu Qu,” would stand no chance against them. Outside of the Spiritual Fox Priestess herself, perhaps only the complete God Fox could defeat them.

These twins were the strongest constellation born from Ming Xi’s attempts to create life, even mixed with a bit of unexpected elements, making it impossible for her to replicate such miracles again.

This was also Ming Xi’s only successful experiment that allowed a creation to surpass the absolute barrier of LV80 and reach the divine realm without possessing a divine spark.

The sisters’ levels were the same as the initial Snow Wing.

“It’s been a while, Feng, Tong; how have you two been?”

Vilyric cheerfully greeted, but the twin sisters, their faces half-covered by white fox masks, merely exchanged a knowing glance and monotonously spoke in unison.

“All task executions are normal; does the master have any commands?”

Seeing their emotionless, robotic responses despite not having met in a thousand years, Miss Xiao Kong and Vilyric exchanged a glance and could only shake their heads helplessly.

Ming Xi arranged for them to guard this important place partly because it is the crucial foundation of the Lingyin Ethnic; if anything goes wrong, it could lead to a crisis for the entire group. The other reason is that something is amiss with the sisters named “Feng” and “Tong.”

Generally, LV80 demigods are the absolute pinnacle of existence all beings can reach, not due to any limitations imposed by something but rather because it is the upper limit of what a “soul” can bear. Without a higher “divine spark,” completing the evolutionary essence of life will be impossible for beings to handle that leap in power.

Although Ming Xi fortuitously allowed the sisters to break through that boundary, a lack of divine spark led to their souls carrying an extraordinarily terrifying burden, teetering on the brink of death right from birth.

Fortunately, they were twins, and the Spiritual Fox Priestess could leverage some means to transform them into a single entity, barely able to withstand the unearthly power.

However, even so, the sisters still faced some issues, such as their souls overloaded with excess power, causing them to display rigid, logical behaviors, unable to live normally like other Lingyin Ethnic members.

They follow the commands of their creator, Ming Xi, and while they are not truly foolish, their actions are too formal, lacking adaptability. The twins cannot stay separated for long; otherwise, they will weaken and risk death.

For this reason, the Spiritual Fox Priestess granted them special guard identities, assigning them to protect this core area of the ethnic, rarely allowing them to venture out, effectively serving as a hidden trump card.

After that experiment, Ming Xi has never attempted to continue creating followers who surpass the divine realm because she realized this boundary is not merely a limitation but also a form of protection for beings; self-assured cunning only attracts self-destruction.

Looking again at the twins, who were undeniably beautiful but exuded a robotic coldness, Vilyric suppressed the peculiar blend of familiarity and curiosity in her heart and casually said.

“There’s no need to issue commands… we just want to take a look inside, is that alright?”

The twins instinctively lifted their heads in nearly synchronized motions, staring at Vilyric’s white fox mask as if sensing some aura. After a pause, they finally nodded and spoke in unison again.

“Confirmed highest authority from the master; permission granted to enter the [Regeneration Pool].”

The sisters simultaneously took a step to the side, each placing a hand on one side of the silver retractable door, countless delicate magical patterns lighting up and receding from the door, and in the next moment, it gracefully opened, revealing the interior.

As the two girls stepped inside, a vast steaming hot spring filled with mist welcomed their eyes, divided into two sides by a partition in the middle, resembling separate bathing pools.

At this moment, dozens of machines composed of metal and semi-transparent glass, like intricate cultivation dishes standing a few meters high, bubbled away as they exchanged fluids inside and outside.

Within these cultivation dishes were the deceased Lingyin Ethnic members undergoing “resurrection.”

Of course, to be accurate, it should be called “regeneration.”

Most of them appeared as embryos or babies, a few had grown to the size of six or seven-year-old children, but clearly, none were at the stage of awakening yet.

“It looks fine; in a few days, the fastest batch should be able to come out.”

Hearing Miss Xiao Kong’s unsurprising commentary, Vilyric nodded.

“Yeah…”

Though she had known everything in advance through memory, witnessing it firsthand now still surprised her by how extraordinary Ming Xi’s once imaginative thoughts genuinely were.

The Lingyin Ethnic’s immortality is merely a comparatively descriptive concept, not derived from the blessings of the God Fox; rather, they were designed with specific rules from the moment of their birth.

This enormous “Regeneration Pool” is the birthplace of every Lingyin Ethnic member, a divine object painstakingly designed by the Spiritual Fox Priestess. Under certain conditions, it can rapidly catalyze embryos into brand new life forms and maintain the state of individuals birthed from it.

As a man-made divine race, the actual lifespan of the Lingyin Ethnic is quite short, even comparable to ordinary humans; while they do not age, they only last for a few decades.

However, due to the power granted by the “Reincarnation” divine spark, they only need to enter the “Regeneration Pool” every so often to reset their bodies to optimal states like shedding a shell. During this process, everything that constitutes their mental state, including persona and memories, is “backed up” in the corresponding “cultivation dish.”

If a Lingyin member dies unexpectedly outside, the device connected to their life state will immediately sense it, leading to their “regeneration” in the “Regeneration Pool.”

Though this causes them to lose all memories not yet backed up and require starting from zero in levels, as long as the majority of memories and experiences remain intact, it should be no problem.

Thus, as long as the “Regeneration Pool” is not destroyed, the Lingyin Ethnic can achieve a relatively eternal form of immortality, forming an eternal cycle connected by countless small loops.

However, this divine object was designed by Ming Xi specifically for the Lingyin Ethnic, only those perfectly fitting the specific structure of this race can use and back up; otherwise…

“Ha…”

The former self—even in some sense—was indeed a bit mad.

Immortality, huh…