Longevity Hacker: When Every Curse Becomes a Blessing-Chapter 4 – There are always cunning subjects who want to harm me!

Ye Bufan was unaware that someone had already harbored ill intentions towards him.
Earlier, his spiritual perception had only swept through briefly, and he didn't dare to probe carefully.
Using spiritual perception in the Heavenly Demon Sect, where experts were as numerous as clouds, was courting death.
"The lifespan of a Foundation Establishment cultivator is two hundred years. With the Blood Spirit Technique, I now have over a hundred years left."
Ye Bufan wasn't proud. Although he had a Heavenly Dao Foundation, his aptitude hadn't changed; it was still a lower grade Yang Spiritual Root.
Whether he could form a core before dying of old age was still a question.
Hadn't geniuses like Chu Zixue been stuck at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment?
He took out a bronze mirror and looked at himself, his appearance restored to that of a twenty-year-old.
With a head full of black hair, he was young and handsome.
He had completely shed the image of an old man on the brink of death.
"Truly handsome!"
Ye Bufan admired himself for a moment, then used the Divine Concealment Technique to revert to the appearance of an old man ready to lie in a coffin.
He resumed practicing the Blood Spirit Technique.
After a while, he opened his eyes, looking disappointed.
"After Foundation Establishment, the life-extending effect diminishes infinitely, and my cultivation speed is lacking. The level of my technique is clearly falling behind. I need to find a Foundation Establishment technique."
The side effects of the Demonic Foundation Pill could speed up his cultivation, but the Blood Spirit Technique was only a Qi Refining technique, without a Foundation Establishment technique, how could he speed up?
Foundation Establishment has nine levels; the first three are the early stage, and the latter six are the middle and late stages.
The further one progresses, the slower the cultivation speed.
Lv Luo, with a mid-grade Wood Spiritual Root, had been stuck at the third level of Foundation Establishment for years, which showed just how difficult it was to advance in Foundation Establishment.
He had to find a Foundation Establishment technique with significant side effects.
There were many such demonic techniques in the Heavenly Demon Sect, but unfortunately, he wasn't a disciple of the sect and couldn't obtain them.
"Once I leave the Heavenly Demon Sect, there will be plenty of opportunities."
Ye Bufan's eyes flickered; he needed to make a quick escape.
Although he had a Heavenly Dao Foundation and his cultivation level far surpassed others, he was facing the prodigy of the Demon Sect, Chu Zixue, who was at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment.
In his storage bag, he only had inferior magical instruments, dozens of concealment talismans and Divine Wind Talismans, and a few Fire Dragon Talismans capable of killing those at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining.
His mastered techniques were only low-level ones like Fireball, Wind Blade, Ice Wall, and Divine Concealment.
His offensive capabilities were quite lacking.
He couldn't defeat the opponent.
"However, with a Heavenly Dao Foundation, relying solely on pure and abundant mana, I can handle a demon cultivator at the fourth level of Foundation Establishment."
Ye Bufan stood up, planning to go down the mountain and randomly snatch an identity token from a Heavenly Demon Sect disciple to leave the sect.
Such demon sects were protected by a Mountain-Guarding Array, and without a token, one couldn't leave.
Creak—
Before he could lift his foot.
The courtyard door opened, and Lv Luo walked in, handing Ye Bufan a pill.
"This is a Tiger Demon Pill, which can extend your lifespan, stimulate potential, and help you break through to the thirteenth level of Qi Refining faster."
Initially, Ye Bufan benefited from the Blood Spirit Technique, breaking through realms as easily as eating and drinking, but he got stuck at the twelfth level.
There had been no progress for several days.
However, this was none of Lv Luo's business; she was absent-minded, still wondering who nearby had achieved a Supreme Foundation Establishment.
"Who could it be? Zhou Yuan? Li Guihe?"
Lv Luo frowned, her mind flashing through various figures.
She lived halfway up Demon Sword Peak, where spiritual energy was much more abundant than at the foot of the mountain. Only Foundation Establishment disciples had the privilege to live there.
Only a few were in the Qi Refining stage.
Those people all had backgrounds, with their backers being either elders or core disciples.
Before returning, she had investigated and sought out a few disciples at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, but none were the one.
This left her disappointed.
"If I could find a Supreme Foundation Establishment disciple as a Dao companion, why would I need to go to such lengths for resources?"
Lv Luo was full of hope; with her beauty, even if she couldn't become a Dao companion, she could become a concubine or something.
Ye Bufan picked up the pill, and a system notification sounded in his ear.
[Tiger Demon Pill: Significantly depletes potential, can increase cultivation speed, and extend lifespan by half a month. After the period, physical quality greatly decreases!]
Ye Bufan: "..."
"Damn, if I didn't have the system, I'd have been played to death by now, wouldn't I?"
Ye Bufan's eye twitched.
[Reverse Negative Effect: Significantly increases potential, can increase cultivation speed, extend lifespan by half a month, and greatly enhance physical quality, as strong as a dragon or tiger!]
"Impressive."
Ye Bufan swallowed the Tiger Demon Pill without hesitation.
Immediately, he felt his body become scorching hot, his muscles slightly bulging, and a sense of power surged through him.
Ye Bufan felt that even without cultivation, he could punch a Qi Refining cultivator to death.
Cultivators primarily practiced Qi Refining, and Body Refinement cultivators were rare; such a pill was a treasure for those body refinement experts.
One could say that even if Ye Bufan weren't a cultivator, with his robust physical quality, he could walk sideways in the Qi Refining stage.
Moreover.
His mind became clearer, as if he had taken a tonic, full of energy.
He could even take a strong dose before leaving.
How considerate!
"Come with me, I'll take you to Demon Shadow Peak."
Lv Luo felt that there was something different about the old man in front of her, but she couldn't be bothered to care about the changes in an old Qi Refining man and spoke impatiently.
Shangguan Qingyao lived on Demon Shadow Peak.
She needed to quickly take Ye Bufan to Senior Sister Qingyao to exchange for benefits.
"Demon Shadow Peak? Isn't Chu Zixue at odds with Demon Shadow Peak?"
Ye Bufan was taken aback, squinting his eyes.
During this time, he often overheard Lv Luo and her simps talking outside, gaining some understanding of the internal factions within the Heavenly Demon Sect.
The competition among the Six Great Peaks was fierce, with many casualties.
Among them, Demon Shadow Peak and Demon Sword Peak were the most hostile, constantly at each other's throats.
"Senior Sister Shangguan Qingyao wants you."
Lv Luo said coldly, not bothering to hide it.
"What do you mean? Someone else wants to sleep with me? Damn, what's so fun about an old man like me?"
Ye Bufan was stunned, his face darkening like the bottom of a pot.
He was genuinely angry.
Taking a deep breath, he stared at Lv Luo, "What if I don't go? What do you plan to do?"
"Not going? That's not up to you."
Lv Luo was taken aback, then sneered, a Foundation Establishment pressure as heavy as a mountain pressing down on Ye Bufan.
Ye Bufan stood motionless, his face growing darker.
"The Blood Spirit Technique truly lives up to its reputation, even the cultivation it enhances can withstand Foundation Establishment pressure?"
Lv Luo was surprised.
Although Foundation Establishment wasn't much in the Heavenly Demon Sect, in the Zhao Kingdom's cultivation world, it was the level of a family patriarch.
A mere hint of pressure was something a Qi Refining stage couldn't resist.
Lv Luo looked down on him like an ant, her gaze mocking.
She formed a seal, conjuring a large hand of mana out of thin air, grabbing towards Ye Bufan.
"Without Foundation Establishment, you can't imagine the power of Foundation Establishment, you..."
Boom!
Ye Bufan remained expressionless, not even forming a seal, with a single hand gesture, a surge of mana formed a blade larger than a door.
The large hand was like paper, directly sliced apart.
The blade continued its momentum, slashing straight towards Lv Luo's beautiful head.
This was one of the wonders of a Heavenly Dao Foundation, far surpassing other Foundations. Small spells like Wind Blade didn't require seals or incantations.
"What?! Foundation Establishment?!"
Lv Luo was stunned, exclaiming in shock.
The abundance and quality of this mana were far superior to hers!
But how was this possible?!
"Green Smoke Shield!"
Lv Luo didn't have time to think, immediately slapping her storage bag, a cloud of smoke forming a misty shield in front of her.
A high-grade magical instrument!
Clang!
With a loud crash, the shield seemed to be struck by a mountain, sending Lv Luo flying, crashing into the courtyard wall.
Lv Luo was dizzy from the impact, unable to help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
Ye Bufan looked at the shield, its light dimmed but undamaged, and couldn't help but marvel.
"A great sect is indeed a great sect; even a random Foundation Establishment has a high-grade magical instrument!"
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