Chapter 58: The Liquid of Life
"But I still don't understand why the high priest chose us instead of the few of them, and in terms of strength alone, they are not weaker than us. "Xiaobai still has something to think about clearly.
"Hurricane they have strength, but their ability is too different, if they are allowed to dominate the situation, the ability on the continent will not agree with them. And then again, do you think any of them have the temperament of a leader?" the high priest asked rhetorically.
"No, absolutely not. Xiaobai tilted his head and thought for a while, and said very firmly. The serious look embarrassed the wind and the others.
"Okay, this is how things are settled, Qinglong, you can also practice with the old man, but after leaving the Divine Heaven, you are not allowed to mention the relationship with the old man. Ben Thunder and Wind, you can make a move in secret, but you must not openly stand on the bright side, do you know the way?" the high priest admonished.
Zhilu said. "All the people are no comment. The High Priest nodded in satisfaction.
"Very good, now the old man is the most magical place to open the Divine Heaven, located in the heart of the World Realm Tree in the center of the World Realm Tree, where the flow of time will be much slower than that of the outside world. Five years, after five years of time in the outside world, the old man will gather a few of you again, and then it will be time to change the situation on the mainland. The high priest looked at the children in front of him with great satisfaction and said, because they carry the future of the continent, and they also have the ability to complete the mission, now what they lack is only time, and now the high priest has paved the way for them, and the rest can only rely on their own efforts.
"We will certainly live up to the expectations of our teachers (high priests). Hearing that there was such a place of cultivation against the sky, all the people were shocked, and they had a trace of urgency for the journey five years later.
Carrying the expectation of the high priest, everyone disappeared into the small courtyard with a rich green light, and reappeared in the center of the roots of the Realm Tree, in addition to the thick and dense roots of the Realm Tree, there was only a stone hut of only tens of square meters, glowing with a distorted light, and the hut spread out a thick layer of soil and suspended in front of everyone. Just standing in front of the hut, everyone felt a sense of distortion coming over them, as if the hut was a small world realm that existed alone outside the Firmament Continent, and everything in it had nothing to do with the Firmament Continent.
"It's such an amazing place, the space around the house and even the time is distorted, it's incredible. Hurricane said in admiration.
"This is where you will be in retreat for the next five years, according to the speed of time in the room, in the past five years in the outside world, you will have to retreat in for almost fifty years, although the time is not very long, but with your qualifications, it is enough for you to become stronger. The High Priest said.
"Fifty years, no, Qinglong and Houtu are all capable of longevity, even if it is five hundred years, they will not get old, but Sister Nali and I don't have such a long lifespan. When we come out of retreat after fifty years, won't we all become old women?" As soon as Xiaobai heard that he was going to retreat for fifty years, he immediately said with some worry, and Nari also showed a look of uneasiness, but it is no wonder that no matter which girl it is, in the face of time, I am afraid that she will be worried because she will become old.
"The old man has already thought about this question for you, and you still remember the liquid of life that the old man mentioned to you earlier. The Liquid of Life has a strong vitality, and those with ordinary abilities will make up for the problem of not having the blessing of life after taking it. The High Priest said.
"Then why didn't you say it earlier, so that Sister Nari and me were worried. Xiao Bai breathed a long sigh of relief and said with some joy, since the high priest had already mentioned the liquid of life, he thought that he was blessed to be able to enjoy the beauty of the liquid of life.
"The reason why the old man didn't say it earlier is because although the liquid of life is mysterious, there are some restrictions on taking it, one is that only those who have the ability can take it, and ordinary people will only make the huge vitality explode and die. The second is that after the capable person takes the liquid of life, her appearance will be forever stagnant at the moment of taking the liquid of life. The high priest looked at Xiao Bai with an excited face, and said with a somewhat puzzled blazing fire.
"What does it mean for physical features to stop forever. Xiaobai asked.
"It means that if you and Nari take the Life Liquid now, Nari will be better and will always remain a girl. But you are different, if you take it now, then you can only stay the same as a child for the rest of your life. The High Priest said solemnly.
"Then what's going on, Xiaobai, you can't take it now, it's not too late to take it when you grow up in a few years. Nari was happy to hear that she had the opportunity to remain a girl forever, but when she heard the problems that Xiaobai would face, she immediately spoke out and persuaded her.
Xiaobai also fell into deep thought when he heard the words of the high priest and Nari, the liquid of life is indeed extremely mysterious, but if he takes it now, then he will never grow up. I can wait a few years for myself to develop and take it, but do I really have that much time?
"High Priest, I would like to ask, if the Qinglong and they all succeed in getting out of the customs and then go to pacify the continent, how long will it take. After a long silence, Xiaobai said.
"With their talents, fifty years of retreat is enough for them to raise their strength to a very high level, and with the secret support of the old man, it will only take five years at most to roughly calm the turmoil in the mainland. The high priest said with a look on his face.
"Then I'll take it now, I can't give up the time to become stronger with everyone because I'm afraid of not growing up, I don't want to be without me in the team when I pacify the continent in the future. Xiaobai took a deep breath and said.
"Xiaobai, don't be impulsive, even if you are not as strong as everyone when the time comes, but I believe that everyone will still bring you, you can not make such a decision at all. Nari heard Xiaobai's words and said anxiously. Not growing up is as scary for a girl as it is getting old.
"I'm just an ordinary changemaker, I'm already a lot behind at the starting point, and if I don't go to 50 years of penance, then I'll be farther and farther away from everyone. I want to become a strong man, and I have already decided the moment I leave home, and on the battlefield in five years, I want to be a brave man at the front, not a white rabbit who is protected by everyone in the center. Xiaobai said with a smile.
Everyone was stunned when they heard Xiaobai's words, everyone didn't expect that this little white rabbit who was laughing and laughing all day long would have such a strong heart, and in order to catch up with everyone's footsteps, he would not hesitate to pay the price that he would not grow up. This realization alone is to make everyone awe-inspired.
"What kind of vision do you have, it's just that the body won't grow up, I'm so cute, even if I will always look like this child, there will be boys who will keep sticking it up. Let's all rest assured. Xiaobai saw that everyone was solemn, and couldn't help but smile and say.
"Very good, you have such an awareness, the old man believes that even if you are worse than everyone in terms of congenital conditions, your future achievements will not be worse than everyone. You can rest assured about physical matters, although it is impossible to completely eliminate the influence of the life liquid, the old man still has some means to deal with it. The high priest praised and said, and then with a flick of his fingers, two drops of liquid glowing with emerald green light appeared in front of Xiaobai and Nali, and the two of them no longer hesitated, and swallowed them directly.
At the same time that Xiaobai and Nari were taking the liquid of life, the door of the hut slowly opened, and a passage appeared at the feet of everyone through the distorted light. Amid the expectant gaze of the High Priest and the fantasies of their future, all of them embarked on a fifty-year retreat with solid steps. And the future continent has also become turbulent because of everyone's fifty years of retreat.