Chapter 35: Another Draw—Over Three Hundred Years of Life!

"Chang'e must regret stealing the elixir, her heart lonely night after night in the azure sky and jade sea?"

The meaning of this verse was quite clear.

Liao Yuanfeng quickly caught on, snapping his head toward Guan Ling: "You mean to say..."

"Chang Jiao'e's recipe for the Elixir of Longevity was... stolen?"

Before Guan Ling could respond, Liao Yuanfeng shook his head, dismissing the thought: "Impossible!"

"A recipe for the Elixir of Longevity is so precious; whoever pulls it would use it immediately. How could they possibly give anyone the chance to steal it?"

As he spoke, he paused, realizing the answer himself.

Guan Ling stated it plainly: "It’s simple."

"When the Doomsday Game first descended, many people didn't understand the situation."

"Even if they pulled a recipe for the Elixir of Longevity, who would immediately know that such a precious scroll had to be torn to be used?"

"Lacking that crucial piece of information, it was naturally possible for the precious recipe to be stolen by someone else."

Indeed.

When the Doomsday Game first arrived, many were stumbling through their growth, feeling their way in the dark.

For such a rare item, who would naturally know that tearing it meant using it?

In a state of total ignorance, one might very well put such a precious recipe aside for safekeeping.

And later, Chang Jiao'e could have found an opportunity to steal it.

However, to be honest...

Liao Yuanfeng frowned: "What about you? If it were that precious a recipe, would you steal it?"

"Nonsense!" Guan Ling rolled her eyes. "Can you eat your integrity?"

Right. Such a good thing—who the hell wouldn't steal it?

Even Chang'e from ancient mythology could hardly resist the temptation of immortality!

Even in times of peace, most people would likely be unable to refuse such an allure!

Let alone during the apocalypse! It was the recipe for the Elixir of Longevity! Such a terrifying temptation!

So...

Liao Yuanfeng raised an eyebrow, puzzled: "If everyone would choose to steal it..."

"Then this behavior is just human nature. Why would the Silver Frost Club look down on Chang Jiao'e’s 'character'?"

"Two possibilities."

Guan Ling held up her fair fingers, making a 'V' sign.

"Either Chang Jiao'e stole the recipe from the boss of the Silver Frost Club; or, Chang Jiao'e did something else that outraged both gods and men."

"And as I watched Jiang Yi's back just now, I was thinking..."

"That kid might know something."

Liao Yuanfeng then looked toward the direction where Jiang Yi had just jumped into the Qin Lake, lost in thought.

However, what he was thinking about now was...

The poem said Chang'e should regret stealing the elixir.

But in reality, would Chang Jiao'e regret it?

Regardless, if it were him, having stolen the Elixir of Longevity recipe, he would never regret it for the rest of his life!

***

Meanwhile.

Jiang Yi, who was being discussed by the two big shots, had already passed through the Qin Lake passage and arrived at the Qin Lake Beast World!

To Jiang Yi's surprise—

The Qin Lake Beast World was in a state of polar night!

A polar night environment meant there was only darkness, no daylight.

And the night here was exceptionally dark.

It was so pitch-black you couldn't see your own hand in front of your face; there wasn't a glimmer of light!

Generally speaking, among known beast world environments, a polar night is considered quite harsh!

However, based on Jiang Yi's experience from his past life.

If a beast world connected to a small lake like Qin Lake had an especially harsh environment, the combat power of the beasts would be relatively weaker.

This balance made it fit the danger level of the Qin Lake Beast World.

If a true nightmare-level beast world had a polar night, that would be truly monstrous!

In a state of total blindness, one could die silently at any moment!

But the Qin Lake Beast World...

Even Luo Shan in his past life had been able to bring Zhou Yiming back safely.

The danger level was naturally not high.

Jiang Yi had traversed countless beast worlds in his past life.

So, facing this polar night environment, he didn't panic in the slightest.

Almost instinctively, as his vision was suppressed, his other four senses became exceptionally sharp.

Through his sense of smell, hearing, and touch, he quickly determined that his environment was likely a plain.

There were some insects nearby, possibly carrying mild toxins, but they posed little threat.

Jiang Yi remained constantly vigilant.

He had already planned it out.

Although the beast world was dangerous, it offered fewer opportunities for others to pry into his secrets.

If this beast world was indeed not very dangerous...

He wouldn't mind "low-profile grinding" here in the Qin Lake Beast World!

And the first step to grinding...

Was spinning the wheel!

Others treated spinning the wheel as a gamble with their lives.

For him, spinning the wheel was a direct path to the skies!

Jiang Yi flipped his hand and retrieved the four wheels stored in his spatial watch.

Yes, four of them!

In addition to Wu Xu’s three green wheels, there was another one—the blue wheel obtained from Zhao Kuan!

Jiang Yi intended to spin all four wheels in one go!

As for what he would pull...

His first priority was the Elixir of Longevity!

***

After all, his current lifespan was only 21 years.

He was in no position to spin the blue wheel yet.

And among those three green wheels, one of them happened to have the Elixir of Longevity as an option.

Jiang Yi didn't hesitate for a second and spun that wheel first.

[Please select the reward you wish to specify for the wheel:]

[1. Elixir of Longevity]

Jiang Yi silently and skillfully recited in his heart: [I choose 1! Elixir of Longevity!]

The green wheel emitted its familiar, pleasant chime!

[Ding—]

[Congratulations on pulling the reward: Elixir of Longevity!]

It was just that simple!

A precious elixir that others would risk their lives, even gamble their existence for, only to fail to pull.

To him, it was within easy reach!

Even though this wasn't his first time specifying a reward, Jiang Yi still couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement and joy!

He immediately consumed the green-quality Elixir of Longevity that appeared in his hand.

Checking his data panel, he saw his lifespan jump from 21 years to 372 years!

His lifespan had increased by over three hundred years in one go!

This was the power of the Elixir of Longevity from a green wheel!

The effect was simply heaven-defying!

Jiang Yi then thought of his old classmate Chen Liang, who had also pulled an Elixir of Longevity from a green wheel back when he was first reborn.

That kid had pulled such a precious green-quality Elixir of Longevity.

Yet, it only earned him a big meal and a so-called promotion in status.

Such a transaction was clearly unequal!

But as a "Lifespan Tumor," he had no choice at all!

And this was the reason the clubs were willing to keep "Lifespan Tumors."

Even if a Lifespan Tumor lost on 100 spins, as long as they pulled an Elixir of Longevity once, the club would reap a massive profit!

Jiang Yi shook his head slightly, stopping his train of thought.

Now that his lifespan was sufficient, he wasn't in a hurry to continue spinning the green wheels.

Instead, he grasped the much more precious blue wheel.

The quality of a wheel that Zhao Kuan had gone as far as to embed in his own body to hide was self-evident.

But no matter how high the quality of the wheel or how good the options were, he could only specify one reward in the end.

Jiang Yi felt a bit conflicted now.

Because on this blue wheel, there were two options he desperately wanted!