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Chapter 50 The Secret to Longevity

Shen Ci smiled when he heard Shen Yan's words.

"It's just a rumor spread by the common folk in the martial arts world, saying that the Yin-Yang chapter of the most extraordinary martial art in the world, the Longevity Manual, is all in Bianjing. That's why it has attracted so many people."

Shen Yan asked with some curiosity, "What is so special about the 'Longevity Manual' that makes them so eager to pursue it?"

The last time I heard the name of this technique was in the "birthday tribute" sent to the capital by officials from Jiangnan.

He asked the jailer, but no one knew.

As time went by, he forgot about it.

Unexpectedly, this technique has stirred up trouble in Bianjing again, arousing Shen Yan's curiosity.

Shen Ci said, "It is said that the Longevity Manual is divided into two parts, Yin and Yang. People can only learn one part. If they try to learn both parts at the same time, they will definitely go into qi deviation."

However, just one chapter is enough to break through to the Innate Realm and grant a lifespan as long as a tortoise, capable of living for thousands of years. This is far longer than the three hundred years of lifespan of an average Innate Realm Grandmaster.

"What difference is there between a lifespan of several thousand years and immortality? These江湖草莽 (jianghu caomen, meaning rough and unruly people) just like to daydream. No one has mastered the 'Longevity Manual' yet, and it's hard to say whether it's even a martial arts manual."

Legend has it that this "Longevity Manual" is recorded on an ancient scroll written in tadpole script. If you see it, perhaps you could try to steal it. If you master it, the Shen family will depend on you for the next few thousand years.

Shen Yan was shocked upon hearing this and tried his best to control his facial expression, not letting himself show any unusual reaction.

"An ancient scroll with golden threads, written in tadpole script!? Isn't this the ancient scroll of cultivation technique I found?"

Shen Ci's last words were mostly a joke; he probably didn't expect that Shen Yan had actually obtained the "Longevity Manual" and had already begun cultivating it.

And he has already successfully entered the eighth rank.

Shen Yan suppressed his shock and said calmly, "That's true. People come here one after another to die for this illusory thing."

Shen Ci smiled and said, "It's getting late. I originally came to see if you needed any help because Shen Rong told me you were having some trouble lately. Now it seems I underestimated you. If you need anything, you can go to Shen Rong. As fellow members of the Shen clan, we should look out for each other. There's no need to be polite."

After seeing Shen Ci off, Shen Yan closed the courtyard gate, sat on the stone lock, and kept inhaling and exhaling.

"I never imagined this cultivation technique had such a prestigious origin! I actually managed to steal it from the Emperor!"

He was deeply troubled, but thankfully he had been careful when he obtained the ancient scroll, so no one should know.

Shen Yan packed up his important belongings and then left the house.

After settling in, he got up and went to work in the imperial prison.

As soon as Shen Yan entered the prison, he saw several prisoners being taken into custody.

They were all full of vigor, with prominent temples, indicating that they were all martial arts practitioners.

Shen Yan was somewhat curious about the large number of martial arts experts imprisoned.

Although using martial arts to break the law has been a persistent problem since ancient times, in this world, martial artists and scholars are inherently superior.

Unless they commit a serious crime, martial artists rarely end up in prison.

He called Sun Fugui over.

"Brother Sun, what did these people do wrong? They should all be martial artists, right?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Fugui also showed a bitter expression:

"Brother Shen, you don't know this, but these days many martial artists have come to Bianjing for some reason. They're all acting like madmen, searching for something. Even the Minister's residence has been visited by martial artists, disturbing the young ladies and wives in the back courtyard."

Shen Yangang learned the reason for the turmoil in Bianjing from Shen Ci, but he never expected that these martial arts figures would be so crazy.

No wonder the number of prisoners in cell C has surged recently.

Upon arriving at the jail, before I could even settle into my seat, people from the Ministry of Justice arrived.

Shen Yan went out to receive the people from the Ministry of Justice. Everyone seemed to be used to him being the one in charge, even though he was not the prison warden yet.

Xu Shaogong and the others had already been sentenced some time ago, but they were just waiting for the prison guards to raise money to buy their lives.

So I stayed a few more days.

Today, Fang Jingxing's advisors arrived at the Heavenly Prison, and the jailers inside were going to great lengths to survive.

When Shen Yan heard that their lives had been auctioned off for a thousand taels of silver, he couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

"I underestimated these jailers. They're all gambling addicts. I thought they were broke, but I never expected they could squeeze so much money out of them."

Perhaps the jailer gave too much silver, because in the end only one-third of the jailer died.

However, Xu Shaogong was not spared and was still exiled to the southern frontier.

Those prisoners who had just entered the prison were in a terrible situation; the newly released jailers stared at them like hungry wolves.

The other prison guards also voluntarily gave up the job of "giving money" to them, without competing with them.

Normally, these jailers wouldn't provoke gangsters, but in order to survive, they've not only exhausted their family fortunes but also borrowed a lot of money, so they can't care about that now.

With so many martial arts figures arriving at the prison, Shen Yan was naturally very interested.

Since learning that he was practicing the supreme internal energy cultivation technique, "The Longevity Manual," he had lost interest in internal energy cultivation.

Internal cultivation methods cannot be practiced simultaneously. Regardless of the specific internal cultivation method, it must encompass the eight extraordinary meridians.

If the true qi attributes are similar, there is a possibility of coexistence. However, even if they coexist, they will still hinder each other and cannot unleash their full strength.

If the true qi clashes, it can easily lead to becoming a cripple or going into qi deviation.

Therefore, people in the martial arts world rarely practice internal energy cultivation together. If they obtain a profound technique, they will not hesitate to abandon their original internal energy cultivation.

However, this external training method does not have these restrictions.

We arrived at cell number C.

"Hello, Mr. Shen!"

When the jailers saw Shen Yan, they immediately stopped what they were doing and greeted him loudly.

Shen Yan nodded slightly in response and began to observe these newly arrived martial arts figures.

Most of these people are quite strong, with many at the eighth rank and quite a few at the seventh rank.

Moreover, they were all quite young, around twenty or thirty years old, and looked like young disciples from martial arts sects who had come to gain experience.

Shen Yan looked around and felt a little envious of the cultivation techniques they possessed.

The jailer in cell number C has already interrogated them.

Sun Fugui had already told him the identities of some of the people.

Among them are many famous sects in the martial arts world.

For example, You Min, who was in cell number 38 of the Bing class, was a disciple of the Hidden Sword Manor. He was very weak-willed and hadn't even been in the torture chamber for a few quarters of an hour when he confessed to having an affair with his master's concubine.

Unfortunately, Hidden Sword Manor was famous for its sword forging, and Shen Yan had no interest in blacksmithing.

Shen Yan was particularly interested in Kong Kong'er, a disciple of the Thief Heaven Sect in cell number 25 of the Bing class. Although he was only at the eighth rank, he had excellent lightness skills.

Rumor has it that the Thief Heaven Sect has even entered the imperial tombs of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but whether it's true or not is unknown.

Unfortunately, this person was too sensible; he gave away a large sum of money as soon as he entered the prison.

If we were to torture him again, it would be a breach of the prison guards' ethics, as they would be taking money without doing their job.

Kongkong'er sneaked into the Minister's mansion at night, searching for something unknown. He was discovered by the guards, and several seventh-rank martial artists were helpless against him.

In the end, it was only through the intervention of Ye Zhi Qiu, a mid-level expert from the Six Doors, that he was captured.

Shen Yan had heard of Ye Zhi Qiu's reputation; he was known as one of the Four Great Constables of the Six Doors. Although he wasn't a master of lightness skills, he was still quite skilled. Kong Kong'er was able to maneuver around him, so his lightness skills must be extraordinary.