Chapter 37: Chapter 37: A New Member's Crisis
"W-what? Increase... increase your lifespan by ten years?"
Alisa's eyes widened, and she was so excited that she could barely speak.
"Is it really okay for you to give me such a valuable thing?"
Ten years of life wasn't a short time!
How many decades does a person have in their lifetime?
If a person could live to be eighty years old, this pill was equivalent to one-eighth of their entire lifespan!
If this pill were put on the market, it would definitely cause the world's wealthy elite to fight over it!
But Victor had actually given this priceless pill directly to her!
For a moment, her hands holding the pill began to tremble.
She felt that what she was holding wasn't just a pill, but a treasure that could change a person's life!
"Why not? I still have a lot of these pills."
Victor's casual answer shocked Alisa once again.
But it was indeed true.
The Longevity Pill seemed very high-end and had great appeal to most people.
But this was only for ordinary people.
In the world of cultivation, life-extending pills were as common as painkillers in this world.
After all, those who practiced cultivation often had lifespans of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years. They simply didn't care about a mere ten years.
It wasn't even as long as the time that powerful cultivators spent in closed-door cultivation.
"Thank you!"
Having said that, Alisa stopped being polite, accepted the Longevity Pill, and put it into her mouth in front of Victor.
The pill melted immediately and turned into a medicinal force that was absorbed by her body.
She could clearly feel a force flowing through her veins. It was a very comfortable sensation.
Since she still had to go to class, Alisa didn't stay for too long.
After having breakfast with Victor, she left.
After Victor took a Yellow Dragon Pill, he set up a formation and continued to cultivate.
The Yellow Dragon Pill was considered relatively precious among low-level pills.
It could increase the cultivation speed of qi practitioners.
With the help of the Spirit Gathering Formation, Victor quickly broke through to the sixth level of Qi Training.
But he didn't stop there—he continued to cultivate until the effects of both the Spirit Gathering Formation and the Yellow Dragon Pill wore off.
"Phew, one step closer to Foundation Establishment."
Exhaling a breath of stale air, Victor murmured softly.
Then he opened the chat group.
If he remembered correctly, he thought he'd heard notification sounds from the chat group about three hours ago.
But because he was at a critical moment of breakthrough at that time, he had ignored them.
[Kiana: It would be great if Victor was here—maybe he could help you.]
[Stelle: That's right. Although this guy is a bit wicked sometimes, if a group member is in trouble, he'll definitely lend a hand.]
[Victor: Oh? As soon as I come online, I see my Qibao and Sister Stelle praising me. What's going on?]
[Belle: Our protagonist is finally online!]
[Lumine: Speak of the devil.]
[Victor: So why are you discussing me?]
[Shinobu: You should check out the group member list first—there's a surprise!]
[Victor: Really? Let me see.]
Out of curiosity, Victor clicked on the group member list.
There was indeed a surprise.
He found that there was one more name in the group member list.
Bai Yuekui!
He didn't expect that this newcomer would be the Chinese comic goddess Boss Bai!
[Victor: So there's a new member joining the group. Welcome.]
[Bai Yuekui: Thank you.]
[Victor: Just now you mentioned that I could help? Are you the newcomer who needs my assistance?]
[Bai Yuekui: That's right.]
[Victor: Tell me about the difficulties you've encountered.]
Looking at the white-haired avatar of Bai Yuekui, it wasn't difficult to guess that she should be in the post-apocalyptic era at this moment.
This also meant that Bai Yuekui had undergone immortality surgery and used the angel potion, making her very powerful.
Victor was really curious about what kind of difficulty could stump Boss Bai.
[Bai Yuekui: I heard that you know everyone's world very well?]
[Victor: I can't say I understand them very well—I can only say I understand them relatively well.]
[Bai Yuekui: Then you should know about the Pole Devourer, right?]
[Victor: Of course I know. Just get to the point.]
Victor was a little helpless. It seemed that Boss Bai still didn't believe in his understanding of the plot.
[Bai Yuekui: My team is being chased by a large number of Pole Devourers. If you're capable, I need your help.]
After hearing Bai Yuekui's explanation, Victor was a little surprised.
[Victor: You? Being chased by Pole Devourers? Am I reading this correctly?]
[Victor: Don't you have a method to reduce your own emotional fluctuations? I remember it's called Return to Origin. Why are you being chased by Pole Devourers?]
Return to Origin was a cultivation method in the Spirit Cage world. It could strengthen physical fitness while shielding one's emotional fluctuations.
Pole Devourers relied on human emotional fluctuations to hunt and kill humans.
[Bai Yuekui: It seems you do know something about our world.]
Bai Yuekui finally believed what the group members had said before.
This person called Victor—had he really seen her anime?
[Bai Yuekui: The matter is rather complicated. To put it simply, there are several people in our team who haven't practiced the Return to Origin Heart Method. They can't control their emotional fluctuations, and we can't just abandon them, so we can only keep running from the Pole Devourers.]
[Victor: I see. Please wait a moment. I'll be there soon.]
At the same time, in the Spirit Cage world.
Bai Yuekui breathed a sigh of relief after receiving Victor's reply.
Since that person knew what Pole Devourers were but still chose to come and help, he should have some real strength.
At least he shouldn't be afraid of the Pole Devourers.
Moreover, the group members all said that this man had watched the anime of the worlds they lived in—maybe he even knew something about the future.
She'd ask when she got the chance.
"Boss, have you thought of a solution? Those bastards are already catching up!"
The voice of her teammate from behind brought Bai Yuekui back to her senses.
"Boss, if it really doesn't work, how about letting me use the Spirit Bomb again to lure these beasts away?"
Before Bai Yuekui could answer, another team member immediately objected: "No, Dashan! You've already used it once before—it'll be dangerous if you continue to use it!"
"What else can we do? We can't let everyone die, right?"
"Stop arguing."
Bai Yuekui spoke softly, and the team members immediately quieted down, everyone looking at her nervously.
"Reinforcements are coming."
Reinforcements?
After these words were spoken, several people looked at each other.
Who would come to reinforce them in this godforsaken place?
Could it be that the boss was lying on purpose to calm everyone down?
Not only did they not believe it, but even the few people they had 'picked up' behind them probably wouldn't believe it!