Becoming a true immortal through my descendents' praying

[Yang Shi borrowed the 'Corpse Collector (Immortal Level)' talent, absorbing the Golden Core Demon Clan Poison Scorpion Demon, gained a large amount of Qi-Blood, and his own power increased significantly! Acquired the talent 'Poison Scorpion Tail,' Life Span +20.]

[Poison Scorpion Tail (Earth Level): A demon tail hidden within the body, can emerge to defend against enemies at critical moments.]

[The 'Corpse Collector (Immortal Level)' talent has been used and returned.]

Yang Shi's entire body surged with Qi-Blood, his strength skyrocketed, although his realm remained at Divinity Realm's Great Perfection, his physical Qi-Blood at this moment... was not at all inferior to Yang Fujian's.

Black threads grew from Yang Shi's hair roots, which he noticed, and his heart was filled with ecstatic joy!

"I... my Life Span has increased!"

Yang Shi appeared slightly younger.

To this old man, his greatest fear now was leaving with regrets before completing his tasks.

With increased Life Span, he could accomplish more!

No news could make Yang Shi more thrilled than this.

Suddenly, Yang Shi felt a heart flutter.

He abruptly looked up at the sky.

"This... what a strange feeling."

"Feels like I've lost something..."

Yang Shi perceived his body, apart from the strong Qi-Blood, there was no change.

[Yang Shi's Qi Fortune -10.]

[Note: The 'Corpse Collector (Immortal Level)' talent is extremely special, contrary to the Heavenly Dao, usage can bring unknown negative impacts, please be sure not to use it frequently.]

Yang Genshuo, who was initially rejoicing with Yang Shi, frowned.

"There's a side effect..."

This was unexpected for him.

He had borrowed many talents, none had side effects, some even left insights after borrowing, benefiting the user.

For instance, when Yang Fu borrowed Yang Shi's merit and Yang Qiang's "Merit Technique," he gained a deeper understanding of merit. When he later created his own Cultivation Technique, he integrated some of these insights.

He did not anticipate that this Immortal Level talent would require spending 1000 incense just for once, accompanied by such a significant side effect.

"Qi Fortune reduced by 10 points, so Yang Shi's basic Qi Fortune is now 0..."

"Now he relies on his talent {Madman} to increase Qi Fortune by 30 points."

"The cost of these 20 years of Life Span... is indeed not small."

Yang Genshuo knew that {Qi Fortune} was a rather noble attribute in the Immortal Cultivation World.

It could find a glimmer of hope in desperate situations, allowing someone to escape from death, bringing consecutive encounters, offering many benefits.

Looking at the entire Immortal Cultivation World, in the character cards he reviewed, high-ranking cultivators living long lives, except for Lei Zhen, none had poor Qi Fortune.

They were all favored by the heavens.

"Borrowing this talent in the future should be cautious..."

Yang Genshuo felt that the Heavenly Dao might no longer favor Yang Shi.

However, overall, this absorption is considered a good thing for the current Yang Family.

Yang Shi, as the Yang Family Master and a key leader in the Danai Dynasty, his physical condition is of great importance.

Yang Genshuo pondered for a while, choosing not to inform Yang Shi of this news, to avoid making him doubt himself.

When he doubts himself... not only would he not receive the 30 Qi Fortune boost, it would also reduce by 30, leading to -30, resulting in extreme misfortune.

"Yang Shi, how do you feel now?"

Upon hearing the ancestor's voice, Yang Shi moved his muscles and bones, his body bursting with thick Qi-Blood and True Qi, along with a faint demon energy.

"Ancestor, I feel... incredible! I seem to be able to live even longer."

"Indeed, your Life Span increased by 20 years, reaching 170."

"Exactly! Ancestor truly has the means of an Immortal!"

Borrowing the grandson-in-law's talent was truly astonishing.

Reflecting on the battle yesterday, when the Space Channel suddenly opened, emerging two Spiritual Artifacts... directly slaying the unprepared Demon Clan wildly in the wild.

Yang Shi felt the ancestor indeed possessed the ability to reach the heavens.

"Ancestor... you must have expended a lot of Immortal Power, Yang Shi is unfilial, letting you worry..."

"It indeed consumed considerably... cherish what you have, and do meaningful things."

Expending a lot of incense!

In recent days, Yang Genshuo repeatedly used [Miracle], first saving the heavy-eating Yang Qiangzheng and then the self-sacrificing Yang Shi.

"Speaking of, you should properly thank Xiao Jian, at the critical moment... his act of kindness raised the Yang Family's merits, allowing me to perform the space flying book technique."

The 20 merit points Yang Fujian added were extremely crucial!

Of course, Yang Shi's self-sacrifice, saving the neighboring city from the ape demon, was also significant.

Their goodness pushed the Yang Family's merit past the 5000-point threshold, unlocking new miracles.

Yang Shi not only saved others but also himself.

Considering yesterday's fierce assault from the Poison Scorpion Demon, Yang Shi was unlikely to hold out until the Cat Soul Feather slayed the giant claw demon...

Upon hearing this, Yang Shi was very surprised.

"Unexpectedly, Xiao Jian also did acts of kindness... what kind of good deed did he do?"

"He reformed a Golden Core Demon Clan member and also saved a city's worth of mortals."

"Oh? Reforming the Demon Clan? That's not like him at all... Ancestor, could you elaborate?"

Yang Shi was very curious because Yang Fujian was not friendly to the Demon Clan; he was the kind of person who would cut down any demon he saw.

Especially after being frozen by a single move from the Flood Dragon Demon last time, he went everywhere seeking out the Demon Clan to practice his swordsmanship, never holding back, and if the opponent couldn't win or escape... Yang Fujian would actually bring them back home and hang them up.

But now, Yang Fujian was still only at the first level of Nirvana; relying on his own strength... he couldn't yet kill a Golden Core Demon Clan member.

At most, he could drive them away.

Yang Genshuo recounted yesterday's battle between Yang Fujian and the Fox Demon, and Yang Shi listened with great interest.

"This child Fujian has always been stubborn since he was little, not understanding the principle of leaving room for maneuver; I'm most worried that after I'm gone... no one will restrain him, and he'll take an extreme path. Seeing him spare others when possible today, I am somewhat relieved."

Yang Shi nodded slightly, feeling that Yang Fujian was becoming more mature and could really become his successor in the future.

"By the way, Ancestor, where is Fujian now? Can he return to the city? I have many insights I want to discuss with him."

Yang Genshuo glanced at Yang Fujian, his expression becoming peculiar.

"Uh...he heard you were fine and went off to chase the Fox Demon again."

Yang Shi: "..."

Yang Genshuo: "..."

The two looked at each other across the distance, both feeling speechless.

Did Yang Fujian reform the Demon Fox yesterday because he simply didn't have time to kill it right then?

"Damn, will Heaven take back my family's merit again?"

Yang Genshuo reckoned that even the Heavenly Dao of the Immortal Cultivation World was about to be puzzled.

Is the Yang family exploiting some bug here?

Doing good deeds first, then going back to kill after earning merits?

"Forget it, let him be..."

Yang Genshuo couldn't be bothered to manage it, although reforming a demon was more commendable, killing them wasn't a real loss either...

Given the current situation where the Demon Clan was too strong, it would be good for Yang Fujian to eliminate some of them.

If that doesn't work, capture them and bring them back as prisoners, let Yang Fuqing slowly convert them, and they could be used by the Yang family in the future.

With today's matters concluded, Yang Genshuo glanced at the incense on the gaming interface.

[Incense: 8205]

"Frustrating... only 8205 left."

This number made Yang Genshuo feel very insecure.

"No, it must be restored to at least five digits, otherwise I always feel something is missing."

"In recent years, the Yang family's means of earning incense have decreased significantly..."

Previously, the Yang family had accumulated a lot of incense, reaching as high as 50,000!

After the Merit section was opened, all Blessing abilities were upgraded, and Yang Genshuo could also use the family's incense.

Yang Genshuo spent lavishly, Yang Fu was breaking through and creating new Cultivation Techniques, and he provided Yang Fu with over ten years of [Blessing: Calming Heart].

It cost 730 points per year.

There was also support for Yang Qiangjin's cultivation, granting her several years of [Blessing: Gathering Spirit], helping her quickly grow into Yang Fu's successor.

He also used a lot for Yang Fujian and Yang Fuqing siblings, assisting them in advancing to Golden Core and Nirvana.

Plus the occasional use of [Miracle], the once peak of 50,000 was now down to 8205 points.

The balance of income and expenditure is completely out of whack!

Among the 50,000, quite a bit was spent on developing the Devil Wind Forest, farming new Spirit Fields, discovering Spiritual Medicine, taming Spirit Beasts, and establishing various mining sites.

Now, that part of the income is gone.

Yang Genshuo still had to use 300 incense every 3 days to absorb a Demon Beast.

"No, I must change the current strategy, to open up resources and cut down on incense spending!"

He flipped through historical records to observe recent sources of incense.

[In the 109th year, Yang Fuqing and Yang Fujian siblings killed the Demon Clan's White-clothed Snake Demon, Yang family first killed Golden Core Demon Clan, Immortal Law powerful, incense +1000!]

[In the 109th year, Yang Qiangyou visited the Zhuge Immortal Clan and learned the Stargazing Technique, Yang family's knowledge increased, incense +100.]

[In the 109th year, Yang Fushuo successfully developed a new Third Grade Elixir 'Carefree Pill', flourishing the Yang family's Alchemy Dao, incense +100.]

[In the 109th year, Yang Qiangjin bought new territories, expanding the Yang Family's Manor's land, Yang family's assets more abundant, incense +100.]

[In the 110th year, Yang Shi and Cat Soul Feather teamed up to kill Great Demons like Ape Demon, Poison Scorpion Demon, and giant claw demon threatening the Human Clan, changing part of the Danai Dynasty's fate, incense +500.]

"So... opening maps, inventing, farming development, and killing monsters all increase incense."

This was the most efficient and evidence-backed way to increase incense, as summarized by Yang Genshuo.

Among them, the highest was the reward from Yang Shi killing 3 Demon Clan members yesterday, causing a significant rise in the Yang family's incense.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even have 8205 now.

"Doing more of these things can increase incense, and also..."

"The flow of time is the key to changing incense storage."

Yang Genshuo slowed down the time speed, which was the key to the recent decrease in incense.