Chapter 373: Chapter 287 About Life Extension_2

As she said this, Miss Wanyu clenched her small fist, indicating that she was also part of this. This motion was quite adorable.

As they were speaking, the two had already arrived at the stall of the Life-Extension Cultivation Institute.

True to what Miss Wanyu said, their stall, which offered aging reversal services, was crowded with people.

However, the second most popular wellness stall didn’t seem to have many visitors.

Perhaps this was because the expo was mainly attended by students – young people full of vitality who did not yet feel the need for wellness services.

“Wanyu, didn’t you say you were going to watch the Magic Duel Victory at the Dance Tool Dao Academy? Why did you come over here?”

At this time, it seemed that Miss Wanyu had run into acquaintances. Two young girls waiting in line at the anti-aging stall were surprised to see her and immediately called out to her. One of them, seeing Chen Mobai in his Dancing Device Red and Black Robe, looked puzzled.

“These are my roommates. Let me say hello to them first.”

Caught unexpectedly by friends, Miss Wanyu fought the urge to flaunt the person by her side, and softly spoke those words.

“Mm, I’ll go over there to ask about something I’ve been wondering about.”

Chen Mobai also didn’t want Miss Wanyu to know what he was about to ask. But right after they split up, he had just taken a seat at the Life-Extension Institute’s stall when he felt two burning gazes looking his way.

He didn’t need to turn around. With a flicker of his Divine Sense, he knew it was Miss Wanyu’s two roommates. One of them seemed to have guessed his identity and looked slightly excited.

“Esteemed senior student, a consultation at our booth will cost 100 Good Deed Points, to fund the Life-Extension Cultivation Institute’s research on prolonging human life.”

Seated at the Life-Extension booth was an attractive young man with dyed white hair, presenting himself as of juvenile appearance despite his white hair, and gestured to the payment QR code beside him.

Chen Mobai didn’t hesitate and took out his phone to pay the consultation fee.

“If you have any questions, please ask. My name is Yu Rulin, I am the chief of the Life-Extension Cultivation Institute. I established my Foundation just last year.”

The young man with white hair introduced himself with an air of grace. Compared to the standards for chiefs at the Four Great Daoist Academies and Ten Great Schools, the requirements for the chiefs of the 120 Institutes were much lower. Any student who could establish their Foundation during their school years could become a chief.

“My father joined the Trench War when he was young. He faced an extremely dangerous situation and used a technique that consumed lifespan in exchange for temporarily raising his cultivation realm. I want to ask if there’s any way to replenish the lifespan he consumed?”

Chen Mobai made up a reason he had thought of beforehand; his words were full of a son’s regret and an earnest desire to help his father.

“Oh, what technique did he use, Wildfire Spring Wind Technique? Starfire Scorched Earth Technique? Shocking God Ringing Bell Technique? Dry Wood Fierce Fire Technique? Holding Fire Accumulating Technique…”

Yu Rulin named a great many techniques, all of which seemed to burn lifespan to increase cultivation or break through realms in the short term.

Chen Mobai hadn’t heard of them and didn’t want to search on his phone in front of others or blindly choose one, so he tried to guide the conversation in the direction he wanted.

“I don’t know exactly – he didn’t want me to worry, so he never mentioned it. I only discovered this after investigating some clues on my own. What I really want to know is whether lifespan lost to techniques or pills can be restored?”

Yu Rulin didn’t show any suspicion and nodded with certainty.

“That’s the simplest. But my research focuses on lifespan extension. If you need to restore consumed lifespan, you should go to the medical stall over there.”

“What’s the difference?”

Chen Mobai really didn’t know, so he asked in a puzzled tone.

Seeing the Dance Instruments Red and Black Robe on Chen Mobai, Yu Rulin patiently started explaining.

“In the professional field of lifespan, we refer to the lifespan of a person under normal circumstances, without accidents or diseases, as ‘Destined Life’.”

“Everyone may have slight differences, but the general lifespan doesn’t differ much. It’s formed innately in the womb. Only the breakthrough of cultivation realm or heaven-defying spiritual objects like Immortal Toon Fruit can increase or prolong it.”

“To give you a simple example, imagine your body as a container that can hold a liter. No matter what you fill it with – water or beverages – it can’t exceed the volume of the container itself. Consuming lifespan is like emptying some of the liquid from a full container in advance. Once the liquid in the container runs dry, it means that the lifespan is exhausted, or in other words, that the person has died a natural death.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai easily grasped the concept and couldn’t help but praise Yu Rulin’s professional expertise as the chief of the Life-Extension Cultivation Institute.

“So you’re saying, to replenish lifespan, we need to refill the container with water?”

He asked, and Yu Rulin nodded in affirmation, then pointed to a medical stall opposite them.

“Our lifespan extension study mainly deals with various methods to increase the container capacity beyond the limits of cultivation realm. It is about extending one’s innate lifespan, which is among the top ten difficult problems in Daoist cultivation. The consumption of lifespan is just due to premature overdraft of the body and mind, or perhaps damage to the container itself. This is a problem distinct from life extension research. In simple terms, if you were sick, you would need treatment.”

Though bluntly put, these words resonated deeply with Chen Mobai.

Because the implication from Yu Rulin was clear: replenishing lifespan is an easy task, not worth calling out the chief of the Life-Extension Cultivation Institute.

Following his instruction, Chen Mobai stepped into the neighboring medical stall.

The stall owner was merely at the ninth level of Qi Cultivation, named Le Chengwei. Chen Mobai’s concern wasn’t about disrespect, it was just that his level of expertise compared to the chief, Yu Rulin, was quite inferior.

Clinician Le insisted Chen Mobai to disclose which exact spell he had used, only then would he prescribe the right elixir to replenish his lifespan.

Seeing his obstinacy, Chen Mobai decided to return to Yu Rulin’s stall, as it was clear that convincing him would be futile.

“Senior from the upper academy, although my stall isn’t busy, professionalism is essential. If you wish to extend your lifespan, I can still discuss it with you, but I suggest not asking me to replenish your lifespan.”

Seeing Chen Mobai in his mask return, Yu Rulin couldn’t help but frown a little and put down his book.

He had already mentioned that he’s involved in lifespan research, not competent in treating patients.

Only because he was from Dance Tool Dao Academy did Yu Rulin elaborate. Had it been any other university, even the top ten colleges, he would have directly referred them to a clinic.

“Brother Yu, how about we find a coffee shop and have a thorough chat?”

At Chen Mobai’s suggestion, Yu Rulin uttered a sigh. With a face full of impatience, he was just about to reject, when Chen Mobai’s black crystal mask began to peel away and revealed his true identity.

Once Yu Rulin recognized him, he was struck speechless, his face filled with disbelief.

“Ah!”

Meanwhile, Wanyu, Chen Mobai’s roommate, who had been consistently observing him also caught a glimpse of his real face and couldn’t help but exclaim shockingly.

Luckily, in a split second, Chen Mobai reached up to his face and recovered his mask, hiding half of his face again.

The surrounding onlookers, not having noticed anything amiss, stared curiously at Wanyu’s roommate who just exclaimed in surprise. She didn’t say anything, just covered her mouth and looked excited.

“Senior Chen, I know an excellent maid café. Let’s head over.”

Yu Rulin’s attitude had completely changed. He stood up to lead the way, and also signaled a junior from the next stall to take care of the lifespan extension stall for him.

“Please wait, I need to check in with a friend.”

Chen Mobai nodded and then turned towards the ever-observant Wanyu and waved at her. She quickly moved apart from her two excited roommates and trotted over to him.

“I have some professional matters to discuss with Chief Yu, would you like to join us or explore around on your own?”

Although Chen Mobai’s words were very tactful, his meaning was clear.

Wanyu’s radiant face fell a little. Nodding, she indicated that she’d shop around with her roommates and wouldn’t join them.

“Alright, then let’s plan for another day. I still owe you a lipstick, I’ll buy you one then.”

Chen Mobai nodded and then left with Yu Rulin, who had been waiting for a while.