You Su and Ji Lingruo respectfully saluted, congratulating the First Elder on the New Year.
The First Elder stroked his beard wistfully, "Time flies like a white steed passing a crevice; another year has passed. I can hardly remember how many years I've been alive..."
Even for cultivators at the Realm of Void Perfection, lifespan cannot break the five-hundred-year barrier unless one breaks through to the Celestial Awakening Realm.
The First Elder, having lived for over four hundred years, seemed as if he could already envision his withered, meditative end.
"I only wish, before my natural end, to see a day when the Five Continents are purified."
This was the greatest wish of this elderly figure nearing the end of his life.
"It will certainly happen," You Su affirmed determinedly.
