"You noticed it too, senior?"

Qin Shou looked at Song Ningsheng and said.

Song Ningsheng nodded. "A pseudo-spiritual root of the Five Elements, and a useless body among useless bodies, it's still a rare find, perhaps only once in ten thousand years."

"This constitution is like a natural hourglass; no matter how much spiritual energy you absorb, it will all leak out."

"Moreover, judging from his physical attributes, his aptitude is quite pitiful. I imagine your disciple must have consumed countless rare and precious herbs to have cultivated to his current level."

"That's right. He's just a Qi Refining Realm cultivator, yet he's used up at least the cultivation resources needed by several Nascent Soul Realm cultivators." Qin Shou twitched his lips and smiled helplessly. "But resources are secondary; I can provide as many as you want."

Most importantly, since the day my disciple became my apprentice, his heart has been set on immortality.

Given his current innate talent and aptitude, let alone achieving immortality, even reaching the Foundation Establishment stage would be extremely difficult.

"Sigh, if only I could share even a tiny bit of my talent with my disciple. It might not be enough for him to achieve immortality, but easily cultivating to the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal shouldn't be a problem."

Qin Shou sighed, his eyelids drooping.

Song Ningsheng glanced at Qin Shou and thought to himself, "This guy really has no shame."

Even a tiny bit of talent is enough to easily cultivate to the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal...

What do you think a Great Immortal is? A cabbage by the roadside?

"Although this 'Prison Wine' cannot completely improve his physique, after cleansing his marrow and tendons, reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm should not be difficult for him in the future."

Song Ningsheng spoke slowly, "However, speaking of this useless body, I did see one ten thousand years ago."

"Ten thousand years ago?"

Qin Shou looked at Song Ningsheng; he and Master Roshi were probably talking about the same person.

"Does the senior know anything about that person?"

Qin Shou asked.

"Hmm... I don't really know him, we've only met a few times."

"I remember the first time we met was outside the Imperial Pass. There was a great battle between the human and demon races. At that time, I had just entered the Nascent Soul stage and was full of youthful vigor. I specially took up my sword to fight enemies outside the pass to hone my cultivation."

At that time, that person was only at the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

During battles, I have casually swung my sword several times, saving many human cultivators, including one who saved a life at a crucial moment.

However, I didn't care about this matter at the time, because we were all human and shared the same hatred for the enemy, and I just did it casually.

Later, I stayed in Diguan for ten years, honing my skills by constantly killing enemies.

Perhaps I was too amazing, because the demon race carried out a meticulous plan against me. In a later battle after I left the pass, I was ambushed, severely injured, and almost died on the spot.

At that time, the distance to the Imperial Pass was too far, and the powerful human cultivators could not rescue me in time. At the critical moment, a human cultivator saved me. He carried me on his back and used some kind of secret technique that damaged his foundation, allowing him to escape tens of thousands of miles in an instant.

It was in that critical moment that the powerful expert inside the Imperial Pass came to my rescue, which is why I survived, while he fainted on the spot.

After I recovered from my injury, I made a point of thanking him.

To everyone's surprise, he simply said coldly, "No need to thank me, we're even."

I was puzzled, so I asked him what he meant. He said that I had saved his life a few years ago when we were outside the Great Wall.

At the time, I felt that although this person was a bit cold, he was very kind-hearted.

At that time, I was carefree and wanted to befriend him, but I was rejected. However, I wasn't angry.

At the same time, I also discovered that his physique was special; he was actually the legendary "Five Elements Waste Body".

I had only ever seen such a physique in historical records. I never expected to actually see one in person. At that time, I was very curious about how someone with a pseudo-spiritual root of the five elements could cultivate to the Golden Core realm.

When asked, he simply replied nonchalantly, "If your spiritual root isn't good enough, you'll just have to endure more hardship."

I smiled then, growing increasingly fond of this person's personality. Because of this, I even made a special trip to the Immortal Mountain, ostensibly to visit the Taoist temple, to find a type of wine that could improve his constitution—the very same "Cage" wine you just gave your disciple.

"And then?" Qin Shou asked.

"Later..." Song Ningsheng continued, "Later I returned to Diguan, but that person had already left. At first I made a special effort to find out more, but I gave up because I didn't get any information."

When we met again, it was several hundred years later. It was in an ancient battlefield, and I was there to carry out a mission assigned by my sect.

I recognized him at first glance because his physique was so special, and his cultivation level was still the same as it had been hundreds of years ago, not much had increased, and he was still at the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

I handed him the spirit wine. He hesitated for a long time before accepting it, and asked what he should give in return. I smiled and said, "No need. We've saved each other, so we're friends. A friend's gift doesn't need to be returned."

"Friends?"

He stood there, holding the jar of wine, for a long time in a daze.

Later, I persuaded him to drink the wine and see if it would have any effect, and I protected him in the process.

His aptitude was truly poor. It took him three whole days to refine the energy of that cup of wine. In the end, the supreme spiritual wine that could enable mortals to communicate with spirits and embark on the path of cultivation had no effect on him at all.

I was dejected, but he seemed used to it all along, simply saying thank you and leaving.

Before he left, he said he owed me a favor and that he would repay it if he had the chance in the future.

At that time, I really thought this person was very interesting, at least much better than those self-proclaimed geniuses who were actually deceitful and treacherous.

That was the third time we met.

At that time, I should have entered the Integration Realm, while he actually entered the Nascent Soul Realm after a thousand years of struggle.

I told my master about this, and he only said one thing: This perseverance and willpower is enough to surpass 99% of the geniuses in the world.

After that, I never saw him again.

Song Ningsheng sighed deeply, his eyes filled with melancholy, and said, "Although I only met that person three times, he left a deep impression on me."

"How to put it? He's like a grain of sand in the world. Whether it's his background or his natural talent, he's insignificant. But it's his perseverance and tenacity that make him so memorable."

"I just wonder what happened to him afterward?"

"He's dead."

Qin Shou murmured to himself. This was the second time he had heard that person mentioned by someone else, and he felt very depressed.

At the same time, what worried him most was that even such "amazing" young people failed to break through their physical limitations and ultimately died under the heavenly tribulation.

What about his own disciple?

Seven days later.

The glow inside the medicine cauldron faded.

Changsheng opened his eyes, and there was a very thin layer of black, viscous liquid on his body.

These are impurities in the human body.

The Qin Beast had fed Changsheng countless rare and precious herbs, expelling many impurities until they gradually disappeared. Now, some impurities have been expelled again, so it seems that this spirit wine does have a tiny bit of an effect.

"Master, I've broken through to the Great Perfection of the Ninth Level of Qi Refining!"

Changsheng roared with joy.

His eyes sparkled, and his face glowed.

This made Qin Shou feel a little embarrassed when he saw the questioning look that Song Ningsheng was giving him.

"Okay, I'll prepare a feast for you when Yicheng returns."

Qin Shou responded.

"Master, why not set it out now?"

"Your junior sister took the big black pot. Otherwise, you'll have to cook a whole table of hundreds of dishes; you'll be exhausted."

"Alright, then I'll wait for my junior sister to return before we hold the banquet."

Changsheng scratched his head and hurried towards the back mountain, eager to share this good news with Senior Turtle and Old Ox.