Kailai Hotel.

Lin Yu sat alone in the empty room, looking somewhat dejected.

Before long, Feng Jiu returned, carrying two bottles of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor) and a plate of peanuts.

Lin Yu looked somewhat pleased. "You really know me! But just two bottles? Who are you looking down on?"

Feng Jiu looked helpless. "Sect Master, you can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, but since you've only just recovered a little, it's best to drink less!"

Lin Yu shook his head. "It's okay, I'm tough, I won't die!"

Immediately, Lin Yu called Zhou Xiaotian and asked him to bring up another box of Niulanshan liquor.

The three of them ate and drank.

Zhou Xiaotian was no match for the two of them, and in no time, his big face was buried in the plate, drawing laughter from the two men.

"Have the remnants of the Martial Alliance been mostly eliminated this time?" Lin Yu suddenly asked.

Feng Jiu nodded. "We've arrested everyone we could, but a lot of martial arts practitioners have been flocking to Guanzhong lately. The Martial Arts Tournament is just around the corner, so I reckon that old bastard Li Qingcang should be back soon!"

“But Young Marshal, I’m a little curious. It’s said that Li Qingcang has only been a martial arts grandmaster for a few years, so how come he can progress by leaps and bounds in a day, as if he has cheated, and challenge the masters on the Wind and Cloud Ranking one after another?” Feng Jiu asked curiously.

"What's so strange about that!" Lin Yu curled his lip and said, "It's because of the cultivation method! In the martial arts world today, there are only two types of cultivation methods: some cultivate martial arts, and some cultivate immortality! And between immortality and martial arts, there are some methods that cultivate both. These methods are suitable for people with mediocre talent. These people, because of their mediocre talent, cannot cultivate immortality, but they are unwilling to cultivate martial arts! So, they choose this narrow path!"

"Since it's a narrow gate, it's naturally not easy! Because it's relatively slow to cultivate, it may take decades to accumulate! However, once you step into the Grandmaster realm, you can make rapid progress and reach a height that ordinary martial artists cannot reach!" Lin Yu explained calmly.

"Cultivating both immortality and martial arts? There is such a method?" Feng Jiu was shocked.

He only practiced martial arts on his own. If he had known about this other method, he might not have chosen to focus solely on martial arts. Because everyone knows that the potential of cultivation is far, far greater than that of martial arts!

Lin Yu shook his head. "If you had started by cultivating both immortality and martial arts, you might not have been able to withstand the passage of time. A fine young man shouldn't waste his life. Just imagine, what good is it to achieve great success when you're old and frail? Let me give you an example: the things you liked when you were a child that you couldn't afford back then, you can afford now, but will you still like them?"

Hearing this, Feng Jiu instantly felt better. "What the Pavilion Master says is true. Success should be achieved as early as possible, otherwise life will lose its meaning!"

Lin Yu nodded, "That's the point! Besides, cultivation actually depends on opportunity. Back then, I was saved by the old blind man when I was on the verge of death. At that time, I was seriously injured, and I only had two choices: either activate my spiritual root and embark on the path of immortality, or die! But I never expected that by some twist of fate, I would actually activate my spiritual root and cultivate immortal techniques!"

Recalling what happened back then, Lin Yu couldn't help but sigh.

Spiritual roots are essential for cultivation!

Even among millions of people, it's not guaranteed to find someone who can activate their spiritual root.

It's a miracle he survived.

It can only be said that fate plays tricks on people!

Feng Jiu, however, had a different opinion. He shook his head and said, "To put it bluntly, it's because you, Pavilion Master, have better aptitude! The old Pavilion Master said that your talent is one in a thousand years, which is incomparable to us ordinary people! He said that talent is always greater than effort! Perhaps, in this life, we can become Li Qingcang through hard work, but we can never become the second Lin Yu!"

Lin Yu was speechless for a moment, then said with satisfaction, "Not bad, the longer you've been with me, the more subtle your flattery becomes!"

Feng Jiu blushed, "Look at what you're saying, Pavilion Master. I'm just telling the truth. That damn Li Qingcang is no match for you. You'll beat him to a pulp during the Martial Arts Tournament!"

Lin Yu nodded, his eyes slightly narrowed, and said, "Dealing with him isn't difficult, but I'm more curious. The method of cultivating both immortality and martial arts has long been extinct, and even some reclusive sects might not possess it! Yet Li Qingcang was able to learn this method and endure for decades! There must be a master guiding him behind the scenes!"

...

Lin Yu's guess was correct.

Li Qingcang did indeed have guidance from a master.

However, even Li Qingcang himself did not know the identity of this master.

At the time, he was just a teenager playing in the woods when he was spotted by a hungry wolf.

Just as they were about to be devoured by hungry wolves, a strange man with disheveled hair and barely clothed clothes suddenly emerged from the cave.

They saved him from the jaws of the hungry wolves.

Li Qingcang immediately bowed down, knowing that he had met a master and wanted to become his disciple.

However, the strange man made a sarcastic remark.

"With your aptitude, you're not even as good as a mudfish in a stream. Do you think you're worthy of being my apprentice?"

The strange man ignored him and immediately passed through the wall back into the cave.

Young Li Qingcang was not discouraged by the other party's mockery. Instead, he showed extraordinary calmness and forbearance.

He knelt in front of the cave for a long time and refused to get up.

This kneeling lasted for a full seven days.

Just when he was nearly starving to death in the mountains, the strange man finally emerged from the cave again.

Looking at him slumped on the ground, he sighed helplessly, "Very well! Although your aptitude is lacking, your perseverance is still commendable, and you do show signs of being a late bloomer! Since that's the case, I will pass on to you a method of cultivating both immortality and martial arts. However, this requires sixty years of cultivation before you can achieve anything! Whether you can endure it or not depends on your own destiny!"

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