"Of course I know." Old Man Mi gently stroked his beard, but whether he used too much force or something else, a few hairs accidentally fell off. He quickly tucked them into his sleeve, and at the same time, a cold glint appeared in his eyes.
"How do we solve this?" Zu'an asked hastily, completely unaware of this detail.
The old man glanced at him before saying, "Your restriction is located in a vital area, which is extremely vulnerable. If it is broken by external force, it is easy to damage the root. You can only break it by your own strength. When you reach the Grandmaster level and refine your Qi into a soul, you will naturally be able to break this restriction."
"Grandmaster? What level is that?" Zu An looked completely bewildered.
Old Man Mi frowned: "How can you not even know this most basic common sense? No wonder everyone says you're a good-for-nothing."
With his explanation, Zu'an finally understood the ranking of cultivators in this world. Most cultivators in the world are within the ninth rank. The first rank is to use a unique breathing frequency to synchronize with the energy of the weather and draw energy into the body to officially embark on cultivation. The second rank is to draw energy into the body to temper the skin in order to speed up the entry of energy into the body. The third rank is to refine the flesh. The fourth rank is to temper the tendons. The fifth rank is to refine the bones. The sixth rank is to refine the bone marrow. The seventh rank is to refine the blood. The eighth rank is to temper the internal organs and establish the meridians of the whole body. The ninth rank is to perceive the Niwan point and begin to store Qi.
When a cultivator gathers the chaotic vital energy within their body into a vortex, continuously nourishing their limbs and bones, they break through to the Grandmaster realm.
If a grandmaster can form a divine thought, he becomes a great grandmaster. Under the divine thought, life and death are in his own hands.
Above the Grandmasters are the Earth Immortals, who possess the power to move mountains and overturn seas with every gesture, much like the immortals in ancient mythology.
"Refining skin, flesh, and bones? This classification is far too arbitrary," Zu An said with a strange expression. "And what lies above Earth Immortal?"
"Above the Earth Immortal realm?" Old Man Mi looked up at the starry sky, a hint of longing and fervor flashing in his eyes. "Legend has it that one can travel through the void and live forever, but unfortunately, it seems that no one has ever reached that realm so far."
Zu An naturally didn't care; these things were too far removed from his life. He was more concerned with his own problem: "But some people say that I have extremely poor aptitude, and I'm already an adult. How can I cultivate to the level of a Grandmaster?"
Old Man Mi glanced at him and said, "There's no point in you practicing the normal cultivation methods in this world. However, I happen to have a strange cultivation method that I obtained in my early years, which is perfect for you to practice."
"What kind of strange method is this?" Zuan's heart skipped a beat.
Old Man Mi replied, “Ordinary people cultivate from a young age with the aid of spirit stones and spiritual herbs, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into their bodies to temper their entire being, eventually creating a system of spiritual energy channels throughout their bodies. But with your aptitude, even ignoring your disadvantage of being an adult, and spending dozens of times more spirit stones than a normal person, you can only reach the third rank at most. Spirit stones are so rare and precious, so why would anyone be willing to waste them on someone like you who has no future?”
"But my technique is different. It emphasizes breaking down and then building up. The only requirement to succeed in cultivation is to be beaten. The harder you are beaten, the easier it is to break through to the next level."
Zuan was completely dumbfounded: "There are actually such despicable techniques in the world?"
"Ignorant child, do you know that this divine skill is the only one in the world that could potentially grant immortality..." Old Man Mi was instantly furious, but realizing he had misspoke, he immediately changed his tune, "Ahem, do you want to practice it or not?"
"Practice? Of course I'll practice." Zu An was now like a drowning man grasping at a straw. It concerned his happiness for the rest of his life, so he had to try even the most unbelievable techniques. "But we're not related, so why are you being so kind?"
Old Man Mi sighed deeply: "It's just that I don't have long to live, and I don't want this set of skills to be buried in the yellow earth with me."
Zu An was relieved: "May I ask your esteemed name, senior? I will certainly carry forward this technique in the future, so as not to tarnish your reputation." At this point, he certainly didn't believe that Old Man Mi was his real name.
“You can still call me Old Man Mi… Hehe, it’s rare that you have this intention, it’s not in vain that I chose you,” Old Man Mi snorted with a half-smile, “Take this book and study it slowly by yourself, and come to me again if you don’t understand anything.”
After saying that, he threw a dark scroll into his arms, then turned and left, but he couldn't contain his joy: After all these years, I've finally found the most suitable furnace!
Many years ago, he was entrusted with a top-secret mission and went through countless hardships to obtain this secret manual. However, instead of returning to report, he killed his companions who went with him, faked his death, and hid away to cultivate in secret. But nothing stays hidden forever. Recently, it seems that those people have gotten wind of his whereabouts and will probably find him here soon.
Since his divine skills were not yet fully developed, he was unable to fight against those people. After much thought, he came up with a method to escape his predicament, which was a method of possession and rebirth that he had obtained in his early years.
Since this body was old and broken, he had long wanted to change bodies, and this crisis made him finally determined. However, possessing a body was not so simple. First, the other person also cultivated the same technique so that he could transfer his cultivation to them; second, the person's physique had to be yin-dominant.
It is important to know that possession is extremely dangerous. The target must be chosen based on the most suitable conditions in all aspects. However, he himself was a eunuch. If he were to suddenly turn into the body of a masculine man, he could easily die from being consumed by yang fire in that instant.
But if he were to turn back into a eunuch, he would feel somewhat unwilling. What eunuch in the world wouldn't want to be a real man? Who would want to be a eunuch again after being reborn?
So, caught in this dilemma, he hadn't found a suitable person until he met this son-in-law of the Chu family. He was under a restriction, making him look like a eunuch, but not a real eunuch. After he completely took control of the man's body, he could slowly return to normal.
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