Zhang Yuan was frail and sickly as a child. Once, he was very ill and the doctor couldn't do anything about it. Zhang Yuan's mother took him to the village that night to ask Li Fengjuan for help.
Li Fengjuan is a well-known spirit medium in the village.
At that time, Li Fengjuan was seen muttering incantations, then gave Zhang Yuan's mother some incense ash and told her to go back and mix it with water for Zhang Yuan to drink. Zhang Yuan's mother did as she was told, and unexpectedly, Zhang Yuan's fever really did subside two days later.
Zhang Yuan was 8 years old that year, and he could already remember things.
So Zhang Yuan still remembers what Li Fengjuan said to her mother Wang Ru with a sigh before she went home that night: "Zhang Yuan is unlucky. Although he is fine this time, he probably won't live past 35!"
Li Fengjuan's words startled her mother quite a bit.
As Zhang Yuan grew up and became busy with his studies, he gradually forgot about this incident, and even his parents may have forgotten about it.
However, Zhang Yuan's health has indeed been poor in recent years.
I catch a cold and fever five or six times a year, and each time it takes two or three weeks to get better.
Zhang Yuan looked unwell, was thin, and wore thick glasses. Last year, during a physical examination at the county hospital, a tumor was discovered on his body!
The doctor said the tumor was benign and nothing to worry about.
But having a tumor in one's body is never a good thing. Last month, when school was on holiday, Zhang Yuan went for a physical examination and found that the tumor on his body had grown a little bit larger than last year!
The unexpected deaths of Granny Wang and classmate Li Lecai reminded Zhang Yuan of Li Fengjuan's words once again.
Li Fengjuan's words were like a curse, leaving a deep shadow on Zhang Yuan. Over the years, Zhang Yuan thought he had forgotten about it.
It wasn't until Granny Wang and Li Le passed away that he realized he hadn't forgotten them after all.
The passing of Grandma Wang and Li Lecai kept Zhang Yuan awake for three nights. Afterward, he gradually regained his senses and began to look for ways to live a long life in order to prevent Li Fengjuan's prediction from coming true.
At this time, the college entrance examination was over, and Zhang Yuan had received his admission notice from Tongcheng University. He then searched online for ways to increase his lifespan and live a long life.
For a whole month, Zhang Yuan read through almost every article, report, event, and ancient book he could find online, both ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, and finally discovered that there really might be a way to prolong life.
That's cultivating immortality!
Or, to put it another way, cultivation.
To defy fate and achieve true lifespan extension.
After much deliberation, Zhang Yuan decided to test the waters himself and try cultivating immortality.
If, as the ancient books and articles I've consulted truly say, one can achieve immortality and possess all sorts of supernatural powers by cultivating this method, then I've struck it rich.
Even if all of this is fake, there's no harm in losing anything!
It's better than doing nothing.
Moreover, his health was really poor. Sometimes Zhang Yuan himself doubted whether he could live to be 35 years old if things continued like this.
The tumor on my body has grown even bigger than it did last year!
After deciding to cultivate immortality, Zhang Yuan bought a book called "The Secret Manual of Yang God Cultivation" and "The 30-Day Rapid Success Method for Foundation Building" online.
However, I never expected to be cheated by a dishonest merchant and buy two fake manuals.
My first step in cultivating immortality has failed!
However, he had other methods.
While reading ancient books and online posts, Zhang Yuan joined several chat groups about cultivating immortality and practicing cultivation, and infiltrated them to observe and learn.
A few days have passed.
Zhang Yuan discovered that one chat group was for selling health supplements and attracting customers, while the other two were just groups for bragging and had no value, so he left them one by one.
Only one chat group remains, called "Golden Classics Reading Club," which is still under further observation.
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Sunlight filtered through the leaves in the yard, shining on Zhang Yuan.
Zhang Yuan held the two pirated books he had just received, feeling both amused and exasperated. In the end, he decided to take the two books to his room and place them under a pile of textbooks to avoid his parents seeing them.
Just then, my phone vibrated in my pocket.
Zhang Yuan took out his phone.
As a student who has just escaped the ordeal of the college entrance examination, his WeChat account is very simple: a family and friends group, a high school classmates group, and a Golden Classics Reading Club group that he recently joined.
My phone vibrated because of new messages from my classmates' group chat and the Golden Classics Reading Club.
Zhang Yuanxian opened the classmate group chat and took a look.
Nothing's wrong.
A male classmate in our class said in the group chat that he was going hiking and asked the other classmates if they wanted to go together!
Zhang Yuan glanced at it and then left the class group chat.
He doesn't have time to go hiking.
After his parents went to work, he was home alone and had to help them with some housework and farm work, such as feeding the chickens and ducks and watering the vegetable garden.
Moreover, given his physique, Zhang Yuan had no interest in activities that required a lot of physical exertion, because his body couldn't handle it.
Besides, his cold hadn't gotten better, and his head was still spinning.
After leaving the classmates' group, he glanced at the Golden Classics Reading Club group one last time.
The group chat is quite lively today. In just a short while, dozens of unread messages have appeared. Zhang Yuan clicked in to see what everyone was talking about.
"Congratulations to the group owner on emerging from seclusion!"
"Congratulations to Lazy Master on breaking through to the Golden Core Realm!!!"
"I'm so envious!"
"In the cultivation world, the Golden Core Realm is equivalent to the Earth Immortal level! From then on, ordinary spiritual creatures will be unable to approach, and living to be over a hundred years old will not be a problem!"
...
The group chat was buzzing with discussion.
After observing for the past few days, Zhang Yuan confirmed that most of the people in this group were just like him, newbies or beginners in the world of cultivation.
There are probably only a handful of cultivators at the lowest level, the Foundation Establishment stage.
Most people are probably like Zhang Yuan, who are fanatical enthusiasts of cultivating immortality due to some kind of opportunity, or because they want to live a long life or develop some kind of supernatural power!
"Lazy Master, could you tell everyone how you cultivate?"
"Yes, yes!"
"Please carry me!"
"Looking for a carry +1"
...
Group owner Lazy Cultivator: Haha, since everyone is so interested in cultivation, I'll compile a few cultivation techniques and share them in the group for everyone's reference in a bit.
"Thank you, Lazy Master!"
"Thanks for the lazy teacher's guidance!"
...
Zhang Yuan silently read through the chat history, and he was also somewhat looking forward to the cultivation method that the lazy cultivator had mentioned.
But he didn't say anything in the group chat.
Based on the information collected over the past month, the cultivation realms can be roughly divided into: Foundation Establishment, Meridian Opening, Golden Core, Yin Spirit, and Yang Spirit.
Therefore, when a fellow group member said that a lazy cultivator had broken through to the Golden Core realm, Zhang Yuan didn't have much trouble understanding it.
However, Zhang Yuan actually knew very little about what the Golden Core Realm and Foundation Establishment Realm were. He only knew the surface terms and the descriptions in the book, and didn't have much of a concept of them.
Even its authenticity is questionable.
The group chat was filled with some pointless chatter.
Zhang Yuan left the chat group, put his phone back in his pocket, and continued doing his own thing.
Hmm, oh!
After returning to his room, Zhang Yuan coughed twice more. After wiping his nose, he placed the two books, "The Secret Manual of Yang Shen Cultivation" and "The 30-Day Rapid Success Method for Foundation Building," in the corner of the book pile before going to the backyard to feed the chickens.
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It was already eleven o'clock when I finished the housework.
Nearly a hundred unread messages flooded the classmate group and the Golden Classics Reading Club cultivation group. Zhang Yuan opened them to check. In the Golden Classics Reading Club group, the group leader, Lazy Cultivator, had already uploaded his cultivation method.
A bunch of group members expressed their excitement and gratitude.
Zhang Yuan silently opened the document uploaded by the group owner, Lazy Cultivator, wanting to see what kind of cultivation method this Golden Core Realm group owner had uploaded.
He also harbored a faint anticipation for cultivating techniques.
During this time, he has learned some basic knowledge about cultivation, but he does not yet know any cultivation techniques.
This is the most important factor affecting the pursuit of immortality and longevity.
Although some free cultivation methods can be found online, Zhang Yuan is cautious and somewhat timid, so he always felt uneasy about cultivation methods found online.
What if you practice haphazardly and develop some kind of problem, like going into a state of demonic possession?
There wasn't even anyone to ask for help.
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The Nine Pieces of Brocade is a Taoist foundation-building cultivation secret method. Daily practice can help practitioners repair damaged bodies, expel impurities from the body, open up blood channels and meridians, and complete foundation building!
The best time to practice the Nine Pieces of Brocade is at midnight or noon each day.
If a cultivator persists in their practice, they can complete the foundation building stage of immortal cultivation in as little as 1-2 years or as long as 3-5 years!
In addition, this exercise has no side effects, and long-term practice can prolong life.
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After Zhang Yuan opened the document, the first thing he saw was an introduction to the Nine-Section Brocade exercise.
Then comes the specific training methods and detailed explanations for each movement of the Nine Pieces of Brocade.
The group admin is a meticulous person; he wrote in great detail and even included action illustrations.
The whole set of exercises isn't too difficult; all nine movements seem easy to learn, and there are illustrations and detailed explanations.
Besides the "Nine Pieces of Brocade", there is another set of exercises in the document called "Rejuvenating Sleeping Exercise"!
It also includes detailed instructions and hand-drawn illustrations of the actions.
Zhang Yuan glanced at both sets of exercises, then focused on the first set, "Nine Pieces of Brocade." He carefully read and compared the pictures, spending half an hour roughly memorizing the key points of the "Nine Pieces of Brocade" exercises.
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