Longevity: Starting from the Qi Tags

Chapter 115 - 104: Meridian Breaking Level 5, Test Supernatural Powers! ”

“Great!” Shu Xiaoxiao said, laughing.

Half an hour later,

After grooming and getting dressed,

Jiang Yuan, with Shu Xiaoxiao, headed toward Heaven Lead Peak.

Along the way, Jiang Yuan saw many good-hearted glances directed at him. To the majority of the Supreme Mystery Sect’s disciples, Jiang Yuan’s intervention that day saved the sect’s dignity, and they felt exceptionally grateful to him.

Had Jiang Yuan not stepped in that day, their younger generation would have been disgraced by Zhou Tuo, which would have been a great humiliation!

A short while later, both Jiang Yuan and Shu Xiaoxiao arrived at the foot of the mountain path of Heaven Lead Peak.

The two Outer Court disciples, one fat and one thin, were still guarding the mountain gate today.

When they saw Jiang Yuan, they respectfully greeted him, “Senior Brother Jiang, please, this way!”

Jiang Yuan merely smiled without saying a word.

Only after he was far away did the two let out a breath of relief.

The fat one said, “Fortunately, we didn’t offend him too much before. Senior

Brother Jiang didn’t hold our mistakes against us!”

“Absolutely! Now, in the entire Outer Court, Jiang Yuan’s reputation is so grand that there’s nobody who doesn’t know of him! I suppose even in the inner sect, many have heard of his fame! If he were to hold a grudge against us for what happened that day, we would be in trouble!”

The fat one nodded, “Of course! How high is Senior Brother Jiang’s prestige now?”

“On the day of inner sect examination, without Senior Brother Jiang’s intervention, the entire Supreme Mystery Sect would have lost face.”

“Most importantly, I’ve heard a rumor that Qianyuan Imperial Family’s visit that day mainly aimed to weaken the qi movement of our Supreme Mystery Sect.”

“Qianyuan Kingdom is a qi movement dynasty. The stronger the dynasty’s qi movement, the stronger their ruler. If one has an official position within the territory of Qianyuan Kingdom, they can borrow the qi movement of the dynasty to temporarily enhance their own combat power, leveling up a notch!”

“You could say that Senior Brother Jiang’s intervention punctured the Qianyuan Imperial Family’s proactive attack!”

As they were discussing, Jiang Yuan had already brought Shu Xiaoxiao to the peak, to the place where they had met Kong Nian last time.

At this time, Kong Nian was sitting in the pavilion with steam rising from the tea water in front of him.

“Greetings, senior!” Jiang Yuan said with a bow. “Sit!” Kong Nian gestured with his hand.

Jiang Yuan slowly took his seat.

“Not bad, you have now reached the fifth level of meridian breaking cultivation. The speed of your breakthrough is indeed befitting of a heaven genius!” Kong Nian glanced at Jiang Yuan, praising him.

Jiang Yuan smiled, “I’ve refined a bottle of superior Qi Absorbing Pills. If I still couldn’t break through, wouldn’t that be too incompetent! ”

Kong Nian shook his head, “It’s not as simple as that. Although the pills are good, some people, limited by their physique, cannot fully refine them in a short time; most of the medicinal power will be lost. In this case, the efficiency of their cultivation using the pills won’t be too high.”

Then he asked, “Do you know why I called you here today?”

Jiang Yuan shook his head, “My understanding is limited; I don’t quite understand. Could you please enlighten me?” At this moment, a man approached from the distance.

“Master!” The man called out.

Kong Nian turned to look at him and immediately smiled, “Mingyuan, come over and meet him!”

The man, who had an honest face, came over with a big grin on his face.

“Master, Junior Brother Jiang doesn’t need me to recognize him! Who among the inner sect disciples don’t know Junior Brother Jiang now, except for those who are still training outside!”

Standing beside Kong Nian, he grinned and said, “Junior Brother Jiang, my name is He Mingyuan! Nice to meet you!”

Jiang Yuan also greeted, “Jiang Yuan, nice to meet Senior Brother He!”

“Master, let me pour you some tea!” He Mingyuan took the teapot.

Kong Nian nodded his head, wearing a satisfied smile.

He had only accepted three direct disciples to date, of which he was most satisfied with this unpretentious and honest He Mingyuan.

He was just like Kong Nian when he was young.

This was also the reason why he accepted He Mingyuan as a direct disciple: he saw his younger self in him.

Back in the day, his talent was just as average as He Mingyuan’s.

But he stepped cautiously, and although he was far behind those outstanding peers of his age, he never stopped, never felt discouraged.

From lagging far behind to gradually catching up, advancing further and further, until he left them far behind and achieved what he has today.

Now, the day of the heavenly calamity didn’t seem too far off, but he had an illusion that the barrier became ever thinner.

Now it had become so thin that he had an illusion that he could break through to the realm of dharma-nature.

However, he never dared to truly take that step.

At this time, He Mingyuan stood silently beside Kong Nian.

Kong Nian looked at Jiang Yuan in front of him and sighed wistfully, “I’ve summoned you here to pass on a cultivation technique that’s very suitable for you! A technique for body cultivation – it’s meant for you!”

He Mingyuan’s hand trembled, and tea spilled from the pot onto his index finger.

Jiang Yuan witnessed this scene.

He glanced at He Mingyuan behind Kong Nian, and then stood up to bow, “As a junior, I can’t refuse such a gift from my senior!”

Kong Nian immediately burst into laughter, his face full of joy.

Then, a flash of light appeared in his hand, and a yellow, ancient-looking book appeared.

“This ancient book is the culmination of all my life’s efforts. I have always believed that the current path of cultivation may not necessarily be the correct one. Abandoning the cultivation of the physical body and only cultivating the divine soul, and remaining inherently weak, should change to improving physique, which is the true path.”

“However, no matter how I approach the subject, I find that cultivating the divine soul is indeed currently the best method!”

“Especially in the ancient times, to become a true immortal, one must not abandon the mortal body, nor must they solidify an immortal body. No one could attain true Dao Fruit.’

“And yet, I still feel that the physical body is very important. Others have too much talent in cultivating their physical bodies.”

“The human race is naturally weak. I dare not impart my belief to them for fear of misguiding them. If they start on the wrong path, it would be too late for them to turn back!”

“But you’re different. I haven’t seen a physical talent like yours in my life, and so I bestow this technique to you, hoping you will carry on my philosophy!”

“The physical body and the divine soul should be inseparable! I sought ancient texts, and found an era where cultivation of both the physical body and the divine soul were practiced. That era was exceptionally brilliant, far stronger than today!”

“There was once a technique for attaining sanctity through physical body cultivation that was extremely powerful, called the Eighty-Nine Profound Technique, but I regret that I couldn’t witness it!”

“However, I don’t know why, why one by one these eras are submerged in ancient history, leaving only some fragmentary records! ”

Speaking of this, he sighed deeply.

If he could survey all the ancient books, maybe he could set out on a new path.

Standing on the shoulders of predecessors, one could always climb even higher.

Yet, those ancient books containing pieces of great destiny had long been eroded by the changing eras and the passage of time, all turning to dust..