Chapter 6

"Father, I don't know, please guide me," Ji Ning said respectfully.

In fact, he had read a lot of books and already knew, but as a four-year-old child, there was no need to be so extraordinary.

"I'll explain it to you so you understand," Ji Yichuan said coldly. "First, let me tell you about the seven major realms on the path of cultivation."

"The first level is the Postnatal Realm, with a lifespan of one hundred years."

"The second level is the Prenatal Realm, with a lifespan of two hundred years."

"The third level is the Purple Mansion Realm, known as 'Purple Mansion Cultivators,' with a lifespan of five hundred years."

"The fourth level is the Myriad Phenomena Realm, known as 'Myriad Phenomena Immortals,' with a lifespan of eight hundred years."

"The fifth level is the Primordial Spirit Realm, known as Primordial Spirit Daoists."

"The sixth level is the Reversion to Emptiness Realm, known as Earthly Immortals, or 'Land Immortals.' At the final stage of Reversion to Emptiness, one must face the heavenly tribulation. If they fail, they will die and their soul will be destroyed. If they survive by a stroke of luck, they will become a Wandering Immortal, who is generally as powerful as an Earthly Immortal."

"The seventh level is the Celestial Immortal Realm, which is truly transcending the three realms and being outside the five elements!"

After Ji Yichuan finished speaking, he looked at Ji Ning, hoping to see a look of shock on his son's face. However, Ji Ning was just listening attentively with his ears perked up.

"You said you want to cultivate, so I'll let you know how difficult it is," Ji Yichuan said in a low voice. "The first major hurdle in cultivation—Postnatal to Prenatal!"

"What is the Prenatal Realm? It refers to beings born from the heavens and earth, known as Prenatal Beings. For example, some gods and demons from the distant era of gods and demons were born from the heavens and earth, and were born with great powers. There are also beings who reincarnate into the Heavenly Realm as 'Heavenly Beings' or 'Asuras.' These Heavenly Beings and Asuras are also born from the heavens and earth, and are Prenatal Beings. They can cultivate very quickly, and only Prenatal Beings can cultivate to become immortals!"

"Ordinary people cannot cultivate to become immortals, but heaven always leaves a glimmer of hope. Therefore, great cultivators of the past created cultivation techniques to make the bodies of ordinary people like 'Prenatal Beings,' thus making it possible for them to cultivate."

"However, for ordinary people to become Prenatal Beings, it goes against the natural order, and the success rate is one in ten thousand! Tell me, is it difficult or not?"

Ji Ning listened.

Prenatal Beings? If not for the great turmoil in the Netherworld, he might have been reincarnated into the Heavenly Realm as a Heavenly Being, which would have made him a Prenatal Being. But now he was an ordinary person... indeed, the path from ordinary to Prenatal was very difficult.

"The second major hurdle in cultivation—Prenatal to Purple Mansion!"

"To cultivate, one must open the Purple Mansion. Opening the Purple Mansion is like laying the foundation for a house or cultivating a field for planting crops. The Purple Mansion is the field, the source of cultivation, and the foundation of the Great Dao! Only by truly opening the Purple Mansion within the body can one step onto the path of cultivation and be called a Purple Mansion Cultivator! Among Prenatal experts, only one in a thousand can succeed in opening the Purple Mansion. Tell me, is it difficult or not?"

Ji Ning nodded.

Yes, it is very difficult.

He listened carefully. In the Western Library of the Ji Clan, the books about cultivation realms only described the difficulties of the first two hurdles, and nothing more.

"Once you open the Purple Mansion and become a cultivator, you will have immense power."

"However, cultivating to become an immortal goes against the natural order. From the moment you step onto the path of immortality, which is the moment you open the Purple Mansion, you will face a test every three hundred years and a great tribulation every nine hundred years. As the saying goes, 'Disaster comes every three, tribulation every nine, disasters can be avoided, but tribulations cannot be escaped!' Every three hundred years, there is a test, and every nine hundred years, there is a great tribulation. As long as you are on the path of cultivation, this cycle will continue... unless you become a Celestial Immortal, in which case the 'Three Disasters and Nine Tribulations' will be a constant challenge for every cultivator."

Three Disasters and Nine Tribulations?

Disaster every three, tribulation every nine, disasters can be avoided, but tribulations cannot be escaped?

Ji Ning was indeed shocked. For cultivators, unless they become Celestial Immortals, tribulations come every three hundred years.

...

"Crack!" "Crack!" The thick candle burned, the sound echoing in the hall.

Ji Yichuan and Wei Chixue looked at their son. Ji Ning's face was filled with shock. Seeing his son's shocked expression, Ji Yichuan nodded slightly, finally managing to impress the little guy.

"What's the point of telling him so much? He's just a child," Wei Chixue said不满地.

"Mother," Ji Ning looked up and smiled, "It's fine."

Ji Yichuan looked at him in surprise.

"Father," Ji Ning said with a smile, "From ordinary to Prenatal, and from Prenatal to Purple Mansion, these two major hurdles alone are incredibly difficult. The Three Disasters and Nine Tribulations are too far away for me; I don't need to think about them."

"Right," Ji Yichuan nodded, "Your character is good. You're right; you don't need to think about becoming a Purple Mansion Cultivator right now. That's too far away. In the vast land of Yan Mountain, including the Ji Clan and all the other major forces and countless tribes, the strongest are Purple Mansion Cultivators. The path of cultivation is so difficult... even in our vast and boundless Xia Dynasty, a Celestial Immortal has not appeared in a million years."

Ji Ning nodded lightly.

When Lord Cui of the Netherworld spoke to him, he said that the *Nüwa Chart* only gave him a bit more of a chance. To become a Celestial Immortal, there were still countless tribulations. That was even with the premise of being a Heavenly Being and becoming a Heavenly Soldier or General... it was clear how difficult it was to become a Celestial Immortal. To transcend the three realms and be outside the five elements is not something anyone can achieve.

"Do you still want to cultivate?" Ji Yichuan looked at Ji Ning.

"Yes," Ji Ning nodded.

Ji Yichuan nodded slightly. If he had been scared by the dangers, he would have been disappointed. However, he didn't know... how could Ji Ning be scared by these things? What doesn't come with risks? You could be killed by a falling rock while walking, or choke to death while eating. The path of cultivation is an incredible journey; it would be strange if there were no dangers.

"However..." Ji Yichuan frowned, "You are too young, and cultivation techniques are very complex. If I give you a high-level cultivation technique, you might go wrong and harm your body. But ordinary cultivation techniques are not worth it..."

"Father," Ji Ning said, "I want a Body Refinement technique!"

"Oh? You know about Body Refinement?" Ji Yichuan was surprised, and Wei Chixue smiled, "Our son has read a lot of books and knows that there are two types of cultivation."

The path of cultivation is mainly divided into two types.

One is Qi Cultivation! Nine out of ten cultivators choose this path. They can use various magical treasures, create complex puppets, control large numbers of venomous insects and demons, construct great formations, and practice various evil cultivation methods... in short, this is an incredibly complex and profound path.

The other is Body Refinement.

According to legend, when the three realms were born, many gods and demons were created, all born from the heavens and earth with powerful bodies! Pangu, who opened the heavens and earth, was the most powerful of these gods and demons, with an incredibly strong body... so some great cultivators studied the bodies of these gods and demons and created Body Refinement techniques, allowing cultivators to have bodies like gods and demons, indestructible, immensely strong, able to transform into celestial beings, have multiple heads and arms, regenerate from a drop of blood, and be immortal... and so on, all part of the Body Refinement school.

The Body Refinement school is said to completely overwhelm Qi Cultivation at the same stage!

"Body Refinement is a hundred times more difficult than Qi Cultivation," Ji Yichuan said solemnly. "Body Refinement techniques grant the power of gods and demons, how could they not be extremely difficult?"

"Father, I will start with Body Refinement and then move to Qi Cultivation," Ji Ning said. "These two paths can be practiced simultaneously. When I find out which path I have a talent for, I will focus on that... and you were worried about my age and the risk of damaging my meridians with Qi Cultivation. Body Refinement techniques are not as dangerous."

Ji Yichuan and Wei Chixue looked at each other.

It seemed their son had thought it through carefully. Indeed, Body Refinement techniques mainly focus on strengthening the entire body, muscles, and organs, and have nothing to do with meridians. The meridians of the Prenatal gods and demons are different from those of humans, so the great cultivators who created the Body Refinement techniques did not need to consider meridians.

"Alright!" Ji Yichuan nodded. "Body Refinement techniques are extremely precious. The Ji Clan's five residences have a total of nineteen Body Refinement techniques. You can choose which one to practice!"

"Yes," Ji Ning was excited.

"Black Brother," Ji Yichuan called out.

A black-haired middle-aged man soon appeared outside the hall. His eyes glowed faintly red, and his eyes were narrow, clearly the black snake transformed.

"Black Uncle," Ji Ning called out. After living in this world for two years, he knew that this black-haired middle-aged man was a great demon who had already become a Prenatal Being. Ordinary beasts only become demon beasts when they gain intelligence and start to absorb the essence of heaven and earth, and they have no cultivation techniques, making it even harder for them to cultivate. Only by breaking through to the Prenatal stage do they gain the ability to transform!

The black-haired middle-aged man smiled and nodded, "Yichuan, what do you need?"

"Please go to the library," Ji Yichuan said, "and bring all nineteen simplified versions of the Body Refinement techniques. Ji Ning wants to use them."

"Ji Ning wants to use them?" The black-haired middle-aged man looked at Ji Ning with a smile, "If he practices Body Refinement, he will be like a god or demon. It seems Ji Ning has great ambition."

Whoosh!

The black-haired middle-aged man disappeared.

Ji Ning took a deep breath and waited. Black Uncle was right; he had great ambition. First, he knew that because of his young age, his father might not easily teach him Qi Cultivation techniques. As for self-study? Ji Ning wasn't that confident. Second, he knew about the strength of the Body Refinement school. Killing a Body Refinement expert is a thousand times harder than killing a Qi Cultivation expert! At the same stage, Body Refinement experts completely overwhelm Qi Cultivation experts!

Strong survival ability and powerful strength. These two points made Ji Ning prefer Body Refinement techniques.

"Whoosh." A gentle breeze blew, and the black-haired middle-aged man appeared in the hall, smiling, "Nineteen simplified versions of Body Refinement techniques."

"Ji Ning," Ji Yichuan looked at his son, "The simplified versions only contain the initial parts of the cultivation techniques and a description of the technique. Look through them carefully and choose one."

The black-haired middle-aged man placed the nineteen simplified versions in front of Ji Ning.

Each simplified version was very thin, containing only the initial parts of the techniques. Even if stolen, it wouldn't affect the Ji Clan. They wouldn't leave valuable cultivation techniques in the library. However, even the simplified versions of the Body Refinement techniques were not easy to obtain, so Ji Yichuan had the black-haired middle-aged man fetch them.

"Nineteen."

Ji Ning lowered his head and began to read carefully.

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