Chapter 21

"What is Lingwu Shuangxiu?"

Jiang Ping'an, touching his numb right arm, was very puzzled, as it was the first time he had heard this term.

"It means cultivating spiritual energy and physical strength simultaneously," Li Yuntian explained.

Jiang Ping'an suddenly understood, "That makes sense."

Previously, he had obtained a breathing technique, and later practiced the Blood Qi Technique, indeed taking two paths at once.

"Thank you, sir, for saving my life."

He raised his hand in a salute, bowing slightly to the old man in front of him. He had heard that this was how people greeted each other in the martial world.

If not for this old gentleman, he would have been captured by those two soldiers and died in inhuman torture.

Li Yuntian took a sip of wine and smiled, waving his hand, "No need to thank me, thank the general. It was the general's order."

"The general's kindness belongs to the general, and your kindness belongs to you. The two cannot be mixed up," Jiang Ping'an said seriously.

His mother had told him that one must know how to be grateful and remember who has been good to them.

"Ha ha."

Li Yuntian really liked the polite young man in front of him, "We cultivators don't call each other 'sir,' you should call me 'senior.'"

"Thank you, Senior, for saving my life," Jiang Ping'an said again.

"You seem to know nothing. Come, sit down, and I'll tell you about the knowledge of cultivators."

Li Yuntian sat down on the stool very casually, with no airs at all. His hair was messy, like an old farmer, and he was very approachable.

He took another sip of wine and scratched his head, "Where should I start? Let's start with cultivation."

"There are three major types of cultivators in the world: Spirit Cultivators, Body Cultivators, and Soul Cultivators. Among them, Spirit Cultivators are the most numerous and the mainstream cultivation path. Spirit Cultivators can specialize in forging, rune crafting, alchemy, and more..."

Jiang Ping'an sat straight beside him, listening attentively. He knew too little about cultivation.

A magnificent and vast world of cultivation unfolded before him like a scroll, making his heart race.

It turned out there were so many cultivation realms, and the Lingtai Kingdom, which he had thought he would spend his whole life in, was just a small country. It also turned out that a storage bag needed to be imprinted with one's divine consciousness to be used correctly...

Jiang Ping'an listened with rapt attention, many legendary stories making him yearn, and he didn't feel tired even after listening for a whole day.

"Your body hasn't fully recovered yet, so I'll stop here for now. I'll tell you more later."

Li Yuntian had already finished seven or eight bottles of wine, his head feeling dizzy, and he wanted to sleep.

"Senior, do you know how to become an immortal?" Jiang Ping'an asked finally.

"Immortal?"

The originally drunk Li Yuntian suddenly became much more sober, looking up at the sky outside the window, muttering, "The path to immortality is elusive. How would a person like me know how to become an immortal?"

"Perhaps, only by learning the supreme secret techniques left by the founding emperor of the Daxia Kingdom, one might have a chance to become an immortal."

"Supreme secret techniques?" Jiang Ping'an's heart trembled, "How can one learn the secret techniques left by the emperor of the Daxia Kingdom?"

He now knew that the more powerful the technique one learned, the stronger one's combat ability and cultivation realm would be.

"Burp~"

Li Yuntian belched, returning to his drunken state.

"Don't think about it. Those secret techniques can only be learned by the royal family or those who have made significant contributions to the Daxia Kingdom."

"If you can destroy the Lingtai Kingdom, perhaps you will have a chance. I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep."

Li Yuntian took his wine gourd and staggered out.

"Senior, I'll see you off." Jiang Ping'an quickly stood up.

"No need, I won't fall. Hurry up and cultivate. There will be a battle in winter. By the way, don't practice Lingwu Shuangxiu if you don't have the resources; it will consume too much energy and you won't go far. Burp~"

Li Yuntian swayed as he walked, drinking his wine and leaving.

Jiang Ping'an saluted and bowed deeply to Li Yuntian.

The guidance from the other party would save him a lot of detours.

Jiang Ping'an looked in the direction of the Lingtai Kingdom, his clear eyes sparkling, "Destroy the Lingtai Kingdom..."

He wanted to become an immortal and do everything possible to revive his parents.

The supreme secret techniques of the Daxia Kingdom were the best chance to get close to immortality.

Although the Lingtai Kingdom was not as powerful as the Daxia Kingdom, it had the support of a major force, making it difficult to destroy.

However, even if there was just a sliver of a chance, he would not give up!

Jiang Ping'an closed the door and returned to his bed.

In front of him, he needed to prepare for the winter battle. The general and Senior Li had both said that there would be a battle with Pingshui County in winter.

There were still two or three months before winter, and he needed to improve his strength as much as possible during this time.

With three hundred Blood Qi Pills, he didn't need to worry about resources for Body Cultivation.

"Should I give up on Spirit Cultivation?"

His talent for Spirit Cultivation was not high, and he had spent a lot of resources to reach the Fifth Layer of Qi Practice.

Through his conversation with Senior Li, he learned that one Blood Qi Pill was worth about one spirit stone.

In other words, the resources for a whole month for a squad leader were about three spirit stones, and higher-ranking soldiers might get a couple more.

He basically consumed ten spirit stones a day to reach this realm.

If others had received so many resources, they would have long become Tenth Layer Qi Practitioners.

Jiang Ping'an thought for a long time and ultimately decided not to give up.

"Right now, there are no resource shortages for Body Cultivation. The Treasure Basin is idle anyway, so it might as well be used to replicate Qi Gathering Pills to improve my Spirit Cultivation realm."

"Moreover, Spirit Cultivation offers more attack methods, and I can learn talismans, alchemy, and forging."

"During battles, having more abilities means more ways to save your life."

He had survived countless pursuits, and he valued survival methods greatly. Learning more was never a bad thing.

If resources became insufficient in the future, he could reconsider giving up.

Jiang Ping'an opened the "Fireball Spell" he had obtained from the bearded man and began to study it seriously.

It was his first time learning a spell, and he was a bit excited.

In Pingshui County, at the General's Residence.

Xu Tao looked at the two subordinates in front of him and roared in anger:

"You two useless men, you let that boy be rescued by the Daxia Kingdom!"

"What, rescued by the Daxia Kingdom?" Squad Leader Ma Lin looked shocked, as if he had just learned about it.

"My spy received the message that the boy is now at the General's Residence in Lianshan County!" Xu Tao was extremely furious.

He had sent two thousand soldiers and the two strongest squad leaders to capture a peasant who had run away from a village, and they hadn't succeeded!

Most importantly, that boy was a genius, growing in just a month to the level where he could kill his son.

If he continued to grow, he would definitely become a terrifying enemy!

"General, what should we do now? Send someone to assassinate him?" Ma Lin asked.

"Of course, that little brat must die! We can't let him continue to grow! Find a professional assassination organization, I don't believe we can't kill him!"

Xu Tao's face was twisted with anger, unwilling to let the murderer of his son continue to grow.

"Also, inform everyone to prepare food supplies. Lianshan County is preparing to attack us in winter."

Compared to his son, holding Pingshui County was the most important.

If he couldn't hold it, his head would be on the line.

"General, those peasants don't have much food left," another squad leader said.

"Nonsense! It's harvest season now. How can they survive without food? They must be hiding it! If they don't hand it over, we'll take it by force!"

Xu Tao had no idea what the situation was like below, and even if he did, he wouldn't care. They were just a bunch of troublemakers, and their lives were dispensable.

"Yes, General."

The two subordinates, seeing the general's anger, did not dare to defy him.

The lives of the people below were not their concern, as they wouldn't go hungry.