Chapter 2

Wang Qi lay on the ground for a moment, then stood up and said, "I need to prepare. In a few days, I'll set out to seek that so-called 'opportunity' and start a life of killing and plundering, where the virtuous shall prevail!"

Zhen Chanzi suddenly spoke up, "Hold on."

"What's wrong?"

"You still lack the awareness of a cultivator," Zhen Chanzi said. "Your magical power needs to be honed and pondered. After your magical power advances, you can relax for a bit, but after indulging, you must meditate for a while to comprehend the heart method."

Wang Qi sighed and sat back down in the spirit-gathering array, sensing the heart method left by Zhen Chanzi in his body.

The supreme heart method is not recorded in words, but only as a feeling. Wang Qi followed the obscure and incomprehensible will in his mind, directing his magical power and pondering its characteristics during this process.

Perceiving the magical power in his body moving according to his will, becoming cold or hot, Wang Qi shook his head and smiled in his heart.

This is really an unscientific power.

After finishing, Wang Qi closed his eyes and felt the changes in his body. When he opened his eyes, he felt a sense of unreality: "Old man, did I succeed?"

According to the description of the cultivation method in his mind, he had perfectly broken through the barrier...

"What's wrong with that?"

"Isn't it too smooth?" Wang Qi scratched his head, somewhat puzzled.

Isn't it said that the protagonist in a novel must risk half his life and all his savings, and then just as he is about to fail, he must suddenly reverse the situation, and it's best if there's some unprecedented coincidence to achieve the hidden achievements in the cultivation method!

If breaking through the barrier is so easy, it would definitely be a failure in a novel!

After hearing the reason, Zhen Chanzi was almost enraged to the point of losing his soul. He roared in his mind, "Ridiculous! Ridiculous! You actually use the rumors of the common people as a benchmark to measure your own cultivation achievements? Breaking through the first realm requires a desperate effort, how can such a talent break through the final barrier? Do you still treat cultivation as a game?"

Wang Qi shook his head, "It's not a game, it's a game! This kind of bloody and violent thing must be banned from children's play."

Zhen Chanzi: "...Enough, enough, you brat, talk to me less in the future."

Next, Wang Qi spent another three hours adjusting his state after breaking through the barrier and stabilizing his cultivation. After finishing, he suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, old man, do cultivators have any good methods to hide their aura and cultivation progress?"

"What do you need it for?"

Wang Qi said matter-of-factly, "Hiding one's cultivation and pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger is a source of satisfaction!"

Zhen Chanzi immediately regretted it. He felt that dealing with this brain-damaged brat was a stain on his 20,000-year life: "This ring has the highest level of aura concealment. Although you are just at the initial stage of Qi Cultivation, it is enough to hide from ordinary Qi Cultivators and Foundation Establishment cultivators."

"Then do you have any money-making skills?"

"Money-making?"

"Like creating artifacts out of thin air, or a 100% success rate in alchemy..."

Zhen Chanzi hadn't felt the urge to vomit blood for nearly 10,000 years: "If I had such skills, I would have unified the Immortal Path 10,000 years ago!"

"Huh?" Wang Qi pouted, his tone full of disdain, "Really not impressive."

Zhen Chanzi was silent for a moment, then said helplessly, "I'll give you the alchemy and artifact creation methods, learn them yourself."

Wang Qi nodded in satisfaction and counted on his fingers, "Alright, another source of satisfaction is met."

"Brat, what's the point of doing these things?"

"For fun!"

"Reaching the pinnacle of cultivation, reigning over the Immortal Path, and being revered for eternity is also a kind of fun, why don't you pursue it?"

Wang Qi had already started packing his belongings to prepare for his departure. Hearing this, he stopped his work and held the ring to his face, "Eternity? Can the affairs of the future be changed just because I care? What good does it do me if future generations revere me? Besides, reigning over this world? Old man, don't you think this world is really boring?"

"Boring?"

"Just a dead pool. As you said, the first Foundation Establishment cultivator was born 80,000 years ago, and the first Immortal appeared 10,000 years later. 40,000 years ago, the Immortal Path reached its peak, and then it gradually declined due to the depletion of spiritual energy and resources?"

"That's true. My body and spirit are destroyed, and I can no longer sense the spiritual energy of the world. But based on the rate of spiritual energy decline 10,000 years ago, it is likely that the world has already entered the End of the Law era, where even a Great Master cannot be seen..."

"Then in another 40,000 years, the Immortal Path will surely be extinct. Managing a group of people who are destined to have no descendants, it sounds meaningless."

Zhen Chanzi was silent. As a Great Master, he naturally understood the drawbacks of the Immortal Path. Cultivators strive to seize the power of the universe to forge their true selves. A cultivator's seizure of spiritual energy is like a drop in the vast ocean, but the universe cannot withstand the endless exploitation by disciples and grand-disciples.

"This world will eventually be depleted by the Immortals. I can't manage the world, and I don't want to—after all, I hate troublesome things the most. So, how the world and others are, all have nothing to do with me. I just want a colorful life."

After saying this, Wang Qi no longer paid attention to the silent Zhen Chanzi and began preparing for his future travels.

Cultivation emphasizes the four elements: method, wealth, companion, and place. What Wang Qi had was only the "method." The other three elements could not be provided by this desolate village.

Since the cultivation at the Spirit Body stage focuses on physical training and does not produce any supernatural effects, if a Qi Cultivation cultivator were to engage in conflict, it would be a sure death. Zhen Chanzi had also said that the cultivation at the Spirit Body stage should be done step by step without the aid of any elixirs, so Wang Qi had never gone out to seek so-called "opportunities." However, now everything was different.

"Since this is a one-way trip, the house and land are useless... I'll sell them to the villagers at a discount... three acres of land... the old house can be sold to..."

Suddenly, the jade ring trembled violently. Wang Qi felt as if he was holding a vibrating mobile phone: "Old man, old man, why did it suddenly switch to vibration?"

"There is a cultivator's aura, at the Foundation Establishment stage. I don't know their origin, quickly channel your magical power into the ring, I'll help you hide."

Although Zhen Chanzi had fallen 10,000 years ago and was only a remnant soul, he claimed to have been the head of a major sect and one of the top experts in the world, with cultivation already at the peak of the Great Master stage. As long as he passed the heavenly tribulation, he could ascend to the heavens and roam the universe. Even now, as a remnant soul, he still possessed various incredible abilities.

Wang Qi did not hesitate for a moment and channeled all his magical power into the jade ring. A cool sensation surged from the ring, spreading throughout Wang Qi's body. Then, Wang Qi's aura and spirit were completely concealed, like a withered tree or a stone.

"Wait! Old man, you don't know any information about the current Immortal Path, right? I think it's better to ask."

"It's not clear whether the other party is good or bad. If they have ill intentions, you going out rashly would be suicide. Stay put!"

Zhen Chanzi's voice was somewhat serious. In his spiritual sense, the aura of a Foundation Establishment cultivator was originally flying towards the center of the village, but suddenly changed direction 300 zhang away and flew towards this place.

300 zhang, according to Zhen Chanzi, was the limit of the spiritual sense range of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and even that required specialized cultivation of mental techniques.

Was he discovered? It shouldn't be. Although Zhen Chanzi was only a remnant soul, his spiritual sense could extend over ten miles. He issued a warning as soon as the other party entered this range, and when Wang Qi activated the ring, the other party was still two miles away. A Foundation Establishment cultivator's spiritual sense extending two miles? This completely defies reason!

However, a Foundation Establishment cultivator seeing through the concealment of this ring? It was impossible. Even in the prosperous era of the Immortal Path, it was impossible for someone to see through this ring's concealment with a difference of less than two major realms, let alone in this End of the Law era?

Wang Qi saw a white streak of light flying towards him from the sky. Zhen Chanzi said solemnly, "Pretend you know nothing."

Due to his fear of the approaching cultivator, Wang Qi did not respond to Zhen Chanzi.

"Inhale... exhale... inhale... exhale... very good, don't be nervous... keep smiling... relax your facial muscles, make sure to show six teeth... keep your breath fresh, well, this seems impossible."

Wang Qi faced the streak of light and showed a standard, charming smile.

"What are you doing..." Zhen Chanzi was very puzzled.

"A good first impression." Wang Qi squeezed out these words through his teeth.

"Idiot! You should pretend to be working!"

"Bullshit! The spirit-gathering array in the yard hasn't been dismantled, it would be suspicious if I knew nothing!"

At this moment, the white streak of light stopped above Wang Qi's old house. Liu Yang dissipated, and a girl of about sixteen or seventeen years old appeared. The girl was extremely beautiful, wearing a red dress and standing on a purple small sword.

"Riding a sword..."

Wang Qi showed a hint of envy. In his previous life, he had often fantasized about one day being able to ride a celestial sword and travel the world. Although he had been introduced to the Immortal Path in this life, he had not yet reached the Foundation Establishment stage and could not control artifacts.

However, the girl's next words shattered his fantasies.

"Down there, I'm talking to you, a recently advanced Qi Cultivation cultivator using the ancient method, come with me!"

"Hey, hey, hey! Miss, I don't understand what you're saying at all!"

Wang Qi denied it outright.

The girl showed a contemptuous smile, "Do you think you can hide from today's cultivators just because you have an ancient treasure with an outdated design? Your complete suppression of spiritual insight is too obvious. Also, your cultivation method is thousands of years out of date."

Ah?

Wang Qi was dumbfounded.

What the hell? Wasn't it supposed to be the End of the Law era? Wasn't it supposed to be that the older the cultivation method, the more orthodox it was? How can a cultivation method be outdated? What the hell, what the hell, what the hell...

Not only was Wang Qi's mind in turmoil, but Zhen Chanzi was also unable to remain calm.

"Who is this girl... what terrifying treasure does she carry..."

"Not... I think I know who she is..." Wang Qi said to Zhen Chanzi with his still unskilled spiritual sense.

"What?"

"She must be sent by the Heavenly Dao to humiliate us!"

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