tkworld #216 - Knowing the time it takes for a genius to practice, I feel even more inflated now
#216 - Knowing the time it takes for a genius to practice, I feel even more inflated now
Nascent Soul.
Perception abilities underwent earth-shattering changes.
The mind became almost tangible.
Perception of the surroundings reached a new level.
One could also better examine their own condition.
If it were the poison from before, perhaps it could have been detected at this time, and then a way could have been found to suppress it.
But...
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What he could now perceive was still that pill within his Qi Sea.
It had already merged into the Astral Qi and could not be separated.
"Truly strange."
Gu An felt somewhat puzzled in his heart,
Or rather, somewhat curious.
If the third volume of the Qi Sea Heavenly Astral Technique hadn't been cultivated to completion, wouldn't there be no need to worry now?
But it was impossible not to cultivate the Qi Sea Heavenly Astral Technique to perfection.
Unless there was no other way out.
So, in the end, he still fell into the poisoned ending.
Getting up and moving his body, Gu An felt he could mobilize his body's power at any time, his body possessing inexhaustible strength.
His previous body was like stagnant water, but now it was a living spring.
Endless, full of vitality and spirit.
For a Golden Core to try and leap realms was simply a pipe dream.
The essence was different.
No wonder Luo Yutong, who had been weakened several times, was still so difficult to kill.
Being able to kill her was entirely because she was too severely injured.
Putting these aside, Gu An began to familiarize himself with his current power.
Whether it was the Qi Sea Heavenly Astral Technique, the Cage, or the Breath Control Technique, he had to go through them all.
To fully unleash his current power.
Otherwise, if the power could not be skillfully controlled, problems would easily arise.
In addition, Red Bean also needed to be re-nurtured.
The Red Bean given by Chu Meng was extremely powerful, capable of transforming into extremely strong Red Armor Soldiers.
It just required a lot of time.
Next was the Sword Intent, which also needed time to comprehend.
And the Chase the Sun Release should also be put on the agenda.
First, go meet the person Zuo Youyan likes.
Ten days later.
Nearing mid-April.
Gu An briefly reviewed everything he knew.
He spent the most time on the Breath Control Technique, which could better display and conceal his aura.
With the Breath Control Technique perfected and slightly familiarized, he could very well control himself and even hide his Nascent Soul power.
Truly amazing.
What level of spell did Hua Jiyang give him?
The Seven Emotions and Six Desires Technique was also the same.
Having just advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, it was impossible not to be arrogant,
So, after reciting it for a long time, he had finally calmed down.
The Cage, Qi Sea Heavenly Astral Technique, Vertical Golden Light, Scattering Beans into Soldiers, Blood Fiend Great Shift, Age Star Twelve Stars, these important techniques were now all familiar.
Their power had also surged greatly.
Especially the Age Star Twelve Stars, the sealing time had become much longer.
This time, sealing the Divine Tree again wouldn't be just a day or two.
Maintaining it for a month shouldn't be difficult.
If he continued to improve his major realm, perhaps he could seal it for a long time.
As for learning the Second Star.
It should still be very difficult, even if he learned it, he might not be able to use it.
This sealing technique was truly terrifying.
If there were extra spell stat points, he could try it.
Scattering Beans into Soldiers had also begun to replace the Red Beans, but nurturing them would take time.
In a few more days, they could be completely replaced.
At that time, what would be scattered out would be early-stage Golden Cores.
As time passed, late-stage Golden Cores, and even early-stage Nascent Souls were possible.
There would be more chances of success in ambushes in the future.
Arriving in the courtyard, Gu An looked outside, feeling quite emotional.
With his current cultivation speed, he could be considered a genius, right?
The more he was like this, the easier it was to become arrogant.
He should still go back and ask the Blood Demon Divine Lord.
To see how big the gap between him and a true genius was.
It had been several months since he had returned to Sky Suspension Peak.
Many people didn't recognize him, so even if someone encountered him on the road, no one cared.
The sect was so big, there weren't that many bored people.
Even if there were, there were only a few, who would discuss it in secret and then move on.
Returning to his residence.
Gu An stood on the surface of the lake, seeing Noodle swimming, very excited.
Having moved to a big house, it liked it very much.
Casually throwing down some peanuts, Noodle immediately ate them.
In an instant, its eyes widened, looking at Gu An with more excitement.
It seemed to have eaten some peerless treasure.
Ignoring it, Gu An appeared in front of the Divine Tree. The Divine Tree's condition was much better now, but the connection point was still not so healthy.
Seeing Gu An return, the Blood Demon Divine Lord was slightly excited: "Brother, you're back? Recently, some people have been appearing around you, and I feel they have ill intentions.
But none of them have done anything openly.
That fierce woman has been here, and that child has also been here, watering it with spiritual liquid before being caught by their family."
Gu An understood who he was talking about.
Chu Meng and Nangong Qiyue.
Looking around the courtyard, there were indeed more formations, which should have been set up by Chu Meng.
"I have a few questions I want to ask you," Gu An said.
"Brother, you say, Little Blood will tell you everything I know," the Blood Demon Divine Lord earnestly said, condensing into the form of a fat tiger.
Gu An looked at him, not caring, and instead said: "Are the geniuses in the cultivation world fast at cultivating?"
"Fast," the Blood Demon Divine Lord nodded.
"How fast?" Gu An asked.
"Assuming they cultivate powerful techniques, geniuses establish their foundation at seventeen or eighteen," the Blood Demon Divine Lord earnestly said: "They start cultivating at twelve, and before twelve they mostly lay the foundation.
After that, they can form their Golden Core before forty.
They give birth to their Nascent Soul before one hundred.
They return to emptiness before two hundred.
They begin to ignite the three flowers before five hundred."
After saying this, the Blood Demon Divine Lord paused and said: "Does Brother know these cultivation realms?
Brother is busy with everything, Little Blood is worried you don't have time to understand these."
Gu An ignored him and continued to ask: "If someone forms their Nascent Soul at fifty, what kind of genius are they considered?"
"A peerless genius," Little Blood replied.
Gu An nodded.
Feeling emotional in his heart.
He had originally wanted to suppress himself, but he didn't expect to become even more arrogant.
A peerless genius had even come out.
However...
His cultivation had ultimately taken shortcuts.
The gap between him and a peerless genius wasn't just a little bit.
He had to know that in the dream, he had spent hundreds of years to break through.
If it were him, he might not be able to give birth to a Nascent Soul in his entire life.
"Does Brother have any other questions?" the Blood Demon Divine Lord asked.
Gu An took out the Grand Primordial Heaven Incinerating Art and handed it to him, saying: "Take a look at this technique, and see if there are any problems."
The fat tiger took the technique and immediately said: "Brother, leave it to me, I will mark out any problems for you."
Gu An nodded, then said: "Sense the surroundings, and if anyone approaches, remind me."
"Yes," the Blood Demon Divine Lord was overjoyed.
He wasn't afraid of doing things, he was afraid of having nothing to do.
At that time, he would have no value at all, and then he would be chopped down with an axe.
Losing his life.
Others wouldn't bear to chop down the Divine Tree, but the person in front of him wouldn't even blink an eye.
Gu An came to the lakeside and took out Zuo Youyan's life story.
Deciding to take a look.
Stabilizing his mind, otherwise his Nascent Soul cultivation would constantly surround him.
He would want to show off at any moment if he wasn't careful.
Sitting cross-legged by the lake, Gu An took out a dish of peanuts and placed it in the middle.
Casually taking one, he condensed the Qi Sea Heavenly Astral Qi and flicked his finger, throwing it into the water.
Noodle excitedly ran on the surface of the water, biting the peanut that was about to fall.
Gu An:
Is this a proper fish?
Without thinking too much, Gu An took one and put it in his mouth.
He was quite curious, why did Chu Meng like to eat peanuts so much.
Eating peanuts increases cultivation?
Gu An shook his head and carefully read the book. Zuo Youyan wasn't initially called Zuo Youyan. His surname was Ouyang, and his given name was Yan, Ouyang Yan.
He belonged to the Ouyang family of Qingmu City.
He was a collateral descendant.
His parents were both insignificant figures in the clan.
When he was eight years old, his father went out on a mission and never returned.
His ordinary life became difficult.
He was targeted everywhere within the clan.
His mother vented all her resentment on him.
She abused him for three years.
At the age of eleven, in order to survive, he went to the Cangmu Sect to participate in the apprenticeship.
His talent was ordinary; otherwise, he wouldn't have been bullied and abused in the clan.
He failed the first test of the sect.
However, he chose to walk the Path of Inquiry.
It was an extremely steep mountain peak.
It required perseverance, courage, determination, and enough luck to climb up.
Anyone who climbed up could enter the outer sect of the Cangmu Sect regardless of talent.
He climbed up, breaking one of his hands.
In the end, he entered the outer sect of the Cangmu Sect as the first person to walk the Path of Inquiry in a hundred years.
When he was twenty years old, he encountered two people fighting for a fruit on his way home.
In the end, they were both severely injured.
He hesitated for a moment and killed the two people at the cost of serious injuries.
He obtained the fruit.
After eating it, he, who had weak cultivation, only spent three years successfully establishing his foundation.
At the age of twenty-three, having established his foundation, he successfully entered the inner sect and then discovered his affinity with spiritual wood.
Finally, he was discovered by the Peak Master of the Spirit Control Peak and taken as a disciple.
However, in order not to let the Ouyang family benefit from him, he decided to change his name to Zuo Youyan.
From then on, he seemed to have become enlightened.
He could quickly comprehend everything.
His cultivation improved by leaps and bounds.
At twenty-six, he was in the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment; at thirty, the late stage; at thirty-four, the completion stage.
At forty, he condensed his Golden Core.
For a time, he became famous. Especially later, he received a mission to go to the Stone Bridge Secret Realm.
He single-handedly killed eight Golden Core cultivators, sublimating to the extreme and breaking through to the mid-stage of Golden Core.
In a cave in the secret realm, he encountered a stone tablet and obtained the Chasing Sun, piercing through the darkness of the Stone Bridge.
His name shook all directions.
His reputation and speed of advancement threatened the personal disciples. They began to worry and target him.
But Zuo Youyan didn't care.
He was high-spirited, believing that everything was a whetstone for him.
At the age of forty-eight, he obtained an opportunity outside and broke through to the late stage of Golden Core, but he was framed, and his breakthrough failed. Moreover, his enemies found him.
Someone sold his location and situation.
In the end, he fled back to Qingmu City and was rescued by a young girl.
That day, the girl was bathing and hid him in a wooden barrel, and there were runes to block the detection, so he escaped the disaster.
The girl took care of him for a month before he recovered.
He still remembered what the girl said when he left.
"My services are very expensive. You delayed me for a month, remember to compensate me for a month's worth of service fees."
Zuo Youyan looked at her for a long time, and finally replied: "When I kill those people, I will come back and redeem you."
He returned to the sect and spent three years recovering from his injuries.
At the age of fifty-two, he broke through again.
Successfully entered the late stage of Golden Core.
After being promoted, he killed six disciples from the mountains of the Spirit Control Peak outside the sect.
His actions naturally aroused the anger of the people behind the scenes.
Zuo Youyan knew that someone would definitely retaliate, but he didn't expect that the people who took action were not only from the Spirit Control Peak.
A small inner sect girl from the foot of the mountain overheard something and secretly sent him a note.
Informing him how many people wanted to kill him.
That's why he chose to enter the secret realm.
However, it was this trip to the secret realm that completely changed his life.
He stayed in the secret realm for five years.
At the age of fifty-seven, he obtained the Primordial Sky Burning Art and switched to cultivating it.
He broke through to the Primordial Spirit stage in one fell swoop.
Primordial Spirit at the age of fifty-seven.
Unprecedented.
In the same year, he obtained the Myriad Faces in the secret realm.
At this moment, he felt that even the heavens were on his side.
After going out, he successfully became a personal disciple with his Primordial Spirit cultivation at the age of fifty-seven.
At the same time, he felt that many people wanted him to die.
Since this was the case, he would no longer show mercy.
He put on the Myriad Faces.
The night began.
He killed six people in one night, involving three peaks.
In one month, he killed eighteen people.
The Law Enforcement Hall began to investigate and pursue, but no one was caught.
Later, Zuo Youyan realized that his master was helping him; otherwise, the Law Enforcement Hall would have found something long ago.
The Hall of Rebirth will also be dispatched.
Even told him that some things could not be rushed.
But at that time, Zuo Youyan noticed that many personal disciples had united to suppress the newly promoted personal disciples, either becoming one of them or being excluded.
A tree that stands out in the forest will be blown down by the wind.
Especially someone like him who was sharp and had grudges.
These people were like a dark net, covering him.
And he felt that he would eventually break through everything.
Blooming for the light.
In the end, the conflict was triggered. In order not to cause trouble for his master, at the age of seventy-five, he blatantly attacked some personal disciples with his Primordial Spirit late-stage cultivation.
He had the Chasing Sun, the Myriad Faces, the Primordial Sky Burning Art, and the ability to befriend spiritual trees.
That day, a great battle broke out.
He killed three personal disciples and eighteen disciples from the mountains in a row, and was finally severely injured, damaging his foundation.
He defected from the Cangmu Sect.
Gu An looked at the end and found some newer notes.
"No one is chasing me. I know it's because of my master, but unfortunately, I let him down. In the end, I was too young."
"I, at the age of eighty-two, can finally no longer hold on."
"Fortunately, I found someone."
"If I had listened to my master that year and knew how to be patient, perhaps I wouldn't have died."
"But .
"Would that still be me, Zuo Youyan?"
Gu An closed the book.
He was quite emotional. This was roughly the life of Zuo Youyan.
Died at the age of eighty-two.
Primordial Spirit at the age of fifty-seven, a peerless genius.
"Actually, it's not much different from me."
Gu An was extremely shocked.
He had to know that he was able to reach the Primordial Spirit stage at the age of forty-nine because he had something to rely on.
What did Zuo Youyan have?
Accidentally eating that fruit?
However, the other party did have the capital to be arrogant.
His cultivation improved at a ridiculously fast pace.
Too bad...
The late stage of the Primordial Spirit was still too weak.
It was impossible to compete with the old personal disciples. According to Chu Meng, many personal disciples had already surpassed the Primordial Spirit, reflecting themselves and achieving the Return to Void stage.
Not to mention the true disciples and those elders.
As for those Peak Masters, Gu An didn't dare to think about it.
Afterwards, Gu An read the details about that woman.
It roughly recorded what they talked about that month.
He secretly saw that woman later.
But he didn't dare to get close.
Because many people wanted to kill her.
If he got close, she would surely die.
Gu An saw the following sentence recorded below that woman's record.
"I regret it, regret not redeeming her the first time I recovered from my injuries. Perhaps she thinks I was just joking. In this world, where are there men who keep their promises?
Especially to women in the entertainment industry."