Standing outside the dormitory door, Tang Yi felt a mix of anticipation and doubt. Could the plump one really overcome his inner fears?
However, just moments later, a dreadful scream erupted from the dormitory: "Damn it! Fatso, you actually dared to hit me!"
Next, a series of rapid, cracking sounds followed, along with Lin Meng's pig-like shrieks.
It wasn't until a good while passed that Tang Yi heard Lin Meng's wheezing pleas: "Fatso...Oh! No, I was wrong, please stop hitting me..."
With a sobbing tone, Lin Meng said, "Cousin, I was wrong, I truly realize my mistake now. I won't dare to bully you again, please spare me!"
Considering Lin Meng's personality, the fact that he was begging for mercy showed just how ruthless Lin Shaocong had been, but it also proved how much hatred Lin Shaocong had for his cousin, who had bullied him since childhood.
"Squeak!"
As Lin Shaocong opened the dorm door to come out, he was greeted by a smiling Tang Yi standing at the doorway, waiting for him with a smile.
"You've finally conquered the fear in your heart!" Seeing Lin Shaocong resolve his issue, Tang Yi sincerely felt happy for him.
Giving a man a fish is not as good as teaching a man to fish. Only by helping Lin Shaocong conquer his heart demon could he go farther.
"Hahaha!" Lin Shaocong laughed joyfully, grabbing Tang Yi by the shoulders and said gleefully, "Let's go! I'm in a good mood today, I'll treat you to a drink!"
Lin Shaocong was truly happy, so he drank a lot, and even the usually teetotal Tang Yi ended up drinking quite a bit as well.
It wasn't until midnight that Tang Yi, supporting a heavily drunk Lin Shaocong, returned to the dormitory.
The next morning, before the sun had risen, Tang Yi got up early and went to a small lake behind the school.
"In my previous life, I cultivated for five hundred years, reaching the peak of the Immortal Venerable Realm and even setting half a foot into the Immortal Emperor Realm. However, I ultimately fell one step short and didn't fully step into the Immortal Emperor Realm. Otherwise, who would have won between Ye Wuji and me remains unknown!"
As Tang Yi slowly walked along the shore, he reflected, "But in my previous life, in my desperate survival efforts in the cultivation world, I pursued power too zealously, which caused my foundation to be unstable. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been stuck in the Immortal Venerable Realm for so long!"
Cultivation is an act against the heavens, akin to climbing a ladder to the sky, progressing step by step, facing difficulties squarely, and is divided into ten realms: Acquired, Innate, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Primordial Spirit, Tribulation Transcendence, Scatter Immortal, True Immortal, Immortal Venerable, and Immortal Emperor.
These ten realms, like ten hurdles, make it as difficult as ascending to heaven to pass any of them, requiring not only exceptional talent but also hard effort and sweat.
"A skyscraper rises from the ground. Since heaven has given me a second chance at life, I must solidify my foundation in this life. Only a solid foundation can support a skyscraper!"
"But to solidify my foundation, I need to choose the appropriate cultivation technique!"
"However, the ten realms each require different cultivation practices, such as Acquired Body Refinement, Innate Qi Cultivation, which are significantly different. And most cultivation techniques can only take you to a specific realm, after which, if you wish to reach higher realms, you would need to change techniques. A slightest misstep could result in losing all previous achievements!"
"As far as I know, in the entire cultivation world, only the Tai Xu Breathing Scripture from the Tai Xu Holy Sect can take one from the Acquired stage to the Immortal Emperor Realm. It is also with this emperor-level cultivation technique that the Tai Xu Holy Sect can dominate the cultivation world!"
"Unfortunately, the 'Xuantian Holy Sect', to which I belonged in my previous life, never produced a figure of the Immortal Emperor Level, and naturally, no Emperor Level Cultivation Techniques were left behind!"
"And while I wandered through the Cultivation World for five hundred years, I never encountered a complete Emperor Level Cultivation Technique, which is also where I differ from Ye Wuji!"
Just then, an idea of a cultivation technique suddenly surfaced in Tang Yi's mind.
"However, the Xuantian Holy Sect once had an extraordinary individual, who was innately unable to cultivate but was exceptionally intelligent. With his wit, he derived an incomplete Emperor Level Cultivation Technique, the 'Xuantian Supreme Scripture,' which could assimilate various techniques and ultimately integrate them into one."
Only, this 'Xuantian Supreme Scripture' needed continuous seeking of techniques to be supplemented into it, which took an exceedingly long time. In his previous life, Tang Yi chose not to cultivate this technique in his quest to rapidly enhance his strength.
But in this life, since Tang Yi was determined to seek revenge on Ye Wuji, he must cultivate an Emperor Level technique to contend with him, making the 'Xuantian Supreme Scripture' Tang Yi's only choice.
"Since that is the case, then I must cultivate this only option!"
With this thought, Tang Yi no longer hesitated, found a secluded place, sat down cross-legged, and began his cultivation.
"Fortunately, in order to break through, I had once reviewed this technique!" As Tang Yi recalled the key phrases of the technique, he began to operate his cultivation.
Although the 'Xuantian Supreme Scripture' is known as an Emperor Level Cultivation Technique, it only serves as a nexus, requiring Tang Yi to continuously fill it with Dharma Gates according to his own realm to unleash its true power.
If Tang Yi's body were likened to a computer or a smartphone, then the 'Xuantian Supreme Scripture' would be like an operating system. To use his power potential, Tang Yi needs to keep adding applications, gradually unleashing his own and the 'Xuantian Supreme Scripture's potential.
"Phew!"
About fifteen minutes later, Tang Yi's body trembled, knowing he had successfully cultivated the technique.
"Next, I must begin cultivating post-Innate stage Dharma Gates!" Tang Yi began to search through his memory: "In my mind, there are millions of post-Innate Body Refinement Dharma Gates, but only a few top-tier ones exist, and only one is suitable for an environment like Earth with its scarce Spiritual Energy!"
"That is the 'Tai Xu Breathing Scripture' from the Tai Xu Immortal Palace, which can absorb any Spiritual Energy, helping cultivators to rapidly enhance their strength!"
This technique was obtained by Tang Yi when he first entered the Cultivation World and was pursued by a disciple of the Tai Xu Immortal Palace. After enduring countless hardships and betting his life, Tang Yi ultimately killed that disciple and acquired it.
Because Earth has gone through millions of years of human history and hundreds of years of industrial development, the Spiritual Energy on Earth has nearly been exhausted. Yet, this 'Tai Xu Breathing Scripture' can help extract Spiritual Energy from various medicinal materials, treasures, and even Yin Qi and Evil Qi for cultivation, making it the most suitable Dharma Gate for Tang Yi at this time.
Tang Yi silently operated the technique, and his entire being instantly entered a state of focus, his breathing growing longer over time, yet his chest kept swelling up like a balloon, rapidly pulling the surrounding air into his body.
"Phew!"
As time passed, Tang Yi finally reached a peak state and forcefully exhaled the breath in his chest outward.
The gathered breath burst forth, much like a sweeping gale, causing the surrounding flora to shake violently in the blast.