"Taiyin Physique? Old swindler, what are you talking about?" Lin Feng was taken aback and quickly asked.
"Kid, stop yapping! Let this old man take a good look!" After saying this, Qi Luyi fell silent, ignoring Lin Feng's calls. Even when Lin Feng cursed him as an old swindler, Qi Luyi didn't respond at all.
"Damn it! What's gotten into this old guy? Never mind, I'm so hungry. I should grab something to eat first!" Lin Feng turned his head and glanced at the small table beside his bed, which had a few pastries, mung bean cakes, snowflake cakes, and a cup of orange juice—all things that Lin Feng liked to eat.
"Heh, it must have been Shen Mei who left these." Lin Feng didn't stand on ceremony, reaching out for a mung bean cake and popping it into his mouth. After the ordeal just now, his stomach was "gurgling" with hunger.
"Mm, it tastes good!" Lin Feng opened the orange juice, and just as he took a sip, suddenly he heard Qi Luyi shout, "It really is the Taiyin Physique!"
The shout was so loud that Lin Feng, who was fully concentrated on drinking his juice, was startled and sprayed the beverage out of his mouth!
"Cough, cough!" Lin Feng coughed loudly several times, then angrily said, "Old swindler, what are you doing? Trying to scare someone to death?"
"Heh heh! Kid, don't be impatient! Just now, I took a careful look at your body and discovered you have the Taiyin Physique! The Taiyin Physique, do you know what that means?" Qi Luyi's voice was filled with joy.
"Taiyin Physique?" Lin Feng frowned and said, "Why does that name sound so frightening? Is it bad?"
"Damn! What do you know, you little brat!" Qi Luyi, in a good mood, didn't bother to argue with Lin Feng, and continued, "The Five Elements of heaven and earth generate and restrain each other, requiring yin and yang to complement each other to maintain the balance and stability of all things! Generally, the yin and yang energies inside the human body are balanced, and if either side is disrupted, it could lead to sickness or even death. However, some people are not included in this!"
"These people are the extreme yin and extreme yang bodies!"
"You've talked so much, but you still haven't explained what an extreme yin body is!" Lin Feng anxiously asked.
"What's the rush, you stinking kid? Listen to me slowly explain!" Qi Luyi deliberately kept Lin Feng in suspense, finally continuing after a long wait, "An extreme yang body means that the yang energy occupies an absolutely dominant position within the body! By the same logic, an extreme yin body means that the yin energy occupies an absolutely dominant position within the body!"
"An imbalance in these yin and yang energies can lead to sickness or even death, everyone understands this, doesn't that mean that people with extreme yin and yang bodies are more likely to kick the bucket?" Lin Feng, realizing this was the meaning of having an extreme yin body, was greatly alarmed and hastened to ask.
"Heh heh, as I said, the extreme yin and yang bodies are anomalies! If we go by the idea of yin and yang balance, wouldn't you have been sickly since childhood? How could you have lived until today?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Feng thought it made sense!
"Then why…"
"Extreme yin and extreme yang bodies are anomalies! People like that won't fall ill or die because of the imbalance of yin and yang energies inside their bodies! Moreover, those with such special physiques will cultivate at a speed several times faster than ordinary people!"
"Cultivation speed?"
"That's right! The speed of Cultivation and Qi Cultivation will be several times faster than ordinary people! If it's someone with excellent talent and such physiques, their cultivation speed might even be more than ten times faster!" Qi Luyi's tone was filled with wonder.
"Cultivation, Qi Cultivation? Old liar, are you talking about Cultivators? Are there really Cultivators in this world?" Lin Feng felt his head swelling, Qi Luyi's words had given him an enormous shock!
"Hmph! How could there not be? I've lived for over a thousand years, what kind of people haven't I seen? Demons, ghosts, Cultivators, Qi Cultivation, all these exist!" Qi Luyi said disdainfully.
"So you're saying if I were to cultivate, my progress would be very fast?"
"Correct! As long as you are willing to cultivate, your speed will be extremely fast!" Qi Luyi's affirmative answer made Lin Feng's heart race with excitement!
"Kid, why is your heart beating so fast? Could it be that you want to cultivate?" Qi Luyi teased Lin Feng on purpose.
"Heh heh, does your esteemed self have a Cultivation Method? I wonder if you could impart it to me?"
"Pfft!" Qi Luyi spat out blood theatrically: "You call me your esteemed elder when you need something from me, and an old liar when you don't. You really know how to play the field!"
"Heh heh, esteemed elder, please don't be angry! Isn't the other appellation more intimate?" Lin Feng argued slyly.
"Humph! I can't see how that's intimate at all," Qi Luyi said discontentedly. "But, I won't hold it against you now. I have many Cultivation Methods, and you're free to choose any if you wish! However, I have to warn you beforehand, so you won't blame me later!"
"Please go ahead, your elder, I'm all ears!" Lin Feng's mood was riding high at the moment; the thought of Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Ascension, and the like from those Cultivation novels had him uncontrollably excited.
"Don't get too excited yet, kid! Whether it's the Taiyin Physique or the Taiyang Body, or those with special constitutions between heaven and earth, although the speed of cultivation is extremely fast, likewise, during breakthroughs and when facing Tribulations, they will also experience difficulties many times greater than normal people! The power is many times greater!"
"So think it through! Do you still want to cultivate? If you do, it's very likely that when you experience a Tribulation, it will be many times more severe than for others, and you might end up annihilated!"
"When Heaven gives you a special edge over others, there will also be something else that requires an equivalent compensation!"
"Young man, think carefully for yourself whether you want to cultivate or not. If you do, it's quite possible you'll die a grisly death, but if you choose not to cultivate, I can also impart to you supreme healing arts, allowing you to live out your life in wealth and happiness, surrounded by beautiful women— a joyful and carefree life! The choice of which path to take is yours to make!" Qi Luyi's words were quite earnest, completely lacking his previous frivolous air.
Lin Feng, after listening to Qi Luyi's words, was silent and lost in thought for a long time.
Should he live a safe and affluent life, or should he cultivate and transcend his own limits, living a freewheeling, Immortal-like existence?
While Lin Feng was deeply pondering, his phone suddenly rang!
Lin Feng picked up his cell phone and saw that it was Shen Congwen calling.
Pressing the answer button, before Lin Feng could say a word, he heard an urgent voice from the other end of the phone: "Brother Feng, it's bad, something big has happened!"