Chapter 10: Golden Elixir?

  Due to various reasons, the Great True Man who had lost his physical body and only had his yuan infant left decided to teach Xiao Tian how to cultivate the truth. He firmly believed that with his immortal body, Xiao Tian would inevitably become a rare genius in the future cultivation world, and Xiao Tian, who was eager to become an immortal, naturally agreed enthusiastically.

  "Hey uncle, should I be calling you master?" Little Tian asked.

  "There's no need for that, and you don't have to call me 'uncle' anymore. Since we're fated to meet, why not just address each other as brothers? My secular surname is Lu, so just call me Old Brother Lu! Taking in Xiao Tian as a disciple moved Daquan Zhenren greatly, as it meant his own lineage would continue. However, towards someone with an aura of immortality, Daquan Zhenren still felt that treating them as equals was more suitable."

  "Alright, Old Lu!" Xiaotian was naturally carefree and wouldn't be pretentious. "Then hurry up and teach me how to become a god!"

  "Haha, Little Tian brother, you're so impatient. Let me tell you some common knowledge about cultivating the truth first!" The Great Truthful Person chuckled and began to explain to Little Tian.

  "Little Heaven Brother, learn the way and cultivate, seek the true self, eliminate the false and store the true, this is called "cultivating truth". The cultivators of the Divine Continent are roughly divided into four categories according to their cultivation methods: Xian, Buddhist, Demon, and Yao. There are also those who cultivate in a mixed manner, but they are rare. Among them, most Yao cultivators are non-human. These four major cultivator groups make up the current cultivation world. Xian emphasizes law, Buddhism emphasizes heart, demon emphasizes body, and Yao emphasizes spirit. It can be said that each has its own emphasis, but no matter what kind of cultivation, the realm of true cultivation is roughly divided into nine, namely: foundation building, valley clearing, golden elixir, primordial infant, exit from the aperture, division of spirits, body merging, tribulation crossing, and great vehicle. Except for tribulation crossing and great vehicle, the previous seven realms are further divided into three small realms: initial, middle, and late."

  "What realm are you in now, Old Brother Na Lu?" Xiaotian interrupted and asked.

  "My elder brother, I was already in the later stage of integration before meeting you and was about to cross the calamity. I had hoped that with Zhu Guo's help, I could successfully cross the calamity and enter the Mahayana realm, and ascend to the immortal realm soon after. But alas! Human calculations are not as good as heavenly ones... Ah! Although my current realm is still intact, my actual strength has greatly decreased." Speaking of this, Daquan Zhenren couldn't help but feel a bit downcast and sighed deeply.

  "Hmm! This——" Xiao Tian looked embarrassed, and although he wasn't the one who had actively caused Daquan Zhenren's misfortune, he couldn't help but feel a twinge of guilt since he hadn't killed Bo Ren, yet Bo Ren had died because of him.

  "It's the will of heaven, don't blame you, Little Tian brother, you don't have to be so worried!" The Great Truth True Person saw Little Tian's expression and knew what he was thinking in his heart, so he spoke to comfort him.

  "Heh heh, it's all because of me that Elder Brother has ended up like this. Elder Brother is magnanimous and I'm not talented, but one day when I've cultivated to success, I'll definitely do my best to help Elder Brother achieve the Dao of Immortality." Little Tian's face turned serious as he made a solemn promise.

  "With Little Heaven as my brother, even if I were to disappear into nothingness in the future, I would still be content. Hehe, this matter doesn't need to be forced, it's fine to just let things happen naturally." Upon hearing Little Heaven say this, Great Whole True Person suddenly felt a great sense of relief and joyfully said.

  However, these cultivation methods are numerous, but they all go against the heavens and have extremely high risks. If you don't cultivate, after death, you can still enter reincarnation, your spirit won't be destroyed, and you can still be reborn as a human. But once you step into cultivation, you'll be walking on a path of no return, only moving forward, with no turning back. Not to mention the dangers along the way, where one misstep can lead to eternal damnation. Even if you're lucky enough to reach the tribulation stage, under the heavenly tribulation, nine out of ten people won't survive. If you succeed, you'll ascend as a celestial being and become an immortal, but once your physical body perishes, both your body and spirit will be destroyed, and you won't be able to reincarnate again. Your life's imprint will permanently disappear from this world. So, are you still willing to cultivate? The Great Truthful Person asked Xiao Tian seriously. Originally, he had only encouraged Xiao Tian to cultivate for his own benefit, but Xiao Tian's sincerity moved him, and he couldn't bear to deceive him, so he decided to tell the truth.

  "Haha, my fate is mine to decide, not heaven's. I'm just an insignificant ant, and even if I were to live a thousand lives, it would be in vain. Since I've made up my mind, I won't turn back. I'll cultivate until the end, even if it means eternal damnation, what's there to fear?" Xiao Tian also had a solemn expression, his voice firm and resolute as he replied, unaffected by Daquan True Man's words.

  "Good! A true 'I am the master of my own destiny' kind of man, a strong and unyielding hero!" The Great Truthful Person praised, "Now, I shall pass on to you the cultivation methods of our sect."

  "Does Lu still have a school? What kind of sect is it?" Little Tian asked curiously.

  "My sect, the Purple Cloud Sect, was once renowned in the cultivation world a thousand years ago. However, after our leader, Yishan True Person, fell in battle, our sect declined and never recovered. It wasn't until three thousand years ago, during the Great War for the Zhu Fruit, that my two disciples were killed in the chaos, leaving me as the only one remaining. I am truly ashamed before our ancestors."

  "What other sects are there in the Xiu Zhen Realm now?" Xiao Tian asked, getting straight to the point.

  "In the realm of cultivation, there are as many sects as there are stars in the sky. However, if one were to count the top-notch sects, they would have to number among the Ten Great Sacred Lands of Cultivation."

  "Ten Sacred Places?"

  "Yes, the ten great sacred places of cultivation are the pinnacle of the cultivation world, collectively known as 'One Buddha, Two Demons, Three Devils, Four Immortals': 'One Buddha' refers to the Buddhist sect Xī Fàn Zōng, located on the Western Mystical Mountain in the western part of Shén Zhōu; 'Two Demons' refers to the demonic sects, one being Xiāo Tiān Zōng, located on Wáng Wū Shān in the northeastern part of Shén Zhōu, and the other being Wàng Yuè Mén, located on Huà Shān in the northwestern part of Shén Zhōu; 'Three Devils' refers to the devilish sects, one being Rì Yuè Shén Jiào, located on Yōu Xū Shān in the southwestern part of Shén Zhōu, one being Xuě Líng Jiào, located on Guǐ Gǔ Shān in the southeastern part of Shén Zhōu, and one being Hēi Wū Jiào, located on the southern border of Shén Zhōu, which is the most mysterious, with no one knowing where its main altar is; 'Four Immortals' refers to the immortal sects, namely Zǐ Xiǎ Mén on Dé Yuè Shān, Cháng Shēng Gǔ on Luó Fú Shān, Xiān Jiàn Mén on Qīng Chéng Shān, and Yǐn Xuán Mén on Kuò Cāng Shān. Among them, the cultivators of Zǐ Xiǎ Mén are all female, and many cultivators' Dao companions can be found in Zǐ Xiǎ Mén."

  "Huh? Can Xiuzhen still get married?" Xiaotian curiously asked when he heard the two words "Dao companion".

  "Of course, haha! You're so young and already worrying about this? Is there someone special in your heart?" Daquan teased.

  "Uh——just ask, just ask, big brother you continue to speak." Xiaotian was embarrassed and quickly urged Daquan Zhenren to continue speaking. In his mind, he involuntarily thought of Yan'er's figure, "Alas, I don't know how Yan'er is doing now? Listening to Lu Gege say that I slept for at least three years, I have to hurry back to the village and see Yan'er and Grandpa."

  No one knew about Xiaotian's thoughts, he continued: "The strength of these ten major sects is quite strong, they have been passed down for tens of thousands of years, and the number of people who have become immortals through tribulation is countless. Our small sect can't compare to them. I heard that the leaders of the four major sects are already in the Mahayana realm. Brother Xiaotian, if you have the opportunity in the future, you should still join one of those four major immortal cultivation sects, otherwise it would be a waste of your talent!"

  "Older brother, why don't we go out first? I'll go back to the village and take a look before going to cultivate immortality, okay?" Little Tian suddenly thought of Yan'er and Grandfather, and couldn't help but feel homesick.

  "Leave? This valley is surrounded by mountains on all sides, with steep cliffs and a natural barrier. I can get out myself, but how will you?" Daquan Zhenren said ruthlessly.

  "Big brother, you're all-powerful, just take me flying out of here and that's it!" Little Tian begged.

  "Take you? It was a piece of cake for me in the past, taking you on a tour of China wouldn't be a problem either. Now I'm just left with my primordial infant, and I basically can't take you flying at all!" The Great Truth True Person also felt very helpless.

  "What's going to happen now?" Little Tian was very worried.

  "Hmm, cultivate, when you reach the Golden Core stage, you can fly with your sword on your own. At that time, you can fly out by yourself!" suggested Daquan Zhenren.

  "Huh? Golden Elixir stage? Flying out on my own? Not bad!" Little Tian imagined himself flying elegantly with his sword, and saliva flowed from the corner of his mouth without him realizing it.

  "Hehe, yes, at that time you can fly out of this valley by yourself." Looking at Xiao Tian's infatuated appearance, Dàquán Zhēnrén laughed and said.

  "How many days has that senior brother been in the Golden Core stage?" Little Tian finally remembered that he himself had not reached this stage yet, and hastily withdrew his fantasy to ask.

  "Hmm - not a few days, but soon enough. From foundation building to Golden Core stage, it'll take about thirty years or so!" Daquan True Person himself took fifty years from the beginning of his apprenticeship to reach the initial Golden Core stage, and he estimated that Xiaotian's physique was special, so he didn't say much less.

  "What?! No way?! Thirty years?!" Xiaotian let out a miserable cry, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.

  Hehe, this chapter Little Tian can't fly out anymore. There's another update tonight, please stay tuned. Also, Xi Feng hopes that everyone will leave some comments after reading, thank you!