Chapter 273 - 250 Cultivating Immortality and Longevity
Several days later.
Zhou Yi successfully obtained the elixirs, five of type one and five of type two.
The distribution of elixirs was strictly managed by the alliance, and if ordinary people consumed them recklessly, their bloodlines were very likely to collapse.
"Master Tang, these elixirs are all refined from bovine beasts, and they are the safest type provided by the alliance."
The provider of the elixirs was Liu Yan, a Pill Master with considerable fame in the alliance, who had achieved Great Perfection in Qi Refinement for over a decade. He had always been purifying his mana, not daring to rashly break through to Foundation Establishment.
Zhou Yi asked with curiosity, "Why are the bovine types the safest?"
"To answer that, we need to start from the origin of the elixirs. It was only because the Great Zhou obtained the remnants of the ancient Bull Transformation Technique that we had the qualifications to study bloodline integration."
Liu Yan said, "What they call the new technique is merely an extension of the old one, and we’ve only received part of the ancient legacy. In my view, when spiritual energy grows denser in the future, it will ultimately be a world ruled by the ancient techniques!"
"That’s not necessarily true."
Zhou Yi had received the legacy of the Cultivation World and knew well that the way of immortals was vastly different from ancient times, which even back then was considered new.
Realms such as Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, and Nascent Soul were pioneered by the new immortal way, inheriting from the ancient immortal way, just as the classic texts of the One Qi Sect recorded that disciples of the Great Profound Sect only practiced Qi Refinement in ancient times.
As for the current new elixirs with their many flaws, they are just like Foundation Establishment and Core Formation back in the day. In the future, as they slowly evolve, they may well rival the immortal path.
Zhou Yi took out a Foundation Establishment Pill and asked, "Haven’t the alliance obtained other parts of the Bull Transformation Technique?"
Liu Yan took the pill bottle, eagerly opened it, and looked at the round, bright red pills with immense joy.
"The alliance has searched through the Nine Continents’ archives in an attempt to find other parts, but after the decline of the Dharma at the end of the era, the lineage was severed and such ancient cultivation techniques disappeared without a trace. Only the Bull Transformation Technique, for some reason, was still widely circulated and even spurred the creation of the new elixir techniques!"
Zhou Yi shrugged and said, "Could it be that the owner of the Bull Transformation Technique was selling the technique everywhere for resources?"
"How could that be possible, ancient cultivation techniques are extremely precious, who would sell them?"
Liu Yan clicked his tongue and said, "If that were truly the case, that person would have earned immeasurable merit, becoming the source of the new techniques."
Zhou Yi said, "Not necessarily. If it weren’t for the Bull Transformation Technique being handed down, there might not have been the zero-type elixirs. Would there still have been the calamity of the ferocious beasts?"
"That’s not right at all!"
Liu Yan shook his head repeatedly and said, "The calamity of the ferocious beasts is not due to the cultivation techniques. Just like in the past when the ferocious beasts destroyed the Eight Continents, and Cloud Continent was in grave danger, there were still many who cursed Kunlun Wonderland, which is utterly foolish."
Zhou Yi’s interest was piqued, "Didn’t Kunlun promote technology and consequently, wasn’t it the root of the great catastrophe?"
"The calamity of the ferocious beasts originated from the greed of the human race, who rashly touched upon domains that they couldn’t control. Kunlun just happened to be there at the time."
Liu Yan said, "It was the human race itself that destroyed humankind, it has nothing to do with Kunlun or cultivation techniques. The deciding factor lies within people themselves. If a demon cultivator destroys the world, should we blame the founders of the immortal way?"
"Very good!"
Zhou Yi clapped in admiration and found Liu Yan very agreeable. He began to make calculations with his fingers as he spoke.
"Fellow Daoist, your fortune is very strong these days. Do not hesitate any longer; in seven days it will be an excellent opportunity to break through to the next realm!"
"Thank you for your guidance, Master."
Lively joy appeared on Liu Yan’s face. Foundation Establishment masters in the alliance were already part of the upper echelons, fighting and killing with secret techniques and magic artifacts, surpassing even those who consumed the type-one elixirs.
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Step classroom.
The meditation cushions were filled with students, and many more were standing to listen to the lecture.
Outside the door were even more students unable to find a spot inside, so they listened from the hallway; with their keen hearing and sharp eyesight, there was no fear of missing anything.
Zhou Yi’s lecture videos had spread throughout the alliance under the promotion of Martial Arts University.
After watching, all ancient cultivators were full of praise, including those renowned Foundation Establishment masters. They gained new insights each time they re-watched the "Master Tang’s" profound lectures.
The way Zhou Yi answered students’ questions was even more astounding to the ancient cultivators.
Those ancient cultivators who had verified their identities began to speak out on online platforms, claiming that Master Tang’s understanding of the way was comparable to that of a true lord!
This was one of the advantages of modern cultivation!
As the class was about to begin.
Ding!
Gu Chen struck the Jade Chime, the mysterious sound rippled through the air, and the noise inside the classroom immediately quieted down.
Due to his role as the class president and his handling of the magic artifact, the Jade Chime, Gu Chen still sat in the middle of the first row. Some students had privately started calling him Master Tang’s leading disciple.
Zhou Yi appeared in the classroom as if from thin air, his gaze sweeping over the students whose numbers had quadrupled. He smiled and said.
"My class will delve into ancient techniques, yet today I see many students who practice the new arts among those who have come to listen."
A student sitting on a meditation cushion on the left side of the first row stood up, bowed, and said, "Greetings to Master Tang. I have gleaned much from your lecture on Qinggong, and I presumptuously come to attend your class."
At Martial Arts University, course management was lax; students weren’t forced to attend specific lectures and chose based on personal preferences and aptitude.
Zhou Yi nodded slightly, "Martial arts, is it? By coincidence, I happen to know just a little bit about that. Today, let’s add an extra topic and discuss the origin of Qi-Blood."
He proceeded to explain how the Escape Skill and Talisman Technique perfectly integrated and maximized each other’s effectiveness.
Faster and stronger life-saving measures!
"After years of testing, I found that when the Featherweight Talisman, the Diamond Talisman, and the Five Qi Talisman are used at the same time, one can forcibly deploy the Five Elements Escape Technique..."
"The Perplexing Talisman, the Clone Talisman, and the Mind Chaos Talisman, combined with the Earth Escape Skill, allow one to flee even from a Foundation Establishment master..."
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Zhou Yi spoke of methods to preserve life, not only from his own insights but also largely recorded in the Daoist texts.
Those in the Cultivation World skilled at avoiding death outnumber those exceptional at fighting by a hundred times!
The ancient cultivator students listened with rapt attention, while the new art students also found it fascinating, each recalling past encounters when they went out to kill ferocious beasts and realizing they needn’t have been so reckless. They could have instead used poison, set traps, made sneak attacks...