Cultivation: I Can Reincarnate Into Various Worlds
Chapter 48. King Xing Tian (Request for Following)

Chapter 48: 48. King Xing Tian (Request for Following)

Dawn was breaking.

They had talked from deep in the night until daybreak.

King of Sorrow Yao Dang felt no fatigue, nor did the two Heavenly Kings guarding the door outside. Listening to Xu Xing’s unending words, they found themselves inadvertently engrossed.

"Big Brother..."

"This is the specific strategy."

Xu Xing’s words took a turn as he retrieved a silk manuscript from his sleeve and handed it to Yao Dang.

"Fourth Brother..." Yao Dang said, "Third Brother mentioned you’d like me to give you a resonant title."

Yao Dang cherished the written strategy as if it were a priceless treasure, keeping it close. Then, smiling at Xu Xing, he invited him to sit beside him. "With all your talent, and having suffered such injustice from the Imperial Court which led to your imprisonment... In my view, we shall call you King Xing Tian. What do you think of this title?"

Xing? Xu Xing was puzzled. If it was just about giving him a title like Heavenly Kun King Chang Kun, why did King of Sorrow Yao Dang go on at such length?

"COUGH, COUGH..."

"It’s the ’Xing’ from the Ministry of Justice, the ’Xing’ in punishment," Yao Dang clarified. Seeing Xu Xing’s expression, he knew Xu Xing had misunderstood. He coughed lightly and explained, "Ever since you arrived at the mountain, Fourth Brother, I’ve been secretly pondering what title to bestow upon you. After much thought, the character ’Xing’ seemed most suitable. It not only resonates with your given name but also alludes to your ’origins.’"

"I thank you, Big Brother, for bestowing this title," Xu Xing said with sudden understanding, bowing in gratitude.

After granting the title, King of Sorrow Yao Dang mulled things over for a moment before finding another topic. "Fourth Brother, since you’ve just joined our Mountain Stronghold... I’ll give you the three rooms in the West Corner. There are also many young, unmarried women in the stronghold. I’ll have Third Brother select a few and send them to your residence."

These women he spoke of were not captives. Many were the sisters or daughters of their brothers within the stronghold.

To say ’select’ might seem somewhat disrespectful to them, but in truth, becoming a concubine to Xu Xing, the Fourth Heavenly King, would be a great fortune for them. Furthermore, Xu Xing’s background was respectable. Although he was a disgraced official, he was, at least, a scholar. If Xu Xing were to merely express interest, there would be no shortage of eligible women in the stronghold volunteering themselves within an hour.

"I am already married..." Xu Xing began, "She also went south to Jiangnan. I hope Big Brother will send someone to help me find her..." He then told Yao Dang about Zhao Yunniang.

Although he didn’t harbor deep feelings for Zhao Yunniang, he had solemnly promised her before that he would treat her well in the future. Now that he had escaped Sky Prison, he couldn’t bring himself to be a heartless man who abandoned her.

Moreover, Zhao Yunniang was carrying his child.

"Simple enough," Yao Dang said without a second thought, immediately promising, "I’ll send Evil Eyeless, one of the Five Tiger Envoys, to make inquiries about Zhao Yunniang."

Once family matters were settled, a thought struck Xu Xing, and he asked Yao Dang another question, "Big Brother, I wonder if you know how one breaks through to the Innate Realm? Coming from a humble background, my knowledge of martial arts is quite lacking."

In truth, he had already asked Chang Ji for some related information.

But... it’s always best to have multiple sources of information. What if Chang Ji hadn’t been entirely truthful? He would have wasted effort in his Cultivation and gone down the wrong path.

There was also the fact that King of Sorrow Yao Dang hailed from the prestigious martial arts school, Big Snow Mountain. When it came to martial arts knowledge, Yao Dang was likely superior to Chang Ji.

"Innate?" Yao Dang’s eyebrows rose. "It seems my worthy brother has broken through the Storing Truth Realm."

He was quite surprised; Heavenly Kun King had actually forgotten to tell him this. Then again, an internal cultivator at the Storing Truth Realm had limited strength; without practicing external skills, they were at best a match for ten men—hardly worth mentioning.

"Since ancient times, it’s been easy to break through Storing Truth, but difficult to attain the Innate Realm," Yao Dang mused, then explained, "For Storing Truth, one merely needs to store a wisp of their Natal True Qi. To reach the Innate Realm, however, requires at least one hundred and twenty years of accumulated effort for even a chance to glimpse that crucial opening.

"The step from Storing Truth to Innate... is an arduous one, a matter of sheer toil.

"No matter how gifted you are, you still have to earnestly accumulate one hundred and twenty years’ worth of True Qi."

Xu Xing nodded intently as he listened. What King of Sorrow Yao Dang said was almost identical to Chang Ji’s explanation.

However, Yao Dang hadn’t fully clarified one point. This "one hundred and twenty years of effort" didn’t refer to an individual cultivating for that entire period. Otherwise, accounting for the years spent learning martial arts, Qi Sensing, and Body Cultivation, a person would have to live well past one hundred and twenty years to break through to the Innate Realm.

The so-called one hundred and twenty years of effort actually referred to the equivalent effort of an ordinary person cultivating for that duration. A genius, perhaps, might only need a few decades to accumulate enough cultivation power to break through to the Innate Realm.

"Big Snow Mountain has an inheritance..." Yao Dang hesitated for a moment, then patted Xu Xing’s shoulder. "Big Snow Mountain has already fallen, so I no longer need to observe the sect’s rules. Remember this well, Fourth Brother, this secret art is called the ’Three Mountains One Qi Spiritual Capture Method Concentration Vein Formula’..."

With that, he began to recite the incantation, conveying it to Xu Xing.

He had already taught this secret art to King of Might and Heavenly Kun King. Teaching it today to Xu Xing, his Fourth Brother, was no great matter; he treated them all equally.

As Yao Dang finished reciting each line of the incantation, Xu Xing secretly pondered the essence of this secret art.

Under the influence of his Red Fate [Wenchang], his literary talent was already world-class. Understanding one path illuminates all techniques. The Cultivation of a great scholar is undoubtedly easier than that of an ordinary person with similar innate aptitude.

"Building alternative pathways along the meridians... thus reducing the time needed to complete a major circulation cycle of energy... Truly a secret unique to Big Snow Mountain."

A short while later, having comprehended the secret art, Xu Xing couldn’t help but marvel inwardly.

Joining the Siming Mountain Stronghold was the right decision! A secret art like the "Three Mountains One Qi Spiritual Capture Method Concentration Vein Formula" would surely be an unrevealed secret of aristocratic families and martial sects. If Big Snow Mountain hadn’t been destroyed, and if he hadn’t become sworn brothers with Yao Dang, Yao Dang would never have passed this secret art on to him...

"The Innate Realm is difficult to attain!" Yao Dang cautioned Xu Xing at the right moment. "Fourth Brother, if you wish to seek the Innate Realm, then you absolutely must not concurrently train in external cultivation methods."

He could see at a glance that Xu Xing hadn’t practiced any external methods. Although Xu Xing’s body was somewhat more robust than an ordinary person’s, it was still a far cry from that of an external cultivator.

"I understand, Big Brother," Xu Xing nodded. "Knowing a little of everything is not as good as mastering one skill."

That’s what he said, but it wasn’t what he truly thought. If he were an ordinary person, he would definitely choose to cultivate only one path. After all, no matter how strong an external cultivator became, if they didn’t break through to the Innate Realm, they would struggle to be a match for a hundred men or withstand bullets from firearms. But—he had a cheat! The time disparity in the Instance Worlds, the [Solidification] ability of his Dao Fruit... Cultivating both internally and externally wasn’t a difficult task for him.

"As long as you understand," Yao Dang said. "As your elder brother, I found it difficult to break through to the Innate Realm via internal cultivation, which is why I also took up external martial arts.

"Oh, and about the allocation of medicinal herbs..." Yao Dang generously produced the key to the medicine storeroom and handed it to Xu Xing. "The Siming Mountain Stronghold has plenty of herbs for nourishing Qi and replenishing Yuan. You can choose whatever you need; the three of us have no hope of reaching that realm anyway."

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