Chapter 60 The Troublesome Su Qianyuan
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Main Hall of Wayless Sect.
Looking at the respectful middle-aged man before him,
Chu Yuan's eyes grew increasingly satisfied.
Very good, a disciple without even a soul, completely devoid of any possibility to cultivate.
And he's not surnamed Ye, but Su.
That put his mind at ease.
Up to now,
Chu Yuan had taken on only three disciples.
Just look, look.
The disciples surnamed Zhang and Su are so well-behaved.
It's only Ye Luo who's not straightforward.
But now, it seems to be fine.
With Ye Luo as a successful example,
he could use that to hoodwink others in the future.
Thinking this way, Chu Yuan's mood brightened as he looked toward Su Qian Yuan.
He began to consider internally.
He quickly prepared a set of deceptive words to say.
"Qian Yuan, now that you've joined the Sect, your master will tell you the path you are to take in the future, to give you some mental preparation. You'd better listen carefully,"
Chu Yuan spoke slowly.
Upon hearing this,
Su Qian Yuan's eyes brightened as he perked up, ready to listen attentively.
As for Ye Luo,
he considerately gave Chu Yuan a cupped fist salute and discreetly withdrew.
The Dao must not be imparted lightly.
Ah, this was the Dao that Respected Master was passing on to the third disciple.
Of course, Ye Luo would not stand there foolishly.
In fact, Chu Yuan did not even notice whether Ye Luo was still present or not; satisfied with the spirited look of his third disciple, he nodded approvingly.
"You lack a soul and cannot cultivate, so the normal path of cultivation is definitely not possible for you. Even if you were forced to continue on the path of cultivation, your progress would certainly not match that of ordinary people,"
"The Great Dao is boundless, all paths may lead to the same end; there is absolutely no need to cling to just the path of cultivation!"
"According to your situation, your master wants you to follow the Path of Body Refinement. What do you think?"
His voice was gentle,
carrying an inherent persuasiveness.
Su Qian Yuan subconsciously wanted to nod, but on second thought, his expression turned queer.
In the Cultivation Realm, there are those who dabble in Body Refinement.
But those things are fine for playing around, who could take them seriously?
It is widely known that the path of Body Refinement does not go far, at most one can reach the Golden Core Realm.
Moreover, the flesh body of an ordinary cultivator at the Golden Core Realm, strengthened by mana, is no weaker than that of a Body Refiner at the Golden Core Realm.
The path of Body Refinement only has an advantage in the Qi Refinement Stage, after Foundation Establishment, it's like playing at cultivation.
Su Qian Yuan had considered Body Refinement before, but it was something to think about rather than actually useful.
At this moment, Su Qian Yuan's extensive knowledge came into play.
He wouldn't be hoodwinked by Chu Yuan as easily as Ye Luo Zhang Han.
"Respected Master, the path of Body Refinement can only reach the Golden Core Realm, and it's extremely weak in combat. Following this path, is there really a way to ascend directly to immortality?"
Su Qian Yuan asked cautiously.
Chu Yuan sat in the Sect Master's throne, his heart skipping a beat upon hearing this.
Ah, is that so?
He didn't have that much understanding of the path of Body Refinement...
Forget it.
Anyway, it's all about hoodwinking.
"The path of Body Refinement I'm talking about is not the same as the one you're referring to. Do you know of a race that exists only in legend, the Wu Clan?"
Chu Yuan stood up and walked a few steps forward, his hands clasped behind his back, as he spoke.
"Reporting to Respected Master, this disciple... this disciple has not heard of it,"
Su Qian Yuan said blankly, shaking his head in confusion.
"The Wu Clan, ah, the Wu Clan..."
Chu Yuan murmured, taking a few steps forward, facing out of the hall with a reminiscent expression.
He was trying hard to recall some stories about the 'Wu Clan' from his past life.
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But this expression, when caught in Su Qianyuan's eyes,
turned into memories of the past.
This caused Su Qianyuan to frown deeply, trying to recall what kind of race the 'Wu Clan' was.
However, after much thought, he couldn't find any records about the Wu Clan.
Yet, he had a hunch.
Could it be that the era in which his Respected Master existed was the same era when the Wu Clan thrived?
Therefore, the Respected Master knew about the Wu Clan.
As for what the Respected Master said about the Wu Clan existing only in legend...
It must have been fabricated.
In truth, it was to conceal the era he belonged to and keep others from knowing about it.
Su Qianyuan took note of this silently, resolved to search for information about the 'Wu Clan' the next chance he got.
On the other side.
Chu Yuan pondered for a long while before he prepared his approximate explanation.
"Qian Yuan, the path of cultivation I want you to follow is that of the Wu Clan, a race that exists within legends. They are born without Primordial Spirits, focusing solely on the cultivation of the physical body."
"Powerful members of the Wu Clan can shatter all Daoist Magic with their physical bodies alone. No matter the myriad of exquisite magics or divine skills, they break them with just the physical body, inherently standing on invincible ground!"
"The Twelve Ancestral Witches, as the leaders of the Wu Clan, do not only possess strong physical bodies but have also mastered the essence of Daoist Magic through body refinement, making their strength incomparably formidable."
"The path of the Wu Clan should be considered the Great Path of Body Refining!"
Chu Yuan said this aloud.
The previously dazed Su Qianyuan, upon hearing these words,
couldn't help but be shocked, despite his vast experiences.
To break all magic with the physical body?!
To stand invincibly just by being innate?!
If it were someone else saying this,
then Su Qianyuan definitely wouldn't believe it.
But since it was said by his Respected Master, he had no choice but to believe it.
Could it be that his Respected Master would deceive him?
Heh.
If such an existence as his Respected Master would lie to him, then a day would have thirteen hours!
That was obviously impossible!
And based on what the Respected Master had mentioned about the body refining technique...
If there truly were such a body refining technique,
why would he bother cultivating as an immortal!
Body refinement would be all that he needed!
"Please, Respected Master, pass on to your disciple the Wu Clan's body refining technique!"
Su Qianyuan's eyes blazed with eagerness as he knelt down on one knee and said respectfully.
Upon hearing this,
Chu Yuan, with his hands clasped behind his back, twitched his eyelids.
You've got to be kidding me.
If there really were such a body refining technique, would I still be here trying to fool you? I'd be off cultivating it myself.
Such were his thoughts,
but Chu Yuan still maintained a calm and composed appearance on the surface.
"Qian Yuan, I do possess the technique, but I do not plan to pass it on to you!"
"Because after all, it is someone else's Dao. I want you to comprehend your own Dao. Passing this technique to you would ultimately harm your own path."
Chu Yuan said slowly.
On the other side, Su Qianyuan paused for a moment, finding his Respected Master's words reasonable—what suited him would allow him to go further.
He immediately spoke up, "Respected Master speaks the truth! Then, Respected Master, may you pass the technique to your disciple so that I may take it as a reference, and from it, comprehend my own Daoist Magic?"
Chu Yuan: "..."
You're quite a handful.
Why are the disciples of this generation so difficult to teach?
If I really had such a technique, would I need to go over a Basic Cultivation Technique for the Early Qi Refining Stage, with annotations no less?
"Enough, enough, I can pass the technique on to you as a reference, but you must first go to the Sect's Divine Weapon Pavilion. Once you gain the recognition of a divine weapon, I will pass the technique on to you to use as a reference."
Chu Yuan felt he was losing his touch in sidestepping the issue.
He resorted once again to the 'procrastination strategy'.
Dragging him off to the Divine Weapon Pavilion would buy a few more months to think of something else.
Disciples nowadays were becoming increasingly difficult to handle.
It was time he improved his own ability to sidestep issues...
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