This can''t be happening!YanZaizenthoughts were in a state ofcompletechaos.He couldn''t help but recall what just happened earlier.HanGenjisimply laughed, grabbed him by the neck with a claw of the hand, and took to the skies.The surroundings that were once filled with grassy plains and knolls sped past in a blur.Despitethat, with his bodyalreadybeing brokenalready,hedidn''t even feelthathewas flying in the sky.In truth, it was slightly lackluster.
It wasmorelikehewas a passenger on a fast-moving train, which confused him evenmore.To his knowledge, onlythosewhosereached the Qi Unification Realmcanachieve flight, and althoughthosein the Essence Formationcanlevitate-theycan''t do so for long.Sohealways had fantasies about flying, but upon experiencing,hefelt it truly was a little disappointing.
Just when YanZaizenintendedto blurtout a questionthosethis dirtyold manhauling him towards the unknown like a baby chick, HanGenjispoke.“To have a Nascent Soul Form, and at the Advanced Stage no less at your age is interesting.”
YanZaizenwas surprised by his words once more and further confused.Nascent Soul Form?Advanced Stage?He simply was unfamiliar with soul cultivation besides the most rudimentary-level of knowledge;thus, these words were no different than another language to him.He didn''t know where Nascent Soul Form was at or what Advanced Stage meant.For example, Qi Cultivationhad4stages(Initial, Mid,Late, andPeak)but the Immortal Herculean Methodhad4levels of success(Initial, Minor,Major, andPerfection).As for soul cultivation?Lord knows what Advanced Stage meant.
HanGenjiturnedhis sunken eyes towards YanZaizen, only to witness his distinct confusion.He furrowed his brows incontemplation."It seems you don''t know anything aboutcultivatingthe soul.Haha, how interesting.Many would love having your level of soul cultivation, but you don''t even understand its significance.”Hewas obviously amused atYanZaizen''s ignorance which leftYanZaizenfrowning in dissatisfaction but continued, "Soul Cultivation is divided into fivelevelsand three stages.Nascent, Aurora, Astral, Divine, and Immortal are the fivelevels.Initial, Advanced, and Perfectionarethe three stages.”
Immortal?Does that mean onehasan immortal soul?!YanZaizen''s thoughts spurred at his words.If hecultivatedboth theImmortalHerculean Method to perfection and reached theImmortalSoul Level...would hehavean immortal body & soul?!Can immortality be achieved like this?One canimaginewhy his mind was filled with these thoughts-who wouldn''t want immortality?
Looking at YanZaizen''s odd expressions caused HanGenjito loudly laugh.“SoulCultivation is divided into three aspects:SoulForm,SoulFlame, andSpiritualSense.”Takinga pause to gather his thoughtswhileensuring YanZaizenwas listening, he continued, “SoulForm is the body of your soul anddeterminesits structure, characteristicsandstatus of yoursoulwhileprotecting yourSoulFlamefrom external forces.SoulFlameis the flame of yoursoulandallits energy is emitted or drawn from it, andallthe essence of you, memories, feelings, and whatnot are stored here.If damaged or destroyed, well goodnight.Spiritual Sense is one''s awareness of the world outside of the confines of one''s five normal senses, directly connected to them and transmits to the brain.”
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Hearing all this, his understanding of hissoulstrength and characteristicsheexplored earlier made a lot more sense.Buthecouldn''thelpbut feel grievances whenhelearned thatsoulformdeterminesthe structure and characteristics of one''ssoul.Wouldn''t that mean hissoulwasaweakthin squigglyline.Hepouted.
Wait.
He just realized he hadn''t felt an ounce of pain since his neck was seized by this dirty old man, otherwise, how could he be so leisurely at the moment?His bones were shattered.Heunderstood notfeelingit at the moment due to shock and adrenaline, but nowhewas absolutely calm.“My body?”
HanGenjicouldn''t help but laugh even louder than before.“Don''t worry, I can''tletyou die just yet.”
Hearingthose words, YanZaizencalmed down a little.It seems that HanGenjiwas doing something to his body wherehewouldn''tfeelthe excruciating pain from hisbrokenstate.Hewas slightly thankful, but then realized the latter part of his words-just yet.
Hesighed in resignation.
When your life and death no longer belongs to you, it truly makes one depressed.
Recognizing the situation going this direction, he decided to look at this dirty old man with resolve.“Please make my death painless,”Hebegged.It''s not thathewantedtodie, but he just didn''twantto suffer a painful death-quick and painlessgreatlypreferred.
“Hahahaha!Killyou?Are you even worthy?”HanGenjilaughed with utter disdain as his request.It was as if killing a little Qi Revolving Cultivator personally would taint his status as apowerfulcultivator.
YanZaizen''s eyes lite up in response.Heoriginally hoped that HanGenjiwould spare hispoorlittlelife due to his strength and status, but this confusedhimfurther.Ifhewasn''t goingtokillhimlater, then why didhesnatchhimand evenremovedthe painheshould be experiencing?“Then, what do youwant?”Cautiously asking,heobservedthedirtyold man''s expression only to find outhesimply smiled and continued laughing.
Doesthisdirtyold manever stop smiling?Itwasn''t likeitmade him look anything butcreepy.
“Simple.You''ll be my Ninth Disciple.”
What?
Why?
“Why?”He blurted out subconsciously.
HanGenjistopped smiling and looked at him with a sharp gaze that sent shivers down his spine.Then, once again, a sinister smile liftedonhis lips, “Because I desire it.Unless...youhaveobjections?”
No.No.No.
Objections?
Do you mean death wish?
Sir,Ihave none of that, andIwantnone of it.
YanZaizenshook his head vigorously in response.
“Good!Good!Hahaha!”Thisdirtyold manhad more faces than an Asura.