Outside the mirror, the crowd’s expressions changed slightly.
“The Heavenly Emperor’s cultivation began from this moment, right?”
“So you’re saying the Heavenly Emperor entered the path of cultivation, even became a peerless great demon, all because of Emperor Jiang’s gift? All because of this manual?!” a cultivator exclaimed.
Those words immediately drew everyone’s gaze to Jiang Minghuang.
Jiang Minghuang looked a little embarrassed, but he quickly shook his head and explained, “It’s not like that.”
“The cultivation system he followed after becoming an Emperor was not like the one forged in this manual, but an alternative system.”
“Moreover, this book contains merely the most ordinary Qi-refining technique. When I saw him again a year later, his spiritual veins had collapsed, and even his Dao Palace had been destroyed!”
The group of cultivators’ expressions shifted slightly.
This world was exceptionally grand, and thus cultivation systems were exceedingly complex.
But the ultimate pursuit was longevity.
That step was also called Immortality, and next up was the Great Emperor realm!
Currently, the most mainstream cultivation progression was Qi Refining, Spirit Condensation, Palace Tempering, Great Power, Half-Saint, Saint King, Supreme, Quasi-Emperor, and Great Emperor.
In this system, the most fundamental for a cultivator were the spiritual veins and the Dao Palace!
A year later, the Heavenly Emperor’s spiritual veins would collapse and his Dao Palace be destroyed?
This truly surprised everyone.
After all, it was known that this Heavenly Emperor did not follow the Sword Dao, nor did he follow the most mainstream cultivation system.
So which system did he cultivate?
Moreover, he still managed to become the most astonishing Great Emperor in history, crushing countless Great Emperor-level beings!
For a time, the experts couldn’t help but grow more curious about the Heavenly Emperor’s past.
After all, a cultivation method that could produce a Great Emperor—anyone present who had advanced even slightly knows how exceedingly difficult that was. Naturally, the Heavenly Emperor’s cultivation system held an unimaginable temptation for these people.
…
Inside the mirror.
Gu Changqing began his cultivation.
Whether it was to protect his sister, or for that blood feud.
He knew he had to become a cultivator, a supremely powerful cultivator!
…
Watching Gu Changqing sit solemnly on a large rock and open that Qi Refining Manual.
The crowd outside the mirror couldn’t help but show curious expressions.
They were eager to see how long it would take this Heavenly Emperor—who by his own might suppressed all beings so none could raise their heads—to practice the entry technique of the most mainstream cultivation system.
“The greatest taboo in cultivation is not lacking a technique, but lacking a teacher. I was untalented, so with no one to teach me, it took thirty years for me to reach the first Qi-refining stage,” someone murmured at that point.
He sounded like he wanted to compare himself with the Heavenly Emperor.
“Thirty years?”
These words made many people gasp.
Truly worthy of someone who could reach Quasi-Emperor—the fact that without instruction he used only thirty years to step onto the path of cultivation.
One must know that while mortals and cultivators were separated by merely a single gate, that gap was as good as a vast chasm!
Other dazzling prodigies immediately got excited.
“Thirty years? I had no teacher too and only took twenty years.”
“Heh, I only took ten years.”
Ye Chen watched coldly and listened to these words, then suddenly blurted out, “I also had no teacher. Mere Qi Refining took only one year.”
“One year?”
The hall fell silent. The old veterans who had spoken earlier trembled, stunned and dumbfounded, their cheeks flushed.
“I never imagined there would be such a prodigy in the world.”
“Emperor Ye truly is magnificent.”
“Yes, yes, truly worthy of being the number one prodigy of this era!”
The crowd was shocked!
Ye Chen listened to the flattery and the corner of his mouth lifted slightly.
In fact, voices like these had never been lacking around him.
Because from the moment he began cultivating, techniques, opportunities, treasures—everything that cultivators would die to obtain so easily—always inexplicably found him.
His cultivation speed had been extremely terrifying.
Because of this, when it came to cultivation speed, he prided himself on being second to none.
“But the path of cultivation is indeed arduous. The Young Heavenly Emperor was born among mortals and probably couldn’t even recognize Dao script. I think he never truly entered the Qi-refining realm.”
“After all, Emperor Jiang also said that when he saw the Heavenly Emperor a year later, his spiritual veins and Dao Palace were all destroyed!” Ye Chen said confidently.
He was confident that in this world, no second person could, within a year, enter the path of cultivation as he had.
“Emperor Ye’s words make sense.”
“That’s right, if the Heavenly Emperor had followed the Sword Dao he would naturally surpass us, but as for the mainstream cultivation of this world… hehe.”
The crowd murmured.
But at that moment.
A sudden loud bang came from within the mirror.
Everyone turned to look, and astonishment rose on their faces at an extremely terrifying speed.
Even the prodigy Ye Chen’s smile froze abruptly!