Eternal Life: I Rely on Fortune Points for Improvement-Chapter 77: Celestial Extreme Technique
Tai Chi Longevity Skill, altogether consists of seventeen layers of Heart Method.
Compared to the Prison Guard Health Care Skill, there are ten more layers of Heart Method.
And each layer of cultivation progress is several times more difficult; Jiang Feng just felt that, in this world, it’s impossible for anyone to cultivate the "Tai Chi Longevity Skill" to its very limit.
The very first line of the preface already discouraged countless people.
If you devote yourself wholeheartedly to cultivating this skill, you can reach Beginner in twenty years, Skillful in sixty years, and Mastery in a hundred years...
"Hiss!"
Jiang Feng sucked in a cold breath.
Devote oneself wholeheartedly for twenty years just to reach Beginner level, sixty years for Skillful level—even if this is an Unparalleled Technique, with such slow progress, who can possibly afford to spend that much time!
"With each layer cultivated, lifespan can increase by ten to thirty years, qi blood is purified by a factor of two, and strength multiplies."
Jiang Feng saw this section of explanation.
"Lifespan increases, qi blood is purified, strength multiplies—by that logic, this ’Tai Chi Longevity Skill’ really is rather dominating. What a pity it needs twenty years just to get started; what kind of person could afford that?"
Jiang Feng sighed.
He touched the book.
Then said, "Others can’t afford to, but I can."
"What I have most is time, plus I have Fortune Points on my side. Others take twenty years to reach Beginner, sixty years for Skillful, a hundred years for Mastery. With the help of Fortune Points, I can cultivate this skill to its peak at an unimaginable speed."
"In other words, this ’Tai Chi Longevity Skill’ is tailor-made for me."
Jiang Feng felt as though he’d found a treasure.
"You’re not actually thinking of cultivating this Celestial Level Technique, are you?" 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
Suddenly, a voice came.
It was the brocade-clad youth who had reminded Jiang Feng earlier that most of the techniques on the first floor are incomplete.
"Huh? Tai Chi Longevity Skill is a Celestial Level Technique?"
Jiang Feng’s face was full of shock, feeling utterly incredulous.
"Looks like it’s really your first time reading in the Academy. Anyone who’s been here knows, on the Academy’s first floor, there is a Celestial Level Technique—that’s the very ’Tai Chi Longevity Skill’ in your hand. But let me advise you, better put it back, because nobody ever succeeds in cultivating it. Whoever tries it is just wasting time; you should look for some other cultivation technique!"
The brocade-clad youth advised him kindly.
"Thanks, I’m just taking a look."
Jiang Feng recognized the kindness in his words.
Indeed, twenty years to start, sixty years to become Skillful, a hundred to master, all requiring wholeheartedly devotion—how many people could ever succeed at cultivating it?
But Jiang Feng was different.
This Tai Chi Longevity Skill was made for him.
And, to think, it’s actually a Celestial Extreme Technique.
You should know that cultivation techniques are divided into Human, Yellow, Mystic, Earth, and Celestial—five levels.
Celestial Level is highest.
Human Level is lowest.
Every Celestial Level Technique is a priceless treasure.
For the Academy to leave such a treasure on the first floor was simply letting Jiang Feng stumble upon an incredible bargain.
"It’s only because nobody can learn it that it’s left on the first floor. If you want to waste your time here, suit yourself."
The brocade-clad youth spoke again.
"I’ll just read for a while."
Jiang Feng sat down and started reading in earnest.
This Tai Chi Longevity Skill is extremely thick, each layer of the Heart Method mantra, plus related content, took a dozen pages—almost two hundred pages in total. Jiang Feng had to read fast to finish it within a day.
Seeing this, the brocade-clad youth couldn’t help but shake his head slightly. He knew the words "Celestial Level Technique" were far too tempting, easily causing people to lose their minds. Evidently, Jiang Feng was no exception.
People lacking in willpower and self-awareness, even if they spent a whole year in the Academy, would probably just be wasting their time.
So the brocade-clad youth no longer bothered with Jiang Feng and walked away on his own.
Jiang Feng focused all his attention on reading.
He read every single line of Tai Chi Longevity Skill, not daring to miss a single detail.
Completely absorbed in reading.
Time passed quickly.
Unknowingly, night fell, and the oil lamps in the Academy were lit by guards.
Jiang Feng sat on the ground, flipping through Tai Chi Longevity Skill with full attention; when hungry he’d take a couple bites of the pancakes he’d brought, when thirsty he’d drink a bit of cold water.
His reading was neither hurried nor slow.
Almost two hundred pages of the book.
Dense, crammed text.
It took him nearly ten hours in total.
By the time he finished the last page and closed the book—
Jiang Feng opened his personal panel, visible only to himself.
Name: Jiang Feng
Fortune Point: 23912
Cultivation Technique: Prison Guard Health Care Skill (Great Perfection) Tai Chi Longevity Skill (Beginner+)
Skills: Prison Guard Long Fist (Minor Achievement+) Divine Arrow (Great Success+) Monkey Escape (Great Perfection)
Realm: Third Grade (Refining Divinity)
Divine Power: Immortality
Jiang Feng let out a long sigh of relief.
Tai Chi Longevity Skill was finally recorded among his cultivation techniques.
He saw a plus sign appear next to Beginner.
Jiang Feng thought back—when he’d first added Fortune Points to Prison Guard Health Care Skill, only eighty did the trick to reach Entry Level.
This Tai Chi Longevity Skill is so much more difficult to cultivate.
Jiang Feng decided to try adding five hundred Fortune Points at once and see what happened.
Fortune Point: 23412
Cultivation Technique: Tai Chi Longevity Skill (Beginner+)
Five hundred Fortune Points in, but Tai Chi Longevity Skill showed not the slightest change.
"Too little, huh?"
"Let’s add another five hundred and see."
Tai Chi Longevity Skill (Beginner+)
"No way, a thousand Fortune Points and still nothing? Fine, I’ll add another thousand!"
Tai Chi Longevity Skill (Beginner+)
"Damn it, one more thousand—I don’t believe there’s still no effect."
"Fine, another thousand for you."
"It’s already four thousand, and you’re still not satisfied?"
By the time Jiang Feng had added a total of ten thousand Fortune Points into Tai Chi Longevity Skill, the panel finally changed.
Name: Jiang Feng
Fortune Point: 13912
Cultivation Technique: Prison Guard Health Care Skill (Great Perfection) Tai Chi Longevity Skill (Entry Level)
Skills: Prison Guard Long Fist (Minor Achievement+) Divine Arrow (Great Success+) Monkey Escape (Great Perfection)
Realm: Third Grade (Refining Divinity)
Divine Power: Immortality
Jiang Feng felt a wave of heat surge through his body; the impurities in his qi blood were filtered away, doubling its purity. In addition, his qi and blood power multiplied—if he used to have five hundred pounds of strength, it was now at least thirteen or fourteen hundred pounds.
Yet his Realm was still just Third Grade Refining Divinity.
He hadn’t managed to break through just because Tai Chi Longevity Skill had reached Entry Level.
But he could clearly feel that his own strength had reached the peak of Third Grade Refining Divinity; compared to before, his strength had indeed grown a lot.
No wonder Celestial Level Techniques have such a reputation.
Just Entry Level already gave a Refining Divinity martial artist over double the qi strength—Jiang Feng had never imagined anything like this before.
This also showed that the strength difference between Upper Third-Grade martial artists was enormous; each jump in grade made a huge difference.
If it weren’t for the realm gap, with doubled qi-blood and strength, there’s no way his Realm wouldn’t have changed.
"Once I reach Skillful level, I’m sure I’ll break into Second Grade Refining Essence Realm—but who knows how many Fortune Points that’ll take."
Jiang Feng estimated it might need another twenty thousand Fortune Points before a plus sign would appear behind Tai Chi Longevity Skill again.
He then put Longevity Skill back on the shelf, checked the time, found he still had an hour left, and quickly went to search the Body Martial Arts bookshelf.
