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TBIP: Chapter 18

Lou Xingyao saw Wen Hanshan looking at him and subconsciously asked, “Did I disturb you?”

“No, I just finished.” Wen Hanshan shook his head. He had indeed noticed Lou Xingyao’s presence, but it wasn’t to the extent of disturbing him.

Lou Xingyao discovered that Wen Hanshan’s forehead was already covered with fine beads of sweat, and even his clothes had many traces of being wet by sweat. “How long have you been practicing?”

Wen Hanshan glanced at the sky and replied indifferently, “It has only been three Shichen (two hour periods).”

Lou Xingyao was stunned. Perhaps it was because he worked too much in the space yesterday, but he did wake up a bit later today. Still, it couldn’t be more than Si Shi (9-11 a.m). Wen Hanshan had been practicing for three Shichen. Did this mean he woke up at Yin Shi (3-5 a.m.)?

In other words, Wen Hanshan got up at three or four in the morning to practice the sword. It wasn’t even the time for young people, who stayed up late, to go to bed.

Seeing the man wiping his sweat, Lou Xingyao subconsciously asked, “Are you going to practice like this every day in the future?”

“If nothing unexpected happens, I will practice with the sword every morning and evening in the future.” Wen Hanshan nodded and didn’t deny it.

Practice every morning and evening?

If it was three Shichen every time, it added up to twelve hours. This was comparable to the 996 hours of working in his previous life. He immediately blurted out his worries. “Won’t it be very tiring?”

“Practicing is like sailing against the current. If you don’t move forward, you will retreat,” Wen Hanshan said while looking at Lou Xingyao in a rather strange way. “You must have some background to be able to marry in place of the He family. Doesn’t the Lou family have training in the morning and evening?”

Morning and evening training?

Lou Xingyao didn’t know whether the Lou family had any, but judging from the actions of the bullies who looked for trouble with Lou Xiaowu anytime and anywhere, there should be none.

“Being born in a remote area is a disadvantage. If you aren’t diligent, how much can you achieve?” Lou Xingyao didn’t answer, but Wen Hanshan knew the answer from his slightly stiff expression, and snorted coldly.

At the same time, he didn’t forget to look very sternly at Lou Xingyao. “If you only treat cultivation as child’s play, I don’t think I need to take you to find an alchemist today. Just be a mortal, and I will naturally be able to support you until the end of your life.”

This was the first time that Lou Xingyao had seen Wen Hanshan so serious and stern since meeting him. For a moment, he forgot to react, and the smile on his face froze.

Perhaps he also realized that what he said was a bit harsh. After a moment of silence, Wen Hanshan finally softened his tone. “My generation of cultivators are fighting against the heavens for our lives. If we aren’t prepared to move forward, even if we enter the Dao by chance in the future, it will be difficult to last long.”

Finally, Wen Hanshan left a sentence for Lou Xingyao. “Think about it carefully first.” Then he returned to his room.

Wen Hanshan’s words were like a wake-up call to Lou Xingyao.

Before this, he didn’t have much real feelings about cultivating immortality. In addition to having some understanding from Lou Xiaowu’s memory, he also learned more about it from the novels related to cultivating immortality that he had read in his previous life.

It felt like a player suddenly opening a game about cultivating immortality. He had expectations and curiosity about the main plot of the game, but he didn’t regard it as a top priority.

This was especially the case after discovering that this world was actually a novel he had read before and gaining a portable space according to the plot. This feeling became more and more obvious.

Lou Xingyao originally thought that he didn’t have such feelings, but looking back at everything he had done since coming to Tianming Continent, he had actually expressed such thoughts.

He talked empty words about how he must become a cultivator, but relied on his portable space to put aside his own meridians problem.

The portable space could be called a serious matter and couldn’t be entered easily, but before that, he had clearly obtained the meridians reconnection pill. Even without relying on the spring water, he could solve the meridians problem in advance but he still delayed this matter again and again.

He always thought about settling down before solving it.

He also thought about making sure things were foolproof.

However, Tianming Continent was a world where the weak were the prey of the strong. Where was there real stability? Where was there real foolproof?

If it wasn’t for Wen Hanshan being considerate and setting up the yard in a slightly more peaceful place in the south of Xilin County, he might not have dared to enter the space boldly last night.

If he always had such a cautious mentality, forget the three months he had already spent on Tianming Continent.

Even if he had another three years, he might not be able to officially step onto the immortal path.

As for Wen Hanshan, he always thought that Wen Hanshan could get the title of ‘Number One Swordsman of Tianming Continent’ and ‘Number One Person Under the Golden Core’ because the author wanted to establish a powerful enemy and goal for the protagonist.

But today, once he really saw Wen Hanshan’s efforts in swordsmanship, he suddenly realized. Where did so many geniuses come from?

They just put in extraordinary efforts in places that ordinary people couldn’t see.

It was just like himself in his previous life. Everyone said that he became a professor of forensic medicine at the age of 32 and was a genius picked out of a million with a startling line beyond the ordinary due to his family background. Many colleagues even said that they envied his intelligence and family background.

However, he had obviously put in a hundred times more effort than ordinary people in places that ordinary people couldn’t see.

At the age of three years old, he couldn’t fully hold the original version of the Compendium of Materia Medica but he needed to memorize it word for word under the supervision of his grandfather.

At the age of seven, he couldn’t fully understand the statements in the Yellow Emperor’s Internal Canon but he needed to analyze and understand it word by word under his grandfather’s discipline until all the words, even the punctuation marks, were digested together.

At the age of ten, in addition to the content taught by the school teacher, he also needed to thoroughly study the Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases and Essential Formulas Worth a Thousand in Gold to Prepare for Emergencies under the supervision of his grandfather.

At the age of fourteen, he followed his grandfather to consult patients, read prescriptions, and find feasible solutions from the blurred handwriting notes left by predecessors.

……

If it wasn’t for the solid foundation in childhood, how could he be so proficient in the field of forensics about choosing to change his career as an adult?

The so-called ‘this is something you can learn at a glance’ and ‘these are all common sense’ were just the rewards of his sweat and tears in childhood.

These were principles he understood as a child in his previous life. Now he had lived longer, had more social experience, and changed to a new world, he completely ignored them. It wasn’t until today when someone called him out that he suddenly realized his inner thoughts had already deviated.

Yes, learning was like sailing against the current. If he didn’t advance, he would retreat.

In the previous life when his grandfather was still alive, his grandfather could easily detect it when he slacked off in his studies.

Now cultivating immortality wasn’t just about immortality but also fate. Why did he think he could go all the way to the end with his playful mind?

After figuring this out, Lou Xingyao felt that his heart was suddenly clear. His determination suddenly became very firm.

“Have you figured it out?”

The moment Lou Xingyao finished thinking about this, he heard Wen Hanshan’s voice. He looked up and found that the man had walked out of the room at some point, and even changed his clothes.

“I figured it out. Thank you for your advice, Brother Wen.” Lou Xingyao nodded, his expression also very serious.

“Don’t mention it. These words should’ve been mentioned by your teacher when starting the initiation. It is just that Pingyang County is too small.” Wen Hanshan’s expression eased a bit. At the end, he snorted again, obviously looking down on the Lou family.

Seeing that Lou Xingyao seemed to want to thank him, Wen Hanshan simply blocked his words. “If you really want to thank me, you can be more diligent in the future.”

“I will do so.” Lou Xingyao nodded seriously.

Wen Hanshan saw this and finally showed a trace of satisfaction on his face. He didn’t forget to give instructions. “When you draw qi into your body in the future, do morning and evening exercises with me.”

Lou Xingyao naturally had no reason to refuse this. He quickly nodded and agreed.

The next morning, he felt that there was an extra item in his arms. He looked down subconsciously and found that Wen Hanshan had thrown a mask and black robe to him.

Before he could ask any questions, Wen Hanshan’s voice entered his ears. “In this case, put on the mask and clothes. I will take you to find the alchemist.”

Could the alchemist he went to see wearing a mask and black robe be a serious alchemist?

He had such doubts in his heart, but Lou Xingyao’s hands didn’t hesitate at all. In just a moment, he covered himself tightly from head to toe.

Facts had proved that the alchemist was indeed a serious alchemist, but it seemed that the location of the alchemist wasn’t so serious.

Lou Xingyao had just covered himself tightly. Once he looked up, he found that Wen Hanshan had changed into the same outfit as him.

Then under the leadership of Wen Hanshan, after many twists and turns, he passed through countless streets and alleys before finally entering an underground market from a long-abandoned broken wooden house.

On the way here, Lou Xingyao learned from Wen Hanshan that this was the black market in Xilin County.

Xilin County was a place where good and bad people were mixed, and the rules were chaotic. At the same time, it was also backed by the Endless Forest, a place full of gold. It was reasonable that there was such an underground black market.

In addition, Wen Hanshan explained why he brought Lou Xingyao here for treatment.

“Your situation is special, and it is inconvenient to show the meridians reconnection pill to others. Only here can we hide our identities to the greatest extent.”

Lou Xingyao just thought about it for a while and understood what Wen Hanshan meant.

Once he asked an alchemist outside to see him, his physical condition couldn’t be hidden. If someone found out his meridians were healed in the future, they would naturally think of the meridians reconnection pill.

The meridians reconnection pill was a fourth-grade pill and was very valuable. It wasn’t uncommon for people to kill others for treasures in the cultivation world. If he revealed a clue and brought a disaster to himself, it would be bad.

The black market in Xilin County didn’t ask for the origin of the items or the identities of the two parties in the transaction. It was indeed a very suitable place.

The only thing that wasn’t suitable was probably the consultation fee.

After hearing that the alchemist asked for ten spirit beads, Lou Xingyao almost jumped up on the spot. He would’ve made a joke if Wen Hanshan hadn’t seen his thoughts and quickly held him back.

Fortunately, the final result was quite gratifying. Lou Xingyao’s meridians were weak, but the meridians reconnection pill had the effect of reshaping the meridians. For him, this pill was just the right remedy.

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Ethereal Rainbow Canvas
Ethereal Rainbow Canvas
15 days ago

Thanks for the chapter! He’s finally more connected to his new reality!

LadySayuri
LadySayuri
15 days ago

Thanks for the update!

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