The Path to Immortality: Starting with an Analysis of Basic Concepts

Chapter 76 Street-Cleansing Tiger? Peace is a Blessing… (Please Subscribe)

"what?"

Bai Doufu was taken aback. "Suffering?"

I didn't react for a moment, wondering why he suddenly brought this up out of the blue.

Zhu Yu looked helpless, spread his hands, and explained: "My 'talent' is simply 'enduring hardship.'"

"what?"

Not only was Bai Doufu surprised, but even Lu Wanrong, who was standing to the side, looked astonished.

Suffering?

What kind of skill or talent is this?

Zhu Yu did not hide anything and told the story of the message conveyed by the "divine seed".

After learning about it.

White tofu fell silent.

He had to admit that his previous thinking was too narrow-minded.

This skill, while not entirely useless, is certainly not a virtue either. Even with Zhu Yu's excellent character, it would be difficult for him to rise to prominence solely based on this "hard-working" talent.

"well--"

White Tofu sighed regretfully.

Compared to Mi Ya'er, he favored Zhu Yu, who had an unassuming appearance but a ruthless heart. However, once this talent was revealed, no matter how good his material was, he could never carve it into an exquisite jade artifact.

Lu Wanrong was secretly delighted.

With Zhu Yu's talent, it's almost as if she's cut off all paths in this realm, making it impossible for anyone to compete with her for resources.

From now on, she can confidently and boldly enhance her status in Yunshan Village and seek out and explore the precious spiritual objects in this Great Spirit Ruins.

Although Zhu Yu didn't know what the two were thinking, he could guess a little. After all, "enduring hardship" was a bit too wasteful. Thinking that Bai Doufu still had a good impression of him for the time being, he hurriedly asked, "Brother Bai, how does one cultivate to the first stage of the Divine Seed Cultivation Realm?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Wanrong also turned to look.

Upon hearing this...

Bai Doufu gave Zhu Yu a strange look, pondered for a moment, and said, "The first stage of cultivation for nurturing the divine seed involves two things: first, mastering one's innate skills; and second, tempering one's physique to the point where there is no further room for improvement."

As he spoke, he took out two yellow books from his bosom and handed them to the two men.

"This is the 'Horizontal Mountain' body tempering technique taught by our leader. It records methods for utilizing qi and blood to refine the skin membrane, as well as several techniques for tempering the skin membrane."

"Once you've tempered your skin to the toughness of cowhide, you can seek out Brother Dong to learn the methods for refining flesh, strengthening tendons, and forging bones—"

I will explain the path of cultivation to the two of them in detail.

"We don't keep idle people in the village. Now that you and your brother have planted the divine seed, it's time for you to serve the village." Bai Doufu looked at Lu Wanrong and smiled, "Since the Mi family girl has awakened a talent for gathering herbs, she should join the village's medicine hall."

After arranging Lu Wanrong's whereabouts, he turned to look at Zhu Yu, opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Deploying troops and patrolling the mountain stronghold?

However, Zhu Yu does not possess any talent in combat skills.

Go collect tolls?

All the other guys were scrambling for this cushy job; there was no way he, a newbie, would get it.

Watching over horses and livestock?

It would be even more inappropriate, as if the livestock were to die, "Yunshan Village" would have its own rules to punish such behavior.

Kitchen, storeroom, equipment room—

Bai Doufu considered various places, but rejected them one by one. Finally, he could only ask helplessly, "Brother, would you be willing to take on the role of 'street cleaner' in the village?"

The so-called "street cleaning" refers to doing odd jobs such as sweeping the streets and weeding.

After learning about it.

Wishing you well:

"————"

I'm here to sweep the streets of a strange and desolate place?

He later became famous, earning the nickname "Street Cleaner Tiger"?

Judging from Bai Doufu's troubled expression, this "street cleaning" job was probably the best place he could think of. Zhu Yu nodded readily, clasped his hands and said, "Thank you, Brother Bai, I am willing."

"it is good."

Bai Doufu patted his shoulder, said nothing, waved to Lu Wanrong beside him, and strode out the door.

Lu Wanrong glanced at him sideways and then left.

"Tsk—how realistic—"

Zhu Yu shook his head inwardly, just as he was about to watch the Body Tempering Technique "Horizontal Mountain", when he heard a call from outside.

"The Mi Family Brothers—"

Zhu Yu stepped out of the living room and saw a disheveled old man in a gray robe standing in front of the courtyard gate.

The old man waved his hand, and when the man approached, he didn't waste any words. He stuffed a wooden token and a broom into the man's arms, saying, "From now on, the 'street cleaning' work in the village will be yours. Go on, the 'street cleaning' quarters aren't here. There are a few more things I need to tell you—"

"Thank you, sir!"

Zhu Yu nodded, put away the token, and picked up the broom.

"He's a good young man—"

The old man grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, and slowly walked towards a corner of the village with his hands behind his back, his mouth never stopping.

"Our 'street cleaning' task in Yunshan Village is simple."

"As soon as it gets light, we'll go to the training ground where the heroes of the village usually practice martial arts and level out the potholes. Once it's almost dry, we can rest."

"Remember to go later when it's mealtime. Liu Niangzi in the kitchen is a kind-hearted woman. She always makes a pot of meat soup for us helpers when the heroes have leftover scraps of meat and bones. It's a good thing; it'll give you strength!"

"This afternoon, we need to sweep up the fallen leaves and broken branches in the village, but don't linger too long at the residences of those important figures—"

Following the old man's muttering words, the two arrived at a secluded corner in a mountain hollow, one after the other.

A small wooden house stands there, with a flat and clean ground. In front of the house, there is a small vegetable garden where some vegetables are grown.

"From now on, this place belongs to you—"

Standing in front of the wooden house, the old man's face showed a trace of sadness.

"Thank you for your guidance, sir." Zhu Yu clasped his hands in thanks, then hesitated and said, "This place belongs to me, so sir, you—"

"I?"

The old man smiled upon hearing this, stepped into the wooden house, and slammed the door shut.

A moment later, the door opened.

Then an elderly man, dressed in a long blue silk robe and carrying a bundle, emerged from within. He raised an eyebrow at the stunned Zhu Yu, smoothed his robe, and grinned, "Isn't this outfit respectable?"

Zhu Yu seemed to understand what was going on, and replied with a smile, "Very respectable, just like a high-ranking official in the city!"

Upon hearing this, the old man grinned from ear to ear and waved his hand, saying, "Young man, you are a good person, and our village is a good one too. Stay here peacefully for ten years, and once you've saved up some money, you can go down the mountain and start a business—"

He rambled on and on, but eventually he had to finish what he was saying.

"Old people just tend to ramble on. I'm not saying anything more, it's time to go."

"Take care, sir." Zhu Yu clasped his hands in a fist salute.

The old man took a few steps, glanced back at the wooden house, his expression shifting for a few moments, and then called out to Zhu Yu, "Young man, remember this: people like us who are too clean get in other people's way. Remember, peace is a blessing!"

Having said that, he swiftly took off his brocade robe, rolled it up, stuffed it into his bundle, and without hesitation, turned and left.

Is peace a blessing?

Watching the old man's figure gradually disappear into the distance, Zhu Yu muttered something, shook his head slightly, and stepped into the wooden house.

Although the room was small, it had everything you needed for daily life.

"Now I can say that I've finally settled down here—"

Zhu Yu smiled, sat down in the chair, took out the yellow book "Hengshan", and began to examine it carefully.

Not long.

Zhu Yu put down the yellow book, his eyes showing a thoughtful expression.

According to the records in the book.

The Cultivation of the Divine Seed, also known as the Qi and Blood Realm, is divided into four stages: skin, flesh, tendons, and bones. Each breakthrough increases one's strength by one hundred jin. Once perfected, the physical body can gain five hundred jin of strength, making it difficult to be harmed by swords and blades.

Not bad—

Zhu Yu nodded in satisfaction.

The purpose of releasing resources and spiritual objects into the alien realm is not only to provide them with resources and spiritual items, but also to cultivate a diverse array of cultivation techniques.

He noted it down and said softly, "The innate skill 'enduring hardship' is quite suitable for the stone mill method recorded in 'Yokoyama'—"