May I seek good fortune and avoid misfortune, and live a long and prosperous life.

The next day, around dusk.

The Third Prince sent several martial artists to quietly place a rather large bundle in a dilapidated, uninhabited house in Yun City. The martial artists then closed the door and left immediately.

At this moment, Li Heng had already disguised himself as a middle-aged man and was leisurely sipping tea on the second floor of a teahouse across the street.

But his gaze remained fixed on the dilapidated house.

About an hour later, night fell completely.

After leaving the tea money on the table, Li Heng quietly left.

He then went to a secluded place, changed into black clothes, and covered his face.

Half a cup of tea later, the door of the dilapidated house was suddenly blown open by the wind, and a black shadow, moving with lightning speed, entered the house, grabbed the bundle, and then quickly rushed out of the house.

He then continued to circle the city three times haphazardly, and after confirming that no one was following him, he quickly slipped into his own yard.

Back in the room, I bolted the door, lit a candle, and closed the window.

Li Heng then opened the bundle in his arms.

There are four cultivation manuals inside, and the rest are some fragments and notes on breakthroughs by grandmasters.

Li Heng flipped through the books one by one, reading each manual without missing a single word.

An hour later, he opened the last cultivation manual.

This cultivation technique is called the Nine Tribulations Nirvana Technique, and it is the very technique that the Zhou family handed over.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Li Heng finally finished reading the cultivation manual.

After reading them, he felt that of the four master-level martial arts manuals, only the Nine Tribulations Nirvana Technique was most suitable for him.

This cultivation technique has extremely high requirements. The most basic requirement is to have your cultivation rebuilt three times from the peak of the first rank before you can practice it.

Above that, there are six instances of dispersing one's internal energy, and the most difficult one, which even the creator of the technique only deduced, has never been actually achieved: dispersing one's internal energy nine times before practicing this technique.

This technique also includes a secret method for dispersing internal energy. Only by practicing this secret method to disperse internal energy will it be effective; otherwise, blindly dispersing internal energy will be ineffective.

"This secret technique really suits me. If it were someone else, they really wouldn't have enough lifespan to disperse their power nine times. Dispersing their power three times would probably consume more than 90% of their lifespan."

"But I am different. I have an immortal body, and I can easily disperse my power nine times. In addition, I have the Blood Lotus Sect's quick success method, which allows me to cultivate to the peak of the first rank very quickly. This means that I may be able to disperse my power nine times in a short period of time."

"According to this technique, each time you disperse your internal energy, it will improve your foundation and internal strength. My aptitude is relatively poor, but practicing this technique can improve my aptitude, allowing me to be reborn like a phoenix!"

"There's just one thing I need to be careful about, which is when my internal energy dissipates. At that time, I lose all my cultivation level, which is the most dangerous time. This means I need to find an absolutely safe place to cultivate."

"This place can't be Cloud City; Cloud City is still quite dangerous."

"By the way, let's go to Poison Dragon Pool! It's a forbidden area in the martial arts world. No one knows about the caves inside except me. It's an absolutely safe place."

"Then let's choose that place. Let's not delay, lest something unexpected happens!"

The next day, he arrived at the Li Family Private School, which was a house he had rented in the city and converted into a private school.

During the day, he teaches students to read here.

This time, he came to say goodbye to his students and to rehire a teacher for the private school.

Li Heng gave Li Hui special instructions, urging him to study hard and become a pillar of society.

When Li Hui heard that Li Heng was leaving and didn't know when he would return, she immediately burst into tears and said, "Sir, please don't go. I won't be used to it if you leave. There are still so many things I want to learn from you."

Li Heng patted his head, saying with a wry smile, "Silly child, all good things must come to an end. Remember what your teacher said: a wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall. Safety comes first; you have everything if you have life."

"Teachers are just passersby in your life. You will meet many passersby in the future. When you learn to cherish time and enjoy solitude, you will understand the meaning of life."

"The teacher is leaving; our time together has come to an end. Please don't worry about me."

After Li Heng finished speaking, he left. Li Hui stood there, tears streaming down his face.

From this moment on, his profession as a teacher has officially ended.

……

Three months later.

The struggle in Yuncheng continued as usual, with no one breaking the balance.

The Night Emperor never appeared again, and the people of Yun City always sighed whenever they thought of him.

No one knew that at this moment, the Night Emperor was already inside the cave of the Poison Dragon Pool.

Li Heng spent three full months preparing the entire cave, stockpiling food for several years. Furthermore, as his cultivation level increased, his fasting periods became longer and longer; a single full meal could last him a month without food.

Now he has everything ready, except for the final push.

Li Heng sat on the futon, spread out the Nine Tribulations Nirvana Technique in front of him, and then began the first dispersal of his power by circulating the secret technique for dispersing his power.

The first time I experienced the dissipation of my internal energy was truly unpleasant.

Moreover, that feeling of emptiness and hollowness inside him made him feel insecure.

However, there are benefits. After he finished practicing, he could feel his body was warm, as if some special energy was subtly transforming his body.

After dissipating his internal energy, Li Heng still had a trace of internal force remaining in his body. He discovered that although this trace of internal force was weak, it was purer than the previous one.

This must be the unique aspect of this technique of dispersing internal energy; dispersing internal energy can replenish the foundation and purify internal strength.

"The Nine Tribulations Nirvana Technique, in theory, makes one invincible among those of the same level after dispersing its power nine times. What about if I disperse it twenty times, thirty times, or a hundred times?"

Li Heng quickly banished this crazy idea from his mind and decided to focus on cultivating to the peak of the first rank first.

So he quickly activated the Blood Lotus Sect's Quick Success Method and began cultivating.

Sun rises and sets, spring goes and autumn comes.

Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Inside the Poison Dragon Pool cave.

Li Heng sat upright on the futon, his body surging with internal energy.

The purity and power of this internal energy are 10% stronger than before.

"This time, after revisiting the Blood Lotus Sect's Rapid Success Method, my cultivation speed has actually increased significantly compared to before. This is truly an unexpected delight!"

"In just two years, I have already returned to the peak of the first rank. Before that, it took me a full six years. If it weren't for the Blood Lotus Sect's quick success method, which is a freakish technique that trades life for cultivation speed, even a genius martial artist would need at least thirty years to reach the peak of the first rank. Many martial artists would never reach the first rank in their entire lives."

"Let's continue to rebuild our skills. This is only the second time; there's still a long road ahead!"

Li Heng used the secret technique of dispersing internal energy to begin the second dispersal of internal energy.

After dispersing his internal energy, his body felt warm again, as if a force was slowly reshaping his body. Moreover, a wisp of internal energy remained within him, which was even purer than the internal energy he had after dispersing his internal energy for the first time.

"My foundation has improved with each use, and my internal energy has become more refined with each repetition. I wonder what level my foundation and internal energy will reach after nine rounds of dispersing my internal energy?"

Subsequently, Li Heng activated the Blood Lotus Sect's Quick Success Method and began to rebuild his cultivation.