The scions of noble families had learned the art of endurance.
This pleased Chu Qing greatly.
However, there was one thing he was dissatisfied with:
When cultivating the Ancient Cultivation Method, it could not be simplified.
"I visualize shackles, then imprint those illusory shackles into real ones."
"Under the current cultivation method, one only needs to shatter the shackles to complete the Shackle Realm."
"But the Ancient Cultivation Method requires one to bear the shackles."
"But how was he supposed to bear shackles this large?"
Old Madam Five Absolutes sent over the first set of shackles.
These shackles were much like those worn by criminals.
They were all forged from precious materials such as black gold.
A single set of shackles weighed over a thousand pounds.
He had seven hundred and twenty layers of barriers, meaning seven hundred and twenty shackles.
How was he supposed to bear so many shackles?
"Forget it, no more thinking about it!"
"First, mastering these shackles according to the ancient method is the true path!"
Chu Qing gathered his Spirit and Energy, visualized the shackles, and imprinted them into the real shackles.
The two overlapped.
A sound like great bells and grand chimes rang out in the depths of his consciousness.
The next second, Chu Qing had a feeling:
He could control that shackle.
Only... the degree of control was far too limited.
"It still needs to be tempered with secret medicine!"
This secret medicine was exceedingly precious, all of it made from Heaven-Connecting Resources.
One portion of tempering medicine could sustain a Heaven-Connecting Martial Artist for a day.
And one set of shackles required ten portions of medicine before it could be successfully tempered.
"There was a reason ancient cultivators were abandoned."
"They consumed far too many resources!"
"And... modern martial artists consume plenty