Why Did You Take Me as Your Disciple, Then?

The Fourth Gate of the Eight Gates Formation is called the Hurt Gate.

Hurt Gate: Further enhances attack and speed, the body begins to suffer damage, entering the danger zone of the Eight Gates Formation, truly entering the state of the Eight Gates Formation.

Everyone's physical condition is different, and the number of gates that they can open in the Eight Gates Formation will also vary.

Shi Er Meng and Stone Skin Monkey have already opened the Fifth Gate. Shi Hao has opened the Fourth Gate. Ye Feng will need the assistance of the Nine Heart Profound Tang to open the Fourth Gate. This is because their respective body Host are different. The stronger a person is, the slower they will open the Eight Gates Formation. When they open the same number of gates, their combat power will be very different.

"Master, you've become even stronger." Xia Youyu congratulated Ye Feng with a smile.

"Hmm." Ye Feng nodded and looked at Shi Hao and the others, saying, "With its assistance, I am able to open the Fourth Gate of the Eight Gates Formation, the Hurt Gate."

"Hurt Gate?"

Huo Ling'er had been with Ye Feng for quite some time, and she knew Ye Feng the amazing ability they possessed— the Eight Gates Formation. She also knew that Shi Hao, Stone Skin Monkey, and Shi Er Meng had also practiced the Eight Gates Technique. She looked at Shi Er Meng and Stone Skin Monkey, saying, "Ye Feng, I remember Er Meng and Pi Hou were already able to open the Fifth Gate. How come you still need external help to open the Fourth Gate? That shouldn't be the case. Your physique is clearly stronger than theirs."

"The strength of a creature's combat power is not entirely determined by its realm. Being in different realms gives creatures different abilities. This does indeed differentiate the combat power of creatures in different realms, but it is not absolute."

"Can you explain it to me? This is the first time I've heard you say something like this. It makes some sense, but I don't quite understand it."

"Sure."

Ye Feng rarely gave guidance to Huo Ling'er Huo Ling'er, and he patiently explained things to her.

"This is similar to the Moving Blood Realm in our world."

"The ultimate level of the Moving Blood Realm is 50,000 jin of strength. However, with special training methods, the ultimate level of the Moving Blood Realm can break through 50,000 jin of strength. It can even reach a terrifying level of 100,000 jin, 200,000 jin, 300,000 jin, 400,000 jin... a million jin."

"Even though they both possess the ultimate level of the Moving Blood Realm, the latter's power is several times or even dozens of times greater than the others."

"Any realm can actually suppress it. Most people are too eager for quick success and pursue rapid improvement in cultivation, thus neglecting the issue of their foundation."

"With a solid foundation, they will have a higher success rate when they reach the pinnacle of the Great Dao. On the contrary, some people who rely on their talent are too eager to achieve quick success and raise their cultivation level too fast. When they finally reach the pinnacle of the Great Dao, although they are qualified to do so, many, many of them fail."

"Among those who failed, some disappeared into the annals of history. Those with extraordinary abilities used their trump cards before their demise, thus being able to reincarnate and start over."

"However, cultivation is a matter fraught with many unpredictable dangers."

"Even if you were to start over with the memories of your previous life, many unpredictable dangers would still arise. A slight misstep could lead to your death once again while you are cultivating again."

As Ye Feng spoke, his gaze fell upon Shi Hao, who was listening to his instructions.

In the original storyline, Shi Hao died three times. Even with his extraordinary talent, Shi Hao died three times. This clearly shows that cultivation is a dead end. Those who truly stand out are extremely rare.

There is no such thing as a chosen one in this world.

Those exceptional individuals, through sheer luck or sheer chance, ultimately become powerful beings akin to the Great Dao. Their fortune is the envy and awe of many. The so-called "chosen ones" are nothing but a figment of their own imagination.

If you study their growth history carefully, you will find that even a difference of just one second could rewrite their fate.

Ye Feng arrived in the Perfect World, and with his guidance, Ye Feng was confident that as long as Shi Hao cultivated diligently, Shi Hao would never die.

"Brilliant!"

Bird Grandpa gave Ye Feng a thumbs up and praised him, "I never expected that you would have such insightful views at such a young age."

"That's rare!"

Essence Wall Grandpa also gave Ye Feng a thumbs up, praising him, "It's rare for a young brother to have such profound insights into cultivation. Indeed, people only know how to blindly pursue immortality and improve their strength too quickly. They forget that even the most beautiful and tall building will collapse if it doesn't have a solid foundation. Once faced with a real test, a building with an unstable foundation will crumble."

Although Essence Wall Grandpa had not regained his memories and did not know what his mission in the Illusory God Realm was, as an elder, he only now deeply understood the truth behind it.

"Young man..."

Essence Wall Grandpa was very generous to Ye Feng, giving him a small reward. He addressed Ye Feng as "little brother." Essence Wall Grandpa looked Ye Feng up and down, asking curiously, "You're so young, yet you possess such unique insights. Are you perhaps a reincarnation of a powerful being?"

"A powerful being...?"

Shi Hao was taken aback and stared at Ye Feng.

"Rebirth...?"

Huo Ling'er was startled and stared at Ye Feng.

Shi Qingfeng, Stone Skin Monkey, Shi Er Meng Youyu, and Xia Youyu, Da Hong, and Old Bei, Red Dragon had just arrived, all stared intently at Ye Feng. They all felt that Ye Feng, at such a young age, possessed such unique insights in various aspects. They thought that Ye Feng might be the reborn great power he had mentioned.

"Brother Ye Feng... you..."

The more Shi Hao pondered, the more he felt that Essence Wall Grandpa's words made a lot of sense.

Ye Feng's cultivation methods are different from those of ordinary people.

Ye Feng had been suppressing the barrier to breaking through his cultivation realm. Shi Hao felt that Ye Feng was indeed as he said, laying a solid foundation and building a strong base.

"Master..."

Xia Youyu murmured. Ye Feng's alchemy skills were unprecedented, even unparalleled in history. She admired him greatly. But how could a teenager possess alchemy skills that neither the Fire Nation nor the Ancient Pure Land had?

Xia Youyu also felt that Ye Feng was very likely a reborn powerful being.

"You... are you really... a reborn person?" Xia Youyu asked.

"Yes, I was reborn."

"Real?"

"Of course, in my previous life I was your husband. You were my wife. I was reborn to find you."

"Ah?"

Xia Youyu gasped in surprise, a faint blush rising to her cheeks. Covering her cherry-like lips with her hand, she exclaimed, "Then... then why did you take me as your disciple?"