Master! Could You Be an Immortal!?

In the forest, the world fell silent at this moment.

A breeze brushed against his face.

The gentle wind, however, did not relax Xiao Huohuo's muscles in the slightest. Instead, they trembled violently.

He stared nervously at his Master before him, even hearing his own pounding heartbeat, his eyes filled with fervent anticipation.

If the so-called Path of Qi Refining could ultimately lead to becoming the legendary Immortal Gods.

Then he might have encountered something extraordinary today.

This Path of Qi Refining would likely drive the Five Great Dynasties into a frenzy and set the entire Southern Desolate Realm ablaze!

After all, this was an unprecedented, unheard-of Dharma Gate that reached the heavens and connected the earth!

This Dharma Gate could potentially shake the millennia-old structure of the Southern Desolate Realm, dominated by the Five Great Dynasties.

Finally, under such ardent gazes, the young man, smiling faintly, nodded gently.

"Naturally."

"Cultivating Immortality, cultivating Immortality,"

"If you can't become an Immortal in the end, what kind of Immortal are you cultivating?"

The words were simple and crude, yet they struck his mind like a thunderclap!

Chu Feng's words made Xiao Huohuo take a few steps back, finding them hard to accept.

He opened his mouth, his expression filled with disbelief, and muttered while shaking his head, "Could it be that there really are Divine Immortals in this world?"

"If there truly are Divine Immortals."

"They weren't born divine, but achieved it through Houtian cultivation?"

The divine statues enshrined in the temples of Dongli City suddenly flashed through his mind.

Before, he had always believed these Divine Immortals were merely figments of storytellers' or ancestors' imaginations.

What they had been worshipping all along was merely their own desires, not any specific individual.

Now... this belief seemed to have been overturned.

Could it be that, besides the ordinary Martial Cultivation practitioners on the ground, a mysterious and powerful group had always existed in this world?

Could this group be aloof, perhaps living hidden among the clouds, or in seclusion in these deep mountains and old forests, looking down upon everything in the world?

Could this group be what his Master spoke of, those who walked the Great Dao of cultivation, the cultivators of Immortality?

And now, he too had the chance to join them, to cultivate the Great Dao, and become someone worshipped by all and sung about by the world?

For a moment, Xiao Huohuo felt dizzy and disoriented.

It was as if a veil of illusion that had surrounded him for sixteen years was suddenly pierced.

A world he had never seen, a real world, appeared before his eyes!

Xiao Huohuo looked up at his Master again.

The young man standing before him, no more than ten meters away, with his hands behind his back, suddenly seemed unfamiliar.

A faint, hazy veil seemed to cover the young man, making him appear so mysterious and distant, as if he were not from this world.

This Master, whom he had known for less than half a day, gave him the feeling of the high and mighty Immortal Gods he had worshipped for many years!

Could it be that Master was also an Immortal God?

Once this thought arose in his heart, it was like a tide that could no longer be stopped.

Xiao Huohuo nervously looked at Chu Feng again and asked cautiously, "Then, what is Master's realm?"

"Have you also become an Immortal?"

Hearing this, Chu Feng chuckled, turned around, and looked up at the sky, leaving Xiao Huohuo with his back. Then, he heard Chu Feng say softly, "Huohuo, the path of cultivation requires one to be down-to-earth and not aim too high."

"My realm, in this world, is no longer remembered by anyone."

"Even if I told you, it would be of no benefit, and would instead prevent your heart for cultivation from finding peace."

"As for whether I have become an Immortal..."

Chu Feng suddenly turned around, gave a mysterious smile, and said no more.

Although Chu Feng said nothing in the end, in Xiao Huohuo's eyes, it was as if he had said everything.

This scene struck Xiao Huohuo like lightning, causing him to stumble back several steps.

The young man trembled with excitement.

That was right, only the top-tier peerless experts in the storybooks would speak only half their minds, leaving the other half for the listener to comprehend.

Xiao Huohuo murmured softly:

"Master must have become an immortal!"

"Otherwise, how would he know these things, let alone possess the methods of cultivating immortality!"

The guess in his heart was thoroughly solidified at this moment.

That's right, there must be immortals in this mortal world, and his master must be an immortal!

Moreover, his master was very likely a divine immortal he had heard of, or even one he had knelt before and offered incense to!

He never expected that by mustering the courage to enter this forest, he would encounter such a peerless expert, the best in the world, or even one that only existed in legends!

It turned out that his sixteen years of misfortune were all paving the way for this moment!

Xiao Huohuo nodded, looking at Chu Feng with determination and saying, "Master, I want to learn the great dao of cultivation, the path of qi refining!"

His front teeth were chattering as he spoke.

His eyes, looking at Chu Feng, were filled with extreme reverence and fervor.

According to his master, the path of qi refining could ultimately lead to the realm of immortals. Even if one couldn't reach the end, just stepping onto the path of qi refining would grant an additional two sixty-year cycles of lifespan.

Although he didn't know how powerful it would make him, being able to live two extra sixty-year cycles longer than ordinary people meant its capabilities were certainly not weaker than the Houtian realm.

As long as he could learn it, even if he only had half a year left, he would definitely be able to defeat the Young Sect Master of the Misty Sect!

However, the young man before him still watched him quietly, without any response.

Xiao Huohuo suddenly came to his senses, recalling the contents of storybooks.

Top experts were beings who highly valued etiquette.

Some experts, even if willing to impart their teachings, would not reveal them on the spot but would leave riddles or cryptic messages for their disciples to guess.

Legend had it that a divine monkey sought teachings from an immortal master and was struck on the head three times in public.

The divine monkey immediately attained enlightenment, woke up at the third watch, and went to find the immortal master, eventually practicing a supreme immortal law.

Even if his master's cultivation methods were not as top-tier as those in legends, they certainly wouldn't be far behind.

The required etiquette certainly couldn't be too casual!

Thinking of this, Xiao Huohuo immediately and solemnly approached Chu Feng, knelt down, bowed three times, and kowtowed nine times, saying loudly, "I beg Master to impart the qi refining method to your disciple!"

"So that your disciple can avenge his shame in the duel half a year from now!"

Chu Feng was stunned when Xiao Huohuo suddenly knelt down for some unknown reason. He thought to himself, "I didn't respond just now because I was thinking about how to write the qi refining method. What did this youngster imagine?"

Then, he smiled slightly:

"This is for the best."

"Xiao Huohuo is already completely convinced and has surrendered to me. He will likely do whatever I say."

"This way, even if it fails, he won't blame me."

After a long silence, Chu Feng coughed lightly and then said, "Since you sincerely seek the immortal law."

"Then, as your master, I shall impart to you the dharma gate of qi refining!"

Xiao Huohuo trembled at the sound, tears welling up in his eyes. His body completely prostrated on the ground:

"Thank you, Master!"