Cowherd Xie Baolin! Can he achieve immortality?

"Although the Azure Origin Body Tempering Art can avoid the problem of blocked and solidified roots and bones, after breaking through to the middle stage of the Body Tempering Realm, its cultivation speed is still not as good as those with superior root and bone aptitude!"

"To break through to the late stage of the Body Tempering Realm, it will take at least five months, or even half a year."

"I was able to quickly break through from the peak of the early stage of the Body Tempering Realm to the middle stage of the Body Tempering Realm. The external and internal tempering effects of the Azure Origin Body Tempering Art were immense. However, I had accumulated and settled in this realm for too long before. It was only when these two factors combined that I successfully broke through to the middle stage of the Body Tempering Realm."

"But as cultivation deepens, even with the profoundness of the Azure Origin Body Tempering Art, it is still difficult to avoid the problem of solidified and blocked roots and bones."

Su Mo sighed slightly. Even with his terrifying comprehension and talent, after getting started with the Azure Origin Body Tempering Art and breaking through to the middle stage of the Body Tempering Realm, his cultivation speed inevitably slowed down.

According to his estimation, it would take at least half a year to raise his cultivation to the late stage of the Body Tempering Realm.

The advantage of the Azure Origin Body Tempering Art is that it allows older practitioners and those with solidified roots and bones to bypass these disadvantages, enabling ordinary people to break through to become Martial Artists in the Body Tempering Realm. However, after reaching the Body Tempering Realm, the cultivation speed of the Azure Origin Body Tempering Art is still greatly affected by the blockage of roots and bones.

This is also why many major sects and families in Anyuan County Town look down upon the Azure Origin Body Tempering Art. Only those with superior root and bone talent can have a smooth martial path and go further.

The Azure Origin Body Tempering Art is more like a shortcut, but this shortcut is difficult to maintain for long. Not only is the Azure Origin Body Tempering Art a partial technique that can only be cultivated to the late stage of the Body Tempering Realm, but it also lacks follow-up cultivation techniques to connect to the Meridian Opening Realm.

Furthermore, there are Martial Artists with inferior root and bone talent. Although they can barely become Martial Artists, their subsequent cultivation speed will become incredibly slow.

This is the situation Su Mo is currently facing.

It will take at least five months to half a year to reach the late stage of the Body Tempering Realm from the middle stage.

"Although the Ancient Profound Pearl can be used to acquire the innate characteristics of Fierce Beasts and Beasts after killing them, to strengthen oneself and improve physical strength, it cannot target cultivation realms. If the major cultivation realms do not break through, one will always remain stagnant. In that case, my lifespan will definitely not increase. It seems I have to cultivate desperately from now on!"

Su Mo's thoughts flowed. Although the Ancient Profound Pearl could continuously acquire the innate characteristics of Beasts and animals for his use, it could not directly affect the Martial Dao Realm, only strengthen physical strength.

However, Su Mo's purpose for practicing martial arts and cultivating was not only to pursue powerful strength and survive in this world, but also to have a long lifespan, even eternal life, immortality, and invincibility...

He didn't know if anyone in the martial world could achieve immortality, but as long as he broke through a major realm, he could increase his lifespan by decades. Just like when he broke through from an ordinary person to the Body Tempering Realm before, his lifespan increased by thirty years, allowing him to live from seventy to one hundred years old.

Once he broke through from the Body Tempering Realm to the Meridian Opening Realm, the increase in lifespan would only be greater.

As long as he continuously broke through major realms, his lifespan would continue to increase.

Su Mo speculated that this miraculous situation was mostly related to the Ancient Profound Pearl.

Not only were the innate characteristics of the killed Beasts and Fierce Beasts extracted by the Ancient Profound Pearl, but their life force was also stripped away by the Ancient Profound Pearl and fed back into Su Mo's body. This was also the reason why his lifespan greatly increased when he broke through major realms.

It could be said that in the vast martial world, Su Mo was unique. Many top experts from aristocratic families and major sects only achieved a leap in their life level and a significant increase in lifespan after transcending the mortal realm and seeing through the spiritual lamp within their bodies.

But Su Mo had already started from the Body Tempering Realm.

The old master of the martial arts school, Yu Guande, although his cultivation had reached the Tendon Changing Realm, could only live to be over ninety years old at most. He was currently in his seventies and maintained himself quite well, but due to a serious injury in his early years, his internal Qi and blood had severely declined.

As for ordinary experts in the Tendon Changing Realm, their lifespan did not exceed one hundred and ten years.

After Su Mo finished cultivating, he went to the well by the martial arts school, drew some well water, washed himself, and then returned to his room to rest.

When he returned to his room, his roommates Xie Baolin and Yue Haofeng were already asleep.

Although these two were surprised by Su Mo's diligent cultivation, they were not entirely surprised. After all, they only had one month of free time at the martial arts school. After that, many martial arts school disciples, lacking the money to pay the high accommodation fees, would be forced to leave.

The night passed quickly.

"Su Mo, this is breakfast that Senior Brother Yue Haofeng brought for us. He told us to drink a bowl of Body Strengthening Soup at the medicine hall after eating, before practicing in the training grounds. It can speed up cultivation progress."

In the morning, when Su Mo woke up, Xie Baolin, who was in the next bed, was already up. Senior Brother Yue Haofeng in the other bed had even gone to the martial arts school's mess hall to bring them breakfast. Although Guande Martial Arts School provided meals, it was easy to miss out on breakfast if one was late.

At the same time, Senior Brother Yue Haofeng also said that after eating breakfast, before practicing in the training grounds, they could go to the martial arts school's medicine hall to drink a bowl of Body Strengthening Soup for free.

This Body Strengthening Soup was included in the apprenticeship fee. The martial arts school provided it for free for one month. However, if they wanted to drink Body Strengthening Soup while practicing martial arts later, they would have to pay extra, just like the accommodation fees.

"Su Mo, it was your first day at the martial arts school yesterday. Did you go to cultivate late at night?"

Roommate Xie Baolin said while eating breakfast.

Xie Baolin was not old, only about sixteen years old, younger than Su Mo. However, he was stout and not short. His skin was slightly dark. It was said that he also came from a mountain village, and his parents had sold everything they had to send him to the martial arts school.

When Su Mo returned from practicing last night, Xie Baolin had actually woken up. He hadn't expected Su Mo to be so diligent on his first day at the martial arts school.

"Yeah, mainly because it was the first time I got a Body Tempering Cultivation Technique, and I didn't want to waste time. I just practiced a bit extra last night."

Su Mo got up, finished his chores, and picked up the breakfast on the table to eat. Yesterday, although Senior Sister Lin Yutong taught them the Azure Origin Body Tempering Art in the martial arts school's main hall, Su Mo had been waiting for this Body Tempering Cultivation Technique for so long.

Therefore, as soon as he got it, he couldn't wait.

He just wanted to break through his cultivation as quickly as possible.

"Then Su Mo, you're really diligent. I come from a remote village below Qingshan Town. I was a cowherd. To enter this Guande Martial Arts School, my parents sold many things in our home and borrowed a lot of money to scrape together my tuition fees."

"My parents told me that only by becoming a Martial Artist can I achieve something and no longer be looked down upon or bullied."

Xie Baolin said honestly.

He felt that Su Mo, like Senior Brother Yue Haofeng, came from a wealthy family in Qingshan Town. Although Su Mo had been hunting for many years, his skin was fair and clean, his appearance was handsome, and his physique was tall and straight, exuding a mysterious aura.

This gave Xie Baolin a mistaken impression. Not only Xie Baolin, but many martial arts school disciples felt that Su Mo had an extraordinary background, as his demeanor and presence were evident.

"I'm similar to you. I also come from a remote mountain village. I make a living by hunting. I'm a Hunter."

Su Mo replied.

"Then Su Mo, your situation is even more difficult than mine. No wonder you're so diligent!"

Xie Baolin was a little surprised. He hadn't expected Su Mo not to come from a wealthy family in Qingshan Town, but to be just a Hunter, like him, from a remote mountain village below Qingshan Town.

This also gave him a sense of urgency.

Even though Su Mo was cultivating so desperately, he also had to keep up. His parents were still waiting for him at home, and he wanted to make something of himself to repay the tuition his parents had borrowed for him to enter the martial arts academy.

"I heard that if your martial arts talent is good enough, some people in the upper echelons of martial arts academies, or important figures from outside, will come to sponsor you, providing you with money or cultivation resources. I heard it's considered an early investment."

Xie Baolin continued, saying that someone in the dormitory next to theirs had been noticed and received sponsorship.

Su Mo shook his head; this was the first time he had heard of such a thing.