Don't Be Shy, Answer Me Loudly!

Chapter 35: Don't Be Shy, Answer Me Loudly!

Northern River Loose Cultivator suggested, "So, I recommend that you possess a certain level of strength. Once you have enough Body Tempering Liquid for your own cultivation needs and still have some left over, then you can quietly let your friends and family take it. And, during this process, you need to pay attention to a few points."

"Before you have enough strength to protect yourself, try not to reveal your identity as a cultivator. This is to avoid bringing disaster upon yourself and your loved ones. This is not an exaggeration, as cultivators who have suffered from this issue throughout history could form a line around the Earth. Therefore, before giving your friends and family Body Tempering Liquid, you need to find a reasonable excuse to conceal its source and efficacy."

Song Shuhang nodded. He could understand this. One should not harbor ill intentions towards others, but one must guard against them.

"Moreover, not everyone can take Body Tempering Liquid. Before taking it, a person's qi and blood must be abundant. Those who are too old and whose qi and blood have begun to decline absolutely cannot take Body Tempering Liquid, otherwise, it could be life-threatening. Under normal circumstances, even within a sect, when giving it to new disciples, they would first have the disciple train for several months or even half a year, allowing their qi and blood to reach its peak before they can take it," Northern River Loose Cultivator explained patiently.

Hearing this, Song Shuhang felt a pang of disappointment. Dad and Mom Song were long past their prime, and their qi and blood had already begun to decline. In that case, wouldn't they be unable to take Body Tempering Liquid?

"Speaking of which, you took Body Tempering Liquid directly and were fine, little friend Shuhang. You must exercise regularly, right?" Northern River Loose Cultivator asked on a whim.

"Uh... I used to maintain a certain intensity of exercise. But later, for various reasons, I haven't exercised for over a year," Song Shuhang replied sheepishly.

"Haven't exercised for over a year? And you felt no discomfort after taking Body Tempering Liquid?" Northern River Loose Cultivator was somewhat surprised. If that were truly the case, then either Song Shuhang's physical talent was outrageously strong, or...

Song Shuhang: "I didn't feel any discomfort, except for a burning sensation in my throat at the beginning. Afterward, I just felt very comfortable and full of energy."

"Interesting, little friend Shuhang, I want to ask you a question. Don't be shy, answer me loudly," Northern River Loose Cultivator said. "Have you ever had a girlfriend?"

The topic jumped so quickly. What did taking Body Tempering Liquid have to do with girlfriends?

Besides, there was nothing to be shy about with this question, right?

Song Shuhang replied, "I just started university not long ago, I haven't had time to get one yet."

"Meaning you haven't slept with anyone? Still a virgin?" Northern River Loose Cultivator asked.

Song Shuhang: "Why does the way you ask questions make me feel mocked?"

"Oh, so you're still a virgin. Hahaha, I was just asking directly. It seems you prefer a more euphemistic way of asking? Then I'll ask you again." Northern River Loose Cultivator chuckled. "Have you ever, like King Kong, masturbated on top of the Empire State Building for the woman you liked?"

"That's not euphemistic at all!! That's an old joke from twenty years ago, any ordinary person can see through it at a glance!" Song Shuhang complained. "Also, why King Kong? Senior North River, are you that idle that you even watch movies?"

"I'm one of the more up-to-date members in the group. Answer me, don't evade the question." Northern River Loose Cultivator said, "Young people shouldn't be shy, speak the result out loud."

"No." Song Shuhang gritted his teeth and uttered a single word. Due to some embarrassing past history, he had never imitated King Kong. He wouldn't mention those embarrassing memories; thinking about them made him want to roll on the ground.

"Yo, young man, you have potential." Northern River Loose Cultivator laughed heartily. "Last question, have your dreams been left behind on the grassland?"

"What?" Song Shuhang couldn't keep up with the pace of Northern River Loose Cultivator's topic jumps. Just now he was asking if he was a virgin, and suddenly what did dreams and grasslands have to do with it?

"See, if I were truly euphemistic, you wouldn't understand. It's better to ask you directly. Have you had nocturnal emissions? You're not young anymore, you must be in that age range?" Northern River Loose Cultivator was still playing with euphemisms.

"..." Song Shuhang really didn't want to answer this question, but he still forced himself to reply, "Alright, as far as I recall, I don't think I've experienced the dream of being left on the grassland. But my body is definitely healthy, and I'm only eighteen. It's normal for it to happen between sixteen and twenty. Even if it happens a bit later, it won't be a problem!"

"Why are you rambling so much? I didn't say your body is unhealthy," Northern River Loose Cultivator said. "I just wanted to say that you are indeed still pure, a virgin. So, even though you haven't exercised for over a year, with the advantage of being a virgin, you still managed. You should be glad you didn't learn from King Kong in the past and didn't deplete your essence. Otherwise, if you rashly swallowed Body Tempering Liquid, you might have exploded and died! A real explosion, bleeding from the body, 'bang' and it bursts open!" Northern River Loose Cultivator chuckled.

Song Shuhang felt like he really wanted to strangle Northern River Loose Cultivator.

"Sigh." Copper Gua Master's head popped up, and he sighed deeply. "Speaking of which, little friend Shuhang. Although it's interesting to see you being tricked by that fellow North River into revealing all sorts of embarrassing private information in the group, I can't help but remind you of something."

"Don't you know that chat tools have a function called private messaging?"

"..." Song Shuhang felt like he really wanted to cry.

After chatting in the group for a while, Song Shuhang said goodbye to his seniors in the group and went offline.

At this moment, Copper Gua Master privately messaged Northern River Loose Cultivator: "North River, why did you recommend the cultivation method of a rogue cultivator to little friend Shuhang? You and I both came from rogue cultivator backgrounds. You should know how difficult it is to achieve success in the path of a rogue cultivator!"

He deeply understood the difficulty of being a rogue cultivator, so he didn't understand why Northern River Loose Cultivator recommended the rogue cultivator method to Shuhang. Why not directly recommend Shuhang to join one of the sects of the fellow Daoists in the group?

Northern River Loose Cultivator sighed, "Of course, I know better than anyone. The difficulty of being a rogue cultivator is even greater than climbing to heaven. If I could, I wouldn't want to recommend the rogue cultivator method to little friend Shuhang."

Copper Gua Master frowned. "Then why did you still recommend it? We have many sects in our group, and many fellow Daoists hold considerable positions within their sects. If they recommended him, it wouldn't be difficult to find a suitable one for little friend Shuhang."

"Because of his age." Northern River Loose Cultivator explained, "Don't forget Song Shuhang's age. He's already eighteen. For ordinary people, this age is still the beginning of life. But for us cultivators, it's far past the optimal age for Foundation Establishment."

Current cultivators universally acknowledge that the best age for Foundation Establishment is around four to five years old. At this age, a child's bones and muscles are soft, and more importantly, the breath of innate true qi from the mother's womb is still present. Once Foundation Establishment is successful, this innate true qi can be integrated, laying an incredibly solid foundation for the path of cultivation. With this innate true qi, there will be almost no bottlenecks before the third rank!

However, children at this age are physically fragile, and the 'total amount' of qi and blood is insufficient. Therefore, even among the disciples carefully selected by sects, not everyone can complete Foundation Establishment between the ages of four and five.

Four to five years old is the best period for Foundation Establishment, and the latest one cannot exceed eight years old.

Once a child exceeds eight years old, the innate true qi brought from the mother's womb completely dissipates. Once this opportunity is missed, it can never be regained. Without that breath of innate true qi, even if Foundation Establishment is achieved later, cultivation will be fraught with difficulties. The time and resources consumed for each advancement will be more than half that of those who successfully established their foundation before the age of eight.

And eighteen years old, this is a full ten years past the age of eight!