"What method?" Though Chen Yuanyuan vaguely sensed something strange in Song Qingshu's gaze, she could not resist the temptation of eternal youth and asked anyway.
The red glow in Song Qingshu's eyes intensified. Drinking as he spoke, he revealed a wickedly charming smile. "For someone who has never practiced martial arts to gain profound inner strength in a short time, there are no more than three methods."
"The first is to consume rare heavenly treasures, which can often add decades of cultivation. But such treasures are exceedingly scarce; few in the martial world have ever even seen one. Moreover, they are most effective for those who already practice martial arts. Someone like Madam, whose meridians have not yet been opened, would be unable to absorb their medicinal power. Most of it would simply be wasted."
"The second is the Xiaoyao School's North Darkness Divine Skill or the Sun Moon Holy Cult's Star-Sucking Technique, which can absorb another person's inner strength for one's own use. Unfortunately, both methods are too cruel and against the natural order. No one wishes for the inner strength they painstakingly cultivated to be drained away, so these arts are regarded as heretical and wicked paths by the martial world. Their practitioners easily become public enemies."
"The third is to find a martial arts master willing to make a wedding dress for another, passing all their cultivation on to you. After transferring their power, that master will often exhaust their vital essence and blood and soon die. Who in the world would willingly sacrifice themselves for another like that?"
After hearing Song Qingshu's explanation, Chen Yuanyuan looked utterly disappointed. "It seems I have no hope in this lifetime."
"Not necessarily," Song Qingshu said with a faint smile.
Chen Yuanyuan looked at him in confusion. Only then did