Zhou Cheng stared blankly at the unfamiliar courtyard before him.
It was high noon, and the sunlight was fierce, making his skin ache.
Had he actually transmigrated? To the Immortal Martial World.
His current identity was the second son of the General of the Nation of the Great Feng Dynasty.
The son of the General of the Nation of the Great Feng Dynasty? That was a pretty good identity. The Great Feng Dynasty was a fairly powerful dynasty in the Immortal Martial World, and as the general's son, he enjoyed a rather distinguished status.
However, Zhou Cheng raised his hand and looked at his pale, slender arm. His brows furrowed. Though he was the son of the General of the Nation of the Great Feng Dynasty, his cultivation talent was truly mediocre. His physique was ordinary, his comprehension ordinary, and at thirteen, he had only reached Body Refining Level Three.
In the Immortal Martial World, martial artists cultivated through several realms, from lowest to highest: the Body Refining Realm, the Qi Refining Realm, and above Qi Refining, the Xiantian Realm. Above the Xiantian Realm was the King Realm.
To be only at Body Refining Level Three at thirteen was a truly mediocre pace.
After all, family disciples with better cultivation talent could generally reach Body Refining Level Seven by the age of fourteen.
Just as Zhou Cheng was fretting over his mediocre cultivation talent, a cold voice suddenly rang out in his mind.
"Ding! Congratulations, host. The Cultivation System is activating."
A system?
Zhou Cheng froze.
A moment later—
"The Cultivation System has been successfully activated."
"Once the Cultivation System is activated, any cultivation technique or martial art practiced by the host can be trained automatically."
Zhou Cheng swallowed.
Any cultivation technique or martial art could be trained automatically?
Didn't that mean he wouldn't need to cultivate at all from now on? He could spend his days planting flowers and sipping wine, and his strength would keep growing—even while he slept or ate?
"Due to the activation of the Cultivation System, the host's Black Tortoise Body Refining Technique has begun training automatically."
"Black Tortoise Body Refining Technique is slowly improving."
The system's voice made it hard for Zhou Cheng to contain his excitement.
A person's energy was limited. No matter how diligently a martial artist cultivated, he couldn't train around the clock without rest. But Zhou Cheng's martial arts could cultivate automatically, twenty-four hours a day without interruption!
As the saying went, diligence could make up for a lack of talent.
No matter how mediocre his talent was, he could quickly catch up with those genius disciples—and even surpass them!
As Zhou Cheng's excitement mounted, the system spoke again.
"The system has detected that the Black Tortoise Body Refining Technique being cultivated by the host is of too low a grade. It will now help raise its grade."
"The grade of the Black Tortoise Body Refining Technique is continuously transforming."
Zhou Cheng was delighted.
After a while—
"The grade of the Black Tortoise Body Refining Technique has been successfully raised to God Grade. It has transformed into the Black Tortoise Divine Technique."
In the Immortal Martial World, cultivation techniques varied in grade, from weakest to strongest: Yellow Grade, Mystic Grade, Human Grade, Earth Grade, Heaven Grade, Saint Grade, and God Grade.
The Black Tortoise Body Refining Technique he'd practiced before was a Body Refining technique his father, Zhou Wei, had gone to great lengths to obtain for him. It was mid-tier Earth Grade.
Now, the system had transformed it into a God Grade technique.
The higher a cultivation technique's grade, the greater its power.
When he broke through to the Qi Refining Realm, the Black Tortoise Body Refining Technique he'd practiced before might have transformed his body into a Black Tortoise Spirit Body. But now, his body had a chance to become a Black Tortoise Divine Body!
"Although the Black Tortoise Divine Technique is a peak God Grade cultivation technique, it still has flaws. The system will now activate another technique for the host: the Indestructible Vajra Divine Technique."
"Does the host wish to practice the Indestructible Vajra Divine Technique?"
"Note: The Indestructible Vajra Divine Technique is the world's number-one Body Refining technique. When cultivated to its utmost, it grants the Indestructible Vajra Divine Body, rendering the physical body immortal and indestructible."
Hearing the system's voice, Zhou Cheng was stunned.
Did this mean that once he cultivated the Indestructible Vajra Divine Technique to its utmost, even if someone blasted him with a cosmic divine artifact, his body would remain unharmed? Was that what it meant?
On the system panel only he could see, the Indestructible Vajra Divine Technique in the cultivation-technique column was flashing repeatedly, waiting for him to decide.
In the Immortal Martial World, martial artists usually practiced just one Body Refining technique. Practicing two took too much time and energy, slowing their progress. Once they turned seventeen, their bones would set. If they hadn't broken through to the Qi Refining Realm by then, their chances of breaking through later would be exceedingly slim.
But Zhou Cheng was different. His techniques could cultivate automatically.
He didn't need to worry about wasting too much time and energy.
Zhou Cheng immediately said, "I'll practice the Indestructible Vajra Divine Technique."
As soon as Zhou Cheng spoke, the Indestructible Vajra Divine Technique burst into golden light, then turned into countless profoundly mysterious characters that entered his mind one by one.
The memories of the Indestructible Vajra Divine Technique appeared in Zhou Cheng's mind, as if they had been there from birth.
"The Indestructible Vajra Divine Technique has successfully fused. Automatic cultivation begins."
"Because the Indestructible Vajra Divine Technique complements the Black Tortoise Divine Technique, the Black Tortoise Divine Technique's cultivation speed has doubled."
"The Indestructible Vajra Divine Technique's cultivation speed has also doubled."
Zhou Cheng immediately opened the character panel in the system to take a look.
Host: Zhou Cheng
Black Tortoise Divine Technique: Third Layer (Progress: 50)
Indestructible Vajra Divine Technique: First Layer (Progress: 1)
Since martial artists only practiced martial skills once they had reached Body Refining Level Four or higher, Zhou Cheng had only practiced the Black Tortoise Divine Technique and the Indestructible Vajra Divine Technique, both Body Refining techniques.
At present, Zhou Cheng's Black Tortoise Divine Technique was midway through the third layer. Once its progress reached 100, he would break through to the fourth level of the Body Refining Realm.
At his previous cultivation speed, it would probably take another year to reach the fourth level of the Body Refining Realm. Now that he was practicing both the Black Tortoise Divine Technique and the Indestructible Vajra Divine Technique, how long would it take him to break through to the fourth level?
Zhou Cheng couldn't help looking forward to it.
Just then, footsteps sounded.
Zhou Cheng hurriedly withdrew the system panel into his body.
"Cheng'er, what are you doing standing in the courtyard like that? The sun's so strong. Don't let yourself get sick from the heat." A concerned voice rang out.
Zhou Cheng looked over and saw a gentle, dignified beauty who appeared to be around forty entering the courtyard, her face full of concern.
It was his mother, Luo Shui.
"I'm already at Body Refining Level Three. It's not that easy for me to get sick from the heat," Zhou Cheng said with a smile, walking over to his mother, Luo Shui.
Luo Shui said to Zhou Cheng, "Cheng'er, don't take what your father said yesterday to heart."
Zhou Wei was the General of the Nation of the Great Feng Dynasty, and he had always been strict with his two sons. Unfortunately, his younger son, Zhou Cheng, had mediocre talent and cultivated slowly, which left Zhou Wei angry and frustrated that his son wasn't living up to his potential. Yesterday, he had even given Zhou Cheng an ultimatum: if he failed to break through to the fourth level of the Body Refining Realm before turning fourteen, Zhou Wei would break his legs.
Among the circles of the Dafeng Capital, it was deeply embarrassing for a family disciple to fail to reach the fourth level of the Body Refining Realm before turning fourteen.
Zhou Cheng smiled at Luo Shui. "I didn't take it to heart. Don't worry. I'll definitely break through to the fourth level of the Body Refining Realm before I turn fourteen."
It was July now, with half a year left before the end of the year.
Half a year should be enough for him to reach the fourth layer of Body Refining, right?
Of course, he would go far beyond Body Refining Fourth Layer!
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