Just as Bi Yunfei was about to lose consciousness, the man struck the top of his head with his palm.
He felt a force pierce his Sea of Consciousness like a branding iron. A cultivation manual was forcibly engraved deep within it, every word and illustration as clear as if he had practiced it diligently for decades.
Not only that, the man had altered his dan foundation and reshaped his root bone, forcibly turning a mediocrity with barely one foot over the threshold of the Qi Transformation Realm into a cultivation genius.
This ability to turn stone into gold was something no one else beneath the heavens could likely achieve.
No one knew where the man had come from or where he went. He simply appeared out of thin air, then vanished into thin air.
Bi Yunfei felt as though he had experienced a great dream. When he awoke, his whole body brimmed with power, and his heart swelled with self-satisfaction, almost soaring into the sky.
But before leaving, the man coldly delivered a few words.
"Through Divine Skill Empowerment, all cultivation arts beneath the heavens are now yours for the taking. You were a puddle of useless mud, and now I have plastered you onto the wall. Do not disappoint me."
His voice was indifferent, as though he were discussing something utterly trivial.
"Otherwise, I can take back what I gave you at any time."
Bi Yunfei shuddered, and the delight on his face instantly froze.
"You crave fame and profit, excel at scheming, and know how to flatter with honeyed words and pleasing expressions. You are well suited to helping me locate the Immortal Map fragments. Gain Emperor Chen's trust as quickly as possible and find out whether the Immortal Map fragment he handed over was real or