"Perhaps you are still confused, or perhaps you think this is only a dream. Then listen carefully. I will say this only once. If you can remember it, remember it. If you cannot, consider it a sign that fate has not linked us." Old Sun seemed to see through Huang Xiao's thoughts and reminded him again.
Huang Xiao had wanted to say that he would listen carefully, but before he could speak, Old Sun had already begun reciting: "Heaven and earth endure; all things turn through the cycle. Defy heaven and change fate; remain forever young in everlasting spring. Thirty years of life, three sixty-year cycles of cultivation: weather nine tribulations, rebuild the meridians, and regain youth; sixty years of life, six sixty-year cycles of cultivation: endure six ordeals, regenerate flesh and blood, and regain youth; ninety years of life, nine sixty-year cycles of cultivation: pass three trials, shed the mortal frame and transform the bones, and regain youth. Through the long passage of years, comprehend the method of restoring youth, and one may live as long as heaven and earth, vying in brilliance with the sun and moon..."
Old Sun recited sometimes quickly and sometimes slowly, his voice rising and falling, and Huang Xiao's mind became immersed in it without his realizing. At first, he had no idea what sort of text Old Sun was reciting, but as it gradually unfolded, he discovered that it was a cultivation method-one of peerless intricacy and mystery upon mystery. He was profoundly shocked. Could such a heaven-defying cultivation method exist in this world? He dared not hesitate. Whether this cultivation method truly existed or not, Huang Xiao listened carefully to every sentence and every word Old Sun spoke, not daring to be the least bit careless. The meaning was too profound for