"Why... if there has to be a reason... it's because the Yuanjun didn't offer only one choice."
To be honest, Li Xingkong was also very tempted by the two options Yuanjun offered. Having such a mentor was truly a stroke of Dayun.
But Li Xingkong still remembered the basic knowledge about immortals that the system had mentioned at the very beginning.
Every cultivator who achieves immortality should cultivate a unique concept.
Although, as the system states, it is possible for a master to allow a junior to ascend to immortality through their teachings, the individual will still be subject to the constraints imposed by their predecessors after achieving immortality.
It's like personally signing a life-or-death contract and then handing it over to an elder.
Li Xingkong was not worried about Yuanjun's character, nor was he worried that Yuanjun would plot against him.
His worry was that if he ascended to immortality through the two paths given by the Yuanjun, his future cultivation would likely come to an end.
This is similar to an engineer seeking a promotion, with technical and managerial positions available for them to choose from.
If someone chooses a management position, they're considered one of the leaders' "insiders," but their technical skills might only reach their limit there.
Busy with management and hard work day and night, where would he find so much time to delve into research?
Looking at it now, the first two options given by Yuanjun are management positions. If I choose one, I can naturally cultivate to become an immortal and then share the trivial matters in Yuanjun's hands, helping her take on the responsibilities of the Record of Ascension to Immortality or the system.
Can one become an immortal? Of course, one can, and become Spirit Immortal. But the price is that the Record of Ascension to Immortality and the system belong to the Yuanjun. In the future, one might truly become the Yuanjun's steward, and this might be the end of one's cultivation journey.
But is this what Li Xingkong wanted?
You've diligently cultivated for so long, only to become a steward for the Primordial Yuanjun?
Li Xingkong shook his head; this was definitely not what he wanted.
Yuanjun has no shortage of people who want to be her steward, nor does she lack people who cultivate themselves in order to become her steward.
Li Xingkong was also unwilling to let it end there.
He has cultivated himself throughout his life; cultivation has been the main theme of Li Xingkong's life. He is unwilling to give up cultivation to do other things.
Moreover, Li Xingkong himself felt that even if he chose the first two paths, he would still be unable to repay the kindness of the Yuanjun in helping him.
His only strength lies in cultivation; he is not good at anything else.
Combining this with the third path given by Yuanjun, which involves him in the research on Human Immortal, this is the most suitable path for Li Xingkong.
The system had raised him from a spiritless place into a cultivator and nurtured him all the way to where he was today; Li Xingkong could never forget all of that.
He chose the path of Human Immortal for two reasons: first, to explore the upper limit of Human Immortal; and second, to be able to utilize his strengths in this field.
Thirdly, being under the tutelage of Yuanjun, no petty person would dare to provoke him. Moreover, after choosing the path of studying Human Immortal, he would likely be spending many years in seclusion. Whether he could fight after becoming an immortal was no longer the primary consideration for Li Xingkong.
"The choice given by the Yuanjun can be made to anyone; it doesn't necessarily have to be me. However, whether I can achieve results in my research on Human Immortal depends entirely on myself."
Although he had thought a lot about it, Li Xingkong's reason for telling the system was very simple.
"Hey, you're really something else. So many people haven't figured it out, and you're just so sure you can do it?"
"I can't guarantee it, but while the unknown is frightening, it's precisely because of the unknown that hope might lie hidden within it, isn't it?"
"Alright, alright, it's you who's cultivating anyway, so you decide. I'll just accompany you even if it means risking my life, whether it's a dead end or whatever. I'm off!"
Since Li Xingkong has already chosen his path, the system has no intention of changing his mind. Cultivating immortality is all about cultivating oneself.
If you can't walk the path you want to walk, what kind of cultivation is that?
"I'm asking you one last time, have you made your decision?"
"Selected."
"Not going to change it?"
"I won't change it."
Li Xingkong was initially a little hesitant, but through repeated confirmation, he became increasingly determined.
"Alright, then let's Human Immortal."
The system didn't ask any more questions. So what if he's a Human Immortal Human Immortal? He's still an immortal, isn't he?
"Then I will now explain the method of ascending to immortality..."
" Human Immortal? What Human Immortal?"
Just as the system was about to present the cultivation method for Human Immortal, a voice came from the secluded cultivation place of Xiao Chongshan.
It was Xiao Chongshan; she had also emerged from seclusion.
Li Xingkong probed with his Divine Sense and found that Xiao Chongshan's aura had obviously improved a lot. Compared to when she had just advanced to the Nascent Soul, Xiao Chongshan was now much stronger.
Li Xingkong even saw a trace of Wan Chongshan in her.
Hmm, speaking of Wan Chongshan, hasn't that guy been out of the public eye for a while? Who knows what he's up to somewhere.
We were talking about becoming immortals.
Li Xingkong pointed and transmitted common knowledge about immortals to Xiao Chongshan.
"Immortals come in different kinds? Interesting."
Xiao Chongshan glanced at the contents of the message and then laughed.
"However, as for the chance to become an immortal... I think we can only explore the path of becoming a Human Immortal."
"Indeed, after trying for so long, in the end, only the path of Human Immortal is easy to walk."
"The method to become an immortal? I'll have one too!"
Xiao Chongshan was not polite at all.
"No... wait, I seem to remember, you haven't registered at the Jade Void Palace yet!"
I was so focused on my spiritual practice that I forgot all about this.
The system suddenly had a brainstorm.
"That won't do. Although I'd like to give it to you, this method bears the mark of the Jade Void Palace, and only those who are registered can access it."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go register first."
No matter how much Li Xingkong, he wasn't in a hurry.
"Very well, I was just about to go and see what the Jade Void Palace is like."
After arriving in the Primordial World, Xiao Chongshan had heard the name of the Jade Void Palace countless times, and she was curious about what kind of behemoth it was.
"Alright, alright, let's set off then. And while we're at it, let's get Xiao Chongshan an early education machine too."
The system nodded happily. Serving two masters wasn't particularly tiring, but it always felt a little strange.
The Bodhi Small World and the Jade Void Palace are connected, so Li Xingkong and his group did not need to turn back. They simply followed the connection between the Bodhi tree and the Jade Void Palace and arrived directly at the entrance of the Jade Void Palace.
The journey was smooth and unobstructed, which even Li Xingkong found somewhat unbelievable.
Although Li Xingkong is already registered, he doesn't have any real name. So why do the people he meets along the way seem to know them?
strangeness.
Having successfully obtained the system belonging to Xiao Chongshan and entered her information into the Dipankara Pavilion, the group returned to the small world from the Jade Void Palace.
As it turns out, not everyone has access to the Bodhi Small World; after this round of Xiao Chongshan, not a single one was obtained.
This thing is probably an exclusive perk that Yuanjun gave to Li Xingkong.
Having a good master is truly remarkable.