Becoming a God in Little Garden with Once Proven, Forever Proven: A Multiverse Story

"Hmm... then let's write in a third stage and say that as long as they take it one step at a time, they can reach it. That should encourage them to develop it themselves."

Qin Qi had set an nonexistent goal for future generations, a goal of becoming the strongest. Beyond the strongest stood someone stronger, and beyond the heavens lay higher heavens.

There was no such thing as the strongest, so future generations could only keep researching and developing, making Threefold Reversal more perfect.

"Hmm, that makes sense. But junior brother, doesn't this seem a little different from the steps you followed in your own cultivation?"

Lu Jin noticed that although this cultivation method could already be considered complete, it differed somewhat from Qin Qi's own cultivation process.

"My constitution is special. Anyone else who tries to imitate me will only end up dead. I modified the old version to make this one the most suitable for everyone."

"Hmm, it might not be as strong as mine in combat, but it's enough."

Qin Qi had Once Proven, Forever Proven. Others might not be able to do what he could, and if they imitated him, future generations would be doomed.

What does everyone think of the plot of The Outcast? Should I finish it quickly, or continue at the normal pace?

Chapter 59: Already an Immortal in the Mortal World, Ma Xianhong of Biyou Village!

[Over the next few days, you and Lu Jin spent some time finishing the revised Threefold Reversal.]

[Afterward, Old Lu prepared to try cultivating it himself. Once he had cultivated it without any problems, he would pass it on to Lu Lin.]

[Once everyone had cultivated it without issue, you planned to make it the Three-One Sect's true technique.]

"Great-grandfather, let me do it. If something really goes wrong, I'm young enough to withstand it."

When Lu Lin heard that his great-grandfather wanted to be the first to try, he immediately spoke up in concern.

"You're not qualified. Your cultivation and your understanding are both too shallow. Even if there were a problem, you wouldn't be able to see it. I have to do it myself."

"Besides, the Threefold Reversal your granduncle modified is founded on cultivating both body and spirit, though the rate of progress has slowed."

"But he also corrected and refined the flaws that could appear in Reversal. You could say it's much safer now, so there's no need to worry. Nothing will go wrong with just the first stage."

Lu Jin scolded Lu Lin into silence, giving him no chance to change his mind.

"Senior brother, please look after the Three-One Sect. I have some personal matters to attend to, so I won't stay here chatting with you."

Qin Qi was preparing to leave. He had learned about all the techniques he could, and he had reached the end of the Threefold Reversal Second Stage. All that remained was to gradually increase his life energy.

Aside from learning techniques, the second goal he had originally set himself was to find talented people. His first target was Ma Xianhong.

"Do you need my help?"

Lu Jin asked.

"No need. It's a small matter. I can handle it myself."

Qin Qi waved a hand, then his body turned into Qi and vanished.

"Gathering and dispersing at will, riding the clouds and mists... would it be fair to call Granduncle an immortal in the mortal world now?"

Lu Lin couldn't help speaking up when he saw this. He truly couldn't think of any way to kill his granduncle now.

He reckoned that even a nuclear bomb might not be able to blast his granduncle to death. The new Reversal's survivability was simply too strong!

As expected of something developed by his granduncle, who feared death more than anyone-oh, no, who cherished life more than anyone.

"Being an immortal in the mortal world is probably only the beginning for your granduncle. His sights are set far higher."

Lu Jin sighed. He had seen no satisfaction in Qin Qi's eyes. For them, becoming an immortal in the mortal world was already an unattainable goal.

But for Qin Qi, it was still a long way from enough. His journey had only just begun, and the road ahead was still very long.

"Great-grandfather, what should we call our current Reversal stages? Should we use the original names or the new ones?"

The question suddenly occurred to Lu Lin. Under the original version, they were at the Threefold Reversal Second Stage, but under the new version, they were only at First Reversal.

Even his great-grandfather had yet to reach the peak of First Reversal.

"Use the new names."

Even Lu Jin couldn't help laughing as he said it. He had cultivated all his life, progressing from the first stage to the second, only to return to the first stage now.

It really did feel a bit like reversing life.

[There were fifteen days left before the Luotian Grand Ceremony began. You had to make the most of your time.]

[After leaving, you began investigating Ma Xianhong. Once you had dealt with all the information and matters involved, you went to Biyou Village.]

[In the Threefold Reversal Second Stage's Qi form, flying through the sky, burrowing through the earth, passing through walls, and turning invisible were effortless for you.]

[No one noticed your presence. You went straight to the most fundamental place in Biyou Village, where the Self-Cultivation Furnace was kept.]

[You saw Ma Xianhong researching the Self-Cultivation Furnace without sleep or rest, and you saw the blueprints scattered carelessly across the floor.]

[You did nothing, merely standing quietly to one side and watching. Ma Xianhong never noticed that another person had entered the room.]

[You watched for a long time, and Ma Xianhong researched for a long time. Finally, through his painstaking efforts, he found a solution to the problem.]

[Ma Xianhong lay on the floor and laughed heartily. He felt he was one step closer to recovering his memories.]

"Hello there."

Qin Qi stepped forward and spoke with a kindly smile.

"Huh!"

Ma Xianhong immediately sprang to his feet and retreated at speed, taking out all the magical artifacts on his person as he did. He stared at Qin Qi, his expression filled with shock and uncertainty!

"You... how did you get in here?!"

"No! I've placed alarm artifacts all around me. There's no way you could have come in without making a sound!"

"Who exactly are you?"

Ma Xianhong's eyes widened as he looked at Qin Qi. Although the man before him showed no killing intent, cold sweat still soaked his back.

If the other man had attacked his vital points instead of showing himself and saying hello just now, he would probably have died!

"Don't be nervous. Let me introduce myself. My name is Qin Qi. I'm from the Three-One Sect, and I'm also a merchant."

"I've taken an interest in your talent for artifact crafting, so I'd like to discuss a deal with you."

Qin Qi looked at Ma Xianhong. The man could be considered quite formidable in the present-day Qi cultivation world, but in front of Qin Qi, he was like a baby.

Taking his life would be effortless, but Qin Qi wouldn't do that. He didn't like fighting and killing.

After all, fighting and killing wouldn't bring him much benefit.

"My talent for Qi cultivation? You want the Divine Machine Hundred Refinements I have!"

Ma Xianhong looked at Qin Qi. He didn't know why, but even though he knew the man before him was an enemy, he found it hard to summon any fighting spirit when he saw that smile.

What kind of technique is this? It's influencing my will without me even noticing!

Why aren't my protective artifacts reacting at all?!

Ma Xianhong looked at Qin Qi, growing more frightened by the moment. He couldn't see through the man before him and had no idea what he was capable of.

"No, you misheard me. I said artifact crafting, as in crafting objects, not cultivating Qi."

"Divine Machine Hundred Refinements is decent, but it isn't worth that much. If I wanted to look, I could find plenty of substitutes."

"What I want is you. I watched you work on your research for quite a while just now, and I'm certain you're the talent I'm looking for."

Qin Qi didn't care about Divine Machine Hundred Refinements. Finding a substitute Gift for something like that in Little Garden was still quite easy.

What he needed was talent. Divine Machine Hundred Refinements wasn't something just anyone could learn, and even after learning it, not just anyone could create powerful magical artifacts.

You needed enough talent for artifact crafting and enough knowledge of forging. Only then could you bring out its effects.

It was like mathematics. Give someone a calculator, and most people could do one plus one. But if you asked them to solve the "Hodge conjecture," could they do it?

Artifact crafting was the same. Divine Machine Hundred Refinements was a calculator at best, but if you didn't know how, even a calculator was useless.

After all, if you didn't know mathematics, you simply didn't know it. No aid would help.

"You watched me for quite a while?!"

Ma Xianhong hadn't heard the earlier part of what Qin Qi said. He had only heard that one sentence, and his expression grew even more tense.

The man before him had been staring at him for a long time, yet he hadn't noticed at all. That... was terrifying!

"Don't be nervous. If I wanted to hurt you, I would have done it already. I really did come to negotiate."

Qin Qi spoke.

"If you wanted to negotiate, couldn't you have come through the front door? What kind of good person sneaks in like this?!"

Although Ma Xianhong was a craftsman and a bit of a bookworm, he still knew that much basic common sense.

What kind of good person didn't use the front door and sneaked in instead?!

"Wasn't I demonstrating my strength?"

"Let me ask you: if I'd come through the front door and said I wanted to make a deal with you, then asked you to join me and work for me, what would you have done?"

Qin Qi asked.

"Have a fight. Whether I joined you or not, I'd have to see how strong you were."

Ma Xianhong answered honestly.

"See? Isn't that exactly what I'm doing now, showing you my strength?"

Qin Qi continued, "I've also brought you the thing you want most: your memories of the past."

"Memories! You... you know about my past?!"

Ma Xianhong immediately grew agitated. He had lost his memory after his older sister found him, and he had always wanted to recover it.

That was one of his main purposes in building the Self-Cultivation Furnace.

"I know! You want to use my memories to threaten and tempt me into joining you and crafting artifacts for you, don't you?!"

"I... I won't accept that. I'll achieve that goal with my own strength!"

After saying that, Ma Xianhong suddenly thought of something and spoke. Uttering those words seemed to have taken every ounce of strength he had.

At that moment, Qin Qi's figure began to grow immense before his eyes, exerting enormous pressure on him without a visible sign.

This was the faint impression and influence a person could exert after cultivating Qi to a certain level and increasing their own mass.

"Spend less time reading brainless wish-fulfillment stories and watching short videos. I'm running a long-term business. Threats are the most useless method there is."

"Especially with a craftsman like you. If you secretly tampered with an artifact, wouldn't my business be ruined?"

"I'll tell you about your memories, but whether you believe me is up to you. This is a gesture of sincerity; I won't charge you for it."

Qin Qi spoke.

[Over the next while, you briefly recounted what you knew about the events surrounding the loss of Ma Xianhong's memories.]

[You then wanted to use Magnetic Field Rotation to help Ma Xianhong recall them for himself. At first, he was unwilling.]

[But in the end, as he looked at you, his resolve wavered. Between his suspicions and his memories, he chose the memories he had always sought.]

"If you'd merely forgotten them, recovering them would be easy. But you didn't forget them. That part of your memory was taken away and hidden by someone."

"I'm going to use my power to stimulate your self-healing. It'll probably hurt a lot, since memories are connected to the soul."

Qin Qi spoke before starting.

"Come on. No matter how painful it is, it can't be worse than knowing nothing like I do now."

Ma Xianhong didn't trust Qin Qi, but he couldn't beat him. He could tell by instinct alone that he was no match for him.

Rather than that, he might as well try to get what he wanted in the time he had left. Even if he was being deceived, all that awaited him was death.

[You used Magnetic Field Rotation to generate Hamon, sending it deep into Ma Xianhong's soul and body to eliminate the effects of Twin Hands.]

[At the same time, you stimulated his soul to heal itself, restoring the small part that was missing. During the process, Ma Xianhong howled in agony and rolled on the floor.]

[He felt as though his soul were being torn to shreds. The pain was unbearable, and in that instant, he suspected you were deceiving him.]

[But... looking at your eyes, which remained calm, and feeling your body against his, he seemed able to sense that you truly meant him no harm.]

[He gritted his teeth through the pain as fragments began to surface in his mind, scene after scene, image after image. His face gradually turned pale.]

[At last, he remembered everything. He remembered that he had been kidnapped, and that the person he called his older sister was the one who had kidnapped him!]