424: Endless Reincarnation

Being beaten up and then humiliated like that, how could the proud Wang Teng accept it?

The situation at the time was like this:

"I want it, I want it! Please give it to me, I beg you!"

The moment Wang Teng saw this cultivation technique, he knew it was a good one.

Not all cultivation techniques are recorded on paper; a considerable portion requires special carriers.

Some are light bodies, some are steles, some are a flowing mass of water, and some are flames... These carriers aren't just for aesthetics; they often serve to add finishing touches and aid in cultivation.

Some have special effects; if one were to only read the text without the carrier, the reader would simply find it nonsensical.

Other parts, which can only be understood intuitively and not expressed in words, are embodied by the carrier itself.

For example, the general principles of certain cultivation techniques aren't written in the text; instead, they make you guess and comprehend, and the answer is often found on the carrier.

Some even have nothing written on them at all, instead conveying true meaning, and only after reaching a certain level of comprehension does one understand what the cultivation technique is.

Moreover, such cultivation technique carriers often have a limited number of uses. If, after the original creator, no one in later generations can cultivate the technique to their level, then the technique will gradually be lost.

However, there's no doubt that cultivation techniques requiring special carriers are high-quality goods.

If some trashy technique used a special carrier, even the user would probably be embarrassed.

For ordinary cultivation techniques, two random leaves used to wipe one's backside would suffice.

Oh... right, some special cultivation technique carriers are indeed leaves, but of course, not ordinary ones.

Encountering such a high-quality item, Wang Teng naturally wasn't willing to give up.

As for being beaten up by Myriad Gods just now, that had long been thrown to the back of his mind.

Having lived for tens of thousands of years, he had long understood that in pursuit of benefits, face was nothing.

Seeing Wang Teng's eager and longing expression, Myriad Gods chuckled, and tucked the cultivation technique back into his robes.

"Turn your backside over here!" he said lightly.

Upon hearing this, Wang Teng's face turned green, his expression utterly priceless. He looked at Myriad Gods again and saw an expectant smile on his face.

He seemed to have already guessed what Myriad Gods was going to do. 'I'd rather have a knife stab me...' But for the sake of the cultivation technique, to exchange a 'convenient' place for the imagined cultivation technique, Wang Teng still obediently turned around and stuck out his butt... Myriad Gods, behind him, however, revealed a look of successful conspiracy, pointing at Wang Teng and laughing mockingly,

"Hahaha, just kidding! I worked so hard to create this cultivation technique, and you just open your mouth and want it? Look at how capable you think you are!"

With that, he kicked Wang Teng to the ground. By the time Wang Teng reacted, he had already vanished.

This kick wasn't very damaging, but it was extremely humiliating. It took him a while to struggle to his feet.

Wang Teng trembled all over; he felt his dignity had been greatly insulted.

His self-esteem, his pride, were all shattered by that kick.

The disgraceful display just now, how utterly shameful it was; he now wanted to cover his face and find a hole to crawl into.

This was something he had never experienced when Emperor Zhenwu was around.

"Myriad Gods, you *******!"

Later, Wang Teng began his research into Immortals.

He continuously investigated ancient ruins, verified ancient legends, and explored surrounding small worlds to see if there were any special discoveries.

On another front, he continuously improved his cultivation and delved into methods of extending life and strengthening his power.

At the same time, Wang Teng's team grew larger and larger, as many things couldn't be accomplished by him alone.

Finally, one day, a million seven hundred thousand years later, a little later than Emperor Zhenwu, he reached the Sacred Lord level.

But this was still not enough; even a powerful figure like Emperor Zhenwu eventually met with annihilation.

However, he had already begun experimenting with various possible routes for life extension methods.

He realized that he perhaps should establish a force.

Since he and his subordinates were constantly exploring the ancient, he would name this force the Ancient Hall.

Soon after, he encountered Myriad Gods.

Wang Teng had long forgotten the events of that year; after all, in his nearly 1.8 million years of life, that incident was ultimately just a minor matter.

So, upon meeting, Wang Teng took the initiative to greet him and invited Myriad Gods to join the Ancient Hall.

"Oh, still alive?"

"I'll give you a chance, kid. Stick out your butt and let me kick it, and I'll spare your life."

"Beg me again, and maybe I'll be merciful enough to allow you to join us."

However, Myriad Gods's first words upon seeing him were:

"Uh, who are you?"

Wang Teng was so angry he laughed, and immediately attacked him, determined to avenge the past.

The final result was that Wang Teng was once again thoroughly beaten and powerfully suppressed by Myriad Gods.

After Wang Teng was once again severely humiliated and mocked, he left.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to deliberately turn back and deliver a final blow, "Actually, I recognized you long ago, you idiot. I was just teasing you on purpose. You fell for it so easily, just as stupid as you were back then."

"Hahahahaha!"

Amidst Myriad Gods's loud laughter, his figure gradually disappeared.

Wang Teng was a bit depressed. He had already broken through to the Sacred Lord level, a top-tier figure in any era, yet he still lost so miserably.

Could it be that Myriad Gods was a Minor Accomplishment Sacred Lord?

Later, after nearly another three million years, Wang Teng reached the Minor Accomplishment Sacred Lord stage.

By this time, the people within the Ancient Hall, apart from Wang Teng, had already changed several times over.

But Wang Teng's control over them grew stronger and stronger.

His strength was still considerably weaker than Emperor Zhenwu at the same age.

Emperor Zhenwu, at his age, was already a Great Accomplishment Sacred Lord.

However, his research into life extension had yielded numerous results.

Wang Teng had not expected that he would eventually find a breakthrough point from the Mountain and River Seal, creating the prototype of the Lord's method.

In truth, he had only analyzed a trace of the Mountain and River Seal's principles and then added his own supplements to create it.

It must be said, it truly was a method created by the Earth Emperor; the things contained within it were so profound.

Even just a hint of its profundity was of such great help to him.

But looking at its final performance, it seemed to be even inferior to his Lord's method.

For example, that sect master, who condensed a small world's Mountain and River Seal, would be instantly killed if he encountered a Lord of a small world of the same level.

Therefore, Wang Teng believed that the Mountain and River Seal was not as simple as it appeared on the surface; it was just that they could only see the superficial aspects and only apply it superficially.

If one could truly master it, its power would definitely be far greater than what was demonstrated.

So, Wang Teng followed this direction, investing all the resources and manpower of the Ancient Hall at that time into it.

Achieving Lordship, currently only a prototype, not only consumed immense resources but also had an incredibly low success rate; one success out of ten attempts was already considered good.

Finally, with their improvements, the initial Lord's method was born.

Its powerful life-extending ability granted Wang Teng more time.

At the same time, he officially established the Lord and Venerable system and categorized and benchmarked the combat power of Venerables and Lords.

Furthermore, the exploration of becoming an Immortal did not stop, and the most crucial part of it was... endless reincarnation!