16: Chapter 16 The Spirit Guiding Scripture

"Wait, wait, wait!"

At those words, the remnant soul inside the jade pendant grew anxious and hurriedly tried to stop him:

"Young man, don't be impulsive! Don't be impulsive!"

He fell silent for a moment before finally relenting, his voice tinged with a hint of heartache:

"Fine, fine. In a thousand years, this old man has never encountered a seedling as compatible as you."

"If you want to see the real deal, I shall give it to you!"

"I have a High Grade Qi Refining Mind-Cultivation Technique called the 'Spirit Induction Scripture.' Its rank far exceeds basic techniques, and it is perfect for tempering a Cultivator's Foundation and smoothing the flow of spiritual energy."

Having said that, he began to tease him again:

"As long as you take this old man as your master, I will impart the complete Mind-Cultivation Technique to you."

Mo Zixing sneered inwardly.

Here it comes—the classic baiting phase.

Mo Zixing deliberately acted as if he were swayed, yet he still gritted his teeth and refused to budge:

"Let me see the technique first. If it's really as useful as you say, then everything is negotiable."

"Otherwise, how do I know if your 'Spirit Induction Scripture' isn't just some trash technique meant to fool people?"

"You brat, you certainly are cautious."

The remnant soul in the jade pendant had been worn down by him and sighed helplessly:

"Fine, I will first show you the Introductory Outline and the first three layers, so you can see for yourself what a High Grade Mind-Cultivation Technique looks like!"

"As for the complete content, I can only fully impart it to you after you have performed the formal apprenticeship ceremony."

He specifically emphasized his tone, acting as if he were already giving him an incredible bargain:

"Remember this: I have never passed on the introductory Mind-Cultivation Technique of this manual to a second person."

As he spoke, an extremely faint ripple of Divine Soul drifted out from the jade pendant and landed on the table, faintly revealing dense rows of characters.

Mo Zixing scanned them quickly and nodded in satisfaction.

He wasn't being fooled; the Mind-Cultivation Technique for these first three layers was already more than a grade higher than the Breathing Method he was currently using.

The core logic of Qi Refinement breathing was explained thoroughly, and the details were refined exquisitely.

It even marked methods to avoid the specific points where Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators were most prone to Qi Deviation.

"This technique really is extraordinary."

Mo Zixing looked up at the jade pendant in his hand, his face wearing a forced expression of urgency:

"Senior, what exactly is the complete technique like?"

"Well? This old man didn't lie to you, did he?"

The remnant soul in the jade pendant sounded a bit smug, but then coughed twice, its aura weakening:

"The latter half... can only be given to you... once you have become my disciple..."

"I have just awakened, and my Divine Soul is inherently weak. I must sleep for a while to recover..."

"Think carefully about the apprenticeship... Once you've made up your mind, wear the jade pendant close to your body and circulate your spiritual energy to wake me..."

With that, the voice vanished completely.

The jade pendant returned to silence.

Mo Zixing held the jade pendant by its cord and weighed it in his hand.

After confirming there was no reaction at all, he shrugged and casually tossed the jade pendant back onto the table.

Wearing it close to his body? That was out of the question.

Not in this lifetime.

He thought he could bait him with just half a Mind-Cultivation Technique?

That was far too insulting.

...

Meanwhile.

In the most remote corner of the Outer Sect, in the courtyard of a Utility Disciple.

A muffled bang rang out.

Lin Fan kicked the wooden stool in front of him with all his might; it smashed against the dirt wall and fell apart.

There was no trace of the submissive humility he had shown before Mo Zixing; his face was now filled with nothing but resentment.

Mo Zixing.

That dog!

He actually dared to look down on him, calling him a waste who couldn't Cultivate and grinding his dignity into the dirt.

And he even acted so high and mighty.

Just you wait!

Once he broke through his severed meridians and stepped onto the path of cultivation, Lin Fan would be the first to turn the tables on Mo Zixing and show him what's what!

At the thought of such a scene, he couldn't help but pace back and forth in the cramped room with excitement.

Cultivation!

He finally had a chance to Cultivate!

He had been a Utility Disciple in the Mingyu Sect for three years, ordered around daily by Outer Sect Disciples. Why had he shamelessly stayed here?

Wasn't it all for a sliver of a chance to step onto the path of cultivation and make everyone who looked down on him kneel and kowtow before him!

His gaze fell upon the empty wooden box.

It was the box that had previously held the jade pendant—his only life-saving straw.

A few days ago, while he was dumping waste in the back mountains, he had accidentally found that lustrous white jade pendant in a pile of rocks.

The moment he touched the jade pendant, an aged voice spoke from within, claiming to be a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator.

The voice told him that it had long ago divined that the first person it encountered upon waking a thousand years later would be a Person of Destiny blessed with Great Luck.

That person was him—Lin Fan.

Even though he was naturally unable to Cultivate, the voice in the jade pendant said there was a way to completely resolve his Physique issues and lead him to the Peak of cultivation.

The only condition was that Lin Fan had to help him reconstruct his Physical Body and restore his former cultivation.

Lin Fan had almost burst into tears at that moment.

He dreamed of cultivating.

Now, a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator was actually offering to take him as a disciple and could even solve his severed meridian problem!

Moreover, the voice had immediately identified the characteristics of his Three Yin Severed Meridian Body.

Even if there was only a one-in-ten-thousand chance, he had to take the gamble!

The voice in the jade pendant told him that its Divine Soul was too severely damaged and could not exert much power currently.

To help him break through the severed meridians, it first needed to absorb the complete cultivation and Luck of at least one Qi Refinement Stage Cultivator.

The voice in the jade pendant told him to find a Cultivator whose cultivation was roughly at the middle or Late Stage of Qi Refinement and give the jade pendant away.

As long as that person wore the jade pendant close to their body, within three days, their cultivation and Luck would be completely drained by the pendant.

When the time came, he would take the jade pendant back, and the immortal master would be able to use the absorbed cultivation to help him completely break through the Three Yin Severed Meridian Body and open his path to cultivation.

Lin Fan agreed without a second thought.

It just so happened that at the Martial Arena yesterday, he had seen with his own eyes Mo Zixing defeat Zhang Xianning, who was at Qi Refining Level 4.

A cultivation stronger than Qi Refining Level 4 perfectly met the immortal master's requirements.

And as he expected, Mo Zixing had accepted the jade pendant.

In three days, he would become a waste with his cultivation completely destroyed, worse off than even an ordinary person.

And he, Lin Fan, would be able to break through his severed meridians and step onto the path of cultivation with dignity.

Lin Fan leaned on the windowsill, looking toward the Outer Sect Disciple living quarters in the distance, his eyes full of malicious delight.

Mo Zixing, enjoy your final three days of glory.