"Knock knock!"

However, before Huangfu Yi could curse at that ghostly thing, the sound of knocking on the door came again from the darkness, this time very close, as if it was knocking from the skull itself.

Not only did Huangfu Yi hear it, but the Immortal Bone also suddenly turned its head, seemingly hearing it too,

"Did Lei Gong win..."

After a moment of silence, the men on the mural sighed in unison.

"Never mind, it's all the same."

So it raised its hand and flipped over its stone coffin.

With the eerie green glow emitted by the bones, Huangfu Yi clearly saw that there was a strange iron lump buried beneath the coffin.

"Si Ding"

Si... Ding?

Huangfu Yi had seen cauldrons before; they boiled demons in the big cauldron at the village entrance. But this lump didn't look like a meat stew pot; if anything, it resembled the word 'Ding', with a metal framework like a stand, supporting a black sphere like an 'eye'.

The skeleton plucked the iron lump out, tossed it in front of Huangfu Yi, then reached into the mouth of the skull it held, pulled out the jade crystal, and flicked it like a bullet, embedding it deep into the center of Huangfu Yi's brow.

In an instant, it felt as if pierced by a sharp sword, chilling to the bone, with a shocking sensation of thunder permeating through him. For a moment, Huangfu Yi's mind went blank, even thinking he had died.

But then the prickling pain at the brow, the feeling of blood dripping across his cheek, and the icy and clear sensation—like being seeded and rooted, penetrating from his brain's lobes to his central spine—awakened him once more.

What... what does this mean? Body Seizing? Cursing? Transmission?

But the Immortal's skeleton just sat cross-legged in his bewildered sight, gently stroking the skull in its arms, as if afraid to wake it.

"Don't touch our bones."

Then, with a crash, it collapsed into a heap, its jade bones shattering on the ground, leaving nothing behind, like broken fragments of glaze.

Then, the concentrated and purest immortal breath and Daoist energy poured out from the jade marrow of the bones, as thick and nourishing as a sweet spring, filling the cave almost instantly.

Covered by the swift flow of Immortal Qi and spiritual breath, emerging slowly from this purest Immortal breath, Huangfu Yi was utterly dazed for a moment.

What exactly is going on here? Why did that skeleton give him the crystal intended for a woman, its lifelong cultivation, and this thing? Hmm—oh damn! Could it be that he's the reincarnation of that woman???

The system popped out,

"Stop overthinking, this is what they call stealing Immortal Fate and seizing Dao Seed.

The rest doesn't concern you, hurry up and refine Qi, quickly form your Golden Core, time is running out."

System? You saw all this happen? What exactly is going on with that skeleton, that sparrow, and that dragon, tiger, crane...

The system impatiently said,

"Fool, don't bother with those meaningless side quests. In this world, strength reigns supreme. As long as your sword is sharp enough, all tangled karma can be swiftly cut through.

If you start fighting and you're just garbage, all your schemes and planning are for nothing if you get caught in the net, ending up as someone else's stepping stone.

There are so many brilliant minds in this world, but they think too much, plan too long, and don't take action. In the end, they can only watch opportunities slip like sand through their fingers.

Lucky for you, although your root bone talent is average, your decisive action and dedicated focus make your nature exceptional. Don't worry about it."

"So, don't mind what others say, just deal with what comes your way, fight the monsters, focus on refining, and do your work. Understand?"

Huangfu Yi pondered for a while and nodded slowly.

I don't understand...

But it's fine, just like the Four Books and Five Classics taught at home, there was a lot I didn't understand, so just memorize by heart, focus on cultivation and upgrading.

So, Huangfu Yi calmed down, took deep breaths of the purest spiritual Qi, repairing meridians, refining sword energy, and strengthening his muscles and bones...

The system got angry,

"You idiot! You have Innate Dao Qi and Immortal Spirit Jade Marrow, and you're just using them to refine Gang Fist? Have you gone crazy lifting weights? Practice the Heavenly Book!"

Heavenly Book? Wait, are you talking about that fake...

"Bullshit it's fake! That's the genuine 'Nine Heavens Profound Lady's Three Transformations and Nine Changes Refining Form Chapter'!

If you successfully cultivate this method and form the Nine Heavens Profound Lady's Nine Transformations Golden Pill, there won't be more than three people in Taiji Heaven who can defeat you!"

Wow... is it really that powerful!? Wait a minute, didn't you say before that cultivation technique was trash??

"Of course it's trash! You at least have to be among the top three in the world to have a chance at reclaiming all nine Heavenly Books and mastering this technique!

Moreover, this technique is too overbearing! It's as difficult as climbing the heavens! A single Qi circulation must travel through the body's twelve meridians, eight vessels, and three hundred sixty acupoints to succeed, and hardly anyone can master it!

In the mid to later stages, you're even envied by the heavens! Every step of upgrading is a challenge with countless obstacles, requiring repeated body sculpting to succeed! At the very least, it takes a thousand years of arduous cultivation to achieve anything!

If you have that kind of idle time, you could have long since flown out of Taiji Heaven! It's an absolute waste and nothing but a time trap! Don't you see how it's trash!"

Uh, that's indeed trash, should I just...

"Fool! People don't cultivate it because they can't; if you can, then cultivate it to the fullest! Just refining one vessel is useless! Only by clearing the whole cycle can you achieve mastery! It's really strong!"

Sigh, you're saying one thing then another, the system contradicts itself...

"Don't worry about what I say, just trust that I know what I'm doing!"

Sigh... okay, okay, let's do it! Refining Form!

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