Chapter 4 Golden Body Technique
Li Changsheng walked over and picked up the package. Inside were twenty-nine silver ingots, each weighing ten taels.
Aside from the silver, there was also a book made of an unknown material and some pills that had long since lost their potency.
Li Changsheng first discarded the useless pills.
Then, using a wooden stick, he dug a pit, placed the skeleton inside, and covered it with soil.
After giving a slight bow to the small grave, Li Changsheng turned and left the cave.
Back on his fishing boat, Li Changsheng set down the bag of silver and opened the book, which only had five or six pages.
"Those who obtain the Golden Body Art must annihilate the Medicine King Sect!"
As he flipped open the book, the first thing he saw were these thirteen words, written in blood. It was evident how much hatred the person who wrote these words harbored for the Medicine King Sect.
Li Changsheng continued reading.
"The Golden Body Art is the ultimate technique of our Diamond Sect. Mastering the sixth level allows one to rival a peak innate-level grandmaster! …"
The second page was filled with hundreds of words, most of which extolled the power of the Golden Body Art. When cultivated to its peak, it enabled one to fight multiple innate-level grandmasters single-handedly without being at a disadvantage!
The rest of the page contained insights from Diamond Sect predecessors on cultivating the Golden Body Art.
The remaining pages detailed the cultivation methods and accompanying medicinal baths for the seven levels of the Golden Body Art.
According to the book, the first level of the Golden Body Art was relatively easy. Even without the medicinal bath, it could be achieved in a year. The second level, with the aid of the medicinal bath, took three years for a normal person. The third level required ten years, the fourth level thirty years, the fifth level a hundred years, the sixth level three hundred years, and the seventh level a staggering fifteen hundred years. Aside from the founder of the Diamond Sect, no one had ever reached the seventh level!
It was said that once the Golden Body Art reached the seventh level, one could even contend with immortals!
"The most exceptional seventh-generation leader of the Diamond Sect spent seventy years to reach the sixth level. For a normal martial artist, reaching the third level is about the limit. Advancing to the fourth level is incredibly difficult!"
Li Changsheng looked at the secret manual in his hands, a smile playing at the corner of his mouth, as he muttered:
"Unfortunately, I'm not like them. I'm a cheat character. Time is the one thing I have in abundance!"
Li Changsheng picked up the bag of silver ingots, set two of them aside on the boat, and said calmly:
"Recharge two hundred and seventy taels!"
[Recharge successful. Balance: 216 credits. One simulation costs 10 credits.][Would you like to use the Immortal Cultivation Simulator now?]
'Truly, one cannot become rich without a windfall!'
Li Changsheng shook his head in感叹.
"Start the simulation!"
[Simulation begins.]
[At eighteen, you obtain the legacy of an innate-level martial artist from the Diamond Sect in the southern bay of Silver Moon Lake.][Five days later, you find four Bone Tempering Grass plants near Moon Bay. You consume three of them and, after several hours of rigorous training, your strength improves.][The next day, you arrive in Witch Mountain City and sell the Bone Tempering Grass to the Song family for two hundred and twenty taels.][As you leave, you sense someone following you. You deliberately display your mid-Houtian-level martial strength, startling the follower into retreat.][Three days later, you join the Wei Zhen Martial Arts School as an instructor, earning a monthly salary of twenty taels.][At nineteen, you teach disciples at the Wei Zhen Martial Arts School while rigorously cultivating the Golden Body Art. With the aid of medicinal baths, you finally reach the first level of the Golden Body Art.][At twenty-two, you successfully reach the second level of the Golden Body Art.][At thirty-two, you successfully reach the third level of the Golden Body Art.][At forty-five, your energy begins to decline, and your progress in the Golden Body Art stagnates.][At seventy-three, you die of old age!][Simulation ended. You may retain one of the following:][Option one: Cultivation level at age seventy-three.][Option two: Cultivation combat experience at age seventy-three.]
"Living to seventy-three without encountering any troubles?"
Li Changsheng murmured.
In this world, living to fifty was considered a long life for ordinary people. Even wealthy individuals, free from illness and disaster, were considered fortunate to live past sixty.
In this simulation, he hadn't practiced the Mountain Splitting Fist but instead focused on the Golden Body Art. Surprisingly, he didn't suffer from hidden injuries and lived to seventy-three.
"Choose option two."
As Li Changsheng made his choice, countless experiences of cultivating the Golden Body Art flooded his mind. His body began to transform, and a surge of energy coursed through him before eventually calming down.
Li Changsheng picked up the fishing spear on the boat and stabbed it at his right hand.
Clang!
A crisp sound echoed.
The tip of the spear snapped off.
'With the third level of the Golden Body Art, ordinary weapons can hardly harm my body. If I reach the seventh level…!'
The thought made his heart burn with excitement!
"Again!"
[... At forty-seven, you successfully cultivate the fourth level of the Golden Body Art. At seventy-three, you die of old age!]
The fourth level of the Golden Body Art achieved!
"Again!"
[... You diligently practice the Golden Body Art in Witch Mountain City. At seventy-three, you die of old age!][... You diligently practice the Golden Body Art in Witch Mountain City. At seventy-three, you die of old age!]
"Choose option two!"
[... You diligently practice the Golden Body Art in Witch Mountain City. At thirty-nine, you reach the fifth level of the Golden Body Art.][At seventy-nine, you die of old age!]
Finally, the fifth level of the Golden Body Art was reached.
"For martial artists, after the age of forty-five, their energy begins to decline, and they are no longer at their peak. The speed of cultivating the Golden Body Art slows down accordingly. Reaching the fifth level alone cost me three simulation opportunities. If I weren't still at the Houtian stage, who knows how much silver it would take to advance further."
Li Changsheng murmured.
Moreover, after reaching the fifth level of the Golden Body Art, his lifespan had increased by five years. Could it be that the Golden Body Art also extended one's lifespan?
"Again!"
Press on without hesitation!
[... You diligently practice the Golden Body Art in Witch Mountain City. At seventy-nine, you die of old age!]...[... At forty, you successfully reach the sixth level of the Golden Body Art. At eighty-nine, you die of old age!]
After a total of ten simulation opportunities, the Golden Body Art finally reached the sixth level!
"Choose option two!"
As Li Changsheng made his choice, a massive surge of energy flowed into his body. Like a miniature sun, his energy boiled, and steam rose from the water around the fishing boat.
After half an hour, the energy within Li Changsheng gradually subsided.
At this moment, Li Changsheng's appearance had drastically changed. His once 1.7-meter stature had transformed into that of a 1.9-meter giant.
His previously well-fitting clothes tore apart, revealing muscles that resembled forged iron, brimming with explosive power!
He could feel that his strength was at least several hundred times greater than before. For a moment, he had the illusion that he could kill even an immortal with a single punch.
Li Changsheng knew this was a misconception brought on by the sudden surge of power. After a moment, his eyes regained clarity.
"Reaching the seventh level of the Golden Body Art requires fifteen hundred years. It would take at least forty more simulations to achieve it."
"But I wonder, how does my current strength rank in the martial world?"
Li Changsheng gazed at the calm lake before him and said calmly:
"First, I'll sell those Bone Tempering Grass plants and push the Golden Body Art to the seventh level!"