It wasn’t until he was old that he finally curbed his temperament.
Or perhaps it wasn’t because he was old, but because other people began to have accidents one after another…
“Didn’t Second Uncle go fishing?” Li Hao asked curiously.
Li Xiaoran glanced at Li Hao and said, “Fishing? He used to be the most restless of all, how could he possibly go fishing? As a child, he was the one who gave our father the most headaches. Tough-skinned and disobedient.”
Li Hao was stunned. Second Uncle didn’t like fishing?
But the Second Uncle he remembered would always go to the lakeside to fish whenever he had the time.
He would sit there for an entire day.
Even several days at a time.
Li Hao’s eyes flickered. It seemed that the passage of time had not just smoothed out the edges, but also toned down the youthful frivolity and restlessness.
“Did you come here to see me?” Li Xiaoran asked. Find adventures on m_v l|-NovelFull.net
Li Hao’s thoughts returned, “I came to check out the cultivation techniques here, to get familiar with them in advance.”
Li Xiaoran shook his head and said, “You are still too young to cultivate now. I know you are eager, but on the path of cultivation, one must never be in a hurry. The more hurried, the more likely one is to encounter problems.
If you begin cultivating prematurely, you risk malforming your bones or prematurely leaking the power contained within your bone marrow, and if you can’t control it, it might ultimately slow down your cultivation progress.”
“For hundreds of years, our Li Family has always followed the tradition of bone measurement at five years old and starting cultivation at six, all based on generations of research and considered most rational.”
“Even if you are impatient, the earliest you should start is after bone measurement at five years old. By that time, the bones are starting to form. Although there are some risks in cultivating, that is already the fastest age to start.”
“I’m just looking, not practicing,” Li Hao said.
Although this Fourth Uncle was not exactly an outsider, there were still some secrets that were better kept to oneself.
His early arrival was to hope to start body refinement and to nurture his bones in advance.
His physical body was at the Seventh Stage of Dao, and with his body alone, he had broken through to the Three Immortal Realms. He mastered many body refining techniques and advanced them to their true states, even transcending ordinary levels!
His understanding of the Physical Body Path could be considered top-tier among all the martial artists of the Dayu Divine Dynasty over thousands of years, second to none!
Those who surpass him were few and far between; saying there were none would not be an overstatement.
After all, those who purely practiced body refinement were, over hundreds of years of tradition, generally accepted to reach their limit at the Zhou Tian Realm.
Those who could progress to the Soul Succession Realm were almost considered exceptions; freaks of nature, inexplicable.
This meant the Soul Succession Realm was seen as the limit for pure body refiners, and he was at the Three Immortal Realms!
With his understanding of the Physical Body Path, Li Xiaoran’s words were not wrong, but he was an exception.
One should not cultivate before six years of age because of the nature of the cultivation techniques.
The majority of techniques exert pressure on the body, especially body refining techniques, which directly damage the body, and practicing them incorrectly could result in disability or even paralysis and death.
Take the Iron Sand Palm, for instance, which requires the practitioner to repeatedly grind their hands in iron sand and apply medicinal ointments until several layers of calluses form on the hands, with fine iron sand embedded in the pores and calluses, creating a hardness and strength comparable to that of cast iron.
But this is an inferior technique with negligible benefit and the risk of self-harm.
On the other hand, superior and even peerless body refining techniques activate the potential within flesh and blood with the aid of precious pills, stimulating and tempering sinews, bones, and flesh to enhance oneself.
At profoundly deep levels of practice, the technique itself can even draw in the qi of heaven and earth to temper the body.
But all of these place stress on the body.
Although Li Hao had forgotten the specific insights of the Seventh Stage of Dao, he vaguely remembered from the numerous body refining techniques he had merged that there were some that did not place any burden on the body and could nurture the bones.
It was like remembering that there was an essay question on the back of a test paper.
He had forgotten what the topic was, and how to write the content, but he wouldn’t forget the three words “essay question.” After all, college students were human too.
Now, if he could raise his Physical Body Path to a higher level and collect enough techniques, by blending them with the insights from the Physical Body Path, he might be able to deduce that nurturing body refining realm technique once again.
By doing so, he could nourish his body in advance and absorb more exotic blood, making his future path of cultivation smoother!
“Alright then,” Li Xiaoran said, seeing Li Hao put it that way, and didn’t stop him any further.
Although the Li Hao in front of him was only four years old, the Li Hao outside was fifteen and had reached an age of understanding. Whatever decision he made, he wouldn’t interfere too much.
“I’m going to accelerate time a bit. When you see me afterward, I might appear to be sleepwalking, but don’t mind it,” said Li Xiaoran.
Li Hao nodded at these words, his curiosity piqued. What did he look like to others when he jumped through time?
This was an excellent chance to observe through Li Xiaoran’s acceleration.
Soon, Li Hao saw Li Xiaoran close his eyes.
Then he opened them quickly, but when he opened them once more, he gave Li Hao a warm, elder-like smile and said, “Take your time here, I’m going upstairs.”
With that, he turned and went upstairs.
Li Hao watched him ascend, and although it was a brief observation, he had the feeling that Li Xiaoran now was somewhat different from a moment ago.
It wasn’t evident, but with a short-term comparison, the difference was quite perceptible.
To put it simply, the current Li Xiaoran seemed to be emulating his younger self more naturally.
On the contrary, the previous Li Xiaoran, when conversing with Li Hao, had slight imperfections in his demeanor; his disguise was not so perfect.
Li Hao realized indeed, his own daily disguises were similar; compared with when time was accelerated, perhaps there were some minute changes, more inconsistencies that didn’t fit with his identity.