[Purple Mist Swordsman: Newbie, what's your level? Zhang the Taoist and Hero Yan are both one-star, then there's me, and Little Spider. Miss Huang and Taoist Lin are zero-star.]
[Lord of Devouring: I'm three-star. By the way, does anyone have any cultivation techniques??]
[Purple Mist Swordsman: ???]
[Hundred-Year-Old Taoist of Wudang: ???]
[I am Spider-Man: ???]
[Peach Blossom Island Cook: ???]
[Purple Mist Swordsman: Three-star? Impossible! That's already a celestial being who ascended to the heavens!]
[Lord of Devouring: I am a transmigrator, blessed by the world's will, and my group status is +3! I also know where you all come from!]
[Everyone: ...]
What kind of divine treatment is this! This transmigrator is too lucky! [Peach Blossom Island Cook: By the way, how does one become a transmigrator? @Lord of Devouring, how do you know where all of us come from?]
[I am Spider-Man: You're just talking trash...]
Jiang Li didn't explain, as it was difficult to explain.
[Lord of Devouring: Zhang the Taoist, could you first give me a cultivation technique? Any rank will do, I will repay you handsomely in the future!]
[Hundred-Year-Old Taoist of Wudang: Young friend Jiang Li, no need to be so polite. A cultivation technique is a small matter, let me look. I uploaded quite a few techniques before to exchange for points, and there's a rule in the group that techniques uploaded before can't be traded again.]
[Lord of Devouring: Thank you.]
Jiang Li breathed a sigh of relief. Starting anything was always the hardest, and he'd finally made a good start.
He soothed Ling Ling to sleep.
Then, he went to the guest room's rest area.
Soon, there was a message in the chat group.
[Hundred-Year-Old Taoist of Wudang: Found it.]
[Hundred-Year-Old Taoist of Wudang sent a special red envelope to Lord of Devouring]
Jiang Li couldn't help but feel anticipation.
"Receive!"
In the next instant, a beam of light entered Jiang Li's sea of consciousness.
Jiang Li felt golden characters, like tadpoles, constantly swimming towards him.
"Taiji Meditation Method?"
Jiang Li quickly read the entire manual, skimming through it at a glance.
Vast amounts of martial arts knowledge flooded into Jiang Li's memory, as if opening a treasure trove, and he couldn't stop absorbing it.
[You have viewed 'Taiji Meditation Method,' and have gained understanding. You are meditating and breathing in, using the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to cleanse your body. You begin to deduce, using your own experience as a foundation...]
Jiang Li looked at the words "Taiji," and a flash of inspiration sparked in his mind.
[You understand the principle of Taiji. Yin and Yang, a drink and a peck, the combination of Yin and Yang is the foundation of the Great Dao!]
[You have comprehended the 'Taiji Breathing Body Tempering Technique', drawing upon the yin and yang energies of heaven and earth to refine your body…]
"Taiji Breathing Body Tempering Technique?"
"Let's give it a try!"
With a thought, Jiang Li immediately began to circulate the Taiji Breathing Body Tempering Technique. A yin-yang Taiji diagram flickered into existence around him. The ambient spiritual energy of the world flowed into Jiang Li's body with each breath, washing over his form.
Whoosh…
As the sky slowly brightened, Jiang Li finally stopped.
He clenched his fists, feeling full of power.
"I feel incredibly strong right now. I wonder what level I've reached?"
"Go test it out!"
Jiang Li was filled with excitement as he opened the chat group interface.
At this moment, the chat group was unusually quiet; the others were clearly busy with their own affairs.
Jiang Li immediately clicked on the enhancement function and selected to enhance himself.
[Insufficient points, unable to enhance!]
Name: Jiang Li.
Realm: Advanced Student (Apprentice Level).
Technique: Taiji Breathing Body Tempering Technique Points: 0
"Phew..."
"I reached Advanced Student in just one night! My cultivation speed is simply… unprecedented."
Jiang Li was incredibly excited.
Furthermore, the Taiji Breathing Body Tempering Technique wasn't a particularly profound cultivation method. After all, its foundation was just the Taiji Meditation Method, so its ceiling wasn't that high.
But if he were to switch to a higher-level technique, wouldn't his progress be even more terrifying? ...
"Honey, breakfast is ready."
Ling Ling brought the breakfast over, looking at Jiang Li with some curiosity.
Honey... why does he seem different today?
"Wife..."
Jiang Li took the breakfast, looking at Ling Ling with excitement: "I remember in the rules for becoming a martial artist, there's a clause about getting a villa. We're going to move soon!"
Ling Ling was stunned. "Honey, are you talking about the Pre-Martial Artist assessment in Jiangnan the day after tomorrow? But I..."
"No 'buts'."
Jiang Li smiled slightly. "Your husband is already a Martial Artist."
"Huh?"
Ling Ling's expression was shocked. "Honey, you're a Martial Artist?"
They had tested before, and her husband clearly didn't have the aptitude to be a Martial Artist.
However, Ling Ling didn't bring this up. Instead, she said, "Honey, once you become a Martial Artist, you'll have to go to the wilderness. Isn't that too dangerous?"
"The beasts are increasing in number. Humanity will eventually have to face the beast tide..."
Jiang Li pulled Ling Ling into his arms. "Ling Ling, I don't want to be in a situation where I can't protect you when danger arises."
Late at night.
Jiang Li went to the guest room's rest area again.
The day after tomorrow was the Pre-Martial Artist assessment. Only by continuing to cultivate the Taiji Breathing Body Tempering Technique would he have a solid chance of passing.
Thinking of this, Jiang Li entered a state of cultivation.
As Jiang Li continuously circulated the technique, the ambient energy in the world was constantly drawn into his body.
The dormant cells within his body came alive at this moment, greedily absorbing the energy.
He didn't know how much time had passed before he stopped.
He opened the chat group.
[Purple Mist Swordsman: Do you think the Lord of Devouring ripped off Zhang the Taoist with that technique?]
[Hundred-Year-Old Taoist of Wudang: You can't say that. Everyone being here is fate. It's just a common technique; it's not worth much.**
[Peach Blossom Island Cook: But he gained the World's Will's blessing! Have you ever seen anyone like that? Maybe he's telling the truth, that he knows our backgrounds, our origins.**
Jiang Li glanced at the messages, then immediately uploaded the Taiji Breathing Body Tempering Technique.
He'd earn some points first.
[Purple Mist Swordsman: …Anyway, everyone needs to be careful and protect their cultivation techniques and secret manuals.]
[Lord of Devouring uploaded "Taiji Breathing Body Tempering Technique", value 500 points]
[Peach Blossom Island Cook: Speak of the devil, and he shall appear, the main character has arrived.]
[Purple Mist Swordsman: @Lord of Devouring, you finally showed up, everyone's been waiting for you.]
[Hundred-Year-Old Taoist of Wudang: @Lord of Devouring, you said you know our origins, please enlighten us. This old Taoist will offer a generous reward!]
[Jiang Li uploaded the memory "Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber", which matches the soul imprint of group member 'Hundred-Year-Old Taoist of Wudang'. 'Hundred-Year-Old Taoist of Wudang' can download it; others are not allowed to download it.]
[Jiang Li uploaded the memory "Legend of the Condor Heroes", which matches the group member 'Peach Blossom Island Cook'…; others are not allowed to download it.]
[Jiang Li uploaded memory "Spider-Man", matching group member 'I am Spider-Man'..., download denied.]
Jiang Li turned his memories into a video and uploaded it to the group files. Now that they were all in this myriad worlds chat group, there was no need to worry about who they were.
Since they had their own thoughts, they were all living, breathing people.
(End of chapter