Zhao Yu did not disappoint Peter.
He came again.
Still in that white tracksuit, he ran from a distance, seemingly slow but actually fast, and Peter saw him.
He showed joy, his heart relaxed, he hid himself well, and then prepared to take pictures.
Zhao Yu slowly walked into the woods, and he chuckled, making Peter, who was hiding nearby, feel strange. Then he heard Zhao Yu speak: "Come out."
Peter looked around, and finally determined that this sentence was directed at him.
He walked out somewhat awkwardly: "Uh... morning."
Zhao Yu turned to face him, smiled and nodded: "It is indeed very early. You are at least an hour earlier than usual."
Peter scratched his hair, his face flushed, looking left and right, guiltily explaining: "Yes, it's an hour earlier. I went to bed too early last night, woke up early today, and there's nothing to do at home..."
Zhao Yu's smile deepened, and he pointed to the camera in Peter's hand: "Then, tell me, what are you doing with a camera? Are you going on an outing today? Taking pictures of rare scenery?"
"Ah, yes." Peter quickly followed along: "How did you know? We are going on an outing today, and I specifically brought my camera... That's why I came so early..."
Zhao Yu didn't plan to continue arguing with this kid and changed the subject: "Bruised and swollen, and still in the mood for an outing? Aren't you afraid of losing face in front of girls?"
Peter was immediately at a loss: "Uh, I..."
Zhao Yu pretended to examine him, interrupting Peter: "You're so weak, you must be the target of bullying, am I right?" He pointed to the hole in the tree beside him: "A man must first have strength. With strength, there is confidence. Your timid appearance really isn't very appealing. You saw it yesterday, didn't you? Today is for taking pictures? Doing what? Showing it to people? Proving that you weren't wrong, not lying?"
Peter lowered his head.
He secretly thought, how does this person know everything!?
Zhao Yu took a few steps forward, came to Peter's side, and examined him carefully. His gaze was extremely penetrating, making Peter feel a little disgusted—it was like being naked in front of a strange man, that feeling was simply too bad!
Peter quickly stepped back a few steps: "You... what are you doing?"
Zhao Yu did not answer. In Peter's gaze, he nodded and shook his head, and finally, amidst Peter's confusion, said: "I see that your bones are extraordinary and you have some talent. We can be considered fated—if you are willing, follow this road to the Firearm Farm five kilometers away to find me. Perhaps I'll be in a good mood and teach you a few tricks."
After speaking, Zhao Yu turned and left.
Peter was a little surprised, he reached out his hand: "What does 'teach me a few tricks' mean? Is it that?" He pointed to the hole in the tree.
Zhao Yu's laughter came: "If you are willing."
...
Little Spider is valuable, there is no doubt about that. But this time, Zhao Yu does not intend to follow the path of forcibly subduing Tony. Tony is already thirty years old. People of this age are well-informed, and their worldview, outlook on life, and values are already fixed, making them difficult to fool. Moreover, their status also determines the fact that they are not easy to fool.
And Little Spider? He's just starting high school!
Such a young man is the easiest to fool. Especially before he becomes Little Spider, and when he's not doing so well.
Therefore, Zhao Yu is not worried that Little Spider will not come to him; it's just a matter of time. Three days, or five days?
...
Peter is indeed young and very easy to fool. But after all, he is a smart person. He considered it for two days, and on the morning of the third day, which was Sunday, he came to his neighbor Mary's doorstep.
Mary was very surprised that Peter actually came to find her openly.
In Mary's memory, Peter, her childhood friend of the same age, was always cowardly and insecure. He wasn't her type—although she was well aware of Peter's crush.
Her ideal was to find a rich boyfriend and become a big star admired by all!
Not to spend her life with a researcher who would most likely be stuck in a laboratory all day, never leaving the house, and being extremely boring.
Peter was good at studying, but she didn't care.
Standing in front of Peter, Mary just looked at him, and Peter lowered his head. In Mary's eyes, a hint of speechlessness flashed—he didn't even have the courage to look her in the eye!
"Is something wrong?" she asked.
Upon hearing this, Peter said with his head down: "Mary, do you think a man should first possess strength?"
He said this, and then quickly explained: "Someone told me that a man needs to have strength, and with strength, there is confidence. Do you think this is true?"
"You should know it well." Mary pursed her lips: "Isn't it because Blake has the strength to bully you that he can run rampant in school?"
"But he..."
Mary interrupted Peter: "Having strength allows you to bully others like Blake, but it can also ensure that you are not bullied."
Peter was silent for a long time, then nodded: "I understand."
Then, he turned and left.
Mary was a little confused—he came to her just for this sentence?
She looked at Peter's receding back, shook her head, and put this question aside.
...
One night of Cultivation passed without a word.
After a period of Cultivation, the data displayed on Zhao Yu's system light screen had changed.
It was no longer physical strength and soul strength, but a combination of the two, leaving only one data point—Mortal Body First Level.
This change occurred after both Zhao Yu's physical strength and soul strength simultaneously exceeded the value of one thousand. In other words, the sign of Mortal Body First Level, on Zhao Yu's body, was manifested as physical strength and soul strength exceeding one thousand.
He specifically spent ten points of Luck Value to consult the system.
Only then did he know that this was a special case.
Mortal Body First Level is just the first realm of physical body quality—depending on the individual's potential, upon breaking through the first physical bottleneck, one enters Mortal Body First Level. Some individuals have deep potential, and their data needs to reach hundreds, or even several hundreds, before breaking through to Mortal Body First Level. Some individuals have shallow potential, and may encounter a bottleneck with less than ten points, but after breaking through, they are also at Mortal Body First Level.
The difference between them is very significant.
Entering Mortal Body First Level also means that Forging Body foundation building has been successful. Generally speaking, after cultivating immortal dao methods and reaching Mortal Body First Level in physical body quality, one can advance to Qi Refining.
However, Zhao Yu's Chaos True Body is not an ordinary immortal Cultivation method. It has nine refinements in one cycle. Each refinement advances the Mortal Body by one level, reaching Mortal Body Ninth Level when the first cycle is complete. Chaos True Body must reach the second cycle before it will cultivate magical power. The first cycle only focuses on the strengthening of the physical body and the excavation of its potential.
The Cultivation method of Chaos True Body can be said to be a form of self-abuse! Ordinary people simply cannot bear the pain brought by this method!
It has the most stringent requirements for both will and physique.
If the will is not up to par, one cannot persevere and can only give up halfway.
If the physique is not up to par, one will die from physical collapse during the Cultivation process.
For example, the Nine Revolutions Arcane Art and Eight Nine Arcane Art, which have some connection with the Supreme Chaos True Body Cultivation technique. The representative figure for cultivating the Nine Revolutions Arcane Art is probably Yang Jian, the Second Erlang God. This person is a half-human, half-god hybrid, with an extraordinary physique. The representative for cultivating the Eight Nine Arcane Art, on the other hand, is the monkey—a spiritual monkey born of heaven and earth!
It is precisely because of extraordinary physique that one can cultivate such methods.
Ordinary people are directly excluded from the threshold.
Zhao Yu's ability to cultivate Chaos True Body is closely related to his special physique after transmigration.
But even so, every Cultivation session was like living in hell—the first cycle of Chaos True Body does not involve the absorption of Heaven and Earth spiritual energy; it is purely dynamic Cultivation, using special movements to stimulate blood flow and cleanse the body.
If it were just like this, Chaos True Body would be no different from ordinary body tempering methods. The key lies in the fact that when operating the method and stimulating blood flow, a powerful force descends from the void in the ethereal realm, applying pressure to the cultivator, making every movement the cultivator makes require their full strength.
This power targets all elements—the physical body, senses, and even the soul!
Every Cultivation session was like running a long distance with a World on his back, constantly being crushed to pieces and then reassembled. This kind of pain made even Zhao Yu almost unable to persevere.
But he persevered after all. And he has already completed the first refinement of the first cycle, and is about to break through to the second refinement.
In the morning, he ate dozens of pounds of beef stewed the night before. His stomach was like a huge furnace, quickly refining the beef into Essence Qi to nourish his body.
He exercised his limbs on the lawn by the small lake outside the Villa.
After each Cultivation session, his physique would significantly strengthen. The refreshing and numbing sensation brought by the Essence Qi cleansing was probably the only reward after the pain.
It has been about twenty days since the Mountain Gate was established here.
In twenty days, Zhao Yu completed Forging Body and officially embarked on the journey of the Great Dao, which can be said to be a miracle. This has a lot to do with his physique, but at the same time, it is inseparable from the assistance of system resources.
The mystery of the first cycle's nine refinements of Chaos True Body, he had already thoroughly understood during the divine possession, so there were no bottlenecks in his Cultivation. However, the characteristics of the first cycle of Chaos True Body determined its reliance on dietary resources.
Because it cannot directly absorb the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth, dietary supplements are the only means of obtaining nutrition. Dozens or even hundreds of pounds of beef per meal are commonplace, but beef alone is a drop in the bucket for the Cultivation of Chaos True Body—therefore, elixirs are the first choice.
Fortunately, there is a system, and fortunately, there is still a sum of Luck Value in hand.
But over this period, more than half of the Luck Value has been consumed!
After exchanging for the Qiankun Fulu Lianqi Method and the Enlightenment Method, the remaining Luck Value was over five thousand. Now, only two thousand remain.
At least ten Essence Qi Pills every day, each worth fifteen Luck Value. Three thousand Luck Value, all spent on this.
He had to spend it.
Zhao Yu always had a sense of urgency—although there was still no news of the system's second phase main quest, Zhao Yu knew it would not be far off.
At that time, he would most likely have to take action personally. The summoning saint token was a guarantee, but he couldn't rely on the summoning saint token for everything.
After all, this World is still too dangerous.
This sense of crisis urged Zhao Yu, making him eager to become stronger.
After a round of Tai Chi, Zhao Yu exhaled a stream of air and slowly finished his practice. Although Tai Chi is just a martial art practiced by mortals, it still has some effect on regulating the body.
Then Zhao Yu raised his head, looked towards the farm gate, and then strolled towards it.
A young man was riding a bicycle along the road towards the farm. His heart was filled with anticipation—would that person 'teach him a few tricks'?
Would he have confidence if he had strength, like that person, who could punch a hole in a big tree? Would he be able to make people feel safe?
He was a little uneasy.
Finally, he reached the gate and looked up to see a smiling figure standing there.
"You're here? Come in."
Zhao Yu turned and entered the farm.