"Luck determines the upper limit of one's future accomplishments?" This was the first time Ning had heard of such a thing.
"That's right. Potential is potential, but only by being able to continue living can one transform that potential into one's own strength. I believe your eldest apprentice-brother understands this even more!" Cheng Hao chuckled as he glanced at Ao Wuxu.
Ao Wuxu nodded. He knew what his master meant. He was talking about that Immortal Emperor Ni Yang.
Immortal Emperor Ni Yang was a level eight Immortal Emperor Sword Immortal. His strength couldn't be described as weak. He also had the Ten Thousand Beasts Atlas and the Bewildering God Diagram. His entire body was covered with divine artifacts. It could be said that in the Immortal, Devil and Demon Realm, he could do whatever he wanted.
However, such a nearly invincible existence in the Immortal, Devil and Demon Realm, just because his luck was bad, he stepped on the corpse of a poisonous bug from the Immortal Realm and died just like that. His death made people not know whether to laugh or to cry. His death made Ao Wuxu somewhat flabbergasted.
It was also at that moment that Ao Wuxu gained a deep understanding of this illusory thing called luck. This thing, if not handled properly, could be fatal!
"Ji Ning, your master doesn't like to lecture others about grand principles. In terms of temperament, although you aren't as steady as Daoist Mu Chuan, you have a sharpness that they can't compare to. This sharpness can allow your strength to quickly increase, allowing you to advance by leaps and bounds on the path of cultivation!"
"The path of cultivation requires steadiness, but even more so, sharpness!"
"You have great luck. As long as you don't become arrogant and conceited, and are a bit cautious, the chances of you dying midway are not high."
"Entering my tutelage, you don't need to be overly cautious. You only need to have a normal heart. Don't be arrogant, don't be petty, don't cause trouble, and don't be afraid of trouble!"
"If you cause trouble yourself, find a way to deal with it yourself. If the older generation comes looking for trouble, your master will help you deal with it!"
"When your master instructs his disciples, I have always been very casual. I don't have too many rules. As long as you don't betray your master and harm your fellow disciples, it's fine."
Speaking to this point, Cheng Hao's expression became solemn. His gaze was like the first ray of light from the beginning of the world. When it shone on Ning's body, it actually made him feel as though the universe was evolving.
"Ji Ning, let me ask you, are you truly willing to take me as your master?"
Hearing this, Ning immediately knelt down and kowtowed. "Disciple greets Master!"
"Yes."
Cheng Hao revealed a trace of a smile, "From today onwards, you are my second disciple!"
After kowtowing nine times, Ning rose to his feet, a look of excitement on his face. He looked expectantly at Cheng Hao, as though he was waiting for his master to bestow him with treasures and divine arts.
"You should have the legacy of Daoist Threelives on you, right?" Cheng Hao completely ignored the expectant look on Ning's face. Instead, he asked a completely unrelated question.
"Master, your disciple was indeed lucky enough to acquire an estate and acquire Senior Threelives' legacy." Ning's heart clenched. Could it be that his master's techniques couldn't be used alongside other legacies?
"Little bear, come out!" Cheng Hao had a calm look on his face as he looked at Ning.
Whoosh!
A figure suddenly appeared out of nowhere next to Cheng Hao. It was an enormous yellow bear. As soon as the bear appeared, its body quickly shrank, transforming into a small bear that was roughly one meter tall. It then knelt down, kowtowing towards Cheng Hao.
"This little bear pays his respects to you, Grand Emperor."
Cheng Hao nodded. "You can rise. This time, your judgment was quite good. For your old master's Starseizing Manor, you've chosen a successor with limitless potential."
"Thank you, Grand Emperor!" The giant yellow bear kowtowed heavily, tears in his eyes. "Grand Emperor, please tell this little bear where Master is right now. Is he dead or alive?"
His kowtows rang out repeatedly. Clearly, he was extremely eager. He had been waiting for this day for countless years.
"Rise!" As soon as Cheng Hao's words came out, an invisible surge of power lifted the little yellow bear into the air.
"Your master, Threelives, once fought alongside me. Unfortunately, just as I said earlier, his luck wasn't very good!" Cheng Hao pondered for a moment on the events of the Desolate Era, then continued, "I made a breakthrough in battle, breaking through from a True God to an Elder God and surviving. As for your master, although he was extremely powerful and was able to use his divine ability, the [Starseizing Hand], to kill multiple True Gods and Daofathers in a row … unfortunately, he encountered an enemy Elder God. In the end, he died in battle!"
"Died? Master died?! "
Whap! Whap!
"AAAAWR!!!"
One drop of tears after another fell to the ground. The little yellow bear once more knelt on the ground, letting out an agonized howl.
His agonized howl caused Ning's heart to ache. Even Ao Wuxu couldn't help but feel moved. Only now did he realize that this little yellow bear had been waiting for his master's return for more than a hundred million years!
After howling for a long time, the giant yellow bear knelt down and said, "This little bear was impudent."
"Enough." Cheng Hao instructed, "Go back to the Starseizing Manor. You can't leave the Starseizing Manor yet. In the future, Ji Ning will need you to properly assist him!"
"Yes." The little yellow bear said respectfully, then disappeared into thin air, once more returning to the Starseizing Manor within Ning's body.
"Ji Ning, you have already received the legacy of Daoist Threelives. His divine ability, the [Starseizing Hand], is extraordinarily powerful. It should be enough for you to use in the early stages of the Dao!"
Cheng Hao paused for a moment, then spoke out once more. "Your master has seen that you train in both the Fiendgod Body Refining School and the Ki Refining School, right?"
"Yes!" Ning hurriedly nodded.
"The [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens] you train in is one of the excellent Fiendgod Body Refining techniques of the Three Realms. You can continue to train in it. As for your Ki Refining techniques … they are too weak!"
"The major powers of the Three Realms generally believe that Body Refining and Ki Refining techniques aren't that valuable. What's valuable are divine abilities and secret arts. But today, your master will tell you that techniques are the foundation. Without a top-tier technique, even if the most powerful divine ability of the Three Realms is transmitted to you, you won't be able to unleash its full power!"
"Techniques are the foundation?" Ning was stunned. He had always felt that in the world of Immortal cultivators, there weren't that many differences in the techniques they trained in. Only techniques and divine abilities were the key factors in determining victory.
"The Fiendgod Body Refining School is divided into the Empyrean God, True God, and Elder God levels, while the Ki Refining School is divided into the Celestial Immortal, True Immortal, and Ancestral Immortal levels. Logically speaking, at the same level, Immortals and Gods should be roughly equal in power, but in the Three Realms, Gods are generally a full level above Immortals in power. Do you know why?"
Ning shook his head. Fiendgod Body Refining School not only allowed them to train in divine power, their bodies were so powerful that they could be reborn from a single drop of blood. They were very hard to kill. Wasn't it normal for them to be more powerful than Ki Refiners?
"Actually, in the Primordial Era, the difference in power between the Fiendgod Body Refining School and the Ki Refining School wasn't that great. However, after Empress Nüwa broke through to the World God level, she improved the techniques of the Fiendgod Body Refining School of the Three Realms, causing the Fiendgod Body Refining School to be superior to the Ki Refining School."
"So that's how it is!" Ning nodded in understanding. After the Fiendgod Body Refining School had produced Empress Nüwa, their techniques had been improved. As for the Ki Refining School of Immortals, they had never produced a World-level expert. Thus, by comparison, their Ki Refining techniques were much weaker. At the same level, there was no way for Ki Refining School cultivators to compare to Fiendgod Body Refining School cultivators!
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