I Am Shocked That You Call This Cultivation

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The news continued to broadcast on the big screen.

[Recently, a cultivator near the Civil Life Road revealed that there is a Nascent Soul Stage expert in his neighborhood who has been researching the Turtle Breath Technique. Because of this, we have specially sent many reporters to investigate and see if the rumors are true.]

“The Turtle Breath Technique is not something that could be developed by just any cultivator. This Nascent Soul cultivator must be an expert skilled in rare cultivation techniques.”

The old men were experienced and knowledgeable. Most of them were Nascent Soul Stage experts, but they had yet to develop any proper cultivation techniques.

Hearing this news, their interests were immediately piqued. They wished they could immediately find out whether the Turtle Breath Technique had been successfully developed.

It wasn’t just the old men. Chen Pingan was also paying attention to the big screen, his eyes shining.

Turtle Breath Technique?

Chen Pingan pondered over this term carefully. It sounded like a very powerful cultivation technique. If one cultivated this technique, they would probably be able to restrain their aura all over their body. After all, the key to a successful sneak attack was to remain undetected by the enemy!

Brilliant!

This was what it meant to be a cultivator. This was what it meant to be a Nascent Soul Stage expert!

Chen Pingan regained his confidence in the cultivation world.

He continued to watch with anticipation.

[According to local reporters, that Nascent Soul Stage expert has unfortunately drowned when left home to do diving tests in the Qian River for his cultivation technique. His corpse was discovered at 5: 40 AM this morning.]

The scene on the screen changed and a vast river appeared. A body could also be seen as it was being fished up from the river.

Chen Pingan was dumbfounded when he saw this scene. His mind could not process what was going on. Was there something wrong with his understanding, or was this world’s definition of experts abnormal?

If a Nascent Soul Stage expert could drown himself with a single dive, then could he really still be considered as an expert?

The old men beside him did not stay idle either. They slapped their thighs in pity.

“What a pity!”

“Just a little more and the Turtle Breath Technique would have succeeded!”

“However, it’s also his fortune to be able to experience the marvel of the Turtle Breath Technique before he dies.”

Chen Pingan refused to believe this. He continued to watch the news. He refused to believe that there were no normal cultivators in this cultivation world.

The scene of the Qian River suddenly shifted to the scene of a funeral hall. In the funeral hall, there was an old man with his eyes closed and no aura.

[Breaking news: Just now, another great cultivator at the Tribulation Stage died of old age 209.]

“…”

Chen Pingan did not know what to think. Countless thoughts ran past his head as his mouth twitched.

In the cultivation world, the highest realm was the Tribulation Stage!

And yet this Tribulation Stage expert only lived for two hundred years?

What happened to immortality?

Chen Pingan wondered if the only benefit to being a Tribulation Stage expert in this world was simply a slightly expanded lifespan.

He felt as if he had come to a fake cultivation world.

What made Chen Pingan feel even more depressed was that the eyes of those old men were filled with envy. When the words “Tribulation Stage” were mentioned, their eyes almost glowed green.

“I recognize that Tribulation Stage expert. It’s Tian Hao!”

One of the old men slapped his forehead in excitement. The sound of the slap was so loud that even Chen Pingan was worried for the old man. However, the old man acted as if nothing had happened and pointed at the old man lying on the screen.

The other old men also started recalling and one of them immediately reacted. “Are you talking about Tian Hao, the guy who broke through to the Golden Core Stage at age 16 and shattered the world record for weightlifting at age 18?”

“That’s right! That’s him!”

“So many years have passed. I didn’t expect him to have actually stepped into the Tribulation Stage and lived for more than 200 years. I’m so envious. If only I had half his talent.”

“The Tribulation Stage isn’t that easy to reach. Let’s not hope for it. I’ll be satisfied as long as I can break through to the Body Integration Stage and live for more than a hundred years!”

The old men continued on with their gossip, but Chen Pingan could not listen to them at all. He fell silent.

Chen Pingan was stunned. He kept watching the news reports one after another and fell silent.

A Golden Core Stage cultivator broke the sprint world record of 4.56 seconds.

A Nascent Soul Stage cultivator drowned.

A Tribulation Stage cultivator died of old age at age 209.

Chen Pingan wondered if these people could truly be considered as cultivators.

He was simply baffled.

Chen Pingan was in a daze as he returned home.

The cultivation of this world was too different from the cultivation he had expected to see.

[Ding!]

[Congratulations to the host for successfully activating the Immortal Cultivation System. The system will provide the perfect cultivation mode according to unique traits of the host!

A series of system prompts suddenly sounded in Chen Pingan’s mind.

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the newbie gift bag!]

[Qi Refinement Technique: The cultivation technique used by the ancient immortals at the Qi Refinement Stage. Allows cultivators to build a stable foundation, increase the absorption speed of Spirit Qi, and break through the first level of shackles!]

After a few minutes, the system notifications finally calmed down. Next, it was Chen Pingan’s turn to lose his calm.

He activated the immortal cultivation system.

“Immortal cultivation system?!”

The appearance of the immortal cultivation system made the dispirited Chen Pingan’s face glow with vitality again.

The difference between the so-called cultivators in this world and true cultivators was like heaven and earth.

True cultivators came and went without a trace and were capable of inspiring fear and raising waves!

Indeed, every transmigrator needed a cheat code. Chen Pingan’s cheat code was the immortal cultivation system!

Chen Pingan quickly got used to the immortal cultivation system. According to the description of the system, the system’s cultivation seemed much more reliable than the cultivation of those so-called cultivators.

At the very least, Chen Pingan could cultivate properly with the help of the system.

Chen Pingan opened the cultivation technique tab in the system. Immediately, a blinding light shot out.

He subconsciously closed his eyes and took a long time to adapt before looking at the contents of the cultivation technique.

[What was Qi Refinement?]

[Qi refinement allowed a cultivator to feel, in between breaths, the invisible matter that exists in the world.]

[Everything can change in a breath, all connected in heart and mind. Everything can be tracked and connected.]

[With the Spirit Qi of heaven and earth as the main source, allow the Spirit Qi to be breathed into the body, and let the turbid air be breathed out.]

Chen Pingan closed his eyes and sat cross-legged. He transformed the contents of the cultivation technique in his mind into actions. His chest rose and fell with his breathing. As he breathed, Spirit Qi gushed out.

In the beginning, there was only a small amount of Spirit Qi. With each breath he took, the Spirit Qi around him gradually increased.

Gradually, Spirit Qi surged over like an ocean and actually became corporeal. One could see the Spirit Qi that was tangible!

This meant that with enough Spirit Qi, there would also be large amounts of energy!

The Spirit Qi in the room was in chaos, surging endlessly. As for the youth sitting cross-legged on the ground, he absorbed the Spirit Qi that surged in like a whale swallowing the sea. He did not refuse any of it.

He was like a black abyss that could not be satisfied with the Spirit Qi in the room. It became hard to imagine that his body could accommodate so much Spirit Qi.

Although the original body’s Spirit Sea was not big, it was very empty. It only contained the Spirit Qi that was breathed in in Chen Pingan’s day to day life.

It could be seen that Chen Pingan did not cultivate at all usually, which was why his Spirit Sea was basically empty.

Perhaps the cultivators of this world did not even know what true cultivation was..