Chapter 262

Even though Ying Zheng previously considered himself young and strong, this was immortality! Throughout history, countless people had died pursuing the ethereal immortality, including emperors, generals, and practitioners of the Hundred Schools of Thought, but without exception, they all failed.

Although there were figures like Peng Zu who lived for many years, that was, after all, just a legend; no one knew if it was true or false.

Now that Su Xuan was certain that cultivation could lead to immortality.

Even if not for immortality, just to strengthen his body, Ying Zheng was prepared to listen.

He immediately became greatly interested and said to Su Xuan, "Mr. Su must explain this way of cultivation to me properly!"

After Su Xuan came out of seclusion and arrived here, Ying Zheng put down his government affairs. Now, because he had become interested in the way of cultivation, he had even less mood to handle government affairs.

Inside the Zhangtai Palace, the lamps flickered.

Su Xuan and Ying Zheng sat opposite each other. Ying Zheng lowered his head, looking as if he were listening intently, and calm words came from Su Xuan's mouth.

Because Ying Zheng had never come into contact with cultivation, Su Xuan, following the precedent of explaining the Dao to the disciples at the Yin-Yang School, first explained the division of realms to Ying Zheng.

"Mortal Shedding, Primordial Spirit, Profound Penetration, Immortal Spirit… these are the four great realms, and within them are many small realms. Only by proving the Immortal Spirit can one achieve longevity and long-lasting vision. According to Mr. Su, in today's world, the top experts can only barely be considered to be in the Primordial Spirit realm. This immortality is truly hard to seek!"

After listening to Su Xuan's explanation of the realms, Ying Zheng was both moved and a bit disappointed.

He was moved because Su Xuan's words were reasonable and well-founded; cultivation could indeed prove immortality. But he was disappointed because the difficulty of obtaining immortality through cultivation was higher than ascending to heaven. Although Ying Zheng was conceited, he was not naive enough to think that his aptitude for cultivation was one in ten thousand, surpassing everyone. Even the top experts in the martial arts world only barely managed to reach the Primordial Spirit realm, and after the Primordial Spirit, there was the Profound Penetration realm, and only by crossing Profound Penetration could one become an immortal.

Ying Zheng did not think he could obtain immortality through cultivation.

Although he said he had no time to cultivate, if there was a chance to achieve immortality, Ying Zheng obviously did not want to let it go.

Su Xuan heard the disappointment in Ying Zheng's words and said, "A mortal life lasts no more than a hundred years. Cultivation itself is a process of going against heaven; it requires competing with heaven, with earth, and with people. If one wants to go from a lifespan of no more than a hundred years to longevity and long-lasting vision, it is normal for the difficulty to be high. But if one changes the perspective and treats achieving immortality as the ultimate goal, and treats increasing one's lifespan by one hundred or two hundred years as steps along the way, then reaching the end step by step to prove immortality is actually not that difficult!"

"Oh?"

Ying Zheng heard Su Xuan's argument and could not help but become curious again.

Su Xuan explained, "It is not that one achieves immortality only after becoming an Immortal Spirit, but rather that one is considered an Immortal Spirit because one can achieve immortality!"

"From the moment a practitioner begins to cultivate, it is actually a process of defying heaven and changing fate. Every time one steps into a new stage, one will gain something, either a great increase in strength or a great increase in lifespan. Although the top experts in the world today, such as Beimingzi of the Daoist Heavenly Sect and Donghuang Taiyi, the former leader of the Yin-Yang School, are only in the Heaven-Man realm, barely considered to be in the early stage of the Primordial Spirit, and are far from the Immortal Spirit that can achieve longevity and long-lasting vision, they have not proven immortality, but that does not mean they are short-lived ghosts. With their current strength, if nothing unexpected happens, living for two hundred years should be no problem at all."

"Beimingzi of the Heavenly Sect is now nearly one hundred years old. Assuming he can live to two hundred, it means he still has one hundred years of life. If he makes further progress in his strength within these hundred years and increases his lifespan by another hundred years, that is not difficult either. As long as he continues to break through before his lifespan is exhausted, his lifespan can still increase. For a mortal whose lifespan is no more than a hundred years, it is very difficult to become an immortal in a short life, but if the lifespan increases to several hundred years, and one uses several hundred years to seek the Immortal Dao, does Your Majesty still think it is very difficult?"

Ying Zheng was stunned.

He only thought that one could achieve immortality by cultivating to become an immortal, but he neglected that during the process of cultivation, as strength improves, one can increase one's lifespan. Although cultivation is difficult, if one has an abundant lifespan, one can also reach a very profound realm by grinding with time.

"I will not hide it from Mr. Su; after listening to these words from Mr. Su, I have indeed developed a great interest in cultivation. Please, Mr. Su, teach me the way of cultivation!"

Even if he did not have that much time to cultivate, as long as he persisted by setting aside a little time every day, there would always be gains.

Perhaps he could not achieve immortality, but if he could make his body stronger and healthier, and increase his lifespan, that would also be a good thing.

Su Xuan listened to Ying Zheng's words and smiled faintly, then began to explain the methods of cultivation to Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng had never come into contact with the cultivation techniques of the current world. Although he was slightly proficient in some sword arts, he was not a practitioner of the Yin-Yang School or the Daoist School, so he did not know what the difference was between the cultivation methods Su Xuan explained and the original cultivation methods of these sects.

From another perspective, a student like Ying Zheng was easier for Su Xuan to teach; he was like a piece of raw jade, and he would do whatever Su Xuan said.

For the people of the Yin-Yang School, because of the influence of their original cultivation concepts, it was actually somewhat difficult to switch to the Qi Refining technique taught by Su Xuan.

In the following period, every evening, Su Xuan would enter the Zhangtai Palace to explain the way of cultivation to Ying Zheng. The reason it was in the evening was, of course, because Ying Zheng was busy with government affairs during the day, and only in the evening could he spare some time.

To facilitate teaching the Dao to Ying Zheng, Su Xuan did not return to the Yin-Yang School but lived in a residence in Xianyang.

This residence, because it had not been lived in for a long time, was covered with a thick layer of dust. Now that Su Xuan was living in it again, it could be considered to have some vitality again.

Not far from this residence was the mansion of Gainie.

When Jing Ke assassinated the King of Qin, Gainie was heavily rewarded by Ying Zheng for his meritorious service in protecting the emperor. Later, after the Canhong sword was recast, because Jing Ke was unwilling to hold that sword again, Ying Zheng gave the recast sword, named "Yuanhong," to Gainie.

Afterwards, the Mohist School submitted to the Qin state, and Mohist disciples often wandered in the Qin state. When Su Xuan noticed Gainie's mansion not far away, two figures happened to walk into it together.

Jing Ke and Gainie!

Seeing these two figures, Su Xuan could not help but feel some emotion. He could be considered to have done a good deed; at least, these two good friends in the original work would no longer hold swords against each other.