Everyone's Immortal Cultivation: Starting from a Junior Talisman Maker

Chapter 212 Thunderfire Technique Perfected, Reward: Mid-Grade Fourth-Tier Ghost Needle

"Happy birthday, big brother..."

May your happiness be as boundless as the Eastern Sea and your longevity as enduring as the Southern Mountains...

"These are some local specialties that I had someone bring back from our hometown. You can try them when you have free time during your cultivation..."

Before long, Yang Yu arrived at Yang Feng's house with his two grandsons and a lot of local specialties from his hometown. Upon seeing Yang Feng, Yang Yu hunched over, greeted him with a forced smile, and tried his best to look energetic. He humbly congratulated Yang Feng.

The scene of Yang Yu wishing Yang Feng a happy birthday at this moment looks rather comical.

There stood an old man with a withered face and a hunched back, humbly wishing a young man who looked to be only in his twenties a happy birthday.

If one didn't know the relationship between the two, probably no one would guess that the young man who looked to be only in his twenties was actually older than the old man.

"Brother, you're so kind..."

Upon hearing this, Yang Feng instructed the butler to accept the gift. He then looked at Yang Yu and noticed that his cousin looked increasingly aged after not seeing him for several years.

Yang Feng used his divine sense to investigate and estimated that his cousin only had three or four years of life left. He couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Before I knew it, my cousin, who was seven or eight years younger than me, was about to leave this world.

"Alas, time is the most merciless..."

"Let alone ordinary cultivators, even those who have reached the Nascent Soul stage, like my master, True Monarch Mingwu, will eventually run out of lifespan."

Yang Feng murmured to himself, feeling fortunate that he had transmigrated to this world and obtained a cheat system.

Otherwise, given his original talent and age of over forty, no matter how hard he tried, he probably wouldn't have been able to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

In that case, given his current age, he would probably be dead by now.

It's impossible. More than a hundred years have passed, and I'm actually getting younger and younger.

"Therefore, the pursuit of immortality is still necessary."

"Otherwise, once you pass the growth period and enter old age, you will be unable to make any progress in your spiritual practice and will only be able to sit and wait for death. That feeling is extremely unpleasant."

Yang Feng thought of how his parents were too old to make further progress in their cultivation, and how they eventually grew old and died under the ravages of time.

And then there was his master, whose cultivation stopped at the mid-Nascent Soul stage. Although he lived for over a thousand years, he ultimately could not escape the erosion of time and died.

And now, seeing his cousin, who grew up with him and is even younger than him, with white hair and only a few years left to live.

This fueled Yang Feng's even stronger belief in pursuing immortality.

In particular, Yang Feng possesses a system, and he has discovered that as long as he works hard, he can obtain various rewards from the system. Moreover, after so many years, Yang Feng has no idea where the system's limits lie.

This gave Yang Feng considerable hope in his pursuit of immortality.

At least in his view, given his current age and cultivation level, as long as he continues to work hard in the future, he has a great chance of achieving the Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul stage, or even going further and breaking through to the Divine Transformation stage.

Happy birthday, Grandpa!

"May your grand-nephew Zihang (Ziyi) remain forever young, and may your immortality be everlasting..."

After Yang Yu and Yang Feng exchanged a few pleasantries, Yang Zihang and Yang Ziyi quickly stepped forward to congratulate Yang Feng.

"Hmm, not bad, brother. Although you had some regrets back then, that you couldn't make further progress in your cultivation."

"But over the years, you have indeed raised two excellent descendants for our Yang family."

Upon hearing this, Yang Feng nodded to the two younger men beside his cousin Yang Yu, while subconsciously glancing at them.

He could tell at a glance their approximate ages and cultivation levels.

According to his senses, Yang Zihang is about 76 years old. His current cultivation level in magic and physique has reached the seventh level of Foundation Establishment and the seventh stage of the second tier.

The other one, Yang Ziyi, according to his senses, is currently around 48 years old, and his magical power and physical cultivation have reached the fifth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm and the fifth stage of the second tier.

As for the level of spiritual cultivation, Yang Feng was unable to accurately sense it through his investigation.

Yang Feng then inquired about the two men's spiritual cultivation and their mastery of several cultivation techniques, in the capacity of an elder.

After gaining a more detailed understanding of the two men's cultivation levels and other information, Yang Feng took out two third-tier treasure materials from his storage ring and gave them to the two men, offering them further encouragement.

"Thank you for your kindness, Grandpa!"

"My nephew will work even harder in the future to live up to his great-grandfather's expectations and cultivation."

Upon seeing this, Yang Zihang and Yang Ziyi's faces immediately lit up with joy. They quickly bowed to thank Yang Feng and then accepted the third-tier treasure material from him.

"Um……"

Seeing the two men's high spirits, Yang Feng smiled and nodded.

This wasn't the first time Yang Feng had given precious materials to his two grand-nephews.

After all, over the years, his cousin Yang Yu would bring several of his outstanding descendants to visit him or celebrate his birthday during holidays or festivals.

Therefore, Yang Feng had watched these two grandnephews grow up.

Furthermore, Yang Feng was already fully aware of his cousin's little schemes...

However, Yang Feng considered that his cousin had always been respectful to him over the years, and that the outstanding descendants he brought were from the same family as him, plus he had not yet had any children.

In his earlier years, Yang Feng had acquired a considerable amount of second- and third-tier treasures from the system through his experience in farming.

That's why Yang Feng casually bestowed some precious materials that he himself didn't need, in order to help his cousin's two outstanding descendants.

Of course, Yang Feng's help to them was limited to this.

As for whether they can ultimately break through to the Core Formation Realm with the help of these precious materials he bestowed upon them, that depends on their own opportunities and whether they are truly willing to work hard in the future.

Just like Yang Feng and Yang Ningning, although they have achieved their current success thanks to the rewards given by the system over the years.

However, their achievements today are inseparable from their own hard work.

Just like the direct descendants of some Core Formation families, or even Nascent Soul families, their starting point is much higher than that of Yang Feng and his sister.

Thanks to their family's resources, they had an advantage over Yang Feng and his sister in the early stages of cultivation.

However, very few disciples can ultimately achieve the level of half-step Golden Core or even Immortal Golden Core through their own efforts, just like the two siblings.

Happy birthday, cousin!

"May your happiness be as boundless as the Eastern Sea, and your immortality everlasting..." Not long after, Liao Xianwei, along with one of his outstanding juniors, arrived with gifts to celebrate Yang Feng's birthday.

However, after exchanging pleasantries with Liao Xianwei, Yang Feng...

When Liao Xianwei's outstanding juniors congratulated him, he was not as generous as he was with his cousin's two grandsons, giving them third-tier treasure materials.

After all, with his help over the years, his cousin Liao Xianwei has achieved some success.

Now, his cultivation has reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

Moreover, over the years, thanks to his cousin relationship with him, he has been doing quite well in Kyoto Immortal City.

In addition, his cousin's descendants are not related to Yang Feng by blood, and his cousin has more than a hundred years of life ahead of him. Therefore, Yang Feng will naturally treat his cousin's descendants differently.

"Uncle-Master, I heard it's your birthday today..."

"I hope my uninvited visit has caused you any trouble, Uncle..."

Shortly after Yang Yu and Liao Xianwei arrived at Yang Feng's house with their respective younger relatives, Gu Yingxue also came to offer her congratulations with gifts.

After achieving the Immortal Golden Core, she moved to Linghai Garden and lived next door to Yang Feng's manor.

She had originally intended to visit Yang Feng a few days ago when she first moved next door to him, but upon learning that he was in seclusion, she decided not to disturb him.

Today, seeing that Yang Feng's house had many guests, and learning that it was Yang Feng's 160th birthday, she also bought some gifts and went to congratulate him.

After all, as far as she knew, Yang Feng was the most talented among her several senior uncles.

In her opinion, barring any unforeseen circumstances, with her Ninth Martial Uncle's talent, she would definitely be able to break through to the Nascent Soul realm in the future.

On the other hand, she herself achieved immortality at the age of 110.

However, according to statistics from the Great Xia Kingdom over the past few thousand years, even among cultivators who achieve the Immortal Golden Core stage, only 30% to 40% of those who are destined for the Nascent Soul stage, despite the abundant cultivation resources provided by the Xia Kingdom, are ultimately able to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

This data made Gu Yingxue not very confident about whether she could successfully break through to the Nascent Soul realm in the future.

Therefore, Gu Yingxue could only try to improve her relationship with her Ninth Uncle in order to see if she could get his help and guidance in the future.

And it was precisely for this reason that she moved to live next to Yang Feng's manor.

I hope to take advantage of my proximity to him and have more contact with him, my senior in the martial arts world.

"No trouble at all, it'll be more lively with more people."

“Nephew Gu, the steward told me that you live in the manor next to mine. A few days ago, when I was in seclusion cultivating, you visited me with quite a few gifts…”

Upon hearing this, Yang Feng welcomed Gu Yingxue's arrival. As the saying goes, guests are always welcome. Yang Feng exchanged a few pleasantries with her and then invited Gu Yingxue to sit down in the living room.

Then he briefly introduced his younger sister, Yang Zihang, Yang Ziyi and others to Gu Yingxue.

Before long, the butler specially invited several chefs to prepare a sumptuous and delicious meal to celebrate Yang Feng's birthday.

Everyone sat around a table, eating and chatting.

During the discussion, the current situation of their Xia Kingdom was mentioned, and everyone was filled with worry.

Since the passing of Mingwu Zhenjun, in recent years, several neighboring countries have been constantly invading and seizing the immortal city territory of their Xia Kingdom.

Meanwhile, their Xia Kingdom's leader, True Lord Beihan, has been choosing to retreat repeatedly in the face of invasions from several neighboring countries in recent years.

As a result, one-fifth of the Immortal City territory of their Xia Kingdom has been occupied by several neighboring countries.

In addition, True Lord Beihan is now very old, over eight hundred years old this year.

Chen Yuanxing, one of the few Nascent Soul Realm talents in their Xia Kingdom who originally had a good chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm, has been killed.

Li Chengxuan is only 260 years old this year. With his current cultivation level, he is still far from meeting the conditions for breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm.

As for the other two, Zhao Qingting and Yang Feng, although they both have good talent, they have a good chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm in the future.

However, they are all too young. Given their current age and cultivation level, many high-ranking officials in the Xia Kingdom believe that even if they were given another hundred years, they would still find it difficult to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

This has caused many people in Xia Kingdom, and even the Xia Kingdom's top officials, to be filled with worry about the future of their country.

Especially as the news spread, many people in the Xia Kingdom now know that their previous leader, True Lord Mingwu, and True Lord Beihan joined forces to deal with the two Nascent Soul True Lords of the Wuqi Kingdom.

At that time, they only severely injured one of the Nascent Soul cultivators from Wuqi Kingdom, but did not kill him.

Rumors circulate that once the severely injured Nascent Soul cultivator from Wuqi Kingdom recovers his strength, he will join forces with Nascent Soul cultivators from several nearby countries to attack the Northern Cold True Monarch of their Xia Kingdom.

This rumor caused great anxiety among many Xia citizens, and even among the middle and upper-class soldiers.

As a result, in recent years, many Xia soldiers, civilians and generals have defected to the enemy and betrayed their country.

Yang Feng understood the current situation in Xia Kingdom, but he was powerless to do anything about it.

All he can do right now is to cultivate diligently and strive to regain his Nascent Soul Realm strength before the Wanhe True Monarch of Wuqi Kingdom, who was severely injured by his master, recovers his strength.

By using the experience panel, he can obtain powerful trump cards from the system that can kill Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, thus giving him the strength to kill Nascent Soul Realm cultivators of higher levels.

As for breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm...

Given Yang Feng's current cultivation speed, he estimated that he would find it difficult to achieve this in just a few decades.

Moreover, Yang Feng's goal is to achieve the Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul realm in the future. Therefore, even if he has the conditions to break through to the ordinary Nascent Soul realm decades later, he will not ruin his future by trying to break through to the ordinary Nascent Soul realm.

……

Taking advantage of his birthday, Yang Feng gave himself a day off to relax his long-stressed body and mind and get some rest.

The next day, Yang Feng chose to continue his secluded cultivation.

And so, a few months later...

That day, Yang Feng was in his spell practice room, practicing the third-tier lightning and fire spell over and over again, as a line of information prompts would occasionally appear before his eyes:
"You practiced the third-tier lightning and fire spell diligently once more, and your proficiency in casting it has increased. Experience points +15, +15..."

"During your practice of the third-tier Lightning Fire Spell, you corrected a minor error in its execution, slightly improving your understanding of the spell. Experience points +35, +41..."

"..."

"Congratulations on cultivating the third-tier Thunderfire Technique to the perfect state. You are rewarded with a set of fourth-tier mid-grade Ghost Needles. The reward has been sent to your inventory. You can open the system panel to view the details."

(End of this chapter)