It's just a simulation game, how did the fairy become real?

Xuanmingzi considered it for a moment, rather than showering his disciple with praise and letting him get carried away.

Perhaps it would be better to suppress him a little, let him reflect, and realize the gap between himself and a genius; that might yield better results.

"Disciple understands!"

"This disciple will do my utmost and will never let Master down!"

……

The intensity of your first training session far exceeds your expectations.

[Xuanmingzi knocks you down time and time again, yet each time he spurs you to rise again.]

What you don't know is that Xuanming Zizi originally intended to use this opportunity to test just how far you could go.

He hadn't anticipated that the tenacity and ruthlessness you displayed would far exceed his expectations.

[Fighting to the very end, you were only keeping going by sheer willpower.]

[Your first formal training session finally came to an end when Xuanmingzi chose to knock you unconscious with a single palm strike.]

[While you were unconscious, Xuanmingzi had already prepared a body-refining potion for you.]

These medicines are almost all of Xuan Mingzi's most treasured possessions.

He hadn't expected you to perform so well; while he was excited, he was also a little worried that you had overexerted yourself.

Compared to the good things he actually obtained, Xuanmingzi is more eager to see you grow.

[Cultivation, beating, medicinal bath, recovery, more cultivation...]

Your life is both fulfilling and boring.

But the changes that have occurred in you are indeed very noticeable.

His once somewhat thin body is now as strong and muscular as a leopard's.

Although Xuanmingzi didn't systematically teach you combat techniques, every real battle was fought alongside you.

Even though Xuanmingzi is your master, he never holds back in their fights; in fact, he always fights even harder.

According to him, it's better for his apprentice to lose face at home than outside. Since he's going to be beaten anyway, he might as well let him, the master, do it first.

Several months have passed, and you have already clashed with Xuan Mingzi dozens of times.

However, almost every time, the outcome ended with you severely injured.

[But with the potions prepared by Xuanmingzi, you'll be back to your full vigor in just a day or two.]

Despite this intense training, your progress in Qi cultivation has not lagged behind.

[Every time you engage in physical training, you take the opportunity to improve your ability to absorb internal energy.]

Over time, the concentration of spiritual energy within his body actually reached the level of perfect Qi Refining.

[Just one step forward is all it takes to successfully establish the foundation.]

[Your condition is even better than that of your senior classmates.]

You have a feeling that the Foundation Establishment threshold that blocks countless cultivators from reaching the Foundation Establishment stage is, to you, just a thin layer of paper that you can easily pierce at any time.

[You can cultivate Qi and attain enlightenment anytime you wish.]

[Xuanmingzi is also aware of your current state. Although body cultivation is powerful, progress is slow and the process is arduous; it's not something an ordinary person can endure.]

The path of body refinement is not fraught with obstacles.

Rather, it's about overcoming every obstacle.

[In many cases, situations like Zhang Yang's will occur.]

[Giving up physical training might only take a single thought, yet one could become stronger.]

However, picking it up again becomes incredibly difficult.

Those who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage must disperse their cultivation and start over; those who have reached the Golden Core stage must shatter their core and begin anew.

This is not just a matter of suffering; it could very well cost you your life.

For all body-refining cultivators, this is something difficult to accept.

After understanding the implications, you stopped worrying about other things and quietly stopped absorbing Qi. Instead, you began to study the methods of Qi cultivation.

[Xuanmingzi didn't stop you; on the contrary, he was very supportive, taking out many good things from his library and giving them to you.]

The reason why body-refining cultivators lack complex techniques is not because they cannot use them, but because they simply do not have the time or energy to learn more.

Each body-refining session consumes enough energy for them to digest for a considerable period of time.

[The recovery of both physical and mental energy can only be achieved gradually over time; there is no other way.]

But his own disciple seemed quite different.

No matter how thoroughly he was exhausted during each training session, he could always recover in the shortest amount of time.

This terrifying regenerative ability is something many people envy and desperately desire.

This also means that Xuanmingzi can use every means possible to squeeze every last drop of energy out of his disciple.

In just a few short months, Zhang Yang's foundation was no weaker than that of any other body cultivator.

Furthermore, Xuanmingzi could see that his disciple had not yet reached his limit and still had considerable room for improvement.

This state is truly terrifying for a body cultivator in the Qi Refining stage.

On this day, as usual, you prepared for your sparring session.

However, Xuanmingzi did not immediately begin cultivating with you. Instead, he somewhat seriously called you aside.

[Xuanmingzi clearly described your current state.]

Your body has not yet reached its current limit.

However, it has already met, and even exceeded, the standards for Foundation Establishment. If you wish, you can enter the Dao through physical cultivation at any time.

The obstacles you will face are virtually non-existent.

[Now is the best time for you to embark on this path.]

If you make this choice, your future achievements may not be low, but you still won't reach the highest level.

The other path is to continue suppressing one's body.

Only when one reaches the ultimate limit will one begin preparations for foundation building and entering the Dao.

However, this choice also presents an extremely serious problem.

When your body is pushed to its limits, there's a certain probability that you won't be able to break through its limitations and will remain at the Qi Refining Perfection stage for your entire life.

Whether you seize this opportunity to explore new horizons or continue building a prison for yourself is entirely up to you.

【Your choice:】

[1. Directly break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. (This option may prevent you from reaching the limit of your subsequent physical cultivation. Xuanmingzi will continue to support you.)]

[2. Choose to suppress and continue accumulating. (This option may prevent you from entering the Foundation Establishment stage. Once successful and crossing the threshold, you will usher in a powerful period of explosive growth. Xuanmingzi will continue to support you.)]

[3. Personal intervention, 3 attempt remaining.]

Looking at the character's status and the refreshed options, Su Chen didn't hesitate much and directly chose option 2.

Regardless of which option is chosen, Xuanmingzi will continue to support it.

Since there's a chance to push the limits, why not give it a try?

Anyway, if we really can't break through, we can revert to a previous save and choose another path.

For others, one wrong choice could ruin their life. But for Su Chen, it just meant spending a little more time.

In any case, his talent for perseverance has been consistently effective.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to fully recover from near-death experiences time and time again.

This suppression, once it breaks through and rebounds, may be far more dramatic than one imagines.

Xuanmingzi was surprised by your choice, but he also saw your fighting spirit.

Now that's the case, he knows which path he should take next!

Chapter 169 Taking a bath with lightning tribulation?

The training was more intense than ever before.

[In order to successfully suppress your cultivation level, Xuan Mingzi used many methods.]

You can clearly feel that your body is under a constraint, and your every movement is restricted.

[These limitations will become stronger with each sparring session with Xuan Mingzi.]

You know very well that once you choose this path, there's no turning back; you can only grit your teeth and keep going.

Your consistent performance did put Xuan Mingzi's mind at ease a little.

[With each breakthrough and subsequent suppression, your body is like a block of steel, constantly being hammered.]

[Until you maintained the same level for a long time, both you and Xuanmingzi knew that it was time to break through.]

【…】

"Master, shall we add something else?"

Zhang Yang looked at the Dragon-Slaying Whip that Xuan Mingzi always used and couldn't help but ask a question.

From the moment he chose to refine his body, Zhang Yang had endured countless blows from the Dragon Whip.

Without that whip, perhaps he wouldn't have grown up so quickly.

"Don't worry, your teacher will definitely help you break through your limits."

Xuanmingzi looked at his disciple with eyes full of confidence.

Zhang Yang's current state is even more extreme than those body cultivators he has encountered. Once he breaks through to the Foundation Establishment stage, he will definitely make great progress.

The only problem they now face is how to break through this extreme state.

This was the first time Xuanmingzi had encountered such a situation, and he could only learn from his predecessors.