Immortality and cultivation: Heaven rewards diligence, and success is inevitable.

Having obtained the "Gold-Chewing Technique," Jiang Shi was eager to immediately go into seclusion to cultivate it, but now was not the time for such a practice.

We still need to get rid of Wei Wushang.

"Fellow Daoist Wei, farewell." Jiang Shi raised his hand in a fist salute, then turned and left without the slightest hesitation.

Jiang Shi hadn't gone far when a figure moved swiftly and blocked his path.

Jiang Shi became alert, and three Bone-Piercing Needles that had been secretly raised were ready to unleash a burst of fiery energy at any moment.

"Fellow Daoist Wei, why are you stopping me?" Jiang Shi asked in a deep voice.

"Why are you walking so fast? I haven't given you the spirit stones yet." Wei Wushang took out seventy mid-grade spirit stones and handed them to Jiang Shi.

"Is this guy a little stupid?"

Jiang Shi thought to himself, "This person is actually a scion of a top family, yet he has no arrogance whatsoever and does not bully others by abusing his power."

Her actions are somewhat similar to those of Lin Yanyi from the Qingyun Sect.

Jiang Shi took the spirit stones, didn't count them, and put them into his storage bag.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Wei, but I have other matters to attend to, so I won't bother you any longer," Jiang Shi said, then ignored Wei Wushang and sank into the pool, using the water to escape.

Although Wei Wushang is not a bad person, he is also full of strange things, so it's best not to have too much contact with him.

Besides, the other party is a scion of a top-tier aristocratic family, and they are not on the same path as him.

Jiang Shi's swimming skills have reached perfection; he can move faster in water than on land.

If he were to use the "Lotus Steps" technique again, even if Wei Wushang went into the water to chase him, he would not be able to catch up.

Jiang Shi traveled a long way, and when he was sure no one was following him, he leaped out of the water.

The water was very quiet, with a mist spreading silently, making it impossible to see what lay hidden beneath.

Jiang Shi waited quietly for a while, ruling out the possibility that there were Tibetans nearby.

Then he dived underwater and used earth magic to create a huge underwater rock, hollowed out in the middle, to encase the river stone.

The space inside wasn't large, just enough for him to sit cross-legged and stretch out his hands.

Jiang Shi is going to cultivate the "Chew Gold Technique" here. Ideally, he should cultivate in seclusion in a quiet place, but the current conditions do not allow it, so he can only cultivate here for the time being.

After he sat down, he took out the low-grade magic artifact, the Fire Feather Fan, from his storage bag.

This low-grade magic weapon, the Fire Feather Fan, was no longer of any use to him.

Jiang Shi put the Fire Feather Fan in his mouth and bit into it like he was eating fruit.

Under the influence of the "Chew Gold Technique," the fire feather fan was easily crushed by him, melting in his mouth and transforming into Geng metal energy, which surged into Jiang Shi's body.

However, this fire feather fan is a fire-type magic weapon, and it doesn't contain much Geng metal energy.

It also contains a lot of impure energy. If one blindly cultivates with this impure energy, one might end up like Chen Sisi from Biluo Valley, whose body was deformed and who suffered huge side effects.

Since Wei Wushang can cultivate this method without any hindrance, he must have other secret techniques.

The more powerful a martial art is, the more taboos it has. Without secret techniques and tricks, ordinary people simply cannot master it.

Only Jiang Shi, possessing a destiny, could so recklessly cultivate countless martial arts techniques within himself.

Jiang Shi used his internal energy to expel the impurities from his body, leaving only the metal element.

Then use this Geng metal energy to strengthen the lungs.

And so Jiang Shi cultivated underwater, possessing the destiny that "Heaven rewards diligence, and success is inevitable."

Jiang Shi's proficiency in practicing the "Chew Gold Technique" continued to increase.

He kept consuming low-grade magical artifacts to cultivate his lungs.

One day later.

[Proficiency +50]

[The Art of Chewing Gold: Minor Success (0/1000)]

After a day and a night of cultivation, Jiang Shi had already mastered the "Chew Gold Technique" to a minor level.

Each low-grade magic weapon increases proficiency by 50. He devoured a total of eight low-grade magic weapons before breaking through.

Fortunately, after entering this second-grade secret realm, Jiang Shi went through many battles and obtained a large number of magical artifacts.

There were twelve mid-grade magic artifacts. After selling three to Wei Wushang, nine remained.

There are also many low-grade magical artifacts.

After mastering the "Gold Chewing Technique," Jiang Shi emerged from seclusion.

After all, this is a secret realm, and he can't really go into seclusion here to cultivate.

To master the "Gold-Chewing Technique," it will take time. I'll go into seclusion after leaving the secret realm.

Jiang Shi used earth-based magic to separate the underwater boulder, swam in the water, and floated upwards. However, the closer he got to the surface, the more he realized something was wrong.

He had a premonition that someone was lying in ambush on the water.

Jiang Shi quickly swam in another direction, unsure how many people were on the water or how strong they were; he decided to avoid battle for now.

Jiang Shi wanted to leave, but the people on the water didn't think so.

A large hand formed from water elemental energy reached out to grab him.

Jiang Shi quickly dodged, but at that moment, five Foundation Establishment stage cultivators entered the water and surrounded him.

These five people all practiced water-based magic, and they were clearly very skilled in underwater combat.

Jiang Shi had been underwater for a long time and it was time for him to breathe. Since there was no other way to fight underwater, he had to quickly dive up and leap out of the water.

Upon emerging, the scene on the water startled him!

To his utter surprise, there were more than thirty Foundation Establishment stage cultivators gathered on the water, as if they were waiting for him.

"Fellow Daoists! What is the meaning of this?" Jiang Shi had already grasped the superior-grade magic weapon, Crimson Cloud, in his hand.

Three bone-piercing needles also quietly appeared.

If things go wrong, Jiang Shi will have to go on a killing spree, strike first to subdue the opponent, and then seek a way to survive.

Often, in group fights, it's common to fight one against many. To avoid being attacked by the crowd, you should first target one person to make an example of them, so that the others won't be able to band together.

Only in this way can we find a glimmer of hope.

"Young friend, have you been staying underwater the whole time?" An elderly man stepped forward and asked Jiang Shi.

"Of course, I have been cultivating underwater. I only came out of seclusion today, and I was ambushed by you. May I ask what brings you here today, fellow Daoists?" Jiang Shi said expressionlessly, while looking at the crowd warily.

Just in case someone attacks him.

"The water is shimmering with an unusual aura; a treasure is about to be unearthed. Could it be that you secretly slipped into the water while everyone was distracted, hoping to claim the treasure for yourself?"

A Foundation Establishment stage cultivator stepped forward and shouted.

His eyes flashed with a fierce light, and his body exuded a faint killing intent. He was clearly a cultivator who had taken many lives.

Upon hearing this person's words, Jiang Shi realized that the impurities he exhaled while cultivating the "Gold Chewing Technique" after devouring a low-grade magic artifact had been discovered.

"You don't need to make excuses. The master feng shui expert discovered the problem here using the art of observing qi."

After the man finished speaking, a great cultivator dressed in a black and white Taoist robe stepped forward.