My path to immortality was smooth sailing.

The fourth floor of the Transmission Hall was quiet as Wei Jing walked lightly.

Upon arriving, he saw a young girl sitting on a futon with her eyes slightly closed, holding a yellowed ancient book in her hand.

Lu Xueqi, she's still here. Wei Jing was slightly surprised.

She seemed unaware that Wei Jing had entered, still meditating with her eyes closed.

Wei Jing didn't bother to greet him, since the two didn't know each other at all.

It's just that the other person is too famous, so Wei Jing recognizes her.

The layout of the fourth floor of the Hall of Transmission is simpler and more rustic compared to the other floors.

In front of the rows of bookshelves were futons for people to rest and meditate on magic.

"The number of books on the fourth floor is no less than on the lower floors?" Wei Jing muttered to himself.

Meanwhile, Wei Jing stepped forward and began searching, not forgetting his mission.

Before long, Wei Jing found what he was looking for.

This spell was placed in a very conspicuous location for easy searching, as it was one of only two second-tier secret techniques in the Transmission Hall.

"The Nine Secrets of Body Forging: Bone Tempering Chapter." Wei Jing flipped through the book; the thin ancient book contained only a dozen pages.

Besides the Bone Tempering Chapter, there are also the Skin Forging Chapter and the Blood Exchange Chapter.

These three secrets of body tempering are only thirteen pages long, including the cover and table of contents.

Wei Jing could only console himself with the idea that the greatest truths are the simplest.

But the more Wei Jing read, the more he felt that it was full of mysteries.

There were even some parts that he couldn't understand.

Indeed, the essence is often found in condensed text. Although it is only thirteen pages long, every word and phrase within it requires careful study and analysis.

So Wei Jing simply took a book, sat on a futon on the ground, and closed his eyes to carefully contemplate any insights he had.

Unbeknownst to Wei Jing, Lu Xueqi opened her beautiful eyes at this moment and secretly sized him up.

He's quite good-looking, but I wonder what reward he received for causing such a commotion in the Suixu Secret Realm back then.

Wei Jing focused all his attention on himself.

The so-called bone tempering is actually very simple; it involves using one's own spiritual power to repeatedly temper and polish all 206 bones in one's body.

However, there are specific methods and techniques involved in tempering bones; if one does not know the proper methods, one cannot even begin to understand it.

Even if you use spiritual energy to cleanse and refine your bones, it will be a futile effort.

It's like two swordsmen practicing; one integrates swordsmanship and sword intent, achieving oneness with the sword.

The other person knew absolutely nothing about swordsmanship or sword techniques.

Even if two people wield swords and slash at the same time, and their movements are exactly the same, the nuances they convey are worlds apart.

This Bone Forging Chapter also incorporates all the essence and mysteries, and only through careful study can one comprehend its profound meaning.

Fortunately, Wei Jing had no shortage of patience. He calmed down and carefully pondered the profound meaning behind it.

Time slipped by unnoticed. The light softened from bright to dim, and the luminous pearls on the dome lit up automatically, casting a milky white glow.

Inside the fourth floor of the Transmission Hall, a man and a woman were both immersed in their own practice, completely oblivious to the passage of time.

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Xueqi sighed, seemingly encountering an obstacle in her comprehension of the sword technique.

She took out a fasting pill from her storage bag and swallowed it. Without breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, one cannot fast.

"He's quite earnest and reliable." She praised Wei Jing in a low voice, then quickly got back into the zone.

I refuse to believe that I can't master a sword technique in two years.

……

In the Ancestral Hall, several elders from the Transmission Hall and the Enforcement Hall were customizing challenges for the aspiring candidates who had registered for this year's True Transmission Trial.

Generally speaking, the first test of a sect's true disciples is cultivation and strength, the second test is talent and temperament, and the final test is for all inner disciples to challenge them.

Within seven days, you cannot refuse any challenge from any inner disciple, and you must win every time.

"That's settled then!" said an elder.

"The Earth-Splitting Bear, the Thunder-Patterned Leopard, and the Mighty Demon Ape are all top-tier first-order demonic beasts. Being able to hunt down one of them on your own is enough to pass the first test," another elder added.

Everyone nodded in agreement, as the first stage of the True Inheritance Trial in previous years was largely similar.

The second test is a test of character and talent. Ancestor Liu specially forged a magic weapon modeled after the Suixu Secret Realm, called the Flowing Light Mirror, which can simulate some of the functions of the Suixu Secret Realm.

As long as you pass the test of the Flowing Light Mirror, you've passed the test.

However, the disciples who have made it to this point to begin the true inheritance trial are all outstanding individuals, whose talent and character are certainly not lacking, so the second stage generally does not eliminate people.

As for the third level, there are many variables.

If you don't have good interpersonal relationships, you'll be subjected to a series of battles by inner disciples for several days. Even if you have superb cultivation, there's a very high chance you'll be eliminated.

But if you have many friends and are popular, you can easily get through these seven days lying down.

Therefore, the third level has always been controversial. Some people suggest abolishing it and replacing it with something else, while others believe that the third level does not need to be changed.

Just as the elders were finalizing the specific time and arrangements for this True Disciple Trial, Deacon Cui hurriedly walked in.

"Elders, the plan has changed. We need to add one more person to this round of the True Disciple Assessment."

"oh!"

"Who goes there?" A glint of light flashed in Elder Su's old, cloudy eyes.

"Is that Lu Xueqi?"

"No." Steward Cui slowly shook his head.

……

At this moment, spiritual energy suddenly began to gather on the fourth floor of the Transmission Hall, surging towards Wei Jing's direction.

Wei Jing was completely absorbed in his cultivation.

He sat cross-legged on the futon, his eyes slightly closed, his breathing steady and long. The spiritual power of the Yi Wood Gen Earth Technique circulated slowly within his body, circulating according to his own understanding. Before he could refine the enormous spiritual energy, Wei Jing used it to cleanse and temper a bone in his chest.

Wei Jing's face twitched, and a piercing pain spread from his chest throughout his body.

Wei Jing endured the pain and meticulously cleansed the bone in his chest again and again according to the secret method. Gradually, the impurities in the periosteum were carried out by spiritual power and expelled from his body through his pores.

Even the bone itself seemed to brighten up.

As time passed, Wei Jing gradually adapted to the soreness, and the surrounding spiritual energy gathered more and more, surrounding Wei Jing and covering him with a light mist.

Lu Xueqi was shocked. She opened her eyes and looked at the strange phenomena surrounding Wei Jing.

"Could there really be such a genius in the world? To comprehend a second-tier secret technique in just one day?" Lu Xueqi's beautiful eyes flashed, her heart filled with shock.

From childhood to adulthood, whether in her family or sect, she was always the center of attention.

Everyone says she's a genius.

But even this genius couldn't fully grasp the secret technique after two years, while others mastered it in just one day.

They say there are always people more capable than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding; this time, she truly witnessed it firsthand.

"As expected of someone who could cause such a great commotion in the Suixu Secret Realm, he is indeed extraordinary."