This Human Immortal Is Too Serious-Chapter 470 - 468: But definitely much smarter than Martial God

"Brother, is cultivation tiring?"

"It's not tiring."

"Then why don't you play with me when you come back? You lie in bed and start panting like a fish that's just been pulled out of the water."

In the side room of the small courtyard, the boy lying on the wooden plank bed could only let out a bitter smile at these words.

At the boy's side, the exquisite little girl stood with hands on her hips, questioning him, her lips even pouting a little.

She had two small braids and wore a light gray short shirt and skirt, her feet clad in a pair of leather boots, with a somewhat dissatisfied expression on her rosy little face.

"Actually, it's quite tiring."

Wu Wang turned over and sat up. He had used his last bit of strength to take a bath and could now hardly move.

"Well, then," Jin Wei said, a little disappointed. She sat down next to Wu Wang and whispered, "You haven't been playing with me lately. I thought you didn't like me anymore, brother."

"How could I?" Wu Wang said as he lifted his hand to pinch her cheek.

Jin Wei raised her hand and slapped Wu Wang lightly. "That hurts," she complained.

"The cultivation has been a bit more tiring lately," Wu Wang said. "But it should get easier later on. Right now, we are in the stage of laying the foundation. Every day, my teacher pushes me to break through my body's limits."

With a raspy voice, he said slowly, "Qing Shan, you must remember, the core of a Martial Artist's cultivation is to break through one's own limits!"

"PFFT, HAHA!" Jin Wei burst into laughter at his imitation.

Enduring the soreness all over his body, Wu Wang fumbled in the wooden chest in the corner for a while. Soon, he pulled out a wooden hairpin that had been polished until it shone.

"Here!"

"Bro, what's this for?"

"You're still a kid and need to wear braids. But when you grow taller, you'll need to start wearing your hair up."

Wu Wang said with a smile as he handed the wooden hairpin to Jin Wei. This Outer Sky world did not have customs like the 'bean-cardamom age' or 'hair-pinning ceremony' for young girls. Little Jin Wei had been growing quickly lately. If she were to change into an Immortal-like dress and style her hair in flowing-cloud buns, she would look ineffably exquisite.

Jin Wei played excitedly with the wooden hairpin, while Wu Wang spaced out beside her.

He had only been cultivating for half a month, but it felt as if a lifetime had passed.

It seemed like a long time since he had persevered so single-mindedly towards a goal, experiencing firsthand the rapid growth of his own abilities.

"Little Wei?"

"Hmm?"

"I will protect you," Wu Wang murmured, "and take you wherever I go."

"Okay, okay," Jin Wei's eyes sparkled. "Then I'll go watch you cultivate tomorrow!"

"That's..."

Clearly hesitant, Wu Wang pondered for a moment. "You're still young," he then said. "You'll probably try the path of Cultivation in the future, so it's better if you don't watch."

"Why not?"

"I'm afraid you'll lose your illusions about Cultivation," Wu Wang sighed at length. "I'm afraid you'll see the true nature of martial Cultivation now. It's better for you to stay carefree; that would be much better."

"Huh?"

Jin Wei tilted her head to express her confusion. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Wu Wang slowly lay back down, his entire body limp and powerless.

Perhaps, this was karma.

He had never imagined that the 'bald cultivation method' he had bluffed to Da Yi would become reality in this Outer Sky.

「...」

The Cultivators of the Human Domain are truly fortunate.

Under the scorching sun, a round stone the size of a millstone slowly moved up the grassy slope.

Looking ahead, the boy in a short shirt had a wooden stick across his chest. Two iron chains extended from the stick and were wrapped around the round stone, allowing him to ascend the slope as steadily as an old man pulling a cart.

Although he preferred pushing the cart to pulling it.

Indeed, this 'primitive,' 'low-level,' 'simple,' 'crude,' 'muscle-building' method of cultivation was revered as golden wisdom by Martial Artists!

Wu Wang really wanted to ask them!

Besides tempering one's willpower, was there any specific use to this method of cultivation?

Isn't the key to enhancing one's cultivation level to absorb Spiritual Energy and strengthen oneself?

What gave the Divine Spirits under the Martial God the courage to claim that by exercising muscles in such a way they could attain strength surpassing that of their untrained kin?

Is there no logic in it at all?

Even if one were to increase muscle mass, shouldn't protein intake and eating more meat, along with moderate exercise, suffice? If one overtrained like this and stunted their growth, what then?

Really, not looking through the phenomena to see the essence. Is this all that the beings from the Outer Sky in the entire fifth deity generation of the Great Wilderness World have come up with?

Of course, Wu Wang could only keep these thoughts to himself. He continued to sullenly drag the large rock, trying his best to circulate the Spiritual Energy in his body along a 'natural' trajectory, slightly resonating with the Martial God's Great Dao.

Wu Wang guessed that the Martial God must have stealthily learned Emperor Suiren's methods of Spiritual cultivation and ended up with only a partial understanding.

By comparison, the cultivation methods of the Human Domain were much more comprehensive, focusing on the pursuit of the essence of the Great Dao. The early and middle stages of these methods were essentially the summary of one's predecessors in their own cultivation practices.

To understand the essence through methods, rather than as the beings of the Outer Sky and the Twelve God Realms did, deducing methods from experience, then standardizing these methods and applying them to all successors.

Was seeing through these things useful? Not at all.

All he could do now was adapt to these 'rules' and clamber up step by step.

Changing the cultivation methods of the Martial God's territory would do nothing for his own Heavenly Dao enterprise.

One point, Old Qiu always emphasized repeatedly—'Breaking through one's own limits' was the core that ran through the entire path of a Martial Artist's cultivation.

In this process, one must both endure the potential harm from relentlessly pushing one's body and strive to attune to the Spiritual Energy between heaven and earth, trying to resonate with the Martial Path that spanned across these Twelve God Realms.

Finally, Wu Wang set foot onto the level grass at the top of the slope.

He dared not relax. He continued walking a few steps forward until he dragged the round stone into a pit that had been reserved in the ground. Only then did he lie down straight, pressing down the light green grass and heaving heavily.

A feeling of exhaustion spread throughout his body. Strands of pure Spiritual Energy drilled into his limbs and vital pathways from the surface of his body, nourished by the Spiritual Power circulating within Wu Wang, fortifying his physique.

After regaining a bit of strength, Wu Wang immediately got up and sat next to the round stone to meditate.

With his rhythmic breathing, wisps of white mist emerged from Wu Wang's nose and dissipated into the breeze on the mountainside. Faint glimmers of light also gathered into Wu Wang's breath, becoming part of his body's strength.

Before long, Wu Wang stood up, moved his wrists and ankles, and repeatedly slapped the muscles all over his body, using the techniques that Old Qiu had taught him.

The soreness quickly receded.

He performed a set of 'beginner-level' boxing techniques he had just learned the previous few days.

The punches were fierce, with each move creating a gust of wind.

The Spiritual Power within Wu Wang ebbed and flowed like the tide, constantly driven by the motion of his fists, allowing him to leave slight traces in the air with each punch.

For a Martial Artist, such control of power was naturally a bit 'overdone.'

Therefore, when Wu Wang displayed the boxing techniques in front of others, he would deliberately conceal his skill, allowing misalignment between the Spiritual Power and his movements, drastically reducing the power of his punches.

After completing the set, Wu Wang felt refreshed, and the circulation of Spiritual Power within him became even smoother.

The Spiritual Energy between heaven and earth seemed to come alive, eagerly converging around him...

Moments later, Wu Wang slowly raised his hands and changed his fist technique, performing a set of 'Tai Chi at the park level fit for an old grandpa' next to the round stone. Although half of the moves were made up on the fly, the few classic moves were executed with precision.

With a good grasp of science, one can travel all over the world without fear.

Mastering leading, transforming, and emitting force—cultivation in another world is top-notch!

Wu Wang also had insights into related fields and a foundation in the Great Dao of Yin Yang Eight Trigrams, allowing these few movements to combine with the circulation of Spiritual Power, unexpectedly creating a continuous and enduring atmosphere.

'Great, I've actually abandoned the essentials to chase the trivial, starting to fiddle with the most elementary applications of the Yin and Yang Path.'

Wu Wang chuckled a few times, feeling that his strength had mostly recovered. He began pulling the chain to extract the round stone from the pit at the top of the slope, letting it carry him slowly down the mountain.

At the foot of the mountain, in the woods, Senior Sister Qiu Li and Senior Brother Dong Gao were quietly meditating.

When Wu Wang returned, pulling the round stone, Senior Sister Qiu Li immediately stood up from the shade of the trees and greeted him with a smiling face.

"Not bad, Junior Brother. Your round-trip today was a bit quicker than yesterday," she said.

Wu Wang purposefully showed a tired smile. "Senior Sister," he asked, "what's next for training?"

"Footwork," Qiu Li said. "My father arranged a task for me to teach you a set of Shadow Walk. Sit down and rest, and I'll walk it through to leave some footprints for you to follow."

Wu Wang spoke earnestly, "I'll have to trouble you then, Senior Sister."

Qiu Li blinked, feeling a bit pressured by Wu Wang's seriousness.

She gently inhaled, swathing her left leg with strands of Spirit Light, and called out softly, "Watch closely. This is the Shadow Walk. Although it's not some exclusive step, it's indeed quite clever. It will require at least three to five years of hard work from you!"

Her form flickered several times in quick succession, leaving trails of afterimages within a ten-zhang radius, and footprints marked the ground.

Moments later, Qiu Li's ghostly figure halted again, and the trails of afterimages immediately dispersed.

"Come," Qiu Li said with a smile. "Do you see these footprints? Follow them for a round. As you do, I'll teach you how to move your body and coordinate with your Spiritual Power."

"Okay!"

Wu Wang immediately stepped forward, bowed to Qiu Li in respect, and carefully placed his feet in the footprints she had left behind.

He had thought that stepping on the footprints would ruin them, but he quickly sensed a thread of Spiritual Power within them. After stepping on them, the footprints remained unchanged, showing him how exquisitely Qiu Li controlled her Spiritual Power.

Wu Wang dared not be negligent. He listened intently and tried to understand the step in his own way.

The gentle sound of Qiu Li's voice drifted back and forth with the forest breeze: "When you step forward, your knee should move slightly ahead, and the hollow behind your knee shouldn't be too stiff... Yes, that's good.

"Here, your body needs to swing to the right side, preparing you for the next step. Nicely done!

"Forward, forward. If an enemy is facing you with their Weapons, you must dodge left or right... You catch on quick."

Wu Wang felt a bit embarrassed.

This senior sister's unrelenting encouragement really made him feel somewhat ashamed.

After all, this wasn't some earth-shattering Great Divine Power, just a technique to enhance one's agility. Did it really require so much effort to grasp?

After walking through the steps twice with Senior Sister Qiu Li's guidance, Wu Wang volunteered to try walking through them alone.

Under Qiu Li's watchful gaze, Wu Wang moved left and right, forward and backward, his posture somewhat awkward as he followed the footprints on the ground.

But Qiu Li wasn't amused by Wu Wang's actions; instead, she was full of astonishment.

This junior brother had nearly memorized the force-application techniques she had just taught on the first try.

After Wu Wang returned to the starting point, he subconsciously clasped his hands behind his back and lowered his head in thought. Soon, he realized that 'hands behind the back' did not match his current identity. He reached up, scratched his head and revealed a smile of innocent charm.

Just as Qiu Li was about to speak, Wu Wang already began his second solo attempt.

He had only taken four or five steps when his form made an obvious sway, and the transitions between steps were already fairly smooth.

Suddenly, Wu Wang began to speed up, darting back and forth across the flat grass as if he were running, but his form was gradually accelerating.

Qiu Li silently stepped back several paces and kicked her husband and senior brother to rouse him.

She couldn't be the only one stunned.

Dong Gao, who had been deeply absorbed in meditation and gathering Spiritual Energy, was also taken aback by Wu Wang's darting movements.

"Have I been in meditation for several months?" Dong Gao mumbled to himself, his clean-cut face filled with sudden realization.

Qiu Li whispered, "He's starting the sixth repetition now."

Before she finished speaking, a slight breeze carried forward, and Wu Wang's form seemed to blur with a ghostly aura.

Although not as fast as Qiu Li's earlier demonstration, both Qiu Li and Dong Gao were somewhat unsure of where Wu Wang's next step would land.

"He's got it already?" Dong Gao felt his mouth go dry.

"Freak," Qiu Li pursed her lips and frowned, murmuring softly, "I remember it took me half a year to grasp the essence of this technique."

Dong Gao muttered, "Junior brother's comprehension seems even more outrageous than his talent."

Looking at each other, they each saw a spark ignite in the other's eyes.

"Let's give it a try!"

"Go! Let's try it!"

True to form as a married couple, this senior brother and sister were decisive. They immediately moved forward, watching Wu Wang walk through the Shadow Walk yet again.

"Senior brother, senior sister," Wu Wang stopped the circulation of Spiritual Power within his body, his expression slightly anxious. "Did I take a wrong step somewhere?"

"No, you did quite well," Dong Gao replied with a warm smile and a gentle voice. "This basic entry-level footwork that you've mastered is quite rudimentary, but don't get cocky. It's just the very first step. There are many more advanced techniques!"

In his heart, Wu Wang thought as much.

Something he had grasped so easily could only be elementary.

Qiu Li added, "However, little junior brother, you do have a good grasp of things. Now that you've got the hang of the Shadow Walk, the next step is to practice diligently and unceasingly.

"So, while we're out today to temper the body, I'll teach you another move. Watch closely, this is the Ascending Cloud Kick!"

With a soft shout, Qiu Li lunged forward two steps, then lightly leapt up, her jade feet alternating kicks left and right, her body rising once and then again mid-air, as though gliding but not truly flying.

To fly with one's physical body is a hallmark of the Martial Spirit Realm.

"Come on," Qiu Li said with a smile. "I'll explain this a few times for you. This one is a bit more challenging."

"Thank you, senior sister!"

Eager anticipation filled Wu Wang's eyes.

「A short while later.」

Having had the move explained twice, Wu Wang suggested trying it himself.

He took a running start. With Spiritual Power wrapped around his legs, he leapt into the air, stepping a few times mid-air. He managed to rise a bit before landing somewhat clumsily.

Nevertheless, realization dawned in Wu Wang's eyes.

Before Qiu Li could say anything, Wu Wang leapt up again. He calmly took a step mid-air, Spiritual Power surging underfoot as if stepping on invisible stairs. He climbed three steps before landing flat on his back.

But Qiu Li, standing by his side, was already agape, mouth almost unable to close.

Dong Gao chuckled. "Come! Junior brother, I'll teach you the Leaf into Blade technique... My right hand is inconvenient, so I'll demonstrate with my left. When perfected, you can take someone's life from a hundred steps away!"

「A short while later.」

Wu Wang held a leaf between his fingers, eyes closed in concentration. Then with a gentle flick of his left hand, the leaf zipped out ten zhang and burrowed into the trunk of a Great Tree.

Exclamation marks seemed to rise from Dong Gao's forehead.

As if unwilling to believe it, Qiu Li stepped forward again. "Junior brother! Come here!"

"Senior sister, your expression is kind of scary."

"Uh, haha, really?" Qiu Li grabbed her own braids, gently stroking them, and said softly, "I was just trying to scare your senior brother. Men, you know, they need to be frightened now and then to behave properly.

"Come, junior brother, your senior sister will teach you some true Martial Techniques, the real stuff, you know."

Wu Wang's eyes lit up but then he asked worriedly, "But senior sister, won't learning so many things at once make it easy to get them mixed up? Has our teacher permitted this?"

"It's just for you to get a general feel for them. The real Cultivation comes later!"

"Then, thank you, senior sister!"

Wu Wang rolled up his sleeves excitedly.

He was already eager to get started.

「...」

That night, Wu Wang returned home exhausted. The ever-reliable small figure greeted him at the door, exuberantly calling out 'Brother,' just as she always did.

As they watched Wu Wang enter his home, Qiu Li and Dong Gao stood at the street corner, exchanging glances.

"Senior sister, are you crying?"

"Junior brother... I feel like I'm just useless..."

"What do we do when we get back? How do we tell Father about this?"

In a trembling voice, Qiu Li said, "Let's not talk about it... not talk... Do you have anything else to teach junior brother tomorrow? He's mastering the fundamentals of low-level Martial Techniques in two repetitions, touching the essence of high-level Martial Techniques in three. He might even master father's signature Destroying Cloud Hand in half a year!"

With an expression of despair, Dong Gao said, "Senior sister, are we just here to make up the numbers? Ah, we must be here to make up the numbers, right?"

Qiu Li sighed dejectedly, then suddenly grabbed Dong Gao by the neck and pulled him into an embrace.

"Come on, let's go back and make a baby! Even if we're just here to make up the numbers, we'll make those numbers count for three!"

Dong Gao shuddered, and tears began to well up in the corners of his eyes.