Chapter 40: Tempering the body and will, and strengthening the determination to practice
"No? What did I do to offend anyone?"

"It's ok that the crocodile ancestor is distracted, but why did that evil spirit target me?"

Ye Fan first felt that the world was a little absurd, but fortunately he had a strong will and soon regained his rationality and asked the reason.

"The reason lies in your physique."

"You are an ancient holy body, with the same physique as that evil spirit when he was alive."

"Maybe this is because like repels like. Only one of you can survive." Hua Tiandu teased.

"Master, if you have any method, please teach it to me so that I can get rid of them in the future." Ye Fan was very calm and was still thinking about counterattacking.

"Of course."

In his expectation, Hua Tiandu said a solution that was not a solution, "When you become stronger, it will be easy to deal with them."

"Ah?" Ye Fan was dumbfounded, and complained with a bit of a laugh: "Master, what kind of method is this?"

"I'm giving you motivation to practice hard." Hua Tiandu looked like he was thinking of you, which made Ye Fan hate him so much.

"By the way, the current environment of heaven and earth has changed drastically. It is no longer suitable for the cultivation of the Ancient Saint Body."

"Although you have activated the Sea of ​​Bitterness by the mysterious power in the Ancient Forbidden Land, it is still extremely difficult for you to embark on the path of cultivation."

"I hope you can overcome all the difficulties and break the curse that the Holy Body cannot be achieved in a small way."

Upon hearing the bad news again, Ye Fan didn't react much. Perhaps he had built up strong psychological resilience from the previous blow.

"Hehe, Taoist priest." He rolled his eyes, walked behind Hua Tiandu with a smile, and started patting his back, looking like he was trying to please him.

"Master, you told me all this, there must be a solution, right?" Ye Fan smiled like a little fox.

"Master, didn't you say before that there were three things in total?"

"Do you need me to do the third thing for you?"

"Just tell me. If I can do it, I will never refuse!" he promised solemnly.

There is no lack of implication of exchange of interests in these words.

Hua Tiandu turned around and looked at Ye Fan, who had transformed into a clever ghost. He smiled with satisfaction and said, "Regarding your cultivation, I do have a lot of arrangements."

"As for what I want you to do, it's also very simple."

"When you get something good in the future, just leave half of it for me. You don't need to do anything special."

"If you agree to this request, I will tell you some secrets that will help you achieve twice the result with half the effort in your practice."

Looking at the white-haired Taoist priest who was confident, Ye Fan finally did not refuse, "Master, I promise you, if I get anything good in the future, I will definitely keep it for you."

"it is good!"

"A real man, once he says something, it's hard to chase him back."

The next moment, the two of them high-fived each other as an oath.

After reaching the cooperation intention, Hua Tian spoke eloquently and revealed many secrets about Beidou.

After a while, in Ye Fan's shocked eyes, he finally closed his mouth.

"Remember, in the future, you must be careful and not reckless. If you can achieve your goal by letting things take their own course, that would be great."

After explaining everything, Hua Tiandu's figure slowly rose up and stood in mid-air.

"Go meet up with your classmates. I'll go ahead."

After saying that, he turned and flew away.

Under the mottled shadows of the trees, Ye Fan looked at the white-haired Taoist priest who was flying across the void. Thinking of the other party's actions along the way, he felt a sense of identity in his heart.

"Master, I haven't asked for your name yet!" He hurriedly chased after him and asked.

"Hua...Tian...Du!"

A clear voice resounded in Ye Fan's ears. "Next time we meet, Master Hua, please accept me as your disciple!"

Hearing the shouting behind him, Hua Tiandu, who was flying to the distance, raised a smile on his face.

At this moment, he knew that he had won Ye Fan's recognition, and the character he had carefully built along the way was worth it.

"The teacher of the Emperor of Heaven..."

"I wonder what kind of impact this identity will have on my practice?"
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After flying for more than ten minutes, Hua Tiandu stopped and landed in a valley.

He used his magical powers to create a cave of moderate size next to a rock, and then drilled straight out.

Sitting in the cave, Hua Tiandu used his magic power to bring a large stone to block the entrance of the cave.

The shape of the boulder does not completely match the entrance of the cave, but it does leave a few small holes for air circulation, which is a bit of a mistake.

After an unknown amount of time, Hua Tiandu, who was meditating, felt something strange in his body.

"The side effects of the Ancient Holy Land are here!"

His whole body was red, the blood in his body seemed to be burning, and the blood vessels on the surface of his skin were bulging, making him look very hideous.

The flesh and blood felt like they were being cut by knives and chopped by axes. The endless pain came in waves, as if there was no end.

Feeling the pain in his body, Hua Tiandu's spirit and will were like the bright moon hanging high in the sky, watching everything happen without any ripples.

At this moment, he thought of the teachings of his former teacher, Fire Spirit.

'Respect the Way and Value Virtue, and Let Nature Take Its Course'

He became a bystander, accepting all the pain, but his heart was calm.

Gradually, Hua Tian felt his skin aging, his flesh drying up, and his bones wailing...

All the essence in his body was constantly lost, all his organs were constantly failing, and his life seemed to be heading towards death.

After a few minutes, all the pain disappeared like a receding tide.

He raised his trembling old hands and looked at the wrinkled, dry skin with cloudy eyes, with countless distracting thoughts in his mind.

"Is this what it feels like to grow old? It's really awe-inspiring..."

A hoarse and faint voice echoed in the cave.

Hua Tiandu, who was sitting cross-legged, floated up with the support of his magic power. He stretched out his legs and stood steadily.

Feeling that his magic power had become much slower, he sighed again.

"No wonder practitioners desperately pursue immortality and seek eternity."

"Aging and death are such great terrors and fears that they are indeed the great enemies of cultivators like me."

With the help of the mysterious power of the ancient forbidden land, he got what he wanted and experienced the horror of aging. Suddenly, his obsession with cultivation became even deeper.

Putting aside all thoughts, Hua Tiandu took out the Yin-Yang Longevity Pill and swallowed it in one gulp.

In an instant, the magical pill that fell into the stomach decomposed into countless warm streams, which spread into the limbs and bones, injecting endless vitality into the body that was about to decay.

In just a few breaths, his body underwent a tremendous transformation.

Qi and blood in the body began to surge, the vitality contained in it became stronger and stronger, the bones and flesh made a slight sound, and they became tight and resilient from being loose.

The pale and wrinkled skin gradually fell off, and a new layer of skin grew out, full of lustrous color.

Even the originally sluggish magic power began to surge on its own, as if it was a big river that was injected into countless streams and rivers.

As the invisible magic power continued to rise, it also underwent a smaller transformation, becoming more resilient and tighter, as if it was about to turn from invisible to visible.

Hua Tian was very satisfied as he felt his body full of vitality and vigor and could use his tremendous magic power at will.

"As expected of a Heaven-level elixir, this Yin-Yang Longevity Pill did not disappoint me!"

(End of this chapter)