I attained immortality in the real world.

Chapter 106 Capturing the Tiger and Seizing the Dragon
The world of cultivation, the Purple Gold Mountain Range.

The lush green mountain peaks resemble a crouching green dragon, and there is a stone chamber built from a cave on the cliff.

An old Taoist priest sat cross-legged at the entrance of the cave. He was thin and had black hair. He stood up and stretched his body in the sunlight that shone through the thin mist.

Underneath the rhythmic breathing, one can hear the sound of blood flowing in the blood vessels; the slow movements engage all the muscles in the body; and strange noises occasionally emanate from the lungs, making one's internal organs vibrate.

The stone room is fully equipped with a stone table, stone bed, and stone benches, and also stores a lot of medicinal herbs that have been collected and processed from the mountains and forests.

Tiger bones and tiger penis are also medicinal materials collected from the mountains. A large, striped tiger lies beside the stone bed, its breathing steady and powerful. It is still an unprocessed, raw medicinal material.

"Snoring!"

The tiger's breathing suddenly stopped.

Chen Jing's consciousness descended and merged into Li Yin's tiger body. The tiger's eyes surveyed the surrounding environment. The scene before him was neither a primeval jungle nor a tiger's den, but a stone chamber with traces of human activity.

At the entrance of the stone chamber, an old Taoist priest was practicing boxing, which embodies the concept of cultivating the mind without cultivating the heart.

Including Li Yin's memories and the illusion of the Zijin Mountain stone platform, this is the third time they have met, but this time they have met a living person.

Chen Jing had a bad feeling and muttered to himself, "Five days in the real world, ten days in the cultivation world. Anything could happen in that time. I hope I don't end up being taken as a mount!"

Click on the sword-shaped mark on the back of his hand to access recent memories, and the screen will project images from Li Yin's memories.

"........."

Ten days ago, Chen Jing's consciousness withdrew from the world of cultivation.

Li Yin then left the Zijin Mountain stone platform and returned to the mountains and forests, becoming the king of beasts again in the Zijin Mountain range.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, Li Yin will continue to uphold Chen Jing's last instructions until Chen Jing's consciousness returns to the cultivation world.

The accident happened three days ago. Li Yin was hunting wild boar in the Zijin Mountains when suddenly a figure pressed down on his head, and a voice rang in his ear: "Little tiger, you've really given me quite a search!"

The familiar technique, the familiar sense of oppression—Li Yin knew who it was without even looking up. He didn't use the Martial Sect's Bixie Technique to counterattack, but instead let out a low, deep tiger roar.

Xin Buxiu slapped him, releasing his restraints, and said, "Don't yell! I know you're intelligent and can speak human language. Let's make a deal. I'll help you change the cultivation method you used for humans into one used for tigers. You'll be my mount on the surface, but in reality, you'll be my disciple. How about it?"

You can join the Cultivation Sect without any test, but the price is that you have to serve as its mount part-time.

Li Yin neither agreed nor refused, and was then taken by Xin Buxiu to the cliffside stone chamber, where he waited until Chen Jing's will descended.

"........."

Chen Jing slowly walked out of the stone chamber, exhaling a white mist like a bolt of silk, and said after finishing his practice, "Have you figured it out? Would you be willing to become my disciple?"

Cultivating the mind is not cultivating the body. Theoretically, ancient cultivators did not have a method to break through physical limitations through cultivation. Cultivators in the cultivation world who cultivate the body can possess terrifying power, but this is only because of the distortion of the rules—spiritual medicine. There are spiritual medicines in the cultivation world that can break through the limitations of the body.

In the real world, there exists a true elixir—gene optimization fluid—making cultivation in the immortal cultivation world completely unnecessary.

Chen Jing looked up at Xin Buxiu, paused, and said, "If you really want to take me as your disciple, you can set your conditions and let me return to the mountain. I can come to you after I've thought it through. But you've trapped me here. What will happen if I don't want to?"

Xin Buxiu paused for a moment, then said, "Xue Yuan, the City God of Sishui, gave you the chess pieces prepared for Xiuren Temple." "Chess pieces, I can't really say what they are, but the people chosen are all extraordinary. What could be more extraordinary than a tiger? Tigers are naturally strong, and they are absolutely invincible when they cultivate to the same level. Although it was by chance, I think you are quite suitable."

"But the prerequisite is that you must be a person who cultivates a humanistic outlook, no, a tiger."

"The responsibility for the chess pieces lies with the City God of Sishui. It wouldn't be difficult for Xiuren Temple to ask for another one, so let's leave that aside for now."

"You are now in name only, and are still outside the control of the Cultivation Sect."

“If you use your wisdom to eat people and commit murder, the blame will fall on Xiurenguan. Xiurenguan will not allow a tiger to impersonate you.”

Chen Jing breathed a sigh of relief and said, "So, I only need to join the Xiuren Temple, and I don't necessarily have to become a disciple of a Taoist priest?"

What do you mean? It's not that I don't want to join the Cultivation Path, it's just that I look down on people who don't cultivate their minds?
Xin Buxiu's face darkened instantly, and he said coldly, "You think it's beneath you to become my disciple! I'm not bragging, but in terms of cultivation strength, not to mention cultivation of human values, I am one of the most outstanding figures in the entire Daye Dynasty."

Chen Jing quickly shook his head: "Mayflies yearn for longevity, the dull-witted yearn for intelligence, and the poor yearn for wealth. As the king of beasts, I have a physique that few beasts can rival, so what I yearn for is not physical strength."

Xin Buxiu: "…………"

Why waste your talent and insist on taking on high-difficulty challenges? How can you be even more despicable than others?

He paused for a moment before saying, "The knowledge of nurturing and protecting animals taught by the Purple Gold Illusion Sect is designed for humans. You are a tiger, so how will you pass the test?"

Chen Jingxiu's Second Realm Nourishing and Protecting Method had long surpassed the limitations of objects, and besides, the test shouldn't be targeted at any particular character. He replied, "The principles are the same, and I have roughly grasped them! If I cannot pass the test, it won't be too late to become your disciple."

"Very well! Forced love is never sweet, so I'll grant your wish this once!"

After saying this, Xin Buxiu's body vanished in a phantom. Before Chen Jing could react, a withered hand grabbed his hind leg.

With a muffled thud from its lungs, the tiger's body clenched and hurled with all its might, its hundreds of pounds of weight flying like a broken sack. With a 'bang,' the body crashed heavily to the ground before it could even turn over.

Chen Jing rolled over and got up. Although he didn't feel any pain when he regained consciousness, he knew from the sound of his landing that he had been injured!

In Li Yin's memory, it was thrown off a cliff by Xin Buxiu, who handled it with ease, and it landed on a stone platform without being injured.

This old Taoist priest isn't magnanimous; he holds a grudge!
"........."

Purple Mountain.

Xu Wu climbed the mountain again and walked onto the stone platform, reaching out to touch the human-shaped stone in the center.

In an instant, the figure vanished from the spot and entered a void.

Not long after, Xin Buxiu and Chen Jing also arrived at the stone platform of Zijin Mountain. Xin Buxiu said, "As long as you master the 'Nourishing the Body Technique,' you can enter the secret realm of the Cultivation Temple by touching the stone."

"There are three inheritances in the secret realm, corresponding to physical cultivation, qi cultivation, and spirit cultivation respectively. However, each person only has one chance to enter the secret realm."

"No matter how much you gain in the secret realm, you can be considered a disciple of the patriarch's generation. In the future, when you meet disciples of the Cultivation Temple, you can address them as fellow disciples regardless of their seniority."

Chen Jing extended his tiger claw and touched the humanoid stone. The main god instantly received a notification: [Special spiritual realm node detected. You can choose to enter area 3.]

(End of this chapter)