Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter Sixty-Two: The Past of Bai Sanren

"Ha ha!"

"I wouldn't call it giving advice; it's just that I happened to come across a suitable one while looking at missions, but we were short one person to form a team."

"I noticed that the young hero's attitude was gentle and his behavior was measured, not to mention his formidable strength!"

Bai Sanren pointed to the Xuan Tie Greatsword on Han Yi's back and then said, "Naturally, I thought of inviting you to join my team, young hero."

"oh…..."

Han Yi just survived an assassination attempt; could this invitation be a trap?

Thinking of this, he glanced at Bai Sanren and Qianxue.

Bai Sanren has a flowing white beard and looks harmless, but his overall strength is actually '60~89'!

This Bai Sanren is quite something. These stats are probably at the late stage of Blood Refinement. If he were a few years younger, he might even have a chance to break through to the Meridian Opening stage!

If a martial artist below the Meridian Opening stage fails to break through to a certain realm, or if they grow older, their Qi and blood will be depleted, making subsequent cultivation more difficult, thus creating a vicious cycle.

People in their childhood and adolescence are full of energy and have abundant blood and qi. Even if they fail to make breakthroughs occasionally, their total blood and qi are still growing and there is still a possibility of further progress.

However, after middle age, the body stops developing and the total amount of qi and blood tends to stabilize. At this time, if a breakthrough fails, it will lead to a deficiency of qi and blood, which will gradually reduce the success rate of breaking through to a higher realm.

By old age, one's Qi and blood can no longer remain stable and gradually decline. Even taking body-refining elixirs cannot maintain Qi and blood, making further breakthroughs virtually impossible. In fact, the reduced Qi and blood may even cause a decline in strength. This is the origin of the saying, "One should strive hard in youth and start practicing martial arts early."

Bai Sanren is clearly not young, yet he can still maintain the strength of the late stage of Blood Refinement, which means he must have been a formidable figure in his youth.

Meanwhile, the value floating beside Qianxue is '23~28'.

While such strength might not seem like much to Han Yi at his current level—around the late stage of Bone Refinement—the key point is that Miss Qianxue is quite young, appearing to be only fourteen or fifteen years old.

To have such strength at such a young age...

Seeing Bai Sanren following closely behind her, he didn't seem like family; he was more like a bodyguard...

Han Yi felt that Qianxue was like a scion of a powerful family who had gone out to gain experience, one of those rumored powerful forces.

If we speculate in this way, it doesn't seem like a trap...

Han Yi pondered for a moment before speaking, "However, among so many martial artists in this hall, there are quite a few with good reputations and formidable strength..."

He gestured with his lip, indicating to the other lone warriors in the hall.

"Hahaha!"

Bai Sanren smiled and said, "Young friend, you are not aware of this, you are different from them..."

He pointed to a subtle mark on Han Yi's clothes, and said leisurely, with a touch of reminiscence, "I was once a member of the Crimson Flame Sect..."

Bai Sanren, several years ago, was also an inner disciple of the Crimson Flame Sect when he was young. He was exceptionally talented and became a late-stage Blood Refinement martial artist at a young age.

At the time, he was ambitious and full of vigor, intending to accomplish great things, but soon, harsh reality dealt him a heavy blow. The Crimson Flame Sect stipulated that if a disciple's cultivation reached the peak of the late Blood Refinement stage, they could apply for the right to comprehend the Fundamental Visualization Diagram once.

At that time, Bai Sanren was full of ambition, thinking that he could break through to the Meridian Opening stage in one go, become a martial artist, and then take a high position in the sect and make a name for himself.

But how difficult is it to overcome the bottleneck in the meridian opening stage!

Bai Sanren failed. His confidence before seclusion, his junior sister's hopes, and his master's earnest expectations all vanished. Unwilling to accept defeat, he used all his resources to try his best to take on missions from the sect.

Finally, after spending several years, he had accumulated enough contribution points to exchange for the Fundamental Visualization Diagram, and Bai Sanren applied to enter the meditation room again.

Undoubtedly, Bai Sanren failed again due to his body being too busy accumulating contributions to take care of itself, the loss of qi and blood left from his first breakthrough, his advancing age, and his anxiety.

After failing to break through to the Meridian Opening stage twice in a row, Bai Sanren became disheartened. He knew that he had no hope of entering the Meridian Opening stage in this life and completely accepted his fate.

However, he did not accept the sect's arrangement to serve as a sect manager, but instead chose to leave the Crimson Flame Sect...

"So what did you do after you left the Crimson Flame Sect?" After listening to Bai Sanren's story, Han Yi licked his lips, clearly still wanting more and not having had enough.

"Then naturally they'd be living a life of luxury, indulging in women and throwing their weight around!" Bai Sanren glanced at Han Yi sideways. "What, you've got a taste for that too, kid?"

"No, not at all..." Han Yi smiled awkwardly; all he wanted to do now was become stronger.

Women will only affect the speed at which I draw my sword!

"Even heroes find it hard to resist the charms of a beautiful woman, let alone ordinary people. Han boy, remember this: humans have seven emotions and six desires. Don't believe in the so-called 'severing of emotions and desires' for the sake of cultivation!" Bai Sanren said dejectedly, "What a misfortune for our family..."

"Yes, I will remember!" Han Yi's expression turned serious. Bai Sanren's words had indeed struck a chord with him.

In his past life, when he read many novels, he often heard the saying that only by being emotionless and without desire could one become an immortal. He always scoffed at this idea.

Humans are not plants or trees; how can they be without feelings? Humans are only human because they have emotions. What's the difference between humans and wood or stone if they don't have emotions?

Besides, if you are already devoid of emotion and desire, why would you want to become an immortal?

However, every family has its own troubles, and it seems that the Bai family also has many stories to tell... Han Yi thought to himself.

"Old man Bai, what happened at your home? Why didn't you tell me?" Qianxue's clear, bell-like voice rang out with curiosity.

"Little Qianxue, why are you interrupting when your elders are speaking?" Bai Sanren rolled his eyes and said to Qianxue.

"Hmph, you're always bullying me! You're such a big guy, not that old!" Qianxue put her hands on her hips, walked to the side, and sulked to herself. "Mommy wanted you to be my bodyguard..."

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"Hahaha!" Han Yi and Bai Sanren exchanged a glance and burst into laughter. To be honest, Xiao Qianxue looks quite cute when she's angry!

"How about it, Han kid, want to team up?" Bai Sanren asked with a smile.

"I would be more than happy to accept!" Han Yi bowed respectfully.

After listening to Bai Sanren's explanation for a long time, most of his doubts had disappeared. Moreover, his current stats were '61~97', and as long as he was careful, he was unlikely to trip up in a ditch!