What Should I Do If I Can’T Die?

I witnessed with my own eyes Song Shi's remarkable growth. He was in a daze all day, feeling a bit dreamlike.

My decades of battle experience were actually learned by the young master in just half a day!

What kind of monstrous learning speed is this?

It makes me look as dumb as a pig.

I estimate that in another day at most, the young master will have learned all of my hidden techniques.

"Let's eat something and take a break!"

Song Shi saw that it was already midnight and stopped to say.

"Can we still eat the food at home? There might be poison."

The clever one hesitated.

Song Shi paused for a moment, not because of the so-called poison, but because he realized that the maid who took care of his daily needs had died, and there was no one left to prepare meals for him.

"If it's cooked, we can eat it. Let's do it ourselves."

He silently went to the kitchen and took out the stored meat and vegetables to cut them himself.

The sound of chopping echoed in the unusually quiet kitchen, and the clever one was surprised: "I didn't expect the young master to know how to cook and chop vegetables."

"Have you never seen a pig before you've eaten pork? You're in charge of starting the fire. Today, we'll eat boiled food."

Song Shi applied the knife skills he had just learned to cutting the vegetables, becoming more and more proficient.

Amidst the crackling sound of burning flames, the water in the pot boiled, and Song Shi's powerful vision could perceive strands of black energy being evaporated.

Expressionless, he added the meat, vegetables, and seasonings to the pot and said, "You said you had a breakthrough? How is it going?"

"It was just a small hurdle, and I've already passed it."

The clever one chuckled, "I'm now a peak expert at the Acquired stage. I have the strength of nine bulls and two tigers, similar to those Iron Guard."

"Not bad!"

Song Shi couldn't help but think of the Innate Pill. It should be useful for this guy.

"In fact, anyone with a bit of talent can reach the peak of the Acquired stage through hard cultivation. The most difficult part is reaching the Innate stage. Most people are stuck for their entire lives."

The clever one explained.

"Take this and eat it."

Song Shi took out a pill bottle from the system and threw it to the clever one.

"Young master, what is this?"

The clever one asked curiously.

"It's an Innate Pill. It can help you break through to the Innate stage." Song Shi said casually, "I practice cultivation, so it's not very useful for me. I'll give it to you."

The clever one trembled, staring at the pill bottle in his hand, his body shaking.

Innate!

He had been guarding against this bottleneck for over thirty years, which was the limit for mortals. And now, the pill in his hand could actually help him break through to the Innate stage!

Although he knew that there were so-called Spirit Pills that could help Acquired Martial Artists break through this major hurdle, when it actually came into his hands, he felt a sense of unreality.

He couldn't believe it and asked, "Young master, is this really for me?"

"Why so much nonsense? The thing is already in your hands. Do you think I'm just letting you play with it?"

Song Shi snorted and picked up a spoon to stir the pot of meat soup in front of him, instantly filling the air with steam.

Da Congming looked at the young master who had gained a few Spirit Partitioning secrets after the mist dissipated, and thought about the young master's mention of immortals, inferring the origin of the Innate Pill.

Tears welled up in his eyes. "Young master, this is truly precious. It can be said to be the thing that thousands of Martial Artists dream of. You can use it yourself as well. With both immortality and martial arts, it is definitely easier than cultivating only one path."

Seeing that Da Congming was not too greedy in this situation, Song Shi smiled and said, "The Innate Pill you mentioned is not a big bottleneck for me. I am confident that I can easily break through. Moreover, I have not yet reached the pinnacle of the Foundation Building stage, and the situation is urgent. I'm giving you a good deal!"

Upon hearing this, Da Congming stood up and knelt down on one knee to Song Shi. "Thank you, young master, for nurturing me. From now on, Da Congming will follow you even in death."

"Tsk, once I succeed in cultivating immortality, your Innate status won't mean much. Don't think too much about it."

Song Shi waved his hand, but there was still a smile on his lips, very satisfied with Da Congming's promise.

At this critical moment, he needed a loyal subordinate to do things. Otherwise, he wouldn't have given the Innate Pill to this guy.

"Thank you for your great kindness. Da Congming knows what to do!"

Da Congming stood up and earnestly started a fire.

"What level does the Innate rank correspond to for cultivators?"

Song Shi returned to the main topic.

"I heard Qin Lao describe it today. The Foundation Building stage is roughly equivalent to the early and middle stages of Qi Refining. The Innate corresponds to the late stage and perfection of Qi Refining. The specific situation depends on the battle. If a Martial Artist gets close and the cultivator doesn't have enough defense, a Foundation Building Martial Artist can kill a Qi Refining Late Stage cultivator."

"What about above that?"

Song Shi narrowed his eyes.

"Then it would take a Transcendent Grandmaster to contend with them. But according to Qin Lao, once you reach the Transcendent realm, our Martial Artists generally have stronger physical strength than cultivators of the same level in the Foundation Building stage. However, cultivators have Law Treasures, talismans, and other things to make up for this gap, so it's hard to say."

Da Congming spoke about what he had heard.

"And above that?"

Song Shi looked like he wanted to get to the bottom of it.

"Well, above that is what is known as the Martial Dao King and even the Emperor. They are the true immortals on land. Young master probably doesn't know, but our Great Qian Dynasty was established on the basis of martial arts. The founding elders were Martial Emperor-level powerhouses, equivalent to Nascent Soul cultivators among cultivators!"

Da Congming showed admiration. "In the past, the Great Qian Martial Emperor struggled against all kinds of demons and monsters, and immortals and buddhas came to court. What a glorious sight!"

"What the f*ck, how come I didn't know about this!"

Song Shi heard about this for the first time. Originally, he thought this was just a feudal dynasty in the mortal world. Who would have thought there was such a powerful background?

Indeed, in this world with demons and monsters, if an empire doesn't have any abilities, how can it rule the world?

"Well, this is because rulers want peace in the world, so they deliberately downplay the martial arts culture and emphasize literature over martial arts. After all, heroes who use martial arts to violate the law are not what they want in peaceful times."

Da Congming smiled bitterly. "This has led to the people in the past thousand years only knowing about the imperial examinations to enter officialdom, forgetting about martial arts for the country. In reality, even if they cultivate martial arts, there is no way to serve the country. There aren't enough positions for Martial Artists, and even if they cultivate martial arts, they are just bodyguards for people like you, young master. Over time, not many people are willing to work hard to cultivate martial arts."

In a few words, Song Shi had a rough understanding of the hidden history of the Great Qian Dynasty, which couldn't be seen in the eight-legged essays.

On the other hand, it also indicated that the Great Qian Dynasty was deliberately downplaying the role of Martial Artists, constantly suppressing them to the point where Martial Artists had little say.

"Emphasizing literature over martial arts, corruption in the court... These are the signs of the late period of all feudal dynasties."

Song Shi sighed inwardly. "Not to mention that there are demons and monsters with supernatural abilities in this world. The level of chaos will be even more intense when it breaks out!"

"Yes, when the control of the empire weakens, all kinds of demons and monsters will emerge. I heard that places far from the capital of the Great Qian Dynasty have already become like hell on earth. Ah, I really don't know when this world will find stability."

Da Congming had a worried expression.

"The world will divide after a long time of unity, and it will unite after a long time of division. It depends on who can rise in this chaotic era."

Song Shi's gaze was distant, and he thought to himself, will it be the revival of the Great Qian Dynasty or the unification of the chaotic forces? Who can say for sure?

He wasn't very interested in power. He only cared about becoming strong enough to be carefree in this chaotic era.