Eternal Life: I Can Break Through The Limits Of All Methods

Chapter 36: Object Manipulation

Chu Ming turned his head and saw that it was Ji Rong who had walked to the gate of the courtyard.

Xiao Yuying, upon seeing someone arrive, immediately blushed and hurriedly ran into the thatched cottage.

Chu Ming didn't think much about his junior sister's situation and walked over to greet Ji Rong with a smile.

"Senior Brother Ji, you're here. Come in and have a cup of tea."

Ji Rong waved his hand and smiled, "No need, I won't disturb Junior Brother's enjoyment."

Although he said that, he secretly laughed at Chu Ming's poor judgment in choosing such a bulky female cultivator as his partner.

Perhaps he was afraid that if he found a beautiful wife, she might be harassed by him.

Chu Ming smiled and didn't explain anything about his junior sister. Instead, he conscientiously said, "The Spirit Rice is ready. I'll bring it to Senior Brother."

He then walked into the storeroom, took out two bags of dull Spirit Rice, and handed them to Ji Rong.

I wonder how Ji Rong and his family are doing after eating this Spirit Rice. Judging from Ji Rong's appearance, it doesn't seem to have a significant impact.

Ji Rong put away the Spirit Rice and couldn't help muttering, "Damn it, this morning, we had a big fight because there wasn't enough Spirit Rice."

Chu Ming pretended to care and said, "There's no need for that. Why would a family argue every day?"

Ji Rong replied irritably, "It's all because of my youngest son... sigh, forget it, I won't tell you."

Lately, he didn't know what was going on, but his youngest son's appetite had increased, and his intelligence had declined.

He used to be able to recite the Burning Heaven Technique last month, but now he could only recall it intermittently, let alone practice it.

His reaction had also become slower. Sometimes, he had to be called three times before he could hear it.

His eyes were lifeless, completely devoid of the previous vitality.

At first, he thought he had some strange illness, but when he went to the clinic, they didn't find any problems.

And this morning, he had to eat three large bowls of Spirit Rice, leaving very little for the others.

His first and second wives were unhappy and scolded his youngest son, Ji Gui, for being a glutton. This led to an argument with his third wife.

After hearing Ji Rong's words, Chu Ming didn't know exactly what had happened, but it seemed that the delayed effect of the Spirit Rice was the cause.

At this rate, his youngest son was probably done for.

"Alright, I won't inquire about your family affairs anymore."

"By the way, Senior Brother, you said last time that you would give me a sack of secret manuals. Did you bring them today?" Chu Ming asked.

Ji Rong smiled and said, "Oh, you almost made me forget."

He then took out a bulging sack from his storage ring. It had protruding corners, indicating that it contained secret manuals.

"Here you go. The secret manuals inside took me a lot of effort and quite a few spirit stones to acquire."

After speaking, he threw the sack to Chu Ming.

Chu Ming reached out and caught it, feeling disdainful. These secret manuals were all common and could be found anywhere. It would be considered a loss if even one spirit stone was spent on them.

He probably just found someone selling secret manuals on the street. Given his bad reputation in the market, he might not have even spent any money.

But what he wanted were these kinds of secret manuals. Inside the sack, there should be many suitable ones for his cultivation.

He expressed his gratitude, "Thank you, Senior Brother, for going through the trouble for me."

Ji Rong smiled and waved his hand, "We're brothers. There's no need to be polite. Besides, didn't you lend me the Spirit Rice?"

"Oh, right, you... uh, what was I going to say?"

He paused halfway through his sentence and started pondering.

"Do you have anything to tell me, Senior Brother?" Chu Ming asked.

Ji Rong rubbed his chin and said, "I can't remember for the moment. Forget it, I'll tell you next time when I remember."

Chu Ming secretly laughed. It seemed that Ji Rong was also affected by the delayed effect of the Spirit Rice, but the effect wasn't very obvious yet.

After bidding farewell to Ji Rong, he carried the sack and returned to the thatched cottage.

At this time, his junior sister was helping him clean the house and tidy up the bed.

Seeing him return, she didn't say much, but her ears turned red.

It seemed that she didn't know how to explain their intimate behavior just now.

Chu Ming also hadn't figured out how to say it, so he took out the secret manuals in his hand to change the subject.

"Junior Sister, that person gave me a lot of secret manuals. Although they are all street goods, they are much simpler."

"Come and take a look. Maybe you can find something suitable for your practice."

"Okay, Senior Brother," Xiao Yuying replied, her expression returning to normal. She followed Chu Ming to the table and sat down, flipping through the secret manuals she had taken out from the sack.

Chu Ming casually flipped through one and said, "Heh, it's 'Invigorating Body Art' again."

"Clearly, he knows that I've already reached Great Completion, yet he still gave me a copy. He's really trying to deceive me."

He disdainfully threw it aside and continued searching.

At this moment, Xiao Yuying also took out a secret manual with the title "Blissful Room" written on it.

When she saw the name, her face turned red. She understood that it should be a dual cultivation technique.

However, curiosity got the better of her. After glancing at Chu Ming, who didn't notice her, she slowly opened it and started browsing through it.

Although she appeared a bit flushed, she didn't feel that the content above was complicated.

"What's this? Junior sister wants to practice this?" Chu Ming noticed the secret manual she was holding and couldn't help but ask with a mischievous smile.

Xiao Yuying's face immediately turned red, and she quickly put the secret manual aside.

"No... no, I was just casually looking."

Seeing her shy, Chu Ming didn't tease her anymore.

However, Xiao Yuying secretly pondered that the dual cultivation technique didn't seem difficult, and perhaps she could practice it.

She had already thought it through. She liked her senior brother and wanted to be with him.

Even if she had no hope of becoming an immortal, she would still feel happy to spend the rest of her life with her senior brother.

But she also felt that if she followed her senior brother, she wouldn't be of any help and would only hinder his cultivation.

Even if she said it out loud, her senior brother might not necessarily want her.

But now she realized that the dual cultivation technique might be her opportunity.

Dual cultivation was in line with the laws of heaven, and for most cultivators, dual cultivation techniques could also be used to assist in cultivation and improve their realm.

Even if the main cultivation method couldn't reach the highest realm, with the appropriate dual cultivation technique, the current cultivation realm could reach perfection.

If that were the case, she wouldn't just be a burden to her senior brother anymore. She should be able to help him in his cultivation.

Perhaps she could also make some progress in her own cultivation through this. Maybe there was even a chance for her to be with her senior brother forever.

And her senior brother might not necessarily have no feelings for her.

Otherwise, why would he make such jokes when they were cutting rice before?

Her senior brother was also a normal man. After being lonely for a long time, he should want to find a woman.

And if she could reveal her appearance, perhaps her senior brother would like her even more.

Her appearance was not bad. The reason she covered her face with her hair and dressed in a bulky manner was to conceal her looks and figure.

As a female cultivator with a mixed spiritual root, she didn't attract the attention of important figures. Even if she did, they would probably only see her as a plaything.

And the outer sect was a mix of dragons and snakes, with many wicked people. So she did this to protect herself.

She often ate spicy food, which made her feel hot and caused her face to break out in acne.

Even if she accidentally revealed her face, others wouldn't be very interested in her.

But now she had made up her mind. She wouldn't eat spicy food for a while and slowly restore her appearance.

When she recovered, she would come to express her feelings to her senior brother.

Even if she could be with her senior brother, even if she couldn't become immortal, she would be content.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but smile, feeling hopeful in her heart.

As for the book "Blissful Room," she didn't dare to ask for it at the moment. She planned to wait for the right time to borrow it from her senior brother for study.

She flipped through and found a manual called "Swallow Flight Technique."

After watching it for a while, she felt that it didn't seem particularly difficult.

"Senior brother, I want this one."

Chu Ming looked at it and nodded in satisfaction. "Not bad, this is an escape technique. It requires less luck and is suitable for you to practice."

"You can take it, no need to return it. I have already learned this one."

By this time, it was getting late, so Xiao Yuying bid farewell and left.

Afterwards, Chu Ming looked through a bag of manuals and found more than a dozen spells that he could practice.

He now had attack spells from the wood, water, and earth elements.

But he couldn't practice all of them at once, especially since he still needed to practice the spells he had learned before.

After reaching the Transcendent Realm, there was the Saint Entry realm, which unlocked more attributes, making the spells even more powerful.

So he continued to practice the spells he had learned before every day.

As for the new spells, he decided to practice one first, see if the attributes were useful after breaking through to the Transcendent Realm, and then practice the others.

After browsing through the panel interface, his gaze locked onto "Object Manipulation."

This spell was similar to "Control of Objects," with only a one-word difference in the name.

However, the hand gestures, incantations, and method of using luck were more low-level, so the range of control was much smaller than "Control of Objects," and the perfection could only reach a radius of half a zhang.

The maximum weight that could be lifted was also very low, only about ten jin.

But that didn't matter to him. Once he mastered one point of proficiency by reading the manual, it meant that he could easily practice this spell.

After reaching the Transcendent Realm, it would definitely be ten times stronger than "Control of Objects."

And by practicing this spell, he would be able to manipulate objects from a distance in the future.

Not only would it be more convenient in daily life, but it would also have various uses in crises and battles.

After deciding to practice this spell, he casually took out a grain of Spirit Rice from his spatial storage and placed it on the table.

Then he performed the hand gestures and incantations properly, and cast Object Manipulation.

After a moment, the Spirit Rice on the table slowly floated up.

[Object Manipulation: Proficiency +1]

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