156: Chapter 156 Mortal Body, Ancient Mysterious Stump

"Hmm? Old God Secret Pile?"

Upon seeing the name of this skill,

Qin Feng was momentarily stunned.

Old God?

The names attached to cultivation methods like Martial Arts Secret Piles were naturally not chosen at random; they generally carried corresponding symbolism.

Take the Dragon Tiger Secret Pile, for example.

Its practice involved taking the form of the Dragon and the intent of the Tiger.

Or the Great Sage Secret Pile.

The so-called 'Great Sage' referred to Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.

This was an existence belonging to myths and legends.

And what was the Great Sage's most famous ability?

Without a doubt,

the Seventy-Two Transformations.

The seventy-two major Acupoints were derived from the essence of these Seventy-Two Transformations.

This kind of essence involved the field of occultism.

It carried the Profound Truth of metaphysics.

If names were given haphazardly,

without that underlying essence,

then the power of the practiced Martial Arts Secret Pile would be reduced by at least half.

"Old God... does it refer to some deity from an ancient era?"

Qin Feng speculated inwardly.

His gaze focused on the skill panel of the crimson cheat, projecting his will and spiritual perception to carefully sense the information contained within the skill:

[Old God Secret Pile: With a Mortal body, uphold the gods; through Extreme Dao Martial Cultivation, look down upon heaven and earth!]

[Practitioners of this Secret Pile must possess a fearless Extreme Dao spirit, break through their own limits, and create their own martial path. Otherwise, this Secret Pile can only be practiced as a basic health-preserving pile. Attempting to go deeper will only lead to madness and mutation.]

[This Secret Pile originates from the Old Days and was created by a god; it consists of three Pile method forms in total.]

[It does not cultivate Acupoints, does not train blood Qi, and does not enrich spirituality.]

[Its sole purpose is to assist the method of Extreme Dao Martial Cultivation, helping one comprehend their own Extreme Dao.]

As the information flooded into his mind,

Qin Feng's eyes couldn't help but light up:

"This Old God Secret Pile was actually created by a god? It can help someone comprehend their own Extreme Dao?"

Qin Feng's heart began to thumping wildly.

Right now,

wasn't he agonizing over his own Extreme Dao?

Without the slightest hesitation,

Qin Feng immediately immersed his thoughts into it.

As the "Old God Secret Pile" was recorded on the crimson cheat's panel, the three forms it contained became complete all at once, saving Qin Feng the trouble of searching for the other two.

"I have to say, the crimson cheat is truly amazing!"

"It actually deduced the other two forms of the 'Old God Secret Pile' directly."

"Let me take a closer look..."

About half an hour later,

Qin Feng's immersed thoughts gradually cleared, and a look of realization appeared in his eyes.

This "Old God Secret Pile" contained three Pile method forms.

Each movement

looked extremely simple.

But if one wanted to study them deeply, grasp their essence, and reach the level of mastery, they had to face the trial hidden within—the "Old God Vision."

The so-called "Old God Vision" was a divine thought originating from the Old Days.

The mutation, madness, and terror Qin Feng had felt before

had come from this Old God!

"No wonder I started showing signs of mutation before I could even react. I wonder how the strength of such an 'Old God' compares to the gods of today?"

Curiosity couldn't help but well up in Qin Feng's heart.

Although the information in the "Old God Secret Pile" frequently mentioned the existence of "Old Gods,"

as for what kind of existence an "Old God" actually was...

Qin Feng knew nothing at all.

However,

that didn't matter.

It didn't affect his cultivation of the "Old God Secret Pile."

"The three Pile method forms contained in this Secret Pile are—"

Qin Feng recalled them

while practicing the movements.

"Heaven-Supporting Pile!"

"All-Gods Pile!"

"Old Days Pile!"

"The essence of practicing these pile movements is that while supporting the heavens, one's heart must be filled with the intent of 'upholding the gods with a Mortal body.'"

It was common knowledge

that gods resided in the heavens,

within the starry sky.

The so-called "Supporting the Heavens"

was not actually about physically lifting the entire sky, but about upholding the gods who resided above the sky and... ruling over them!

This was an incredibly extraordinary intent!

One must realize

that current martial arts cultivation basically relied on the boons bestowed by the gods.

Without a divine boon,

cultivation was practically impossible.

One couldn't even reach the beginner level.

And yet...

this "Old God Secret Pile" actually claimed to let a person uphold and rule over the gods with a Mortal body?

"It truly deserves its reputation as an auxiliary cultivation method for Extreme Dao Martial Cultivation."

"This 'Old God Secret Pile' is permeated to its core with a sense of extremity and madness."

"If it weren't for the powerful willpower of Extreme Dao Martial Cultivation, ready to break through one's limits at any time, one wouldn't be able to withstand the Old God's intent contained within this 'Old God Secret Pile' at all."

Qin Feng didn't have the slightest intention of backing down.

On the contrary, at this moment,

his heart felt a surge of hot blood.

That Extreme Dao intent in his bones was also permeating and gradually filling his entire body!

"Enough talk, let's just cultivate!"

"I'll master the first movement, the 'Heaven-Supporting Pile,' first!"

...

The next day.

Qin Feng gradually opened his eyes.

After practicing the "Heaven-Supporting Pile" for a day and a night, Qin Feng only felt full of energy, without a single trace of fatigue.

This Pile method was miraculous.

It trained the Physical Body,

and it also trained the mind.

However, in the Early Stage, it didn't seem to have much effect on increasing Qin Feng's strength.

He looked at the crimson cheat's panel.

Old God Secret Pile: beginner (1%)

"Hmm? No improvement at all?"

Generally speaking, skills that were just learned were easiest to level up at the beginner stage.

Yet now...

after practicing this "Old God Secret Pile" for a day and a night, the proficiency percentage hadn't budged. Wasn't this a bit too exaggerated?

"No, it's not that there's been no improvement."

"It's just that the amount of improvement hasn't reached 1% yet, so it's not showing on the panel."

Qin Feng sensed it carefully,

but his brow furrowed deeper and deeper.

This efficiency

was honestly too slow.

"Maybe my method was wrong while practicing the first form, the 'Heaven-Supporting Pile'?"

Qin Feng wondered suspiciously:

"This 'Old God Secret Pile' came from that 'Limit-Breaking Martial Arts' training class. Maybe I can find a way to increase efficiency at that training class..."

"Hmm?"

While he was pondering,

suddenly,

a strange expression appeared on Qin Feng's face, one that also carried a hint of eeriness:

"It seems something has happened over at the Rising Sun Behemoth Factory..."

Although Qin Feng's true body had been on break these past few days, cultivating at a relaxed pace, his two Hidden Bodies had been staying at the Rising Sun Behemoth Factory day and night, working while skimming titan blood crystals off the top.

Only in the dead of night

would they return briefly

to deliver the titan blood crystals,

and then return to stay in the 'Ether Layer' of the Rising Sun Behemoth Factory.

Lu Yunsong hadn't been lying in wait lately.

Qin Feng could be said to be living quite comfortably.

However, just today...

Lu Yunsong

has actually returned!"