I Am Immortal In The Cultivation World novel Chapter 4

Chapter 4: The Nameless Mantra

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

After drinking and eating his fill, Zhou Yi was about to leave, but he felt that it was a pity that he had not learned any secret techniques.

“I’m about to die!” Wei Chang suddenly said.

There were still more than ten days until the execution.

“Then I wish you a pleasant journey, Hero. Before I leave, I’ll definitely find a bottle of century-old wine!”

Zhou Yi spoke slowly. “This is all I can do.”

After delivering wine for more than half a month, Zhou Yi’s relationship with Wei Chang had improved a lot. He knew that Wei Chang had been circulating his energy to remove the poison. However, the poison that the Uniformed Guards fed him was as poisonous as leeches. In the end, it was futile.

“This is enough!”

Wei Chang said, “I never owe anyone a favor. If I could manage to escape, I would return the good wine to you a hundredfold. Now that the execution is imminent, I can only teach you martial arts to repay the debt.”

Zhou Yi did not pretend to be polite. He cupped his hands and said, “Please guide me!”

“I was born a lowly hunter in the countryside. I practiced martial arts at the age of 15. At the age of 20, I dominated the world. At the age of 30, I was almost invincible in Yuzhou. Everyone says that the Flying Rainbow Swordsman is talented, but that’s not the case!”

Wei Chang said, “The real reason is that I was lucky enough to enter the cave abode of my predecessors while hunting and obtained a Nameless Mantra.”

Zhou Yi was pleasantly surprised and secretly guessed that this was some kind of unbeatable cultivation technique.

“This mantra is quite mysterious. After I got married and established my family, I tried to pass it on to my children, but none of them succeeded. Later on, I passed it on to my clansmen, and it was more of the same.”

Wei Chang went on, “I’ll teach you this technique today. If you can’t sense the profundity within, I’ll teach you another cultivation technique.”

“Thank you, sir!”

Zhou Yi said, “Even if I can’t cultivate it, I’ll still teach it to the heroes I meet in the future.”

“Hmph! You’re smart. I hate those who do harm to others.”

As Wei Chang said this, he was actually relieved. He had originally planned to teach ordinary martial arts techniques, but when he heard this, he decided to impart superior-class cultivation techniques.

“Listen to me carefully!”

“Heaven and Earth, give birth to yin and yang, transform into all things…”

There were more than 300 words in the entirety of the Nameless Mantra. Zhou Yi memorized it after listening to it carefully a few times. He silently recited it to Wei Chang twice as he sat cross-legged in the cell.

“…calm your heart, breathe slowly, gather the divine light, reach the heavens…”

Zhou Yi followed the Nameless Mantra’s instructions and meditated to comprehend the world. However, there was no reaction. He could not sense the clear qi that Wei Chang mentioned at all.

An hour passed. Zhou Yi’s legs were sore from sitting cross-legged, so he had to get up and move around.

Seeing Zhou Yi’s expression, Wei Chang naturally knew what was going on. “There’s no need to be discouraged. Not a single one of my hundred clansmen was able to cultivate it.”

Zhou Yi was feeling down, but not because the cultivation technique had not been successful. He had other thoughts that lay heavy in his heart.

“Have you investigated the origins of the Nameless Mantra?”

“I can’t find any traces of the origins of that cave abode, but…”

Wei Chang hesitated for a moment before continuing, “Perhaps it’s related to the legendary immortals. However, Dao Seeking cultivation is illusory. I gave up after investigating for a few years.”

“Immortals!”

Zhou Yi muttered to himself. He was sure that there were immortals in this world.

This Nameless Mantra’s cultivation method was to sense the clear spirit qi in the world. Martial arts cultivation techniques such as body tempering and inner qi were from the human body.

A completely different cultivation method. It was most likely an immortal cultivation technique.

From this, he deduced that cultivation might require some kind of talent, such as Innate Ability, Spiritual Roots, or Spiritual Heritage.

On the other hand, those who could not complete the immortal cultivation techniques did not have the talent for cultivation.

…

Zhou Yi shrugged helplessly. Indeed, there were gains and losses in this world. Although he was a little disheartened, he was not completely let down.

The Dao Fruit of Eternal Life gave him an endless lifespan.