Chapter 3: Meeting a Stranger

However, no matter how much Old Xie complained about the arrangement of the Heavens, as an infant, he was power less to change this fact. He was thrown away again. The only difference was that last time he was thrown into the ice and snow and almost froze to death, but this time he was thrown into a river to drift with the waves. He didn’t know what his future fate would be.

“Sigh, since I’m here, I might as well make the best of it!” Old Xie could only console himself.

Not long after being thrown into the river, Old Xie began to look inside himself to thoroughly understand this strange body of his. After a careful inspection, Old Xie almost wanted to shout in excitement. It turned out that he discovered that the quality of this body’s bones was incredibly high, simply unbelievable.

Actually, Old Xie’s bones in his previous life were quite good, a rare genius in a thousand years. But compared to this body, that was at least eighty thousand miles off! If Old Xie’s bones in his previous life were ten, then his bones in this life absolutely exceeded ten thousand. Was this still a human body? Even an elephant couldn’t compare!

Actually, Old Xie didn’t know that his body was indeed much stronger than an elephant’s! Speaking of which, this so-called bone quality was actually physical constitution, which was directly related to bloodline. Just like how an elephant’s physical constitution was absolutely higher than a human’s. And Old Xie’s bloodline was the ancient giant beast that was countless times more powerful than an elephant, the Behemoth!

It turned out that the reason Natasha was able to get pregnant was entirely because of the attack that day. At that time, the arrowhead that shot into Natasha’s lower abdomen had first penetrated the Behemoth’s testicle before hitting Natasha. The arrowhead carried a small amount of Behemoth sperm when it passed through the Behemoth’s testicle. After shooting into Natasha’s womb, it caused Natasha’s pregnancy. So Old Xie’s father was actually a Behemoth Behemoth. With the Behemoth Bloodline, how could Old Xie’s physical constitution not be high?

This surprise discovery swept away Old Xie’s depression from being thrown away, and he gradually began to get excited. One had to know that cultivating into an Expert required talent, and talent was mainly divided into two aspects: bones and comprehension. Comprehension referred to wisdom, and both were indispensable. Without good bones, it was like a clever wife trying to cook without rice; no matter how smart a person was, they couldn’t practice divine skills. And without comprehension, an idiot naturally couldn’t become an Expert no matter what, even if he was strong.

Old Xie’s wisdom obviously didn’t need to be mentioned. After all, Old Xie’s Primordial Spirit was still the same as before. His wisdom hadn’t changed at all and was definitely extremely intelligent. Coupled with his nearly abnormal bones, it was destined that Old Xie would still have the capital to sweep everything in this life. As long as he had strength, what did he have to fear? Thinking of this, Old Xie immediately cleared away distracting thoughts and began his first foundation-building cultivation since coming to this world.

So to speak, the technique Old Xie cultivated was incredible. It was called the Yin-Yang Dual Cultivation Great Method. However, don’t be fooled by the ambiguous name; actually, it didn’t have much to do with dual cultivation between men and women. This technique was created by Old Xie himself by combining two divine skills. It emphasized refining the physical body externally and refining the Primordial Spirit internally, a dual cultivation of both internal and external.

The method for refining the physical body externally was originally called the Jade Refining Art. Legend had it that it was created by Chi You. It advocated absorbing all kinds of extremely yang and vigorous essence Qi from the world, refining the physical body to be as tough as a Magical Treasure. It was said that when cultivated to the extreme, one could withstand the Heavenly Tribulation with just the physical body. It was truly an indestructible body. Coupled with the abnormal strength he cultivated, it was absolutely indestructible!

As for the method for refining the Primordial Spirit internally, it was originally called the Heaven-Mending Force. Legend had it that it was created by the Yellow Emperor. It advocated absorbing all kinds of extremely yin and soft essence Qi from the world, refining the Primordial Spirit to be incomparably tough, thereby performing the sharpest various Spells. It was said that once cultivated to the extreme, not only would various soft techniques be invincible, but one could also manipulate space, and even time! This was simply power that only Deities could possess!

Back in the day, with the help of various heavenly treasures, Old Xie had cultivated his external skill to a shocking level. The toughness of his physical body was no worse than high-level Flying Sword Magical Treasures. Once, Old Xie was plotted against with a hydrogen bomb. The nuclear explosion that destroyed an entire city only caused him minor injuries. From then on, no one dared to plot against him in the dark anymore. Behind his back, they called him the Undead Old Strong!

As for the internally refined Primordial Spirit, although Old Xie hadn’t comprehended the final stage of manipulating time, he could already manipulate space. When fighting enemies, he usually manipulated space to make himself appear directly beside the opponent, and then punched, shattering all of the opponent’s protections and body. Basically, very few people could take his punch. Because all the space was locked by Old Xie, the opponent couldn’t dodge even if they wanted to. As for the result of taking it head-on, they would naturally be shattered on the spot by his incomparably strong iron fist. It was with these two divine skills that Old Xie was able to beat everyone in the world and be invincible.

After this rebirth, Old Xie’s Primordial Spirit still existed, and the technique was also there. It was just that his Qi was extremely weak, and he needed to cultivate again. Under these circumstances, Old Xie naturally wouldn’t easily abandon the divine skills that had made him unrivaled in the world. As for the set of techniques his mother gave him, Old Xie hadn’t looked at it very clearly yet. Perhaps he could practice it occasionally in his spare time, but he definitely wouldn’t take it seriously. After all, Old Xie could tell that although his mother’s strength was definitely considered top-level, it was quite inferior to Old Xie in his prime!

Thinking of this, Old Xie no longer hesitated and immediately began to meditate and cultivate. As Old Xie began to mobilize the only remaining Mysterious Yin True Qi in his Primordial Spirit, a black mist gradually wrapped him up. If someone were by the river at this moment, they would definitely be surprised to find that the cradle on the river surface had disappeared, replaced by a moving black fog. A powerful pressure surged out from this black fog. The fish, shrimp, and even crocodiles in the river were scared to flee far away, not daring to approach at all.

No one knew how long it was before Old Xie finally finished his work. At this time, he had some exquisite colorful tattoos on his body. They were the White Tiger on his chest, the Black Tortoise on his back, the Azure Dragon on his left arm, and the Vermilion Bird on his right arm. The last two tattoos were both on his thick arms. These were not ordinary tattoos; actually, they were the most basic Four Symbols Formation in Old Xie’s Jade Refining Art. The biggest feature of the Jade Refining Art was to carve formations on the physical body in the form of tattoos, thereby greatly increasing various attributes of the physical body, just like refining a Magical Treasure.

For example, this most basic Four Symbols Formation: the White Tiger could increase the strength and hardness of the flesh, the Black Tortoise increased defense and recovery power, the Azure Dragon increased agility, and the Vermilion Bird increased destructive power. With the increase of Old Xie’s skill, just these four formations could increase his physical quality several times over. Later, other formations could be added. As to how many layers could be added in the end, Old Xie himself didn’t know. Perhaps there was no limit!

Just at that moment, Old Xie suddenly felt a little hungry. Thinking about it, he had not drunk a drop of milk since his birth. The session of cultivation just now might have lasted for several days, so it was no wonder he was hungry! However, he did not have the strength to find food himself now, so he depressingly started to sleep to pass the time and ignore the hunger in his stomach.

When Old Xie woke up from his daze again, he suddenly discovered several strangely dressed humans in front of him. These were definitely humans, humans just like Old Xie in his previous life, but their stature and skin color looked a bit like Europeans, especially the yellow hair and blue eyes which made them look even more similar.

It was the first time Old Xie saw humans relatively close to himself. He could not help but feel a trace of excitement, thinking he was saved. But unfortunately, as soon as he heard their conversation, that excitement all turned into rage.

“What is this thing?” a guy with a thievish look said. Old Xie cursed in his heart, “Damn thing, how dare you call me a ‘thing’? Wait until I grow up, I will definitely slaughter you!”