Chapter 65 The Heaven-Defying Cultivation Furnace
Chapter 65 The Heaven-Defying Cultivation Furnace
"Really, Brother Ma? I'm actually a distant cousin of the Eight Extraordinary Skills inheritor. Can I join Biyou Village?"
"I laughed. Some people are still asking if it's feasible, but the smart ones have already taken action and set off."
"Do you even know where Biyou Village is before you start taking action? You're taking action my foot!"
"Purchase the coordinates of Biyou Village at a high price, for a fee."
Zhang Chulan, who knew everything, also had his eyes light up.
"Hey Wang Ye, don't you think it would be easy if I just went to my brother Ma to borrow a few magical artifacts?"
Wang Ye looked Zhang Chulan up and down.
"Oh my, you're already calling him Brother Ma before you've even met him. I don't even want to imagine what it would be like if we met in real life."
Zhang Chulan paid no attention to Wang Ye's teasing; all he could think about was how to contact his most respected Brother Ma.
"No, I need to ask Fourth Brother for help to find the address of Biyou Village."
After saying that, he chased after Xu Si in the direction he had just left.
Suddenly, someone watching the video remembered the name Biyou Village.
"Hey, isn't Biyou Village the place where that stinky Taoist priest Zhao Guizhen used to live in seclusion?"
"You really are right, I almost forgot about it if you hadn't mentioned it."
"Could the people inside be criminals like Zhao Guizhen?"
"Impossible, right? Ma Xianhong looks quite friendly to me..."
[In Biyou Village, under the leadership of Ma Xianhong, besides him who is both the village chief and the sect leader, twelve individuals with superior aptitude were also established. Zhao Guizhen was one of these twelve.]
However, Zhao Guizhen concealed his past and went into seclusion in Biyou Village. Ma Xianhong, upon learning the truth, personally led a team to hunt down Zhao Guizhen, but they were intercepted by Xiao Zizai, a temporary worker from Na Du Tong.
The video showed photos of ten people, both young and old, with Zhao Guizhen's portion rendered in black and white.
Although Ma Xianhong calls them the Twelve Superior Talents, there are actually only nine of them now.
[Most of them were just chosen from a group of mediocre individuals to make up the numbers; only Qiu Rang, Jin Yong, Harichagai, and Fu Rong actually possessed any real fighting ability.]
When Liu Wu Kui from Biyou Village heard that he was referred to as "Couzou" in the video, he was so angry that he jumped up and down.
"What do you mean I'm just there to make up the numbers! If you're so capable, come out and have a one-on-one match with me! I'll show you whether I'm just there to make up the numbers or not!"
Fu Rong, who was standing beside him, also smiled and comforted Liu Wu Kui, "Kui'er, it's alright, don't be angry."
In order to recover his lost memories, Ma Xianhong designed and created his most prized creation—the Body-Cultivating Furnace.
A huge, golden-yellow iron furnace appeared before everyone's eyes, looking just like a boiler.
"Self-cultivation? What's that for? Is it to put people in there and burn them?"
"Do you think you're Sun Wukong? Trying to burn yourself into having fiery eyes?"
The Body Refinement Furnace incorporates Ma Xianhong's complete understanding of the Divine Refinement Technique. Its design aims to elevate and perfect a person's level, and he intends to use this method to recover his lost memories.
[Of course, the Cultivation Furnace has an even more powerful function: it can not only increase the level of extraordinary individuals, but also the level of ordinary people.]
In this world, besides innate awakening and acquired learning, there are basically no other ways to become an extraordinary person. To become an extraordinary person, one must learn cultivation techniques step by step, but the Body Cultivation Furnace is an exception.
The self-cultivation furnace has two entrances: one for the person in charge and one for the person being cultivated.
When an extraordinary individual and an ordinary person simultaneously enter their respective positions, the Body Cultivation Furnace will activate. The person controlling the furnace will then practice their cultivation technique within it, and the furnace will guide the flow of Qi through the ordinary person's body completely.
[Afterwards, ordinary people will be forcibly taught the techniques of the furnace master and evolve into extraordinary beings!]
"Huh? Are you sure you didn't misspoke? An ordinary person instantly transforms into a human?"
"Holy crap! You're not kidding me, are you?! Is this even scientifically possible?"
"Where is Biyou Village?! I want to join Biyou Village right now!"
Wang Ye, who knew everything, broke out in a cold sweat.
"This...this is truly remarkable! This Ma Xianhong..."
Ma Xianhong's cultivation furnace not only shattered the worldview of ordinary people, but also the worldview of extraordinary people.
In order to become an extraordinary person, they train hard in the sweltering heat of summer and the freezing cold of winter.
Now they're telling them that all you need to do is go into the furnace and burn for a bit, that's just ridiculous.
There are very few people throughout history and across the world who have the means to turn ordinary people into superhumans.
Even the Divine Tree may only have this ability, but it only turns children born near the Divine Tree into naturally gifted individuals; further improvement in their abilities still requires their own training.
Wang Ye was unaware that besides the Divine Tree, there was another place called Tongtian Valley with the Twenty-Four Solar Terms, which also possessed this ability.
However, it involves the legendary Master Ziyang, Zhang Boduan, who is the true founder of the Dan School!
Who is Ma Xianhong? Just a young inheritor of the Eight Extraordinary Skills.
How could they, a group of extraordinary individuals, not be shocked that he could create such a technique?
[Of course, the Body Cultivation Furnace is not yet perfect and has many shortcomings. The strength of an ordinary person's cultivation depends on the skill of the person operating the furnace, and there is even a considerable risk of failure. Ma Xianhong himself is continuously working on improving it.]
Furthermore, once a person is refined in the Body Cultivation Furnace, their level is unlikely to improve further; their potential is capped at the level they were at when they first emerged from the furnace.
[Apart from the elderly who have lost their ability to cultivate Qi independently, it is not recommended for others to become extraordinary individuals through the Body Cultivation Furnace.]
"Brother Ma, I'm not picky! Give me a chance, I'm willing to be a guinea pig, let me go into the furnace and do some repairs!"
"I'm also willing to help Brother Ma achieve his great cause!"
Although Qin Le's video highlighted many disadvantages, it still couldn't stop those who wanted to become superhumans.
They already knew that they probably wouldn't become an Outcast on their own. Even becoming an Outcast who couldn't continue to grow was better than what they were doing now!
Headquarters of Nadutong.
Zhao Fangxu slammed his hand on the table.
"How did Ma Xianhong manage to research something like this?!"
"Summon all the board members for a meeting immediately!" Zhao Fangxu shouted to his secretary.
Soon after, all the directors of Nadutong arrived at the conference room on the top floor.
Bi Youlong, a radical, immediately said, "Chairman Zhao, we must control Ma Xianhong immediately! We absolutely cannot let the Body Refinement Furnace continue to spread! Otherwise, the population red line for the Extraordinary People will be over."
The population red line was originally a ratio of non-human population to the world's total population that countries could tolerate, determined by research from various countries; it was roughly one-third.
Some scholars believe that if the number of superhumans continues to increase dramatically, their racial cohesion will become stronger, and the risk of ordinary people becoming aware of their existence on a large scale will also increase.
When the proportion exceeds this population red line, it will cross the threshold of society and lead to incidents of racial conflict!
However, it is uncertain whether the population red line can still be applied now, since the matter of the superhumans has already been leaked everywhere.
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