Engagement Canceled: I Can Extract Prefixes

Chapter 634: Chapter 614: The Subtleties of the Binding Realm

Not allowed to admit defeat, must be beaten until down?

After falling down, must also repent.

In this way, to unlock the shackles in Qianmu Fan’s heart.

The person in front, Wen Ranran, speaks in a light tone.

Yet carries a feeling of unquestionable authority.

It seems that whatever she says, is what it shall be.

But Shen Han really cannot understand why he should comply with their wishes.

After saying these words, Wen Ranran’s gaze shifts to Xing Yonghai.

"You said, at the end of the month, to craft a wooden box.

Put this Shen Han inside, and on the day of Junior Brother Qianmu’s birthday, send it over.

As a gift, won’t it be very special?"

Seeing Wen Ranran take the initiative to speak to him, Xing Yonghai was flattered.

"Senior Sister Wen sending such a unique gift, truly shows the care you have for Senior Brother Qianmu.

If this gift is presented, during the entire birthday, Senior Sister Wen will undoubtedly be the most prominent person.

Senior Brother Qianmu will also perceive your intentions for him."

These words brought more smiles to Wen Ranran’s face, making her very happy.

"Alright then, Junior Brother Xing, please help in crafting a more exquisite wooden box.

On the day of Junior Brother Qianmu’s birthday at the end of the month, pack him inside and send it over.

After it’s done, I will give you adequate rewards."

The word "rewards" made Xing Yonghai’s eyes light up.

He seemed to want to gain some further recognition for himself.

Thinking for a moment, he spoke again:

"I have another suggestion, Senior Sister, actually this Inner Armor is not necessary to give him.

These servant disciples have thick skin, being hit a few times, suffering a bit of flesh pain, they can endure.

Moreover, without the Inner Armor, when Senior Brother Qianmu makes his moves, it might feel more solid.

The way Shen Han appears in pain will be more genuine and real.

An exchange like this won’t seem fake."

Wen Ranran thought for a moment and nodded.

"Handle it as you see fit, I won’t treat you poorly."

Leaving these words, Wen Ranran also departed.

Watching Wen Ranran’s figure gradually disappear, Xing Yonghai’s smile grew more intense.

"Just saying, I’ve had quite the luck recently.

Didn’t expect such a great opportunity to be waiting for me~"

Xing Yonghai was somewhat excited, a disciple from the Outer Sect being able to do something for a Direct Disciple.

This news, without any additional effort, if spread, would be enough to bring him countless benefits.

Speaking of this, Xing Yonghai turned to look at Shen Han.

"According to the rules I set, today after being called many times, you still came late.

You should be heavily punished, at least making you unable to get out of bed for a few days, for this matter to pass.

Considering you have a match with Senior Brother Qianmu soon.

This punishment will be noted for now, I won’t act against you yet.

If you perform well, this heavy punishment will be forgotten.

If there’s any mistake, then I’m sorry.

If you make things hard for me, I, Xing Yonghai, will surely make it even harder for you."

Wishing for Shen Han to follow his arrangements, Xing Yonghai wouldn’t offer any benefits.

Only thinking of using punishment as a threat.

Throughout the process, Shen Han didn’t truly listen to what he was saying.

Within his thoughts, he was still thinking about Wen Ranran.

This Direct Disciple of the Five Immortals Tower, the power realm she shows.

Is only in the Fourth Grade Half-Step Realm, far from the Immortal Realm.

This new cultivation system, although it elevates faster than the old system.

Isn’t something that can easily reach the Immortal Realm.

The rumors previously spread in Great Wei, surely have a lot of exaggeration.

It seems Shen Han wasn’t looking at him, Xing Yonghai’s gaze became slightly more sinister.

"Do you think, being fellow disciples of Five Immortals City, I, Xing, can’t act against you?

Let me tell you, it’s best to behave.

I, Xing, have a hundred ways to deal with disobedient disciples."

Finishing, Xing Yonghai didn’t care what Shen Han thought.

He then left on his own.

In his view, he completely understood Shen Han.

Under such threats, he didn’t believe Shen Han dared not comply.

Xing Yonghai had managed servant disciples for many years, having seen many servant disciples.

He thought he had enough means, and no servant disciple dared to defy him.

With this confidence, he went back to start preparations.

To make a wooden box to contain Shen Han.

Xing Yonghai planned to select the finest rosewood, to craft a wooden box.

To craft it more exquisitely, and even engrave some patterns.

By the time it’s presented, the reward from Wen Ranran’s random handout, he would already have profited.

After Xing Yonghai left, the surrounding servant disciples all had a gleeful look.

Even though they didn’t live well, seeing Shen Han having a worse time made them feel much better inside.

Returning to the bamboo building, Shen Han lay down to rest.

In his heart, he didn’t take anything they said seriously.

Late at night, Shen Han returned to Five Immortals City.

Tonight, Shen Han planned to look at the books about the new cultivation system.

Even though I won’t embark on this cultivation path, understanding it is beneficial; first, know yourself and your adversary.

Secondly, perhaps I could gain some inspiration from it.

The new cultivation system’s popularity across the Southern Heaven Continent obviously means it has its own brilliance.

Thinking of this, Shen Han once again arrived at the Book Collection Pavilion of the Thick Earth Tower.

When Song Xiaobing heard that Shen Han wanted to read the books on the first floor, she seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"If you keep going down to that basement, I feel I’ll be ruined for life.

Those old methods are not to be viewed in excess.

Although they appear exquisite, you will definitely regret it after cultivating them."

Shen Han always came at night and went to the basement to read.

Over time, through occasional chats, the two became somewhat familiar.

"Reading up here is much more expensive, I don’t have that many contribution points."

Shen Han replied jokingly.

But Song Xiaobing gave Shen Han a playful tap.

"An ineffective pill costs one tael of gold, an effective one costs ten taels of gold.

Which one do you want?

Reading in the basement is cheap, but it’s useless."

Song Xiaobing was quite skillful at using analogies, really hitting the sore spot with others when giving advice.

Hearing this, Shen Han just smiled, not arguing back.

"Just wait a bit, go in at the start of the Chou time and come out at the end of the Yin time.

I’ll just record it from Chou to Yin, only charging you for one two-hour period of contribution.

But don’t get me in trouble by telling others about this."

Song Xiaobing whispered to Shen Han.

Seeing Shen Han always going to the basement to read, the young girl felt some sympathy for Shen Han.

Secretly, she was even helping Shen Han save contribution points.

This act also showed her genuine simplicity.

If others were to use this to threaten her, she would really struggle to absolve herself.

Shen Han thanked her with a smile.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, when Chou time arrived, Shen Han went in.

The first floor’s collection mostly consisted of basic instructional books.

They describe how to cultivate at the Dawn Realm, how things are at the Pure Body Realm, and how matters unfold at the Binding Realm.

They provide a broad framework for those entering cultivation.

And they offer objective guidance for the subsequent cultivation journey.

Entering into it, there weren’t many books on this first floor, perhaps just over a hundred volumes.

Given it was already late night and the first floor was usually deserted, only new disciples might come and have a look.

So when Shen Han entered, he was the only one on the entire floor.

Two two-hour periods, this time isn’t all that long either.

If not for Song Xiaobing’s plan to help, he wouldn’t have been able to stretch the time for another two-hour period.

Shen Han began to peruse on the first floor.

Many of the tomes were quite similar.

The new cultivation system, over the years, had already been thoroughly researched.

And precisely because of this thorough research, there was no taking a roundabout path in improvement.

The pace of advancement was thus faster.

Shen Han found a text that was a bit more meticulous in wording and started reading.

Within the new cultivation system, the Dawn Realm and Pure Body Realm can be regarded as preparatory stages.

Those with talent can transition past these in just three months.

If one’s talent is lacking, it’ll take more time.

But generally, within five to six years, one can step past this stage.

In these two realms, practitioners practically gain no enhancement.

Before stepping into the Binding Realm, it’s difficult to harness Heaven and Earth Creation for oneself.

It can be said that practitioners in the first two realms.

Can even be easily dispatched by a Ninth Grade.

But once stepping into the Binding Realm, the advantages of the new cultivation method become immediately apparent.

Starting from the Binding Realm, every level of ascension brings a leap in strength.

At the tenth level of the Binding Realm, one’s power is approximately equivalent to the Half-Step Fifth Grade.

Therefore, within the new cultivation system, advancing through the Binding Realm is extremely crucial.

Those with insufficient talent basically remain stuck at the Binding Realm for a lifetime.

Compared to the old cultivation system, where many Seventh Grade practitioners couldn’t step into the Sixth Grade.

The new cultivation system still exhibits significant superiority.

Shen Han stayed composed, patiently reading on.

The term "binding" in the Binding Realm also carries deep meaning.

The talent test Shen Han undertook the other day was actually a kind of prediction.

The prediction concerned the number of bindings a practitioner could unlock at the Binding Realm.

Back then, a faint red color emerged.

This result essentially indicated that Shen Han could at most unlock one binding.

Among the twelve bindings in the Binding Realm, someone like Qianmu Fan directly unlocked seven.

With Shen Han only able to unlock one, using Heaven and Earth Creation would naturally be much harder.

If only one binding could be released, even as cultivation advances, his strength would not compare to others.

From this perspective, the new cultivation system still heavily emphasizes talent.

In previous chats with Song Xiaobing, she mentioned.

It seems that in Five Immortals City, the maximum number of bindings unlocked is just eight.

And this person is already an elder of Five Immortals City.

Among the younger generation, the most talented is on par with Qianmu Fan, a genius who unlocked seven bindings.