Longevity: Starting by Eating Dirt

After Fang Yu arrived in the world of immortal cultivation, he fused with the Dao Book and unlocked a cultivation technique proficiency system. On his first day of cultivation, he was cautious and diligent, content to toil like an ox and eat dirt. On his second day, he mastered a technique in half a day and perfected one in a single day. I shouldn't be an ox. I should be the one giving the oxen orders. On the Nth day of cultivation, he realized the essence of the immortal path was moving things around: moving other people's spirit stones into his own cave, their primordial spirits into his sea of consciousness, and their spiritual roots into his dantian. That was how the path to immortality was made. Years later, an immortal named Fang arrived in the cultivation world. “I mastered an immortal-grade technique in a single day. A genius like me deserves your full investment.” “Hey, why is my immortal spirit root inside you? You owe me an explanation!” “You won't give me the technique for free? So you look down on me and refuse to contribute to the cause of immortality? I've still got a few slots for demonic cultivators available. You look an awful lot like a race traitor!” “People keep saying I'm a lackey of the Evil God. I have to set the record straight: how could there be so many race traitors? When you get down to it, you're just fighting among yourselves!” A certain immortal said, “Young friend, your cultivation isn't worth much yet. It'll be hard for this old man to help you ascend. As it happens, Treasure Pavilion just launched a new immortal loan. Take a look…” Fang Yu said, “Don't worry, Immortal. My cultivation is in your possession. Once I take it back, its worth will be off the charts.”