Insufficient balance
The next morning I went to grandfather's room early.
"Listen, Grandpa wants to tell you a legend about the Cultivation Realm. The Cultivation Realm is actually similar to our real world. Back then, Grandpa couldn't ascend and was enlightened by his master that he needed to go to the mortal world to find someone with fate to bring back from the Cultivation Realm to the real world. From all the signs now, it seems like you're Grandpa's fated person."
"Ah... since Grandfather has found his destined person, why hasn't he ascended yet?"
I was actually sneering in my heart... Flying up, it seemed like hanging up. It wasn't until later that I realized it wasn't the case.
"Although Grandfather has found the destined person, he still hasn't untied the knot in his heart, so it's still hard to understand the heavenly way. Alright, let's not talk about this anymore, Grandfather will carefully explain to you the differences between cultivators."
The cultivation realm of a Xian is divided into ten kinds, from low to high: Xuan Zhao, Kai Guang, Rong He, Xin Dong, Ling Ji, Yuan Ying, Chu Kou, Fen Shen, Dou Zhuan, and Du Jie. Each has its own distinctions of early, middle, and late periods.
When a cultivator enters the sixth layer of the Yuan Ying period, if they cultivate their own "Zi Fu Yuan Ying", they can achieve what is called immortality of the soul. If one successfully cultivates to the tenth layer and crosses the tribulation, they can ascend to become an immortal.
"What state has grandfather reached?"
"Grandfather is already in the late stage of crossing the calamity... A master, an absolute master, the current leader of the Cultivation Realm is only at the initial stage of cultivation."
"Wow... Grandpa is so powerful! With Grandpa as a strong backing, I won't be afraid in the Cultivation Realm from now on."
"Tian'er, if you go to the Xiuzhen Realm, unless your life is in danger, Grandfather won't help you."
This dead old man, originally thought he had a reliable backing, alas. Now it seems that the estimate is unreliable. Originally wanted to praise you, now strongly BS you.
"Alright, Tian Er, let's start cultivating now. There are several cultivation methods here, choose one yourself."
Here's the translation:
Let me explain, because in these 14 years, the old man has been training me in a devilish hell-like manner. Hehe, now I'm already at the mid-stage of opening my spiritual aperture according to the cultivation levels of the Orthodox School. The only thing lacking is my own cultivation technique.
"Alright, let me see... Grandfather, I'll choose this one. The Wu Wei Heart Method..."
"Ah, can you see the words above? Never mind, never mind, it's heaven's will. Come, grandson, let Grandpa teach you the Wu Wei Heart Method..."
"Thanks"
From that day on, I began my first cultivation in the mountains. There was no one around, and before I knew it, 30 years had passed. My cultivation had reached the later stage of Ling Jie, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't cultivate to the Yuan Ying stage. Forget it, I'll go ask Grandfather.