Han Daren just smiled, as if Fang Yue having the thought was enough.

After a pause, Han Daren pondered for a long while, seemingly organizing his words, before he began to speak.

"Within this [Water Drop Crystal Ring] is my *Ningbing Zongdian* (Freezing Ice Grand Compendium), primarily based on the three methods of mental cultivation, swordsmanship, and footwork, deriving various martial arts from them. It also contains my many understandings.

The *Ningbing Xinfa* (Freezing Ice Heart Method) is a Human-grade cultivation method, only cultivatable upon reaching the Human-grade. If you concentrate on cultivating it, you can directly reach the Rain-grade.

As for this heart method… decide for yourself.

From my understanding, you have already cultivated the *Liehuo Xinfa* (Blazing Fire Heart Method), and all your internal energy is of the Fire element, with a volatile nature. If you don't find a way to neutralize it, forcibly cultivating it may lead to you suffering qi deviation on the spot, with your cultivation completely ruined.

Of course, with your current strength, you have not yet reached the realm where you can cultivate the *Ningbing Xinfa*.

In the cultivation world, there is a saying that before the Human-grade, it is merely the process of learning to walk. The martial arts learned before this are all laying the foundation. Even if you stray from the path, as long as you correct it in time, you can still recover.

But after the Human-grade, you basically walk down the path until it's dark. Before the Rain-grade, very few people change paths, or rather, they can't change it at all. The cost is too great, almost requiring the abandonment of all cultivation and starting from scratch.

Therefore, those who create their own martial arts can only grit their teeth and persevere after discovering that there is no way forward, because there is no turning back.

So a complete heart method that can be cultivated all the way from the Human-grade to the Rain-grade is actually very precious. This is the rarest aspect of a complete inheritance.

Given your current situation, following Qing Si's path is viable.

However, Qing Si is no pushover either. They can give you a cultivation method that goes directly from the Human-grade to the Rain-grade, but they will also hold you back, making you sign many conditions and work for them – I said long ago that Qing Si cannot be fully trusted.

Another option is the path of sects and organizations. Generally, the top sects and organizations in Qing country have a complete set of martial arts inheritance, similar to mine.

For example, the Extreme Ice Sect, for example... the Phoenix Organization!

You have the *Liehuo Xinfa*. Theoretically, going to the Blazing Fire Sect and becoming a core disciple all the way, you can also obtain a direct heart method from the Human-grade to the Rain-grade. This is relatively consistent with your current martial arts cultivation situation, allowing for seamless advancement, after all, you would be following their path.

Then, there are reclusive individuals like me, like Lan, and like Mo Han, who have complete inheritances but no intention of establishing a sect or working for Qing country.

For people like us, who we pass the inheritance to basically depends on fate.

Some people will even hold onto the inheritance until they die, not passing it on even if the lineage ends with them.

Because everything is decided by one person's whim, the actual situation varies depending on their temperament.

In terms of the ease of obtaining an inheritance, among the three categories of the Qing country's government, large organizations, and reclusive individuals, the inheritance of reclusive individuals is the most difficult to obtain, but the upper and lower limits of the quality of the specific inheritance also fluctuate the most.

In addition to these three paths, there is actually another path that can lead to the Rain-grade.

That is the path taken by Tian Lian, creating your own martial arts!

The difficulty is so high, and the road ahead so arduous, that without stunning talent and a vast amount of knowledge, it is impossible to succeed.

Given your talent, Xiao Ye, I am more optimistic that you can forge your own path.

Of course, if you want to follow my path of inheritance, that would naturally be even better, but given your current situation, you need to cultivate two to three transitional heart methods that neutralize the Fire element to the Water element before the Human-grade, cultivating them all to the Human-grade, to smoothly cultivate my inherited martial arts.

If you want to take the route of the Qing country's government, Qing Si is considered the relatively friendlier commoner route among the four major departments of Qing country.

Even so, without a background, you will still begin to encounter difficulties and be restricted everywhere after reaching the Human-grade.

The upper structure of Qing country is complex, with multiple parties vying for power. Without a background, you can only successfully navigate between them, seeking gaps for survival, to forge a path. Otherwise, you can only become a puppet of one side, restricted for life.

How to do it specifically depends on your own thoughts.

I am unwilling to force you to take any path, because everyone's situation is different. I can only help you analyze the pros and cons, so that you understand the advantages and disadvantages of these paths. How to proceed next is up to you to decide.

Again, if you do not inherit my inheritance, pass it on to a suitable person in the future, or when Lin Ling's strength can be improved to the Houtian realm, Human-grade."

Han Daren spoke, and Fang Yue listened.

Han Daren spoke at a moderate pace, but he spoke very seriously. He would think for a while after each sentence before speaking to Fang Yue.

Sometimes some content would be repeated, but that was only because Han Daren's thoughts touched on what was not fully said before, and he was supplementing it.

Under the dim light of the Soul Lamp.

A large-headed figure was patiently teaching, step by step.

A young figure respectfully bent over and lowered his head, listening attentively.

Han Daren, as if teaching his disciple his last lesson, carefully, patiently, and comprehensively explained his experiences and the difficulties that his disciple might face in the future.

When he felt that he had said enough, he paused for a while and said, "The path of cultivation is fraught with difficulties. How difficult it is to reach the Rain-grade. Every martial artist is going against the heavens. My remnant body suffered from *Ye Han's Erosion* in my early years, leaving behind the root of my illness. That is a past I do not wish to recall. But being able to meet you in my later years is also my good fortune. I hope that in my lifetime, I can witness you achieve the Rain-grade, and even... the Immortal-grade!"

"Han Daren..."

Fang Yue's eyes were a little moist.

"Don't show such an expression. I have at least five to seven years left to live. Saying that I hope to witness you achieve the Immortal position, in reality, I am well aware that it would be a luxury to even live long enough to see you become a Human-grade or Cloud-grade."

Fang Yue clenched his fists, feeling uncomfortable in his heart.

Han Daren's injury was not just a matter of having only five to seven years of lifespan left, but his body was collapsing.

The problem lay with the [Source], and no matter how much lifespan he had, he could only live for that short period of time.

"Three years..."

"What?"

"Three years! Han Daren, within three years, I will definitely achieve the Immortal-grade! So you must live until then!"

Fang Yue clenched his fists, his eyes red, and firmly said, "Even if I ascend to the Nine Abyss or descend to the Nether Springs, brave the Heavenly Sea, and break through the Myriad Clouds, no matter how many difficulties there are, I must break through to the Immortal-grade, and I will definitely obtain the method to reshape your body and extend your life for you! This is my lifelong promise! I will definitely do it!"

As he said that, Fang Yue half-knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily.

"Master is above, accept this disciple's bow!"

Han Daren was momentarily dazed, and then he just smiled gently, without refuting.

From the moment he gave the inheritance, regardless of whether Fang Yue accepted the inheritance or not, the relationship between the two had actually been bound.