Bab 53: Chapter 52: Calm Seas

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"Already in the Qi Cultivation Realm," Ouyang Tiezhu said longingly.

"What about you, Senior Brother?"

"I..." Ouyang Tiezhu replied, "I just finished refining the bone and am now rushing to the realm of Skin Forging. The master says if I can't complete Skin Forging by the age of thirty-five, it will be almost impossible to cultivate Qi in the future."

"Why?"

"The master said once a person reaches thirty, their Qi-blood begins to decline, with a window period of at most five years. After this period, it's too late to recover. When blood is strong and can't cultivate strength, it won't be cultivated when Qi-blood declines either." At this point, Ouyang Tiezhu sighed, "I'm already twenty-five this year."

Shen Qing silently acknowledged this in his heart.

In his past life, he knew of the saying "thirty standing" and the workplace's thirty-five red line, which wasn't without reason.