But at this point, any explanation was useless. Henry Clark could only quicken his pace, while the boss had already cried himself unconscious in the restroom... Never had he seen someone so shameless.

For a while, the news about someone eating a hundred servings of rice and running out on the bill went viral on social media again. Even Henry Clark received many messages on his chat app. Although none of the onlookers at the time knew him personally, such an amusing story was naturally shared and liked by everyone.

He was too embarrassed to face anyone. Henry Clark covered his face.

He could already imagine that soon, he would become known by everyone at school. However, this kind of fame was not what he wanted.

Chapter 12: First Layer of the Body Refining Stage

The path of cultivation is full of thorns and countless dangers. A moment’s carelessness could lead to death. This was something Henry Clark, who loved web novels, was already very familiar with...

Having the chance to embark on the road of cultivation, he was mentally prepared. Heavenly tribulations, demons—no matter how great the calamity, nothing could shake his determination to cultivate. After all, compared to an ordinary life, Henry Clark yearned more for the colorful, though dangerous, life of cultivation.

So he had to seize the opportunity before him!

However, reality was harsh. He began cultivating, but did not encounter the dangers he had imagined—no demons, no enemy challenges, and as for heavenly tribulations... those were still far off!

Talismans, magical treasures—none to be seen, let alone the secret realm adventures he had hoped for.

But this didn’t mean the path of cultivation was smooth. On the contrary, for Henry Clark, it could be said to be full of thorns... only these thorns were quite different from what he had imagined.

No money for food, and often being watched by others...

Henry Clark felt like he was disgracing the word “cultivator.”

Thinking about his experiences over the past two days, there was only one word... miserable!

Henry Clark was very upset, but with his strong heart, giving up was not an option. Compared to the grandeur of cultivation, what were these minor setbacks?

A setback is a lesson learned. At worst, he’d just be a bit more careful when eating in the future.

On the other hand, although this breakfast had made him die of embarrassment, the gains were pretty good—he had eaten a hundred servings of rice, which was even more than he got at yesterday’s class gathering... And then, Henry Clark felt sleepy again.

This...

Looking at the time, it was only eight in the morning. It seemed he had been up for less than an hour. Even Henry Clark was speechless at himself—cultivating like this was just too bizarre.

But the drowsiness surged up, and he couldn’t resist it at all. Helpless, he returned to his dorm, lay down, and fell asleep within three minutes.

Soon, Henry Clark’s steady snoring could be heard.

Honestly, if this cultivation manual were used to treat insomnia, the effect would be amazing.

And in his dreams, he once again dreamed of cultivation.

In the dream, the farm boy was even more miserable than himself. Eating and cultivating—as much as possible. If you wanted to cultivate quickly, eating more was a key point.

So he searched everywhere for food.

There was no other way. The ancient environment he was in was far less abundant in resources than now, so Henry Clark felt much better about his own situation.

He hadn’t expected that there really was someone worse off than himself.

Looking at it this way, maybe he wasn’t disgracing cultivators after all.

Although the boy worked extremely hard to find food, he ate far less than Henry Clark, often going hungry. It took him a whole month to finally achieve something—he completed the first major stage in “Eating to Cultivate,” the first layer of the Body Refining Stage.

A month to refine the body!

This speed was neither fast nor slow. The speed of “eating to cultivate” in the early stages depended on how much food you could get.

In people’s minds, the lofty path of cultivation is always associated with flying swords and moving mountains and seas. Actually, that’s not wrong. For powerful cultivators, plucking stars and fishing for the moon is nothing.

But a tall building starts from the ground; cultivation can’t be achieved overnight.

Even in martial arts, you have to start with the horse stance. The principle is the same for cultivation.

At the beginning, don’t dream of lofty things. It’s impossible to come into contact with magical treasures and spiritual power as soon as you enter the path. First, honestly refine your body.

A strong physique is the foundation of cultivation.

So the first major stage on the path of cultivation is the Body Refining Stage.

Through body refining, you strengthen your vital energy and blood. Although you can’t move mountains and seas or ride the clouds, lifting a thousand pounds or bending steel bars is no problem. When your energy and blood are abundant enough, you can even use that power to perform some basic spells.

...

When Henry Clark woke up, it was already noon.

He felt sticky all over. In his sleep, he had unknowingly sweated a lot, but this sweat was different from usual. The bedding was covered in black impurities, clearly showing that the body tempering had worked well, expelling the impurities from his body.

It was almost exactly like the farm boy in his dream.

The other had spent a month refining his body, while Henry Clark had reached the same stage in less than two days.

At this moment, Henry Clark only felt refreshed, with all five senses enhanced. He hadn’t worn glasses before, but his nearsightedness was about 200 degrees. Now, his eyesight was so good that he could see a spider’s thread fifty meters away.