Chapter 468 - 240: Daoist Wu Wei’s Gift

「The next morning.」

Chuyang Peak, C Seventy-Two Courtyard.

By the time the first ray of sunlight touched the old locust tree, the courtyard was already silent.

Bao Da, Lin Xiao, and Su Xiaoxiao had already left together, heading straight for Xuanwu Hall to accept missions and earn Sect points.

Inside the house, Jiang Che sat cross-legged, in no hurry to leave.

With his eyes slightly closed, the True Qi in his body slowly circulated along the pathways of the first layer of the Myriad Phenomena Infinite Dao.

Under the Cultivation Technique’s influence, strands of his once-domineering and fierce True Qi gradually transformed, becoming balanced and serene, yet all-encompassing.

After a long while, Jiang Che exhaled a breath of impure air and slowly opened his eyes.

Although he had successfully reached the Entry Level, the subsequent conversion process was truly a slow and patient grind.

This wasn’t because his Comprehension or Root Bone was lacking.

Quite the opposite, it was because his foundation was simply too deep!

For an ordinary disciple, the True Qi in their body was like a stream, making the conversion quick and easy.

But inside Jiang Che’s body, it was a surging river, a vast ocean!

The time and energy required to completely convert such a vast volume of True Qi would naturally be several, or even tens of, times that of an ordinary person.

’However...’

Jiang Che silently made a quick calculation.

’At this rate, I should be able to cultivate the Basic Chapter to the Perfection of the Tenth Layer in about half a year.’

’As for the Sixth Layer required for the Sect’s assessment, three or four months at most will be more than enough.’

If word of this speed got out, it would be enough to make jaws drop.

After all, most people would be counting their blessings if they could even reach the threshold of the Sixth Layer within a year.

’Since the assessment is no longer a concern, then...’

Jiang Che’s gaze flickered as his mind sank into his Sea of Consciousness, focusing on the Active Skill of [True Nine Li Commander]: [Soldier Resolution: Divine Descent].

Currently, the pitch-black [Concealing Breath Treasure Pearl] rested quietly within that precious Divine Soul Slot.

It was thanks to this pearl that Jiang Che could hide the secret of the Heart of the Black Abyss within the Myriad Phenomena Dao Sect—a place teeming with experts—and disguise himself as an ordinary cultivator at the Second Layer of the True Master Realm.

This was the bedrock of his survival; he absolutely could not afford to remove it.

But precisely because of this, the other trump cards he held were forced to lie dormant.

’The Seven-Star Dragon Abyss’s offensive power is formidable, but I have plenty of other methods at my disposal, so I can set it aside for now.’

’But the Illusionary Truth Ancient Mirror...’

Jiang Che’s eyes grew fervent.

That was a life-saving Divine Artifact capable of creating clones and even granting him the ability of rebirth through possession!

Although he was now in the Myriad Phenomena Dao Sect and seemingly safe, he would never entrust his life and fate to others.

He had only ever trusted himself.

He had to keep a firm grasp on his own destiny!

’In that case...’

’I must unlock the second Divine Soul Slot as soon as possible!’

Jiang Che made up his mind. He decided to temporarily put his Cultivation of the Myriad Phenomena Infinite Dao on hold and prioritize unlocking the second Divine Soul Slot.

Although this would cause his progress to temporarily lag behind others, he cared more about his own safety than short-term gains.

After all, no one ever knew whether disaster or tomorrow would arrive first.

And to unlock the second Divine Soul Slot, he had to devour a large number of basic, weapon-type Talents.

Jiang Che then took out the Jade Talisman he had obtained from True Master Xuan Yang’s cavern estate.

Stored within it was a vast sea of Low-tier Martial Arts.

Although most were too rudimentary to be used directly in combat, they were perfect for grinding Talents.

Jiang Che sent his Divine Thought into the talisman and quickly began to sort through its contents.

’Plum Blossom Spear, Broken Water Saber, Wind Chasing Sword, Meteor Hammer Technique...’

He quickly selected over a dozen weapon-based Low-Tier Cultivation Techniques.

But he didn’t start cultivating them right away.

’The quality of these Cultivation Techniques is too low. If I practice them directly, the resulting Talent will likely be garbage-tier, offering only a limited boost to [True Nine Li Commander].’

A sharp glint flashed in Jiang Che’s eyes.

’Time spent sharpening the axe is never wasted. I’ll refine them first!’

With his heaven-defying Comprehension and vast reserves of Martial Arts Knowledge, improving these Low-level Cultivation Techniques was a trivial task for him.

He randomly picked one, the Iron Lock Cross River Saber Technique. He closed his eyes, and countless small figures began to perform, deconstruct, and reassemble the technique within his mind.

Fifteen minutes later, what was originally a crude Saber Technique with only three stances and twelve forms had been forcefully enhanced by him into thirty-six forms. Moreover, he had integrated several principles of continuous, flowing Force application.

Although it still hadn’t reached the True Skill Level, it was stronger than ordinary Qi Blood Realm Martial Arts.

’Success.’

Jiang Che nodded in satisfaction.

When this enhanced technique was practiced to Perfection, the quality of the resulting Talent would be significantly higher.

However, after sorting through them, he discovered a problem.

Although the Jade Talisman contained numerous weapon-based Cultivation Techniques, there weren’t many that were truly worth enhancing and didn’t overlap with techniques he had already practiced.

It likely wasn’t enough to upgrade [True Nine Li Commander] to its next qualitative transformation.

’Looks like I need to go shopping for more.’

Jiang Che stood up, his gaze turning toward the majestic Duobao Peak outside the window.

Yesterday, he had only given it a cursory glance without delving into the details.

It held the Myriad Phenomena Dao Sect’s accumulation of over a thousand years.

The collection of Low-Tier Cultivation Techniques in the Scripture Pavilion must be absolutely immense!

’I don’t have many points, so I can’t afford the Sect’s Ultimate Skills.’

’But if I’m just buying these unwanted Qi Blood Realm Techniques... five hundred points should be enough to haul back a whole stack, right?’

At this thought, Jiang Che no longer hesitated.

He straightened his clothes, pushed open the door, and strode towards Duobao Peak.

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Duobao Peak, Scripture Pavilion.

Unlike the Cangyun Sect’s Scripture Pavilion, which was a single, towering building, the one at the Myriad Phenomena Dao Sect was a magnificent complex of structures built into the side of the mountain.