The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 2230: Chapter 2230: Deducing the Immortal Rhythm Virtualization Technique

The overall strength of the Shadow Tower is vastly inferior to the Mystic Moon Trading House. Even Mystic Moon Trading House can only grudgingly yield to Jing Yan, so if Gong Zhi Buddha cannot perceive the intricacies, then he would not be capable of leading such a large force like the Shadow Tower.

When Gong Zhi Buddha gives an order in person, those under him naturally dare not disobey.

Wuxia City, Wuxia Heavenly Monarch Mansion.

"Fellow Daoist Jing Yan, you may stay here for as long as you like. Should you need anything, come directly to me. Don’t hesitate for courtesy," Wuxia Heavenly Monarch said as they returned to Wuxia City, allowing Jing Yan to continue residing in her residence.

"Thank you, Lord Heavenly Monarch," Jing Yan cupped his hands and thanked with a smile.

There’s no need to rush to Nightmare City. Through Yuantong Immortal Venerable and others, Jing Yan has learned some information about it. The city, steeped in mystery, is rumored to be a place where obtaining advanced soul techniques may not be easy. Thus, Jing Yan reckoned that strengthening himself might increase his chances of acquiring higher-tier soul techniques.

Even if he uses Netherworld Crystal Stones to exchange for soul techniques, their exposure also poses uncertainty about how those in Nightmare City might react. After all, even Yuantong Immortal Venerable’s knowledge of Nightmare City is but hearsay, as he has never been there.

For the time being, Jing Yan will reside at the Wuxia Heavenly Monarch’s mansion.

At the Wuxia Heavenly Monarch Mansion, Jing Yan prioritized the deduction of the Virtualization Technique. In his latest venture to the Yellow Spring Cave, he had already advanced this technique to the Nether Sky Realm level.

With Leon’s Netherworld Crystal Stones and regular resources at hand, Jing Yan felt confident in advancing the Virtualization Technique to the Immortal Rhythm Level.

Jing Yan chose to focus on the Virtualization Technique instead of other practices also bearing Wuxia Heavenly Monarch in mind. Jing Yan knew she aimed to break through to the Immortal Venerable Realm, and this technique could substantially aid her efforts. Previously, he had given her the Virtualization Technique at the All Things Realm level, though now enhanced to the Nether Sky Realm level; he still felt it wasn’t advanced enough.

With the support of Shadow Logic Divine Cloth, continuing the deduction of the Virtualization Technique seemed feasible. Leveraging the Netherworld Crystal Stones to further this technique posed no issue for Jing Yan.

Although some obstacles arose during the deduction process, these were not unsolvable and merely required more time to overcome.

A year, ten years, a hundred years, a thousand years...

After several millennia, Jing Yan’s Virtualization Technique was nearing the Immortal Rhythm Level.

If he could master the Virtualization Technique at this level, Jing Yan’s defensive capability would again see a significant boost. Such a perplexing defensive magic was extremely rare even at the Immortal Rhythm rank. Despite the Wuxia Heavenly Monarch’s abilities, she had never acquired the Virtualization Technique before, not even at the Taoist Realm level.

The passage of time was relentless.

Since the closing of the Yellow Spring Cave, more than ten thousand years had gone by.

In a secret chamber within the Wuxia Heavenly Monarch Mansion on this day,

the Wuxia Heavenly Monarch, with purple hair and eyes, sighed softly. She opened her eyes, laced with resignation.

"I failed again."

"When this Yellow Spring Cave opened, my subordinates gained quite a fortune in the Low-level Netherworld Cave, keeping over ten Intermediate Netherworld Crystal Stones after giving some to Yuantong Immortal Venerable. Despite consuming five of them combined with the Virtualization Technique, my breakthrough still failed," Wuxia Heavenly Monarch spoke lightly.

After returning from the Yellow Spring Cave, Wuxia Heavenly Monarch soon went into seclusion to strive for advancement. She had long reached the peak of the Immortal Rhythm Netherworld Realm and had attempted the breakthrough to the Immortal Venerable Realm numerous times over an extended period, yet all endeavors met with failure.

Breaking into the Immortal Venerable Realm is indeed exceedingly arduous.

One could discern the difficulty in ascending to the Immortal Venerable rank by comparing it with powers like the Xin Family from the Ancient Land of Morning Light. The Xin Family, for example, has only one expert at the Immortal Venerate Realm, their founding Ancestor.

In the region governed by Yuantong Immortal Venerable, there are indeed many Immortal Rhythm Peak Cultivators, like the Shen Zhou Heavenly Monarch, all at the Immortal Rhythm Peak level. Some of them have lived for untold billions of years, possibly even peers of Black River Heavenly Monarch, yet they remain stuck at the Immortal Rhythm Level.

Wuxia Heavenly Monarch shook her head with a wry smile and quickly shed the feeling of disappointment.

Though each attempt at a breakthrough fills one with hope, she swiftly emerged from the shadows of failure. She had always been prepared for the possibility of failing to break through. Which Immortal Rhythm Peak Cultivator hasn’t faced multiple failures attempting to break into the Immortal Venerable Realm?

Ultimately, succeeding in the breakthrough is but a rare chance.

It only pained her slightly to waste five Intermediate Netherworld Crystal Stones in vain.

Wuxia Heavenly Monarch stepped out of the secret chamber.

"Has Fellow Daoist Jing Yan come to see me during this period?" she asked the Chief Manager of the mansion.

"Lord Heavenly Monarch, Mr. Jing Yan hasn’t left his place since your seclusion. It seems... he’s also in seclusion for cultivation," the Chief Manager replied to Wuxia Heavenly Monarch.

"I see. Fellow Daoist Jing Yan is cultivating in seclusion, make sure not to disturb him," Wuxia Heavenly Monarch instructed.

Before going into seclusion, she had already instructed the mansion’s personnel not to disturb Jing Yan. Should he emerge and make any demands from them, they were to fulfill them wholeheartedly.

"Understood," the Chief Manager responded.

Indeed, Jing Yan remained in seclusion, primarily dedicating over ten thousand years to deducing the Virtualization Technique. This technique was inching ever closer to the Immortal Rhythm Level, but still fell short. After repeated and tedious failures, Jing Yan altered his approach, diverting most of his attention to comprehending the Void Dao Technique.

The Virtualization Technique is a branch of the Void Dao Technique, and Jing Yan believed that by improving his capacity in the Void Dao Technique, he could better deduce the Virtualization Technique. With the Netherworld Crystal Stones’ support, he progressed quickly in comprehending the Void Dao Technique, thanks also to his inherent strong aptitude in it.

After a millennium of studying the Void Dao Technique, Jing Yan resumed deducing the Virtualization Technique.

"I hope... there’s a new breakthrough," Jing Yan took a deep breath, composing his mind.

His Divine Thought enveloped the intricate web of densely packed patterns within the Shadow Logic Divine Cloth.

"Hmm?"

"The spot here seems overlooked before. The combination of these patterns..."

"I understand now."

"This point too, I previously neglected. Earlier I only saw how the Void Patterns’ structure at this location could make Divine Power circulate more stably and swiftly, but couldn’t discern its cause. Now, I know," though Jing Yan had his eyes closed, a faint smile appeared on his face.