Chapter 198 - 120: Completing the Pure Yang Nine Combinations Divine Skill; One Can Fight for First Place Even at the Embracing Pill Realm

A metamorphosis completely different from that of an ordinary person.

As for what the Innate Realm entailed, Zhang Su had no idea.

He was still a long way from the Innate Realm, and he knew he shouldn’t get ahead of himself.

"Alright, take these three Divine Techniques and go on in. This is the last bit of help I can offer you. In the future, I’m afraid I won’t be able to guide you much in your Cultivation..."

Zhao Qianfeng waved his hand, gesturing for Zhang Su to head to the Cultivation Room.

His tone carried a hint of melancholy.

He knew his own limits.

Other than suggesting Zhang Su practice the Pure Yang Nine Combinations Divine Skill back then, his guidance on Zhang Su’s Martial Arts had been quite limited.

Zhang Su’s progress to this day had little to do with him.

As his master, he was truly riding on his disciple’s coattails.

"Thank you, Master."

Zhang Su bowed deeply to Zhao Qianfeng.

He knew how much his master had done for him.

Although Zhao Qianfeng hadn’t provided much guidance on his Martial Arts, his master had never hesitated to step forward whenever he needed help.

Whether it was suggesting he cultivate the Pure Yang Nine Combinations Divine Skill, fighting for a spot in the Fire Melting Cave, or even demanding benefits for him in the Sect Grand Hall today.

Zhang Su took all of this to heart.

Zhang Su went to the Cultivation Room. The furnishings inside were spartan.

A stone bed, a stone table, and a stone chair.

An oil lamp in the room cast a soft, gentle glow.

The faint scent of sandalwood hung in the air, calming the mind and soothing the spirit.

Zhang Su sat on the stone bed, took out the three manuals, and opened them one by one.

He opened the manuals for the three Divine Techniques and committed their contents to memory.

The Outer Extreme Divine Technique focused on releasing one’s Inner Strength outward to form a layer of Protective Gang Force.

This was the first and most fundamental step to mastering Gang Force.

The Inner Extreme Divine Technique, on the other hand, involved drawing the Gang Force inward to protect the internal organs.

This was far more difficult than releasing it outward and required extremely precise control over one’s Inner Strength. After all, the internal organs were very fragile; the slightest mistake could result in injury.

Finally, the Infinite Divine Technique was about achieving the Unity of Inner and Outer, allowing the Gang Force to permeate every corner of the body.

At that stage, the body would have no weaknesses.

Zhang Su firmly committed every word of the Three Extremes Divine Technique to memory.

In less than an hour, he had memorized the entire contents of the three manuals.

Then, he closed his eyes and recited the techniques silently to himself.

Soon, information about the three Divine Techniques appeared on his panel.

"Outer Extreme Divine Technique: Compatibility 15% (Uninitiated)"

"Inner Extreme Divine Technique: Compatibility 15% (Uninitiated)"

"Infinite Divine Technique: Compatibility 15% (Uninitiated)"

Looking at the Compatibility for the Three Extremes Divine Technique on the panel, Zhang Su didn’t hesitate. He immediately spent twenty-seven Compatibility Value points to raise the Compatibility of all three Divine Techniques to 100%.

"Outer Extreme Divine Technique: Compatibility 100% (Uninitiated)"

"Inner Extreme Divine Technique: Compatibility 100% (Uninitiated)"

"Infinite Divine Technique: Compatibility 100% (Uninitiated)"

His Compatibility Value dropped from 128 to 101.

Once the Compatibility was raised to 100%, Zhang Su could clearly feel that the three Divine Techniques no longer seemed so obscure and difficult to understand.

Zhang Su immediately began to attempt their Cultivation.

Although his master had said the three Divine Techniques needed to be cultivated sequentially, he still wanted to try cultivating them all at once.

As a result, apart from the Outer Extreme Divine Technique, the other two Divine Techniques remained completely inert. Sure enough, he was unable to cultivate them.

Even with 100% Compatibility, he would have to reach the Gang Force Realm before he could cultivate them.

Zhang Su tried several times, but neither the Inner Extreme Divine Technique nor the Infinite Divine Technique showed any reaction.

He knew this was a limitation imposed by his Realm.

Without achieving Outer Gang, one could not cultivate Inner Gang.

Without achieving Inner Gang, one could not achieve the Unity of Inner and Outer.

Therefore, Zhang Su could only focus on the Outer Extreme Divine Technique.

He focused his concentration on the Outer Extreme Divine Technique.

Following the instructions in the Secret Manual, he began to circulate the Pure Yang Force within his body.

The Pure Yang Force flowed slowly through his meridians, spreading toward the surface of his skin.

At first, it went smoothly. The Pure Yang Force did indeed permeate from within his body to the surface of his skin.

The problem was that this permeated Pure Yang Force couldn’t form a complete layer of Protective Gang Force.

It was like a drop of water falling on a desert, dissipating in an instant.

Zhang Su frowned and tried again.

It still didn’t work.

’He could sense that the problem lay in his control.’

The Pure Yang Force was powerful, but stabilizing it on the surface of his body to form a uniform shield required extremely delicate control.

And his current level of control was nowhere near sufficient.

One hour, two hours, three hours...

Zhang Su cultivated for several hours.

He tried again and again, and failed again and again.

Each time, just as the Pure Yang Force permeated the surface of his skin, it would dissipate before it could coalesce into Gang Force.

Zhang Su stopped his Cultivation and let out a long sigh.

After several solid hours, Zhang Su still hadn’t reached the entry-level for the Outer Extreme Divine Technique.

He had to remember that the Outer Extreme Divine Technique’s Compatibility was already at 100%. In the past, for any Martial Arts technique, as long as its Compatibility was raised, he could usually reach the entry-level very quickly.

But now, just reaching the entry-level was taking time.

Zhang Su made a rough estimate. At his current rate of Cultivation, it would likely take him two to three years to cultivate the Outer Extreme Divine Technique to Perfection.

Two to three years to achieve Seven-in-One and enter the Gang Force Realm... that already seemed quite fast.

But there were still two more Divine Techniques. If each one took two to three years, then achieving Perfection in the entire Three Extremes Divine Technique would take six to nine years.

For Zhang Su, that was far too long.

On the path of the Martial Dao, fall behind once, and you’ll always be a step behind.

He didn’t want to waste so much time in a single Realm.