Chapter 279: A Method to Improve Gang Force, Choose One of Two? Zhang Su Wants Them All

The Five Elements Gang Force cultivated from the Great Five Elements Divine Technique was a Second-Grade Gang Force, the same as the Five Elements Combined Gang Power Shi Buyi cultivated.

‘Could the Five Elements Sect’s Five Elements Unification Technique actually be the Great Five Elements Divine Technique?’

The more Zhang Su thought about it, the more plausible it seemed.

If the Guiyuan Sect’s founding ancestor could bring the Pure Yang Nine Combinations Divine Skill out of the Upper Sect, then it wasn’t impossible for the Five Elements Sect’s founder to have done the same with the Great Five Elements Divine Technique.

It wasn’t unheard of for an Upper Sect’s Cultivation Technique to spread to the outside world.

Zhang Su carefully flipped through the pages.

After reading the Metal Element Divine Technique, he moved on to the Wood Element Divine Technique, Water Element Divine Technique, Fire Element Divine Technique, and Earth Element Divine Technique.

It took him nearly two hours to read through all five Divine Techniques.

After he finished looking through all five Secret Manuals, lines of information appeared before his eyes.

Metal Element Divine Technique: Compatibility 32% (Uninitiated)

Wood Element Divine Technique: Compatibility 35% (Uninitiated)

Water Element Divine Technique: Compatibility 65% (Uninitiated)

Fire Element Divine Technique: Compatibility 65% (Uninitiated)

Earth Element Divine Technique: Compatibility 18% (Uninitiated)

Zhang Su’s Compatibility with each of these Five Elements Cultivation Techniques was different.

His Compatibility was highest with the Fire Element Divine Technique and the Water Element Divine Technique, both at a high of 65%.

‘Could this be related to my past cultivation of the Three Yang Divine Techniques and the Three Yin Divine Techniques?’ he wondered.

The Three Yang Divine Techniques were Extreme Yang, and the Three Yin Divine Techniques were Extreme Yin.

It made sense that his Compatibility would be higher for the Fire and Water Element Divine Techniques, since he had cultivated similar techniques before.

His Compatibility with the Earth Element Divine Technique was the lowest, not even reaching 20%.

‘I’ve never cultivated any Martial Arts related to the Earth Element, and my understanding of it is virtually zero,’ Zhang Su mused. ‘It’s normal for the Compatibility to be low.’

The Great Five Elements Divine Technique was fundamentally a single, unified whole.

Though it consisted of five separate Divine Techniques, Zhang Su could cultivate them all at once.

In fact, due to the principle of Five Elements Mutual Generation, cultivating them together would yield the best results.

However, cultivating five Divine Techniques simultaneously placed immense demands on a Martial Artist’s talent.

Not just anyone could handle five different elemental Martial Arts at the same time.

The Five Elements Sect once had countless disciples, including many stunningly brilliant talents, but in the end, Shi Buyi was the only one to ever achieve Five Elements Unite.

But Zhang Su wasn’t worried in the slightest.

He had Compatibility Value; he could simply raise his Compatibility directly.

So, Zhang Su immediately spent 285 Compatibility Value points to raise his Compatibility with all five Divine Techniques to 100%.

As the Compatibility rose, Zhang Su immediately felt a sense of intimacy with the five Divine Techniques.

He didn’t even have to cultivate intentionally; the Five Elements Divine Technique began to operate on its own.

Of course, this autonomous operation was rather inefficient.

To cultivate the five Divine Techniques to Perfection, autonomous operation wasn’t enough; he had to cultivate them actively.

Zhang Su immediately began to actively circulate the Great Five Elements Divine Technique.

After just one hour, Zhang Su felt a jolt run through his body.

He had reached the entry-level of the Great Five Elements Divine Technique!

He had initiated all five Divine Techniques simultaneously. Five faint streams of Five Elements Internal Force began to circulate slowly within his body.

They were still weak, but he could perceive them clearly.

Zhang Su opened his eyes, a hint of joy flashing within them.

‘I’ve reached the entry-level far faster than I expected.’

From this point on, however, his cultivation speed would slow.

Zhang Su briefly assessed his progress.

‘To cultivate the Great Five Elements Divine Technique to Perfection will take at least three years.’

Zhang Su’s brow furrowed slightly.

‘Three years is actually quite fast.’

‘Even Shi Buyi must have taken more than three years to achieve Five Elements Unite.’

‘But for me, three years is still too slow.’

‘Three years just to bring the Great Five Elements Divine Technique to Perfection… and even after fusing it with my Pure Yang Gang Power, it would only create a First-Grade Gang Force.’

‘A First-Grade Gang Force only offers a chance at becoming a Direct Disciple—it’s no guarantee.’

‘If I don’t become a Direct Disciple, how will I protect the Guiyuan Sect when the time comes?’

‘And how much longer would it take after that to cultivate the Tai Chi Gang Force, fuse everything to produce Inner Strength, and advance to the Postnatal Realm?’

‘Can the Guiyuan Sect hold out that long?’

‘It’s doubtful.’

‘Once the Jingyuan Sect gathers enough strength, they will march south again.’

‘By then, the Guiyuan Sect will probably have already been wiped out.’

He didn’t have that much time.

And the Guiyuan Sect couldn’t hold out that long either.

Still, it wasn’t a hopeless situation.

Zhang Su thought of Lu Danxi’s Fire Yang Pill.

The Fire Yang Pill could accelerate one’s cultivation speed, and its effects were excellent.

He had taken one before and knew this from firsthand experience.

‘If there were similar Medicine Pills, or even Elixirs, couldn’t I cultivate the Great Five Elements Divine Technique even faster?’