novelapdf Chapter 1087 Cultivation Technique
Chapter 1087 Cultivation Technique
"Qingyun is still here?" A hint of joy flashed in Master Fu's gentle eyes as he spoke softly.
Chen Yuan said respectfully, "Senior Qingyun has been silently protecting Tongtian Island for 40,000 years. Outside cultivators must undergo three trials."
"He has also been collecting the treasures left behind by the Tai Xuan Sect, trying his best to preserve the last trace of the Tai Xuan Sect in the human world."
"It must have been tough on him..." Master Fu sighed softly, raising his eyes slightly to look at the endless void behind Chen Yuan and the others. His eyes revealed a myriad of phenomena, seemingly containing a vast realm.
After a long while, the strange phenomenon in Master Fu's eyes dissipated, and he slowly spoke: "Qingyun has not betrayed me; it is I who have betrayed Qingyun and the Tai Xuan Sect..."
"Back then, I led the various sects of the human realm to conquer the thirteen realms. We were at the height of our power, and all the realms submitted to us. But this also brought disaster upon us. The three sects were wiped out, and the world was shattered."
"Since the path to ascension has been severed, how did you come to the Spirit Realm?"
Chen Yuan then recounted his experiences of traveling through the Three Realms, enduring hardships, and finally meeting Yuan Shuheng and Han Xuan, but omitted many of his secrets.
Such a tortuous experience was far more exciting than the lives of many cultivators, but when it reached Master Fu's ears, he only nodded, his expression remaining completely unchanged.
Where is the Tai Xuan Decree?
Chen Yuan dared not delay, and immediately took out the Tai Xuan Token, bowed slightly, and presented it with both hands.
Without any visible movement from Master Fu, the Tai Xuan Token appeared in his hand the next moment. He gently stroked it, examined it carefully, his eyes filled with complex emotions as he fell into reminiscence.
He suddenly reached out and pulled out another Tai Xuan Token from nothingness. It was exactly the same as the Tai Xuan Token that Chen Yuan had taken out, but it was much newer and better preserved, lacking the vicissitudes left by the passage of time.
At this moment, none of the three elders doubted Chen Yuan's identity. Master Fu had never mentioned his past in the human realm in front of them, and his conversation with Chen Yuan was completely incomprehensible to the three of them.
But what they knew was that Chen Yuan had a deep connection with the Tai Xuan Sect in the human realm, and it seemed that the Tai Xuan Sect's joining the spirit realm was imminent.
Suddenly, Master Fu raised his head and asked, "What was the situation in the human realm before you ascended?"
Chen Yuan pondered for a moment, then began to explain: "In the human realm, only the Nine Immortals and the Eastern Continent remain. After that ancient war, the long-distance teleportation arrays were damaged one after another, isolating us from each other. I am a cultivator from the Eastern Continent..."
He spoke in great detail, leaving nothing out. He described the current state of the human and immortal cultivation worlds, the distribution of major sects, which ancient sect's lineage they inherited, whether there were any Nascent Soul cultivators, and even how mortals in the Nine Immortals and Eastern Flower realms survived.
This conversation lasted for several hours, and Master Fu never called for a stop, only focusing intently on Chen Yuan.
After Chen Yuan finished speaking, the Void returned to silence.
"Why are there no demons in the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons?" Master Fu asked.
“There were originally demons in the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons, but they were destroyed by… this junior,” Chen Yuan said.
"Oh? Tell me more."
Chen Yuan had only described the situation in the human realm before his ascension, but had not explained how he became like that. So he had to recount how he destroyed the three major demon clans of the Myriad Demon Sea.
However, Master Fu seemed quite interested in his cultivation experience and asked a few more questions. Chen Yuan did not hide anything, nor was there any need to hide anything; he simply concealed his own secrets.
Master Fu nodded slightly after hearing this and said calmly, "Would you be willing to join the Tai Xuan Sect?"
Chen Yuan replied without hesitation, "This junior is willing!"
Elder Yuan, standing to the side, showed a look of joy, while Elder Su's eyes flashed with a hint of resentment, and his hatred for Chen Yuan deepened.
Master Fu raised his hand and touched Chen Yuan's Tai Xuan Token. A ray of starlight was drawn to the token and landed on it, emitting a mysterious aura that was majestic and imposing, as if facing a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Master Fu reached out and sent the Tai Xuan Token back into Chen Yuan's hand, which Chen Yuan caught with both hands.
"With your essence and blood integrated, from this day forward, you will be an elder of the Tai Xuan Sect, able to establish your own peak and recruit disciples," Master Fu said calmly.
The three elders all looked shocked, and Chen Yuan was also greatly surprised, so he declined, saying, "Sect Leader, my cultivation is low and my qualifications are shallow..."
"You cultivate both body and spirit, and your physical body has broken through the bottleneck of the Integration Realm. It's only a matter of time before your cultivation level breaks through as well. You can be regarded as an Integration Realm cultivator and should rightfully assume the position of elder. Do not refuse." Master Fu's gentle voice contained an undeniable power.
Chen Yuan dared not speak further and could only clasp his hands and bow, saying, "I will obey the orders of the sect leader."
He bit his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of bright red blood essence, which seemed to contain a hint of green, full of vitality, enveloping the Tai Xuan Token and slowly merging into it.
A blood-red light appeared on the surface of the Tai Xuan Token, then disappeared, leaving behind a warm, shimmering luster and a touch of liveliness.
Chen Yuan looked at the Tai Xuan Token and felt a connection between his mind and spirit, then stored it in his internal space.
Elder Su gave Chen Yuan a deep look, clasped his hands in a bow, and smiled as he said, "Congratulations, Elder Chen. Elder Chen cultivates both body and magic, and his techniques are profound. He is able to refine the blood of several kinds of true spirits. This is a rare and extraordinary skill in all the heavens and myriad realms. I, Su, am ashamed to admit that I am inferior to him."
"I'm afraid it won't be long before Elder Chen's cultivation breaks through to the next level, and then he will advance rapidly, surpassing all of us. The Great Ascension stage will be just around the corner."
Elder Yuan's expression changed slightly; the malice contained in his words was palpable, and Chen Yuan was about to face a difficult situation.
He went to great lengths to curry favor with Chen Yuan, even at the cost of offending Elder Su, so he couldn't ignore it. He immediately smiled and said, "Senior Brother Su is absolutely right. Elder Chen's cultivation techniques are profound, and he will surely become a pillar of our sect in the future."
A cold glint flashed in Elder Su's eyes, but his smile deepened. He then bowed to Master Fu and said, "Master, Elder Chen and I had a friendly spar in the Xuanli Realm, and neither of us could gain the upper hand."
"Elder Chen's cultivation has not yet broken through the bottleneck, yet he already possesses such strength. After he breaks through, I'm afraid I will have no choice but to admit defeat."
"After much thought, I realize that my skills are far inferior to Junior Brother Chen's, which is why this has happened."
"It's a pity that our sect's body cultivation tradition is shallow. If we could also have such a profound body cultivation technique and select disciples with the aptitude for body refinement to cultivate it, our sect's strength would surely increase greatly in ten thousand years."
Elder Yuan's face darkened: "What do you mean by that, Senior Brother Su? Do you mean to force Elder Chen to hand over his cultivation technique?"
Elder Su smiled slightly: "Junior Brother Yuan is joking. Our sect has strict rules, and high-level cultivators are not allowed to covet the opportunities of low-level disciples. How could I, Su, dare to disobey?"
"But Junior Brother also knows that after a hundred years, our sect will march into Tyrant Turtle Island to build a city and begin to conquer the Great Thousand Worlds. In the future, we will have to fight a great war with the demon race of the Burning Demon Realm, so we urgently need to improve our strength."
"If I, Su, possess such a technique, I will never keep it to myself."
"Elder Chen is a descendant of the Tai Xuan Sect in the human realm and has a deep connection with my master. He has just joined our sect and has already assumed the position of elder, receiving great favor from my master."
"As long as Junior Brother Chen is not an ungrateful person and has even a shred of gratitude, he will surely offer up his cultivation technique on his own initiative. I wonder if what I said is right or wrong?"
He turned to look at Chen Yuan, his expression incredibly sincere and his tone resolute. Elder Yuan was extremely anxious, but Elder Su's words were righteous and awe-inspiring, seemingly for the sake of the sect rather than for his own selfish interests, so he couldn't directly refute him.
He clasped his hands in a fist and bowed to Master Fu: "Sect Leader, the body cultivation method has many restrictions and is difficult to cultivate. It requires spiritual objects to temper the body."
"Elder Chen's cultivation method requires the blood of true spirits, which is even more difficult to find. It is not of much use in improving the sect's strength. I urge the sect leader to reconsider."
Elder Su said, "Junior Brother Yuan's words make sense, but we cannot draw any conclusions before we have seen Elder Chen's technique."
"Perhaps Junior Brother Chen's cultivation method is extremely easy to practice, and he can master all sorts of mysterious supernatural powers without using the blood of true spirit."
"It might not even take ten thousand years for our sect to produce a few more powerful Void Refinement Body Cultivators like Junior Brother Chen."
"I think Junior Brother Chen certainly wouldn't be reluctant to give up the cultivation technique and sit idly by while our sect is embroiled in a bitter battle with the demons of the Burning Demon Realm, would he?"
Elder Yuan was speechless for a moment. Elder Su's words were high-sounding, and he was determined to force Chen Yuan to reveal his cultivation technique no matter what.
However, cultivation techniques are the foundation of every cultivator's practice, and they are regarded as their lifeblood. They are never passed on to outsiders except for their personal disciples.
If Chen Yuan's cultivation techniques were to be leaked, his true abilities would be exposed, and the flaws in his supernatural powers would become known.
After Elder Yuan joined the Tai Xuan Sect, he never offered his cultivation techniques to the sect. Instead, they were kept as the exclusive inheritance of Huayu Peak, and disciples of the outer peaks were not allowed to cultivate them. The same applied to other peaks.
Even the cultivation techniques practiced by Bai Zangzhou and Ling Jiuque, the two personal disciples of Master Fu, were not widely known.
But Elder Yuan was unsure whether Master Fu would allow Chen Yuan to retain his cultivation techniques, given that Master Fu had permitted the elders of each peak to do so.
Everyone knows that Master Fu is eager to improve the sect's strength, and for this reason, he is willing to absorb a large number of rogue cultivators; these elders are proof of that.
Otherwise, the Tai Xuan Sect would not have been able to maintain its mid-level strength among the Mahayana sects in the Spirit Realm just over ten thousand years after its establishment.
Which other Mahayana sect doesn't develop steadily and patiently cultivate disciples, taking tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years to accumulate a dozen or so Nascent Soul cultivators?
The Tai Xuan Sect took a shortcut and its strength increased rapidly, but this also made it more turbulent than other sects.
Chen Yuan, however, is a practitioner of both physical and magical cultivation. Physical cultivators can improve their cultivation level as long as they have sufficient cultivation resources to strengthen their physical body, making cultivation much easier than magical cultivators.
However, humans are not good at body cultivation. Low-level body cultivators may be much stronger than cultivators of the same level, but after reaching the Nascent Soul stage, body cultivators do not have much of an advantage over magic cultivators.
Cultivating both body and spirit is different; one's strength far surpasses that of other cultivators of the same level. Furthermore, Chen Yuan's cultivation method can refine true spirit blood, which is unheard of.
If a few exceptionally talented disciples could be selected to cultivate this technique and given ample resources, and they were to achieve some success, advancing to the Void Refinement stage or even the Body Integration stage, the strength of the Tai Xuan Sect might indeed increase significantly.
But this was of no benefit to Elder Yuan, as he could not switch to the path of body cultivation, and Yuan Shuheng could not change his cultivation method either.
Huayu Peak is not considered powerful among the eleven peaks of Tai Xuan Sect. If Chen Yuan were to offer his cultivation technique, it wouldn't be up to the disciples of Huayu Peak to cultivate it.
On the contrary, if they befriend Chen Yuan, Huayu Peak could gain a powerful ally based on his friendship with Han Xuan and Yuan Shuheng.
But it would be useless for him to refute Elder Su now. As long as Master Fu was interested, Chen Yuan would have to hand over the cultivation technique. Even if it was extremely difficult to cultivate and could not be passed on to lower-level disciples, his secrets would be exposed.
Master Fu glanced at Elder Su and Elder Yuan and said calmly, "You two should stop arguing. Since I have established the rules of the sect, I will not violate them."
“Chen Yuan’s martial arts techniques belong to him personally. If he is unwilling to hand them over, no one can force him to do so, and Chang’an cannot use words to coerce him further.”
Elder Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, while Elder Su, though unwilling, had no choice but to agree: "Disciple obeys."
But Chen Yuan, who had been quietly observing, suddenly spoke up at this moment: "Elder Su is absolutely right. Today, I have joined the sect and have been exceptionally appointed as an elder. I am deeply grateful to the sect leader."
"If there is a way to strengthen the sect, how can we keep it to ourselves? I am willing to offer up my cultivation technique!"
Upon hearing this, the three elders were all astonished.
Elder Yuan was extremely anxious. Master Fu had already made it clear that Chen Yuan did not need to offer his cultivation technique, so why did he still take the initiative to ask?
Elder Su's eyes lit up with joy, and he praised, "Elder Chen is indeed a man of great wisdom and righteousness. Please, Elder Chen, show us your cultivation technique. If our sect can one day become one of the top ten sects in the Spirit Realm, Elder Chen will deserve credit for it!"
Elder Mei looked Chen Yuan up and down, her beautiful eyes filled with confusion.
Even Master Fu was somewhat surprised. He gazed at Chen Yuan and said calmly, "Have you thought it through?"
Chen Yuan said solemnly, "How can I speak jokingly in front of the sect leader? It's just that the cultivation method I practice is extremely unique. When I was building my foundation, a golden light suddenly descended from the sky, fell into my dantian, and transformed into a golden jade disc."
"It was inscribed with an unnamed martial arts technique in an extremely mysterious script. It circulated through my mind, then shattered and disappeared."
"I have memorized that nameless martial arts technique, but I cannot recite it orally, nor can I write it down, so I cannot pass it on to others."
"Even if I wanted to offer it to the sect, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to."
Elder Su sneered: "In the end, Elder Chen is still reluctant to give up the cultivation technique and has fabricated such a flawed explanation."
"Where in the world is there a cultivation method that can only be practiced but cannot be taught to others?"
Chen Yuan said helplessly, "Everything I said is true. If Elder Su doesn't believe me, there's nothing I can do."
Elder Su said, "Whether the cultivation technique you practice can be passed on to others depends entirely on your word. Such a thing is impossible to verify, so how can I, Su, believe it?"
Elder Yuan and Elder Mei both looked helpless; Chen Yuan's explanation was really too clumsy.
Chen Yuan lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then suddenly clasped his hands and bowed to Master Fu: "Master Fu, your methods are extraordinary, you must have a way to distinguish whether what I say is true or false. I am willing to reveal the technique, and I ask Master Fu to judge it."
Master Fu's eyes remained gentle as he slowly nodded: "Alright."
He was concise and to the point, and Chen Yuan, without beating around the bush, immediately recited the cultivation method of "Nine Revolutions of True Spirit".
But in the eyes of the three elders, Chen Yuan's mouth was constantly opening and closing, but no sound came out and there were no strange phenomena.
Chen Yuan had barely uttered a few words when Elder Su's face darkened with anger, and he shouted sternly, "Chen Yuan, how dare you play tricks in front of Master! How insolent!"
Master Fu's eyes narrowed, and he said in a deep voice, "Shut up!" (End of this chapter)