Longevity by Grinding Skills

Chapter 547: Chapter 547: Redeeming a Secret Technique

On his Attribute Panel, the Heaven and Earth Interchange Yin Yang Separation and Reunion Scripture was already approaching Minor Achievement. There was still a ways to go before Great Success, but it meant he had formally crossed the threshold.

Cultivating these Immortal Dao Scriptures now was a different matter. Although the Attribute Panel still showed that only a thousand Skill Level points were needed to go from Minor Achievement to Great Success, each point was now incomparably more difficult to obtain than back in the Divine Martial Realm.

What once took a day of effort now required a month.

Xu Yunfan felt a bit resigned. Fortunately, his current Cultivation was profound enough. Otherwise, practicing the Heaven and Earth Interchange Yin Yang Separation and Reunion Scripture would have been no different from starting all over again.

He carefully reviewed the information from the Ancient Scroll again, the details about the Sunken Star Ancient Sword and the Divine Sky True Monarch’s Treasure.

This was a clue to a potential Golden Core True Monarch-level Spiritual Treasure.

What’s more, it was a Spiritual Treasure compatible with the True Skill he cultivated. In the end, Xu Yunfan couldn’t get it off his mind.

If this treasure truly existed, its value would be immeasurable.

The Divine Sky Nine Heavens Profound Vault Undying True Scripture excelled in both offense and defense, placing it among the top techniques even within the Three Sects. If he could obtain the treasure left behind by the Divine Sky True Monarch to complement it, the resulting power would be incredible.

Such a top-tier True Skill, with its Fruit Position vacant, would naturally attract covetous eyes.

Xu Yunfan was well aware of this.

Ever since Chu Chengnan failed to achieve his Dao Attainment Fruit Position, Xu Yunfan had come to a very clear realization about the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm.

In this realm, most so-called fortuitous encounters and opportunities were nothing more than bait on hooks cast by scoundrels.

Just waiting for someone to take the bait.

In other places, it might be like Jiang Taigong fishing, where only the willing are caught.

But the Daoist Masters and True Monarchs of this realm schemed and plotted, manipulating karma to achieve their desires.

To the surprise of Liu Yunhua and Celestial Derivation Daoist Master, several months passed. Xu Yunfan had fully digested his gains, clearly felt his strength increase, and finished sorting through the clues about the Spiritual Treasure. Yet he remained as steady as a mountain.

It was as if nothing had happened. He sat cross-legged on the stone platform, his breathing deep and even, with no intention whatsoever of leaving his peak.

He didn’t rush off to follow the clues and track down the so-called Spiritual Treasure. He didn’t immediately storm Hundred Desires Peak to exact revenge. He didn’t even leave his grotto-heaven to catch up on the latest news from the outside world.

Xu Yunfan just closed his eyes again and sank his Heart and Spirit deep into his Dantian Sea of Consciousness.

The sound of thunder boomed, and lightning flashed within his mind.

Training.

He focused on polishing his Grotto Heaven Embryo, circulating the Divine Sky Nine Heavens True Scripture, and attempting to deduce the essential principles of the newly acquired Heaven and Earth Interchange Yin Yang Separation and Reunion Scripture, all while silently accumulating his power.

The complex and dangerous situation brewing outside the mountain, the temptation of an earth-shattering opportunity—all seemed to be shut out by the formidable restrictive formations and the eternal, unending roar of the Divine Sky thunder.

Only in stillness can one find the beginning of all action.

Cultivation knows no passage of time. Inside the grotto-heaven, the Divine Thunder hummed low like an eternal drumbeat.

This continued until one day, when the swirling vortex of thunder around the figure in the center of the grotto-heaven—a vortex so dense it was almost tangible—slowly subsided. The vast, fluctuating aura surrounding him settled, becoming perfectly harmonious and whole, as profound as an abyss concealing a mountain, condensed and heavy.

Xu Yunfan opened his eyes. In their profound depths, a silver Thunder Pattern flashed and then vanished.

’You have focused on cultivating the Divine Sky Nine Heavens Profound Vault Undying True Scripture, and your understanding of it has deepened. You have comprehended its True Intent. Skill Level +3’

’...’

After nearly three years of secluded cultivation, he had accumulated a total of fifty Skill Level points. Xu Yunfan was quite satisfied with this result.

Cultivating an Immortal Dao Scripture required more than just understanding its profound mysteries; one also had to comprehend the workings of heaven and earth. This was especially true for a scripture like the Divine Sky Nine Heavens Profound Vault Undying True Scripture. To call upon the Divine Sky Thunderbolt, one needed a powerful connection with the world, which demanded careful study of the cycles of creation and destruction within the thunderbolt itself.

The Law within the Heaven and Earth Interchange Yin Yang Separation and Reunion Scripture also greatly accelerated his progress.

"Huuuh..."

He exhaled a long breath of Dirt Qi. Faint electric arcs crackled within it before dissipating in the air before him.

He stretched his limbs, and his entire body immediately let out a series of soft pops and cracks, like beans being roasted. CRACKLE! It was the sound of his muscles and bones resonating in unison, a sign of the Thunder Power within his flesh and blood flowing naturally.

’I suppose it’s time to get out and stretch my legs.’

’It wasn’t that he was eager to go out, but rather that there were two Secret Techniques he still needed to redeem. With his Daoist Cultivation growing ever more profound, the Grotto Heaven Embryo within him had completely stabilized.’

Xu Yunfan reckoned that even a Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator wouldn’t have an easy time against him now.

But as for who was truly stronger, there was only one way to find out.

As the Peak Master of Divine Sky Peak, his first order of business was naturally to inspect his domain.

His Divine Thought swept across Divine Sky Peak, checking on all its operations. The newly established Spirit Fields, the tamed Low-tier Thunder Beasts, the various small Thunder Gathering Arrays arranged by the disciples, the Refining of simple Thunder Talismans, and even the "industries" from which he took a cut—like disciples exchanging for Eight Sceneries Cloud Qi for their Artifact Refining—were all running in an orderly manner.

At Xu Yunfan’s request, the disciple in charge of administrative affairs promptly sent over a clear and concise ledger via a Jade Scroll.

As Xu Yunfan skimmed through it, the smile on his face grew wider.

’These kids haven’t been slacking off.’

’Just as I thought, every one of them is a talent. The Primordial Sect is full of go-getters.’

’After all, they’re saddled with debt the moment they join. They have no choice but to be diligent.’

’The slightest bit of laziness, and if their debt went overdue, they’d find out what the Sect *really* means by "human resources."’

’The returns were even more bountiful than he had anticipated.’

While this amount of Spirit Stones and resources was hardly world-shaking for someone at his Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivation, it was a steady, continuous stream. This trickle was enough to support his daily needs and would also contribute to his accumulation of Profound Capital Eight Sceneries Cloud Qi.

’The stronger your foundation, the better off you are.’

Now that business was taken care of, Xu Yunfan took out a scroll that emitted a soft, jade-like light. Dao Rhyme flowed across its surface—it was the Decree from True Monarch Qing Yuan.

He was headed to the core of the Primordial Sect.

The Scripture Pavilion.

Like a streaking rainbow, Xu Yunfan shot out from Divine Sky Peak, flying directly toward the inner depths of the Sect.

Along the way, everyone from Outer Disciples to Inner Sect Elites sensed the Thunderous Suppression radiating from him. Even though he was deliberately holding it back, it was still enough to make their hearts pound, and they all hastily moved aside to bow.

In the Primordial Sect, a Foundation Establishment Daoist Master was a pillar of the community, commanding great respect.

The Primordial Sect’s Scripture Pavilion was no resplendent palace. Instead, it was a colossal tower constructed from countless giant black stones. Its spire vanished into a perpetual gray mist, and its body was covered in twisting, squirming ancient Demon Patterns and gleaming, overlapping layers of protective seals. The entire structure exuded an ancient, profound, and eerie aura.

The main entrance resembled the ravenous maw of a beast. A cracked, black bone plaque hung from the lintel. On it, the single character for "Archive" was painted in a blood-like pigment, its strokes twisting as if the word itself were a struggling creature.

Xu Yunfan couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow at the sight.

’I wonder what sick mind decided to decorate the Scripture Pavilion like this.’

’Thinking back for a moment, he recalled that the Blood Demon was currently in charge of the Scripture Pavilion.’

’That man cultivated a truly orthodox Demonic True Skill.’

’A Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator with a twisted mind, a style straight out of the Demon Dao, and the behavior of a classic villain.’

’He was one of the Primordial Sect’s "purest" souls, dedicated to making his own unique contribution.’

’Given all that, the decor was actually rather fitting.’

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