Chapter 280: Chapter 279: The Phone Reappears (Second Update, Please Subscribe)
After entering here, cultivators gradually sat before the stone stele, a sliver of divine thought touching the stele, then closing their eyes in contemplation.
The stone stele would sense the cultivator’s physique, perception, cultivation techniques, and so on, granting the corresponding cultivation techniques.
Of course, it’s more likely to gain nothing at all.
In the past, the Six Desires Demon Venerable was a shepherd boy. He entered here, touched the stone stele, and received the cultivation technique called the "Six Desires Red Dust Scripture," leading to the rise of a generation of Divinity Transformation Demon Venerable.
Latter cultivators also entered here to discover new cultivation techniques.
"The cultivation techniques recorded in the Inheritance Stone Stele have extremely high requirements on physique and perception. If not up to standard, it’s impossible to extract the cultivation techniques from the stele. Forcibly extracting them will cause the stele to break! The Six Desires Demon Venerable was extremely covetous of some techniques within the stele but feared violent extraction would cause its destruction!"
"Thus, he generously announced the stone stele to the public. Outsiders can also enter here to ponder over the stele!"
"However, while contemplating the stele, you need to swear an oath that the cultivation techniques from the stone stele can be cultivated by oneself but cannot be passed on, and you also need to join the Joyful Union Demon Sect, at least as a Guest Minister Elder."
"In those days, Xi’er pondered over the stone stele and acquired the ’Yin Yang Body,’ which startled the Sect Leader of the Joyful Union Demon Sect. Afterwards, Xi’er offered the cultivation method of the ’Yin Yang Body,’ placing it into the library of the Joyful Union Demon Sect; the sect gave Xi’er a token, making her a Guest Minister Elder of the sect."
"In a way, that Six Desires Demon Venerable is Xi’er’s backing!"
Lu Xuanji contemplated.
Cultivation is not easy; mutual support is needed.
What is networking?
Networking is not about someone needing it unilaterally; it’s about both parties needing each other. No one can guarantee being invincible for life, no one can guarantee never seeking help throughout life, and no one can guarantee never needing help from others? Because of need and being needed, networking is born.
Thus, seniors often support juniors, offering them some help.
Such investments may not show clear effects early on.
But later, they yield unexpected results.
Thinking about it, he recalled Jin Xi’s support for him, then about the Six Desires Demon Venerable’s support for Jin Xi... This support may just be a mere move, but for ground-level cultivators, it’s a tremendous help.
After granting the token, the Six Desires Demon Venerable vanished.
No other information is available.
Yet, relying on this token, it deterred many.
In Chu Country, even though Jin Xi only had Golden Core Cultivation, no Nascent Soul Cultivators dared to oppress her, thanks to the Six Desires Demon Venerable’s influence.
...
Snapping out of these miscellaneous thoughts, Lu Xuanji sat upright, a wisp of divine thought touching the stone stele.
Instantly, the void altered, allowing him entry to the stone stele.
Inside the stone stele, there were nine light clusters, representing nine cultivation techniques.
Two of the light clusters were dim, and their contents vanished.
Seven other light clusters glimmered, recording some scripture information.
Including the "Six Desires Scripture," "Red Dust Scripture," "Yin Yang Illusionary Body," "Time Scripture," "Void Scripture," "Anti Yin Yang Sword Array," and "Array of Red Dust Inversion."
Constantly touching the light clusters, yet the clusters remained unresponsive, difficult to resonate with.
Lu Xuanji opened his eyes, pondering.
At this moment, a young man beside him stood up, looking lost and sighed, "Unfortunately, I couldn’t comprehend it!"
"Unfortunately, my attributes don’t match!"
A young girl then stood up.
Gradually, more cultivators stood up, leaving with feelings of loss.
The elder at the entrance watched this scene and closed his eyes once more.
Every year, many cultivators come to contemplate, yet few gain something; now among the seven scriptures, only the "Six Desires Scripture," "Red Dust Scripture," and half of the "Yin Yang Illusionary Body" have been unlocked.
As for the other scriptures, they remain blocked.
The Six Desires Demon Venerable opened the Inheritance Hall to rely on those with destiny to unlock the remaining scriptures, yet regrettably, he met no such destined individual.
...
Closing his eyes, Lu Xuanji again sensed with divine thought.
Inside the stone stele, seven light clusters surged, continually transforming.
Yet he still couldn’t touch the information inside.
It seemed to have no fate with him; he was not one with destiny.
"I just don’t believe it!"
"Phone, scan!"
At this moment, Lu Xuanji activated his phone, a golden light on the phone flashed, illuminating the light clusters, silently breaking the seals, recording information inside.
Yet no, the seal on the light clusters still existed.
But the phone bypassed the seal, recording the information inside.
After ten breaths, Lu Xuanji opened his eyes.
Looking at the stone stele, it appeared unchanged, showing no anomalies.
Legend has it when gaining a cultivation technique from the stone stele, it would display anomalies, alerting many people, making it impossible to conceal.
Back then, when Xi’er obtained half a cultivation technique, it led to a significant anomaly.
Yet the phone silently recorded and acquired the techniques, all seven manifesting in the phone’s documents, unnoticed by the outside world; the stele unchanged.
The phone remained as powerful and unfathomable as ever.
Often, the phone had a low sense of presence, seeming unremarkable, with no earth-shattering changes or functions.
But in moments of utmost need, it provided the greatest assistance.
Perceiving the seven cultivation techniques on the phone, Lu Xuanji’s face slightly flushed, feeling somewhat like a thief, akin to a pilferer.
Yet these matters are inexplicable, unclear.
He could only conceal it to the end.
...
Half a day later, after leaving the Yin Yang Secret Realm.
Lu Xuanji was about to speak, but Jin Xi stopped him, "Don’t say more. We’ll talk at home!"
"Alright!"
Lu Xuanji nodded.
Jin Xi led him away, returning to Chu Country after three days, back to Purple Sun Mountain.
The array activated, concealing everything.
Jin Xi held his hand, checking, and was shocked, "You’ve broken the shackles, your divine soul has reached nine hundred jin!"
"Utilizing the Life and Death Lake, broke the shackle!"
Lu Xuanji replied.
Jin Xi said, "Good, this is fortune of generations. As for the details, I won’t elaborate. Prepare for a few days, adjust your state, and begin the tribulation crossing!"
"Alright!"
Lu Xuanji nodded again without saying much, starting to adjust his state.
Preparing for proving the Golden Core, making the final preparation.
...
Time passed, and in a blink, three months elapsed.
Jin Xi directly activated the array, operating it at peak state to guard against external invasions.
Atop the mountain, Lu Xuanji took a deep breath, summoning the tribulation.
Suddenly, dark clouds gathered in the sky, condensing the tribulation, a black oppressive mass as if the storm was on the brink, destruction brewing, seemingly intent on annihilating everything, tearing everything apart.
Crrrrack!
With a sound, the celestial tribulation descended!