Chapter 462: Chapter 461: Initial Achievements
"This flying sword is unparalleled in sharpness, possesses great resilience, and has astonishing potential. It can automatically absorb the essence of heaven and earth and the essence of various materials, thereby rapidly elevating its grade. With this in mind, I shall name it ’Beiming,’ the flying sword ’Beiming.’"
Bai Ziyue’s heart stirred. The flying sword transformed into a startling arc of light, drawing near from afar, automatically becoming ethereal, and then submerged into his body, floating up and down within his Dantian.
Meanwhile, the power of divine thought within his body slightly turned, surging into the flying sword, swiftly flushing and refining it.
Almost instantly, he felt the ’spiritual acupoints’ within the flying sword gently vibrating, breathing in and out, and its quality and power slowly increased as a result.
...
The next day, Xu Ming, a disciple of Master Fushui and a true disciple of the Qingxu Sect, came to visit.
"Xu Ming greets Elder Kunlun."
Xu Ming respectfully performed a Daoist salute and said, "This is a set of ten Divine Realm peak techniques that my master asked me to deliver to you. Please review them,
and additionally, my master specifically asked me to tell you that due to matters concerning Junior Martial Uncle Xuu, he has been delayed with many official obligations. Now that his duties have piled up, he is unable to personally come to visit you and requests your understanding."
"Naturally, official matters come first. Fellow Daoist Fushui is still far too courteous."
Bai Ziyue waved his hand, showing no concern.
He understood that Master Fushui was an elder at the Foreign Affairs Hall of the Qingxu Sect—a figure of unparalleled authority in Blood Peak City, second to none. With the Qingxu Summit in Blood Peak City about to begin, it was entirely normal for him to be overwhelmed with numerous matters and unable to leave.
Subsequently, Bai Ziyue accepted the ten jade scrolls, touched them briefly with his divine thought, then asked, "By the way, how is your Junior Martial Uncle Xuu now?"
"Thank you for your concern, Elder. Following your method, the poisonous miasma on my Martial Uncle has been completely cleared. Although there is some damage to his Primordial Qi, with some time to recuperate, he will be fully recovered.
Moreover, this setback has not harmed Junior Martial Uncle Xuu’s Dao path, so he is extremely grateful. If it were not for his incomplete recovery and unwillingness to travel, he would undoubtedly have come to visit you personally."
Xu Ming quickly replied.
"It’s the thought that counts; formalities are not necessary. I do not mind these things."
Bai Ziyue smiled and said.
Then, the two of them casually exchanged a few more words, once again confirming the time they would go to the Qingxu Sect, after which Xu Ming took his leave.
After Xu Ming left, Bai Ziyue eagerly returned to his cultivation secret chamber.
"Ten Divine Realm peak techniques..."
Before Xu Ming, he remained calm, but inwardly, he was already impatient to explore these ten techniques.
Looking at these ten jade scrolls now, his heart was filled with excitement.
"Purple Jade Smoke Fall Technique, Water Dragon Technique, Mountain and Earth Splitting Technique, Great Sun Divine Skill, Qiankun Reversal Technique, Jade Void True Skill, All Heaven Divine Demon Technique..."
Bai Ziyue once again touched the jade scrolls with his divine thought. The information within them quickly flashed through his mind. He was ’seeing’ each technique in his mind.
"These techniques are not merely at the Divine Realm level; each one includes cultivation methods for the Qi Cultivation Realm, Enlightenment Realm, and Divine Realm.
Each technique allows an ordinary person to start as an immortal cultivator and gradually advance to the peak of the Divine Realm."
*He felt slightly surprised and pleasantly joyful.*
*Indeed, these techniques, structured from shallow to deep and aligned with natural progression, would allow him insight into the creator’s cultivation philosophy, methods, and objectives post-cultivation.*
*The assistance this offered him in creating techniques was considerably greater.*
Even though he quickly discerned that these techniques merely had impressive names and their actual grade was not particularly high.
This was because Divine Realm techniques generally acted as extensions of Enlightenment Realm techniques, and the grade of the technique was directly correlated to the number of ignited acupoints.
Taking as an example the "Purple Qi Divine Observation Technique" Bai Ziyue had obtained earlier, which involved three hundred and sixty-nine acupoints at the Enlightenment Realm level, and its corresponding Divine Realm technique was based on these same three hundred and sixty-nine acupoints.
The general principle was that acupoints absorbed the essence of heaven and earth, then nurtured the divine thought, causing it to grow, thereby enhancing the cultivator’s soul...
In the Divine Realm, what was strengthened in the immortal cultivator was the ’divinity,’ or the soul.
Often, the sturdier the foundation laid at the Enlightenment Realm level and the greater the number of ignited acupoints, the greater the increase in the cultivator’s soul strength post-cultivation. Naturally, the higher the grade of the technique.
Hence, the number of ignited acupoints at the Enlightenment Realm determined a cultivator’s potential upper limit.
It’s not that there aren’t earth treasures capable of breaking conventional technique boundaries, but not every immortal cultivator had such opportunities and fortunes.
"Among these ten techniques, the most advanced are the Jade Void True Skill and the All Heaven Divine Demon Technique, each encompassing about six hundred acupoints in their Divine Realm techniques."
*Bai Ziyue had a mental calculation without feeling disappointed.*
*He had once created the Primordial Daoist Method, which encompassed one thousand two hundred and ninety-six acupoints, from the foundations of lower grade Enlightenment Realm techniques, so he naturally had confidence in deriving a follow-up method from the accumulation of these Divine Realm techniques.*
"With these ten Divine Realm peak techniques and my previous accumulation, I have the opportunity to try Enlightenment and technique creation as well.
Even if I cannot truly create a perfect follow-up method, it can allow me to completely absorb and summarize these techniques, gaining experience and depth for the next time."
*Bai Ziyue felt quite urgent about the matter of follow-up techniques.*
Now that he possessed the ten Divine Realm peak techniques, he was naturally eager to try them.
"I still have twenty-one million Soul Energy left, enough to indulge a little."
Bai Ziyue’s gaze fell on the Attribute Panel, and he immediately stopped hesitating.
"Expending 1,000,000 points of Soul Energy, 100 minutes of Enlightenment Time can be exchanged!"
"Exchange!"
Bai Ziyue chose to exchange without any hesitation.
In an instant, Bai Ziyue felt his thoughts, perception, and Divine Thought operating speed, as well as his understanding of Heaven and Earth... and all sensory perceptions, all increased exponentially.
The capturing of various inspirations had reached its limit at this moment.
*As thoughts flickered, Purple Jade Smoke Fall Technique, Water Dragon Technique, Mountain and Earth Splitting Technique, Great Sun Divine Skill, Qiankun Reversal Technique, Jade Void True Skill, All Heaven Divine Demon Technique, Purple Qi Divine Observation Technique... countless pieces of information about Divine Realm Techniques, many brief inspirations from previous accumulations, collided with various cultivation concepts, and the integrated understanding and comprehension surged into his mind at this moment, turning into his nourishment.*
One minute, two minutes, three minutes...
*Unconsciously, a cultivation technique brewed in his mind.*
However, he soon discarded this technique.
Because this was not the cultivation technique he needed.
The cultivation technique’s grade, the number of acupoints it contained, could not even compare to those of the Primordial Daoist Method.
Then he shifted his thoughts again, and another new cultivation technique took shape, but it still didn’t work and was discarded.
And so it went in cycles...
Buzz!
Suddenly, Bai Ziyue’s eyelid twitched, and a trace of melancholy appeared on his face.
The time was up.
"It seemed as if just a moment had passed, yet actually, it took a long time. It seemed like a long time, yet it was only a moment.
This is Enlightenment.
But, during these hundred minutes of Enlightenment Time, I still didn’t create a cultivation technique that satisfied me.
*My foundation is still somewhat lacking.*
*The accumulation is insufficient, and so is the number of cultivation techniques.*"
Bai Ziyue felt slightly regretful, yet it also seemed expected.
If his requirements weren’t so high, things could have been simpler, as both the Jade Void True Skill and All Heaven Divine Demon Technique were considered good cultivation techniques.
And even though the grades of the several cultivation techniques he created during this hundred minutes of Enlightenment Time couldn’t meet his expectations, they were actually quite profound.
However, given that the Primordial Daoist Method served as the pinnacle of Enlightenment Realm Techniques in this era, his requirements for Divine Realm Techniques needed to match accordingly.
He wondered, why settle for a lower-achieving technique when he could aim higher?
"Wait, actually, I can take a different approach to creating techniques.
Previously, I aimed to create a complete Divine Realm Technique, from the early-stage Divine Realm to the peak of the Divine Realm, accomplishing it all in one go.
This was indeed convenient, but the requirements for my accumulation increased dramatically, and over a dozen techniques targeting the peak of the Divine Realm were evidently not enough.
Moreover, since I had just broken through to the Divine Realm, my understanding of the middle to late stages of the Divine Realm, and even the peak level, was not deep enough.
Creating techniques targeting realms far beyond mine wasn’t impossible, but the difficulty was significantly heightened.
It might be better to take one step at a time, first creating a peak-level early-stage Divine Realm technique, then considering the subsequent methods.
This way, since I was already in the early-stage Divine Realm and had a deep understanding of the power of this realm, it became much easier."
Suddenly, inspiration surged in Bai Ziyue’s heart.
*Without hesitation, he chose to exchange Enlightenment Time once more.*
This time, it was thirty minutes!
One minute, two minutes, three minutes...
After half an hour, Bai Ziyue emerged from Enlightenment Time.
"Sure enough, my thought was correct.
Although I still hadn’t created a Divine Realm technique suitable for my cultivation that could rival the Primordial Daoist Method, this time, I chose to create techniques targeting the peak of the early-stage Divine Realm, and in terms of completion, grade, power, soul enhancement... in all these aspects, they far surpassed those created targeting the peak of the Divine Realm.
Additionally, I realized that I was only one step away from truly creating a top-tier early-stage Divine Realm technique.
Although it’s merely a prototype now, perhaps a sudden burst of inspiration could help me make that leap and fully perfect the technique targeting the peak of the early-stage Divine Realm."
Bai Ziyue slowly opened his eyes, showing a thoughtful and enlightened expression.
*This time, although he hadn’t truly created a complete subsequent technique for cultivation, he had found a direction, with full confidence and assurance.*
The gains were equally substantial!