Chapter 342: Chapter 341: Spring of Thoughts_1

Lu Yang had long heard of the techniques composed by Eldest Senior Sister, which attracted their own special section in the Seek Dao Sect, dedicated solely to them.

Regrettably, the techniques on the first floor of the Scripture Pavilion were of such a low grade that he’d never had the chance to see them until now.

Today, at last, he did.

“That’s what I thought. No matter how gifted a Seek Dao Sect disciple is, they wouldn’t be able to compile such techniques easily.” Fairy Eternity evidently understood, previously considering the Seek Dao Sect’s geniuses ridiculously exaggerated. The “Tai Yin Cultivation Skill” almost matched her own compiled technique.

“On this note, Eldest Senior Sister is also one of us, from the Seek Dao Sect,” Lu Yang emphasized.

Even when the best performers, Dai Bufan and Ji Hongwen, were still struggling to catch up with the Elders, their contemporary, the Eldest Senior Sister, had already left the Elders far behind.

That was the difference.

In front of him, the bookshelf was filled with an array of techniques, all modified or directly compiled by Eldest Senior Sister, based on existing foundations.

“Hehe, have you been frightened by the number of techniques Yun Zhi has composed?” A sandy, aged voice resonated near Lu Yang’s ear.

Lu Yang turned his head and saw a hunched old man standing beside him, appearing fairly ordinary.

“May I ask who you are…?”

“Just an idle old man enjoying his time as the custodian of the Scripture Pavilion, just call me Old Tao.”

Lu Yang dared not really call him Old Tao, but secretly guessed the man was an elder or a grandmaster. Considering the special nature of the Scripture Pavilion, the likelihood was high that he belonged to the level of grandmasters.

“May I know if Elder Tao has any advice for me?”

“It’s not exactly advice. Being guided by Yun Zhi, what could an old man like me show you? I just saw you wander here, and it reminded me of Yun Zhi as a child.”

“Yun Zhi as a child?” Lu Yang was intrigued, his interest in learning new techniques temporarily suppressed.

Fairy Eternity also jumped out of bed with zeal, eagerly awaiting Elder Tao’s stories.

“When Yun Zhi was just brought into the Sect by your master, she was not very tall, probably just this high.” Elder Tao measured with his hand at his chest level. He was hunched and rather short, and Yun Zhi at that time only reached up to his chest.

“She was quiet and rather aloof; not sure if that was her natural personality or because of her life in the Secret Realm.”

“Yet after entering the Scripture Pavilion, her expressions became noticeably animated.”

“The child back then was still too young and had not reached the age of cultivation. Your master had her read casually in the Scripture Pavilion to build a foundation.”

“That lass, absolutely engrossed with reading the techniques, furrowing her brow as she did so.”

“Seeing her prettiness then, I thought she was cute, so I walked over and asked if there was something she didn’t understand. If so, she could ask me. I could explain.”

“She looked rather unhappy, pouted her lips and said, ‘these techniques were composed in a bad way.’ I asked her what was wrong, to which she shook her head like a wind-up toy, saying that she sees it but doesn’t understand it. However, she felt that it was wrong.”

“These techniques indeed had deficiencies, but they were not something a little girl could perceive.”

“I laughed it off, undisturbed by her words. I thought she was finding it hard to comprehend the technique, which led her to stubbornly claim that it was written poorly.”

“Who could have thought that in a short while, the lass would grow to heights that now anyone would find hard to reach? In particular, she has her own unique insights into techniques.” Elder Tao was feeling nostalgic. Little did he expect that the little girl from that time would cultivate to such great heights.

“Work hard on your cultivation, there might come a day when you will surpass Yun Zhi!” Elder Tao gently patted Lu Yang’s shoulder, entrusting him with a significant task.

“Strive hard!”

Lu Yang rose vigorously and began studying the techniques created by Eldest Senior Sister.

“‘Heaven Burning and Blood Igniting Art,’ a technique secluded in ancient Cave Heaven. Cultivators often enjoy lifespans far surpassing those of mortals, and aim at achieving immortality. However, this technique adopts a contrary approach, breaking through realms by burning lifespans, thus realizing rapid growth in one’s cultivation level. At critical moments, one can also temporarily burn lifespan to boost combat capabilities.”

“The Task Hall mandates that each disciple must complete two tasks annually.”

“In order to fulfill her duties, Yun Zhi lied about going to ancient Cave Heaven and discovering the ‘Heaven Burning and Blood Igniting Art.’ In reality, she created this technique. As Yun Zhi knew only limited information, she only knew this was a technique for burning lifespans in exchange for combat power. In Yun Zhi’s version of the technique, she changed the burning of one’s own lifespan into the burning of others’ lifespans.”

“During combat, by forcefully burning the opponent’s lifespan, they receive considerable combat capabilities and age quickly, dying before their powerful combat capabilities can come into play.”

“‘Chaos Sky Scripture’, the sect-guarding technique of the Qingming Sect, zealously guarded and never transmitted to outsiders. When cultivated to perfection, one exhales chaotic fog that cannot be dispersed. Neither physical sight nor spiritual senses can survey it. Practitioners of this technique can freely move in the fog and ambush opponents within it.”

“Eldest Senior Sister falsely claimed that she went to Qingming Sect and learned their sect-guarding technique, ‘Chaos Sky Scripture.’ She then turned in her own version of it to the Task Hall. Those who manage to cultivate this technique to perfection can form a chaos domain and suppress all techniques. All laws cease to function in the chaos domain. Every living being within it will lose all will to resist, and there’s a slight chance of cultivating the Chaos Dao Physique.”

“Currently, the Qingming Sect has replaced their sect-guarding technique with the version by Eldest Senior Sister.”

The more Lu Yang read, the more his scalp tingled. It would be a miracle if he surpassed Eldest Senior Sister.

However, the good news was that these techniques were not written by Yun Zhi during her Golden Core Stage. Lu Yang still has a chance.

Lu Yang stopped pondering the outside world and gradually immersed himself in various techniques – the ones from Eldest Senior Sister, from his Sect’s seniors, and from the circulating market…

He began to comprehend the mentality of the technique composers, delving into the purpose of each step, engrossed in his reading and forgetting all else.

After about half a month, Lu Yang awoke from his immersion in various techniques. He suddenly remembered that he came to continue writing techniques.

“Let’s start writing!”

Lu Yang scratched the back of his head. He had read so many techniques and was brimming with knowledge, believing he had great potential in the path of techniques. But when he picked up his brush to start writing, he found himself at a loss for words.

“Why do I feel like I’ve learned everything when reading the techniques?”

Lu Yang started writing with determination while Fairy Eternity watched in silence, without uttering a word.

Speaking now would indeed hinder Lu Yang.

After pondering and deliberating for a long time, he finally hit upon some ideas and began writing his technique.

“Yes, that’s just the way it is!”

Hemingway-like, his pen danced over paper. And his ideas flowed from the techniques he had been studying, feeling like he had fully understood and integrated them, and was now innovating on their basis, continuously expressing the abundant ideas from his mind on paper.

“Yes, I should write so!”

Now he only wished he could write faster as his thoughts kept flowing too rapidly to follow.

After two days, the Golden Core Chapter of the “Mind Seeing Method” was completed. He made additional tweaks, refining the technique and honing the accuracy of vocabulary.

“I did it!”

He immediately left the Scripture Pavilion for Sky Gate Mountain to submit the final draft to Eldest Senior Sister.

Having read the work, Eldest Senior Sister nodded slightly, praising:

“Good, only eighty percent of the content requires minor changes this time.”