Chapter 297: Sixfold Karmic Inferno
The Twin Rice Cult has been exploring the Underground Immortal Mansion for a millennium, naturally collecting some Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone Fragments.
But internally, to cultivate top-tier Mind Master strong practitioners, Departed Spirit Seeds. Externally, to recruit manpower, using threats and inducements. It can be said that Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone Fragments are consumed as many as are found.
Moreover, most are sent to the Heavenly Principle Hall.
Spirit Valley Hall receives very few.
Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone is expensive; a small piece costs one hundred fifty thousand Spring Coins.
“Don’t think it’s expensive; this is the foremost treasure for assisting Spirit Mind Masters in condensing Mind Power Stars. At this price, it’s only available at the Divine Sect Headquarters; outside, you might not even be able to buy it, and it could be bid up double.”
“The top forces under heaven all rely on inflating the prices of several key cultivation resources to establish cultivation barriers, consolidating their positions with millions of followers.”
The cold-tempered Elder Xu added: “If you trade this Dao Lotus, I can give you another five thousand drops of Spring Fluid.”
Li Weiyi is at the critical stage of impacting Three-star Spirit Mind Master; only by breaking through will he have the strength to challenge the Fourth Divine Son Wang Shu. After all, Wang Shu not only has formidable personal strength, but also numerous Core Disciple helpers.
Thus, he gritted his teeth and agreed.
Li Weiyi took the Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone Fragment and twenty-three thousand drops of Spring Fluid, leaving the Resource Treasury together with that mild-tempered Elder Xu.
He still had several seized Hundred Character Artifacts on him, which could sell for quite a few Spring Coins.
But he didn’t dare buy more Spring Fluid.
Buying more would be too exaggerated.
Twenty-three thousand drops of Spring Fluid definitely weren’t enough to cultivate Zu Tian to Great Accomplishment; he’d have to find a way later.
Subsequently.
Li Weiyi and Elder Xu arrived at the Art Pavilion.
The Art Pavilion is a key place of Spirit Valley Hall, shrouded in a Formation; even holding a Core Disciple’s Life Token, one must first report.
The Formation can only be opened from inside.
Guarding the Art Pavilion is Hall Master An’s Senior Disciple, profound and unfathomable; he opened the Formation with a thought, but did not appear, unknown where he was in the pavilion.
Li Weiyi had no interest in the Codex.
After all, Jar Master and Jar Master had already imparted to him the Dao Seed Realm chapters of 《Heavenly Demon Codex》 and 《Night Emperor Registry》 for him to choose. During this time, he had been pondering them, actively preparing to condense a Dao Seed.
He came to the Art Pavilion because he was interested in Spirit Valley Hall’s four Great Techniques.
For a colossus like the Twin Rice Cult, these are numbered things, yet now he could view them freely. How could he not grasp such an opportunity well?
Elder Xu brought Li Weiyi to the third layer of the pavilion, saying as they walked: “The Divine Cult has a total of ten Great Techniques, and Spirit Valley Hall has the most, monopolizing four of them.”
“These are things Longevity Realm Giants cultivate! For Dao Seed Realm, normally only Divine Sons and Divine Daughters with Successor talent are allowed to cultivate them.”
“Does Core Disciple Li know why?”
Li Weiyi of course knew the reason and chatted idly with him: “The Dao is the foundation, the Technique is the means.”
“Only Successors have the greatest possibility of entering the Longevity Realm in the future. Thus, a cultivated Great Technique can accompany one for life, constantly polished and refined.”
“Technique and Dao complement each other, advancing together.”
“Dao Seed Realm Martial Cultivators without Successor talent should focus their time on Martial Cultivation, with Breakthrough to Longevity as the primary goal. If obsessed with Great Technique cultivation, delaying Longevity, after a hundred years, it will be too late for regrets.”
Elder Xu laughed and nodded: “There are indeed some anomalies! Like that Fourth Divine Son Wang Shu; during his Five Seas Realm, he contacted the Great Technique 《Golden Armor Mountain Moving Technique》, and after reaching Dao Seed Realm, he actually cultivated it successfully—this aptitude is simply invincible. From a mortal, he changed his fate to become a Divine Son.”
Li Weiyi suddenly stopped, looking toward a bookshelf over two meters high on the right side.
The bookshelf clearly had “Golden Armor Mountain Moving Technique” written on it in five characters.
“Does cultivating 《Golden Armor Mountain Moving Technique》 require viewing so many books?”
Li Weiyi was surprised, seeing that the bookshelf held hundreds of booklets, covering all aspects: basic categories, dangers, resource types, Technique-Dao combination, move exertion…
One Great Technique practically required devoting a lifetime to study; it was a subject demanding countless hours of research.
Elder Xu stepped back to the bookshelf, smiling: “There are also many insights here from generations who cultivated this Technique! After all, everyone’s physique differs, so the cultivation methods naturally vary somewhat, and the resources used differ.”
Elder Xu dispelled the Rune, took down the 《Golden Armor Mountain Moving Technique》 general outline, and handed it to Li Weiyi.
Li Weiyi, quite interested in the Daoist Art that Wang Shu cultivated, began flipping through it.
Golden Armor Mountain Moving Technique was the cultivation art of the Ancient Bhakara Sect’s guardian Golden Armor warriors.
“《Golden Armor Mountain Moving Technique》 First Layer: Golden Armor Body Protection.”
“For Dao Seed Realm Martial Cultivators, entry level in one year, Minor Accomplishment in three years, Great Accomplishment possible in ten years.”
“Second Layer: Mountain Moving Great Strength.”
“Dao Seed Realm Martial Cultivators with twenty years of hard cultivation can hope for Great Accomplishment, forging a Golden Armor Mountain Moving Dao Lotus.”
“Third Layer: Mountain True Form.”
“Dao Seed Realm Martial Cultivators with forty years of hard cultivation can hope for Great Accomplishment, forging a Golden Armor Mountain Moving Dao Fruit.”
…
The more Li Weiyi read, the tighter his brows furrowed.
This took far too much time, seriously impacting Martial Longevity cultivation.
Unless like Wang Shu, reaching Great Accomplishment in the First Layer in three years, deploying Golden Armor Body Protection where skin was like wearing a Magic Tool robe, physical body power surging threefold in a short time—even same-realm Successors had to avoid its edge.
“He wondered if Chan Sect Twelve Loose Hands, after Dao Seed Realm, would undergo metamorphosis, whether its might could compare to a Great Technique?”
Li Weiyi had no confidence in his heart.
Because Great Technique cultivation often required auxiliary precious resources.
Like the First Layer of 《Golden Armor Mountain Moving Technique》, which needed Golden Buddha Sand, Earth Vein Profound Qi, High-grade Blood Crystal; depending on physique, additionally some special century Precious Medicines and thousand-year Elixirs.
Li Weiyi only knew to habitually cultivate Chan Sect Twelve Loose Hands, constantly seeking his own deficiencies, comprehending deeper mysteries and Laws’ tracks.
This all relied on aptitude!
There was no concrete, systematic method to pursue greater might, higher levels.
No Ancient Texts, insights, oral formulas—only Master’s taught moves and the divine essence to capture.
Cultivating this way, it was very likely that Chan Sect Twelve Loose Hands had long transformed, becoming an Attack Technique that only fit him, solely his own.
He felt that the Twelve Loose Hands were like copying, perceiving, connecting to the divine essence and Attack Methods of some twelve extraordinary existences.
Spirit Valley Hall’s second Great Technique was 《Burial Snow Cold Prison》.
First Layer: Burial Snow Sword Qi.
Second Layer: Ice Soul Divine Sword.
Third Layer: Cold Prison Descends.
Fourth Layer: Netherworld White Bones.
…
In Li Weiyi’s mind, he thought of Yao Yin.
If the Cold Air threat could be resolved first, her Jade Shattered Ice Soul Body should be very suitable for cultivating this Great Technique. Cultivating before resolving it would be a death-hastening art.
Closing the 《Burial Snow Cold Prison》 general outline…
Li Weiyi stirred in his heart, recalling that Fourth Uncle Li Songlin had once said Yao Qian’s Sword Qi was Burial Snow Sword Qi; once entering the body, tendons and bones froze, blood congealed, physical body necrotized—destruction extremely fearsome.
It could be said that as long as struck by his one sword, even a Dao Seed Realm physical body might instantly be destroyed.
Was the Burial Snow Sword Qi he cultivated related to 《Burial Snow Cold Prison》?
Yang Qingxi and Yang Yun being sent to the headquarters for advanced study showed that Sui Sect and Twin Rice Cult must have deep entanglements. Very likely, this was the key reason for Sui Sect’s rapid rise in the recent millennium.
Li Weiyi didn’t believe that Yao Qian, as Sui Sect Leader, had no ties to the Twin Rice Cult.
How deep the ties were was hard to say!
Spirit Valley Hall’s third Great Technique 《Six Burning Karma Technique》 piqued Li Weiyi’s interest.
This was a Buddhist Sect Great Technique left behind by the Ancient Bhakara Sect.
Hall Master An had once said that Li Weiyi’s Mind Power Flame was comparable to the might of the first layer Daoist Art.
She was probably referring to the first layer of a Minor Technique.
In Li Weiyi’s view, since cultivating Daoist Arts, he should maximize his advantages. Since Mind Power was Fire Attribute, then Martial Daoist Arts naturally also chose Fire Attribute, letting the two stack mutually for the strongest destructive power.
“First Layer: Ember Extinguishing Finger Technique, Great Accomplishment in ten years. Fingertip sweeps, melting gold and iron.”
“Second Layer: Burning Karma Grinding Wheel.”
“Condense Flame Grinding Mills around the body! Body as axis, flames as mill, crushing living beings, purifying Departed Spirits.”
“Third Layer: Karma Fire Transformation, directly breaking Dao Fruit.”
“Can condense flames into Luan Bird, Golden Crow, Phoenix, molten river… myriad shapeshifting.”
“Fourth Layer: Vajra Wrathful Gaze, Great Dao Longevity.”
“Fifth Layer: Glazed Pure Fire, scorching a hundred li.”
“Sixth Layer: Six Forms Great Vehicle, burning heavens and boiling seas.”
The cultivation time for each layer was almost the same as 《Golden Armor Mountain Moving Technique》; to refine the first three layers required over one Jia Zi.
Elder Xu saw Li Weiyi lingering long under this Technique’s bookshelf: “Core Disciple Li has unique insight, but this Technique is hard to cultivate, with extreme danger; a slight mistake leads to Karma Fire self-immolation and death.”
“In the Divine Cult’s thousand years, fewer than ten have cultivated it to the Fourth Layer. Only two reached the Fifth Layer. Only one cultivated to the Sixth Layer—that is our Spirit Valley Hall’s current Hall Master.”
In Li Weiyi’s mind appeared Hall Master An’s ordinary serene demeanor; he was quite shocked: “The technique Hall Master An cultivates is actually a Great Technique with such domineering destructive power?”
Elder Xu showed a proud expression, eyes full of reverence and worship: “The Hall Master with three hundred years of hard cultivation reached Six Forms Great Vehicle, mastering the battle might of burning heavens and boiling seas. Looking across the world, she is one of the top strong practitioners below the Transcendent.”
“After the Hall Master reached Great Accomplishment in the Sixth Layer, she felt the Technique’s power and charm were not exhausted. She once said this Technique might not just be a Great Technique, possibly the first six chapters of an Imperial Technique. But for some reason, the first six chapters only have Great Technique might.”
Elder Xu took out the 《Six Burning Karma Technique insights》 compiled by Hall Master An and handed it to Li Weiyi.
Li Weiyi flipped through it carefully.
With a Spirit Mind Master’s Mind Power intensity, viewing and comprehension speed was extremely fast. With Mind Power attached, one glance sufficed to memorize, then flip to the next.
Moments later, all flipped through.
Li Weiyi closed it, closed his eyes in deep thought and comprehension, then let out a long breath: “A Great Technique is already so vast and profound—what must an Imperial Technique be like? Elder Xu, does the Divine Cult have Imperial Techniques?”
Li Weiyi knew that the Imperial Techniques of the entire Lingxiao Life Realm, like Supreme Magic Tools, were rare in number, each with immense renown.
The six great million-follower forces each had only one.
