Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 399: Ancient Method (Additional update for last month’s monthly pass)

Chapter 399: Chapter 399: Ancient Method (Additional update for last month’s monthly pass)

"Old Xia, you could fool someone else with that talk,"

Liu Wending quickly said, "Everyone knows about Elder Lin; your ’Three Elements Returning to Truth Scripture’ can be cultivated at most to the Qi Refining Great Success. When it reaches the Condensing Evil Realm, there is a great difficulty, as the ’Three Elements Divine Wind Evil’ needed is extremely rare and hard to find, and even if one successfully refines the Evil Qi, there’s still the lack of the latter half of the Gang Refining Technique..."

He consciously stood on Zhong Shenxiu’s side and began to drive the price down.

Zhong Shenxiu listened slowly, quite intrigued.

’In this world of cultivation, it seems one first goes through Hundred-Day Foundation Building, polishes the Dao Foundation, and then practices Qi Refinement, Condensing Evil, and Gang Refining step by step... until reaching the Great Success of Gang Refining, then one can attempt the union of the dragon and tiger to form the Golden Core?’

’Could this be the ancient method? Indeed, it’s different from the new method.’

’But... it seems that only one stream of Evil Qi and one stream of Gang Qi are needed... This is much more convenient than the new method, where every Gang Sha cultivator is tormented by the seventeen streams of Gang Sha Qi, driving them to the brink of tears. Some unlucky ones spend their entire lives trying to gather them and end up dying in depression.’

"Miss, we’re here."

Just then, another group of people came over, led by none other than Zhu Ling’er!

She looked at Zhong Shenxiu, her face flashing with a trace of surprise.

"Miss Zhu, we meet again," Zhong Shenxiu nodded in greeting.

And Commander Qing lowered his voice, "I’ve been inquiring for many days, only to find out that this stall owner has a Daoist manual for sale..."

Zhu Ling’er’s heart was greatly moved.

If she said she had no thoughts of her own on this trip to send Zhu Long’er to the Xuanhai Sect, how could that possibly be?

However, she knew that her family would never nominate her to join a Sect of immortals.

But taking advantage of this grand event to acquire some cultivation resources, especially Daoist manuals and techniques, was very important.

Even her family would support her in this.

After all, although the Xuanhai Sect had divine and wondrous techniques, they were only for Zhu Long’er’s personal use.

It’s like the Immortal Master patronized by Sunrise Trading – there are strict sect orders against passing on the techniques.

But purchasing techniques was something the whole clan could practice.

If fortune smiled upon them and several seeds of cultivation emerged, not only would the Zhu Family’s position in Sunrise Trading be solidified, but they might also transform into a Cultivation Family, watching the rise and fall of worldly dynasties from a position of enduring prosperity.

Therefore, Zhu Ling’er was also determined to obtain this Daoist manual.

"So it is Mr. Zhong."

Zhu Ling’er returned his greeting with a lukewarm salute and said to Old Xia, "Old sir, I’m the owner of Sunrise Trading and wish to buy the Daoist manual you have. I’m willing to offer ten thousand gold, a hundred acres of good land, a hundred young servants, and a large mansion... Or if you have any other requests, just speak the word, and Sunrise Trading will see it done."

She really was offering a generous deal, enough to make Commander Qing beside her wince at the cost.

"Heh heh... worldly wealth and prestige, what a joke!" Old Xia chuckled coldly, then suddenly blurted out a curse, "Old man wants to break through in his cultivation techniques; I want to live a few more years. Can you, a little girl, make that happen for me?"

Zhu Ling’er was immediately at a loss for words, her face flushing red.

Although she had long known that those who cultivate view worldly wealth and honor as mere dust, actually facing it still felt very... humiliating.

Old Xia, however, didn’t care.

Linxian Town was under the protection of the Xuanhai Sect; even princes and princesses didn’t dare to be reckless, let alone a mere merchant?

He looked at Zhong Shenxiu very seriously and said, "Young Master, I’ll give you an honest price. This old man has no worries or much time left, but my cultivation techniques have been unable to break through... However, recently seeing Liu Wending’s talisman money, I felt a certain opportunity. If you are willing to spend a hundred talisman money, those energies of heaven and earth might help this old man break through the final barrier of Qi Refining... If I achieve Qi Refining Great Success and head out to find the ’Three Elements Divine Wind Evil,’ once discovered, I might break through the Condensing Evil Realm and live for a few more decades."

"Old Xia, have you gone mad, not knowing how dangerous it is out there? Besides, this Three Elements Divine Wind Evil is very scarce."

Liu Wending said in surprise,

"If not this, then should I wait for death?" Old Xia countered, leaving Liu Wending speechless, his eyes then turning to Zhong Shenxiu, signaling that the price was too high.

"The elder’s determination in seeking the Dao truly moves one," Zhong Shenxiu sighed and took out a hundred Emperor Coins: "If that’s the case, I shall fulfill your wish."

"Thank you!" Old Xia bowed deeply with respect, pulling out a jade slip from his bosom and handing it over to Zhong Shenxiu.

After the exchange, he did not concern himself with anything else, and immediately packed up his stall, ready to go back and absorb the cosmic energy within the talisman money, attempting to break through his bottleneck.

Zhong Shenxiu’s spiritual sense probed into the jade slip and immediately saw a cultivation technique—it was indeed the "Three Elements Returning to Truth Scripture"!

He read through the text very quickly, ten lines at a glance.

Soon enough, he had read through the Daoist Skill once.

’This "Three Elements Returning to Truth Scripture" really is only half-complete, stopping at Foundation Establishment, Qi Refining, and up to Condensing Evil... But... why does it feel a little weak.’

’Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining aside, this Condensing Evil only refines a single strand of Evil Qi, and it’s not even combined with spells. Instead, it’s integrated into one’s own Mana, so no matter what spell a cultivator uses, it can carry the might of this Evil Qi—quite clever indeed.’

A Gang Sha Realm cultivator can be said to have only seventeen inherent techniques, but each one is no small matter.

However, the cultivators who practice Condensing Evil have their Daoist power laced with Evil Qi and can learn any spell. All spells they cast can carry a trace of the might of Evil Qi.

Zhong Shenxiu couldn’t distinguish which of the two methods was better or worse, but he felt that the inherent techniques were purer and thus very powerful.

While the method of Condensing Evil was broad and unrestrained.

It can only be said that each has its own ingenious uses!

’But inherent techniques of the new methods can be quickly perfected, while the spells of the ancient method need one to put in hard work to cultivate.’

’As for how powerful a Condensing Evil cultivator truly is, I have not seen it and it is not good for me to judge.’

’It seems... the new methods may not be inferior to the ancient ways. In other words, modern people may not be worse than ancient people, and might even surpass them.’

What kind of insight does Zhong Shenxiu possess now?

He had a premonition that a cultivator practicing this "Three Elements Returning to Truth Scripture" in the Condensing Evil method would be considered a rather weak Gang Sha cultivator in the Seven Luminaries Heaven.

’However, it could just be that this particular cultivation technique is not up to par, and moreover, I haven’t even seen the parts on refining Gang Qi or reaching Core Formation... It’s premature to draw conclusions.’

After Zhong Shenxiu finished reading, he turned around and saw that Zhu Ling’er was still standing aside, her expression dismal. He couldn’t help but smile and tossed the jade slip directly to her: "Miss Zhu did me a favor that day, I have nothing of value, so I give you this as a gift in return."

Zhu Ling’er clumsily caught it, standing there dumbfounded for a moment.

When she finally reacted, wanting to say something, she saw that Zhong Shenxiu had already walked far away.

"This person... is probably more than just a simple Jianghu Mage," Commander Qing remarked with a soft sigh from the side.

"Immortal... Immortal... Alas..."

But Zhu Ling’er felt even more despondent.

Her family’s wealth, in the eyes of Old Xia, was like dung, wasn’t it?

And the cultivation technique jade slip, treasured by Old Xia, in Young Master Shen Xiu’s eyes, might not be much more valuable than dung...

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