[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-a-regressor-s-tale-of-cultivation":3,"chapter-a-regressor-s-tale-of-cultivation-a-regressor-s-tale-of-cultivation-chapter-154":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","A Regressor’s Tale of Cultivation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},313240,577,"Chapter 153: Azure Heaven Creation Sect (4)","a-regressor-s-tale-of-cultivation-chapter-154",154,"\u003Cp>Red lines stretch out from all sides, enveloping the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven from the rear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three from the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two red lines from each side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only empty spaces are above in the sky and below the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, going below ground would be no different than voluntarily entering the training hall to be trapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the sky, even if there are no intents targeting there right now, its too easy to be targeted by others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Then'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I decide to charge towards the senior brother rushing at me from the rear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven intents target my limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the fighting spirit emanating beyond their intent, it's clear they're willing to break my limbs if necessary to capture me for the training hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paaat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first touch aims for my shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allowing it would dislocate my shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I bend my waist slightly to dodge the hand, then place my hand under the senior's arm and slightly change direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wobble!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I change direction, he feels the force he was about to exert on me shift to one side, causing him to stagger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, the intent wildly fluctuates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taatt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I manage to pass through the gaps of the trembling intent, initially escaping the encirclement of the seniors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This isn't the end.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though I've escaped the encirclement, there's still a long way before freedom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The only way to escape the training hall in one go is'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I roll my eyes, looking far off at a cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I fall off the cliff next to the training hall, they won't pursue further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Twenty steps to the cliff.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can make it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taatt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hurriedly speed up my steps toward the cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, as expected, the seniors of the Azure Heaven Creation Sect posses tremendous speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pababat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They quickly catch up to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Purely due to their high physical capabilities, they don't even need movement techniques or lightness skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop right there!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where do you think you're running off to\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dududududu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chilling footsteps sound from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a dozen muscular giants, regardless of gender, chase me as if theyre starved dogs given a bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hes heading for the cliff! Catch him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A muscular, bald senior sister shouts as she chases after me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two of the senior brothers reach out simultaneously towards my shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reading their intent, I duck and dodge their hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paatt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From beneath the ground, red lines rise towards my legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a crouched position, I kick off the ground, propelling myself forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spot I kicked off from sprouts a pair of hands that grab at the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kugugugu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From above, like a meteor falling, the muscular, half-bald senior sister descends upon me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taat, tat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I deftly step aside, avoiding her landing spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lands where I was, extending her fingers towards me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her log-like fingers scratch wildly at where I previously was, and finding no response, she propels herself towards my new location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I twist half a step to avoid her, then using a lightness technique, I shake her off and again dash towards the cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only eight steps to the cliff!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our fresh recruit is running away!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Catch him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I can definitely escape!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smirk and begin to step even faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pababat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From beneath the ground, dozens of red lines burst into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Damn'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phuk, phuk, phuk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from beneath the ground, several Four-Cloud and Three-Cloud disciples reveal themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where do you think you're escaping...!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can't be the only ones suffering..!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A total of 16 seniors stand in my way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless lines of intent densely fill the space ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There's seemingly no way forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in this world of intent, I close my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens, hundreds of intents obscure my vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's impossible to dodge all these attacks and without Formless Sword or Gang Sphere, counterattacking is difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If so,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I'll use it to my advantage.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ta-att!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using a lightness technique, I deflect one of the reaching hands towards me, utilizing the initial stance of Echoing Valley to redirect it towards another senior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kugh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buuung, bung bung!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several fists and kicks aim for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I use the force of a leg kicking towards me and throw it back at a senior rushing from behind, catch a fist coming from the side, and redirect it towards another senior extending his leg from the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reading dozens of intents and deflecting hundreds of attacks towards other targets, I dodge numerous hands and finally break through the throng of senior brothers and sisters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paaatt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, I leap down the cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Finally, I've escaped!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Im about to breathe a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kugugugu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the cliff, a giant hand made of dirt reaches out towards me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This dogsh-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I forgot in my rush that these people are originally cultivators..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But my panic is only momentary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quickly analyzing the situation, I position my body in mid-air as I see the dirt hand reaching for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwook!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the hand almost touches my feet,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Now!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With gleaming eyes, I use the force of the hand to leap even further away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paaang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the peaks of the training hall recedes from view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seniors of the Earth Body Training Hall watch me escape with regret, smacking their lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a flash, the peaks of the Wooden Hall, Water Hall, and Metal Hall pass before my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I feel an ominous sensation and look back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I used the force from the dirt hand to leap further, but somehow that caused me to head towards the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Fi-Fire Training Hall!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After quickly realizing my ominous fate, I desperately try to change direction, but its too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huarurururu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A giant flame dragon opens its mouth, engulfing me as I fly through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwarrr!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caught in the mouth of the flame dragon, I fall somewhere, feeling intense heat around me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'.God damn it'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Escaping the tiger's den only to enter a bear's cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, newbie. Flying through the air to our Fire Path Body Training Hall, is that a declaration of intent to practice the Fire Path Enduring Origin Scripture?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, wait. Have we tested this newbie's spiritual root? If it's not a Fire Spiritual Root, we should politely transfer him to another training hall!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huahaha, I immediately did with my flame dragon spell. This kid is definitely a Fire Spiritual Root!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huarururu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flame dragon that caught me transforms into chains of fire, binding me tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump, thump, thump, thump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around me, several seniors of the Fire Path Body Training Hall with their bodies glowing red-hot, encircle me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think I've come to the wrong place, could you let me go, please...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha. Everyone, add another log, we've got a newbie!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My plea goes unheeded, and I'm tied tightly to a stake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, I'll teach you the intricacies of the Fire Path Enduring Origin Scripture, so listen well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, I already understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, you do? That's good. Lads, cook the newbie!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, the pile of firewood below me is ignited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Newbie, if you use the Fire Path Enduring Origin Scripture properly, you'll have no problems. Give it a try.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Im engulfed in flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huarurururu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Engulfed in flames, I grit my teeth and forcefully operate the Fire Path Enduring Origin Scripture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it feels like Im turning to ash, operating the Fire Path Enduring Origin Scripture somehow prevents me from dying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It hurts.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excruciatingly so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It feels like Im turning into smoked bacon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But within these flames, I sense something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Ah, I see...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In my past life trapped in 'General Seo' for a thousand years, I haven't felt this sensation for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling pain, I realize something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It hurts. But... being in pain means.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm 'alive'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Yes, I am...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alive!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hooo\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I absorb the flames in accordance with the secret method of the Fire Path Enduring Origin Scripture, grinning amidst the blazing fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I made a big fuss over nothing after being spared from physical pain for too long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The visual effect was so astonishing that I panicked prematurely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, is there truly nothing more agonizing than this pain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the midst of flames and suffering, I realize something far more tormenting than pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To close one's eyes in powerlessness and misery, having achieved nothing and saved no one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn't that truly more agonizing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sizzle\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the scorching heat, I find my calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless, I can become stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this kind of training, it should help me amass enough strength so as not to die powerlessly anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What have I been doing until now\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This isnt the time to be complaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Yeon is suffering under the tyranny of the insane Mad Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeon Myeong-hoon and the Golden Divine Heavenly Thunder Sect is doomed to be annihilated by a True Immortal in a few decades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knows what Seo Hweol will do to Oh Hye-seo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kang Min-hee will go mad and destroy the entire Black Ghost Valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Azure Tiger Saint is going to eventually die and Oh Hyun-seok will become crippled after that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To save everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or at the very least, to find out why and what is happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shouldn't be sitting here moping around, Seo Eun-hyun!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the midst of searing pain, I face my seniors looking on with satisfaction with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior brothers, senior sisters, seniors...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hurts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, in the midst of burning pain, I finally know what I need to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this all!? I had some expectations hearing that the Fire Path Body Training Hall is a thrilling place, but this is so lukewarm I can't even tell if the fire has been lit or not!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The veins on the seniors faces who were stoking the fire bulged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm going to catch a cold from the chill! Make it hotter! This junior is catching a cold!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha, haha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At my words, the faces of the three or four seniors who tensed up began to laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahaha! Alright, we've got quite the character here! Alright, newbie! We'll do as you say! We can't have our adorable junior catching a cold! You guys, bring some lava over here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I laugh as Im turning into charcoal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, it hasn't been long since I returned to being human from a puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ive been too dramatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, I've regained my senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The time for pretense is over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let's become stronger!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more so!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a certain day onward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumors started circulating in the Azure Heaven Creation Sect's Five Elements Body Training Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, have you heard the rumor? If you go to the Fire Path Body Training Hall early in the day, there's a newbie tied up burning since dawn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But listen, what's scary is that if you go to the Metal Path Body Training Hall around the morning, you can see a newbie, who looks exactly like the one burning at dawn, being ripped apart there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow, a hardworking newcomer, isn't it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, the story's not over yet. I was just passing by the Water Path Body Training Hall after lunch, and I saw the guy who was in the Metal Path Body Training Hall in the morning diving into the deepest part of the Water Path Body Training Hall.\"\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow... Three different training halls...? Is that even possible?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's what I'm saying. But what's even scarier is that, while going up after dinner, I saw a newbie who looked exactly like that guy, receiving impact training in the Wood Path Body Training Hall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow...? You mustve been mistaken, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could that be? And I don't know if they saw this wrong, but one of the juniors passing by the Earth Path Body Training Hall at midnight said he saw a newbie, looking exactly like the one I saw, coming out from under the Earth Path Body Training Hall...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be that quintuplets joined the Azure Heaven Creation Sect at the same time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If that were the case, itd be an interesting rumor, but no such rumor exists. In other words.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Theyre all the same person?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two burly men gaped in amazement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Training in all Five Elements Body Training Halls? What kind of absurd rumor is that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's what I'm saying. Usually, mastering only one of the Five Elements Enduring Origin Scripture and moving on to the Starlight Protecting Void Body is the norm for most...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does that mean, then, this newbie possesses the Five Elements Spiritual Roots?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It appears so. Being a possessor of the Five Elements Spiritual Roots, he seems to be attempting to master all five methods of the Five Elements Enduring Origin Scripture.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's insane.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he masters all five methods of the Five Elements Enduring Origin Scripture, he would literally gain tremendous resistance against the Five Elements themselves... Wait, hold on!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the burly men pointed somewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There, thats the newbie!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, thats the newbie?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With curious expressions, the two men looked at a man who had been climbing the mountain path since dawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I glanced at the two senior brothers discussing me from afar, took a deep breath, and continued my ascent to the Five Elements Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its been about 3 months since I started my formal training at the Five Elements Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nine months since my return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Id been training with the insane methods of the Five Elements Hall and the vast heaven and earth spiritual energy of the Bright Cold Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Ive been training on the best spiritual veins of Azure Cold Island, a place in the Bright Cold Realm where the spiritual veins converge, and Ive already reached the extreme stage of Qi Gathering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five Surpassing Paths to Cultivation is completed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I exhaled, spiritual clouds of five colors circled around me before flowing back into my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After mastering Five Surpassing Paths to Cultivation, Ive been also diligently training in the Five Elements Enduring Origin Scripture at the Five Elements Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack, crack...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clench and unclench my fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to three months ago, my body has become significantly stronger and more robust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of physical strength alone, my body is comparable to a Qi Building cultivator's body filled with Gang Qi, even though Im still at the Qi Gathering stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I combine the Qi Refining method mastered through Understanding before Breakthrough, a Qi Building cultivators body, and the state of Five Energies Converging to the Origin\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even at my current Qi Gathering cultivation, I feel like I can compete with a mid-stage Qi Building cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, with the Mad Lord's techniques to neutralize the opponent's magic artifacts\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My actual combat power can reach the level of late-stage Qi Building even without including puppets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack, crack...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clench and unclench my fist again, organizing my thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Im not satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Im still only at the Qi Building stage in terms of power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Certainly, my growth rate isn't slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A body harmonized with the Five Energies Converging to the Origin assimilates the strengthening of the body swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body after complete transformation is very compatible with the body refining methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the seniors of the Azure Heaven Creation Sect were surprised by my remarkable growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But, it's not enough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clench my fist tighter and look up at the Five Elements Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faster... I must reach higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this rate, I can't save anyone yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a firm resolve, I continue my ascent to the Five Elements Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kugugugu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That day, I also practiced swordsmanship in the depths of the Water Training Hall, holding my breath in a place with dense water pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To not forget the basics, I must continuously imprint them on my body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kugugugu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water pressure crushes my whole body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While practicing Severing Mountain Swordsmanship, I continuously analyze the Qi Building methods I will cultivate in the future with the experience of Understanding before Breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its not enough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wo-woong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that state, I also train the Mad Lords Wonderfully Mysterious Innate Heart Canon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, training in multiple techniques at once can lead to demonic possession due to confusion and lost focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mental demons can appear, or the circulation of vital force and blood can become entangled and explode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, blood rushes to my head, causing a throbbing pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surge of anger wells up, and a violent desire to smash everything in sight writhes within me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Symptoms of demonic possession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, I resolve the possession quite simply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I raise my fist and punch my own face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood rushes to my head, and the about-to-explode energy and blood burst forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air that filled my lungs expel completely and rises upwards as bubbles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gurgle, gurgle...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demonic possession? Mental demons?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such nuisances are only distractions that arise from having too much idle thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When life hangs in a balance to such an extent that one can't afford such distractions, naturally, those foolish thoughts scatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gurgle, gurgle...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I exhale in the water pressure, sending out a distress signal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A green spiritual energy swims towards me, grabs my body, and pulls me up to the surface of the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A while later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Puhah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gasp for the sweet air, regaining my consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wo-woong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the senior brothers with a Wooden Spiritual Root places his hand on my head, healing my injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, senior brother. Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well it's good to be diligent, but aren't you pushing yourself too hard lately?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such words coming from the mouth of a fearsome senior brother of the Five Elements Hall meant that I was indeed training like a madman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rushing things too much can lead to trouble. You should pace yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a surprisingly warm advice coming from someone who would throw his juniors into water with stones tied to their feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nod and acknowledge his advice for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, the healing is done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After expressing my gratitude, I immediately dive back into the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see the senior brother making a slightly queasy face above the water surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After glancing at his expression, I descend towards the deep abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Woong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Utilizing Water Surpassing Path to Cultivation, I manage to breathe for a moment underwater by manipulating the spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It might seem funny to breathe underwater, but surprisingly, those who learned water-based methods can do such a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it doesn't help with lung capacity training and I tend to avoid it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I form a hand seal and speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Storage Scroll, open.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Woong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scroll tied to my waist rises in the water and unfolds beside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scroll, obtained from the elder of the West Spirit Gate last time, was a kind of storage magic artifact commonly known as a storage scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I take out a jade tablet from the Storage Scroll that I snatched from the elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jade table has a method inscribed in the language of the Bright Cold Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The method's name is \"Three Spirits Technique,\" which allows one to create three avatars of oneself to be stored in a safe place. If the main body is in danger and loses their cultivation or body, the avatars can be used to regain the cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its a suitable method for cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage who frequently lose their physical bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A notable feature is that creating more than three avatars will gradually reduce the cultivation of the avatars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, trying to recover cultivation through a weaker avatar can pose problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conversely, if only one avatar is created instead of three or more, its power will be as formidable as the main body itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, it's a technique that serves both as insurance for one's life and future cultivation in case of loss, and also allows for using the avatar as an offensive tool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems quite useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Im reading the Three Spirits Technique again,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After looking at the formula of the Three Spirits Technique, I use spiritual energy to inscribe the formula of the Devil Legion Terracotta Scroll in the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, I hastily compare the formulas of the two methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Wait, these methods...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I read both formulas simultaneously, realizing something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Translator Notes: Donated chapter by Dragonk105. 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