Chapter 50: Great Divine Power Fruit Position

Earth Generals, Five Sacred Peaks Marshal,

Could the next step possibly be enfeoffing an Earth King?

Earth Sovereign?

This Cultivation Technique had excellent endurance, combat power, and the subsequent condensed dharma seeds, but it wasn't on the same path as Jiang Yan's.

However…

Jiang Yan asked, "How are the grades of old registers divided?"

Book Mountain Grand Commander explained, "First-grade old registers are the highest, ninth-grade the lowest. The higher the grade, the stronger the dharma domain, the larger the coverage area, and vice versa.

If you condense a ninth-grade old register, without a heaven-shaking opportunity, there's no possibility of further breakthrough. Most people condense eighth- or seventh-grade old registers.

Sixth-grade is already a genius, fifth-grade is a dragon among men, fourth-grade is hard to find even a few in an entire province, third-grade is a monster, as for second-grade…"

It paused for an instant, then continued, "This requires not only top-tier talent, but also great fortune and great destiny bestowed upon you, and what you cultivate must be a transmission lineage related to immortals and gods, like Dao scriptures.

Those who reach second-grade have an even greater chance of nurturing a divine power seed, grasping the embryonic form of divine power in advance, with the possibility of advancing to great divine power. Each one is a prodigy who suppresses an era.

As for first-grade, it only exists in legends. As long as one doesn't die prematurely, there's a one-in-ten chance of achieving the great divine power fruit position."

Great divine power — it had been mentioned in Zhao Zhao Yinman's notes, several major ranks above old registers. They overlook ten thousand ages, and themselves are destiny.

It is the highest level a mortal thing can reach; one step further, and one becomes an immortal or god.

The immortals and gods here don't refer to some Earth Deity or Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, but existences at the level of the Five Elders and Six Sovereigns — great beings belonging to the main god level in mythology.

Great divine power — apart from being unable to live forever and never die, they who master divine power are the gods of the human world.

Jiang Yan nodded and continued reading:

【Cave Abyss Fengdu Summoning Service Method (Top-tier):

Advantages: A method of the nether realm. One can construct a small ghost domain within oneself, gather a hundred ghosts, perform a Hundred Ghosts Night Parade, draw upon Fengdu dharma qi, and condense the Nether Mountain dharma seed.

There is a probability of advancing to fourth-grade — Fengdu Cave Abyss Nether Mountain Old Register.

Disadvantages: Requires an old register of the nether path as a foundation to cultivate. Simultaneously controlling a hundred ghosts requires using oneself as a medium, transforming one's body into a prison, enduring daily torment, maintaining balance among the ghosts, only then can one pull chestnuts from the fire.】

Jiang Yan had a demon god embryo, which could nurture perfect offspring; there was absolutely no need to use himself to feed the hundred ghosts with their many side effects.

Next one.

【Mysterious Capital Thunder Fire Kui Ox Demon-Refining Register】

【Advantages: Thunder and fire temper the body, inscribe various thunder talismans upon oneself, giving birth to the Kui Ox Drum dharma seed, supremely rigid and supremely yang.

Disadvantages: One will encounter Jia Wood pathological changes, frequently suffer lightning strikes, gradually carbonize. Requires Kui Ox blood as a guide; can condense a fourth-grade old register.】

Thunder methods… can be listed as a backup.

【Three Corpses Dragon Transformation God-Sealing Method】,

【Advantages: Condense one's three corpse gods, sever them out, and assist them in leaping the dragon gate, transforming the three corpses into dragons, sealing one's own god. One qi transforms into three dragons, combat power instantly triples.

Disadvantages: Must constantly suppress the three corpse dragons; one careless moment and one will be body-snatched.

Can condense a fourth-grade Three Corpses Dragon Transformation God-Sealing Old Register.】

The ability was good, but Jiang Yan didn't like the idea of his three corpses developing spiritual intelligence — who knew when the three corpses and nine worms might hold a grand banquet inside his body.

Besides these,

there were also 【Heaven Demon Transformation Birth Secret Register】, 【Original Maitreya Method】, 【Eastern Extreme Longevity Suffering-Relief Lotus-Planting Scripture】, 【Minor Yellow Court Face God Register】, and so on.

The names grew ever more grandiose one after another, but upon closer inspection, most were incomplete chapters, and their cultivation conditions were extremely harsh.

Indeed, no need to worry about being targeted…

Because they simply couldn't be cultivated!

Besides these, there were also Practice Methods from major powers like Longhu Mountain and Zhengyi Mengwei, but they only had the foundational chapters.

It's not that they wanted to make official personnel into food — they didn't have that kind of nerve.

'This is wanting to borrow the officials to hatch eggs!'

Jiang Yan complained inwardly; for a moment his eyes were dazzled by the choices.

His main Practice Method was 【Lamp-Lit Fire Prison Visualization Method】, a true immortal-god level transmission, pointing directly to the path of eternal life through the divine soul.

Originally this was a good thing, but now that he knew cultivation paths could devour each other, and given the subtle changes happening on him recently,

Jiang Yan, who had originally wanted to casually pick a Practice Method as a transition, also began to take it seriously.

The new method had to have enough potential, and best be able to suppress the 【Lamp Method】, therefore it couldn't be related to the Buddhist school.

Otherwise it would be like making himself into a Buddhist little cake, constantly giving off the feeling of "Master, I smell so good."

"Single methods either don't match, or are all incomplete chapters with vastly different grades — what should I do?"

Jiang Yan couldn't help but frown. Remembering Balie had previously hinted that he could choose three Practice Methods for reference, a spark flashed through his mind.

He turned his head and asked, "Director Ba, can the original copies of Practice Methods be taken away?"

"You're dreaming!"

Balie rolled his eyes and said helplessly, "The original copies of secret manuals are manifestations of extraordinary power. They contain the Dao rhyme left by the founder when writing them. One can comprehend different artistic conceptions and master techniques. Even the patriarch himself might not be able to replicate them.

Usually, only jade slips for transcription are given. You touch them with your forehead, the information is transmitted and then they disappear, and you must sign an oath not to transmit them externally. It all depends on your own bitter cultivation.

But you're a top-class-A talent, specially approved by headquarters, so they're giving you an extra wisp of Dao rhyme. Although it does cause some damage to the original, it can be slowly nurtured in Book Mountain Grand Commander's 【Book Mountain Book Sea Dharma Domain】 using the knowledge qi of hundreds of millions of books, and recovered over several decades."

A wisp of Dao rhyme!

Stable!

Jiang Yan made his decision, his finger tapping continuously on the tablet, and said:

"I've made my choice,"

"Jiang Yan, kid, you're choosing three chapters at once, and among them there's even a fragment of a fragment that's suspected to be from an immortal-god transmission. Even if you can find corresponding knowledge, you'll face tremendous difficulties. Not only will it waste time, but one careless mistake and you'll perish within.

Are you sure you won't reconsider? Wouldn't it be better to choose one chapter first, and if you can't cultivate it, come back and switch? It won't waste time." The voice of Book Mountain Grand Commander sounded, tinged with surprise.

This was… far too confident.

Jiang Yan shook his head and said seriously, "I won't consider it."

As long as it doesn't involve one's own secrets, there is nothing to hide one's talents.

In the official ranks, only by presenting oneself as an unparalleled genius can one gain more attention and resource allocation.

Ba Lie looked at Jiang Yan and asked seriously, "Are you sure?"

Receiving a definite reply, he said no more.

He knew Jiang Yan was not an impulsive person; since he had made a decision, he must have his reasons.

Ba Lie said, "My Lord Taishui of the Book Mountain, let it be so."

"Young people nowadays truly do not listen to the words of the old, only to suffer tears in two streams." The Taishui of the Book Mountain snorted lightly.

Buzz!

The vast sea of books turned, and from it floated three vague light orbs that fell into Jiang Yan's hands.

Afterwards, the two were flung out.

The Book Mountain gradually vanished, leaving only a voice echoing: "As long as the Dao resonance has not been used, you may return to exchange it."

'So he is actually a tsundere old man.'

Jiang Yan sneered inwardly, then followed the guidance of the credential and returned to the Present World.

After bidding farewell to Ba Lie, he returned to his room.

In his mind, the three light orbs shone; even though they were only the basic Transcendent Chapter, strange phenomena still appeared, emitting the sound of chanting Dao scriptures, mysterious and profound.

The first one, the 【Yellow Court Return and Store Form-Refining Sutra】 that forges the five viscera, can gather the five elements, cultivate the Hua Pool, ignite the Life Fire, construct the Yellow Court Dao Palace within the body, and internally nurture one billion and eighty million gods.

Cultivating the Return and Store Yellow Court Dao Foundation can nurture any one of the ten Heavenly Stems as a method seed, and the True Qi flows endlessly.

It is truly a universal Dao Foundation.

The second one is the 【Heavenly Void Purple Emperor Son of Heaven Qi-Grasping Sutra】 for observing fortune, sensing calamities, and cultivating the Dao of Fortune; it also corresponds to the ten Heavenly Stems, condensing the power of the stars and commanding the myriad Qi.

And the one mentioned by the Taishui of the Book Mountain, suspected to be related to fragments of Immortals and Gods...

【Eastern Extreme Longevity Suffering-Relieving Lotus-Planting Sutra】.

Requesting monthly tickets, recommendation tickets, and continued reading.

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(End of this chapter)