Chapter 18: Dao Palace Five Viscera, Six Granaries Immortal Thief (4100)

The Eight Wondrous Techniques, or rather, Immortal Techniques.

Possessing an Immortal's techniques without an Immortal's realm is no different from a child carrying gold through a bustling market; the common man commits no crime, but possessing the jade makes him guilty.

This is the source of chaos, and also what Lin Xian considers the Calamity of Longevity.

If the Complete Sect obtained the Eight Wondrous Techniques, it would not be a child carrying gold, but a madman wielding a nuclear bomb, acting without scruples, only adding chaos to chaos.

A shit-stirring stick? Great Xia He's face darkened, uncontrollable fury surging in her heart, and she couldn't help but mock: "Senior, aren't you just like us, collecting the Eight Wondrous Techniques? I wonder when you will achieve longevity and become an Immortal?"

"I recall I already showed you face just now." Lin Xian's expression remained calm; he did not indulge Great Xia He, but directly lifted her up and threw her into the courtyard, where she landed face-first, instantly smashing a large pit into the ground.

The Shrouding Heaven Method renders the physical body invincible; even a Life Spring cultivator, without circulating magic power or divine abilities, possesses terrifying strength; with a casual strike, one of the Complete Sect's elites, the Four Madmen's Great Xia He, was sent flying without any power to resist.

Looking at Great Xia He, who was bleeding profusely in the pit, Lin Xian showed not a shred of emotion, his eyes pure as an infant's, and he said indifferently, "What is longevity, and what is an Immortal? You ask me, but has your Complete Sect ever considered this question?"

"In the eyes of mortals who live less than a century, you group of Extras who fly through the sky and dive into the earth are gods and immortals."

"In the eyes of Extras, a cultivator like me who travels through the air and treads upon a Golden Bridge is like a true Immortal."

"Do you know what kind of existence qualifies as an Immortal in my eyes?"

"A short year cannot comprehend a long year; a mayfly knows nothing of spring and autumn; beyond the heavens there are more heavens, above Immortals there are more Immortals, and the Dao is boundless."

"Four Madmen, Complete Sect, you are merely indulging your desires; having techniques but no Dao, a group of people chasing desires and techniques, how are you worthy to speak to me of the Immortal Dao?"

Lin Xian flicked his finger, and countless divine runes flew out like chains, hanging the scarred Great Xia He, who looked like a broken rag doll, upside down from a tree in the backyard.

Great Xia He coughed up blood, her pupils filled with red streaks; feeling as though the bones inside her body were broken, after repeated beatings, even a clay figure has a temper, let alone the scruple-free Complete Sect.

A surge of murderous qi arose; at this moment, she no longer cared about her own life, wanting only momentary satisfaction, and she cursed loudly: "Old monster, bastard, what act of nobility are you putting on? To put it plainly, aren't you just like us, greedy for the Eight Wondrous Techniques!"

"You hypocrite, what difference is there between you and our Complete Sect? We are all just black mud in the quagmire."

"I think you look even more like a member of the Complete Sect than I do."

"Complete Sect? I am not of the Complete Sect." Lin Xian laughed lightly, extending his long, fair fingers like a gun pressed against Great Xia He's head: "You are still chasing in the footsteps of Wu Wu Gensheng, whereas what I have comprehended has already surpassed Wu Wu Gensheng."

"Though it is the same path to becoming an Immortal, the early stages may be consistent, but the further one goes, the more the comprehended methods of longevity diverge greatly."

"Stones from other hills may serve to polish the jade of this one."

"The Eight Wondrous Techniques are merely my stepping stones, not my method of becoming an Immortal."

"Whether one has them or not is simply a matter of speed."

"If you wish to die, I can fulfill your wish right now."

"I am not the delicate Zhang Zhang Lingyu; I have plenty of methods and power."

Great Xia He, hanging from the tree, froze in expression, her heart pounding thump-thump, and she couldn't help but feel a lingering fear; could this old monster truly be on the verge of becoming an Immortal?

Could it be he truly doesn't want the Eight Wondrous Techniques?

Have I become useless to him?

"Senior jokes," Great Xia He, hanging from the tree, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, revealing a bright, radiant smile, and said: "Those who recognize the times are heroes; this junior is willing to serve you, Senior."

"That's the spirit." Lin Xian nodded with satisfaction, then waved his large hand, removing the restraint of the divine chains, and said with a smile: "This old man is no demon; work hard, and once the matter is settled, I will let you go."

"But if you mess things up, I will hang you on Mount Mount Mount Longhu for three days and three nights, then kill you, this Complete Sect demon, right in front of Zhang Zhang Lingyu."

"Guess, will True Person Zhang Lingyu choose to swallow his anger, or choose to betray Mount Mount Mount Longhu and die alongside this Complete Sect demon?"

"Don't think about escaping; cooperating with the Company, I can find you anytime."

"In modern society, surveillance cameras are everywhere."

Great Xia He suddenly held her breath; a chill rose from the soles of her feet, rushed up her spine into her crown, causing her entire body to tremble involuntarily, with only four words echoing in her heart.

"Killing the heart along with the person!"

Indeed, compared to her, one of the Four Madmen, Lin Xian looked more like a member of the Complete Sect.

He did not care if people cursed him; he only cared whether things could be accomplished.

This was a Heavenly Demon without scruples!

"Yes, Senior." Great Xia He felt chilled to the bone; this time, she restrained all her seductive movements, bowed her head respectfully, and bowed sincerely from the heart.

The Complete Sect does not fear death and acts as they please; the only ones who can command the Complete Sect are other members of the Complete Sect.

Watching Great Xia He's departing figure, Lin Xian paid it no heed whatsoever; from beginning to end, he had never placed Great Xia He in his eyes.

He swayed back indoors, humming a little tune: "In the human world's Jianghu, there are three thousand measures of fate; eight buckets belong to Mount Mount Longhu, while the Heaven and Earth, mountains and waters, the Orthodox Method of Five Thunders, one person resides on a lonely peak above the heavens..."

In this world, there is only one opponent.

What Two Heroes, what Four Madmen, are not worth mentioning; no matter your thousand wonderful methods or ten thousand divine abilities, it is merely a matter of one slap, or at most adding another slap; through hundreds of years of leisurely time, the Celestial Master alone suppresses the entire world.

When battling the Daoist Who Communicates with Heaven, one cannot be too cautious; it is best to prepare some unconventional tricks.

Sitting cross-legged indoors, observing his inner heart-lake, the Qi Body Source Flow operated on its own, while Lin Xian communicated with System 10086 for analysis; after a long while, both agreed that among the Eight Wondrous Techniques, the two most suitable for the Shrouding Heaven system should be obtained first.

The first of the Eight Wondrous Techniques is naturally the Qi Body Source Flow; Lin Xian integrated it into the Wheel and Sea Secret Realm, where the Qi Infant transformed into a Star Deity, ruling over the cosmic Wheel and Sea, assisting cultivation, refining essence into Qi, nurturing the mysterious and profound Primordial Qi, and nourishing his own body.

The other of the Eight Wondrous Techniques is the "Six Granaries Immortal Thief."

This technique can not only strengthen the Wheel and Sea Secret Realm but is also tailor-made for the Dao Palace Secret Realm.

The Dao Palace differs from the Wheel and Sea; it is divided into five realms, cultivating the five viscera: the Heart's Divine Treasury, the Liver's Divine Treasury, the Spleen's Divine Treasury, the Lung's Divine Treasury, and the Kidney's Divine Treasury.

The Six Granaries Immortal Thief is the pinnacle of body cultivation; among them, the "Six Granaries" refer to the six bowels, based on the large intestine, small intestine, stomach, San Jiao, gallbladder, and bladder, creating a perfect absorption and digestion system.

The five viscera and six bowels are closely related, with a compatibility that can be called perfect.

System 10086's ethereal and distant voice rang out in the heart-lake:

"The Six Granaries Immortal Thief, also known as the Sage Thief, has three main functions."

"One: Perfectly digest food, converting its nutrients into Qi."

"Two: Seize the creation of heaven and earth, absorbing the vitality of heaven and earth for one's own use."

"Three: Because it absorbs the vitality of heaven and earth, one can assimilate with heaven and earth, hiding one's presence."

A glint of sharp light flashed in Lin Xian's eyes, and he couldn't help but exclaim in praise: "Digestion, plundering, hiding... indeed, this is the wondrous technique most suited to the Shrouding Heaven system, even more compatible than the Qi Body Source Flow."

If this wondrous technique is used properly and integrated into the Shrouding Heaven scriptures, it will certainly greatly enhance the cultivation speed of the Dao Palace Secret Realm.

Primordial essence and Qi give birth, while acquired essence and Qi provide nourishment.

Primordial essence and Qi accompany human birth, serving as the beginning of one's personal heaven and earth; when the form is complete, the spirit is born, and when the form withers, the spirit perishes.

Acquired essence and Qi must be obtained through refinement, nourishing the spirit and sustaining life.

The Six Granaries Immortal Thief is precisely the best method for refining essence and Qi; the huge defect after successful cultivation, the psychological Great Change, stems from being unable to find anything one wishes to do, causing the heart to become utterly empty.

Lin Xian speculated that because the Life Work was excessive while the Nature Work was insufficient, it led to the six spirits having no master, ultimately reducing oneself to a living corpse, like a puppet waiting for death.

In short, the Six Granaries Immortal Thief can refine Qi but cannot achieve Spirit Transformation.

The cultivation of the Dao Palace Secret Realm is precisely the cultivation of five revered deities, corresponding to the Five Elements; the Wheel and Sea divides Yin and Yang, while the Dao Palace evolves the Five Elements.

It makes oneself the master of body and mind, honoring one's own body as the supreme god.

The past me recites scriptures for this life, praying for eternity; the future Dao me is unpredictable, full of miracles; the present true me sits firmly in this life, invulnerable to ten thousand methods.

The union of these two is the perfect Refining Qi to Transform Spirit!

The Qi Body Source Flow combines with the Wheel and Sea Secret Realm to refine essence into Qi; the Six Granaries Immortal Thief combines with the Dao Palace Secret Realm to refine Qi into spirit.

Lin Xian laid out his speculations completely and conducted another deduction with System 10086.

Apart from various functions, the system is also a portable supercomputer, an external optical brain, and is deeply bound to the host; its understanding of Lin Xian's physical body is no less than Lin Xian's own.

System 10086's ethereal and distant voice rang out: "This path is theoretically feasible, with an 86% probability of success."

Lin Xian nodded, then fell silent for a moment before lifting his head to gaze at the sky, revealing a mouthful of snow-white teeth, and grinned: "System, perhaps this is your true usage."

On the path of cultivation, providing correct guidance so that the host does not stray, rushing forward on a perfect path.

System 10086 was stunned, thinking of its permissions, which allow it to Great Change rewards of the same tier but with different effects based on the host's different progress.

For example, if the mission reward is one of the Eight Wondrous Techniques, the Divine Machine Hundred Refinements, and the host comes from the Talisman Sect, System 10086 cannot Great Change the Eight Wondrous Technique Heavenly Talisman into the Five Thunders Orthodox Method, but it can, according to the host's needs, replace the Divine Machine Hundred Refinements with another Eight Wondrous Technique, the Heavenly Talisman.

At this moment, System 10086 couldn't help but fall into deep thought; could this truly be the system's essential nature?

Measuring the path the host cultivates, releasing tempering missions at every bottleneck, observing the host's flaws and deficiencies, and finally providing the correct solution.

After a long while, System 10086 slowly uttered a sentence: "The host only needs to complete the missions; the system has many things to consider."

"Execute the missions well, and strive to let me upgrade to a High-Level System soon."

Lin Xian:???

Why does this sound so familiar?

"Brother System, you've learned to be bad."

Lin Xian felt heartbroken, lamenting that the morals of the system world were not what they used to be, then turned to oppress Lu Liang.

The system relies on him to complete missions, and he relies on Lu Liang to complete the money-making mission.

"Little Lu, how much have you earned?" Lin Xian stood silently behind Lu Liang, coming to inspect the post.

Lu Liang was nearly scared half to death, forgetting to switch the computer screen, revealing the balance above: 648.

"Why only six hundred something?" Lin Xian was puzzled; is the Complete Sect this poor?

Under the pressure of layer-upon-layer outsourcing, Lu Liang showed an expression of wanting to cry but having no tears, spread his hands, and said helplessly: "Senior, you urged me so urgently; I thought that to make big money, one must take a gamble, so I invested the money, and now I can't get it back."

"Where did you invest it?"

Lin Xian suddenly had an ominous premonition.

"A-shares." Lu Liang flipped through a financial book, pushed up his glasses, and recited from the text: "It says above..."

"Give up; even an Immortal coming couldn't save it." Lin Xian shook his head and asked, "How much money do you have left in your other cards?"

"Altogether there are still over three thousand." Lu Liang checked his phone, looking at the account balance, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

If this is all the money, won't this old monster kill him in a fit of rage?

Just now, he had heard Great Xia He's screams of agony.

Thinking of this, Lu Liang's heart turned ice cold.

"Enough, throw that book away; come with me to the Na Du Tong Company." Lin Xian glanced down at his phone, looking at the message sent by Zhang Zhang Chulan, and said indifferently: "People from the Heavenly Alliance are coming; Feng Feng Zhenghao is personally making a move to recruit Zhang Zhang Chulan as a son-in-law."

"Feng Feng Zhenghao is one of the Ten Elders." Lu Liang was instantly startled. One Zhang Zhang Chulan could... No, something was terribly wrong!

Like an electric current flashing through his mind, Lu Liang looked at the person before him, lowered his head, and instantly understood. The master of the three-hundred-billion group, the World Association, was not just coming for Zhang Zhang Chulan, but to find this old monster.

Xiang Zhuang danced with his sword, intending to strike at the Duke of Pei.

"Senior, are you preparing to ask the World Association for money?" Lu Liang breathed a sigh of relief. With the World Association, this wealthy tyrant, this old monster should let him go, right?

"What do I need money for?" Lin Xian asked with a look of surprise. "I am looking for Feng Feng Zhenghao to see the Spirit Binding and General Dispatching technique. Keeping you is merely to earn some travel and meal expenses, and to incidentally take a look at the Bright Soul Technique. You kid don't actually think I intend to plunge into commerce, do you?"

Lu Liang was instantly rendered speechless. When he came to his senses, his complexion suddenly changed drastically as he realized something: "Spirit Binding and General Dispatching, Bright Soul Technique..."

"Just the Eight Wondrous Techniques." Lin Xian clicked his tongue. "Such a trivial matter, treated like some taboo."

"If Zhang Zhang Zhang Zhiwei knew the Eight Wondrous Techniques, would anyone dare to try and snatch them?"

Lu Liang shook his head. Trying to snatch from the Heavenly Master? Did they want the Eight Wondrous Techniques or did they want their lives?

"Then, can the masters of the Eight Wondrous Techniques defeat Zhang Zhang Zhang Zhiwei?" Lin Xian continued to ask.

Lu Liang hesitated for a moment before finally giving an answer: "They probably cannot defeat him."

"There you have it then," Lin Xian said leisurely. "Immortal arts remain immortal arts only when held in the hands of immortals; in the hands of mortals, they can only be techniques to sow chaos."

"Then you, no, you... Are you an immortal?" Lu Liang's attitude underwent a complete transformation at this moment. It was no longer pretense; his eyes burned with a fervor that came from the depths of his heart.

This had nothing to do with status or position, but was the instinctive yearning for the Immortal Dao inherent in every Extra, every cultivator.

"Immortal? Let's talk about being invincible among men first." Lin Xian laughed loudly, unleashing the Universe Divine Pattern. Immediately, a Sun-Moon Immortal Bridge appeared beneath his feet, resembling gold, silver, and glazed glass, like a rainbow spanning the firmament. Holding Lu Liang by the scruff, he tore across the sky.

As a cultivator at the peak of the Life Spring realm, he could not yet travel the Northern Sea in the morning and Cangwu in the evening, but flying for an hour or so was no problem. Beyond that, to conserve divine power, he would need to take a high-speed train.

If he advanced one more step, breaking through to the Divine Bridge realm, his body would be like a fighter jet, entering and exiting the azure void, roaming heaven and earth, easily flying for a day or two; only then would he possess a fraction of the demeanor of a celestial immortal.

Going even higher, Lin Xian speculated that Zhuge Liang likely possessed the Other Shore realm, making him a Near-Immortal of legend.

Those in this world who achieved ascension to immortality should be no weaker than the Palace Secret Realm.

However, without witnessing it personally, the specific details remained unknown; realm did not equate to combat power.

It still came down to that one statement: strength is forged through battle.

Monthly tickets, I want a massive amount of monthly tickets!!!

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(End of Chapter)