Chapter 40: Zhang the Black-hearted Capitalist Xuan

Inside the Desolate Tower, Qingdi wore an expression of astonishment, mixed with slight confusion and a touch of bewilderment.

Hmm, the Eight/Nine Mysterious Technique is indeed worthy of being a top-tier method; it is a supreme technique capable of leading directly to Tier 11. He looked at it for a moment, but couldn't quite understand it!

He could understand the related theories of meridians and acupoints, but he lacked the corresponding experience; such things did not exist in Covering the Sky.

Eyes, ears, mouth, nose, tongue, the Ancestral Aperture of the Brow, the Bridge of Heaven and Earth, Inner Scene, Outer Scene...

Regarding the cultivation realms of various aspects, if he were to reverse-engineer them based on his own strength and realm, he was certain that this path should be viable—at least, theoretically, it should be viable.

But he had never before imagined that there could be such a path in the Cultivation World.

"Truly an ingenious idea, and a completely different cultivation method, unlike the ancient era and unlike this current era..."

Upon seeing this method, Qingdi was genuinely and sincerely impressed.

He had never seen such a method before; when he was a Great Emperor, he had even obtained some cultivation methods from the Chaotic Ancient Era.

But looking across the entire long river of history, not a single method resembled this one.

And so, even with talent as strong as Qingdi's, facing a path he had never cultivated before, he felt a bit stumped.

He was even somewhat at a loss; it contained a considerable amount of technical terminology that, while translated into words he could understand, still left him unable to grasp it.

On the other side of the Chat Group, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but smile when he saw Qingdi's expression.

He was too familiar with that expression; not long ago, when he saw the Group File that Qingdi uploaded to the Chat Group, he had the exact same expression.

Having the most top-tier cultivation method, he could understand the individual words, but when combined, he was baffled.

This really is enough to make someone feel completely hopeless.

The transaction between Taishang Laojun and Dugu Baitian—the Supreme Forgetting Emotion Record provided by Dugu Baitian was processed through his own understanding and then recorded by the Chat Group; the same was true for Taishang Laojun's side.

Therefore, with the Chat Group acting as a powerful translation intermediary, there were no issues with either side cultivating the techniques.

The Group File did not have this capability—actually, it did, but the corresponding insights could be uploaded as a separate file, which could also be treated as a fee.

"Hmm, I must remember this; I can use it in the future. I cannot lose the Chat Group's ability as an intermediary."

Zhang Xuan firmly kept this rule in mind, and at the same time, two more hidden files appeared in the Group File.

Supreme Forgetting Emotion Record: Dugu Baitian Annotated Version.

Eight/Nine Mysterious Technique: Taishang Laojun Annotated Version.

After thinking about it, Zhang Xuan added a 100,000-point exchange option behind both annotated versions.

Annotations made by the most top-tier figures of two worlds, explaining everything from start to finish in simple terms—selling them for only 100,000 points was simply too cheap. Even at this price, many people would be unable to find such a resource if they wanted to.

If you don't want to exchange for it, or if you think it's expensive, go find someone else!

Others want it but have no way to get it; if you have this path, you should be saying "Amitabha."

Zhang "Black-hearted Capitalist" Xuan did not feel there was anything wrong with himself at all.

Compared to the Lunhui Zhi Zhu, he was far too gentle, wasn't he?

The world's most top-tier divine arts and supreme techniques, no need to complete life-or-death missions, no need to take various risks, no need to be manipulated by others—they could be exchanged for and read directly.

This was already a path to the heavens.

It was far better than the Main God and the Lunhui Zhi Zhu.

Moreover, 100,000 points was not, relatively speaking, unattainable.

Zhang Xuan thought about it and felt that using 100,000 points to exchange for the full text directly was not very scientific or ideal.

Many newcomers joining the Chat Group completely lacked such financial resources; rather than setting the standard so high, it was better to allow for phased exchanges.

The relevant settings of the Lunhui Zhi Zhu and the Zhushen Kongjian were quite reasonable.

After some thought, Zhang Xuan split all the corresponding divine arts into multiple parts; even for the Nine Yang Divine Art, which required 80 points to exchange, one could first use 10 points to exchange for the first part.

It could be said that the overall system was quite generous, friendly to both newcomers and veterans.

Inside the tower, Qingdi was somewhat at a loss.

Hmm, he did indeed intend to try cultivating the Eight/Nine Mysterious Technique a little, but he soon discovered a small problem: he had no physical body.

Hmm, perhaps in the world of The Sovereign of the World, one could cultivate the Eight/Nine Mysterious Technique or other top-tier methods directly without a physical body.

Because they already had enough understanding of the corresponding methods, but Qingdi could not.

It was a completely unfamiliar method, and he did not yet grasp enough or understand it fully; asking him to cultivate it based solely on his primordial spirit was indeed difficult for him.

And so, Qingdi, having obtained the Eight/Nine Mysterious Technique, became stuck.

Wanting to verify the Eight/Nine Mysterious Technique is easy—just cultivate it and you'll know.

Ah, but without a physical body, there was no way to practice it, and thus no way to verify it.

Overall, he was just stuck there.

Furthermore, Qingdi did not yet fully trust the Eight/Nine Mysterious Technique.

"Should I try to spread this method and let others cultivate it?"

Just as this thought arose, a faint prompt from the Chat Group appeared in his mind.

Cultivation inheritances obtained within the Chat Group may not be spread at will, and it is difficult for different characters in different worlds to cultivate methods from other worlds simultaneously.

Only characters within the Chat Group have had this obstacle broken; they are not subject to multiple controls and can cultivate them.

Qingdi was stunned, both shocked by the Chat Group's capabilities and dissatisfied with such restrictions.

Yet, he had no way to say anything more.

"Currently, there are still many parts of the Eight/Nine Mysterious Technique that are not smooth or fully understood. The Inner Scene, Outer Scene, and Dharma Body parts are fine, but the Legend... this step of enlightening the many Universe Light Fragments or 'other selves' across the heavens and myriad worlds—how should this be carried out?"

Regarding the entire Eight/Nine Mysterious Technique, the part Qingdi understood the least was this; even for Creation and the subsequent Other Shore Realm, Qingdi did not think it was very difficult—isn't it just sensing time?

When he became a Great Emperor, he had sensed it many times; it was very easy.

"If I want to find someone to provide guidance on the Eight/Nine Mysterious Technique, the Group Owner is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate. Both of these supreme divine arts came from him, and as a Tier 12 unfathomable figure, he must certainly understand..."

Actually, there were two other candidates; Chen Nan and Meng Qi seemed to have cultivated these two peerless methods, and neither of them had hidden it.

But Qingdi felt a bit embarrassed to ask them for advice; it wasn't that he looked down on two people who were only at Tier 1 or Tier 2.

The capable are teachers; Qingdi did not have many scruples in his heart.

It was mainly because the cultivation levels of those two were too low; if he asked high-end questions directly, they would not be able to answer given their strength and realm.

Thus, Qingdi fell into hesitation for a moment, and just as he was pondering, he glanced at the Chat Group files, and his heart suddenly stirred.

Within the Chat Group files, two brand-new files had appeared silently.

Record of Taishang Forgetting Emotions: Annotated by Dugu Baitian.

Eight/Nine Mysterious Technique: Annotated by Taishang Laojun.

In Qingdi's view, the exchange cost for either was not too expensive, requiring only 100,000 points.

Having seen the Eight/Nine Mysterious Technique, Qingdi already had considerable trust in these two supreme divine techniques; he could not fully comprehend the Eight/Nine Mysterious Technique, but the cultivation methods and cultivation experiences within it could not be faked.

The complete set of methods was not fabricated, and from a theoretical perspective, it was feasible.

Upon reaching the peak realm, the ability to manipulate rules at will and distort the past and future—such astonishing means left even Qingdi feeling shocked.

With his strength as a Great Emperor, he could trace back the past and see things that had happened, but the pressure was also immense.

Moreover, many things could not be seen very clearly; he could only see partial scenes, and at the same time, he could not make any changes to the past.

Compared to that, the Other Shore, which could manipulate time at will to change the past and future, was truly shocking.

Reversing the Time River, and the fact that it was even more powerful and ancient, made Qingdi feel it was inconceivable.

Tracing back time, occupying the upstream of the Time River, becoming a peerless figure at the upstream of the Time River, and then radiating this to the downstream of the Time River.

Such various thoughts and various means were breathtaking.

Qingdi took one look and could not wait to try it immediately.

He felt that he did not even need to reach the Other Shore Realm; perhaps if he could touch the realm of Creation, he would be able to truly and genuinely create an Immortal Realm.

He might not even need to reach the realm of Creation; once he truly stepped into the Legend level, perhaps he could rely on sensing other Universe Light Fragments or other worlds, then find that connection, determine the passage to that world, and strike through the past.

"Perhaps one of my 'other selves' is in the former Immortal Realm. By then, I might not even need to rely on brute force to break through the barriers between worlds; a single thought falling upon that 'other self' to awaken its spirituality, and I could directly resurrect in the Immortal Realm."

Qingdi was full of confidence, feeling that this was a very good path.

Then he fell into a somewhat embarrassing situation: he did not have many cultivation techniques left.

To be fair, 100,000 points to exchange for the Eight/Nine Mysterious Technique was really not expensive; if one were to actually take this supreme divine technique and wander around the Forbidden Zones, the Dongfang Qida Jinqu would all riot, and the Supremes and Ancient Emperors would likely be willing to move their Forbidden Zones out to sell them.

But a complete scripture for cultivation from a mortal to the Great Emperor level could only be exchanged for 25,000 points in the Chat Group.

Qingdi had previously exchanged various secret techniques for 100,000 points; although he still had quite a few supreme methods left on him, Qingdi estimated for himself that it probably would not be enough.

As for treasures, because he was walking a brand-new path that no one had ever walked before—creating a brand-new Immortal Realm—he did not know if this path was viable, so he had already prepared to burn his bridges before embarking on it.

His physical body was dismembered, all his treasures were placed in the outside world, kept in his tomb, and even his Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon was placed inside the Dadi Mu, waiting for his descendants to come and take it.

This meant that the current Qingdi was empty-handed, left with only a primordial spirit and a Desolate Tower.

"Eh, I can exchange for a portion first; let me try it!"

Just as Qingdi was feeling slightly troubled, he suddenly discovered that the Chat Group files had changed silently, allowing for batch exchanges.

He hesitated slightly and uploaded the Demon Emperor Scripture he practiced into the Chat Group files.

Then he exchanged for the first half of the Eight/Nine Mysterious Technique annotated by Taishang Laojun.

"The Chat Group is truly friendly; I'll exchange for a part first to see if it's worth it, and if it really is, I'll think of a way later."

Qingdi sincerely thanked the Chat Group, while behind the Chat Group, Zhang Xuan smiled like a fox that had stolen a chicken.

"The methods of a capitalist are truly brilliant: installments, mortgages, batch sales—hmm, if I encounter those with great potential in the future, I can even provide them with angel investment; there is great promise here."

(End of this chapter)