Chapter 150: One Turn Secret Manual, Force Path Entry

Qingyun Workshop, residence, quiet room.

Chen Ci looked at a thin booklet on the table that seemed to be made of some kind of fish skin. He felt incredibly sour inside, pinched his throat, and muttered in a low voice: "What 'this palace just wants to make two attempts, nothing more,' heh."

Since they wanted to make two attempts, they could have at least provided two rewards, but what was the result?

Supreme True Loach Seven Turns Secret Manual, part one.

Golden Scale Marvelous Transformation Acupoint True Diagram, remnant record.

Could that so-called Yongxing Building owner not know that Lin Shixiong was his, Chen's, dearest friend and brother?

Would he, the dignified He Mountain Light, jump ship just for such a remnant record?

Heh, they really have a good eye for people.

"Sigh, I can only blame others for giving too much. They started off with a Force Path technique that leads to Longevity; who could withstand that?"

Chen Ci touched the manual on the table, feeling somewhat emotional. Of course, what made him make this choice wasn't just because of this remnant record; besides the fact that this building owner might have a very deep connection with the He Mountain Sect and was not an outsider, Chen had also carefully pondered his own situation and felt vaguely uneasy.

Although he had lived two lives, to put it bluntly, he had always been a small character and had never been involved in any major storms. Even as a cultivator pursuing the Dao for Longevity, as a tiny Outer Transmission of the side-door He Mountain Sect with a True Qi cultivation of only forty-some apertures, there was nothing about him worth others' attention.

Sending Jade Coins, sending Force Path techniques—it couldn't be that they were after his good looks, right?

Chen Ci vaguely felt that any He Mountain Sect Apprentice who dared to cultivate these three methods, and had even the slightest possibility of succeeding, might have caught the eye of certain high-level cultivators.

What if, and I'm just saying what if, Ahu did it on purpose but pretended it was an accident?

Chen Ci expressed that his persecution mania was acting up again. Mainly, this feeling of being suddenly kept in mind by others was really not good. Moreover, no one had told him what mysteries there were after the Five Ghosts Possession was perfected, and he hadn't even gotten the complete technique yet.

Or perhaps it was on top of the three methods: Five Ghosts Transportation, Five Ghosts Possession, and Five Yin Demons.

Therefore, this Force Path method was not only an aid to the cultivation of the Five Ghosts Possession, but perhaps also an attempt by him, Chen.

But the arrow had already left the bow and there was no turning back; it was absolutely impossible for him to give up this method. Master Chen could only move forward, not backward. At most, he could keep a few more eyes open when condensing his Dharma Power.

"Difficult, difficult, difficult, the Dao is the most profound; do not treat the Golden Core as a trivial matter."

I am afraid it is still because of that cheap Lin Shixiong.

Just like Lin Laohu, who is an Apprentice of Jiao Zhenren.

Just like him, Chen, who inexplicably received a remnant record of the Golden Scale Marvelous Transformation Acupoint True Diagram.

Was this act by Lin Laohu an accident or intentional?

But after yesterday's events, Chen Ci inexplicably had an extra layer of suspicion.

According to currently known information, if someone succeeds in the Five Yin Demon technique and proves a Perfect Dao Foundation, it is possible to supplement a portion of the fundamental Great Law for the He Mountain Sect, adding one more path of cultivation and increasing the possibility of a Primordial Spirit True Person appearing in the future.

Because this path was too difficult, and through a stroke of luck he was eager for success, Lin Laohu abandoned his thirty-six apertures of True Qi and hurriedly proved an Upper Grade Dao Foundation, which enraged Master Jiao.

Chen Ci sighed: "Even if you meet a supreme person to pass on the marvelous technique, empty words have no proof and are truly hard to distinguish."

As his voice fell, Chen Ci stopped worrying about those far-off schemes. Future matters would be dealt with in the future; if his cultivation did not advance, there would be no future to speak of.

Yesterday at the Yongxing Treasure Building, the building owner had said that he possessed two superior Force Path techniques.

One was called the Black Water Life Fruit True Technique.

One was called the Supreme True Loach Seven Turns Secret Manual.

When practiced to perfection, both techniques had divine abilities not inferior to those of Primordial Spirit experts. However, the building owner did not give Chen Ci a chance to choose, only saying that the Black Water Life Fruit True Technique was difficult to enter, difficult to practice, difficult to improve, and difficult to perfect, and with Chen's aptitude, he shouldn't spend too much effort on it. He directly bestowed a volume of the Supreme True Loach secret method, which was this Golden Scale Marvelous Transformation Acupoint True Diagram. Although it was a remnant volume, it contained techniques for 108 apertures and was actually the highest-level cultivation technique currently in Chen Ci's hands.

Hmm, truly fragrant.

Chen Ci read through it for a night. Besides firmly memorizing the technique, he also understood the difference between the Golden Scale Marvelous Transformation Acupoint True Diagram and the Five Yin Demon technique.

His cultivation of the Five Yin Demon technique involved drawing upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to cultivate Nether Yin True Qi, then opening the acupoints throughout his body to store the True Qi. When there was enough Nether Yin True Qi, quantitative change led to qualitative change, condensing Dharma Power in the dantian to build a Dao Foundation, and then using Dharma Power to borrow the Earth Sha and Gang Qi of heaven and earth to form a Golden Core, breaking through to Longevity.

As for this Supreme True Loach Seven Turns Secret Manual, it involved cultivating a strand of Innate True Qi through blood and energy, then letting it enter the bones and melt into the blood, fusing with the physical body. Once Innate True Qi lay dormant in the four limbs and hundred skeletons, muscles and bones, five viscera and six bowels, and all parts of the body, a mass of Essence Yuan would appear below the dantian and above the perineum. Then, using this mass of Essence Yuan as the source and flesh and bone as the path, one would refine new acupoints according to the Acupoint True Diagram, accumulating blood, energy, and Essence Yuan, embarking on the Force Path.

As for the path of cultivation further on, the Golden Scale Marvelous Transformation Acupoint True Diagram did not explain it.

To put it bluntly, the acupoints cultivated by the Qi Path were original and used to contain True Qi; the acupoints cultivated by the Force Path were modified and used to contain blood, energy, and Essence Yuan.

Chen Ci touched his chin. The True Form Diagram inside this booklet was a golden-scaled thin loach with two feet and long whiskers, vivid and lifelike. From head to tail, there was a faint flow of energy, and on it were 108 golden light spots. However, it required using the Spine Great Dragon as a base, starting from the Kidney Pass, to open up 108 Essence Yuan acupoints.

"The sages of the ancient times were truly extraordinary. Although these two paths of Qi and Force are different, their underlying concepts have commonalities. Amazing, truly amazing."

Chen Ci shook his head and sighed softly. The Qi Path and Force Path might not have a distinction of high or low, but for human cultivators, the Qi Path was probably more promising; after all, original is always a bit better.

"Fortunately, my physical body is already well-polished, and I have cultivated Innate True Qi before, so entering this method shouldn't be difficult."

Throwing a Health-Nurturing Pill into his mouth, Chen Ci began to circulate his blood and energy to cultivate Innate True Qi. As one strand after another of Innate True Qi followed the Supreme True Loach secret method to travel through his whole body, fusing into his flesh, bones, and viscera, wisps of Essence Yuan also began to gather, sinking below the dantian and above the perineum.

Chen Ci: "."

Little Chen, what the hell are you doing!

In just this short while, Chen Ci had cultivated seven strands of Innate True Qi. His stomach suddenly felt empty, and an unprecedented sense of hunger surged up, giving Master Chen an inexplicable desire to have a big meal.

This was slightly different from the cultivation of Five Ghosts Possession. After Five Ghosts Possession, one felt empty—the kind of empty that had been squeezed dry—while practicing the Supreme True Loach secret method was pure hunger, the kind of hunger where one is not picky about food.

But in this time and place, Little Chen suddenly started to show off, as if he couldn't wait to come out for some air, which was embarrassing.

"Hmm, eating and sex are human nature, but in broad daylight, this is too disgraceful."

Chen Ci dispersed the Force Path technique, his old face slightly red. He circulated the Nether Yin True Qi a few times before he calmed down. He then took out Bigu Pills and Health-Nurturing Pills and ate a few. Although it eased things slightly, that empty feeling remained. He had no choice but to cook and eat the remaining Green Bamboo Spirit Rice at home before he completely recovered.

"This Supreme True Loach Seven Turns Secret Manual, why does it feel a bit improper?"

Chen Ci slowly exhaled a cold breath, closed his eyes, and began to circulate his blood and energy again to cultivate Innate True Qi and gather Essence Yuan.

As for Little Chen disturbing his Dao Heart, it was better to ignore him.

Two days later.

Chen Ci integrated the last strand of Innate True Qi into his internal organs and felt his whole body shake. His blood, energy, and Essence Yuan merged, and a mass of Essence Yuan appeared below his abdomen. His body also seemed to have inexhaustible energy, and from top to bottom, from inside to outside, it exuded an inexplicable restlessness.

This Force Path method, it seemed, had been entered.

(End of chapter)