Chapter 73: Purple Mist Manual, the Foundation of Entry

After returning to the Qingyang Sword Hall, Lu Li first went to register.

After all, he was no longer at the Initial Realm, but was now a disciple of the First Realm.

The disciple responsible for registration was clearly surprised after seeing that the person who had come was Lu Li; it seemed he did not yet know what had happened in the secluded forest today.

"Lu, Senior Brother Lu... you are already at the First Realm."

Lu Li nodded: "Yes, I have come to collect the items for a First Realm disciple. Additionally, my sword was damaged, so I need to collect another one."

"Very well, Senior Brother Lu, please wait a moment."

This disciple did not make things difficult for Lu Li; whatever had happened in the past was already in the past. Standing before him now was indeed a First Realm senior brother, and he had to show basic respect.

Soon, he handed a Storage Bag to Lu Li.

"Senior Brother Lu, the items are all inside the Storage Bag, please check them."

"No need, I trust you."

Lu Li returned to his courtyard and opened the Storage Bag.

He saw that inside were a new sword and a set of leather armor, which were the standard style for disciples.

Besides these, there were some medicinal pills and a manual for a cultivation technique only available at the First Realm. Of course, this Storage Bag itself was also of a higher grade than his original one.

"Hmm, it counts as an upgrade. Although there are no special treasures, it can be considered a balanced improvement in all aspects."

"Yinuo said she would come to find me tomorrow to exchange for merit points together. I hope the merit points from slaying the demon can be exchanged for some more useful things."

Lu Li opened the cultivation manual in the package and began to study it.

Ordinary disciples would receive higher-tier cultivation techniques for practice after stepping into the First Realm.

After all, the 'Qi Refining Art' was only an introductory textbook.

The First Realm technique in the Qingyang Sword Hall was named 'Blazing Sun Decision', which paired with the Blazing Sun Sword Technique.

Soon, Lu Li finished reading it.

But when he finished, no happy expression appeared on his face.

Because in his view, this 'Blazing Sun Decision' technique was very average, and seemed not as good as the Purple Mist Divine Skill!

In the Smiling Proud Wanderer world, he had already seen many martial arts techniques. Seeing the Blazing Sun Decision today, he only felt it was a relatively ordinary technique.

If one were to categorize these techniques and weapons with familiar ranks like in an online game—such as white, green, blue, purple, and orange—then the Blazing Sun Decision would probably only be a green-tier technique.

At the very least, for a First Realm Blazing Sun Decision, it could not be any higher.

Lu Li knew that at the Second Realm, the Qingyang Sword Hall also had higher-tier follow-up techniques for the Blazing Sun Decision.

Techniques were not passed down all at once. Just like someone who wants to learn mathematics cannot directly study calculus; they must start from addition and subtraction, improving themselves one step at a time.

Moreover, to obtain higher-level techniques, one also needed to make contributions to the sect.

But regardless, this First Realm Blazing Sun Decision was truly very average; at most, it was a green-tier manual.

By comparison, the Purple Mist Divine Skill he practiced in Smiling Proud Wanderer could perhaps be rated at a purple level.

"But what it is really like, I will only know after trying it."

Lu Li immediately stood up, found a quiet place, and sat cross-legged under a tree to practice breathing.

The first technique he practiced was the Blazing Sun Decision. About two hours later, Lu Li slowly opened his eyes.

He had gained a certain understanding of the Blazing Sun Decision technique.

"Hmm, then let's use this Blazing Sun Decision as a standard to evaluate the martial arts I learned in the Smiling Proud World."

Lu Li slowly closed his eyes. The technique he was about to circulate next did not belong to the Tianxuan Continent, but was a technique he had integrated while in the Smiling Proud World.

It was based on the Huashan Sect's Purple Mist Divine Skill, supplemented by the Evil-Warding Sword Manual and the cultivation methods derived from the Star-Sucking Great Skill.

Before leaving the Smiling Proud World, Lu Li had practiced on the peak of Huashan for three years and had already merged these techniques into one.

It was once said: Purple Mist manual, the foundation of entry; Sunflower Manual, reaching the pinnacle.

Based on Daoist breathing methods, he fused the concepts of the Purple Mist Divine Skill and the Dugu Nine Swords as the foundation of the technique, while modifying the overbearing methods of the Evil-Warding Sword Manual and the Star-Sucking Great Skill to be gentler, creating the new Purple Cloud Skill.

As Lu Li practiced selflessly, his body seemed to carry a gentle attraction, drawing the surrounding Spirit Qi into his body.

Lu Li could clearly feel that the Spirit Qi in the Tianxuan Continent was dozens of times higher than that of Huashan!

The cultivation within his body was growing at a perceptible speed.

A strange phenomenon appeared: wind suddenly rose within a three-foot radius of him, and the willow branches swayed with the wind.

That was the wind generated by the flow of Spirit Qi.

When practicing, one loses track of time.

The moon rabbit set and the golden crow rose; when he opened his eyes again, he had actually been sitting under the tree practicing for an entire night.

As the morning light appeared, Lu Li whispered: "Heaven and Earth harmonize and all things are born, Yin and Yang connect and changes arise... the morning sun rises in the east, purple energy comes from the east..."

A familiar morning purple energy surged into Lu Li's body. Lu Li could not help but open his mouth, exhaling a ribbon-like white mist that enveloped him. The white mist gradually condensed, drawing the most refined wisp into Lu Li's body, while the rest quickly dissipated.

Inside Lu Li's body, the Spirit Qi circulated frantically for several cycles.

A moment later, he stood up, joy appearing in his eyes.

"Sure enough, this Purple Cloud Skill is even more powerful than the Blazing Sun Decision!"

Who would have thought that although the Smiling Proud world is a low-martial world with thin Spirit Qi, the martial arts concepts within it are not low-level.

Perhaps limited by the world itself, these martial arts could not unleash the world-destroying effects of fantasy techniques in their original world. But the concept of "winning without moves" in the Dugu Nine Swords, the study of the "Daoist Canon" in the Purple Mist Divine Skill... all of this was definitely not low-level!

"Perhaps, what the Heavens Sword Dao System gave me is not just Sword Dao Aptitude, but also the cultivation inheritance of these thousands of worlds."

Perhaps many people would struggle with which of the two worlds' techniques to choose.

Regarding this, Lu Li just smiled.

Young people make choices; I want them all!

He will surely walk a completely different path of cultivation.

Lu Li's mood at this moment was excellent; he felt he had discovered a new continent.

Thus, Lu Li decided to give himself a reward.

In his view, appropriate rewards are very important. Many scientists in later generations have studied this, and positive encouragement will bring a very positive influence to people; a child who is often criticized and a child who is often praised will have completely different lives.

Therefore, he tapped the Experience Gourd in his mind and whispered, "Upgrade."

The next moment, the aura on his body suddenly soared.

"First Realm, Sixth Grade! Lu Li, has your realm improved again?!"

A surprised voice came from not far away, and Jiang Yinuo looked at Lu Li in disbelief.

"I came to find you to exchange for merit points, but seeing you weren't in the courtyard, I didn't expect you to be practicing here. Only one night has passed, and your cultivation has improved again?" She shook her head and said, "Although I am happy for you, you are indeed too fast, so fast that it is hard for people to accept."

"I had a sudden realization, just luck."

Lu Li smiled and said, "You haven't eaten yet, right? Shall we eat together?"

Jiang Yinuo was stunned for a moment, then her eyes immediately curved into a very beautiful angle: "Okay."

I really miss the noodles he makes.