Chapter 765

Yan Buji ran all out, repeatedly activating the Instant Movement Technique, finally shaking off the pursuers before his magic power was exhausted. He quickly concealed his aura, hid in a secluded cave, and began to regulate his breath to recover.

"These guys are really relentless, actually pursuing this closely." Yan Buji cursed inwardly, while also pondering the origin of their side.

From the opponent's reaction, it was clear they were surprised by his Instant Movement Technique, even suspecting he had cultivated the Nine Turns Technique. Yan Buji's heart stirred, realizing his Nine Turns Technique might have been exposed. Although the Nine Turns Technique is listed as a forbidden technique in the cultivation world, it doesn't mean major powers lack secret manuals, and especially someone like him who can use the Instant Movement Technique at the Golden Core stage is basically impossible.

"Looks like I need to be more careful from now on; the secret of the Nine Turns Technique must not be easily exposed." Yan Buji inwardly warned himself.

After a moment of regulating his breath, Yan Buji's magic power recovered halfway. He dared not linger there, quickly left the cave, and headed toward the sect. Along the way, he carefully avoided the eyes of other forces, and finally smoothly returned to the Sect Mining Area.

After returning to the mining area, Yan Buji immediately simplified the events, omitting how he obtained the Time Sand and Time Secret Technique, and reported the attack to Yuan Zhen. Yuan Zhen listened, his expression turned solemn, and said: "It seems the news of the Time Sand has already spread."

Yan Buji nodded in agreement, though he felt a faint unease. He knew the sect wouldn't need to worry about the coming days, while he, having cultivated the Time Secret Technique, would surely be watched by those black-robed cultivators.

"No matter what, this Time Secret Technique is extremely useful to me; cultivating it for a while has greatly improved my Five Transformations Time Secrets." Yan Buji muttered to himself.

In the days ahead, whenever Yan Buji had time, he would try to leave the mining area and, in the uninhabited wilderness, wholeheartedly cultivate the second layer of the Time Secret Technique, "Earth Scene Four Seasons". With the power of the Nine-leaf Ghost Orchid, he gradually sensed the cosmic law of seasonal changes. As his cultivation deepened, his comprehension of the Way of the Universe grew ever more profound, and his cultivation level steadily rose.

Moreover, through Yan Buji's such arduous practice, the Five Transformations Time Secrets gradually reached seven complete cycles of dispersed practice re-cultivation!

No resources were consumed at all, relying entirely on the power of the Time River projection!

This solved Yan Buji's pressing crisis.

However, Yan Buji also realized the Time Secret Technique might be beyond common sense, so he dared not casually reveal it in experiments.

Furthermore, the twelve zodiac signs of the first layer are still freely growing within the Time River, and I don't know......

"Hiss!!"

Yan Buji clutched his head; a sudden pain made him widen his eyes, and only after a while did he calm down.

"What's going on...... two zodiac signs have lost connection?"

Yan Buji felt doubtful; could there be some unexpected danger within the Time River?

However, this is not something Yan Buji can investigate now; having no choice, he can only recondense the zodiac signs and continue sending them into the Time River to graze.

Two years passed.

Yan Buji finally fully comprehended the second layer of the Time Secret Technique, Earth Scene Four Seasons; this layer requires no special preparation from him, but directly lets him master the four unique arts of spring, summer, autumn, and winter.

"Spring flowers, summer breeze, autumn moon, winter snow.... quite elegant." Yan Buji smiled.

These four arts are part of the Time Secret Technique, using the scenery of the four seasons to stir heavenly phenomena; their power is indeed comparable to divine abilities, capable of altering the climate of a region!

Although climate change is not very sensitive to cultivators, these four arts can be used alternately....

"Moreover, the changed scenes are not illusory but real; that is, the transformation of the four different scenes will also cause spiritual energy to become disordered, thereby better striking the enemy, right?"

Yan Buji pondered for a while, but did not rush to try it.

Now, what makes Yan Buji even happier is that, with the completion of the second layer of the Time Secret Technique, his Five Transformations Time Secrets also successfully completed nine cycles of dispersed practice re-cultivation, his magic power thoroughly reached the peak of the Golden Core stage, with no further progress possible!

To continue forward, the only way is to break the Golden Core to form the Nascent Soul.

For this step, Yan Buji has prepared for many years.

"I recall that when I broke through the Golden Core stage, it was already over two hundred years ago?" Yan Buji looked back at the past, his expression complex and filled with emotion.

If I had not chosen the path of Martial and Law Dual Cultivation, if I had not cultivated the Nine Turns Technique.....

Forget it; where in life do so many "ifs" come from?

"If there really were such 'ifs,' why would I have to live this kind of life?" Yan Buji smiled.

Now that cultivation has reached its peak, the Universe Way has the Heavenly Gate Five Elements Law, the Way of the Universe has the Five Transformations Time Secrets; next, one only needs to comprehend the two merging into one, fully combine the cultivation methods, Universe Way and Way of the Universe united without duality, and then one can break through to the Nascent Soul!

Yan Buji also did not rush; advancing swiftly is certainly good, but Yan Buji has already cultivated for quite some time, and merging the Universe Way and Way of the Universe cultivation methods is not that simple.

Yan Buji plans to ask the Elders within the sect for their opinions.

After returning to the garrison.

Yan Buji first sought out Wu Yuan.

"Hall Master, you.... are about to break through!" Wu Yuan's eyes lit up; Wu Yuan naturally could see that Yan Buji's magic power was flowing, radiant light shining, which is proof that a Golden Core cultivator is entering the peak of the Golden Core; at this point, no matter what heavenly treasures and earthly riches one consumes, there will be no increase in magic power at all.

At this point, a little preparation is enough to break the Golden Core to form the Nascent Soul.

Yan Buji smiled: "Thanks, Elder Wu; I, your subordinate, came this time just to ask how I should break through."

"Oh? Hall Master, since you can break through to the Nascent Soul via Martial Dao as well, isn't this magic power breakthrough a piece of cake?" Wu Yuan wondered.

Martial Cultivation is harder to break through than Magical Cultivation; you have already broken through the Martial Dao realm before your magic power, so why would you still have doubts?

Yan Buji explained his situation, especially the difficulty of merging the Universe Way and Way of the Universe cultivation methods.

"Oh, so Hall Master cultivates the Universe Way and Way of the Universe; that indeed is a bit difficult." Wu Yuan's expression turned strange; after thinking long, he said: "I don't know much about the Universe Way and Way of the Universe, so I may not have good advice for you. But if you want to combine the two cultivation methods, especially since they involve such profound laws, it's best to determine whether placing these two cultivation methods together will cause conflict."

"Conflict?" Yan Buji blinked.

"Universe, universe, aren't they all one?"

"Don't think the Universe Way and Way of the Universe are closely related, but since the cultivation methods differ, they might be mutually exclusive; then what would you do? Therefore, it's most important to beforehand define how the cultivation paths of these two methods connect and ensure the integrity of your own cultivation method system."

"Yes, I understand!" Yan Buji realized, immediately bowed and said.