Chapter 271: Cultivation Methods

Chen Mo's gaze was full of contemplation; he had already finished reading the general intelligence on all the factions, keeping the Secret Skills and secret locations they possessed in his mind.

As for the treatment provided to Martial Artists by the various factions, this point was much the same.

It was merely that the circumstances of each faction differed, leading to some discrepancies in the preferential treatment offered.

For example, upon joining the True Martial Tower, a Martial Artist could have their body tempered in the Zhenwu Pool every hundred years, which was of great help to the cultivation of a Martial Artist in the True One Realm.

If the True One Martial Artist undergoing the baptism had previously cultivated their physical body, the benefits gained would be even greater.

And upon joining Qingxuan Temple, a Martial Artist in the True One Realm could receive one Qingxuan Yuxu Pill every hundred years.

After consuming it, one could significantly increase their comprehension in a short period, and it would keep the Martial Artist's mind in a calm and rational state, which was more conducive to breaking through realms.

Although this medicinal pill did not compare to the Nine Treasures Lotus Heart Pill, it was still an extremely rare treasure pill, ranked among the Eighth Rank.

If used purely for breaking through, its effect in the short term would not fall behind the Nine Treasures Lotus Heart Pill, but because it could not be sustained, it was only ranked as Eighth Rank.

Once reaching that realm, the secret techniques one created oneself would be more powerful than any other secret techniques.

The two moved very quickly, but the vastness of the second layer of Ju Hai City was far beyond what an ordinary person could imagine.

Once a Martial Artist reaches this realm, they must create their own Secret Skills; the only other Secret Skills that could be of help to them were those created by the few Supreme beings.

And apart from Chen Mo, no one else could take them away.

"Good, follow me; I will take you into the True Martial Tower." Zhang Qianlian finished the tea in his cup, then rose with Chen Mo and left the residence.

Among the towering mountains, there were hundreds of pavilions and halls, some hidden within the clouds, others standing atop the peaks.

There were Martial Artists living in the city, and there were also Martial Artists living upon the mountains.

If it were that piece of Star Intent in the Thousand Layer Tower earlier, he might have been able to accept it.

A few worldly possessions, entrusted early, would instead settle a worry of mine."

Tens of thousands of Contribution Points were a considerable fortune for Chen Mo, and for most Martial Artists in the city.

Chen Mo synthesized the conditions of all the factions and compared them one by one in his mind; after only a moment, he made his decision.

"Then thank you, Senior." Only then did Chen Mo stop declining, bowing in thanks.

Chen Mo and Zhang Qianlian soon arrived before a range of towering mountains; the second layer of Ju Hai City was vast in area, and all kinds of natural environments changed infinitely.

He no longer cared about these things; after all, even if he kept them, he would have no use for them.

"If you truly feel bad about it, then look after the Huantian Alliance for me and take care of the few disciples in my alliance; consider that your thanks to me."

But for a person on the verge of death, it was not worth mentioning.

According to Chen Mo's estimation of the land area of this layer, it was likely comparable to the Cangxuan World and the Xuantian World combined.

"Good, I will take you there now and lead you into the tower." Zhang Qianlian laughed happily upon hearing this; his Contribution Points, which he could no longer use, finally had someone to be entrusted to.

More importantly, this faction was truly very suitable for him; the True Martial Gang Qi and that Samsara Sacrifice Technique were indeed two Secret Skills very well-suited to him.

If one did not join Qingxuan Temple, purchasing this pill would cost three thousand Xuanhuang Heaven Contribution Points for a single one.

There were also many Martial Artists shuttling back and forth, numbering at least nearly a thousand.

"It is just that, Senior, this junior cannot accept a reward for no merit, and I feel ashamed to receive it. Does Senior have any matters to entrust to this junior?"

Only such a magnificent Array could block out the endless Mirage Sea and protect this Da Tiandi.

He had also made significant contributions to the Huantian Alliance, so taking them was fine.

This was only the second layer; the vastness of the Array on the outermost layer of Ju Hai City was even more unimaginable.

And even if one cultivated the Supreme secret techniques, it was only for reference to inspect one's own shortcomings.

But the fact that this pill was provided to Martial Artists for free was naturally an extraordinary temptation.

The reason for entrusting these matters to Chen Mo was simply to allow him to better accept these Contribution Points.

Chen Mo rose and bowed, asking with a rather serious expression.

And now, if he were to accept the tens of thousands of Contribution Points accumulated by Zhang Qianlian, Chen Mo would indeed feel ashamed to receive them.

"This is the station of the True Martial Tower." Zhang Qianlian reached out and pointed into the distance.

In the True One Realm, as long as one cultivated these two Secret Skills, it would be enough to steadily reach the In-Charge Realm.

There were rivers, lakes, seas, rainforests, and deserts.

"Haha, this is a small matter. My lifespan is nearing its end, and I cannot break through in my cultivation; there is only death.

It is still better to join the True Martial Alliance; on one hand, by joining, one can obtain the accumulations of the Alliance Leader.

Chen Mo carefully weighed the options, looked at Zhang Qianlian, and said slowly, "This junior intends to join the True Martial Tower."

After all, that piece of Star Intent did not belong to Zhang Qianlian, but to the Huantian Alliance.

"This..." Chen Mo's face showed hesitation; he was still unsure whether he should accept.

Without any reason, he dared not accept such a large sum of assets.

Seeing that Chen Mo was still hesitant, Zhang Qianlian spoke up to give instructions.

Zhang Qianlian laughed heartily upon hearing this, his demeanor free and transcendent.

This was not a small number; these nearly one thousand Martial Artists must all be at least in the True One Realm.

Considering that a portion of the Martial Artists must be on duty within the Array, one could roughly estimate that the True Martial Tower possessed at least two thousand True One Martial Artists.

Through this number, one could estimate that Ju Hai City, or rather the Xuanhuang Da Tiandi, possessed approximately twenty thousand True One Martial Artists.

This number was only a speculation, but Chen Mo estimated that even if his deduction was not completely accurate, the difference would not be too great.

Twenty thousand True One Martial Artists—at first glance, the number was indeed large.

But thinking about it carefully, these twenty thousand True One Martial Artists were already the sum total of all the True One powerhouses in the world today.

The vast Ancient Heaven and Earth was currently filled with an unknown number of Small Worlds.

And these infinite Small Worlds, plus the Xuanhuang Da Tiandi, only had twenty thousand True One Martial Artists.

Looking at it this way, the number was really not large; according to the information on the Ancient Heaven and Earth that Chen Mo had obtained.

Just within the Ancient Heavenly Court at that time, there were over three hundred thousand Martial Artists in the True One Realm.

And it is unknown how many Martial Artists there are who reside within Small Worlds, or who are unwilling to join the Heavenly Court.

Or perhaps they are not of the Human Race, but are of the Spirit Race, Demon Race, or are plant spirits unwilling to be constrained by the Human Race.

Thus, the number of True One Realm powerhouses possessed by the Ancient Heaven and Earth is even more impossible to calculate in detail.

Yet in this era, all the surviving living beings of the Heaven and Earth combined amount to only twenty thousand True One Martial Artists.

The vast disparity between these two numbers is enough to show the terror of the Mirage Sea.

In fact, even now, whenever they face the Mirage Sea, countless Martial Artists feel trepidation in their hearts.

The Mirage Sea has even destroyed the Ancient Heaven and Earth; whether they can resist this power is another matter.

Zhang Qianlian brought Chen Mo to the mountainside of a mountain range, where there was a small three-story wooden building, constructed quite ingeniously.

The wooden beams and railings were carved with flowers, birds, fish, and insects, lifelike, as if they had merged into the surrounding natural scenery.

All around were the chirping of birds and the buzzing of cicadas, possessing quite a bit of wild charm.

"Old Ma!" Zhang Qianlian stood still outside the pavilion and let out a roar full of vigor.

In an instant, the entire pavilion seemed to be trembling.

After a good while, a man walked out from inside the pavilion.

He was over two meters tall, robust in build, and had a shaved head; at first glance, he appeared quite fierce and menacing.

"Are you introducing him to join?" Ma Qingshi looked toward Zhang Qianlian and asked in a deep voice.

"Yes." Zhang Qianlian nodded and stepped into the pavilion.

The environment of the pavilion was quiet and secluded, without much furniture or decoration, only a set of tables and chairs for receiving guests.

"Give me your Xuanhuang Heaven Token, and I will help you with the induction." Ma Qingshan spoke, then immediately took the token handed over by Chen Mo.

In an instant, he handled everything and returned the token to Chen Mo.

"You are now a member of my True Martial Tower; the token contains detailed information about the True Martial Tower.

If you wish to use secret grounds for cultivation, you must spend Contribution Points to exchange for them; if you need other cultivation resources, you can also spend Contribution Points to exchange for them.

However, the resources obtained can only remain within Ju Hai City and the Xuanhuang Da Tiandi; they cannot be brought back to your own world at will."

Ma Qingshi's tone was serious, and he instructed with extreme earnestness.

The reason for this regulation is to avoid the loss of resources accumulated by the Xuanhuang Heaven.

If countless True One Martial Artists were to take resources from here and then bring them back to their own worlds.

Then, even if the Xuanhuang Da Tiandi is vast and rich, capable of producing countless resources, it would sooner or later be exhausted.

And if the Xuanhuang Heaven cannot cultivate enough powerhouses to resist the Mirage Sea, then all worlds will be completely submerged by the Mirage Sea.

Therefore, the Xuanhuang Heaven and the forces within the Xuanhuang Heaven must ensure that these resources are only used to increase the strength of Xuanhuang Heaven Martial Artists, rather than being taken away.

"Now that you have just joined, according to the rules, you can choose one Secret Technique to practice for free, go to any secret ground to practice for three years, and have one opportunity to be tempered in the Zhenwu Pool."

Ma Qingshan continued to speak, carefully introducing the benefits of joining the True Martial Tower to Chen Mo.

"The Secret Skills are all in the Cangfa Lou within the sect; you can go and take them yourself. If you want to go to the secret grounds for cultivation or for the Zhenwu Pool tempering, then just come here and find me again." Ma Qingshi continued to instruct.

Chen Mo separated a wisp of his consciousness and sank it into his original Xuanhuang Heaven Token.

Now, inside his token, besides the Xuanhuang Heaven information, there was also the situation of the True Martial Tower.

He could view the Secret Skills possessed by the tower within it, as well as whether the cultivation secret grounds were vacant.

Some cultivation secret grounds already had many Martial Artists practicing in them; if he wanted to enter them, he would need to queue in advance.

In addition, the sect would also issue some tasks, such as collecting resources, or using the strength of a True One Realm Martial Artist to maintain secret grounds, or helping the sect guard a certain region.

Completing these tasks can earn Contribution Points, which can then be used to exchange for cultivation resources from the sect.

Besides this, one can also use Xuanhuang Heaven Contribution Points to directly exchange for True Martial Tower Contribution Points.

The ratio is one to two.

Other than this, the True Martial Tower does not have much binding power over Martial Artists like Chen Mo.

Only in the event of a crisis, such as a Mirage Sea riot, when all Martial Artists are required to guard the Array, must Chen Mo follow the tower's arrangements to go and guard.

Regarding this point, even if Chen Mo did not join the True Martial Tower, as long as he was still within the Xuanhuang Heaven, he would also have to go and guard the Array according to the rules.

Of course, whether it is the Xuanhuang Heaven or the True Martial Tower, they will not let them guard for nothing.

Once the crisis passes, they will be given a sum of Contribution Points as a reward.

The reason for this is that neither Chen Mo nor Zhang Qianlian are Martial Artists who originated from the True Martial Tower.

Before they reached the True One Realm, the True Martial Tower did not spend any resources to cultivate them.

Now that they have joined the True Martial Tower, it is more of a cooperative relationship.

Apart from the price paid during the initial recruitment, they must pay a price if they want to obtain True Martial Tower cultivation resources in the future.

Or they must stay in the force for a long time, gradually becoming a part of the force.

Chen Mo has just entered the True Martial Tower; he is not a disciple or an elder, but a Guest Elder within the sect.

There is no distinction of high or low among Guest Elders, but there is a distinction of seniority.

Chen Mo has just entered the sect; according to the rank classification, he is a One-Sword Guest Elder.

And to become the highest Seven-Sword Guest Elder, he must stay in the True Martial Tower for at least ten thousand years and make contributions.

And as a Seven-Sword Guest Elder, the treatment enjoyed is also far better than his.

Not only can they view a large number of Secret Techniques in the sect for free, but the Contribution Points required to practice in the secret grounds of the sect are also much lower than his.

Not only that, this level of Guest Elder is also qualified to listen to the Supreme preach the Dao.

This is the greatest benefit; listening to the Dao of the Supreme, even if one only grasps half of it, can be of great help to a Martial Artist.

And the opportunity to listen to the Supreme preach the Dao is naturally extremely rare.

Let alone Guest Elders like Chen Mo, even the direct descendants of numerous forces must compete for it.

From this, one can see the importance of the Seven-Sword Guest Elder status; it can be said that when a Martial Artist reaches this step, in the eyes of the Great Ability of the True Martial Tower, they are one of their own.

"Follow me, I will take you to the Cangfa Lou," Zhang Qianlian spoke at this moment, then immediately asked, "Do you have a Secret Skill in mind that you wish to choose?"

"I do, this junior intends to cultivate the True Martial Gang Qi," Chen Mo replied, following closely behind Zhang Qianlian step by step.

"That is not bad; not only do many Martial Artists within our sect cultivate this Secret Skill, but many Martial Artists from other factions are also willing to spend contributions to cultivate this Secret Skill."

Zhang Qianlian nodded and, leading Chen Mo, quickly arrived inside a tower.

Above the main gate of the tower, the three characters "Wanfa Pavilion" were inscribed in the Heavenly Divine Script.

Chen Mo only took one look before feeling the boundless power contained within these three divine scripts.

This was actually written by a certain Great Ability; with these three divine scripts present, it could be said that the Cangfa Lou hardly requires any other defensive measures.

Unless a powerhouse of the same realm strikes it head-on, no one can steal anything from within the Cangfa Lou under the means of a Great Ability.

"I will give these contributions of mine to you; take them and use them well, you can choose two more Secret Skills," Zhang Qianlian spoke at this moment, taking out his own Xuanhuang Heaven Token.

Immediately after, a wisp of pale golden precious light flew out from his token and submerged into Chen Mo's token.

Chen Mo also sensed in an instant that his own token had changed, the True Martial Tower contribution count which was originally zero.

Suddenly increased by a full fifty-seven thousand points.

"Many thanks, Senior," Chen Mo said with a serious expression, bowing to thank him.

"Cultivate well; the Huantian Alliance will rely on you young people in the future," Zhang Qianlian sighed, and after speaking, turned and left.

Chen Mo slowly straightened up and walked into the Cangfa Lou.

If viewed from the outside, the Cangfa Lou is not large; the bottom floor is no more than a hundred zhang in length and width.

Yet, upon truly stepping inside, the interior is completely empty.

Chen Mo, however, understood everything in an instant: there is a Tower Spirit within the tower.

As long as one pays the contribution, regardless of what Secret Technique is required, the Tower Spirit will find it for one, without the need to flip through them one by one.

As a Martial Artist who has just entered the True Martial Tower, Chen Mo can choose one Secret Manual for free; he only needs to communicate with the Tower Spirit.

He had already made his decision beforehand, so naturally, he did not waste any more time; communicating with the Tower Spirit, he quickly obtained the cultivation method for the True Martial Gang Qi.

(End of chapter)