Huangxiu

Chapter 1107 Another Offering
"Boom."

A crisp sound came from inside his body, as if it had traveled to the deepest part of his body.

Suddenly, a strong wind arose around him, and the closed flowers in the flowerbed swayed wildly.

His clothes billowed up, as if he wanted to ride the wind away.

Li Hongzhao, who was practicing her internal energy in the pavilion, opened her bright eyes and looked at him curiously.

He then frowned in surprise.

Chu Zhiyuan kept his eyes closed, but his aura grew stronger and stronger.

Li Hongzhao could already tell that Chu Zhiyuan's cultivation had greatly improved, clearly having advanced a level.

It went from the first turn to the second turn.

This improvement is incredibly fast! Is the Black Dragon Blood really that miraculous?

"Boom!"

Another crisp sound came from deep within Chu Zhiyuan's body.

It seemed to emanate from within his body, yet also from the distant horizon; it was indistinct, and the sense of space was blurred.

Chu Zhiyuan's clothes billowed up again, a gale arose once more, and everything in the flowerbed shook violently, as if it were about to be crushed.

Li Hongzhao's bright eyes widened even more.

As the gale subsided, Chu Zhiyuan's clothes slowly smoothed out, and he opened his eyes.

His eyes flashed like lightning, suddenly illuminating the courtyard and outshining the moonlight.

Li Hongzhao asked, "Is this...the third turn?"

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and nodded: "Three turns."

Li Hongzhao said, "Your progress is so rapid, there might be problems later, right?"

She experienced a rapid increase in progress, and her control over her true essence quickly spiraled out of control.

If it weren't for the divine power of the idol, I wouldn't even be able to control it and would have gone mad.

If one has weak control over their true energy, they will easily suffer from qi deviation and demonic possession if they even slightly circulate their energy.

Taming these out-of-control forces one by one is no easy task.

This resulted in undercooked rice.

Once it's half-cooked, the subsequent practice will be awkward.

The foundation is always unstable, and things are prone to going wrong. It's impossible to move forward or retreat.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "It might cause trouble for others, but it doesn't matter to me."

He was already proficient in the Venerable Realm, possessed a powerful spirit, and quickly refined his true essence, integrating it into one and solidifying his foundation.

"After three turns... we can go down the mountain now." Li Hongzhao was extremely envious.

Although I have entered the first stage, it is not so easy to enter the third stage.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Aren't you almost done too?"

“…Your method is very effective,” Li Hongzhao said.

The realm remains, but the true essence has vanished and needs to be replenished little by little.

But this replenished true essence is entirely one's own true essence, as easy to use as one's own arm, without any hindrance.

This is the real turning point.

His foundation is solid, not much different from those who have achieved success through hard work.

In this way, one can continue to use the statue to increase the speed of cultivation.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Then let's advance to the third level as soon as possible, and we can go down the mountain together."

“That would be perfect.” Li Hongzhao nodded.

……

On the morning of the third day, Chu Zhiyuan was practicing his martial arts to consolidate his realm.

A young man came to pay his respects and said that the sect leader wanted to see him.

When they arrived at the main hall, a group of people were sitting inside.

Forty elderly men and twelve middle-aged men.

These old men were all below the Venerable level, while the twelve middle-aged men were all at least at the third level of the Venerable realm.

Zhou Chongming was among them.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Chu Zhiyuan approached Lu Wanshan, clasped his hands in a salute, and said, "Sect Leader."

Lu Wanshan smiled and said, "These are all our sect's retainers and elders."

He glanced at the crowd and smiled, "This gentleman, as you all know, is our Heavenly Sword Sect's newly promoted inner disciple, the Demon-Subduing Blade. He has made outstanding contributions and possesses exceptional talent; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to discover this cultivation secret method." Chu Zhiyuan clasped his hands in a salute to the crowd.

Zhou Chongming laughed and said, "No wonder you've made such rapid progress, nephew, it's all because of this method."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Elder Zhou, actually this only accounts for half the credit. There was also the help of the elixir and the assistance of the Guanghan Palace."

"You can be considered to have combined the strengths of both schools," Zhou Chongming said with a smile. "You are the first person in history to do so."

Another middle-aged man slowly said, "His relationship with the Guanghan Palace is indeed unparalleled."

He was one of the experts who had been dispatched earlier; he was Elder Meng Xusheng.

The relationships between the four major sects are so complex that even outsiders and ordinary disciples cannot understand them.

They cooperate and fight, help each other and sabotage each other, leaving outsiders completely bewildered.

Most of the disciples of the four sects were also confused and could only act according to their own feelings.

However, among the four sects, the disciples of Guanghan Palace are the most arrogant and don't bother with the other three sects, only maintaining superficial interactions.

However, the Guanghan Palace's cultivation method is unparalleled, reaching a higher level, with a higher realm and stronger strength, making it worthy of being the number one among the four sects.

If we could get closer to the Moon Palace, there would be many benefits.

One of the benefits was that Chu Zhiyuan was suddenly promoted to the Venerable level.

Zhou Chongming said, "If we can master this secret technique created by Zhiyuan, the strength of our Heavenly Sword Sect will greatly increase, and we will be no less powerful than the Guanghan Palace!"

Lu Wanshan said, "We've come here today because everyone has some questions, and we'd like you to answer them."

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Then let's figure it out together. I also had a flash of inspiration at the time, but I may not know why it is so."

“That would be best,” Lu Wanshan said with a smile. “Then, Junior Brother Zhou, you go first.”

Zhou Chongming said, "Nephew Chu, I think the drawback of this method is that it consumes a lot of mental energy. Although it is fast, it cannot be maintained for long. In fact, it is not as good as the original method."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded and said, "Elder Zhou, I am naturally strong in spiritual power, so this method is most suitable for me. For fellow disciples with ordinary spiritual power, it is indeed not suitable to use this method as the main cultivation method, but only as an auxiliary method."

An old man with a square face snorted, "Elder Zhou, you're overthinking it. If your mental strength isn't enough, you can't even practice it properly, let alone become a master of it."

Another elder chimed in, "This method is indeed extremely demanding on the disciple's aptitude, especially their mental strength."

“Actually, we can take a different approach,” Chu Zhiyuan said. “Those with strong mental strength can focus on this method and supplement it with the original method, while those with weak mental strength can focus on the original secret method and supplement it with this method.”

The old man said, "Those with weak mental strength can't master this, can they?"

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Senior, our sect has a special training program for cultivating spiritual power, right? You can cultivate spiritual power first, and then practice this method."

"Then how can it be considered fast?" The old man shook his head: "It takes even more effort and time."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "If you can master this method, you can exhaust your mental energy before falling asleep each night, thus increasing your cultivation time each day. Over time..."

"Brilliant!" someone agreed.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "You can also take some elixirs to restore your spirit, or treasures to enhance your spirit."

Elixirs or treasures are unlikely to directly improve cultivation level, and even if they do, there will be consequences such as impure true essence and an unstable foundation.

However, by using elixirs or treasures to enhance one's spiritual power, thereby accelerating the cultivation of the Heavenly Sword Scripture, one can avoid such troubles.

"Wonderful!" someone exclaimed.

They also realized that this method could avoid the drawbacks of the elixir.

"Even those with strong mental strength can cultivate secret techniques to enhance their mental strength, thereby increasing their cultivation speed."

"This will allow disciples with strong mental strength to stand out and quickly become top-notch."

"I'm afraid the gap between disciples will widen rapidly, becoming even more brutal than before."

"That's just how things are in the world."

The crowd began to discuss amongst themselves, and the hall became noisy and chaotic.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and fell silent, listening to their discussion and looking for valuable viewpoints.

Zhou Chongming then asked how one could master this visualization method.

Chu Zhiyuan then took out another booklet from his sleeve and presented it to Lu Wanshan: "After I went back, I carefully thought about it and divided the visualization method into twelve steps, one step at a time, to reduce the difficulty. It may be a bit cumbersome, but it is also faster."

Sometimes slow is fast. For disciples who are not so talented, following these twelve steps will make it easier to master the skills.

After reading it, Lu Wanshan shook his head with a sigh and handed it to Zhou Chongming. After reading it, Zhou Chongming gave it to Meng Xusheng, who then gave it to the elder next to him.

After the elders finished reading, they made offerings to the others.

After everyone had seen it, their eyes gleamed with admiration as they looked at Chu Zhiyuan.

They saw the subtlety in these twelve steps and couldn't help but admire them.

It is evident that Chu Zhiyuan has a profound accumulation of martial arts knowledge and an astonishing level of comprehension.

(End of this chapter)