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Chapter 313 Silent Island - Cultivating a New Technique (4K)

Upon hearing of such a drastic change, Xiao Chen stood still and pondered for a short while.

No one around him urged him, which clearly showed that Master Hongying and the others understood that such situations did indeed require time to sort out.

"I never expected something like this to happen."

Xiao Chen sighed and asked, "Fellow Daoist Hongying, I was in temporary seclusion and got the date mixed up. May I ask what month and day it is now?"

Since we've run into someone here, let's confirm the time.

Master Hongying had no doubts and immediately recalled, "Let me calculate, today should be the ninth day of the seventh month."

"That's right, we set off on the fourth day of the lunar new year, and today is the fifth day since we left, which is the ninth day."

Ok?
It's only the ninth day of the seventh lunar month?
It should be noted that Xiao Chen left this place on the third day of the seventh month to explore the new cultivation world.

Including the day spent waiting for the cooldown, the four days spent traveling back and forth, and most of the day spent in Guiyun Market.

He spent less than six days in the new cultivation world.

I returned this time on the morning of the ninth day of the seventh lunar month.

If we calculate it that way, it's equivalent to him not spending any time traveling.

The timelines of the other two cultivation realms can also be considered to be basically synchronized.

If that's the case, it seems like a pretty good thing?

From now on, Xiao Chen will have much less to worry about. He won't have to keep calculating the time back and forth between the two sides. It will be the day that is supposed to be.

This also makes it much easier for him to plan his actions in the future.

For example, if I go to the new cultivation world to sell spiritual items, I only need to consider the cooldown of the emblem, and I can return in two or three days at the fastest, without delaying things here.

The reverse is also true.

If you plan ahead and figure out what you need to do here, you can schedule the time in the new cultivation world.

When the appointed time comes, I'll come back to handle things first, and then rush back as soon as possible.

The main goal is to balance both aspects without neglecting either.

"Alright, thank you for answering my questions, Fellow Daoist Hongying."

Xiao Chen cupped his hands in thanks: "I still have some things to take care of, so I won't stay any longer."

"However, since we met, it must be fate. Before I leave, let me give you a word of advice."

"If you go to the Storm Sea, it's best not to choose to stay in the Sea of ​​No Light, especially stay away from the Corpse Sect."

"Alright, let's part ways here. Farewell, fellow Daoists!"

Xiao Chen waved his hand, leaving the bewildered crowd behind, and turned to leave quickly, disappearing into the horizon in the blink of an eye.

The sea creatures are indeed formidable.

For the next tens of thousands of miles, he still didn't encounter a single golden sea fish.

It seems they were all driven to gather within the territory of the Mozhang and Tiangang sects to participate in the siege.

"Such a wonderful secret technique, to use it for something like this, what a waste."

Xiao Chen couldn't help but feel a little regretful: "If we used this method to catch fish, the efficiency would be extremely high."

"Then every time we go out to sea, we'll return with a full catch."

If given the opportunity, we could consider investigating how the sea creatures managed to do it.

However, Xiao Chen was not a fisherman, so he was not in a hurry to acquire the relevant secret techniques. He would leave it to fate.

If you have the chance, you can learn it; if not, then forget it.

I returned to Silent Island and just got a clear look at the situation on the island.

Xiao Chen was slightly taken aback: "Huh? Did I go to the wrong place?"

The once barren island has now become a completely lush green ocean.

The entire west side was covered with dark green wisteria, and in the middle of the lush green grass, there were also some bright white snowflakes.

Only the eastern forests still retain a faint resemblance to their original state.

The thick, spirit-suppressing cloud-piercing wood itself remained largely unchanged, except that many more vines had grown around it.

"What's going on?"

Xiao Chen was a little confused. "Didn't I only leave a few days ago?"
Although many seedlings had already appeared on the island before he left due to the unusual phenomenon of the Nascent Soul.

But how could it grow so fast?

"Ding!"

Accompanied by the clear ringing of a red string bell, Su Li came running out of the forest: "You're back!"

There was a hint of surprise in her eyes: "I thought you'd be gone for several months this time too."

Um?
Xiao Chen recalled that it seemed that every time he left before, it would take him several months to return.

No wonder Su Li had such thoughts.

But there was nothing he could do about it. He wasn't just wandering around; he was constantly on the go for cultivation.

"If you're not used to it, you can leave now."

Xiao Chen originally intended to say that, but he changed it to: "This matter went much more smoothly than initially expected."

"So I came back early."

"By the way, what's going on on this island?"

"I've only been gone for a few days, and I feel like I can't even recognize myself anymore."

Su Li blushed slightly upon hearing this.

Slightly embarrassed, she reached out and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, explaining softly, "I thought you were going to be gone for quite a while, so I thought I'd practice my witch runes on the island."

"For convenience, some temporary talismans were also made."

"I didn't expect that the original spirit seal couldn't be used directly on the talisman, which caused some of the power to leak out along the way, resulting in the way it is now."

"If you don't like it, I'll clean it up right now."

Previously, due to the lunar eclipse, even spiritual herbs could hardly grow around Su Li.

Therefore, no timely corrections were made after the island was discovered to have become lush and green.

Furthermore, she also deduced from the Nascent Soul phenomenon that Xiao Chen possessed a Wood Spiritual Root.

So he thought of planting more high-level spiritual herbs on the island, which would be more comfortable for wood-type cultivators.

"No need, I quite like this environment."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen immediately waved his hand and said, "Besides, I have a wood spirit root, so it would be more comfortable for me to stay on the island with more flowers and plants."

"Let's not talk about that anymore, let's come to the beach first. I brought you back some fried spirit fish, it's so delicious."

"Try it and see if it suits your taste. If it's alright, I'll bring back a few more next time."

Hearing Xiao Chen say that, Su Li was clearly very happy, her eyes curving like a pair of crescent moons.

They followed him to the beach.

Enjoy the spirit fish while listening to the latest developments in the outside world.

"How do you think it tastes?"

"It's really delicious! The flesh of this spirit fish is so tender."

……

"In short, the external situation has changed quite a bit."

"Although these are all statements given by independent cultivators, they may not be entirely accurate."

"However, we should not be complacent. It would be best to investigate the exact situation."

Xiao Chen carefully explained the new information he had just received. After all, this matter concerned a Nascent Soul True Monarch, so it was very necessary to remind Su Li to be mentally prepared.

After all, if the war continues to escalate, it could very well affect the Silent Island. Or rather, it would inevitably affect all the cultivators within the Compassionate Sea.

"So... you're leaving again?"

Su Li's focus, however, is different from others.

She wasn't particularly interested in the situation of True Lord Hanchuan and True Lord Wuzhang.

They were more concerned about Xiao Chen's next move and safety.

"There's no rush. I plan to cultivate on the island for a few days before going out."

Xiao Chen immediately shook his head: "After all, I have only recently broken through, so I still need to familiarize myself with the cultivation techniques and spells first."

"By the way, if I occupy the island's spiritual energy, will it interfere with your learning of witchcraft?"

The spiritual energy on Ji'e Island is relatively limited, and the amount of spiritual energy that can be controlled within a fixed time is limited.

Normally speaking, let alone two Nascent Soul True Monarchs, even one person wouldn't be enough.

If it weren't for the spiritual energy tides of the Compassionate Sea and the presence of some spiritual herbs on the island, even Golden Core cultivators would probably find the spiritual energy here too barren.

"It's alright, I'm mainly focusing on getting familiar with how to draw witch runes for now."

Su Li immediately replied, "It's like learning to make talismans; we're not at the stage of actual production yet, so we really don't need much spiritual energy."

She used this analogy.

Xiao Chen immediately understood: "Oh, I get it. Witchcraft talismans and talismans are similar, right?"

"Then you must also need materials such as talisman brush, talisman ink, and talisman paper."

"Please give me a list of exactly what I need later."

"Next time I go out, I'll bring some back for you."

He thought for a moment and added, "By the way, don't just write down the materials for the talismans, include other things as well, write down whatever you need as well."

"There's no need to think about saving money. As you know, although I'm not extremely wealthy, I do have some savings."

"And barring any unforeseen circumstances, we'll soon be able to make another windfall."

Moreover, once Xiao Chen has figured out the situation in the new cultivation world, they can officially start trade between the two sides.

He will definitely accumulate more and more spirit stones.

By then, there will be no shortage of spirit stones.

With such confidence, Xiao Chen no longer needs to worry about saving money. As long as he doesn't squander it recklessly, he can spend it boldly wherever necessary.

"Alright then, I'll thank you in advance."

Su Li did not refuse or feign politeness, but readily agreed.

Then he added, "But I've only just started practicing, so I don't need any particularly good materials."

"Just buy according to the list when the time comes, there's no need to waste money."

Xiao Chen blinked: "Don't worry, I understand."

This trip was relatively easy and not too tiring.

Therefore, he naturally doesn't need to rest much.

After chatting with Su Li for a while...

He then sat cross-legged on the nearby beach and began to seriously study the newly acquired "The Art of Transferring Disasters and Receiving Misfortune".

Xiao Chen had already memorized the mental cultivation techniques and such beforehand.

Therefore, he mainly reviewed the numerous annotations left on this spell.

These are the building ideas left over from the development process, as well as the insights and reflections of the creator, Guiyun Zhenjun.

This is undoubtedly a very valuable experience for practicing this technique.

By mastering these points, Xiao Chen could gain a more thorough understanding of this technique and thus cultivate it more effectively.

Of course, no one can help with the understanding of the Dao; it can only be achieved by the cultivator himself.

Upon thorough examination, this "Disaster Relief and Misfortune Transfer Technique" has two major flaws, which were summarized by True Lord Guiyun himself and written at the end of the technique.

There are two minor flaws that Xiao Chen discovered himself.

Let's start with those two minor drawbacks.

One issue is the accompanying spells that are common in Yellow-level cultivation techniques.

For Xiao Chen, this wasn't a problem. It was simply a matter of finding other ways to supplement his various spells; he was already used to it.

Secondly, there is the issue of the cost of cultivation.

It's unclear whether this technique is modified from a Heaven-level technique and not a true Yellow-level technique.

Or perhaps it's because it was created by a cultivator from a blessed land, and has long been accustomed to the high concentration of spiritual energy within that blessed land.

In short, this "Disaster Relief Technique" is not like a normal Yellow-level technique, which does not require much spiritual energy or resources during cultivation.

Instead, it requires cultivators to stay in places with extremely rich spiritual energy to cultivate.

If the concentration of spiritual energy in the surrounding area does not meet the standard, the cultivation speed will decrease.

Fortunately, for Xiao Chen, this problem can be solved by finding spiritual veins or by directly using spirit stones.

At worst, it just means consuming a little more spirit stones during cultivation.

Therefore, it can only be considered a minor drawback, and it's actually not that bad.

Let's talk about those two major flaws.

The first major flaw is that the power of the technique is severely insufficient.

In his original plan, using the "Disaster Transfer Technique" should have allowed him to perfectly transfer his injuries away.

However, once you actually start doing it, you realize that this approach has serious flaws.

Even a Nascent Soul True Monarch's understanding of the Great Dao is still quite superficial.

This has resulted in the current version of the cultivation technique, even when cultivated to its highest level, only being able to help cultivators transfer at most 30% of their injuries.

For beginners, it's practically worthless.

Moreover, this problem is limited by the cultivator's understanding of the Great Dao, and there is absolutely no way to solve it.

However, Xiao Chen wasn't too worried about that.

Anyway, he used it for cultivation, and never expected it to play any other role in the first place.

The second major flaw is that the technique is limited by structural issues, resulting in insufficient potential.

During the process of making repairs, the previous generation of True Lord Guiyun discovered that his original cultivation method had shortcomings.

In order to change the Heaven-level cultivation method to Yellow-level, he ruthlessly deleted many key parts.

This directly resulted in the "Disaster Relief Technique" severely lacking potential for further development, essentially eliminating the possibility of future generations supplementing it and elevating it to a fifth-tier technique.

To put it bluntly, it has inherent deficiencies, which means it can only be a fourth-tier technique.

If a cultivator reaches the fifth level, they must discard the old cultivation method and switch to another one.

Compared to those top-tier cultivation techniques that allow for a smooth path directly to the Nascent Soul stage, this is undoubtedly far inferior.

However, while this did have some impact on Xiao Chen, it wasn't that significant.

It's just that you need to change your cultivation method after breaking through; that's what he's always done before.

What happens after breaking through to the fifth rank?
Xiao Chen doesn't need to consider such long-term issues at the moment.

This kind of thing should be left to your past self, who has already reached a higher level of spiritual attainment, to handle. Worrying about it now feels a bit like needless anxiety.

"These flaws are acceptable to me. I'll work on them first and see what happens."

Without much hesitation, Xiao Chen immediately began formal cultivation, refining the true essence provided by the Yin Five Elements Wheel according to the cultivation method.

At the same time, they actively refine new true essence to accelerate their accumulation speed.

(End of this chapter)