A Scroll of Infinite Glory

Chapter 290 Diligent Training, A New Mission

Guan Luoyang's desire to seek another seven-star cultivation technique stemmed from two factors.

First, because the Heavenly Demon Art is not entirely compatible with his temperament; at most, it only suits a part of his personality.

After Guan Luoyang reached the sixth star level, he gained a clearer understanding of himself. The Heavenly Demon Art he cultivated contained parts that Yan Kuangtu and Si Yushu had helped compile. However, their martial arts philosophies were not the same, which led to some additional contradictions in the entire technique.

That's fine, after all, their martial arts philosophies were only added later, and Guan Luoyang could completely choose based on his own preferences and discard those contradictory parts.

However, even if you strip away their philosophies, the true nature of the Heavenly Demon Art is not the path Guan Luoyang wants. The fundamental philosophy that pertains to the entire art cannot be simply stripped away.

Therefore, Guan Luoyang needs a martial art of similar level but different style to maintain balance, so that he can have an overall view and make choices at will.

The second factor is the issue of combat.

While the Heavenly Demon Art is indeed powerful, some of its techniques, when combined with the Vacuum Divine Power, are even more domineering. However, overall, almost all the moves in the Heavenly Demon Art are simply hard-hitting and brute-force attacks.

Even the method of devouring the enemy is filled with a sense of savage violence, making the style too monotonous in combat.

For those who are reincarnators and need to deal with many different power systems, it is still necessary to find some more sophisticated and versatile methods to prepare for unforeseen circumstances.

After briefly browsing through the catalog of the "Heavenly River Orthodox Method" that Master Yu Ding had brought out, Guan Luoyang discovered that this set of techniques indeed met his needs in various aspects.

The Heavenly River Orthodox Method pursues a solid foundation, being peaceful and vast, which is completely different from the temperament of the Heavenly Demon Art. In addition to the fundamental methods for cultivating magical power, this set of secret manuals also contains illustrations and tips for thirty-six types of spells and the crafting of various magical artifacts. The methods are diverse, exquisite and profound.

"How is it? Is it suitable?"

Master Yu Ding claims to have taught most of the members in their battle group, and he is not bragging. He has a unique insight into guiding others. Basically, as long as the other party shows a little bit of their foundation, he can guess their needs and point out the system that is suitable for them in the future.

"This Heavenly River Orthodox Method comes from the world of 'Immortal Gourd'. Although most of the people in that world have some divine and demonic blood, this is a Taoist method that does not follow the path of divine and demonic blood. Most people in most worlds can cultivate it. Since you have acupoints and meridians, you can naturally practice this as well."

Master Yu Ding shook his fan and reminded him, "In the Taoist cultivation methods of that world, there are two steps called Condensing Evil and Refining Qi. These require taking spiritual Qi energy from the outside world as a foundation and refining it through one's own practice. However, since you are already at the sixth level, when you go through these two steps, you can consider using the power you have already mastered to differentiate into two types of energy that are opposite yet harmonious and complementary, to fill these two steps of the Heavenly River Orthodox Method. In this way, the Heavenly River Orthodox Method will be more compatible with your own foundation."

"In addition, in this set of Heavenly River Orthodox Method Secret Manual, some parts mention that the compatibility between Heavenly River Magic Power and Yuan Magnetic Power is not high enough. The Yuan Magnetic Power mentioned here specifically refers to metallic magnetism, which is somewhat different from the definition of Yuan Magnetic Power that I derived after observing many immortal methods in the world and combining gravity and magnetism. When you cultivate, you should pay attention to the difference in the meaning of the words."

Actually, this manual doesn't contain many obscure terms. Even with some ambiguous phrases, a six-star reincarnator's thinking ability is not difficult to understand by referring to the context.

It's just that Master Yuding has given so many lectures that he's become one of the members of his own faction, so he's become even more concerned about him.

Guan Luoyang flipped through the manual while listening to his rambling, but he didn't find it annoying. He just silently noted down these tips.

When Master Yuding finally finished his rambling and was drinking tea, Guan Luoyang pondered for a moment and then sold most of the things in his personal space.

This includes the spoils from Violet State, the unorthodox methods of immortals and demons from the Water Margin world, and the gifts of gratitude from various human forces such as Jade Pool City and Lord Yuan when we were in Jukuzhou.

Guan Luoyang kept only a few jars of Rejuvenating Flower Dew, which also had healing effects, and sold the rest, which were of little use to him.

Master Yu Ding was originally lounging lazily in his chair, but he had been so engrossed in his lecture that he was now even more delighted to be taking inventory of these items.

He didn't care much about the item's grade, but there was a wide variety of items, and most of them could be considered within the immortal cultivation system. For Jade Cauldron True Man, this kind of inventory and storage was exactly what he found interesting.

In the future, if any member of the group happens to need a certain type of item, he can immediately think of it.

With so many items converted into points, even though the Heavenly River Orthodox Method is expensive, it won't deplete Guan Luoyang's points balance when the final payment is made.

After everything was settled, Guan Luoyang left the office and went to the first-floor office lobby, where he saw his three friends gathered in front of the counter.

"Do I fill in my name here? Does it have to be my real name?"

Gu Lanxiang is filling out a form.

The person standing behind the counter was not the young man in the pure white scholar's robe who had entered earlier.

Instead, it was replaced by a beautiful girl with slightly round cheeks and two cat ears peeking out from her fluffy hair.

She said with a smile, "It doesn't need to be your real name, meow. As long as it's your own signature, once the registration is complete and the God of War notarizes it, you'll naturally be included in the battle roster, meow!"

Gu Lanxiang happily signed the agreement.

Guan Luoyang slowed his pace and slowly walked down the last few steps of the stairs.

The scene just now reminded me of my own silly little sister, being completely fooled by some foreign succubus.

Wait a minute, Lanxiang isn't stupid. The other side only has cat ears. Why would she make such a strange connection?

Guan Luoyang shook his head and walked closer: "What are you doing?"

Bai Tong, also holding a form, turned around and asked, "Have you finalized the registration and joining the group?"

Guan Luoyang said, "It's settled. I have a backup of the contract here. Would you like to see it?"

"No need." Bai Tong looked excited. "After we join the group, we're going to apply to explore that self-developed world."

"You've decided so quickly?" Guan Luoyang was a little surprised. "Actually, if you just wanted to go to that world, you could have just told me."

Bai Tong said, "That's only part of the reason. The main reason is that this warband is quite fun, and the atmosphere is very good. We saw a lot of people sparring when we entered the town."

"A friendly spar..." Guan Luoyang's expression was subtle, but then he felt something was off.

Bai Tong was surprisingly talkative in front of strangers, and he kept smiling.

Growing increasingly suspicious, Guan Luoyang took the contract from his hand and carefully examined the terms on the back of the form.

It's concise, straightforward, and a very normal set of terms for forming alliances and mutual assistance, without any harsh or exploitative traps.

If the items are fine, then it must be the person.

Guan Luoyang looked up again at the cat-eared lady behind the counter.

When Gu Lanxiang was signing the form just now, it was as if she had met a like-minded best friend. Now it's An Feiyu's turn to sign, and she is much calmer, but there is a hint of a smile in her eyes.

Like... looking at your daughter's expression?

Guan Luoyang looked her over carefully, and the cat-eared lady smiled slightly at him.

That smile was so adorable, like a cute little cat with blue-gray fur, making you want to pat its head.

Guan Luoyang twitched his finger, roughly understanding where An Feiyu and the others' strange behavior came from.

In the office, Master Yuding received several applications to join the group on his left. He opened them and took a look.

"Those are Guan Luoyang's friends, they're all good kids, good, good!"

Master Yu Ding's gaze inadvertently swept to the section for the introducer, and his expression immediately changed. "Isn't Tao Hanting supposed to be at the counter today? Why is it Miao doing the introduction?"

That catgirl managed to survive through three mission worlds solely by "charming humans" after becoming a reincarnator. Although she didn't focus on strengthening this aspect later, this talent somehow became stronger and stronger.

Master Yu Ding thought for a moment and decided to let it go. Among the shady characters in the group, Cat Girl was relatively harmless. The membership contract and registration form were all normal procedures, so there was no need to make a fuss about it.

Although Xiao Guan has already joined the group, he should at least maintain the appearance of a respectable person during his first visit.

Master Yu Ding comforted himself and approved those applications to join the group.

Downstairs, Guan Luoyang and Bai Tong walked out of the hall, thinking to themselves: There are so many strange people in this battle group.

However, if they can maintain their individuality and enjoy being quirky even after becoming reincarnators... then the leader of this group must be a very interesting person.

Guan Luoyang smiled and asked Blue Scorpion, "If we're going to stay here, are there any hotels or similar places in town you'd recommend?"

The flow of time within this warband's base is the same as in the base world. Since they had already joined the warband, Guan Luoyang and the others weren't in a hurry to leave.

After learning from Blue Scorpion that the houses here were all built by the reincarnators themselves, Guan Luoyang and his companions used their various abilities to build a few houses on the edge of the town and settled down temporarily.

Upon acquiring the new cultivation technique, Guan Luoyang began practicing it that very day.

The Taoist cultivation system in the world of "Immortal Gourd" is generally divided into two major stages: the first is the Qi Refining stage, and the second is the Yuan Shen (Primordial Spirit) stage.

Within the two major realms, there are many subdivided levels, among which the Qi Refining Realm is divided into nine levels.

The first level is fetal movement; the second level is entering the body; the third level is sensing; the fourth level is condensing evil energy; the fifth level is refining qi; the sixth level is elixir formation; the seventh level is the foundation of the Dao; the eighth level is shedding tribulation; and the ninth level is nurturing.

From the first to the third level, it all just explains the mysteries of cultivating true qi. From Guan Luoyang's current perspective, it is insightful and easy to understand.

He only spent half a day cultivating the Heavenly River Orthodox Method to the peak of the third level of Qi Refining, but he needed to be more cautious about the subsequent Qi Condensation and Qi Refining.

In the world of "Immortal Gourd," "罡气煞气" specifically refers to energy with extremely high spirituality. This is not difficult to understand; Guan Luoyang simply mixed his spiritual will with the power of the vacuum, which was enough to create the highest quality type of罡气煞元气.

However, condensing evil and refining qi is not simply about pursuing the highest quality; it also requires considering the compatibility between the evil and qi, and whether the evil and qi align with the artistic conception of the Heavenly River Orthodox Method.

Guan Luoyang pondered for an unknown period of time before combining the Void Divine Power with his own will, transforming it into one Qi and one Sha, according to the various Qi and Sha characteristics described in the Heavenly River Orthodox Method.

The mysteries of the mortal world, the true essence of non-action!

These are two types of primordial energy that have been transformed from the teachings of Silent Listening to the Mortal World and the True Scripture of Non-Action, based on the Heavenly River Righteous Dharma.

Once the aura was solidified, Guan Luoyang could summon a vast and boundless source of divine power from the vacuum, which would transform its attributes and flow into his body with a single thought.

He cultivated to the sixth level, his mental state was sufficient, and his supply of Qi was abundant. He continued to cultivate in this way, completely absorbed in his work, and successively surpassed the stages of Qi Condensation, Qi Refining, and Elixir Completion.

The mortal world's mysterious evil and the true energy of non-action all converged in the dantian, combining with the original Heavenly River magic power to form countless star points.

These countless stars suddenly converged to form a magnificent golden elixir.

The Golden Elixir is not golden in color, but rather a flawless and immortal essence, as pure as gold.

If we were to describe it from its surface appearance, this golden elixir would actually resemble a perfectly formed, extremely dense cloud of dust and light, within which countless starlight floats, constantly flickering and rotating.

The Golden Core of cultivators has different names depending on the type of Qi and Sha.

Guan Luoyang's golden elixir is unique and original, and can be named "Dust Sea Formless Elixir".

Only after reaching this level did he slowly stop cultivating.

Looking at the clock, I realized that two whole months had passed since I started this training.

In just two months, he went from having no foundation in the Heavenly River Orthodox Method to achieving the highest level of Golden Elixir, and even created a unique type of Golden Elixir.

Such speed, if placed in the world of immortal gourds, would be nothing short of astonishing, and would move countless immortal beings.

The reason Guan Luoyang was able to learn so quickly was simply because he had already reached an extremely high level in other systems and had gained a comprehensive understanding of them.

With his current level, although he can still only be considered a low-level six-star cultivator, in the context of the Heavenly River Orthodox Method, he is already between the ninth level of Qi Refining and the Primordial Spirit realm, surpassing Qi Refining but not yet an immortal Primordial Spirit.

If he wanted, he could build upon his magical foundation and rush to the ninth level of Qi Refining in one go.

However, such a ninth level of Qi Refining only provides sufficient magical power; it still has significant shortcomings in terms of supernatural abilities and spells.

The seventh level of the Qi Refining Realm, the Foundation of the Dao, is of paramount importance.

Within this realm, one must cultivate all spells to their rudimentary form and condense them in the dantian. In this way, one will no longer need to painstakingly cultivate these spells. As long as one's cultivation level increases, the rudimentary forms of the spells will automatically grow, becoming more and more complex and sophisticated.

If a person at the Foundation Establishment stage has only condensed four or five spells, then when he reaches the ninth level of Qi Refining and encounters a fellow cultivator who has condensed more than ten spells, the difference in their combat power can be several times greater.

Once you reach the Nascent Soul realm, these spells will automatically undergo a major transformation, and the difference in combat power among those at the same realm will widen to the point of being like heaven and earth.

Therefore, Guan Luoyang, at the Dao Foundation stage, should at least first master the basic forms of all thirty-six spells of the Heavenly River Orthodox Method.

The Heavenly River Magic involves first using magical power to condense talismans, and then, according to the secret manual, combining these tiny talismans into different forms to unleash different powers.

When these talismans can achieve a stable and self-consistent structure and exist in the dantian for a long time, spontaneously absorbing and releasing magical power, then a spell has been formed in the foundation of the Dao.

Talismans are like writing, and magic is like poetry.

You must first learn to read before you can learn poetry.

Guan Luoyang devoted himself to his studies, neither eating nor drinking, nor sleeping, and before he knew it, he had forgotten the time.

He didn't come to his senses until the alarm clock rang. Although he was spotless, he still washed up and felt refreshed.

Afterwards, Guan Luoyang put away the manual, took out the Fate Talisman, and waited for the moment when his personal interface would pop up, indicating that a new task was about to begin.

[Note: A request to use the Karma Talisman has been detected from a reincarnated individual.]

The Karma Talisman has been activated, which will increase the probability of selecting a mission world that the reincarnator has had contact with when choosing a random mission.

The power of the talisman will last a long time, gradually decreasing with each use.

Note that this task has been generated!

(End of this chapter)