368: Chapter 368 Immortal-Grade Cultivation Technique

Indeed, these immortal grade techniques generally consist of only thirty or forty words; some even have only two or three sentences, not even reaching twenty words!

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Compared to the "Indestructible Golden Body" technique he had obtained before, the difference was vast!

"Are you sure... these are complete immortal grade techniques?" Lin Xiao was highly skeptical.

"Naturally, there is no falsehood."

The Old Celestial Master explained, "The Prince may not know, but immortal grade techniques originate from one's Comprehension Ability of the Heavenly Dao."

"Success in cultivation depends mainly on a martial artist's own Comprehension Ability. After all, how can this profound and mysterious Heavenly Dao be fully detailed with mere words?"

"The ancient masters could only summarize their insights into a general direction; they could not express them completely through text like lower-level techniques."

Leng Bingyan spoke up at this moment, "Husband, the Hidden Sword Pavilion of our Sword Forest also has immortal grade sword techniques. They are indeed very concise, and inner sect disciples are all allowed to see them."

"That's right. I accompanied my father on a visit to the Buddhist Sect, and the Ten Thousand Buddha Tower indeed houses immortal grade techniques, though people tend to view them more as expressions of Zen intent," Zhao Caiwei added.

Lin Xiao frowned. He suddenly realized that the techniques he obtained from the system were different!

He didn't need to 'comprehend'!

Exactly—the prerequisite for the system giving a technique was that you could learn it directly; mastery was guaranteed!

The system was like a restaurant: you spend money, choose a dish, and just eat it.

But for the people of this world, the techniques they received were more like a pile of raw ingredients.

They had to prepare the ingredients, start the fire, and cook the dish themselves...

Even after cooking, they had to see if the flavor was right. If the heat or details weren't handled properly, giving them the ingredients was useless!

An immortal grade technique was like a pile of completely incomprehensible, exotic ingredients. Most people haven't even seen them, let alone cooked them—how could they eat them?

One mistake and they might even eat themselves to death!

This was why his women could rapidly become experts using the manuals Lin Xiao provided; none of them suffered from a 'lack of Comprehension Ability'.

The techniques used by his family were all personally prepared by a 'State Banquet Master'!

With this thought, Lin Xiao finally felt balanced.

"Since there's no problem, I'm relieved. After all, nothing can go wrong during cultivation."

Only then did Lin Xiao leisurely begin to read.

"Husband, I've found 'Xuanming Ice Soul'!"

Xiao Qingxuan's eyes lit up as she pointed to a technique carved high up not far away.

Lin Xiao looked up...

"Condense the Nine Nether Cold Essence as a catalyst, reverse the Nine Nethers, transform the soul into a blade. Born where there is no Yang, devouring what it meets that is warm."

"Circulate Yin Qi through reversed meridians, corroding bone and freezing the soul. All laws meet it and fall into icy silence; only those without Yang may glimpse its mysteries..."

After reading it, it was as if he hadn't read it at all!

Lin Xiao was completely confused but pretended to be calm, asking, "Wife, do you have any insights?"

Xiao Qingxuan murmured the words of the technique, lost in thought.

"I... seem to have some feeling, but for the moment, I can't quite put it into words."

Holy crap! You actually understand it!?

Lin Xiao was shocked internally but said calmly, "No rush. Anyway, this Old Celestial Master won't be dying anytime soon."

Old Celestial Master Xiao Dan, on the other hand, was very open-minded and smiled. "immortal grade techniques depend on fate for those who can comprehend them. The Princess Consort need not worry about this old man."

"It's not that I'm picking on you,"

Lin Xiao lectured, "But you're really something, old man. You clearly have immortal grade techniques, so why did you practice Heaven Grade techniques for so long?"

"If you had practiced 'Nine Heavens Chasing the Sun' directly, wouldn't you have avoided all this trouble?"

Xiao Dan sighed, "Prince, not everyone can be like you, with such towering natural talent, able to master an ancient miraculous skill like the 'Indestructible Golden Body'."

"Back then, my mother's clan lost power in the imperial family. Relying on my Pure Yang Body, I was chosen by the previous Old Celestial Master to enter the Daoist Sect and live under an assumed name."

"The 'Pure Yang Infinite Skill' my master taught me was already the top-tier skill of the Daoist Sect. Although 'Nine Heavens Chasing the Sun' is stronger, how could a ten-year-old child like I was then have learned it?"

"Besides, at that time, I thought I would return to the capital one day."

"But things are unpredictable... my mother's clan was entirely wiped out in the palace struggles."

"Decades later, the Li Clan rose in the north, and the Zheng Dynasty grew weaker by the day. I was arrogant then and felt they deserved it."

"Until over a hundred and fifty years ago, when the Zheng Dynasty was completely destroyed, I found my heart as calm as still water. Only then did I know... I had let go of my worldly ties."

"But at that time, I wasn't afraid of death. I felt I only needed to fulfill my master's trust and pass on the Daoist legacy; why should I fear death?"

"It wasn't until recent years, when I stepped one foot into the Earth Immortal Realm, that I suddenly had the thought of living for another few hundred years..."

Lin Xiao scoffed, "I think you've just stayed on the mountain too long. Living every day without desires, you felt it didn't matter if you died!"

"If you had come down the mountain a hundred years earlier, married a few wives, and had grandchildren around your knees, would you only have remembered you wanted to live when you were about to die?"

Xiao Dan said helplessly, "I couldn't. I cast a hexagram for myself; if I went down the mountain, I would die!"

"But aren't you going to die now anyway!?"

"This..."

"Besides, if you don't go down, you can find women to come up the mountain! The Daoist Sect can have female priestesses too!" Lin Xiao said righteously.

The Old Celestial Master's face turned red. He was lectured until he had no temper left, repeatedly saying, "Ashamed, I am ashamed."

The women nearby watched Lin Xiao as he gave the Old Celestial Master a thorough scolding, their beautiful eyes all shining brightly.

In the world today, which man had such boldness? Only their husband!

Night fell, but it was still early.

Xiao Qingxuan sat cross-legged by the lake, looking at the cold pool to comprehend the technique.

The other women wandered around, seeing what the residence of a generation's Old Celestial Master was like.

Lin Xiao and Xiao Dan sat at a simple stone table and stools, discussing "business."

"The Prince has encountered the reappearance of Medicine Men, led an expedition to Mobei, and killed the Grand Shaman. You should already know quite a bit about the matters of the Heavenly Palace, right?"

The old man poured Lin Xiao a cup of mountain tea and asked with a smile.

"Correct. I now suspect that the Zheng Dynasty was destroyed because the Heavenly Palace was pushing from behind."

"The Prince is indeed quick-witted. Yes, it was the Heavenly Palace that sent people to help the Li Clan destroy the Great Zheng."

"Why? Was it because the systems of the Great Zheng were changing? Or because the Great Zheng had some technologies they shouldn't have?" Lin Xiao asked.

Xiao Dan sighed, "Daoist Cang Zhu should have told the Prince about the origins of the Tianwu Continent and our Five Great Sects, right?"

"Yes, he said five Celestials came down from the Heavenly Palace and established five sects."

"Exactly. And these five people were actually 'traitors' of the Heavenly Palace!"

Lin Xiao was stunned. "What do you mean?"

"Meaning, these five people were not supposed to establish the Five Great Sects, nor were they supposed to teach these martial arts to the world. But they defied the will of the Heavenly Palace and chose to stand on the side of humanity."

A look of emotion and admiration appeared in Xiao Dan's eyes. "In fact, as Celestials, if they hadn't betrayed the Heavenly Palace, they could have lived forever..."