179: Chapter 179: Self-Created Cultivation Technique

Peak Master Yun Ruowei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She had been thoroughly tossed about by Xiao Yuan these past few days. Although Dual Cultivation truly had benefits for improving her Cultivation, a single session was worth more than a month of bitter Cultivation!

But she was a Peak Master! Staying in the Immortal Cave every day with a Disciple to "stabilize her Realm," what would people say if word got out?

Moreover, she truly needed time to properly digest the fruits of her nascent soul Formation and completely stabilize her Realm.

"You should go back first," she spoke, her voice recovering its usual aloofness, though her earlobes were still slightly red. "I... I need to go into seclusion for a period of time."

Xiao Yuan nodded. "This Disciple takes leave."

As he walked to the entrance of the Immortal Cave, Peak Master Yun Ruowei suddenly called out to him.

"Xiao Yuan."

Xiao Yuan turned his head back.

Peak Master Yun Ruowei looked at him, fell silent for a moment, and said softly, "These past few days... you have worked hard."

After finishing, she turned and walked into the inner chamber, leaving him with a somewhat hasty retreating figure.

Xiao Yuan stood in place, touched his nose, and smiled.

Hard work? It was clearly enjoyment.

...

Outside the Immortal Cave, the sunlight was just right.

As soon as Xiao Yuan stepped out of the Peak Master's Immortal Cave, his footsteps paused.

Outside the door of the Immortal Cave, six figures were lined up in a row, all staring straight at him.

Yun Qingwan stood at the very front with her arms crossed, a half-smile on her face.

The five Elders—Leng Youyue, Lin Zhirou, Liu Yunyan, Murong Qiu, and Su Yunshang—flanked her on both sides, differing in their gazes... there was surprise, grievance, and a few indescribable implications.

Xiao Yuan's scalp went numb.

It was over; he was blocked.

"Yo, you have come out?" Yun Qingwan said slowly, "Staying in the Peak Master's Immortal Cave for over a month, my dear Disciple, you really are something."

Xiao Yuan gave a dry laugh. "Master is joking, this Disciple was helping the Peak Master stabilize her Cultivation Realm..."

"Stabilized for over a month?" Leng Youyue raised an eyebrow. Her voice clearly carried a hint of sourness.

"The Peak Master just formed her nascent soul, she needed time..." Xiao Yuan's voice grew softer the more he spoke.

Lin Zhirou held back her laughter. "That does not mean you need to stay in the Immortal Cave every day, right?"

Her voice was likewise filled with a sour flavor!

Liu Yunyan asked softly, "Junior Nephew Xiao, your complexion does not look too good. Are you too tired?"

Murong Qiu followed up with a knife-like remark: "That is right, your eye sockets have even sunken in. You need to take care of your body."

Su Yunshang was the most ruthless: "The Peak Revered Master too, how could she let a Disciple work so hard."

Xiao Yuan: "..."

He could finally see that these Junior Martial Uncles were deliberately teasing him.

"Revered Master, esteemed Junior Martial Uncles," he took a deep breath, "this Disciple really was just helping the Peak Revered Master stabilize her Cultivation Realm, there was no other meaning."

Even if beaten to death, he would never admit that he had been lingering in the Peak Master's tender embrace and could not bear to leave!

The six women looked at each other, finally unable to keep straight faces, and all of them burst into laughter, leaning back and forth.

"Alright, alright," Yun Qingwan waved her hand. Having laughed enough, her gaze towards him softened. "The Peak Master's Breakthrough is a great joyous event for Dan Peak. You have rendered great service."

She paused, her gaze sweeping across his face, and her voice lowered by a fraction: "Rest well, do not exhaust yourself."

That tone, how was it like a Master speaking to a Disciple? It rather sounded like...

Xiao Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and he nodded hurriedly: "This Disciple understands."

He turned and left, his retreating figure looking however one looked at it like someone fleeing in panic.

The six women stood in place, watching his retreating figure disappear onto the mountain path, none of them speaking.

After a moment of silence, Leng Youyue spoke: "When do you think he will come find us?"

Lin Zhirou blinked: "Why wait for him to find us? Can we not go find him?"

Liu Yunyan did not speak, but her face turned slightly red.

Murong Qiu and Su Yunshang looked at each other, both seeing anticipation in each other's eyes.

Yun Qingwan did not reply, simply looking in the direction where Xiao Yuan had disappeared, her gaze flickering.

...

Xiao Yuan returned to the Immortal Cave, closed the door, set up several isolation Formations, and only then sat cross-legged.

Introspecting his Dantian, he carefully checked his current condition.

Ancestral Witch Body Refining Technique, Major Achievement progress 8%.

One month, from 1% to 8%. Placed in the past, this speed would appear somewhat slow by comparison!

But compared to the speed of Cultivation during Minor Achievement, it was a bit inadequate.

Even with the energy blessing of the creation cauldron, the progress after Major Achievement was still much slower.

However, the Physical Body strength had indeed increased by a large margin.

He now had a feeling—taking a few full-strength strikes head-on from an Early Golden Core stage Cultivator should not pose much of a problem.

"The Cultivation Technique for cultivating all eight attributes should begin," he muttered.

But how to create it? He did not even have a clue. He could not possibly read through every single metal-attribute Cultivation Technique one by one and then self-create one, right? That would be too time-consuming and labor-intensive!

Just as he was worrying, a deep, heavy voice sounded in his mind.

"Kid, why not try using the qiankun cauldron?"

Xiao Yuan was stunned. It was the leading Witch Clan Remnant Souls.

"Use the creation cauldron? How to use it?"

The remnant soul said indifferently, "Are not the Cultivation Techniques you currently Cultivate all refined using the qiankun cauldron? Since it can refine, why can not it create?"

Xiao Yuan frowned: "But that was refining based on existing Cultivation Techniques. What I need to do is from scratch..."

"Who said anything about from scratch?" The remnant soul interrupted him. "You have metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, and ice attribute Cultivation Techniques. Although they are all at the Qi Condensation Stage, the foundation is there. Put them into the qiankun cauldron, go inside yourself, and let the qiankun cauldron help you Fusion and create."

Xiao Yuan's pupils shrank.

Go into the cauldron himself?!

This was simply too crazy!

If something went wrong and he refined himself into neither human nor ghost, who could he cry to?

It was not that this thought had not popped up in his mind before, but before the idea could fully emerge, he had snuffed it out. He did not dare gamble!

"You are the Master of the qiankun cauldron, could it possibly harm you?" The remnant soul seemed to see through his thoughts, its tone carrying a hint of disdain. "Moreover, do you know how the Human Race came to be?"

Xiao Yuan's heart shook, and an incredible thought popped up.

"You mean... the Human Race was made using this cauldron..."

"That is right," the remnant soul said indifferently. "The ancient Innate Human Race was created by the qiankun cauldron."

Xiao Yuan's brain buzzed.

Innate Human Race? Created by the qiankun cauldron?

Then the one who created humans... would that not be Nüwa?

In his past life, he had also heard these legends, but they were not complete! Moreover, those were just legends, to be heard and left at that. As for how it actually was, he truly did not know!

"Nüwa..." he muttered.

The remnant soul was silent for a moment before slowly opening its mouth: "In our memories, there is indeed this name. But we have been asleep for too long, and after waking up, we have always been suppressed by the rules, so our recovered memories are limited. We do not know much about ancient matters either."

Xiao Yuan did not press further. He could sense that the other party was not lying, and there was no need to lie to him!

He took a deep breath, looked at the creation cauldron suspended in front of him, and gritted his teeth.

"Do it!"

He first rummaged more than twenty metal-attribute Cultivation Techniques out of his Storage Pouch... all of them looted from the Cultivators he had killed. Some could only Cultivate to the Qi Condensation Stage, while others could reach the Foundation Establishment Stage.

He threw these Cultivation Techniques into the creation cauldron one by one.

"Refine first."