115: Chapter 115, *The Five Elements Primordial Scripture*!

According to the enrollment records, Qin Yan was born in a small, ordinary Linhai in Linhai.

Both of his parents were non-martial artists, and his family circumstances were average.

Before getting into Modu University of Martial Arts, the martial arts resources he could access were extremely limited.

Yet, for a student from such an "ordinary" background,

his strength had improved as rapidly as a rocket after entering Modu University of Martial Arts.

He was not at all inferior to those top geniuses with deep backgrounds.

In some aspects, he even performed more brilliantly!

How exactly did he do it?

Fang Yan still didn't understand.

Was it because of that amazing talent in the Spear Dao?

Or did he have some unknown fortuitous encounter?

Whichever it was, it was enough to prove that this young man, Qin Yan, was extraordinary.

"Teacher, this five elements imprint... what exactly is it?

After it entered my body, I couldn't feel it at all. Does it have any effect on me?"

Qin Yan voiced the doubt in his heart.

He had a premonition that this five elements imprint was definitely not simple and might even be related to his future path of martial arts.

Fang Yan pulled back his thoughts, looked at Qin Yan's inquisitive gaze, and smiled slightly.

He explained, "No need to worry. This five elements imprint has no substantial impact on you, nor will it harm your body.

You can understand it as... a ticket, or rather, a qualification."

"A ticket? A qualification?" Qin Yan said thoughtfully.

"Correct."

Fang Yan picked up his teacup, took a sip, and continued, "You should know that the Body Tempering Martial Arts we currently practice, like your Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear, primarily serve to lay a foundation.

They guide blood and qi to temper the flesh and bone, and are suitable for the breakthroughs of low-level Third-Rank Martial Artists."

Qin Yan nodded; this was common martial arts knowledge.

"However," Fang Yan's tone shifted, becoming solemn, "to break through to become a Middle-grade martial artist, or even to climb to the higher High Grade realm, or even Great Grandmaster or Great Great Grandmaster,

one needs to practice more profound 'cultivation techniques' that can channel and refine the energy of heaven and earth."

"The quality of a cultivation technique directly determines a martial artist's future potential, combat power, and how far they can go."

Qin Yan held his breath and focused, knowing the key point was coming.

"And this five elements imprint you obtained," Fang Yan said word by word, "has a direct connection to the core inheritance cultivation techniques of the ancient sect, the 'Five Elements Sect'!"

Hearing this, Qin Yan's heart jolted!

This actually involved the core inheritance of the Five Elements Sect!

He couldn't help but follow up, "Teacher, are the cultivation techniques of the Five Elements Sect... powerful?"

Fang Yan looked at Qin Yan's expectant and curious eyes and couldn't help but chuckle. "That's a good question.

However, I cannot answer that for you."

Qin Yan was left speechless.

Fang Yan seemed to have expected his reaction and unhurriedly explained in detail, "The core inheritance cultivation techniques of the Five Elements Sect are not just a single type, but a system, totaling six top-tier cultivation techniques!"

"Six types?" Qin Yan was surprised.

"Correct." Fang Yan counted them off on his fingers. "First is the Metal-element 'Tai Bai Sharp Gold Art', which focuses on offense and is matchlessly sharp;"

"The Wood-element 'Yi Mu Longevity Art', which focuses on vitality and is continuous and long-lasting;"

"The Water-element 'Mystic Dark True Water Art', which focuses on change and is both extremely soft and extremely hard;"

"The Fire-element 'Southern Bright Li Fire Art', which focuses on explosiveness and can incinerate all things;"

"And the Earth-element 'Thick Earth Kun Yuan Art', which focuses on defense and carries everything."

"What about the sixth one?"

Qin Yan keenly noticed that Fang Yan had only mentioned five.

A sharp light flashed in Fang Yan's eyes, and his tone carried a sense of solemnity and yearning. "The sixth one, which is also the most supreme cultivation technique in the legends of the Five Elements Sect, is called—the 'Five Elements Primordial Scripture'!"

"Regardless of which of these six cultivation techniques it is, according to their inheritance origins and theoretical descriptions, they should all be incredibly powerful!"

"Should?" Doubt rose in Qin Yan's heart.

Shouldn't the strength of a cultivation technique be a certainty?

Why use an ambiguous word like 'should'?

Fang Yan saw his confusion, sighed softly, and explained, "That's because among these six cultivation techniques, ever since our Modu University of Martial Arts inherited the Secret Realm Tower, out of so many generations of talented disciples who tried to practice them, the only ones who can truly be called 'successful' are the 'Tai Bai Sharp Gold Art' and the 'Thick Earth Kun Yuan Art'."

"As for the remaining four techniques... the situation is quite complicated.

Either the threshold for cultivation is extremely high, such that almost no one can even begin;"

"Or, even if one is lucky enough to begin, the progress is so slow it's despairing.

One might never glimpse its true power in an entire lifetime.

"However, judging from the achievements of the martial artists who were successful in those two techniques,

the foundation of the Five Elements Sect's inheritance is beyond doubt!

Anyone who can practice the 'Tai Bai Sharp Gold Art' or the 'Thick Earth Kun Yuan Art' to a profound level has achieved brilliant success and become a pillar of our human race!"

"The most classic and recent example is the current principal of our Modu University of Martial Arts."

Fang Yan's tone carried heartfelt respect. "In his younger days, he practiced the 'Tai Bai Sharp Gold Art' to an extremely deep level.

With his indestructible Sharp Gold Sword Qi, he slew countless enemies on the battlefield against the alien races and established illustrious military merits!"

Fang Yan spoke for over half an hour.

He explained the function of the five elements imprint, the Secret Realm Tower, and the rules and potential risks of choosing a cultivation technique.

He told Qin Yan everything as detailed as possible.

When Qin Yan walked out of the office, a relatively clear outline of his future path had already formed in his mind.

As it turned out, in the first thirty floors of the Secret Realm Tower, passing every 'tenth' floor milestone granted corresponding rewards and qualifications.

Successfully passing the tenth floor granted the five elements imprint.

Upon reaching the thirtieth floor in the future, one could choose any one of the five elements cultivation techniques to practice.

However, the conditions to obtain the qualification to practice that sect-guarding technique, the 'Five Elements Primordial Scripture', were even more stringent!

One must successfully pass three 'tenth' floor milestones within the same realm.

Only by collecting three five elements imprints would one have the choice to practice it!

"However, Teacher Fang also emphasized repeatedly.

The 'Five Elements Primordial Scripture' is the most difficult and profound among them.

Over the past thousand years at Modu University of Martial Arts, there have been a total of ten geniuses who obtained the qualification to practice it.

But nine of them couldn't even manage to begin, wasting a massive opportunity cost.

The only martial artist who successfully began was stuck at the Fourth-Rank realm.

For the rest of his life, he was never able to take another step forward..."

One must know that those who could obtain the qualification to practice the "Five Elements Primordial Scripture" were all peerless geniuses, one in ten thousand!

In Qin Yan's view, they had to be at least on the same level as Xiao Wangshu!

Yet even so, not a single person could practice it to Major Achievement!

The level of difficulty was simply despairing.

"The choice of cultivation technique concerns my future path; I must be extremely cautious..."

Qin Yan walked toward the classroom while silently organizing the information in his head.

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