19: Chapter 19 Elder Liao's Shock

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Yu Xiu spent the entire day reading in the Scripture Pavilion.

Since Library Elder Liao Jianshu had promised, he might as well take advantage of it.

In any case, he would follow through and cultivate by Elder Liao's side for a period of time, which was enough.

By evening, when the Scripture Pavilion closed its doors, Yu Xiu finally left together with Elder Liao.

Throughout the day, Yu Xiu had read ten Life Spring Realm light-body techniques, ten Life Spring Realm movement techniques, ten Life Spring Realm sword techniques, as well as seven or eight minor arts such as the Breath Concealing Technique, Tortoise Breathing Technique, and Sound Transmission Technique.

It is worth mentioning that the Breath Concealing Technique, Tortoise Breathing Technique, and Sound Transmission Technique were very short, often only a thousand words or so, and were considered minor tricks that didn't really require cultivation.

After reading them twice, he had already reached Perfection, though it didn't add to his Comprehension Ability or lifespan.

Yu Xiu even improved the Tortoise Breathing Technique, Breath Concealing Technique, and Sound Transmission Technique significantly; with his current Comprehension Ability, the improved minor arts were much more effective.

Especially the Tortoise Breathing Technique; originally, at the Life Spring Realm, one could hold their breath, stop their pulse, and stop their heartbeat for about seven days, but after his improvements, he could stop his pulse and hold his breath for ten full days.

There was also a Fetal Breathing Technique that converted external breathing to internal breathing, allowing one to achieve fetal breathing. Normally, a Life Spring Realm practitioner could maintain fetal breathing for half a month, but Yu Xiu's improved version could maintain it for over twenty days.

There was also the Disguise Technique, which could not only change one's appearance but also alter one's bone structure, though it was quite troublesome to practice and included the Bone Shrinking Technique.

There were also Detoxification Techniques, Poison Avoidance Techniques, the Hundred Poisons Immunity Body, and so on, all of which were troublesome to practice.

However, these minor arts that didn't provide any practical boost to his strength, nor could they increase his Comprehension Ability or lifespan, were not something Yu Xiu currently had any intention of practicing.

For instance, the Poison Avoidance and Detoxification Techniques required learning pharmacology first, and the Hundred Poisons Immunity Body required subjecting oneself to various poisons before slowly practicing.

But Yu Xiu felt there was no need to go through such trouble; once his strength increased, some poisons would naturally have no effect on him.

For highly toxic substances that could actually kill someone at the Great Four Passes or even above, this Hundred Poisons Immunity Body would have no real meaning.

However, Yu Xiu did not find any pure Body Refining Cultivation Techniques in the Scripture Pavilion.

They certainly existed, but they probably weren't in the Inner Courtyard; they might be in the Main Sect's Scripture Pavilion.

He wasn't in a rush; he would naturally find them once he entered the Main Sect in the future.

It was just that by then, there wouldn't be such a kind Library Elder to let him read for free.

'Once I enter the Main Sect, I should look for an opportunity to compete for the position of True Disciple.'

The status of a True Disciple was extremely high, not beneath that of an Elder, so simply reading the Cultivation Techniques and sword arts in the Scripture Pavilion should be a matter of course.

"You read so many books, where do you have the energy to practice them?" Elder Liao said, frustrated by his lack of ambition: "At your stage, you should prioritize your Realm and cultivation. Especially for a Disciple with such good Aptitude like you, who is currently in a phase of rapid progress, you should prioritize this even more. These minor arts, sword techniques, movement techniques, and the like can wait until your progress slows down in the future."

'Before I reveal my Comprehension Ability in front of you, I won't say a single extra word.' Yu Xiu smiled and did not refute him.

Seeing Yu Xiu act this way, Elder Liao waved his sleeve and said nothing more, only stating: "Follow me."

He went up the mountain and entered a rather imposing residence.

It was called a residence, but it was actually just a larger courtyard with brick and tile houses, much better than the bamboo huts of the Inner Courtyard Disciples.

Entering the courtyard, Elder Liao placed a rattan chair under the eaves in front of the house and sat down comfortably: "Go ahead and practice."

Yu Xiu didn't mind at all, answered with a "Good," and took out a 'True Transformation Pill' to consume.

This 'True Transformation Pill' was something he had taken time to exchange for at the Internal Affairs Hall during the day. It cost thirty contribution points each and could provide five days of cultivation for a normal Life Spring Disciple. Yu Xiu had exchanged for a total of fifteen, using four hundred and fifty contribution points.

[Huanyang Sword Art] First Volume + 50

[Huanyang Sword Art] First Volume + 50

[Huanyang Sword Art] First Volume + 50

His progress was very fast. Elder Liao, who had been lying comfortably to the side, gradually straightened up, his expression becoming increasingly solemn until it turned into shock!

'The progress... how can it be so fast?'

He saw it clearly; when Yu Xiu practiced the first time, he was already at the Entry Level, and was rapidly approaching Minor Achievement.

But he also remembered clearly that it was obvious Yu Xiu had only come into contact with the [Huanyang Sword Art] today.

Throughout the whole day, other than taking a trip to the Internal Affairs Hall to exchange for some True Transformation Pills, Yu Xiu had never left his sight.

It could be confirmed that this was indeed Yu Xiu's first time practicing the Huanyang Sword Art.

Then, when did Yu Xiu reach the Entry Level of the first volume of the Huanyang Sword Art?

For an ordinary Disciple who had just entered the Life Spring Realm, wanting to practice a Life Spring Cultivation Technique or sword art to the Entry Level, ten to fifteen days was considered fast; for slower ones, one or three months was completely normal.

But Yu Xiu...

'Is there really someone who can reach the Entry Level of a Life Spring Realm Cultivation Technique or sword art after just one look?'

'What kind of hellish Comprehension Ability is this?'

Before this, Elder Liao had many guesses; perhaps Yu Xiu had some unimaginable treasure helping him cultivate, or perhaps there was an expert from the Sword Sect secretly guiding him, or perhaps some other reason!

But now, Yu Xiu was practicing sword right under his nose, becoming stronger the more he practiced, with an incredibly fast rate of progress.

His increase in strength was equally exaggerated!

'He is relying on Comprehension Ability, an extremely high Comprehension Ability!' Elder Liao's expression flickered uncertainly, and finally, as if he had thought of something, he began to drift off in thought.

It wasn't until several hours later that Yu Xiu stopped practicing sword.

[Huanyang Sword Art, First Volume: Minor Achievement (1200/1500)]

It was already approaching Major Achievement!

But looking at the sky, it was getting late, and he needed to go to sleep early.

Elder Liao seemed to snap back to reality: "After all these years, your Comprehension Ability is the highest I have ever seen, bar none."

He paused: "Tomorrow, you don't need to come and cultivate with me anymore, so as not to waste time."

He had to guard the Scripture Pavilion during the day, and Yu Xiu couldn't practice sword there, which was a waste of effort.

"Besides, when you enter the Main Sect, I can find a teacher for you. With your Aptitude, you should be able to compete for the position of True Disciple."

"Finally, I have a favor to ask. Whether it succeeds or not, let's not talk about that for now, but if you are willing to help, the Inner Courtyard Scripture Pavilion will be completely open to you, for you to read as you please."

'Hmm? The Inner Courtyard Scripture Pavilion is completely open to him!' Yu Xiu was overjoyed.

Of these two points, he didn't really care about what Elder Liao said regarding finding him a teacher to help him fight for the True Disciple position.

Although there might be various factional disputes within the Main Sect, with people having backers, connections, resources, and networks, this was not an obstacle for Yu Xiu.

His Comprehension Ability could be stacked infinitely; no matter what backers or connections you had, in the face of absolute strength, they would all have to step aside.

In the world of cultivation and within the Sect, strength always speaks the loudest.

But the prerequisite for all this was that Yu Xiu's Comprehension Ability needed to be stacked to a very, very high level, and as it happened, the Scripture Pavilion could satisfy all of this.