96: The divinely bestowed Taoist arts stand upright and without shadow! A secret disciple

【 Daoist Magic is the technique practiced by cultivators in the Dao Foundation Realm and Purple Mansion Realm. 】

【 The power of Daoist Magic mainly depends on the category of the Daoist Magic, the cultivation level of the person who created it, and the cultivation level of the person wielding it. 】

【 For the same type of Daoist Magic, the higher the cultivation level of the creator, the more powerful the Dao contained within it, and naturally, its power is greater; and the higher the cultivation level of the user, the greater the power when wielding the same Daoist Magic. 】

【 Everyone's Heaven-Sent Daoist Magic differs in quality and strength. Even if they condense the same type of Dao Foundation, the Heaven-Sent Daoist Magic they possess will be different. Heaven-Sent Daoist Magic will improve along with the cultivator's cultivation level. 】

【 When a cultivator reaches the Golden Core Realm, Heaven-Sent Daoist Magic can advance into a Divine Ability; relative to Daoist Magic, it should actually be called a Divine Ability Seed. 】

【 A Divine Ability is an internal transcendent power that naturally arises when a Cultivator reaches a certain Realm and resonates with the Laws of Heaven and Earth. 】

【 Because it originates from the Cultivator's understanding of the "Dao," everyone's Divine Ability is unique. No matter what kind of Divine Ability it is, it possesses infinite power and unique uses. The higher the cultivator's Realm, the more Divine Abilities they will awaken. 】

【 Tracing the history of the cultivation world, in the ancient era when the path of cultivation first appeared, Cultivators focused entirely on the Great Dao of longevity and rarely fought. At that time, there wasn't even the Concept of Realms; people judged strength by Divine Abilities. Those without Divine Abilities were just roadside weeds, let alone things like Spells or Daoist Magic. 】

【 The various Spells and Daoist Magic circulated today were all gradually explored and created by later Cultivators throughout their long process of Cultivating. 】

【 Some of the most powerful Daoist Magic in this world are mostly derived and evolved by those great powers standing at the Peak of the cultivation world, based on their own Divine Abilities. 】

【 To these people, the quantity and strength of Divine Abilities are the embodiment of strength; Daoist Magic is merely a technique derived from Divine Abilities, just a minor path. 】

【 But in the eyes of low-level Cultivators, it is different. Exquisite Daoist Magic created by those of high Realms is in no way inferior to Divine Abilities in power. 】

【 This Daoist Magic condenses the crystallization of the creator's wisdom and contains a unique understanding of the Great Dao. 】

【 It is precisely the emergence of these Spells and Daoist Magic that has created the current flourishing golden age of cultivation. After all, Prodigies who can reach the absolute Peak are as rare as Phoenix feathers and Qilin horns, and the vast majority of Cultivators will struggle all their lives to reach the Purple Mansion, let alone a Golden Core with Divine Abilities. 】

【 And with this broad avenue of Daoist Magic, those with mediocre Aptitude can also forge ahead with the help of the wisdom of their predecessors and walk further on the path of cultivation. 】

【 Your Heaven-Sent Daoist Magic, from the perspective of its function, is actually just an enhanced version of the Obscure Breath Technique. 】

【 "Didn't I condense the Heavenly Heart Dao Foundation? Why give me this? Isn't this making me go down the path of a lurker and never return?" 】

【 Your Heaven-Sent Daoist Magic can conceal heavenly secrets, lower your sense of presence, and blur others' impressions of you. If it continues to improve, perhaps even Heaven and Earth will ignore you. 】

【 With your current Realm, when you use Heaven-Sent Daoist Magic, the vast majority of those in the Purple Mansion Realm cannot detect your tracks at close range, and even those in the Golden Core Realm will find it very difficult to calculate your whereabouts. 】

【 You have named this Heaven-Sent Daoist Magic "Standing Shadowless," hoping that in the future it can be like the Standing Shadowless from the Thirty-Six Heavenly Dipper Methods of your previous life, capable of achieving: no image in the ten directions, and no trace in the six paths. 】

【 After experimenting with your Heaven-Sent Daoist Magic, you reported the news of your Breakthrough to the Dao Foundation Realm to the Sect. 】

【 Less than two seconds after you reported it, you saw a beam of light flying towards you. One second it was a hundred miles away, and the next second it appeared before you. 】

【 This was not spatial teleportation, just pure speed—so fast that your perception could barely react. Seeing this scene, the inflated heart you had after breaking through to the Dao Foundation Realm was immediately suppressed. 】

【 It makes sense; there is an insurmountable chasm between the Qi Refining Realm and the Dao Foundation Realm, let alone between the Dao Foundation Realm and the Purple Mansion Realm. 】

【 Even though your foundation was powerful before the Breakthrough, and you even possess mysterious Heart Power that can evade the perception of the Purple Mansion Realm, it does not mean you are a match for the Purple Mansion Realm. Perhaps you cannot even break the defense of the Purple Mansion Realm right now. 】

【 "Have you really broken through to the Dao Foundation? And it is the Flawless Dao Foundation, Primordial Unity?" The person who arrived was none other than Azure Cloud Sect Sect Master Yun Qingzi. 】

【 As for why he asked this, it was because you did not expose your Heavenly Heart Dao Foundation, but instead said that the Dao Foundation you condensed was Primordial Unity. 】

【 After breaking through to the Dao Foundation Realm, relying on the combination of Heart Power, Heaven-Sent Daoist Magic, and your cheat ability, you were convinced that even the Golden Core Realm could not see through your true strength, so you chose to hide one card up your sleeve. 】

【 You did not respond to Sect Master Yun Qingzi's question, but directly demonstrated the means of using the power of the Five Elements to condense Primordial Unity. 】

【 "Good, very good!" Sect Master Yun Qingzi clapped and laughed, his eyes flashing with brilliance. "To achieve a Flawless Dao Foundation before the age of fifty—such talent definitely possesses the potential for the Golden Core! I wonder if you are willing to become a Secret Disciple of my Azure Cloud Sect." 】

【 Hearing Sect Master Yun Qingzi say this, your eyelids twitched violently. Why did this sound so awkward? This is not good news! But what is a Secret Disciple? Does the Azure Cloud Sect even have such a thing? 】

【 After Sect Master Yun Qingzi's detailed explanation, you finally understood what a Secret Disciple is. A Secret Disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect can receive the full cultivation resources of the Sect. 】

【 Spirit Pills, Heaven And Earth Treasure—use them as you please as long as you don't waste them. All Daoist Magic and Cultivation Techniques in the Scripture Pavilion can be perused at will, and their status is equivalent to that of an Elder in the Purple Mansion Realm. 】

【 Of course, having such great privileges and such high status naturally comes with equally high conditions. To become a Secret Disciple, one must forge a Flawless Dao Foundation before the age of fifty! 】

【 You must know that cultivating to the Perfection of the sixth level of Qi Refining before the age of forty is already considered a leader among those with high-grade spiritual roots. 】

【 Even if people with high-grade spiritual roots have good Comprehension Ability, it is extremely difficult to Cultivate to the Late Stage of Qi Refining within ten years and Cultivate your Essence and Qi to the point of being able to support a Flawless Dao Foundation. 】

【 Not to mention having to Cultivate nearly twenty Advanced Spells to Perfection and realize the corresponding Concept of the Dao through Fusion. Any one of these conditions alone would be enough to stump the vast majority of Geniuses, let alone satisfying all of them. 】

【 Therefore, apart from those who have great Opportunity, those who can become Secret Disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect all possess Top-Grade Spiritual Roots. And the Azure Cloud Sect has not had a Top-Grade Spiritual Root appear for thousands of years. As for those Cultivators who possess great Opportunity, they are even rarer than those with Top-Grade Spiritual Roots. 】

【 In other words, the position of Secret Disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect has been vacant for thousands of years. 】

【 You are naturally willing to become a Secret Disciple. After all, under the full cultivation of a Sect that possesses a Golden Core, not to mention sending you to the Golden Core, becoming a Purple Mansion should not be difficult, right? 】