42: The Mysterious Mysteries of the Myriad Transformations

Ye Wei looked like she had also grown up enduring hardships, possessing a certain level of wariness toward strangers.

Her gaze swept back and forth across the others from time to time, and her eyes darted around, leaving one to wonder what she was thinking!

Gu Changan spoke first to break the ice: "Everyone, we need to seize the time and work hard."

"In a year, we don't even know if we'll still have a place to stay."

"I hope everyone doesn't end up too destitute!"

"So, everyone must seize the time to Cultivate."

"Furthermore, the four of us entered the Sect together; the last time a batch of Outer Sect Disciples entered was ten years ago."

"There are only the four of us this time, so we must be even more united."

"If there is any important information or an important task, I hope you can notify me!"

Shen Yan said, "I will, if I know about it!"

"However, don't have too high hopes; I'm just from Wenxing City."

"I have no backing behind me!"

Zhao Ye's gaze flickered upon hearing this, and he abandoned his last shred of hope.

Initially, looking at their clothes, he thought Gu Changan and Shen Yan might have Family support.

But hearing their conversation now, he felt they were just Loose Cultivators with no background.

Not to mention Ye Wei nearby; when she was registering, she said she was wandering with her grandfather.

Now that she had entered Tianji Pavilion and her grandfather was gone, it meant she was just an orphan.

However, to be able to obtain Spirit Medicine during the New Disciple Trial, these few must have relied on their own abilities.

Shen Yan and Gu Changan likely relied on their combat power, while Ye Wei might have obtained the Spirit Medicine through her Luck.

Zhao Ye didn't believe she had the ability to snatch Spirit Medicine.

Thinking of this, Zhao Ye stepped forward: "I don't have a backing either. I thought one of you might!"

"My Family are butchers, but in my generation, I actually have Spiritual Roots, so I came to Cultivate!"

"If there's ever a place where I can be of use, just say the word."

"But I think Fellow Daoist Gu is right; the four of us must stick together!"

"Only then can we survive in Tianji Pavilion!"

Ye Wei said softly, "I don't have a backing either. My parents both died when I was young."

"I don't know my origin; for as long as I can remember, I was wandering with my grandfather."

"My grandfather was beaten to death by others while trying to protect me." She finished with a resentful expression.

"I didn't have the power to take revenge, and it just so happened that Wenxing City was recruiting New Disciples."

"I went to line up, and it turned out I really had Spiritual Roots. They said I have Medium Grade Spiritual Roots."

"I should have hope for revenge, right?"

The others were quite surprised to hear that Ye Wei actually had Medium Grade Spiritual Roots!

A big shot is actually among us!

Zhao Ye said, "Junior Sister Ye, it seems your Cultivation speed will be faster than ours in the future."

"Once Junior Sister Ye enters the Inner Sect, don't forget about us!"

Shen Yan said, "Junior Sister Ye, if you need help in the future, just say so!"

Gu Changan said, "I'm so envious; I don't have such great Spiritual Root talent!"

"The rest of us should all have Low Grade Spiritual Roots, right?"

The three of them then looked at each other and smiled, everyone tacitly agreeing.

Without realizing it, the distance between them closed a bit through their chatting.

Zhao Ye sat for a while but couldn't stay still any longer.

"Everyone, I'm going out for a stroll. I haven't had a good look at the Sect since I arrived!"

Shen Yan said, "I'm also going to see my courtyard. Until we meet again!"

Ye Wei said, "I need to go back and change my clothes too. The Sect's uniform is really beautiful!"

Gu Changan said, "Take care, I won't see you out!"

Once the others had left one by one, Gu Changan finally had his own private space.

He first activated the Formation in the courtyard and then inspected each room.

There was a row of three wooden houses backed against the mountain, and a small room in the yard that was likely for storage.

In the middle of the yard, there was a stone table and four stone stools.

After looking around, he found no abnormalities.

Gu Changan sat cross-legged in the cultivation room and took out his Storage Pouch, changing into the Sect uniform first.

The inner wear consisted of two sets of white tight-fitting clothes, and the outer layer was a silk-like white robe shimmering with a faint green light.

He didn't know what Materials it was made of, but it felt incredibly smooth to the touch.

After putting on the Sect attire and taking a walk around, he felt refreshed, full of dignity and imposing presence.

Next, he pulled out a copy of the Sect Regulations, which recorded which places in the Sect one could visit and which were off-limits!

It also listed some of the Sect's benefits and welfare, as well as some rules and discipline.

After a brief scan, Gu Changan tossed it into a corner of his Storage Pouch.

He didn't touch the remaining qi gathering pills or Spirit Stones; Gu Changan wasn't lacking these for the time being.

But if something happened in the future, they could still be used for emergencies!

He also looked at the Magic Sword; it was just a normal low-grade magical artifact. Its craftsmanship appeared rather crude, likely a product of Sect Disciples' practice.

What he cared about more was the Profound Mechanism Qi Refining Art; after reading it, he found it wasn't as profound as the Five Elements Qi Refining Art he was Cultivating.

Then he tried Cultivating it and found it was actually several times better than the commonplace Basic Qi Refining Art.

If the circulation speed of the Basic Qi Refining Art was 1 and its Qi capacity was 1,

Then the circulation speed of a Top Grade Qi Refining Art would be 10 and its Qi capacity would be 3.

While the circulation speed of his Five Elements Qi Refining Art was 10 and its Qi capacity was 10.

The circulation speed of the Profound Mechanism Qi Refining Art was 3, and its Qi capacity was 2.

By comparison, the Profound Mechanism Qi Refining Art was much stronger than the Basic Qi Refining Art.

But it was far inferior to the Five Elements Qi Refining Art!

Therefore, Gu Changan did not plan to make the Profound Mechanism Qi Refining Art his primary technique; he had only tested the technique's circulatory path!

However, the Profound Mechanism Qi Refining Art should have a deduction function, and Gu Changan didn't want to give that up.

He planned to use the treasure gathering basin to upgrade it and see what kind of good Cultivation Technique it could produce!

He took out the treasure gathering basin and tossed the Profound Mechanism Qi Refining Art into it. Since it was likely a technique for the Qi Refining Stage,

It could be successfully upgraded using Crimson Treasure Qi.

After consuming a large amount of Crimson Treasure Qi, it generated a Jade Slip: the Profound Mechanism Myriad Evolution Scripture.

Gu Changan was overjoyed. He quickly picked it up and pressed it against his forehead to check, and an exquisite beyond compare Cultivation Technique surfaced in his mind.

The Cultivation Technique contained 64 illustrations, corresponding to 64 hexagrams.

It turned out this was a Cultivation Technique for deducing fortune and misfortune, though it only went up to the Qi Refining Stage.

It seemed the subsequent levels of the technique would have to be upgraded later!

But the name was sophisticated, grand, and high-class: Profound Mechanism Myriad Evolution Scripture!

He was very much looking forward to how Heaven-Defying its later stages would be.

According to the introduction in the technique, the Qi Refining Stage of the Profound Mechanism Myriad Evolution Scripture could only deduce fortune and misfortune within a certain period of time; it couldn't deduce anything further out.

Exactly how long that period was would have to be experimented with later!

Gu Changan thought for a moment; this Cultivation Technique was of limited help to him now, but it was better than nothing!

Then he thought of the Qi Concealment Art he had purchased from the Treasure Pavilion.

After an upgrade, the name of the Cultivation Technique hadn't changed—it was still the Qi Concealment Art—but it had turned into a Jade Slip.

As he pressed it to his forehead to view the contents, the entire technique was immediately imprinted in his mind.