180: teach

"Su Ling?"

Immortal Venerable Clear Ripple raised an eyebrow slightly and asked with a half-smile, "Aren't you called Han Yu?"

"Reporting to Revered Master, this Disciple is not a local Cultivator of the Canglang Plane..."

Su Ling dared not raise his head and solemnly explained, "A hundred years ago, I accidentally drifted here and was saved by Senior Wu Haiya and Senior Brother Lu Tao. Since then, I have been Cultivating in Thousand Star City in the Yaoxing Sea. 'Han Yu'... is merely a pseudonym."

From the time he passed through the spatial rift to arrive at the Canglang Plane, it had been exactly one hundred years.

In one hundred years, he had Cultivated from the Middle Foundation Establishment Stage to the Core Formation Mid-stage.

This speed, compared to those Cultivators with excellent talent and resources, was really not fast.

"Hmm, you are quite honest. Get up and speak!"

Immortal Venerable Clear Ripple nodded, moved with light steps, and walked straight to the white jade stone table in the center of the terrace to sit down. "Since you have entered my sect, there is no need to be too reserved."

"Yes, Revered Master."

Su Ling secretly breathed a sigh of relief before rising to walk toward the stone table.

As expected!

A dignified Golden Immortal would not accept a Disciple so rashly.

I am afraid that the moment I climbed to second place on the overall ranking, my past experiences had already been thoroughly investigated by the Seven Sects.

Otherwise, the moment I spoke my real name 'Su Ling', how could Immortal Venerable Clear Ripple be so indifferent?

At the gesture of Immortal Venerable Clear Ripple, Su Ling sat down respectfully.

Only now was he able to look directly at the true face of the Immortal Venerable.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart; such a cold and stunning person could only be seen in the world of Cultivation.

The beauties from his previous life, modified by all kinds of cosmetics and beauty filters, were simply like dust in front of Immortal Venerable Clear Ripple.

"I observed your previous battle, and it was mostly based on Yin Soul and thunder techniques..."

Immortal Venerable Clear Ripple tapped the stone table with her fair, jade-like fingers, and a fragrant teacup instantly appeared. "Besides the Azure Heaven Thunder Treasure Talisman, what other Cultivation Technique have you practiced?"

"Reporting to Revered Master."

Su Ling placed the two strange papers obtained from the Xuanming Sect on the table. "What this Disciple practiced before was a remnant of the 'Nine Nether Secret Record' obtained by chance, as well as a Divine Soul Spell... However, this Cultivation Technique can only be practiced up to the Peak Core Formation Stage."

A Core Formation level Cultivation Technique, no matter how high its quality, ultimately had no follow-up techniques to practice.

Taking it out, Su Ling felt no pressure or reluctance at all.

"Oh?"

Immortal Venerable Clear Ripple swept her Divine Sense over the two cicada-wing-thin papers and couldn't help but let out a soft exclamation.

A look of deep surprise flashed in her eyes as she reached out to pick up the papers. "This paper is actually so magical that even my Divine Sense cannot probe it?!"

Su Ling was shocked upon hearing this.

When he found these papers, he was still in the Qi Refinement Stage, and indeed had not tried to probe them with his Divine Sense.

After Immortal Venerable Clear Ripple said this, he couldn't help but probe with his Divine Sense.

Sure enough, where the Divine Sense swept, it was completely blank.

He couldn't even detect the paper!

No wonder these two papers were hidden in the interlayers of basic Cultivation Techniques; no one had discovered them for so many years!

At first, Su Ling thought that the Elders of the Merit Hall of the Xuanming Sect were careless and did not discover the mystery within.

It turned out to be because of the paper itself!

"Nine Nether Secret Record..."

Given this, Immortal Venerable Clear Ripple carefully read the Cultivation Technique and secret arts recorded on the paper.

Her beautiful eyes flickered, and she actually showed a hint of amazement.

After a moment, Immortal Venerable Clear Ripple put down the paper, closed her beautiful eyes, and circulated her Immortal power.

The next moment, wisps of Yin-attribute Spiritual Qi rushed into her body.

A ghost soul arrow emitting a brilliant ghostly light appeared beside her.

That incomparably majestic aura actually summoned the ten thousand souls banner that Su Ling was nourishing in his Dantian Qi Sea.

Wisps of remnant souls wailed as they were sucked away by the ghost soul arrow!

This scene left Su Ling dumbfounded, and his Divine Soul trembled.

"This Cultivation Technique and secret art is no small matter!"

Immortal Venerable Clear Ripple dissipated the ghost soul arrow in time, opened her eyes, and showed astonishment. "No wonder you were able to battle Qiu Xuetong, who is also good at soul control, while at the Core Formation Mid-stage... If I am not mistaken, given the battlefield conditions at that time, if you had fully unleashed this secret art, Qiu Xuetong would very likely have fallen on the spot."

"Revered Master is wise, it is indeed very likely."

Su Ling smiled embarrassedly.

If he risked consuming a large amount of Divine Soul and absorbing the Power of Lost Souls scattered on the battlefield, even if he couldn't kill Qiu Xuetong, he could severely damage her Divine Soul, making her dare not fight again.

However, in the clash with Qiu Xuetong, his bodhi soul nurturing plaque was already overwhelmed; even if he severely damaged the opponent, he would not be able to continue fighting.

In that environment, preserving oneself had already become the primary factor.

Therefore, Su Ling did not go all in to unleash the full state of the Ghost Soul Arrow.

"It is a pity that this Cultivation Technique is too incomplete. Even if driven by my Golden Immortal rank Divine Sense, it can only kill a True Immortal..."

Immortal Venerable Clear Ripple said with great regret, "After you advance to the Soul Transformation Stage, it can only serve as an auxiliary means."

"This Disciple understands."

Su Ling nodded helplessly.

He knew the power of the 'Nine Nether Secret Record' well, but without follow-up techniques, no matter how strong its power was, it ultimately had a limit.

"You should put it away. If you have the fate, perhaps one day the follow-up Cultivation Technique will appear before you on its own."

Immortal Venerable Clear Ripple returned the paper to Su Ling and smiled lightly.

Su Ling put away the papers as instructed.

His heart was already made up; if he could not find the follow-up Cultivation Technique for the Nine Nether Secret Record before breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage, he would have to use the Azure Heaven Thunder Treasure Talisman as the Foundation to condense a thunder-attribute Nascent Soul.

"The Bitao Sect primarily focuses on Water, Wood, and Ice Cultivation Techniques, and the three major sect-protecting classics are also the most top-tier in the entire Canglang Plane."

Immortal Venerable Clear Ripple nodded slightly and said indifferently, "You possess Metal, Wood, and Thunder Spiritual Roots and can be taught the Eternal Evergreen Secret Scripture, but the Azure Heaven Thunder Treasure Talisman is only slightly inferior to the sect-protecting Cultivation Techniques... Since your Azure Heaven Thunder Method has already achieved some success, you can continue to practice this Cultivation Technique. Wait until you advance to the Soul Transformation Stage before practicing the Eternal Evergreen Secret Scripture. As for the path of Yin Souls, it can be used as an auxiliary, but remember not to become obsessed with it."

"Yes, Revered Master."

Su Ling replied respectfully, understanding that Immortal Venerable Clear Ripple was pointing out his Dao path. It was not that she was unwilling to teach him more profound Cultivation Techniques.

"However, your Azure Heaven Thunder Method only possesses the 'evil-slaying' sharpness of thunder, but lacks the 'nourishing' vitality of wood."

Immortal Venerable Clear Ripple's fingertips glowed with Spiritual light, turning into streaks of thunder runes that flowed above the stone table. "The Azure Heaven Thunder Method's general outline states: 'Withered wood meets thunder and grows new green; dead ashes meet the sun and reignite.' ... Thunder can strike evil spirits and slash demonic aura, while wood can nourish Meridians and moisten the Divine Soul. Your previous Cultivation only focused on the killing power of thunder. In the long run, the thunder energy will instead damage your own Meridians, and when you Cultivate to a certain stage, you will inevitably encounter a Bottleneck."

Su Ling was shocked in his heart and subconsciously touched his wrist.

Previously, when breaking through to the Core Formation Mid-stage, he always felt some stagnation in his Meridians.

He had always thought it was because his cultivation base was insufficient and his Meridians were not expanded enough.

He had not thought that it was a deviation in the understanding of the Cultivation Technique. Hearing his Revered Master point it out now, he felt suddenly enlightened.

"Although the Bitao Sect is based on Water techniques, it also specializes in the path of Wood."

Immortal Venerable Clear Ripple waved her hand, and the water cedar at the courtyard entrance suddenly swayed slightly. A leaf floated up quietly, condensing a wisp of cyan-green Wood Qi in the air.

As the Wood Qi changed, fine thunder arcs suddenly emerged, actually transforming into an 'Azure Heaven Thunder Sword' possessing both vitality and sharpness.

"You need to use Wood techniques to harmonize the thunder power, letting the thunder energy hide within the Wood Qi... Wood serves as a boat, carrying the thunder to slay evil without harming yourself; thunder serves as a blade, borrowing the vitality of wood to be more enduring! Only with such Wood-Thunder symbiosis can you unleash the true meaning of the Azure Heaven Thunder Method: 'Five Elements interact to generate each other; Wood and Water moisten the thunder; Protective Aura protects the Foundation.'"

Before the words fell, Immortal Venerable Clear Ripple moved her fingertips again, and the Azure Heaven Thunder Sword in the air suddenly dissipated.

The Wood Qi turned into dots of green light, and the thunder arcs condensed into thin cyan lines, with the two intertwining and wrapping around each other.

The originally sharp thunder arcs gained a bit of gentleness, and the green light revealed a faint sharpness, flowing as if it could purify turbid Qi and nourish vitality.