482: Chapter 482 Receiving the Cultivation Technique

Nie Ning shook his head slightly, shifting his gaze away from the palace.

He couldn't even think about it in the short term. He couldn't understand why a deity would want him to come to a place like this to cause trouble.

Let alone his current strength, even if he reached the ninth rank, whether he could get the things inside was still a question.

And they expected him to risk his life for just a lousy leaf and a crappy bead?

Unable to even do the math properly, Nie Ning seriously suspected whether this deity had even graduated from kindergarten.

After all, when those people got ruthless, they would even fight deities. Sending him in to steal things was no different from sending him to his death. Thus, Nie Ning suspected that Nales likely had another plan.

"Forget it, forget it. Just live day by day, and I'll think about the future when it comes."

Nie Ning didn't dwell on the matter any longer, turning around and flying downward.

Moments later, Nie Ning arrived at a spacious hall.

The hall featured a minimalist white style, with a prominent row of service windows.

Of course, he wasn't talking about those pretty Receptionist Misses...

People were bustling in and out, with many Transcendents handling their business inside.

This was the multi-functional office area of the Extreme Phase Demon Palace, where almost any business related to Transcendents could be processed.

For instance, accepting missions, registering newcomers, claiming and storing items, exchanging sect spells, dining...

"Huh? A restaurant?"

Nie Ning's gaze locked onto the restaurant not far away.

If he remembered correctly, there was no restaurant the last time he came.

Besides, this was an office area; building a restaurant here made no sense.

However, it looked newly decorated, and there were quite a few people dining inside.

Looking at it, Nie Ning felt a bit envious.

Opening a shop in a place like this, Nie Ning couldn't even imagine how much money they were making.

After all, this was the Extreme Phase Demon Palace. Even their poorest students would be considered extremely wealthy on the outside, and any random item they stripped off themselves would be worth a fortune.

"Sigh."

Nie Ning let out a deep sigh.

"Those damn well-connected people are as annoying as ever!"

To open a shop in a place like this, it was obvious they had to have a background. It was probably the relative or friend of some high-ranking official in the Extreme Phase Demon Palace.

"Let's handle the main business first, and I'll come back to try it later."

Nie Ning shook his head slightly and walked toward the counter not far away.

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"Excuse me, is there anything I can help you with?"

The Receptionist Miss asked, her voice sweet and her appearance beautiful.

"I'm here to claim my cultivation techniques and spells for promoting to the fifth rank."

As Nie Ning spoke, he took out his identity token and handed it over.

In the Extreme Phase Demon Palace, promotions would grant a cultivation technique and a spell of the corresponding rank—well, knight cultivation counted as well, so he could claim two of each.

After all, since it was free, it would be foolish not to take it.

Moreover, this was the Extreme Phase Demon Palace; even the most trashy and common technique would be top-tier stuff on the outside.

Because they focused on training individual combat power. If their disciples didn't have good techniques to cultivate, wouldn't they just embarrass themselves when sent out?

The Receptionist Miss took the identity token and placed it into a special slot. A crystal screen inside displayed Nie Ning's personal information.

Following that, the Receptionist Miss gestured for Nie Ning to place his hand on a nearby device.

"This is a device that can test energy intensity. Just input your magic power and battle qi."

Nie Ning nodded and channeled his energy into it.

"Alright, congratulations on promoting to the fifth rank. You can choose two fifth-rank cultivation techniques and two fifth-rank skills from this. For the skills, choosing two wizard spells is also fine."

The Receptionist Miss handed a tablet-like device to Nie Ning, which listed various spell names and brief descriptions.

Looking at the dazzling array of spells on the screen, Nie Ning didn't even know what to choose.

He had to admit, as expected of a large enterprise, they were truly impressive.

And as expected of the Extreme Phase Demon Palace, many of the spells listed were high-power spells with side effects.

For example, those that damaged one's source of magic power, destroyed physical structure, harmed one's soul, or even caused impotence...

Nie Ning's mouth twitched slightly. He seriously suspected that the spell causing impotence was a deliberate prank by someone.

Though, it did fit the Extreme Phase Demon Palace's image quite well.

Besides, none of them were ordinary mortals. For them, survival was the most important thing; a minor side effect was nothing...

Nie Ning skipped past the impotence-inducing spell. The side effects of the other spells were completely negligible.

Spells that destroyed the physical body were as good as non-existent in the face of strong recovery abilities, but the ones that damaged the magic source were indeed a bit nasty.

Although it wasn't as troublesome as a soul wound, it wasn't that easy to recover from either.

"Take your time choosing. You can call me if you need anything."

Seeing the long queue forming behind Nie Ning, the Receptionist Miss said with a gentle smile.

Although she complained in her heart that Nie Ning hadn't done his research beforehand, the Transcendents in the Extreme Phase Demon Palace were all talented individuals, and no one knew if they would make it big in the future.

So even if she was extremely displeased, she could only suppress it deep down at this moment.

The Receptionist Miss then guided the people behind him to another window, leaving Nie Ning alone to take his time choosing.

After careful consideration and weighing the pros and cons, Nie Ning ultimately chose two cultivation techniques: the Five Qi Elemental Breath Method and the Yin Wind Bone-Eroding Book.

The former was a wizard cultivation method, while the latter was a knight cultivation method.

These two techniques could be described as mediocre. They offered almost no boost to combat power, and their strength was far inferior to other techniques.

If there were a ranking, they could be called some of the absolute worst techniques.

However, for them to be preserved in the inventory of the Extreme Phase Demon Palace, they naturally couldn't be without any unique features.

In one word: fast!

Their cultivation speed was incredibly fast!

After some thought, Nie Ning had completely stopped considering the issue of strength within the same rank.

For someone pressed for time like him, ideas like being invincible within the same rank were completely meaningless. Advancing as quickly as possible was the only thing he needed to do right now.

After all, he possessed powerful abilities such as Supernatural Adaptability, Super-Limit Fusion, and the Power of Ten-Element Fusion.

No matter how he messed around, he could never be the weakest among those of the same rank.

Only by advancing rapidly could he maximize the effectiveness of his abilities. This way, the benefits brought by advancing would far exceed taking slow and steady steps at lower ranks.

Even if others cultivated the best techniques every time and their long-term accumulation made them incredibly strong, Nie Ning believed their threat to him would still only be average.

So instead of dawdling, polishing his foundation at low ranks and waiting to die, it was better to try to advance rapidly and take a gamble against the deities!

If he won, everyone would be happy; if he lost, he would just be following his pre-determined path anyway.

Perhaps once he became stronger in the future, he could find other ways to evade the deities. In any case, it would definitely be much better than being weak.

The corners of Nie Ning's mouth curled up slightly; thinking about taking down a deity was indeed quite satisfying.

Soon, Nie Ning snapped out of his daydream and looked back at the spell list on the screen.

"Beautiful, let me ask, what kind of spell is this Taixu Annihilation Blade?"

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