Cultivation: Immunity to Negative Effects

"Junior Martial Uncle Zhang, are you here to select a Cultivation Technique? This disciple can show you the way!"

The Sect Steward was also here today. Hearing the commotion, he immediately rushed out and bowed respectfully.

At the same time, he was filled with relief.

’Thank goodness I was decisive back then, not only admitting my mistake but also practically becoming his subordinate.’

’Otherwise, a single word from him now would be enough for the Sect to have me killed.’

But now, not only was he fine, but because of his connection to Zhang Chi, he was held in high regard in the Inheritance Hall.

"I appreciate the thought, but I’ll go on my own."

Zhang Chi nodded slightly and walked straight toward the depths of the Inheritance Hall.

"Of course, Junior Martial Uncle!"

The Sect Steward quickly accepted the command, only straightening up after Zhang Chi had walked far away.

Looking around, the other Cultivators were all watching him with expressions of envy and even awe.

The Sect Steward couldn’t help but feel a secret sense of pride.

’Whether or not I can actually guide Zhang Chi doesn’t matter. The most important thing is to show my respect, make my presence known, and let everyone know that I have this kind of backing.’

Meanwhile, Zhang Chi had already reached the inner area of the Inheritance Hall. Seeing no other Cultivators around, he immediately took out his Identity Token and infused it with Spiritual Power. The token instantly emitted a ray of Spiritual Light.

SWISH!

The Spiritual Light struck a nearby door, which opened on the spot, and Zhang Chi successfully entered a library that was a world unto itself.

This library was precisely where the various Cultivation Techniques of evil demons and outsiders were stored.

’After my status authority was raised, I really can enter directly. From now on, I can come in and choose one Cultivation Technique every ten years. I can even spend Spirit Stones ahead of time to exchange for the techniques here.’

Delighted, Zhang Chi immediately began to search carefully.

The library door had already closed by itself after he entered, so he had no need to worry about being discovered.

Of course, even if someone saw him, it wouldn’t really matter.

’Great Dream Heart Scripture?’

Soon, Zhang Chi discovered a decent Top Grade Demon Technique.

This technique wasn’t a Main Cultivation Technique, nor did it increase Combat Power, but practicing it allowed one to enter a special dreamscape.

Within this dreamscape, the efficiency of cultivating various Magic, Swordsmanship, comprehending Cultivation Techniques, or even practicing Alchemy and Artifact Refining would be greatly enhanced, by up to three times.

Zhang Chi’s Divine Soul was powerful, making his Comprehension far exceed that of Cultivators of the Same Tier. If he were to cultivate the Great Dream Heart Scripture, it would be like adding wings to a tiger. His Comprehension would become peerless, and even as his Realm continued to advance, he wouldn’t have to worry about his skill in Magic, Swordsmanship, Alchemy, or Artifact Refining falling behind.

The reason this technique was classified as a Demon Technique was that cultivating it would affect the Divine Soul, eventually causing a Cultivator to be unable to distinguish reality from dream, becoming trapped and never waking up.

But Zhang Chi clearly wouldn’t have this problem.

Therefore, Zhang Chi immediately exchanged for the Jade Scroll that recorded this Cultivation Technique.

Afterward, he continued searching and soon found another decent Top Grade Demon Technique called the Extreme Rejuvenation Technique.

This was also an auxiliary Cultivation Technique. It could be used for healing, allowing for the mutual conversion of Blood Qi, Spiritual Power, and Divine Soul.

For instance, if a Cultivator’s physical body was severely injured, they could use this technique to convert Spiritual Power or the Power of the Divine Soul into Blood Qi.

If the Divine Soul was injured, Blood Qi and Spiritual Power could be used to nourish it. If Spiritual Power was depleted, it could be replenished using Blood Qi and the Divine Soul.

The drawback of this technique was also obvious: whether in cultivation or use, it would cause severe depletion of a Cultivator’s foundation.

The harm was similar to using a Blood Escape Technique, but the negative effects were even more severe because the depletion also involved the Cultivator’s Divine Soul.

However, for Zhang Chi, this was undoubtedly another good Cultivation Technique that was very suitable for him to cultivate and use.

After that, Zhang Chi searched for a long time but couldn’t find any other Demon Techniques comparable to these two.

It wasn’t that the other Demon Techniques weren’t strong, but many of them lacked unique characteristics or couldn’t be quickly mastered with the help of his Jade Pendant.

Even these two had been difficult for Zhang Chi to find.

Thus, Zhang Chi knew that he probably wouldn’t need to come here to look for Demonic Cultivation Techniques in the future.

Fortunately, the Demonic Cultivation Techniques here were only a small fraction of all the Demonic Cultivation Techniques in the Great Abyss.

Therefore, it was still possible for him to obtain techniques like the Nine Flames Spirit Devouring Technique and the White Bone Divine Forging Technique through other means in the future.

For example, he had always wanted to cultivate a Top Grade Poison Technique.

Following that, Zhang Chi spent Spirit Stones to purchase the Extreme Rejuvenation Technique.

Only then did he go to the library where the Sect stored its normal Top Grade Cultivation Techniques and continue his selection.

There weren’t many Cultivation Techniques here, but there were still several dozen, each one exceptionally powerful.

Compared to the Top Grade Demon Techniques, they didn’t have as many negative side effects.

However, almost all Top Grade Cultivation Techniques had high cultivation thresholds, such as requiring a special Physique or a Celestial Grade Spirit Root.

Even if one met the conditions, they couldn’t be mastered quickly, which undoubtedly disappointed Zhang Chi a little.

’I’ll choose this one!’

However, Zhang Chi didn’t mind. There were many fortuitous encounters in the world, but it was impossible for him to have them all.

Soon, he chose a technique called the Myriad Manifestations Li Fire Scripture. The Li Fire Scripture was actually a simplified version of this technique, which made it perfect for him to use in conjunction with his Hundred Herbs Spirit Fire.

When it was unsuitable to use the Nine Flames Spirit Devouring Technique, he could use this Myriad Manifestations Li Fire Scripture to unleash his full Combat Power.

Furthermore, this Cultivation Technique was very difficult to truly master, but with the Elemental Transformation Technique and the Li Fire Scripture as his foundation, he would have no problem.

After that, Zhang Chi exchanged for a few more types of Magic, including the Soul Searching Technique and the Mind Confusion Technique.

Both of these were special types of Magic that involved the Power of the Divine Soul. Only Golden Core Cultivators could cultivate them, and many conservative Cultivators even considered them to be Demonic Magic. In reality, however, they were very practical, and many High Tier Cultivators would cultivate them.

The former, as its name implied, could directly obtain information through a Soul Search. The latter could use the Power of the Divine Soul to control and confuse a target.

The limitation for both was that they could only be used on lower-level Cultivators. The stronger the user’s Divine Soul, the better the effect.

They would fail if the target’s will was extremely firm or if their Divine Soul was protected by a Restriction.

Zhang Chi didn’t mind this limitation, as these were just auxiliary tools for him. He couldn’t possibly use them directly against a Golden Core Powerhouse or a Tier Three Demon Beast; the probability of failure would be too high.

’It’s a shame there are no offensive Divine Soul techniques. Otherwise, I could have just relied on my powerful Divine Soul to sweep through all Cultivators of the Same Tier and Demon Beasts!’ Zhang Chi thought with some regret as he left the Inheritance Hall.

But this wasn’t surprising. Such special techniques were definitely of a high Level, so it was normal that the Inheritance Hall didn’t have any.

The Inheritance Hall didn’t even have any Tier Four Hundred Skills of Immortal Cultivation Inheritance. Of course, the Cangwu Sect might have them, but they were likely under Lu Daoyi’s control.

After returning to his residence, Zhang Chi began his Cultivation in Seclusion with single-minded focus.

First was the Myriad Manifestations Li Fire Scripture. Within half a month, he had comprehended it and used the Elemental Transformation Technique to directly cross the threshold and master it.

Next were the Great Dream Heart Scripture and the Star Sword Essence Technique. He was still comprehending the former, but he had already mastered the latter, as he had been studying this Sword Cultivation Technique long before his Core Formation.

At this moment, Zhang Chi sat cross-legged on the ground, activating the Elemental Transformation Technique. The Magical Power in his body immediately began to switch back and forth between three Top Grade Cultivation Techniques.

When his Magical Power was aligned with the Nine Flames Spirit Spitting Technique, his cultivation speed was fastest, but the flames of his power were crimson like blood, a clear sign of a Demon Technique.

When his Magical Power was aligned with the Myriad Manifestations Li Fire Scripture, it was relatively ordinary, but it was stronger when casting Fire Element Techniques.

This was also the reason for the "Myriad Manifestations" prefix in the technique’s name; it meant he could wield Fire Element Techniques in ten thousand different ways.