Cultivation: Immunity to Negative Effects

"Great! Given time, using this Demon Technique in tandem with the Blood Escape Technique will definitely be faster than most Top Grade Perfect Escape Techniques!"

The next moment, Zhang Chi withdrew his Escape Light, feeling quite satisfied.

A moment later, the power in his body suddenly receded; the Cultivation Technique’s time limit was up.

At the same time, he also felt a sense of weakness.

But this weakness didn’t harm his Primordial Essence, and he could recover quickly just by taking some Elixirs.

This was the Jade Pendant negating the side effects.

However, to use this Demon Technique again, he would have to wait twelve hours, which is a full day and night.

Even the Jade Pendant was powerless against this restriction.

And according to the Cultivation Technique’s description, this was because a trace of the Asura Soul existed within the human bloodline.

The reason this Demon Technique was so powerful was that it burned the Asura Soul, which then needed time to recover.

In fact, using this Demon Technique multiple times would consume the Asura Soul, causing the technique to weaken and eventually become ineffective.

Fortunately, Zhang Chi didn’t have this problem; his Asura Soul wouldn’t be depleted in the slightest from use.

’Legend says that long ago, the world contained not only humans but many other races as well, the Asura Race being one of them. It seems that might actually be true. But this Cultivation Technique is so formidable just by using a mere trace of the Asura Soul. Just how powerful must the true Asura Race be?’

Zhang Chi marveled to himself.

But he soon pushed the thoughts aside, took some Elixirs, and rested for a while.

Once he recovered, he began to try the next Demon Technique.

ROAR!

As he activated the technique, the phantom of an incomparably massive Giant Whale suddenly materialized in the void behind Zhang Chi.

However, this phantom was completely invisible to a Cultivator’s naked eye. It could only be seen by using the Celestial Eye Technique, certain Divine Techniques, or by sweeping the area directly with Divine Thought.

The Giant Whale radiated a tremendous pressure. It let out a roar, opened its mouth, and took a sudden, sharp breath, instantly swallowing all the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in the cave abode like a tidal wave, storing it within its body.

Zhang Chi, meanwhile, could feel that he could command this Spiritual Power with a single thought, using it for Cultivation or for battle.

However, the Giant Whale’s immense pressure also affected his mind, making him feel a bit dazed, as if he himself were turning into the Giant Whale.

Fortunately, he relaxed his control over the Jade Pendant. It flashed with light, and the negative effects disappeared.

"What a great Cultivation Technique!"

After a while, Zhang Chi ended the technique, feeling quite satisfied.

He discovered that the Spiritual Power seemed to have vanished into thin air, but it hadn’t. He could still communicate with the Giant Whale phantom and use the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi it had swallowed.

It was just that when the Cultivation Technique wasn’t active, the Giant Whale phantom existed in some unknown void, invisible even to himself.

Of course, while the Giant Whale was hidden, he couldn’t make it frantically devour Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi. When using the stored spiritual energy, the efficiency was also not as fast or direct as when the Cultivation Technique was active and the Giant Whale phantom was manifest.

But even so, the Cultivation Technique was incredible, equivalent to carrying a portable Spiritual Qi storage device.

And its storage capacity was enormous.

Moreover, Zhang Chi also thought of some clever applications.

For example, in battle, he could summon the Giant Whale phantom to intimidate enemies, or even directly suck dry the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to weaken the power of his opponent’s Magic and Magical Artifacts.

Or, when attempting a breakthrough, he could summon the Giant Whale phantom and use the vast reserves of Spiritual Qi as if they were Elixirs or even a Spiritual Vein.

Considering that both Demon Techniques were quite effective, Zhang Chi began setting aside time each day to cultivate them.

Half a year quickly passed since Zhang Chi’s return to the Sect. On this day, Zhang Chi finally sent a message to Chen Ling’Er, announcing that he had successfully broken through and become a Tier Two Low Grade Alchemy Master.

Immediately, an excited Chen Ling’Er flew over and accompanied Zhang Chi to the Pill Hall for his Alchemy proficiency assessment.

"Excellent! Junior Brother, you truly are a genius. Not just in Cultivation, but in Alchemy too!"

Fu Hongchang and several other Pill Hall Stewards had been alerted and came to witness Zhang Chi’s assessment together.

Zhang Chi’s true Alchemy skill had long since surpassed the Tier Two Low Grade level, so naturally, he passed with ease.

In fact, he had even intentionally lowered his Pill Success Rate; otherwise, these Alchemy Masters would have been even more astonished.

"Congratulations, Junior Brother Zhang!"

The Chen Family Patriarch and the high-ranking member of the Zhong Family were also present, having been notified by Chen Ling’Er.

Right now, they were all smiles and treated Zhang Chi with great enthusiasm.

When they had granted Zhang Chi the status of Honored Guest Elder in advance, quite a few people within their two families had been dissatisfied, thinking Zhang Chi might have been all talk.

But today, after Zhang Chi passed the assessment, all that gossip would surely vanish immediately.

After chatting for a good while, they finally dispersed. Zhang Chi also bid farewell to Chen Ling’Er and returned to his cave abode.

After that, Zhang Chi’s cave abode was bustling for quite some time as many Foundation Establishment Cultivators came to visit. Qin Susu, Li Ruohai, and their respective groups also came to offer their congratulations.

Even Master Jian was very pleased.

Some families also sent representatives to invite Zhang Chi to be their Honored Guest Elder. However, Zhang Chi told them he had already agreed to the Chen and Zhong Families and couldn’t handle any more commitments.

These families were very envious of the Chen and Zhong Families, and could only give up with regret.

Another half-year flew by. On this particular morning, Zhang Chi and Chen Ling’Er finally boarded the Floating Airship back to Azure Dragon Ridge.

"Junior Brother Zhang/Junior Martial Uncle, take care!"

"When you get back, let’s have a proper get-together!"

At this moment, by the Cangwu Sect’s main gate, the Floating Airship hovered high in the sky. Below, a large crowd of Cultivators had gathered to see them off.

The scene was just like it had been over a decade ago.

Except this time, Zhang Chi and Chen Ling’Er had gone from being mere nobodies in the Qi Refining Stage to leading Foundation Establishment Junior Martial Uncles.

There were also far more Cultivators seeing Zhang Chi off this time, many of whom were at the Foundation Establishment realm.

Among them were Fu Hongchang, the Sect Steward, Shangguan Hui, Yan Tengfei, and others.

Among the Qi Cultivation Cultivators were Hong Hu, Zhao Zijian, Qin Susu, and others.

In addition, there were also people from the Zhong, Chen, and Song Families.

Of course, the Song Family had come as enemies.

Over the past year, they had sought out a disciple of Celestial Star True Monarch to perform a divination, but they had gotten no results and wasted a great deal of resources for nothing.

Finally, there were even Golden Core Cultivators seeing them off, such as Master Jian, Li Ruohai, and even high-ranking figures like the Sect Leader.

However, none of them made their presence known publicly.

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"Senior Brother Sect Leader, do you think that Outer Disciple who hid his Cultivation over a decade ago could be Zhang Chi? He was cultivating the Three-Turns Fierce Sun Technique when he was in the Outer Sect."

At that moment, the Golden Core Beauty, Junior Sister Yun, had a sudden thought as she watched the distant Floating Airship.

"How could that be possible? If it were him, we would have figured it out long ago," the Sect Leader said with a laugh.

"That’s true. Perhaps that person perished in an accident before they even had a chance to register. After all, things like that have happened before," Junior Sister Yun said with a nod.

Clearly, she had just been musing aloud; even she didn’t really believe her own speculation was possible.

"By the way, have you found the person cultivating the Turtle Shell Divination Skill yet?" By comparison, the Sect Leader was clearly more concerned about this other matter.

"No. It’s like they’ve vanished. However, I recently discovered that someone exchanged for the Tier Three Turtle Shell Inference Technique. It’s very likely them! It’s just a pity I can’t find any clues."

"I’ve secretly investigated everyone who has gone to the Inheritance Hall recently, but there were no suspicious individuals!"

"Furthermore, over the past year, someone has also exchanged for Tier Three inheritances in Spirit Plants, Arrays, Puppets, Artifact Refining, and Talisman Making."

Junior Sister Yun said, shaking her head in frustration.

She had been investigating this for over ten years with no results. She had only made this major discovery in the last few days, but she still had no leads.