Chapter Twenty-Four: The Seven Great Techniques

The true immortal's power was clearly better at penetrating the words on the stone tablet. The fifth technique was fully obtained, then the sixth... the seventh... Ji Ning's eyes glowed red as he strained with all his might to acquire these techniques. He was utterly stunned by them—they were simply too remarkable.

Each of the seven great techniques could be called earth-shattering.

Even placed among the Three Realms, some were top-tier, while others surpassed what the Three Realms could create.

The first technique, 'The Eighteen Fiendgods of Taowu,' made Ji Ning's heart race.

The second, 'The Nine Interpretations of Bugbeasts,' had limitless potential, but with the calamity already upon him, Ji Ning had no time to study it.

The third, 'Sinful Divine Weapons,' was very similar to the 'Fiendgod Blood Refinement Art'—both absorbed the boundless怨气 and hatred generated when enemies died to form weapons. Such weapons were truly凶兵 of immense power. However, the Fiendgod Blood Refinement Art was too crude and rough in its absorption. 'Sinful Divine Weapons,' on the other hand, was thousands of times more sophisticated, allowing weapons to be enhanced faster, more perfectly, with greater potential, even becoming 'Chaos Divine Weapons.'

The fourth, 'Lang Runes,' was a talisman art of great complexity. Though Ji Ning memorized it, he could not comprehend it at all—clearly it was very profound.

The fifth, 'The Reversing乾坤 One-Heart Formation,' was a formation that perfectly complemented the Eighteen Fiendgods of Taowu. It required eighteen formation-setters who were completely 'one in heart.' If one cultivated the Eighteen Fiendgods of Taowu and set up this formation, one could固守 a self-contained universe or trap enemies, making them feel as if they had fallen into a vast world.

This formation excelled at defense and trapping but was not good at offense. However, it was also extremely profound and difficult, unlikely to be understood in a short time.

The sixth, 'The Ghost Spirit Scroll,' was a method for nurturing ghosts. The soul was the root of life, and the ghosts left after death had endless potential. 'The Ghost Spirit Scroll' allowed ghosts to continuously grow stronger, with hope of reaching the True God or even Ancestral God level.

The seventh, 'The Indestructible Body,' was a protective divine ability similar to the Eight-Nine Arcane Art.

Compared to the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, this ability was even more remarkable. 'The Indestructible Body' had six levels; Celestial Immortals could only cultivate the first three, while the last three required True Immortals. According to the description, merely mastering the first three levels should be equivalent to mastering the Eight-Nine Arcane Art. The last three, Ji Ning guessed, could elevate the divine body to the level of a先天性 treasure.

In ancient times, the mighty figures jointly created the 'Eight-Nine Arcane Art,' aiming for twelve revolutions. Unfortunately, they only managed nine.

This 'Indestructible Body,' however, achieved what those mighty figures had hoped for.

Of course, cultivating the Indestructible Body required vast quantities of rare treasures. The ninth revolution of the Eight-Nine Arcane Art required Da Luo Immortal Pills, which was already astonishing. To master the Indestructible Body, even True God Dao Ancestors could barely afford it.

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Seven great techniques.

Each was astonishing. Among them, 'Sinful Divine Weapons' and 'The Indestructible Body' were specifically for the Fiendgod Body Refinement path, as Sinful Divine Weapons were mainly used in close combat.

'The Nine Interpretations of Bugbeasts' and 'Lang Runes' were for the Qi Refinement path.

The remaining three, including the Eighteen Fiendgods of Taowu, could be used by both paths.

Finally complete.

Ji Ning painstakingly managed to penetrate the words of the seventh technique as well.

All seven techniques were now in his heart.

A great opportunity. These techniques were definitely not created by the mighty figures of the Three Realms. Many of the rare materials described did not exist in the Three Realms. The Ghost Spirit Scroll might be unusable, and the Indestructible Body would be hard to cultivate to its peak because those materials were absent; substitutes would be too costly. Ji Ning understood this, but even so, these techniques were extraordinary.

The chaos-born异族 are truly formidable, Ji Ning mused.

Those from chaos who could come to the Three Realms...

The most terrifying, like the Lord of All Things, could secretly bring the 'Endless Chaos World' and 'Pangu Chaos World' closer together. The Lord of All Things himself forged puppets and created母皇 armies; his forces rivaled the entire Pangu Chaos World. This showed how terrifying the chaos异族 were.

Eh? Ji Ning's gaze fell on the divine runes at the edge of the stone tablet. I only penetrated the words earlier. What would happen if I penetrated these runes?

A surge of impulse rose in Ji Ning's heart.

He sensed...

The pressure from the stone tablet came mainly from these divine runes. The words had no pressure, but the runes' pressure was astonishing.

Go. Ji Ning willed it, first sending the stone tablet into a side hall of the water mansion. Then, from a distance, he released his pure yang immortal power to penetrate it. If danger arose, the indestructible先天 spirit treasure water mansion could withstand it for a while.

It's really hard to penetrate. As his pure yang power gradually seeped into the divine runes, Ji Ning felt a vast, lofty pressure and found the penetration difficult.

Keep going, keep going. Almost there, just a bit more...

Finally.

Ji Ning's pure yang power fully penetrated the divine runes on the entire stone tablet. Penetrating the words had been tiring but manageable, but these runes dimmed his eyes; the mental effort was too great, and he barely succeeded.

The moment he succeeded.

Boom!

An inconceivably majestic force erupted from the stone tablet. The divine runes blazed with dazzling golden light. This force was exalted, even surpassing the Heavenly Dao. It flowed from the tablet along Ji Ning's released pure yang power and instantly descended upon him.

Ji Ning even felt...

Such a majestic force could only be matched in the entire Three Realms by the legendary Nuwa and Pangu, who also transcended the Heavenly Dao.

This force directly enveloped Ji Ning, who was like a baby, utterly powerless to resist.

Whoosh!

The force swiftly withdrew into the stone tablet. The countless golden divine runes on the tablet returned to normal, as if it were an ordinary stone tablet. And Ji Ning had vanished from the water mansion's hall.

Master. The yellow-furred bear appeared, deeply worried.

He only knew that Ji Ning was studying the stone tablet; he didn't understand its mysteries. But sensing his master's disappearance, he panicked.

I'm fine. Ji Ning's voice sounded in the yellow-furred bear's heart. Having fully refined the water mansion, their bond was now that of true master and servant.

...

This was a hazy chaos space, only a few hundred zhang in length and width.

Ji Ning appeared here out of nowhere.

Where is this? Ji Ning was utterly puzzled. He also sensed the yellow-furred bear outside and immediately comforted him.

What's that? Ji Ning saw two humanoid figures flying toward him, both with powerful auras. They had dark skin and were about a zhang tall. Their approach made Ji Ning cautious.

The two humanoid figures flew over and then knelt, prostrating themselves respectfully, saying, 'Greetings, Keeper.'