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Chapter 27: Divine Arts and Cultivation Methods
Chapter 27: Divine Arts and Cultivation Methods
Having finished his chores for the day, Chu Ning immediately returned to his room with the two jade slips in hand and began perusing their contents.
Jade slips were commonly used by cultivation sects to store various textual records. The originals were typically kept by the sect, and if a disciple needed to carry related books with them, the contents would be inscribed onto a jade slip.
Of course, these jade slips were also registered with the sect, which was why Zhuang Yunde specifically instructed Chu Ning not to lose them.
Although Chu Ning was most eager to learn about the Seven-Star Spirit Fruit, upon seeing that the jade slip containing information about body refining techniques had less content, he decided to examine it first.
However, after reading for a while, Chu Ning's expression became somewhat complicated.
The jade slip not only contained detailed information about the path of body refinement but also included an in-depth introduction to the Nine Transformations Body Refining Technique.
The rise and fall of the path of body refinement were just as Zhuang Yunde had described the previous day. And this Nine Transformations Body Refining Technique was indeed considered the number one body refining technique throughout ancient and modern times.
According to the jade slip, the Nine Transformations Body Refining Technique consisted of three volumes, with each volume further divided into different records.
The first volume had five records, which were precisely the Immortal Skin, Unwithering Bones, Unbreaking Sinews, Undying Soul, and Undying Golden Body that Chu Ning had seen before.
Moreover, according to the ancient records, each record of the Nine Transformations Body Refining Technique was associated with a divine, innate secret art.
For example, upon perfecting the Immortal Skin, one could easily cultivate a divine secret art known as the "Heavenly Canopy Fist," transforming it into one's innate ability.
The reason for Chu Ning's complicated expression at this moment was that while the Nine Transformations Body Refining Technique in his hands included the cultivation methods for the five records of the first volume, none of them mentioned these divine secret arts.
"It seems that these divine secret arts were likely lost during the technique's transmission," Chu Ning sighed, feeling a twinge of disappointment.
"I wonder if there's a chance to recover those divine secret arts," he mused, shaking his head as he continued reading.
What piqued Chu Ning's interest was that the jade slip went on to compare several cultivation realms with those of contemporary cultivators.
With the Immortal Skin, one's body could directly withstand the spells of cultivators below the peak of the middle stages of Qi Refining.
And if one could cultivate the Undying Golden Body, by channeling their spiritual power, they could even withstand the spells of cultivators in the latter stages of Foundation Establishment.
However, cultivating the Nine Transformations Body Refining Technique progressed much slower than normal cultivation methods.
To reach the level of the Undying Golden Body, one would often need to spend twice as much time as it would take to cultivate to the latter stages of Foundation Establishment, if not more.
Moreover, there was a huge bottleneck between each layer.
Unless one could obtain heavenly treasures that benefited the physical body, breaking through these bottlenecks would be extremely difficult.
In ancient times, heavenly treasures were abundant in the world, and as there was no pill refining technique back then, they were easier to find.
Nowadays, with an increasing number of cultivators, heavenly treasures that benefited the physical body were often excellent ingredients for refining high-grade pills. Thus, it was not so easy to come across them.
After all, refining pills with these heavenly treasures, along with other medicinal ingredients, provided a greater boost to cultivators who embarked on the path of Qi Refining.
Even if someone obtained such treasures, they might not be willing to consume them directly.
As a result, the number of people cultivating the Nine Transformations Body Refining Technique gradually decreased.
The jade slip also recorded some heavenly treasures from ancient times that were useful for breaking through the bottlenecks in the Nine Transformations Body Refining Technique.
To Chu Ning's great surprise, one of the treasures mentioned was very familiar to him.
It was the Seven-Star Spirit Fruit!
Moreover, the effects of the Seven-Star Spirit Fruit were quite remarkable.
Moreover, the jade slip described the immense challenges of cultivating this body refining art.
Just the first record of the first volume, Immortal Skin, was said to rival the peak of the middle stages of Qi Refining.
However, Chu Ning had the advantage of his Yin Wood Spirit Body and the enhancement of the Green Wood Eternal Spring Art when cultivating the latter. As for the Nine Transformations Body Refining Technique, he hadn't yet discovered any such supportive benefits.
The second surprise for Chu Ning was the discovery that the Seven-Star Spirit Fruit was an exceptional means of strengthening one's physical body.
It even helped in breaking through the bottlenecks of the Nine Transformations Body Refining Technique!
This led Chu Ning to speculate about the man with the goatee. Could he have known something about this? Did he also intend to cultivate the Nine Transformations Body Refining Technique, and was aware of the fruit's potential?
Perhaps that was why he had targeted Chu Ning, knowing that he had helped Old Man Sun cultivate the Seven-Star Spirit Fruit.
It seemed that a twist of fate had led him to obtain both the Nine Transformations Body Refining Technique and the seeds of the Seven-Star Spirit Fruit.
Soon, Chu Ning pushed these thoughts aside. What mattered now was that he possessed both treasures, regardless of the man's initial motives.
Even though he currently had only the first volume of the Nine Transformations Body Refining Technique, which lacked the divine secret arts, Chu Ning didn't plan to give up on cultivating it. Especially since he had realized that the technique could generate proficiency hints within his cheat-like ability, he was determined to persevere.
Subsequently, Chu Ning immersed himself in the other jade slip. This one contained far more information than the previous one, and it took him over an hour to finish reading it.
When he was done, a smile appeared on his face.
"Not only does it introduce various rare spirit herbs and plants, but it also includes cultivation methods for some of them. It's indeed a valuable treasure."
What delighted Chu Ning the most was that it even included the cultivation method for the Seven-Star Spirit Fruit!
The growth characteristics of the Seven-Star Spirit Fruit were unique. Unlike other spirit herbs that gained in potency and efficacy over time, the Seven-Star Spirit Fruit had a very short growth cycle of just a few months.
The key to its quality lay in how one could help the fruit absorb more spiritual energy during this short growth period while ensuring its survival.
The jade slip introduced one of the best cultivation methods for the Seven-Star Spirit Fruit.
While this method might be challenging for others like Old Man Sun, Chu Ning believed it wouldn't be too difficult for him.
Normally, cultivating the Seven-Star Spirit Fruit would require meeting numerous stringent conditions, demanding a high price.
However, for someone from the Green Creek Sect, there was a shortcut—the Verdant Wood Spring Blossom Technique.
As long as one could master the instant-cast level of the Qingmu Chunhua Art, they could ensure the survival of the Seven-Star Spirit Fruit seedlings by continuously casting the art on them for a hundred days after planting.
After that, the quality of the fruit could be further enhanced through the continuous use of the Qingmu Chunhua Art.
For Chu Ning, the only task at hand was to cultivate the Qingmu Chunhua Art to the instant-cast level.
Having already achieved instant-cast proficiency in the Stimulation Art and the Cleansing Art, two wood-attribute arts, Chu Ning felt that he was not far from achieving the same with the Qingmu Chunhua Art.
(End of Chapter)
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