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Chapter 3: Sage's Cultivation Method
Chapter 3: Sage's Cultivation Method
After a good night's rest, Su Chen woke up early and prepared to head to the back mountain.
With the activation of his Demon Hunter Pioneering Divine Destiny, his senses became keenly aware of demonic creature traces.
Even though the creature was gone, the lingering scent still provided some guidance.
As soon as he stepped into the back mountain, Su Chen immediately detected the creature's trail.
Logically, with the experts just leaving, there shouldn't be any more demonic creatures here.
But Su Chen, knife in hand, remained vigilant.
The back mountain of Jiang'an City wasn't a dense forest, and the trees weren't particularly lush, making the path relatively easy to traverse.
Following the trail, Su Chen could also see traces of someone's passage.
After tracking for a while, Su Chen noticed something amiss.
The creature's trail began to split into two.
One trail continued on the ground, while the other, incredibly, climbed up a nearby tree.
The creature was cunning, seemingly anticipating someone would track its movements.
Climbing to the treetop, it started leaping from tree to tree, concealing its trail.
No wonder those powerful cultivators returned empty-handed, this creature was indeed clever.
Sometimes leaping from the tree, sometimes pausing on the ground.
This cunning creature likely already possessed the strength of a powerful demon.
Su Chen proceeded with extra caution.
With the activation of his Demon Hunter Pioneering Divine Destiny, even with these tricks, the creature couldn't escape his tracking.
After circling around, about five miles of walking, Su Chen returned to the spot where he first entered the back mountain.
In other words, the creature intentionally left those trails to confuse the tracker's vision.
Before him was a bramble bush, sparsely spread out, seemingly unable to conceal anything.
Drawing his knife, Su Chen cut through the thorny bush, and could see traces of the creature's presence.
This wasn't the creature's hiding place, but rather where it hid its treasure.
Those powerful cultivators weren't here to capture the creature, but to find this treasure.
Concealed beneath the bush, was a piece of soiled silk.
On the silk, there were many remnants of elixir pills, likely used to wrap Blood Essence Pills.
But to attract so many powerful cultivators, it was clearly not for the sake of Blood Essence Pills.
The top experts of the Demon Suppressing Bureau wouldn't waste so much time for mere Blood Essence Pills.
Reaching out, he picked up the silk.
On the silk, both sides were embroidered with many small words.
Looking up, the words "Mystical Heavenly Path Heart Sutra" caught his eye.
On the silk, was a cultivation technique.
Those top experts of the Demon Suppressing Bureau sought this.
Picking up the silk, Su Chen no longer lingered and concealed his trail.
He immediately returned home.
Back in his small room, he started reading.
After many years in Yunyang Sect, he had learned some body tempering techniques.
But with his Contribution Points deducted, he couldn't obtain any superior techniques.
The foundational body tempering technique he learned was very basic and ordinary.
Being able to use this technique to reach the Ninth Stage Body Tempering Completion Realm, should be attributed to Su Chen's good comprehension, rather than the technique's merit.
Relying on these foundational techniques, the limit should be around the Eighth Stage, further progress would be incredibly difficult.
Leaving Yunyang Sect, Su Chen increasingly understood.
He needed to enhance his strength.
Roaming the world, to live with dignity, one's strength was crucial.
Just as his senior sister said, sometimes, humans were scarier than demons.
Slaying demons and establishing countless merits didn't guarantee status without strength.
Others could erase his efforts with just a few words.
To protect himself and his mother, he should pay more attention to his cultivation.
His gaze fell on the silk, and he started reading the aforementioned cultivation technique.
"Mystical Heavenly Path, the heart follows, the Dao naturally forms."
In the stillness of meditation, his spirit roamed the heavens and earth, while his energy circulated within his dantian.
Body and mind became one, and the Dao manifested naturally.
All things converged into a single principle, and through non-action, nature was revealed.
The Dao was practiced within the heart, allowing him to roam freely through the heavens and earth.
His heart understood the intentions of all things, and the Dao's methods were infinite.
On the silk, numerous tiny characters were embroidered, forming the text of the Mystical Heavenly Path Heart Sutra.
Although Su Chen recognized the characters, the meaning within remained elusive, making it difficult to comprehend.
After reading it once, he seemed to gain nothing.
Even the powerful members of the Demon Suppressing Bureau were diligently searching for cultivation techniques, and although Su Chen had acquired one, it seemed unable to unlock its potential.
Su Chen spent an entire afternoon trying to understand it, reading it multiple times, yet the meaning remained obscure.
Inside the room, his mother and younger sister left him undisturbed.
They left some food on the table, allowing Su Chen to eat when he got hungry.
For two whole days, Su Chen secluded himself in the room.
As he struggled to comprehend the text, he decided to study it word by word.
Finally, after much effort, he obtained a cultivation technique manual.
Su Chen was determined not to give up.
Suddenly, a line of small characters appeared before his eyes.
[Reading a hundred times, the meaning will reveal itself, and you will obtain the Divine Mission: Seeker of Knowledge.]
[Seeker of Knowledge]: Increases personal understanding, with a certain probability of triggering enlightenment.
The Divine Mission for Seeker of Knowledge was blue, not particularly rare.
Upon obtaining the Divine Mission once more, Su Chen's previous speculations were confirmed.
By repeating certain actions, there was a chance to obtain related Divine Missions.
The Mystical Heavenly Path Heart Sutra, which Su Chen had struggled to understand, was divided into two sections.
The first section focused on body tempering, using the physical body to cultivate a pure Yang constitution.
The second section emphasized mental cultivation, exchanging worldly desires for the hearts of sages.
These two aspects complemented each other, leading to higher stages of cultivation.
This was indeed a Sage's cultivation method!
As he continued reading, he discovered the detailed cultivation techniques within the Mystical Heavenly Path Heart Sutra.
Although Su Chen had already reached the Ninth Stage, he decided to start his cultivation anew with the Mystical Heavenly Path Heart Sutra.
The foundational cultivation technique of the Yunyang Sect couldn't compare to the Mystical Heavenly Path Heart Sutra.
The Ninth Stage focused on body tempering, strengthening the physical body and increasing vitality beyond that of ordinary mortals.
The Eighth Stage was about refining essence, enhancing the body's constitution and greatly increasing strength.
With bare hands, one could lift enormous rocks.
Looking back at the Yunyang Sect's foundational cultivation technique, it was clear that it had misled its disciples.
Whether it was the Ninth or Eighth Stage, the cultivation was simply not sufficient.
After a brief meal, Su Chen felt refreshed.
He then donned the title of Indomitable Spirit and rested for a short while, feeling as if he had slept for an entire night, his mind clear and his spirit rejuvenated.
Once his condition was restored, Su Chen officially began cultivating the Mystical Heavenly Path Heart Sutra.
With his experience of breaking through the Ninth Stage, restarting his cultivation should be easier.
Focusing his mind and concentrating his consciousness, he followed the instructions of the cultivation technique.
Suddenly, it felt as if an iron hammer was pounding on his back.
With just the first strike, Su Chen was knocked to the ground.
Despite having already cultivated the Yunyang Sect's foundational body tempering technique to the Ninth Stage, he couldn't withstand even the Ninth Stage body tempering of the Mystical Heavenly Path Heart Sutra.
Breathing heavily, Su Chen was more certain that he had not taken the wrong path.
He must start anew, laying a stronger foundation to progress further.
(End of Chapter)
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