“Alright, give him a chance. I won’t pursue the matter from just now.”
Suddenly, Li Tan spoke as the man knelt on the ground.
The old man looked at Li Tan with confusion.
“What do you mean?”
“Exactly what I said.”
The old man’s expression changed, and after a short pause, he coldly snorted.
“Fine then. Handle it however you want.”
After he finished speaking, he turned and left, his sleeve flaring. Outside the stone chamber, only Li Tan and the kneeling, stunned man remained.
Li Tan glanced at him indifferently and said in a calm tone.
“Stand up.”
The man nervously stood at once, his bewildered gaze meeting Li Tan’s as he asked in confusion.
“Why did you speak up for me?”
“Don’t you remember? You still owe me one favor.”
Thinking that Li Tan might want him to do something more serious than being expelled from the Pill Pavilion, the man anxiously asked.
“What do you want me to do?”
“Help me find someone. Keep an eye on a certain person.”
The man was stunned, lifting his head in disbelief. “Huh?”
Li Tan didn’t seem particularly interested, as if he were assigning an insignificant task.
“Do you still remember that girl just now? Your current position allows you to meet many people. Keep an eye on her for me. If you have any news, come find me at the Lin residence.”
After speaking, Li Tan turned and left without hesitation.
The man stared blankly as his figure faded into the distance, still unable to snap out of his daze.
“Just like that?”
He hadn’t expected that the “small matter” Li Tan mentioned was genuinely trivial. Once he truly came to his senses and accepted the reality, a sense of shame overwhelmed him, making him feel deeply embarrassed about his previous behavior.
As for Li Tan, having him help find Tang Leyin wasn’t particularly important. It was more about feeling that it wasn’t worth ruining someone’s family over such a minor issue. In fact, this mindset was heavily influenced by Tang Leyin herself.
After receiving the light brown robe and qualification certificate exclusive to a Grade One Alchemist, Li Tan asked the staff about the location of the cultivation room and quickly made his way there.
The Pill Pavilion’s cultivation room was located near the main building of the Pill Pavilion. It was square-shaped, constructed from black stone, resembling a simple box resting on the ground.
Inside, it was “bare-walled,” almost devoid of any decorations. The dark, rough walls were dimly lit, and the number of staff members maintaining order was minimal—easily countable on one hand. This indirectly reflected the Pill Pavilion’s confidence in the security of this stone “box.”
The cultivation rooms were located on the second and third floors, with entrances sealed by thick stone doors. Inside, only flickering oil lamps provided dim lighting, adding an eerie atmosphere to the already gloomy setting.
The cultivation rooms contained nothing at all—no furnishings were needed. Li Tan randomly chose one, shut the door tightly, and sat cross-legged in the center, exhaling deeply as he prepared for his first cultivation session since his rebirth.
One of the most important preparations before cultivation was choosing a cultivation technique, and Li Tan decided on the Liangchen Jin Yi Lu, the same technique he had practiced in his previous life.
In the Jiuzhou continent, cultivation techniques were divided into four ranks: Heaven, Earth, Heaven, and Yellow, with Heaven being the strongest and Yellow the weakest. Under equal cultivation conditions, someone practicing a lower-ranked technique would find it extremely difficult to defeat someone with a higher-ranked technique. Therefore, sects and families relied heavily on the cultivation techniques passed down through generations to maintain their strength.
Li Tan’s Liangchen Jin Yi Lu was a powerful Earth-tier middle-level cultivation technique. At his peak, a single wave of his hand could split mountains and crack stones.
As he recalled the techniques of Liangchen Jin Yi Lu, Li Tan took a deep breath. However, just as he was about to begin drawing in spiritual energy, a warm current suddenly surged from his dantian. Puzzled, he used his spiritual sense to observe internally and froze immediately.
Inside his dantian, the Huang Pagoda was rotating clockwise, emitting dazzling yellow light.
“What’s going on?”
Li Tan muttered in confusion.
The pagoda had undergone a new change. The calm sea of books on its first floor began to ripple violently, and all the books rotated along with the Huang Pagoda. The rotation speed increased rapidly until an ancient book with a distinct aged appearance was isolated at the vortex center.
“What book is this?”
Li Tan cautiously approached with his spiritual sense. The moment he noticed the book’s title, it felt as if an electric current surged through his mind, causing immediate dizziness. When he came to his senses, he found the strange ancient book resting in his hands.
The cover bore a grand title written in bold calligraphy: “Creation Star Constellation Technique.”
“What a bold name! Let me see what secrets you hold.”
Captivated by the title, Li Tan opened the first page with anticipation.
According to ancient tradition, the first page of any cultivation technique usually indicated its general rank, and this book was no exception.
As Li Tan’s eyes fell on the slowly unfolding four characters, his expression shifted to shock, then became increasingly strange—eventually even somewhat grim.
Those two words were: Yellow Tier, Lower Grade.
Yes, Yellow Tier, Lower Grade.
Li Tan was stunned.
Such an impressive title, and it’s only Yellow Tier? Are you messing with me?
But upon further thought, what kind of existence was the Huang Pagoda?
If the “Creation Star Constellation Technique” could provoke such a dramatic reaction from the Huang Pagoda, how could it possibly be just a useless Yellow Tier technique?
Filled with hope, Li Tan continued flipping pages. From this point onward, the book contained specific content. Some words at the beginning caught Li Tan’s attention.
“All cultivation techniques in the world are strictly categorized into Heaven, Earth, Heaven, and Yellow. I have always felt puzzled by this classification. Except for the human race, no other species on Jiuzhou follows such a system. So, is this classification truly correct?”
“After a thousand years of retreat and observation of the evolution of the Big Dipper stars, I suddenly understood. I created this book and broke through my retreat. But I am a solitary person, with no disciples or descendants to practice this technique, so I reluctantly sealed it away, leaving it for a destined successor.”
“So this cultivation technique has never actually been practiced by anyone? But to speak so casually about a thousand-year retreat, the master of this technique must have a cultivation level far beyond mine.” Li Tan mused. Even something casually written by an expert of such a level would trigger fierce competition and bloodshed. Let alone something researched over a thousand years. Curious, he continued reading.
This was the introduction of the technique—simple and straightforward.
“Cultivation techniques have no inherent strength or weakness; each has its own specialty.”
“My technique, when cultivated to its peak, can create a world of its own, giving birth to countless living beings!”
Li Tan inhaled sharply.
“Create a world?
Is this real?”
If he had found this technique anywhere else, Li Tan would have dismissed it with a laugh.
But it came from the Huang Pagoda, and judging from the pagoda’s reaction, it clearly intended for him to cultivate it.
Li Tan quickly skimmed through some content and discovered that this technique was extremely weak in terms of spiritual energy amplification, storage, and recovery—no different from ordinary Yellow Tier techniques. However, the content was incredibly abstruse and difficult to understand. Even for him, reading it caused noticeable discomfort. He could only vaguely discern that at a certain level of cultivation, one could initially create a rudimentary world for personal use.
“Personal use” was a key point, but Li Tan had no idea exactly how that would work.
Now he faced a crucial decision.
Liangchen Jin Yi Lu or Creation Star Constellation Technique—which one should he cultivate?
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