The pills were all gone, and his cultivation had improved, but Lin Fan smacked his lips in mild dissatisfaction. If only there were more pills—he could become the strongest in the world just by popping them like candy.
He rummaged through his bag, but not a single pill remained. Then, his eyes darted toward the cultivation techniques.
He remembered seeing a few manuals earlier. Wonder what kind of techniques they were.
As for Mo Yixuan, Lin Fan didn’t hold much hope. The guy clearly wasn’t trustworthy, so his techniques probably weren’t great either.
But then Lin Fan had a moment of self-reflection. How could he be so biased? Even if Mo Yixuan wasn’t a good person, the fact that he managed to become so powerful must mean his techniques were decent.
He picked up one of the manuals and smiled the moment he saw it.
*”Ding! Congratulations on discovering the Heaven-tier Supreme Heart Technique, ‘Invisible Demon God.'”*
*”Invisible Demon God” is the foundation of the Ten Thousand Demon Sect, created by the Sect’s Ancestor after observing the Hell of Mahā, worshipping the Formless Demon God, and refining it over a hundred years. Only those with the Demon God’s Body can cultivate it.*
Lin Fan snorted at the description. Typical overhyped nonsense. But whatever—powerful people liked to brag. Since he desperately needed a technique, this one would do just fine.
*”Would you like to learn ‘Invisible Demon God’?”*
*”Learn.”*
Of course he would. Who wouldn’t jump at the chance to learn something exactly when they needed it?
*”Ding! Congratulations on learning the Heaven-tier Supreme Heart Technique ‘Invisible Demon God’—Level 1, Experience (0/100,000).”*
*”Ding! Congratulations on mastering ‘Invisible Demon God’—Essence Qi increased by 1,000.”*
Lin Fan grinned. Gaining a thousand Essence Qi from just learning the technique? That was solid power. According to the manual, “Invisible Demon God” had nine levels. He wondered how far he could take it.
At the same time, he noticed something. Now that he had a system, if he increased the level of a technique, would that also raise his own cultivation level?
But Lin Fan suspected it wasn’t that simple. For others, improving a technique’s level would naturally raise their cultivation. But he had a separate character experience bar—meaning he still needed to level up the traditional way. That was a depressing thought.
He shook his head. Thinking too much about it just gave him a headache. He’d just keep charging forward and see what happened.
He resumed searching through the remaining manuals.
*”Ding! Congratulations on discovering the Heaven-tier Supreme Heart Technique ‘Sword Intent.'”*
What the—another Heaven-tier technique? This must be the core heart technique of Nie Mantian’s sect.
Lin Fan scoffed. Some people really had all the luck. It seemed both Nie Mantian and Mo Yixuan were top disciples of their sects.
*”Sword Intent” was created by Linglong, the founding ancestor of the Luminous Sword Pavilion, after comprehending the ultimate Sword Intent. Only those with the Sword Intent Body can cultivate it.*
*”Would you like to learn?”*
*”Learn.”*
*”Ding! Congratulations on mastering ‘Sword Intent’—Level 1, Experience (0/100,000).”*
*”Ding! Congratulations on mastering ‘Sword Intent’—Essence Qi increased by 1,000.”*
After learning two supreme techniques, Lin Fan felt a surge of confidence. For a few seconds, he even felt like he was already the strongest in the world—until reality kicked back in.
Sure, he’d learned them, but leveling them up would still take a lot of grinding. It wasn’t going to be easy.
He checked the remaining techniques.
*”Ding! Congratulations on discovering the Earth-tier Supreme Technique ‘Flower-Plucking and Chrysanthemum-Brushing Finger.'”*
*”Flower-Plucking and Chrysanthemum-Brushing Finger” was a unique hand technique created by a great expert of the Ten Thousand Demon Sect. One finger could destroy the heavens—truly an art beyond words.*
*”Would you like to learn?”*
Wait a second—something was off.
Lin Fan’s cheerful mood was instantly doused like a bucket of cold water had been poured over him.
If he already had “Reversing Heaven and Earth” and “Black Tiger Steals Heart,” and now this “Flower-Plucking and Chrysanthemum-Brushing Finger,” wouldn’t he become some kind of… perverted martial artist?
A flower-plucking rogue? No way, absolutely not. As a righteous person, how could he learn such questionable techniques?
Nope. Definitely not learning this one.
But then he hesitated, stroking his chin. He couldn’t deny that these were rare techniques, and he’d come all this way to find them.
Wait—techniques weren’t good or evil. It was the user who decided their purpose.
Exactly! How could he be deterred by the name alone?
“Learn it,” he said decisively.
*”Ding! Congratulations on learning ‘Flower-Plucking and Chrysanthemum-Brushing Finger’—Level 1, Experience (0/1,000).”*
He turned to the last manual. If he could learn “Flower-Plucking and Chrysanthemum-Brushing Finger,” what else couldn’t he learn?
This one belonged to Nie Mantian—”Wind-Chasing Sword Art,” an Earth-tier Lower technique.
For Lin Fan, this was now the only offensive skill he could actually use.
But since he didn’t even use a sword, it was a bit awkward.
He’d used up most of the loot, except for a few pieces of equipment.
He wasn’t particularly interested in them. With the “Indestructible Demon Body,” he didn’t need any defensive armor.
He tossed a piece of clothing, a pair of shoes, and a sword into the furnace for forging.
*”Ding! Sub-profession level insufficient. Cannot melt or forge.”*
A prompt appeared as he tried to forge them.
Lin Fan sighed helplessly. Seems like he wasn’t ready to dispose of them yet.
To avoid trouble, he simply stored them in his bag for later.
After wrapping everything up, Lin Fan felt relaxed.
As night fell, he leaned against an ancient towering tree and began to cultivate the “Invisible Demon God” technique.
He could feel the energy flowing through his body, gradually growing stronger.
*”Ding! ‘Invisible Demon God’ experience +10.”*
*”Ding! ‘Invisible Demon God’ experience +10.”*
He opened his eyes in confusion. Why was the experience gain so slow? That didn’t make sense at all.
He switched to cultivating “Sword Intent” to see what would happen.
*”Ding! ‘Sword Intent’ experience +1.”*
*”Ding! ‘Sword Intent’ experience +1.”*
What the hell? Both were Heaven-tier techniques, yet their experience gains were vastly different.
Could it be that “Sword Intent” wasn’t suitable for him?
Lin Fan felt helpless. At this rate, with 100,000 experience needed for the first level alone, when would he ever level up?
There must be something wrong. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be like this.
Even though these techniques required specific body types to cultivate, the system had allowed him to learn them, so those restrictions should have been lifted. The slow progress must be due to some special reason he hadn’t discovered yet.
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