“How could secret techniques be applied in such a way?”
“How brilliant that great existence must be, to conceive so many secret techniques just from the ‘Raindrop Diagram’?” Luo Feng placed the first volume of “Essays on Space-Time” aside and picked up the second volume. As he opened the thick metallic book, Luo Feng began reading voraciously once again.
The second volume of “Essays on Space-Time” corresponds to the second diagram, the “Drizzle Diagram,” of the “Nine Heavens Chaos Stele.”
Its depth was clearly hundreds or even thousands of times greater than the first volume. Luo Feng had only grasped the superficial meaning of the second diagram, so as he turned page after page, he felt the profoundness of the secret techniques described. These techniques were all based on the “Drizzle Diagram”—some contained only its surface meaning, others touched upon partial mysteries, while a few encapsulated the entire diagram’s essence.
“It’s actually like this!”
“Now I understand!”
“Ah!”
Luo Feng flipped through the thick second volume, completely immersed in it.
He had learned all 3,219 secret techniques from the first volume in just three days.
Yet, among the 2,102 techniques recorded in the second volume, a staggering 2,083 remained utterly inscrutable to him, plunging his mind into profound bewilderment. Merely nineteen arts flickered at the edge of comprehension—arcane sigils he could scarcely grasp. But as he immersed himself in their mysteries, weaving threads of understanding with the “Drizzle Diagram” inscribed upon the primordial “Nine Heavens Chaos Stele” within his soul’s eye, glimmers of enlightenment began to dawn like stars piercing through celestial veils.
Just like how factories disassemble machines—by examining the parts of a machine sample and then working backward to deduce the method of manufacturing it.
This is the same principle.
Why are secret techniques so precious?
Because as one studies them, the techniques become increasingly profound, pointing toward the deeper laws of existence. Studying secret techniques also aids in comprehending the fundamental principles of the universe. This is why so many beings across the cosmos strive desperately to obtain valuable secret techniques. After all, viewing the Chaos Steles is a privilege reserved for only the rarest few among the human race.
Ordinary cultivators cannot even see the 52 Chaos Steles!
…
Luo Feng exhaled deeply and set the heavy book aside.
“What a great book.”
“A truly great book.” Luo Feng gazed at the cover, where the words “Essays on Space-Time” seemed to subtly resonate with the transformation of the cosmos and the shifting of stars.
“If only it were a bit cheaper. Next time I want to buy the third volume, it’ll cost 100,000 points. Where would I even get that many points?”
Points were extremely hard to come by.
“Barbara, how long have I been reading?” Luo Feng carefully placed the book into the cabinet behind him and asked.
“You spent three days on the first volume, and twenty-nine days on the second!” the little demon on his shoulder replied.
“Twenty-nine days?” Luo Feng nodded slightly, then shook his head with a smile. “I learned 3,219 secret techniques in three days, but spent twenty-nine days just studying nineteen. And I still haven’t fully understood all of them.”
“How effective was it?” Barbara asked eagerly.
“It was decent,” Luo Feng replied with a smile. “I’ve grasped the tenth and eleventh mysteries.”
“What?!” Barbara’s eyes nearly popped out. “Luo Feng, you’re too… too shamelessly good! You call that ‘decent’?”
The “Raindrop Diagram” contained nine fundamental mysteries.
The “Drizzle Diagram” contained twenty-seven deeper ones.
The “Downpour Diagram” contained the final seventy-two, the most profound of all.
In total, there were 108 mysteries—the most fundamental and essential units of the universe’s spatial principles.
“You could say I’ve been storing up knowledge,” Luo Feng quickly added. “In Chaos City, many of my insights were fragmented—glimmers of understanding that I couldn’t fully grasp. But now, studying all these secret techniques has sparked sudden insights. Many things I nearly understood before now click instantly. By cross-referencing them, I’ve managed to grasp two more mysteries. Out of the 108 sword techniques of ‘Drifting Blood,’ I now know eleven. Of course, all my past experiences, combined with ‘Essays on Space-Time,’ gave me a massive breakthrough. But such opportunities won’t come again.”
The first time reading “Essays on Space-Time” brought the greatest inspiration.
Such experiences would be rare in the future.
Unless he went back to study the Chaos Steles—but those were in Chaos City, and chances to study them were extremely precious.
“Oh!” Luo Feng suddenly widened his eyes, jumped up, and exclaimed, “I’ve been studying ‘Essays on Space-Time’ for 32 days straight! That means I haven’t attended any classes in 32 days! Oh no, I missed my favorite public lectures too!” Within the Taichu District, there were many study courses, but attending was entirely voluntary.
Generally, lectures about spatial techniques or secret techniques didn’t interest Luo Feng much. The immortal lecturers weren’t as good as his own teacher.
However!
The public lectures about the “Metal Essence Principle” and the fusion of “Space and Metal” were two courses Luo Feng valued highly. His teacher, Zhenyan, specialized in space, and though he had some insights into the Metal Essence Principle, he wasn’t as skilled as those immortals who had devoted themselves entirely to studying it.
“What’s the use of regret?” the little demon chuckled. “By the way, there’s a public lecture tonight on the fusion of ‘Space and Metal,’ which you like most.”
“Oh, I’ll go tonight!” Luo Feng nodded quickly. “But first, I should test my current strength.”
Luo Feng leapt from the balcony outside his study, leaving a trail of afterimages as he flew toward his training ground.
…
Inside the training ground, the floor gleamed like a mirror.
“Simulate Qiu Long City,” Luo Feng commanded. With Barbara’s assistance, the training ground quickly transformed into a section of a vast city.
The city was completely empty.
On the rooftop of an ordinary nine-story building, Luo Feng stood with his dark golden staff on his back. He shouted, “Begin!”
Instantly, the dark golden staff shot out a massive wave of golden swords—an overwhelming 1,600 of them. Like dancing spirits, the golden swords swiftly gathered in midair, extending golden threads filled with the mysteries of the principles. In the blink of an eye, they formed a golden column—the Totem Golden Pillar!
“Go!” Luo Feng pointed toward a bank building in the distance.
Boom!
The Totem Golden Pillar rolled forward, shaking the space around it. Like teleportation, it crossed several kilometers in an instant and slammed into the bank building. The entire structure trembled slightly before turning to dust. The ground beneath it also quivered, sending shockwaves rippling outward like ocean waves.
Within a radius of several kilometers, everything was reduced to dust.
“My control over the power isn’t precise enough,” Luo Feng frowned as he hovered in midair, watching the residential buildings beneath him crumble into powder. “I wanted to compress the attack into a straight line, but it still spread along the ground.”
“But!”
“According to over 3,000 secret techniques from ‘Essays on Space-Time,’ slightly modified and combined with the tenth and eleventh mysteries I recently grasped, the Totem Golden Pillar has become significantly more powerful.” Luo Feng pointed toward a distant location. “Go!”
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Totem Golden Pillar struck like divine punishment, smashing here and there. Wherever it hit, everything within several kilometers turned to dust.
“Lifting something heavy as if it were light—I’m starting to feel that mastery,” Luo Feng grew increasingly satisfied. Watching “Essays on Space-Time” had indeed benefited him greatly. If his fourth-level Divine Weapon was already this strong, how about the fifth level?
“Let’s try it!”
With a thought, Luo Feng instantly dissolved the Totem Golden Pillar into countless golden lights that flew back into his dark golden staff.
“Begin!” Luo Feng shouted, his eyes narrowing.
From behind his staff, countless golden rays burst forth in all directions, instantly resembling the blazing radiance of the sun. Mid-flight, the golden lights swiftly coalesced, directly forming thirty-six one-foot-long golden swords. Next, he needed to merge these thirty-six blades into a single dark golden longsword!
In the fifth level of the Divine Weapon, each golden sword was composed of 81 golden mini-swords, so 36 swords meant 2,916 golden mini-swords in total.
Luo Feng took a deep breath, gazing at the 36 floating golden swords. He shouted, “Combine!”
Instantly, the 36 golden swords converged. Each sword emitted countless golden threads along complex golden patterns, each thread representing Luo Feng’s comprehension of the principles of “Space and Metal.” As he split his focus to control them, his consciousness felt like a smart computer processing calculations.
“Success, success, come together!” Sweat beaded on Luo Feng’s forehead.
The dense golden threads intertwined and connected, fully integrating the 36 golden swords. A three-meter-long dark golden longsword had taken shape—its form was nearly complete. However, several areas of the blade still trembled and twisted. The golden threads were unstable, unable to fully merge.
“Combine, combine!”
Luo Feng’s face turned red.
He poured his consciousness and mental energy into control, but the resistance from those areas was too strong.
“Boom!”
The dark golden longsword violently shook and then shattered apart.
“Phew,” Luo Feng exhaled, shaking his head. The 2,916 golden mini-swords scattered into countless golden lights, flying back into his dark golden staff.
“If my mental energy were at the Domain Lord level, I could forcefully combine them through sheer strength,” Luo Feng mused. “If my understanding of the ‘Metal Essence Principle’ were deeper, I could also succeed.”
At the final moment, he had tried to control the golden threads to merge perfectly, but a few areas failed due to insufficient comprehension.
The Divine Weapon was a mental energy weapon created by combining the principles of “Space and Metal.”
It was one of the Nine Divine Weapons.
Because the principles of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Light, and Thunder were far easier than Space and Time. Thus, when forming the Divine Weapon, the emphasis was more on the Metal Essence Principle, while the requirements for the Space Principle were relatively lower.
“My understanding of the Space Principle is sufficient for the fifth level.”
“But my grasp of the Metal Principle is still lacking,” Luo Feng sighed.
His progress in the Metal Principle wasn’t slow.
As for Space, with the “Nine Heavens Chaos Stele,” “Drifting Blood,” “Essays on Space-Time,” guidance from Zhenyan, and the “Mosha Clan” clone that was a prodigy in spatial comprehension, his progress was nearly equal to his progress in the Metal Principle.
However!
In theory, his comprehension of the Metal Principle should have been far ahead of Space!
“There’s no teacher who specifically teaches me the Metal Principle,” Luo Feng thought. “And I haven’t studied any Metal Principle secret techniques. Now I see—I should have the Golden-Horned Giant Beast study a set of Metal Principle secret techniques to accelerate my progress in that area.”
“The inheritance memory holds an ocean of secret techniques.”
“Which one should my Golden-Horned Giant Beast clone choose?”
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