Since Foundation Establishment is currently hopeless, then let's learn another great secret technique.
So far, due to the soul-collecting technique, he has obtained the cultivation methods for several great secret arts.
Among these, he no longer chose those methods and secret techniques for nourishing the foundation and regulating true qi, but instead chose a powerful offensive technique with extremely strong killing power.
This technique is called "Nine Heavens and Ten Earths God-Slaying True Method," which is dedicated to killing. Once mastered, one's true qi can be transformed into weapons to slay gods, making one virtually invincible among those of the same level.
If I change my cultivation method in the future, this technique can also be used as a means of protection, allowing me to fight my way through and prove my path through killing.
In the blink of an eye, forty years have passed.
Unbeknownst to anyone on Butterfly Dragon Peak, someone had mastered this great secret technique in that tightly sealed cave.
When Chen Du stepped out again, his aura was even more restrained, and even the sharpness in his eyes seemed to have been dulled.
As he walked, a hidden killing intent followed him like a shadow, and even the mountain breeze that brushed against his clothes carried a faint scent of blood.
From then on, Chen Du no longer concealed anything.
The aura of the Qi Refining Great Perfection was no longer concealed in the slightest; the Blood Origin True Qi surged through the meridians like a river bursting its banks.
Immediately afterwards, he mobilized his Martial Dao cultivation, which rolled like muffled thunder, causing the entire cave to tremble slightly.
Then, the aura of the two great secret techniques rose simultaneously: the Nether River Blood Fiend Return-to-Void Heavenly Book and the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths God-Slaying True Method.
Two completely different auras, like two ancient and ferocious beasts, coiled and roared around him.
The commotion was so great that even the mountain path outside the cave began to shake. Wisteria petals were swept high into the air by the shockwave and then fell down in a flurry, like a purple snowfall.
On Butterfly Dragon Peak, countless disciples rushed out of their houses in shock.
Some people took flight on their swords, while others stood atop the rocks, all their gazes fixed on that inconspicuous cave dwelling.
"What's going on? This aura... Qi Refining Great Perfection? No, more than that! There's also Martial Dao True Essence! And a Great Secret Technique! One, two... three?! How is this possible! Three Great Secret Techniques!"
"Three great secret techniques? I can't even get close to one! Who is this person? What did you say? Wang Dong? It's actually the cave of that outer disciple Wang Dong?"
"The Nether River Blood Fiend Return-to-Void Heavenly Book, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths God-Slaying True Method, and one more I don't recognize... He cultivated three great secret techniques simultaneously! Among all the true disciples, he ranks among the top! Just who is he?!"
"He's insane... truly insane! One great secret technique is enough for a person to cultivate for a lifetime, three great secret techniques... is he trying to turn himself into a god of slaughter?"
Just as everyone was filled with astonishment and doubt, an even more terrifying aura descended from the summit of Butterfly Dragon Peak.
The aura was gentle yet majestic, like an invisible sea slowly pressing down from the heavens.
Everyone held their breath at the same time!
A figure appeared outside Chen Du's cave. He was dressed in a black Daoist robe, with a thin face and half-white hair and beard. He was none other than True Person Chi Yun, the peak master of Butterfly Dragon Peak.
True Person Chi Yun stood with his hands behind his back in front of the cave entrance, his gaze deep, as if piercing through layers of restrictions to see the young man inside.
He said it three times:
"Okay, okay, okay,"
Chen Du broke the seal and stepped out of the cave. He bowed deeply to True Person Chi Yun, saying, "Disciple Wang Dong greets Peak Master."
True Person Chi Yun looked at him with admiration in his eyes, "To be able to cultivate three great secret techniques with the body of an outer disciple, such talent and such character are very good."
I ask you, are you willing to become my disciple and be my true successor, Chi Yun?
Without hesitation, Chen Du immediately replied, "This disciple is willing."
Upon hearing this, several cold snorts echoed from the void.
Those were the Foundation Establishment True Person had originally been observing but were a step too late.
Someone muttered under their breath, "Chi Yun, you old bastard, you're too quick!"
"Exactly! Everyone knew he had mastered three great secret techniques, but your Butterfly Dragon Peak was shameless enough to not even let anyone leave their cave before striking first!"
"So cunning! Utterly cunning!"
True Person Chi Yun laughed loudly, his laughter shaking the clouds and dispersing the mist. Ignoring the curses, he simply reached out and helped Chen Du up from the ground.
After True Person Chi Yun accepted Chen Du as his disciple, the disciples who had been watching the commotion outside the cave gradually dispersed.
However, those secretly watching eyes never truly left.
True Person Chi Yun wore a smile, but Chen Du sensed that his new master was silently communicating with several other masters outside the peak using his Divine Sense.
Several subtle Divine Thoughts touched lightly above Butterfly Dragon Peak and then dispersed.
He couldn't hear those few sentences clearly, but Chen Du could guess what they were about.
After everyone had dispersed, True Person Chi Yun led him to his cave at the summit.
The spiritual energy here is abundant, the stone walls are engraved with densely packed meditation Dao patterns, and the ground is paved with warm jade bricks, which is completely different from the simple stone houses of the outer disciples.
True Person Chi Yun asked him to sit down and personally poured him a cup of spiritual tea before slowly saying, "You are already quite old. Even if you have mastered three great secret techniques, your foundation is limited, making it difficult for you to break through to the Foundation Establishment."
Chen Du nodded but did not reply.
Of course he was clear-headed; he cultivated the most basic Yellow Rank technique, and his age and background were what they were.
An ordinary Foundation Establishment True Person might not be able to see his full potential, but someone like True Person Chi Yun could tell at a glance that his path to Foundation Establishment was almost completely blocked.
"However," True Person Chi Yun changed the subject, "Being unable to reach Foundation Establishment doesn't mean you have no future. Your three great secret techniques are enough to compete for the title of one of the Ten True Disciples of the Motian Sect."
Chen Du's eyes flickered slightly. "The Ten True Disciples?"
"Not bad." True Person Chi Yun put down his teacup, his eyes gleaming. "My Motian Sect has over a hundred true disciples, among whom the ten strongest are known as the Ten True Disciples."
The resources, cave dwellings, elixirs, and cultivation techniques they obtain are worlds apart from those of ordinary true disciples. More importantly, in some secret realms, the ten true disciples play a more significant role.
For example, the Blood-Colored Secret Realm has remained unopened for thousands of years, and even Foundation Establishment True Person like myself is envious of the opportunities within. However, due to restrictions, only Qi Refining Realm disciples can enter.
If you can secure one of the Ten Great Disciples, my Butterfly Dragon Peak, and even your master, will all benefit greatly. For you, it will be an immense stroke of luck.
He paused, then said, "Foundation Establishment True Person their own rules. Some people can't be dealt with personally, so they can only be handled by their disciples. When that happens, you can help me out."
True Person Chi Yun gave Chen Du a deep look after saying this, "I've finished speaking. What about you? Do you dare to argue?"
Chen Du remained silent for a moment, then stood up and bowed solemnly, "This disciple is willing to fight for the peak master, and for myself as well."
Upon hearing this, True Person Chi Yun stroked his beard and smiled.
The smile emanated from his eyes, yet it was unfathomable.
He didn't even consider ordinary Qi Refining stage disciples a threat.
To master even a great secret technique is extremely difficult, and one can then become a disciple of its true master.
Having mastered three great secret techniques, his combat prowess is considered exceptional even among the true disciples.
For Chen Du, becoming one of the top ten true disciples would likely make it easier to obtain better Foundation Establishment Divine Object and cultivation techniques.
Moreover, what he needs to do is not to force himself to break through to the Eighth Stage!
What Chen Du must do is kill that Eighth Stage alien!
The restrictions on the Spiritual Qi Revival were gradually lifted. Even if the first Eighth Stage alien race could descend, it would only be the most ordinary kind.
Even so, we cannot let our guard down, after all, he has no way out.
Therefore, he was determined to break through to the Foundation Establishment Eighth Stage.
Once he breaks through to the Foundation Establishment Eighth Stage, he will be certain of victory.