"I choose the Inheritance Jade Slip."
With a thought from Lu Yu, a fiery-red Jade Slip appeared in his hand in an instant.
As his Soul power slowly swept across the Jade Slip, information on the three techniques immediately surfaced in his mind.
The Heavenly Fire Forging God Art used Heavenly Flames to temper the soul. With every refinement, it could purge impurities from the soul and elevate its quality, eventually transforming it into a cluster of Soul Fire. As long as the flames did not die out, the soul would remain undying.
It was divided into two major realms: Soul Tempering and Transformation into Fire.
Soul Tempering corresponded to cultivation in the mortal realm.
Transformation into Fire corresponded to cultivation in the Spirit Realm.
However, transforming the soul into fire was extraordinarily dangerous. The slightest mistake would cause one to spontaneously combust into ashes. According to the technique, it required the assistance of a fifth-grade spiritual pill known as the Soul Illuminating Pill.
Converted to the pill grades of the Dou Qi Continent, it would be an eighth-grade pill.
As for the Sky Burning Spirit Incineration Technique, it was a secret art that temporarily increased one's strength by burning the Heavenly Flames within one's body. The extent of the increase depended on the strength of the Heavenly Flames and their compatibility with the user.
The stronger the Heavenly Flames and the higher their compatibility with the user, the greater the boost.
However, after use, the Heavenly Flames within the body would become sluggish for a short time and needed to be nurtured before they could be used again. The user themselves would remain completely unharmed.
It could be said that nearly all the cost of using this secret art was borne by the Heavenly Flames within the body.
The final technique, the Ancestral Flame Scripture, could only be cultivated by those with the bloodline of the Fire Spirit Clan. For Lu Yu, it could only serve as a reference and had little practical use.
Exchanging for this technique in the simulation had merely been to avoid arousing the suspicions of those remnant souls of the Fire Spirit Clan's Heaven Supremes.
"The Heavenly Fire Soul Tempering Art and the Sky Burning Spirit Incineration Technique are both Earth-tier high-grade techniques and secret arts. Even among Earth-tier high-grade methods, they are top-notch."
"Those old fellows of the Fire Spirit Clan really do have some good things..."
Lu Yu praised them, then swept his gaze over the Jade Slip again. Shaking his head, he said, "The difficulty of cultivation is high too. It'll probably take several months just to get started..."
After a brief moment of contemplation, he made his decision. I should cultivate the Sky Burning Spirit Incineration Technique first. Secret arts are easier to learn than soul techniques, after all...
Having made up his mind, Lu Yu immediately sat cross-legged with his five centers facing heaven and began to comprehend it.
Several days later, at the Xiao Family's Back Mountain.
"Swoosh—"
Lu Yu's figure flickered like a ghost, leaving several crimson Afterimages beneath his feet. His fingertips trembled lightly, and dozens of hair-thin Fire Threads shot forth, weaving into a net of flames in midair as they covered the White-clothed Young Girl opposite him.
"So fast!"
Xiao Yi Xian's pupils contracted slightly. With a light tap of her slender foot against the ground, she rapidly retreated. As her delicate hands danced, Colored Butterflies wrapped in purple Poison Mist fluttered from her sleeves and flew toward the incoming fire net.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The poisonous butterflies collided with the Fire Threads, bursting into clouds of purple mist. Yet the crimson Fire Threads did not slow, piercing through the Poison Mist and continuing their assault.
In that split second—
"Boom!"
The Afterimages beneath Lu Yu's feet suddenly exploded, and his figure abruptly accelerated. In the blink of an eye, he broke through the Poison Mist's blockade and closed in before Xiao Yi Xian, his right palm wrapped in scorching airwaves as it struck directly at her center!
"Condense!"
Xiao Yi Xian remained calm in the face of danger. Her hands swiftly formed seals, and layers of purple poisonous barriers gathered before her, attempting to block this thunderous strike.
But Lu Yu's lips curled upward. The Afterimages beneath his feet exploded again, propelling him skyward. He executed a graceful somersault in midair, then transformed into a crimson meteor that plunged downward with fierce palm wind!
"This..."
Xiao Yi Xian looked up at the descending figure and froze where she stood.
Just as the palm wind was about to strike her, the Purple Cloud Wings behind Lu Yu suddenly spread open. He swept past her with an elegant side spin and landed lightly on the ground.
"You lost again."
Turning around, Lu Yu smiled. "You'll be handling the dishes tonight."
"That's not fair!"
Xiao Yi Xian stomped her foot in anger and said indignantly, "You have both an Earth-tier movement technique and a Flying Dou Skill. Your movements are impossible to predict—I can't even touch the corner of your clothes! It's unfair even if we're at the same realm!"
Lu Yu shook his head and cut her off. "You're already a Five-star Great Dou Master, yet you have the realm without enough actual combat experience. If you're unconvinced, I won't use my movement technique or Flying Dou Skill this time. Shall we go again?"
"Fine!" Xiao Yi Xian's eyes lit up.
Not long after...
"This one doesn't count!"
"You cheated!"
"My hand slipped..."
An hour later, Xiao Yi Xian sat dejectedly on the ground and said gloomily, "We're clearly at the same realm. Why is the gap so huge?"
If an old Dou Emperor had chased you down in every conceivable way for months, you'd be this strong too...
Lu Yu thought this to himself, but only smiled without answering.
All of his combat skills had been forged through Hai Bodong's torment. They had been tempered a thousand times over, and even among those his age, he could be considered outstanding.
"Alright. Starting today, train with me during the day. In the path of Dou Skills, practice makes perfect. If you only bury your head in bitter cultivation, you'll suffer sooner or later."
Lu Yu patted the dust from his robe and spoke with a serious expression.
Xiao Yi Xian blinked when she heard this. "What about Qing Lin? Doesn't she need to train with us?"
"She's only a Dou Zhe."
Lu Yu looked toward Qing Lin, who was cultivating in the distance, and sighed softly. "The most important thing for her now is to build a solid foundation. It won't be too late to temper her practical combat skills once she breaks through to the Dou Master realm."
A thoughtful glint flashed through his eyes. "Besides, her path of cultivation differs from ours..."
As a soul-type talent, the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils made Lu Yu believe that Qing Lin's cultivation had to begin with Soul power. He had originally intended to pass the Heavenly Fire Forging God Art to Qing Lin, but after further consideration, he realized it was inappropriate. The prerequisite for cultivating this soul technique was possessing a Heavenly Flame.
And Qing Lin possessed the bloodline of the Snake-human Race. Her constitution was yin and cold by nature, making it inherently incompatible with something like Heavenly Flames...
Even the Method for Shaping Exotic Flame Spiritual Meridians would likely be difficult to apply to her...
Thus, how exactly he should nurture Qing Lin was giving him quite a headache as well.
Lu Yu thoughtfully stroked his chin, his eyes gleaming with contemplation. Perhaps... I shouldn't limit my focus solely to developing her eye technique.
He raised his head and gazed into the distance, as though he could see the vast and boundless Great Thousand World. In that broader world, those with powerful Soul power can venture into so many fields. It is far from the Dou Qi Continent, where alchemy is the only path available...
"Alchemy, artifact forging, spiritual arrays, insect taming... each has its own strengths. It truly is a flourishing diversity of paths."
Lu Yu pondered silently. If I can find a secondary profession suited to bringing out the characteristics of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils...
At this thought, a faint smile appeared on his face. With the simulator's abilities, obtaining a basic inheritance would not be difficult. The true key was—
"What kind of path can bring out Qing Lin's potential to the greatest extent?"
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