Secrets of the Three Mountains Grotto-Heaven

Besides Defensive Spell.

The art of escape was naturally also indispensable.

This time, Xiao Chen specifically chose a Law Technique called <Flying Cloud Stepping Wave Art>.

As the name suggests, this is a Water Escape Technique.

Objectively speaking, the Metal Release was used during Foundation Establishment, the Fire Release was used during Golden Core, and now the Water Escape has been changed, which seems a bit illogical.

But to be honest, the main reason was that we didn't have any other choices before.

Now, Xiao Chen stands in the Scripture Pavilion of the Heavenly Dipper Sect, where Law Technique of all kinds are displayed in abundance, and he can choose freely.

That's why he changed his original mindset of using whatever was available first.

After careful consideration, I decided to develop my next Law Technique build.

As we all know, Law Technique and Cultivation Method are different.

The most important aspect of Law Technique is its purpose, or rather, its effect.

Without a doubt, the next step will be either an almost inevitable confrontation with the Sea Race, or a return to the Storm Sea to settle scores with the Yin Corpse Sect.

They all inevitably have to fight on the vast ocean.

Based on this demand, Water Escape is undoubtedly more suitable than other esoteric techniques.

For Xiao Chen in particular, switching to Water Escape has two advantages.

Firstly, he believed that he would be in the position of hunter when facing the Sea Race, and that Water Escape would allow him to better pursue and kill Fourth-Order great demon.

Secondly, it applies to the entire Eastern Domain.

Water-element Spirit Item are produced the most!

Moreover, these spiritual items are far superior to those of the other Five Elements Attributes, and can basically account for more than half of the output.

This factor is very important.

This means that Xiao Chen will have the easiest time obtaining Water-element Spirit Item in the future, whether through trade or as spoils of war.

If he cultivates Water Escape, he can use these spiritual objects to cultivate.

If he cultivates other escape techniques, then the Water-element Spirit Item he obtains will have to be disposed of, which would be somewhat wasteful.

all in all.

Selecting as many Water Element Spell as possible, including escape techniques, is currently the most advantageous decision for Xiao Chen.

"The previous ' Four Symbols Suppressing Mountain Shield ' contained the Black Tortoise Spirit Mark, so there's no problem with it."

"Should we also replace the Crimson Sky Mountain Severing Palm?"

Xiao Chen pondered, "Or perhaps, should I learn an additional water-based attack Law Technique?"

"This <Azure Wave Piercing Bone Needle> technique seems quite good, and I happen to have prior experience using the <Cold Light Ice Soul Needle>."

"It should be easier to get started with."

The reason why Xiao Chen chooses between Defensive Spell and escape techniques is that he picks and chooses here instead of learning all the Law Technique he can see at once.

This is the biggest reason why things seem to be dragging on.

This is because learning Law Technique requires time and resources; quality is more important than quantity.

Secondly, the Heavenly Dipper Sect possesses an excessive number of Law Technique techniques.

At least for Xiao Chen, it was truly too much!

There are hundreds of common offensive and defensive Law Technique alone; it's impossible to learn them all, and there's absolutely no need to learn them all.

In addition, the Heavenly Dipper Sect has collected a large number of Auxiliary Spells.

That's right, it's Auxiliary Spells similar to the <Receive Fire Treasure Talisman> that I cultivated back in the Li Fire Sect.

Previously, when Xiao Chen Fire Control in the Ember Sea, he was thinking of having a chance to supplement his Auxiliary Spells.

But seeing so many Auxiliary Spells all at once is overwhelming.

Based on their different effects, the Heavenly Dipper Sect possesses eight Auxiliary Spells in Five Arts and Three Categories techniques.

The five arts are Obstacle Breaking Art, Breath Concealing Art, Tracking Art, Illusion Art, and Spring Returning Art, which are categorized into three types: Fire Avoiding Category, water-avoidance, and Poison Controlling Category.

Moreover, some of them even consist of specialized Law Technique that are compiled into separate books and are highly targeted.

For example, a specialized Law Technique called "Dragon Scale Art" was developed to counter Flying Needle needle Law Technique.

This does not include Auxiliary Spells related to Hundred Arts of Cultivation such as beast taming, puppetry, and Spirit Plant.

Therefore, for Xiao Chen...

He was feeling somewhat overwhelmed by the dazzling array of choices at that moment.

Even if you only choose one of the Five Arts and Three Categories categories, first eliminate the special enhanced and variant types, and then eliminate the less commonly used Obstacle Breaking Art and Poison Controlling Category.

In theory, he would also need to choose and practice six more Law Technique.

If common offensive and defensive Law Technique as well as escape techniques are included, theoretically one would need to master nine Law Technique simultaneously to be considered well-rounded.

However, this was still an ordinary cultivator.

For someone like Xiao Chen, who Dual Cultivation of Magic and Body and occasionally uses Flying Sword, he will need to cultivate Qi and Blood Martial Technique and Sword Control Technique in the future.

That means we need two more Law Technique.

"That makes a total of eleven Law Technique."

Xiao Chen stood inside the Scripture Pavilion, surveying the nearly one thousand Law Technique around him. "Hahaha, even the Four Books and Five Classics only have nine subjects. Being a cultivator is so troublesome!!!"

"No, eleven Law Technique are still too many. A little knowledge of a few Law Technique is enough."

In fact, very few monks can manage so many categories.

Most of the time, people will look for similar alternatives.

For example, healing Law Technique like Spring Returning Art can be replaced with Healing Elixir.

The same principle applies to Poison Controlling Category.

For example, Auxiliary Spells like Fire Avoiding Category can be replaced with Spirit Artifact that have Fire Avoidance effects, just like the Hidden Fire Treasure Gourd was used back then.

To put it bluntly, we can consider using Spirit Stone to make up for these shortcomings.

Xiao Chen had seen similar situations before.

The Sword Abode True Disciple Storage Ring that he picked up from the Cangran Secret Realm contained Detoxification Spirit Pill and Formation Flag to Illusion Countering.

"But since we're already here, there's no need to give up now."

Xiao Chen thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll pick one of each and just start with the basics. I'll use the Hextech boost to make do."

"After that, we'll decide whether or not to pursue deeper cultivation, depending on the specific circumstances."

In fact, upon closer analysis, he is quite different from other cultivators.

For them, a Law Technique they've just learned is unlikely to be very effective.

However, for Xiao Chen, with the enhancement from Hextech, even his basic Law Technique could achieve effects comparable to those of an ordinary cultivator who had painstakingly studied for decades.

And if you're just getting started, it won't take up too much time or resources.

"Hiss, from this perspective, wouldn't the more types of Law Technique be, the more advantageous it would be for me?"

A sudden idea flashed through Xiao Chen's mind, and the more he thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed.

To be fair, his "Crimson Sky Mountain Severing Palm" is only at the very beginning stage.

It can still exert considerable power.

With this in mind, Xiao Chen regained his enthusiasm and began to carefully select items.

Prioritizing Water Element Spell, eight Auxiliary Spells, one martial art, and one swordsmanship were selected.

Although the last two are not needed for the time being, since we're already here, we might as well deal with them all at once.

The saying goes, "Don't bother two people with one matter."

Of course, Xiao Chen also kept in mind the magnanimity of the Heavenly Dipper Sect and the Gang Yuan True Monarch.

If the opportunity arises in the future, I will definitely Double Compensation.

And this won't take too long.

On a more immediate level, Xiao Chen staying at Heavenly Azure Peak to help fight against the Sea Race can itself be considered a form of repayment.

This genuinely alleviated the pressure faced by the Heavenly Dipper Sect.

If we consider a slightly more distant future, and if Xiao Chen successfully explores the New Cultivation World and obtains any extra Fourth-Order Spiritual Item there, he could consider prioritizing selling them to the Heavenly Dipper Sect.

Of course, if this really works out, it would be a win-win situation.

For Gang Yuan True Monarch and his ilk, they can prioritize selecting useful spiritual items.

It can also solve Xiao Chen's problem of lacking sales channels and reliable manpower on the Compassion Sea side.

Of course, that happened later.

The most crucial thing right now is to use the Scripture Pavilion to supplement our information.

Xiao Chen deliberately suppressed the speed at which his Divine Sense could read, reading only one book at a time to ensure clear memory and prevent confusion.

He first memorized all the selected Law Technique three times.

Only then did I begin browsing the remaining Ancient Books and biographies.

I read almost every book, from the top to the bottom.

During this process, Xiao Chen gained a preliminary understanding of the major events, special situations, and solutions that had occurred in the entire Compassion Sea over the past hundreds of thousands of years.

At the same time, I got to know many common Fourth-Order Spiritual Item here.

It includes plants, minerals, many marine specialties, and some common Sea Fish species.

"Does Nascent Soul Cultivator really have such a way of handling spiritual objects?"

Xiao Chen learned from a travelogue that even Fourth-Order Spiritual Item in the Compassion Sea have different classifications.

This classification is mainly divided into Two Categories and Three Tiers.

Most naturally occurring or artificial spiritual objects that can be produced at a fixed rate are divided into three grades: superior, medium, and inferior.

The bottle of Purple Fire Essence Refining Marrow that Xiao Chen obtained before was a low-grade artificial spiritual item.

This is mainly because it has a fixed formula, which allows for stable production.

Even the Purple-Gold Bodhi is considered a low-grade natural spiritual object.

Because it has fixed acquisition channels and its own effects are relatively limited, it often needs to be used in conjunction with other spiritual items.

Items like the Dragon and Tiger Intersecting Stone, the Dao Comprehension Crystal, and the Azure Luan Incinerated Feather Ash are considered mid-grade natural spiritual objects.

Their characteristics include their relative rarity, or their ability to help cultivators comprehend the Great Dao.

As for top-grade spiritual items, they are extremely rare.

They are basically the kind of things that are used up one by one, or things that can play an extremely special role and are almost irreplaceable.

However, the book still lists as many superior spiritual objects that have appeared in the Compassion Sea over the past hundreds of thousands of years as possible.

Although the description is not very detailed, there is very little information that can be confirmed.

However, most of these items are accompanied by illustrations that are as detailed as possible, so that future generations can quickly identify them if they encounter them.

For example, the legendary Hidden Edge Greatsword, which can cut through anything below the fifth rank.

For example, the Three Flowers Gathering Spirit Dew can help Nascent Soul Cultivator more easily Spirit Transformation Divine Realm cultivators.

Or, it could be used as the core material for setting up the Nine Extremes Yuan Magnetic Great Array — Yuan Magnetic Fine Gold.

"Hey, why does this thing look so familiar?"

Looking at the illustration of the Yuan Magnetic Fine Gold, Xiao Chen suddenly remembered that he had obtained a piece of Yuan Magnetic Fine Gold on Heaven Star Island before.

He didn't take it seriously at the time and even planned to sell it for money.

Fortunately, I never lacked Spirit Stone, so I didn't sell them and kept them in my Storage Ring.

"Was this thing really that valuable?"

Xiao Chen was somewhat surprised. "Or is it that the Heaven Star Sect is simply too wealthy?"

It should be noted that his Azure Luan Incinerated Feather Ash, Nascent Soul Transformation Jade, and other items were all legacies left by the Heaven Star Sect.

Even if it weren't for his special circumstances, those Heaven-Grade Inheritance would be extremely valuable.

It's hard to imagine that anyone would be willing to leave Fourth-Order High-Grade Spirit Item to their descendants.

It's not hard to deduce that the Heaven Star Sect must have been extremely powerful back then, but unfortunately it eventually disappeared into the annals of history.

However, this was naturally a good thing for Xiao Chen.

If the Heaven Star Sect were still around, he certainly wouldn't have had the chance to go to Heaven Star Island to obtain spiritual items.

"Unfortunately, this thing ultimately requires the setup of an array, so it's probably not very useful to me personally."

Xiao Chen said with some regret, "If only I had gotten a different Fourth-Order High-Grade Spirit Item back then."

However, since the Heavenly Dipper Sect has relevant records, perhaps they can use them?

Judging from the description in the book, this Nine Extremes Yuan Magnetic Great Array seems to be quite powerful.

In that case, it might be worth considering a collaboration between the two parties.

Xiao Chen provided Yuan Magnetic Fine Gold to the Heavenly Dipper Sect to set up an array, in exchange for some Fourth-Order Spiritual Item that would be helpful for cultivation from Gang Yuan True Monarch.

Firstly, he genuinely doesn't need this thing.

Secondly, since I've already seen the scriptures for free in the Scripture Pavilion, it wouldn't be appropriate to try and get something for nothing after I leave.

He prefers a win-win situation where both sides cooperate and achieve mutual benefit.

"However, we can discuss the Spirit Item Transaction after we get out of here."

Xiao Chen estimated that it was at least ten days' journey from here to Universal Salvation Temple, and the round trip would take almost a month.

Even with methods like Sound Transmission Spirit Sword, it still takes time for many messages to spread.

In other words, even if the Sea Race were to take any further action, it would take them a long time to react.

"Then there's no rush. Let's focus on reading first."

Xiao Chen gathered his thoughts and continued reading the remaining Ancient Books in the Scripture Pavilion.

Not long after, he saw a familiar place name in another rather old Golden Booklet —Sanshan Dongtian (Three Mountains Grotto-Heaven).

Moreover, the handwriting on that bottle of ' Drunken Mountains and Rivers ' was almost identical to the one on the bottle.

Xiao Chen was very interested in this place at the time, and now he has indeed seen the relevant books on the top floor of the Scripture Pavilion.

It seems that this is indeed a secret message that only a core True Disciple of the sect or Nascent Soul True Lord would have access to.

He couldn't wait to read on.

Then they learned a shocking truth: there was actually a Blessed Land in this world!

It was an extremely special place, somewhat like Secret Realm, but far larger than ordinary Secret Realm, and the way to enter was even more unique.

Although this grotto-heaven is probably located at the junction of the Central Region, the Northern Region, and the Eastern Domain.

However, it does not have any fixed entrance.

For cultivators to travel between the two sides, they must use a special medium as a guide—the Boundary- World Breaking Stone!

The book thoughtfully includes an illustration.

Therefore, Xiao Chen recognized it on the spot. "Hey, isn't this that strange stone?"

He actually possessed a World Breaking Stone, which was equivalent to having the ability to travel to the Cave Heaven.

This thing is very easy to use.

Once you're in a suitable location that has already been identified, you can use 810 strands of true essence to activate the World Breaking Stone in your hand, and you can successfully travel to the Three Mountains Grotto-Heaven.

In other words, theoretically, cultivators in the Late-stage Golden Core are already capable of visiting the grotto-heaven.

Of course, this is only in theory; in reality, the real threshold is having the ability or qualification to obtain the World Breaking Stone.

The book also specifically notes in cinnabar that a World Breaking Stone can only be used once before turning into dust.

In other words, if you go there but don't get a new World Breaking Stone, then don't even think about coming back.

Therefore, before setting off, one must either collect two World Breaking Stone before considering going, or be prepared for a long time or even a lifetime from returning.

"I never imagined that such a place existed in the world!"

Xiao Chen immediately became interested and continued reading, even slowing down his reading speed to digest the new information.

Then, he immediately resolved a question that had been lingering in his mind for a long time.

Where has our Spirit Transformation Venerable gone?

Actually, Xiao Chen had this question back in the Storm Sea, but he didn't take it seriously at the time.

After all, Spirit Transformation Venerable Divine Dragon elusive and difficult to fathom, far beyond the comprehension of a mere Golden Core cultivator like myself.

But later, he gradually realized that something was wrong.

This doubt has only grown stronger since the Sea Race launched a massive invasion of the Compassion Sea.

Logically speaking, if the Compassion Sea had even one Spirit Transformation Venerable disapproved of the Sea Race, where would they be facing any difficulties or crises now?

What are Golden Core Sea Fish Swarm and Fourth-Order great demon? They are all trivial problems in front of the Venerable.

But the Compassion Sea is already in such a terrible state.

The Sea Race advanced triumphantly, while the Human Race suffered repeated defeats, yet not a single Spirit Transformation Venerable intervened to turn the tide.

This led Xiao Chen, after breaking through to the Nascent Soul, to even begin to doubt whether there were any Spirit Transformation in this world at all.

Of course, his initial thought was that if there really wasn't one, he could take Su Li away from Secluded Doom Island.

After all, at this moment, no Nascent Soul True Lord has time to worry about a minor issue like the Moon Eclipse Curse.

If there were any fools out there, Su Li was at the Nascent Soul Great Perfection.

But now, Xiao Chen has finally learned the truth.

First, there are Spirit Transformation Venerable in the Eastern Domain, and more than one.

On the other side of the Compassion Sea, Universal Salvation Temple had long been confirmed to possess the Spirit Transformation, which is why it occupied the best location.

However, in the Buddhist Sect, they are not Spirit Transformation " but are called " Bright King," with the full name being "Immovable Bright King."

This also explains why a phantom image of Ten Thousand Zhang Golden Buddha appeared Universal Salvation Temple two years ago during the first month of the lunar calendar.

Secondly, they were all located in the Three Mountains Grotto-Heaven, which is why they were usually invisible to the outside world, and no reliable rumors could be heard from them.

"What a Immovable Bright King! He truly remains unmoved."

Xiao Chen was speechless. He knew that Bitter Silence Temple and Awakening Sea Temple had fallen one after another, Small Prajna Temple was completely out of contact, and even Universal Salvation Temple had been attacked to the temple gates.

Even at a time like this, the Buddhist Sect Bright King still haven't made a move.

Even on the Daoist Sect side, what are our Spirit Transformation Venerable doing?

Xiao Chen didn't believe they were unaware of the changes happening here.

After all, if he could obtain the World Breaking Stone, then the major sects must have already relayed the news to the cave heaven.

However, although the specific details of the communication are unknown, the results clearly showed no effect.

What does this mean?

Don't they care about anything?

They can't even attend to something as important as the Sea Race Invasion? What are they busy doing? Busy cultivating immortality?

However, having reached the level of Spirit Transformation Venerable, it seems that this is the only goal left.

They probably wouldn't even look down on things like vying for power, establishing a celestial dynasty, and making everyone bow down to them.

But while they might not intervene in minor matters, they should at least keep an eye on important Human Race.

Xiao Chen didn't quite understand what they were thinking.

This point is not mentioned in the book.

At the end, the book only specifically notes that there are Fifth-Order Spirit Vein in the Three Mountains Grotto-Heaven.

Moreover, it's not a pseudo- Fifth-Order Spirit Vein created by using formations like the one at Universal Salvation Temple, but a genuine Fifth-Order Top-Grade Spirit Vein.

Therefore, the Spiritual Qi inside is extremely concentrated, truly deserving of the name of Blessed Land.

At the same time, nourished by Spiritual Qi, the Three Mountains Grotto-Heaven also contain many Special Spirit Plant and Special Spirit Beast that cannot survive in the outside world.

For example, the High-grade Spirit Wine ' Drunken Mountains and Rivers ' is a specialty of the Three Mountains Grotto-Heaven.

Bringing them out would be expensive, but the key issue is that the stock is limited, and acquiring them again would be very difficult.

It represents one of the highest levels of hospitality etiquette in the outside world.

From this perspective, Gang Yuan True Monarch is actually quite generous.

The ' Drunken Mountains and Rivers ' that had been stored for 298 years was taken out directly.

Unfortunately, Xiao Chen didn't notice this layer on the table at the time.

And Not Today, I probably still wouldn't know.

If that were the case, it would be like casting a seductive glance at a blind man for Gang Yuan True Monarch.

His main concern was that Xiao Chen, as the Hidden Dao Heritage Successor, couldn't possibly be unaware of a place like the Three Mountains Grotto-Heaven.

Therefore, I deliberately didn't emphasize or explain it in detail, so as not to say too much and annoy people.

"That idiot Su Li definitely doesn't know about this."

Xiao Chen had already figured it out by now.

She certainly didn't know about the Three Mountains Grotto-Heaven, which is why she was worried about attracting a Spirit Transformation Venerable when they went out during their previous discussions.

There's nothing we can do about it, based on information we gathered from previous conversations.

Su Li was the first cultivator in the history of her small sect to successfully Nascent Soul Formation.

It's estimated that the entire sect is unaware of this secret information.

"Tsk tsk tsk, the Spirit Transformation Venerable has no intention of dealing with the Sea Race is probably bad news for the vast majority of cultivators in the Compassion Sea."

Xiao Chen sighed, "But for those Human Race Traitor, it's actually a good thing."

"Is this why people's joys and sorrows are not shared?"

However, on the other hand, for Su Li, it can be considered a good thing.

Without the constraints of the Spirit Transformation Venerable, whether or not to leave Secluded Doom Island is now entirely up to her.

Xiao Chen decided to go back and tell her the good news once things had settled down a bit at the Heavenly Dipper Sect.

Even for him personally, this was somewhat good news.

After all, if he could act alongside Su Li in the future, it would be like having an extra helper.

However, Su Li's personality actually has some minor issues.

Based on Xiao Chen's understanding of her, dealing with the Sea Race should be no problem, since it's almost a matter of course for cultivators to slay demons and monsters.

However, Su Li was a bit too gentle with Human Race cultivators.

Let's replace him with a more short-tempered True Lord.

When I saw him picking the Moon-Dyed Jade Marrow Mushroom, I guess I immediately made a move.

He usually seems very approachable, and I don't recall him ever losing his temper.

This kind of personality can actually make one vulnerable to being taken advantage of.

However, given her cultivation level, she doesn't need to worry too much about this issue.

After all, since no one at the Spirit Transformation appears, there are very few people as powerful as her.