Spirit Devouring Yuan Great Method

Due to the vast collection of books, and the extra time spent on those dozen or so particularly difficult Ancient Books.

Xiao Chen was able to read through the entire collection of books on the sixteenth day.

When he came out, he found that the other True Lord had already left Universal Salvation Temple.

"Then I won't bother you any longer."

Xiao Chen bid Fa Zhao True Monarch had arrived at the first opportunity, saying, "We'll meet again someday. Please don't bother seeing me off any further."

However, Zen Master Jing Hua, who had come with True Fa Zhao True Monarch, reached out to stop him.

He then explained with a smile, "Layman Xiao, please don't be in such a hurry to leave. We just received some good news this morning."

"During this period, many spiritual items were used for the temple's repairs, and the disciples also took the opportunity to tidy up the warehouse."

"As it happened, we found fragments of the Star Sand Wave Stabilizing Shield that were sent here years ago."

Not long after Xiao Chen arrived at Universal Salvation Temple, he mentioned that he was searching for the fragments.

However, they were told that the confusion in the registration might be due to the items being stored for too long, or perhaps the disciples made a mistake while packing.

In short, the item was neither in the box recorded in the ledger, nor was it nearby.

After all, the annihilation of the Witch Clan was hundreds of thousands of years ago.

There wasn't much interest in the Star Sand Wave Stabilizing Shield, which meant that for a long time no one paid any attention to the fragment that was sent over.

In the end, Purified Nature Zen Master said that he would arrange for a disciple to search for it, and that it would be sent over as soon as it was found.

Xiao Chen had initially thought that it might be impossible to find it anytime soon.

He even suspected that some audacious disciples had secretly taken it.

Surprisingly, it turned out that they had gotten mixed up because so much time had passed.

As it happened, Xiao Chen stayed two extra days because he was reading those Ancient Books, so he successfully obtained the fragment before leaving.

Actually, he had originally offered a fourth-tier spiritual material as an exchange.

However, Zen Master Jing Hua refused, saying, "Please take back the sacred object, Layman Xiao. How could these fragments be so valuable?"

"I'm not just being polite, this thing really isn't of any use to us, otherwise it wouldn't have been almost lost for so long without us noticing."

"Since Layman Xiao is interested, please feel free to take it."

He was telling the truth. Although the fragment was indeed very valuable back then, after hundreds of thousands of years, it was practically nothing more than a souvenir, if not worthless.

The problem is that it's just a fragment, which makes it even less interesting.

I've never heard of Law Treasure that can be repaired after such a long interval.

Therefore, on this side of the Compassion Sea, the value of all ancient Magic Treasure Fragment is extremely limited.

"Alright then, thank you all, masters!"

Seeing his sincerity, Xiao Chen didn't stand on ceremony, accepted the fragments, and then took his leave again.

After obtaining this fragment, he was able to assemble nearly half of the Star Sand Wave Stabilizing Shield.

Although we are still far from being able to collect and repair everything.

However, don't forget that besides forcibly piecing things together, Xiao Chen could also consider going to the New Cultivation World and using these fragments as base materials to refine them anew.

This means that no matter what, there's a guaranteed minimum loss.

Of course, even if it's used as a substrate, the more complete the collection, the better.

In the New Cultivation World, the more complete the foundation, the greater the power that can be retained in the end.

Therefore, Xiao Chen still planned to continue searching for relevant clues to see if he could gather more information.

The Sea Race have been completely defeated.

The journey to Thousand Machines Valley was smooth sailing.

Qian Shu True Monarch warmly welcomed Xiao Chen's arrival.

Despite his repeated emphasis that there was no need for trouble or a large-scale effort.

However, he still directed the disciples in the valley to decorate with lanterns and colorful streamers, and to hold a grand welcoming banquet.

Meanwhile, during the banquet, 1,200 disciples were summoned to perform the Thousand Machines Dance Thousand Machines Valley.

One thousand two hundred puppets of various shapes and sizes were arranged into twelve celestial formations by the disciples in an orderly manner, and an aura of killing intent immediately rose into the sky.

They then practiced eight different formations in turn, each designed to handle different situations.

Four of these formation variations not only utilized puppets, but also involved disciples of the Thousand Machines Valley personally entering the formation to cooperate.

Clearly, this thing is not only aesthetically pleasing, but also possesses certain practical value.

At the end of the performance, Qian Shu True Monarch's eyes sparkled as he exclaimed, "Thinking back to the past, the valley was once home to many outstanding individuals, Thousand Machines Grand Array was renowned throughout the world."

"At its peak, it had 1,200 Golden Core Disciple equipped with 1,200 Thousand Machines Puppet."

"Even if they leave the valley and go to the outside world, the combined formation will be enough to suppress and kill a Nascent Soul."

"Unfortunately, most of the people in the valley nowadays are mediocre; they can only put on a show."

Then, Qian Shu True Monarch changed the subject. "However, although times have changed, I have actually still created several Thousand Machines Puppet, which are hidden in my study."

"If Daoist Xiao is interested, shall we go and take a look together later?"

"They are all replicas based on the ancient books, and I personally crafted every single part, big and small."

When he said this, Qian Shu True Monarch's words clearly carried a hint of self-satisfaction.

It's like showing off your precious treasure.

Unfortunately, while Xiao Chen didn't dislike puppets, he also couldn't say he liked them, "Um... let's forget about this one."

"I don't really understand these things, so going there would be like a cow eating a peony—it would be a waste of my time."

"Reading is more suitable for me."

Upon hearing this, Qian Shu True Monarch was clearly still somewhat disappointed. "Oh, is that so? No problem, I've already instructed my disciples to clean the Scripture Pavilion, you can go there anytime, fellow Daoist."

"Actually, if you haven't had any experience with them, puppets aren't exactly appealing."

"But once you understand them, you'll discover their charm."

"If you ever become interested, Daoist Xiao, you are welcome to come and find me in the valley."

It's clear that he really likes puppets, and he's even trying to recommend them to Xiao Chen.

Moreover, judging from the unsurprised attitude of the surrounding disciples, this should not be the first time they have done this.

Most of the Nascent Soul True Lord who visited in the past had encountered the exact same situation.

But this is destined to be a futile effort.

After all, Xiao Chen didn't even have time to practice the four great arts of alchemy, weapon crafting, talisman making, and array formation, so naturally he had even less time to study puppetry, a relatively niche Dao Arts.

Perhaps only when he has plenty of free time in the future will he be able to achieve this.

Or perhaps, he might become interested in this only if he suddenly encounters an extremely powerful Hextech that is also strongly related to the Puppet Path.

After the welcome banquet, Xiao Chen declined the invitation to watch the new puppet show.

He frankly stated that he wanted to borrow Ancient Books from the Scripture Pavilion.

Although Qian Shu True Monarch was somewhat disappointed, he put aside his desire to show off his creativity and led him directly to the Scripture Pavilion.

Unlike other sects, the Thousand Machines Valley's Scripture Pavilion was not built very high.

Instead, they carved out a long tunnel near the Spirit Vein and hid the sect's scriptures deep inside the mountain.

The tunnel is guarded by numerous puppets and traps.

If any enemy wants to break into this place, they must first overcome these many Checkpoint.

However, once inside, the restrictions of the formation were lifted, allowing for free movement.

"Daoist Xiao, please take this. If you wish to leave, simply infuse it with your true essence, and a disciple will come to guide you immediately."

Qian Shu True Monarch left behind a token that could be used to summon his disciples.

Then he voluntarily withdrew, leaving the space inside entirely to Xiao Chen.

The overall layout here is roughly rectangular. Although it only has one floor, the collection of books inside is quite substantial.

Furthermore, each shelf is clearly labeled with its category, making it easy to find the books you need.

Xiao Chen noticed that the further along the texts went, the more complex the content became, and the longer the time span.

Surprisingly, it also contains many Secret Method for creating puppets.

Moreover, apart from the lack of Fourth-Order Puppet, all the content from the first to third tiers is included.

Judging from the two empty bookshelves at the back, it seems that the most essential books on the legacy have been temporarily put away.

To be fair, everyone seems to be quite generous in this regard.

He was quite generous to Xiao Chen, allowing him to freely observe and learn various common secret techniques.

This time it took much less time.

It only took five days to browse to the last row.

"Tsk, it's all the same content. Hopefully, I can find something new in the last row."

That's right, Xiao Chen made almost no new discoveries this time.

Because he had read so many books, although the collection in Thousand Machines Valley contained some unique rare editions, the content of which was not particularly novel.

After all, there are only so many spiritual beings, histories, and stories within the scope of the Compassion Sea.

Now, Xiao Chen can only pin his hopes on finding some interesting discoveries in the ancient biographies in the last row.

Fortunately, because Thousand Machines Valley had once been glorious, it did indeed record many High Antiquity secrets.

Especially when he possessed the complete Thousand Machines Grand Array, he not only participated in many affairs within the Compassion Sea, but also presided over a period of time against the demonic path.

They even sent people to the Storm Sea and participated in the Vast Sea Secret Realm.

Therefore, the secret manual mentions a great deal about the demonic sect.

This also includes the ideas and achievements of the founders of Thousand Machines Valley at that time in improving some of the captured Demonic Dao Secret Technique.

Although Devil Cultivation Method arts are harmful and immoral, they should not be studied normally.

However, in order to better understand the enemy and to extract their essence for better cultivation.

The founders of Thousand Machines Valley conducted very detailed research and improvements, thus leaving behind dozens of special Secret Method evolved from Demonic Dao Secret Technique.

After excluding those Secret Method related to Puppet Technique or those of too high a level.

Two Yellow-grade Secret Law also piqued Xiao Chen's interest.

The first technique was called "Thousand Machines Water Escape Evasion Talisman," which looked somewhat familiar to him at first glance.

A closer look at the description reveals that this item is a modified version of the <Black Abyss Blood Escape Evasion Talisman>.

As a righteous sect, Thousand Machines Valley naturally rejects any demonic practices that require the use of Essence Blood.

They wanted to use Water Escape as a foundation, merely borrowing the underlying principles, to develop a powerful life-saving Talisman.

Unfortunately, their improvements ultimately failed.

Of course, the <Thousand Machines Water Escape Evasion Talisman> itself cannot be considered a failure; it was indeed successfully created.

The problem is that without the powerful force provided by burning Essence Blood, its speed and distance are far inferior to the original version, and it is not even half as effective as Blood Escape.

Such a thing might be acceptable as a standard measure, but it's clearly not enough to save one's life.

However, the production cost of this improved version of the talisman was even higher than that of the original <Black Abyss Blood Escape Evasion Talisman>, thus it became a failure.

Ultimately, it only remained in biographies, serving as a reference for future generations.

"This thing is interesting!"

Xiao Chen immediately became interested. "Since both types of talismans originate from the same source, their production processes and details should be quite similar."

You should know that he still had ten sets of raw materials that he had previously seized from the Illuminating Void Sect.

He had originally thought that although he didn't have the method to make them, he could try to draw them and see if he could get lucky and make one or two.

I did consider asking for help or having Su Li take over and try it out.

However, due to various reasons, it was delayed and I haven't had time to do it yet.

Now that Xiao Chen has obtained this <Thousand Machines Water Escape Evasion Talisman>, he has a very good reference.

Because this is a semi-finished product, it contains a complete record of the entire process within the <Black Abyss Blood Escape Evasion Talisman>.

Furthermore, a detailed analysis was conducted on each step, leading to the proposal of various improvement ideas.

If we remove the later improvements and only retain the steps and analysis,

That was practically a Secret Manual of inherited wisdom.

"I wonder how well Su Li is learning Witch Runes. If I show this to her, it should greatly increase the success rate."

Xiao Chen thought for a moment. Even if he could only succeed halfway, it would still mean five life-saving Talisman.

If used continuously, it means that one can travel 50,000 miles away in a short time!

What does 50,000 li (approximately 25,000 kilometers) mean?

Theoretically, a newly Spirit Transformation Venerable should possess Divine Sense Range of no more than ten thousand miles.

Even if you encounter a powerful expert who has broken through to the Spirit Transformation for hundreds of years, their Divine Sense might not be able to cover a distance of 50,000 miles.

It's important to understand that the difference in Spiritual Sense Strength between them is far more than just five times.

If Divine Sense is not far enough to pinpoint the enemy's location, then it will be very difficult for any cultivator to carry out an effective pursuit.

In other words, if Xiao Chen could possess five Black Abyss Blood Escape Evasion Talisman...

So, unless you encounter an exceptionally powerful Spirit Transformation Venerable, you'll have an additional way to protect yourself.

"This is great stuff, let's take it back and try it out."

Xiao Chen first activated the token with his true essence, and then looked at it three times while waiting.

He then asked the disciples of Thousand Machines Valley for paper and pen and copied down the <Thousand Machines Water Escape Evasion Talisman>.

Anyway, they put all these things on the shelf for him to see, so they clearly didn't treat him like an outsider.

So he didn't hold back and openly copied the text.

In fact, the Thousand Machines Valley disciple had already informed Qian Shu True Monarch before fetching paper and pen.

However, the result was that he was asked to pick out a set of fine writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones from the warehouse.

Ultimately, apart from the paperweight used to hold down the paper, which had no grade, the rest of the items were at least Tier 3.

The second Secret Method that Xiao Chen had his eye on was called the <Spirit Devouring Yuan Great Method>.

Its main function is to greatly increase the speed at which a cultivator's true essence condenses and recovers.

As is well known, even in Fourth-Order Spirit Vein, an ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator often needs ten days to half a month to condense a strand of true essence.

This effect is undoubtedly rather poor.

This <Spirit Devouring Yuan Great Method> only requires three days and ten thousand Low-grade Spirit Stone to accelerate the condensation of a strand of true essence.

At first glance, the price-performance ratio seems quite low.

If a newly promoted Nascent Soul Cultivator wants to condense three thousand strands of true essence, he/she will have to invest a full thirty million Spirit Stone.

Although Low-grade Spirit Stone are not difficult for Nascent Soul True Lord to obtain, they cannot withstand such expensive consumption.

Of course, Xiao Chen also saw a solution: in addition to the 'Spirit Devouring' technique, there was also a 'Primal Devouring' technique attached.

As the name suggests, after learning the 'Devouring Essence' technique, you only need to capture an enemy cultivator and then absorb their true essence to replace the Spirit Stone Consumption.

It can also significantly accelerate the speed at which cultivators condense true essence.

However, as a Devil Cultivation Method, its advantage lies in its simplicity and ease of use, while its effects are indeed remarkable.

However, the corresponding drawbacks are also very significant.

For the 'Spirit Devouring' technique, the exorbitant cost of Spirit Stone is simply beyond the reach of demonic cultivators.

For the 'Devouring Essence' technique, firstly, it is extremely difficult to capture enemy Nascent Soul Cultivator alive, and even if one succeeds once, it is difficult to have a follow-up.

Secondly, absorbing the true essence of others has the most direct impact of significantly reducing the quality of one's own true essence.

At the same time, it is difficult to completely transform heterogeneous true essence, and the parts that are not completely transformed will also create hidden dangers for one's future breakthroughs.

It is worth mentioning that the Thousand Machines Valley layer attempted to improve the Secret Method to reduce consumption.

However, it was found that reduced consumption inevitably led to decreased efficiency.

They also attempted to increase the efficiency of the transformation and completely transform the alien true essence, and even created a "Essence Tempering Great Method" as a result.

However, they were disappointed to find that no matter how hard they tried or how much they improved, it was all in vain.

At most, only 99% of the alien true essence can be purified; it can never be completely converted.

In the end, the matter could only be dropped, and the improvement of this Secret Method was abandoned, leaving it as a half-finished product with only the Yellow-level grade.

They haven't even come up with a new name yet.

"Unable to achieve a 100% conversion?"

With his exceptional intelligence, Xiao Chen immediately realized that this seemingly ordinary statement was actually quite profound.

Why can't different types of true essence be converted?

There must be an important secret here; perhaps understanding it will allow one to glimpse the Great Dao.

However, identifying a problem is easy, but solving it is much more difficult.

After thinking about it, Xiao Chen decided to put this problem aside for the time being and think about it slowly when the time was right in the future.

He cares more about something else now.

That is to accelerate the process of condensing true essence.

To be fair, Xiao Chen, because of the Five Elements Seal, could obtain a strand of true essence every day without having to do anything.

This efficiency is astonishing, and it has shocked the other True Lord more than once before.

The problem is that the amount of true essence required by Nascent Soul Cultivator is far too much.

To reach the Nascent Soul Early Stage, one needs to accumulate a full 3,333 strands of true essence, and not a single one can be missing.

If any one element is missing, a breakthrough cannot be achieved.

Leaving aside other cultivators, for Xiao Chen alone, this is roughly equivalent to 3,333 days.

That is, a little over nine years later.

Only then can he accumulate enough true essence and attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

Even if he could increase this efficiency by actively cultivating or consuming heavenly materials and earthly treasures, etc.

Furthermore, with Hextech present, even though he possesses Mixed Spirit Roots, he can still significantly outperform the other Nascent Soul True Lord.

However, even if Xiao Chen chooses to go into seclusion and cultivate diligently, it will still take him at least four or five years to accumulate enough true essence.

For him, this was still too long.

Xiao Chen considered it carefully. "Although 10,000 Spirit Stone for one strand of true essence is indeed a bit expensive, it doesn't seem impossible if used appropriately."

Because he doesn't actually need to use this method to obtain all his true essence.

It takes time to prepare for a breakthrough.

The Five Elements Seal continued to function even when handling various matters along the way, such as investigating Heaven and Earth Phenomenon, participating in auctions, and purging the Yin Corpse Sect.

In the end, Xiao Chen only needed to replenish less than half of his true essence through this <Spirit Devouring Yuan Great Method>.

Simply put, he neither needs nor is it necessary for him to spend over 30 million Spirit Stone.

You only need to prepare about 15 million Spirit Stone.

Although this is still a huge sum of money, don't forget that Xiao Chen can also earn a lot of money by traveling back and forth.

He hadn't paid much attention to earning Spirit Stone through this method before.

One of the main reasons is that I feel that although I don't have a lot of Spirit Stone, I have enough to spend, so I don't feel any urgency.

If there is a need for this now.

Xiao Chen didn't mind being a serious businessman for once and earning more Spirit Stone on the way back.

In conclusion, he should be able to afford this seemingly exorbitant expense.

"Well, in any case, I must first learn this Secret Method."

The more Xiao Chen thought about it, the more he felt that this Secret Method was crucial. "The specifics of how to use it can be adjusted gradually later."

"Anyway, just getting started doesn't cost many Spirit Stone."

"At worst, I can learn it but not use it yet, and then cultivate it after I've earned enough Spirit Stone."

Moreover, Xiao Chen had a small expectation in his heart.

Even disregarding the half-finished ' Essence Tempering Great Method), this ' Spirit Devouring Yuan Great Method ' itself belongs to the Yellow-grade Secret Law.

Theoretically, it should be able to enjoy a hundredfold increase in performance compared to a featherweight fighter.

Given Xiao Chen's familiarity with Hextech, this boost will most likely enhance the most significant characteristic of the Secret Method: Cultivation Speed.

In other words, if you can obtain enough Spirit Stone.

That means it's highly likely that instead of taking three days to condense a New True Essence, it will only take less than half an hour to obtain a New True Essence.

If that's the case, then one's Cultivation Speed will be directly linked to the speed at which one earns Spirit Stone.

As long as the Spirit Stone are available, one can acquire a massive amount of true essence at an incredibly rapid pace.

Thus, one can improve their cultivation level in a very short time.

If everything goes smoothly, it might not even take four or five years.

It might only take a year or two for me to attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.