Although Yun Mengyao was an unparalleled genius in everyone's eyes and had probably already broken through to the mid-stage of the Condensing Truth Realm, catching up to her would not be difficult for him.
He was currently at the initial stage of the Condensing Truth Realm, but within a year at most, he could catch up to her and might even surpass her.
Even now, he had the strength to fight her. Having cultivated the Life Nurturing Art for a long time, Lu Wangchuan's physique, defense, recovery, and endurance far surpassed those of others at the same level. He could kill enemies above his realm!
But with Lu Wangchuan's cautious nature, he would not make a move lightly.
For one thing, unless it was a life-or-death situation, he did not like exposing all his strength so casually.
For another, he needed to learn more about Yun Mengyao. A green tea like her might always have several men backing her up. If one of them happened to be some big shot he could not afford to provoke at his current stage, that would be troublesome.
As the saying went, a gentleman's revenge could wait ten years. He would hold back for now and raise his cultivation first.
Once he was strong enough, even if she had a Titanium Alloy Steel Rod holding her up from behind, he would still break it for her.
"Senior Brother Chen, what restrictions are there for a Peak Master challenge?"
"You still refuse to give up?"
Chen Qingquan shook his head helplessly, but he still explained.
"There are two requirements for a Peak Master challenge. First, it must take place during the sect's triennial celebration. Second, the challenged Peak Master's cultivation must have reached the Dantian Realm.
"Not every Peak Master is exceptionally strong. Many, such as Martial Uncle Lu, inherited their peaks from their ancestors. Their ancestors rendered glorious service to the sect, so they receive a certain degree of protection from the sect.
"The reason Yun Mengyao wanted to seize Martial Uncle Lu's peak was to take Martial Uncle Lu's resources.
"Although she was already a true disciple at Still Water Peak at the time, the resources she possessed were, at most, those available to a disciple.
"But if she seized Still Water Peak and became its Peak Master, her resources would increase many times over."
"So that's how it was."
Lu Wangchuan nodded, committing all of this to memory.
At the same time, the two arrived at the Library Pavilion. Chen Qingquan took out his identity token to register, conveyed Grandmaster Cheng Yunxiao's instructions, and after the Library Pavilion recorded them in its register, the two entered its interior.
The moment he entered, Lu Wangchuan could not help but feel his heart tremble. He finally understood why his master had insisted on sending him to an immortal sect like the Divine Water Sect.
An immortal sect was truly an existence devoted purely to cultivating martial arts.
Not only did it possess natural heaven-and-earth spiritual veins, it also contained countless cultivation techniques, notes, and martial cultivation materials.
A technique on the level of the Mountain Splitting Fist taught at Dragon Tiger Martial Hall in Jianghai City simply could not be found here.
The lowest-grade techniques here were probably comparable to the Dao Embryo Breathing Method. No matter how low they were, they could not be much worse, and in any case, they were several times stronger than the Mountain Splitting Fist.
And this was only the first floor, which held nothing but ordinary introductory techniques. The techniques stored on the second and third floors were probably even more numerous and superior.
"Junior Brother Lu, you're a core disciple, so there's no need to look through the techniques on this floor. Come with me to the second floor. The techniques there are all at the Transcendent Tier."
Lu Wangchuan nodded and followed him upstairs.
The second floor was filled entirely with Transcendent Tier techniques. As they walked, Chen Qingquan explained,
"We core disciples generally choose two techniques to cultivate: one internal art and one combat martial skill. Transcendent Tier techniques contain unfathomable mysteries and are difficult to cultivate. If you bite off more than you can chew, you will not digest it."
Lu Wangchuan agreed deeply. Although he had the Light Screen and could directly allocate points, Transcendent Tier techniques consumed an enormous amount of blood qi. Even the lowest level required more than a thousand points of blood qi, while some better Transcendent Tier techniques might cost even more.
Good steel had to be used on the blade's edge. For combat, the Limitless Sword Dao alone was enough for now. He only planned to choose one more Transcendent Tier life-nurturing internal art to speed up the growth of his blood qi and cultivation.
However, there were not many life-nurturing techniques on the entire second floor. After all, such things were not mainstream. Few people would cultivate them, and even in a place like the sect, where techniques gathered like clouds, they were uncommon.
Then, his gaze suddenly fell upon an internal cultivation manual in the corner. He took it out and saw five words written on its cover: Azure Emperor Longevity Art.
"Forbidden Technique!"
The moment Lu Wangchuan saw the technique's grade, he could not help crying out in shock.
Above Transcendent Tier techniques were what were known as Forbidden Techniques!
A forbidden technique was not something mortals could cultivate lightly.
"This is a Forbidden Technique-level internal cultivation art? Didn't you say the second floor only has Transcendent Tier techniques, Senior Brother?"
Chen Qingquan glanced at it, then said without much interest,
"This thing is indeed a Forbidden Technique-level art, but it's a life-nurturing technique. Forget being placed on the second floor—even if it were placed on the first floor, no one would cultivate it, right?"
Lu Wangchuan froze for a moment, then understood. Though this internal cultivation art was a Forbidden Technique above the Transcendent Tier, it could never escape the words "life-nurturing."
To cultivate it well, one had to spend a long time cultivating every day, leaving no time at all for combat martial skills and other techniques.
Moreover, as a Forbidden Technique-level art, it required even greater comprehension. Otherwise, progress would be slow. To newcomers, it was like chicken ribs—tasteless to eat, yet a pity to discard. To experts, it was inferior to internal cultivation arts of the same tier, or even to Transcendent Tier internal arts.
Its placement on the second floor was therefore understandable.
But for him, this was an earth-shattering stroke of unexpected joy.
Unlike others, what he needed to cultivate was precisely a pure life-nurturing technique.
If this technique had not been placed on the second floor, he might only have been able to cultivate a Transcendent Tier Life Nurturing Art. To obtain this one, he would have needed to demonstrate a higher level of cultivation or attain a higher position within the sect.
But now, he could cultivate it directly. How much time would that save?
Even as a life-nurturing art, a Forbidden Technique-level one was several times stronger than a Transcendent Tier one, wasn't it?
To put it bluntly, someone had practically launched him to Rome on a rocket!
"I'll cultivate this one."
Chen Qingquan was stunned, then immediately cried out,
"Have you gone insane?"
His shout immediately drew the attention of quite a few people, and he hurriedly lowered his voice.
"What is going through that head of yours? Don't act like you've never seen a woman just because you saw a Forbidden Technique, all right? If you cultivate this thing, your entire life will be ruined.
"There are plenty of Transcendent Tier internal arts here. Pick any one at random, cultivate it for two hours a day, and it will match more than ten hours spent cultivating a life-nurturing art. If you cultivate this, where will you find the time to cultivate combat martial skills?"
"My mind is made up. I hope you can understand, Senior Brother."
Lu Wangchuan decisively walked aside and entered the Azure Emperor Longevity Art into the Light Screen.
Chen Qingquan still wanted to persuade him, but Lu Wangchuan would not listen to reason, oil, or salt. In the end, Chen Qingquan could only beat his chest and stamp his feet, hating that iron had failed to become steel.
"It's over. If Grandmaster learns of this, I'm afraid I won't escape a savage beating. You've truly dragged me into a miserable pit, kid."
Lu Wangchuan smiled faintly and closed the book.
"Don't worry. This was my own choice. It has nothing to do with you, Senior Brother."
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