The Difficulty of Training Earth Rank Dou Skills

Shocking! Earth Rank Low-Level Technique has appeared in the Auction House! Pictures and proof included!

This post on the forum went viral within just twenty minutes.

At this stage, for top-tier players, having a Xuan-level cultivation technique with Blue Word Seal is something to brag about to their companions!

If it's a Mystic Rank Advanced Skill, even if it only has Blue Word Seal, it would definitely qualify someone as a top-tier expert! Leaving aside that overpowered individual.

The top experts recognized on the forum generally cultivate Mystic Rank Advanced Skill. Ye Suifeng's Mystic Rank Advanced Skill with Golden Word Seal has made him arrogant on the forum from 1.1 to 1.3!

This shows how precious the exercise method is.

If Xuan-rank cultivation techniques are destined to become widespread among ordinary players, then Earth Rank Technique are truly rare.

Even in version 3.2 of Yang Shan's previous life, Earth Rank Technique were definitely not commonplace.

The release of this "Blood Devouring Scripture" is of extraordinary significance! If someone manages to purchase it, it means that the player will be able to maintain a "top-tier" level in terms of cultivation techniques for at least the next two major updates! Mystic Rank Middle-Level cultivation technique with Golden Word Seal can rival, or even surpass, Mystic Rank Advanced Skill with Purple Word Seal.

However, Mystic Rank Advanced Skill with Golden Word Seal cannot compare to Earth Rank Low-Level Technique with Purple Word Seal! After all, this is a leap of a major realm.

There are several highly upvoted comments in the post—

Chao Bafang: "Isn't this the inherited cultivation technique of the Blood Sect in the Black-Corner Region?"

Lucky Poison Hand: "That's right, I remember that Blood Sect Master was ranked fifth on the Black Ranking, Four Star Dou Huang! Who exactly went to the Black-Corner Region so early? That place has no fewer than ten Dou Emperor, let alone Dou Zong!"

Even Ye Suifeng left an angry comment under this post:

"Damn! It's so much stronger than my cultivation technique? What kind of spendthrift is selling something as good as the Blood Devouring Scripture?"

Ye Suifeng's post received the most likes and replies.

Because he actually posted the introduction to his Mystic Rank Advanced Skill, which Golden Word Seal.

Whether it's the Dou Qi Intensity, the Dou Qi Reserve, or the characteristics, the Blood Devouring Scripture is clearly superior.

Furthermore, the Blood Devouring Scripture possesses the characteristics of passively increasing Qi and Blood, and consuming Qi and Blood to increase combat power! As a mutated Dou Qi, Blood Attribute Dou Qi also has the ability to corrode other Dou Qi! Finally, Bai Xiaosheng actually posted an analysis thread ten minutes later!

We directly compared the "Bloodthirsty Scripture" with three other Mystic Rank Advanced Skill Golden Word Seal.

Let's use the most direct data to illustrate the power of "Bloodthirsty Scripture".

Even a regular player in the top tier can snowball their progress by learning the "Bloodthirsty Scripture" and using the powerful attributes it grants to quickly rise to the first-class or even super-first-class level. If they can also improve their Dou Technique and equipment, they might even have a chance to reach the very top!

Of course, Bai Xiaosheng also explained the difficulty of obtaining the Blood Devouring Scripture in his post.

At present, within the Jia Ma Empire alone, only the Imperial Family and the Misty Cloud Sect's inherited secret manuals can compare to it!

However, the difficulty of obtaining the secret manuals passed down by the Imperial Family and the Misty Cloud Sect is absolutely outrageous.

The latter, in particular, requires a future sect leader to be qualified to learn!

Bai Xiaosheng's final conclusion was that he couldn't understand who was so desperate for money that they would put such an exceptional product, surpassing even the original, up for sale.

The popularity on the forum led to a continuous surge in the price of "Blood Devouring Scripture" on the Auction House!

What's a starting price of one million? For a true whale player who wants to dominate the Battle Through the Heavens game, one million is nothing! Watching the bidding price of "Blood Devouring Scripture" soar from one million to two million, then from two million to three million, and still rising, Yang Shan was grinning from ear to ear.

He quickly tapped his fingers and sent messages to Ye Suifeng and Bai Xiaosheng to express his gratitude.

That's right, these two were specifically hired by Yang Shan to help "stir up trouble" on the forum!

Ye Suifeng's help was purely out of friendship, since Yang Shan's company and Hero King Manor were now practically "allies".

As for Bai Xiaosheng, Yang Shan directly presented him with a fourth-grade Attribute Pill — the Body Tempering Pill— to express his gratitude.

After all, Bai Xiaosheng is now one of the well-known posters on the forum.

Bai Xiaosheng: "Oh, Great God Yang, you're too kind. I just wrote some posts casually."

Yang Shan wouldn't believe Bai Xiaosheng's nonsense.

Bai Xiaosheng may not be a Top Player in the game, but he is indeed very skilled.

The various analysis posts and strategy guides are obviously helpful to the majority of players.

This has led to Bai Xiaosheng's status gradually rising in the hearts of players.

If he wanted to stir things up, he could really create a huge uproar on the forum.

Even writing advertorials occasionally can earn Bai Xiaosheng a considerable amount of money.

Of course, even when Bai Xiaosheng writes advertorials, the content is full of genuine information, which is why he has been able to maintain his position on the forum.

Yang Shan didn't feel the slightest bit heartache at selling the "Blood Devouring Scripture".

One version later, "Blood Devouring Scripture" was worth 500,000; now it might sell for 4 million.

The best option is to sell things you don't need as soon as possible.

Anyway, the Wrathful Thunder Mystic Skill will be enough for him for a long time, and with his current abilities, he's not afraid of not being able to get any Earth Rank Technique later.

If you're going to do something, do the best!

Without the Golden Word Seal, would it be worthy of his status as "Blade Sovereign"? After closing the chat window, Yang Shan took out the "Three Thousand Thunder Movement"! In terms of true value, the "Three Thousand Thunder Movement" is far superior to the "Blood Devouring Scripture"!

Even if Yang Shan had to choose between the "Three Thousand Thunder Movement" and a Earth Rank Low-Level Technique with Golden Word Seal, Yang Shan would still choose the former! Moreover, the prerequisites for cultivating the "Three Thousand Thunder Movement" are quite demanding.

In the current version, even if mainstream players actually obtain "Three Thousand Thunder Movement", it will only gather dust in their Storage Ring.

However, for Yang Shan...

No problem! He has saved up 31 points of "Free Spiritual Root"! Allocating five points to the Thunder Spirit Root is a piece of cake!

The Spiritual Root attribute starts at 20 points. For every 1 point increased, a 0.5% overall increase in related attributes is obtained.

"Overall increase" and "damage increase" are two different concepts!

The comprehensive boost includes attack, defense, Dou Qi consumption, Dou Qi control, and many hidden attributes.

If Yang Shan were to invest all his Free Spiritual Root into his Thunder Spirit Root now, he could gain a 13% overall boost! Yang Shan is actually a bit of a perfectionist.

But in order to "Overload", he still chose to endure it.

After all, without sufficient Fire Spirit Root, it is basically impossible to make Heavenly Flames work for oneself!

"Overload" may never be as powerful as the Buddha Fury Fire Lotus, which has "theoretically unlimited" power, belonging to the protagonist Xiao Yan in the original novel.

However, judging from Yang Shan's research direction in his previous life, the future of Overload is bound to be infinitely bright!

This was, after all, a technique that Yang Shan had been researching in his previous life.

If Yang Shan doesn't thoroughly study "Overload" in this lifetime, it will definitely become Yang Shan biggest regret!

"Overload"—it's worth Yang Shan's efforts!

To unleash the true power of "Overload", one must combine different types of lightning with Heavenly Flames! After Yang Shan's Thunder Spirit Root was raised to 20 points, the "learn" button of "Three Thousand Thunder Movement" also began to glow.

Click to learn!

[Ding! Congratulations on successfully learning "Three Thousand Thunder Movement". Since your Comprehension has reached 40 points, your proficiency with this Dou Technique will receive a (40-15)% bonus.]

The cultivation conditions for "Three Thousand Thunder Movement" are: stand atop a mountain peak, wait for dark clouds to cover the sky, for a sudden gust of wind to rise, and for lightning to flash and thunder to roar, and wander among the thunder and lightning to absorb the power of wind and thunder within.

Note: The closer you are to the lightning formed by heaven and earth, the more power of wind and thunder you will absorb. However, lightning is dangerous, and if you are struck, you will need to bear the corresponding damage.

Many players who obtain Earth Rank Technique or Dou Technique for the first time are often quite bewildered.

Starting from the Earth Rank, Tian Yao Company began to "increase the strength" of players!

After all, once players acquire Earth Rank Technique or Dou Technique, as long as Tian Yao Company doesn't make any major mistakes as an operator, it's almost impossible for players to choose to quit the game.

The in-game experiences, the long character development process, and the relationships established with NPCs—some even to the point of NPCs offering themselves to each other—no player would be willing to give all of that up! They might even play until the server shuts down!

Therefore, Earth Rank Technique and Dou Technique will have corresponding cultivation requirements listed based on the actual situation.

The more powerful the Dou Technique, the more demanding the cultivation conditions! Take this "Three Thousand Thunder Movement" for example.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Yang Shan is a lightning-attribute cultivator and has a certain degree of immunity to lightning.

The lightning born from the heavens and earth is no joke! It's completely different from the lightning that cultivators generate with their Dou Qi qi.

Even Yang Shan, if he's not careful and gets struck a few more times, he'll probably be done for! But the "Three Thousand Thunder Movement" technique is like this: the closer you are to the thunder, the faster your proficiency increases!

Reaching the perfect level of "Three Thousand Thunder" is definitely not something that can be achieved in a short time! At this moment, the special attributes that Yang Shan had accumulated before began to truly play a role.

In the early stages, Tian Yao Company essentially gave all players a "fast-track cheat" in order to please them.

Even Xuan-rank Dou Technique can be mastered very quickly.

But it was only when Yang Shan reached the Earth Rank that his advantage in comprehension truly began to emerge.

Even if it's High-grade Earth-tier Cultivation Method, with Yang Shan's current comprehension, he should be able to meet the requirements.

Yang Shan stretched and went to the next room.

"Senior."

Yang Shan only called out once, and Xiao Xun'er opened the door.

The masks and clothes were already on.

"Junior, are we about to set off?"

"Yes, it's time to set off."

"Let's go. I don't really like Rakshasa City."

Rakshasa City is a Fireworks Pavilion, it would be strange if Xiao Xun'er liked it.

Ling Ying, who witnessed everything from the shadows, sighed:

"Miss has really changed; she's become so impatient."

Yang Shan had no idea that Xiao Xun'er hadn't slept a wink all night, and had simply sat in meditation on the bed. As soon as the sun rose in the morning, she began to tidy up.

We're just waiting for Yang Shan to come and call her!

The location of the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning, as indicated by the Ghoul Lord Token, is in a remote area in the southwestern part of the Black-Corner Region.

It was even only eighty miles away from the teleportation array to the Jia Ma Empire.

Yang Shan and Xiao Xun'er set off from Rakshasa City, passing through the Earth Flame Sect, Black Seal City, and Skull City.

Back then, when Xiao Xun'er led Mei Yangyang and other players to the Jia Nan Academy, they basically followed this route.

It's just that the direction is reversed.

Xiao Xun'er actually understood very well what she would encounter along the way.

Because she's been through it.

It's unlikely that anything major would have changed in less than a year.

Xiao Xun'er did not blame Yang Shan.

She already knew what was going on when she made that decision.

She knew very well what the main theme was in this chaotic Black-Corner Region.

Of course, for Xiao Xun'er, anything she had never done before was new.

In addition, Xiao Xun'er still harbored a sliver of hope.

If she were traveling alone, the trip would likely be less enjoyable.

But following Yang Shan might offer some unique experiences.

Xiao Xun'er's judgment was correct.

Yang Shan was also well aware that in the Black-Corner Region, there was nothing but fighting and treachery.

For this Old Schemer, this place offers the joy of rapid leveling up and making a fortune in RMB.

But for Xiao Xun'er, the level of interest was indeed limited.

Therefore, in order to make Xiao Xun'er's travel experience better...

Yang Shan then prepared "The Boring Life of Modern People" for Xiao Xun'er.

Poker, mahjong, dice.

I went fishing early in the morning.

He woke Xiao Xun'er up in the middle of the night and went to the wilderness to have a barbecue! In each city he visited, he would look for the most common local delicacies that Xiao Xun'er had never eaten before.

In addition, he would also talk to Xiao Xun'er about things that were beyond her comprehension.

For example, he had a friend who used to have a lover, and then one day he suddenly discovered that his lover had eight lovers in total.

Xiao Xun'er was stunned when Yang Shan said those words.

It took me a while to understand what Yang Shan meant.

But Xiao Xun'er's favorite place was in the mountains and forests, searching for animals that weren't even considered magical beasts.

Cats, rabbits, squirrels, foxes, and the like.

Ordinary people who cannot cultivate live at the very bottom of the human race.

These small, weak animals are also at the very bottom of the hierarchy of all living beings.

They are cautious, digging holes, climbing trees, and seeking survival in crevices.

However, he was moved to tears of gratitude by the little food that Xiao Xun'er Xiao Xun'er to him.

Once, in the mountains, Yang Shan was resting while Xiao Xun'er was on night watch.

Around midnight, Xiao Xun'er discovered that one of the tabby cats she had fed the day before had placed a dead mouse in its mouth in front of her and kept making muffled noises.

It even touched the dead rat with its paw.

"This is the cat's way of returning the favor; it considers you a friend."

Xiao Xun'er had only ever read about these animals, who were at the very bottom of the hierarchy of all living beings, in books before.

And it's only mentioned in passing! The book focuses on how most monsters are brutal and bloodthirsty.

Leaving Skull City, only two hundred miles remained to reach the location recorded by the Ghoul Lord Token.

If you use your Dou Qi Transformation Wings to travel, it will take about five days to travel from Peace Town.

But it took Yang Shan and Xiao Xun'er twenty days.

For this last leg of the journey, Yang Shan suggested that Xiao Xun'er ride a horse.

Because the young lady of the Ancient Clan had never ridden a horse before!

She never used a mount after leaving the Ancient Clan.

The mount she rode when she lived in the Ancient Realm was the Wind-Riding Golden Eagle! A terrifying magical beast of the eighth rank! So, riding a horse was another new experience for Xiao Xun'er.

Of course, Yang Shan could not ride with Xiao Xun'er.

Along the way, Yang Shan busied himself with finding all sorts of things that Xiao Xun'er had never seen, heard, or tasted before, which only increased Xiao Xun'er's favorability by two points.

If they rode together, Yang Shan felt that even if Xiao Xun'er didn't say anything, Ling Ying, who was hiding in the shadows, would slap him to death!

He could only stay by Hoof Shadow's side.

Fortunately, Yang Shan's speed is now faster than the Hoof Shadow.

Riding on horseback, Xiao Xun'er turned her head to look at Yang Shan beside her and said:

"Junior."

Yang Shan: "Senior, what's wrong?"

Xiao Xun'er: "You said before that ordinary people in the village are simple and kind. So, were A-Hua, A-Bai, and A-Ya also ordinary people hidden in the mundane world among the millions of living beings?"

A-Hua, A-Bai, and A-Ya were the tabby cat, white fox, and squirrel that Xiao Xun'er encountered along the way and personally fed and petted.

Yang Shan thought for a moment and replied, "Perhaps it is."

Xiao Xun'er: "Rest at sunset and work at sunrise, it's a pity that there is no such place in the Black-Corner Region."

Yang Shan: "Then, I'll take you there again next time."

"Junior, you should keep your word."

"I have always kept my word."

Xiao Xun'er smiled, seemingly pleased with her "successful scheme"!

After traveling for a short while, Xiao Xun'er dismounted and suggested using her Dou Qi Transformation Wings to travel further.

This journey has truly taken far too long.

Xiao Xun'er understood that Yang Shan must also be anxious.

After all, for lightning attribute cultivators, the allure of unusual lightning is immense!

As they traversed endless mountains and forests, Yang Shan and Xiao Xun'er naturally encountered some powerful magical beasts.

Among them were even fifth-tier King of Beasts! With Xiao Xun'er by her side, dealing with fifth-tier King of Beasts wouldn't be too difficult.

However, Yang Shan and Xiao Xun'er did not choose to stop.

If you can avoid it, then avoid it.

Yang Shan's plan was that once he got his hands on the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning, he wouldn't need Xiao Xun'er to do anything; the fifth-tier King of Beasts would be killed in a few hits! If Xiao Xun'er did something, Yang Shan's kill contribution rate would be greatly reduced.

As they got closer, the vegetation on the ground began to gradually decrease.

When the map showed that only five kilometers remained to the coordinates, Xiao Xun'er pointed ahead. "Junior, can you see it?"

In the direction Xiao Xun'er pointed, there was a high mountain.

Strangely, there wasn't a single patch of green to be seen on this high mountain.

Where are there mountains where no trees grow?

Even in the desert, you can occasionally find some plants.

Yang Shan's heart raced. "That should be the Ghoul Lord Mountain shown on the map! Senior, let's go!"

The two used their Dou Qi Light Wings to fly to the foot of the mountain.

Upon closer inspection, the two still couldn't see any vegetation.

Everything on the mountain, whether soil or rocks, was a deep black.

It looks a bit eerie.

Xiao Xun'er: "Just as recorded in ancient books, the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning is a calamity thunder. Every time it falls from the sky, it brings disaster."

Just then, the Ghoul Lord Token in Yang Shan's hand emitted scarlet lightning and drifted forward beyond Yang Shan's control.

The crimson lightning split into eight strands, each heading in a different direction as it entered the mountain.

Then, a faint white mist rose in front of Yang Shan and Xiao Xun'er, gradually coalescing into a humanoid phantom.

Yang Shan warned warily, "Senior, be careful! This is a remnant soul!"

Xiao Xun'er: "Yes, I will be careful."

Xiao Xun'er was just being polite; she had plenty of ways to send a mere remnant soul to be reincarnated!

"I am the Mystic Wrath Thunder Lord! You all..."

This remnant soul was just about to give a domineering self-introduction.

But when he glanced at Yang Shan, his entire soul trembled uncontrollably. "Spirit Realm soul?"

Then he glanced at Xiao Xun'er again:

"Spirit Realm Perfect Stage?"

Are young people these days all this capable?

Seeing the unfriendly looks in the eyes of the two young men, the remnant soul quickly explained, "Wait! I am just a wisp of my soul left here by my true self. I pose no threat to you. I am here to help you obtain the opportunity of the extraordinary lightning!"

Just to clarify, the original outline included some daily life scenes related to Xiao Xun'er, which would have taken about two to three chapters.

But when I actually started writing, I realized there was just too much everyday content.

There's no need for that.

So I'll just gloss over it.

It's more important to refine the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning as soon as possible to ensure the plot progresses.