Since discussing the Dao had failed, Lu Yuan could only resort to the worst possible option: a Gambling Duel.
Yet it was precisely this worst possible option.
Even though he had no title.
And had not given himself one.
It still caused his reputation to soar.
In fact, describing it as a rising tide lifting his reputation was already conservative beyond measure. A more accurate description would be sudden wealth and an explosive surge in prestige. After all, challenging Earth Supreme families or factions with Earth Supremes and using the opportunity to browse their cultivation techniques brought Lu Yuan no benefit at all. Only techniques or spiritual arts at the Heavenly Sovereign level could offer him some assistance. Even then, ordinary Heavenly Sovereign-level techniques or spiritual arts did not help him much—there was some benefit, but not much. The only techniques that could greatly advance his progress, that could push the Heavenly Book from the Earth Supreme level to the Heavenly Sovereign level, were essentially techniques comparable to a top-tier art like the Great Floating Tu Art. Even within Ancient Families, they were clan-protecting treasures that only direct descendants could learn. Moreover, even techniques of that caliber could not instantly fill the progress bar. At most, they could raise it by fifteen percent; slightly lower-tier ones could raise it by ten percent. By estimate, he would need at least seven techniques on the same level as the Great Floating Tu Art to deduce the Heavenly Book to the Heavenly Sovereign level.
Fortunately, effort and reward had always been directly proportional.
Just like the current Heavenly Book.
After it had fused with the Great Floating Tu Art.
Although its upper limit was lower than that of the Great Floating Tu Art.
Suppose someone obtained two cultivation techniques. If he cultivated the