Would You Like to Join the Misty Cloud Sect?

"What!"

Yun Yun's gaze fell on the scrolls Su Luo had taken out, and she could not help drawing in a sharp breath.

"They really are Earth-tier cultivation methods!"

The three of them were utterly shaken, staring at the scrolls with disbelief written all over their faces.

They had thought Su Luo's backing was formidable, but they had never imagined that it was powerful enough for him to casually take out three Earth-tier cultivation methods and give them away.

Those were Earth-tier cultivation methods! One had to know that, at the same tier, cultivation methods were far more precious than Dou Skills.

Even Yun Yun, the sect leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, one of the Gamma Empire's top factions, had as one of her trump cards only the Profound-tier high-grade Extreme Wind: Meteor Kill, which was comparable to an Earth-tier technique.

It could be said that not a single Earth-tier cultivation method existed in the entire Gamma Empire. Yet Su Luo had taken out three at once and outright said he was giving them away. How could the three of them not be stunned?

"This... this doesn't seem appropriate, does it?"

Although they desperately coveted Earth-tier cultivation methods, they had only escorted him and had not even fought many times. Lion King Yan Shi and the others truly felt somewhat embarrassed to accept them.

"There's nothing inappropriate about it. If you three truly feel it's inappropriate, then when Master Fama asks you for a major favor in the future, just don't refuse."

Su Luo smiled. He truly did not care much about these three Earth-tier cultivation methods. It was not that he was generous with someone else's property; rather, to a High-grade Sixth-grade Alchemist, Earth-tier cultivation methods genuinely were not worth much.

In the original story, Mo Tianxing's Black Emperor Sect sold Earth-tier mid-grade cultivation methods and Dou Skills. Both Earth-tier mid-grade cultivation methods and Dou Skills could be bought with gold coins, which showed that once one reached the Earth tier, their status was really just that.

Su Luo was almost certain that if Xiao Yan had wanted to exchange that Sect-Breaking Pill for an Earth-tier mid-grade cultivation method or Dou Skill from the Black Emperor Sect, Mo Tianxing would definitely have traded with him without the slightest hesitation.

Even Earth-tier mid-grade cultivation methods were like that, let alone the Earth-tier low-grade cultivation methods Su Luo had brought out.

As long as an Alchemist capable of refining Emperor Pills came to the Black Corner Region, or any other place with an absurd number of Dou Huang experts, and was willing to help refine Emperor Pills, then with three portions of medicinal ingredients for one pill, plus an Earth-tier cultivation method or Dou Skill as payment, the Dou Huang experts lining up would not know how far the queue would stretch.

It was precisely because of this that, after obtaining Ye Fan's inheritance from the Three Caves, Su Luo had never lacked Earth-tier cultivation methods or Dou Skills.

If Su Luo had not worried that taking out these three cultivation methods too early might make them think he possessed even better ones, leading to unnecessary trouble, he could have given them these things long ago.

Su Luo had put it that plainly, giving them both face and substance. If they still refused the Earth-tier cultivation methods he offered, they would probably wake up in the middle of the night after returning home and slap themselves twice.

"Since you've put it that way, young friend, then we shall humbly accept." Wind Walker Feng Li clasped his hands toward Su Luo, then turned his gaze to Yun Yun. As the strongest among the three, she would naturally choose first.

Under the expectant gazes of the other two, Yun Yun no longer hesitated. She stepped forward and took the Wind Cloud Mind-Nurturing Art, one of the two wind-attribute Earth-tier low-grade cultivation methods. Yan Shi and Feng Li then each took an Earth-tier cultivation method suited to their own attributes.

Looking at the Earth-tier cultivation methods in their hands, the excitement in the three of their eyes could not be concealed. Yan Shi and Feng Li in particular were so thrilled that they nearly burst into laughter.

As everyone knew, a Dou Practitioner could achieve internal vision after condensing a Dou Qi Vortex.

A Dou Master's Dou Qi transformed into liquid, marked by the formation of a Dou Qi Gauze Robe.

A Grand Dou Master's Dou Qi became solid and could condense into Dou Qi Armor for protection. At the same time, those at this realm could perform Dou Qi Projection.

At the Dou Ling realm, one could use Dou Qi Condensation and no longer needed to carry weapons at all times. Whatever weapon was needed could simply be formed from Dou Qi.

At the Dou Wang realm, one could form Dou Qi Wings and soar through the skies, while also drawing upon a small amount of Heaven and Earth Energy for one's own use.

A Dou Huang possessed faster flight speed than a Dou Wang and could also draw upon a large amount of Heaven and Earth Energy for personal use.

Nothing particularly obvious could be seen by looking at realms such as Dou Wang and Dou Huang alone. But what if one added the four tiers of Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow cultivation methods, and considered that Earth-tier cultivation methods onward allowed one to draw upon Heaven and Earth Energy?

It could be said that high-grade Dou Lings had fulfilled every prerequisite before a Dou Wang's Dou Qi Wings. Some could even briefly form Dou Qi Wings while still at the high-grade Dou Ling realm. So what were they lacking to become Dou Wangs? Was it not simply the ability to draw upon Heaven and Earth Energy?

Then the question was, how exactly did one draw upon Heaven and Earth Energy?

The answer was simple. If that Dou Ling cultivated an Earth-tier cultivation method at that point, even the most ordinary Earth-tier low-grade one, they would clearly understand how to draw upon Heaven and Earth Energy and thus smoothly advance to the Dou Wang realm.

But if that Dou Ling cultivated only a Profound-tier high-grade cultivation method, then sorry—one could only slowly comprehend Heaven and Earth Energy. Once that comprehension came, it would be time to advance to Dou Wang.

Lion King Yan Shi, Wind Walker Feng Li, and Dou Huang Yun Yun had all forcibly sensed Heaven and Earth Energy without Earth-tier cultivation methods. Yun Yun had it somewhat easier with the Misty Cloud Sect's Life and Death Gate, but Yan Shi and Feng Li could only rely on themselves.

Without Earth-tier cultivation methods, relying on their own senses to perceive Heaven and Earth Energy and advance to Dou Wang—only they themselves knew just how difficult that journey had been.

But now that they had Earth-tier cultivation methods, they could use them to correct the way they sensed Heaven and Earth Energy, allowing them to better control it.

When they had no Earth-tier cultivation methods and could rely only on themselves, they had still reached the Dou Wang realm. Now that they had Earth-tier cultivation methods and could sense Heaven and Earth Energy more effectively, the Dou Huang realm was no longer beyond reach.

Furthermore, if this Earth-tier cultivation method were preserved within their clans, clan members who could cultivate it would swiftly reach a respectable realm. Once those members reached the peak Dou Ling realm, having long grown accustomed to sensing Heaven and Earth Energy, they naturally would not be stalled at a bottleneck when it came time to perceive it.

It could be said that these Earth-tier cultivation methods were not merely stepping stones for them to reach the Dou Huang realm, but also the foundation that would sustain their clans for generations to come.

As long as these Earth-tier cultivation methods were not lost, their clans could steadily produce Dou Wang experts in every generation. If they occasionally encountered a particularly talented genius, reaching the Dou Huang realm would also become quite easy. After all, the hardest thing was always going from zero to one; drawing upon a small amount of Heaven and Earth Energy to drawing upon a large amount was far easier than having no Heaven and Earth Energy at all.

As the two struggled to suppress their excitement, Yun Yun, who had spoken little throughout, slowly opened her mouth.

"Lion King, Elder Feng, would the two of you be interested in joining the Misty Cloud Sect?"