As for the other methods, Ning Ri did not examine them further, simply wrapping things up with [Quantum Wave Rapid Reading Method]...
In any case, the skills had already been recorded by the panel.
Those methods probably did not affect the panel's ability to record skills.
In short, every person used a different approach in each method for removing anomalies and refining the Heavenly Dao.
Some treated anomalies as normal people, such as smoking out their eyes.
Some treated anomalies as beings with emotions, such as wrecking their mindset.
Some treated anomalies as having sensitive skin, such as tickling them until they could not stand the itch.
He felt this [Heaven Defying Foundation Establishment Method] ought to come with a warning: cultivators without discernment should view it under a guardian's supervision.
Could any normal person even tell the difference?
But then again, perhaps anomalies came in many different types, so different anomalies might require different methods.
The broad categories of anomalies were Innate Anomalies and Acquired Anomalies, but there might be further subdivisions—such as eye anomalies afraid of cooking fumes, or working-class anomalies afraid of taking the blame...
After pondering for a long while, Ning Ri temporarily snuffed out his wild imaginings.
Anomalies were not people. He could not think about the problem that way.
But overall, his takeaway after reading the whole thing was—
The [Heaven Defying Foundation Establishment Method] was extremely idealistic.
Whether one could refine an anomaly depended only on whether one believed in one's own Heaven-Defying Path...
As long as one held fast to one's own Heaven-Defying Path and believed in one's own power, one would not be affected and could even remove the anomaly.
But if one lacked confidence, one would suffer a crushing defeat, thoroughly eroded and assimilated by the anomaly.
The principle was somewhat like—
Refining an anomaly would give you mental illness, so I would first give myself a mental illness I liked and believed in.
Your mental illness would have no way of occupying the high ground of my mind.
Of course, that needed to be phrased more elegantly. It should be called first stamping a thought seal into oneself; that way, the anomaly could no longer affect you.
Next, Ning Ri discovered that at the bottom of this [Heaven Defying Foundation Establishment Method], there was also a hand seal formula, along with a sentence:
"Anyone may use this hand seal formula, under their real name or anonymously, to share their Heaven-Defying insights through the Disciple Token. If selected, they can be added to the [Heaven Defying Foundation Establishment Method]!"
Ning Ri: "..."
This was a shared document?!
Also.
Zhou Hai had actually added a note to the cultivation method:
"Ning Ri, not everyone needs to use [Anomalies] for Foundation Establishment."
"Many of our elders directly use Heaven and Earth Rare Treasures or spiritual roots for Foundation Establishment."
"For example, back then, because I could not withstand the effects brought by anomalies, I ultimately chose the Innate Foundation Establishment Method."
"I have an earth spiritual root, and after combining it with Heaven and Earth Rare Treasures, I achieved Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment."
"So after repairing your spiritual roots, you can consider your decision again!"
When Ning Ri read that passage, his first reaction was—
No wonder you were only elders. The one who dared to smoke anomalies with smoky atmosphere had already become a Grandmaster.
The moment that thought surfaced, Ning Ri hurriedly cursed himself several times.
What filthy thinking!
What a damned point-chasing slave. Was that any way to look at things?
How could he let power warp him into something like this?
Would a dignified anomaly really be afraid of smoky atmosphere?
Elder Zhou had only brought this up to comfort him, for his own good!
But Ning Ri took those words back when he read further.
Because Zhou Hai added another sentence afterward—
"But if you truly have confidence in yourself, you may also consider using [Anomalies] for Foundation Establishment!"
"I have great confidence in you."
Ning Ri: "..."
To be honest, he could now understand why Chen Xingfeng thought the Heaven Defying Sect was not a good place.
Other people were unwilling to let their disciples touch things like anomalies. At most, they would venture into anomalies to clear trials and obtain treasures, and even that came with plenty of side effects.
For example, Jiang Wu, whose mind had been invaded by [Fear Anomaly], went into taunt mode whenever he saw anyone.
But the Heaven Defying Sect was different. It boldly adopted an anomaly Foundation Establishment method steeped in innovative idealism!
Moreover, Ning Ri felt the Heaven Defying Sect might not be so simple.
Because the Heaven-Defying Path followed by the person who created the Heaven Defying Soul Splitting Technique seemed to have nothing to do with these Foundation Establishment methods.
But Ning Ri immediately understood—
According to Senior Brother Li Cheng, there were traditional cultivation factions and modern cultivation factions within the Heaven Defying Sect.
The one who created the [Heaven Defying Soul Splitting Technique] should have followed the traditional cultivation faction.
That person had probably intended to cultivate properly, then let a substitute die during tribulation...
Precisely because of this.
At this moment, after combining the [Multiple Choice Question] Zhou Hai had previously given him, [Research on the Internal Factions of the Heaven Defying Sect], and what Chen Xingfeng had said about [The Current State of the Heaven Defying Sect's Grandmasters], Ning Ri understood—
In truth, most of the Heaven Defying Sect's elders probably did not want him to join the Inner Sect early, nor did they want this group of elders to seek pills to repair his spiritual roots. They did not even want him to rack his brains trying to solve his spiritual root problem.
What they hoped most was for him to carve out a Heaven-Defying Path by relying on himself!
Just as the Heaven Defying Sect's Grandmasters of old had relied on their own strength to become dragons and phoenixes!
But Ning Ri felt there was no need for him to think about his own Heaven-Defying Path.
In any case, he only had two cultivation methods:
First, practice the blade.
Second, add points.
He would establish his foundation through the panel. He was a panel-based cultivator, and he believed the panel would definitely help him remove anomalies and refine the Heavenly Dao.
As for whether the panel would use the [Smoking Anomalies Method], the [Making Anomalies Take the Blame Method], or some other method for refinement, he did not really care...
The panel had an ability to optimize skills.
Perhaps it had already combined this unverified bad information and created a reliable method.
But the most crucial prerequisite remained—
How would he obtain an anomaly?
If he could not solve that problem, he felt it would be best to leave the Heaven Defying Sect, join a major sect, and then cooperate with Craftsmanship Tower to make money.
Creating Qi Washing Magic Treasures to help Turbid Qi Cultivators cleanse spiritual qi and such—I liked that the most.
I would like it even more if I could earn more spirit stones.
Ning Ri stood up. He planned to leave the meditation chamber and return to the Heaven Defying Sect first.
He would talk with Elder Zhou and see whether he could find an anomaly first!
But then he suddenly thought of something, and his heart stirred slightly—
Wait.
Was the [Yin De Sect] that Jiang Wen and Jiang Wu had entered also an anomaly?
Jiang Wen and Jiang Wu seemed to have failed, but even so, neither had died. That meant the [Yin De Sect] probably was not very dangerous.
It was perfectly suitable for a newbie like him to do a little exploring.
He would ask about it later!
Then, Ning Ri prepared to leave the meditation chamber.
But just as he rose, his heart abruptly stirred—
Had he forgotten something?
He immediately turned his awareness inward and instantly discovered something unusual in his body...
Ning Ri muttered, "Why does this soul split seem a little off?"
Back at the Heaven Defying Sect, the soul split had only been at the Third Stage Qi Refining.
But at this moment, he discovered that his soul split's cultivation had somehow risen to the peak of Qi Refining.
Upon realizing this, Ning Ri could not help but freeze slightly. How had it improved?
Zhou Hai's [Heaven Defying Soul Splitting Technique] explained that whether it was the [Divine Soul Shell] cultivated to resist anomalies or the [Little Soul Split] used for hailing rides, neither could improve its cultivation.
Immediately afterward, Ning Ri revealed a thoughtful expression.
"So after the panel's adjustments, the soul split created by the Heaven Defying Soul Splitting Technique can improve along with my strength? Is it because only then can it deceive the Heavenly Dao?"
"But aside from that, does this soul split have any other abilities?"
Ning Ri thought for a moment, then simply added eighty skill points directly into the [Heaven Defying Soul Splitting Technique].
He had earned one hundred skill points through the artifact-refining task just now, so he had plenty of ammunition.
[Heaven Defying Soul Splitting Technique]: 100 (points can be reset)
But to Ning Ri's disappointment, the skill on the panel had changed, while the soul split showed no change whatsoever.
After "staring" at the unchanged soul split for a while, Ning Ri scratched his head and still reset the [Heaven Defying Soul Splitting Technique].
He had originally planned to reset his points anyway, so he could prepare to hail rides again.
After adding the [Heaven Defying Soul Splitting Technique] back to twenty points, Ning Ri quickly left the meditation chamber...
The moment he stepped out, Ning Ri found two people standing outside the door—
Yang Xingming and Chen Xingfeng!
They were chatting...
When Ning Ri saw them, he froze.
What were these two doing here?
And the moment Ning Ri emerged, Yang Xingming looked at him and smiled. But his smile had barely begun before it suddenly froze...
Seeing Yang Xingming's expression, Chen Xingfeng immediately sensed something was wrong and looked toward Ning Ri as well. Then he too froze...
At that moment, neither of them spoke.
Ning Ri froze, then asked with a tentative smile, "What is it, Seniors?!"
Then Yang Xingming rubbed his eyes in disbelief.
The next instant, he sucked in a sharp breath:
"Hiss!!!!"
"Peak Qi Refining??????"
As soon as the words fell.
Ning Ri, who had still been smiling, felt his heart skip a beat—
This was bad!
He had forgotten to turn off the cheat!
He had originally planned to reset his points before coming out. That was why he had initially requested a meditation chamber that could conceal his aura.
When he had been about to leave the meditation chamber, he had even wondered whether he had forgotten something. But after the [Heaven Defying Soul Splitting Technique] drew away his attention, he had completely forgotten about it.
Now, in a moment of distraction, he had forgotten to reset his points!
This was a real mess...
The expression on Yang Xingming's face could no longer be described as shock. He said, "Does time flow differently inside the meditation chamber than outside?!"
Ning Ri: "..."
Yang Xingming had planned to return to the Lingxi Immortal Sect. Before leaving, he had intended to give Ning Ri a gift, which was why Chen Xingfeng had waited here with him.
But Yang Xingming had never expected Ning Ri to emerge looking like this!
Chen Xingfeng was equally stunned and said in horror, "What did you do? Didn't you say your spiritual roots were poor?"
Hadn't he been perfectly fine at the Third Stage Qi Refining when he went in?
How had he reached the peak of Qi Refining already???
As Ning Ri looked at the two of them, his mind raced. Finally, he gave an embarrassed laugh and said, "Seniors, this junior believes that although this junior's spiritual roots may not be very good..."
"It is actually normal for this junior to break through the Qi Refining realm a little faster."
"After all, in this junior's view, being talented at artifact refining is equivalent to being talented at Qi Refining. And over the past two days, this junior has received Master Xingfeng's guidance in artifact refining, thoroughly training his artifact-refining techniques and improving by leaps and bounds. With that being the case, is it not perfectly normal for this junior to suddenly break through in the Qi Refining realm?"
"Haha, does that make a little sense?"
Chen Xingfeng: "???"
Yang Xingming: "???"
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