My Dao Friend, You Are the True Hero!

Li Xiuchang noticed that there were quite a few comments beneath this Preaching Post.

Talisman Masters Are Generally Poor: Has anyone from the sect bought it? Is it useful?

Worldly Wanderer (Obtained): Personally tested it—it works great. I went traveling some time ago, hid my Cultivation Level, and played the pig to eat the tiger. It felt amazing!

Tea Fairy Maiden (Obtained): Useful. I successfully hid my Cultivation Level and played a delicate junior sister, letting a fresh-faced junior brother save the beauty for once.

Lazy Immortal (Obtained): Not useful! Bad review! I wanted to use this secret technique to slip past the routine cultivation progress inspection, but Master still saw through me. Tragic!

Those with the words "Obtained" after their titles had already paid Dao Grains to read the Paid Content.

Their reviews were more credible and could serve as references.

Li Xiuchang read through each of the Preaching Posts he had found and quickly gained a rough understanding of them all.

None of them was particularly suitable for him.

Mainly because his requirements were a bit too demanding.

How could a Qi Condensation Cultivator possibly hide his Cultivation Level before a Nascent Soul Cultivator?

Li Xiuchang was not even satisfied with that. He wished there were a secret art that could let him hide his Cultivation Level before immortals. That way, he could cultivate in the Immortal Dust Sect without worry forever.

Secret arts capable of concealing one's Cultivation Level across one major realm were ordinary-grade techniques, obtainable from the outer sect's Library Pavilion.

Those capable of concealing one's Cultivation Level across two major realms were already comparatively rare secret arts, and they were the best Li Xiuchang could find among the Preaching Posts.

"If I can't find anything suitable in the Preaching Posts, I can only try asking those Big Shots whose names are on the rankings. If that fails, I'll have to make do with the Cage Gauze Technique."

On the Preaching Ranking, aside from obtaining knowledge from Preaching Posts, one could also directly ask others for help.

However, one had to stake 1 Dao Grain as a show of sincerity. Once the other party responded to the request and solved the problem, that 1 Dao Grain would be paid to them as compensation.

If there was no response after a month, the Dao Grain would be returned.

There was an element of luck to this. Those famous Big Shots, especially figures on the Grand Preaching Ranking, might enter seclusion for decades or even centuries at a time and remain offline year-round.

Even if they were online, they might not be willing to respond to a stranger's request for the mere price of 1 Dao Grain.

With a casual Preaching Post, they could earn at least dozens or hundreds of Dao Grains.

Li Xiuchang was merely casting out a few lines whether there were dates or not; whether it worked would be entirely up to fate.

Naturally, one had to ask the right people for help—Big Shots skilled at resolving cultivation technique-related problems. Preferably active and warmhearted ones, since the odds of success would be greater.

Comparing the list Zhang Wanzhi had given him, Li Xiuchang searched for those Big Shots one by one.

"I Sell Roast Duck in the Sect..." Li Xiuchang willed it, and the scene before his eyes changed. He had entered this Big Shot's "homepage."

This was a Big Shot ranked among the top hundred of the Grand Preaching Ranking!

Senior Brother Zhang Wanzhi had not been exaggerating. This Big Shot really was skilled at resolving cultivation technique-related problems. Among the Preaching Posts they had published, many shared self-created secret arts and spells.

However, this person's most recent Preaching Post had been published over a hundred years ago...

They had probably gone into seclusion.

Li Xiuchang had limited Dao Grains and could not blindly send out requests for help, so he could only continue searching for the other Big Shots on the list.

This Daoist is Not Wordy, Wicked Disciple Reverses Heavenly Dipper... Li Xiuchang searched through the titles one by one and found that, without exception, these Big Shots had not shown themselves for at least decades, or had remained silent for over a thousand years at most.

Until he searched for the rather cringe and juvenile-looking title, "Domineering Arrogant Heaven."

Li Xiuchang froze.

This Big Shot, "Domineering Arrogant Heaven," was not ranked particularly high on the Preaching Ranking, only somewhere past seven hundred on the overall ranking.

The Grand Preaching Ranking displayed only the top five hundred. For those beyond five hundred, one had to enter their homepage to see their exact rank, and even then, only the top ten thousand could be viewed.

Newcomers like Li Xiuchang currently had no ranking at all.

A rank in the seven hundreds was the lowest among the few Big Shots Li Xiuchang had just searched for, but they were still a Big Shot all the same.

What surprised Li Xiuchang was that this Big Shot had likewise not shown up for more than a hundred years. Yet just now—only minutes ago—this Big Shot had posted a new Preaching Post!

"Recently created a Dual Cultivation Secret Technique. Sharing it with all fellow Daoists"—Author: Domineering Arrogant Heaven

He had finally found someone online!

Li Xiuchang immediately sent this Big Shot a request for help, paid 1 Dao Grain, and sent the message: Senior, might I ask for a secret art that conceals one's Cultivation Level?

Only then did he open the Preaching Post this Big Shot had just published.

Of course, he was not interested in a Dual Cultivation Secret Technique. He was simply curious.

The post read: "This venerable one has devoted the past century to painstaking study and has finally created this supreme wondrous method that balances pleasure and cultivation. I have come specially to share it with all fellow Daoists."

At the end of the post was Paid Content, requiring 1 Dao Grain to unlock.

Though this Preaching Post had only been published for a few minutes, it was already quite popular, with dozens of comments.

The comment section was harmonious, a clear testament to the high caliber of the Immortal Dust Sect's disciples.

"Senior is truly righteous!"

"May Senior's name endure forever!"

"My Dao friend, you are the true hero!"

"My heavens! Senior Domineering is back in the game!"

"Big Shot, can this secret art be used by two male cultivators?"

"Newcomers might not know Senior Domineering. Back then, he nearly broke into the top five hundred of the Grand Preaching Ranking!"

"Senior Domineering, when will you create a secret art that reverses yin and yang—turning women into men and men into women?"

"..."

Li Xiuchang swiftly skimmed through the comments one by one, finally gaining a rough understanding of Senior Domineering's glorious exploits.

Over a hundred years ago, Senior Domineering had risen like a comet, posting a large number of high-quality Preaching Posts. In barely a year, he had not only directly claimed the top spot on the Annual Preaching Ranking, but had even come close to brushing the tail end of the Grand Preaching Ranking.

Yet it had been no more than a flash in the pan. Once the novelty wore off the following year, Senior Domineering vanished without a trace and was never active on the Preaching Ranking again.

Everyone believed that if he had wanted to, he could certainly have fought for a high position on the Grand Preaching Ranking. Clearly, however, Senior Domineering's ambitions lay elsewhere.

My Immortal Dust Sect really is a crouching tiger, hidden dragon, Li Xiuchang marveled inwardly.

Senior Domineering had been active on the Preaching Ranking for only one year, then disappeared for over a century, yet he had still maintained a rank in the seven hundreds on the overall ranking. That alone showed his strength.

Judging from his past posts, Senior Domineering was not only skilled at creating his own Cultivation Techniques and Secret Arts, but was also deeply accomplished in the Talisman Path and Array Path. He had many insights into cultivation as well, making him a rather well-rounded Big Shot.

I wonder whether this Big Shot will respond to my request for help?

I should keep looking to see whether any other Big Shots are online, and make a few more preparations.

The moment this thought arose, Li Xiuchang suddenly received a notification from the Preaching Ranking: Senior "Domineering Arrogant Heaven" had responded to his request for help!

Delighted, he read Senior Domineering's reply.

"As for a secret art to conceal one's Cultivation Level, I happen to have one that I use myself. Take it and use it."