Disciple Roster, Bronze Iron Body Cultivation Method

Among the students in Zhang Wan's cohort, he was the nineteenth to break through to the Houtian Realm.

Not top-tier, but not bad either; his future was promising.

He had only broken through a few months later than the eighteen before him.

However, the attention he received was far less than what the first few had attracted.

The first few to emerge always drew the most eyes.

But this was exactly what Zhang Wan wanted.

At this stage, he didn't want too many powerful individuals focusing their gaze on him.

After revealing his cultivation, during the morning training, Zhang Wan no longer stood in formation practicing the Ox Demon Body Tempering Fist. He stayed to the side and watched.

Someone like Xu Hui, who had broken through much earlier, didn't even come to the fifth training ground.

Zhang Wan also felt that after he revealed his cultivation, many of his classmates cast envious glances his way.

A few even held other, different emotions.

Zhang Wan remained unperturbed, paying them no mind.

After the morning training, Zhang Wan followed Instructor Liu to the exclusive dining hall for martial artists at the academy.

There, he enjoyed a breakfast made entirely from pseudo-spiritual items.

Before breaking through, Zhang Wan had really wanted to eat here. Now that he had, the meal indeed did not disappoint him.

It was nourishing and delicious.

However, the nourishment was relative.

After the meal, Zhang Wan clearly felt he was still not satisfied.

Even a meal made entirely of pseudo-spiritual items couldn't meet the cultivation needs of someone at the first level of the Houtian Realm.

It could only be considered a supplement.

"It's greatly nourishing for mortals, and they shouldn't eat too much, as there's a risk of over-nourishment. But for Houtian martial artists, it's just a bit lacking," Zhang Wan muttered to himself, though he wasn't disappointed.

The energy provided by meals made from pseudo-spiritual items was definitely more than what ordinary grains and meat could offer.

Moreover, the taste was exceptionally good.

Its deliciousness alone was a form of enjoyment.

But Zhang Wan also discovered that even though it was made entirely of pseudo-spiritual items, they couldn't eat as much as they wanted.

Here in the exclusive dining hall, the quantity seemed to be allocated based on their cultivation level.

What he received was just a small portion, similar in quantity to what a mortal would eat in a single meal.

Instructor Liu, on the other hand, received more than ten times his amount.

The difference was obvious.

Zhang Wan didn't think the dining hall was targeting him; the newly-promoted Houtian first-level cultivators he knew received the same amount as him.

And after Instructor Liu finished eating, he clearly still looked unsatisfied, as if he hadn't had enough.

"It seems the Jade Bone Sect doesn't cultivate enough pseudo-spiritual items to allow their disciples to eat their fill," Zhang Wan mused.

After breakfast, Instructor Liu took Zhang Wan to the registration room managed by Vice Principal Huang of the academy.

Upon seeing Instructor Liu and Zhang Wan, Vice Principal Huang immediately knew why Instructor Liu was there and said with a smile.

"Liu Changfeng, you're quite lucky. Another Houtian has emerged from your class."

"Vice Principal, it's all luck," Liu Changfeng chuckled and then nudged Zhang Wan forward.

Zhang Wan understood and cupped his hands. "Student Zhang Wan greets the Vice Principal."

Vice Principal Huang sized Zhang Wan up for a few moments. Zhang Wan immediately felt as if he had been seen through completely and couldn't help but feel fortunate that he hadn't rushed to use EXP to increase his mana, otherwise, he would have been exposed instantly, revealing something was amiss.

"Hmm, solid and firm foundation, not bad."

With that, Vice Principal Huang took out a roster and recorded Zhang Wan's name.

Zhang Wan had heard of that roster; it was the Jade Bone Sect's disciple registry.

He heard it was a mother-child magical artifact. The main body was kept at the Jade Bone Sect's main gate, while the child parts were distributed to various branches of the Jade Bone Sect and its academies.

As long as a name was recorded on the child part, the main body would automatically update.

Once their name was on the list, they were officially a member of the Jade Bone Sect!

This process wasn't complicated. It involved confirming cultivation and registering a name. Background checks had already been conducted when they entered the academy.

Later, unless they broke through to the Xiantian realm and became inner disciples, or held important sect positions with their Houtian cultivation, their background would be re-examined.

"Here, Zhang Wan, channel your mana into this registry," Vice Principal Huang called Zhang Wan forward after entering his name.

Zhang Wan complied, channeling his mana into the registry.

He keenly felt that besides his mana, a wisp of his aura was also absorbed by the registry.

Zhang Wan's heart tightened.

He knew this was to confirm his identity, preventing anyone from impersonating Zhang Wan to infiltrate the Jade Bone Sect in the future.

But he also knew that with his mana and physical aura left behind in the sect, if he ever had second thoughts or acted rebelliously in the future, The sect could still find him, no matter how far he fled, by relying on the trace of mana and physical aura he left behind!

Registration complete.

Vice President Huang took out ten more jade slips and placed them on the table.

"Each of these ten jade slips contains a cultivation technique, all only detailing the methods for the first six stages of the Postnatal Realm. You may choose one to cultivate. Once you reach the sixth stage of the Postnatal Realm, you can go to the sect's inheritance hall to receive the subsequent cultivation methods."

At this moment, Instructor Liu interjected, "Probe them with your divine sense to read their contents."

Zhang Wan nodded, stepped forward, picked up a jade slip, and began reading their contents one by one.

Vice President Huang and Instructor Liu started chatting.

As his divine sense entered the jade slip, Zhang Wan found that he could indeed read some of the content, but only a few introductory sentences. The specific cultivation methods were all obscured by mist.

He ignored the obscured methods and focused on pondering the introductions.

"Bronze Iron Body, Crimson Sun Fist, Clear Spirit Moon Scroll, Overlord Will Art, Five Talisman Scripture, Five Elements Cultivation, Primal Chaos Art, Golden Sword Canon, Extreme Yang Cultivation, Fine Rain Spring Breeze Palm." Zhang Wan finished reading the introductions of the ten techniques and silently considered their pros and cons.

These ten techniques were all legacy techniques of the Jade Bone Sect, and the sect possessed subsequent methods for each, allowing cultivation all the way to the Prenatal level.

There was no need to worry about having no path forward after reaching the ninth stage of the Postnatal Realm.

And each had its own strengths and weaknesses.

Zhang Wan was tempted by all of them.

Among them, Bronze Iron Body, Crimson Sun Fist, Five Elements Cultivation, and Primal Chaos Art were the most appealing to Zhang Wan.

Five Elements Cultivation and Primal Chaos Art were known for being balanced and peaceful, suitable for all martial artists. Although their cultivation speed wasn't fast and their power wasn't immense, their balanced nature helped ward off external demons and reduced the risk of qi deviation, fitting Zhang Wan's cautious disposition.

However, the Jade Bone Sect's collected content for Five Elements Cultivation and Primal Chaos Art only went up to the sixth stage of the Prenatal Realm, with no further information.

If he chose them, he would have to find the subsequent cultivation methods himself.

On the other hand, although Bronze Iron Body and Crimson Sun Fist were not as stable as Five Elements Cultivation and Primal Chaos Art, and their cultivation was arduous and painful, these two techniques were derived from the Jade Bone Fist scripture!

Both could be cultivated to the ninth stage of the Prenatal Realm.

Furthermore, if he could obtain the Jade Bone Fist scripture later, he could seamlessly transition and switch to cultivating it.

"The Jade Bone Sect was founded by the ancestor, True Man Jade Bone, and has only a history of two hundred years. The sect's True Core cultivation legacy is only this one scripture, the Jade Bone Fist."

"Even if I choose to cultivate Bronze Iron Body or Crimson Sun Fist, whether I can eventually receive the Jade Bone Fist scripture from the ancestor's teachings is still an unknown."

Zhang Wan pondered this in his heart and then chose the "Bronze Iron Body" technique.

There was no other reason.

Compared to the subsequent methods for Five Elements Cultivation and Primal Chaos Art, which he didn't know where to find, the visible Jade Bone Fist scripture offered a more tangible hope of acquisition.