Jiang Liu sat cross-legged on the futon, picked up the Flowing Cloud Art and quickly flipped through it. "Ding! Found the Heaven Grade, Peak Rank cultivation technique Flowing Cloud Art. Do you want to add it?"
Jiang Liu clicked "Confirm," and a familiar feeling immediately welled up inside him. Jiang Liu knew this was the Thundercloud Art he had practiced before, and sure enough, not long after, the Data Panel showed unusual activity.
"Ding! The advanced version of Thundercloud Art, Flowing Cloud Art, has been detected. Do you wish to merge them?"
Jiang Liu clicked "OK," and immediately an aura emanated from his body, enveloping the entire second floor of the pavilion.
Elder He Yun, who was meditating on the first floor, opened her eyes and looked at the second floor in disbelief. She could sense a familiar movement coming from the second floor and could feel that Jiang Liu had successfully cultivated the Flowing Cloud Art.
Elder He Yun couldn't help but sigh inwardly, how could this child's talent be so monstrous? He had only been up there for a short time, yet he had already mastered the Flowing Cloud Art?
Jiang Liu had no idea that Elder He Yun downstairs had noticed his aura. He was staring blankly at the Data Panel, which was showing unusual activity again.
"Ding! Detected advanced cultivation techniques that can be synthesized: Star Moon Flowing Fire Art and Flowing Cloud Art. Synthesize and advance?"
Jiang Liu thought to himself, "These two are both Heaven Grade, Peak Rank cultivation techniques. If they can be combined and advanced, then after advancement they will be Saint Grade. Could it be that these two sects were originally one, and then split up for some reason?"
Otherwise, how could two books be enough to advance? Previously, advancing to the next level required five books of the same type.
Jiang Liu clicked "OK," and the Data Panel then displayed: Nebula Art (Saint Grade Beginner 5832/). This merged the proficiency level of Thundercloud Art along with it.
Then an even stronger aura emanated from Jiang Liu, instantly enveloping the entire Technique Repository.
It quickly reached a radius of 100 meters and continues to expand.
This immediately alerted the elders who were meditating around the inner chamber of the Technique Repository. They all flew out and looked at the pavilion with strange eyes.
Flowing Cloud Matriarch and Nangong Yun quickly appeared above the pavilion. Upon seeing Flowing Cloud Matriarch, the elders immediately bowed and greeted him, "Sect Master!"
Flowing Cloud Matriarch nodded without saying anything, his gaze fixed on the pavilion of Technique Repository.
Soon, Elder He Yun came out of the pavilion, flew to the front of Flowing Cloud Matriarch, and bowed to Flowing Cloud Matriarch, saying, "Sect Master, it is Jiang Liu who is cultivating."
Master Flowing Cloud Matriarch looked at Elder He Yun with a strange expression, "I sense that Jiang Liu has successfully cultivated the Flowing Cloud Art, and the aura emanating from him now..."
It's not entirely the Flowing Cloud Art; there's also the Star Moon Flowing Fire Art from the Star Moon Sect. Do you know what that means?
Elder He Yun shook his head and said, "I don't know what happened either. I just took him to the second floor and then went downstairs. Not long after, he started emanating the aura of the Flowing Cloud Art."
But not long after, he began to emanate this aura.
Seeing that Elder He Yun was indeed unclear, and that he hadn't been away for long, Flowing Cloud Matriarch could only wait for Jiang Liu to come out and provide an answer.
About half an hour later, Jiang Liu's aura gradually subsided. After checking, he discovered that the Nebula Art had not only reached the Saint Grade, but also included a set of offensive techniques.
Just as Jiang Liu was about to examine the document in more detail, a familiar voice suddenly rang in his ears, "Jiang Liu, come out for a moment."
Upon hearing Elder Nangong's voice, Jiang Liu immediately got up, left the room, and flew into the air. There he saw at least a dozen people, all of whom exuded the aura of Grandmaster.
There was also someone from the portrait they had just seen, and they couldn't sense any aura emanating from him. They were immediately startled and quickly bowed, "Greetings, Sect Master! Greetings, Elders!"
Flowing Cloud Matriarch and the others nodded, some with indifferent expressions and others with joy.
Flowing Cloud Matriarch asked, "Jiang Liu, what's with the aura emanating from you?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Liu knew that the matter of the Nebula Art could no longer be kept secret. He quickly cupped his hands towards Flowing Cloud Matriarch and said, "Sect Master, I have discovered a secret about the Flowing Cloud Art."
Upon hearing this, Flowing Cloud Matriarch immediately became interested. She had been stuck at the Peak Grandmaster for a long time without making any progress. If the secret Jiang Liu discovered could help her advance further, it would be a great joy.
The elders around him also looked at Jiang Liu with puzzled expressions.
Flowing Cloud Matriarch looked around, then pulled Jiang Liu with her Yuan Qi hand and headed towards her cultivation chamber, since the place was too spacious to discuss matters.
Before long, Flowing Cloud Matriarch led Jiang Liu to her cultivation chamber, opened the door, went inside, and then closed it. The elders who followed behind sat on the ground outside.
Flowing Cloud Matriarch placed Jiang Liu Liuchao on the futon on the ground and said, "Explain yourself! Why is there the aura of the Star Moon Sect's Star Moon Flowing Fire Art in your aura?"
Jiang Liu looked at the Flowing Cloud Matriarch trying to suppress his excitement, sighed, and said, "Sect Master, please calm down. I have a big secret to tell you. I think I have discovered the secret to advancing to the Saint Grade."
Flowing Cloud Matriarch took a deep breath. She knew she was too excited. After all, this wish had been in her heart for over a hundred years, and there was no rush. But it was precisely because it had been over a hundred years that it had become a knot in her heart.
Seeing that Flowing Cloud Matriarch had finally calmed down, Jiang Liu was afraid that Flowing Cloud Matriarch might lose control in his excitement and tear him to pieces with his aura, which would be too unfair.
"Sect Master, I've discovered that our Flowing Cloud Art can be combined with the Star Moon Flowing Fire Art for cultivation, and the cultivation speed is faster, with a stronger aura emitted. As for whether it's at the Saint Grade, that still needs to be confirmed."
Jiang Liu isn't stupid; there's no way he would directly reveal that the Nebula Art is at the Saint Grade. If you knew it was at the Saint Grade right after you started cultivating it, wouldn't that be telling everyone that you have a big secret?
"You also learned the Star Moon Flowing Fire Art? How did you learn it?" Flowing Cloud Matriarch frowned and asked.
Jiang Liu explained, "I learned it yesterday! I went to the Star Moon Sect yesterday!"
"I know you went to the Star Moon Sect yesterday, but why would they let you learn the Star Moon Flowing Fire Art?"
"I don't know what happened either. They disagreed at first, but after I pleaded with them, they agreed. Were they moved by my words?" Jiang Liu said innocently. He truly didn't know the reason.
Looking at Jiang Liu's bewildered expression, Flowing Cloud Matriarch was speechless. "Touched? If being touched could get you the Star Moon Sect's most treasured cultivation technique, then the Star Moon Sect's techniques would be commonplace by now."
Afterwards, Flowing Cloud Matriarch stopped pursuing the matter and decided to see how Jiang Liu combined the Flowing Cloud Art with the Star Moon Flowing Fire Art for cultivation.
Flowing Cloud Matriarch looked at Jiang Liu and said, "Show me how you combine the two techniques."
Jiang Liu looked around. Because of his previous experience cultivating the Saintly Sky Art, he was afraid that cultivating here would destroy the secret chamber.
Seeing Jiang Liu's actions, Flowing Cloud Matriarch asked doubtfully, "Is this place unsuitable?"
Jiang Liu nodded and said, "It's best to have an open space."
Flowing Cloud Matriarch thought for a moment and said to Jiang Liu, "Then come with me!"