Instantly Mastering an Earth-tier Cultivation Technique

"Could it be... I really reached Great Perfection?"

Chen Lin could hardly believe it as he sensed the circulation path of the Clear Wind Sword Art within his body.

This Profound Tier Low Grade sword art had actually reached the realm of "Great Perfection"!

Everyone knew that the path of cultivation was arduous at every step. The advancement of a cultivation technique often had to pass through the stages of entry, Minor Accomplishment, Great Accomplishment, and finally, "Great Perfection."

Every step in between was a harsh test of a Cultivator's will and time.

Especially that final step from "Great Accomplishment" to "Great Perfection"—it required the pouring in of endless effort, years or even decades of secluded cultivation before one could glimpse the way in. It was no easy feat.

But him?

In just an instant, a cultivation technique had reached completion.

And the system had even promised that it could happen every day!

This simply overturned all common sense in the Cultivation World! Of course, not every cultivation technique improved in such a straight line. Many techniques divided their realms by "layers," with each layer further separated into entry, Minor Accomplishment, Great Accomplishment, and Great Perfection, making cultivation all the more cumbersome.

Yet regardless of how many layers Chen Lin's cultivation techniques had, under the system's blessing, they were like an ox drinking water—all their layers were completed in an instant, every single one directly reaching the pinnacle of Great Perfection!

"This... is fucking amazing!" Chen Lin could not help sighing inwardly.

Of course, the price was that random feeling of discomfort that sank into his bones, as though invisible hands were randomly fiddling with his body. Fortunately, it remained within a tolerable range.

He thought that if he had enough time to "perfect" every cultivation technique in the Scripture Repository like this, would he not defy the heavens?

"I can grow stronger just lying down. This system was practically tailor-made for me!"

As for cultivation techniques and Martial Skills, he needed them both.

He understood their importance all too well.

Cultivation techniques were internal cultivation methods, the key to raising one's realm; Martial Skills were specific moves and techniques, amplifiers that magnified one's combat power.

A high-level cultivation technique cultivated to Great Perfection was not merely an accelerator for advancing one's realm. It also gave one perfect foundational qualities, even allowing one to begin grasping the essence of Martial Dao and Sword Dao, and see through an opponent's flaws.

And he just so happened to be the Guardian Elder of the Scripture Repository, with permission to view all cultivation techniques and Martial Skills below Heaven Tier.

Just thinking of those mountain-like piles of manuals made Chen Lin feel incomparably delighted.

"Sweet! So damn satisfying!"

Of course, the ultimate Heaven Tier and King Tier cultivation techniques required the approval of the Imperial Lord, the Crown Prince, or the princes. Those were beyond his reach.

But now, that restriction did not seem quite so discouraging.

Thinking of how he had just rather awkwardly rejected Ninth Prince Ling Xiao's "kindness," Chen Lin's face flushed slightly with embarrassment.

If he had accepted, perhaps he would have been able to view Heaven Tier cultivation techniques and Martial Skills.

But he immediately waved it off and changed his mind. "So what if I rejected him? Is the Ninth Prince really that great? Could it be that the Eighth Prince, the Seventh Prince, or even the Crown Prince wouldn't want to win me over? What am I panicking for?"

He had no desire to shamelessly go currying favor with anyone again.

What a joke. I, Chen Lin, do not survive by clinging to powerful thighs.

At worst, I'll become stronger and sneak a look. Who would dare say I shouldn't?

I'll let him experience what it feels like to be slammed by Great Fortune.

"Only with a higher realm can I retire in peace! That is the proper path!"

Chen Lin noticed that the sky was gradually darkening, and it was not far from the system's midnight refresh. He began making calculations.

"System, how exactly does this random selection of cultivation techniques work? Does it depend on the foundation I've grasped, or is it completely blind?"

"Ding!"

A cold mechanical voice exploded in his mind!

[The system will randomly select a cultivation technique within ten meters of the host. Whether it is spoken aloud or in any other form, when activated, one technique will be randomly chosen and brought to Great Perfection for the host.]

"Within ten meters..." Chen Lin's mouth twitched as he lowered his head to look at the booklet of Clear Wind Sword Technique.

"Damn, could this system be stupid?" he thought inwardly. "If there's only this one cultivation technique within ten meters of me, can that still be called random? Isn't that blatantly designated?"

Although he felt the system's logic was rather questionable, Chen Lin did not point it out.

His eyes rolled, and an idea came to him. "Perfect! I'll find a cultivation technique that can improve my aptitude, then another with decent potential, and have them reach Great Perfection first. When the time comes, won't absorbing the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth be like riding a rocket, shooting upward faster and faster?"

At that thought, the wrinkles on Chen Lin's face seemed to smooth out. The corners of his mouth could not help lifting, revealing a sly smile.

A sharp light flashed in Chen Lin's eyes, and his withered fingers clenched fiercely.

"Earth-tier cultivation techniques... today is the day!"

His hunched body suddenly became as nimble as an ape, and he dashed toward the spiral staircase of the Scripture Repository, taking three steps as two.

"The Sixth Floor... the Earth-tier section!"

Chen Lin came to an abrupt stop before the Gilded Gate.

The Restriction Runes on the door sensed the elder Token and shimmered with watery blue light. He took a deep breath, yet his motion to push open the door suddenly halted.

[Ding! The host's heart rate has been detected as excessively high.]

[Suggestion: Maintain a salted-fish mentality to avoid sudden death.]

"Do you have a problem?" Chen Lin asked blankly.

Then Chen Lin entered the Sixth Floor. His fingertips lightly traced across the Green Jade Bookshelves, while his murky old eyes gleamed with piercing light.

The sixth floor of the Scripture Repository was spacious and silent, with only the soft rustle of his cloth shoes scraping against the ground.

"These are the ones..."

He carefully took out Seven Classics from different locations and arranged them into a perfect circle before him.

Each cultivation technique stood exactly Nine Chi Nine Cun apart—this was the optimal distance he had secretly measured over dozens of days.

Chen Lin sat cross-legged, a crafty smile appearing on his wrinkled face.

The cultivation techniques he had deliberately chosen all had the most exaggerated descriptions:

Sun Nerve—Condense True Sun Fire, burn the heavens and boil the seas.

Divine Prison Celestial Phenomenon—Draw down divine lightning from the nine heavens, forge a Purgatory prison.

Great Void Sword Scripture—Turn Sword Qi into void, shatter the void and pierce through space.

"Let this old man see..." He rubbed his withered hands together. "Which treasure will be drawn today?"

These descriptions might be exaggerated, and their effects could not possibly be so absurd, but they would not be too weak either.

At this moment, he silently calculated the time in his heart, waiting for that decisive moment at midnight.

Time slowly flowed by amid the silence, but Chen Lin did not remain idle.

He rapidly considered his next plan in his mind.

The system was powerful, but it also brought a new problem—he needed to find a new Breath Concealment Technique.

He originally had a Yellow Tier Breath Concealment Technique, but it certainly would not be enough as his strength continued to rise.

Otherwise, if this old bag of bones that looked so ordinary and had such mediocre aptitude suddenly possessed a divine technique at Great Perfection, would that not sound even more absurd than a fantasy?

Tell me, wasn't that ridiculous?

Still, there was no rush. He could deal with it later; there was something more important at hand.

After all, no one would be bored enough to inspect a nobody like him...

Just as he was pondering, the midnight bell rang on schedule.

The melodious yet solemn chime pierced through the night, clearly echoing through every corner of the Imperial Capital, like the steady pulse of the ancient imperial city.

It was the sound of the Palace Eunuch carrying out his routine timekeeping, announcing the start of a new day.

"It's coming." Chen Lin muttered inwardly, then clearly said within his consciousness, "Draw!"

The moment his words fell, the system's notification appeared in his spiritual sea without the slightest delay:

[Today, one cultivation technique/Martial Skill may be randomly selected and instantly comprehended to the realm of Great Perfection!]

[Random selection in progress...]

[Selection complete!]

[Today's Great Perfection Earth-tier cultivation technique: Sun Nerve]

As those words appeared, a vast and scorching mystical insight, as though it contained True Sun Fire, poured into Chen Lin's mind in an instant like floodwaters bursting through a breached dam!