Proficiency Maxed Out, Liver Become Mortal Sword Immortal Section 49

Great Accomplishment?

The old man was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but burst into laughter.

As he laughed, tears welled up in his murky eyes. "Good, good, good. Heaven wants my Myriad Sword Pavilion to thrive!"

"For one month to reach Great Accomplishment—I'm afraid even the mighty bloodlines of those Top Body Cultivator Families of Ten Provinces could hardly manage it!"

"It seems this old man can rest assured and go."

With trembling hands, the old man took out a cultivation method wrapped in a Black Slipcase from his bosom, gritted his teeth lightly as if he had made some decision. "I'll cultivate it too, this old man will gamble. If I die, the later generations can grow quickly and protect the sect's legacy. If I don't die, then Golden Cauldron Sect, Wuji Immortal Sect, just you wait..."

Yun Shu left the Storehouse, handed the letter to the Fat Steward, and then headed to the Second Floor of Scripture Pavilion.

The same old steward received him.

The old steward glanced at Yun Shu and was slightly surprised. He still had some impression of Yun Shu.

Back when he was still an Outer Sect Disciple, he had come to ask about the value of Immortal Arts.

He never expected him to become an Inner Sect Disciple so quickly.

There was a fundamental difference between Inner Sect Disciples and Outer Sect Disciples—Inner Sect Disciples had to have passable talent in immortal cultivation.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that every Inner Sect Disciple was a treasure of the sect.

The Nine Great Peaks, each with only a little over two hundred people—that alone showed how difficult it was.

"I never thought you'd become an Inner Sect Disciple so soon. Congratulations! Back then you were only at the Body Tempering Level, and now you've reached Qi Condensation so quickly—your aptitude must be excellent." The old man said with a kind smile.

But Yun Shu couldn't help but find it amusing.

This might be the first person who didn't know the truth to praise his aptitude.

His achievements today were definitely not thanks to his talent.

He had once tried to rely on talent, but after two years, he had only reached Body Refinement Second Layer.

Body Refinement Second Layer!

He only advanced one realm per year!

It could be said that reaching Outer Sect Disciple was his ceiling in this life; breaking through to Qi Condensation had never even crossed his mind.

Let alone entering the Nine Peaks.

Speaking of this, Yun Shu also sighed with emotion. "My talent isn't very good. I can only do more tasks than others and accumulate more time in bitter cultivation. When others practice their cultivation methods once, I practice them several more times. That's how I achieved this meager success."

However, Yun Shu noticed that this old man, unlike the Fat Steward, couldn't directly see through his cultivation level.

It seemed the Fat Steward had gone further on the path of cultivation.

Although the old man's strength was obscure to Yun Shu, it didn't feel mysterious. He could still roughly sense it—probably around Qi Condensation Tenth Layer.

Qi Condensation had twelve layers as its peak, but in truth, starting from the tenth layer, one could already be called at the peak.

At that level, Yun Shu absolutely had the capital to punch him into submission.

Of course, that was just a metaphor.

Naturally, he couldn't go around hitting old people—that would be lacking in martial virtue.

The old man was extremely satisfied with Yun Shu's words. What a fine disciple this was—relying on perseverance and hard work to stand among the Nine Peaks.

The old man even recalled his own youth, when he cultivated like crazy, did tasks, and gathered resources. But in the end, due to his limited aptitude, he couldn't break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, and could only waste away his years in this Scripture Pavilion.

"You've come to exchange for an Immortal Art, right? Do you have enough Contribution Points?" The old man put away his emotions and said.

Generally speaking, Inner Sect Disciples should be fairly well-off, since resources were heavily tilted toward them—most of the sect's resources went to Inner Sect Disciples.

But a newly admitted Inner Sect Disciple probably wasn't that wealthy either. Besides, the last time he came, he had just entered the Inner Sect.

Thinking this, the old man was quite astonished. This rate of improvement—could it be that he had been advancing straight up all along?

"For an Immortal Art, I don't have enough Contribution Points." Yun Shu shook his head lightly. "Are there Attack Methods? Are they also that expensive?"

"That's a different matter. Some Immortal Arts come with their own Attack Methods. You can go upstairs and take a look. Pure Attack Methods don't require as many Contribution Points." The old man explained.

"Alright." Yun Shu gave a slight bow, then headed upstairs.

On the Third Floor, Yun Shu saw quite a few things.

There were many stewards here maintaining order, and some were even responsible for explaining the various techniques and spells to the disciples.

It looked a bit like a general store?

Just as he stepped onto the Third Floor, a Female Deacon approached him.

From her appearance, she looked about thirty years old, with a very slender waist. Since she was a Cultivator, she carried herself with an air of elegance.

"This Young Brother looks unfamiliar. Is this your first time here to pick techniques?"

"Mm." Yun Shu nodded slightly.

He felt that the stewards here had pretty good attitudes. Compared to those arrogant Outer and Inner Sect stewards outside, the people here were practically Bodhisattvas.

"What kind do you roughly need? I'll help you find it." The Female Deacon became even more enthusiastic when she saw he was wearing Inner Sect Disciple robes.

Without a doubt, after selling a Spirit Art here, she would also get a corresponding commission. Inner Sect Disciples were always generous spenders.

"Are there any that can conceal martial aura?" Yun Shu asked casually.

Martial aura?

The deacon was slightly taken aback.

Why would martial aura need to be hidden? From the ninth level of Body Tempering onward, there was almost no room for Body Tempering to play a role.

If one had already reached Qi Condensation, hiding martial aura was entirely unnecessary, as the effects of Body Tempering were barely enough to support Qi Induction into the body and were directly overwritten.

"There is!" Though she had some doubts in her mind, she didn't ask further.

Disciples who came here rarely wanted to reveal their secrets; they only helped find Spirit Arts based on needs.

As for true training, it was up to the Transmission Elder within the sect, who acted as a teacher to all disciples on the peak, answering questions daily at the Training Ground and even customizing Cultivation Methods and plans for various disciples.

There were indeed methods here to conceal aura.

"This is the Breath Concealing Art, for Inner Sect Disciples in the Qi Condensation Stage, five Contribution Points."

"After concealing your aura, unless someone is two major realms above you, it's hard for others to see through. Of course, during combat, you still need to be careful not to expose yourself; the technique only helps you hide your aura. If you release it yourself, it's useless."

"But in daily life, whether it's your physical realm or your Qi Condensation immortal cultivation realm, both can be hidden. This one is relatively good. There's also one that only hides the physical realm, which costs just one Contribution Point."

Yun Shu pondered for a moment. "So, if I'm at the Qi Condensation physical realm, at least a Golden Core Stage cultivator would be needed to see through me?"

The Female Deacon nodded slightly, then shook her head. "In theory, yes, but first you'd need to cultivate the Breath Concealing Art to Minor Accomplishment, which might take three to five years."

"And if it reaches Great Accomplishment?" Yun Shu pressed on.

"Then even a Nascent Soul Stage expert might find it hard to see through your realm. That could take decades, even a hundred years, and that's assuming you have enough comprehension. Besides, at the Qi Condensation Stage, are you really worried about being seen by a Nascent Soul cultivator?" The Female Deacon laughed as she said this.

Yun Shu didn't laugh. He was weighing whether this was worth so many Contribution Points.

He had worked himself to the bone killing a group of people just to earn five Contribution Points from a B-grade Mission, and now he was going to spend it all on this?

But then, he pulled out his Jade Token. "I'll take this!"

"Can I pay with things like Origin Nurturing Pills here?" Yun Shu asked curiously.

"No," the Female Deacon shook her head. "But the sect has a Donation System that can convert them into Contribution Points."

"So it's still possible to trade resources for them," Yun Shu said with a smile.

"That's true, but Contribution Points are meant to encourage disciples to take on missions. Though the rewards are a bit small each time, it's still acceptable." The Female Deacon smiled back. "The Donation System is for disciples who urgently need Spirit Arts."

"If you have Spirit Stones, you can exchange them—one Spirit Stone for one Contribution Point. For Origin Nurturing Pills, ten for one."

Yun Shu thought it over.

This was fairly reasonable.

The price outside the sect was about the same.

But the difference was that Spirit Stones were universal, while Contribution Points could only be used within the sect.

"Alright, I'll take a look around," Yun Shu said. "How many Contribution Points for Attack Methods here? Can you list some?"

"Something a bit better than the five standard Spirit Arts issued by the sect," Yun Shu added after a moment of thought.

"Take a look at these." The Female Deacon led Yun Shu to another area. "These Spirit Arts are around thirty Contribution Points each. For example, this one, the Flowing Gold Killing Technique, uses the power of the Metal Attribute."

"In terms of power, it's mid-tier among Qi Condensation Stage Spirit Art Attack Methods," the Female Deacon explained.

Yun Shu's eyes lit up.

This was clearly a powerful Metal Attribute Spirit Art, with solid quality.

After flipping through the introduction briefly, Yun Shu gritted his teeth lightly. "I'll take this one."

"Good." The Female Deacon nodded, a smile spreading across her face.