Choosing Two Aspects Technique
"Senior Brother Hu."
The caretaker of this Scripture Pavilion was an old and frail cultivator. Yuan Chiye greeted him.
"New disciples can choose one Qi Refining technique and one spell from the bookshelf."
Senior Brother Hu nodded in response to Yuan Chiye, then held up the book and emphasized the rules to Chen Mobai and the other six again before waving his hand to signal them to go.
"After you've made your selection, come over here to register."
Yuan Chiye added a sentence, and Zhuo Ming and the others nodded. Then, unable to contain their excitement, they headed towards the neatly stacked books on the shelves on the four sides of the tree.
Chen Mobai and Liu Wenbai were not in a hurry; the latter even bowed to Senior Brother Hu.
After the other six people left, Chen Mobai walked up to his two senior brothers.
"I wonder if I can choose ' Two Aspects Technique '?"
Chen Mobai had a clear goal: his biggest objective in joining the Divine Wood Sect was to Foundation Establishment and the Two Aspects Technique.
"Are you sure you want to choose the Two Aspects Technique? We generally don't recommend that ordinary disciples of the sect cultivate this technique. Although it can increase the chance of Core Formation, it requires wasting twice the resources and time beforehand."
After hearing this, Senior Brother Hu frowned and offered a word of advice.
"After hearing Senior Brother Qi Rui talk about the Two Aspects Technique on Green Light Island, I have been longing for it ever since, and I hope to fulfill my wish today."
After Chen Mobai finished speaking, Senior Brother Hu looked troubled and turned to look at Yuan Chiye.
He's the one guiding the new students this year; he's practically a mentor to them.
Senior Brother Hu wanted him to try and persuade him.
"After becoming True Disciple, you can receive the Two Aspects Technique for free. If you choose this technique now, in addition to making Dao Heart Oath, you also need to submit a voluntary form to avoid delaying your Qi Refining progress and regretting it in the future."
After Yuan Chiye finished speaking, Senior Brother Hu spoke again, telling Chen Mobai about the disadvantages of cultivating the Two Aspects Technique.
"I used to think I was a genius, capable of mastering two skills, and even had a chance of Core Formation."
"But the thirty years of wasted time after joining the sect taught me that unless you are exceptionally talented or have a wealthy family background, it is better to face reality."
"I am currently at the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer, but because I used the Two Aspects Technique to combine the Water-Wood Qi Refining methods, I missed the best age for Foundation Establishment and can only sit in this Book Cave in vain."
After saying these words, Yuan Chiye's expression became somewhat unnatural.
He also practiced the Two Aspects Technique, the Water-Wood Qi Refining, and also suffered from resource scarcity.
However, he was shrewd and didn't hesitate to take on various tasks as a true disciple, even doing tedious tasks like teaching new disciples the precepts, which made him a bit better than this Senior Brother Hu.
Among them, the Water Attribute cultivation technique has Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer, but the Longevity Sutra is still stuck at the Qi Cultivation Level 8. It will take several years of hard work to achieve the balance between the two and attempt to Foundation Establishment.
However, Yuan Chiye already has the Foundation Establishment in hand, and there are still nearly twenty years before his Sixty-Year Limit, so he certainly won't follow in the footsteps of this Senior Brother Hu.
Chen Mobai persisted in his idea and, under Yuan Chiye's guidance, wrote a letter of voluntary participation before following his Senior Brother Hu into a locked bookcase.
Upon opening, it was found to be filled with one hundred copies of the "Two Aspects Technique".
Senior Brother Hu casually picked out a book and handed it to Chen Mobai.
"Senior brother, since this is handwritten, are there any typos or omissions?"
Chen Mobai flipped through it and asked the question with a worried expression, which earned him a glare from Senior Brother Hu.
"This was printed directly using magic, but it was originally handwritten, so it looks like a copy."
"It was originally written by my Old Ancestor Fu, Master Fu, and it also contains his insights."
"You disciples are incredibly lucky. Back in the Five Elements Sect, the Core Formation Ancestor's notes and insights could only be exchanged using Sect Contribution points. Unlike now, they're directly printed on the cultivation manual and given to you."
Chen Mobai listened with a face full of gratitude.
With the notes of predecessors as a reference, it is definitely easier to comprehend and cultivate. He has a deep understanding of this regarding Auxiliary Cultivation software.
"You can also choose one spell."
After the two returned, Yuan Chiye spoke up to remind them.
In the Sky River Realm, cultivation techniques and spells are separate.
That's why when Chen Mobai saw He Qun selling Black Water Technique in South Stream Market, and even separating Water Control Technique and Water Element Shield to sell separately, it wasn't that the latter was unscrupulous, but rather that this has always been the rule in the Sky River Realm.
"Does Senior Brother Yuan have any recommendations?"
Chen Mobai didn't know what famous spells the Divine Wood Sect had.
With the Immortal Sect Spell Library as his backing, his need for the magic of the Sky River Realm wasn't that strong. Without inquiring beforehand, he simply shamelessly asked Yuan Chiye.
"Cultivating the Two Aspects Technique requires many resources, and my Divine Wood Sect is famous for its vast medicinal fields. You can practice a Spirit Needle Technique or Rainfall Technique. After you finish chopping wood, if you apply to go to the medicinal fields, many elders will be willing to accept you."
If Chen Mobai hadn't asked, Yuan Chiye wouldn't have bothered to answer, but since he had asked him, as someone Chen Mobai admired, he offered some guidance.
Since the "Rainfall Technique" is most powerful when activated by Water Attribute spiritual power, Chen Mobai ultimately chose the "Spirit Needle Technique," which can be cultivated using Five Elements Spiritual Power.
Therefore, among the seven, Chen Mobai was the first to choose his cultivation method and spell.
"By the way, Senior Brother Yuan, I once met a disciple of the Flying Needle Sect. I wonder which is more powerful, the Spirit Needle Technique or the Flying Needle Technique?"
Seeing that standing there was boring, he decided to chat with Yuan Chiye.
"The Flying Needle Sect? It seems to be a vassal sect under the command of Golden Light Cliff."
At this point, Yuan Chiye took out a thick book from his storage bag, flipped through a few pages, and found information about a person named Red Needle Daoist.
"Found it. The Flying Needle Sect used to be quite famous, but after the last Foundation Establishment Cultivator passed away 60 years ago, it's probably about to disappear."
Chen Mobai saw Yuan Chiye finish checking the information and casually put the thick book back into his storage bag. He remembered the one he had picked up on Green Light Island, which he still hadn't opened.
"Senior Brother Yuan, can we buy these storage bags within the sect?"
"Of course, you can buy anything from the sect at the Spirit Treasure Pavilion. The smallest one-cubic-meter storage bag costs one hundred Spirit Stone. Do you want one? I happen to have one extra."
"Where did this extra one come from, Senior Brother?"
"Hey, it was just a bunch of clueless Rogue Cultivator who tried to rob me. After I killed them, they left behind that storage bag. I used my Spiritual Sense to refine the previous owner's mark and got a little over two hundred Spirit Stone. There's no use in having more of this stuff. If you really want it, I'll take a loss and sell it to you for eighty Spirit Stone."
Upon hearing Yuan Chiye's words, Chen Mobai immediately waved his hand, saying that he couldn't afford it.
However, he kept the phrase "refine with Spiritual Sense" in his heart.