Five Thunder Secret Record and Lesser Thousand Sword Scripture!

"Yanxia Ravine's Zhang He."

Meng Nan looked at Zhao Xiaoshuang. "The candlestick must contain Great Medicine, and Zhang He must die. Can you kill him in a direct confrontation?"

Zhang He must die.

Rather than defending, it was better to strike first.

The key now was whether Zhao Xiaoshuang could defeat this person in a head-on battle.

"Zhang He only relies on the 'Mysterious Yin Flying Dagger'; it's truly hard to guard against his sneak attacks."

"If we face him directly, with my 'Giant Spirit God' secret technique, plus the 'Blood Arrow Secret Technique' and the 'Five Elements Cover', it shouldn't be difficult to defeat him."

"But to kill him—"

Zhao Xiaoshuang shook her head.

Being at the peak of True Essence was already difficult enough to win, let alone kill someone.

However.

If she really wanted to kill him, it wasn't impossible.

"Meng Xingzhe and the other two are also at Blood Lotus Mountain. If we summon them, with the combined strength of our four, killing Zhang He will be as easy as lifting a finger."

"The candlestick."

"The Great Medicine."

"It's worth making them make a trip."

Zhao Xiaoshuang smiled and took out three paper cranes from her Storage Bag. She infused them with True Essence, and they immediately transformed into three streaks of spiritual light, shooting out of the cave dwelling and disappearing into the distance.

Brothers fight like tigers.

Fathers and sons fight on the battlefield.

Since Meng Nan was so certain, Zhao Xiaoshuang was willing to believe him and take the gamble.

While the three sons were on their way.

Meng Nan stayed in the cave dwelling, cultivating and reviewing records, reflecting on all that had happened in these 101 years.

In this life, Qian Yu had left early. In the 70th year of the Immortal Calendar, she had crossed Ghost Mother Mountain and headed southwest.

For the first ten years or so, she had sent back news from time to time, but later, the news had stopped for some unknown reason.

The last time news arrived, Qian Yu had already passed Blood Lotus Mountain and gone to Jade Ring Mountain, further southwest.

Not just Qian Yu.

After reaching the peak of True Essence, Meng Nan's disciples had also gone their separate ways one after another.

Some had opened their Three Cavities and attempted Qi Condensation, only to perish.

Some had been favored by an Immortal Master in Chashan, entered the Dan Yuan Wandering Veins, but still hadn't succeeded.

Many had also traveled together in search of opportunities, most of them disappearing without a trace.

As for whether anyone had achieved Qi Condensation—

At least, Meng Nan, who had stayed in Chashan until the 80th year of the Immortal Calendar and in Qingtian Market until the 90th year, had not seen any disciple return after advancing.

They all seemed to have no chance.

Meng Xingzhe, Meng Jian, and Meng Santan had all cultivated True Essence early on and, with Meng Nan's assistance, had also cultivated the 'Giant Spirit God' secret technique.

Five Giants in one family!

Rare in the world!

Within Chashan, below the level of Immortal Master, a family of five was almost invincible.

After Chashan was destroyed.

Meng Nan and Zhao Xiaoshuang ventured deep into the world, while Meng Xingzhe and the other two generally followed the same direction, maintaining contact through 'Communication Talismans'.

The three of them only cultivated the Lesser Thousand Sword Scripture and the Five Thunder Secret Record. Although they were true legacies of Chashan, they were just average and not particularly powerful techniques.

After they reached the peak of True Essence, it would be difficult for them to advance further to Qi Condensation.

They were venturing out on their own in hopes of finding a breakthrough.

But none of them had succeeded yet.

This was the general situation of those close to him.

Furthermore.

In this life, the most valuable thing for Meng Nan was the 'Three Qi Condensation Methods' and 'Great Medicine Steaming and Boiling' that he had learned from Qian Yu, which led him to deliberately pay attention to information in this area.

The Three Qi Condensation Methods—

The upper method was ethereal.

The lower method was crude.

Only the middle method could be barely grasped.

And so.

With Chashan in front of Meng Nan, and Ghost Mother Mountain, Xuanwu Mountain, including the current Blood Lotus Mountain, behind him, he had deliberately inquired wherever there were traces of great medicines or when they appeared.

Collecting information.

It wasn't entirely for the sake of preparing for his past self's arrival.

In fact, for every future Meng Nan, they were all cultivating themselves to the fullest, living their own lives well.

Taking notes.

Recording insights.

Inquiring about opportunities and encounters.

These were mostly for his own cultivation.

Notes and insights, reviewing the old to learn the new.

Opportunities and encounters, searching for patterns.

Take great medicines, for example.

Along the way, he inquired, and whenever a great medicine appeared somewhere, Meng Nan and Zhao Xiaoshuang would stay there for a few years, trying their luck.

Like this time.

It was because a great medicine had appeared in this area before that the two of them stopped in Yaozi Mountain, traveling around and searching.

Compared to casting a wide net or searching for a needle in a haystack, at least this way the possibility of finding a great medicine was higher.

And so it was.

Five months later, didn't the two of them find a great medicine?

All of this was done casually.

If his past self were to descend to the present, it would mean he was already dead, and it wouldn't be impossible to fulfill his past self.

"My past self is me, my future self is not me."

A shared past.

Different futures.

Given Meng Nan's personality, if he were dead, he would be willing to contribute his remaining heat to fulfill his past self.

"If a selfish person got this 'information panel' of mine, they'd probably be tricked by 'themselves' in all sorts of ways."

Meng Nan chuckled.

He then looked at the information about great medicines he had compiled.

Immortal Calendar Year 19 to Immortal Calendar Year 120--

Chashan: 0 instances.

Ghost Mother Mountain: 1 instance.

Xuanwu Mountain: 1 instance.

Blood Lotus Mountain: 1 instance.

At first glance, it didn't seem like much, but at second glance, it was quite a bit.

But when you think about it carefully--

Over a hundred years had passed!

Spanning a million miles!

In the realms of the four mountains, in a hundred years, only three great medicines had appeared in total.

Of course.

This was only what Meng Nan could find out afterward.

But even so, it was too few.

Among these three great medicines, one had no record of its use and disappeared after being taken by someone.

Of the remaining two, one had helped someone achieve Qi Condensation.

Looking at it this way, the success rate was quite high.

"The successful instance was by the rogue cultivator 'Kong Dian' of Ghost Mother Mountain, who advanced in Immortal Calendar Year 59."

Kong Dian had no sect or school. He luckily obtained a great medicine and was promoted to Qi Condensation in one fell swoop, becoming spirited and ambitious ever since.

He had considerable fame in Ghost Mother Mountain.

Not everyone knew that he was promoted with the help of a great medicine, but many knew that he had reached Qi Condensation.

This great medicine had a precedent for success.

It could be obtained in the future and kept as a backup.

"I probably won't need it."

"But Xiaoshuang and the others might."

The path to immortality is arduous, and Qi Condensation is difficult to achieve.

Meng Nan had his 'information panel', which gave him the confidence to guarantee his advancement to Qi Condensation.

But outside of him, including Zhao Xiaoshuang, whether they could succeed was entirely unknown.

He needed to prepare early.

While flipping through various records, Meng Nan didn't neglect his cultivation.

In this life, he had early on apprenticed himself to the Tianlin Immortal Master of Tianlin Cave. After subsequently advancing to the peak of True Essence, he was taught the advanced cultivation technique, the Thunder Illumination Scripture, and one of Chashan's two True Inheritances, the Five Thunder Secret Record, further solidifying his foundation.

At this moment.

Meng Nan was also pondering the Five Thunder Secret Record.

It was of the same lineage as the Thunder Illumination Scripture; if there was something better, why would anyone still practice the inferior one?

"Five Thunder Secret Record."

Both of Chashan's True Inheritances were known for their lethality.

One, the Lesser Thousand Sword Scripture, displayed more sharpness, its sword energy forming arrays, intricate yet precise.

The Five Thunder Secret Record, on the other hand, was more ferocious and vast, straightforward in its approach, like five bolts of lightning striking from the heavens, relying on raw power--

The deeper and purer the Magical Power, the greater its might.

A magnificent momentum, crushing opponents with sheer force.

Comparing them, the Lesser Thousand Sword Scripture was actually more suited for Meng Nan.

"I can access future timelines, so I have the least lack of time."

"The Lesser Thousand Sword Scripture is complex and detailed, requiring the most time for refinement. Its sorcery, 'Lesser Thousand Sword Array', is both a technique and an array, not easy to cultivate. But once mastered, its power is peerless; even with weak Magical Power, overcoming stronger opponents is common."

Meng Nan faced a choice--

Abandon the Thunder Illumination Scripture and Five Thunder Secret Record, cultivated through the hardships of the previous four lifetimes with all their insights, and switch to the Lesser Thousand Sword Scripture with its broader prospects.

Or continue down the same path, delving deeper into the Five Thunder Secret Record?

Actually, there was no need to overthink--

"With my conditions, of course, I'll choose the better prospects."

Meng Nan made up his mind.