Green Spirit Sect

Chen Xuan used a Spirit Awakening Point.

[I observe the heavens, and all things become clear!]

[Your cultivation technique, "Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique," is currently looking inward.]

[You're still using such a low-level cultivation technique as the Flowing Cloud Technique.]

[Your cultivation technique, "Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique," is shaking its head.]

[Your Dao Technique, "Flowing Cloud Myriad Forms," is cheering.]

[Low-level cultivation technique, your better is here!]

[Your cultivation technique, "Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique," is beginning to instruct the "Flowing Cloud Technique."]

[Your cultivation technique, "Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique," is demonstrating the artistic conception of the Nine Heavens Cloud Sea to the "Flowing Cloud Technique."]

[Your cultivation technique, "Flowing Cloud Technique," has gained insight and is undergoing a transformation.]

[Your cultivation technique, "Flowing Cloud Technique," has successfully advanced and transformed into the "Nine Heavens Cloud Sea Scripture: Volume One."]

[Flowing Cloud Myriad Forms: ?]

Chen Xuan was startled, too.

Holy crap, the Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique could actually instruct the Flowing Cloud Technique and help it advance?

Well, the Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique could be considered an auxiliary technique of the Nine Firmaments Cloud Sea Scripture. It made sense that it would know a thing or two about the Nine Firmaments Cloud Sea Scripture.

Of course, part of the reason was the Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique's special nature.

The Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique wasn't merely a technique that could enhance one's divine sense.

It had other special functions as well.

Just as it had said when it was first awakened:

I observe the heavens, and all things become clear!

Once successfully cultivated, the Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique could manifest a pair of Heaven-Observing Divine Eyes. The stronger one's divine sense, the stronger these eyes would become.

The Heaven-Observing Divine Eyes had many wondrous uses.

I observe the heavens, and all things become clear. Clarity lies in distinguishing the false, understanding people, seeing without distance, and comprehending the Dao.

When others looked at a mountain, they saw a mountain. He saw its veins, its momentum, the flow of spiritual energy, and the vicissitudes of a thousand years.

The Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique truly lived up to its name as a Quasi-Emperor Scripture.

If it advanced further, who knew how powerful it would be?

Once he completed the other volumes of the Nine Firmaments Cloud Sea Scripture and the Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique in the future, he could let the two techniques study and explore on their own. Perhaps that would greatly increase the chances of elevating the Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique to an Emperor Scripture.

Thinking of all this, Chen Xuan was in high spirits.

At the same time, the spiritual power within Chen Xuan's body began to compress and transform.

His spiritual power didn't change much; it had simply grown more powerful.

The Nine Firmaments Cloud Sea Scripture and the Flowing Cloud Technique were indeed worlds apart.

Flowing Cloud Myriad Forms and the Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique had called the Flowing Cloud Technique a low-level cultivation technique, and they weren't wrong.

But... things were different now.

The Flowing Cloud Technique—no, the Nine Firmaments Cloud Sea Scripture—had stood up.

In the time that followed,

the Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique actually began instructing his three Dao Techniques as well.

This rapidly increased the proficiency of all three.

The Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique was truly terrifying. It could even guide Dao Technique cultivation.

Still, that was a good thing.

Chen Xuan was becoming more and more convinced that choosing the Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique had been the right decision.

Spirit Wandering in the Great Void was powerful, but its strength lay in cultivating divine sense. Its focus was entirely different from that of the Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique.

The Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique could now not only strengthen his divine sense, but also serve as a teacher for his cultivation techniques and Dao Techniques.

With its ability to observe all things, the Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique was the best teacher imaginable.

In the blink of an eye,

nearly half a year passed.

On this day, with guidance from the Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique, Flowing Cloud Myriad Forms finally reached perfection.

[Your Dao Technique, "Flowing Cloud Myriad Forms," has reached perfection and is beginning to condense a Dao Seal.]

[Your Dao Technique, "Flowing Cloud Myriad Forms," has successfully condensed a Dao Seal!]

Chen Xuan opened his eyes.

A somewhat illusory seal, covered in intricate patterns, slowly appeared before him.

Chen Xuan reached out, and the Dao Seal landed in his hand. He examined it closely.

"So this is a Dao Seal? Truly wondrous."

Feeling the Dao Seal, Chen Xuan sighed with emotion.

In the time that followed,

Flowing Cloud Moon-Chasing and Purple Imperial Dragon Flame successively condensed Dao Seals.

All three of Chen Xuan's Dao Techniques had now reached perfection.

Chen Xuan hadn't spent the past half year idle, either. He had earned Contribution Points through Alchemy, then used them to buy quite a few heavenly treasures that enhanced divine sense or to refine pills that did the same, greatly strengthening his divine sense.

His divine sense had reached the second-stage peak.

The second-stage peak didn't mean that his divine sense was merely as strong as that of a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator at the peak. It was a realm of its own.

Ordinary Qi Refining cultivators gradually strengthened their divine sense and physical bodies as their cultivation improved, but fundamentally, neither was very powerful.

If the divine sense of a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator at the peak who hadn't cultivated a divine sense technique was a 1, then Chen Xuan's divine sense might be a 10 or even higher.

He cultivated three paths, and all three of his Dao Techniques had reached perfection.

Chen Xuan could now defeat enemies above his level with ease.

So it was time to search for Heavenly Dao Qi and a Two-Pattern Spirit Item.

Chen Xuan had made all the necessary preparations. On this day, he went to the Affairs Office to register his departure.

Sect disciples had to report before leaving. Otherwise, if they died outside, the sect might not even know.

After that, Chen Xuan left the Cloud Sea Sect aboard a small, boat-shaped flying artifact.

Ever since learning Artifact Refining, Chen Xuan had prepared plenty of artifacts for himself.

He had prepared several different flying artifacts, too.

Although this flying boat artifact wasn't as fast as the White Cloud Artifact, it was suited for long-distance travel and far more comfortable to ride.

It also wasn't especially large, and it was much faster than some of the larger flying boats.

After leaving the Cloud Sea Sect,

Chen Xuan spent several days traveling to the nearest Heavenly Dao Secret Realm within Jing Province.

Green Spirit Mountain.

The spiritual energy here was dense, and the entrance to the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm was in the mountain.

Since the secret realm was located in Jing Province, there was naturally no reason to hand it over to anyone else. Thus, it belonged to the Cloud Sea Sect.

More precisely, all the secret realms within Jing Province belonged to the Cloud Sea Sect.

The secret realms were scattered in different places, all far from the Cloud Sea Sect. To protect them,

the Cloud Sea Sect would send cultivators to establish a branch sect near each secret realm under its control.

The branch sects' main purpose was to guard the secret realms. Beyond that, they could develop on their own and accept disciples as usual.

The spiritual energy around secret realms was generally very dense, so the branch sects under the Cloud Sea Sect all flourished.

From a distance, Chen Xuan could already see the palaces and towers on Green Spirit Mountain.

As Cloud Sea branch sects, they were generally named after their location, with the word "Sect" added at the end.

So the branch sect on Green Spirit Mountain was called the Green Spirit Sect.

Its full name was the Cloud Sea Branch Sect, Green Spirit Sect.

Chen Xuan's flying boat flew straight into Green Spirit Mountain.

He activated his Disciple Token and passed through the Sect Protection Array of the Green Spirit Sect without hindrance.

Then, the flying boat landed in the Green Spirit Sect's plaza.

After disembarking, Chen Xuan put away the flying boat. A young female disciple of the Green Spirit Sect immediately came over.

"Greetings, Senior Brother."

The woman greeted him respectfully.

As a branch sect disciple, she naturally recognized the attire worn by disciples of the main sect.

"Junior Sister, please take me to the Green Spirit Secret Realm," Chen Xuan said with a smile.

"Of course, Senior Brother. This way, please."

The female disciple immediately led the way, clearly accustomed to such requests.

When disciples from the Cloud Sea Sect suddenly came to the Green Spirit Sect, it was almost always to explore the Green Spirit Secret Realm.