The Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique Was Easy to Learn but Hard to Master

The special circumstance here was related to the Dao Seal.

The Dao Seal of the Purple Imperial Dragon Flame seemed to form a signal tower connecting heaven and earth. It allowed Chen Xuan's spiritual power to pass through the Dao Seal, connect with heaven and earth, and then be transmitted directly into the Purple Imperial Dragon Flame without any loss.

That meant the Purple Imperial Dragon Flame could be as far away from him as it liked and still seem to be right by his side. Naturally, his spiritual power consumption wouldn't increase.

In that case, the Purple Imperial Dragon Flame could do more than just wander around Green Spirit Secret Realm. It could even leave the secret realm and travel farther afield.

Chen Xuan's eyes flashed. He immediately summoned the Purple Imperial Dragon Flame back.

The Purple Imperial Dragon Flame had barely flown any distance when it found itself back again. In its pair of dragon eyes, formed from flames, Chen Xuan seemed to see a thoroughly bewildered expression.

Chen Xuan explained the Dao Seal's function to the Purple Imperial Dragon Flame and told it that it could go out and roam to its heart's content.

After all, the Purple Imperial Dragon Flame was merely a Mystic Fire. It couldn't be killed, and Chen Xuan could summon it back at any time.

The Purple Imperial Dragon Flame looked at Chen Xuan, speechless.

The Purple Imperial Dragon Flame let out a cry, and a screen appeared.

[Next time something like this happens, just call out to me silently in your heart, and I'll know.]

"Oh, I see. All right, got it. Go on."

Chen Xuan waved his hand.

The Purple Imperial Dragon Flame let out a few grumbling cries, then flew off again.

After the Purple Imperial Dragon Flame left,

the screen would occasionally pop up with an update on its situation.

[Your Dao Technique "Purple Imperial Dragon Flame" devoured a first-tier beast flame.]

[Your Dao Technique "Purple Imperial Dragon Flame" devoured a second-tier beast flame.]

[Your Dao Technique "Purple Imperial Dragon Flame" made a small improvement in combat experience.]

Nothing much happened; notifications simply kept popping up to report that it had devoured beast flames or improved its combat experience.

Beast flames came from fire-attribute demonic beasts. Demonic beasts with beast flames were considered relatively rare, though not as rare as earth flames or heaven-and-earth spirit flames.

After leaving, the Purple Imperial Dragon Flame couldn't find any higher-grade flames, so it could only hunt for beast flames and devour them.

Its source was growing stronger, bit by bit.

Chen Xuan let it do as it pleased. Being able to grow stronger was a good thing.

Every so often, though, Chen Xuan would call out a few words of encouragement to cheer the Purple Imperial Dragon Flame on.

In the blink of an eye, a month passed.

Quite a few people passed by the mountain where Chen Xuan was staying during this time. Although they had no idea what he was doing there, no one asked.

One day, Bai Wei arrived at the mountaintop.

"Junior Sister Bai? Are you just passing through?"

Chen Xuan asked when he saw Bai Wei.

"Senior Brother Chen, I came here specifically to look for you. You haven't left since entering Green Spirit Secret Realm, and the Hall-Guarding Elder was worried something might have happened to you. Since I was the one who brought you here, I came in to check on you."

Bai Wei explained.

Ordinary Cloud Sea Sect disciples might leave after ten or fifteen days without finding anything in the secret realm.

Few stayed for a whole month without leaving.

So for disciples like that, Green Spirit Sect couldn't exactly drive them out. They could only send someone to check and make sure nothing had happened to them.

If a disciple from the main sect met with an accident in Green Spirit Secret Realm, Green Spirit Sect would be hard-pressed to escape blame.

Bai Wei explained all this as well.

Hearing her out, Chen Xuan smiled and shook his head. "There's no need to worry. There's nothing dangerous in Green Spirit Secret Realm. What could happen to me? When you go back, tell them there's no need to send anyone else to look for me. I'll be staying a while longer."

The only things that could be considered dangerous in Green Spirit Secret Realm were the demonic beasts.

But the secret realm only contained first- and second-tier demonic beasts.

Anything above the second tier had already been cleared out. Every so often, Cloud Sea Sect sent Dao Foundation disciples into the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm to sweep it clean, ensuring that no third-tier demonic beasts appeared.

The Heavenly Dao Secret Realm was intended to give Qi Gathering and Spirit Sea Realm disciples a place to train and obtain resources.

"All right, Senior Brother."

Bai Wei nodded.

She didn't ask why Chen Xuan wanted to stay longer.

After speaking, Bai Wei didn't leave. Instead, she looked as if she wanted to say something but couldn't bring herself to.

Before Chen Xuan could say anything, she seemed to think of something and stopped hesitating.

She cupped her hands toward Chen Xuan. "Senior Brother Chen, may I ask you for some guidance?"

"Guidance?"

Chen Xuan looked Bai Wei over, wondering what she was after.

Green Spirit Sect might be a branch sect, but Bai Wei's father was the Purple Mansion Sect Master. She certainly wouldn't lack guidance.

So she wasn't asking in order to become stronger.

That meant she either wanted to prove herself or see how strong the main sect's disciples were.

Of course, she might simply be fond of a fight.

"Why are you asking me for guidance, Junior Sister? Surely you can approach other disciples from the main sect, too? Besides, I was born in Cinnabar Firmament. I'm really... not good at fighting."

Chen Xuan spoke slowly.

"Senior Brother Chen, I've asked other senior brothers and sisters from the main sect for guidance, too."

Bai Wei explained.

She didn't mean anything by it, and she wasn't hiding anything. She really was just a little fond of fighting.

Back at Green Spirit Sect, no cultivator of the same realm could stand against her.

So she wanted a proper, satisfying fight against someone at her level.

After explaining, Bai Wei added, "Sorry to bother you, Senior Brother. I'll be going now."

Bai Wei said no more and got to her feet.

Chen Xuan had said he wasn't good at fighting, so naturally, she couldn't challenge him.

Chen Xuan had only been making an excuse.

But when a disciple from Cinnabar Firmament said he wasn't good at fighting, Bai Wei believed him.

After all, she knew that the Cinnabar Firmament lineage specialized in alchemy.

After Bai Wei left, Chen Xuan went back to reading.

He really didn't want to fight.

Whether he won or lost, he'd get nothing out of it.

Chen Xuan was, in a way, someone who wouldn't lift a finger without a benefit.

Another month passed.

This time, a familiar face came to see Chen Xuan.

"Junior Brother Chen, you really are here!"

Li Junmo said with a delighted smile.

When Chen Xuan saw Li Junmo, he stood up and asked, "Why are you here too, Senior Brother Li? Are you looking for spirit treasures and Heavenly Dao Qi as well?"

"That's right. I'm only at the early Spirit Sea Realm, but spirit treasures and Heavenly Dao Qi are both hard to find, so I need to start looking now.

"Plenty of disciples in the sect start searching the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm soon after breaking through, once they've stabilized their cultivation. After all, finding spirit treasures and Heavenly Dao Qi both comes down to luck."

Li Junmo nodded.

Chen Xuan had heard plenty about how hard spirit treasures and Heavenly Dao Qi were to find. But now that he'd learned the Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique, it seemed they weren't that hard to find after all.

That brought a question to mind: was his Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique different from everyone else's?

Chen Xuan asked tentatively, "Senior Brother, I heard the sect has a cultivation method called the Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique. It can cultivate a pair of Heaven-Observing Divine Eyes. If someone practiced this method, it should be a great help in finding spirit treasures and Heavenly Dao Qi, right?"

"That's true, but there's something you don't know. The Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique is easy to learn, but the Heaven-Observing Divine Eye is hard to cultivate.

"As far as I know, everyone in the sect who has practiced this method has only improved their spiritual sense through it. None of them have cultivated the Heaven-Observing Divine Eye.

"It's said that anyone who can cultivate the Heaven-Observing Divine Eye is at least a God Body cultivator. This method is easy to learn but hard to master, and it places very high demands on one's talent."