Perfected in Three Days

Liao Ze swept his gaze across the high-ranking members present, his tone turning heavy.

"A hundred years."

"A full hundred years of lying low and enduring."

"A century ago, during the Great War between the righteous and the demonic, our demonic coalition fell just short of success."

"We lost all our territories, our sects were routed, and countless disciples were killed or wounded."

"We were driven by the righteous path into the desperate straits of the Northern Region, barely clinging to life."

"The world believes that our Ghost Fire Sect is finished, possessing no strength left to strike back."

"But they do not know."

"For these hundred years, we have never rested."

"We have secretly expanded our sect, cultivated disciples, stockpiled resources, honed our arts, and forged alliances with our demonic brethren."

"Today, the overall strength of our Ghost Fire Sect far exceeds its peak before the war a century ago!"

These words set the eyes of every elder and protector in the hall ablaze.

A hundred years of suppression, a hundred years of humiliation.

Everyone remembered the wretchedness of their defeat and flight back then.

Everyone remembered the hatred of the righteous cultivators slaughtering the demonic, seizing their spiritual veins, and carving up their blessed lands.

Liao Ze continued in a deep voice:

"It is not just our Ghost Fire Sect."

"The entire demonic path of the Nine Provinces has been lying low and gathering strength for a century."

"Now, the time has come."

"The demonic path of the Nether Province has already launched a full-scale mobilization, attacking the righteous sects in force."

"The flames of war have been thoroughly ignited!"

"In the other six provinces, all demonic factions are poised and ready, waiting only for the signal."

"A new round of chaos between the righteous and the demonic is about to sweep across the entire Nine Provinces!"

"This time."

"We will take back the territory, resources, dignity, and destiny we lost a century ago."

"We will reclaim it all with our own hands!"

Inside the great hall, all the Golden Core elders had fanatical eyes and surging auras.

"It's finally here!"

"After holding back for a hundred years, we finally don't have to hide in these desolate northern mountains eating dust!"

"Those righteous hypocrites back then occupied our spiritual veins and slaughtered our disciples!"

"It is time to settle old scores!"

"After a century of recuperation, our demonic path is no longer what it once was!"

"We will surely turn the tables in this war!"

Low murmurs arose, and the entire hall boiled with fighting spirit.

Liao Ze raised a hand, suppressing the restlessness of the crowd.

"This Seat has already secretly contacted the Joyous Union Sect and reached a clandestine agreement."

"When the time comes, our Ghost Fire Sect and the Joyous Union Sect will join forces and strike simultaneously."

Just then.

Liao Jun stepped forward, his gaze sharp, and spoke up.

"Master, elders."

"This disciple has a plan that can cripple the foundations of the five great sects ahead of time!"

Everyone turned to look at him instantly.

Liao Jun said in a low voice: "Two months from now, the Magneto Secret Realm will open on schedule."

"According to the rules of the realm, only disciples at the Qi Refining stage may enter."

"At that time, all the elites and genius disciples of the younger generation from the five great sects of Spirit Province."

"Will all enter the realm to vie for opportunities and seize its resources."

"We can take this opportunity to infiltrate the realm!"

"Inside the realm, we will hunt down the young geniuses of the five great sects!"

"Kill their new generation and sever their roots of inheritance!"

As soon as these words were spoken.

The eyes of everyone in the great hall suddenly lit up!

The eyes beneath Liao Ze's mask brightened slightly, and he nodded slowly.

"This plan is feasible; let us collect some interest first."

The Great Elder, however, frowned and spoke up to dissuade them.

"Sect Master, Young Master."

"The Magneto Secret Realm is a realm jointly controlled by the five major sects."

"The spatial barriers of the realm are stable, sealed by the joint Dao patterns of the five sects."

"It can only be opened with the joint keys of the five sects."

"For an external force like ours, it is nearly impossible to sneak into the realm."

"Forcibly breaking the boundary carries a massive cost and is far too risky."

Liao Jun spoke up.

"Great Elder, the sect's Void-Rending Glazed Token."

"It can forcibly tear open a temporary passage into the secret realm!"

"It is enough to support an elite squad in infiltrating the interior of the realm!"

The Great Elder's expression remained grave.

"Every time the Void-Rending Glazed Token forcibly tears through space, it overdraws the origin of the spiritual artifact."

"The cost is too heavy; the losses outweigh the gains!"

A brief disagreement arose within the great hall.

Liao Ze remained silent for a moment before suddenly making the final decision.

"The cost is worth it!"

"The loss of one spiritual artifact in exchange for the fall of an entire generation of geniuses from the five major sects."

"This deal is a guaranteed profit!"

"I shall personally activate the supreme treasure to open the secret realm passage."

Liao Jun's eyes sharpened, and he bowed to request the mission.

"Master!"

"This disciple is willing to lead the team into the secret realm personally!"

"Once inside, I will certainly give it my all!"

"I will slaughter every disciple from the five major sects undergoing training!"

Liao Ze nodded slowly.

"Very well."

"This Seat grants your request."

The scene shifted.

Cloud Abode, secluded stone chamber.

The restrictions were fully activated, isolating all sounds and preventing any leakage of aura.

Su Yun had returned from the Technique Pavilion without a moment's delay.

He sat directly on the meditation cushion and took out the jade slip for the Myriad Phenomena Spirit-Seeking Technique.

His goal for the next stage was clear.

He would first cultivate this third-tier treasure-seeking secret technique to Great Perfection.

With his divine sense immersed in the jade slip, Su Yun began to contemplate.

At this moment, he truly experienced the difficulty of cultivating a third-tier technique.

It was on an entirely different dimension compared to first-tier and second-tier basic techniques.

The principles were obscure, the patterns complex, and the spiritual trajectories twisted and difficult to comprehend.

An ordinary outer sect disciple, even if they obtained the complete jade slip, could study it for half a month and still not even touch the threshold of entry.

It was dull, mentally exhausting, and extremely demanding of one's comprehension.

It was no wonder that almost no one in the entire Azure Cloud Sect cultivated treasure-seeking techniques.

They did not increase combat power, took a long time to master, and had extremely low cost-effectiveness.

No one was willing to waste their precious cultivation time on a miscellaneous technique.

Su Yun steadied his mind, slowly deconstructing the principles and deducing the spiritual paths.

Three hours.

Six full hours of grueling meditation.

Under the support of the Thousandfold Amplification, he finally thoroughly grasped the entry-level threshold.

Hum.

A wisp of pale, translucent spirit-seeking aura radiated from between his brows.

The Myriad Phenomena Spirit-Seeking Technique had been successfully mastered to the entry level.

After entering the threshold, Su Yun raised his hand to test it.

A faint perception spread out, only covering a range of a hundred feet around him.

The range was extremely small, the perception was blurry, and it could only capture the most concentrated aura of spiritual materials nearby.

It was riddled with flaws and could not be considered practical at all.

As expected, the entry level was merely the beginning.

Su Yun did not slack off in the slightest.

Since he was going to practice it, he would practice it to the extreme.

What he wanted was not just usability, but perfection and divine mastery.

For the next three days, Su Yun remained in the stone chamber, never stepping out, neither sleeping nor resting.

He deduced the trajectory of the spiritual rhythm over and over again, repeatedly activating the technique to hone his physical body and divine sense.

With the Thousandfold Amplification running at full capacity, all the obscure principles, complex patterns, and hidden logical perceptions were forcibly digested, smoothed out, and mastered.

Three days passed.

Hum—

A clear, vast, and invisible perception erupted from Su Yun's body, spreading out instantly!

The Myriad Phenomena Spirit-Seeking Technique, perfected!

Activating the technique now was an entirely different concept.

The invisible perception enveloped the surroundings, with the range expanding directly to twenty miles!

Within these twenty miles, all treasures hidden in soil and stone, concealed in vegetation, or sealed by shallow restrictions had nowhere to hide.

Tiny specks of spiritual light appeared densely within his perceptual field.

The smaller the light cluster, the lower the grade.

The brighter and more brilliant the light cluster, the higher the grade of the treasure and the more refined its spiritual energy.

This kind of perception far surpassed the exploration of a cultivator's divine sense!

Divine sense could only detect living people, spiritual power, and hostility.

It could not detect spiritual herbs, ores, or ancient artifacts buried deep underground.

The Myriad Phenomena Spirit-Seeking Technique was specifically designed to counter concealment and hunt for treasures!

Su Yun spread his mind, instantly scanning the entire Heavenly Pivot Peak region.

The dense specks of spiritual light were countless.

Around the Heavenly Pivot Peak, the light spots piled up like clouds, dense and innumerable.

The closer to the main peak and the Azure Cloud Hall, the more brilliant the spiritual light became.

In several core underground locations, the light clusters were blindingly bright; they were definitely the high-grade treasures kept as the sect's foundation!

Su Yun clicked his tongue in secret.

As expected, the heritage of a major sect was unfathomable.

"With this technique, the trip to the secret realm will be a guaranteed profit."

Su Yun withdrew his perception, his eyes filled with certainty.