The Exposure and Its Consequences

Ye Zhou's speed was so great that even Lin Tianheng Golden Core Stage cultivator, couldn't keep up with him using the Calamity Annihilation Heavenly Origin Steps. However, he was easily intercepted by the sect leader, who was at the Spiritual Law Realm.

The two of them felt a blur before their eyes and found themselves in a small study, having risen from the sky.

The study was only forty meters long and wide, but bookshelves took up half of the space. The bookshelves were densely packed with books, but when Yang Ning tried to see what kind of books they were, he could only feel a blur and couldn't see them clearly at all.

There's a chair and a desk in front of the bookshelf, and another bench in front of the desk. The overall decor is very simple, without any fancy decorations like the "Mount Sumeru" or "Meso-Sumeru".

Qu Heng sat upright behind the desk, flipping through a book as he gestured, "Sit!"

Yang Ning, who was holding Yuanxi, and Yuanxi Xi, who was being held by Yang Ning, quickly got up, straightened their clothes, put away Ye Zhou, and then sat down on the orange wood chair in front of Qu Heng.

"Do you know why I invited you here?" Qu Heng asked while flipping through the books.

Yuanxi shook her head; she truly didn't know.

Looking at the "Nine Yang Divine Skill" in Qu Heng's hand, Yang Ning had some answers.

Before Yang Ning could answer, Qu Heng said, "Four months ago, a large number of High Antiquity Cultivation Method were suddenly unearthed in Yingzhou. The Cultivation Method had different names and contents, but the cultivation approach was exactly the same. They all involved first allowing the soul to leave the body, and then undergoing three tribulations of Spiritual Qi, which were called the Three Calamities in the Cultivation Method. After the Three Calamities, the soul would transform into Pure Yang True Soul, or Yang God for short!"

"The Yang Spirit can withstand the impact of Spiritual Qi. Once one cultivates the Yang Spirit, one can basically break through to the Qi Refining Stage. There are very few cases of failure, which are only due to an unstable foundation, causing the body to be unable to withstand the impact of Spiritual Qi. This has nothing to do with the effectiveness of the Yang Spirit!"

Yuanxi blinked, feeling like she was listening to an archaeological story, while Yang Ning next to her was feeling uneasy. Why don't we just announce the verdict directly? Why are we taking so long to build up the story?

"Upon learning of this matter, the entire sect took it very seriously. They dispatched their eldest disciple, Tian Dao Yi, leading twelve inner disciple to Yingzhou to retrieve this type of Cultivation Method. They also asked the transmission elder to verify the Cultivation Method. And the result was...!"

Yang Ning perked up his ears.

"The power of the Yang God far exceeds everyone's imagination. Moreover, because it can leave the body, cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage have an additional method to protect themselves. When facing imminent danger, they can let their soul leave the body and then find a weak body to be reborn!"

"Holy crap!" Yang Ning exclaimed in shock. So the Yang God had this ability?

I hadn't thought of that step yet!

Qu Heng glanced at Yang Ning and then smiled, "Having obtained such a powerful technique, the sect should naturally investigate its origin. After Cultivation Method, this technique has been of great benefit to Taiheng. Even if it originated from deceased ancestors, we should know their names and erect statues and monuments in their honor!"

Yuanxi nodded. "That's only right!"

Qu Heng glanced at Yang Ning, who was mostly silent beside Yuanxi, and chuckled, "But when the sect asked an elder skilled in divination to calculate the origin of the Cultivation Method, guess what he saw?"

"How could we know that?" Yuanxi was quite shy in front of Yang Ning, but very generous in front of Qu Heng.

Perhaps this is what it means to stand firm like a towering cliff, unyielding because one is free from desires.

Qu Heng didn't answer, but looked at Yang Ning: "Yang Ning, what do you think?"

"Uh..." Yang Ning touched his nose and asked tentatively, "Could it be... a ball?"

"Why is it a ball?" Qu Heng asked in astonishment.

"Um, I cultivate the <Myriad Manifestation Star Art>, aren't those stars just like spheres?" Yang Ning said.

Qu Heng rolled his eyes. "Yang Ning, you're usually quite smart, so why are you acting so stupid now? The <Myriad Manifestation Star Art> is just a lower-level Divine Ability of the <Fate Reversal Heavenly Star Technique>, how could it possibly have the ability to resist divination?"

"What's that?" Yang Ning blinked, looking completely bewildered!

"Hengming Tower!" Qu Heng slammed his fist on the table. "Didn't the outer sect elders tell you when you received the Cultivation Method?"

"Oh, I remember now!" Yang Ning nodded quickly. "She said that Senior Hengming can block all kinds of curses, black magic, and divination Law Technique!"

Yuanxi blinked, finally realizing what she meant. "Brother Ning, could it be that you created these Cultivation Method?"

Yang Ning nodded. "Well, it was a stroke of genius!"

"This wasn't just a lucky coincidence!" Qu Heng laughed. "When the news came, countless elders throughout the sect were awakened, and even the Transmission Elder, who had been in seclusion for a thousand years, made a special trip out!"

He tapped the table and asked, "What were you thinking? Such a good thing, instead of keeping it for the sect, you spread it to Yingzhou?"

"I only conceived of this Cultivation Method, but I don't know if it will work. If I ask someone from within the sect to practice it and something goes wrong, wouldn't that harm them? So I asked the people of Yingzhou to test it out." Yang Ning spread his hands. "I really didn't know it would be so effective!"

"Are you really unaware, or are you pretending not to know?" Qu Heng asked with a smile.

"How could I possibly know? I've never practiced it myself!" Yang Ning said earnestly and sincerely.

Believe it or not, I believe it!

Qu Heng waved his hand. "Alright, you pass!"

"Um," Yang Ning asked cautiously, "What does the sect plan to do with me?"

"Why should we punish you?" Qu Heng retorted.

"Such an important Cultivation Method has been spread outside. Now, it's possible that even the Tianyi Sect or something could obtain Cultivation Method!" Yang Ning asked, "Isn't this aiding the enemy?"

"You're usually so quick-witted, so why didn't you think that much when you were spreading your Cultivation Method?" Qu Heng asked.

Yang Ning chuckled and continued to play dumb.

Qu Heng sighed and tapped the table again, saying, "This Cultivation Method is as important as a Supreme Divine Ability, but unlike a Supreme Divine Ability divine power, it's not easy to keep secret. Even if you only spread it within your sect, it can still be stolen by other sects!"

"After all, this Cultivation Method is of a very low level. Its core is just the soul-capturing formation and concept. Once other sects know that such a Cultivation Method exists, they can create it themselves in less than two months, even if they have to figure it out on their own!"

At this point, Qu Heng also found it somewhat unbelievable. "How did you come up with this kind of Cultivation Method?"

"I was thinking, if the mountain won't come to me, I'll go to the mountain. Since the Spiritual Qi can't adapt to me, I'll adapt to Spiritual Qi," Yang Ning said, shrugging.

Qu Heng was also somewhat speechless, as if this was the very logic behind this Cultivation Method.

But why hasn't anyone thought of such a simple idea in hundreds of thousands of years?

"So how did you come up with this phone?" After thinking for a moment, Qu Heng took out another phone.

Such a useful thing, of course he has one too.

"I just find that having too many Identity Jade Token makes communication inconvenient!" Yang Ning said. "Besides, the basic structure of the mobile phone was set up by Senior Jiang Boming; I only added a few functions!"

Qu Heng was speechless as well.

Identity Jade Token have existed for thousands of years, and no one has ever felt that carrying so many is inconvenient.

Don't you have Storage Bag?

Moreover, Jiang Boming's rune algorithm has been there for thousands of years, and no Artifact Forging Master has ever seriously studied it, let alone thought that it could be improved.

That's exactly what this child thought of.

Thinking back to his background, he noticed problems with plows when he was two years old, felt that carrying water to irrigate the fields was inconvenient when he was three, and invented a waterwheel. At the age of five, he could write verses that other scholars could not write in their entire lives.

Disliking the fatigue of pedaling a bicycle, and discovering that fire could expand air, they invented the Alcohol Engine.

Qu Heng had seen geniuses before, but they were all geniuses in cultivation.

But Yang Ning, with his unique way of thinking and a thought process completely different from others, was someone he had never seen before!

Setting down the Nine Yang Divine Skill in his hand, Qu Heng leaned back against the chair and asked again, "Do you have any other strange or unusual Cultivation Method in mind?"

"Um..." Yang Ning thought for a moment and asked, "What kind of Cultivation Method is considered strange?"

"Exactly, Cultivation Method that has never existed in this world, and no one has ever even thought of it!" Qu Heng pointed to the books on the table. "Just like this one!"

Yang Ning blinked and said, "I do have some ideas, but I don't know if they even exist in this world!"

"Tell me!" Qu Heng said, "Don't worry, I'll help you authenticate it. No one will know once you leave this door, and I won't claim your invention for you. Once you've truly created the Cultivation Method, the ownership will still belong to you!"

"Then I'll tell you!" Yang Ning nodded. Creating Cultivation Method wasn't easy, but making one up was a piece of cake.

He took out the "Six Rens Human Scroll" from his Storage Bag and said, "This is a Cultivation Method I obtained during my trials. Sect Leader, please take a look!"

Qu Heng quickly flipped through the Cultivation Method for the Body Refinement Realm and considered it finished.

"This Cultivation Method mentions that one can transform spiritual energy into threads!"

Qu Heng nodded. "That's indeed true."

"I've also heard that Law Power can be manipulated like the mind!" Yang Ning said.

Qu Heng nodded. "That's right, Law Power is the product of the fusion of spirit and Spiritual Qi, so it can naturally be controlled using methods of spiritual manipulation!"

Of course, Law Power can also be invoked through chanting, incantations, hand seals, formations, and many other methods, but now is not the time to talk about those.

"Then I thought, if spirit can be transformed into silk, then Law Power can naturally be as well, and silk threads can be woven into clothes. So if I Mana Silk and then weave it into clothes, wouldn't that create a Magic Robe?"

Qu Heng's face immediately contorted in pain.

"It is said that after Qi Refining Second Level and transforming magical Law Power into Qi, the defensive power of Law Power increases greatly. I transformed my already strong defensive Law Power into silk threads, then a hundred or so silk threads into a thin rope, and then used countless thin ropes to weave hundreds of layers of clothing. Wouldn't the defensive power of this clothing be hundreds, or even thousands, of times that of the True Gang Realm?"

Yang Ning said excitedly, "He's clearly just a True Gang Realm cultivator, but his defensive power is thousands, even tens of thousands of times stronger than other True Gang Realm cultivators. If he were to face an enemy, his opponent would definitely be completely dumbfounded, not understanding what was going on at all. They might even think I'm wearing a magical artifact!"

"Sect Leader, do you think this Magic Robe technique has any potential?"

Qu Heng did not answer, but instead summoned a wisp of Spiritual Qi, which condensed into a thread.

"It's too thick!" Yang Ning pointed out from the side.

Qu Heng nodded, then refined the silk thread.

"Make it even finer, even finer!"

Qu Heng said irritably, "It's already quite impressive that you can condense your Qi to this fineness at the True Gang Realm!"

At this moment, the strands of Gang Qi were only one-thousandth the thickness of a human hair!

"Alright, it'll do for now!" Yang Ning said, "Use 99 strands and weave them into a rope using this method!"

He provided a method for weaving modern nylon rope. Although it was complicated, Qu Heng was a cultivator at the Spiritual Law Realm, so it was no challenge for him!

The final rope is actually still a thin thread, with a diameter only one-tenth the size of a human hair.

"Keep braiding, ten strands at a time, braid them into a thread!"

At this point, the thickness of the Spiritual Qi threads and the weaving yarn could no longer be determined!

"Then weave it into cloth using this method!"

This was the first time Qu Heng had ever woven cloth in his life. Although he used Spiritual Qi, it was still a novel experience.

Moreover, he truly felt that something incredibly resilient and extremely defensive was being created from nothing in his hands.

"Each layer is only 0.2 millimeters thick, and you can stack 10 layers together. Even if you press it down hard, it's not very thick. The key is that it's well-ventilated and breathable, keeping you warm in winter and cool in summer!"

Half an hour later, the finished Spiritual Qi fabric was created.

The Spiritual Qi Qu Heng used was naturally the power of stars, and the resulting Magic Robe was sky blue with scattered silver light, like a sky full of stars reflected in the deep sea.

Qu Heng recalled the process just now. The seemingly thin fabric was actually woven from ten thousand layers of Spiritual Qi threads, and the weaving method itself also enhanced the defensive power of the Spiritual Qi threads.

It's no exaggeration to say that this garment has ten thousand times the defensive power of a regular True Gang Realm cultivator!

What does this mean?

Even the unparalleled divine power of the Taiheng Sect Peerless Divine Abilities, the Heavenless Fate Protection Wheel, couldn't withstand an attack ten thousand times stronger than itself!

In other words, this young man in front of me created a divine ability even stronger than Peerless Divine Abilities Divine Ability just a short time?

Supreme Divine Ability?

No, no, no, that's not all!

As a cultivator's cultivation level increases, their control over Spiritual Qi energy can continue to improve. In other words, the Spiritual Qi energy strands can become even finer, and the number of layers can continue to increase!

Ten thousand times, that's far from the limit of this Divine Ability power!

It could be 100,000 times, or even a million times!

No, no!

This kid led me astray.

I am at the Spiritual Law Realm, which allows me to maintain such a vast and refined amount of Spiritual Qi. How could an ordinary Gang Qi cultivator possibly maintain it?

But the problem isn't with Divine Ability; it's with the people who cultivate those Divine Ability!

"You really are something else." Qu Heng was speechless, unsure how to describe Yang Ning.

"Do you want more?" Yang Ning asked.

"What?" Qu Heng's eyes widened. "You have more?"

"Yes!" Yang Ning nodded. "For example, I also conceived of a Cultivation Method called the <Divine Prison Suppressing Elephant Strength>, which is based on the <Star God Incarnation Method>. Since spiritual power can be transformed into the Twelve Earthly Branches, Law Power should be able to as well!"

Qu Heng nodded. "And then?"

"We're looking for a High Antiquity elephant of immense strength, one with Divine Charm, do you know any?"

"Yes!" Qu Heng nodded. "The Mang Elephant is a giant beast that existed in the pre-Dragon era. It is said that this giant beast can support the sky and the earth, and bear the sun and moon on its shoulders. It is a giant beast with immense strength and boundless Divine Ability!"

Yang Ning nodded. "Then let's use the Mang Elephant. I 'Law Power to construct a Mang Elephant and hide it in my divine sea. Will I be able to obtain a portion of the Mang Elephant's power?"

"Indeed!" Qu Heng nodded.

"What if I transform all my Law Power into Mang Elephant?" Yang Ning asked. "Since Law Power can be transformed into threads, and extremely short threads are points, can't I conjure countless points of Law Power? If I transform all these points of Law Power into Mang Elephant with Divine Charm, I will be surrounded by billions of Mang Elephant."

"No, stop talking!" Qu Heng's eyes were bloodshot and filled with tears, Mondstadt raised his hand.

"What?" Yang Ning blinked. "Is this not going to work? Are you worried that the mental suppression won't be enough to subdue Mang Elephant? I've thought of a way too; we can find something even more powerful than Mang Elephant."

"No!" Qu Heng immediately shook his head. "I'm just asking you not to share any more ideas about creating new methods with me!"

He Qu Heng has been cultivating for 37,000 years, and for the first time, he felt his Dao heart was vast and his soul unstable.

If the Magic Robe was still within his comprehension, then this <Divine Prison Suppressing Elephant Strength> was completely beyond his understanding, reaching an inconceivable realm!

"Is there something wrong with my thinking?" Yang Ning blinked; he hadn't yet figured out the problem.

"It's not your problem!" Qu Heng shook his head slightly and rubbed his temples. "It's my limited understanding that prevents me from hearing the great truth!"

His level of understanding is so high that what Yang Ning only imagined, he actually has the potential to realize.

The key issue is that Yang Ning's ideas are too far-fetched, while his values are already fixed.

Of course, we have to use the terminology of cultivating immortality here, meaning the Dao Path is already set!

If Yang Ning were just talking nonsense, that would be one thing, but given the effects of the Magic Robe, his idea might actually come true.

This caused Qu Heng's worldview to be shaken, and his Dao Path to the brink of collapse!

If someone is just an ordinary person, their values might collapse, but they can simply rebuild them.

However, the Dao Path of cultivation has been embodied in tangible things, from the One Yuan Talisman to the Golden Core, and then to the Immortal Spirit God of the Spiritual Law Realm, all of which are real and tangible things.

The collapse of Dao Path is tantamount to the collapse of one's spirit; how could he possibly bear such consequences!

He told him not to speak, so Yang Ning stopped talking. He just watched as Qu Heng seemed to be having a heart attack, breathing heavily, and then sat cross-legged to rest for a while.

It took him a long time to finally open his eyes.

He sealed away the memories related to the two Cultivation Method he had discussed with Yang Ning.

Looking at Yang Ning again, Qu Heng no longer thought of him as just an Outer Disciple who liked to tinker with inventions.

His heart is infinitely vast, therefore his future is infinitely bright!

Just how infinite is infinity?

Qu Heng could hardly imagine it.

For some inexplicable reason, Qu Heng thought of a possibility.

Perhaps the next true immortal of Taiheng will be him!

As soon as the thought arose, Qu Heng himself felt it was somewhat absurd, but upon closer reflection, he couldn't quite put his finger on why it was absurd.

After all, true immortals are beings that don't follow any rules.

The world knows that the Immortal Venerable Taiheng was just a slave back then. There was no Dragon Script Dictionary to translate Cultivation Method, but he managed to translate the Great Destiny Technique from scratch. Then, in a very short time, he cultivated from a mortal to an immortal. With divine assistance, he led humanity to drive the Dragon Clan out of the Taiheng Realm in just ten years.

Don't say that the dragons were fighting against the Nightmare Tribulation. As the saying goes, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. Even if the dragons were fighting against the Nightmare Tribulation, they would still need to concentrate 99% of their power. The remaining 1% of their power was something that humans at that time could not contend with.

Even now, people still can't figure out how they won back then.

Trying to reason with a genius is just asking for trouble.

Qu Heng could do was give him the best conditions, a free environment, and then wait for him to soar to great heights!

Fortunately, I had a keen eye and gave him the <Soaring Snake Hidden Dragon Technique> early on. However, even though I thought highly of him at that time, I still underestimated him.

Fortunately, a good relationship has already been established, and Yang Ning doesn't seem like a heartless person.

Perhaps

Thinking of the historical anecdotes about how one person attained enlightenment and even their chickens and dogs ascended to heaven, does this mean I can just lie back and wait for a genius to carry me?

I also want to see what the immortal realm is like!

Hmm, I've only given you this little bit, isn't it a bit too much to ask for a spot to become an immortal?

But he's only at the Body Refinement Realm, so he can't give much more!

Heavenly Heart Pill?

Since they've already created their own Yang God Method, they naturally don't need the Heavenly Heart Pill anymore.

That..

Qu Heng suddenly thought of something, reached out and summoned a token engraved with an octagonal pagoda, which he then handed to Yang Ning.

"What is this?" Yang Ning stretched out his hand to take it, and saw that this token had a pagoda on one side and a seal character on the other. After careful identification, it was the character "heng"!

"The Hengming Token!" Qu Heng said, "It's just a top-grade Spirit Artifact. As for its function, as long as you're within the Taiheng Sect's territory, activating the token will teleport you back to the Hengming Tower!"

"Amazing!" Yang Ning exclaimed, "A life-saving technique!"

That way, you won't have to worry about being ambushed while walking around the sect!

Yang Ning has not yet grasped the true meaning of the scope of the Taiheng Sect.

"Also, let's add each other as friends!"

"Huh?" Yang Ning thought he was hallucinating.

"I have to say, my dear friend, this phone you made is really useful!" Qu Heng said, "If you create any Cultivation Method in the future, or need people to conduct experiments, just contact me directly, and I'll help you find the right people. Don't let the Yingzhou people benefit from it again!"

Yang Ning nodded as he added the friend.

To be honest, I was quite surprised by this outcome, but it also felt strangely familiar.

As he was pondering this, Deep Blue suddenly said, "Isn't it like when someone makes a homemade laser emitter that blows up a space station, but instead of being sentenced, it's treated like a treasure?"

Yang Ning nodded emphatically, suddenly realizing, "That's how it is!"

Is this the survival wisdom of a sect with 300,000 years of history? I love it!