Cultivators Know No Day or Night

In the desert.

The strange vision continued.

The cultivator sighed and stared absently at the Ring and Pendant in his hands.

"I spent my entire life searching for a way to truly deal with this situation. At last, I created this technique—"

"Azure Heaven Draws Yellow Springs."

"It can turn the Spiritual Power within a cultivator into Ghost Qi, transforming a human into a Ghost Entity in an instant, then changing them back once the danger has passed."

"Listen to me."

"Ghost Monsters survive by devouring one another—"

"They devour each other to gain their prey's power and grow stronger."

"With this technique, humans can now do the same."

"Ghost Monsters will lose their inborn advantage."

"Remember one thing:"

"Unless they're starving, Ghost Entities generally avoid others of roughly equal strength. A fight could leave them wounded and vulnerable to other Ghost Monsters."

"I hope you can put this technique to use."

"Now I'll teach you exactly how to perform Azure Heaven Draws Yellow Springs. Its opening Spell Seal goes like this—"

His voice fell silent.

The cultivator began forming hand seals, explaining in detail the sequence of Spell Seals and how to circulate Spiritual Power.

Of course Xu Yuan was going to study a technique this important with care.

Without blinking, he watched the man, engraving every movement, every word, and every hand seal into his memory.

One taught, the other learned. Just as both were utterly absorbed—

Every trace of light and shadow vanished.

The desert was empty again.

"?" Xu Yuan stared.

Where had the man gone?

I was paying way more attention than I ever did in class.

Why did he disappear halfway through the lesson?

A line of faintly glowing text appeared in the air:

``` After ten thousand years, the power in this set