Myriad Woods Bow to Origin Skill

Five hundred Spirit Coins!

They'd pay five hundred Spirit Coins for this?

Chen Zhuo was overjoyed!

He had thought the technique would fetch fifty or sixty Spirit Coins at most.

He hadn't expected it to be worth so much!

[Submit this technique?]

[Upon submission, you will receive a reward of 500 Spirit Coins.]

What was there to hesitate over? Chen Zhuo hadn't created the technique. He chose to submit it at once.

Ding!

He had barely submitted it when his Spirit Message Jade Slip vibrated.

He opened it and found a notification that Spirit Coins had been credited to his account.

[The Azure Abyss Embracing Unity Scripture you submitted has passed preliminary review. Reward: 500 Spirit Coins.]

[Current balance: 545.3 Spirit Coins.]

The figure put Chen Zhuo's mind at ease.

With those five hundred Spirit Coins and what he had left over, he now had enough to have his cultivation technique assessed.

Once the submission was complete, another line appeared on the screen:

[This technique still has room for improvement.]

[The Spell Repository can perform an in-depth analysis and optimize this technique for 3,000 Spirit Coins. Optimize it?]

Chen Zhuo immediately chose no.

You've got to be kidding. Three thousand Spirit Coins!

All his assets together came to just over five hundred. How could he possibly afford that?

Even if he could, Chen Zhuo wouldn't spend the money.

The technique had never been essential to him. He had only submitted it to earn some Spirit Coins.

He wasn't going to practice it.

A water-attribute technique clashed with his wood Spiritual Root.

Chen Zhuo was in high spirits.

With five hundred Spirit Coins in hand, it was time to get down to business.

He resumed preparing for the examination that would let the Spell Repository recommend a technique for him.

"Please place both hands on the armrests. The system will conduct a full examination of your Spiritual Root, constitution, and physical condition, then recommend the primary cultivation technique best suited to you."

Chen Zhuo did as instructed.

The armrests soon grew warm. He could feel Spiritual Qi probing the meridians throughout his body.

The energy was gentle and held no hostility. It was simply examining him.

About a minute later, it withdrew from his body.

[Examination complete.]

[Name: Chen Zhuo.]

[Cultivation: Qi Refining Fourth Layer.]

[Spiritual Root: lower-grade, mid-tier single wood-attribute Spiritual Root. Spiritual energy sensitivity: 20.]

[Constitution: uncertain.]

[Please state your requirements for the technique.]

Chen Zhuo took a deep breath and gave the answer he had prepared long ago. "Fast cultivation, useful in combat, and able to keep me alive."

Staying alive mattered most.

Beyond that, the faster he could cultivate, the better!

But his Spiritual Root's sensitivity to spiritual energy had risen by one point, from nineteen to twenty...

Why?

Could exposure to so much Spiritual Qi in the Ancient Immortal Realm revive and nourish my Spiritual Root?

As Chen Zhuo pondered this, the Spell Repository's spirit finished making its selections.

"Suitable techniques have been selected for you!"

Three techniques appeared before Chen Zhuo.

The Withering and Flourishing Scripture!

The Myriad Woods Bow to Origin Skill!

The Myriad Phenomena Art!

Progress with the Withering and Flourishing Scripture was slow. It was geared more toward later stages of cultivation. Anyone who practiced it underwent a cycle every three years, during which they might take on the appearance of an old person or a child. The Nascent Soul Cultivator Withering and Flourishing True Lord practiced this technique as his primary method.

To date, the Withering and Flourishing True Lord had optimized it thirty-five times.

Yet none of those improvements could change the fact that cultivation with it was slow...

The Myriad Woods Bow to Origin Skill was the opposite. Progress was faster, and it promoted health and youthful looks.

Cultivators who practiced it generally lived longer than others at the same level.

The Myriad Phenomena Art, meanwhile, excelled at transformations and deception but was weaker in a head-on fight. It placed great demands on spiritual sense and required a complementary spiritual-sense technique. It was hugely popular in the neighboring Yuqing Domain.

Of the techniques in the Immortal Estate, which one do you like best?

Chen Zhuo's answer was...

The Myriad Woods Bow to Origin Skill!

Keeping his head down and staying alive mattered most.

More importantly, the Myriad Woods Bow to Origin Skill was a flexible technique. If he ever switched to another Wood Attribute technique, the transition would be seamless.

It felt rather like an advanced version of the Everlasting Spring Art.

As for offensive methods, once he had the money, he could pick up a few sword techniques to practice alongside it.

[Myriad Woods Bow to Origin Skill, Qi Refinement stage cultivation technique. Exchange cost: 300 Spirit Coins.]

That was fairly cheap.

Chen Zhuo nodded slightly.

He still had 445.3 Spirit Coins. After the exchange, he would have 145.3 left.

Not bad.

Chen Zhuo selected the exchange at once!

In an instant, the Spirit Coins were deducted.

[Current balance: 145.3 Spirit Coins.]

After the deduction, a message arrived on his Spirit Message Jade Slip.

[Great Purity City Immortal Estate: Greetings, Fellow Daoist Chen. The Myriad Woods Bow to Origin Skill (Seventh Edition, Revised Qi Refinement Foundation Version) you exchanged for has been sent to your mailbox.]

"Good!"

Thrilled, Chen Zhuo held back his excitement, left the Spell Repository immediately, and hurried back to his Cave Abode.

He could hardly wait to test what the Myriad Woods Bow to Origin Skill could do!

The phrasing sounded rather suggestive, but Chen Zhuo was a respectable cultivator.

On the bus, Chen Zhuo casually checked the group chat and looked over the online class information.

Seeing no unusual online classes or course arrangements, he relaxed. Once back at his Cave Abode, he teleported to the Ancient Immortal Realm at the first opportunity.

As usual, Chen Zhuo took a huge breath as soon as he arrived!

"Ahh!"

Bliss.

Every time he came from the world of the Immortal Estate to the Ancient Immortal Realm, Chen Zhuo felt as if he had smoked a joint. It was sheer pleasure.

The videos are stored locally. I'll spend these three days getting started with the Myriad Woods Bow to Origin Skill. Then I can get ready to take on the people lying in ambush for me outside!