Jiang Yang sat quietly, sipping his tea and listening, while his eldest senior brother Zhi Yu, free of all burdens, raised his cup to Jiang Yang with a heart full of joy.
Chu Qingjian had reached the pinnacle of Foundation Establishment long ago. Seeking divine powers was now her foremost priority.
Had she not been delayed by the Purple Mansion Spirit Treasure, she would have considered it much earlier. Deciding to enter seclusion only now was already rather late.
Xuan Guang was not surprised to hear this. He simply asked her:
"How has your cultivation of the Secret Art progressed?"
Chu Qingjian lowered her head and replied:
"Master, after traveling from place to place over the years, I have cultivated most of the first art, [Mystic Pivot]. I expect to perfect it before long."
"Mm..."
Xuan Guang tapped his fingers lightly against the table and said thoughtfully:
"You cultivate the Junting Divine Pivot Codex, correct? Does it contain four Secret Arts?"
"Yes."
Chu Qingjian confirmed:
"They are [Mystic Pivot], [Divine Cry], [Heavenly Balance], and [Thunder Command]."
Although Xuan Guang did not cultivate the path of lightning, understanding one art opened the way to ten thousand others. He nodded and said:
"You are still young. There is no need to rush. Cultivate all these Secret Arts properly. An additional twenty percent chance is no small thing."
The difficulty Foundation Establishment cultivators faced in breaking through to the Purple Mansion lay not only in the grade of their cultivation methods, but also in the Secret Arts accompanying them.
A cultivation method secretly passed down within a clan, such as Chu Qingjian's, represented an exceptionally rich inheritance if it came with four Secret Arts. Even someone as discerning as Xuan Guang held it in considerable regard.
Mastering a single Secret Art could increase