The mysterious voice said leisurely, "What I desire is beyond your present understanding, and beyond what you can offer. You need only know that following my guidance will bring you far more benefit than harm."
It paused briefly, as though considering something, then continued, "The Profound Yin Qi-Absorption Method you currently practice is merely a trifling path with exceedingly narrow aims. Even if you master it, your prospects will remain limited."
"Since fate has brought us together, I shall grant you another boon today."
Before the words had faded, a torrent of intent suddenly surged into Di Yang's sea of consciousness!
"This is the Zhou Tian Qi-Gathering Method, a supreme art for Foundation Establishment. It accords with the cycles of the heavens and seizes the creative power of heaven and earth. Not only can it draw in yin qi, it can also absorb moonlight, solar essence, and many other forms of numinous vitality to temper your body and strengthen your Dao Foundation."
Di Yang felt an intricate scripture appear in his mind. It was extraordinarily profound, every word concealing mysteries. Without the extensive annotations accompanying it, he would not even have understood what he was reading.
"Carefully comprehend its essential workings, and practice as instructed."
After leaving that final instruction, the mysterious voice fell silent once more. No matter how Di Yang called out, there was no response.
A little later, Di Yang came to his senses and instinctively compared the two cultivation methods in his mind. He could not tell which was more profound.
But the Zhou Tian Qi-Gathering Method sought to encompass so much: solar essence, moonlight, fire energies, water spirits... there was nothing it could not draw upon, nothing it could not use. Its principles completely contradicted the fundamentals of cultivation his master had taught him.
"This...