Treasure Techniques

Every rune brimmed with a primal aura. Some came from ancient texts, while others came from deductions made with his double pupils.

They were like endless stars, twinkling within his double pupils. They embodied Shi Yi's Dao fruit in runes and bone text, the foundation that allowed him to advance further in the Blood Moving Realm.

With resources alone and no insight, he could never cultivate to greater depths.

After a long while, Shi Yi closed his eyes, and those dazzling stars vanished.

The next moment, a precious glow lit up around Shi Yi. His entire figure took on a solemn, sacred majesty, like a young deity sitting cross-legged there.

Within his body, the divine radiance in his blood shone and changed. The fruits of half a month spent comprehending the Dao were about to be put to the test.

Shi Yi did not rush. Calm and unhurried, he underwent his transformation like fine spring rain falling without a sound.

Another half month passed. Within the great hall, countless motes of blood-borne divine radiance in Shi Yi's body drew in the essence of heaven and earth to nourish him. One moment, they became lifelike divine furnaces; the next, ancient bells covered in intricate Dao patterns... each transformation gave off a thunderous rumble that deafened the ears.

At the same time, an astonishing power of qi and blood spilled from his body, lingering beyond his skin, almost forming a qi-blood divine ring.

This was the manifestation of his progress in cultivating his physical body.

His advances in runes and bone text had spurred the evolution of his blood-borne divine radiance, accelerating its ability to refine the essence of heaven and earth while also strengthening his flesh.

In just one month, Shi Yi had completed another transformation.

When he finished this cultivation session, a great deal of impurities had accumulated on the surface of his body.

It was truly astonishing, as though his sinews had been cleansed and his marrow purged. His physical strength had also increased.

Shi Yi rose and washed himself inside the hall, then changed into fresh robes and sat cross-legged again.

He took out precious medicine and Precious Pills and consumed some. Light flashed across his skin before quickly subsiding.

Next, Shi Yi opened the treasure techniques given to him by the two venerables of Demon Spirit Lake.

Among them were the Golden Spider clan's treasure technique and the Golden-Winged Roc clan's treasure technique...

The Golden-Winged Roc treasure technique was a closely guarded secret art belonging to a Primordial Divine Mountain. The Golden-Winged Roc clan dwelling on that mountain possessed incomparably formidable strength.

During this Blood Pool Baptism, Shi Yi might encounter pure-blooded creatures from that clan.

His double pupils blazed with dazzling light as he scanned the ancient texts recording the divine mountain treasure techniques.

Under the gaze of his double pupils, the ancient symbols and characters imprinted on the texts seemed to come alive. They grew lively, leaping from the pages to arrange themselves in the air, automatically forming powerful secret arts.

Soon, Shi Yi had mastered all the treasure techniques the Demon Spirit Lake venerables had given him.

By the standards of the lower realm, these treasure techniques were reasonably powerful and sufficient for his needs. But if he wanted to keep using them in the Upper Realm, he would have to comprehend and develop deeper mysteries upon their foundations.

That was still too early for Shi Yi at his current stage. His double pupils had not developed to that degree, either. After all, the power of their abilities was directly tied to his cultivation.

After learning Demon Spirit Lake's treasure techniques, Shi Yi took out the several Bone Scriptures Shi Ziteng had given him, placed them between his knees, and slowly opened them.

The great hall was silent. No one came to disturb Shi Yi's cultivation and comprehension of the Dao; only the crisp clinking of bone fragments could be heard.

When he opened the Bone Scripture, the many ancient characters carved upon it revealed an extraordinary method to Shi Yi.

He was very familiar with this method. It was precisely the Dao Weapon Deification Technique that Shi Yi had used in the original story.

In truth, this technique was not difficult for a genuine genius, though several conditions had to be met. First, one had to cultivate a Dao weapon of one's own, then nurture a treasure technique within it. In battle, the Dao weapon would contend with the enemy, and the moment it shattered, the treasure technique nurtured inside would surge out to deliver a devastating killing blow.

This tactic was exceedingly sudden, and few could generally anticipate it. After all, the instant after breaking a Dao weapon was precisely the gap when one's force ebbed. If the treasure technique nurtured within struck at that moment, very few people could react in time.

However, cultivating a Dao weapon was extraordinarily difficult. This was not merely a concern for low-realm cultivators; even King Marquis-level beings could not master such a method.

The Bone Scripture before Shi Yi was teaching exactly how to master this secret art at a low cultivation realm.

In the short term, the Dao Weapon Deification Technique had its uses and could serve as a killing move. But once his cultivation rose, this secret art would become like chicken ribs-too meager to savor, yet a pity to discard.

Shi Yi memorized the contents of the Bone Scripture, then began leafing through another.

The secret art recorded in this Bone Scripture was a human divine ability-Sleeve-World. It concerned space and was said to have been created by a divine human figure of ages past.

After briefly studying it, Shi Yi realized that the Sleeve-World recorded in this Bone Scripture was a remnant technique. The true, complete Sleeve-World was an invincible great spatial divine ability.

Soon, Shi Yi had memorized Sleeve-World. He set down the ancient scripture and opened the third.

"Heavenly Scorpion Treasure Technique."

Shi Yi murmured softly. The Heavenly Scorpion Treasure Technique recorded in this Bone Scripture was only a primordial remnant-level treasure technique; it had yet to reach the level of pure-blooded creatures.

A treasure technique of this level was of little use to Shi Yi, and no supreme powerhouse of the Heavenly Scorpion clan was known in history. Still, it was better than nothing.

He opened the fourth Bone Scripture. The moment he spread out the bone fragments, a wave of heat struck him in the face.

This surprised Shi Yi considerably.

"Golden Crow Precious Technique?"

A single glance was enough for him to discern the secret art recorded in the Bone Scripture.

It was none other than the renowned Golden Crow Precious Technique.

Had it been the Golden Crow Precious Technique of the Immortal Domain, it would have been formidable indeed. That clan was known as a clan favored by heaven, with an unbroken succession of Immortal Kings.

A powerful treasure technique from an Immortal King lineage was no weaker than the treasure techniques of the Ten Fiends.

Unfortunately, these Golden Crows were not those Golden Crows. These were the Golden Crows of the lower realm's Eight Regions.

Judging by the strength of the Golden Crow Precious Technique recorded in this Bone Scripture, it was about on par with a pure-blooded creature's treasure technique.

Shi Yi made a few deductions with his double pupils and discovered that the Golden Crow Precious Technique before him had quite a few missing portions. Nor was it particularly profound. By using the abilities of his double pupils, he had a chance of restoring some of it.

The Dao Weapon Deification Technique from earlier could be used to nurture the Golden Crow Precious Technique, nourishing one technique with another.

After sorting through all the treasure techniques, Shi Yi rose instead of continuing to sit in cultivation. He stretched his limbs, his bones giving off terrifying cracks. Once he finished all the movements, he felt light and relaxed throughout his body.

Then he left the great hall, preparing to begin cultivating his physical body. This kind of cultivation consumed the most time, so the sooner he began, the better.

There were currently nine months left until the Blood Pool Baptism. Shi Yi estimated that he could advance further through body tempering. After all, he already had a foundation in cultivating runes and bone text.

What he did not know was that, within Demon Spirit Lake, arguments had already raged out of control over Shi Yi cutting in line and taking a place in the Blood Pool Baptism.