Each of the three precious techniques had its strengths and weaknesses.
Although the God-Striking Stone Precious Technique was ranked last,
that was because members of the God-Striking Stone race were rare. They could devour all things to strengthen themselves, and they were born supreme masters of the array dao.
Having this precious technique was equivalent to being a born array master.
The Talisman Masters here were completely outclassed by the Spirit Array Masters of the Great Thousand World.
And before a God-Striking Stone, a Spirit Array Master was a pile of crap.
As for the Kun Peng Precious Technique, that went without saying.
It cultivated the power of yin and yang and possessed the greatest speed under heaven. Paired with his tyrannical physique, it could be said that wherever the speeding truck passed, not a blade of grass would grow.
As for the Phoenix Precious Technique, it allowed one to be reborn through nirvana and unleash "Phoenix Fire," which had both burning and purifying effects and could counter evil entities.
"What a headache."
Xiang Yun frowned. After a long hesitation, he first gave up on the God-Striking Stone Precious Technique. He didn't want to devote more effort to the path of arrays.
There was no need at all.
He wasn't seeking to be an all-rounder, much less when the blood of the Heavenly Tyrant Body could break ten thousand techniques. As long as his fists were fierce enough!
He would sweep away any array.
Besides, he had the World Tree. Whoever dared use an array to scheme against him would first get a taste of the World Tree, which would sweep their array away.
Then he would use his incomparably tyrannical physique to beat them to a pulp!!
Xiang Yun narrowed his eyes and finally settled his mind on the Kun Peng Precious Technique. The life-preserving ability of the Phoenix Precious Technique was indeed tempting.
But if someone could beat him to the brink of death, that meant they were far stronger than him. Even if he were reborn through nirvana, they would catch him.
But if I master the Kun Peng Precious Technique, as long as I run fast enough, who can kill me?!
As Xiang Yun made his choice, a vast flood of information poured into his mind, just as it had with the Heavenly Horned Ant Precious Technique.
"The Kun Peng's ultimate speed, Taiyin and Taiyang..."
All at once,
the Great Devouring Technique also seemed to sense something. The divine ability rune that had been sitting in his dantian turned into a miniature Kun Peng.
It roamed about inside Xiang Yun's dantian, then abruptly plunged into the pale purple Origin Pill.
Crack!
A faint cracking sound rang out, giving Xiang Yun a fright. Could something have gone wrong with his cultivation?
He turned his attention inward to examine his dantian and discovered that the pale purple Origin Pill had vanished. In its place was a miniature black hole, slowly rotating and frantically taking in and expelling Nirvana Qi from between heaven and earth.
An Origin Pill was formed from the gathering of Yang Gang Qi and Yin Fiend Qi.
There were nine grades in the Yuan Dan Realm. A one-star Origin Pill was the lowest, while a Nine-Star Origin Pill was the highest.
Naturally, he had advanced using Ninth Grade Yang Gang Qi and Yin Fiend Qi.
The prodigies of super sects mostly used the same foundation, so it was difficult to open a gap at this realm.
Only because he had the Heavenly Tyrant Body was the Pure Yuan Gang Qi he refined stronger than ordinary Pure Yuan Gang Qi.
That was also why he could fight those in the Form Creation Realm while he was in the Yuan Dan Realm.
And now,
Xiang Yun held out his palm, and a wisp of purple-and-black Origin Energy appeared. The moment it emerged, it began taking in and expelling the world's Origin Energy and Nirvana Qi on its own to strengthen itself.
"In other words, my Origin Energy can now devour attacks too. As long as they don't break through my upper limit, I'm practically in an invincible position."
When Xiang Yun chose the Kun Peng Precious Technique, he had indeed considered that it might interact with the Great Devouring Technique, but he hadn't expected the interaction to be so powerful.
It had directly caused his Origin Energy to undergo a mutation.
Xiang Yun casually snuffed out the Origin Energy in his palm, got up, and stretched. Then he pushed open the door and stepped out of the cultivation room.
Daylight suddenly met his eyes, and he saw Ji Shan hurrying over. Ji Shan said respectfully, "Young Hall Master!"
"Mm. Cultivate hard. It's about time I returned to the Primordial Hall. I'll be waiting for you there."
Just then,
Ji Shan suddenly said, "Young Hall Master, there's a grand event in Great Desolation City tomorrow for those below Two Yuan Nirvana. Would you like to take a look?"
"Tell me about it."
At the Dao Sect's base,
Ying Huanhuan listened as Ying Xiaoxiao explained the Geomagnetic Lightning Pool.
"The Geomagnetic Lightning Pool is in the nearby Geomagnetic Mountain Range. Once every two years, there's a grand spectacle of heavenly lightning descending, and because of the mountain range's special properties,
"it gathers the heavenly lightning into a lightning pool. The lightning in the pool contains the power of both heavenly lightning and geomagnetism, making it an excellent tempering opportunity for those who cultivate body-refining martial arts."
"However, once someone can solidify their golden body and has enough Nirvana Qi in their body, the Geomagnetic Lightning Pool has no effect on them."
A trace of understanding flashed across Ying Huanhuan's pretty face.
"I see."
"And part of the power contained in the Earth Dragon God Sealing Seal of the Earth Emperor Scripture that Qing Ye comprehended is the power of geomagnetism. It can affect the circulation of Origin Energy."
Ying Xiaoxiao wiped the azure longsword in her hand as she continued, "But because the amount in the Geomagnetic Lightning Pool is fixed, there's a rule here."
"There are eight spots, so only eight people can enter."
Ying Xiaoxiao said calmly, "So we'll have to compete this time too, to secure a spot for Qing Ye."
"With you here, Sister, there definitely won't be a problem!"
Ying Xiaoxiao smiled, a trace of confidence flashing across her face. Although she had only just broken through to Nirvana, with her swordsmanship and the spirit treasure in her hand,
securing one spot would be enough.
"Oh, if it's useful for body-refining martial arts, will Xiang Yun go?" Ying Huanhuan suddenly asked curiously.
"He probably will. I hear there are better things in the Primordial Hall, but he's already come all this way."
"It's about time. Let's go."
Ying Xiaoxiao rose and slid her sword back into its sheath at her waist, looking heroic and valiant.
The Dao Sect group left their base and headed toward the Geomagnetic Mountain Range.
"I have nothing to do anyway. I might as well take a look." Xiang Yun had finished listening to Ji Shan's explanation of the Geomagnetic Lightning Pool.
This was rather interesting. Was it a natural phenomenon, or had someone made it?
Gathering heavenly lightning into a lightning pool for people to temper their bodies.
It didn't seem like a natural phenomenon. It was more like something an ancient sect had deliberately created for its disciples' cultivation.
"Are there no other stories about this place?" Xiang Yun asked curiously.
Ji Shan nodded. "Nothing escapes you, Young Hall Master. This place actually belonged to an ancient sect called the Earth Yuan Sect."
"They used geomagnetism to bind heavenly lightning for cultivation, and their body-refining martial art is the very one our Ji Family has inherited and still practices today. It's called the Great Wilderness Tyrant Body."
"The Great Wilderness Tyrant Body?"
Xiang Yun narrowed his eyes. He had seen Ji Shan and Ji Yanyun use the Great Wilderness Tyrant Body. Although it couldn't compare to the Primordial Hall's Primordial Battle Body, it was still a good body-refining technique.
And the Primordial Battle Body came from none other than the Master of Primordial.
Otherwise, why would it be called the Primordial Hall?
The Great Wilderness Tyrant Body came close behind it, which showed that it was indeed formidable. And after giving it some thought,
could this place also have some connection to the Master of Primordial? The main thing was that Earth Yuan was clearly somewhat connected to desolation.
The Master of Primordial controlled the power of desolation, and this was also a body-refining technique.
"The ancestral instruction left behind says that if someone can withstand the water of the lightning pool for two days using their physical body alone, they can unlock the Earth Yuan Sect's legacy."
"Back then, my ancestor had a special constitution and was naturally extremely resistant to lightning.
"That was how he finally obtained the Great Wilderness Tyrant Body. He said there was actually an even stronger legacy, but he didn't obtain it."
When Xiang Yun heard that, he became somewhat interested. The Great Wilderness Tyrant Body was a high-grade spirit martial art, almost approaching the level of a heavenly martial art.
Yet there was an even stronger legacy.
Could the Earth Yuan Sect have been a sect comparable to the Tiangang Alliance's Four Great Xuan Sects and the Earth Fiend Alliance's Four Great Demonic Sects back then?
Because of the ancient war that had once taken place on the Tianxuan Continent, many legacies of all kinds had been left behind. The greatest number were naturally in the Ancient Battlefield.
The rest were scattered elsewhere.
And the Eastern Xuan Region, being closest to the main battlefield, was a land of outstanding people and blessed places.
Far too many ancient sects had been destroyed there.
So the ruins they left behind were countless. The Great Yan Dynasty, for example, had the Great Desolate Sect's legacy, the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet.
Xiang Yun might not have been very interested before, but now he lacked resources.
If it was a sect's ruins, there might be a large number of Xuan Origin Pills.
As for the trial, enduring the lightning pool's water with his physical body?
For others, it was a narrow escape from death, but for him,
wasn't it just a matter of using his Heavenly Tyrant Body to withstand it?
That didn't seem particularly difficult.