The Origins of Great Wind Valley
Lin Xiao thought about it and realized that was indeed the case.
If nothing happens for a long time, and life goes on as usual every day, then whether it's historical or not doesn't matter so much.
You can't exactly flip through the history books and find records of what everyone in Great Wind Valley does every single day.
Following Dong Que's memory, Lin Xiao quickly found the relevant classics on the first bookshelf.
"Brother Lin, the books are all here, in the same place." Dong Que seemed quite happy.
I don't know if it's because the people here always put the books back in their original places after reading them, or because almost no one has touched these books since Dong Que read them.
Based on what he had just learned, Lin Xiao felt that it was most likely the latter.
There is not much written record about the Great Wind Valley, only a thin volume, but there are many ancient texts about the Great Wind Valley's heritage.
Among them was an entire set of books that specifically recorded information about the Execution Stone and the Annihilation Immortal!
Although he had suspected it before, Lin Xiao was still surprised when he actually saw the records related to the Execution Stone.
It not only contains the origins, characteristics, and cultivation methods of Execution Qi and Annihilation Immortal, but also a number of Law Technique and formations specifically targeting Execution Qi.
He glanced through it and found that the array Law Technique and spells recorded inside all required the use of Origin Qi, but there was no record of how to use Spiritual Qi.
So he temporarily put the set of books aside and picked up the Great Wind Valley Heritage on the other side to read.
Dong Que also came over and watched along with them.
After reading the first volume, Lin Xiao learned about the origin of Great Wind Valley.
It turns out that Great Wind Valley was an alternate dimension outside of the Shifang Continent Shifang Continent, created by several powerful cultivators during the later stages of the conflict between the Execution Cultivator and Origin Cultivator in the High Antiquity times of the Shifang Continent, more than 10,000 years ago.
This place is somewhat like a secret realm, but it can be said to be completely closed to the public. There are no regular or irregular opening hours, no entrance or exit channels, and there are even special restrictions on the spatial magic array.
The reason for this was that the battle between Origin Cultivator and Execution Cultivator had reached a fever pitch, and Origin Cultivator was generally at a disadvantage.
That's why the Great Wind Valley project came about.
In order to continue the Origin Cultivator and ensure the continuous bloodline of the human race, the Great Wind Valley was born.
Some descendants or disciples of powerful cultivators were selected and sent to Great Wind Valley, where they began their secluded lives.
Due to the urgency of the situation, those powerful cultivators focused their main efforts on how to set up Great Wind Valley to prevent the entry of Execution Cultivator, and thus prepared the various supplies and scriptures to be invested in it rather hastily.
Although they had tried their best to consider everything and included many things, they didn't have much time to weigh the overall quantity and subsequent developments.
Therefore, during the long period that followed when the Great Wind Valley remained completely closed, many things inevitably shifted and changed.
These changes occurred as early as a few hundred or a thousand years after the Great Wind Valley was closed, and were noticed and recorded by the people in the valley at that time.
The records show that the changes at that time were just the beginning.
When Great Wind Valley was first established, it was extremely rich in resources, and even contained many domesticated Demon Beast and spirit beasts, mountains and rivers, grasslands and spiritual fields, as well as various storage rooms for the four arts of cultivation.
The sheer variety of these items was so impressive that even Lin Xiao, who was now quite wealthy, was incredibly envious. He felt that even a tycoon like Senior Liao would be astonished to see such a vast collection back then.
But that's all ancient history, dating back thousands of years.
In Lin Xiao's view, the current state of Great Wind Valley is such that in many ways it is not as prosperous as any small sect outside the region.
The most precious thing here now is probably the High Antiquity books preserved in this library.
Lin Xiao opened the book marked as a collection of mental cultivation techniques and discovered that it was not a single mental cultivation technique, but rather a catalog of fifty High Antiquity mental cultivation techniques, ranging from high to low levels!
Lin Xiao was quite surprised to see that the highest-ranking cultivation technique recorded inside was a mid-grade Heaven Rank cultivation technique, along with several Heaven Rank cultivation techniques and a number of Earth Rank cultivation techniques. The lowest-ranking, unacceptable cultivation technique was only one.
He had learned from Dong Que that the highest cultivation level in the entire Great Wind Valley was only Foundation Establishment, with no Golden Core cultivators. Even including the hidden Golden Core Stage cultivator guarding the library, the overall cultivation level had remained the same for a long time. In addition, although the concentration of Origin Qi in Great Wind Valley seemed low, its replenishment speed was not as slow as that of places with low Spiritual Qi concentration outside. He thought that the limitation on the cultivation level of the people in Great Wind Valley might be that their cultivation techniques were too low-grade.
But now it turns out that this library actually contains so many high-level cultivation techniques...
He turned to look at Dong Que, his face unusually full of confusion, and asked, "Your place has abundant Origin Qi, and the library contains so many high-level cultivation techniques, so why is it that the highest cultivation level among you is only at the Foundation Establishment Realm?"
Upon hearing this, Dong Que gave him a strange look and asked, "What does a high-level cultivation technique have to do with the fact that our highest cultivation level is Foundation Establishment Realm?"
"Huh?" Lin Xiao was dumbfounded. "What does a high-level cultivation technique have to do with cultivation level...? Of course, it's because cultivating a high-level cultivation technique will speed up your cultivation."
"How is that possible? It's clearly faster to cultivate low-level cultivation techniques." Dong Que looked clearly unconvinced. "Many people in our valley have already tried it, and everyone discovered that cultivating low-level techniques is much faster than high-level ones, which is why they all cultivate low-level techniques."
"Huh?" This time Lin Xiao was genuinely stunned.
Whether it was his extensive knowledge from reading in his past life or his personal experiences in this life, although he had never cultivated any low-level mental techniques, his cultivation speed after practicing the "Original Essence Heart Sutra" was significantly faster than that of the "Peach Blossom Spring Myriad Void Instruction"!
Are the mental cultivation techniques of the Great Wind Valley somewhat different?
Lin Xiao looked down at the mental cultivation manual catalog in his hand, then at Dong Que: "Otherwise, could I take a look at the mental cultivation manuals in your valley?"
Dong Que replied that it was fine to look at anything, there was nothing he couldn't see. There were so many cultivation methods out there, he could look at them if he wanted. Did he think he could learn them completely and start cultivating at will just by looking at them once? Of course not.
And even if you could really learn it just by looking at it, then just practice it; anyway, these cultivation methods are just gathering dust.
Dong Que even took the initiative to find all of his cultivation techniques.
You can tell from where Dong Que searches through the various bookshelves that the lower the grade of the cultivation manual, the closer it is to the cultivation rooms on both sides of the book pavilion, and the more comfortable it is for everyone to reach and put away.