Nanji's Fate Technique
"Fellow Daoist, please!"
"Fellow Daoist, please!"
As they emerged from the Daoist temple, Divine Lord Zhenyuan and Celestial Venerable Yuanshi each bowed, and then almost simultaneously waved their sleeves.
Divine Lord Zhenyuan waved his sleeves, creating a loud air explosion, and stepped into the sky like a meteor. His speed was almost worlds apart from when they were discussing the Dao.
The Celestial Venerable Yuanshi's body traced an arc in the low sky before rapidly plummeting to the ground. Upon impact, he bounced back up, increasing his speed by three-tenths.
"Master's Golden Light Leap Technique increases speed with each touch of the ground, making it especially suitable for long-distance pursuit. This Daoist is bound to lose!"
The old immortal official, whom Celestial Venerable Yuanshi called the Antarctic, touched his bald forehead, a hint of pride on his face, full of confidence that Celestial Venerable Yuanshi would win.
"Why did Master Zhenyuan choose to fly?"
The number one flying magic Law Treasure in the Three Realms is the Wind and Thunder Wings. Zhang Xuezhou doesn't know exactly how fast the Wind and Thunder Wings can be, but Leizhenzi, who possessed the Wind and Thunder Wings, is already dead.
His wings may not be as powerful as the Wind and Thunder Wings, but there is a high probability that they will approach their speed.
The number one flying technique in the Three Realms is called the Soaring Cloud Fighting Technique. This is a theoretical Technique Method, and even Laojun himself failed to master it, let alone Celestial Venerable Yuanshi.
Zhang Xuezhou had a fairly thorough understanding of the situation before Dou Fei, which is why he was eager to demonstrate his skills.
After glancing in the direction where Divine Lord Zhenyuan had disappeared, Zhang Xuezhou felt that there was an 80% chance that Divine Lord Zhenyuan would lose, and the remaining 20% depended on unforeseen circumstances.
"Fellow Daoist, the competition can't end anytime soon. Shall we return to the Daoist temple for some tea?"
Zhang Xuezhou stood outside the Daoist temple for a while, feeling that the two of them wouldn't be able to return anytime soon.
He cupped his hands in a gesture of respect towards Antarctica, indicating that the two could enter the Daoist temple for some tea.
"Aren't you going to wait outside for the results?" Antarctica asked in surprise.
"We can drink tea while we wait!"
Zhang Xuezhou invited him, but seeing that Antarctica hadn't moved, he had to go into the Daoist temple alone.
The older leaves of the poisonous tree are highly toxic, while the new, tender green leaves are only slightly toxic; their beneficial effects are roughly the same.
Divine Lord Zhenyuan has collected quite a lot of tea over the years, and Zhang Xuezhou also hopes to drink more tea to enlighten himself, so that he won't gain nothing from listening to Celestial Venerable Yuanshi's sermons.
He pinched a handful of dried leaves, soaked them in water, and after they softened, he chewed them up and swallowed them.
"Fellow Daoist, isn't it inappropriate for you to squander the spiritual tea provided by the owner of this place?"
After Zhang Xuezhou brewed three bowls, Nanji, who had been waiting outside the Daoist temple, couldn't wait any longer and rushed in.
Seeing Zhang Xuezhou eating the spiritual tea like a snack, Antarctica couldn't help but be surprised, feeling that Zhang Xuezhou regarded himself as the master of this place.
"I haven't felt the effects of the spiritual tea yet, so I need to eat more, otherwise all the previous tea will have been wasted," Zhang Xuezhou said. "Zhenyuan has a very good temper; he shouldn't blame me!"
"Is this spiritual tea really that powerful?" Antarctica asked doubtfully.
"That's impressive," Zhang Xuezhou nodded. "I used to eat these leaves to improve my flying Technique Method, which is how I obtained this jade ruyi!"
"Oh, I want one too!"
Antarctica called out and held the cup in its hands, begging for the poisonous leaves.
Zhang Xuezhou was generous, grabbing a handful of water for Antarctica and adding some more.
"Shuo Xian, you're such a good person," Nanji said happily. "What should we do after we start to feel it?"
"That depends on what aspect of Technique Method you want to improve," Zhang Xuezhou said. "Talk more, discuss more, demonstrate more, and then you'll improve step by step!"
"So that's how it is," Antarctic said happily. "If I want to prolong my life, then I must tell you the method to prolong life, so that I can increase my lifespan?"
"That's right," Zhang Xuezhou nodded and said, "However, I suggest that it's best to seek elixirs for longevity, since the cultivation of Fate Technique involves a degree of luck, and it's not something you can simply advance by wanting to cultivate!"
"Cultivating the Fate Technique Fate Technique indeed extremely difficult. After advancing to the ninth level, I feel as if there is a path ahead, yet I can't quite grasp it," Antarctica sighed. "Right now, I'm just thinking of taking another step forward. Once I can see through the path ahead, my lifespan will double, and I won't have to worry about it slowing down!"
"The ninth level of the Fate Technique can go even higher?" Zhang Xuezhou asked in surprise. "If it doubles again, wouldn't that extend one's lifespan by a thousand years?"
"The exact calculation is 1,280 years," said Antarctic Dao. "If one can advance to the eleventh level, that adds over 2,000 years to one's lifespan. Further upwards, it's 3,000 years, until one's lifespan becomes infinitely long, equal to that of the heavens!"
"That's amazing?" Zhang Xuezhou exclaimed in surprise. "I've never heard of Fate Technique being able to be cultivated indefinitely. Isn't the maximum cultivation time for Fate Technique a thousand years?"
"That's all outdated information," Antarctica waved his hand and said, "If the Fate Technique could only extend lifespan by a thousand years, how could my master and the others be so carefree and indifferent to the passage of time!"
"I also have some understanding of the Fate Technique. I hope you can explain its mysteries to me, fellow Daoist. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could discuss the ways to prolong life over tea?"
Zhang Xuezhou reached out and added another handful of poisonous leaves to Antarctica, much to Antarctica's delight.
"Master said you are also a member of Jade Void Palace, so it wouldn't hurt to tell you about this method. If you discuss it with me, I might even benefit from it!"
Antarctica touched his forehead and began to speak eloquently.
He glanced at Zhang Xuezhou from time to time, and when he saw that Zhang Xuezhou had indeed joined the discussion on Fate Technique, he was overjoyed. His slightly tipsy mind couldn't control his desire to explore further.
Antarctica even sensed countless inspirations constantly emerging from his mind, and the Fate Technique he had cultivated in the past were also in perfect order, almost showing signs of attaining the path to immortality.
A halo of Fate Technique emerged from his body, accompanied by a corresponding narrative from Antarctica.
"Wonderful!"
Zhang Xuezhou participated in the discussion and played a supporting role, couldn't help but praise it.
The Heavenly Court's Fate Technique is ancient and corresponds to the pinnacle of Fate Technique during the Heavenly Court era, but the Immortal Court's Fate Technique has become different.
More importantly, there is this person from the South Pole. He seems to have an exceptional talent for cultivating the Fate Technique, and his profound yet simple explanations even surpass those of Divine Lord Zhenyuan.
Zhang Xuezhou drew upon Divine Lord Zhenyuan's understanding of the Fate Technique to explore, occasionally interjecting, yet he still felt somewhat outdated.
Fortunately, Antarctica didn't seem to mind; in fact, it appeared quite happy, which allowed Zhang Xuezhou to barely keep going.
When the study of Fate Technique reached the seventh level and beyond, Zhang Xuezhou could only piece together parts of the theory, and the discussion almost turned into a personal sermon in Antarctica.
"The Immortal Court's version of cultivating Fate Technique is much simpler, with fewer restrictions on cultivation levels compared to the Heavenly Court's version, and it even allows the use of longevity elixirs for cultivation!"
The Immortal Court's Fate Technique have indeed become a new cultivation system. They are related to Realm Technique, but the connection is not too obvious, and they can even break through the limitations of Realm Technique.
A single Life-Extending Golden Elixir can advance Fate Technique to the first level. In terms of the extended lifespan, there is no difference between the two. However, the problem lies in the fact that the Immortal Court has expanded the elixirs available for Fate Technique, and can even force breakthroughs using these elixirs.
Some people need to wait a 20-year interval before taking the Life-Extending Golden Elixir, and the number of Life-Extending Golden Elixir they can take in their lifetime is also limited. However, some people do not have to wait this period. The Fate Technique of Antarctica can also counteract this interval and the period of taking the medicine.
For example, if Antarctica were to use 500 years of lifespan to offset 25 Life-Extending Golden Elixir, it would result in a 500-year reduction in lifespan, but would also gain the assistance of 25 Life-Extending Golden Elixir. If he could rely on these pills to break through the level of Fate Technique and gain a thousand years of lifespan, Antarctica would gain several hundred more years of Fate Technique.
There is no limit to this method of cultivating Fate Technique; as long as one continues to cultivate, one can achieve the longevity described in Antarctica as being equal to that of heaven.
Theoretically speaking, the Fate Technique in Antarctica can be infinitely advanced.
In reality, situations such as the weakening effect of elixirs or insufficient quantity of elixirs to offset the lifespan deficit can occur, leading to failure in cultivation and ultimately exhaustion of lifespan without breakthrough in Fate Technique, resulting in a double loss.
The difficulty of cultivation in Antarctica also lies here; he was also afraid that failure in cultivation would result in more losses than gains.
"I wonder if the longevity fruit tree has survived?"
Zhang Xuezhou pondered the heavenly materials and earthly treasures he needed to take a shortcut in cultivating his Fate Technique, and even considered the Immortality Elixir that Donghua and the others possessed.
If he can make good use of the elixirs to continuously break through and advance, his lifespan may exceed that of Donghua.
The Emperor's physical body might be able to block the erosion of Fate Technique, but Donghua actively using Fate Technique to attack him is another matter entirely.
If Donghua could be provoked to suffer a backlash in the battle of Fate Technique, Zhang Xuezhou felt that Donghua's fate would definitely be terrible.