Chapter 421

Chapter 421: Deduction of the Skills, the Red Line of Cause and Effect

Lu Qing’s current main cultivation technique, the Five Elements Body Refining Art, is a body-cultivating technique.

Its highest level can lead to the Golden Core Perfection.

Even after comprehending the technique left by the white-robed youth, Lu Qing estimated that, according to the divisions of the white-robed youth’s world, it hadn’t even reached the stage of deducing the Nine Transformations of the Golden Core.

It had only reached the Seventh Transformation at best.

This was also the reason why the Golden Core Realm cultivator who created the Five Elements Body Refining Art in the ancient era of immortal cultivation ultimately failed to achieve the

Primordial Spirit Realm. He didn’t fully develop the technique.

Lu Qing even suspected that the so-called “Sitting in Meditation” by the Golden Core Realm

cultivator was actually due to the failure of the breakthrough attempt to reach the Primordial Spirit Realm and his death.

Of course, this was just speculation; that happened tens of thousands of years ago, and the true truth is long lost.

But the Five Elements Body Refining Art is not perfect, and it is a fact.

And now, by chance, Lu Qing has condensed a perfect Golden Core Realm.

Continuing to practice this technique step by step wasn’t quite right.

Even simple body-cultivation techniques weren’t suitable for him anymore.

The perfect golden elixir was formless and invisible, ever-changing, gathering and dispersing at will.

After condensing into the golden elixir, Lu Qing’s essence, spirit, and soul were fused.

Magical and physical strength could be switched at will, without hindrance.

Both physical and magical cultivation techniques were at his fingertips, freely deploying them.

Now, he was both a physical and a magical cultivator.

The distinction between physical and magical cultivation no longer existed for him.

Or perhaps, he was the perfect dual cultivator of both physical and magical cultivation.

Therefore, simple methods for cultivating both physical and magical aspects would no longer meet his cultivation requirements.

However, Lu Qing wasn’t put off.

“If there’s no suitable technique, then I’ll create one of my own.”

A glint flickered in Lu Qing’s eyes.

He carried the legacy of the Lihuo Sect and also acquired several otherworldly techniques from the white-robed youth.

Most importantly, he possessed a chapter of the Great Dao bestowed upon him by the Heavenly Tribulation Vortex.

While that chapter lacked specific cultivation methods, every word was truly insightful, expounding upon the profound mysteries of the Golden Core Realm.

With this as a foundation, combined with the numerous cultivation methods he possessed, and aided by his supernatural powers, he might be able to create a cultivation method that best suited him.

Immediately, Lu Qing began cultivating his supernatural powers.

This time, he didn’t cultivate himself, but instead, drawing upon his supernatural powers, a vast amount of insights surged from his mind, merging and colliding with each other. He

began to attempt to deduce a cultivation method that would best suit him, uniquely his own.

…

“This secret realm possesses all five elements?”

Deep within the Hundred Thousand Mountains, within the secret realm, the gray-robed man, upon entering, was struck with astonishment.

The orderly and mystically integrated aura of the five elements spoke volumes about the extraordinary nature of this secret realm.

But he quickly set this aside and carefully sensed it.

He could sense that his junior brother’s aura had not yet completely dissipated.

This indicated that he had indeed entered this secret realm not long ago and had even cast a spell within it, leaving behind a rather strong aura.

“Did he go on a killing spree here, or perhaps engage in a battle with that mysterious killer?”

the gray-robed man speculated based on his junior’s personality.

But soon, when he reached a trace and saw two tangled masses of mangled flesh within a massive palm print on the ground, he fell silent.

He immediately understood that his junior had gone on a killing spree within this secret realm.

The gray-robed man remained silent for a moment before continuing to follow the traces.

Along the way, he saw numerous traces clearly left by his junior brother’s magic.

And in each of these traces, someone had died instantly, their deaths horribly.

This made the gray-robed man’s expression grow even more sullen.

Soon, the gray-robed man reached a high mountain. He gazed upon the place where spiritual energy converged, completely gutted and ravaged beyond recognition, and remained silent.

He could tell that this place wasn’t the work of his junior brother.

Given his junior brother’s character, he must have long considered this secret realm his own, and would never resort to such a destructive act.

It was likely that someone had gotten there first, plucking and looting all the treasures.

The gray-robed man silently calculated this in his mind.

A scenario quickly emerged in his mind:

his junior brother, overjoyed, arrived here only to discover the treasures had already been taken.

Furious, he began capturing and interrogating those within the secret realm, then embarked on a killing spree, heading towards the secret realm in search of the person who had taken the treasures.

“Was it the one who took it earlier who killed Junior Brother?”

the gray-robed man whispered.

He couldn’t be certain, but he knew Junior Brother hadn’t perished here.

There were no signs of large-scale fighting within the secret realm, nor any aura of Junior Brother’s death.

Unfortunately, perhaps because of Junior Brother’s killing spree, no one dared to linger, making it impossible for him to even interrogate anyone. Unable

to gather more information, the gray-robed man didn’t hesitate. He transformed into a stream of light again and flew towards the entrance of the secret realm.

He soon reached the black vortex, plunged into it, and left the secret realm. After

exiting the secret realm, the gray-robed man summoned a Bagua-shaped magic weapon and exhaled a breath of vital energy.

He also placed a broken jade token on top.

Then, driven by his mind, the Bagua-shaped magic weapon began to spin.

Soon, it stopped and pointed in a certain direction.

A clear light flashed in the gray-robed man’s eyes, and suddenly, a thin line of smoke appeared in his vision, zigzagging forward.

“Junior brother, which way did you go after leaving the secret realm?”

The gray-robed man’s eyes gleamed brightly as he followed the deduced red line of causality, flying all the way.

But after flying for a while, he noticed that his junior brother’s path after leaving the secret realm was erratic. He

was like a headless fly, darting around in all directions.

He suspected that his junior brother was searching for the person who had taken the treasure, prompting such a scattering of attention.

The gray-robed man patiently followed the tangled red line of causality.

Along the way, he sensed a creature hiding in the dense forest below.

However, its strongest aura was no more than that of the Innate Realm, so he ignored it and simply followed the red line.

He had a feeling that he might soon find the place where his junior brother had died.

…

“Finally, I’m starting to see some clues. As expected, the deduction of the cultivation method based on this chapter of the Great Dao is correct.”

After Lu Qing’s deduction, a smile crossed his face.

The chapter of the Great Dao bestowed by the Heavenly Tribulation Vortex was truly profound.

With the help of his supernatural powers, in just a short while, he had already begun to understand his own cultivation method.

Just as Lu Qing was about to continue his deduction, his brows suddenly furrowed.

At the same time, the gray-robed man in the sky above Jiuli Village also saw the small village below, which was covered by the formation.

(End of this chapter)