Chapter 165: Choosing the Second Phase Skill 1
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“Brother Hu,”
The monk standing guard at the book pavilion was an old man. Yuan Chiye greeted him.
“New disciples can choose a Qi Cultivation Technique and a Spell from the shelves.”
Brother Hu nodded in response to Yuan Chiye, emphasized the rules to Chen Mobai and the other six while holding a book, and then waved his hand, implying them to proceed.
“Once you have made your selection, come over here for registration.”
Yuan Chiye added, as Zhuo Ming and the others nodded in agreement, and then, unable to control their excitement, headed towards the neatly arranged books on the shelves.
Chen Mobai and Liu Wenbo, however, were not in a hurry. The latter even bowed in respect to Brother Hu.
When the rest of the six had left, Chen Mobai walked up to the two older brothers.
“Can I choose the ‘Dual Phase Technique’?”
Chen Mobai had a clear goal. His primary aim in joining Divine Wood Sect was to get the Foundation Building Pill and the Dual Phase Technique.
“Are you sure you want to choose the Dual Phase Technique? We generally don’t recommend ordinary disciples practice this technique. Although it can increase the chances of Core Formation, it requires twice the resources and time beforehand,” Brother Hu frowned and advised after hearing this.
“Ever since my time on Green Light Island, when I heard Brother Qi Rui talk about Dual Phase Technique, I’ve yearned for it. I hope today, I can fulfill this wish.”
After Chen Mobai finished speaking, Brother Hu appeared troubled, turning his head to look at Yuan Chiye. Since he was in charge of the new entrants, Xu was already half a teacher.
Brother Hu wanted him to offer some advice.
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“After becoming a True Disciple, you can get the Dual Phase Technique for free. If you choose this technique now, you need to not only r————————————
Dao-heart but also submit a voluntary application, lest you regret stalling the
progress of Qi Cultivation in the future.”
After Yuan Chiye finished speaking, Brother Hu once again started talking, stating the disadvantages of practicing the Dual Phase Technique to Chen Mobai.
“I used to think of myself as extraordinarily talented, capable of managing two techniques concurrently, and even had hopes of achieving Core Formation.” “But the thirty years I spent in the sect after joining taught me that it is better to face reality unless one has extraordinary talent or substantial family support.”
“Now, even though I’m at the ninth layer of Qi Cultivation, due to the Dual Phase Technique involving the concurrent practice of the techniques of wood and water, I missed the prime age for Foundation Establishment and can only sit in this book cavern.”
These words finished, Yuan Chiye’s face turned slightly unnatural.
He, too, was practicing the Dual Phase Technique, was cultivating wood and water, and was resource-poor.
However, he was flexible, taking on all sorts of tasks as a True Disciple, even tedious tasks like teaching sect rules to new disciples – he was thus a little better off than Brother Hu.
He’d achieved the ninth layer of Qi Cultivation with his water attribute technique, but his Longevity Sutra was stuck at the eighth layer of Qi Cultivation, requiring several years of intense cultivation to balance the Dual Phase and attempt Foundation Establishment.
However, Yuan Chiye’s Foundation Building Pill was already in hand and nearly twenty more years were left until he reached the age of sixty; he was sure he would not follow in Brother Hu’s footsteps.
Staying firm on his thoughts, Chen Mobai wrote a voluntary application under the guidance of Yuan Chiye. Then he followed Brother Hu to a locked bookcase.
Upon opening it, they found it filled with a hundred well-copied volumes of the “Dual Phase Technique.”
Brother Hu casually pulled out a volume and handed it to Chen Mobai.
“Brother Hu, these are hand-copied, will there be any errors or missing words?”
Chen Mobai flipped through it, asked this question with a worrying look, which earned him a side-eye from Brother Hu.
“This was printed directly using a spell, and only because it was originally
hand-copied does it resemble a manual copy.”
“It was originally written by Fu, our ancestral founder. It even has his insights.” “You disciples are very fortunate. Back when I was at the Five Elements Sect the notes and insights of Core Formation seniors were only accessible through exchanging sect contribution points, unlike now, where it’s directly printed in the technique and given to you.”
Chen Mobai listened, looking grateful.
Having the notes of predecessors to refer to would surely make comprehension easier during cultivation. He had a deep understanding of this from his auxiliary cultivation software.
“You can also choose a spell.”
After both men returned, Yuan Chiye reminded him.
In Tianhe Realm, Cultivation Techniques and Spells were categorized separately.
This was also why Chen Mobai noticed He Qun selling the Blackwater Cultivation Technique separately from the Water Controlling Technique, Water Elemental Shield, and others in the Southstream Market. It wasn’t because He Qun was greedy, but because the traditional rules in Tianhe Realm were always like this.
Brother Yuan, do you have any recommendations?”
Chen Mobai didn’t know which famous spells were available in the Divine Wood Sect.
With the Immortal Gate Spell Library in his possession, he didn’t urgently need the spells of the Tianhe Realm, so he hadn’t inquired beforehand. Instead, he directly asked Yuan Chiye without feeling embarrassed.
Practicing the Dual Phase Technique requires a lot of resources, and our Divine Wood Sect is renowned for its vast medicinal fields. You can practice the ‘Spirit Needle Technique’ or the ‘Falling Rain Technique. After finishing chopping logs, when applying to go to the medicinal fields, many elders would be willing to accept you.”
If Chen Mobai hadn’t asked, Yuan Chiye wouldn’t have bothered mentioning it. But since he was asked and Chen Mobai was someone he had his eye on, he gave some guidance.
Due to the “Falling Rain Technique” requiring water attribute spiritual power for the most effective execution, Chen Mobai ultimately chose the “Spirit Needle Technique,” which could be practiced by any of the Five Elements spiritual power.
Thus, among the seven, Chen Mobai was the first to choose his Cultivation Technique and Spell.
“By the way, Brother Yuan, I once met a disciple from the Flying Needle Sect. I wonder which is more powerful when compared to the Spirit Needle Technique?”
Seeing that it was getting boring standing there, he casually started chatting with Yuan Chiye.
“Flying Needle Sect? Seems like there is an affiliated sect under Golden Cliff that matches your description.”
Saying this, Yuan Chiye pulled out a thick book from his storage bag, flipped through a few pages, and found information about someone named Red Needle Daoist.
“Found it. The Flying Needle Sect was quite renowned in the past, but after the last Foundation Establishment practitioner passed away around sixty years ago, it’s likely nearing its end.”
Chen Mobai saw Yuan Chiye inspecting the information and then casually placing the book back into his storage bag. It reminded him of the storage bag he had picked up on Green Light Island, which he still hadn’t managed to open yet.
Brother Yuan, can these storage bags be purchased within the sect?”
“Of course, you can get anything from our sect at the Spirit Treasure Pavilion. The smallest cubic storage bag is a hundred Spirit Stones. Are you interested? I happen to have an extra one.”
“How did Brother Yuan get this extra one?”
“Heh, some Loose Cultivators tried to rob me, but they ended up being killed by me, leaving their storage bag. After refining the brand of the previous owner with my divine sense, I got over 200 Spirit Stones. Having extras doesn’t make much of a difference, if you really want it, I can sell it to you for 80 Spirit Stones.”
After hearing Yuan Chiye’s words, Chen Mobai immediately declined. He couldn’t afford it.
However, the mention of refining with his divine sense, was something he stored in his memory..