In the training ground, it was currently a break time, and the Martial Artists did not stop everyone from gathering and chatting.
Xia Chen's gaze fell on a somewhat aloof-looking boy of twelve or thirteen years old on the periphery. The boy's name was Xia Yichen, and Xia Chen knew him because they had greeted each other earlier.
This was a collateral descendant of the Xia family who, in the future era of the Great Unification, would shake the world, command the Great Wu Iron Cavalry, and sweep across the Eastern Wilderness Battlefield.
Yet, at present, this divine general still had a tender, youthful appearance.
Xia Chen's gaze then shifted to another young man, Xia Haoyu!
He was the direct grandson of Xia Chen's sixth grandfather, and his future achievements would be equally astonishing.
“Chen Ge, you’re going out for training!”
Xia Wen, who was beside him, said with a joyful expression. Xia Chen truthfully told Xia Wen that he was going to the Hidden Cultivation Technique Pavilion and then heading out.
“I’m also about to Breakthrough to the eighth rank. When that happens, I’ll come find Chen Ge!”
Xia Wen had no ill intentions. Coupled with his youthful Heart-Nature, he was straightforward and had no other hidden thoughts.
Xia Chen was surprised. Xia Wen was still a few months shy of 12 years old, yet he was already close to Breakthrough to the eighth rank. In the future Great Unification version, one of the most dazzling Prodigies of the Xia family indeed lived up to his reputation.
“Whether it’s the Xia family or the Great Wu Dynasty, the young generation of Prodigies are emerging like bamboo shoots after rain. The Golden Age is about to arrive.”
Xia Chen murmured to himself, his heart surging. The Golden Generation had not yet fully matured, and the Xia family’s 600 years of Luck accumulation would all be released this time, pushing the Xia family to another peak.
He had to seize the opportunity in advance.
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Hidden Cultivation Technique Pavilion!
The building had a total of seven floors.
Xia Chen had only been there once before, which was when he was learning basic blade techniques.
This time, because he had great merit, he was exceptionally allowed to enter any floor below the sixth.
Xia Chen did not rush directly to the fifth floor. Instead, he first went straight to the first floor, walked to the right-side bookshelf, picked up a book, and began to read.
“Startling Wind Sword Art”!
Xia Chen quickly scanned it, but his mind was not on the sword art at all.
“Record Cultivation Technique!”
Xia Chen said calmly in his mind.
“Cultivation Technique being recorded!”
“1%”
“25%”
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“100%”
A virtual panel appeared in Xia Chen’s eyes. Although he had entered this world in advance and was no longer a player, this auxiliary System had still been retained, and all permissions were open to him.
For example, it assisted in comprehending advanced blade techniques, and now it had a recording function!
Initial players only had the most basic function of increasing proficiency.
Simple and crude, but his auxiliary System had already evolved to the “Spiritual Qi Recovery” version.
So, even when players arrived during the “Empress Era,” Xia Chen could completely overwhelm them with functions several versions ahead of theirs.
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Xia Chen casually browsed along, but in reality, he was rapidly recording all the Cultivation Techniques on the entire first floor of the Hidden Cultivation Technique Pavilion.
However, due to the over 600 years of accumulation by the Marquisate, even after screening—where ordinary Cultivation Techniques were not allowed into the Hidden Cultivation Technique Pavilion—the Cultivation Techniques on the first floor were still as vast as a sea.
Xia Chen only focused on recording some Cultivation Techniques that were specially marked before giving up on the first floor and entering the second floor.
The Cultivation Techniques on the second floor were mainly for Cultivate at the eighth-rank Essence Refining Mirror level. They included not only sword arts, blade arts, spear arts, halberd arts, but also body-forging, Qi-circulating, and other Cultivation Techniques, all encompassing.
There were also various military Formation methods, and Xia Chen even saw some Cultivation methods for spellcasters.
The Xia family was established through martial arts, but their 600 years of accumulation were too profound. Historically, they had also led armies to suppress rebellious spellcaster Schools, incorporating their Legacy Cultivation Techniques into their possession.
Xia Chen focused on recording those military Formation methods. In this world, Martial Artists and spellcasters were terrifyingly powerful, but soldiers forming military Formations and condensing unparalleled Evil Qi were enough to kill Martial Artists and spellcasters.
However, Xia Chen took a look and found that these military Formations were all the most basic ones, mostly small Formations of three or five people, with only a small portion of military Formation attack methods that could form a seven-person military Formation.
Xia Chen was not too disappointed. These military Formation methods were secret, un-transmitted techniques, the very foundation of general families.
And those military Formation methods composed of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people, where the commander could gather the strength of the entire army and apply it to himself, allowing the commander to fight above his rank, were peerless military Formations for lower-ranked individuals to defeat higher-ranked ones. Even within the Xia family, they were extremely precious and not everyone could learn them.
Xia Chen estimated that Cultivation Techniques of this level were at least stored on the fifth floor or higher of the Hidden Cultivation Technique Pavilion.
And throughout the Great Wu, the number of general families possessing military Formation Cultivation Techniques for over ten thousand people did not exceed ten.
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Deep within the Hidden Cultivation Technique Pavilion.
Xia Huang and Xia Hong looked at each other, both having already noticed Xia Chen’s peculiar behavior on the second floor.
They were Xia Chen’s fourth and sixth grandfathers, respectively. Xia Haoyu, whom Xia Chen had seen earlier in the training ground, was Xia Hong’s direct grandson.
Their daily duty was to guard the Hidden Cultivation Technique Pavilion. Earlier, they were suddenly called to the Merit Pavilion and learned that Xia Chen had improved the basic blade technique, thus leaving a deep impression on them.
“What is he doing? Just browsing?”
Xia Hong asked in confusion. With his over 70 years of experience, he couldn’t understand what was going on!
“You ask me, who should I ask!”
Xia Huang blew his beard in annoyance, he didn't understand either.
“This kid has good Comprehension Ability, but he’s too young after all, and his Heart-Nature is not yet settled.
His martial arts talent is also somewhat lacking. He must be guided well, otherwise, if he develops an impatient heart because of this, his achievements might be limited for his entire life!”
Xia Hong observed carefully for a while, then shook his head and commented on Xia Chen.
Martial Artists emphasize setting a goal, not hesitating, and breaking through like a hot knife through butter.
However, Xia Chen’s mind was not firm. He picked up each Cultivation Technique without carefully reading it, then quickly put it down. Such a Heart-Nature was not conducive to achieving great things.
“Alas, what a pity. No wonder that kid Xia Yuan doesn’t care about this child at all, putting all his thoughts on his younger son, Xia Hao!”
Xia Hong also sighed, withdrew his gaze, and no longer paid too much attention.
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Xia Chen was completely unaware that his every move was being watched and commented upon.
However, even if he knew, he wouldn’t pay any attention.
He appeared calm on the surface, but his heart was filled with joy. As he looked at the 100% marks on the System panel, a smile involuntarily appeared at the corner of his mouth.
This time, he intended to empty the entire vast Marquisate’s Hidden Cultivation Technique Pavilion.
Xia Chen felt the time, an hour had passed. He quickly recorded some special Cultivation Techniques on the second floor, then went to the third floor.
The Cultivation Techniques on the third floor were much fewer compared to the first and second floors, but their quality was clearly a level higher. Xia Chen even saw some Cultivation Techniques of Daoism and Buddhism. Buddhist scriptures and Daoist Profound Truths were specially placed in one area.
Xia Chen didn’t expect the Marquisate to even have these Cultivation Techniques. As Buddhism and Daoism, which shone brightly in the “Spiritual Qi Recovery” version, their Cultivation Techniques were not simple. Some scriptures that seemed ordinary now would unleash brilliant Profound Truths in that era.
Some people comprehended the Arhat Breathing Method from the “Arhat Sutra,” while others visualized the Immortal Palace Peaceful Diagram from the “Taiping Sutra,” stepping into the extraordinary in one fell swoop…
Xia Chen attached great importance to the scriptures and writings of these two Schools and prioritized their recording.