Left Hand Pointing at the Moon

Chapter 53 Journey to the Hall of Bestowal, Eyes in the Dark

"Right, in a short while, the various sects in the Eastern Region will be holding a Dao Discussion Convention. The top five will represent the Eastern Region in the Five Regions Grand Competition a year later. This time, you shall lead the inner sect's heavenly prodigies to participate!"

The Holy Lord said with a smile.

Finally, he added, "This Dao Discussion Convention concerns the spots for the Five Regions Grand Competition. Therefore, each sect will dispatch their strongest disciples. During this period, I hope you will cultivate diligently and strive for a good result in the convention, so as not to tarnish the Holy Land's prestige!"

"This disciple accepts the decree!"

Xu Chuan cupped his fists and agreed.

"Very well, you may leave if there's nothing else."

The Holy Lord nodded and waved his hand. Xu Chuan vanished from the great hall, directly teleported back to his cave dwelling in True Sun Peak.

Standing in his own cave dwelling, Xu Chuan was lost in thought.

This was the first time he had intuitively felt the Holy Lord's might.

With every gesture, there was boundless power.

Recalling the descriptions of the Heavenly King realm, Xu Chuan yearned for it.

Then, a sense of determination bloomed in his heart.

"One day, I too will become such a powerhouse!"

"Furthermore, the Heavenly King realm is not the end."

"The Emperor Realm is my goal!"

...

After a period of self-motivation, Xu Chuan did not immediately resume his secluded cultivation.

He was only one step away from breaking through to the Divine Ability realm. It wasn't that he couldn't break through, but rather that he was unwilling to do so just yet.

He needed to accumulate for a period, to solidify his foundation.

"There will be many heavenly prodigies at the Dao Discussion Convention, with all sorts of martial arts secret techniques appearing. Yet, I only know saber techniques. My methods are too singular."

"Moreover, if I encounter an opponent who is not afraid of my saber techniques, my strength might be greatly diminished!"

"I should go to the Hall of Bestowal to find a powerful martial skill!"

"Coincidentally, I haven't used the token my master gave me yet."

Xu Chuan mused inwardly.

The Holy Lord wanted him to achieve a good result, but his ambitions went beyond that.

Since he was participating, he would strive to be the best!

His goal was to be first in the Dao Discussion Convention!

To achieve first place, he first needed to become stronger himself.

With this thought, Xu Chuan left True Sun Peak and headed towards the Hall of Bestowal.

To be honest, after so many years, Xu Chuan had visited the Hall of Bestowal only a handful of times.

The main reason was poverty!

The past Xu Chuan, due to his poverty, had fallen into a strange vicious cycle.

Because he was poor, he lacked the essential resources for martial cultivation. Without resources, he couldn't improve his strength. Without improved strength, he couldn't undertake Holy Land missions. Without missions, he couldn't earn the merit points required to exchange for techniques. Without merit points, he naturally wouldn't come to the Hall of Bestowal.

Under this vicious cycle, Xu Chuan's life for those eight years, looking back now, was suffocating.

Fortunately, he had now broken free.

He had now embarked on the path of a powerhouse!

He would never lack resources again!

Arriving at the core area of the Holy Land, the Hall of Bestowal stood alongside the Hall of Trials.

The Hall of Trials had now resumed operation, with many disciples entering and exiting, challenging the tower.

However, Xu Chuan's target today was the Hall of Bestowal next to it.

He walked inside.

There were also quite a few disciples selecting techniques.

Upon seeing Xu Chuan, they greeted him enthusiastically.

After all, Xu Chuan's current public identity was that of a true disciple.

With his noble status, they all wished to build a good relationship with him, hoping that Xu Chuan would lend them a hand one day.

Xu Chuan perfectly understood their intentions.

After responding kindly, he did not linger on the first floor for long.

The techniques and martial skills on the first floor of the Hall of Bestowal were all of Yellow tier. Xu Chuan had no interest.

He took out his identity token and went up to the second floor.

After searching on the second floor, he did not find any suitable techniques or martial skills.

He was not disappointed. After all, unlike other disciples, he had Si Tu Lin's token, so he didn't need to select a technique within a set time limit.

He slowly ascended to the third floor of the Hall of Bestowal.

On this floor, the number of people had significantly decreased, with only a few individuals present, all of whom were chief disciples and true disciples from various peaks.

Xu Chuan scanned the surroundings but found no useful opportunities among these people.

Suddenly.

The system reacted.

It pointed towards a chief disciple in a corner.

Had it not been for the system's prompt, he wouldn't have even noticed someone was there!

[Name: Tian Ye]

[Realm: Divine Ability Realm Triple Stage]

[Talent: Center of Attention]

[Destiny: Fist Technique Mastery (Purple), Qilin Arm (Red)]

[Life Script: Ordinary Genius Script]

[Life Trajectory: Joined Tai Yi Holy Land at five, showed talent at eight, broke through to Body Tempering Realm Ninth Stage at thirteen, became an inner disciple at fourteen, became a chief disciple at eighteen. However, due to cultivating incorrect techniques and martial skills, he was stuck as a chief disciple for many years. At thirty, he became a true disciple and then diligently cultivated, eventually breaking through to the Samsara Realm.]

[Opportunity: Today, in a corner of the third floor of the Hall of Bestowal, he discovered the first layer of the Emperor tier fist technique "Vast Sun Divine Fist." After mastering it, his strength will greatly increase!]

[Fist Technique Mastery: Cultivating fist techniques allows one to quickly reach mastery and then deduce stronger fist techniques.]

[Qilin Arm: One arm inherently possesses a powerful energy. Once a punch is thrown, it will erupt.]

...

Emperor tier fist technique?

Xu Chuan was taken aback.

Was he really this lucky?

He had just been thinking that any fist or leg technique would suffice, and he wasn't picky about anything else.

Unexpectedly, a fist technique had actually come his way, and it was an Emperor tier fist technique at that!

"Vast Sun Divine Fist," just by hearing the name, he knew it would be a perfect match for his Solar Holy Body!

"This opportunity, I'm taking it!"

Xu Chuan said to himself inwardly.

As for this chief disciple, Xu Chuan could only offer a silent apology in his heart.

...

Meanwhile, in Tai Yi City, someone furtively entered the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.

He was wrapped up so tightly that he feared others might discover his identity.

"The book says there's a Heaven tier incomplete technique in this Myriad Treasures Pavilion merchant guild. I must get it!"

The person muttered to himself, rejecting the attendant's guidance and proceeding alone to the technique section.

However, he searched through all the techniques but couldn't find it.

"Could this book be fake?"

His brow furrowed, and he took out a book from his embrace, flipping through it carefully.

His name was Chu Fan, originally a handyman disciple of the Tai Yi Holy Land.

Unlike other demoted handyman disciples, his parents were also handyman disciples.

And he, naturally, followed in his father's footsteps, born a handyman disciple.

But despite being just a handyman, he possessed a heart that yearned for strength.

However, the ideal was cruel. He had neither talent nor resources. How could he become strong?

Yet, one day not long ago, he stumbled upon a book that recorded the hidden opportunities of this world.

At first, he didn't believe it. But ever since he found several minor opportunities based on the book's records, he had become fully convinced of its contents.

Today, he had finally accumulated enough Yuan Stones and was prepared to make a big move, to seize a major opportunity recorded in the book.

However, upon arriving at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, he found nothing.

This made him begin to doubt the authenticity of the book's contents again.

"Could someone have gotten there before me?"

The thought of this possibility made his face instantly turn grim.

He had long regarded the book's opportunities as his private property and absolutely refused to let anyone else lay claim to them!