The woman returned, holding the bottle Xu Chuan had given her.
“Esteemed guest, the Body Tempering Fluid you provided is of extremely high quality. After appraisal by our Wanbao Tower experts, it has been valued at fifteen hundred low-grade yuan stones. Do you agree?”
Hearing the price, Xu Chuan pondered for a moment.
He then nodded in agreement.
He had initially expected that this bottle of Body Tempering Fluid would fetch about eleven hundred low-grade yuan stones at best. He hadn't imagined it would be worth fifteen hundred, which made Xu Chuan realize the value of Body Tempering Fluid once again.
“Guest, here are fifteen hundred low-grade yuan stones. Please keep them safe!”
The woman handed Xu Chuan a storage bag, which contained the yuan stones from selling his Body Tempering Fluid.
Xu Chuan carefully took the storage bag. He had never seen so many yuan stones in his life.
In an instant, Xu Chuan felt like a nouveau riche.
However, he quickly regained his composure.
“Don’t get arrogant!”
The most important thing now was to obtain that Heavenly-grade incomplete technique!
So, Xu Chuan casually asked the woman, “Where are the cultivation techniques sold in your Wanbao Tower?”
“Please follow me, guest!”
Upon hearing Xu Chuan inquire about cultivation techniques, she led him to the second floor, the area dedicated to selling them.
“This is where Wanbao Tower sells cultivation techniques. If you wish to acquire any technique, simply take this token. It will allow you to bypass the restrictions and retrieve the technique. You can then proceed downstairs to settle the payment.”
Saying this, the woman respectfully handed Xu Chuan a token and then departed.
There were many guests, and she couldn’t exclusively serve Xu Chuan.
Taking the token, Xu Chuan’s peripheral vision caught sight of Xu Chen also ascending to the second floor. He immediately felt a sense of urgency.
He absolutely could not let Xu Chen get the cultivation technique first!
With that, Xu Chuan began to examine the techniques one by one.
“’Falling Cloud Sword Technique,’ Yellow-grade low-tier.”
“’Fierce Tiger Art,’ Yellow-grade high-tier.”
“’Flowing Cloud Art,’ Black-grade low-tier.”
…
Time ticked by, second by second.
Xu Chuan started to feel anxious.
As expected of the Wanbao Tower merchant guild, there were an overwhelming number of cultivation techniques here.
Finding a Heavenly-grade incomplete technique among them was proving to be quite difficult.
“I can’t continue like this. If I do, Xu Chen will surely get the technique!”
With this thought, Xu Chuan’s scanning gaze quickened.
He focused his attention on techniques that were not marked with a grade, or those that no one would likely choose.
But even so, the scope of his search remained vast!
Just as he was about to give up, a book flashed before his eyes.
He immediately halted his gaze, his eyes instantly filling with immense joy.
His intuition told him that this was what he was looking for.
A Heavenly-grade incomplete technique!
It was a cultivation technique manual that appeared extremely ordinary from the outside, even meager.
The book was missing a corner from its cover, and who knew how much was missing from the back.
Its location was also very inconspicuous, a place most people wouldn’t glance at.
If Xu Chuan hadn't been intentionally searching, he probably would never have noticed it.
“’Mystic Sun Art,’ extremely incomplete. As it only contains the method for the Qi Gathering stage, its grade is temporarily undetermined.”
“No wonder it wasn’t bought. If it were me, without knowing the technique’s grade beforehand, I wouldn’t have purchased it either.”
“However, the system stated it’s a Heavenly-grade incomplete technique, so it must be extraordinary.”
“My ability to perfectly advance to the Qi Gathering realm depends entirely on you!”
Muttering to himself, Xu Chuan quickly took out his token, opened the restriction, and retrieved the technique.
Just then, Xu Chen arrived and was about to take out this very technique to examine it.
Seeing that Xu Chuan had already taken it, he didn’t say anything and turned to examine other techniques.
With the technique in hand, Xu Chuan decided not to linger. He casually selected a martial skill called ‘Crimson Blood Saber Art’ before heading downstairs to pay.
For both techniques, Xu Chuan ended up spending less than five hundred low-grade yuan stones, with the Crimson Blood Saber Art accounting for the majority of the cost.
Returning to the Holy Land, Xu Chuan used the remaining yuan stones to rent a cultivation room.
These cultivation rooms were prepared by the Holy Land specifically for disciples’ daily training. They were equipped with spirit gathering formations that could channel vast amounts of spiritual energy, aiding disciples in their cultivation. Each entry required only a small amount of yuan stones.
Xu Chuan sat cross-legged in the cultivation room, eagerly taking out the ‘Mystic Sun Art.’
“’Mystic Sun Art.’ Upon mastery, every movement will be like the arrival of the great sun. In the perfected stage, one can transform into a great sun and wield the power of the sun.”
“Hiss—”
Xu Chuan gasped, and his eyes instantly blazed with ecstasy.
Just reading the description exuded an aura of dominance.
Truly a Heavenly-grade technique!
Even though it was incomplete, it was countless times stronger than those Yellow-grade techniques found elsewhere!
“If I hadn’t been swift, this technique would have undoubtedly fallen into Xu Chen’s hands, coupled with his destiny as a child of fortune…”
It was almost predictable that a top-tier destiny combined with a top-tier technique would forge an unparalleled genius.
Perhaps, Xu Chen might even ascend to the position of Holy Son of the Taiyi Holy Land and become a candidate for Holy Lord.
But that was all hypothetical.
Now, this fortuitous encounter had been obtained by Xu Chuan.
Xu Chuan began to cultivate the technique.
Boom!
As soon as Xu Chuan completed a minor circulation of the technique, a powerful aura erupted.
A scorching heat also coursed through his meridians.
At this moment, he was enveloped by an aura like that of the great sun, its intense heat seemingly igniting the surrounding spiritual energy.
If someone with a lower cultivation base were to approach, merely touching Xu Chuan would likely result in them being incinerated by this solar aura.
As if to respond to Xu Chuan’s thoughts,
When Xu Chuan completed a full major circulation, the aura emanating from him became even more terrifying.
The extreme temperature caused the void to crackle and pop.
Fortunately, this cultivation room was built at great expense by the Holy Land. It was said that even those in the Samsara realm could not destroy it.
Otherwise, this place would have likely turned into an inferno by now.
The next moment, Xu Chuan spat out a mouthful of blood.
His aura also began to become erratic.
As expected of a Heavenly-grade technique, even though it was so severely incomplete, Xu Chuan found cultivation quite strenuous, even showing signs of qi deviation.
“A pigeon in hand, how can I let it fly away?”
“Suppress!”
A fierce glint appeared in Xu Chuan’s eyes.
As the words fell.
He suddenly accelerated his circulation of energy.
The solar aura generated by the ‘Mystic Sun Art’ rapidly intensified, transforming into scorching divine lights that coursed through Xu Chuan’s body.
Instantly.
The yuan force within his body was ignited, repeatedly refined by the solar aura. His physical body was also being tempered, as if it were about to be burned to ashes.
But Xu Chuan did not give up, enduring the pain with all his might.
Simultaneously, he continued to absorb the surrounding heaven and earth yuan qi, transforming it into his own yuan force to contend with the solar aura.