After finishing the steamed buns, Ye Xiuchen walked towards the imposing gate of the Demon Suppressing Division and strolled in. The guards saw Ye Xiuchen in his Demon Suppressing Envoy uniform and stepped forward to inspect him. Their attitude was much better than yesterday. Ye Xiuchen took out his token, and after it was checked, he was allowed to pass.
Ye Xiuchen walked through various buildings and arrived at the entrance of the Scripture Repository. The Scripture Repository was a six-story building, appearing very ancient on the outside. Ye Xiuchen tidied his robes and went inside.
Upon entering, an old man with his eyes closed in meditation sat there.
"Yellow-rank Demon Suppressing Envoy Ye Xiuchen requests entry to the Scripture Repository."
"Hmm."
The old man slowly opened his sparse eyes, and a barely perceptible gleam of blood flashed within them.
At that moment.
Ye Xiuchen felt as if his back was being pricked by sharp blades, causing all his hair to stand on end.
It felt like a small boat in a storm, teetering precariously, in danger of sinking at any moment.
"Show your token."
"Senior, please take a look."
"A newly promoted Yellow-rank Demon Suppressing Envoy?"
Ye Xiuchen nodded in affirmation.
"Newly promoted Yellow-rank Demon Suppressing Envoys are entitled to learn three cultivation technique manuals of the Body Tempering realm for free. The specific ones are for you to choose. If you wish to learn more in the future, you will need to expend merit points. Do you understand?"
Ye Xiuchen bowed respectfully and replied, "This junior understands."
The old man handed the token to Ye Xiuchen, who received it with both hands.
"Go on. The Body Tempering realm cultivation techniques are on the first floor. Don't go to the wrong place," the old man said lazily, then closed his eyes again as if falling into a deep sleep.
Ye Xiuchen bowed again and headed towards the bookshelves where the Body Tempering realm cultivation technique manuals were stored.
The Scripture Repository.
It was the place where the entire Demon Suppressing Division collected cultivation techniques.
To deal with demons and monsters, one must cultivate profound techniques to have the capital to resist them.
Originally, the Scripture Repository was accessible to everyone. However, as the Demon Suppressing Division developed and its experts increased, cultivation techniques also needed to become specialized. Consequently, merit points were required to cultivate them. Merit points were earned through missions. Ye Xiuchen's promotion to Yellow-rank Demon Suppressing Envoy was considered a low-level task.
The first floor of the Scripture Repository was vast.
When Ye Xiuchen arrived, many people were already browsing the books there.
No one noticed Ye Xiuchen; they were all using their limited time to find the martial arts they needed.
Ye Xiuchen had learned beforehand that he could choose three cultivation techniques.
He already had a plan in mind for selecting them.
*Fiery Demon Cultivation*, *Divine Steps Thousand Transformations*, *Thirteen Swords of the Divine Gate*, *Six Harmonies Saber*, *Earth Fire Cultivation*...
There were all sorts of cultivation techniques, making it difficult for Ye Xiuchen to choose immediately.
As someone who had experienced the information age, Ye Xiuchen understood very well what he needed.
For Demon Suppressing Envoys, dealing with demons and monsters was commonplace. Techniques involving fire, yang, or lightning attributes would have increased damage against them, so Ye Xiuchen was sure to choose such types.
Ye Xiuchen's gaze continuously searched for what he needed. His eyes lit up as a copy of *Fiery Demon Cultivation* entered his view.
Ye Xiuchen opened *Fiery Demon Cultivation*. The cultivation techniques in the Scripture Repository only contained introductions and partial content. The true original manuals were held by the Scripture Repository administrator. As he flipped through it, Ye Xiuchen's eyes grew brighter.
This *Fiery Demon Cultivation*, upon reaching mastery, not only strengthened the body but also imbued attacks with fiery malevolence, burning enemies and carrying a certain toxicity.
Ye Xiuchen then selected *Five Tigers Severing Gate Saber* and *Extreme Yang Fist*.
After making his selections, he went to the entrance of the Scripture Repository.
"Senior, I have made my selections. Please take a look." Ye Xiuchen respectfully placed the three manuals and his token on the table in front of the old man.
The old man opened his eyes, glanced at the techniques Ye Xiuchen had chosen, and asked, "Are you sure?"
"This junior is sure."
The old man picked up Ye Xiuchen's token and, with a flick of his finger, produced three jade slips. He handed them to Ye Xiuchen and said, "Simply place them on your forehead to absorb them when using. They can only be used by you, only once, and cannot be passed on to others. If discovered, you will be immediately executed. Do you understand?" A chilling killing intent emanated from his words.
Ye Xiuchen's heart trembled, and he quickly replied, "This junior understands."
"Take them."
Ye Xiuchen accepted with both hands, bowed, and turned to leave.
Once outside the vicinity of the Scripture Repository, Ye Xiuchen breathed a sigh of relief. The old man's aura was too oppressive, and he felt immense pressure in his presence.
He hadn't expected such a formidable expert to be in the Demon Suppressing Division of just Qingyuan City. This gave him an idea of how powerful the entire Great Qin Demon Suppressing Division must be.
Ye Xiuchen touched the jade slips for the cultivation techniques in his怀, and quickened his pace towards home.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Ye Xiuchen returned to his residence.
Ye Xiuchen did not open the main door but first checked the small mechanisms he had left behind. Finding them undisturbed, he realized that in a world with supernatural beings, caution was still necessary. Ye Xiuchen had read novels in his previous life, and the memories of this body also contained knowledge of novels. Having been reborn, Ye Xiuchen naturally wanted to re-cultivate the techniques from his past life, but those were all based on his awakened abilities.
In this life, he had not awakened the same abilities. The pressure from alien races in his past life had been too great, and he had focused solely on cultivating that one path to gain more power. He had no recollection of other cultivation techniques.
Ye Xiuchen hadn't expected the "Golden Finger" to appear after his rebirth.
"These functions are quite similar to a game."
From the changes he had observed on the panel just now, Ye Xiuchen understood how to use it. At the same time, a message had been transmitted into his mind.
Ye Xiuchen checked the message sent into his mind by the panel.
"Impossible! This is impossible! Why is this happening? I've already changed worlds to live, and I have to go through this again."
Ye Xiuchen's face was filled with pain, his emotions so intense that his face looked somewhat contorted.
The panel's information indicated that this world had also been discovered by alien races, and they were already mobilizing their forces to prepare for an invasion of the Azure Star. The blood moon in the sky was a harbinger of their invasion.
"Why is this happening?"
Ye Xiuchen was speechless. He had come to another world to live, only to face an alien invasion. The memory of the fear he experienced during the alien invasion in his previous life sent a shiver through his body.
Later, the entire land was overrun by alien armies, endless and vast, enough to instill despair with a single glance.
"But it's a good thing there's still time. There are still six months."
There were still six months until the alien invasion. On the night of December 17th at midnight, there would be another blood moon in the sky, and at that time, the alien vanguard would descend.
As long as he could improve his strength before then, he could survive the alien invasion.
With the resurgence of spiritual energy, some awakened individuals would appear. Ye Xiuchen guessed that the authorities already had organized forces, and there would also be various monsters and demons.
The "Origin Power" from the panel could be obtained by killing monsters and demons. He wondered if it could also be obtained by killing alien races.
Ye Xiuchen looked at the blood moon outside the window. He felt a sense of urgency, as if he could already see the scene of the alien armies invading the Azure Star six months later. This was not a matter for one person but a matter of survival for all of humanity. Having experienced it once, Ye Xiuchen knew deeply the brutality of the alien races; they would feast on humans.
Where they passed, nothing grew.
Ye Xiuchen could only continuously improve his strength before the aliens descended. With the martial arts panel, his strength might far exceed his previous life.
Thinking this, Ye Xiuchen looked at the panel.
"I currently have 598 Origin Power. The deduction function is inaccessible, but I can try the lucky draw." Ye Xiuchen looked at the 598 Origin Power displayed on the panel, thought about what could be obtained from the lucky draw function, and with a thought, he entered the lucky draw interface.
The panel changed, and the lucky draw interface appeared.
According to the information provided by the panel, he could choose two modes of lucky draw: designated draw and mixed draw.
Designated draw allowed him to specify an item category for the draw, and the items obtained would be from that specific direction.
Mixed draw included everything, and the obtained items were uncertain; anything could be drawn.
The lucky draw levels were divided into four grades: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow. Origin Power also ranged from low to high, with prices of one hundred, one thousand, ten thousand, and one hundred thousand. Different Origin Power costs yielded different items; higher prices yielded better items.
Ye Xiuchen looked at his Origin Power and then at the lucky draw interface.
After thinking for a moment.
"Designated draw: Cultivation Technique category, Yellow-grade draw."
"Draw!"
As the word "Draw" was spoken, 598 Origin Power became 498. Simultaneously, countless white specks of light began to flash on the panel, rotating continuously. Then, a white speck of light was flung out and hovered on the panel before transforming directly into the shape of a book.
[Draw successful]
[Congratulations on obtaining the Yellow-grade Body Tempering Cultivation Technique: Primordial Stance]
[Primordial unity, transformation and rebirth]
[Do you wish to receive it?]
Ye Xiuchen chose to accept with a thought.
In an instant, the cultivation technique, transformed from the white light cluster, turned into white light and entered Ye Xiuchen's forehead.
As the white light entered his forehead, Ye Xiuchen felt a sudden surge in his head, and memories of *Primordial Stance* filled his mind.
The memories described *Primordial Stance* as a technique primarily based on桩功 (stance training) to achieve body tempering. It could lead to a unified and indestructible physique and was considered a superior body tempering technique.
In this cultivation method, there were two types: moving stance and static stance. The moving stance included eighty-one postures, with different postures for each realm, allowing for comprehensive training of the entire body, gradually separating the physique from the mundane. Upon completion, a single arm could exert a force of a thousand jin.
The static stance consisted of only one posture and was the core of *Primordial Stance*. Through static stance, one could refine their blood qi.
"Hoo!"
On the sofa, Ye Xiuchen's mind flashed through various postures. He closed his eyes, concealing the sharpness in them, and exhaled deeply.
This was a completely different cultivation method from his previous life. According to the descriptions in the cultivation technique, martial arts had a complete system of cultivation, unlike his previous life where he could only explore it himself.
Ye Xiuchen pondered for a moment and decided to draw again. Based on his experience from his previous life and the descriptions in the cultivation technique, body tempering in the early stages of martial arts relied on internal energy for cultivation, and there might be other different cultivation methods.
"Designated draw: Cultivation Technique category, Yellow-grade."
The same scene unfolded as before. A white light cluster was flung out, transforming into a book.
[Draw successful]
[Congratulations on obtaining the Yellow-grade True Qi Cultivation Technique: Extreme Yang Cultivation]
[Do you wish to receive it?]
Ye Xiuchen chose to accept.
The cultivation technique, transformed from the white light cluster, turned into white light and entered Ye Xiuchen's forehead.
As the white light entered his forehead, Ye Xiuchen felt a surge in his head, and memories of *Extreme Yang Cultivation* filled his mind.
The memories explained that *Extreme Yang Cultivation* would transform into extreme yang true qi in the dan tian, doubling the damage against monsters and demons.
Ye Xiuchen opened his eyes and thought to himself, as expected, martial arts indeed had multiple cultivation paths. He also had a bold guess, though he couldn't confirm it.
Now that spiritual energy had begun to fully recover, monsters and demons would wreak havoc on the human world, and the Origin Power panel had directly stated that killing them would yield rewards. Furthermore, the alien invasion six months later posed an existential crisis.
A murderous intent flashed in Ye Xiuchen's eyes. The thought of the alien races made his killing intent almost overflow. He had to quickly improve his strength to resist the alien invasion, and the martial arts panel was his only reliance.
Taking a deep breath, he suppressed the killing intent within him.
"Designated draw, Yellow-grade Elixir category."
The panel began to draw, and simultaneously, his Origin Power decreased from 398 to 198 points, as he had made two draws.
[Draw successful]
[Congratulations on obtaining Blood Qi Pills, Ten Vitality Restoring Pills]
[Do you wish to receive it?]
He chose to accept.
Two porcelain bottles suddenly appeared on the table in front of Ye Xiuchen.
Ye Xiuchen held the two bottles of pills. The labels on the porcelain bottles read "Blood Qi Pill" and "Ten Vitality Restoring Pill," respectively, and the usage methods for both pills appeared in his mind.
Blood Qi Pill contained powerful blood qi energy and was an excellent elixir for body tempering, capable of accelerating the body tempering process.
Ten Vitality Restoring Pill, when consumed, could accelerate true qi cultivation.
Each porcelain bottle contained three pills, so Ye Xiuchen would not have to worry about elixirs for a while.
Ye Xiuchen put down the elixirs and looked at the remaining Origin Power on the martial arts panel. He closed it, got up, and went to the balcony. Looking at the blood moon still hanging high in the sky, his eyes flashed with coldness before he turned back into the room.
Taking the elixirs, he went to the second bedroom. Ever since his parents passed away, he had moved into the master bedroom, and this room had been mostly empty of furniture. Ye Xiuchen moved some things out, leaving the room completely unfurnished. He decided to use this room as his cultivation chamber.
After tidying up, Ye Xiuchen brought in a yoga mat from outside.
Once prepared, he recalled the memories of *Primordial Stance* in his mind and swallowed a Blood Qi Pill. Immediately, a powerful energy erupted in his stomach.
Ye Xiuchen sweated profusely, clenched his fists, and felt the strength filling his muscles. He exhaled deeply.
Recalling the descriptions of martial arts realms in his mind, his current realm was perfected body refinement.
A smile appeared on Ye Xiuchen's lips. This was the first time he had reached perfected body refinement through cultivation, proving his extraordinary martial arts talent and eliminating worries about future realm advancement.
He suddenly smelled a pungent odor. Looking down, he saw that his clothes had become sticky and clung uncomfortably to his body. Lifting his clothes, he saw black impurities on his skin. This was a sign of perfected body refinement, where impurities and toxins were initially expelled from the body through the pores.
Ye Xiuchen immediately ran to the bathroom and washed himself. Looking at himself in the mirror, he had sharp eyebrows and piercing eyes, a handsome face, and smooth, flowing muscle lines on his upper body, exuding an explosive power like a cheetah.
After a short rest, Ye Xiuchen, shirtless, began a new round of cultivation. After all, with the alien invasion six months away, time was of the essence and could not be wasted.
In the second bedroom, Ye Xiuchen sat cross-legged on the yoga mat, recalling *Extreme Yang Cultivation* in his mind. He relaxed his body and mind, clearing away distracting thoughts. He was still a little nervous because he was about to cultivate the martial arts true qi system.
The first realm of the true qi system was the Qi Gathering realm.
As the name suggests, the Qi Gathering realm involved drawing spiritual energy into the body and transforming it into true qi.
Ye Xiuchen took a deep breath, slowly calmed his mind, dispelled distracting thoughts, and adjusted his breathing to achieve his optimal state.
Ye Xiuchen slowly opened his eyes. He had adjusted his state to its peak. He closed his eyes again and, following the method of sensing qi sensation in *Extreme Yang Cultivation*, began to sense it. In a short while, he felt a trace of a hot airflow flash and disappear within the circulation path of *Extreme Yang Cultivation*.