After finishing the steamed bun, Ye Xiuchen walked to the grand gate of the Demon Suppression Department and strolled in. The guards saw Ye Xiuchen wearing the clothes of a Demon Suppressor and stepped forward to check. Their attitude was much better than yesterday. Ye Xiuchen took out his token, and after inspection, he was allowed to pass.
Ye Xiuchen walked through various buildings and arrived at the entrance of the Scripture Pavilion. The Scripture Pavilion was a six-story building, appearing very ancient from the outside. Ye Xiuchen tidied his robes and walked in.
As soon as he entered, an old man sitting there with his eyes closed was resting.
"Yellow-tier Demon Suppressor Ye Xiuchen requests entry to the Scripture Pavilion."
"Mmm."
The old man slowly opened his rheumy eyes, and a trace of almost imperceptible blood light flashed within them.
In that instant.
Ye Xiuchen felt as if his back was being pricked by sharp edges, and his hair stood on end.
It felt like a small boat in a storm, rocking precariously, in danger of sinking at any moment.
"Show your token."
"Please, Senior, take a look."
"A newly promoted Yellow-tier Demon Suppressor?"
Ye Xiuchen nodded in affirmation.
"A newly promoted Yellow-tier Demon Suppressor can learn three cultivation technique manuals from the Body Refining realm for free. The specific ones are up to you to choose. To learn more in the future will require meritorious deeds. 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 ahead. The Body Refining realm techniques are on the first floor, don't go to the wrong place," the old man said lazily, then closed his eyes as if falling into a deep sleep.
Ye Xiuchen bowed again and headed towards the shelves where the Body Refining realm cultivation technique manuals were stored.
The Scripture Pavilion.
It was the place where the entire Demon Suppression Department collected cultivation techniques.
To deal with demons and monsters, one must cultivate profound techniques to have the capital to fight.
Originally, the Scripture Pavilion was open to all, but with development, the Demon Suppression Department gained more experts, and the techniques became more specialized. It began to require meritorious deeds to cultivate techniques. Meritorious deeds were obtained through missions. Ye Xiuchen's promotion to Yellow-tier Demon Suppressor was just a low-level mission.
The first floor of the Scripture Pavilion was vast.
When Ye Xiuchen arrived, many people were already there, browsing the books.
No one noticed Ye Xiuchen; they were all using their limited time to search for the martial arts they needed.
Ye Xiuchen had learned beforehand that he could choose three cultivation techniques.
Regarding the selection of techniques, Ye Xiuchen already had a plan in mind.
"Fire Fiend Technique," "Divine Movement Hundred Changes," "Thirteen Swords of the Divine Gate," "Six Harmonies Saber," "Earth Fire Technique" ...
There were all sorts of cultivation techniques, making Ye Xiuchen unsure how to choose for a while.
As someone who had experienced the information age, Ye Xiuchen understood what he needed.
As a Demon Suppressor, dealing with demons and monsters was routine. Techniques involving fire, yang, or lightning attributes would have bonus damage against them. Ye Xiuchen was certainly going to choose such types.
Ye Xiuchen's gaze continuously scanned for what he needed. His eyes lit up as a manual titled "Fire Fiend Technique" entered his sight.
Ye Xiuchen opened the "Fire Fiend Technique." The manuals in the Scripture Pavilion only contained introductions and parts of the techniques; the true originals were with the Scripture Pavilion administrator. As he flipped through, Ye Xiuchen's eyes grew brighter.
This "Fire Fiend Technique," upon full mastery, not only strengthened the body but also imbued attacks with fire fiends, which would burn enemies and possess a certain toxicity.
Ye Xiuchen then selected "Five Tigers Break Gate Saber" and "Extreme Yang Fist."
After making his selection, he returned to the entrance of the Scripture Pavilion.
"Senior, I have finished selecting. Please review them." 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, "Confirmed?"
"This junior has confirmed."
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, "When using them, place them against your forehead to absorb. They can only be used by the user, and only once. They cannot be passed on to others. If discovered, you will be killed on the spot. Do you understand?" A stern killing intent emanated from his words.
Ye Xiuchen's heart tightened, and he quickly replied, "This junior understands."
"Take them."
Ye Xiuchen accepted them with both hands, bowed, and turned to leave.
Once outside the Scripture Pavilion's area, Ye Xiuchen breathed a sigh of relief. The old man's authority was too immense, and he felt too much pressure in his presence.
He hadn't expected even a Demon Suppression Department in Qingyuan City to have such a powerful expert. This showed how strong the entire Qin Demon Suppression Department was.
Ye Xiuchen touched the cultivation technique jade slips in his怀, quickening his pace towards home.
In less than the time it takes for a cup of tea to brew, Ye Xiuchen returned to his residence.
Ye Xiuchen did not open the main door. He first checked the small mechanism he had left behind and found it undisturbed. In a world with extraordinary beings, caution was still necessary. Ye Xiuchen had read novels in his previous life, and this body's memories also contained knowledge of novels. Reborn, Ye Xiuchen naturally wanted to practice the cultivation techniques of his previous life again, but those were based on his awakened abilities.
In this life, he had not awakened the same abilities. The pressure from alien races in his previous life was too great, and he had focused solely on cultivating that one technique to gain more power. Ye Xiuchen had no memory of other cultivation techniques in his mind.
Ye Xiuchen had not expected the "Golden Finger" to appear after his rebirth.
"These functions are almost like a game."
From the changes in the panel just now, Ye Xiuchen understood how to use it. At the same time, a message was transmitted to his mind.
Ye Xiuchen checked the message sent by the panel in his mind.
"Impossible! This is impossible! Why is this happening? I've changed worlds to live, and I have to go through it again."
Ye Xiuchen's face was filled with pain, his excessive emotions making him look somewhat ferocious.
The message from the panel indicated that this world had also been discovered by alien races, and they were already preparing troops to invade the Azure Planet. The blood moon in the sky was a sign of their invasion.
"Why is this happening?"
Ye Xiuchen was speechless. He had changed worlds to live, only to face another alien invasion. The fear of alien invasion in his previous life sent a shiver through his body.
In the later stages, the entire world was filled with alien armies, boundless and overwhelming, capable of inducing despair with a single glance.
"But it's good that there's still time, half a year."
There were still six months until the alien invasion. On December 17th, at midnight, there would be another blood moon in the sky, and that was when the alien vanguard would first descend.
As long as he could improve his strength before then, he could survive the alien invasion.
After the spiritual energy began to recover, awakened individuals would appear. Ye Xiuchen guessed that the authorities already had organized forces and that monsters and spirits would also emerge.
The Source Power on the panel could be obtained by killing monsters and spirits. He didn't know if killing alien races would yield any.
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 army invading the Azure Planet six months later. This was not a matter for one person, but a matter of survival for all humanity. Having experienced it once, Ye Xiuchen deeply understood the cruelty of the alien races; they would feed on humans.
Wherever they passed, nothing would be left.
Ye Xiuchen could only continuously improve his strength before the aliens descended. With the Martial Dao panel, his strength might far surpass his previous life.
Thinking of this, Ye Xiuchen looked at the panel.
"I have 598 Source Power now. The deduction function cannot be accessed, but I can try the lottery." Ye Xiuchen looked at the 598 Source Power displayed on the panel, thought of the items he could obtain from the lottery, and with a thought, entered the lottery function.
The panel changed, and the lottery function appeared.
Based on the information provided by the panel, he could choose two lottery modes: designated lottery and mixed lottery.
Designated lottery allowed him to specify an item category for the draw, and the obtained item would be within that specific category.
Mixed lottery included everything, and the obtained item was uncertain, meaning he could draw any item.
The lottery levels were divided into Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, and Yellow. The Source Power was also divided from low to high into one hundred, one thousand, ten thousand, and one hundred thousand. Different Source Power prices resulted in different draws; higher prices yielded better items.
Ye Xiuchen looked at his Source Power and then at the lottery function.
After some thought.
"Designated lottery: Cultivation Technique category, Yellow-tier draw."
"Draw!"
As the word "Draw" fell, 598 points of Source Power became 498, and countless white light spots began to flicker on the panel. They spun continuously, then a white light spot was thrown out and hovered on the panel, transforming directly into the shape of a book.
[Draw successful]
[Congratulations on obtaining the Yellow-tier Body Refining Technique: Hunyuan Pile]
[Hunyuan unified, reborn and transformed]
[Receive now?]
Ye Xiuchen chose to accept with a thought.
Instantly, 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 the memory of "Hunyuan Pile" appeared in his mind.
The memory explained that "Hunyuan Pile" primarily used pile stances to achieve body tempering, enabling the body to achieve a unified state. It was a high-grade Body Refining technique.
In this cultivation method, there were two types: active stances and static stances. Active stances included eighty-one postures, with different postures for each realm, which could fully exercise the entire body and gradually detach the physique from the mundane. Upon completion, the strength of one arm could reach a thousand jin.
Static stances had only one posture and were the core of "Hunyuan Pile." Through static stances, one could refine their own blood and qi.
"Hoo!"
On the sofa, postures flashed through Ye Xiuchen's mind. He closed his eyes, concealing the sharpness in them, and exhaled deeply.
This was a cultivation method completely different from his previous life. According to the memory, Martial Dao had a complete system of cultivation, unlike his previous life where he had to explore on his own.
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 techniques, Body Refining in the early stages of Martial Dao relied on internal energy to cultivate, and there might be other different cultivation methods.
"Designated lottery: Cultivation Technique category, Yellow-tier."
The same scene as before appeared. A white light cluster was thrown out, transforming into a book.
[Draw successful]
[Congratulations on obtaining the Yellow-tier True Qi Technique: Extreme Yang Technique]
[Receive now?]
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 the memory of "Extreme Yang Technique" appeared in his mind.
The memory stated that "Extreme Yang Technique" would form Extreme Yang True Qi in the dantian, dealing double damage to monsters and spirits.
Ye Xiuchen opened his eyes and thought, "As expected, Martial Dao indeed has multiple cultivation directions." He also had a bold guess, though he wasn't sure.
Now that spiritual energy was fully recovering, monsters and spirits would cause havoc. The Source Power panel directly indicated that killing them could yield rewards. Moreover, the alien invasion in six months was an existential crisis.
A murderous look flashed in Ye Xiuchen's eyes. The thought of alien races made his killing intent almost overflow. He had to rapidly increase his strength to resist the alien invasion, and the Martial Dao panel was his only reliance.
He took a deep breath, suppressing the killing intent within him.
"Designated lottery, Yellow-tier Pills category."
The panel began the lottery, and the Source Power decreased from 398 to 198 points. He had drawn twice.
[Draw successful]
[Congratulations on obtaining Blood Qi Pills, Ten Complete Tonifying Pills]
[Receive now?]
Choosing to accept.
Two porcelain bottles immediately appeared on the table in front of Ye Xiuchen.
Ye Xiuchen held the two bottles of pills. The bottles were labeled "Blood Qi Pill" and "Ten Complete Tonifying Pill," respectively. The methods of using both pills also appeared in his mind.
Blood Qi Pill: Contains powerful blood qi energy, an excellent pill for Body Refining, and can accelerate the progress of Body Refining.
Ten Complete Tonifying Pill: Consuming it can speed up True Qi cultivation.
Each porcelain bottle contained three pills. Ye Xiuchen would not have to worry about pills for a while.
Ye Xiuchen put down the pills and looked at the remaining Source Power on the Martial Dao panel. He closed it, got up, and went to the balcony. He looked at the blood moon still hanging high in the sky, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, then turned back into the room.
He took the pills to the second bedroom. Since his parents had passed away, he had moved into the master bedroom, and this room had little furniture. Ye Xiuchen moved some things out, leaving the room completely unfurnished. Ye Xiuchen intended to use it as his cultivation room.
After finishing tidying up, Ye Xiuchen went outside and got a yoga mat.
With everything prepared, he recalled the memory of "Hunyuan Pile" in his mind, swallowed a Blood Qi Pill, and a strong surge of energy erupted in his stomach.
Ye Xiuchen sweated profusely. He clenched his fists and felt the strength filling his muscles. He let out a long sigh.
Recalling the description of Martial Dao realms in his mind, his current realm was complete body muscle refinement.
A smile appeared on Ye Xiuchen's lips. Reaching complete body muscle refinement on his first attempt at cultivation proved his strong Martial Dao talent, and he didn't need to worry about future realm advancements.
He suddenly smelled a pungent odor. He looked down and saw that his clothes had become sticky and uncomfortable. Lifting his clothes, he saw many black impurities on his body. This was a sign of complete body muscle refinement, where impurities and toxins in the body were initially expelled through the pores.
Ye Xiuchen immediately ran to the bathroom to clean himself. He looked at himself in the mirror, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, handsome features, and a lean, flowing muscle line on his upper body, suggesting explosive power at a glance.
After a short rest, Ye Xiuchen, shirtless, began a new round of cultivation. After all, with the alien invasion in half a year, time was pressing, and he couldn't afford to delay.
In the second bedroom, Ye Xiuchen sat cross-legged on the yoga mat. Recalling "Extreme Yang Technique" in his mind, he relaxed his body and mind, clearing all distracting thoughts. He was still a little nervous because this time he was going to cultivate the Martial Dao True Qi system.
The first realm of the True Qi system was Qi Gathering.
Qi Gathering, as the name suggests, involved gathering spiritual energy into the body and transforming it into True Qi.
Ye Xiuchen took a deep breath, slowly calmed his mind, cleared his distracting thoughts, and adjusted his breathing to achieve the optimal state.
Ye Xiuchen slowly opened his eyes. He had adjusted himself to the best state. He closed his eyes again and followed the method for sensing qi in "Extreme Yang Technique." In just a short while, he felt a faint, scorching airflow flash through the circulation path of "Extreme Yang Technique."