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After finishing his steamed buns, Ye Xiuchen walked towards the imposing gate of the Demon Suppression Division and entered with a leisurely stride. The guards, seeing Ye Xiuchen dressed in the uniform of a Demon Suppressor, stepped forward to inspect him. Their attitude was much better than the previous day. Ye Xiuchen produced his token, and after it was verified, he was granted passage.
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 from the outside. Ye Xiuchen tidied his robes and stepped inside.
Upon entering, he saw an old man sitting by the entrance, his eyes closed in meditation.
"Yellow Tier Demon Suppressor Ye Xiuchen requests entry to the Scripture Repository."
"Mmm."
The old man slowly opened his cloudy eyes, and a barely perceptible flash of blood-red light flickered within them.
In that instant.
Ye Xiuchen felt as if his back was being exposed to a sharp blade, causing his hair to stand on end.
It was like a small boat on a stormy sea, tossed about and on the verge of capsizing, with the constant threat of losing his life.
"Present your token."
"Senior, please examine it."
"A newly promoted Yellow Tier Demon Suppressor?"
Ye Xiuchen nodded in affirmation.
"A newly promoted Yellow Tier Demon Suppressor is entitled to free learning of three Body Refining realm cultivation manuals. As for which ones, you may choose yourself. Any further study will require merit points. Understood?"
Ye Xiuchen respectfully bowed and replied, "This junior understands."
The old man handed the token back to Ye Xiuchen, who received it with both hands.
"Go on, Body Refining realm manuals are on the first floor. Don't go to the wrong place," the old man said lazily, then closed his eyes as if falling asleep.
Ye Xiuchen bowed again and proceeded towards the shelves where the Body Refining realm manuals were stored.
The Scripture Repository.
It was the place where the entire Demon Suppression Division kept its cultivation manuals.
To confront demons and monsters, one must cultivate profound techniques to gain the capital for resistance.
Originally, the Scripture Repository was freely accessible. However, with development, the Demon Suppression Division gained more and more powerful individuals, and the cultivation methods also became more specialized. This led to the requirement of merit points to study cultivation techniques. Merit points were obtained through missions, and Ye Xiuchen's promotion to Yellow Tier Demon Suppressor was merely a low-level mission.
The first floor of the Scripture Repository 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 find the martial arts they needed.
Ye Xiuchen had already learned that he could choose three cultivation manuals.
Regarding the selection of manuals, Ye Xiuchen already had a plan in mind.
"Fiery Fiend Skill," "Divine Steps," "Thirteen Swords of the Divine Gate," "Six Harmonies Saber," "Earth Fire Skill" ...
Various types of manuals were available, making it difficult for Ye Xiuchen to choose immediately.
As someone who had experienced the information age, Ye Xiuchen understood what he needed.
For Demon Suppressors, dealing with demons and monsters was commonplace. Techniques that were fire, yang, or lightning-attribute related would deal bonus damage to demons and monsters, so Ye Xiuchen was certain to choose those.
Ye Xiuchen's gaze continuously searched for what he needed. His eyes lit up as a manual called "Fiery Fiend Skill" entered his sight.
Ye Xiuchen opened "Fiery Fiend Skill." The manuals in the Scripture Repository only contained introductions and partial content. The actual original copies were held by the Scripture Repository administrator. As he flipped through, Ye Xiuchen's eyes grew brighter.
This "Fiery Fiend Skill," once mastered, not only strengthened the body but also imbued attacks with a fiery fiend energy, which would burn enemies and carry a certain toxicity.
Ye Xiuchen then selected "Five Tigers Severing Mountain Saber" and "Extreme Yang Fist."
After making his selections, he returned to the entrance of the Scripture Repository.
"Senior, I have made my selections. Please examine them." Ye Xiuchen respectfully placed the three manuals and his token on the old man's desk.
The old man opened his eyes, glanced at the manuals Ye Xiuchen had chosen, and asked, "Confirmed?"
"This junior has confirmed."
The old man took Ye Xiuchen's token and with a flick of his finger, three jade slips materialized in his hand. He handed them to Ye Xiuchen and said, "Apply them to your forehead when using them to absorb the contents. They can only be used by you, only once, and cannot be passed on to others. If discovered, you will be summarily 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 received them with both hands, bowed, and turned to leave.
Once outside the bounds of the Scripture Repository, Ye Xiuchen let out a sigh of relief. The old man's authority was immense, and he felt immense pressure in his presence.
He hadn't expected such a master to be present in the Demon Suppression Division of Qingyuan City alone. This demonstrated the immense strength of the entire Qin Dynasty's Demon Suppression Division.
Ye Xiuchen touched the cultivation manual jade slips in his怀, and quickened his pace towards his 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 supernatural beings, caution was paramount. 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 his previous life's techniques, 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 type to gain more power. Ye Xiuchen had no memory of other cultivation methods.
Ye Xiuchen was surprised that the "Golden Finger" had appeared after his rebirth.
"These functions are quite similar to a game."
From the changes on the panel, Ye Xiuchen had understood how to use it. Simultaneously, a message had been transmitted into his mind.
Ye Xiuchen checked the information sent to 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 contorted with pain. The excessive emotion even made his face look somewhat ferocious.
The panel's information indicated that this world had also been discovered by alien races, and they were already mobilizing their troops to prepare an invasion of the Azure Planet. The blood moon in the sky was a harbinger of their invasion.
"Why is this happening?"
Ye Xiuchen was speechless. He had moved to another world to live, only to face an alien invasion again. The memory of the fear he experienced during the alien invasion in his previous life sent a shiver down his spine.
Later, the entire world was overrun by alien armies, endless and vast, enough to instill despair with a single glance.
"But it's fortunate that there's still time. There are still half a year."
There were still six months until the alien invasion. On the night of December 17th, at twelve o'clock, there would be another blood moon in the sky, at which time the alien vanguard would descend.
As long as he could increase his strength before then, he could survive the alien invasion.
After the resurgence of spiritual energy, some awakened individuals would appear. Ye Xiuchen speculated that the authorities already had organized forces, and there would also be the emergence of demons and monsters.
The Source Energy on the panel could be obtained by killing demons and monsters. He wondered if killing alien races would also yield it.
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 Planet half a year 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 brutality of alien races; they would prey on humans.
Where they passed, nothing would be left.
Ye Xiuchen could only constantly improve his strength before the aliens descended. With the Martial Dao Panel, his strength might far surpass that of his previous life.
With that thought, Ye Xiuchen looked at the panel. "Now there is 598 Source Energy. The deduction function cannot be accessed, but I can try a lottery draw." Ye Xiuchen looked at the 598 Source Energy displayed on the panel, thought about what he could get from the lottery function, and with a thought, he entered the lottery function.
The panel changed, and the lottery function appeared.
According to the information provided by the panel, he could choose two types of lottery draws: designated draw and mixed draw.
A designated draw allowed him to specify an item category for the draw, and the items drawn would only be from that category.
A mixed draw included everything, and the drawn items were unpredictable; anything could be drawn.
The lottery draws were divided into four tiers: Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, and Yellow. Source Energy was also divided from low to high into one hundred, one thousand, ten thousand, and one hundred thousand. The prices for different Source Energy amounts resulted in different quality items drawn; higher prices yielded better items.
Ye Xiuchen looked at his Source Energy and then at the lottery function.
After some thought.
"Designated draw: Cultivation Manuals, Yellow Tier draw."
"Draw!"
As the word "draw" was uttered, 598 Source Energy became 498, and at the same time, countless white light spots began to flicker on the panel. They rotated continuously, and then a white light spot was flung out, suspended on the panel, and directly transformed into the appearance of a book.
[Lottery Successful]
[Congratulations on drawing the Yellow Tier Body Refining manual: Primordial Chaos Stance]
[Primordial Chaos Integrated, Body and Soul Transformed]
[Receive?]
Ye Xiuchen chose to accept with a thought.
Instantly, the white light mass that had transformed into the manual turned into white light and merged into Ye Xiuchen's forehead.
As the white light entered his forehead, Ye Xiuchen felt a sudden surge in his head, and the memory of the "Primordial Chaos Stance" appeared in his mind.
The memory described that the "Primordial Chaos Stance" primarily used static stances to achieve body tempering, allowing the body to become integrated like primordial chaos, and it was a high-grade body refining manual.
In this cultivation method, there were divided into active stances and static stances. Active stances included eighty-one postures, with different postures for each realm, allowing for the thorough training of the entire body, enabling the physique to gradually transcend the mundane. Upon completion, a single arm could exert a strength of a thousand jin.
Static stances involved only one posture, which was the core of the "Primordial Chaos Stance." Through static stances, one could refine their vital energy.
"Hoo!"
On the sofa, Ye Xiuchen's mind flashed with various postures. He closed his eyes, hiding the sharp glint in his eyes, and let out a deep breath.
This was a completely different cultivation method from his previous life. According to the memory, the Martial Dao had a complete system of cultivation methods, 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 past life's experience and the information in the manuals, body refining in the early stages of Martial Dao relied on internal energy for cultivation, and there might be other different cultivation methods.
"Designated draw: Cultivation Manuals, Yellow Tier."
The same scene as last time unfolded, and a white light mass was flung out, transforming into a book.
[Lottery Successful]
[Congratulations on obtaining the Yellow Tier True Qi manual: Extreme Yang Skill]
[Receive?]
Ye Xiuchen chose to accept.
The white light mass that had transformed into the manual turned into white light and merged into Ye Xiuchen's forehead.
As the white light entered his forehead, Ye Xiuchen felt a surge in his head, and the memory of the "Extreme Yang Skill" appeared in his mind.
The memory stated that the "Extreme Yang Skill" would transform into Extreme Yang True Qi in the dantian, dealing double damage to demons and monsters.
Ye Xiuchen opened his eyes and secretly thought, "As expected, Martial Dao does indeed have multiple cultivation paths." He still harbored a bold guess, though he couldn't be certain.
Now that spiritual energy had begun to fully recover, demons and monsters would plague the world, and the Source Energy panel directly indicated that killing demons and monsters would yield rewards. The alien invasion in six months was an even greater existential threat.
A murderous intent flashed in Ye Xiuchen's eyes. The mere thought of aliens made his killing intent overflow. He had to rapidly increase his strength to resist the alien invasion, and the Martial Dao Panel was his only reliance.
Taking a deep breath, he suppressed the killing intent in his heart.
"Designated draw, Yellow Tier Pills."
The panel began to draw, and the Source Energy decreased from 398 to 198, as he had drawn twice.
[Lottery Successful]
[Congratulations on obtaining Blood Qi Pills, Supreme Tonic Pills]
[Receive?]
Choosing to accept.
Two porcelain bottles suddenly appeared on the table in front of Ye Xiuchen.
Ye Xiuchen held the two bottles of pills in his hands. The bottles were labeled "Blood Qi Pills" and "Supreme Tonic Pills," respectively. The usage methods for both pills also appeared in his mind.
Blood Qi Pills contained powerful blood qi energy and were excellent pills for body refining, accelerating the process.
Supreme Tonic Pills, when consumed, could accelerate 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, looked at the remaining Source Energy on the Martial Dao Panel, and closed it. He then got up and went to the balcony, looking at the blood moon still hanging high in the sky. A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he turned back into the room.
Taking the pills, he went to the second bedroom. Since his parents' death, he had moved to the master bedroom, and this room had remained sparsely furnished and empty. Ye Xiuchen moved out some items, leaving the room completely devoid of furniture. Ye Xiuchen intended to use this room for his cultivation.
After finishing tidying up, Ye Xiuchen brought in a yoga mat from outside.
With everything prepared, he recalled the memory of the "Primordial Chaos Stance" in his mind and swallowed a Blood Qi Pill. Instantly, a powerful energy erupted in his stomach.
Ye Xiuchen was covered in sweat. He clenched his fists and felt the immense strength filling his muscles. He let out a long sigh.
Recalling the description of Martial Dao realms in his mind, his current realm was the perfect completion of Muscle Refinement.
A smile appeared on Ye Xiuchen's lips. Achieving the perfect completion of Muscle Refinement on his first attempt at cultivation proved his strong Martial Dao talent, so he didn't need to worry about future realm advancements.
Suddenly, he smelled a pungent odor. Looking down, he saw that his clothes had become sticky and clung uncomfortably to his body. He lifted his clothes and saw many black impurities on his skin. This was a sign of perfect Muscle Refinement, where impurities and toxins in the body were initially expelled through the pores.
Ye Xiuchen immediately ran to the bathroom and washed himself. Looking at himself in the mirror, he saw sharp brows, bright eyes, a handsome face, and smooth, defined muscles on his upper body, exuding a powerful, explosive aura like a leopard.
After a short rest, Ye Xiuchen, shirtless, began a new round of cultivation. After all, with the alien invasion six months away, time was pressing, and he couldn't afford to delay.
In the second bedroom, Ye Xiuchen sat cross-legged on the yoga mat. He recalled the "Extreme Yang Skill" in his mind, relaxed his body and mind, and cleared his 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 Inception.
Qi Inception, as the name suggested, was about drawing spiritual energy into the body and transforming it into True Qi.
Ye Xiuchen took a deep breath and slowly calmed his mind, clearing all distractions and continuously adjusting his breathing to optimize his state.
Ye Xiuchen slowly opened his eyes. He had adjusted his state to its peak. He closed his eyes again and followed the method of sensing qi described in the "Extreme Yang Skill." In just a moment, he felt a trace of scorching airflow flash and disappear within the circulation path of the "Extreme Yang Skill."