Chapter 792: Dao Seed Level 5, Sect-Guarding Technique Mastered!
Bu Yingshu smiled faintly and nodded. “Alright, you may go.”
“Sect Affinity Test?”
Zhang Yu’s heart stirred upon hearing the term. “Is it like the Sect Examination,” he thought, “where they use a Spirit Realm Illusionary Realm to test a person’s truest, most instinctive reactions?”
Zhang Yu glanced at the Sect Examination Clone within his body. “If that’s the case, it shouldn’t be a problem.”
Looking at Bu Yingshu, who was watching him, Zhang Yu sighed inwardly. “Thank goodness for Bu Yingshu… All that bootlicking lately wasn’t for nothing.”
Zhang Yu’s expression shifted from shock to surprise, finally settling into firm resolve as he faced Bu Yingshu. “Dao Monarch, rest assured! I will not disgrace you. I will show those outsiders the true Sect Affinity of a Myriad Laws Disciple!”
Seeing Zhang Yu’s obedient demeanor, Bu Yingshu felt a surge of satisfaction. “Hmph, a mere Lower Cultivator… With a slight display of my power, a mere hint of my domineering aura, I’ve completely subdued you. From now on, you will follow me with unwavering loyalty. Right now… your mind is probably consumed with thoughts of how to dual cultivate with me.”
Fu Ji exclaimed in admiration, “Well done, Zhang Yu! I thought you’d have to erase your memories to get through this, but I never expected Bu Yingshu to go to such lengths for you.”
“She’s willing to clash head-on with the Heavenly Court just to protect you. It seems you’ve truly tamed this Immortal Clan noblewoman!”
Zhang Yu replied inwardly, “Fu Ji, I have to say… your insight has become increasingly sharp lately.”
“Although Fu Ji doesn’t know about the Dao Seed,” Zhang Yu thought, “she’s seen the true nature of my relationship with Bu Yingshu.”
“Through my proactive emotional compatibility, supplemented by the Dao Seed’s reward mechanism and repeated conditioned reflex stimulation, it may seem like Bu Yingshu is the one in control, but the real power lies with me.”
Immortal Slayer chimed in, “I get it. It’s like a goddess and her simp. The one who decides whether the relationship continues… is the simp.”
Zhang Yu retorted, “Your memories haven’t fully integrated yet. If you can’t make a proper analogy, then don’t speak nonsense.”
While Zhang Yu was lost in thought, several Cultivators and Righteous Gods led him into a room.
At the same time, Zhang Yu had already switched to his Sect Examination Clone, allowing this clone, brimming with Sect Affinity, to take control of his body and become the dominant consciousness.
“Finally, it’s my turn to show what I’m made of!?”
“Damn it… I’ll seize this chance, take control, become the real Zhang Yu, and control this body forever!”
Just as the Sect Examination Clone was thinking this, a flash of light and shadow appeared before him, and the entire world seemed to transform.
At the same time, the Sect Examination Clone, now trapped in the Illusionary Realm, had forgotten everything about the Edict Pavilion, the Special Task Force, and the Sect Affinity Test.
Gazing at the billowing smoke of battle before him, the Sect Examination Clone’s heart trembled.
“This is the War of Righteousness and Evil!”
In that instant, his Sect Qi surged, and he roared inwardly, “This is the time to achieve great deeds, to transform demonic forces into righteousness, and to rebuild a prosperous age!”
While Zhang Yu was trapped in the Illusionary Realm, the Edict Pavilion and the Heavenly Court Righteous Gods were simultaneously observing the state of the illusion.
Within the Dharma Realm, Vice Pavilion Master Yang Kaitai watched the scene unfold in the Illusionary Realm and thought, “The background is the War of Righteousness and Evil? That’s indeed a scenario that can truly test Sect Affinity and reflect the test subject’s most fundamental, instinctive reactions.”
As a cultivator who had personally experienced the War of Righteousness and Evil, Yang Kaitai knew all too well how chaotic the battlefield conditions and the mindsets of the cultivators had been during that great war.
Various technologies developed wildly, and similar ideological currents rose and fell. Every sect, every powerful cultivator, was searching for the future in their own way, seeking the true path of the Immortal Dao that suited this world.
In such an environment, Yang Kaitai felt that even if he were to experience it again, he might not be able to make the best choices.
“Even if Zhang Yu’s Sect Affinity is truly outstanding, maintaining it in the context of the War of Righteousness and Evil will be no easy feat.”
“If he ultimately fails the test and exposes certain problems…”
Yang Kaitai thought to himself, “Judging by the Righteous Gods’ stance this time, the stakes are high. If Zhang Yu is indeed the person they’re looking for, I fear even Bu Yingshu, despite her status as an Immortal Clan member, will be implicated.”
“In that case, the Special Task Force’s matter will be settled without question. Bu Yingshu will no longer be able to prevent us from rejecting the Blood Tide Essence Qi Sacred Contemplation.”
Although Yang Kaitai and Bu Yingshu currently disagreed within the Special Task Force — in fact, almost everyone in the Edict Pavilion disagreed with her — Yang Kaitai still hoped deep down that Zhang Yu wouldn’t run into any problems at this critical moment, at least not at the hands of the Righteous Gods.
“Zhang Yu, this Lower Cultivation practitioner, is still one of our Edict Pavilion’s people, after all. If he gets into trouble, it will reflect poorly on the entire Edict Pavilion.”
Meanwhile, on the other side, Lu Hengzhang, the Deputy Minister of the Review Department and a 4th-rank Sect Staff member, was also witnessing the test.
Having long held a grudge against Zhang Yu, he watched the events in the Illusionary Realm, hoping Zhang Yu would make a complete fool of himself and drastically lower his standing in Bu Yingshu’s eyes.
“It would be best if this test thoroughly exposes the inherent flaws of Lower Realm Natives, making Dao Monarch Bu understand that they are ultimately unreliable.”
At the same time, within the Spirit Realm, Bing Yisi, the fourth-rank Righteous God in charge of this operation, thought to himself, “Sect Affinity… is only one aspect. A mere lack of Sect Affinity isn’t enough to prove Zhang Yu is the Great Sage’s Heir.”
“The true purpose of this Illusionary Realm test is to force Zhang Yu, immersed within it, to fully reveal the most fundamental nature of the Great Sage’s Heir.”
Although he couldn’t be certain yet, since a test was being conducted, Bing Yisi decided to proceed by assuming Zhang Yu was the Great Sage’s Heir and design the test entirely around the Heir’s characteristic traits.
“Protecting mortals, defying the powerful, sacrificing oneself… these are all the unique inherent flaws of the Great Sage’s Heir.”
“Let’s see how much of it you possess.”
Meanwhile, within the Illusionary Realm, Zhang Yu had already encountered his trial.
A sect elder issued a command to Zhang Yu, ordering him to the front lines to protect a town of thirty thousand people.
The elder said gravely, “We cultivators of the Righteous Path have a sacred duty to exorcise demons, slay monsters, and protect the world. You must, at all costs, safeguard every single person in this city.”
As Zhang Yu rushed to the front lines, a series of fierce battles unfolded, and the tests of his Sect Affinity came one after another.
Watching the scene, Yang Kaitai analyzed, “The elder is a sect leader, holding a higher rank and cultivation realm than Zhang Yu. Logically, Zhang Yu should fully obey and execute his leader’s orders. That is the proper conduct for a sect disciple.”
“However, during the era of the Righteous-Demonic War, ideologies were chaotic, and right and wrong were often inverted. Many senior cultivators, despite their high positions and realms, had outdated mindsets and rigid thinking. Their understanding of the Righteous and Demonic Paths was too superficial and shallow, often leading them to issue erroneous commands that caused immense losses to the sect.”
“Take the situation in this Illusionary Realm, for example. The front lines are in disarray, and the town is beyond saving. To insist on protecting the mortals at all costs would be a losing proposition, sacrificing the greater good for a minor gain. The sect’s losses would far outweigh any benefits.”
Bu Yingshu frowned slightly. “Doesn’t this mean that whether he obeys or disobeys, he’ll violate his Sect Affinity? What is the Righteous God trying to achieve with such a test? Is it deliberately trying to make things difficult for him?”
Her face hardened as she said, “I don’t see any problem with either choice. If they think this is enough to prove Zhang Yu’s Sect Affinity is lacking, they shouldn’t blame me for escalating the matter.”
Meanwhile, in the Spirit Realm, Bing Yisi thought to himself, “The key lies in the process.”
“If you truly are the Great Sage’s Heir, you would obey the Elder’s command to protect the mortals. In doing so, your true nature would inevitably reveal itself, without a single shred of hesitation.”
“You wouldn’t shrink back even if it meant sacrificing your own interests, your assets, or your power.”
“The nature of the Great Sage’s Heir is just that foolish.”
“Conversely, if you are not the Great Sage’s Heir, even if you obey the command, you will surely hesitate, weigh the options…”
Bing Yisi was confident that if Zhang Yu truly was the Great Sage’s Heir, he would inevitably reveal clues in the Illusionary Realm, where his most primal reactions would surface.
By continuously making targeted adjustments to the illusion, Bing Yisi believed he could progressively expose the anomalies in Zhang Yu’s behavior.
But the next moment, Bing Yisi froze. “What?”
Yang Kaitai exclaimed in surprise, “How did Zhang Yu refine all thirty thousand people in the city? That’s quite the Demonic Path style, but disobeying a leader’s orders and damaging sect assets violates the discipline of our Myriad Laws Sect.”
Lu Hengzhang sneered inwardly and said aloud, “He’s clearly using the chaos of war to refine tens of thousands of mortals into his personal assets, seizing sect property and then blaming it on the enemy as war losses!”
He thought to himself, “Dao Monarch Bu, now do you see how unreliable these Lower Realm Natives are? They seize every opportunity to exploit and extort.”
Just as everyone assumed Zhang Yu was taking advantage of the war’s chaos to embezzle mortals, his next actions left them stunned.
Bu Yingshu explained, “After refining the mortals into resources, he traded them for supplies.”
“Then, upon his return, he exchanged the supplies back for mortals.”
“By capitalizing on the rising prices of supplies, he not only successfully recovered the thirty thousand people but also gained an additional one thousand.”
“Excellent!” Bu Yingshu praised, her eyes shining. “He treats the populace as resources, focusing on concrete numbers rather than specific individuals. By selling people as commodities, he resolved the dilemma himself. What outstanding Sect Affinity!”
Yang Kaitai nodded slightly and offered a factual assessment: “Zhang Yu protected the asset of thirty thousand people, not thirty thousand specific individuals. He has cut through the fog surrounding the mortal problem to reveal its true essence. He truly possesses Sect Affinity.”
In Yang Kaitai’s view, historical concepts of benevolence, righteousness, and morality — such as protecting mortals — were all outdated ideologies. The so-called “mortal problem” had always been a matter of numbers. The key to mortals was their quantity; as long as the numbers were right, everything was fine.
Yang Kaitai thought to himself, “Throughout history, cultivators have held different attitudes and strategies toward mortals. How to manage them and control their population size are questions every generation of cultivators must consider. As Immortal Dao Technology advances, the answers to these questions constantly change. The solutions chosen often determine the future direction of the Immortal Dao’s development.”
Yang Kaitai recalled the sect’s recent discussions on mortal management, sparked by the development of High-Intelligence Artifact Spirits. Various solutions were being debated, marking another critical historical juncture.
Meanwhile, Bing Yisi was even more astonished by Zhang Yu’s performance.
From his careful observation, Zhang Yu had shown not a single trace of hesitation throughout the entire operation. He was decisive and resolute, treating mortals like ants.
“Could it be that he really isn’t the Great Sage’s Heir?”
Bing Yisi couldn’t help but harbor this suspicion.
In the subsequent tests within the Illusionary Realm, Zhang Yu continued to display a rich understanding of sect etiquette.
Whether it was covering for his leader’s escape during a crisis, enduring humiliation in internal sect conflicts, or suffering through the torment of upholding justice and protecting the weak, he steadily climbed the sect’s hierarchy. In all these scenarios, Bing Yisi saw none of the characteristics of the Great Sage’s Heir.
Bing Yisi thought to himself, “Either he truly isn’t the Great Sage’s Heir, or… he possesses some extremely powerful ability to disguise himself.”
When the light and shadows before Zhang Yu shifted and the scene returned to the Edict Pavilion, he knew: “Is it over? I must have passed the Sect Affinity Test, right?”
Zhang Yu retracted his Sect Examination Clone and regained control of his body.
But in the next moment, the surroundings blazed with divine light as the figures of numerous Righteous Gods materialized.
Bing Yisi led the others forward. With a wave of his hand, streaks of divine light transformed into chains that coiled around Zhang Yu.
“Zhang Yu! Your secret is out! Surrender now.”
Seeing the sky filled with Righteous Gods launching their attacks, about to seize him, Zhang Yu’s heart tightened. A sense of dread washed over him. “Where did I slip up?”
But there was no time to dwell on it. Faced with the terrifying attacks closing in, his only option was to resist.
With a thought, Zhang Yu tried to summon the Feather Book to switch his Nascent Soul Sacred Body to the attack-resistant Chain Formation Diagram.
But in the next moment, seeing that the Feather Book failed to appear, Zhang Yu froze.
“The Feather Book is gone?!”
His initial shock quickly gave way to realization. “No, wait… Could it be that all of this… I’m still in the Illusionary Realm?”
Gazing at the overwhelming onslaught of destructive power from the Righteous Gods sweeping toward him, a flicker of resolve flashed in Zhang Yu’s eyes. He abandoned all resistance.
With a long sigh, he said, “If you want to condemn someone, you’ll always find a pretext.”
“Dao Monarch, my greatest fortune in life was receiving your recognition. My greatest misfortune is being unable to continue serving you, unable to remain loyal to the sect.”
As the streaks of divine light struck Zhang Yu’s body, he felt an intense wave of heat wash over him, threatening to incinerate him completely, reducing him to dust.
But in the next moment, all abnormalities vanished. Zhang Yu found himself back in the room, a notification from the Righteous Gods appearing before him: “You have passed the test. Please exit the room.”
Zhang Yu immediately summoned the Feather Book again. Seeing it materialize before him, he breathed a sigh of relief. “Looks like I’m really out this time,” he thought.
After leaving the room, Zhang Yu saw a message from Bu Yingshu: “Well done. Return to the laboratory.”
With Zhang Yu’s Sect Affinity Test successfully passed and the Inspection Team finding no issues in the various documents, data, and work records, the surprise inspection officially concluded.
Before departing, Bing Yisi gazed toward the Edict Pavilion. “Zhang Yu…” he mused. While his suspicion of Zhang Yu had greatly diminished, another figure now occupied his thoughts.
“Bu Yingshu… Despite her noble status in the Immortal Clan, she’s unusually attentive to a Lower Realm Cultivator? According to past records, she was never this kind to Lower Realm Cultivators. Those around her either suffered ruin or were forced into reincarnation; almost none met a good end.”
“Such a drastic change… Could she be connected to the Great Sage’s Heir?”
“Is that why she didn’t want Zhang Yu, who has been with her constantly these past few days, to have his memories searched? Was she afraid we’d discover her own vulnerabilities?”
The more Bing Yisi pondered, the more his suspicion of Bu Yingshu grew.
But when he reported his suspicions, his superiors flatly rejected them.
Bing Yisi sighed inwardly. “A pity. Her background is too powerful. Someone of my rank can’t even test her, let alone conduct a thorough investigation.”
Meanwhile, in the laboratory, Bu Yingshu looked at Zhang Yu with satisfaction. “The inspection is over. Those Righteous Gods have all cleared out.”
“From now on, just keep following me and working hard.”
In Bu Yingshu’s eyes, Zhang Yu’s performance during the test was excellent. His sect loyalty surpassed that of many sect disciples.
But what satisfied her most was his reaction in the Second Layer Illusionary Realm when facing the Righteous Gods’ killing blow, caught in a life-or-death crisis.
“It seems this boy has been thoroughly tamed, completely molded to my will.”
At this thought, Bu Yingshu reached out to touch Zhang Yu’s head, declaring domineeringly, “This Dao Monarch commands you not to dodge.”
Seeing Zhang Yu freeze his retreat, Bu Yingshu smiled and ruffled his hair. “Good.”
Just as Zhang Yu was wincing from the loss of 3,000 Immortal Coins, he saw Bu Yingshu transfer 6,000 Immortal Coins to him.
“Little Yu, remember this: if the Righteous Gods try to capture you, I can slaughter them. If the sect rules punish you, I can compensate you double.”
“Within the Myriad Laws Sect, as long as you obey me obediently, you will rise through the ranks and achieve great success.”
But in the next moment, Bu Yingshu, who had just been stroking his head, abruptly seized Zhang Yu’s vital points. A surge of magic power completely suppressed and controlled him.
She spoke coldly, “But you must remember even more clearly: from this day forward, you are my person. All your promotion opportunities are in my hands.”
“If I ever find out you’ve dared to betray me, I’ll make sure you can’t repay your debt even in a hundred lifetimes.”
Zhang Yu looked at Bu Yingshu’s serious expression and felt a sudden chill rise from the depths of his heart. He hurriedly said, “Dao Monarch, I will obey you from now on.”
Bu Yingshu smiled faintly and continued, “Right now, are you desperate to dual cultivate with me?”
Zhang Yu froze for a moment, then quickly replied, “I wouldn’t dare.”
“You don’t want to?” Bu Yingshu raised an eyebrow. “Not wanting to is unacceptable. You’re my subordinate, how could you not want to? That shows a complete lack of ambition. You must want to. Do you understand?”
Zhang Yu thought grimly, “This madwoman…”
He said aloud, “I do, Dao Monarch. I want to dual cultivate with you.”
Only then did Bu Yingshu nod. She continued, “But even if you want to, it’s useless. I… would never cultivate with someone like you.”
However, she knew she couldn’t be completely incompatible with her subordinates, that was a disadvantage for a leader. So, to avoid crushing his motivation, Bu Yingshu dangled another incentive.
“But if you work hard, there might be a chance in the future. I could potentially help you secure a real position within the Immortal Clan, giving you the opportunity to cultivate alongside other Immortals and enjoy promotion opportunities that Lower Cultivators could never dream of in their entire lives.”
Watching Zhang Yu, who was now completely under her thumb after a series of reprimands, threats, and incentives, Bu Yingshu gloated inwardly, “Who says I don’t know how to manage subordinates? Back home, all those dragons, flood dragons, phoenixes, cats, and dogs — which one wasn’t utterly obedient in my hands?”
“It’s just that my talent hasn’t been apparent these past few years, so I’ve focused all my energy on cultivation.”
“Now that my cultivation is advancing by leaps and bounds, putting a little effort into managing subordinates is child’s play, isn’t it?”
Bu Yingshu then continued to lead Zhang Yu in extracting Immortal Dao Technology from the Blood Tide Essence Qi Sacred Contemplation.
Several days passed in the blink of an eye. Bu Yingshu successfully extracted another two Immortal Dao Technologies from the Blood Tide Essence Qi Sacred Contemplation.
By now, she and Zhang Yu had jointly extracted a total of six Immortal Dao Technologies from this Immortal Sect Technique.
But when Bu Yingshu attempted to extract the seventh Immortal Dao Technology, she got stuck. For several days, she made no progress.
Zhang Yu, watching from the side, could do nothing to help.
“If I were to switch to [Great Sage Researcher] now, I could probably sense the Great Sage’s Intent, understand this technology, and guide Bu Yingshu, right?”
But after the last surprise inspection, Zhang Yu no longer dared to do so.
“After all, the last inspection wasn’t long ago. Those Righteous Gods are probably still monitoring the Special Task Force. If I were to sense the Great Sage’s Intent… they would likely detect the anomaly immediately.”
Zhang Yu resolved inwardly that no matter what happened next, he would not sense the Great Sage’s Intent while within the Special Task Force.
“If this causes Bu Yingshu to fail and not validate the cultivation art… there’s nothing I can do.”
“The next time I sense the Great Sage’s Intent, it will have to be after I leave this place.”
Just as Zhang Yu was thinking this, a fluctuation from the Spirit Realm suddenly surged toward him.
Zhang Yu froze. “This is… the feeling of the Great Sage’s Intent?”
“I didn’t even activate [Great Sage Researcher]! Why can I feel this?!”
Not only did Zhang Yu sense the Great Sage’s Intent, but he also felt the fluctuation from the Spirit Realm rapidly sweeping toward his location.
“It’s coming for me?”
Zhang Yu cursed inwardly, “Damn it. Now I have no choice but to sense it.”
Just as Zhang Yu was about to switch his Chain Formation Diagram to [Great Sage Researcher], Fu Ji suddenly spoke up, “What’s that coming?”
Zhang Yu’s heart skipped a beat. “Fu Ji, you can sense the Great Sage’s Intent too?”
Fu Ji exclaimed in surprise, “This is the Great Sage’s Intent?”
As an Evil God, Fu Ji possessed an exceptionally deep understanding of the Spirit Realm. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to manipulate it to convert divine power into Evil God Power to fuel her ritual powers.
In her perception, while this strange fluctuation was peculiar, a closer examination revealed it still followed the patterns of a Righteous God.
“But this thing… it feels more like a Righteous God to me,” Fu Ji said.
Hearing this, Zhang Yu’s heart tightened. A flurry of thoughts flashed through his mind like lightning before he decisively declared, “Dao Monarch, something is coming from the Spirit Realm.”
Moments later, the Spirit Realm defense systems inside and outside the Special Task Force roared to life.
The Spirit Realm fluctuation Zhang Yu had just sensed vanished abruptly.
Deep within the Spirit Realm, Bing Yisi, observing all this, thought to himself, “He didn’t accept it?”
The “Great Sage’s Intent” Zhang Yu had felt was yet another test from the Righteous Gods. They had simulated the Great Sage’s Intent signal in the lower layers of the Spirit Realm and broadcast it toward four suspected locations on the Eleventh Layer.
“Could it really not be them?” Bing Yisi sighed inwardly. “In any case… the Great Sage’s Heir hasn’t caused any trouble for days. It seems they won’t be reappearing anytime soon.”
Several days later, Bu Yingshu, still unable to crack the seventh Immortal Dao Technology, decided to set it aside for now. Over the next few days, she focused on extracting the remaining technologies from the Blood Tide Essence Qi Sacred Contemplation.
Time flew by, and soon only two weeks remained of the two-month agreement with the Special Task Force.
Bu Yingshu had successfully extracted nine Immortal Dao Technologies from the Blood Tide Essence Qi Sacred Contemplation, bringing the progress of her Myriad Laws Immortal Clan Dao Seed to 9/10.
Yet, the seventh technology, the one she had skipped, remained stubbornly out of reach. No matter how hard she racked her brain or how much effort she poured into it, she simply couldn’t grasp its principles or replicate it in the laboratory.
“Where am I going wrong? What am I missing?”
“It should be just like this!”
With each failure, Bu Yingshu grew increasingly frustrated. She had a gut feeling that successfully extracting this Immortal Dao Technology would trigger a qualitative transformation in her talent, leading to an unprecedented breakthrough and advancement.
But the more anxious she became, the more elusive success seemed. After another failed attempt, Bu Yingshu let out a furious roar, the shockwave blasting apart more than half the materials in the laboratory.
Zhang Yu, who had been thrown into a corner of the lab, watched as Bu Yingshu slowly calmed down. He cautiously suggested, “Dao Monarch, perhaps you should clear your head and look at a different cultivation art?”
Zhang Yu knew that if he were willing to channel the Great Sage’s Intent, he could guide Bu Yingshu to extract this final Immortal Dao Technology from the Blood Tide Essence Qi Sacred Contemplation.
But under the threat of the Righteous Gods, Zhang Yu dared not do so.
So he tried a different approach.
“You only need to extract one more Immortal Dao Technology to achieve your breakthrough. Why does it have to be from the Blood Tide Essence Qi Sacred Contemplation?”
Seeing Bu Yingshu’s repeated failures, Zhang Yu offered this suggestion.
In response to Zhang Yu’s suggestion, Bu Yingshu instinctively frowned and glared at him. “What? You think I can’t extract this final Immortal Dao Technology?”
She took a single step and appeared before Zhang Yu. A surging pressure swept out, pinning him firmly against the wall.
“You dare look down on me?!”
Feeling his physical body groan under the immense force and hearing the wall behind him crack and crumble, Zhang Yu quickly said, “Dao Monarch, with your talent and insight, of course you can extract it! I just thought you might have become too fixated on it lately. Perhaps a change of perspective could open up a new path…”
Bu Yingshu took a deep breath and turned away. “A different Immortal Sect Technique?” she thought.
“Right, I’ve been tunnel-visioned.”
Zhang Yu’s reminder gradually pulled Bu Yingshu out of her obsessive state, where she had been completely consumed by the Blood Tide Essence Qi Sacred Contemplation.
“Based on my past progress, my talent only needs to be honed by deconstructing cultivation arts. As long as it’s an Immortal Sect Technique, it doesn’t necessarily have to be the Blood Tide Essence Qi Sacred Contemplation.”
“Maybe I should try a simpler Immortal Sect Technique…”
At this thought, Bu Yingshu whipped her head around to face Zhang Yu and said, “Martial Eleven — you know this True Inheritance-Tier Immortal Sect Technique, right?”
Next, Bu Yingshu dragged Zhang Yu along to extract Immortal Dao Technology from Martial Eleven.
As another Immortal Dao Technology was successfully extracted, the Dao Seed of the [Myriad Laws Immortal Clan] finally underwent another upgrade.
“Hmph…” Bu Yingshu let out a soft grunt, a flash of ecstatic joy crossing her face. Feeling the unprecedentedly violent transformation within her body, she swept Zhang Yu directly out of the laboratory.
“I need to go into seclusion now… Ahh… No one is to enter without my command.”
After driving Zhang Yu away and sealing the laboratory, Bu Yingshu burst into laughter and collapsed onto the floor in sheer exhilaration.
“It’s here! It’s finally here!”
“This is the feeling!”
Meanwhile, Zhang Yu had no idea about the detailed changes occurring within Bu Yingshu. Having just upgraded his [Myriad Laws Immortal Clan] to Level 5, he had no interest in her current state anyway.
After leaving the laboratory and returning to his room, Zhang Yu immediately used all ten of his draws from extracting Immortal Sect Techniques, carefully savoring his gains.
“At Level 5, the Myriad Laws Immortal Clan Dao Seed allows me to gain draws by extracting Immortal Sect Techniques. These draws can then be used to obtain enhancements for Immortal Sect-level Techniques from the Dao Repository.”
“However, Immortal Sect Techniques are also categorized by strength. Draws obtained from extracting True Inheritance Techniques can only be used for True Inheritance Technique enhancements. Strategic Technique draws can only enhance Strategic Techniques, and Sect-Guarding draws correspond to Sect-Guarding enhancements…”
During his time working with Bu Yingshu, Zhang Yu had accumulated a total of nine draws from the Sect-Guarding Technique Blood Tide Essence Qi Sacred Contemplation and one draw from the True Inheritance Technique Martial Eleven.
As the draws dissipated, streams of enhancement power from the Dao Repository flooded Zhang Yu’s mind.
Sect-Guarding-Tier Immortal Sect Technique Level +1
Sect-Guarding-Tier Immortal Sect Technique Level +1
As the notifications for each cultivation art enhancement appeared in Zhang Yu’s mind, a sense of tension gradually built within him.
When the final notification emerged “Select a Sect-Guarding-Tier Immortal Sect Technique to gain initial mastery” Zhang Yu’s spirit jolted.
He chose to use it, and in the next moment, Blood Tide Essence Qi Sacred Contemplation instantly reached initial mastery.
Half a day later, Zhang Yu had pushed this Sect-Guarding Technique all the way to Level 40 in one go. The Great Sage Chain Formation Diagram’s Great Sage’s Heir condition was now fully met at 6/6, unlocking its first-tier effect.
Staring at the first-tier effect of [Great Sage’s Heir], Zhang Yu’s heart trembled, and a look of astonishment flashed across his face. “It’s this kind of ability?”
But before he could study it in detail, Bu Yingshu dragged him back to the laboratory to help extract the final Immortal Dao Technology from Blood Tide Essence Qi Sacred Contemplation.
This time, Zhang Yu didn’t need to guide her. With her newly transformed talent, Bu Yingshu single-handedly forced out the final Immortal Dao Technology.
Just as Zhang Yu thought the matter was finally over, he felt a thunderous roar from the Spirit Realm. A familiar intent descended upon their location.
“Great Sage’s Intent?”
Zhang Yu’s heart tightened, then relaxed slightly. “Or is it another probe from a Righteous God?”
But when Zhang Yu asked, Fu Ji showed no awareness of it.
“It’s real? A genuine Great Sage’s Intent?”
“Was it drawn by me… or…”
Zhang Yu glanced at Bu Yingshu, who had just extracted the final Immortal Dao Technology from Blood Tide Essence Qi Sacred Contemplation. He thought grimly, “Or was it drawn by her?”
He immediately switched to the Great Sage Researcher Chain Formation Diagram. His perception deepened instantly. He felt a vast intent erupting from the Spirit Realm, surging wildly toward him and Bu Yingshu.
At the same time, colossal eyes swept across the depths of the Spirit Realm, locking onto their location.
“Damn it.”
Zhang Yu gave a bitter smile and slowly switched to the Great Sage’s Heir Chain Formation Diagram. Gazing at the effect of Great Sage’s Heir (6/6), he thought, “This time… I’m afraid I’ve really pierced the heavens.”