Chapter 132

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Within an instant, Wang Chen’s pores all over his body locked shut.

The flow of mana within his meridians became extremely slow, as if it were about to solidify completely.

The rise and fall of his Dantian, akin to breathing, vanished.

At the same time, Wang Chen’s heart ceased to beat, and his robust Qi-Blood seemed to be sealed.

No breath escaped his body.

The few distinct gazes that once settled upon him naturally swept past him.

No one paid Wang Chen any attention any longer.

He was clearly walking under the broad daylight, strolling upon the main street.

Yet all passerby seemed to see right through him.

As if he were an invisible existence!

This was not to say that Wang Chen had become invisible and others couldn’t see him.

But rather, Wang Chen’s presence had been minimized to the lowest.

Even if he entered someone else’s field of vision, they would directly overlook him, without him appearing in their consciousness at all.

This was the power of the Great Perfection level Stealth Breath Technique!

Wang Chen’s previous conjecture not only had been confirmed, but the actual effect was even better than he had imagined.

Suddenly, Wang Chen took two steps to the side, intercepting a Cultivator of the Inner Guard who was patrolling past.

He bowed and said, “Senior Brother, could you please tell me how to get to the Inner Sect Main Hall?”

“Ah!”

The Cultivator of the Inner Guard jumped with fright, nearly striking Wang Chen with his palm.

He had not noticed Wang Chen at all before, feeling as if he had encountered an evil wraith.

After coming to his senses, the disgruntled Cultivator of the Inner Guard said, “Just keep walking straight to the end!”

Wang Chen replied with a smile, “Thank you, Senior Brother.”

Then he stepped aside.

“What a weirdo.”

The Cultivator of the Inner Guard muttered to himself and continued walking forward, quickly forgetting about Wang Chen.

Wang Chen, standing on the side of the road, revealed a faint smile on his face.

Great Perfection was indeed a level beyond comparison, bestowing a low-tier spell with special effects.

With such traits, it would be much easier for Wang Chen to play the ‘invisible man’ in crowds from now on.

Aside from concealing his true cultivation level, it would also prove to be extremely useful for stealth and eluding pursuit!

Those one hundred Merit Points were well spent, truly invested in the sharpest edge.

The pity was, his current Merit Points were running low.

And many Grandmaster level spells were almost maxed out; he didn’t know what special powers Great Perfection level Geng Metal Finger, Fire Crow Technique, Spirit Light Shield Armor, Shadowless Divine Traverse, Mighty Strength Technique, Spiritual Perception Technique, and so on would possess!

First, he would stabilize his situation, then find an opportunity to gather more Merit Points.

Wang Chen thought to himself, suppressing somewhat excited feelings, and strode forward.

The Inner Sect Main Hall, located in the innermost part of Cloud Dragon City or the valley.

At the end of the road, a spacious martial grounds and a complex of buildings akin to a royal palace came into view.

Its layout and grandeur far surpassed that of the Outer Sect Main Hall.

Having recently arrived, Wang Chen, after some inquiries, first located the Sect Affairs Hall.

The number of halls at the Inner Sect was far fewer than those in the Outer Sect, mainly divided into the Combat Hall, Punishment Hall, Guard Hall, Sect Affairs Hall, and Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.

The Sect Affairs Hall was in charge of the Scripture Pavilion, and he was here to claim another benefit.

According to the rules, any Inner Sect Disciple upon entry could learn a spell for free.

But it was limited to the Qi Cultivation Tier.

The Dharma Transmission Elder stationed at the Scripture Pavilion, staggeringly a veteran Purple Mansion Cultivator.

After checking Wang Chen’s Identity Plaque, he asked languidly, “What spell do you wish to learn?”

Wang Chen had long decided on his reply, “Disciple wishes to learn the Sword Control Technique!”

The Sword Control Technique, a combat skill that could only be grasped by those in the higher tiers of Qi Cultivation.

If not for the benefit of a free lesson upon entrance, Wang Chen would need to spend a thousand Merit Points to exchange for it!

The opportunity was rare, and naturally, he had made this choice after careful consideration.

Currently, Wang Chen’s combat skills, whether it be Geng Metal Finger or Fire Crow Technique, including his Talisman tactics, and even the Ruyi Golden Needle, had very limited range in their attacks.

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Even if he were to level all these skills up to Grandmaster tier, the improvement would not be significant.

While this was directly related to Wang Chen’s Cultivation Realm, the spells themselves also had significant limitations.

In the past, the battles Wang Chen experienced had all erupted at close range.

Hence, his weaknesses in battle had not been exposed.

But Wang Chen couldn’t expect that all his future enemies would engage in close combat with him.

Therefore, mastering long-range attack capabilities was essential.

The Sword Control Technique was undoubtedly one of the strongest long-range attack spells!

It was also a basic skill that every Sword Cultivator must master.

Only by cultivating the Sword Control Technique to a certain level could one then learn various Flying Sword Swordsmanship.

Wang Chen had no intention of becoming a Sword Cultivator.

Although the fighting abilities of Sword Cultivators were said to be the strongest.

This path was the most treacherous, requiring one to temper their swordsmanship and Dao heart constantly in battle, where one failure could lead to a broken sword and death, with no possibility of turning things around!

Wang Chen was only learning the Sword Control Technique to enrich his combat methods.

Moreover, he had already cultivated the Object-Controlling Technique to the Grandmaster realm; learning the Sword Control Technique would allow him to achieve twice the results with half the effort.

The Sword Control Technique was actually considered an advanced skill of the Object-Controlling Technique.

The most crucial point was, it was expensive!

“Hmm.”

The Dharma Transmission Elder showed not the slightest surprise or doubt, and immediately summoned a Jade Slip to toss to Wang Chen, “Learn it.”

To the elder, young disciples like Wang Chen were all too common.

Of the ten who came to the Scripture Pavilion to learn spells for free, seven would choose the Sword Control Technique.

Because everyone dreams of becoming a sword immortal.

Commanding the winds and slicing through the azure sky with a sword, as one with the Flying Immortal—all other laws become dim in comparison; what a graceful sight that would be!

However, when they truly start to cultivate the Sword Control Technique and the Flying Sword Swordsmanship.

They would then realize that they had wasted a precious opportunity.

It was precisely because he had seen too many such cases that the Dharma Transmission Elder couldn’t be bothered to dissuade them, lest he wasted his breath.

Wang Chen was unaware of the Inner Sect Elder’s thoughts.

He took the Cultivation Technique Jade Slip, pressed it to his forehead, and activated it with mana.

The Jade Slip immediately emitted a bright light, and a flood of information poured into Wang Chen’s Sea of Consciousness like torrents of water.

A cluster of Spirit Light Law Seed then materialized and was subsequently bound by numerous locks.

Wang Chen was already all too familiar with this process. As soon as the law seed stabilized, he immediately withdrew his thoughts from the Sea of Consciousness.

He respectfully returned the Jade Slip to the Dharma Transmission Elder, “Thank you, senior.”

The Dharma Transmission Elder nodded, waving his sleeve to send Wang Chen out of the Scripture Pavilion.

Immediately after, Wang Chen went to the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall next to the Sect Affairs Hall to buy Spiritual Rice seeds.

He then realized he had been naive once again!

The manager from the Sect Affairs Hall told Wang Chen.

According to the rules of the Inner Sect, the medium-grade Spirit Fields in his estate could only be used to plant Yellow Millet Rice and Black Sesame Rice.

The price of both types of rice seeds was five Low Spirit per mu.

In addition, to ensure the growth of the Spiritual Rice, one must also buy Spiritual Fertilizer.

And learn the “Spring Rain Fertilization Technique” and the “Autumn Sunshine Germination Technique,” two Spiritual Plant Farmer spells.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to grow Yellow Millet Rice and Black Sesame Rice well.

While the orchard did not require seeds, the fruit trees consumed even more Spiritual Fertilizer.

Without it, they couldn’t bear large fruits at all!

Moreover, Wang Chen would have to pay the estate rent for half a year in advance.

A total of two hundred and fifty Merit Points.

Wang Chen could only express his feelings with one word at this point.

Damn!

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The second update is here.

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