Chapter 26: Visit from Li Laodao

With the routes of spiritual power and the attributes of spiritual power now resolved, the second crucial element of the cultivation method—divine abilities—remained a mystery to him.

While the cultivation methods in the Treasury Pavilion included divine abilities that he could copy, he found them too weak and unworthy of his attention.ViiSiit novelbi/n(.)c/(o)m for latest novels

Moreover, these divine abilities did not align with his unique "Ten Absolute Body."

Divine abilities are the most complex part of a cultivation method, and Long Xuan hit a writer's block, unable to proceed further.

So, he decided to skip this part for now and focus on the third element of the cultivation method.

The third element of a cultivation method is the accompanying spiritual techniques. These techniques can be one or many, with no limit on quantity, as long as they perfectly complement the cultivation method.

Long Xuan certainly wouldn't create just one accompanying spiritual technique for the "Ten Absolute Scriptures." However, given the limited time, he decided to create just one for now and leave the creation of the second and third for when he had more time in the future.

Long Xuan had plenty of inspiration for spiritual techniques from the countless anime and novels he had consumed in his previous life.

Creating a spiritual technique requires first ruling out impossible abilities, such as those involving space or time manipulation—abilities that can destroy the heavens and earth were out of the question.

Spiritual techniques must be limited to what can be accomplished through the transformation of spiritual power. The more terrifying the ability, the less likely it can be created through mere transformation of spiritual power.

Thus, when creating a spiritual technique, one must not aim for the most powerful ability, as this approach will lead to failure.

Abilities that can be performed through the transformation of spiritual power are very few and far between; they are not easily conceived.

Furthermore, the accompanying spiritual technique must perfectly complement the cultivation method, fully utilizing its characteristics and maximizing its power. It is not enough to come up with any usable ability.

Additionally, the first accompanying spiritual technique should ideally relate to offensive capabilities.

This narrows the range even further, leaving limited options for imagination. Precisely because of these few choices, Long Xuan quickly came up with an idea.

Since the cultivation method was based on the five elements, a concept never before seen in this world, the ideal accompanying spiritual technique should incorporate all five elements, in keeping with the method’s characteristics.

A spiritual technique that utilizes all five types of spiritual power is a combination technique. Even if Long Xuan were not the first to create it, such techniques must be rare in this world, and a combination technique would likely be stronger than a single-attribute spiritual technique.

His idea was to gather spiritual power in his palm, make it spin rapidly, and continuously compress it into a high-speed spinning and compressed ball of spiritual power, which would then be hurled at the enemy, exploding upon impact.

If this were done with single-attribute spiritual power, the technique might not be very strong and could be learned by anyone as a common spiritual technique.

"Young friend Long? Are you there?"

A familiar elderly voice came from outside the inn.

This voice belonged to old man Li Laodao, who often set up a stall next to him.

If it weren’t for Li Laodao difficult-to-defend Gu techniques, which forced Long Xuan to counteract with his microscopic abilities, he might not have created the Eye of Heavenly secret so early.

Without the Eye of Heavenly secret, who knows how long it would have taken him to create his cultivation method, so in a way, Long Xuan owed him gratitude.

"You can even find me at an inn. Your information network is impressive."

Helpless, Long Xuan opened the door and let him in before closing it again.

Li Laodao, familiar as ever, loved getting close to him. Long Xuan didn’t expect to be disturbed even after hiding in the inn and wondered how he had been found.

"Don’t say it like I went out of my way to find you."

"Everyone in the market knows the masked hero frequently visits here. Rumor has it you fancy Miss Qian. Otherwise, why would you keep coming to this inn instead of going home? Got too many spirit stones to spend?" Li Laodao teased.

"Nonsense! That’s slander! Who made up such lies?"

"Who dares to tarnish my reputation!"

Long Xuan's expression changed instantly upon hearing the rumors, feeling utterly defenseless.

"Why so agitated? It’s natural to appreciate beauty. I won’t laugh at you."

"Ever since Qian Jinjin stopped wearing her veil, her stunning beauty has captivated all the young talents. You’re not the only admirer. It’s nothing to be ashamed of." Li Laodao grinned.

Long Xuan was exhausted. Let the world be destroyed; he was done explaining. Explaining was just covering up, and covering up meant it was true. So, he stopped explaining, knowing he couldn’t clarify it anyway.

"Alright, you wouldn’t visit without a reason. Just tell me why you’re here. I’m busy and don’t have time for gossip."

Long Xuan stopped him from saying more, getting straight to the point.