Chapter 157: Long Xuan's Calculations

Chapter 157: Long Xuan's Calculations

This idea was not something Long Xuan thought of out of thin air; he was considering it for his lifelong happiness.

Ever since he had relations with Long Ziyan, he assumed, given the conservative nature of women in this world, that the two would definitely become dual-cultivation partners.

He actively pursued her, persistently chasing after her. Every time during the "Sou Gu days", he would send a letter via the Sou Gu, but even now, he still hadn't managed to melt this iceberg.

Now, he could only resort to unconventional strategies, and this was an excellent opportunity.

It was important to know that Long Ziyan possessed a ninth-grade bloodline, just one step away from becoming a tenth-grade bloodline owner—a rare occurrence in ten thousand years.

For her, the benefits of upgrading her bloodline by one grade would be immense. No one would desire it more than she would.

The temptation to enhance her bloodline purity by one grade was almost fatal to a ninth-grade bloodline holder. Could Long Ziyan resist such temptation?

She was pure and reserved, and perhaps would stay true to herself, but she had already been intimate with him once. What difference would a second time make? With this mindset, she might just give in completely.

Long Xuan's eyes glinted with thought, filled with calculation...

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Afterward, Long Xuan wandered through countless tomb chambers but found no more treasures or useful murals. Gradually, he grew impatient and decided to skip the smaller chambers and head straight to the innermost sleeping palace.

According to his estimation, the treasure with infinite progress was definitely stored in the sleeping palace, and it was highly unlikely to appear in the smaller chambers.

However, the path to the sleeping palace was bound to be the most dangerous. No matter how cautious he was, he still made a mistake, likely due to his lack of knowledge. Suddenly, a loud rumble echoed, and the tomb passage collapsed, burying him alive.

Refusing to lose, Long Xuan shamelessly pulled the plug, causing the screen to go black. Before he could die, he exited the illusion.

Taking a deep breath, he patted his frightened chest and re-entered the illusion to continue clearing the level.

Of course, the reason for the accident this time was purely because he hadn't used a clone to scout ahead. If this had been real life, his cautious nature would definitely have used a clone first. It wouldn't be easy for him to get into trouble.

However, since this was his own illusion and there was no danger to his life, and all his clones were busy studying diligently, he decided not to disturb them.

This time, he would take matters into his own hands and treat it like playing an AR(Augmented Reality) game. To him, the game was quite exciting.

Thus, after constantly risking his life and wasting a total of ten lives, he finally succeeded in entering the sleeping palace.

The sleeping palace was spacious, with a floor of glossy jade and chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, making the entire palace brightly lit.

Under the lights, he could easily see the murals on the walls around the sleeping palace.

The murals had no words but depicted scenes of war, as if two forces were attacking another. The battle scenes were earth-shattering and divine, far from ordinary Gu cultivators' battles.

However, without any textual descriptions, Long Xuan had no idea about the background of this battle, when it occurred, or the causes and outcomes. He didn't know which forces were involved in the fight.

The entire war remained a mystery to him, and the murals left him utterly confused. After memorizing their contents, he stopped paying attention.

The most eye-catching object in the sleeping palace was the large coffin in the center and the large hole beside it.

The coffin lid had long been thrown aside, and the inside was empty. Both the body and burial items had vanished, clearly stolen by grave robbers.

Two months later, Long Xuan closed the book, writing four large characters on the cover: Yin-Yang Compendium, as the corners of his mouth slowly curved upward.

Thus, the Harvesting Yin Technique had been completely modified, and the name was changed to "Yin-Yang Compendium".

Although it only took two months to complete, the effort he poured into it was significant. Modifying a technique is easier than creating one from scratch, but only relatively speaking—it's still no simple task.

Due to his incredible understanding and wisdom, he could accomplish this in two months. If it were anyone else, even with his cheat abilities, they wouldn’t be able to modify such a profound technique in such a short time.

After the modifications, the technique had many differences compared to the original. The most significant change was transforming the process from harvesting yin to replenish yang into yin-yang mutual reinforcement, making dual cultivation beneficial for both partners, which was a necessary adjustment.

However, such a change caused a ripple effect throughout the technique.

For instance, the effect of raising one's bloodline grade by one level: in the original technique, an extreme act of harvesting yin to replenish yang only required doing it once, but with the more balanced yin-yang mutual reinforcement, it would take at least a hundred times to succeed. This was a significant downside.

In the end, Long Xuan also created many new forms within the technique, studying a total of eighteen. These were never seen before in this conservative world, marking the creation of a powerful legacy unlike anything in existence.

However, most of the eighteen forms he researched had nothing to do with the technique.

In other words, whether or not these forms were added made no difference to the technique—they were purely ornamental.

Yet they were written in such an esoteric manner that the average person would have a hard time noticing any inconsistencies.

Thus, a very strange technique was completed by him in this way.

Interestingly, he wrote this technique using a very obscure divine script, not the common language of the world. It was unclear what his true intentions were or what scheme he was hiding in his heart.

He didn’t sign his name on this technique. After completing it, he put the manual away and eagerly walked out.

Though it seemed as if he was engaged in studying the formula for Dragonblood battle gu insect, he was not actually confined and still had a great deal of freedom.

After leaving the secret chamber, he immediately headed toward the place where Long Ziyan resided.

A short time later, after knocking on the door of a certain pavilion, a clear voice came from within: "Come in."

Long Xuan adjusted his attire, straightened his back, and confidently pushed the door open.

Today, Long Ziyan wasn’t practicing swordsmanship but was sitting upright at her desk, writing something. Hearing the door open, she didn’t even turn her head and asked directly, "What do you want?"

Long Xuan instinctively glanced at what she was writing and was quickly stunned.

She was writing a Recipe for blade gu. By now, she had filled an unknown number of sheets of paper, each filled densely with materials. Roughly estimating, she had probably listed tens of thousands of materials in the formula for blade gu insect.

As expected, creating a gu insect from five hundred materials was not enough to match her personality; she had to challenge the highest difficulty.

But she only had one peak-grade Silver Moon Mantis insect, and without any cheat abilities of her own, the failure rate would be incredibly high with so many materials. Wasn’t she worried about losing everything in vain?

If she ruined such a precious Silver Moon Mantis King, it would indeed be a pity.

Was such a high-stakes gamble really worth it?