Ying Hui led Zhou Bai inside, whispering in his ear, "Elder Sun has checked you and found no issues, so next, I will take you to meet the great elder of our Qingtian Dao Sect. No matter what you see, try not to react too strongly."
Christina thought, ’That was close, nearly got found out by that guy. What’s the story with this old man?’
Zhou Bai considered, ’At least it seems he didn’t notice the Heavenly Dao Catastrophes or Christina.’
Ying Hui continued, "Within the four great sects, countless superior Taoist techniques have become incredibly dangerous due to distortions in the Heavenly Dao. Whether used or cultivated, they are fraught with peril.
"The most top-tier among them touch upon the utmost secrets of the Heavenly Dao, and even the mere spreading of a single word or phrase about them can pollute thoughts and lead to distortions in reality."
"Such powerful and dangerous Taoist techniques are known as the Twilight Taoist Skill. They are echoes of an old era, the dusk of a bygone era of cultivation."
"Only those with the strongest talents and willpower, those who can withstand the toughest tests, true geniuses among cultivators, can learn these Twilight Taoist Skills."
"Those who have learned these Twilight Taoist Skills are considered to have truly reached the core of the teachings of the Dao School of Donghua and can be called true disciples of the Qingtian Dao Sect."
"Some of them are elite students like you, while others are top experts from various positions within Donghua City, genius cultivators."
As Ying Hui introduced these concepts, Christina rapidly relayed the incident that had just occurred to Zhou Bai, who had just woken up.
’A sect, huh? Sounds quite similar to political parties.’
’Just as there are ideologies, there will be factions; just as there are people, there will be powers.’
Zhou Bai casually sighed and asked Ying Hui, "Teacher, are you sure this isn’t dangerous? It sounds very risky to me."
Ying Hui replied, "Don’t worry, we have studied your various performances over and over. With your talent, you are definitely capable of cultivating the Twilight Taoist Skill. Even if the cultivation is unsuccessful, there shouldn’t be any danger."
Zhou Bai thought to himself, ’Damn, I have zero confidence in my own talent.’
But he couldn’t voice such thoughts at the moment and had no choice but to continue following Ying Hui with a stiff upper lip.
Yet Christina was still fixated on what Elder Sun had said earlier.
"Christina? Does that old man know me?"
Zhou Bai replied, "Now’s not the time to worry about that. First, increase your strength; gain a higher status in either Dao School of Donghua or Qingtian Dao Sect, and then you can investigate your matters slowly."
Christina: "Okay."
Zhou Bai: "But this Twilight Taoist Skill is way too dangerous, right? I have no desire to cultivate it at all."
Christina: "…I’ll do the cultivation. What does it have to do with you? Just leave it to me when the time comes."
Zhou Bai: "666."
Next, the two passed through more than a dozen solid steel doors, each looking more secure than the last, with layers upon layers of runes flickering.
Zhou Bai felt like he had entered an extremely dangerous place.
Not until a door covered in dense runes, completely surrounded by layer upon layer of arrays, opened did he truly get a shock.
What appeared before the two of them was a large mass of flesh that writhed and twitched constantly.
The entire ceiling, floor, and walls were all covered with layers of blood and flesh.
It felt as if the room before their eyes was alive.
Zhou Bai steadied his emotions before asking, "What is this?"
"The Elder’s body," Ying Hui replied, explaining to Zhou Bai’s astonished gaze, "The Elder had stepped into the 10th realm, the Ten Directions Realm, before the Heavenly Dao became twisted. He had achieved 100% Dao transformation, and was only a step away from reading the Immortal Ascension Book before he could ascend to heaven and join the immortals."
"Unfortunately, he encountered the twisting of the Heavenly Dao unexpectedly and without preparation, leading directly to mutation."
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"However, with his 100% Supreme cultivation, the Elder has suppressed his mutation and maintained a certain level of lucidity."
"The Elder now stays here, solely teaching the techniques of the Twilight Taoist Skill."
"He can suppress the mutation?" Zhou Bai exclaimed in shock, "Can he recover then?"
Ying Hui shook his head regretfully, "Mutation is incurable. Even the Elder with 100% Dao transformation can only delay the completion of the mutation.
Even so, he spends most of his time in slumber in order to suppress the mutation, unless it is necessary."
As they walked on, their eyes suddenly brightened, seeing countless eyes of different sizes on the ceiling, all emitting a dim white glow that illuminated the entire bloody hall.
Around the blood-drenched walls of the hall, Zhou Bai could see indentations in the walls, each seemingly the right size to fit a person.
He glanced around at the indentations; some already had people sleeping inside them.
"The Elder spends most of his time in a deep sleep, so if you want to communicate, you have to enter his dreams," stated Ying Hui, "Our Qingtian Dao Sect boasts myriad Twilight Taoist Skills, expansive as oceans, encompassing martial arts, Arrays, Alchemy, Artifact Refining, and Qi Refinement.
But the most powerful are the five Supreme Divine Skills, which include the Ice Soul Freeze Light, Tianhe Star Explosion Sword, Time Rebirth Technique, Supreme Mysterious Divine Thunder Breath, and Great Black Flame Fire Dragon Formation.
These five Divine Skills are astoundingly powerful and contain a trace of the mysteries of the Heavenly Dao. Once mastered, even if one has not yet stepped into the ranks of the immortals, they can contend with the deities to some extent.
The only pity is that since the twisting of the Heavenly Dao, these five Supreme Divine Skills have produced enormous side effects."
Upon hearing the names of these five Supreme Divine Skills, Zhou Bai’s heart couldn’t help but tremble, ’Damn, these names alone sound way more powerful than anything I’ve practiced. To be able to contend with deities upon mastering them is truly fierce.’
Christina nodded vigorously, her face full of anticipation, "I want to train, I want to train in all of them!"
"These five Supreme Divine Skills, since the twisting of the Heavenly Dao, only the rarest of talents have been able to practice them," Ying Hui explained, "Because these five Divine Skills are not included in the Divine Charts, they suffer from severe twisting effects and have significant side-effects.
Zhou Bai, your talents are not bad, but it is absolutely impossible for you to start training them right away; you still need to build a lot of foundation.
However, when you enter the Elder’s dream, you can tell him that your goal is to cultivate these five Supreme Divine Skills."
"Why?" Zhou Bai asked curiously.
"The five Supreme Divine Skills are not rootless duckweeds; underneath them lies a myriad of simpler and more accessible Taoist Skills," Ying Hui continued, "Only by practicing these skills step by step and building your foundation can you better cultivate the five Supreme Divine Skills."
Zhou Bai nodded, his mind clear, ’It’s like prerequisite skills, understood.’
"When you go in, make sure to be polite and respectful. Do not offend the Elder, understand?" Ying Hui, worried that Zhou Bai, this unconventional and disobedient fellow, would create trouble, earnestly cautioned, "Remember, be sincere. Do whatever the Elder asks you to do. We have already discussed this with him, so don’t act on your own..."
After giving another round of instructions to Zhou Bai, Ying Hui watched as the other lay down in one of the flesh pits, his eyes still holding a hint of worry.