Chapter 661: Chapter 660 Heaven and Earth Changing Spirit Great Method
When Shi Xiaole returned to his residence, he found that Xiaolan was gone. In her place stood four young women, They were extraordinarily beautiful and charming. Even if they couldn’t quite match the beauty of Ren Mengzhen and Ji Morou, they were very close; they could be referred to as stunning.
The four of them stood in a line. Each outshoning the other in their propia ways. When they saw Shi Xiaole arrive, they immediately knelt half-way, calling out reverently in soft voices.
"What is this?"
"Young Master Shi, the Ninth Elder has instructed us, from now on, we belong to you."
The most elegant-looking woman among them said.
She was a maid cultivated by Qi Sina. Not only had she been selected for her beauty, but she was organized and efficient in her duties. Her power was top-tier among her peers - not that Shi Xiaole would know all of this.
The other three were also talented in their ways.
Each one of them was enough to drive countless men mad. Qi Sina had invested a lot of resources to cultivate them, originally planning on using them to win over important figures.
However, after todays’ events, Qi Sina gritted her teeth and sent all four of them over. Quality was better than quantity—if she could secure Shi Xiaole’s loyalty, it would all be worth it.
"Stand up, I will call you when I need you."
Very quickly, Shi Xiaole understood what was happening and responded casually.
He wasn’t going to reject them.
He couldn’t refuse this offer, as it would be a direct insult to Qi Sina. Presently, he was in the Yiling Clan and had to be careful about some things.
As for whether defeating Gao Kun would bring about retaliation, Shi Xiaole wasn’t particularly worried.
If there was someone who could rival Gao Kun, the Ninth Elder would probably welcome that person—as long as that person could be controlled.
Shi Xiaole shifted his gaze, touched one of the newly-arrived maiden’s face, revealed a hint of interest, and then forcefully suppressed it before turning to enter the room.
The maiden blushed, feeling the complex gaze of the other three, she felt a mix of both shyness and excitement.
She had heard about the battle incident today. This handsome youth defeated the revered Gao Kun, his future was limitless.
Originally, she was apprehensive, unaware of who she would be assigned to. What if he turned out to be split with ugly gourds, or an old man with no teeth?
But now, everything about Shi Xiaole embodied the totality of the fantasy lover in the mind of a young girl’s mind, even more perfect than she had imagined.
Although their mistress had sent them with an ulterior motive to entice and spy on him, why would it matter? As long as he took the bait, everyone would benefit from the results.
Entering the room and closing the door, Shi Xiaole’s expression regained its calm, he couldn’t help but shake his head and chuckle wryly.
Those of a different kind, will have a different heart.
He could probably guess some of the thoughts of the Yiling Clan, especially after revealing his terrifying potential, he would certainly arouse many people’s fear and unrest.
Therefore, the immediate priority was to alleviate their sense of threat. The four women Qi Sina had sent could perhaps provide an opportunity for that.
Shrugging off his stray thoughts, Shi Xiaole sat cross-legged on the bed, lost his worries, and became excited once more.
Because after completing the ninth system task, not only could he draw a first-class martial art for free, but he also had the authority to purchase top-tier, first-class martial arts.
For him at the present stage, this was a golden opportunity.
Admittedly, his cultivation hadn’t reached the Divine Border Realm, so he couldn’t practice top-tier, first-class martial arts. However, he could practice top-tier, first-class Spiritual Path martial arts!
With his mental strength, once he had progress in his cultivation, it would be like having a few more ways to protect himself. When he left the Yiling Barrier in the future, he might be able to confront Terrestrial Immortals at the Divine Border Realm.
His heart was pounding, Shi Xiaole immediately focused his mind, entered the system space, and began to draw tasks.
The result was not bad; he pulled the first-class lower-tier Divine Illumination Scripture.
Temporarily putting the Divine Illumination Scripture aside, Shi Xiaole’s gaze began to wander among the many stone tablets on the third floor of the Martial God Hall.
In the Martial World of his previous life, Spiritual Path martial arts were rare, and those that reached the first-class top-tier were even rarer. Fortunately, Shi Xiaole happened to know of a heaven-shattering Spiritual Path martial art.
Soon, his gaze stopped on it. That was it.
Ding!
"This exercise is of first-class, top-tier level, and it requires 125,000 reward points to purchase. Host, do you wish to purchase it?"
The value of first-class martial arts ranged between 20,000 to 50,000 reward points. Based on the purchasing rules, this exercise was undoubtedly a top-tier one of first-class.
"Buy."
Shi Xiaole had already decided.
"Congratulations to the host, you have successfully purchased the first-class, top-tier martial arts, the Heaven and Earth Changing Spirit Great Method of the Eighth Master Platinum."
Before arriving at the Yiling Barrier, Shi Xiaole had 213,450 reward points. After exchanging his Severing Air Fist, Angry Waves Finger, and some second-class Spiritual Path martial arts, he had 271,450 reward points.
Now, 125,000 points were deducted from him all at once, leaving him with 142,450 points, but Shi Xiaole didn’t feel any pain in letting them go.
Reward points were meant to enhance one’s strength anyway. What’s more, to obtain the Heaven and Earth Changing Spirit Great Method, no price would be too high to pay.
This magnificent and widely praised art that astonished the world, originated from the Mongolian National Master, Eighth Master Platinum, who possessed the terrifying power of leading people into the illusions of their past lives.
On the eve of the battle at the Startling Goose Palace many years ago, a peerless expert from Central Plain, the Horizontal Saber Head Monk encountered Eighth Master Platinum and a fierce fight broke out. Despite his firm Zen heart, he was eventually drawn into the illusions of his past lives by Eighth Master Platinum, and was severely injured, showcasing the terrifying nature of this martial discipline of the Spiritual Path.
Moreover, Eighth Master Platinum had once created a spatio-temporal response with a flying knife shot by Chuan Ying, through his innate genius.
Later, he made use of the Heaven and Earth Changing Spirit Great Method to drag Chuan Ying into the cycle of countless reincarnations, entangling him time after time, and benefiting both immensely.
In the era when Chuan Ying was born, geniuses were everywhere, and Eighth Master Platinum was not to be ignored. The Heaven and Earth Changing Spirit Great Method he cultivated has since been remembered by countless people in later generations.
Regrettably, since he passed away and his spirit disappeared, no one in the world has been able to uncover the profound mysteries of the Heaven and Earth Changing Spirit Great Method, and this skill thus vanished.
Shi Xiaole once suspected that after cultivating this martial technique to its limit, it could help one’s spirit to become not only indestructible, but even touch upon the realm of reincarnation.
After all, who could be sure that Eighth Master Platinum did not break through the Void Origin and ascend beyond the heavens into a different universe with his spirit in the end?
Without significant spiritual talent, wanting to cultivate the Heaven and Earth Changing Spirit Great Method would be nothing short of a fanciful dream. However, Shi Xiaole didn’t have to worry about this matter at all.
As the stele flashed, many Tibetan words filled Shi Xiaole’s mind. But since they were derived from the system martial arts, he could understand the meanings in the language.
For three consecutive days, Shi Xiaole neither ate nor drank, being completely engrossed in this unfathomable martial art of the Spiritual Path and unable to extricate himself.
He wandered in the spiritual world he constructed, lingered in the dreams of his past and present lives, sometimes everything seemed so real that Shi Xiaole could not help questioning: what is the relationship between the spirit and the body?
Is it possible that the spirit is the reality while the body is just a phantom projection of the spirit into the world?
Are the so-called five senses and reality merely self-deception of the spirit to humans?
In the room, a strand of spiritual energy spread from Shi Xiaole’s body. He hurriedly calmed his mind and energy, and only after a while did he show a relaxed expression.
"Truly remarkable!"
Shi Xiaole exclaimed, both startled and delighted.
That little bit of spiritual energy was the result of condensation after practicing the Heaven and Earth Changing Spirit Great Method, though it didn’t seem significant, when it brushed against Shi Xiaole’s body, it made his spirit slightly dazzled.
One can only imagine the consequences for ordinary people.
Within three days, the Heaven and Earth Changing Spirit Great Method had not even reached its minor accomplishment stage, yet the power it demonstrated had already made Shi Xiaole incredibly expectant of this martial technique.
He got up from the bed, opened the door and walked out, planning to relax a bit. The more profound the martial arts, the more it couldn’t be accomplished all at once, relaxation was necessary.
"Young Master Shi."
In the hall, it was filled with clusters of beautiful colors.
One girl was playing the guqin, another was dancing, and two more were serving tea. Each one of them was more charming than the other, even the legendary kind-hearted man, Liuxiahui would probably find it hard to tear his gaze away from them.
On seeing Shi Xiaole came out, the girls’ panic showed briefly before it vanished. They knelt down with a blush on their faces, an innocent and pitiful look mixed with a seductive air, which made one eager to take a good advantage of them.
Shi Xiaole snickered internally, took a chair to sit down properly, occasionally sneaking peeks at the four girls. Occasionally, he exchanged looks and quickly averted his gaze, his serious face slightly reddened.
This gave the four girls the impression that he wanted to get closer to them, but was too shy to express his feelings due to his character and vanity.
Little did the girls know that in the process of eye contact, Shi Xiaole was secretly activating the Heaven and Earth Changing Spirit Great Method, attempting to guide their thoughts, but found it impossible.
It made sense, given Qi Sina’s cunning, she might have manipulated the girls in advance to prevent them from falling into his trap. With the skills of some experts from the Yiling Clan, at present, Shi Xiaole was incapable of breaking them.
After the first strategy failed, he simply composed himself and started to slowly deal with the four girls.
Shi Xiaole acted quite naturally, progressively engaging more in daily conversation with the four girls. Their interaction went from nothing to something, and within half a month, they were very familiar with each other.
At this point, his cultivation of the Heaven and Earth Changing Spirit Great Method had finally reached its entry-level stage.
"At this rate, it will take several months to attain minor accomplishment. As for major accomplishment and perfection, I’m afraid it will take more than a year."
Achieving perfection in top-tier superior martial arts within a year would be a dream for anyone, but it was the first time it happened to Shi Xiaole.
In the past, no matter how difficult a martial arts technique was, he could master it in a few months at most.
"I’ve heard that when martial arts reach a high grade, even with great talent, the progress of cultivation will slow down, because it involves the true principles of heaven and earth. This saying doesn’t seem to be false."
From the Heaven and Earth Changing Spirit Great Method, Shi Xiaole saw destiny, he saw the cycles of past and present lives, trying to comprehend it needed at least ten times more energy than before.
To perceive it completely, I’m afraid even the Void Origin Realm experts can’t do it.
"Young Master Shi, tomorrow is the day to enter the Divine Stone Cave, the Ninth Elder reminds you not to forget."
A man came to visit twenty days after the competition for the Divine Stone, and respectfully said.
