Chapter 371: Chapter 242: Cultivation World 32_3
"Token." The voice of Guardian Elder Mo Cangzi came from the shadows, hoarse like the friction of sandpaper.
Si Lingle respectfully bowed and took out a Jade Token from her sleeve.
"New disciples can receive one free Cultivation Technique; Nascent Soul Stage cultivators can access books below the fifth level. If you wish to copy, you must use Contribution Points."
"Thank you, elder, for the information."
Stepping into the first layer of the Book Collection Tower, a rich aroma of books and spirit wood essence hit her face.
Hundreds of sandalwood bookshelves were neatly arranged, and each book, Jade Scroll, was protected by a faint light shield.
A few Outer Disciples were shuttling between the bookshelves. Upon seeing Si Lingle’s Daoist robe, they immediately withdrew their gaze.
This was a Nascent Soul True Monarch, not someone these Qi Refining Disciples dared to provoke.
The first floor was filled with basic Cultivation Techniques for Qi Refinement Realm, yet Si Lingle still used her Divine Sense to scan for any special basic techniques.
However, after scanning, nothing caught her eye.
Si Lingle walked straight towards the stairs leading to the second floor, her fingertips gently brushing the restriction on the handrail, the Jade Token faintly glowing, and the restriction parted like a wave.
There were significantly fewer Cultivation Techniques on the second floor, but each emitted a stronger spiritual power fluctuation. She similarly scanned for anything of interest and continued upward.
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Upon reaching the fifth floor, its space was half the size below, with only thirty-two bookshelves arranged in a circular pattern.
While Si Lingle was scanning with her Divine Sense, an old Jade Scroll flew out towards her, like an azure stream of light.
"What’s this...?"
The stream of light circled thrice in the air, suddenly darting towards Si Lingle like a bird flying into the forest.
Instinctively, Si Lingle raised her hand to block, but her palm felt cool; the wholly azure Jade Scroll quietly lay in her hand.
On the surface of the Jade Scroll, water ripples flowed, and faintly, green vine patterns grew and wrapped amid the waterwaves.
"Taiyi Qingming Technique..." Five ancient seal characters emerged in her mind the instant she touched the Jade Scroll.
Immediately, a torrent of information rushed into her Divine Sense, and Si Lingle groaned slightly, her temples throbbing.
The Jade Scroll trembled slightly in her palm, emitting a gentle azure glow.
That glow spread like a living thing along her arm, soon enveloping her entirely.
Guardian Elder Mo Cangzi appeared at the staircase entrance, white hair flying, eyes flashing. His withered fingers formed a Dharma Seal, sending a golden light towards the Jade Scroll in Si Lingle’s hand.
The azure glow suddenly expanded, repelling the golden light completely. Mo Cangzi staggered back, his old face filled with shock: "The Spiritual Scroll choosing its master... it’s indeed the Spiritual Scroll choosing its master!"
The light of the Jade Scroll in Si Lingle’s hand gradually dimmed, "Elder, this Jade Scroll..."
Mo Cangzi raised a hand to interrupt, sighing deeply, "Do you know what you hold?"
Si Lingle shook her head, the Jade Scroll warming in her palm, seemingly protesting its neglect.
"Taiyi Qingming Technique, handed down from the ancient Qingming Water Mansion, is the supreme Cultivation Technique created for Water and Wood Coexistence Spirit Root." Mo Cangzi’s voice was low, "A thousand years ago, the righteous and wicked battled, the Water Mansion bloodline broke and its legacy ended. This Jade Scroll lost its spirit. Who could have thought today..."
Suddenly, the old man stepped closer, his withered fingers nearly touching Si Lingle’s nose: "This technique involves significant causality! Qingming Water Mansion had countless enemies back then. If you cultivate this technique, you’ll surely be coveted one day!"
Si Lingle held the Jade Scroll, smiling: "Today’s opportunity is here; how can I retreat due to fear of causality? Even if there are foes, I’ll slay them as they come!"
She’s not to be trifled with!
Mo Cangzi was silent for a long time, finally shaking his head, "Let it be. Since the Spiritual Scroll has chosen its master, it cannot be forced." He took a black Jade Token from his sleeve and handed it to Si Lingle. "Remember, today’s matter must not be told to outsiders, or it’ll bring catastrophe to your life."
Si Lingle respectfully accepted the Jade Token, noticing the ’Mo’ character engraved on it, clearly the elder’s credential.
Leaving the Book Collection Pavilion, the sunset dyed the sea of clouds golden red. Standing on the thousand-step stone staircase, Si Lingle looked back, briefly glimpsing a blue shadow through the top window of the pavilion, fleeting.
Returning to her own cave abode, Si Lingle immediately activated the Protective Array. She sat cross-legged on the cushion and took out the Jade Scroll.
At night, the water ripple texture and vine patterns on the Jade Scroll’s surface became clearer, faintly revealing tiny runes flowing amid the water and wood markings.
"Taiyi Qingming Technique..." Si Lingle softly invoked, the Jade Scroll again emitting an azure glow. This time, the information transmission was much gentler, like a trickle nourishing her Divine Sense.
It turned out this technique emphasized "water nourishing wood nature, wood solidifying water source," requiring the summoning of Water and Wood Spiritual Qi from the heavens to form a never-ending cycle within.
Si Lingle previously practiced the All Things Technique, due to a saying that water gives birth to everything!
Taoism believes the basic element structuring the universe isn’t tangible water, but the metaphysical "Heavenly True Water."
This innate True Water is formless and intangible, containing creation’s vitality. It was the first product of chaos differentiation when heaven and earth initially opened and is the energy carrier for generating all things.
"The Book of Changes" River Map places "heaven-one gives birth to water" as primary, symbolizing the universe beginning with the water element, later differentiating into other five-element attributes;
In the Cultivation World, cultivators refine innate True Qi within kidney-water (water attribute) to trace back life origin, aligning with the path of creation.
Within the five-element intergenerational framework, water nourishes the growth of wood (plant growth), wood nurtures fire (energy release), fire transforms into earth (matter sedimentation), earth condenses into metal (mineral formation), and metal rebirths into water (liquid cycle).
Thus, the All Things Technique aligns with Si Lingle’s Water and Wood Dual Spirit Roots.
Besides, Si Lingle cultivates the Green Sea and Wood Technique,
Wood Longevity Technique, Green Wood Transformation Technique, among others. They are auxiliary techniques.
Cultivating the All Things Technique enables the Great Derivation Technique, allowing a brief summoning of all things under heaven as weapons, but accelerates lifespan consumption.
This technique, Si Lingle has yet to perform.
Cultivating the Green Wood Transformation Technique can sprout spirit plants and in combat extract the enemy’s life force through the "Withered Wood Rejuvenation" secret technique.
Every Cultivation Technique casts different spells, yet it’s unknown what spells cultivating the Taiyi Qingming Technique can unleash.
