Chapter 29

Chapter 28: Moon Vortex Yang Wheel Technique (Part 2)

In fact, the martial techniques stored in the Xianyan Ancient Sect's scripture hall had been there for countless years. Over the generations, very few disciples had ever read them, let alone finish all 120 volumes!

For these cold remarks, Li Qiyi merely glanced at them coldly, which made Nan Huairen, standing nearby, break out in a cold sweat. He couldn't help but worry about these fellow disciples. While others might not know, he was well aware that Li Qiyi was a person who could kill without batting an eye. Du Yuan-guang and Xu Hui, such figures, were torn apart by him on the spot, let alone these fellow disciples.

At this moment, a second-generation senior disciple in charge of registration furrowed his brow and said to Li Qiyi, "Martial techniques are something to be tasted superficially; you shouldn't read too many."

Li Qiyi smiled at the senior disciple's well-intentioned advice and said slowly, "The first cultivation technique I practiced, the Odd Gate Saber Technique, is a martial technique, and it is quite powerful. So, if I practice three to five hundred martial techniques, I might become invincible in the world."

Li Qiyi's words immediately caused a burst of laughter among those present. A disciple laughed and said, "Three to five hundred martial techniques might not make you invincible in the world, but if it were three to five thousand, you might really be invincible." As he said this, he sneered.

The senior disciple shook his head and said solemnly, "Ridiculous. Martial techniques are just side branches. If you want to learn, mastering one or two is enough. Reading over a hundred volumes is a waste of energy and will hinder your cultivation!"

"Uncle, he is just an ungrateful person. Why bother to advise him? Let him be!" A third-generation disciple said with a grin. "A good-for-nothing is a good-for-nothing. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Your good intentions might be taken as a donkey's heart." As he said this, he looked at Li Qiyi with disdain.

Everyone looked down on martial techniques. Cultivators would never practice martial techniques. Now, Li Qiyi was asking for over a hundred volumes of martial techniques, which made him look like a fool in others' eyes.

Of course, since Li Qiyi insisted on borrowing the 120 volumes of martial techniques, the well-intentioned senior disciple had no choice but to register them for him.

When Li Qiyi took out the second secret manual for registration, the senior disciple nodded and said, "This is more like it. You've chosen a good technique. The 'Kunpeng Xiao Yi Six Forms' is a minor technique in our Xianyan Ancient Sect's imperial techniques. Even as a minor technique, it is profound and powerful."

The guardian sitting nearby also nodded and said, "You must practice this technique well. Don't let it down. The 'Kunpeng Xiao Yi Six Forms' is a minor technique of the core imperial technique 'Kunpeng Six Transformations.' If you practice this technique well, it will lay a good foundation for you. In the future, if you have the opportunity to practice 'Kunpeng Six Transformations,' you will achieve twice the results with half the effort."

Hearing this, the other disciples present couldn't help but feel both envious and jealous. This was an imperial technique. Even as a minor technique, its power was much greater than ordinary techniques. An imperial technique was incomparable even to the techniques of great sages!

"Hmph, he's just a good-for-nothing. The imperial technique is so profound. Even if the 'Kunpeng Xiao Yi Six Forms' has only six forms, he will never succeed in his lifetime," a disciple said with a sour tone.

Some disciples were不服气 and couldn't help but say, "Why should he be able to practice the imperial technique!" Of course, the disciples who were不服气 had to shut their mouths under the guardian's stern gaze.

Li Qiyi held a warrant recognized by the six elders. Unless they wanted to question the decision of the six elders, they could only envy and resent Li Qiyi practicing this imperial technique.

Finally, Li Qiyi took out the last secret manual. This manual was extremely old, and no one knew how many years it had been through. The pages of the manual were made of an unknown material, and despite being flipped countless times, there was not a single sign of damage.

"Moon Vortex Yang Wheel Technique." The senior disciple looked at Li Qiyi strangely when he saw this technique, then looked at the guardian.

The guardian sitting there also furrowed his brow.

"Moon Vortex Yang Wheel Technique." When the disciples present heard this name, they looked at Li Qiyi with disdain and said coldly, "Another fool seeking quick success. Hmph, there is no such thing as quick success in cultivation!"

"Heh, he wants to become a genius overnight," another disciple said sourly. "Heh, even if he practices the Moon Vortex Yang Wheel Technique, he won't become invincible overnight. Genius is predetermined, and so is a good-for-nothing. A good-for-nothing will never become a genius, no matter what quick success technique they practice!"

"This technique is not good to practice. It will ultimately harm you," the guardian shook his head and said. "Although it can accelerate your cultivation in the early stages, with your ordinary life wheel, you will only reach the Vigorous Life stage. After that, you won't be able to practice it anymore. In the past, a genius with a saint-level life wheel in the sect also stopped at the Heavenly Essence stage, ultimately harming himself and missing the best age for cultivation."

The Moon Vortex Yang Wheel Technique was a famous technique in the Xianyan Ancient Sect because it could achieve quick success. In the early stages of cultivation, it used blood and qi to drive life force, making one's Dao progress rapidly. However, after reaching a certain stage, as one's Dao advanced, blood and qi could no longer drive the technique, and progress would stagnate, making it difficult to continue practicing.

Therefore, the Moon Vortex Yang Wheel Technique was known in the Xianyan Ancient Sect as a quick success technique, but also as a technique that could turn one into a waste. Many geniuses in the sect tried this technique, but all failed.

"Thank you for your advice, Guardian. I have my own judgment," Li Qiyi said with a smile, not taking it to heart.

Seeing that Li Qiyi was stubborn, the guardian coldly snorted and closed his eyes, unwilling to speak further. In the guardian's eyes, Li Qiyi was just a waste with an ordinary body, life wheel, and destiny. He didn't want to waste more words. If Li Qiyi had good potential, he definitely wouldn't allow him to practice this technique.

In the end, Li Qiyi moved a large pile of secret manuals amidst the ridicule of many disciples. Nan Huairen hurriedly helped, carrying over a hundred volumes of martial technique manuals back to the solitary peak.

When they returned to the solitary peak, it was already late. Li Qiyi said, "Let's go pick the treasure tomorrow."

Nan Huairen readily agreed. In fact, he didn't understand why Li Qiyi chose so many martial technique manuals. It would take at least three to five years to practice all 120 volumes, which was a waste of time. However, seeing Li Qiyi's confidence, Nan Huairen didn't ask further. He said, "With so many manuals, I'll go to the External Affairs Hall tomorrow to get a Bag of Holding for you, which will make it easier for you to go out."

Li Qiyi just nodded and didn't say much. As Nan Huairen was about to leave, Li Qiyi asked, "What is the name of the senior disciple in the scripture hall?"

Nan Huairen, being smooth, immediately said, "Qu Daoli. He is originally a third-generation disciple, but because of his talent and willingness to stay in the scripture hall, he was promoted to a second-generation disciple."

Li Qiyi smiled and said nothing. Nan Huairen then took his leave.

After Nan Huairen left, Li Qiyi closed the courtyard, prepared ink and brush, and laid out the 120 volumes of martial technique manuals in an order that others couldn't understand.

Li Qiyi's expression was serious and meticulous. After arranging all the manuals, he opened the first page of each one and copied a word from each. Then he opened the second page of each one...

Li Qiyi was very cautious and serious with each step because he was the only one in the world who knew that the "General Martial Techniques," "Miscellaneous Martial Techniques," and "Iron Skin Copper Bones" techniques, which were considered useless, contained a shocking secret, and he had hidden this secret himself.

What is the strongest technique in the world? Everyone would answer without hesitation: the Heavenly Mandate Secret Technique! Each generation of Immortal Emperors, when they carried the Heavenly Mandate, would create the Heavenly Mandate Secret Technique, a technique that communicates with the Heavenly Mandate and reaches the heavens, incomparably powerful.

If there was a technique stronger than the Heavenly Mandate Secret Technique, it would be hard for people to imagine, or perhaps only ancient figures would know.

If there was a technique stronger than the Heavenly Mandate Secret Technique, it would be the Heavenly Books—the Nine Heavenly Books.

In the primitive era, there was a legend that before the heavens and earth were opened, the universe was like a chicken egg, and chaos gave birth to the initial state. The initial state evolved into nine characters, and the nine characters gave birth to nine treasures, which were inscribed in the nine books!

These nine books are the legendary Nine Heavenly Books! However, throughout the ages, there has been almost no news of anyone seeing the Nine Heavenly Books or the Nine Heavenly Treasures.

However, Li Qiyi was one of the few people in the world who had seen one of the Nine Heavenly Books! In the primitive era, due to a series of coincidences, Li Qiyi, who had transformed into a black crow, saw one of the Nine Heavenly Books, the Body Book. Later, Li Qiyi used countless schemes, spent countless efforts, and planned for ten thousand years, enduring numerous hardships, to finally obtain the Body Book.

However, because of the Body Book, Li Qiyi faced even more hardships. In the primitive era, countless people, including Immortal Emperors, pursued and hunted him. Even for Immortal Emperors, the Body Book was irresistibly tempting!

After obtaining the Body Book, Li Qiyi comprehended its profound mysteries. Because of this, even when he could no longer practice, Li Qiyi remained incredibly powerful.

This Body Book later had a significant connection with invincible figures like the Sun Devouring Immortal Emperor and the Tyrannical Annihilation Immortal Emperor. As for the Mingren Immortal Emperor, he was personally cultivated by Li Qiyi.

Just take the Mingren Immortal Emperor as an example. Many people in later generations believed that the Mingren Immortal Emperor was a natural Day Body, and even the generations of disciples in the Xianyan Ancient Sect held this belief.