Cultivation Starting from Full Talent-Chapter 255 - 253 Cultivation Technique Conflict
Chapter 255: Chapter 253: Cultivation Technique Conflict
Chapter 255: Chapter 253: Cultivation Technique Conflict
In the blink of an eye, twenty thousand years of Refining Time were dramatically consumed.
The Vajra Demon Suppressing Technique returned to simplicity!
It seemed that after the Spirit Root ascended to the Fourth Grade, the time consumed by cultivating the Cultivation Technique really shortened—shouldn’t this Earth Grade Absolute Skill take at least a hundred thousand years to cultivate to the state of Return to Nature?
“Buzz~~~”
At the moment Ning Daoran exited the Refining Time, the Cultivation Technique retaliated against its body like a sea surge, swarming his vessels with vast Blood Qi. His skin, flesh, tendons, and bones all seemed about to burst in an instant!
Ning Daoran was suddenly soaked in sweat. He looked down and saw his skin coated with a layer of golden luster, shiny like that of an Arhat.
Indeed, it was almost like the eighteen copper figures from “The Food God.”
However, what shocked Ning Daoran was a strand of black-gold Demonic Qi unconsciously flowing out from his vessels. Once this black-gold Demonic Qi appeared, the Eternal Green Technique within him seemed to awaken instantly, its Evergreen Technique Power roiling within his vessels, continuously resisting the flow of the black-gold Demonic Qi.
The two were distinctly separated!
“A conflict of techniques?”
Ning Daoran, agape and dumbfounded, experienced this for the first time.
By then, his physical strength had indeed grown significantly due to the cultivation of the Vajra Demon Suppressing Technique; however, if he continued to refine and temper his body with this technique, the Evergreen Technique would be suppressed, and the two techniques seemed incompatible like fire and water.
Instantly, Ning Daoran felt a tremendous loss.
If the Vajra Demon Suppressing Technique were to impact the cultivation of the Eternal Green Technique, then the choice was clear. The Eternal Green Technique was the foundation and cornerstone of his cultivation. Compared to that, the body refining effect of the Vajra Demon Suppressing Technique could be discarded.
After all, Ning Daoran’s combat capabilities were already formidable. The reason he wished to continue refining his body was purely due to the romantic notion of “melee combat”—the thrill of crushing opponents with a punch was captivating.
But if cultivating the Vajra Demon Suppressing Technique meant halting the progress of the Evergreen Technique, then he should completely forsake the Vajra Demon Suppressing Technique!
What a loss; forty thousand Spirit Stones, twenty thousand years of Refining Time, all gone!
…
One month later.
Lin Man emerged from seclusion and entered Ning Daoran’s Cave Mansion.
Despite still looking as beautiful as a celestial being, her dark circles were pronounced, and she seemed drained, as if her Mana was hollowed out.
Within the month, she crafted more than ninety Talismans, mostly Third-tier High-Grade Talismans, although a few dropped to Third-tier Mid-Grade Talismans due to mishaps during production.
Ning Daoran gratefully accepted them all.
“Fellow Daoist Ning, how goes your cultivation of Vajra Demon Suppressing Technique?” Lin Man asked with a smile.
“Small accomplishment.”
Ning Daoran waved his hand slightly, generating a rising wisp of Demonic Qi that coiled around his arm, then he frowned and said, “It seems I’m ill-suited for this technique; I always feel blood congestion during cultivation, extremely impeded.”
“Ah, so it is…”
Lin Man whispered softly, “I had wanted to warn Fellow Daoist earlier but worried it might seem presumptuous. So I thought it best to let you try it out yourself. Now, it appears my suspicions were correct.”
“Could Talisman Master Lin elaborate?”
“Back when I was in the Sect,” she explained, “my master mentioned the Vajra Demon Suppressing Technique, evolved from the Shenjin Demon Technique thousand years ago. Although it’s called demon-suppressing, it’s actually a form of Demon Technique itself. Initially, it indeed enhances Blood Qi, but once cultivated to a certain Realm…
The Shenjin Demonic Qi in the Vajra Demon Suppressing Technique will infiltrate the body, and since Fellow Daoist cultivates the Evergreen Technique, Shenjin Demonic Qi naturally conflicts with it. You can only choose one of the two.”
She looked at Ning Daoran and advised, “If you wish to preserve the Evergreen Technique, then stop cultivating the Vajra Demon Suppressing Technique.”
“Thanks for the warning.”
Ning Daoran nodded deeply in agreement, “Repairing the fold after the sheep have fled is still not too late. I shall cease to cultivate the Vajra Demon Suppressing Technique from now on. It’s just a pity about those Spirit Stones…”
Lin Man chuckled, “When I arrived, I saw you had dispatched a maid to take orders for refining an Array. I imagine these Arrays will soon help you earn back those Spirit Stones. As for the maid… her appearance is exceptionally beautiful, Fellow Daoist is indeed fortunate.”
Ning Daoran paused, Lin Man had perhaps overthought it.
He was still figuring out how to explain, but Lin Man had already turned and left to rest in her Cave Mansion.
Thus, Ning Daoran began the arduous task of refining Arrays to recover financially.
Several months later, after refining dozens of Arrays, he made a profit of over forty thousand Spirit Stones, and the losses incurred from the Vajra Demon Suppressing Technique were recovered!
…
Late at night, City Lord Mansion.
A gray figure floated into the City Lord Mansion and appeared behind City Lord Long Zhuojun, one sleeve hanging empty, the arm long gone.
If Ning Daoran had been there, he would have recognized this man as the gray-clothed elder who once infiltrated Lin Man’s Cave Mansion with Array Devouring Worms, attempting to abduct her.
This man, named Han Chan, was Jing Xu’s senior and shared a strikingly similar character. Together, they had once roamed the Jianghu, committing deeds nefarious and outrageous.
“Any news?”
City Lord Long held the Jade Light Cup, not turning around.
“I’ve cleared things up.”
Han Chan stated calmly, “The person who killed Jing Xu, and who severed my arm, is the same individual—it’s that Array Master Ning, from beside Lin Man’s Cave Mansion. He is profoundly discreet, and recently refined a Third-tier Lower-grade Array for someone. He’s a Third-tier Array Master, and his methods in Fight Technique are also tricky to manage; he isn’t an ordinary Golden Core.”
“So that’s how it is…”
City Lord Long Zhuojun’s face turned ashen.
Over the years, he had been deeply infatuated with Lin Man. The more she rejected him, the more he desired to possess her.
Thus, a few years ago, Long Zhuojun had dispatched Han Chan with an Array Devouring Worm to infiltrate Lin Man’s array in an attempt to seal her mana and bring her to his bed, planning to take her Primordial Yin first!
Having served as the master of Immortal White Dragon City for so many years and advanced in his cultivation, commanding respect above tens of thousands, it infuriated him that he couldn’t subdue even one woman.
If he couldn’t possess her heart, he would possess her body!
Was getting her love important when he could have her?
Not important!
“I’ll make a trip to Array Master Ning’s Cave Mansion, you need not follow.”
City Lord Long Zhuojun lightly raised his eyebrows and said, “Allow me to probe a little. If Jing Xu was indeed killed by him, I shall not tolerate it. If not… well, it would be good to recruit him as the City Protection Array Master, and have him repair the city’s arrays, since he is a cultivator of Immortal White Dragon City, he has no reason to refuse.”
“Very well.”
Han Chan spoke indifferently, “When the City Lord makes a move, be sure to inform me; that grudge of an arm…”
“Fellow Daoist, rest assured, I will call on you.”
…
Late at night, City Lord Long Zhuojun, accompanied by a Golden Core cultivator and a Baodan Realm Martial Artist, visited Ning Daoran’s Cave Mansion.
After some pleasantries, Long Zhuojun got straight to the point.
“Array Master Ning, I heard that when you first came to Immortal White Dragon City, you met Bai Xiaotian and his wife and also had some acquaintance with Bai Xiaotian.”
“Nothing more than a passing acquaintance.”
“City Lord.”
Ning Daoran spoke earnestly, “I, as a cultivator, distinguish between immortals and mortals. Even if I did have a relationship with Bai Xiaotian, how could I, simply for a mortal, risk my life against a cultivator of the same rank? I am not so foolish; what would be the purpose?”
City Lord Long Zhuojun felt embarrassed as the other’s reply was logical and irrefutable.
“Array Master Ning, actually, I have come today with a request, hoping that you will not turn it down.”
“Please speak, City Lord!”
“Recently, the City Protection Array and Prohibitions in Immortal White Dragon City have suffered severe damages, and this array is a Third-tier Array. The Array Masters in the city, lacking sufficient cultivation, are at their wits’ end. Given that Array Master Ning is a Third-tier Array Master, I hope you can lend a hand to repair the damaged arrays. Of course, I will not let you be busy for nothing.”
With a gentle push, a Storage Bag containing Spirit Stones floated leisurely over: “Here are ten thousand Spirit Stones, which should cover the fee for repairing the city’s arrays. Please do not refuse, Fellow Daoist Ning.”
“Array Master Ning!”
Not far behind, followed by City Lord Long, a familiar Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator appeared, Chen Wen, who looked embarrassed: “I am one of the City Protection Array Masters, but, unfortunately, I only possess the strength of a Second-Order Lower Grade Array Master, knowing very little about Third-tier Arrays and Prohibitions. I hope Array Master Ning can help us resolve this predicament.”
Ning Daoran frowned, realizing that refusal to repair the City Protection Array was not an option.
But he wondered if City Lord Long Zhuojun had other plans in place. Trouble was inevitable, and he needed to stay vigilant.
“Under such circumstances, I cannot, in good conscience, refuse.”
After accepting the ten thousand Spirit Stones, City Lord Long Zhuojun and his entourage promptly left.
Outside the Cave Mansion, two Foundation Establishment Stage Array Masters remained, Chen Wen and another called Zhang Yi, both Second-Order Lower Grade Array Masters. With their Array Path cultivation, they could assist, but managing the repair of a Third-tier Array was quite a stretch.
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“Senior Ning!”
Chen Wen looked earnest, “Tomorrow morning, may I and Fellow Daoist Zhang come over and accompany you to survey the damage to the city’s outer array?”
“Certainly.”
“Great, then this junior will not disturb you further.”
After everyone had left, the neighboring Cave Mansion stirred, and Lin Man stepped out.
Her beautiful eyes watched the retreating figures of Chen Wen and the other, “[Did] City Lord Long make things difficult for you?”
“No, not at all.”
Ning Daoran shook his head, “However, the City Lord spent ten thousand Spirit Stones for me to oversee the repair of the City Protection Array, but I wonder if he has other intentions.”
“In any case, be extra careful.”
Lin Man was anxious and transmitted her thoughts, “City Lord Long is not a man of good character; it is said he started as a Robbery Cultivator.”
…
The next morning.
Before dawn, Chen Wen and Zhang Yi, both Foundation Establishment Cultivators, were already waiting outside, their demeanor extremely respectful. Both being Array Masters, they understood the difficulty of Array Path, and for them, Ning Daoran was not only a Golden Core cultivator but also a Third-tier Array Master, almost like a guiding deity. Chen Wen and Zhang Yi were fervent as if they were in the presence of an idol.
“Senior Ning, we can set off now!”
The moment Ning Daoran walked out of his Cave Mansion, Chen Wen was invigorated.”
