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Chapter 212 The Ten Holy Kingdoms, the Ten Strongest Martial Arts, and the Purple Origin Technique (10,000 words)

This Han's Pawnshop was not the same as the other Han's Pawnshop, yet it gave Su Chen a feeling of being at home.

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"Nine Meridian Opening Pills are worth nine Spirit Yuan Pills, a low-grade Qi and Blood Pill formula is worth five Spirit Yuan Pills, an incomplete Yuan Power cultivation technique is worth two Spirit Yuan Pills, and a second-rate Body Refining technique is worth one Spirit Yuan Pill. That's a total of seventeen Spirit Yuan Pills. Sir, would you like to make the transaction?"

The pawnshop clerk sorted out the items Su Chen needed to trade and calculated the prices of the unpawned items.

Su Chen offered four items for the transaction.

Aside from the Meridian Opening Pill, there are the Blood Strengthening Pill formula, the first form of the Myriad Wonders of the Profound Heart Technique (Golden Needle Category), and the Golden Body Technique.

These four items would be worth a fortune in the Great Qian Dynasty, but in Shouyang City, they are extremely cheap.

However, he needed Spirit Essence Pills right now, and these items weren't necessities for him, so he nodded and said, "Pawn them."

"Alright!" the shopkeeper shouted, made a note of it, and then handed seventeen Spirit Essence Pills to Su Chen.

Leaving the pawnshop, Su Chen quickened his pace and headed to the next pawnshop to pawn the four items in the same way.

Within Shouyang City, Korean-style pawnshops cannot dominate the entire city; there are two or three pawnshops with different names on just one street.

As long as Su Chen is fast enough, he can pawn these four items multiple times before they circulate.

Half an incense stick later, Su Chen arrived at another street and repeated the operation as if following a script.

Upon encountering a pawnshop with the same name, Su Chen decisively gave up and headed straight to the next one.

After going in and out of five or six pawnshops in this manner, Su Chen stopped doing so.

Although there are many pawnshops in the city, they are similar to chain stores, and after a few visits, they are basically all pawnshops with the same name.

He was worried about being discovered if he continued to pawn his items at the same pawnshop.

Since I'm new to Shouyang City, I shouldn't cause any unnecessary trouble.

Although the pawnshops have been almost completely exploited, there are still shops and chambers of commerce.

Next, Su Chen turned to selling his products to shops that sold cultivation techniques and pills. The prices were naturally a bit higher than at pawnshops, but not by much.

However, to Su Chen's surprise, the same method was discovered after only one use in the shop.

Su Chen was puzzled, so he inquired at several shops and received the same result.

"It seems that there are special communication channels between the shops, otherwise it would be impossible for them to know as soon as I sold it."

The four items yielded a total of eighty-five Spirit Essence Pills.

Unfortunately, the Meridian Opening Pill can only be traded once, otherwise, I could have earned even more.

The Meridian Opening Pill was something Su Chen had asked Emperor Qian for before leaving. Had he known that each pill was worth one Spirit Essence Pill, Su Chen would have taken at least dozens or even hundreds of them with him.

Fortunately, eighty-five Spirit Essence Pills were enough for Su Chen to use for a while.

Three hours were about to pass when Su Chen returned to the city gate, and the others also returned one after another.

Bi Zhou was very punctual; he said three hours and it was three hours.

He glanced around, not even asking if everyone was present, and said loudly, "Follow me."

Bi Zhou led the group forward, walking through streets and alleys until they arrived at a secluded house.

He stopped and looked at everyone, saying, "These are your accommodations for the next two days. Do you remember your room numbers on the ship? They correspond to the rooms in this mansion. Just check in according to your room numbers."

He paused for a moment, then gave a meaningful smile and said, "But this time, you can compete for those better rooms. It all depends on whether you have the guts and courage."

The tactics were incredibly cliché, but they still ignited the competitive spirit of these young martial artists.

After hearing these words, Su Chen keenly sensed several gazes glancing at him, intentionally or unintentionally.

It's worth noting that over the past month, everyone else has been going out and occasionally showing off their abilities.

Su Chen was the only one who never showed himself, so naturally no one knew his true strength.

Although it's unclear what the difference is between the rooms in the mansion and the rooms on the ship, it's certain that the better the room, the more advantages it offers.

They missed the opportunity last time, and naturally they don't want to miss it again this time.

Currently, among those who hold recommendation tokens, only the purple-robed man and Su Chen have yet to reveal their strength, so the two of them attract the most attention.

Su Chen noticed that there were twice as many people throwing their weapons at the purple-robed man as he was, indicating that many people were not convinced of his authority.

"I will come to pick you up in three days to participate in the Ziyang Sect's formal assessment."

Bi Zhou sensed the fighting spirit that was evident in everyone's words. After speaking, he turned and left, leaving the matter of choosing rooms entirely to everyone's discretion.

No one was in a hurry; it was still early before nightfall. They decided to go into the courtyard and find their rooms first.

The mansion was very large, and Su Chen wandered around for a long time before finally finding his room. However, he didn't expect that someone else had gotten there first.

A woman in yellow stood solemnly at the door of the room. When she saw Su Chen appear, her eyes lit up.

"Let's have a fight."

The woman in yellow was not strikingly beautiful, but her features were gentle and pleasing to the eye, and her voice was as clear as a baby's.

Su Chen nodded: "Okay!"

clap clap clap!
They swiftly defeated the woman in yellow in just a few rounds.

hiss.

Some martial artists who had originally intended to challenge Su Chen stopped in their tracks, dumbfounded, and gasped as they stared at the yellow-clad woman's pig-like face.

Too bad!
You shouldn't hit someone in the face, but this guy specifically targets other people's faces.

The woman in yellow, who was originally quite pretty, was beaten so badly by Su Chen that it was unbearable to look at; just looking at her sent chills down one's spine.

"Hmm? That's a good idea!"

The martial artists from the first ten rooms were all in one courtyard. The purple-robed man had just defeated his third challenger when he saw the yellow-clad woman with a pig-like face, and his eyes lit up.

His gaze quickly shifted to the next martial artist, who was also a woman.

"Waaaaah, stop hitting me! Stop hitting my face!"

A short while later, the woman sobbed, "If you hit me again, I'll be too ashamed to face anyone."

The man in purple robes stopped. To be honest, the feeling of being slapped in the face was much more satisfying than being instantly killed.

Unfortunately, he couldn't be as ruthless as Su Chen. The other party only had to slap him in the face once to deter others from challenging him.

Looking at myself, I realize I'm still too soft-hearted and a bit too chivalrous.

"Who else wants to challenge me?" The man in purple robes looked around, but no one dared to fight him.

Although a swollen face isn't a serious injury, they don't want to have a swollen face; it's just too embarrassing.
"I'll do it. Let's make it clear first, no slapping in the face!" After a long silence, a man stepped forward and said.

"No."

"Then I won't come!"

The man retreated as if he had been told.

Seeing this, the man in purple robes didn't say anything, but instead turned his gaze to the other eight people.

Whether they saw Su Chen's actions or his movements, they all imitated him, not hitting other places, but specifically targeting his face.

Before long, more than a dozen bloated 'pig faces' appeared in the courtyard.

In less than half an hour, the six men had almost finished, but the four women and some challengers remained.

The woman in the third room, in particular, whom the man in the purple robe remembered as being named Han Yao, had the most challengers.

After watching for a while, he turned around and went back into the house.

The room was well soundproofed, and Su Chen could barely hear any noise from outside.

And no one challenged him anymore, so he knew his actions had worked.

Although I feel bad for the woman in yellow, there's nothing I can do. She was the one who stuck her neck out, so I have to make an example of her.

The effect is remarkable.

For the next three days, no one challenged him anymore.

Taking advantage of these three days, Su Chen focused on cultivating the Profound Heart Myriad Wonders Style and finally completed the cultivation of the Golden Needle type, condensing ten thousand Golden Needles.

However, this is almost the limit of his Yuan Power.

Once all ten thousand golden needles are used up, Su Chen can only condense a maximum of two thousand more before his Yuan energy is depleted.

Although somewhat disappointed, I now know his limits.

This day.

Bi Zhou appeared as promised.

When he saw some martial artists with bloated faces, his expression faltered slightly.

"It seems you've had a very comfortable three days!" Bi Zhou chuckled.

Upon hearing this, the martial artists with swollen faces shrank back like turtles, not daring to raise their heads.

Bi Zhou was just saying it casually, then immediately changed the subject: "Come with me."

The true headquarters of the Ziyang Sect is not here, but in the inner city.

Unlike the cities of Daqian, the inner and outer cities of Shouyang City are divided by the Zijiang River in the middle.

The area outside the Zijiang River is the outer city, and the area inside the Zijiang River is the inner city. The inner city is also the headquarters of the Ziyang Sect.

Su Chen had heard of the Purple River, which was said to be the origin of the name of the Purple Sun Sect, because the river water was purple all year round.

Upon arriving in Zijiang, I discovered that this purple color was not vibrant, but rather rather pale, resembling a silk ribbon hanging in the middle of my vision when viewed from afar.

Sunlight spreads across the Zijiang River, and as the river flows on, waves ripple, creating a mesmerizing spectacle.

Bi Zhou led everyone to a plaza, stopped, and said, "Those with rune tokens, go line up over there; those with recommendation tokens, follow me."

He pointed in a direction where dozens of lines were waiting to take the assessment.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the warriors holding rune tokens changed slightly, and one by one they silently left the group.

Soon only a hundred or so people remained on the field, and Bi Zhou led the group forward.

Watching Bi Zhou and the others walk away, the crowd in the square couldn't help but feel envious.

Unlike the disciples who joined the Ziyang Sect through the regular assessments, Su Chen and his group did not need to go through these assessments at all.

"Hmph, these people are just lucky to have gotten recommendation tokens. We're not necessarily worse than them."

“That’s right. We joined the Ziyang Sect based on our own strength, unlike them who climbed the ladder through connections and back channels.”

"Joining the Ziyang Sect is just the beginning; it's still uncertain who will have the last laugh."

"..."

The expressions on the faces of the crowd varied, and their discussions revealed a range of emotions.

Su Chen used to envy those who got in through connections, thinking that such people should be dragged out and beaten up.

Now that it's my turn, I suddenly feel a sense of satisfaction.

Amidst the envious and jealous gazes of the other martial artists, Bi Zhou led everyone to another assessment site.

Although there was a queue here, the number of people was reduced by more than half.

Moreover, there were virtually no failures in the assessments.

Everyone who went in for the assessment came out smiling.

"Hahaha, these guys are staring at us so hard their eyes are practically popping out."

Just then, a sharp laugh suddenly came from the back of the group, drawing attention even in the noisy square.

"What are you looking at? We passed the test so easily, unlike you guys who might not even be able to join the Ziyang Sect even if you try your best!"

Seemingly sensing the disapproving gaze from the other side, the voice became even more arrogant.

Even Su Chen could feel the angry gazes directed at him by the other disciples, but the voice ignored them and continued to laugh, "Oh ho, still not convinced? Let me show you, this is my recommendation token, do you have one?"

"You brat, what are you being so arrogant about?" someone finally couldn't help but shout angrily.

What followed was a torrent of insults.

However, the owner of the voice didn't care at all and continued to mock the warriors whose numbers were many times greater than theirs.

The martial artists standing around him avoided him as if they were afraid to be around him.

Hearing this guy's mocking words, Su Chen couldn't help but shake his head, wondering which dynasty's spoiled prince this was.

Although they have recommendation tokens, they only work when joining the Ziyang Sect.

After joining the Ziyang Sect, everyone starts from scratch, and no one dares to guarantee that they are the strongest.

If you're too arrogant, you might incur public wrath. Who knows which guy you once mocked and belittled might suddenly prove you wrong and become a sensation? You'll regret it then.

The group moved forward quickly, and while the voice master was debating with the crowd, it was Su Chen's turn.

Give me the referral token.

The examiner was an elderly man, who spoke succinctly.

Su Chen handed over the recommendation token, which the old man took and sensed for a moment before recording Su Chen's name and the number of his Xuan Meridians.

Then he said, "From now on, this will be your identity token. Go find Bi Zhou; he is your guiding senior brother and will tell you what to do."

Su Chen nodded, turned and left, somewhat dazed. This assessment was far too easy.

It was just a matter of verifying identity information and the number of mystic veins, and that was it...

It was so simple that he felt it was completely unlike the process a major sect should have when recruiting disciples.

Even the Xuan Shui Sect's assessment is much more complicated than that of the Zi Yang Sect.

Bi Zhou was already standing to the side waiting, while those who had passed the test were whispering among themselves.

Although not as arrogant as the previous voice's owner, both still exuded a sense of pride.

Compared to other disciples who worked hard to participate in the assessment, they certainly had reason to be proud.

Su Chen stood calmly, occasionally hearing faint curses, but he didn't pay any attention to them.

Before long, the assessment of over a hundred people was completed, and Bi Zhou led everyone across the river.

The Zijiang River runs through Shouyang City and is over a hundred meters wide, though it's nothing to a Qi Condensation martial artist.

But for Su Chen and his companions, without any means of crossing the river, it was like an insurmountable chasm.

“Until your strength reaches the Gathering Yuan stage, remember not to cross the river without authorization,” Bi Zhou warned.

Qi Gathering Realm warriors can cross rivers without boats; they can fly briefly, but Meridian Opening Realm warriors cannot.

It was not only because of its own characteristics, but also because of the purple energy rising from the Purple River.

These purple energies appear faint, yet they contain something special that can make martial artists who have opened their meridians feel intoxicated.

If too much is inhaled, one will lose consciousness and fall into the Zijiang River, where their fate is uncertain.

"This must be the 'Drunken Yuan Power'."

Upon hearing Bi Zhou's warning, Su Chen couldn't help but have this thought in mind.

I've heard of oxygen intoxication, but I never imagined there was such a thing as "energy intoxication."

The group quickly crossed the river successfully, and even before they got close to the shore, a powerful force rushed towards them.

The massive city walls presented themselves to the crowd, making them feel insignificant.

Above the city gate, three large purple characters were carved: Ziyang Sect.

Bi Zhou was already used to it and didn't care. He said, "Show me your identity tokens."

The city gates were wide open, allowing people to come and go as they pleased. However, Su Chen noticed that there was a mirror hanging above the city gates.

Each time someone enters, the mirror will project a beam of light onto that person's identity token to verify their identity.

After entering the city, Bi Zhou led everyone to the Rune Pavilion.

"This rune contains basic information about the Ziyang Sect and some information related to you. You can obtain it by inputting your Yuan Power." Bi Zhou collected over a hundred runes from the Rune Pavilion and distributed them.

Su Chen took the rune and examined it carefully, finding that it was no different from the runes in his previous life.

"Don't input anything now, quickly withdraw your Yuan Power." Noticing the martial artist's subtle movements, Bi Zhou scolded.

Upon hearing this, Su Chen put away the runes and looked to the side.

The martial artist who was about to receive the information quickly withdrew his Yuan Power after Bi Zhou said that.

"Activate the runes when you get back to your lodgings," Bi Zhou added.

This time, there was no ranking distinction, and accommodations were arranged randomly.

They didn't live in the same courtyard, but were distributed in different courtyards.

After Bi Zhou told everyone his address, he said, "From now on, you are disciples of the Ziyang Sect."

I hope you will remember what I am about to say.

First, the identity tokens you have are very important and you must not discard them, because they are related to your future cultivation.

Second, do not hide your talent. The Ziyang Sect is not lacking in geniuses, especially geniuses like you who have reached the Meridian Opening Realm.

There have been people who hid their talents, so much so that if they fell behind one step, they would fall behind step by step, and eventually they would stop at the level of momentum.

Within the Ziyang Sect, you have to compete for all resources, and you don't need to worry about being suppressed for showing your talent.

Although I don't want to discourage you, I still have to tell you.

Before you all reach the Gathering Yuan Realm, I'm afraid you won't even be able to break into the top 1,000 of the three rankings.

Remember, the higher your talent, the more you need to show it off. If your talent is amazing enough, the entire Ziyang Sect will make way for you!

Third, once you activate the runes, be aware of those bizarre sect rules.

Because these bizarre rules mean that someone has broken them.

For example, those below the Qi Gathering stage are forbidden from crossing the river alone, and every year there are martial artists who defy this rule and end up dying without a complete corpse.

Fourth, and this is the most important point for me.

My name is Bi Zhou, Bi being the "Zhou" in "light boat".

If you ever become successful in the future, please remember to give me a helping hand. I would be eternally grateful!

Everything seemed normal at first, but by the end, everyone was stunned by Bi Zhou's serious demeanor and looked at each other in bewilderment.

However, some people pondered the name carefully, as if they wanted to swallow it down and remember it firmly.

Bi Zhou took in everything, his brows relaxing slightly. He then waved goodbye to everyone. The group lived in one place, but it was divided into several areas.

Su Chen was randomly assigned to courtyard number Gui 999, and it took him half a day to find it.

To his surprise, the young man in purple robes, the woman in yellow, and the man who had mocked him earlier all lived in this courtyard.

The young man in purple recognized Su Chen and nodded to him.

The woman in yellow still had a slightly swollen face, and her resentful eyes stared undisguisedly at Su Chen, making Su Chen's scalp tingle.

However, he was thick-skinned and ignored the other person's gaze, entering his own room.

inside the room.

Su Chen took out the rune, and after channeling a wisp of vital energy into it, the rune suddenly lit up with a bright light, which then shot into his forehead.

The moment the light entered his mind, Su Chen trembled violently.

A flood of information exploded in his mind, frantically eroding Su Chen's consciousness.

Su Chen absorbed the information from the light like a sponge.

After an unknown amount of time, Su Chen's chaotic mind calmed down, and he gradually woke up.

"All the races of the heavens, the ten holy kingdoms, the ten strongest martial arts, the Shangyuan Palace, the Sword and Saber Sect, the Ziyang Sect... This world is truly wonderful and amazing!"

Su Chen opened his eyes, his eyes flashing with a sharp light. He was startled by the runes, and even more so by the information contained within them.

The tiny rune contained so much information, which was undoubtedly astonishing to Su Chen at the moment.

According to the information given by the runes, this world is vast, and the human race's territory is just one of the many races among the myriad races of the heavens.

Within the human realm, ten holy kingdoms stand guard in various directions, relying on the ten strongest martial arts to resist the invasion of alien races.

The Holy Yuan Kingdom is one of them, and its main martial arts practice is Yuan Power Martial Arts.

The so-called "Top Ten Martial Arts" does not refer to the strongest martial arts, but rather to the ten most widely known martial arts among the human race.

It is precisely because of the Ten Great Martial Arts that the human race has been able to stand firm in this world for countless years.

The ten strongest martial arts are: Yuanli Martial Arts, Pure Yang Martial Arts, Qi and Blood Martial Arts, Blood Aperture Martial Arts, Yuantai Martial Arts, Cave Heaven Martial Arts, Demon Soul Martial Arts, Divine Weapon Martial Arts, Refining Heaven Martial Arts, and Totem Martial Arts.

Besides the top ten martial arts, there are countless other martial arts.

However, these martial arts were not mainstream, so they were not recorded.

But whether it's the top ten martial arts or the myriad martial arts, they all represent a path of martial arts. If you cultivate to the limit, you may reach the peak of martial arts.

Su Chen is currently cultivating Yuanli martial arts.

Before reaching the Meridian Opening Realm, he cultivated Qi and Blood Martial Arts. After reaching the Meridian Opening Realm, he switched from Qi and Blood Martial Arts to Yuan Power Martial Arts.

This also shows that martial arts are interconnected.

Indeed, most martial arts are basically the same in the early stages, and the differences only gradually become apparent in the later stages.

Even so, the variety of martial arts is more than one can imagine.

Yuanli martial arts alone encompass tens of thousands of different cultivation paths.

Having witnessed the vastness of the world and the prosperity of martial arts, Su Chen's heart remained restless and turbulent for a long time.

He took a deep breath, his eyes shining like stars.

One day, he will reach the pinnacle of martial arts!
After calming down, Su Chen put these thoughts out of his mind.

While the top ten martial arts and countless martial arts are certainly tempting, they are still too far away for him at the moment.

Knowing he shouldn't be overly ambitious, he decided to start by working his way up as a disciple of the Ziyang Sect.

He focused his attention on the introduction to the Ziyang Sect.

The Ziyang Sect is one of the few major sects in the Holy Yuan Kingdom that cultivates Yuan Power martial arts.

Yes, even in the Holy Yuan Kingdom, which claims to primarily cultivate Yuan Power martial arts, not everyone practices Yuan Power martial arts.

Of the ten major sects in the Holy Yuan Kingdom, less than half cultivate Yuan Power martial arts.

For example, the Sword and Saber Sect cultivates the Primordial Embryo Martial Arts.

The dantian transforms into the primordial embryo, which then takes on countless forms. By cultivating a sword embryo or a saber embryo, one can slay martial artists from a thousand miles away.

For example, the Xuan Yin Sect cultivates the martial arts of qi and blood.

Qi and Blood Martial Arts is the term used by humans, while demons generally refer to it as Bloodline Martial Arts.

The two are just different in name, but are essentially the same.

The demon race's bloodline martial arts involve constantly transforming one's bloodline, ultimately reversing one's innate nature and achieving the same innate bloodline as their ancestors.

Human Qi and Blood Martial Arts is also a transformation of Qi and Blood, reaching the innate bloodline of the ancient human race.

Within the Ziyang Sect, there are hundreds of thousands of disciples, and among them are those who practice this type of martial art.

As far as Su Chen knew, many disciples in the Ziyang Sect practiced the Divine Weapon Martial Arts.

The disciples of the Ziyang Sect are divided into two parts: the disciples of the peak gates and the disciples of the inner city.

Su Chen belonged to the inner city disciples.

According to his understanding, the so-called Peak Disciples are inner disciples, and the Inner City Disciples are outer disciples.

Only those who reach the Gathering Yuan Realm can become disciples of the Peak Sect.

The Ziyang Sect has three main peaks: Chiyang Peak, Zhengyang Peak, and Ziyang Peak.

After gaining a preliminary understanding of the Ziyang Sect's situation, Su Chen quickly focused his attention on the envoy token, which was of most concern to him.

The information within the runes mentions the national token.

The purpose of the national token is similar to what Zhu Yan once said; it is established by the sect to ensure that disciples can concentrate on their cultivation.

Because most of the sect's disciples come from subordinate dynasties.

Setting up resident envoys not only relieves disciples of their worries but also strengthens their bond with those disciples.

That's why the Ziyang Sect stipulated that while the ruler of a dynasty could be changed, the territory could not be annexed.

Su Chen could only obtain the Great Qian Envoy Token by spending Spirit Essence Pills.

"Purchases made below the Meridian Opening stage are not discounted and cost 3,000 Spirit Essence Pills. Once you reach the Gathering Essence stage, you can purchase them at a 50% discount."

Upon seeing the purchase conditions, Su Chen was slightly stunned. Three thousand Spirit Essence Pills were an astronomical figure for him at the moment.

"My current strength should be at the minor completion of the five meridians, which is the seventh level of the Vajra Iron Shirt realm. I am three realms away from breaking through to the Gathering Yuan realm."

According to the current price listed on the panel, it will take 1,200 Spirit Essence Pills to break through to the tenth level.

It seems that acquiring tokens for ambassadors to foreign countries is a long and arduous task.

No matter how difficult it is, I must purchase the token for the Great Qian's envoy within a year.

He had not forgotten that the Great Zhou Dynasty still coveted the Great Qian Dynasty.

Su Chen could disregard the others in the Great Qian Dynasty, but he couldn't stand idly by while Hong Ming and Li Mo were all there.

If it really cannot be completed within a year, then Su Chen will go back and take everyone away from Daqian.

As a disciple of the Ziyang Sect, one can go to any dynasty without any restrictions.

On the contrary, the more powerful the dynasty, the more it welcomed disciples of the Ziyang Sect to settle in, and even went so far as to set up a separate city for these disciples.

After a moment's thought, Su Chen came up with a preliminary plan.

First, strive to break through the Juyuan level in the shortest possible time and purchase the ambassador token.

Second, seek out the Yuanli sword technique to advance your sword-drawing skill.

Third, we need to find the follow-up techniques of the Mysterious Heart Myriad Wonders Style and the Pure Yuan Scripture.

Implementing these three plans presents a common practical challenge: the Spirit Essence Pill.

"So the most urgent task is to earn Spirit Essence Pills!"

Su Chen couldn't help but sigh.

Fortunately, there are many ways to earn Spirit Essence Pills within the Ziyang Sect.

The main channel is through missions from the Mission Pavilion, such as the Bi Zhou's guidance mission, which is one of them.

In addition, there are many other tasks of various types, which Su Chen only learned about after going to the Task Pavilion.

Secondly, there are rewards for the three rankings.

Bi Zhou once bluntly criticized Su Chen and others, saying that they might not even be able to enter the top 1,000 of the three lists before they entered the Gathering Yuan stage.

The three lists he mentioned were the Myriad Forms List, the Pride of the Sun List, and the Crimson Sun List.

These three lists are all for the Meridian Opening Realm, and their rules are as follows:

The top 1,000 receive 100 Spirit Essence Pills per month, the top 100 receive 500 Spirit Essence Pills, and the top 10 receive 1,000 Spirit Essence Pills.

The Pride of the Sun Ranking and the Crimson Sun Ranking are respectively a ranking of Yuan Power and a ranking of Strength. As things stand, Su Chen does not have an advantage in either of them.

With over 100,000 disciples in the entire inner city, he didn't think he could enter the top 1,000 on either of these lists so soon after arriving.

"However, we might have a chance to take a look at this Myriad Forms Ranking."

The Myriad Forms Ranking compares the number of Yuan Power Forms; it's all about the quantity of Yuan Power Forms.

Whoever gathers the most Yuan Power forms will be on the list.

Su Chen has almost finished cultivating the Golden Needle type of the Myriad Wonders of the Profound Heart. He only needs to spend a few more days to completely complete the last two hundred Yuan Power techniques.

"Seven thousand two hundred techniques, which seem to be techniques, are actually seven thousand two hundred forms of elemental power."

This was a discovery Su Chen made unintentionally, a conclusion reached after mastering the Golden Needle technique to its final stage and combining it with information in his mind.

The so-called seven thousand two hundred techniques are, to be precise, seven thousand two hundred forms of elemental power.

Among the cultivation techniques of the Ziyang Sect, there are a total of 86,400 forms of Yuan Power.

Before he even began cultivating the Yuan Power Forms of the Ziyang Sect, he had already cultivated an additional 7,200 Yuan Power Forms.

This speed, if not far ahead, is at least better than most newly initiated inner city disciples.

"Doesn't that mean that as long as I complete the cultivation of the other four types of techniques in the Myriad Wonders of the Profound Heart, I will have 36,000 more forms of Yuan Power than others for no reason?" Su Chen thought to himself.

The number of primordial forces in the world is countless, exceeding hundreds of millions.

This number might not seem like much to martial artists above the Gathering Yuan stage, but it's certainly a significant number for those at the Opening Meridian stage.

This gave Su Chen a vague idea: the Profound Heart Myriad Wonders Technique should not be abandoned lightly, and its cultivation must continue.

Finally, there are some other ways to make money, mostly odd jobs, which are tiring and yield few spirit pills.

Unless absolutely necessary, none of these were within Su Chen's consideration.

Afterward, Su Chen focused his attention on the cultivation technique bestowed upon him by the Ziyang Sect, a technique called the "Purple Origin Technique."

It is a free cultivation technique provided by the Ziyang Sect to martial artists who have opened their meridians, and it is also the only free cultivation technique provided by the sect.

All subsequent cultivation techniques will require purchasing them from the cultivation technique pavilion using Spirit Essence Pills.

After receiving the information about the Purple Origin Technique, a look of surprise appeared in Su Chen's eyes.

This technique consists of two parts: the technique itself and the form of Yuan energy.

The cultivation technique manual has nine levels, each corresponding to a different martial artist at the Meridian Opening Realm.
According to the cultivation method, martial artists who have opened their meridians are divided into nine categories based on the number of their meridians, ranging from one-meridian martial artists to nine-meridian martial artists.

The nine levels of the Purple Origin Technique each correspond to one of these nine types of Xuanmai martial artists.

For example, if Su Chen is a Five Meridians Martial Artist, then he only needs to cultivate to the fifth level.

In short, each level of the Purple Origin Technique corresponds to a lineage, and the number of levels one can reach depends on the number of mysterious lines one has cultivated.

Furthermore, its function is not to increase Yuan Power, but to accelerate Yuan Power, and it will not conflict with the original cultivation method.

According to the cultivation method, the speed of Yuan Qi circulation doubles with each level of cultivation completed.

Upon reaching the fifth level of cultivation, the speed of Yuan Qi circulation increases to five times that of the first level.

The increased speed of Yuan energy circulation not only accelerates cultivation but also increases the power of Yuan energy.

Imagine this: before anyone else can even unleash their elemental power to attack, you've already condensed your elemental power into a form and delivered a swift slap.

The result was predictable.

Many factors influence the outcome of a martial arts battle, such as the purity and quantity of Yuan energy, the comprehension and application of Yuan energy forms, the speed of Yuan energy circulation, combat experience, and combat instincts. These factors can all directly or indirectly affect the outcome of a battle.

"The Purple Origin Technique has a total of 90%, which means there are martial artists who have opened up all nine meridians!"

Su Chen looked surprised. Compared to a nine-meridian martial artist, a five-meridian martial artist was far inferior!

"I remember Old Zhu saying that the Pure Yuan Scripture is a reverse martial arts technique that can open up the Xuan Meridians."

He couldn't help but recall Zhu Yan's words, and then searched his mind for relevant information.

I quickly found information about this type of product.

Indeed, some unorthodox martial arts techniques can open up additional meridians, but there are two limitations.

One is the limitation of the cultivation method.

All the cultivation techniques within the Ziyang Sect that can open up additional Xuan Meridians can only open up a maximum of three additional Xuan Meridians.

One is the limitation of the martial artist himself.

Even if you can find such a technique and cultivate it, you may not be able to open your meridians in the end.

To put it nicely, your aptitude, energy, physique, and many other factors prevent you from opening your Xuanmai (mysterious meridians); to put it bluntly, you're too useless.

"We need to add another plan, which is to purchase the Reverse Martial Arts Technique."

Su Chen firmly stated that if he could only open up five meridians at most, he wouldn't correct him too much.

If you can open up new meridians, then do so; otherwise, forget it.

But now that he knows someone in the Ziyang Sect has opened up nine profound veins, he naturally cannot sit idly by.

Why can't he do what others can do?
Five mysteries represent his limit, but they are by no means the limit of the panel.

He was absolutely unwilling to accept that he could only open five meridians!
"However, the Reverse Martial Arts technique within the Ziyang Sect can only open up three additional Xuan Meridians at most. Adding them to the original five, that makes a total of eight Xuan Meridians, still one short."

Su Chen fell into deep thought, his eyes gradually hardening. "If one reverse martial arts technique doesn't work, then two will!"

Having gathered most of the information, Su Chen wasted no time and began cultivating.

Whether it's the top ten martial arts, the rankings on the three lists, or opening up the nine meridians, all of these things force Su Chen to seize the time to cultivate.

Before heading out to earn Spirit Essence Pills, Su Chen planned to master the basics of the Purple Origin Technique.

The beginner level of the Purple Origin Technique only costs 10,000 taels of silver. Although Su Chen didn't have that much silver on him, he could trade it within the city.

Ten thousand taels of silver only required ten spirit stones.

After returning from the money exchange, Su Chen immediately recharged his account and activated the easy mode:
[Easy Mode Activated: Sunbathing for ten minutes is enough to master the basics of Ziyuan Gong.]

simple!
Ten minutes later, nothing changed.

Expected.

"It seems that I can only increase the speed of my Yuan Power circulation after I reach the first level of cultivation."

Su Chen knew the reason but didn't care.

However, he soon remembered something.

"The Purple Origin Technique can increase the speed of Yuan Power circulation. When cultivated to the fifth level, it can increase it fivefold."

The Myriad Wonders of the Profound Heart also has an amplification effect. The first style has five categories, and I have already completed the Golden Needle category. Its amplification is also an increase in the speed of operation.

In other words, once I cultivate the Purple Origin Technique to the fifth level and simultaneously master all five types of techniques in the first form, the combined increase will be tenfold!

Thinking of this, a fanatical look appeared in Su Chen's eyes.

What else did he say? He continued to cultivate the Myriad Wonders of the Profound Heart.

After a moment's thought, Su Chen decided to cultivate the Spark type.

In addition to cultivating the speed of Yuan energy circulation, the Ziyuan Gong also includes the cultivation of the form of Yuan energy.

However, this was a massive amount of information, and Su Chen had not yet fully grasped it.

Just as I was cultivating spark-type kung fu, I gradually received this information, and at the same time, I could begin cultivating the Yuanli Form kung fu of the Ziyang Sect.

In the following period, Su Chen first learned the last two hundred techniques for exerting force using the golden needles.

He then began to cultivate the Spark-type and Purple Source Power Form Chapters.

Because of the foundation in the cultivation of golden needles and the doubling of the speed of Yuan energy circulation, the speed at which sparks are condensed is also very fast.

In less than a day, Su Chen had condensed a thousand sparks.

However, due to the depletion of his Yuan energy, Su Chen was unable to condense sparks in a short period of time.

So he turned his attention to cultivating the Form Chapter of the Purple Origin Technique.

The Form of Purple Origin Power mainly condenses a sun and a moon, representing their different states and changes at different times.

Although there are two main forms, there are 86,400 variations.

However, with the Myriad Wonders of the Profound Heart as a foundation, Su Chen cultivated a thousand forms of Yuan Power in about two days.

His Yuan Power thus reached its limit.

Unless one advances to a higher realm, one cannot continue cultivating.

"After staying here for so long, it's time to go out for a trip."

With my Yuan Power at its limit and most of my Spirit Yuan Pills used up, it's time to consider earning more Spirit Yuan Pills.

"Although the Purple Origin Technique only has a thousand forms of Yuan Power, if I have enough Yuan Power, I can continue to cultivate it. At least I won't encounter any obstacles before I cultivate to ten thousand forms of Yuan Power. With my current level, I should be able to go to the Night Wall Market to guide others in condensing Yuan Power forms, right?"

Night Market is a large trading market in the inner city, where in addition to the trading of goods, other transactions are also conducted.

For example, the transaction of Yuanli Form.

In the market, there are Yuan Yin Masters who specialize in guiding martial artists to condense the form of Yuan Power. They can also make money, and quite quickly at that.

As far as Su Chen knew, once he helped guide a customer to condense a form of Yuan Power, he could earn at least three Spirit Yuan Pills.

Based on Su Chen's understanding of the form of the Purple Origin Technique's Yuan Power, he might be able to use it to earn Spirit Yuan Pills.

Thinking of this, Su Chen walked out of the room. Before he even left the courtyard, he saw a familiar figure.

Upon seeing Su Chen, the other person quickly walked towards him.

(End of this chapter)