Inside the main hall of Danfu Peak, a beautiful female cultivator, with tears streaming down her face, sobbed to an elderly man with an air of otherworldly wisdom.
"Master, I'm so heartbroken," Ye Qiuli sobbed, her voice filled with frustration and resentment. "I've put in so much effort, but I still haven't been able to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage."
The old man sighed softly, a hint of pity in his eyes. He reached out and patted Ye Qiuli's shoulder, saying earnestly, "Qiuli, one failure is nothing. Throughout history, countless people have failed in the Foundation Establishment stage; eight or nine out of ten have to experience several failures before succeeding. There's nothing shameful about that."
"But... I've already taken several Foundation Establishment Pills, wasting so many pills and still haven't succeeded. Isn't Qiu Li too useless?"
The old man continued to comfort him, "What's the big deal? Breaking through from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment is inherently a perilous journey. The success rate is less than 50%. Your failure is normal; don't blame yourself too much."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qiuli's tears gradually stopped. She raised her head, her eyes blurry with tears, and looked at the old man, as if seeking final comfort.
The old man smiled gently and said kindly, "Qiu Li, the path of cultivation is long and arduous, and failure is the mother of success. As long as you persevere, you will surely overcome this obstacle. I believe in you."
Ye Qiuli nodded, wiped away her tears, and forced a smile: "Thank you for your teachings, Master. I understand."
After the old man left, the smile on Ye Qiuli's face vanished instantly, replaced by endless resentment and malice. She clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging into her palms, yet she seemed oblivious.
"Lin Yitang, it's all your fault!" Ye Qiuli gritted her teeth, her gaze as cold as a snake's.
Ever since Lin Yitang went to the outer sect, misfortune has followed one after another. She embarrassed herself in a Taoist class, failed to steal the Seven-Colored Lingzhi, Chen Qi, who ran errands for her, was expelled from the outer sect, and even the phoenix she wanted to contract with mysteriously disappeared. Moreover, Lin Yitang was present every time these events occurred; this was no coincidence!
She wouldn't believe it if you said this wasn't Lin Yitang's fault!
It was because of these misfortunes that she was not in a good enough mindset when she tried to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, which is why she failed.
The hatred in her heart burned like a raging fire, almost consuming her. In her eyes, Lin Yitang was a jinx, bringing bad luck wherever he went. If it weren't for Lin Yitang, she wouldn't have suffered all this.
"Lin Yitang, you bitch, I'll make you pay!" Ye Qiuli gritted her teeth, her eyes flashing with a crazed light. "Once I break through to the Foundation Establishment stage and my strength increases, I'll definitely trample you under my feet and make you wish you were dead!"
......
On the other side, in a corner outside the gate, Lin Yitang was contemplating whether or not to take on another mission.
She has already taken on two missions, but has not gained any real combat experience, which makes her somewhat uneasy.
At this point, including Danfu Peak, Lin Yitang had already visited three of the eight peaks of Taique.
The Tai Que Sect has many peaks of varying sizes. Generally speaking, once a cultivator reaches the Golden Core stage and becomes a Golden Core True Person, they can take on disciples. Therefore, many Golden Core cultivators will apply to become the lord of a small peak. Nascent Soul cultivators naturally receive larger peaks, and the lords of the eight major peaks of Tai Que are mostly Nascent Soul cultivators.
As for the Nascent Soul stage, there has been no news of anyone taking on disciples. The Nascent Soul stage is the backbone of a sect, so naturally, one must focus on one's own cultivation.
Lin Yitang took out paper and pen and listed the relationship between the Eight Great Peaks and himself.
Zongzhu Peak: Neutral.
Enforcement Peak: Neutral.
Danfu Peak: I have a grudge against you.
Thousand Peaks: Never been there.
Yijian Peak: Never been there.
Beast Taming Peak: Not bad.
Lingcaofeng: Not bad.
The Array and Weapon Peak: It's a minor, inconspicuous peak for setting up arrays and refining weapons for sects. It doesn't have a strong presence in the original text. It's a tool peak and is neutral.
It looks pretty good from this perspective.
The main peak and the law enforcement peak are places for handling affairs, and only special personnel can enter them, so she can only go to the five peaks.
She has already visited Spirit Herb Peak and Beast Taming Peak, and now she only needs to visit Thousand Paths Peak and One Sword Peak.
After thinking about it, she decided to go to One Sword Peak first.
She still occasionally attends Qian Daofeng's monthly open classes, and has now learned auxiliary spells such as the Expansion and Retraction Spell, the Cleansing Spell, the Wind Spell, and the Barrier Spell.
Living away from home doesn't mean you're completely helpless.
However, before heading to the mission hall, she wanted to visit the sect's library.
The Library Hall is a sacred and solemn place within the Taique Sect, a vital repository for various cultivation techniques and secret manuals. It is a treasure trove where countless cultivators' wisdom is gathered, serving as a means for disciples to enhance their strength and comprehend the methods.
Within the library, cultivation techniques and secret manuals are divided into multiple areas according to cultivation level and status. Inner disciples can usually borrow higher-level techniques, while outer disciples can only browse within designated areas. This division ensures the rational use of resources and, to a certain extent, maintains the sect's order.
Lin Yitang wanted to find a new cultivation method to learn.
Recalling the hardships and obstacles the protagonists faced when cultivating advanced spells in the novels she read in her past life, Lin Yitang had thought that learning advanced Five Elements spells would take a very long time. But unexpectedly, in just two months, she had already mastered the Fertility Induction Spell. This made her feel that advanced spells weren't so difficult to learn after all.
Therefore, this time she plans to find a more advanced spell, preferably one similar to a fertility induction spell.
Lin Yitang arrived at the library hall, which was made of white jade and towered into the clouds, like a sacred temple. The hall doors were open, shimmering with light and exuding a faint fairy aura.
Inside the library hall were neatly arranged bookshelves, stretching as far as the eye could see. The bookshelves were filled with various cultivation techniques and secret manuals, emitting different colored lights and labeled with the five elements attribute of the techniques.
Lin Yitang walked slowly forward and noticed that some of the jade slips were even shrouded in a barrier, clearly indicating that they were precious cultivation techniques. Many disciples wandered among the bookshelves, carefully searching for cultivation methods suitable for themselves.
She went to the registration desk on the first floor and handed over her identity token. The disciple glanced at her and asked indifferently, "Outer sect?"
Lin Yitang replied, "Yes."
The disciple's tone was calm and his voice was completely flat: "Outer disciples may borrow cultivation techniques on the first floor, but may not go to the second floor or touch the jade slips with barriers on the shelves. Please be careful, otherwise you will be violating the sect rules. The second floor is the territory of inner disciples or cultivators above the Foundation Establishment stage. Do not enter at will. When borrowing, you may not borrow more than five books at a time."
Lin Yitang nodded, walked into the lending area on the first floor, and began to carefully peruse the jade slips.
Each jade slip was labeled with the name and rank of the cultivation technique. Lin Yitang browsed through them, her gaze sweeping over each technique, skipping over all the lower-level ones.
"Fire Cloud Technique" is a fire-attribute cultivation method and an intermediate-level Five Elements spell.
"Water Spirit Technique" is a water-attribute cultivation method and an intermediate-level Five Elements spell.
"Wood Soul Technique" is a wood-attribute technique, an intermediate-level five-element spell.
"Golden Sword Technique" is a metal-elemental martial art, an intermediate-level sword technique.
Thunder Step, a mid-level movement technique with lightning attributes.
"Wind Wing Movement Technique" is a mid-level movement technique with wind attributes.
"Ice Heart Technique" is an auxiliary cultivation method that can increase cultivation speed; it is at the intermediate level.
......
Lin Yitang looked through the jade slips and pondered, trying to find a suitable advanced cultivation technique. However, most of the jade slips on the first floor were low-level techniques, with very few mid-level ones, let alone high-level ones.
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