novelraw Chapter 280
Chapter 280
“Many thanks, Elder Yushu.”
“This is the result of your own effort. It has nothing to do with this old man. Next, you may choose a new inheritance.
“Besides the ones from Cold Blood Peak, you may also take a look at several high-grade cultivation methods in the Blood Demon Hall.”
Hearing this, Wang Yu immediately became curious.
“Elder Yushu, I have always been curious. Why does the sect forbid disciples from practicing inheritances from other peaks as well?”
“Heh heh.”
At these words, Elder Yushu revealed a strange smile.
“Guess. Why do you think the sect maintains the structure of nine peaks surrounding one central hall? Let me give you a reminder. The Nine Thousand Foot Blood Pool.”
Wang Yu pretended not to understand, although his heart faintly realized the truth.
The Nine Palaces Demonic Star Soaring Heaven Formation.Seeing he still appeared puzzled, Elder Yushu muttered a few impatient words, then pointed him toward another path.
“Your jade token registration is complete. After you enter the mountain lord’s dao field, at the far right side there is a Scripture Repository embedded into the cliff wall. It contains all ice and yin attribute cultivation methods.
“Do not make noise after you enter. If you encounter others, speak as little as possible. After choosing a technique, simply exit.
“Then proceed to the Merit Hall in the Various Halls Market to receive the inner sect elder’s benefits. Also, if you find no satisfactory cultivation method, go knock on the gates of the Blood Demon Hall.”
Knock on the gates?
Wang Yu felt something was off. After spending so many years in the Blood Reversal Sect, aside from that little fellow Yu Tangtang, he had never seen any fellow disciple fly up to the Blood Demon Hall, let alone knock on its gates.
Was that truly a proper path?
Seeing that Elder Yushu had no intention of speaking further, Wang Yu cupped his hands and took his leave. He then entered the mountain lord’s dao field. The spiritual qi inside was rich, and everywhere there were faint traces of Nascent Soul cultivators’ auras.
It was somewhat oppressive, and even circulating his mana felt slightly sluggish.
Just now, Elder Yushu had not spoken clearly.
But Wang Yu understood that the reason the nine peaks kept their cultivation methods separate and forbade cross-practice should be to maintain the purity of the corpses.
The nine peaks corresponded to the Nine Palaces. The corpses of these high-level cultivators must have some unknown special function, definitely related to the Nine Thousand Foot Blood Pool.
A quarter of an hour later.
Wang Yu encountered no one along the way and walked straight to the Scripture Repository inside the mountain lord’s dao field. As expected, it was embedded into the cliff wall, with most records carved on stone books.
It was very similar to the Asura inheritances inside the Eastern Extreme Capital ruins.
It seemed that in the modern cultivation world, the trend of imitating the ancient and seeking the ancient had become especially popular.
The stone books were heavy and fused into the rock.
Each cultivation method was complete, all reaching third-rank high-grade, and within them were recorded magic treasures, divine abilities, secret arts, pill formulas, and escape techniques.
And he was the only one present, so he could take his time.
[Illusory Yin Profound Ice Technique], [Ice Soul Holy Demon Scripture], [Ageless Bright Jade Secret], [Glacier Sword Canon], [Ten Directions Frozen Demon Path], [Yin Fiend Profound Saber Secret]...
At a glance, there were over one hundred forty third-rank inheritances he could study for free, as well as nine Nascent Soul inheritances sealed by restrictions.
Without the Cold Blood Mountain Lord’s command token, they could not be opened.
To Wang Yu, choosing a third-rank cultivation method meant he could extrapolate it to fourth-rank. Rounded up, that was practically equal to a Nascent Soul inheritance.
For this alone, it was worth pursuing a more advanced method. As long as it belonged to the yin ice attribute, switching to it would not damage his cultivation.
At most it would cost some time to convert. With the Idle Slot assisting him, he always cultivated before formally entering the method, slightly different from ordinary cultivators.
Thus no time was wasted. He had always done it this way. He could even accumulate several perfected cultivation method traits. This was also a form of strengthening.
The cultivation methods extrapolated through the Idle Slot were excellent in every way.
Except that besides the circulation patterns, none of the supporting content existed. If he had complete inheritances, his choices would increase greatly.
Of course, he could dismantle them.
For example, the second-rank magic tool paired with the Heavenly Yin Coldblood Art. He could place it in the Idle Slot separately and extrapolate it to third rank, then refine it into a life-bound magic treasure.
He simply lacked enough slot capacity, and the time consumption was not small, so it was not worthwhile.
Thinking of it, he realized he actually did not possess a proper ice attribute magic treasure. It was all due to cultivating too quickly. Every treasure he used was something he robbed, and each one broke after a few uses.
This left him lacking confidence.
Currently, he only had one lower-grade magic treasure, the Ghost-Weeping Flute, used for proper combat. He was not willing to replace it.
After reviewing everything, Wang Yu felt three methods suited him best.
Illusory Yin Profound Ice Technique, Ice Soul Holy Demonic Scripture, Ten Directions Frozen Demon Path.
The first was the third-rank version of his current cultivation method. It differed from his own extrapolation, incorporating some divine sense mysteries and adding the ability of Illusory yin, but nothing more.
The second and third both had fourth-rank versions, with greater potential. If he later formed a Nascent Soul, Cold Blood Peak had no reason to refuse passing him the matching higher inheritances.
Both specialized in the Dao of Ice. The divine abilities recorded within were very satisfactory.
“Ice Soul Holy Demonic Scripture contains transformations of extreme cold. It excels in overwhelming divine abilities and immense magic power. It is suitable for supplementing my long-range techniques.
“Ten Directions Frozen Demon Path contains some body refinement mysteries. Many of its divine abilities and secret techniques involve close combat, and it feels very compatible with the Yin Nether Demonic Dragon Art.”
Wang Yu felt somewhat conflicted. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly clapped his hands. Although he could only choose one inheritance for free, that did not mean he could not purchase a second one after he officially took the position of inner sect elder.
Whether it could be exchanged or not was merely a matter of contribution points.
He muttered to himself that he had almost gone down a dead end.
After clearing his thoughts, Wang Yu infused his divine sense and mana into the stone page containing the Ice Soul Holy Demonic Scripture. He waited a full thirty breaths before the crude descriptions recorded on it finally began to change.
They transformed into mysterious scriptures he could understand. Sitting before the stone book, Wang Yu began accepting the inheritance contained within.
The cultivation route, circulation nodes, divine abilities, spell techniques, artifact designs, pill formulas.
It was worth mentioning that although divine abilities started from the third rank at minimum, there still existed ordinary third-rank spell techniques, and even fourth-rank and fifth-rank ones.
Spell techniques and divine abilities belonged to two different systems. The former were pure techniques, while the latter fused divine principles within them. In value, divine abilities were far superior, and high-grade divine abilities possessed growth potential.
In terms of power, the difference was not enormous. It mainly depended on the user.
Simply put, the power of spell techniques was fixed. Even if one possessed peerless talent, one could only extend or modify them after perfecting their cultivation. They were pure killing techniques.
Divine abilities had a high lower limit and an even higher upper limit. The more talented the cultivator, the more terrifying the power they could display. They also contained the principles of heaven and earth, which greatly benefited one's cultivation.
Within the Ice Soul Holy Demonic Scripture were three divine abilities, twelve spell techniques, four artifact designs, and three pill formulas.
The Ice Soul Divine Light was a divine ability of extreme yin and coldness. It could freeze all things and annihilate everything. Its speed was incredibly fast and difficult to evade. A single sweep could freeze and extinguish several erupting volcanoes.
After it was cultivated, the Ice Soul Divine Light would automatically absorb the cold energy of heaven and earth to strengthen itself. After devouring ice-related supreme-grade treasures, its power would continue to rise with almost no limit.
This was the power of a superior divine ability. Its growth potential would not fall behind even in the Nascent Soul stage. It was extremely suitable to be refined into the Golden Core as a life-bound divine ability.
Even if not refined into a life-bound divine ability, its growth potential still existed, though the improvement would be much slower. Even so, it remained a supreme trump card worth cultivating.
Moreover, this world had a naturally suitable place to cultivate the Ice Soul Divine Light, the Endless Ice Plains in the extreme north. Just imagining it made it seem extremely fitting.
The second divine ability in the Ice Soul Holy Demonic Scripture was named Aurora Escape, a divine ability focused on movement.
Its purpose was to enhance flight speed. When activated, the body transformed into seven-colored aurora, streaking across the sky like a rainbow. Its speed was extraordinary.
The seven-colored aurora was unpredictable, dazzling, and beautiful, while also possessing confusion effects. It was highly practical for long-distance travel or combat.
This divine ability also had growth methods, but the difficulty was higher.
First, comprehending the Aurora Intent would allow the technique to ascend instantly, reaching fourth-rank peak escape speed.
Second, refining the Rainbow Feather Stone would also raise it to fourth-rank peak. If both were achieved, it could even reach the fifth rank.
Wang Yu felt deeply moved. However, it was his first time encountering the concept of Law Intent Domain, so he did not fully understand the details. He planned to consult in Scripture Repository Hall when he had time.
The third divine ability of the Ice Soul Holy Demonic Scripture was named the [Guanghan Twelve Phases].[1]
Mana left the body and transformed into a frosty moon. The law manifested a bright moon, its frost radiance pure white, its light like a tide, gentle and crystal clear.
The frosty moon hung in the sky and could manifest twelve wondrous visions, forming the Twelve Phases.
Osmanthus Tree, Moon Rabbit, Ice Axe, Jade Plate, Immortal Silhouette, Celestial Palace, Cold Bridge, Frost Sword, Aurora, Feather Garment, Ruyi Scepter, Sacred Bow.
This technique possessed peerless power. It froze all things and destroyed everything.
It also had the most growth methods. Refining the endless lunar essence shed by the Taiyin Star allowed it to grow. Fusing with ice-attributed heaven and earth treasures corresponding to the twelve phases would allow illusory forms to become real, granting further growth.
At first glance, its growth potential even surpassed that of the Ice Soul Divine Light. It possessed truly limitless potential and no longer belonged merely to the superior grade but was instead a top-tier inheritance.
The height this world-shaking divine ability could reach depended entirely on his own fortune.
After calming his excited emotions, he finally understood how powerful the inner sect elders of a hegemonic force truly were.
If the elders from the Evil Sword Peak who had caused trouble for him previously actually fought him, he admitted without humility that he would be beaten into a pitiful state.
As for whether Evil Sword Peak possessed an inheritance of the same tier, he believed they did. Among the Nine Peaks of the Blood Reversal Sect, Evil Sword Peak ranked fourth, while Cold Blood Peak ranked third, so it should be even stronger.
After examining the divine abilities, he looked at the artifact designs.
After all, Wang Yu had returned for these two goals.
The Ice Soul Holy Demonic Scripture contained four major artifacts. He could choose one to refine into his life-bound artifact. He already had most of the materials. If anything was missing, he could search the sect treasury.
A life-bound artifact could not be crafted by anyone else. He had to refine it himself.
The first was the [Ice Soul Demon Sword]. After glancing at it a few times, Wang Yu lost interest and skipped it.
He preferred the solid feeling of his fists striking the enemy. If one punch could turn the opponent into blood mist, he was even more satisfied. It was a psychological preference.
The second was the [Extreme Ice Fan], an artifact that controlled icy wind. It could alter the natural landscape of an entire region with its power and excelled at large-area attacks.
However, its killing power was somewhat insufficient. The icy wind, though strong, was too dispersed. After examining it, Wang Yu felt it was not suitable to refine into his life-bound artifact.
As an auxiliary tool, however, it had some use.
[1]:- (Guǎnghán) is a poetic reference to the Guanghan Palace (广寒宫), the legendary Moon Palace in Chinese mythology. It's the ethereal abode of the lunar goddess Chang'e (嫦娥), symbolizing cold isolation, immortal beauty, and the moon's frosty allure—often depicted as a crystalline realm of osmanthus trees, jade rabbits, and endless night.