Gou Refining Essence into Qi in the Dharma-ending Age

Chapter 22 Arrangement, Choice of Supernatural Power

After a long while, Chen Changming finally came to his senses and asked, "Sect Master, what should we do with Lin Yuan?"

He thought highly of Lin Yuan. Although they hadn't known each other for long, he felt that the boy was intelligent and steady, and he was afraid that the sect leader's words might affect Lin Yuan.

He could understand whatever choice the sect made, given that the spiritual energy was about to be cut off, but he would still feel regretful.

Upon hearing this, the sect leader understood Chen Changming's thoughts and immediately smiled, but did not directly point it out, saying, "Changming, our Sword Sect does not tolerate beating around the bush."

"Even if Lin Yuan's future achievements cannot compare to the other two, he is still a person with superior aptitude. As long as he cultivates well, he will not be too bad and can be a part of the foundation of our Sword Sect."

"The three can be trained together. It would be foolish to deliberately suppress one of them."

"However, given the nature of change, some things really do need to change."

"Let's start with the Peak of Fire!"

"Increase resource investment to get the disciples involved."

"Sect Master, should there be any bias?" Chen Changming continued to inquire.

This question is essentially asking whether to take care of Lin Chao and Wang Qiudao. For example, if Lin Chao is good at actual combat, then increase the proportion of actual combat in the test.

This would not violate the rules, and in fact, in an era when spiritual energy is about to be cut off and chaos is imminent, it would be a good choice.

The sect leader shook his head: "There's no need. Let nature take its course. Besides, we can't start this trend, otherwise the Sword Sect's atmosphere will change, and we'll lose more than we gain."

"Yes, Sect Master." Upon hearing this, Chen Changming knew what to do next.

"Go!" The sect leader nodded.

Chen Changming left quickly.

The sect leader watched Chen Changming's retreating figure and murmured, "The auspicious clouds of the clear sky are truly powerful. The more chaotic the heavenly secrets are, the stronger the effect. In less than two months, we have actually welcomed two variables and a genius."

"I wonder whose pawns these two variables are... I hope my Sword Sect has the ability to protect them!"

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After leaving the Dao Asking Academy, Lin Yuan and Lin Chao went to the Sutra Repository.

The first floor of the library is open to the public without any restrictions.

To go up to the second floor, one needs to use an identity token to pass through the barrier, and the identity token must contain the number of times one can exchange for supernatural powers.

Both of them qualified and were not stopped, and entered the second level smoothly.

The second level had very few disciples and was quite quiet, as everyone was carefully selecting the supernatural abilities that suited them.

As soon as they entered, a young man in his early twenties, dressed in the sect's uniform, greeted them: "Junior brothers, is this your first time visiting the second floor of the Scripture Pavilion?"

"Senior brother, who are you...?" Lin Yuan asked.

"My name is Cui Xiu, you can call me Senior Brother Cui. I'm the temporary administrator here," Cui Xiu introduced himself simply.

"Hello, Senior Brother Cui. How did you know this was our first time here?" Lin Chao asked curiously.

Cui Xiu laughed and said, "Haha, everyone who enters the second floor of the Scripture Pavilion for the first time will have their restrictions activated after passing through them."

Lin Yuan and Lin Chao suddenly realized.

The Sword Sect's Scripture Repository is quite user-friendly.

Then, Cui Xiu explained to them how to exchange for the supernatural power: "Each supernatural power has an introduction and some details. After you have made your choice, put your identity token into the corresponding slot, and that supernatural power will be imprinted on your identity token."

"Once the engraving is complete, one redemption attempt will be canceled."

"In addition, this kind of imprint can only be used by oneself and cannot be taken out of the sect. Once it is taken out of the sect, the imprint will disappear. Even within the sect, the imprint's contents will only last for three days, so it needs to be used as soon as possible."

"The method is very simple: place the identity token between your eyebrows, open its space, and the engraved content will flood into your mind, allowing you to remember it directly. Of course, it is only to remember; you can only comprehend it yourself."

"The names of the supernatural powers you have imprinted will be sent to the corresponding teachers so that they can provide guidance."

Lin Yuan subconsciously took out his identity token.

This item is more important than I imagined; it not only represents my status but is also essential for exchanging various resources from the Sword Sect.

He then cupped his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you for your guidance, senior brother."

Lin Chao followed closely behind.

Cui Xiu shook his head and said, "This is my duty. Go ahead and choose. Also, I'd like to remind you two junior brothers that you've just started your studies. It's best not to choose supernatural abilities that are too difficult. Although you can use them for a long time, they are difficult to cultivate and will be detrimental to your studies."

"You can choose a slightly easier one. Of course, in the Scripture Pavilion, the difficulty level won't be too low, so you shouldn't try to sneak in the easiest one."

Lin Yuan and the other person nodded, and then walked towards the location where the supernatural powers were placed.

Like the first floor, the supernatural powers were placed on bookshelves, and the original items were placed on the bookshelves.

The only difference is that the original supernatural power had a large area below it, with the supernatural power's description above and an engraved groove below.

Lin Yuan and Lin Chao separated.

Lin Chao's goal was very clear: to master the supernatural power of the sword.

Lin Yuanze did not have a clear goal.

He was inclined to find a means of long-range attack in the future; if that didn't work, he could also look for a weapon.

Of course, in the Sword Sect, one must choose sword techniques with a clear lineage.

In the realm of spiritual cultivation, there is no such saying as "an inch longer, an inch stronger" among ordinary people.

[The Mountain-Crushing Fist can concentrate internal energy and unleash its full power. After reaching the seventh level of the Fetal Breathing stage, it can utilize spiritual energy to launch attacks that penetrate enemy defenses. Its cultivation difficulty is medium to low, and it can be used up to the ninth level of the Fetal Breathing stage.]

The difficulty of cultivating supernatural powers is divided into three levels from high to low: upper, middle, and lower. Each level is further subdivided, resulting in a total of nine levels.

This supernatural ability is a close-combat ability, and it looks pretty good. Unfortunately, Lin Yuan has a thousand overlapping waves, which are somewhat repetitive. He continues to look at it.

[Tongming, a sword technique, is slightly weak before the seventh level of the Fetal Breathing stage. After the seventh level, it can use spiritual energy to strengthen the magic sword, giving it extremely strong armor-piercing capabilities. The difficulty of cultivation is medium to high, and it can be used up to the ninth level of the Fetal Breathing stage (this technique has subsequent supernatural abilities and can be used at the Qi Gathering stage)].

"As expected, the sword techniques and supernatural abilities of the Sword Sect have become even more perfect."

Lin Yuan considered this method as an alternative and then continued reading.

What he looked at next were mostly advanced supernatural abilities.

[Changli, a sword technique, after reaching the seventh level of embryonic breathing, can condense sword energy for ranged attacks, capable of cleaving mountains in two with a single strike. The cultivation difficulty is medium to high, and it can be used up to the Qi Gathering stage (its difficulty mainly lies in condensing sword energy after reaching the seventh level of embryonic breathing; this method has advanced supernatural abilities)]

[Spiritual Shield, a defensive divine ability. Before reaching the seventh level of the Fetal Breathing stage, it can strengthen the body. After reaching the seventh level, it can condense a spiritual energy shield. The difficulty of cultivation is moderate and it can be used until the Qi Gathering stage.]

The advanced supernatural abilities are indeed quite impressive, and they can all be used up to the Qi Gathering stage.

Lin Yuan felt he had good comprehension skills, so he was somewhat tempted.

However, he was soon drawn to a supernatural power.

[Forged Spirit Blade, an offensive divine ability. Before reaching the seventh level of the Nascent Soul stage, it has almost no offensive capabilities and can only be used for body tempering; after reaching the seventh level of the Nascent Soul stage, it utilizes spiritual energy to condense a spirit blade, making it extremely powerful.]

[The cultivation difficulty is extremely high, and it can be used up to the point of Qi gathering (this method is extremely difficult to cultivate. After gathering Qi, the spiritual energy can undergo mysterious changes according to the Qi gathered. Different spiritual energies will result in different effects on the spiritual blade)]

Lin Yuan valued this supernatural ability not because of its extremely high power. In fact, there are many superior supernatural abilities here, all of which are described as having great power, especially sword techniques.

What he truly valued was the unique qualities of the Spirit Blade.

The effects of a spirit blade will change depending on the user's spiritual energy.

He wondered if the spiritual energy refined from the Dao Seed would be the same as ordinary spiritual energy.

(P.S. Tomorrow is Tuesday, please read on!!)