The so-called “Five Elements Vajra Technique” involves infusing the body with the energy of the five elements. After undergoing an extremely painful and grueling process, this energy refines the flesh and blood, making the physical body stronger.
However, unlike the Five Elements Primordial Art, the energy used for body tempering in this technique is not absorbed into the Dantian, so it does not conflict with practicing the Five Elements Primordial Art.
This technique, aside from being extremely painful to practice and consuming a lot of Spirit Stones, has almost no other flaws. Once mastered, the body becomes as strong as steel, impervious to flying swords and spells.
The white-haired elder nodded approvingly when he saw Alaric Ye choose the “Five Elements Vajra Technique” and quickly handed him two new jade slips without saying much.
Alaric Ye respectfully bowed and thanked him.
The elder advised, “These jade slips will shatter two hours after your divine sense enters them. You must memorize all the content within that time. Additionally, the mental and physical techniques must not be passed on.”
“Understood, elder.”
The white-haired elder waved his hand, indicating that Alaric Ye could leave.
As Alaric Ye stepped out of the Skill Transference Pavilion, night had already fallen. The sky was filled with stars, and the silvery moonlight covered every corner of the Top Xuan Sect.
However, for cultivators, the difference between day and night is not significant.
Alaric Ye infused mana into his eyes, and with a flash of spiritual light, the entire blurry world became exceptionally clear.
This was the Divine Eye!
A powerful Divine Eye not only allows one to see in the dark but also to observe demonic and magical auras from afar and see through disguises.
Using the Divine Eye consumes a lot of mana, but for Alaric Ye, whose mana recovery speed is extremely fast, it was no problem. He felt that even if he kept his Divine Eye active all the time, his mana would not be depleted.
Whoosh!
A cold light flashed, and Alaric Ye leaped into the air, his body as light as a feather, slowly rising into the sky before landing on the blade of his flying sword.
Standing on the flying sword, Alaric Ye did not rush back to the preparatory miscellaneous disciples’ dormitory but instead flew towards the Top Xuan Sect’s market.
Although he was now an official miscellaneous disciple, he had not yet been assigned specific duties or a new residence, so he could still stay in the preparatory dormitory for a short time.
Once in the sky, Alaric Ye’s view broadened.
At night, the Top Xuan Sect was more empty and quiet compared to the daytime, though occasionally, one could still see flashes of cold light—sword cultivators practicing their swords tirelessly.
As he flew above the clouds, Alaric Ye felt the vastness of the sky and the endlessness of the starry night. He couldn’t help but recall that more than two months ago, on a night like this, he was brought to the Top Xuan Sect by a flying boat.
Before that, he was just a humble and insignificant servant of the Lin Family, enduring hard labor and abuse daily.
But now, he had become a true Upper Immortal. Even the old master of the Lin Family would have to kneel and bow before him.
“I wonder… how Lucy Lin is doing…”
Although he wasn’t close to Lucy Lin, Alaric Ye still worried about the fate of those abducted by the demonic cult. As he learned more about the cultivation world, he understood its cruelty even more.
“She has probably been tortured and humiliated to the point of madness or death.”
“Demonic Path…!”
Alaric Ye sighed softly, stopped thinking about it, and dove down on his flying sword towards a brightly lit and bustling valley.
At the entrance of the valley stood a massive stone stele emitting a faint silver glow, with five powerful characters inscribed on it: “Top Xuan Sect Market.”
The Top Xuan Sect Market was initially established for the sect’s cultivators to trade. As it developed, disciples from other major sects and some rogue cultivators were also allowed to trade there.
In the cultivation world of the Dragon-seeking Mountain Range, its scale was second only to the “Dragon-seeking Market” jointly built by the Taiji Sect and the Sky Above Sect. In fact, a few hundred years ago, the Top Xuan Sect Market was the largest. However, as the Top Xuan Sect declined, its business was naturally taken over by the other two major sects.
Even so, the Top Xuan Sect Market still had a vast array of rare treasures for sale, and thousands of cultivators came and went daily.
Alaric Ye had long been eager to visit the Top Xuan Sect Market, but he had no money and was restricted by the limited activity area for preparatory miscellaneous disciples. Now, he finally had some savings and the confidence to “go shopping.”
“Junior Brother, to enter the market, you need to pay one Spirit Stone and register your identity!” The inner disciple guarding the market entrance smiled kindly at Alaric Ye.
The Top Xuan Sect maintained the market because it was profitable.
Alaric Ye had heard of this rule before and reluctantly handed over a Spirit Stone and his identity jade token.
After checking his identity jade token, the inner disciple said, “Junior Brother Ye, you may enter. By the way, since this is your first time here, let me give you a tip. Try to buy or sell your treasures at reputable large shops. Small shops or roadside stalls may seem like good deals, but if you’re not experienced, you’ll often end up losing out.”
Another inner disciple smiled and said, “Senior Brother here also sells masks that can conceal your aura. They are only sold to sect members. With the market’s formation, wearing this mask will prevent anyone below the Golden Elixir stage from detecting your true identity. These masks are also effective outside, as cultivators below the Foundation Establishment stage cannot penetrate them with their divine sense. They are only eight hundred Spirit Stones, no deception!”
Alaric Ye cupped his hands slightly in thanks.
“Thank you, Senior Brother. I understand.”
He completely ignored the inner disciple selling the aura-concealing masks…
Eight hundred Spirit Stones—just hearing the price would make most inner disciples despair.
With that, Alaric Ye stepped into the Top Xuan Sect Market with excitement.
His main purpose for coming was to buy seeds of spirit plants and herbs to plant in the space within the Ancient Ring of the Insect Emperor, to understand how these plants would grow there.
This was crucial for Alaric Ye. If the experiment failed or the plants grew too slowly, he would have no chance to practice the Five Elements Primordial Art he had just received.
Entering the market, Alaric Ye first saw two tall and luxurious buildings flanking the wide stone-paved road: one called the Treasure Pavilion and the other the Wonderful Elixir Hall.
Outside both the Treasure Pavilion and the Wonderful Elixir Hall stood beautiful female cultivators with outstanding looks and figures, smiling as they welcomed guests.
Sensing the cultivation levels of these two female cultivators, Alaric Ye couldn’t help but be slightly shocked. Both were at the fifth level of Qi Refining, making them top-tier among outer sect cultivators, far more powerful than he was now.
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