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Returning to the darkness wrapped in Chaos Energy, the Bodhi Patriarch stood beside me with his hands behind his back. These Wonderful Techniques required my full concentration to comprehend, and by now, I could already feel the exhaustion weighing on my mind.
Breathing heavily, I struggled to adjust my state of being.
I had just observed five Wonderful Techniques: Wind Walk, Spiritual Sight, Soul Summoning, Samadhi Fire, and Summoning Technique. That left three more: Talisman Magic, Transcendental Sutra, and Survey.
However, the Bodhi Patriarch waved his hand and withdrew the Chaos Energy.
"Ancestor, there are still three Wonderful Techniques left," I said in confusion.
"That's enough," the Bodhi Patriarch replied calmly. "Too much will spoil the broth. You haven't even begun to grasp the remaining three Wonderful Techniques; watching them is pointless."
The Ancestor meant that I had not yet entered the realm of these three techniques, and even if I observed them, it would not be of any use.
Although I often used what was called Yellow Talisman, without drawing my own unique talisman, Talisman Magic did not count as having been learned. Even if I could recite the Transcendental Sutra fluently, merely memorizing it did not mean I had mastered it; I needed to write my own version of the Transcendental Sutra. Only after writing the first line could I be considered to have entered that technique. So indeed, I had not yet entered into these two Wonderful Techniques. As for Survey? I couldn't even use it at all!
What I had just observed were mere phantoms, yet they contained traces of true principles. Whether it was the flight path of the Golden-Winged Peng Bird, the divine light from Erlang Shen's opened eye, or the fierce battle between Gonggong and Zhurong, each revealed profound yet straightforward truths about their respective Wonderful Techniques. Although these truths required my own deep contemplation, I felt that my understanding of Eight Treasures Mystique had become significantly clearer.
Yet I still did not understand how to perform these Wonderful Techniques since I could no longer use magical power.
The Bodhi Patriarch seemed to read my thoughts and said lightly, "You can give it a try."
The Ancestor wanted me to attempt to perform a Wonderful Technique. Taking a deep breath, I realized that the Earth Spirit Energy in Three Stars Cave was different from outside; it was almost pure celestial energy. Therefore, when I inhaled it into my Dantian for the first time without refining it, I obtained pure magical power.
Sure enough, as soon as the magical power entered my Dantian, it was completely consumed by three points.
"Control those three points," the Bodhi Patriarch's voice echoed in my mind.
I focused all my attention on one of those points.
"No, you need to try to control all three at the same time!" The voice of Bodhi Patriarch echoed again.
Dividing my focus into three parts, I simultaneously controlled the three points. Suddenly, a fine line made of Azure Mana connected the three points, forming an isosceles equilateral triangle.
In the center of the triangle, a flame glowing with Azure light was ignited.
Then, mana was extracted from the central flame!
Without experiencing loss, how could one understand the value of what they have? The retrieval of mana filled me with immense excitement.
It seemed that although I had completely extracted my Taiji Diagram from my Dantian, for some unknown reason, a new mana flow path that I had never heard of appeared in my Dantian. And it was clear that this path was much more advanced than the Taiji Diagram!
Extracting mana from the Azure Flame was also Azure in nature; unlike my previous golden mana, Azure mana proved to be much more difficult to control. Moreover, even with the same Earth Spirit Energy, the amount of Azure mana extracted was noticeably less than that of the golden mana.
Following the pathways of Spiritual Sight, the mana slowly flowed through me. During this flow, I felt a sense of obscurity accompanied by a tingling sensation, reminiscent of when I first opened these pathways.
However, Spiritual Sight ultimately began to activate.
From Erlang Shen's eye, I gained new insights into Spiritual Sight. I began to focus my gaze on a single point. For some reason, although the realm of Spiritual Sight had not changed, I could see more clearly than before; I could even distinctly see the fine cracks in the bricks of a house over a hundred meters away!
Seeing that I could now operate my mana, Bodhi Patriarch turned and descended from the stone tower.
On top of the tower, the Eight Treasures Marvelous Tree gradually lost its brilliance and transformed back into its original withered state.
"Come down," Bodhi Patriarch's voice came from below the stone tower as the radiance faded away.
I retracted my Spiritual Sight, expelled some Impurity, climbed up from my Meditation Cushion, and followed Bodhi Patriarch outside.
Although I felt extremely excited inside—after all, I had regained my mana—I still suppressed my inner joy.
Bodhi Patriarch walked to one of the bookshelves on the third floor, pondered for a moment, then reached out to take a book, calling out to me to not move, slowly walking in front of me.
"There are still three methods of Wonderful Technique. Well, I'll give you this one as compensation."
As I reached out to take it, I realized I was unable to move.
Bodhi Patriarch slowly approached me, raised his hand, and forcefully stuffed the book into my mind (if only all teachers could do this).
My head felt as if it had been struck by a heavy hammer; everything went dark before my eyes, and it seemed like I returned to that Chaotic Space where I was taken by the Eight Treasures Marvelous Tree.
A sword light cleaved through the air, and a diagram of meridian flow gradually appeared before me.
The magical power flowed from the Dantian, passed through the Heart, and then through my fingers.
What kind of Spell is this meridian diagram? Why does it require the magical power to pass through the Heart? I had never heard of such a strange magical power flow.
"Three Talents Sword." A vague voice came from somewhere.
"It uses the heart to command the sword as its technique, modeled after the Zhu Xian Sword Formation."
It seems to be a Sword Formation Spell, based on the ancient first Sword Formation, Zhu Xian Sword Formation.
Zhu Xian Sword Formation is indeed the ancient first Sword Formation and also the first Killing Formation. It is the life-bound Sword Formation of Tongjiao Master, one of the Three Pure Ones.
Generally, the more swords a Sword Formation can control, the more powerful it is. However, Zhu Xian Sword Formation is different; it consists of only three swords forming one Sword Formation. But not just any three swords can form Zhu Xian Sword Formation. Only when the three swords—Zhu Xian, Lu Xian, and Zhan Xian—gather together can they form Zhu Xian Sword Formation. Ordinary three swords can only form what is before me: Three Talents Sword Formation.
Although Three Talents Sword Formation is not famous, it is derived from Zhu Xian Sword Formation and possesses considerable power.
"The main sword is in the center, while the two auxiliary swords are on either side."
With the sound of an announcement, three swords appeared in the void and began the demonstration of the Three Talents Sword Technique as instructed.
"The Killing Formation is unbeatable."
The three swords simultaneously reversed their tips and flew off in three different directions.
Each sword flew along its own trajectory, and I sensed that the paths of the three swords followed a certain pattern. I committed all their trajectories to memory.
"The Trap Formation has no escape."
"The Illusion Array is ineffective."
The swords moved with the sound, performing about a dozen Sword Formations in total. With each formation, a corresponding meridian diagram was displayed. After a long while, as the last diagram slowly faded away, the voice finally stopped, and the three swords came to a halt, hovering in mid-air.
"How was it? Did you memorize it?" Bodhi Patriarch asked.
I had not yet fully awakened from the Chaotic Space, but Bodhi Patriarch already knew that I had finished observing the Three Talents Sword Formation.
"I memorized it clearly," I replied honestly.
"Then let's go."
Go? Where to?
Suddenly, the chaotic airflow before me was swept up by a gust of wind, revealing a colorful scene.
Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave. Bodhi Patriarch stepped out from the Three Stars Cave, where an old Taoist was waiting at the entrance for him.
"Did you understand?" Bodhi Patriarch asked.
"Not at all." Compared to the Bodhi Patriarch, this old Daoist was much more frivolous, leaning against the Bodhi Tree and saying, "No need for thanks, I appreciate it!"
"Is that it? Just a simple thank you?" The Bodhi Patriarch teased, "This is no small favor; it's one of my treasured possessions."
Previously, the old Daoist had dismissed the gratitude with a simple 'thank you,' implying that it wasn't a significant favor and that a thank you was sufficient.
"I know." The old Daoist tossed over something resembling a fruit, saying, "Take this; we're even now. Why get so worked up? Isn't it all for the disciple?"
"Hmph!" The Bodhi Patriarch snorted coldly and casually waved his Dust Whisk, suspending the fruit in mid-air. "Don't forget, that is also your brother!"
"We're the only ones who can be considered brothers," the old Daoist scoffed, patting his Daoist Robe.
The Bodhi Patriarch flicked his Dust Whisk again, causing the fruit to vanish without a trace. The Ancestor turned around, smiling at the old Daoist.
"What do you want to do?" The old Daoist stepped back a few paces, feeling nervous. "I thought you could bully me just because this is your territory."
"Let's go, Zhenyuan Daxian," the Bodhi Patriarch lowered his voice. "Shall we grab a drink?"
"Good!"
The old Daoist replied happily.
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