Chapter 411 - 389: One Strength Breaks All Methods

Song Ciwan mulled things over for a moment in the Cultivation Room.

She had no interest in the internal power struggles of the Great Zhou Immortal Dynasty. But her lack of interest didn’t mean she could afford to be ignorant. She still needed to have a basic understanding of the situation.

At the very least, she couldn’t be completely blind to it all, wandering around in a daze. If she got caught in a scheme without even knowing it, that wouldn’t be transcendence—it would be foolishness.

From what she had learned over the past few days, the Great Zhou in Song Ciwan’s mind was now a volcano on the verge of erupting. Beneath its calm surface, a dark tide was surging.

But here in Guangling City, especially regarding Prince Yun’s Mansion, Song Ciwan was at least certain that her firm refusal had been the correct course of action.

The Great Zhou still belonged to its current ruler, His Majesty the Emperor, Emperor Yuanxi!

The fight for the throne, the various princes and nobles—it was all an illusion.

With Emperor Yuanxi showing no signs of decline, it didn’t matter which Prince they were; they all had to keep their heads down and behave.

One couldn’t say for sure about the two in the Capital City, but for someone like Prince Yun who was enfeoffed in the provinces, what could he do if he didn’t act obediently?

Even if he was restless in private, he had to appear perfectly compliant in public.

And as the newly-crowned tenth Celestial Pride, Song Ciwan was the focus of not just the Nine Provinces but, to put it confidently, also the lands beyond—the Celestial Demon Country and the four seas and eight poles. All eyes were on her.

Just as Yin Xunyi had said, from that moment on, no matter where Song Ciwan went, there would be no shortage of probing gazes, recruitment attempts, and schemes directed at her.

Song Ciwan had a plan for this.

She could use a thousand different skillful methods to deal with it, but none of them could escape one fundamental principle—

Overwhelming power breaks all techniques!

’Is it wrong to refuse Prince Yun’s Mansion?’

’No!’

’Am I not afraid they’ll turn on me for refusing?’

’Let them try.’

At this point, even if they sent an Earth Immortal after her, Song Ciwan would feel no fear.

But publicly, Prince Yun’s Mansion wouldn’t dare to turn on her just because she had refused their offer.

As for deploying power above an Earth Immortal, like a Celestial Immortal—

Song Ciwan didn’t know if Prince Yun’s Mansion had a Celestial Immortal, but Celestial Immortals were the highest-level figures below True Immortals. The attention such a being attracted would be no less than what she received—in fact, it would be far greater, to a degree incomprehensible to mortals.

The mobilization of a Celestial Immortal was no small matter.

If Prince Yun’s Mansion truly dared to send out a Celestial Immortal just because Song Ciwan refused their recruitment, what would His Majesty the Emperor, who was still on the throne, think?

At that point, the one in danger wouldn’t be Song Ciwan, but Prince Yun’s Mansion!

After thinking everything through again, Song Ciwan’s state of mind grew even more firm, entering a state of flawless, rounded resolve.

The world of Cultivators was also a world of people. Unless one remained in seclusion forever, the entanglements of grudges, favors, and interests between people would never cease.

True transcendence wasn’t about how far you could run; it was about how hard your fists were.

Song Ciwan carefully examined her own divine state, silently contemplating the various mysteries brought by the Third Layer of the Sutra of Sitting and Forgetting.

The Insight Technique panel displayed: Sutra of Sitting and Forgetting (Third Layer Beginner 86/100)

That was right. Song Ciwan’s Sutra of Sitting and Forgetting had long ago reached the Great Perfection Realm of Mastery. But since the scripture for the Third Layer had been revealed, she had been cultivating for several days and nights. Despite feeling she had a deep understanding of the cultivation technique’s mysteries, she had yet to even break through the Beginner stage.

Before this, as the True Qi in Song Ciwan’s Dantian gradually filled, she had felt the urge to break through to Divinity Transformation many times. The only reason she hadn’t was that she had been forcefully suppressing it.

She hadn’t expected that now, with her practice complete and having even started cultivating the Third Layer, her breakthrough seemed to be stuck on something strange.

Song Ciwan wasn’t anxious, though. She understood that the path from Qi Cultivation to Divinity Transformation wasn’t without its barriers. It all came down to a Spiritual Mechanism.

She had had many opportunities to break through before but had always suppressed them, which had in fact consumed her Spiritual Mechanism. Once consumed, it would take time for another opportunity to arise.

It was best to let this matter take its natural course. Besides, even without a breakthrough, her strength was still advancing by leaps and bounds.

When the next critical point arrived, the breakthrough would happen naturally.

[You have sold the human desires of a Demonized Early-Stage Divinity Transformation Cultivator—astonishment, fear, and resentment—weighing four jin and six liang. By consuming one thousand Primordial Pearls for a targeted exchange, you have obtained the Exorcism Chapter of the Five Thunders Righteous Method.]

Through numerous targeted sales she made later, Song Ciwan had now obtained the complete versions of most of the Daoist Skills and Martial Arts she possessed.

As for those she hadn’t completed, like her Main Cultivation Methods—the Sutra of Sitting and Forgetting and the Thunder Fire Body Devouring Technique—their foundations were too profound. She needed to sell a higher level of "qi" to obtain their subsequent Chapters. There was nothing to be done about that for now.

Others, like the Great Derivation Birth Skill and Heaven-Stealing Day-Changing, she already had in their entirety.

She had the complete versions of most of her other skills as well, leaving only the Five Thunders Righteous Method. Previously, Song Ciwan only had its Wind and Thunder Chapter.

She had originally assumed the remaining Chapters of the Five Thunders Righteous Method would be something like Fire Thunder, Yang Thunder, or Yin Thunder, but she was wrong.

The second Chapter of the Five Thunders Righteous Method was actually Exorcism!

This "exorcism" wasn’t about vanquishing evil and killing demons; it was about expelling maladies and ailments.

To put it bluntly, the Exorcism Chapter of the Five Thunders Righteous Method was actually a fundamental Cultivation Technique for healing the sick and saving lives.

It not only contained methods for drawing Spirit Talismans to cure various diseases but also a complete Inner Refining Mantra!

Cultivating according to this method could strengthen one’s qi, solidify one’s foundation, refresh the spirit, refine the mind, and set one on the path of Cultivating Immortality.

Song Ciwan’s Main Cultivation Method was the Sutra of Sitting and Forgetting, so of course she wasn’t going to switch techniques just because she had obtained the Exorcism Chapter. However, the Chapter still had immense reference value, especially since it contained many explanations of the human body’s mysteries. As Song Ciwan read it closely, she often had moments of enlightenment through analogy.

Furthermore, even without cultivating the fundamental technique of the Exorcism Chapter, Song Ciwan could use the Sutra of Sitting and Forgetting to simulate its circulation path and True Qi attribute at any time, allowing her to use the Chapter’s various Spirit Talisman methods.

The Spirit Talisman methods in the Exorcism Chapter could be used to create physical Spirit Talismans, or one could use True Qi for Void Talisman Painting.

It was just that Void Talisman Painting had high requirements for one’s Cultivation, making it difficult for ordinary people to achieve.

Song Ciwan, however, had no problem at all. She raised her right index finger, dots of Spiritual Light gathering at its tip. With a light flourish, she painted a Recovery Spell in the air.

The Recovery Spell flickered with a golden glow in the air, then shot forward and merged into Song Ciwan’s body.

Song Ciwan felt a sense of comfort spread through her entire body. The bit of True Qi she had consumed was rapidly refilling, and at the same time, a wonderful feeling of vanished fatigue settled over her body, mind, and Divine Soul, instantly revitalizing her.

The effects of the Recovery Spell were surprisingly good. It was truly a wondrous Talismanic Technique from the Five Thunders Righteous Method, as expected.

The Disease Removal Chapter seemed ordinary, but it was actually of great use!

[You have sold the Death Qi from the death of a Demonized Early-Stage Divinity Transformation Cultivator, weighing three jin and nine liang, and obtained the Four-star Level Marvel: Draw the Ground as Prison.]

Draw the Ground as Prison: A Four-star Level Marvel, usable three times. When deployed, after setting a boundary, all living beings within the area cannot leave, and all living beings outside the area cannot enter.

The specific strength and binding force depend on the Cultivation of the beings inside and outside.

[You have sold the human desires of a Righteous Qi Realm Painter—gratitude, joy, and elation—weighing five jin and six liang, and obtained...]