Chapter 730: The Essence of Communication

Chapter 730: Chapter 152: The Essence of Communication

Zhang Deming asked pointedly, “There won’t be any issues where I can’t open something, or the catalogue ‘glitches,’ will there?”

Dang Mengfu’s expression twitched. He shook his head and said, “No. The Main Pavilion’s technical ‘glitches’ have all been repaired!”

Zhang Deming was overjoyed to hear this. “Then I must thank you in advance, Senior Brother Dang!” he said.

With that, Zhang Deming eagerly turned around and, with a point of Spiritual Light at his fingertip, entered the domed grand hall of the Celestial Spirit Scripture Pavilion.

As he entered, a massive, illusory tome—a catalogue—materialized before Zhang Deming.

Zhang Deming first went to the Cultivation Technique section and flipped to the top-tier directory. The Celestial Spirit Sect now possessed six Tier Five Cultivation Techniques. In terms of its Daoist Collection’s depth alone, it definitely ranked among the very best of the Upper Sects.

The entire directory page for Tier Five Cultivation Techniques listed just six titles: the *Celestial Spirit Heart Scripture*, the *Turtle Water Defense Array*, the *Cyan Wood Refining God Skill*, the *Wu Earth Storage Qi Method*, the *Fire Separation Body Cultivation Method*, and the *Geng Metal Refining Essence Technique*.

Five of them were Five Elements Cultivation Techniques. Aside from *Turtle Water*, they corresponded to the four cornerstones of cultivation: Essence, Qi, Spirit, and Body. Judging by their names alone, it was obvious they were a set.

Furthermore, for a major Blessed Land—a former top-tier one at that—to not have a single Tier Six Cultivation Technique was clearly suspicious. No wonder there were so many rumors in the outside world about a *Five Elements Secret Scripture*.

Zhang Deming grew slightly excited as he gazed at the *Geng Metal Refining Essence Technique* in the catalogue. ‘With this, my *Five Elements Secret Scripture* will finally be complete!’

He would possess a Classical Skill. In Hongmeng, Classical Techniques were already considered top-tier major skills, but a Classical Skill cultivation method was something only a Blessed Land or a Holy Land was worthy of possessing.

As for the Scripture Level… while a top Cultivator might occasionally succeed in creating a Scripture Skill, a Scripture Skill cultivation method… those existed only in legends. Even if someone obtained one, they would surely keep it under tight wraps.

Zhang Deming’s fingers trembled with excitement. He gently tapped the entry for the *Geng Metal Refining Essence Technique*. From the very top of the Cultivation Technique section, a scripture brimming with rich Dao Essence floated before his eyes.

He opened the scripture to take a look. Having already cultivated the other four fused parts of the *Five Elements Secret Scripture*, he was all too familiar with its methodology. The moment the book opened, Zhang Deming felt a familiar aura wash over him.

Based on that feeling alone, Zhang Deming didn’t even need to read the contents to know this was it. The final piece of his *Five Elements Secret Scripture* was now in his possession.

Feeling the circulation of his Spiritual Power quicken slightly under the influence of the *Geng Metal Refining Essence Technique*’s unique Dao Essence, Zhang Deming found it impossible to suppress the joy on his face. If he weren’t in the Main Pavilion of the Scripture Pavilion, he would have thrown his head back and laughed maniacally.

…

After a long while, Zhang Deming managed to suppress his excitement and put away the *Geng Metal Refining Essence Technique*. Although he wanted to return to the Flying Spring Waterfall Tower immediately and start attempting the Cultivation Technique fusion, there was no rush. He still had nine more selections to make, and with no restrictions…

After stowing away the scripture, Zhang Deming quickly flipped the catalogue to the later sections.

The Heavenly Gang Thirty-Six Techniques and the Earth Evil Seventy-Two Technique.

Looking at the section title in the catalogue, Zhang Deming scrolled down with a hint of excitement. This time, he was finally able to open it again. The style was completely different from the previous catalogue sections; from here on, each page was dedicated to the description of a single Skill.

Earth Evil: Summoning God Skill

Category: Divine Dao

Status: Abolished

Effects: …

The first Technique at the start of the section was a familiar sight. Zhang Deming slowly scrolled down, flipping past several pages until he was past Sleeve Qiankun, then continued scrolling.

Earth Evil: Incense Fire Wish Power (Core Skill of the Divine Dao)

Category: Divine Dao

Status: Abolished

Effects: …

It was another Divine Dao Technique. This was to be expected. After the Divine Dao was abolished, its associated techniques became mere collector’s items. No matter how advanced, they were relegated to being useless curiosities. Thus, even if they belonged to the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends, they were no longer particularly treasured.

As a member of the Four-Nine Upper Sect, one of Hongmeng’s top powers, collecting such things was not much trouble.

Earth Evil: Inheritance

Category: Inheritance Dao

Status: Not Collected

Effects: …

He scrolled through several more pages, but they were all either “Abolished” or “Not Collected,” which dampened his excited mood considerably. He turned another page, and his eyes lit up.

Heavenly Gang: Wind-Fire Wheel

Category: Wind-Fire Escape Speed Path

Status: Viewable

Role: Escape, Flying Escape, Combat

Effects: Refine an Artifact with Skill, integrating it with one’s Lifebound Magical Artifact. Using the technique’s fundamental Runes, forge the Wind-Fire Double Wheel. One can then soar through the heavens and burrow through the earth, becoming impossible to track over ten thousand li.

Note: This is a top-tier Fire Dao and a developmental variant of the *Samadhi True Flame*. One can enter this path via the Earth Evil Technique *Samadhi True Flame* to become a peak Divine Power Cultivator of the Speed Dao.

‘So this is what Guk Liancai cultivates. The actual Wind-Fire Wheel!’

Zhang Deming looked at the “Viewable” option and tapped it without hesitation. A simple, ancient-looking book with a fiery red cover flew out. The Magic Book seemed to radiate waves of heat, causing the entire dome to tremble slightly.

The pavilion guardian, Dang Mengfu, glanced up in Zhang Deming’s direction, shook his head, and paid it no further mind, returning to his own studies.

Zhang Deming glanced at the fiery red book, stowed it away for now, and continued scrolling through the catalogue.

Heavenly Gang: Somersault Cloud

Category: Escape Speed Dao

Status: Not Collected

Effects: …

‘Tsk, tsk… This is one of the most famous of all escape-type skills. A single somersault covers one hundred and eight thousand li. It’s ranked third among all escape skills in Hongmeng!’

‘Right, the classification of Hongmeng’s Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends isn’t based on a technique’s power, but on its category.’

‘In other words, a Heavenly Gang skill isn’t necessarily stronger than an Earth Evil one. On the contrary, most ordinary Cultivators would rather obtain an Earth Evil Technique than a Heavenly Gang one.’

‘Why is that?’

‘The Heavenly Gang skills are classified as such because, among the one hundred and eight skills, thirty-six of them start directly at the Law Level and cannot be used to form a Dao Foundation. These are what are called the Heavenly Gang Skills.’

‘The remaining seventy-two, however, all start from Tier One or Tier Two. They can be used to establish a Dao Foundation and condense a Rune Core, which is why they are called the Earth Evil Techniques.’