Chapter 79 – Techniques (1/2)

Yang Ye didn’t rest, and he went directly to the Technique Pavilion, and because of Yang Ye’s accomplishments in the Sword Servant PaG.o.da, he could be considered as a celebrity in the sect. All along the way to the Technique PaG.o.da, all the outer court disciples bowed to Yang Ye and addressed him as a senior brother. Yang Ye felt slightly helpless towards all of this. However, since others gave him face, it was naturally inappropriate to make them lose face, so he replied to all of them one by one. Thus, causing the expression on his face to almost start twitching.

Yang Ye had just arrived at the entrance to the Technique Pavilion when an outer court elder stopped him and said, “Kid, you’re Yang Ye?”

Yang Ye was stunned, and then he nodded and said, “Elder, you’re?”

The outer court elder smiled and said, “I’m the Inheritance Elder, Yan Su, that manages the Technique Pavilion. You’re not bad, kid. You were actually able to ascend to the 22nd level. All those years ago, I lost at the 16th level. You’re really not bad. Work hard and cultivate so that you can attain a good ranking for our Sword Sect during the Ascension Rankings!”

Yang Ye nodded slightly, and then he said, “Elder, can I enter the Technique Pavilion to choose some techniques?”

Yan Su pondered deeply for a moment upon hearing this, and then he said, “According to the rules of the sect, outer court disciples have to pay in Contribution Points in order to choose techniques. However, since it’s you… I can make an exception. I’ll allow you to choose one Yellow Rank cultivation technique and one Yellow Rank combat technique on the Yellow Rank Floor. As for the Profound Rank Floor, Earth Rank Floor, and Heaven Rank Floor that resides above the Yellow Rank Floor, those aren’t places that are within my control.”

When he heard Yan Su, Yang Ye instantly had a good impression of this elder that stood before him, and he cupped his fists to Yan Su and said, “Thank you, Elder!”

Yan Su smiled and said, “Go on in. Some of the Yellow Rank cultivation techniques and combat techniques in there are really good!”

Yang Ye thanked the elder once more, and then he walked into the Technique Pavilion.

When he saw the scrolls that lay on the racks within the Yellow Rank Floor, Yang Ye was extremely shocked in his heart, and he thought to himself. As expected of a sect. Based on the number of scrolls here, there are no less than 100,000 Yellow Rank cultivation techniques and combat techniques here. 100,000 Yellow Rank cultivation techniques and combat techniques! And it doesn’t even include the techniques on the three floors above me. How shocking would such a scene be?

Yang Ye suppressed the shock in his heart and walked over to the cultivation technique section on the left. He didn’t feel like choosing a sword technique for now. Because he hadn’t fully grasped the Gale Steps, Sword Control Technique, Energy Split Technique, Sword Qi Finger, and the Reactive Strike that he’d created himself, so it was truly not suitable for him to learn other sword techniques!

Yang Ye understood the principle of not biting off more than he could chew!

Yang Ye directly disregarded those cultivation techniques that could improve the volume and quality of Profound Energy because that wasn’t a problem for him at all. Especially in terms of volume because if the tiny vortex cooperated, then it was simply inexhaustible, and even if the tiny vortex didn’t cooperate, the golden Profound Energy that tiny vortex gave him was already sufficient for his current cultivation realm.

He wanted to look for a cultivation technique that could improve his physical strength like the Basic Body Refinement Technique. Obviously, in this age where emphasis was placed upon Profound Energy and not the physical body, body refinement techniques were extremely rare. Yang Ye searched for almost two hours yet was unable to find a single cultivation technique that could improve the physical body.

After another two hours pa.s.sed and right when Yang Ye was about to give up, his gaze suddenly lit up, and then he walked swiftly over to a rock at the corner before he stretched out his hand to pick up a scroll at the very bottom. Yang Ye blew off the dust on it, and then he saw the words that were written on it — Body Refinement Technique, Hundred Fortifications.

Yang Ye was delighted in his heart upon reading these words, and he hurriedly opened it up and started reading it.

“The Hundred Fortifications technique is divided into four levels. The first level, hardening of the skin. The second level, iron skin and stone bones. The third level, bronze skin and iron bones. The fourth level, steel body. Every single time the physical body is improved, physical strength and defense will obtain a qualitative improvement, and when cultivated to the fourth level, it would be almost impossible for ordinary combat techniques to harm the body.”

When he saw this introduction, Yang Ye was rather disappointed. Yes, he was disappointed because this Hundred Fortifications technique was slightly weak. Because his current physical body was around the level of iron skin and stone bones, and so long as he worked hard for a while, he would probably be able to attain the bronze skin and iron bones level.

In other words, this cultivation technique wasn’t really useful to him. However, it was better than nothing. Especially because it provided explanations on the method to temper the body, and this was really good for Yang Ye.

After he put the scroll away, Yang Ye was about to leave. Yet right at this moment, Yang Ye’s eyes glanced towards a scroll that was placed by the Hundred Fortifications Technique’s side. On it, he saw the words — High-Grade Yellow Rank sword technique, Heavenrend Drawing Technique.

Yang Ye was stunned because he’d never expected that there would be a combat technique in this section for cultivation techniques. However, he quickly understood the reason for this, and it was probably placed in the wrong section.