Beast Taming: Slaughter Atlas-Chapter 488 - 434: Furious Thunder Meditation Technique
"So, the cultivation techniques we practice also originate from the Secret Realm?"
Zhao Wudi shook his hand and said, "Not entirely. The techniques acquired from the Secret Realm only account for about forty percent of all techniques, while the remaining sixty percent are created by some extraordinarily talented Beast Masters themselves. However, Celestial Tier techniques all come from the Secret Realm."
Chu Chen was surprised upon hearing this. Humanity never lacks geniuses, and he couldn’t believe no one could create Celestial Tier techniques.
"Is there really no one who can create Celestial Tier techniques?"
Chu Chen remained silent for a moment but couldn’t help but ask his inner doubt.
Zhao Wudi sighed and said, "Celestial Tier techniques are quite special; they require a meditation seed. Each meditation seed is unique, and after two hundred years of research, we still can’t replicate them. Therefore, each Celestial Tier technique can only be practiced once. Otherwise, we wouldn’t set such stringent conditions."
"Meditation seed, what is that?" Chu Chen asked again.
"To cultivate a Celestial Tier technique, a meditation seed is necessary; otherwise, it’s impossible to cultivate successfully. We haven’t figured out the exact principle."
"I’ve visited quite a few Secret Realms but never encountered any techniques. Why is that?" Chu Chen inquired once more.
Zhao Wudi frowned slightly and replied, "We haven’t figured this out either. In the early stage of the star power invasion, the probability of finding cultivation techniques in the Secret Realm was very high. But as time went on, it has become rare to see cultivation techniques in low-level Secret Realms over the past few decades. They are only occasionally found in high-level Secret Realms."
Chu Chen couldn’t help but frown upon hearing this. The formation of Secret Realms meant a part of space was torn apart, indicating the existence of another civilization besides their own world.
Are all the changes happening to Blue Star related to another civilization?
If so, what is the purpose of this civilization, invasion or inheritance?
Judging from the techniques obtained from the Secret Realm, inheritance seems more likely than invasion.
However, this inheritance has attracted those Star Beasts over.
Long Batian was also pondering these issues. Although he had joined the Alliance’s Elder Council, he hadn’t been in it long enough to understand many secret matters.
Seeing Zhao Wudi and Chu Chen deep in thought, Zhao Wudi couldn’t help but interrupt, "Alright, no one knows how things really are. We’ve discussed it many times, but no unified answer has been reached. We need more evidence to support it. Thinking more about it now is pointless. Let me take you to choose a meditation technique."
Chu Chen was surprised and looked at Long Batian in disbelief, not expecting the other party to be there to exchange for a cultivation technique.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Long Batian asked, somewhat displeased at Chu Chen’s gaze.
"Ah, nothing, I’m just surprised that you also have great merit."
"You little rascal, don’t underestimate anyone. Acquiring great merit isn’t just about accepting Alliance missions. I broke through to the Emperor Level, and the Alliance rewarded me with a great merit. I also served as the Head of the Cyan Dragon Daoist School, nurturing numerous talents for the Alliance, and was rewarded with two more great merits."
Only then did Chu Chen show a look of realization.
Zhao Wudi chuckled and said, "One of those two great merits was because you became a Divine Son."
Chu Chen was astonished when he heard this and looked at Long Batian with surprise, not expecting to have contributed to the great merit.
Feeling a bit awkward, Long Batian said, "You little rascal, what are you looking at?"
Chu Chen quickly turned his head away.
"Alright then, let me show you the Celestial Tier treasure vault." With that, he twisted a round ornament on the armrest.
Amidst the sound of clicking, the wall behind Zhao Wudi slowly opened to both sides.
Chu Chen and Long Batian looked over and discovered a huge metal room behind the wall.
Zhao Wudi slowly got up, raised his right hand, and snapped his fingers in the air.
The metal room suddenly lit up with bright lamps, illuminating the room like daylight. Then, a rich star power surged in.
With just a slight inhale, Chu Chen felt his body’s meridians almost filled to ten percent. If he could cultivate here, his speed would reach an incredibly astonishing level.
However, now was not the time for cultivation. He hurriedly got up and walked towards the Celestial Tier treasure vault.
The treasure vault was very spacious, and each Celestial Tier treasure was placed inside a transparent glass cover.
But these weren’t real glass; they were forged from a special mineral, extremely hard that even ordinary King-level Star Beasts would have difficulty breaking through.
Moreover, the glass covers were equipped with a self-destruction mechanism. If forced open by external force, the treasure inside would self-destruct immediately.
"You have two quarters of an hour to choose by yourselves. I’ll open the defense shield for you then," Zhao Wudi reminded, about to leave.
Seeing this, Chu Chen quickly asked, "Lord Alliance Leader, isn’t two quarters too short? I still want to look around more."
"Don’t be ungrateful, kid. For others, they would only get one quarter of an hour at most. These heavenly and earthly treasures are extremely precious and require substantial star power nourishment. If the time is too long, the star power concentration will decrease, and these treasures could suffer damage," Zhao Wudi explained impatiently.
Upon hearing this, Chu Chen nodded quickly and eagerly proceeded to the area where the techniques were located.
Long Batian saw this and hurriedly followed along.
There were only thirteen Celestial Tier techniques, seven of which were Lower Grade, requiring three great merits to exchange.
There were four Middle Grade techniques, requiring five great merits to exchange.
There were two Upper Grade techniques, requiring ten great merits to exchange.
Seeing the excited Long Batian, Chu Chen shook his head helplessly.
Great merit cannot be exchanged or given; it must be obtained by oneself. Otherwise, Chu Chen would certainly give his teacher enough great merits to let him exchange for an Upper Grade Celestial Tier technique.
Chu Chen withdrew his gaze and focused on the two Upper Grade meditation techniques.
The first meditation technique was called "Ocean Covering Meditation Method," and inside the glass cover was not a technique, but a blue bead the size of a dragon’s eye.
The blue bead shimmered with dazzling blue light, and upon closer inspection, it appeared as if there was a mysterious space inside the bead, facing an endless ocean.
This boundless ocean was filled with both vitality and death, two seemingly contradictory endpoints, yet they perfectly fused together, creating a truly wondrous sight.
The raging waves continuously pounded against the earth, as if they wanted to shatter it.
Chu Chen withdrew his gaze and focused on the other technique.
This meditation technique was called "Angry Thunder Meditation Method," and inside the defense shield was also a bead the size of a dragon’s eye.
The bead was filled with flames and thunder, with the thunder-fire combination containing a terrifying destructive power.
Scorching flames seemed intent on incinerating all in the world.
Flashing thunder split the sky into countless fragments, forming terrifying space rifts.
Chu Chen withdrew his gaze, his eyes filled with awe.
The "Angry Thunder Meditation Method" was more overbearing than the "Ocean Covering Meditation Method."
He wondered what the effect of mastering this Celestial Tier meditation technique compared to an Earth Tier meditation technique would be.
After pondering for a while, Chu Chen couldn’t deduce anything and had to temporarily set aside the idea, deciding to choose one of the two meditation techniques for cultivation.
Both meditation techniques were quite extraordinary, but they had significant differences.
The "Ocean Covering Meditation Method" contained vitality and destruction, leaning towards the water element in attributes.
The "Angry Thunder Meditation Method" contained pure destructive power with attributes combining both fire and thunder elements.
Chu Chen possessed a copying talent, and his previous cultivation included the "Lightning Meditation Technique" and "Thunder Meditation Technique."
Considering these points, choosing the "Angry Thunder Meditation Method" was the most suitable choice.
