Eternal Life Starts from Tai Chi-Chapter 119: Martial Seal Evil Technique, Yang Chan’s Choice
After reading the *Taiyin Heavenly God Skill*, Yang Chan finally understood why the No-Life Evil Cult had to proselytize. It was because once one successfully formed the Visualization Image of the Taiyin Celestial God, they needed to absorb the Power of Faith to advance.
The essence of a Visualization Image was a type of Spiritual Power. Draining the spiritual energy of others in the name of faith to advance one’s own power was universally recognized as an Evil Technique.
Those whose spirit was drained would grow weak. In severe cases, their spirit would be completely exhausted, leading to death.
This point alone was enough for it to be labeled an Evil Cult.
Furthermore, the manual also contained an evil art called the Soul Capturing Technique, which made Yang Chan understand why so many people in Tan City were working for the No-Life Evil Cult.
They used this Evil Technique to control people’s minds. First, they would drain their victims’ Spiritual Power. Then, while their victims were spiritually weak, they would cast the Soul Capturing Technique to take complete control, holding the power of life and death over them. It was utterly vicious.
Fortunately, it had many limitations; otherwise, the No-Life Evil Cult’s power would likely be even greater.
However, it wasn’t a total loss for Yang Chan. At the very least, it mentioned an Inner Refining Method for breaking through from External Refining and even included some Insights, which provided him with useful information.
’The No-Life Evil Cult certainly lives up to its name. Using an Evil Technique to advance is fast, but the future consequences are significant.’
’Mixing the Spirit of others into one’s Martial Seal Cultivation makes it impossible to achieve purity. The Visualization Method can never be cultivated to Perfection, limiting one’s ultimate power. The speed of improvement, however, is quite fast.’
’But there’s always a price to pay for using something that isn’t your own, unless the No-Life Evil Cult has a way to resolve the issue of spiritual impurity.’
After reading the contents of the *Taiyin Heavenly God Skill*, Yang Chan naturally became even more aware of its hidden problems.
’If there is a method to resolve spiritual impurity, then it would truly be a Superior Heterodox Technique. If not, it’s a technique that severs one’s future prospects. Of course, for some people, any increase in power is a great boon; cutting off their future path means nothing to them.’
’I should show this Cultivation Technique to the Hall Master. I’ve already memorized its contents anyway. It would be even better if I could trade this Cultivation Technique for the *Flood Dragon Demon Breath Method*.’
Yang Chan had a plan in mind. Compared to this unknown Cultivation Technique, the Cyan Yuan Sect’s *Flood Dragon Demon Breath Method* was naturally the best choice.
The reason he had this idea was that one could exchange Cultivation Techniques within the Cyan Yuan Sect. The prerequisite, however, was that the technique being offered was one the sect did not already possess. This was also a way to incentivize the Cyan Yuan Sect Disciples.
Of course, such an exchange had to be for a technique of the same level, or trading a High Level Cultivation Technique for a lower-level one.
As for the specifics of the exchange, the Cyan Yuan Sect naturally had its own set of standards.
Yang Chan had previously thought of ways to obtain the *Flood Dragon Demon Breath Method*, but none were suitable, and this path was no different. He reasoned that by the time he could get his hands on an Inner Refining Cultivation Technique to trade, he would likely already be an Inner Master and would no longer need it.
He never expected someone would deliver one right to him now.
For the first time, Yang Chan felt that Shen Yuan wasn’t so detestable after all. He rather liked people who brought him treasures. Of course, he would like them even more if they only brought treasures and no trouble.
After all, it was best to encounter such life-threatening situations as rarely as possible—or better yet, never at all.
Even with these thoughts, Yang Chan first took care of matters in Room Geng before heading once more to White Stone Courtyard, where Hall Master Gu An resided.
After dealing with Shen Yuan, Gu An was temporarily less busy. The task of finding the three remaining "big rats" from the No-Life Evil Cult had been handed over to Lü Zhenghai.
Lü Zhenghai had already made some progress. Gu An only needed to go and help eliminate the three remaining "big rats" once they were found. In his eyes, these three were not much trouble.
The most troublesome one, Shen Yuan, had already been dealt with, so the rest would be taken care of quickly. This was why he had said as much to Yang Chan the previous night.
He was in the courtyard practicing his Inner Refining cultivation when, before long, he heard of Yang Chan’s visit. This did not come as a surprise.
After Yang Chan left last night, he had estimated that Yang Chan would give his answer within a day or two, with the most likely outcome being a decision to return to the Cyan Yuan Sect.
This was all within his expectations, and it was a simple matter of letting things take their natural course.
Lü Zhenghai had already indicated that things were under control, so there was no reason to stop Yang Chan.
He, for his part, was very satisfied with Yang Chan’s attitude and was naturally happy to see this outcome.
Upon hearing of Yang Chan’s arrival, Gu An had him brought into the courtyard.
"Disciple Yang Chan greets you, Elder."
Yang Chan walked into White Stone Courtyard and only spoke after seeing Gu An slowly withdraw from his meditative state.
Gu An smiled at Yang Chan and said, "So, you have your answer."
"While in Tan City, I’ve come to feel that my Pharmacist Abilities are still lacking. I wish to return to the Cyan Yuan Sect to improve my skills, become an Intermediate Pharmacist as soon as possible, and make a greater contribution to the sect."
Yang Chan hadn’t intended to bring this up first, but since Gu An had mentioned it, he naturally answered. His words were suitably formal, but his meaning was clear: he wanted to return to the Cyan Yuan Sect.
He had only recently become a Basic Level Pharmacist, so it was perfectly normal for him to feel his Pharmacist Abilities were insufficient.
Under normal circumstances, a Basic Level Pharmacist like him should be spending more time reading books within the Cyan Yuan Sect to continuously improve his abilities as a Pharmacist. It was a very reasonable request.
"Very well. Now that you’ve made your choice, you just need to wait a day or two. You can return to the Cyan Yuan Sect with the injured disciples, and you can look after them on the way."
Yang Chan’s answer was within Gu An’s expectations, so he readily agreed.
He felt that Yang Chan had good talent. If he spent more time on his skills as a Pharmacist, he would surely become an Intermediate Pharmacist, which would be an even greater help to the Cyan Yuan Sect.
Having a young Intermediate Pharmacist in the Medicine Hall would benefit him as well.
The disciples of the Medicine Hall didn’t have strong Combat Power, but their abilities as Pharmacists were outstanding. Having a young Intermediate Pharmacist would show others that he was skilled at nurturing talent. It would give the Medicine Hall a presentable figure, reflect well on his performance, and prove he didn’t just rely on his seniority.
"Yes, I understand. I will take good care of the injured disciples."
"However, I have another matter to report."
Yang Chan nodded and continued.
"What is it?"
Gu An was a little surprised, wondering what else Yang Chan could have to report.
He guessed it might be about the reward, but considering Yang Chan’s way of doing things, he probably wouldn’t be so impatient.
"I felt unsafe in Tan City, so I not only set up various traps in my room but also dug a tunnel under my bed. While cleaning out the tunnel today, I found two items inside."
"One was a shattered Identity Token, with only a small fragment remaining. The other was this book."
As he spoke, Yang Chan took out the book—it was the *Taiyin Heavenly God Skill*.
"This is the *Taiyin Heavenly God Skill* from the No-Life Evil Cult. I ask the Hall Master to examine it."
Yang Chan handed the *Taiyin Heavenly God Skill* to Gu An for his inspection.
