Realm-Hopping Martial Master-Chapter 505 - 298: Heaven Rank Divine Skills, Integrating the Dao through Mastery of Heaven and Earth
"Oh, it’s about that matter. Come up."
From the mountain peak, a stream of light emerged, enveloping the Talismanic Script, as a deep voice sounded simultaneously.
Amidst the awestruck and envious gazes of the other Inner Sect Disciples, Jiang Shu ascended step by step to the mountaintop.
Similar to Lord Zi Ji, the Cave Mansion of Lord Wan Kui was extremely simple, with almost no Treasures adorning it. It was empty all around, with only puppet after puppet standing tall within.
A middle-aged man in a long robe, with a noble and ancient appearance, held the Talismanic Script in one hand. With the other, he condensed Primordial Power and spiritual power into forms like wind, fire, and lightning, continuously refining an unfinished puppet.
"Junior Jiang Shu pays his respects to Senior Wan Kui."
After performing another bow, Jiang Shu waited quietly. Coming to the Heavenly Puppet Sect to meet Lord Wan Kui was an opportunity given to him by the Peak Master.
Otherwise, let alone his current realm and strength, even the Sect’s True Inheritors might not necessarily be granted a direct audience with Lord Wan Kui.
In the vast Cang Mang Domain, every Vientiane Realm Lord embodied immense talent and great fortune, their lifespans nearing ten thousand years. In what seemed like an instant to them, they witnessed countless forces rise from weakness to strength. They witnessed numerous geniuses rise and fall.
Although Jiang Shu could now shuttle between the Two Realms and possessed the panel, which ensured that anything he comprehended was permanently mastered, his future realm would undoubtedly far exceed the Vientiane Realm. Yet, he was still too weak at present.
Receiving guidance from a Vientiane Realm senior could save him many years of arduous cultivation.
"I share a thousand-year friendship with Zi Ji. He mentioned in his letter that he has imparted the Five Elements Chaotic Thunder Tribulation Dragon Transformation Technique to you. This technique, created when he was in the Nirvana Realm, was a Divine Skill that allowed him to dominate an era and is the earliest form of the Great Dao he comprehended."
"Until today, I had never heard of any genius in the True Martial Sect receiving this Divine Skill from him. Though he hasn’t formally taken you as a disciple, he already treats you as one. Therefore, I cannot afford to be stingy either."
Lord Wan Kui chuckled. A symbol materialized in the void before him, coalescing into a book. "Take this letter back to Zi Ji when you return."
"You are a disciple of the True Martial Sect, so naturally, I cannot impart our Heavenly Puppet Sect’s Cultivation Techniques or Divine Skills to you. However, having cultivated to the Vientiane Realm, I too have created some Divine Skills. These are ten I have selected."
In the void, ten orbs of light appeared. Each contained a humanoid figure continuously demonstrating Divine Skills, surrounded by immense spiritual power.
As long as Jiang Shu’s consciousness probed them, he could learn the various cultivation requirements and effects of these Divine Skills.
"Our Heavenly Puppet Sect is ranked among the Eight Great Sects. Naturally, our strength doesn’t rely solely on puppets. Otherwise, any Loose Cultivator who learned the Puppet Technique could claim to be one of our disciples, couldn’t they?"
"The Beast Taming Sect can derive abilities and longevity from their contracted Demon Beasts. Similarly, we in the Heavenly Puppet Sect can enhance our cultivation through the puppets we refine."
"Take this Divine Skill of mine, the Heaven-Earth Traverse Dao-Integrating Puppet Technique, for example. Once mastered, you can comprehend the Great Dao through puppets! Cultivators in the Nirvana Realm often comprehend the Great Dao in fragmented pieces. It’s quite possible that after years, decades, or even nearly a century of comprehension, they discover they’ve strayed onto the wrong path."
"But by practicing this technique, if you infuse your initial thoughts on comprehending the Great Dao into a puppet, it can perform deductions on its own. Although such comprehension is far inferior to a cultivator’s own in both speed and quality, it can save a tremendous amount of time."
Having briefly introduced one of the Divine Skills, Lord Wan Kui fell silent, watching as Jiang Shu, as eager as one starved for knowledge, probed each Divine Skill with his consciousness.
The Divine Skills presented by Lord Wan Kui were all extraordinary—one Heaven Rank Divine Power and nine Earth Rank Divine Powers, truly a magnificent offering.
This was especially true since Jiang Shu possessed the panel, granting him the ability to break limits.
Every Divine Skill here is, in fact, a Heaven Rank Divine Power!
The Heaven-Earth Traverse Dao-Integrating Puppet Technique... Perhaps the Peak Master’s main reason for sending me here was for this Divine Skill.
Once I step into the Nirvana Realm, this Divine Skill will save me a vast amount of time. In the upcoming great war between the Human Clan and the Demon Race, only by reaching ever-higher realms can I ensure my own safety.
With this Divine Skill, it’s like taking another step closer to the Vientiane Realm. I imagine even disciples of the Heavenly Puppet Sect rarely receive this Divine Skill.
Jiang Shu’s spiritual power was now immense. After the fusion of his three Holy Embryos, it was nearly three times that of others in the same realm. Consequently, he could examine Divine Skills far more quickly than a True Man of the Primordial Pill Realm would require.
He took less than half the usual time to retract his spiritual power, his eyes sparkling.
In front of Lord Wan Kui, he made no attempt to hide his spiritual power. Firstly, a Vientiane Realm Lord possessed incredibly sharp perception; any attempt at concealment would be a trivial trick, possibly even detrimental. After all, Lord Wan Kui had already presented all the Divine Skills he intended to. Secondly, appropriately displaying his capabilities was more likely to earn Lord Wan Kui’s recognition.
"These ten Divine Skills were all painstakingly deduced by me before I ascended to the Vientiane Realm. Out of consideration for Zi Ji, Jiang Shu, you may choose any one of the nine Earth Rank Divine Powers."
After Jiang Shu had perused all ten Divine Skills, Lord Wan Kui’s eyes glinted. He nodded unconsciously, having sensed Jiang Shu’s exceptional spiritual power.
No wonder that old fellow Zi Ji recommended Jiang Shu to me.
