This is the natural limitation of historical families and the royal lineage—

Everyone knows that the royal bloodline is paramount, with nobility determined by lineage, and outsiders entering the royal family will invariably be seen as inferior.

As a result, when competing with both the Four Families and the Three Sects, even if the Three Sects offer a slightly lower price, they can often still secure people.

Talent is very important!

In Hunxi Territory, the Four Families simply cannot compete with the Three Sects.

In Danhu Realm, the Thirteen Royal Families could not stand the humiliation and directly dismantled all sects within the territory, even destroying two War God Level Sects, so that in this vast realm of nearly ten million people, there were only family and clan forces. Everyone was equal; competing for talent depended on one’s own abilities.

Thus, for the emergence of any sect or inclusive force, the Thirteen Families would often extinguish it in its infancy.

The strategy is nothing more than three steps—

The first step is recruiting.

The second step is intimidation.

The third step is thunderbolt action.

Generally speaking, the effective collapse usually happens by the first or second step. Very few go to the third step.

"How many days can Luo the Madman’s ’Independent Practitioner Alliance’ last?" Zhonghang Lu took a piece of fine iron, rubbed it into a thin sheet of iron paper with her hand, wrote some words on it, and threw it to the newcomer: "Deliver this to Luo the Madman."

Being close to water enables one to get the moon first!

Luo the Madman’s ’Independent Practitioner Alliance’ was certain not to last, but her Sixth Sense Sword Sect was in need of Sixth Rank Divine Generals, and it was too much of a pity not to recruit when it was so close.

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"The way of heaven, taking from the surplus to fill the deficiency, thus the empty triumphs over the full, the deficient triumphs over the surplus. Its meaning is vast, its principles profound, its interest deep. The phenomena of heaven and earth are divided, the aspects of yin and yang are listed, the changes are manifested, and the signs of life and death are revealed."

"The weak triumphs over the strong, the soft triumphs over the hard; it is known to all, but practiced by none."

"The softest thing in the world gallops over the strongest thing in the world."

"With the exertion of five fingers, nothing can withstand, breaking the enemy’s head like perforating rotten soil."

"People only know to sit in silence and rest their thoughts to enhance virtue, but they do not know that reaching the practitioners above entails perfect wisdom and adaptability, cultivating stillness and activity, remaining calm amidst disturbance." 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

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Outside of Five Blessings City, the abandoned Wind Snow Mountain Temple was tidied up within just one day. Today marked the third day since the foundational establishment of the Independent Practitioner Alliance, as well as the third day of the Feiyu Trading Company auction in Five Blessings City, April 24th, the day of the first formal gathering of the Independent Practitioner Alliance.

After two days of spreading the word, by early today, one hundred and sixty-six Independent Divine Generals from various places gathered at the Mountain God Temple. They hadn’t officially joined the Independent Practitioner Alliance yet, as it wasn’t a strict organization and could be joined or left at any time.

Therefore, Luo the Madman found Yan Chuan, hoping he could give the first martial arts lecture today, discuss cultivation experience, set an example, and strive to truly incorporate over a hundred Independent Divine Generals who came today into the Alliance as its cornerstone.

Yan Chuan was willing to lecture on martial arts, to lecture extensively, using public resources for personal gain, crazily enhancing himself with "Mutual Teaching and Learning", especially with the newly advanced Sixth Rank Divine General Luo the Madman present. The lecture from a Sixth Rank Divine General was a novel experience for Yan Chuan, making him into it more, constantly feeding back the mutual teaching and learning process.

The first session the day before was hurried.

Today’s second session was calm.

Over the course of both sessions, Luo the Madman was constantly focused on listening, continuously thinking, giving feedback to Yan Chuan, and Yan Chuan specifically spoke more on Luo the Madman’s saber skills.

When today’s session finished—

[Your ’Thunderclap Saber Technique’ has been upgraded from First Realm: Beginner to Seventh Realm: Transcendent]

[Your ’Sky-tearing Saber Technique’ has been upgraded from First Realm: Beginner to Seventh Realm: Transcendent]

[Your ’Ghost Shadow Blade Technique’ has been upgraded from First Realm: Beginner to Sixth Realm Refining]

[Your ’Seven Absolute Saber Technique’ has been upgraded from First Realm: Beginner to Fifth Realm of Mastery]

[Your ’Residual Dream Saber Technique’ has been upgraded from First Realm: Beginner to Fourth Realm Slightly Accomplished]

[Your ’Mad Demon Saber Technique’ has been upgraded from First Realm: Beginner to Third Realm: Entering the Hall]

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"Mad Demon Scroll—"

After the martial arts lecture, Yan Chuan returned from the Mountain God Temple to the Divine General’s Courtyard in Five Blessings City, and unfolded a twelve-meter-long scroll covered with chaotic patterns and lines. Each glance required more effort to withstand dizziness and nausea.

Luo the Madman had realized the ’Thunderclap’, ’Sky-tearing’, ’Ghost Shadow’, ’Seven Absolute’, ’Residual Dream’, and ’Mad Demon’ six sets of saber techniques from it. Already when Luo the Madman realized the ’Mad Demon’, the ’Mad Demon Scroll’ had no further use for his will tempering, absolute skill creation, or impression insights.

Thus he gave it to Yan Chuan.

Luo the Madman comprehended six sets of saber techniques from the ’Mad Demon Scroll’ in twenty years.

But he definitely did not know that in just two martial arts lectures and "Mutual Teaching and Learning", his six sets of saber techniques had been completely absorbed and mastered by Yan Chuan—

"’Thunderclap’ is equivalent to True Skill Innate Chapter First Move, a first-rank ultimate skill."

"’Sky-tearing’ is equivalent to True Skill Innate Chapter Second Move, a second-rank ultimate skill."

"’Ghost Shadow’ is equivalent to True Skill Innate Chapter Third Move, a third-rank ultimate skill."

"’Seven Absolute’ is equivalent to True Skill Innate Chapter Fourth Move, a fourth-rank ultimate skill."

"’Residual Dream’ is equivalent to True Skill Innate Chapter Fifth Move, a fifth-rank ultimate skill."

"’Mad Demon’ is equivalent to True Skill Innate Chapter Sixth Form, Fifth Rank Peak."

Yan Chuan possessed six saber techniques, fully understanding their grades: "Luo the Madman comprehended the saber technique ’Mad Demon’ from the ’Mad Demon Scroll’, but this technique isn’t Sixth Rank, it is Fifth Rank Peak, equivalent to the Peak of Geng Five Absolute Skills Eighth Realm, equivalent to True Skill Innate Chapter Sixth Form."

On this basis, Luo the Madman perceived the impression and ascended to the Sixth Realm.

"With his talent, after entering the Sixth Realm, spending a certain amount of time and energy, comprehending a Sixth Rank Ultimate Skill should not be difficult. That ’Sixth Rank Ultimate Skill’ would already belong to the realm of True Skill, comparable to the Innate Peak Chapter First Move!"

Yan Chuan, while watching the ’Mad Demon Scroll’, and combining the saber techniques such as ’Thunderclap’, ’Sky-tearing’, ’Ghost Shadow’, ’Seven Absolute’, ’Residual Dream’, and ’Mad Demon’ gained from Luo the Madman, intended to draw inspiration and develop a new Self Martial True Skill.

However, as he continued watching, dizziness, nausea, internal agitation, an unsettled mind, and wavering will arose.

"No!"

"Cannot watch for too long!"

Yan Chuan bit the tip of his tongue and abruptly became clear-headed, stopped looking at the ’Mad Demon Scroll’, kicked to roll up the twelve-meter scroll with his foot, and then settled his mind.

A moment later.

He calmed down slightly.

Yan Chuan glanced at the sky, calculated with his fingers, realizing that only a quarter of an hour had passed, though it felt like an eternity.

[Task One: inspiration +2]

[Task Two: inspiration +4]

[Task Three: inspiration +80]

[Task Four: inspiration +73]

[Task Five: inspiration +83]

[Task Six: inspiration +99]

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"Comprehending the ’Mad Demon Scroll’ has not yet revealed evident benefits to my martial arts, but it significantly promotes the ’Derivation Skill’." Yan Chuan was delighted—

[You can derive corresponding inspiration from certain traces, objects, or environments.]

Level Four ’Derivation Skill’!

Coupled with the ’Mad Demon Scroll’!

Yan Chuan’s speed in developing martial arts and even True Skill increased significantly.

At the same time.

After two or three days of observing the ’Mad Demon Scroll’, and days of digesting Luo the Madman’s six sets of saber techniques including ’Mad Demon’, Yan Chuan finally had a direction and idea: "Luo the Madman observed the ’Mad Demon Scroll’ for twenty years, initially gaining nothing from the chaotic lines, becoming confused. Later, on one day, with blessings from the Spiritual, a ’Thunderclap’ seemed to arise from the scroll, which led to the birth of the first saber technique. One Thunderclap, Electric Flash and Thunderclap, tore apart darkness and chaos, leading to the birth of the second saber technique ’Sky-tearing’. Tearing apart darkness, he expected to see a new sky, but the lines were messy, the ’Ghost Shadow’ still obscured the vision, this became the third saber technique. After layers of despair, the heart was like dead ashes, after ’Seven Absolute’, light was seen again. But that light lasted but a momentary ’Residual Dream’, illusory and elusive; unexpectedly falling into a Devil Sword, ultimately realizing, no ’Mad Demon’, no life."

This was Luo the Madman’s realization from the ’Mad Demon Scroll’, twenty years of observation, heavy obstacles, finally concluding with ’Mad Demon’, but in reality, Luo the Madman already extricated himself from the Devil Sword, gaining profound spiritual will training, which presumably was crucial for his impression insight.

"No Mad Demon, no life."

"What about after?"

"After Mad Demon, after life, the endless journey of life!"

Yan Chuan observed the ’Mad Demon Scroll’, experienced the saber techniques such as ’Mad Demon’, and receiv`ed feedback from Luo the Madman, eventually forming an idea—

"The seventh saber technique after ’Mad Demon’ should be called—"

"’Newborn’!"

...

[Task Three]

[Research Project Name: Newborn Blade Technique (Difficulty: Self ★)]

[Inspiration: 0]

[Completing the task can earn ’Experience +50W’, ’Spiritual +50W’.]

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"’Newborn’."

"This is Luo the Madman’s train of thought, I follow it, building on the six sets of saber techniques such as ’Mad Demon’, combined with the ’Mad Demon Scroll’ for comprehension, relying on the ’Derivation Skill’, maybe I can create this Sixth Rank saber technique before Luo the Madman."

’Newborn’ was an experiment for Yan Chuan, as he never primarily studied saber techniques, and the third True Skill he developed was a saber technique. It was purely to test whether after reaching Level Four with the ’Derivation Skill’, it would indeed facilitate the comprehension of objects like the ’Mad Demon Scroll’. Combining them, could a True Skill be created faster?

[Task One: Washing Marrow Scripture]

[Task Two: 72 Transformations]

With both True Skill research projects progressing slowly, Yan Chuan was in urgent need of a breakthrough from nothing.

’Mad Demon Scroll’!

’Newborn’ Blade Technique!

This was Yan Chuan’s attempt.

And apart from the ’Derivation Skill’, there was ’Treasure Rock’—

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[Miracle Item·Purple Gold Shuttle (Level 50): Entirely purple gold in color, featuring very dense veins, shaped in strips, sharp at both ends, slightly thicker in the middle. Composed of 365 palm-sized small shuttles, it has five forms, each form divided into three layers, with the first form being ’Purple Gold Sword’. The second form is ’Mountain Drilling Cone’. The third form is ’Heavy Mountain Shield’. The fourth form is ’Heavy Mountain Armor’. The fifth form is ’Purple Gold Battle Boots’.]

(Can be upgraded.)

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