Chapter 18: Mastering Hundred Lifetimes Book
"An Immortal Cave of a predecessor?"
After hearing Zhao Xuhe's suggestion, Lu Yang shook his head: "Senior Brother is enthusiastic in his invitation, but Junior Brother's Divine Abilities are not refined, and now I only want to Cultivate single-mindedly."
"Oh?" Zhao Xuhe narrowed his eyes upon hearing this: "Is Junior Brother perhaps not trusting me?"
"Senior Brother worries too much. It's just that Junior Brother has not yet learned any Divine Abilities and has no combat capabilities, so even if I go out with Senior Brother, I would only be a hindrance."
Lu Yang's reason was logical and reasonable.
After all, he started speculating on substitute yin corpse not long after joining the Sect, even using the Cultivation Technique loan from the Hidden Scripture Pavilion as collateral, which Zhao Xuhe was also aware of.
"...Then forget it."
Zhao Xuhe shook his head, his expression turning cold.
At this moment, killing intent had already arisen in his heart. After all, he had lost everything, yet Lu Yang could still make money and leave early.
How could he accept this?
More importantly, the contribution points Lu Yang earned, the principal was all borrowed from him. Rounding up, that money should all be his!
"Fine, I'll just let it stay with you for now."
Zhao Xuhe sneered in his heart: "Only knowing how to Cultivate, not learning combat Divine Abilities, does he think he's in one of those Righteous Path famous Sects where he can Cultivate in peace? Once I resolve the matter on Dragon Coiling Island, I'll find an opportunity to sneak into his Immortal Cave late at night, kill him, and those contribution points will still be mine!"
"Without any surprises, that Zhao fellow should already be thinking about how to deal with me."
Leaving Zhao Xuhe's Immortal Cave, Lu Yang swaggered towards the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, having already guessed Zhao Xuhe's thoughts, yet he wasn't flustered in the slightest.
After all, he hadn't wasted these past few days.
While others were busily speculating on substitute yin corpses, he, on the other hand, paid no attention to external affairs, bought a large batch of Spirit Pills, and immediately went into seclusion to Cultivate.
Qi Refining Fourth Layer to Sixth Layer all belong to the Middle Stage, with no Bottleneck, and one can Breakthrough simply by spending money on pills.
And Lu Yang, who had earned a massive ten thousand contribution points, naturally wouldn't be stingy. Therefore, at this moment, he had already Broken Through to Qi Refining Sixth Layer, reaching the Peak of the Middle Stage.
On a side note, the venereal disease that the original body had was also cured by him using contribution points to exchange for a Cleansing Dust Pill.
Facts prove that the greatest incurable disease in one's life is poverty.
The reason Yu Suzhen in the first lifetime died from her venereal disease was ultimately because she had no money.
As for the Middle Stage Bottleneck, he originally wanted to try if he could Breakthrough with Innate One Qi, but unfortunately, perhaps due to insufficient quantity, the effect was barely better than nothing.
From this, it can be seen that Liu Xin probably harmed more than just him back then.
As for not learning Divine Abilities, that was naturally just to fool Zhao Xuhe.
In his previous life, he relied on array formations and sneak attacks to barely suppress Zhao Xuhe when he was weakened and exhausted, but in this life, it wouldn't be so troublesome.
Even in a head-on confrontation, he was confident he could escape!
"Senior Brother Wang, have you been well recently?"
Arriving at the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, Lu Yang skillfully took out a wine gourd and smiled: "This is excellent Drunken Flower Brew, I specially got it for Senior Brother."
"...It's you again, kid."
At the entrance of the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, the aged Wang Borong's eyes twitched slightly upon hearing this, then he sighed with emotion: "A gourd of Drunken Flower Brew costs 50 contribution points."
"You really struck it rich, kid."
In this life, Lu Yang focused on building a good relationship with Wang Borong.
Initially, Wang Borong was indifferent to him, but ever since the substitute yin corpse incident exploded, this Senior Brother of the Hidden Scripture Pavilion had a much better attitude towards him.
The reason was simple.
Because just before the substitute yin corpse incident, he persuaded Wang Borong to sell a portion of the goods he had hoarded, thus avoiding the fate of losing everything.
Since then, Wang Borong had been extremely grateful to him.
"Poor old me has lived for decades in vain, not as insightful as a young lad like you. If you hadn't enlightened me, I would probably have suffered Qi Deviation by now."
"Nonsense, Senior Brother must not belittle himself."
Lu Yang shook his head: "As the saying goes, good advice is hard to give to a doomed person. That day, Junior Brother advised many people, but only Senior Brother truly listened."
"Senior Brother daring to rein in the horse at the edge of the cliff is also a form of wisdom."
"Hmm."
Wang Borong narrowed his eyes upon hearing this, stroking his beard. Although he knew Lu Yang was deliberately flattering him, he found these words increasingly pleasant to hear.
Immediately after, the two set up a table and chairs and began to drink together.
Wang Borong was not polite, directly pouring a full cup of Drunken Flower Brew and downing it in one gulp, then he slowly spoke: "You kid, what exactly are you after?"
This was the only question in Wang Borong's mind at the moment.
"You and I are not related. Do you really believe the nonsense outside, thinking that I, an old man, am a master of the Hidden Scripture Pavilion waiting for a fated person?"
"How could that be?"
Lu Yang poured wine for Wang Borong while smiling: "As the saying goes, an elder in the family is like a treasure. I just feel that Senior Brother has lived to such an old age in the Primordial Sect, he must have some abilities, and since he works in the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, perhaps he can give me some pointers on Cultivation Techniques and Divine Abilities."
Lu Yang's words were extremely sincere.
Wang Borong listened noncommittally, simply continuing to pour wine. As he drank, he began to complain about the Primordial Sect's shameless act of exploiting its Disciples this time.
"It's simply beastly!"
"It just so happened that they suddenly suppressed the price when it reached its Peak. This was definitely premeditated; there are bad people among the Primordial Sect's higher-ups!"
Lu Yang poured wine while casually agreeing.
Only when Wang Borong had drunk enough to start swaying did he whisper: "Senior Brother, I came here this time to choose Cultivation Techniques and Divine Abilities."
"Does Senior Brother have any recommendations? The more powerful the Divine Ability, the better!"
"I knew you had something to ask of me, kid!" Wang Borong chuckled, boasting: "But you've asked the right person!"
Lu Yang quickly cupped his hands: "Please enlighten me, Senior Brother."
"Firstly, don't even think about true superior Divine Abilities. Our Hidden Scripture Pavilion is just a branch of Mending Heaven Peak, and the power of its Cultivation Techniques and Divine Abilities are limited."
"The truly powerful Divine Abilities are on Holy Fire Cliff; only True Disciples can learn them!"
"But this is normal. We Qi Refining Early Stage and Middle Stage Disciples are just the Primordial Sect's beasts of burden; how could we be taught powerful Divine Abilities?"
After all, what's the point of beasts of burden knowing too much? Knowing too much is detrimental to unity.
As for True Disciples, they are truly part of the Primordial Sect's official structure, elites who will inherit the Sect's legacy in the future, so naturally, they receive different treatment.
"Is there no compromise?" Lu Yang whispered.
"Of course there is!"
Wang Borong smiled slightly. He had worked in the Hidden Scripture Pavilion for over forty years, with such seniority, there wasn't a single Cultivation Technique or Divine Ability in the Hidden Scripture Pavilion that he didn't recognize.
Although he didn't know the specific contents, he was well aware of their effects once Cultivated successfully.
"In our Hidden Scripture Pavilion, truthfully, there are only three Divine Abilities that, once Cultivated, possess superior power, and each one has severe side effects."
"Side effects?"
At this point, Wang Borong's expression became extremely solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "For example, I know of a Divine Ability called 'Heavenly Demon Blood Transformation Divine Light,' which greatly increases the power of a Magic Treasure by sacrificing oneself to it. However, after achieving success, it not only shortens one's lifespan but also prevents further Cultivation, effectively cutting off one's path to Immortality."
"Tell me, are the side effects big or not?"
Wang Borong's original intention was to scare Lu Yang away, but he didn't expect that after hearing his advice, Lu Yang not only showed no disappointment but became even more excited.
"Such a Divine Ability, it should be used by me!"
Although the side effects are indeed huge, no matter how great they are, they are limited to this lifetime. And what do the side effects of this lifetime have to do with me in the next lifetime?
He seemed to have found the correct way to use the hundred lifetimes book!