"Shocking Spirit Technique?"
After reading it, Lü Shaoqing still stared at the jade token with an unfriendly expression.
"Just giving me this and thinking I'll let it slide?"
"At least give me one more technique, and I won't make a fuss."
The light on the jade table flickered, brightening and dimming. It seemed stunned by Lü Shaoqing's shamelessness.
But Lü Shaoqing didn't care.
If he didn't seize the opportunity to ask for more benefits, how could he justify it?
Previously, he had obtained a technique from this place. It was the one he used before, the Meteor Summon Technique. Its actual name was the Celestial Fireball Technique.
He didn't lie to Xiao Yi. Oh, and there was also the Lihuo Sword Technique.
The items the token provided were always good things.
The Shocking Spirit Technique was undoubtedly valuable. But to push his luck, Lü Shaoqing put on a disinterested look.
He patted the jade table and shouted at the token, "Give me another technique, and I'll let it go."
Finally, the surface of the jade table flashed once more, displaying another technique.
"Taiyan Body Refining Technique!"
Lü Shaoqing's eyes lit up, and he felt elated. As expected, there was more.
However, he pretended to be unimpressed, saying, "Just this?"
"You think you can get away with this?"
The white light on the jade table flickered rapidly, clearly enraged by Lü Shaoqing's shamelessness.
Then, four characters appeared on the table's surface.
"If you don't want it, leave!"
The light immediately dimmed.
Seeing this, Lü Shaoqing reluctantly said, "Fine, I'll give you some face. Let's call it even."
"I'll reluctantly accept it."
He copied the two techniques onto jade slips and then sat down to meditate.
"Shocking Spirit Technique!"
"Taiyan Body Refining Technique!"
After studying them, Lü Shaoqing roughly understood their effects.
The Shocking Spirit Technique, when cultivated, not only strengthens one's spiritual power but also enables one to attack the enemy's spiritual consciousness.
It is a form of spiritual assault.
As for the Taiyan Body Refining Technique, as its name suggests, it is a body-refining technique.
After reading through it, Lü Shaoqing was satisfied. "Not bad, I was just in need of a body-refining technique."
Initially, he planned to wait until he reached the Nascent Soul stage to find one.
While there were body-refining techniques available to those in the Core Formation stage within the sect, they required contribution points.
Lü Shaoqing was lazy and didn't want to complete sect missions.
So, he figured he'd wait until he advanced to Nascent Soul and access the sect's library since, at that stage, the sect rules automatically promote one to the position of elder.
Except for specific techniques and pills, elders could take most things without contribution points.
Lü Shaoqing didn't hesitate to change his mind, deciding to cultivate these two techniques first.
"Three months for each technique should be enough to grasp the basics, right?"
He muttered to himself, closing his eyes and gripping the jade slip as he began to comprehend and cultivate.
Three months flew by. Lü Shaoqing stopped his cultivation and slowly opened his eyes, a glint flashing in them.
He looked down at the jade slip in his hand, a satisfied smile spreading across his face. "Not bad, the Shocking Spirit Technique lives up to its name."
"Shocking spirit... does it mean shocking the mind or the spirit?"
"Who knows?"
Lü Shaoqing was no novice. At a major sect like Lingxiao, his experiences and knowledge far surpassed those of ordinary sect or family disciples.
After cultivating the Shocking Spirit Technique, he knew it was at least a Heaven-grade technique, far beyond Earth-grade or Mysterious-grade ones.
"Its offensive power is immense; not just anyone can withstand it."
"Even against cultivators specializing in spiritual power, I can easily deal with them if we're at the same stage."
"Heh, senior brother, just you wait. I've already mastered it."
"Nascent Soul stage or not, I'll give you a surprise."
Lü Shaoqing felt confident.
Even though Ji Yan had reached the Nascent Soul stage, Lü Shaoqing believed the Shocking Spirit Technique would still trouble him.
"Great stuff, really great."
Lü Shaoqing was thrilled.
After a brief rest, he continued cultivating, this time focusing on the Taiyan Body Refining Technique.
However, unlike the Shocking Spirit Technique, the Taiyan Body Refining Technique was much more challenging.
Lü Shaoqing's brows furrowed, and his face twisted in pain.
Over three months, his spiritual energy continuously circulated within his body, tempering it.
Every cell seemed to be smashed apart and then reassembled, only to be broken again.
This cycle repeated, causing pain not only in his body but also deep in his soul.
Eventually, even his bones and flesh went through this process.
His entire body felt as if it were being smashed by a hammer, then stirred and torn apart, only to be restored again.
The pain was unimaginable.
In the last month, Lü Shaoqing felt as if he were truly on the brink of death.
His body seemed disconnected, unable to move; all he could do was endure the intense pain.
He didn't know how much time had passed, but when the pain finally subsided, Lü Shaoqing regained control of his body.
He exhaled deeply and ceased his cultivation.
Looking down at his body, he noticed his skin had become much fairer.
"Whoa, am I turning into some pretty boy?"
Lü Shaoqing had always been pale due to his lack of outdoor activity. He either stayed inside or rested under trees, getting less sun in a year than most people did in a month.
Because of this, his skin had always been pale, similar to Xiao Yi's.
Now, it seemed even paler.
"This is too fair. People might think I'm some fake pretty boy."
He stood up, examining his body again, and finally sighed in relief.
"Well, at least I look more masculine now."
Despite his fair skin, his body was now lean and muscular, exuding masculinity.
He took out a mirror and examined himself for a while before nodding in satisfaction. "Even more handsome!"
"Not bad, not bad!"
After three months of cultivating the body-refining technique, he had only reached the beginner level, with much progress still needed for mastery.
But Lü Shaoqing could already feel a significant difference from before.
He looked at his long, slender hand and felt a surge of energy.
A long sword appeared in his grip.
Gripping it tightly, he found that the first-grade magical weapon couldn't even scratch his skin.
Lü Shaoqing's smile widened, his expression playful. "Not bad. Once I master this, even senior brother's sword won't be able to break through my defense. I'll give him another surprise."
Before leaving, Lü Shaoqing shot the token a disdainful look. "If you had such great things, why didn't you bring them out sooner? Keeping it hidden—I despise you."
"Maybe you were so stingy in your past life, and that's why someone killed you."
The token remained silent, as if unable to hear Lü Shaoqing's words.
After Lü Shaoqing left, the jade token began to tremble, and the table flashed repeatedly with a white glow.