In the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, Li Yun watched Yang Qiu depart. Turning back to his seat, he said, "Come out."
"Thank you, Senior," Liu Chengxue came out from a side room and respectfully bowed.
At this moment, her gaze towards Li Yun underwent a change. Initially, she thought this Senior was at most on par with her master, but now it was evident that wasn't the case.
Yang Qiu, after all, was an elder of the Nine Nether Demon Sect. Though slightly inferior to her master, the difference wasn't significant. A person with such audacity and formidable strength had to be handled with extreme caution. She dared not provoke the Senior before her.
"No need to thank me; it's just a transaction," Li Yun turned around, looking at Liu Chengxue with a smile. "Has your master returned with the message? Is he on his way?"
Li Yun was quite concerned about Liu Chengxue's master. A Nine Nether Demon Sect elder had so many treasures on him, how wealthy would a Great Luo Sword Sect's Sect Master be?
"He… he has returned the message," Liu Chengxue lowered her head. Her delicate face turned visibly redder as the Senior's gaze lingered on her. "The Great Luo Sword Sect is far from the Great Wilderness City, even if my master hurries, it will take at least two days."
"Two days, huh," Li Yun thought for a moment and then said with a smile, "No hurry, let him take his time."
"Oh, by the way," as if recalling something, Li Yun asked again, "What is your master's strength?"
"Um…" Liu Chengxue was momentarily surprised, hesitated for a moment, and then uncertainly said, "Master should be at the Holy Lord level."
She only knew that her master was very powerful, but the specific level of strength was beyond her estimation. Each Holy Lord from a Holy Land should be at a similar level, she presumed.
"Oh…" Li Yun made a meaningful sound.
Holy Lord level, that made things easier. Even an elder from the Nine Nether Demon Sect was preparing to step into the Saint realm, then how can a Sect Master not want to become a Saint? With just this point, Li Yun was confident he could handle the Great Luo Sword Sect's Sect Master firmly.
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Great Wilderness City.
Billions of miles away, high in the sky, a middle-aged man dressed in a purple robe, exuding grace and dignity, was swiftly on his way. Suddenly, a chill ran down his spine, and a hint of confusion flashed in his eyes.
"Strange," the middle-aged man muttered, "Xue'er sent word that there is no danger, so why do I always have a foreboding sense of unease?"
Puzzled, he couldn't figure it out.
…
"Two days will pass in the blink of an eye; you can stay here for now," Li Yun casually remarked in the Heavenly Secret Pavilion. "No need to be reserved; just wait patiently."
"Yes," Liu Chengxue nodded. Although Li Yun told her not to be reserved, she had never thought otherwise. Seeing Li Yun picking up a book again, she walked over, took the teapot, and refilled the empty tea cup.
Li Yun glanced at her, not paying much attention. At this moment, his mind was immersed in the system.
With over 10,000 Secret Points, it was a tremendous wealth that needed careful consideration on how to spend.
"System, open the store and filter out cultivation techniques suitable for me."
Li Yun spoke in his mind. At the current Fifth Stage of the Body Refining Realm, focusing on body refinement was the priority, but in the future, cultivating True Qi would require a suitable technique as a foundation.
[Ding.]
[Suitable cultivation techniques for the host have been identified]
[Nine Revolving Profound Art (Primordial World): Valued at one billion Secret Points]
[God Elephant's Prison-Sealing Force (Saint King World): Valued at 500 million Secret Points]
[Eight-Nine Profound Art (Primordial World): Valued at 100 million Secret Points]
[Demon Prison Profound Embryo Scripture (Emperor Sovereign World): Valued at 80 million Secret Points]
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[Heavenly Emperor Scripture (Shrouding the Heavens World): Valued at 2 million Secret Points. (Can be cultivated to the Great Emperor Realm)]
[Infinite Origin Scripture (Shrouding the Heavens World): Valued at 2 million Secret Points. (Can be cultivated to the Great Emperor Realm)]
…
"So expensive?" Li Yun frowned.
At this time, an awkward situation arose. The techniques he valued were unaffordable, and those within his budget were not appealing. Cultivation techniques around 10,000 points had limited potential; reaching the Saint Realm was already quite challenging, and going further seemed almost impossible unless he switched to another technique.
"Can the system allow purchasing parts of the technique?"
Li Yun inquired in his mind.
[Yes]
Relieved by the system's response, Li Yun sighed and said, "Then spend 10,000 Secret Points to buy the first part of Heavenly Emperor Scripture."
[Ding, the host spent 10,000 Secret Points to purchase the Heavenly Emperor Scripture - First Part (Can be cultivated to the Four Pole Realm)]
"So expensive," Li Yun complained inwardly. Spending 10,000 points only covered the Four Pole Realm. What about the subsequent realms? How much would the Dragon Transformation Realm cost?
What about the Immortal Platform Realm?
As for the realms of Quasi Emperor and Great Emperor, Li Yun dared not even think about them now. Conservatively estimating, even slaughtering a few fat sheep wouldn't be enough to buy a complete cultivation technique. If he had known it would be like this, he would have bought something else, at least allowing him to cultivate to the realm of a Saint.
[Ding, Host is unaware; cultivation techniques value potential the most. The lower the value, the lower the potential. In battles of the same level, their power is limited. The potential of the Heavenly Emperor Scripture extends beyond the Great Emperor Realm, unleashing greater power.]
"Alright," Li Yun reluctantly balanced his thoughts after hearing the system's explanation. He glanced at his remaining Secret Points and said, "System, use all the Secret Points to enhance my strength!"
[Ding, does the host choose to spend 840 Secret Points to enhance strength?]
"Yes!" The sound had just fallen when a terrifying true yuan appeared in Li Yun's body out of thin air. The Heavenly Emperor Scripture started operating on its own.
"Boom!"
In the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, a golden sun appeared, exuding an awe-inspiring aura. Beneath the scorching sun, waves surged, scattering an endless divine radiance, as if about to submerge the entire world.
Seated beneath the sun, Li Yun's figure was majestic, like an Immortal King suppressing the ages, overlooking the heavens, making everything in the world lose its luster.
"What is… going on?" Liu Chengxue blinked, watching Li Yun without blinking. Curiosity filled her eyes as she murmured, "Is Senior cultivating? It doesn't seem like it."
Due to the Heavenly Secret Pavilion blocking all auras, Liu Chengxue could only see the grand spectacle but felt no pressure. This left her quite surprised.
"Step."
Liu Chengxue took a step forward. With just one step, the golden scenery in front of her changed dramatically. A vast expanse of golden sunlight unfolded, with waves surging, and in the center of the golden sun, a green lotus with three leaves swayed, radiating brilliance.
With a shake of the green lotus, the myriad realms shattered, and a chaotic mist surged, completely submerging everything.
"Not good!"
Seeing this scene, Liu Chengxue exclaimed, feeling despair. She shouldn't have been so curious. The Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion was too mysterious, shrouding everything in a fog. She had only taken a slight step forward, and unexpectedly, she had entered a desperate situation.
Just when she thought she was about to be completely swallowed by this golden sun, everything disappeared. The Heavenly Secret Pavilion reappeared, and she remained standing in place, as if all the previous scenes were just illusions.
But the cold sweat oozing from her body reminded her that everything was real.
"Is this the Four Pole Realm?"
On the other side, Li Yun slowly opened his eyes. Compared to the current world's strength, he was now roughly at the Divine Power Realm, making him outstanding among the younger generation. However, he still couldn't be considered powerful.
But thinking about the achievements he had made in just one day, he felt balanced in his heart.
"The Secret Points are gone again."
Li Yun sighed. Earning fast and spending even faster, with over 10,000 Secret Points, he hadn't even felt the warmth before they were all depleted. Now, he didn't even have a hint of divine power.
Currently… he can only hope that Liu Chengxue's master will arrive soon.
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Realms: Body Refining, Vital Energy, Spiritual Attunement, Aperture Connection, Divine Power, Nirvana, Heavenly Transformation, Heavenly Phenomena, Heavenly Origin (Holy Lord), Saint, Saint King, Great Saint, Quasi Emperor, Great Emperor
Four Pole, Dragon Transformation and Immortal Platform are from Shrouding the Heavens World. Only realms are referenced, no other significance.