Imperial Cultivation

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Every time Xiao Ruoling saw this scene, she would recall the scene when she first entered the Profound Yin Palace in the Secret Land.

It was exactly the same as this one.

At that time, she was bestowed with the Taiyin Great Refining Form.

This time, however, she needed to comprehend the Taoye Marrow Cleansing Technique.

When she first witnessed the scene, she found understanding the Taiyin Great Refining Form not difficult.

But comprehending the Taoye Marrow Cleansing Technique left her at a loss, utterly clueless.

No matter how many times she watched, her mind remained undisturbed, without any other enlightenment.

Especially after seeing it multiple times, even the initial shock she experienced upon first seeing the scene had disappeared, leaving her numb.

She vaguely felt this was not right.

Unknowingly, she was in a daze for a moment, felt as though a long time had passed, and yet like only a moment had, and the scenery before her changed again, placing her outside the Wanxiang Hall.

The entrance of the Wanxiang Hall was in the south, the exit in the north.

Xiao Ruoling looked to either side and saw Shen Hanyue with a face full of boredom and helplessness.

As she walked over, Shen Hanyue was pouting as she complained to Zhou Linglu.

Zhou Linglu sighed helplessly.

Every time after their insight session, the two women would gripe for a while, feeling this simply wasn’t something that could be comprehended.

The palace indeed, must make it so complicated, why not just pass down the mental method directly rather than making one comprehend it?

They’d moan for a couple of sentences, then huff that they won’t come again, only to show up the next day.

When Shen Hanyue saw Xiao Ruoling, she approached with a smile, "Senior Sister, any gains?"

Xiao Ruoling gently shook her head, "Let’s go, back to Qi Cultivation."

"Ah..." Shen Hanyue sighed, "If you ask me, it’s wasted effort; with this time, we might as well practice a swordsmanship."

"There’s no rush; let’s reach the Ninth Transition in Qi and then consider advancing to the Transforming Intent Realm," Xiao Ruoling said, "Within the palace, there’s no need to compete or fight."

They still practiced the hand skills of Yao Yue Palace, not the martial skills of Profound Yin Palace.

Only the basic mental method, the Little Taiyin Technique, was learned.

The Little Taiyin Technique is the mental method of the Qi Refining Realm in the Profound Yin Palace, the top Qi Transformation Realm mental method in the entire Outer Heaven.

The Little Taiyin Technique cultivated to the Ninth Transition, then practicing the Taiyin Technique, is the martial art of the Transformation Realm.

Following that is the Divinity Transformation Realm mental method Profound Yin Technique, and finally the Spiritual Yin Technique, the martial art of the Spirit Transformation Realm, reaching the pinnacle of cultivation.

Qi Transformation, Transformation, Divinity Transformation, Spirit Transformation, Four Realms and Thirty-Six Transitions are the system of Outer Heaven Martial Arts.

Qi Transformation can be called a worldly expert, Transformation Realm a Real Person, Divinity Transformation as Venerable, Spirit Transformation as Spirit Venerable.

These Inner Palace disciples are all trained in the Taiyin Great Refining Form.

With the foundation of Taiyin Great Refining Form, one can then practice the Little Taiyin Technique.

The mountain below the palace is where the Outer Palace disciples are, still practicing the Taiyin Great Refining Form.

Outer Palace disciples also practice Internal Cultivation Methods, mental methods before the Four Realms, merely worldly experts, not counted among cultivators.

The threshold to becoming a cultivator is the Taiyin Great Refining Form.

This Outer Heaven is rich in spiritual energy, those born here have better aptitude, higher potential.

But not everyone can cultivate.

The mental methods everyone can practice are merely worldly methods, with an extremely low cap.

To step onto the path of cultivation requires a high threshold.

One must first go through examination, join a sect, and study the foundational mental method.

Only after mastering it is one listed within the sect, truly starting on the path of cultivation, from Qi Transformation Realm upwards.

Xiao Ruoling and the other Holy Daughters from Little Outer Heaven, all practiced the Taiyin Great Refining Form, naturally becoming Inner Palace disciples, truly starting the cultivation journey.

As for being a Grandmaster or a Great Grandmaster in their respective Little Outer Heaven, it is merely worldly martial arts, not part of the Four Realms.

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Xiao Ruoling returned to her small courtyard, waved off a young girl in green approaching her, and went alone inside the quiet room, sitting cross-legged on the couch, preparing to study the Little Taiyin Technique.

At this moment, a small knife slipped out of her sleeve by itself, floating into the air.

She paused, surprised.

Chu Zhiyuan’s voice echoed in her ear, "Ruoling."

She was startled, looking around, finally resting her gaze upon the small knife.

The small knife flickered with a gentle, clear light.

Chu Zhiyuan’s voice sounded in her ears again, "I am within the knife."

"This...?" Xiao Ruoling looked at the flying knife, both joyous and curious.

"I have practiced Miracle Techniques, enabling my spirit to project over here."

Xiao Ruoling’s face lit up with a radiant smile, "You can come over?"

"Approaching with spirit is still plausible."

"This is already great!" Xiao Ruoling was full of longing but didn’t know how to express it.

No matter what, as long as he could come up, even if just in spirit, it was good.

"Using the Emperor’s Sword for Ascension still requires ten years, I don’t want to wait that long; I have already learned a Miracle Method, and can ascend with my primordial spirit directly, find a body and reincarnate onto it."

"It wouldn’t be discovered, would it?" Xiao Ruoling quickly said, "After all, this Outer Heaven is different from ours, there are Venerables and Spirit Venerables, I still don’t know what skills they truly possess."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "I plan to use the Heavenly Transmigration Technique, undertake a lifetime of causalities, and break the Fetal Mystery seamlessly."

"Without any flaws?"

"Foolproof... The conditions for this method are strict, but I happen to be able to fulfill it."

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"What should I do?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Find a suitable body for my reincarnation, it must be a male, preferably around my age."

"Is there anything else?"

"The rest, you can choose as you see fit; the nobler the status, the higher the aptitudes, the better."

"It’s a pity that the Profound Yin Palace only has female disciples, no males," Xiao Ruoling shook her head.

If the Profound Yin Palace had male disciples, he could reincarnate directly into the Profound Yin Palace.

As one of the Four Great Sects of the Jade Dynasty, the Profound Yin Palace holds esteemed nobility, and becoming a True Disciple would be even more prestigious.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "It is best if the cultivation isn’t too strong; the stronger the cultivation, the more troublesome."

"Hmm... Let me look around, but I am in the Inner Palace and cannot go outside, nor can I meet anyone outside the palace."

"I will go myself then," Chu Zhiyuan said.

The small knife suddenly faded into the void, as if merging with the void.

She focused her sensing but couldn’t sense it, reaching out and feeling emptiness.

The small knife reappeared, shimmering with a gentle light.

Xiao Ruoling subtly frowned, "Such mystery... yet unsure if it can evade a Spirit Venerable."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Is there a Spirit Venerable nearby?"

Xiao Ruoling shook her head, "There is none in the Inner Palace, the palace only has a Divine Venerable guarding it; only the Heavenly Palace has a Spirit Venerable."

"Heavenly Palace..."

"Outer Palace, Inner Palace, Heavenly Palace, with each palace one level of heaven," Xiao Ruoling said, "The upper level can enter the next level, but the lower can’t enter the upper."

"...Let me help you comprehend the Taoye Marrow Cleansing Technique for now; everything else can come later."

"The Taoye Marrow Cleansing Technique?"

"It’s actually not difficult," Chu Zhiyuan said, and then the small knife floated gently towards Xiao Ruoling.

Xiao Ruoling did not dodge, letting it press against her brows.

As the small knife touched her forehead, a scene suddenly appeared before her eyes, the very scene she had seen in the Wanxiang Hall.

A graceful woman was dancing alone beneath the moonlight, in silence yet seemingly accompanied by faint celestial music.

She became adept, originally undisturbed, but now, as she watched, she faintly perceived something different.

Her spirit unknowingly entered a peculiar state, as if she became that moonlit woman, alone, desolate, standing isolated from the world.

This feeling was much like the time when she’d first ascended to Outer Heaven.

Leaving behind her family and Chu Zhiyuan, gazing at the bright moon in the sky at night, she felt inexplicably lonely.

This sense of loneliness grew, her body involuntarily swaying like that moonlit woman.

This was precisely the movements she practiced with the Taiyin Great Refining Form.

Yet unlike the Taiyin Great Refining Form, an odd, burning sensation arose from nowhere, circulating rapidly within her, growing faster and hotter as she moved.

Upon completing the cycle of movements, this burning sensation suddenly drilled into her brow.

The burning sensation at her brow suddenly condensed, transforming into a drop of nectar.

The nectar seemed to explode, turning into a spray of mist.

Her brain instantly cooled, her thoughts cleared, and the world seemed a shade brighter.

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