Chapter 22: A Hundred Years of Cultivation

Chapter 22: A Hundred Years of Cultivation

Dao Saint Sect, Galaxy Peak.

Zhang Yuhe woke up from his Cultivation.

"Sigh, the Cultivation speed after Soul Transformation is really getting slower and slower."

At this time, a full year had passed since Yu Fantian opened.

Zhang Yuhe had also been Cultivating in Dao Saint Sect for over a hundred years.

Two years for Golden Core, ten years for Nascent Soul, and fifty years to break through to the Soul Transformation Realm.

Zhang Yuhe broke through rapidly all the way, as if riding a rocket.

However, after entering Soul Transformation, his Cultivation speed began to slow down.

It took him a full fifty years to Cultivate to the Soul Transformation Late Stage, still some distance away from Perfection.

Soul Transformation is an important stage of a Cultivator's transformation, and also an extremely difficult barrier.

Even in Dao Saint Sect, among the three thousand Inner Sect Disciples, there were only a little over a hundred Soul Transformation Disciples, with the rest being in the Nascent Soul stage.

Once an Inner Sect Disciple broke through Soul Transformation and entered the Void Refining Realm, they would automatically shed their Disciple status and become a Sect Elder.

During these hundred years, Zhang Yuhe had never stepped out of Galaxy Peak, instead staying in the courtyard to Cultivate all along.

The attention that other Disciples originally had on him had long since disappeared.

How could anyone pay attention to someone who hadn't appeared for over a hundred years?

If his name couldn't be seen on the registration information of the Dao Saint Sect Inner Sect Disciples, other Disciples might have thought he was no longer around.

After all, when Zhang Yuhe first entered the Sect, he only had Qi Refining Cultivation.

If he hadn't broken through, a hundred years passing, dying of old age was also possible.

"It's time to go out and take a walk."

Zhang Yuhe stood up and muttered to himself.

"I wonder what kind of Divine Ability I can exchange for with my current merit points?"

He took out his identity jade token to check: 100 merit points.

The merit points of Inner Sect Disciples were somewhat special because they didn't need to do tasks.

The source of merit points for most Inner Sect Disciples was only seniority merit.

When stationed outside, it was two merit points per year; when there was no garrison post, it was only one merit point per year.

If Inner Sect Disciples wanted to get more merit points, it would depend on opportunities.

For example, suppressing unrest, eliminating the Demon Race, or other tasks assigned by Elders.

It's just that Yu Fantian had been at peace for a long time, so such opportunities weren't many, and everyone rushed to do them; without some strength, it wouldn't even be your turn.

Zhang Yuhe had stayed in Dao Saint Sect for over a hundred years, doing nothing other than Cultivating, so he only had 100 merit points.

He just didn't know what kind of Divine Ability and spell these 100 merit points could actually exchange for.

"Let's go take a look at the Book Building."

Zhang Yuhe walked out of the courtyard, transforming into a stream of light to fly away from Galaxy Peak, and appeared in front of the Book Building doors after a short while.

A Soul Transformation Cultivator's speed was no joke.

It was just that Yu Fantian was vast in scope; if it were on Blue Star.

With his current speed, he could appear anywhere in a matter of minutes.

"Senior Brother Zhang."

Hm, hearing someone calling him, Zhang Yuhe quickly turned around.

"Junior Brother Cheng, you've also entered the Inner Sect?"

The person who came was none other than Cheng Xujing, the deacon Disciple who originally handled his entrance formalities.

Seeing him in a set of purple robes while exuding the aura of the Nascent Soul Realm, Zhang Yuhe asked somewhat uncertainly.

"Yes."

At this moment, Cheng Xujing could hardly hide his expression of shock.

Back then when Zhang Yuhe relied on a token to enter the Dao Saint Sect Inner Sect, he was merely at the Qi Refinement Stage.

However, now he could no longer see through Zhang Yuhe's Cultivation.

"Could it be that his current Cultivation is even higher than mine?"

"That's impossible, right?"

"Going from Qi Refining to surpassing Nascent Soul in a hundred years is completely impossible; perhaps he learned some kind of Divine Ability that conceals Cultivation."

Cheng Xujing silently guessed; such matters were obviously not easy to inquire about directly, so he didn't speak up to ask.

"Did Senior Brother Zhang come here to exchange for Cultivation Techniques and Divine Abilities?"

Zhang Yuhe nodded and replied,

"Yes, having Cultivated in the Sect for many years, I haven't learned any Divine Abilities yet. It will soon be my turn to take up a post, so I need to learn some Divine Abilities to accompany me."

Hearing this, Cheng Xujing was somewhat speechless.

Damn it, temporary preparation shouldn't be like this; only remembering to go learn a Divine Ability right when it's about to be used, what was he doing earlier?

How could learning now still be in time? Wouldn't any ordinary Divine Ability take a few years of comprehension just to touch the threshold?

As for those High Grade Divine Abilities, the time needed to fully comprehend them was even more exaggerated.

Don't even think about it without a hundred or eighty years.

However, in Cheng Xujing's view, Zhang Yuhe's current Cultivation was at most the Golden Core Realm, and the greater possibility was only the Foundation Establishment Realm.

With this kind of Cultivation, the garrison post assigned to him by the Elders must be a peaceful place.

To put it simply, it was just to go out and put up a front as an Inner Sect Disciple of the Dao Saint Sect, not expecting him to actually guard a territory.

Having a powerful Divine Ability to accompany him was not important.

Of course, thinking like that, Cheng Xujing said modestly aloud,

"Then Senior Brother should choose carefully. Merit points are hard to come by, and every single merit point spent needs to be treated with caution."

Zhang Yuhe nodded in agreement.

Mainly because the ways to obtain merit points were too few, and there was no channel to earn more merit points.

Spend a little and there is a little less.

In case he chose the wrong Divine Ability, wanting to exchange again next time would take another several years apart.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yuhe asked Cheng Xujing,

"Junior Brother Cheng, I want to learn some Divine Abilities to accompany me. I wonder if Junior Brother has any suggestions."

He felt that this person Cheng Xujing was quite enthusiastic, and perhaps could give him some ideas.

Cheng Xujing thought about it and said,

"Divine Abilities are not the stronger the better; it mainly depends on needs and the characteristics of one's own Cultivation Technique. Divine Abilities that match the characteristics of the Cultivation Technique being practiced are not only easier to comprehend, but the actual effects exerted are often stronger."

"Of course, it also depends on how many merit points Senior Brother plans to spend."

Hearing Cheng Xujing finish speaking, Zhang Yuhe pondered quietly.

Cultivation Technique characteristics didn't need to be considered; the Mixed Origin Heavenly Scripture practiced all eight attributes, embracing all threads.

As for being easier to comprehend?

This completely didn't need to be minded.

Zhang Yuhe felt that in terms of Comprehension Ability, he was practically cheating.

Any new knowledge, he really understood at a single glance.

What truly needed to be considered was the issue of needs, seeing what kind of Divine Ability he needed.

Zhang Yuhe looked over himself.

As a Soul Transformation Late Stage Cultivator, he currently only had one Divine Ability, which was still the Mixed Origin Sword Formation that came with the Mixed Origin Scripture, requiring cooperation with his Lifebound Treasure to cast.

Other than that, he only knew some basic spells.

I have to say, it didn't match his identity at all.

Zhang Yuhe thought carefully; first of all, he needed an escape Divine Ability, after all, running fast was the absolute truth.

Although his current speed wasn't bad, that was relative to people weaker than him.

Compared with people of the same Realm, in terms of speed, he would obviously be crushed.

In his mind, when encountering someone he could beat, he had to be able to catch up; when encountering someone he couldn't beat, he had to run fast.

Therefore, a speed Divine Ability was a must.

Well, he didn't know what concept one hundred merit points actually was, so he'd ask first.

"Junior Brother Cheng, I currently have 100 merit points and want to exchange for a slightly stronger speed Divine Ability. If there is any surplus, I will consider other things."

"100 merit points can exchange for two Earth Rank High Grade Divine Abilities, Earth Rank Medium Grade can exchange for five, and Low Grade doesn't even need to be considered."

"In addition, what considerations does Senior Brother have regarding speed? If you want to balance flexibility, it is recommended to exchange for the Earth Rank High Grade Divine Ability Dragon Wandering Step."

Flexibility? Zhang Yuhe didn't consider it.

He felt that fighting meant going head-on; if you couldn't beat them, you ran. What use was flexibility?

If you really encountered an opponent you couldn't beat, no matter how flexible you were, it was useless, at most just dragging out time and dying a bit slower.

"Then what about Divine Abilities focused purely on speed? What suggestions does Junior Brother have?"

"Among the pure speed Divine Abilities in the Sect, the most top-tier one belongs to the Heavenly Desolate Flying Immortal Art over at the Scripture Pavilion, a Heaven Rank Low Grade escape Divine Ability. Once this Divine Ability is cast, it is graceful like a flying immortal, with extremely fast speed. However, exchanging for the Heavenly Desolate Flying Immortal Art requires 100 merit points. If Senior Brother chooses to exchange for this Divine Ability, you won't be able to exchange for other Divine Abilities. Moreover, as a Heaven Rank Divine Ability, the Heavenly Desolate Flying Immortal Art is extremely difficult to comprehend; Senior Brother needs to choose carefully."

"Second-tier escape Divine Abilities also have two in the Book Building: one is Void-Breaking Flash, and the other is Cloudfirmament Escape Art. Both of these are Earth Rank High Grade Divine Abilities, requiring 50 merit points. There are also quite a few Earth Rank Medium Grade escape Divine Abilities in the Book Building."

"Alright, I understand. Thank you Junior Brother for the guidance, I will think about it carefully."

Seeing Zhang Yuhe standing in place pondering, Cheng Xujing cupped his fists and left.