"Mystic Nether Art." Muttering the name of the book, Yang Ze began to read it. At first, he thought it would be like any other cultivation technique, the only difference being that this technique might help one improve their qualifications.

He didn't think too much about it. With his two talents, Enlightenment and Persistence, the so-called qualifications don't mean anything to him.

But the more he read the Mystic Nether Art, the more surprised he got.

It wasn't a cultivation technique. At least not in a traditional sense.

Unlike the usual cultivation techniques, which focus on training the body and internal energy, this Mystic Nether Art focuses more on something called the 'Mental Energy'. And unlike the Internal Energy techniques, there were just three realms.

Realm Of Mortal, Realm of Earth, and Realm of Heaven.

To practice the Mystic Nether Art, one needed to open their sea of consciousness first. And if they are successful, they would be able to condense the 'Mental Energy'.

"Like Internal energy?" Reading till here, Yang Ze couldn't help but mutter under his breath. Shaking his head, he focused back on the book. There was no use thinking about it for now.

It is said that inside one's sea of consciousness, there are three rings, each one representing a realm. These rings are in a state of suspended animation.

To activate the first ring, one needed to visualise more than one hundred mortal objects. To activate the second ring, one needed to visualise more than ten natural phenomena and to activate the third ring, one needed to visualise the five heavenly might.

"HUH!?" Yang Ze just raised an eyebrow in confusion before reading further.

Unlike the regular cultivation techniques, where one requires good qualifications and a massive number of resources, this Mustic Nether Art doesn't require any qualifications or resources. Instead, it is entirely dependent on lucky encounters and one's comprehension.

The so-called rings represented the three Cultivation realms of this technique. Lighting the first ring means stepping into the Realm of Mortal, lighting the second ring means stepping into the Realm of Earth and lighting the third ring means stepping into the Realm of Heaven.

As for activating conditions of the first ring...

As one practices this Mystic Nether Art, they can visualise things in their mind. And if they visualise it perfectly, down to the last detail... then an image of that thing would appear on the first ring. And once one hundred marks were lit, one would officially step into the Realm of Mortal.

There weren't any strict requirements on what to visualise. It could be anything from a blade of grass to a stone to any other object. And once he lit up the first ring, he could freely manifest them.

"Interesting." The more Yang Ze understood about it, the more he realised just how lacking his knowledge of the world was. There was such a magical technique, but he never found it. Perhaps one could say that he never got the time or opportunity before, but since he has it now, it would be extremely idiotic not to practice it.

After reading through the rest of the book, Yang Ze gently put it away before exhaling a mouthful of air.

This technique was even more outrageous than he had initially imagined.

The first ring lets one manifest mortal items, whereas the second ring lets one unleash natural phenomena.

It is said that those in the Realm of Earth could cause earthquakes, lightning storms, tornadoes and even volcanic explosions. Hell, some of them could even cause tsunamis.

When Yang Ze read it, he thought the book was exaggerating. If it was really so powerful, then why hadn't he seen anyone talk about it? Everyone always talks about cultivating internal energy, but he has never once heard anyone talk about the so-called mental energy.

But the next paragraph answered this question of his.

It would take years or even decades to visualise one mortal object, much less one hundred of them and light up the ring.

As for ten natural phenomena to light up the second ring... No one had been able to do it till now.

In the history of Azure Dragon Continent, the highest anyone reached was almost sixteen thousand years ago, when a prodigy managed to visualise sixty mortal objects.

In the current time, this technique has been almost forgotten. Even the few who practice it are still stuck between visualising two or three mortal objects.

"You want me to practise THIS?" After putting aside the book, Yang Ze couldn't help but point towards himself while looking at Lin Yue. Did this woman change her mind about him? Did she think that he was once in a quadrillion prodigies who could practice a heaven-defying technique like this? Or did she discover something about him?

Yang Ze thought about every little action. He had been extremely careful with these two women, not even daring to use his sign-in on their talents in fear of being an eyesore to them.

"You have a really high opinion of yourself." Lin Yue's words were like a bucket of cold water being poured upon him.

"I am not expecting you to accomplish something. But if by any chance, you manage to open your sea of consciousness, I do need your help."

"It might take years or even decades. But I am willing to wait."

With her current strength, living for 200 years wasn't difficult. And for Lin Yue, who wasn't even thirty, she could definitely afford to wait for a few decades. If the man beside her could truly open his sea of consciousness in the next thirty years...

"What exactly am I supposed to do after opening my sea of consciousness?" Yang Ze raised an eyebrow. "You don't think that the stones and sticks that I manifest will help us against someone who could pinch us to death, right?"

He didn't think this woman was stupid enough to believe that he could help her against Yun Ning by just stepping into the Realm Of Mortal, right? If that were the case, then he really needed to reconsider his option of staying here to pay off his debts to this woman.

"There's your false bravado again. Of course not." Lin Yue just snorted in displeasure. "Once you open your sea of consciousness, I want you to visualise a puppet."

"And once you are successful, give it the appearance of my sister Lin Wan."

"I want that puppet to personally chop off that bitch Yun Ning's head off."

"As for how that will happen... I will take care of it."

Yang Ze's corner of his lip twitched as he heard her ridiculous demand. He didn't think that she would be strong enough to face that woman anytime soon. Not to mention, he saw her mother, Lin Meilin, standing side by side with Yun Ning.

He didn't know what to think of that. And at the moment, he couldn't care less about why the two of them were together.

The only thing he needed to do was to increase his strength.

Holding the Mystic Nether Art, he was conflicted in his heart. On one hand, this was an extremely powerful technique. It wouldn't be a lie to say that this was the strongest technique that he had ever laid eyes upon. But at the same time, he didn't think he was talented enough to master it.

Sure, his Enlightenment talent, along with Persistent talent, could help him practise it. But he had a feeling that it wasn't going to be an easy task.

"Forget it." Shaking his head, Yang Ze cleared his head of those distracting thoughts. He would first try to step into the Vein Expansion realm and then think about practising this technique.

Besides, with Lin Wan gone and no threat to his life, he wasn't worried about not having enough time.

"Mmmm." In the end, he could only nod in response. He finally didn't have to worry about dying and could finally practise with a peace of mind.

As for how long they were going to be in the Heavenly Sword Sect... he didn't worry too much about it. Even if they had to leave the sect, the Lin family was a wonderful place for him to practice quietly.

"Keep practising and don't run around." After throwing a bottle of fasting pills, Lin Yue turned around before leaving the house.

"And there she goes again." Looking at her departing back, Yang Ze couldn't help but shake his head. This woman had been constantly running around. He didn't know what she was doing or what was so important, but it was none of his concern.

"Well, I will just wait till tomorrow." Putting the Mystic Nether Art in his robe, he stretched his body with a yawn. He had already used his daily quota of Enlightenment. He could only wait till tomorrow.

"Should I just go to sleep?" He thought about taking some rest, but then shook his head.

Turning around, he walked to the backyard of the pavilion they were staying in. Today, he was going to stay up all night and watch the stars. Back on Earth, it was one of the few things he actually enjoyed. Just sitting under the clear night sky and looking at the stars for hours without saying a word.

From the day he arrived in this world, he never once got a chance to just sit down with a peace of mind and look at the stars.

But now that it was all over and he didn't have to worry about anything, he could finally rest for a night.

Making his way out, the first thing that greeted him was the dimly illuminated backyard. There were a few peach blossom trees in the middle, and just beside them was a clear stream of water, forming a small pond at the end.

Even from his current position, he could see a few ornamental fish swimming there playfully.

"Hmm." With a smile, he closed his eyes. What greeted him was the gentle cold breeze touching his face, along with the chirping of insects, as well as the gentle sound of a flowing stream.

With a smile on his face, he took a deep breath, inhaling the smell of peach blossom, soil, incense and... alcohol?

"What the?" Opening his eyes with a frown, he looked around in confusion, wondering where the smell of wine was coming from, only to see the figure of a beautiful woman sitting under one of the trees on the grass with a small cup of wine in her hands that she was filling up with a large jug placed beside her.

Her clothes were in disarray and her hair was messy. But it didn't diminish her beauty in the slightest. On the contrary, her flushed expression, along with her dark red eyes and her large breasts that would tremble with her every breath, made her look like an enchanting devil.

As if sensing Yang Ze's presence, the woman raised her head, took a look at the man standing there and gulped down another cup of wine.

"Come.. ~Hicc

Come here."

Patting the ground beside her, she signalled Yang Ze.

"This woman." Looking at Xiao Ruolan, who was usually cold and emotionless, now acting this way, Yang Ze's corner of his lips twitched as he considered whether to head back to his room to sleep.

But after thinking for a while, he shook his head and walked towards Xiao Ruolan before sitting beside her.

The two of them didn't speak but just sat there in silence for a long time.

Even Xiao Ruolan stopped drinking and followed Yang Ze's gaze to look at the stars.

It wasn't until almost ten minutes had passed that she passed the cup filled with wine towards Yang Ze.

"Drink." Her eyes were still hazy, and her face flushed as she spoke further. "Tonight, the two of us are going to have a long... very long conversation."

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