Chapter 71: Chapter 71: Peerless Genius?!

Morning.

Gu Yuan arrived at the Jade Cauldron Tower, entered the main hall, and went straight to the storage room on the second floor.

At the entrance of the storage room, Old Man Chen was still the same, looking sickly and feeble, leaning weakly against the chair.

Seeing Gu Yuan, Old Man Chen was not surprised. He glanced at him and only said:

“Kid, why are you here, could it be… hmm? Wait!!!”

Before he finished speaking, he abruptly stood up, his murky old eyes staring intensely at Gu Yuan, as if he had noticed something.

The chair beneath him shattered with a “crash,” crushed by a strand of True Qi he had inadvertently released, scattering wildly.

However, Old Man Chen didn’t even spare it a glance.

With a swift movement, he appeared right in front of Gu Yuan.

Reaching out his hand, he grabbed towards Gu Yuan.

“Damn, is this old guy crazy?! Why is he attacking me…”

Gu Yuan was vigilant, quickly retreating.

But no matter how fast he was, how could he be faster than a Celestial Human?

Though Old Man Chen’s foundation was ruined, his cultivation still retained some power.

No matter how Gu Yuan dodged, he was closely shadowed.

With a light press on Gu Yuan’s shoulder, Gu Yuan’s whole body froze on the spot, unable to move.

Old Man Chen’s hand, withered and ugly like a chicken claw, caused Gu Yuan’s bones to ache faintly at a mere pinch.

“Soft skin, tough bones, deeply hidden vitality, spirit as one…”

Old Man Chen merely pinched Gu Yuan’s shoulder, seemingly understanding his physical condition, and said in disbelief:

“Kid… You’ve actually entered the Profound Turtle Armor Technique?!”

When he said this, Old Man Chen’s lips trembled, his face full of shock and disbelief.

Heaven knows, it had only been five days since he passed this martial art to Gu Yuan.

In just five days, he thought it would be impressive if the kid could figure out the cultivation order and steps of the Profound Turtle Armor Technique.

As for entering the technique, back then, even he took more than two months to get started under his mentor’s guidance.

In the eyes of the Transmission Elder in the sect, this was considered excellent.

Then what about Gu Yuan entering in five days?

A peerless genius?

A monstrosity?!

Of course, he didn’t know Gu Yuan actually didn’t take five days but only practiced for half a day to formally enter; otherwise, he would have been even more shocked.

Though mostly due to the Turtle Breath Talent of the Black Armor Ao.

But strictly speaking, Gu Yuan now also had the Turtle Breath Talent, so calling him a peerless genius wasn’t an exaggeration.

Of course, limited to cultivating this Profound Turtle Armor Technique.

If cultivating other martial arts, maybe his true form would be revealed.

“What about entering the technique? Is this strange?”

Gu Yuan pretended to be puzzled.

“What do you mean strange?”

Old Man Chen puffed his beard and glared, wanting to explain, but couldn’t find words for a moment, then said:

“The Profound Turtle Armor Technique is one of the Foundation Building Martial Arts of our Medicine King Mountain. Though it has several supreme martial arts more advanced than it, this horizontal training has an advantage; once mastered, it provides significant benefits when cultivating water attribute Divine Techniques after establishing the Dao Foundation.”

“Just because it’s challenging to cultivate and takes too long, this martial art is less favored by many disciples.”

“You entered it in just five days; at least, I’ve never seen anyone cultivate so quickly… even inner sect disciples and those with cultivation seeds never had such a speed…”

Seeing Old Man Chen so flustered, Gu Yuan understood that his rapid progress was indeed extraordinary.

However, listening to what Old Man Chen said about the cultivation knowledge of the Celestial Human Realm, he perked up his ears, listened attentively, and couldn’t help asking:

“Old Chen, from what you said, does it mean only after establishing the Dao Foundation can one cultivate Divine Techniques?”

“But I remember, didn’t Wei Chuan and Old Mo both use magic when they were Innate Martial Masters?”

Old Man Chen, a perceptive individual, naturally saw through Gu Yuan’s thoughts but didn’t mind, saying coldly:

“Hmph, what do you know? Let me ask you, what is magic? What are Divine Techniques? What’s the difference between magic and Divine Techniques?”

Gu Yuan blinked, unable to answer.

These questions he really wasn’t clear about, only read in books that Divine Techniques seemed more advanced than magic.

Seeing Gu Yuan’s reaction, Old Man Chen snorted heavily again and said:

“Magic is based on one’s True Qi, a method to mobilize Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, differing in system, attribute, and function, but ultimately used for attack, defense, or support.”

“Anyone who knows the secrets can cast common magic. In fact, even some shallow little spells can be performed by ordinary people consuming Essence Blood and Primordial Qi.”

“But Divine Techniques are different; they can only be cultivated after establishing the Dao Foundation, forming part of our cultivator’s Dao Foundation, possessing all sorts of extraordinary abilities, breaking conventional norms. They will also improve as the cultivator’s cultivation increases.”

“Generally speaking, magic is more common, while Divine Techniques can only be cultivated by those above the Celestial Human Realm.”

Seeing Gu Yuan listening intently, Old Man Chen rarely had an interest in teaching, couldn’t help but say a few more words:

“Divine Techniques also have grades, from lower, middle, upper, to supreme grades.”

“It’s said that above Divine Techniques are Great Divine Techniques; some extraordinary peerless geniuses, born with Dao seeds, have a slim chance of refining Yin Spirit, crossing the Dragon Sect, achieving Primordial Spirit True Immortal Dao Fruit, thus attaining immortality and great freedom once mastering a Great Divine Technique in the Celestial Human Realm or Entering Saint Realm!”

When saying this, he showed some longing and envy, then changed the topic, saying:

“Of course, such individuals are rare. Moreover, there’s no absolute in the world, and some magical spells are no less marvelous than Divine Techniques.”

“As for the Profound Turtle Armor Technique, once mastered, it can connect to many True Daoist Techniques afterwards, especially Water Attribute True Skills. This technique has some benefits for refining Water Attribute Divine Techniques, albeit limited, but is still its greatest advantage, attracting many people.”

At this moment, Old Man Chen looked at Gu Yuan, confidently saying:

“I checked, and found your bone structure unremarkable. Yet, you managed to enter so quickly, indicating you might indeed have some special potential. In the future, with appropriate True Daoist Techniques, you might have the chance to advance to Celestial Human.”

“Xia Mingyang and the others might have misjudged you; what does Iron Bone and Soft Tendons count for? Just having a physique slightly talented. Compared to your potential, it’s far less!”

“If I were younger, I might consider taking you as a disciple. With your talent, joining our Medicine King Mountain as an Inner Sect Disciple is more than sufficient. But unfortunately…”

Saying this, Old Man Chen shook his head slightly, seemingly having some regrets.

If he had encountered such a cultivation seed ten years earlier, he definitely would not have missed the opportunity.

But now he was already old, had his foundation destroyed, and revenge had become his primary obsession, leaving him without the energy nor the time to train a disciple.

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