Chapter 223: Chapter 125: Changing the Cultivation Technique

“Are you certain you want to learn the *Tai Shi Five Elements True Talisman Scripture*?”

Zuoqiu Feng looked at Yang Jing and said,

“This scripture can be called the crown jewel of our Five Elements True Spirit Sect’s techniques. The probability of advancing to the Nascent Soul stage is twenty percent higher than with other Cultivation Techniques. However, most Cultivators struggle just to reach Foundation Establishment Perfection, let alone achieve Core Formation with it.”

After successfully reaching Foundation Establishment, Yang Jing had already learned about the *Tai Shi Five Elements True Talisman Scripture*.

The fact that this Cultivation Technique could increase the chances of Nascent Soul Formation by twenty percent was what he valued most, even more than the Great Five Elements Divine Light Prohibition.

It was just that this Cultivation Technique was difficult to start, and even more difficult to practice.

If one could not condense the Five Elements Wheel in their Dantian, they would be completely unable to begin. There was another hurdle to advance to the Golden Core stage: one had to comprehend the True and False Five Elements Wheel.

Furthermore, the speed of cultivation depended not only on one’s Spirit Root, but also on the quality of their Five Elements Wheel.

Within the Five Elements True Spirit Sect, the techniques more sought-after by the True Disciples were ones like the *Tai Li Fire Talisman Scripture* and the *Mysterious Abyss Water Talisman Scripture*—Cultivation Techniques that the sect’s founder had split off and improved from the *Tai Shi Five Elements True Talisman Scripture*.

These Cultivation Techniques could transform the Magical Power of the other four elements to supplement the primary one, laying a solid foundation. This way, progress during the Foundation Establishment Stage would be very fast, the Power of Magical Combat would not be the least bit weak, and it could even increase the chance of Core Formation by nearly fifteen percent.

In comparison, only those who were extremely confident in their own aptitude would practice the *Tai Shi Five Elements True Talisman Scripture*. It wasn’t uncommon for people to switch to other Cultivation Techniques halfway through, only to be ridiculed by others.

“I have already made up my mind.”

Yang Jing said resolutely.

Zuoqiu Feng nodded and took out two Jade Scrolls—one gold, the other a common jade color—and handed them to Yang Jing.

“I also practice the *Tai Shi Five Elements True Talisman Scripture*. This golden Jade Scroll contains the original text, and this other one has the annotations I made during my own cultivation. Take them and study them for now. Remember, you are the only one permitted to practice this Cultivation Technique. You are not to teach it to anyone, not even your own disciples, before they are promoted to the status of a True Disciple.”

Yang Jing nodded and accepted the Jade Scrolls with both hands.

’One must always be wary of others.’ He made up his mind to only read the original text of the *Tai Shi Five Elements True Talisman Scripture*.

This type of golden Jade Scroll was an Inheritance Jade Scroll used exclusively by the Five Elements True Spirit Sect to record Superior Techniques. It was protected by a Restriction that could only be undone by a True Disciple using their Identity Jade Token to read its contents. If one tried to open it by force, the Restriction would automatically destroy the contents within the Jade Scroll.

Once the contents were written onto the Jade Scroll, they could not be altered.

Therefore, Yang Jing had no doubts about the accuracy and completeness of the *Tai Shi Five Elements True Talisman Scripture*’s contents.

After seeing the two of them off, Yang Jing first bathed and changed into a clean Daoist Robe, then deliberately lit some incense before finally using his Sect Jade Token to undo the Restriction on the Inheritance Jade Scroll.

It took him a full six hours to give the entire *Tai Shi Five Elements True Talisman Scripture* a rough read-through. The profundity of this Cultivation Technique surpassed even the *Supreme Nine Transformations of the Dragon Scripture* by a slight margin, and was comparable to the True Yang Body.

His four disciples would have to become True Disciples before they were qualified to practice this Cultivation Technique, which meant he couldn’t take a shortcut by consuming Spirit Stones to instantly master it with the help of Iron Head.

However, with his numerous Talents and Divine Techniques, he was no longer the unlearned person he once was. Relying on the Five Elements Great Escape, he had an exceptional gift for Five Elements Cultivation Methods. Naturally, he wouldn’t face the embarrassment of being unable to comprehend the technique.

Even so, Yang Jing still spent a month’s time carefully pondering the Foundation Establishment Chapter of the *Tai Shi Five Elements True Talisman Scripture*, scrutinizing its various details.

Only when he was certain he had mastered the Cultivation Technique’s Foundation Establishment Chapter did he begin to switch techniques.

The *Five Talisman Scripture* was originally a simplified version of the *Tai Shi Five Elements True Talisman Scripture*, created by the founder of the Five Elements True Spirit Sect to help disciples begin their study of the latter. Switching between the two techniques was almost seamless, a natural progression.

Yang Jing entered the Quiet Chamber in his courtyard and spent three days converting all his Five Talisman Scripture Magical Power into Tai Shi Five Elements True Talisman Scripture Magical Power.

Because the Magical Power of the *Tai Shi Five Elements True Talisman Scripture* was far purer than that of the *Five Talisman Scripture*, after converting techniques, he was left with only one-third of his original Magical Power.

The True and False Five Elements Wheel in his Dantian remained, but the Talismanic Script upon it had become more archaic. The entire Five Elements Wheel spun slowly, drawing in the surging Spiritual Qi from the Quiet Chamber and converting it into Magical Power.

Yang Jing focused his mind and spirit, using his Water Element Magical Power to condense a True Register in his Dantian.

This True Register exuded an air of primeval wilderness. Its strokes were artless and unrestrained, as if it were an image drawn by the ancient people at the dawn of time after observing the mighty Innate True Spirits.

The *Tai Shi Five Elements True Talisman Scripture* was a Cultivation Technique painstakingly created by the founder of the Five Elements True Spirit Sect after searching for and finding several thousand Ancient True Registers. Most of these Ancient True Registers were created by ancient sages after observing Innate True Spirits, which was why the Sect was named the Five Elements True Spirit Sect.

With a thought, Yang Jing struck the Five Elements Wheel with this True Register. The Five Elements Wheel flared with Spiritual Light, absorbing the True Register into itself.

Wave after wave of profound and mysterious insights rose in his heart, and Yang Jing immediately gained a deeper understanding of the Water Element Dao.

Don’t be fooled by how easily Yang Jing seemed to do it. If one’s Magical Power wasn’t pure enough or their Divine Sense wasn’t strong enough, condensing a True Register was fraught with difficulty. Succeeding even once in ten attempts would be considered a blessing from the heavens.

Fusing a True Register with the Five Elements Wheel was even more difficult. If one forced it, they might even damage the Five Elements Wheel, a loss that would outweigh any gain.

Yang Jing then condensed four more True Registers for the remaining four elements and fused them into the Five Elements Wheel.

Even with his profound foundation, he still felt dizzy and his vision blurred, his Divine Sense somewhat depleted.

However, his comprehension of the Five Elements Dao had truly taken another great leap forward.

Yang Jing spent three days replenishing his depleted Divine Sense before he began refining Spiritual Qi to cultivate his Magical Power again.

After a Cultivator reached Foundation Establishment, they truly began to experience the meaning of “no sun or moon in the mountains,” where a single session of closed-door cultivation could take about a month.

With the ample supply of Spirit Vein Spiritual Qi, Yang Jing condensed a new drop of Magical Power during this cultivation session.

The Magical Power of the Foundation Establishment Stage liquefies into drops. Yang Jing originally had thirty-six drops of Five Talisman Scripture Magical Power, the limit for the First Layer of Foundation Establishment. After switching to the *Tai Shi Five Elements True Talisman Scripture*, he was left with only twelve drops. At his current pace, he would still need two years to advance to the Second Layer of Foundation Establishment.

This was the benefit of having a profound foundation. The progress of Righteous Dao Cultivation Techniques was generally not fast; advancing one layer in five or six years was already considered quick. Yang Jing was practicing the *Tai Shi Five Elements True Talisman Scripture*, a technique renowned for its difficulty, yet he could advance a layer in just two or three years. This was enough to shock anyone who knew the details.

He straightened out his Daoist Robe, which had become a wrinkled mess from sitting for so long, and walked out of the Quiet Chamber.

The moment he stepped out of the Quiet Chamber, Yang Jing sensed the auras of Zuoqiu Feng and Guo Chuanzhi. He frowned. ’Why hasn’t Zuoqiu Feng returned to the Sect yet?’

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