I can only beat noobs.

Chapter 294 Yin Shen
How did they catch up?

In a carriage, Chen Ming was puzzled. After thinking it over, he felt that the only possibility was that when the divine sense of that expert in the Divine Realm swept over him that morning, it marked him.

At first, the expert at the Divine Realm thought it wasn't him, so he let him pass.

But then I realized he was a suspect, so I chased after him again.

Chen Ming frowned, finding the situation quite troublesome.

He didn't know much about the Divine Treasury Realm. It seems that after reaching a completely new realm, he has acquired methods beyond this level.

With his divine sense, he didn't even notice that someone had marked him.

"The other party hasn't made a move yet because they're wary of the Divine Realm expert beside Princess Mingyu. Once we get to Jiangzhou and I'm separated from her, they'll make their move."

The thought of facing a powerful expert at the Divine Realm made his heart feel heavy.

At a normal pace, it would take at most a month to travel from the capital to Jiangzhou.

"How to do?"

Chen Ming began to think seriously.

It's unrealistic to expect to break through to the Divine Treasure Realm within this month.

The only thing that can be used to increase strength right now is those 30 million experience points...

It seems we have no choice but to seek help from outside the arena.

……

After nightfall.

Princess Mingyu and her entourage settled in a manor under the arrangement of a local official.

Chen Ming naturally followed along and had a separate room.

After closing the doors and windows, he silently chanted three times, "Master Wangchenzi, Master Wangchenzi, Master Wangchenzi..."

Suddenly, a wisp of consciousness rose to a high place and entered a mysterious cave.

The old Taoist priest, still with his dignified and otherworldly demeanor, said in surprise, "Young friend, you've broken through to the first rank? That's truly something to celebrate."

"Senior, I'm here to ask you for help." Chen Ming pleaded with the old Taoist priest as soon as they met.

"What happened?"

"I'm now being targeted by a powerful expert at the Divine Treasure Realm..."

He recounted the events of the day in general terms, and concluded by saying, "Please teach me a way to escape, senior."

The old Taoist frowned upon hearing this and said solemnly, "You've just broken through to the first rank. It might not be easy for you to escape from a martial artist at the Divine Treasure Realm."

"Of course I know. I came to find you because I had no other choice. The main problem is that the divine senses of those experts in the Divine Realm are too strong. I don't know what they did to me. It's impossible to guard against them."

"After reaching the Divine Treasure Realm, the primordial spirit is formed, and the strength of the divine sense is naturally incomparable to that of a first-grade martial artist. Only the Yin Spirit of a cultivator can perceive it to some extent."

Yin God?

Chen Ming's heart stirred. "Senior means that if I can cultivate the Yin Spirit, I will have a chance to deceive that Divine Treasure Realm's eyes and ears?"

"That's natural. Yin spirits specialize in cultivating divine sense, which is incomparable to martial artists. The various mysteries within are difficult for martial artists to grasp, even if they reach the Divine Treasury Realm. But for Yin spirits, it's like instinct."

if it is like this--

A thought crossed Chen Ming's mind, but he suppressed it and continued to ask, "I was just about to ask you, senior, what is the difference between the Divine Treasure Realm and the First Grade?"

The old Taoist priest said, "You have already reached the first rank. Do you feel it? Both your body and mind are about to reach their peak."

"Yes, I feel that my physical body is approaching perfection."

"That's right. The first rank is the limit that the human body can reach. So since ancient times, for martial artists, there is no way beyond the first rank. Once you reach this point, you can only turn to cultivation. Until the True Martial Emperor ten thousand years ago opened up a path that no one had ever done before, using rare treasures of heaven and earth to unlock the divine treasures within the body."

Chen Ming asked, "What exactly is this so-called divine treasure?"

The old Taoist priest said, "Our ancient ancestors believed that we are descendants of ancient gods. We possess boundless power within us, but it is limited by our bloodline. It wasn't until the time of the True Martial Emperor that it was discovered that the human body has five divine treasures. Each time a divine treasure is opened, the upper limit of the human body will be greatly increased."

"After all five divine treasures are unlocked, one can return to the innate state and possess the potential to enter the realm of gods. Therefore, in some immortal abodes and secret realms, this realm is also called the Innate Realm."

Chen Ming exclaimed, "So that's how it is."

This so-called "divine treasure" is actually quite similar to a genetic lock; once unlocked, it can unlock enormous potential.

However, this sacred treasure requires an external object to open.

The old Taoist priest continued his explanation, "The first thing to be unlocked in the Divine Treasury Realm is the Blood Divine Treasury, which governs vital energy and blood. Once unlocked, it grants immense vitality, making one virtually immortal even if pierced through the heart or beheaded. To kill such a person, you must either deplete their blood or destroy their primordial spirit..."

……

After returning to reality, Chen Ming gained a clearer understanding of the Divine Treasure Realm experts. This realm was almost inhuman.

Even if he were to possess a peerless divine weapon, he still wouldn't be able to defeat him. Moreover, a powerful expert at the Divine Treasure Realm could mark him, making escape impossible.

"It seems that only..."

With a thought, Chen Ming connected with the purple booklet in his sea of ​​consciousness, and the contents of the booklet flowed through his mind.

The Purple Mansion Secret Manual is the supreme inheritance of the Celestial Master's Mansion, encompassing everything. The Nine Heavens Divine Thunder is just one of the most famous supernatural secret techniques within it.

He had never intended to learn the techniques and other secret arts contained within; he merely considered "Nine Heavens Divine Thunder" as payment for giving away this secret manual.

Right now, to save my life, I can't worry about anything else; I need to learn first.

The most fundamental cultivation technique in the "Purple Mansion Secret Manual" is the "Nine Heavens Divine Control Technique," which only reaches the Yang God Realm at its highest. However, this is sufficient for him.

This technique is profound and mysterious.

To be honest, he found it very difficult just looking at the mnemonic rhymes, and he couldn't understand many of the terms.

Moreover, there is a lack of corresponding visualization diagrams, so getting started may not be so easy.

Fortunately, he could consult the old Taoist priest at any time.

And so, Chen Ming went to the old Taoist priest for advice every day while traveling with Princess Mingyu's party. After half a month, he finally mastered the basics of the technique.

……

"How do you possess the Celestial Master's Mansion's martial arts techniques?"

One day, when Chen Ming once again sought guidance from the old Taoist priest, the old priest finally couldn't help but ask a question.

He said, "Previously in the Nine Nether Tower, before the Celestial Master died, he gave me a secret book and asked me to pass it on to his disciple."

"I see." The old Taoist priest suddenly realized, but still reminded him, "However, have you thought this through? You have learned the methods of the Celestial Master's Mansion, and you will have to bear the karma of the Celestial Master's Mansion in the future."

Chen Ming said, "I already have enough karma on my hands, so one more won't make a difference."

The old Taoist priest nodded and said no more; he had already given the necessary reminders.

"With your last-minute cramming, you think you can cultivate into a Yin Spirit in a short time? You're already a First Rank cultivator with a powerful spiritual sense. Once you enter the basics, your cultivation will naturally progress by leaps and bounds. However, becoming a Yin Spirit isn't easy. It might take several years to achieve it. Moreover, cultivating both martial arts and spirituality presents its own set of challenges."

Chen Ming humbly asked for guidance, "Please speak, senior."

The old Taoist priest said, "Everyone knows that after reaching the first rank, if one cultivates Taoist arts and achieves Yin Spirit cultivation, one's strength will greatly increase. However, very few people do this. Do you know why?"

"Because people have limited energy."

"That's only one issue. The biggest problem is that once a martial artist condenses a Yin spirit, their divine sense becomes too powerful and becomes unbalanced with their physical body. Therefore, to unlock the divine treasure, one must first achieve a Yang spirit. You can imagine how difficult that is."

It turned out to be the case.

Achieving the status of a Yang God is certainly not easy.

Like that first-rank cultivator from the Undying Sect I encountered in the Heavenly Prison before, who devoured the residual divine consciousness of more than a dozen first-rank cultivators before transforming into a Yang God.

Nowadays, cultivators are becoming increasingly rare in the world because cultivation is difficult, with a much higher threshold than martial arts training, and it is also much harder to cultivate than to become a martial artist.

Compared to martial artists, cultivators have only one advantage: they can achieve the Yang God status entirely through their own efforts, without relying on external aids.

Even so, there are still far fewer Yang Gods than martial artists in the Divine Treasure Realm in this world.

This shows how difficult it is to achieve the Yang Shen (a high-level spiritual state). However, this only applies to others.

For Chen Ming, this was not a problem at all, because he didn't need to practice in person; he only needed to add points.

With enough points, you can directly add them to the Yang God.

Chen Ming sincerely thanked him, "Thank you for the reminder, senior."

……

Next, Chen Ming practiced every day, and just as the old Taoist had said, his progress in cultivating the "Nine Heavens Divine Control Technique" was incredibly rapid.

In less than ten days, he had already entered the fourth level, and his sea of ​​consciousness had also undergone a certain transformation.

After reaching the fourth level, the pace of progress began to slow down.

A few days later, when Chen Ming followed Princess Mingyu and her entourage into Jiangzhou by boat, he had just broken through to the fifth level of the Nine Heavens Divine Control Technique.

That night, Chen Ming didn't hesitate any longer, opened the panel, and immediately added points.

It takes two million experience points to go from the fifth to the sixth level.

It was achieved instantly.

He felt that his sea of ​​consciousness had undergone another transformation, a change that was extremely mysterious.

It takes four million experience points to go from the sixth to the seventh level.

I added them all at once.

Boom.

He felt that his sea of ​​consciousness had undergone earth-shattering changes, forming a physical entity.

This is the Yin Spirit!

Reaching the seventh level signifies that the Yin spirit has been formed.

At that moment, he felt that the whole world had become different, that he had another pair of eyes, and that he could observe the world from a different perspective.

From this perspective, dozens of meters away, there was an extremely terrifying presence, like a lurking venomous snake, coldly observing him.

"Is that the direction you're heading? Is that the eunuch?"

Chen Ming dared not look any longer.

Before this, when the eunuch at the Divine Treasure Realm concealed his aura, he could not sense his presence at all.

After achieving Yin Shen (陰神), what one sees is the essential Yuan Shen (元神), so one can "see" it.

Then, he looked behind him, where a terrifying presence lurked in the darkness, faint and ethereal, like a ghost, emanating a malevolent aura.

That must be the Divine Realm expert I encountered a month ago. I didn't expect him to be so patient, following me for a whole month.

Judging from this, they won't give up until they kill him.

Chen Ming quickly withdrew his Yin spirit and returned to his Niwan Palace.

……

"what?"

A startled cry suddenly rang out from a secluded courtyard.

A young eunuch standing guard outside the door hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

"interesting……"

The person inside said something and then fell silent.

……

On the other side, on a mountain across the river, a man in brocade robes sat cross-legged on a boulder, meditating with his eyes closed. Suddenly, he opened his eyes, a look of surprise on his face. "A Yin spirit?"

Suddenly, he chuckled, closed his eyes again, and ignored him.

……

Chen Ming didn't rush to find the old Taoist priest. Instead, he took out the "Secret Book of the Purple Mansion," stared at it for a while, and thought to himself, "This book is a bit strange."

Just now, after he achieved Yin Godhood, this purple booklet seemed to come alive, constantly attracting him.

It's as if a primordial spirit is hidden inside.

He had tried it with the "Weapon Manipulation Technique" before, but there was no reaction.

It seems that this thing can only be perceived after one has cultivated the "Nine Heavens Divine Control Technique" to the Yin Spirit level.

As expected, something that could be kept in the Yang Spirit by the Celestial Master and regarded as a legacy item could not be an ordinary thing.

I wonder what's hidden inside.

Or, why don't we ask the old Taoist priest?
Immediately, Chen Ming dismissed the idea.

The old Taoist priest knew too many of his secrets. Although the old Taoist priest seemed to have no ill intentions towards him, it was still best to be cautious and not let the other party know all his secrets.

He had a premonition that this jade scroll might contain a great secret—the kind that only a Celestial Master could possess.

"Let's get through this current difficulty first."

Chen Ming stored the jade book back into his sea of ​​consciousness, that is, his Yin spirit. He silently chanted three times, "Daoist Wangchenzi, Daoist Wangchenzi, Daoist Wangchenzi..."

Whoosh!
This time, he clearly felt a force appear above his head, drawing a wisp of his thought into a portal.

Behind the door stood the old Taoist priest.

"Yin...Yin spirit?"

The moment the old Taoist saw him, a look of astonishment appeared on his face. He could no longer maintain his dignified and otherworldly demeanor and exclaimed, "This... how is this possible?"

Chen Ming bowed and said, "Thanks to your guidance, senior, it seems that I do have some talent in the path of cultivation."

Is this what you call having some talent?

The old Taoist priest's expression became extremely complicated, something that could no longer be explained by talent.

This young man is indeed extraordinary.

He exclaimed, "I never expected you to have such a high aptitude for cultivation. I've lived for three hundred years and have never seen anyone with such talent. What a pity."

He shook his head as he finished speaking.

Chen Ming sensed a hidden meaning in his words and humbly asked, "Why is it a pity?"

The old Taoist priest looked at him and said, "Do you know why the founding emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty valued the Celestial Master's lineage so much, even bestowing upon them the title of Celestial Master and granting them a transcendent position in the court?"

He thought for a moment and said, "Is it because the Celestial Master can slay demons and exorcise evil spirits?"

The old Taoist priest countered, "What demons or monsters exist in this world?"

Indeed, monsters have been extinct in the human world for thousands of years.

As for demons, the Longevity Sect might be able to get close to them, but the Heavenly Dao Alliance has its own forces to suppress them. In terms of strength, the Celestial Master's Mansion is far inferior to the Heavenly Dao Alliance. Why go through the trouble of appointing another Celestial Master?

He said, "Please give me your guidance, senior."

The old Taoist priest said, "Demons do exist in this world. However, it has been a long time since demons have wreaked havoc on the human realm. Do you know why?"

"Because the Celestial Master's Mansion exists?"

The old Taoist priest said slowly, "That's right. In this world, if there are secret realms and immortal abodes, then naturally there are demon realms, monster realms, and hell. Those are similar to secret realms. In ancient times, demons and monsters often ravaged the human world. It wasn't until later that the ancient emperors sealed off and suppressed these dangerous realms, restoring peace to the human world."

"From then on, one of the duties of the emperors of every dynasty was to seal off these few realms. In the Great Jin Dynasty, the one who took on this responsibility was the Celestial Master! This is the cause and effect of the Celestial Master's Mansion. If you practice the techniques of the Celestial Master's Mansion, you will naturally have to bear this cause and effect."

"..."

(End of this chapter)