All the heavens, starting with Little Li Flying Dagger

"Your Feng family is quite sincere. From now on, you will stay by my side as a maid."

Wang Gan casually waved his hand and gave the order.

Feng Shayan secretly thought to herself, "As expected."

The term "maid" is an ancient expression. This "immortal" is indeed just as the strategist of the World Society had predicted: he is an ancient monster who has rejuvenated and has been lurking somewhere for countless years!

Actually, when Wang Gan first transmigrated, he wasn't used to these feudalistic remnants, like being waited on hand and foot for everything, from eating and drinking to using the toilet.
But after getting used to it...
You know what, you really don't know.
Ignoring Feng Shayan's reaction, Wang Gan immediately began to study one of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques in his hand—Binding Spirits and Commanding Generals.

Aside from the Qi Body Source Flow, Wang Gan wasn't interested in many of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques, though the Six Treasures Immortal Thief was one of them.

After all, cultivation still relies on the foundation of life, and the cultivation of essence, energy and spirit is the essence. Other fancy tricks are too much, and they will only be easily shattered by the powerful strength of the old master.

Of the eight extraordinary skills, only the Qi Body Source Flow and the Six Treasures Immortal Thief are directly related to the cultivation of life force; the rest are mostly flashy superpowers.

"Binding spirits and dispatching generals".

"It doesn't seem to be some kind of magic or supernatural power, but rather an application of some extremely profound Dao principle!"

A thoughtful glint appeared in Wang Gan's eyes.

In his view, the art of capturing and commanding spirits is a clever trick that exploits a core weakness of the soul, allowing one to quickly subdue the primordial spirit and soul, thus achieving the purpose of capturing and commanding spirits.

The methods of spiritual cultivation are also extremely crude, like...
"It's like using a sports car as a tractor!"

Wang Gan found it somewhat amusing.

"This wind-fed method takes its dregs and discards its essence!"

Wang Gan flipped through a few more pages and, sure enough, saw a similar energy flow trajectory and Dao pattern application to the Qi infant in the 'Qi Body Source Flow'. However, compared to the Qi Body Source Flow, the Dao pattern of binding spirits and commanding generals was much cruder and simpler.

"Indeed. Even though the eight extraordinary skills are of the same origin, they are different because of each person's different knowledge and vision."

"Duanmu Ying wanted to cure all the diseases in the world, so he created the 'Dual-Hand Technique'; Feng Tianyang wanted to control all the spirits in the world, so he created the Spirit Binding and Commanding Technique."

"As a top disciple of the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain, Zhang Huaiyi has the highest vision. He was abused by Zhang Zhiwei and knows the importance of life cultivation. That's why he created the source of the technique 'Qi Body Source Flow' that can quickly accumulate life cultivation!"

Through his understanding of the Qi Body Origin Flow and the Spirit Binding and Commanding, the essence of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques began to emerge in Wang Gan's eyes.

The Eight Extraordinary Skills originated from the Twenty-Four Heavenly Valley, the legendary Taoist temple of the Purple Sun Immortal who ascended to immortality and cultivated the Golden Elixir.

Wugensheng led eight sworn brothers into the cave, and thus the Eight Extraordinary Skills were born.

However, these eight people ultimately failed to become immortals.

The Eight Extraordinary Skills are merely close to immortality; they are immortal skills, but they are not the immortals themselves.

The eight extraordinary skills invented in this way are like blind men touching an elephant.

Eight blind men were touching an elephant. Some touched the elephant's head, some its feet, and some its ears. They all thought they had discovered a secret, but in reality, they were blinded by their own limited perspective and could not see the whole picture.

Wang Gan's current goal is to find out what the elephant looks like!

"But even collecting only the Eight Extraordinary Techniques probably won't be enough to reconstruct the complete picture of immortal arts,"

"After all, the mysteries behind this are too profound to be described as mere touching of an elephant; it would be more appropriate to call it touching of a dragon."

"Those who touched it thought it was an ordinary animal, with deer antlers, fish scales, and a snake's body. In reality, it was because the 'dragon' was too big. These mediocre people, apart from Zhang Huaiyi, had no way of seeing the true form of the divine dragon!"

Wang Gan sighed.
The sheer wonder of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques reveals that the system behind them far surpasses the original system of Under One Person, even elevating the world of supernatural beings to the level of cultivation. Without the Eight Extraordinary Techniques, the world of Under One Person isn't much stronger than the martial arts world.

Just as the War God's Manual was handed over to everyone in the Tang Dynasty world for all to see, it was divided into the Longevity Manual, the Compassionate Sword Manual, and the Heavenly Demon Strategy. But in reality, the secrets of the nine heavens and nine sub-maps of the War God's Manual are obviously far more than that.

"But this spirit-binding technique is rather unappealing to me. Such a clever trick can crush ordinary cultivators, but it falls short against experts who cultivate both body and spirit."

"Well, actually most of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques are like this. Apart from Zhang Huaiyi, the Thirty-Six Thieves are all self-taught, not from a professional background. Only a few college students have barely grasped the basics."

"As expected, even immortal techniques have educational requirements!"

With this thought in mind, Wang Gan also sighed.

It's a pity that he couldn't find the Temple of War God back in the Tang Dynasty, otherwise he could have glimpsed the War God's Records, and perhaps his potential would have been even higher.

"If one were to truly combine the Eight Extraordinary Skills, one would achieve immortality of the physical body, roam the world with one's spirit, search for and seize souls, alter memories, possess the power to swallow the heavens and earth, and master divination techniques."

"And there's that Qi Infant... the Path of the Nascent Soul."

Wang Gan's eyes brightened slightly.
"This is no different from a real immortal."

"As for Feng Baobao, compared to others, she can only be considered a flawed version."

"It is Zhang Chulan's Qi Infant that has a slight chance of touching the realm of immortals. After all, Feng Baobao's soul is incomplete, and it is normal for her to be extraordinary."

Wang Gan felt that he had already cut through the layers of fog and begun to see the truth behind the Eight Extraordinary Techniques.

But there's still always a layer between us.

"The truth is far more than that. After all, besides the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Valley, there is also the secret of the Celestial Master's Degree that silences everyone. Why is it said that the Celestial Master's Degree is related to the Eight Extraordinary Techniques? What is it that the Celestial Master would risk his life to protect?"

"Where did the 'miraculous techniques' left behind by the immortal ancestors of great sects throughout history, such as thunder magic and pill-devouring techniques, originate?"

Wang Gan's doubts deepened, but he remained calm.
After all, there are quite a few, even many, people who know the so-called ultimate secret in the original work, including but not limited to Master Le, Tian Jinzhong, Zhang Huaiyi, Gong Qing, the heads of various sects, Gu Jiting, the founder of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques 'Da Luo Dong Guan', and even high-ranking officials.
Even Zhang Chulan in the middle stage could guess most of it.
It's just that the author is too much of a jerk, always hiding things and deliberately leaving suspense.

"The trip to Longhu Mountain and the Luotian Grand Ceremony will eventually allow us to discover the source of all the secrets."

Wang Gan's lips curled into a smile.

Even if the old master's words are harder than his fists, or the old master's strength is extraordinary and he can't defeat him in a short time, he has corresponding backup plans.

Ring ring! Suddenly, Xia He called.

Wang Gan casually picked it up.

"Mosimoxi?"

"???"

Xia He was stunned for a moment. Over the past few days, she had gotten used to Wang Gan's unconventional style of doing things.

"Sect Leader... Baron has agreed to meet with you. We will meet at your residence."

Wang Gan nodded happily.

"What about the others?"

Xia He was silent for a moment.
"He said he had arrived." (End of Chapter)