I tamed beasts and achieved immortality in the world of cultivation.

Chapter 148 Clash of Cultivation Techniques [Please Subscribe!]

Yushou Peak, halfway up the mountain.

The courtyard gate opens, the old pine tree remains, the wind chimes remain.

Chen Qing stood at the door, looking at the ancient pine tree in the courtyard with its lush green canopy, and was momentarily lost in thought.

It's been ten years.

Ten years ago, when he left this small courtyard, he was just a disciple of the Beast Taming Peak at the seventh level of Qi Refining. Now that he has returned, he is a Foundation Establishment True Person, with four extraordinary spirit beasts under his command.

In the past ten years, Beast Taming Peak has taken in three new disciples, but this small courtyard has remained empty and has not been allocated to anyone else.

Chen Qing felt a warmth in his heart. Shen Tu Yu naturally didn't care about such trivial matters; it must have been Zhou Ruoqing who specially left it for him.

Behind them, Xu Xian and Han Lu, two teenagers, peeked inside with curiosity in their eyes. Both were fourteen years old and at the second level of Qi Refining, an age when everything in the cultivation world seemed new and exciting.

"Come in." Chen Qing smiled and stepped into the courtyard first.

He looked around. The branches of the old pine tree were even more gnarled and vigorous than nine years ago, and the heavy pine cones bent the branches. The string of copper wind chimes on the branches was covered with verdigris, and when the mountain breeze blew, it made a hoarse but familiar tinkling sound.

As Chen Qing looked at the string of wind chimes, the gloom surrounding the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts gradually sank into his heart, and a smile appeared on his lips.

The Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts is too far away.

There's the Xuanhuang Temple separating it from the Lingyun Sect, a straight-line distance of at least tens of thousands of miles. Even a Nascent Soul Ancestor with the strongest divine sense couldn't reach this place, let alone a Golden Core True Monarch who wouldn't dare to cause trouble at the Lingyun Sect.

As long as he doesn't go to the second-tier secret realm too early, he doesn't need to scare himself unnecessarily.

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Chen Qing shook his head, banishing those thoughts from his mind. He walked to the old pine tree in the courtyard, took out a futon from his storage bag, and sat down cross-legged. Then, he patted the spirit beast bag at his waist, and three flashes of spiritual light appeared.

Qingtian, Danyu, and Yinyue appeared together in the courtyard.

As soon as Qingtian landed, it started squeaking and jumping around the yard, shouting, "We're back! We're back! Chen Qing, we're back!"

It scurried up the old pine tree, squatted on the thickest branch, plucked a pine cone with its monkey paw, weighed it in its hand, and then disdainfully tossed it aside.

Dan Yu gracefully landed on the ground, her slender neck turning slightly. Her gaze lingered on the string of wind chimes for a moment, then she let out a clear, cold cry before strolling to the spot under the old pine tree where it used to squat, a place she still recognized.

Silver Moon quietly squatted beside Chen Qing, her eerie green eyes sweeping across the courtyard. She tilted her head slightly, a faint thought escaping her lips: "Chen Qing, this is where we signed the contract, isn't it? We've come back."

"Yes, this is it." Chen Qing patted Yin Yue's head and said gently, "Go play, but don't go too far."

The three spirit beasts dispersed. Qingtian squatted on a pine branch and took out the book "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Danyu stood under the old pine tree and closed his eyes to rest. Yinyue sniffed around in the courtyard, curiously exploring this somewhat unfamiliar environment.

Jin Yan was not released.

In Shen Tu Yu's eyes, Jin Yan is still in a state of "no contract", and Chen Qing does not intend to expose it for the time being.

Chen Qing turned to Xu Xian and Han Lu, and pointed to the east wing: "You two will cultivate there for the next few days. I'll take you to complete the initiation procedures in a few days."

The two boys obediently responded and entered the room one after the other.

Chen Qing withdrew his gaze, took out the jade slip of "Ten Thousand Beasts Reaching the Heavens Technique" and placed it on his forehead, then focused his mind on his dantian.

Three days later.

Chen Qing opened his eyes from the futon and slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

During those three days, he tried to cultivate the first level of the "Ten Thousand Beasts Reaching the Heavens Technique".

When the cultivation technique is activated, the magical power within the dantian surges along the meridians like a stream, and the aura of the spirit beasts around the body resonates in response, creating a rather mysterious feeling.

However, after he completed the first major cycle, a message suddenly popped up on the screen before him: "[A conflict has been detected between the host's cultivation method and the system mechanism. The 'Beast-Borrowing Cultivation' effect of the *Ten Thousand Beasts Reaching Heaven Technique* cannot be stacked with the system's cultivation feedback, and the actual benefits will be significantly reduced.]"

[Recommendation: Switch to another cultivation method]

Chen Qing wasn't too surprised by the message.

When Shen Tu Yu introduced this technique, he felt that it was somewhat overlapping with the original system, which could provide feedback on cultivation level when spirit beasts broke through. The core of the "Ten Thousand Beasts Reaching the Heavens Technique" was also to use the power of spirit beasts to nourish oneself.

The two paths lead to the same goal, but forcing them together only hinders each other.

Chen Qing had a guess in his mind: his golden finger was activated when he was eighteen years old. Was it possible that it didn't have a fixed template at first, but because it was adjacent to Beast Taming Peak, he "borrowed" one?

Chen Qing chuckled and suppressed the absurd thought.

Although the "Myriad Beasts Reaching the Heavens Technique" is good, since it doesn't suit me, I'll take a different path.

"From the very beginning, I positioned myself as a follower, letting Qingtian and the others charge ahead while I stayed safely in the back to protect my life."

"But as the saying goes, the best defense is a good offense."

"You can't just hide; you need to have something that makes your opponents wary. When others know you can fight, they'll hesitate to get close to you; when they know you're ruthless, they'll think twice before making a move."

Chen Qing muttered a few words to himself and took out a jade slip from his storage bag.

He had obtained this jade slip from Shen Tu Yu not long ago. It contained the complete cultivation method of the "Azure Lotus Sword Technique," and its contents were much more detailed than Shen Tu Yu's explanation in the hall that day.

Chen Qing probed the jade slip with his divine sense and scanned it carefully from beginning to end, a hint of fervor gradually rising in his eyes.

According to the record at the end of the jade slip, this cultivation method actually has a follow-up method above the Nascent Soul stage, and there is even a method that directly points to the Divine Transformation stage and even higher. Back when that ancient sword cultivator sect was at its peak, it produced Divine Transformation cultivators, and among them were even peerless figures who broke through the realm and ascended to immortality.

"Before reaching the late Nascent Soul stage, there's no need to worry about cultivation techniques. As for higher realms, there's always an opportunity to look for them later."

Chen Qing carefully put away the jade slip, muttering to himself.

According to Shen Tu Yu, the secret realm where Wang Bu Huo discovered the "Azure Lotus Sword Technique" was located far to the west of Lingyun Sect, far beyond the reach of Chen Qing.

But it doesn't matter, there's plenty of time. When his cultivation level is higher, he might be able to explore it.

Chen Qing carefully put the jade slip into his storage bag, stood up, and called out to the side room behind him, "Xu Xian, Han Lu, let's go. I'm taking you to Ling Shu Peak. From today onwards, you are outer disciples of the Lingyun Sect."

Two teenagers pushed open the door and came out, standing straight with a hint of nervousness on their faces.

Chen Qing carried the two of them into the air and flew straight towards Ling Shu Peak.

Ling Shu Peak.

Chen Qing, accompanied by two teenagers, found Meng Yuanbai with practiced ease.

This old friend, now at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, was quite surprised to see Chen Qing. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he readily helped with the formalities.

In less than half an hour, and for less than two hundred spirit stones, Xu Xian and Han Lu's names were added to the list of outer disciples of Lingyun Sect.

Chen Qing then took the two of them to Luoxia Peak, arranged a stone house for each of them like the one he had lived in years ago, and also found them a job raising spirit sheep, chickens and blue carp on the Spirit Beast Peak.

He was about the same age as Chen Qing and Xiao Chunan back then.

After doing all this, Chen Qing stopped on the mountain path of Luoxia Peak, took out a storage bag, and handed it to Xu Xian: "There are two hundred spirit stones, a few low-level magic artifacts, and two mid-grade first-level magic artifacts inside. That should be enough for you to use for a while."

"From now on, cultivate diligently and never forget your original aspiration and ambition to embark on the path of immortality."

"Thank you, Uncle Chen! I will remember your teachings."

Xu Xian took the spirit stone bag and magic weapon, his eyes slightly reddening, and nodded vigorously.

Chen Qing smiled slightly.

He didn't give any more than one hundred spirit stones. After all, cultivating immortality is one's own business. Always relying on others for something without working for it can easily lead to a loss of ambition. Besides, these two hundred spirit stones are enough for Xu Xian to cultivate to the mid-stage of Qi Refining, which is much better than his situation back then.

Chen Qing turned to look at Han Lu and smiled, "Your father is an alchemist, so I won't prepare these things for you."

Han Lu grinned and scratched his head: "Don't worry, Uncle Chen, my dad prepared a whole bunch for me a long time ago."

Chen Qing nodded, gave a few more instructions, left a few communication talismans, and then turned and left.

A mountain breeze swept across Luoxia Peak, and two boys stood on the mountain path watching the figure in the moon-white Taoist robe fly further and further away until it disappeared into the sea of ​​clouds.

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