If Gou Cheng becomes the Dao Ancestor, the monkey will come to become his disciple.

Name: Jiang Chuan (43 years old)

[Remaining lifespan: 344 years]

【灵根：金3、木61、水2、火5、土2、风1、雷1、光1、时1、空1（可投入寿命进行演化）】

[Cultivation Level (Chaos Dao Scripture): Foundation Establishment Level 1 (Can be evolved by investing lifespan)]

[Taoist Techniques: Vajra Body: Perfected... Illusionary Word Secret Basic Version 1.0: Perfected; Movement Word Secret Basic Version 1.0: Perfected; The One Word Secret Basic Version 1.0: Perfected; Fighting Word Secret Basic Version 1.0: Perfected... Breaking Void Sword Technique: Beginner; Azure Sun Nourishing Spirit Technique: Beginner; Azure Sun Nine Yuan Body: Beginner...]

Talisman Dao: First-tier superior grade; Alchemy: First-tier supreme grade; Weapon Forging: First-tier superior grade; Array Formation: First-tier superior grade... (Can be evolved by investing lifespan)

[Innate Divine Ability: Clone (Basic Level, can evolve by investing lifespan)]

Lifespan Function:

Lifespan Barrier: 3 mu (Second-tier, low-grade; 3 mu already deployed; lifespan can be invested for evolution)

Lifespan Dojo: Within the Lifespan Dojo, one can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, conceal one's own heavenly secrets. The range and duration of its activation require different amounts of lifespan.

"With 344 years of lifespan remaining, it is far from enough to evolve the Foundation Establishment Chapter of the Chaos Dao Scripture. At the very least, one needs to store up a thousand years, or even several thousand years of lifespan."

"So, which aspect should we evolve into now?"

Jiang Chuan pondered to himself that he currently had shortcomings in various aspects.

Major cultivation techniques include attack secrets, transformation secrets, combat movement techniques, body tempering, soul cultivation, alchemy, weapon crafting, and so on...

After thinking for a while, he made up his mind.

Since they still need time to develop, their first priority is definitely to disguise themselves and escape.

As for escaping, with the innate supernatural ability of "cloning," there's basically nothing to worry about; so let's focus on disguising ourselves first.

The current "Phantom Word Secret" basic version 1.0 is only a secret technique for the Qi Refining stage, and is far from sufficient for current use.

If a Golden Core cultivator suddenly appeared, he would see through his disguise at a glance.

"The current 'Illusionary Word Secret' is only based on ordinary secret techniques such as 'Thousand Illusion Technique' and 'Hidden Qi Technique' and then evolved by sacrificing one's life. Although the effect is not bad, the foundation is average."

"Now that we have obtained numerous secret techniques for free from the Biyang Immortal Sect, including various concealment techniques, illusions, and charms—numbering in the dozens—we will first learn them, then refine and integrate them from the various scriptures to create the 'Illusion Word Secret' 2.0 version..."

"Begin, let's train with all our might!"

Jiang Chuan prioritized the transformation technique he obtained from the sixth level of the Biyang Immortal Sect—the "Myriad Transformations Sacred Technique".

This is a second-tier superior transformation technique. If you want to exchange it within the Biyang Immortal Sect, it will cost 3000 contribution points, which is more than 3000 spirit stones. It is quite valuable, far exceeding the "Thousand Illusions Technique".

In this cultivation world, Taoist methods are mainly divided into "cultivation techniques" and "secret methods," such as the Evergreen Technique, the Gengjin Formula, the Vajra Body, and the Azure Sun Nourishing Spirit Technique. Whether it is refining Qi, body, or spirit, they all belong to the category of "cultivation techniques."

Techniques such as "Concealing Qi Technique", "Fireball Technique", "Arrow Condensation Technique", and "Sunset over the Azure Lake" are not considered martial arts techniques and fall under the category of "secret techniques".

The levels of cultivation techniques are clear, but the levels of secret techniques are not so clear. They are mainly divided according to their effects and power, and are also divided into upper, middle and lower levels.

The "Myriad Transformations Sacred Technique" is a second-tier, high-grade secret technique.

[You dedicate your lifespan to comprehending the "Myriad Transformations Sacred Secret"]

[After a year of dedicated study, you have successfully entered the realm of understanding and can roughly grasp the methods of concealment and transformation.]

[After three years of dedicated study, you have mastered the "Myriad Transformations Sacred Technique" to a high level. Five years later, you have achieved minor success... Twelve years later, you have reached perfection.]

"...Phew, it took me twenty years to comprehend this technique to perfection. The speed can only be described as average."

Jiang Chuan frowned slightly. After the cultivation technique reached the second level, the difficulty of comprehending it was significantly higher than that of the first level.

For example, the "Myriad Transformations Sacred Technique," once perfected, allows one to not only change their cultivation level, appearance, and temperament, but also their Dao foundation for disguise.

Unless one cultivates a special, targeted secret technique, it is generally impossible for cultivators of the same level to see through the disguise.

"...This technique is truly excellent."

Jiang Chuan silently compared the "Myriad Transformations Sacred Technique" with his own "Illusory Character Secret" version 1.0.

He couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile.

The two are not comparable at all.

The "Myriad Transformations Sacred Technique" at the perfect level is a second-tier superior secret technique, and it took 20 years just to comprehend it. In contrast, the basic version 1.0 of the "Illusory Character Secret" was created from scratch in just 45 years.

The current version of "Illusory Word Secret" 1.0 can only change one's aura and appearance, and does not involve the "Dao Foundation" level at all. If a cultivator of the same level cultivates a second-level secret technique like "Myriad Transformations Sacred Technique", they may be able to see through it at a glance.

Suddenly, a chill ran through him as he thought of something.

After breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, when he used his innate supernatural power to create an avatar, he once used the "Illusionary Word Secret" to make a simple change in appearance.

"Doesn't this mean that my true nature has already been exposed to Master Biyang?"

Jiang Chuan's expression was rather unpleasant.

Without reaching a certain level, one cannot truly understand the secrets of that level.

Lower-level cultivators have almost no chance of pretense when facing higher-level cultivators.

"Fortunately, it was a clone evolved from my innate divine power. The other party definitely didn't see through it. If they had, I wouldn't have been able to leave Taihu Market at all and would have been caught long ago."

Jiang Chuan patted his chest, and looking back now, he was truly a little scared.

If the innate divine ability he awakened during his breakthrough had not been [clone], but some other attack secret technique, his best outcome now would be to be recruited by the Biyang Immortal Sect and then placed under house arrest.

It was a close call; the soul was almost searched and refined, resulting in death and the dissipation of one's spiritual essence.

"When you evolve your cultivation level in the future, you must have enough lifespan before activating the [Lifespan Dojo] to conceal it. You must never make this mistake again."

"You might be lucky this time, but you might not be so lucky next time."

Jiang Chuan's eyes flickered.

Next, he spent another 50 years of his lifespan comprehending the other 12 transformation techniques he obtained from the Biyang Immortal Sect to the point of perfection.

With the "Myriad Transformations Sacred Technique" at its perfect level, comprehending other low-level techniques of the same kind becomes much simpler, like a high school student doing elementary school problems.

Historically, it has always been more difficult to create something from nothing.

[You invest in the evolution of lifespan in "The Secret of Illusory Words"]

[You attempted to use the "Secret of Illusory Characters" as a foundation, incorporating 13 transformation techniques such as the "Sacred Technique of Myriad Transformations" and the "Divine Skill of a Hundred Transformations," absorbing the essence of various techniques, integrating them, and nurturing them in the furnace, aiming to create a unique and supreme secret technique. After five years of study and comprehension, you have gained some insights and have begun the initial creation of this technique.]

[You continued to study and comprehend the creation technique, and ten years later, you encountered a bottleneck... Undeterred, you continued to ponder and meditate, and fifteen years later, you suddenly had a flash of inspiration, a burst of creativity, and the bottleneck in the technique was broken... Ten years later, a completely new secret technique was created, far surpassing the "Myriad Transformations Sacred Technique" you had previously learned...]

"...Phew, after spending 70 years comprehending the transformation techniques such as the 'Myriad Transformations Sacred Technique' to perfection, I have spent another 40 years finally creating this new technique."

Feeling the new secret technique that had appeared in his mind, Jiang Chuan let out a long breath, his eyes shining brightly.

"Let's call this secret technique 'The Illusionary Word Secret' 2.0!"