Chapter Eighty: Passing Down the Divine Elephant Wisdom Technique

Lin Yanghao leaped onto the riverbank, his eyes immediately falling upon the corpse of a young boy. The boy’s face had been so savagely mauled that it was unrecognizable; this must undoubtedly be Da Zhuang. Nearby stood another youth and a low-grade spiritual beast, the youth being Sun Xuan.

Taking in the scene before him, Lin Yanghao instantly grasped what had transpired: these two boys must have been attacked by the low-grade spiritual beast now present. He wondered grimly—could these beasts intend to slaughter all the humans of the Spirit Realm?

Sun Xuan was still lost in despair, oblivious to Lin Yanghao’s arrival. The spiritual beast, however, eyed Lin Yanghao warily, clearly sensing he was no ordinary person.

Before Lin Yanghao could make a move, the beast lunged at Sun Xuan. Lin Yanghao was infuriated—this creature did not regard him in the least. Forming seals with his hands, he released a Fireball Spell, which flew straight at the beast.

“Wake up!” Lin Yanghao called out in a low voice. Sun Xuan slowly raised his head, gazing deeply at Lin Yanghao, but said nothing. Instead, he threw himself onto Da Zhuang’s corpse and began to weep quietly.

“What good will crying do now? It won’t change the fact that he’s dead. What you should be thinking about is how to grow stronger and avenge him, not wailing here like a coward. I doubt he’d want to see you like this,” Lin Yanghao said, trying to provoke Sun Xuan from his endless sobbing.

“Please, Master Immortal, take me as your disciple and teach me your skills! I swear to avenge Da Zhuang. If you accept me, I am willing to serve you faithfully, even if it means being your servant!” Sun Xuan wiped his tears, rose to his feet, and knelt before Lin Yanghao, speaking with resolute determination.

Lin Yanghao was startled by this sudden plea for apprenticeship—something he hadn’t anticipated. Setting aside whether Sun Xuan had any spiritual roots or talent, Lin Yanghao was himself barely able to survive in the Spirit Realm, much less take on a disciple. He resolved to refuse Sun Xuan’s request.

“I’ll help you test whether you possess spiritual roots,” Lin Yanghao said, unable to reject Sun Xuan outright after seeing his pitiful state. He decided to first check Sun Xuan’s potential.

Using the same method he’d applied to Old Lin, Lin Yanghao quickly completed the test. Unfortunately, Sun Xuan lacked any spiritual roots. Even if Lin Yanghao wished to help him, there was nothing he could do.

Suddenly, an idea struck Lin Yanghao—who said Sun Xuan couldn’t practice martial arts if he couldn’t cultivate immortality? Although martial achievements couldn’t compare to the formidable power of cultivation, they would at least provide some means of self-defense, better than his present helplessness.

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“Sun Xuan, it’s unfortunate, but you lack the spiritual roots necessary for cultivation. That path is closed to you.” As Lin Yanghao spoke, Sun Xuan’s expression visibly dimmed, lost in thought.

“There’s no need to be overly despondent. Cultivation isn’t the only path—you can still pursue martial arts,” Lin Yanghao comforted him.

Sure enough, Sun Xuan’s spirits revived, his face alight with excitement. Though martial artists weren’t as powerful as immortal cultivators, Sun Xuan believed that with hard work, he could still achieve great strength.

“I have a martial technique here called Divine Elephant Wisdom Technique. It’s very powerful—I’ll teach it to you now.” With those words, Lin Yanghao handed Sun Xuan the Divine Elephant Wisdom Technique. Seeing the manual, Lin Yanghao remembered Feng Batian, whose departure had been shrouded in mystery; he wondered how Feng Batian was faring now.

“Master, please accept my bow,” Sun Xuan knelt again after receiving the technique.

This time, Lin Yanghao did not refuse. After all, by passing on the technique, he had become Sun Xuan’s teacher.

“I have urgent matters to attend to. Take these—may fate bring us together again someday.” Lin Yanghao handed Sun Xuan a bottle of Spirit Cleansing Pills and several talismans he had crafted, numbering at least a few hundred. Sun Xuan was astute and quickly learned how to use them from Lin Yanghao.

Talismans weren’t exclusive to cultivators; even martial artists could use them. Though cultivators and martial artists harnessed spiritual power and true energy respectively, both could activate talismans, each in their own way.

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“I’ve done all I can for you. The rest depends on your own fortune.” Watching Sun Xuan’s silhouette recede into the distance, Lin Yanghao silently mused, then turned toward the mountain cave he’d visited earlier.

“I never expected you, you annoying fellow, to have such a side to you,” came Bing Xiao’s irate voice from within the Chaos Ring. Bing Xiao was on the verge of madness from being trapped so long—if he didn’t get out soon, he would truly go insane.

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Lin Yanghao felt slightly embarrassed and ignored him. After their time together, Lin Yanghao had fully grasped Bing Xiao’s character—he was the type who always pushed his luck.

Lin Yanghao thought, “What do you mean, I have a side like this? I’ve always been this way. And how dare you blame me when I haven’t blamed you! If you hadn’t ambushed me back then, would you be in this predicament?”

Returning to the cave, Lin Yanghao approached the wooden barrel. The last time he left, he had endured the stench and hadn’t looked inside; only now did he check the barrel.

The barrel itself was unchanged, but the beast blood inside had turned a deep black, emitting waves of foul odor.

Far from being disgusted, Lin Yanghao’s face was instantly alight with joy.

The reason the beast blood had become so dark was due to the impurities expelled from Lin Yanghao’s body.

Many may not realize the significance of purging bodily impurities, but Lin Yanghao understood, having read about it in the Chaos Divine Spirit Manual.

This process, also known as cleansing marrow and refining bones, was described in the manual. Besides spiritual roots and meridians, physical constitution was crucial to cultivation speed—the fewer impurities in the body, the faster one could absorb spiritual energy. Thus, constitution was of paramount importance.

Now, having practiced the Divine Possession Technique and purged his body of impurities, Lin Yanghao was naturally overjoyed.