Chapter 2324: Chapter 2373: Modifying the Cultivation Technique

Unlike studying the ancient texts of the Poisonous World, which required refining the essence of an entire civilization over an excruciatingly long period, clarifying the core of a single Quasi-Immortal Technique was naturally much easier.

Just a day later, Jiang Fan slowly opened his eyes. A profound sense of enlightenment, along with a hint of deep thought, flickered in his gaze.

He thought, "The True Scripture of Ancestral Return seems to have been modified...

"According to the overall logic, this technique should be suitable for any Practitioner of a bloodline inheritance system. Upon reaching the pinnacle of cultivation, they would possess the heaven-defying ability to revert to their ancestral bloodline.

"However, it was modified to exclusively suit the Angel Clan."

He silently took out a jade book and recorded his findings on it before falling into deep thought once more.

"The core requirement of ancestral return is to collect the scattered bloodlines of the ancestors. This process is inevitably accompanied by plundering and even slaughter," he analyzed.

"Cultivating it to the ultimate stage will inevitably require sacrificing the entire bloodline clan, truly building one’s success on the bones of ten thousand."

A chill seeped into Jiang Fan’s body, sending a shiver down his spine. He realized how extreme this technique truly was. If it were widely spread, it would inevitably lead to the destruction of all clans that practiced the bloodline system. He wondered who could have created such a vicious Cultivation Technique; it was clearly designed with the sole purpose of exterminating the entire bloodline cultivation system!

Fortunately, the Ancient Saint of Cloud Desolation had forged the path of comprehending the Heavenly Dao, and the vast majority of races across the Hundred Realms of All Heavens had already abandoned the path of bloodline inheritance. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.

He calmed down and pondered, "This technique has another fatal trap.

"That is, is there anyone else cultivating this above the West Empress?

"If a Half-step Saint Realm expert, or even a Saint, whose strength surpasses hers, has also cultivated this technique, then all her years of cultivation would merely be paving the way for someone else’s success!"

His gaze gradually turned solemn.

"This Cultivation Technique isn’t just a matter of having flaws anymore; it simply cannot be cultivated any further!" he thought.

"Whether for the sake of the West Empress herself or her clan, this Cultivation Technique should no longer be practiced.

"However, this is a Quasi-Immortal Technique. How could she possibly bear to give it up?"

After a moment of thought, Jiang Fan put away the jade book.

"Rather than pointing out the flaws and letting the West Empress continue cultivating it, it would be better to melt down and reforge this Quasi-Immortal Technique," he decided.

He closed his eyes once more, activating his Law to extract the essence of the technique.

Shortly after, the West Empress opened her eyes. Her physical body stabilized in its youthful girl form, while her soul remained her true self.

A trace of exhaustion flashed in her eyes as she thought, "I can hardly suppress my second personality anymore.

"If I draw upon the cultivation of a Nine-winged Great Angel a few more times, I’m afraid the second personality will completely take over my body.

"The crux of this Cultivation Technique must be resolved as soon as possible!"

With this in mind, she looked toward Yu Luo with anticipation.

At this moment, Yu Luo’s body was trembling slightly, and a look of pain surfaced on her face. Yet, she continued to press a Jade Scroll against her forehead, imprinting strands of her enlightenment into it.

The West Empress looked on in astonishment, thinking, "Truly worthy of a physique that resonates with the Great Dao!

"When I asked the East Emperor to help find the flaws in this Cultivation Technique, even he was injured by the Great Dao.

"Yet, she is only enduring a slight amount of pain!"

There was one thing she hadn’t told anyone: this Cultivation Technique seemed to be protected by a taboo power. Anyone other than her who forcibly tried to comprehend it would suffer varying degrees of backlash. The fact that Yu Luo was only enduring a little pain showed that her Dao-resonating physique was acting as a shield. Her hopes of breaking free from the troubles of this Cultivation Technique were now entirely pinned on Yu Luo.

Suddenly, she remembered that Jiang Fan was also trying to comprehend it, and she cast a curious glance his way.

To her surprise, she found him sitting cross-legged in his original spot, completely motionless. His expression was as calm as ever; he didn’t look like he was suffering from any backlash at all.

"Did this guy realize the backlash existed and simply give up on comprehending it?" she wondered.

The West Empress was somewhat rendered speechless. He had made such a grand display, only to back down at the first sign of trouble.

"Whatever," she thought. "If he forced his comprehension and ended up severely injured, who would I find to refine those three batches of Seventh Grade Great Pills?"

She hadn’t forgotten that her second personality had used the Five Magnet Immortal Mountain as a condition to strike a deal with Jiang Fan for refining Spirit Pills.

Half a day later, the pained expression on Yu Luo’s face gradually eased, though her clothes were completely drenched in sweat. Even the wings on her back were sopping wet, dripping with perspiration.

She pulled the Jade Scroll away from her forehead and declared, "Mission accomplished!

"The flaws of your Cultivation Technique are all recorded within."

The West Empress’s eyes lit up. She grabbed the Jade Scroll through the air and swept her powerful Divine Sense over it, instantly reading the information inside.

After reviewing it, her face darkened. "Are you saying that the True Scripture of Ancestral Return is a trap?"

Yu Luo fluttered her wings, coldly shaking off the sweat from her body, and replied, "That is what the Great Dao told me.

"I advise you to stop cultivating it. The deeper you cultivate, the deeper you will sink into the trap."

The West Empress clutched the Jade Scroll tightly, saying nothing.

Had she not considered the possibility that cultivating this technique to the very end might just be paving the way for someone else’s success? Why had she held off on completing this technique for tens of thousands of years? It was precisely because she had a premonition of hidden dangers that she had stopped.

The bizarre part was that shortly after she stopped cultivating, a second personality and body emerged. Now, Yu Luo’s comprehension had completely confirmed her suspicions. But after cultivating this technique for thousands of years, could she really just give it up like this?

"Do you not have a method to resolve this core issue?" the West Empress asked.

Yu Luo maintained her indifferent expression and answered, "I can only find the crux of the Cultivation Technique for you.

"If you want to resolve it, the person who created this technique would have to rewrite it themselves. Otherwise, anyone else’s attempt would be useless."

The West Empress sighed in disappointment, though she knew in her heart that Yu Luo was telling the truth.

A Quasi-Immortal Technique was the crystallization of a Saint Realm expert’s lifelong Enlightenment. To rewrite someone else’s Quasi-Immortal Technique, one had to completely comprehend the other party’s Dao. This was even more difficult than creating a Quasi-Immortal Technique from scratch.

She had to either abandon the True Scripture of Ancestral Return or take the risk of being a stepping stone for someone else by continuing to cultivate it—only to inevitably have her body completely taken over by her second personality in the near future.

She waved her hand weakly and said, "Thank you. You win.

"Another day, I will take you on a tour of the Five Magnet Immortal Mountain."

From the corner of her eye, Yu Luo glanced at Jiang Fan, then turned around expressionlessly, preparing to leave.

Suddenly, Jiang Fan slowly opened his eyes as well, a hint of satisfaction gleaming in them.

He then pressed a Jade Scroll against his forehead for a full ten breaths of time before taking it down. "West Empress, mission accomplished," he declared.

The West Empress kept her head lowered and sighed softly, "It’s meaningless now. Yu Luo has already told me everything I wanted to know."

Jiang Fan stroked his chin, wondering if that was really the case. Could Yu Luo have also reforged the Cultivation Technique?

After a moment of thought, he still tossed the Jade Scroll over to her and said, "Then just choose the one that suits you best, West Empress."

The West Empress caught the Jade Scroll with a bitter smile. Even if Jiang Fan had discovered new flaws, what difference would it make?

However, Jiang Fan had acted out of goodwill, and she didn’t want to completely disregard his kind gesture. Thus, she symbolically pressed the Jade Scroll against her forehead and casually swept her senses inside.

But with just that single sweep, her eyes widened in utter disbelief, as if she had seen a ghost.

Immediately, she frantically plunged her consciousness back into it for a closer look.

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