Chapter 599: Chapter 247: Su Li’s Misunderstanding - The Witch Race’s Nascent Soul Formation Secret Techniques (2)

"Perhaps you’ll even break through to the Nascent Soul Realm faster than that Di Lang True Monarch from the Cloud Sea Sword Pavilion."

’Thanks so much for the encouragement.’

Xiao Chen snarked to himself. He’d actually been confident about getting ahead, but now that she’d said that, he suddenly wasn’t so sure.

He knew, of course, that innate talent was incredibly important for a cultivator.

But if a Dual Spirit Root only had a ten percent success rate for Nascent Soul Formation, didn’t that mean a low-grade Spiritual Root’s chances were practically zero?

Of course, success rates weren’t absolute. The cultivation world was full of precedents where people broke through a Major Realm by relying on a Rank-Breaking Spirit Pill, a stroke of luck, or even just sheer force of will.

The problem for Xiao Chen, however, was that since he was pursuing the Dual Cultivation of Body and Technique, he needed to play it safe.

That meant he had to find a way to max out his chances of successful Nascent Soul Formation.

Fortunately, he already had the Nascent Soul Jade.

He also had the main ingredient for the Rank-Breaking Spirit Pill and just needed to refine it. Plus, he had the Mystic Sky Eating Secret Technique, which could use Evil Qi to increase his success rate.

These three things alone could grant him up to a sixty percent chance of success in his Nascent Soul Formation.

If Xiao Chen could also get his hands on a secret technique for Nascent Soul Formation while gathering Evil Qi, he could push that number even higher.

Typically, such a secret technique could provide an additional ten to twenty percent chance of a successful breakthrough.

In the best-case scenario, he would have an eighty percent chance of a successful breakthrough on his first try.

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To be fair, those weren’t bad odds.

But from a truly cautious perspective, anything less than a ninety-nine percent certainty was high-risk.

"Can you tell me about the process of breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm?"

Xiao Chen didn’t dwell on these issues. Instead, he decided to learn about the process to see if there was anything else he could use as a reference.

Su Li was quite generous, with no intention of keeping it a secret.

In a steady tone, she described her own breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm. "My breakthrough wasn’t particularly difficult. The three steps—Entering the Pill, gestating the infant, and Breaking the Pill—all went quite smoothly."

"Looking back on it now, I realize my Nine Yin Calamity Spirit Body had already begun to play its part."

"A Celestial Spirit Root already gives you about a twenty percent chance of Nascent Soul Formation."

"My Spirit Body provided another twenty percent, and the Rank-Breaking Spirit Pill added twenty more."

"Then, my master helped me set up a large-scale Spirit Gathering Array in a Spirit Vein. Add to that the Nursery Altar that my entire sect worked together to assemble, and the whole process was smooth sailing."

Despite her efforts to remain composed and not dwell on it, Su Li’s mood inevitably fell when she mentioned her sect, and her voice softened.

"Nursery Altar?"

Xiao Chen had never heard of such a thing. "Is that some kind of secret technique for Nascent Soul Formation?"

Su Li first shook her head, then nodded.

She seemed uncertain about the question. "I’ve never seen the secret techniques for Nascent Soul Formation that the major powers possess, so I don’t know if it technically counts."

"This Nursery Altar technique comes from some Ancient Ruins, and it was a great help during the infant-gestation stage."

"It’s just..."

She hesitated for a moment before adding a warning, "It’s just that gathering the items to set up the Magic Altar is incredibly difficult. Many of them are priceless and simply can’t be found on the market."

"I previously obtained a secret technique from Lunar Eclipse called the Blood Granting Infant Secret Technique."

"This one might be simpler. If you have time, I can teach you this Secret Technique."

Huh?

A surprise bonus?

Xiao Chen froze. This sudden windfall of good fortune was almost disorienting.

Then it hit him. While the Moon Witch Race might not have dared to call themselves overlords in ancient times, they were no small fry. Of course they would have a secret technique for Nascent Soul Formation.

He’d been thinking about searching outside for a technique, like someone sitting on a Gold Mountain and crying about being poor.

Come to think of it, Su Li had said before that she didn’t mind him learning the Secret Techniques of the Witch Race.

Thank goodness he’d only put her off by saying they could talk about it when he had time, rather than shutting the idea down completely. Otherwise, he would have definitely missed this chance.

"Yes!"

Xiao Chen nodded eagerly. "I have time. I have plenty of time."

"But can I learn both?"

Su Li gave a dazzling smile. "Of course. As long as you want to learn, you can have all of our inherited techniques."

With that, she first recited the Secret Technique’s mantra, then began to go over it with Xiao Chen, explaining and having him memorize it line by line.

As an Ancient Secret Technique, it naturally came with a traditional feature: it was jealously guarded.

The most crucial lines of the Heart Method had to be passed down by word of mouth to prevent outsiders from learning them.

"Ancestral Spirit Curse, Soul Fire Heart Forging... Blood Pattern Sacrificial Moon, Qi Returning to Taiqing..."

Xiao Chen listened as Su Li whispered in his ear. Her warm, moist breath brushed against his earlobe, and the scent of osmanthus flowers filled his nostrils.

Ever since she had obtained the Witchcraft Artifact, the old scent of decaying leaves had vanished, replaced by this fresh, rich fragrance.

Logically speaking, there was no one else on Silent Calamity Island, so it wasn’t really necessary for her to get this close to his ear just to keep the mantra a secret.

But since he was learning her Secret Technique, it was only natural to abide by her rules.

So, Xiao Chen wasn’t tactless enough to question it. Instead, he focused as much as possible on memorizing the complex contents of the Heart Method.

The Ancient Secret Technique was not only convoluted and archaic, but also full of vague allusions, stand-in terms, and symbolic imagery.

He spent the entire night on it, and by the end, he had finally gained a preliminary understanding of the Secret Technique.

"I think I understand the rest."

Xiao Chen voiced the question on his mind. "But this last item, Red Moon Dew... what exactly is it, and where am I supposed to find it?"

The Secret Technique required Red Moon Dew as an important catalyst.

Su Li corrected him. "Oh, that’s not a figurative term."

"Red Moon Dew comes from Red Moon Island. That’s a small island located between the Compassion Sea Region and the Kunpeng Sea Region."

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