Thanks to the success of the previous journal issue, Gu Ming’s submission was under the spotlight.
His Green Treasure Breathing Technique had been a massive hit. To date, the editorial departnt had received so many letters from readers that they could practically fill a basket.
The editor in charge was already planning to forward all the reader mail to Gu Ming in a while.
Just then, a new submission from Gu Ming caught the eye of an editor nad Bei Qingqing, piquing her interest.
She clicked it open. She already knew the background information: the author was a high school student, a legendary young genius who, at only eighteen, had already begun creating Cultivation Techniques for the Snake Pet Species and had even earned the recognition of the Hall of the Great Dao.
She read with intense focus. Without even scrolling down, she was already guessing that this Cultivation Technique was probably in its earliest stages of developnt.
"Let’s see here."
Putting on her glasses, she began ticulously examining Gu Ming’s submission, word by word.
She soon finished reading Gu Ming’s introductory description of his "Brain Array Carving Technique."
She murmured to herself,
"Gu Ming is taking too big of a leap."
As a professional journal editor, Bei Qingqing was well-versed in all kinds of knowledge related to Beast Taming. Array Art was also one of her areas of expertise.
While she wouldn’t call herself an Array Master, she had at least studied Arrays enough to surpass the Level of an Array Apprentice.
She knew that applying Array research to Pet Beasts was a popular field. Applying it to humans, however, was a completely different matter.
It fell into the domain of Forbidden Techniques—a field of Cultivation Technique Study that the entire industry dared not even discuss openly.
Gu Ming, however, was as fearless as a newborn calf facing a tiger, charging right into the lion’s den. He was actually researching a Brain Array Carving Technique.
If anything went wrong, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Without even reading the detailed description, she already felt inclined to reject the submission.
Just then, her Snake Pet beside her lightly tapped the screen.
She noticed a line that read, "This Cultivation Technique is certified by the Tri-Colored Holy Light and has been recorded in the Hall of the Great Dao."
A jolt went through her. All her initial resistance vanished in an instant, replaced by a mix of curiosity and tension.
If the Cultivation Technique actually worked, she couldn’t help but wonder... what would happen once a Brain Array Carving Technique was perfected?
Would it drive its user mad?
Or would it dramatically increase efficiency?
Or would it have outrageous side effects?
At the thought, she felt a flicker of anticipation.
Of course, she was also worried. This kind of Cultivation Technique was typically the domain of Evil Cultivators.
For Gu Ming to rashly venture down this path, especially while he was still preparing for his college entrance exams, could tarnish his reputation.
Then again, from another perspective, most pharmaceutical companies probably wouldn’t care.
If the Cultivation Technique was highly efficient but had significant side effects, the Beastmasters at pharmaceutical companies would be overjoyed. They could seize the opportunity to release all sorts of enhancent drugs to counteract them.
And if there were no side effects, they wouldn’t panic either; they’d just research ways to boost nutrition and accelerate Cultivation.
’In any case, the first step is to check the Hall of the Great Dao and see if this Cultivation Technique is really in there.’
She couldn’t just take his word for it because he ntioned the certification in his paper. Seeing is believing.
Even if she could only glimpse the title.
With that thought, she began to circulate a Spiritual Technique in her mind, condensing her power into a stick of Spiritual Incense and starting the Curse.
Bei Qingqing closed her eyes, held her breath, and focused her mind. She concentrated on manipulating her Divine Sense, gradually shaping it into an ancient-looking candlestick.
A stick of incense, ford from her Divine Sense, began to burn upon the candlestick.
"Chaos Opening, Mysterious and Profound thod!"
"Daoist Hall Passage, Rapid Transmission of the Decree!"
With a HUM, a hidden, formless gateway slowly swung open before the Spiritual Incense within her Sea of Consciousness.
An endless mountain and sea of books stretched out before her.
The image of Gu Ming’s Cyan Pine Skill surfaced in her mind—the one that innovated upon the original Cyan Pine Unmoving Technique by incorporating the Brain Array Carving Technique.
The mont she focused her intent on searching,
The world within the Hall of the Great Dao rumbled in response. A bird flying overhead suddenly swooped down into her hand, transforming into an ancient-looking book.
The two words "Cyan Pine" were written on the cover, with Gu Ming’s na signed below.
At the sa ti, a Visualization Scroll flew over as well.
However, the Visualization Image on it was extrely hazy, its surface shrouded in a thick mist.
Trying to see it clearly was not sothing that could be accomplished by burning a single stick of incense.
Rumor had it that viewing a Visualization Image in the Hall of the Great Dao was incredibly difficult. Even if a Beastmaster with a Divine Beast were to co and sacrifice all of their Spiritual Power, they might not be able to dispel the mist on the Scroll.
After all, the Dao Principles recorded on a Visualization Image were far more intuitive and easier to learn than those in the book itself.
Therefore, the Daoist Mist shrouding the Visualization Image was far more taxing to penetrate than simply reading the book.
The Hall of the Great Dao existed more as a repository for record-keeping; it wasn’t so treasure trove where High-star Beastmasters could freely browse every Cultivation Technique in the world.
By the ti she saw this, her Scent of Divine Consciousness had burned away completely, and her consciousness snapped back to reality.
This was the limitation for most Beastmasters who entered the Hall of the Great Dao; they could barely stay for more than a few seconds.
Just a glance at a book’s cover was enough to completely exhaust their Divine Sense.
Back in reality, she wiped the beads of cold sweat from her forehead and said to her Pet Beast, "The Cultivation Technique is real. He actually created it."
Now, when she looked at the Cultivation Technique again, it was in a much more favorable light.
Her earlier doubts about Gu Ming had now transford into profound shock.
To think that Gu Ming, at such a young age, had created two Cultivation Techniques in a row! And the second one was Tri-Colored and ventured into the forbidden Domain of the Brain Array Carving Technique!
Such a bold endeavor! The more she read, the more captivated she beca. She was utterly astounded by his genius, periodically slapping her thigh and exclaiming:
"Genius! What a truly brilliant idea!"
The other editors in the departnt who hadn’t yet left for the day glanced over.
"What’s this amazing Cultivation Technique? Let us see!"
"HISS—"
"Brain Array Carving Technique? That sounds a little twisted. Is this guy an Evil Cultivator?"
"Gu Ming! Isn’t he the author of the most popular Cultivation Technique in our journal this month?"
"Quick, have your Pet Beast run a deduction on it!"
Bei Qingqing nodded and instructed her Pet Beast to perform a Great Dao deduction to feel the Power of this Cultivation Technique.
It was a good thing her Pet Beast possessed the ability to perform Daoist Skill deductions. Otherwise, who knew how long it would take to verify the Cultivation Technique.
Other Four-star journals didn’t have such powerful Pet Beasts.
Verifying a single Cultivation Technique would take them one or two months at a minimum.
Of course, this kind of work was usually handed over to the reviewers.
The reviewers, in turn, were assisted by multiple teams of students.
For a single journal, reviewing one to two hundred Cultivation Technique papers a month to verify their feasibility and authenticity was the absolute limit of their collective ability.
Therefore, the one-hundred-plus papers that required verification had to be carefully curated by the editorial departnt to avoid wasting resources.
Having an editor like Bei Qingqing naturally saved the reviewers a great deal of work.
After her Pet Beast finished reading the entire paper, it began its simulation. An aura similar to that of the Cyan Pine began to emanate from its body.
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