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Ling Jiu looked at Ling Xiao with so disdain.
The reason he agreed to let Ling Xiao touch the two town-defining paintings was naturally not without cause.
These two paintings had been left by the Ling Family's ancestors and were said to suppress two extraordinary Cultivation Techniques.
For any martial artist, these two Cultivation Techniques were extrely difficult to practice, but once successful, they would benefit for life.
However, to obtain these two Cultivation Techniques, one must first break the restrictions on the paintings.
Why the Ling Family ancestors did this was not specified, they only ntioned waiting for soone with destiny.
Over hundreds of years, countless people have attempted to extract the two Cultivation Techniques from the paintings, but all have failed in the end.
This included even the now powerful master of the Ling Family.
Of course, Ling Jiu had also tried, as he very much wanted to obtain these two Cultivation Techniques for his son, Ling Chong, to learn.
Unfortunately, he had failed as well.
Because of this, he did not believe Ling Xiao could succeed at all.
However, in the next mont, Ling Jiu's eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets.
Ling Xiao had barely exerted any effort and easily extracted the two Cultivation Techniques from the paintings.
One was the "Bull Demon Technique" and the other the "Soaring Cloud Step".
"Give it here!"
After his shock, Ling Jiu quickly revealed a greedy expression.
"Ninth Master, you just said that if I took out these two books, then I could take them away, right?"
Ling Xiao frowned but quickly glanced over the summaries of the two books and copied them into the Mountain and River Map.
Because he knew he couldn't contend with greater power, the books would eventually be taken by Ling Jiu, so he must not suffer a loss himself.
"Didn't you hear when I told you to give it here?"
Suddenly, Ling Jiu waved his hand, and a strong surge of force directly sent Ling Xiao flying, with the two Cultivation Techniques falling into Ling Jiu's hands.
"Hahahaha, to think that I didn't need to waste any effort to find what cos without searching!"
Ling Jiu laughed maniacally, then he casually grabbed two Cultivation Techniques from the bookshelf and tossed them to Ling Xiao.
"Kid, don't resent it. These two extraordinary Cultivation Techniques aren't ant for you. The two I've picked for you are interdiate-level Cultivation Techniques. Take them back and practice well; you won't be at a loss."
"Hahahaha!"
Ling Jiu laughed heartily and couldn't wait to start reading the two extraordinary Cultivation Techniques.
Although Ling Xiao was hit so hard he vomited blood, his heart held so relief.
Because he had already completed the replication of the two Cultivation Techniques.
He would not forget today's enmity.
Ling Jiu, rember this—soday, I, Ling Xiao, will make you suffer a hundred tis this humiliation!
Ling Xiao didn't say anything and left with the two Cultivation Techniques Ling Jiu had thrown on the ground, which, incidentally, were the very ones he had not managed to copy before.
No reason to refuse what is free.
"Hahaha, that beggar is also worthy to practice the Ling Family's extraordinary Cultivation Techniques? What a joke!"
Seeing Ling Xiao obediently walk away made Ling Jiu exceedingly pleased. He had glanced at the summaries of the two extraordinary Cultivation Techniques, and they were indeed surprising.
Regrettably, these two Cultivation Techniques had a condition: only martial artists at the Awakening Stage could practice them, aning one could not practice them beyond the Third Layer of the Martial Veins unless they crippled their own cultivation level.
But who would be so foolish?
He could only bring these Cultivation Techniques back for his son, Ling Chong, to practice.
Ling Xiao left the Book Collection Pavilion rather embarrassed as people pointed and laughed relentlessly along the way.
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Because of the incident in the Book Collection Pavilion, the story had been exaggerated and distorted by the descendants of the Ling Family and spread around.
It had turned into Ling Xiao attempting to steal Martial Arts from the Book Collection Pavilion, and being caught red-handed by Ling Jiu, who taught him a lesson.
Ling Xiao was unaware of this, but he also understood that explaining himself was useless at the mont. The only way to prove his innocence was to demonstrate strength that surpassed Ling Jiu's.
He also believed that Ling Jiu wouldn't make a big fuss about it because if the truth ca out, it wouldn't reflect well on him either.
After all, the Ling Family wasn't a monolith, and there were certain considerations that even Ling Jiu had to take into account.
Returning ho, Ling Xiao went straight to his room and took out the Soaring Cloud Step to study.
Soaring Cloud Step: A growth-type Body Movent Technique. It is currently at the Soaring Cloud Step stage; with each growth, the na of the technique changes, as do the required conditions, but the ultimate pursuit remains the sa!
After cultivation, it can enable Martial Artists to beco light as a feather, chase the moon through the clouds, and maneuver amidst the mist... If one could reach the highest stage, it is even possible to ride the clouds and jest at the heavens!
This Body Movent Technique can only be cultivated starting from the Awakening Stage. Without a solid foundation, success is unattainable.
Even at the Soaring Cloud Step stage, reaching Great Perfection would allow one to temporarily cross the air in the void and battle amidst the clouds for a certain period!
At this stage, within the Gang Qi Stage, which is below the Martial ridian Sixth Layer, it is almost an invincible Body Movent Technique.
At this thought, all the pain in Ling Xiao's body vanished, replaced entirely by excitent!
An invincible Body Movent Technique below the Gang Qi Stage!
Doesn't this an that I don't have to change my Body Movent Technique until I've cultivated to the Martial ridian Sixth Layer? And this is only the Soaring Cloud Step stage.
This Cultivation Technique can grow!
Temporarily crossing the air in the void, and even battling amidst the clouds for a certain period, this kind of Body Movent Technique... Even though Ling Xiao was not well-inford, as a disciple of the Ling Family, he had never even heard of such a thing.
Regardless, he was sure that there was nothing like this among the interdiate Body Movent Techniques; as for advanced techniques, he didn't know, but he presud they were rare. After all, there were high-level practitioners within the Ling Family who cultivated advanced Body Movent Techniques, and none of them seed capable of battling amidst the clouds.
Truly a remarkable technique!
However, with such an excellent Body Movent Technique, why did the old ancestor of the Ling Family suppress it with a painting instead of allowing the descendants to cultivate it?
With this question in mind, Ling Xiao continued reading, and as expected, when he flipped to the last page, he saw a line of handwritten words.
"Only those with an Awakened Martial Soul can successfully cultivate this extraordinary technique. Ordinary Martial Artists, although they may gain so benefits, can at best only achieve an interdiate level Body Movent Technique, fairly common, and the difficulty of cultivation is so great that it hinders progress. Thus, it was sealed away!"
It seems that this ancestor of the Ling Family must have known about Martial Souls and might have even seen soone with an Awakened Martial Soul!
Could it be that Martial Souls haven't been completely extinct? Is it just that the number of people who can awaken Martial Souls nowadays is too slim, so it's almost like they have disappeared?
Ha ha ha!
Ha ha ha ha!
Ling Xiao couldn't help but laugh uproariously in his room.
Ling Jiu, oh Ling Jiu, you shalessly snatched two extraordinary techniques from my hands, only to end up with nothing.
Alright then, let use this extraordinary technique to teach your son a lesson during the annual competition!
Besides, the thod of cultivation for the Soaring Cloud Step is sowhat troubleso.
It requires that one has a certain interdiate level Body Movent Technique at Great Perfection, after which one can comnce the first step of the Soaring Cloud Step.
Soaring Cloud Step consists of nine steps to reach ultimate Great Perfection.
In other words, this technique lacks a thod of cultivation—it grows by accumulating experience through other Body Movent Techniques.
Upon realizing this, he quickly checked the Bull Demon Technique and discovered sothing interesting.
The Soaring Cloud Step pursues elegance and speed, representing Body Movent Techniques.
On the other hand, the Bull Demon Technique chases power and dominance, applying it to Martial Skills.
Moreover, the Bull Demon Technique is also a growth-type Martial Arts, but unlike the Soaring Cloud Step which grows through accumulated experience, the Bull Demon Technique grows through Devouring.
It does not Devour True Qi or objects, but rather Devouring cultivation experience.
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