CHAPTER 65: CHAPTER 65 PURPLE KNACK CELESTIAL SUTRA_1

Stepping into the Magic Tower, what Shen Mo saw was not a neatly arranged collection of ancient books and jade slips.

Instead, objects emitting rays of light hovered in the empty space above the tower.

These halos varied in color—bright red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple—like twinkling Stars in the sky, truly dazzling to behold.

The things enveloped by these halos must be the magic jade slips!

With this thought, Shen Mo leapt up, trying to grab one of the haloed jade slips to check its contents.

WHOOSH!

But the halo agilely dodged his hand, subsequently weaving a long, shimmering trail as it danced within the tower.

So it can dodge me? The Magic Tower of the Inner Door is indeed extraordinary.

Shen Mo looked slightly surprised and quickly used the Thunderclap Rapid Step technique to chase after it.

WHOOSH!

WHOOSH!

WHOOSH!

After Shen Mo advanced to the Qi Gathering Realm, the speed boost from his Thunderclap Rapid Step technique could be described as swift as the wind and fast as lightning.

But the haloed jade slip reacted even faster than Shen Mo.

Every time he appeared beside it, the jade slip would transform into a streak of light and dart away, not allowing Shen Mo to touch it.

This chase continued for quite a while.

This thing seems to be slowing down!

Shen Mo’s gaze remained locked on the pale yellow haloed jade slip, a hint of joy sparking in his heart.

He had initially thought that he could not catch up to the jade slip given its escape speed.

But as the chase persisted, the jade slip seemed to lose energy, and its speed began to drop.

"Stop running!"

Shen Mo moved, leaving a trail of afterimages in his wake, and once again closed in on the jade slip.

CLICK!

The jade slip trembled, still trying to escape, but it was firmly clutched in Shen Mo’s grasp.

"Finally caught you!"

He clutched it tightly, fearing that if he loosened his grip, the jade slip would escape again.

After trembling for some time, the jade slip’s resistance gradually weakened. The halo dimmed, finally revealing its true form.

Engraved upon it was the name of this magic: *Tiger Suppressing Fist*.

Shen Mo attached his spiritual sense to the jade slip and briefly examined its contents. So it’s a fist-type magic, Low-Grade Profound Level. It looks rather ordinary... And it made me chase it for so long.

His interest in this magic waned.

Although Shen Mo’s physical strength, due to his external cultivation, was much greater than that of cultivators at the same level, he didn’t practice fist techniques, focusing instead on swordplay.

This fist technique magic didn’t suit his preferences and had no remarkable features, so Shen Mo quickly dismissed it.

WHOOSH!

The moment Shen Mo released the jade slip, its halo surprisingly flared again. It then transformed into a streak of light and vanished among the multitude of other jade slips in the air.

I can’t continue like this.

Shen Mo gazed at the jade slips filling the air like Stars, his brow furrowed.

He finally understood what the Keeper Elder had told him earlier.

"You only have one hour to choose. Once the time is up, you will be expelled."

At my current pace, I can catch three jade slips at most. If none of them suit me, I’ll either have to pick an unsatisfactory magic or... return empty-handed!

The Riverside Sect certainly has its ways, setting up such an ordeal for disciples to select magic.

Grumbling aside, Shen Mo still needed to figure out how to proceed.

I must identify a target to avoid wasting time.

If only I could see through the glowing Prohibitions and discern the type and content of each jade slip, choosing would be so much easier.

As this thought crossed his mind, a purple vapor slowly rose within his pupils.

Observing Qi!

Through this purple vapor, Shen Mo discovered he could indeed perceive the true contents of the jade slips.

It’s an effect of Destiny, Shen Mo realized.

This had to be the special visual ability he gained when his Destiny trait *Observe* advanced to *Bright Vision*.

Good thing I took the precaution of upgrading it before I came; it really paid off.

He secretly rejoiced. Otherwise, he would have had to fumble around blindly.

*Spring Rain Magic*.

*Green Wood Body Refining Technique*.

*Red Flame Swordplay*.

Scanning the jade slips one by one, Shen Mo saw their names through the glowing Prohibitions.

None of these seem to be what I’m looking for.

Shen Mo glanced at a dozen or so jade slips and quickly averted his gaze.

Most of what he saw were auxiliary magic, body tempering magic, or offensive magic.

But what Shen Mo wanted to choose now was a cultivation method and magic.

After several months of gathering techniques, Shen Mo had already made decent progress in various areas.

For Lightness magic, he had Thunderclap Rapid Step. Besides the innate sword moves of the Dragon Sparrow Sword, he had cultivated Shangqing Swordplay to the Master level, making it quite powerful. He wasn’t in urgent need of more offensive techniques.

As for external cultivation methods, the *Bloody Dragon-shaped Body* he had obtained from the Spirit Storage Rat, though only a fragment, possessed quality and effects far beyond those of Low-Grade Profound Level techniques.

Therefore, the technique he most wanted to replace was *Heavenly Origin Technique*.

He had practiced this basic breathing cultivation method for many years. After raising his proficiency to the Senior level, its potential had become limited.

Now that he had advanced to the Qi Gathering Realm, it was time for an upgrade.

With this in mind, Shen Mo continued to use his Observing Qi ability to scan the jade slips. *Ying-Yang Contract*... judging by the name, it seems to be some kind of cultivation method.

But... its aura seems too faint. It’s probably just an ordinary Low-Grade Profound Level technique.

He had finally found a cultivation method and magic, but after a moment’s thought, Shen Mo decided not to take it.

With the aid of his Destiny trait *Bright Vision*, he could not only see the form of the jade slip beneath the glowing Prohibition but also sense the strength of the halo’s fluctuations.

According to Shen Mo’s analysis, the higher the grade of the magic jade slip, the stronger the fluctuations of its halo should be.

Therefore, using this perception, Shen Mo eventually fixed his gaze upon a spot near the ceiling of the Magic Tower’s first floor.

There, a deep purple halo quietly floated, its fluctuations the strongest of all.

*Purple Knack Celestial Sutra!*

Upon seeing the name of the cultivation method through the Prohibition, Shen Mo’s eyebrows twitched slightly. Judging by the name, this shouldn’t be some common stuff!

This is the one!

Having locked onto his target, Shen Mo leapt up again, pursuing this jade slip.

After chasing for nearly an hour, Shen Mo finally found an opening and captured it.

"Got it!"

Clutching the jade slip, Shen Mo eagerly inspected its contents.

He read: "*Purple Knack Sutra*, a Middle-Grade Profound cultivation method and magic, created by the third-generation Rising Sun Peak Master of the Riverside Sect. This cultivation method is balanced and moderate. When practiced to a high level, it not only enhances the efficiency of cultivation breathing but can also refine the body’s Spiritual Qi, forging it into Purple Knack Spiritual Qi."

"This sutra is divided into upper and lower volumes; this jade slip contains the upper volume."