CHAPTER 166: CHAPTER 165: HEAVEN AND EARTH TRUE TECHNIQUE LIST

At the moment the Heaven and Earth True Technique List manifested, countless creatures within the Demon World looked up to the starry sky.

In the distance, the mountains began to ripple; it was not an earthquake, but the ancient demons within were stirring from their slumber.

The surface of the mountains revealed structures resembling eyes, yet the inner design of these "eyes" defied all known biological laws. Simply gazing into them sent shivers deep into one’s soul, and their stare towards the stars was filled with greed and hunger.

As the stars returned to their places, incomprehensible whisperings arose from deep underground—ancient syllables beyond the realm of language, each note carrying the power to distort reality.

Lifeless stones transformed into colossal mountain demons, granted significance in the whispers as they sought the source of celestial changes.

Beneath the starry sky, starlight converged into gigantic humanoid demons, whose true forms could not be fully captured by human senses, making any attempt to describe them seem feeble.

They awakened from the ruins of starlight, advancing towards the source of the celestial changes.

Beyond these indescribable terrifying demons, within the human dynasties and cities, numerous martial artists with bizarre appearances and overwhelming aura looked up to the starry sky.

"Third on the Heaven and Earth True Technique List? And yet only one person practiced—are there truly gaps in the world’s True Techniques?"

"Which master has now comprehended a new True Intent of the Great Dao and advanced their cultivation technique to third on the True Technique List in one step?"

"Thousands of years have passed since the true techniques were bestowed by the gods and Buddha. Is this an overlooked true technique, or a peerless master’s own method?"

"Regardless, being listed third on the Heaven and Earth True Technique list, with only one person practicing, is akin to monopolizing the melody of the Great Dao. Once mastered, it must ascend to the peak!"

"Ascend to the peak? Unless the person is an ancient monster beyond the mistake realm, how would others allow them to monopolize the third rank on the True Technique List?"

"The starlight points northward—dispatch someone immediately to explore the north!"

"Enough, I will go personally!"

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Lu Yan was naturally unaware of the happenings amongst the ancient demons and human dynasties.

At that moment, he had just come around from an overwhelming surge of information in his mind, staring blankly at the name that appeared in his memory.

"Scripture of Profound Vagina’s Teachings?"

This Scripture of Profound Vagina’s Teachings was the demon version of the Enlightenment True Technique, authored when a being called Profound Vagina imparted teachings.

Valley God is immortal; this is called Profound Vagina!

This technique directly addresses the origin of all paths, and practicing it would allow transformation into a being known as Valley God. Achieving Valley God would grant the body of immortality, ascending the peak of all paths.

Undoubtedly, this was an extremely powerful cultivation technique, but Lu Yan keenly detected problems within.

The Scripture of Profound Vagina’s Teachings only discusses how to comprehend the Path of Heaven and Earth, how to transform into Valley God, all dependent on the Path of Heaven and Earth, without any self-cultivation.

It should be known that even the most top-tier geniuses of the Xianxia version only hope to encounter the presence of Dao during Foundation Establishment, while truly touching the Path of Heaven and Earth requires at least starting to practice Divine Techniques at the Golden Core Stage.

This is because the Dao in the Xianxia version is elusive, and without high enough cultivation, understanding is nearly impossible.

The second reason is that only by cultivating oneself can one truly understand the Dao and not be assimilated by it.

Yet this Scripture of Profound Vagina’s Teachings gambles one’s entire existence on the Path of Heaven and Earth, directly suggesting mortals start understanding the Path of Heaven and Earth.

If the Path of Heaven and Earth is calm and stable, entering it could rapidly elevate one’s cultivation.

But if the Path of Heaven and Earth has abnormalities, the cultivator would be polluted by it, and indeed, once cultivation relies entirely on the Path of Heaven and Earth, assimilation would be but a moment.

"This issue likely isn’t just with the Scripture of Profound Vagina’s Teachings, but with all true techniques in the demon version."

Thinking of this, Lu Yan looked at the terrifying, eerie forests around him, confirming that the Path of Heaven and Earth in this world itself was twisted and polluted.

Practicing true techniques undoubtedly forces the world’s distortions and filth into one’s body.

The vast Heaven and Earth can withstand these twists and filth, but how could mere mortals withstand them?

Once the true technique reaches a certain stage, it inevitably leads to alienation and corruption, altering one’s life form. Lu Yan had the most orthodox path of cultivation and did not want to risk attempting these so-called true techniques.

However, after gaining an overall understanding of true techniques through the Scripture of Profound Vagina’s Teachings, Lu Yan finally concluded that there must be significant issues in the version text detailing the true techniques handed down by the gods and Buddha.

"Cultivating fate without cultivating nature is the first sickness in cultivation since ancient times. Cultivating nature without cultivating fate, myriad tribulations of ghostly spirits cannot enter sanctification."

"Any method leaning toward extremes, no matter how splendid it appears, ultimately remains illusory."

With this thought, Lu Yan shook his head lightly, feeling quite disappointed.

"So much for the Scripture of Profound Vagina’s Teachings!"

He looked up at the sky, where the starry Heaven and Earth True Technique List was gradually dispersing.

"What then is the meaning of the Heaven and Earth True Technique List?"

The information Lu Yan received only included the Scripture of Profound Vagina’s Teachings and true techniques, without details on this so-called Heaven and Earth True Technique List.

"So, does ’one practitioner’ refer to me?"

Lu Yan furrowed his brow, feeling that causing such a commotion upon entering the demon version was clearly not a good thing.

Glancing at the remaining dozen or so books on the ground, Lu Yan pondered for a moment and decided to take them.

Although true techniques were not exactly clean, they were evidently extraordinary treasures within the demon version, and after taking them, they could be traded with others in the demon version.

Moreover, he already had the Scripture of Profound Vagina’s Teachings; surely the true techniques wouldn’t infiltrate him further?

With a light wave of his right hand, magical power flowed to lift the remaining dozen books.

In the next moment, more than a dozen rays of light, like a rainbow, shot directly toward Lu Yan.

"Again?"

Lu Yan was stunned, having already obtained one true technique, yet still able to trigger those within the books.

A torrent of information instantly surged into Lu Yan’s Sea of Consciousness as names flashed by in succession.

"Great Evil Sensing Chapter"

"Reversing Void Scripture"

"Emperor Jiang’s Chaotic God Technique"

"Nameless Dreaming Technique"

...

A total of sixteen true techniques flooded into Lu Yan’s mind, and the immense information nearly burst his Sea of Consciousness.

In the night sky above, the initially dispersing Heaven and Earth True Technique List appeared to have encountered some kind of bug, with countless stars flickering unpredictably.

In the next second, stars fell like rain!