Chapter 85: Chapter 81: Returning to the Academy, Yun Hanyou’s Tribulation Cultivation Secret Manual

"Do Foundation Establishment Cultivators really possess such power?"

Even after returning to Qianyuan Cave, Gu Yuan’s mind was still replaying the scene of Zhou Qisheng’s move.

A casual Dharma Seal could pierce through mountains and slay the most formidable Demon Beast of the Qi Refining Stage.

That nonchalant demeanor made Gu Yuan yearn.

It was a monumental leap at a certain life level.

Gu Yuan couldn’t muster any thoughts of resistance.

A Qi Refining Cultivator can almost never kill a Foundation Establishment.

"However... with these, I should be able to aspire to the Foundation Establishment Realm!"

Looking at the Storage Bags strewn all over the ground, Gu Yuan finally smiled.

With everything settled, he had returned safely to the Daoist School and it was time to examine his spoils.

These scattered on the ground were his future resources.

Gu Yuan placed Yun Hanyou’s Storage Bag aside for now, and started refining the other Storage Bags first.

Without their owners, the Storage Bags were powerless against Gu Yuan’s Flood Dragon Spirit and were swiftly refined.

There were six Storage Bags in total.

Three of them were taken from Spirit Peak, claimed from three Demon Beasts, and upon opening, they mostly contained Spirit Fruits, herbs, minerals, and some scattered Spirit Stones, not very valuable, roughly around two to three hundred Spirit Stones each.

However, little by little, accumulating a large amount, Gu Yuan did not disdain them, gathering them cautiously into one Storage Bag.

Then there were the three Storage Bags obtained from Yun Hanyou, obtained through plundering other cultivators.

The value of these three Storage Bags was notably higher, not to mention, there were about ten Dharma Artifacts, all of excellent quality.

Gu Yuan roughly estimated, the value of each Storage Bag was over four hundred Spirit Stones.

After gathering everything together, Gu Yuan finally opened Yun Hanyou’s Storage Bag.

Gu Yuan was quite expectant about this Storage Bag.

Although Yun Hanyou was manic, her strength was indeed impressive, and she was thorough in her schemes; if she weren’t a disciple of the Daoist School and under the Foundation Establishment, Gu Yuan might really have used the Tribulation Cultivation Treasure Manual to control her for his own ends.

But wanting to control a disciple before a Foundation Establishment was indeed wishful thinking.

Moreover, Yun Hanyou’s personality... was destined to be a liability.

She could submit to Gu Yuan today and tomorrow submit to someone stronger than him.

"Crash!"

The Storage Bag was opened, spilling a ground full of Spirit Stones.

Gu Yuan roughly counted about four hundred.

Besides Spirit Stones, there were also numerous bottles and jars, jade boxes, jade locks.

"Corpse Rot Fragrance!"

"Ghost Heart Insect!"

"Flying Scorpion Pill!"

"Shiva Fragrance!"

"Celestial Ghost Incense!"

"..."

Many strange and insidious items that Gu Yuan had only seen in the Tribulation Cultivation Treasure Manual were now laid out before him in abundance.

And among the bottles and jars was a green book. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

"Tribulation Cultivation Secret Manual!"

Gu Yuan opened the first page of the Secret Manual, two lines of neat handwriting leapt up, filled with a firm and fierce confidence.

"I, Yun Hanyou, am determined to become the strongest Tribulation Cultivator under the heavens!"

"Even if I die, I must perish on the path of Tribulation Cultivation, never to wither away in the mountains!"

"This book shall undoubtedly become the mightiest Tribulation Cultivation Treasure Manual in the world!"

These two sentences contained strong emotion and intent, and in a trance, Gu Yuan seemed to see Yun Hanyou’s manic gaze.

"My Yun Family has been Tribulation Cultivators for generations, but ancestors never become prominent, mostly dying miserably or exhausting their lifespan into dissolution, with not a single renowned figure appearing."

"Truly the shame of my Yun Family!"

"I seized my elder brother’s silver coins at three, stole the County Magistrate’s official seal at five, and began plotting Tribulation Cultivation at seven..."

"But as I aged, I realized there are always others beyond others, heavens beyond heavens, and the Yun Family was still too small..."

"...A true Tribulation Cultivator is never discernable on the surface."

"...Tribulation Cultivation also needs protection, bloody Alchemy still needs attention, I need an obvious protection, in case a foe comes knocking..."

"...Lotus Dragon Embryo Seal, truly is there such a profound Dharma Seal?"

"...Hahaha, I’ve found a clue for the Three Heart Seal, once complete, Foundation Establishment is within reach!"

"...Haha, finally refined the Celestial Ghost Incense and Ghost Heart Insect, now I can head to Wave Mountain!"

The jade green book ended abruptly here.

Gu Yuan closed the book with some reflection.

He never expected it to be a Tribulation Cultivation Secret Manual written by Yun Hanyou herself, documenting her manic half-life.

Reading about someone’s life after killing them, even for Gu Yuan, felt a bit odd.

But he shook his head, soon casting his emotions aside, continuing to examine Yun Hanyou’s Storage Bag.

The Storage Bag contained four Jade Scrolls and seven Dharma Artifacts shimmering with Spiritual Light.

Gu Yuan refined each Dharma Artifact one by one, then his Spiritual Sense surged forth, settling into the four Jade Scrolls.

"Wind-Pushing Seal, once this seal is cast, it can generate a raging wind, enhancing Fire Technique, fire borrowing the wind’s power, wind borrowing the fire’s power, perfectly merging."

"Cyan Lotus Seal, can summon clusters of Cyan Lotus, protecting oneself; higher cultivation brings more Lotus; if one can consume an Exotic Spiritual Lotus and merge it into the Dharma Seal, it can rise to Cyan Lotus Treasure Seal with miraculous abilities."

"Hundreds of years ago, the Sovereign of Zhongshan Country was seemingly bewitched by the Demon Race, defied Celestial Palace laws, fiercely breached Three Dharma Sect, wielding immense power and sweeping countless sects. Eventually, Cyan Peak Daoist School seemingly received a decree commanding all sects to annihilate Zhongshan Country, reducing its vast territory to the Land of Annihilation."

"Many sects thus collapsed."

"Numerous treasures and Mysterious Techniques became scattered in this great battle. Three Dharma Daoist emerged, seemingly the last True Disciple of Three Dharma Sect, mastering the Three Heart Seal!"

"The Three Heart Seal is one of the three secret seals of Three Dharma Sect, an exceedingly rare Body Seal in the world. If discovered, my Yun Family could thrive."

"Lotus Dragon Embryo Seal..."

"Hmm? That’s it?"

Gu Yuan was engrossed but suddenly, the fourth Jade Scroll dimmed, with no further information flowing out.

The fourth Jade Scroll had only the name of a Dharma Seal within it.

Apart from that, there was nothing else.

"How could this be?"

Gu Yuan’s Spiritual Sense surged out, settling again into the fourth Jade Scroll, but the Jade Scroll remained empty.

"Yun Hanyou praised this seal in her secret manual, clearly having seen its introduction, but why, when it’s in my hands, I lack the key information?"

"Does this seal have some mystical trait, causing her to obliterate the subsequent information, unwilling for it to fall to others?"

Gu Yuan grasped the Jade Scroll in his hand, lost in thought.

He was initially quite interested in the Dharma Seal mentioned in Yun Hanyou’s Secret Manual, but unexpectedly it turned out empty in the end.

But he soon calmed his mind, ceasing to dwell on it.

Destroying valuable Dharma Seals is a normal practice for Tribulation Cultivators, after all, Dharma can’t be easily passed on, and Tribulation Cultivators live with their lives on the edge.

If killed, all possessions could be taken by others, causing great grievance; reducing ’material aid for the wicked’ is naturally necessary.

"Although somewhat regrettable, the overall gains are enough to cultivate up to the Qi Refining Ninth Layer..."