Chapter 270: Zhangg 219: Absolute Skill! [5000 words Chapter! ]_3
"The remaining ’Pill Dragon Map’ uses Pills to refine an array, transforming it into a Dragon Map, which is extremely powerful in killing enemies. However, it requires an exceptionally high attainment in arrays, so we’ll skip over it for the time being."
Counting the nine ultimate skills—
The Daluo Heavenly Fire, the Five Directions Five Elements Great Yan True Light, the Pipa Walk, the Five Directions Five Elements Flying Dragon Escape Technique, the Cangqing Seal, the Wisdom Eye, and the Pill Dragon Map. These mysterious skills are either ones that Chen Jichuan already has equivalents of, or ones he is not yet capable of cultivating.
That leaves—
Only the ’Heaven Mending Seal’ and the ’Daluo Heavenly Sleeve’ among the nine ultimate skills.
"The ’Heaven Mending Seal’ contains the mysteries of life and death. The Yang Seal brings life, while the Yin Seal brings death. It can save lives or take them."
"The ’Daluo Heavenly Sleeve,’ on the other hand, is a capturing technique. Initially created by the Old Ancestor of the Heaven Mending Sect to collect Pills, it was later deepened and refined, advancing to a super-level technique. It’s no longer limited to collecting Pills; it can capture people, Magical Treasures, and even encompass rivers, lakes, seas, mountains, and valleys."
The former pertains to life and death and is challenging to comprehend.
The latter concerns the universe and is equally difficult to master.
Chen Jichuan hesitated between the two for a long time, but ultimately decided to choose the ’Daluo Heavenly Sleeve.’
"The ’Heaven Mending Seal’ can wait for the next exchange."
"The ’Daluo Heavenly Sleeve’ can be used to capture enemies alive and seize their Magical Treasures. It’s perfect. Building upon and enhancing this skill in the future might even allow it to reach the level of Divine Skills, akin to the legendary ’Sleeve of the Universe’ of Zhen Yuanzi, the ancestral Great Immortal of Earth Immortals."
The nine ultimate skills.
Any ordinary True Inheritor, or even a Second-order True Person, would be overwhelmed when choosing between them.
But with ’Creation · Deduction’ as his aid, Chen Jichuan screened and eliminated options without much struggle.
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"The ’Daluo Heavenly Sleeve’?"
Sun Jiuzhang was somewhat surprised upon hearing Chen Jichuan’s choice.
The nine ultimate skills of the Heaven Mending Sect include techniques extraordinary at killing enemies, suppressing demons, unmatched escape techniques, sky-reaching fire techniques, Protective Skills, Insight Skills, and even the life-reviving ’Heaven Mending Seal.’
Each one is top-tier.
Yet Chen Jichuan chose the ’Daluo Heavenly Sleeve,’ which is insufficient for killing, lacks as a Protective Skill, and is inadequate as an escape technique!
"Are you sure about this?"
"This ’Daluo Heavenly Sleeve’ looks impressive, but in truth, it demands exceptionally high cultivation and comprehension. Without sufficient cultivation, or if practiced poorly, a single sleeve’s sweep won’t be able to collect people or seize treasures. Even if you’re lucky enough to succeed, who’s to say they wouldn’t escape and counterattack you?"
Sun Jiuzhang cautioned him.
Beside him, Chen Pu chimed in, "I don’t recommend you pick the ’Daluo Heavenly Sleeve.’ From what I’ve seen, your ’Little Four Nine Wind and Thunder Escape Method’ isn’t slow, but it’s nowhere near as good as the ’Five Directions Five Elements Flying Dragon Escape Technique.’ Given your focus on slaying demons and suppressing evil, if you switched to that technique, it would be excellent for both pursuing enemies and escaping."
Chen Pu was well-aware of Chen Jichuan’s cultivation trajectory.
He knew that during Chen Jichuan’s forty-odd years in the Nine Refinement Immortal Mansion, he managed to elevate both his Alchemy and Artifact Refining to the Second-order. But after coming to the Heaven Mending Sect, he seemed to lose interest in these pursuits. Over another forty years, his progress in these fields was negligible.
It left Chen Pu heartbroken.
Because of this—
Chen Pu had just advised Chen Jichuan to select the ’Daluo Heavenly Fire’ to continue advancing in the Pill and artifact fields.
But unfortunately, Chen Jichuan wasn’t interested.
Seeing this, Chen Pu couldn’t force the issue but believed that the ’Daluo Heavenly Sleeve’ was far from an optimal choice. Talents like Chen Jichuan would be safest staying in the sect to practice Alchemy and Artifact Refining.
Even if he wanted to venture out, mastering an advanced escape technique first would never be a mistake.
"Thank you, Sect Master and Hall Master, for your guidance,"
"But I’ve been yearning for the ’Daluo Heavenly Sleeve’ for a long time and have no interest in the other ultimate skills right now."
Chen Jichuan apologized to the two with a smile.
In his heart, however, he felt no fear.
He was currently one of the top talents of the Heaven Mending Sect, with boundless prospects ahead.
These two powerful figures would tolerate his persistence and wouldn’t hold such a trivial matter against him.
"Fine then."
"Go on in."
Seeing Chen Jichuan’s resolve, Sun Jiuzhang stopped trying to persuade him. He led Chen Jichuan to the entrance of the Dharma Transmission Hall and let him enter alone.
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After watching Chen Jichuan enter the grand hall,
Chen Pu shook his head and said, "This young man has extraordinary talent, but alas, his temperament is too stubborn. With his gifts, delving further into Alchemy and Artifact Refining could one day lead him to Third-order mastery. That would be far more valuable than a Second-order True Person who slays demons and suppresses evil."
Chen Pu sighed, feeling it was a pity.
"Each person has their own ambitions; forcing it won’t help."
Sun Jiuzhang also felt regretful.
But since this disciple was unwilling, there was no way for them to force him. They could only offer guidance, and if that failed, they had to let him follow his own path.
"The ’Daluo Heavenly Sleeve,’"
"It’s still decent."
"With Dai Zong’s exceptional aptitude in cultivation and Magic, once he reaches the Second-order and elevates the ’Daluo Heavenly Sleeve’ to the third and fourth realms, he might be able to easily capture and suppress even Second-order old demons."
"Having such a figure emerge in our Heaven Mending Sect is still a blessing."
Taking a step back, Sun Jiuzhang found the scenario acceptable.
"Indeed."
"This young man’s gifts are unparalleled. At just over a hundred years old, he has the potential to master all nine ultimate skills. The order in which he learns them doesn’t really matter."
Chen Pu nodded, similarly maintaining great hope for Chen Jichuan.
But regrettably—
Chen Jichuan would eventually disappoint them.
When the time came for him to reach the Second-order—
The two of them would witness firsthand how a so-called ’peerless genius’ fell like a shooting star.
At least within Sun Jiuzhang and Chen Pu’s lifetimes, they would likely never see this ’Immortal Leaderboard Champion’ dominate the world as he stood today.
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