The Gold Clan Leader was also taken aback and, looking left and right, failed to recognize Daoist Buyu in disguise, "Do you know me?"

He had travelled thousands of miles to Great Xia, seeking the top storyteller there, how could the other party recognize him?

Was his fame really that widespread?

The Gold Clan Leader became cautious, his aura spreading, a deadly air slicing through his robe, suspecting the other party was a creditor, but then he thought that his only creditor was the Meng Family now.

"It is I, Daoist Buyu," Daoist Buyu said in a low voice, not afraid of revealing his identity, as he had no grudge against the Qiongqi Clan.

Daoist Buyu had his principles in deception, picking his targets carefully, not swindling poor families, and the Qiongqi Clan was already poor enough, there was no need to wreak further havoc on them.

As for the Gold Clan Leader’s unwitting entanglement with the Jiuyou Sect, that had been Eighth Elder’s trickery, what did that have to do with him?

He wasn’t afraid that the Gold Clan Leader harbored any ill intentions either.

Could someone with ill intentions live so poorly?

"Daoist Buyu?" The Gold Clan Leader widened his eyes and then realized, no wonder the storytelling was "Legend of the Dao Seeking Sect", it turned out it was being narrated by their own Sect Leader, which made perfect sense.

"Hold on, how did you find me?"

"Oh, that’s simple. In the early years, when I dodged debt repayments and hid everywhere, I gained a lot of experience in hiding, so naturally, I got good at finding people too."

Daoist Buyu: "..."

"So you want to take me as your master to learn storytelling?" Daoist Buyu hesitated, this was the first time someone had actively approached him to be a disciple.

The Gold Clan Leader also hesitated, knowing Daoist Buyu had a bad reputation, wondering if becoming his disciple might negatively affect his own reputation as well.

But then again, Daoist Buyu was truly a good teacher, eloquent and skilled in deception, exactly what he lacked. As the saying goes, to use others’ strengths to address one’s own weaknesses, this was the case.

He gritted his teeth, thinking fortune favors the brave, and to learn real skills, one must take risks.

It was worth the gamble.

"Yes, I’m here to become your disciple!"

Daoist Buyu was as if moved by the Gold Clan Leader’s determination.

Although it was said that the Qiongqi Clan had peculiar fates, often attracting disasters, and even the Land Money Trade Association dared not take them in, he always acted cautiously and should not encounter any problems.

"There’s no need for formal discipleship, you’re nearly a thousand years old, and our Seek Dao Sect does not take disciples of such age. However, you can follow me and learn."

...

After betraying his master, Lu Yang continued his study of cultivation techniques in the Scripture Pavilion without any guilt.

Jiang Lianyi wasn’t in a hurry to find Daoist Buyu either; after all, he couldn’t escape Great Xia, and the most important thing now was to learn about the changes in the cultivation world over the past 300,000 years.

If there were things she did not understand, she simply needed to ask Elder Tao.

Facing Phoenix Ancestor’s curiosity, Elder Tao shared all he knew without any hesitation. He had no intention of probing into how Jiang Lianyi arrived at the Seek Dao Sect; since Xiao Yun had sent her, she must have been trusted by Xiao Yun. As a retired man, he only needed to take care of his section of the Scripture Pavilion, leaving the affairs of the Seek Dao Sect to the younger generation.

Furthermore, answering the questions of Phoenix Ancestor allowed the Phoenix Tribe to recount ancient secrets, a perfect arrangement for both.

The cultivation techniques in the Scripture Pavilion encompassed everything. The last time Lu Yang visited, he was at the Golden Core Early Stage and had glanced through some Nascent Soul Stage techniques, finding them difficult to grasp. Now that his cultivation level and perspective had advanced, those Nascent Soul Stage techniques were no longer hard to understand.

"’Pure Yang Method’... Oh, it’s the ancestral cultivation technique for those with Single Body Spiritual Roots, no need to bother." According to Lu Yang’s understanding of the ’Pure Yang Method,’ it either contained motivational words left by the predecessors with Single Body Spiritual Roots, akin to a form of spiritual chicken soup.

Or it could be a mild cultivation method, like dousing with cold water or staying in an ice cellar when the body feels overheated, or it might be an aggressive cultivation method, such as taking aphrodisiacs to increase Yang Qi—with a mindset of no destruction, no construction.

The latter method could effectively enhance the cultivation speed of those with Single Body Spiritual Roots, but the risks were also enormous. It was said that several predecessors couldn’t withstand the effects of the drugs.

Old Meng, with the assistance of Nirvana True Fire, would make those predecessors who took aphrodisiacs say it’s too aggressive.

"’Mountain Lifting Method,’ a Body Refinement cultivation technique. When perfected to a high degree, one at the Nascent Soul Stage can achieve the ultimate strength, moving mountains and filling seas effortlessly." Lu Yang took a sharp breath—this Mountain Lifting Method was truly impressive. Old Meng might consider practicing it.

But he’d pass—it’s not suitable for him as he isn’t a Body Refinement practitioner and can’t cultivate such techniques.

"If you want to practice Body Refinement, there’s a shortcut you can take," Fairy Eternity suggested kindly, seeing Lu Yang’s interest in these kinds of cultivation techniques.

"What shortcut?"

"Getting struck by lightning. If you can Pass Thunder Tribulation, it can greatly enhance your body’s strength. Before becoming an immortal, Yingtian Immortal often did this. If it weren’t for his great fortune, ample elixirs, and destiny, he would have been struck dead a long time ago."

"But it really does work. There was a time when Yingtian Immortal could suppress Qilin Immortal in fights. Later on, when Qilin Immortal became desperate, he also undertook Thunder Tribulation. Only then did they fight to a draw again. The two improved each other through competition, becoming a beautiful legend. Many geniuses followed suit, imitating them, resulting in quite a few being struck dead."

There are ways to attract Thunder Tribulation not only when breaking through to a new realm.

"I’m only at the Nascent Soul Stage, wouldn’t getting struck by lightning be very dangerous?"

Fairy Eternity waved her hand dismissively, as if she had a plan for everything, "What’s there to fear? Have you forgotten Invincible Nascent Soul? If you encounter Thunder Tribulation you can’t withstand, Invincible Nascent Soul will use escape as a warning—it’s very safe."

"... Invincible Nascent Soul will be safe, but what about me?" Experience tales at Freewebnovel

This was a difficult question, and Fairy Eternity couldn’t come up with a good solution at the moment.

"Er, should I show up and make the Thunder Tribulation go away?"

"Are you sure Thunder Tribulation will respect you?"

"Hard to say. The formidable ones will respect me, like the Nine Nether World Thunder, but you’re just at the Nascent Soul Stage, likely to face insignificant and small Thunder Tribulations that may not even recognize me."

Lu Yang shook his head, dismissing Fairy Eternity’s suggestion and continued to delve into the cultivation techniques.

"’Art of Immortal Against All Tribulations,’ a cultivation technique specifically for tempering Nascent Souls. If cultivated to the highest degree, the Nascent Soul becomes indestructible, existing eternally. Even if a great star fell, or countless tribulations were suffered, it would remain unscathed."

Lu Yang took in another sharp breath, amazed that such a top-tier formidable cultivation technique was just lying on the shelf so casually. If he could perfect it, it seemed even more powerful than his own Invincible Nascent Soul.

He looked up to ensure he was not in the "Yun Zhi Section", and continued to turn the pages, eager to see how this technique should be cultivated.

"To cultivate an immortal Nascent Soul that never perishes, you first need to allow the Nascent Soul to Pass through countless tribulations."

"... Damn, turns out this is a theoretical cultivation technique," Lu Yang lamented, recalling that there was such a category of cultivation techniques.

These theoretical cultivation techniques are theoretically feasible, but only in theory. In practice, no one has ever succeeded.

Such techniques were either meant to deceive novices or were the ingenious ideas of powerful cultivation figures.

"Who wrote this... Tao Ran? Never heard this name before."

Lu Yang seemed to remember something, turned his head to look at Elder Tao, who was not far away explaining modern cultivation concepts to Elder Lianyi, as though he had found the author of the technique.