Su Li stood beside Su Yuan and said hesitantly, "Master, by letting him know about the hidden scriptures in the Scripture Pavilion just like that, won't we be targeted by the Dragon Clan later!"
Su Yuan glanced at the faint calamity aura around him and said, "Don't worry, this technique is quite widely circulated among the upper echelons of the Immortal Realm. Even if the Dragon Clan knows I have this technique here, they won't care. In fact, this technique was deliberately spread by the Dragon Clan because when cultivated to perfection, the soul transforms into a dragon soul, becoming a member of the Dragon Clan. However, if one doesn't cultivate it to perfection, then there's no problem."
Su Li understood, "So that's how it is. It seems all top-tier techniques that can be widely circulated have hidden traps!"
"Not necessarily!"
Su Yuan smiled: "But indeed, there's usually a price to pay!"
Su Yuan subconsciously glanced at the system panel, then casually averted his eyes.
Su Li asked curiously, "Can he comprehend anything from it? Best if he comprehends nothing at all! We'd earn money from him for nothing!"
Su Yuan said, "Actually, I hope he can comprehend some insights. That way he'll be more willing to spend money. Don't think the price of one seven-star coin per year is small - that's equivalent to four or five medium-grade Postnatal Spiritual Treasures, and I haven't expended anything. For him to truly comprehend this technique thoroughly, a hundred billion years basically isn't enough!"
Su Li gasped sharply: "Hearing it put that way, it's such easy money! Master, should we open other techniques to others?"
Su Yuan shook his head: "We'll see. This isn't something we can just open to anyone who comes along."These techniques that could be placed in the Scripture Pavilion had indeed been specially screened in advance, none would cause major troubles. Many had high grades but usually came with various hidden traps or extremely high cultivation difficulties.
There were actually quite a number of such techniques.
The scriptures he obtained now weren't just from the Dragon Clan's Sea of Ten Thousand Books anymore.
Over these years, through other chanters using the same methods, he had toured the scripture pavilions of other major forces, obtaining various already leaked or publicly available scriptures, from which he selected a small portion to place in the Seven Stars Market's Scripture Pavilion.
These techniques could not only be monetized through the market but could also spread the reputation of the Seven Stars Market, thereby indirectly spreading his own fame.
Of course, not just anyone was qualified to view these profound scriptures. Su Yuan could judge whether opening scriptures would be dangerous by observing the turbulence level of calamity aura.
Speaking of which.
He already knew why he could see calamity aura - there were actually two reasons.
First, the 【Daoist Techniques Naturally】 entry had transformed into his innate divine ability. No longer needing the system, he could easily activate the 【Daoist Techniques Naturally】 divine ability through his own will, effortlessly sensing mysterious existences like the laws of heaven and earth, Dao essence, rule power, and so on.
Second, the 【Duty in Peril】 entry had received some unexpected enhancement in the Nine Nether Realm. It seemed the operating principle of 【Duty in Peril】 was sensing calamity aura. The massive calamity aura had caused the 【Duty in Peril】 entry to undergo a slight transformation.
Therefore, the potential of the 【Duty in Peril】 entry was also quite remarkable.
Thinking of this, he opened the system panel again.
【Name】: Su Yuan
【Region】: Immortal-Demon Realm Sea
【Level】: lv7: (1081w/1e)
【Realm】: early-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal (99/100)
【Innate Divine Abilities】: Work-Rest Balance, Daoist Techniques Naturally
【Entry 3】: Seven Stars Shine Bright lv8 (751w/1000w)
【Entry 4】: Mind Echo lv8 (521w/1000w)
【Entry 5】: Great Being's Form lv8 (144w/1000w)
【Entry 6】: Duty in Peril lv7 (89w/100w): Lifespan: 1.3 billion Yuan Assemblies (modifiable*2, alterable)
【Entry 7】: World Traveler lv7 (17w/100w)
【Entry 8】: Time Corridor lv7 (14w/100w)
【Entry 9】: Tempering Heart in Mortal Dust lv6 (5w/10w)
As news of the Seven Stars Market spread through Ten Thousand Immortals City, along with the fame value provided by the Soul Devouring Demon Emperor's shocking reaction toward Su Yuan.
Su Yuan's fame level in the Immortal-Demon Realm had reached the widely renowned grade. Therefore, he could now modify and alter entry 6 【Duty in Peril】.
【Duty in Peril】: You easily discover perilous situations. Each time you discover a perilous situation and make it no longer perilous, you gain a minuscule amount of lifespan.
Su Yuan looked at the entry description, contemplating modification options.
Finally, he confirmed his modification plan.
【Duty in Peril】: You easily discover perilous situations. Each time you discover a perilous situation and make it no longer perilous, you gain a minuscule amount of lifespan, comprehension, and cultivation.
Su Yuan added two additional benefits: comprehension and cultivation. He didn't modify the "minuscule" part - benefits could be stacked through quantity, so increasing variety was more important.
The sources of a cultivator's power were Dao comprehension, cultivation, realm, mental state, etc.
Mental state was already covered by entry 9, so no need for that. Needless to say, comprehension and cultivation were the top choices!
Looking at these three options, Su Yuan found all three quite useful.
For the third alteration option, he had actually seen a real-world example - Little Cai.
Now she was Calamity Fate itself. She brought crises and disasters to the world, and would thereby enhance her strength.
This alteration option was still too dangerous - not choosing it!
Between the final one and two, Su Yuan lingered on alteration two for a moment, but ultimately chose one!
Nothing more to say - lifespan had become practically endless for him. Now having the opportunity to convert lifespan into combat power or talent, he considered this a worthwhile trade.
If crises emerged, he could completely use Spend Life to Cultivate Immortality to resolve them!
Therefore, the first alteration option was clearly more reasonable!
Su Yuan immediately chose alteration one.
In an instant, Su Yuan seemed to feel the power of lifespan within his body!
Looking inward, he saw a life wheel appear deep within his soul!
There were thirteen complete circles of the life wheel, representing his lifespan of 1.3 billion Yuan Assemblies!
Breaking through to Taiyi Golden Immortal had granted him 1.2 billion Yuan Assemblies of lifespan, plus the 100 million Yuan Assemblies from Golden Immortal, naturally making it 1.3 billion Yuan Assemblies now. As for additional lifespan gained, the amount wasn't much - just a few hundred million years of lifespan, basically negligible.
Su Yuan thought for a moment, then attempted to spend life for cultivation.
【Duty in Peril】: You easily discover perilous situations. Each time you discover a perilous situation and make it no longer perilous, you gain a minuscule amount of lifespan.
On the outermost incomplete fourteenth circle of his life wheel, a very faint bit of light disappeared.
One year of lifespan vanished into thin air.
And Su Yuan felt that his comprehension had increased by about one percent.
This data was already quite outstanding. Su Yuan's current comprehension had reached an extremely terrifying level. A one percent increase on this foundation was already remarkably significant.
Moreover, the duration lasted a full year, offering extremely high value.
【Duty in Peril】: You easily discover perilous situations. Each time you discover a perilous situation and make it no longer perilous, you gain a minuscule amount of lifespan, comprehension, and cultivation.
Comprehension increased to three percent, duration still one year.
Su Yuan added two additional benefits: comprehension and cultivation. He didn't modify the "minuscule" part - benefits could be stacked through quantity, so increasing variety was more important.
Su Yuan suddenly felt something was wrong and spent another thousand years of lifespan.
Comprehension increased by three-tenths, duration one year.
Su Yuan's mouth twitched. He spent another ten thousand years of lifespan, and comprehension finally doubled, duration still one year!
Now he understood how Spend Life to Cultivate Immortality boosted comprehension. Overall, the benefits were still great. Although the multiplier wasn't high, it could stack with 【Work-Rest Balance】, making the effect remarkably significant!
Because this comprehension boost effect operated through multiplication, without decay - absolutely terrifying!
Su Yuan couldn't wait to start cultivating.
However, currently rest time was clearly insufficient.
Su Yuan turned his attention to organizing the recent gains.
The biggest harvest from the destruction of the Red Spirit Army was actually Su Yuan himself!
Before Su Yuan's main body stood billions of thought clones, among which eight were particularly conspicuous.
Because they all possessed Taiyi Golden Immortal cultivation and aura, especially the strongest one, which had reached late-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal level!
If anyone who knew the Red Spirit Demon Lord saw this clone and sensed its aura, they would definitely exclaim: "Red Spirit Demon Lord!"
This was the alteration effect of 【Mind Echo】 - inheriting part of the chanter's cultivation and law comprehension.
Looking at these clones, Su Yuan said somewhat regretfully, "Unfortunately, you're just clones, lacking the ability for autonomous cultivation. Your power was all inherited at once!"
Clones were just clones, not reaching the level of actual clones.
Su Yuan focused his will.
Except for the eight Taiyi Golden Immortal thought clones, all other clones' cultivation and law comprehension converged toward Su Yuan's main body, second Nascent Soul, and third Nascent Soul respectively.
Cultivation rapidly increased, while law comprehension was temporarily sealed, waiting for accumulated rest time to enter cultivation state before use.
As for the eight Taiyi Golden Immortal clones before him, Su Yuan struck his own soul several times, cutting out eight soul fragments that he then merged into the eight thought clones.
As the soul fragments gradually took control of these clones, the two gradually fused into one.
The eight Taiyi Golden Immortal clones transformed into eight clones of Su Yuan!
Su Yuan's main body soul aura immediately weakened considerably. Su Yuan took soul treasures from the items sold by the Soul Devouring Demon Emperor and began absorbing and refining them to recover his main body.
The soul power absorbed from the thought clones was also quickly restoring his soul.
For other Taiyi cultivators, recovering from clone creation would be a major challenge, but Su Yuan handled it with relative ease.
While recovering, Su Yuan contemplated targets for gaining rest time through calamity elimination.
He wasn't a murderous person, so when selecting targets, he usually chose those who had grievances with him.
Countless images transmitted by thought clones flashed before his eyes.
Soon, he locked onto a Taiyi Golden Immortal level bird.
"This guy actually vented his resentment toward me on the human race of the Immortal Realm, causing me to unwittingly form some karma. This bird has already chosen the path of death!" (See Chapter 157)