Super Divine Daoist Skill-Chapter 63: Revised - Wu Hao’s Cultivation Diary

"Master Xie!"

Bai Ziyue expressed his gratitude respectfully.

"Mm, you may leave."

Liu Dong nodded, then turned to Liu Yang, the Left Guardian, and said, "Have you confirmed that the newly opened Ancient Rhymes Pavilion belongs to the Li Family?"

"That’s right, I’ve heard that Li Xun has become a scholar from the imperial examination this time and has even established a relationship with the second young master of the Jia Mansion in County City. With the support of Jia Mansion, his older brother Li Qing took advantage and annexed several small business associations.

This time, the opening of the Ancient Rhymes Pavilion in Qinghe Town, I suspect, is not just for business purposes."

Liu Yang spoke with a grave expression. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

"No matter what, this matter doesn’t concern us too much. However, I think some people might be troubled by it."

Liu Dong shook his head and said.

Bai Ziyue slowly walked out of the room, and the rest of the conversation grew faint in his ears.

However, upon hearing the names Li Xun and Li Xu, his heart skipped a beat.

A few months ago, he personally witnessed the massacre of the Li Family. It was from Li Xu, the second member of the Li Family, that he obtained the "Purple Qi Divine Observation Technique" and the "Hundred Talisman Atlas," which was a practice of talisman art.

So, in a sense, the Li Family, especially Li Xu, did him a favor.

He had only heard before that after the tragic event, the eldest and third brothers of the Li Family, who luckily escaped the massacre because they were away, had sold off the assets in Qinghe Town and moved out entirely.

Unexpectedly, only a few months later, they had opened a shop again in Qinghe Town.

*"Is it because they can’t bear to leave their homeland, or is there another purpose? That’s worth pondering,"*

Bai Ziyue thought of the Ghost Head Stronghold, the primary culprit of the Li Family massacre, and quickly suppressed his thoughts.

For now, this matter was unlikely to involve him, and he didn’t want to intervene.

*Under his capabilities, he might eventually repay the favor, but as of now, he was in no position to involve himself in anything related to the Li Family or the Ghost Head Stronghold.*

...

Back in his room, Bai Ziyue first set aside a piece of dark red meat.

The meat was not large but quite heavy. He secretly compared it and found it was at least three times heavier than regular pork of the same size.

It was the flesh of the Golden Armor Beast given to him by his master.

According to Liu Heng, it was from the most resilient and solid part—the hind leg—providing substantial enhancement in Qi and Blood, weighing a full twelve pounds.

Bai Ziyue planned to ask Master Cai in the kitchen to process it tomorrow, possibly allowing his strength to increase once more.

Then he turned his attention to the spoils gained from Wu Hao.

"The Ghost-Nurturing Gourd, the Corpse-Reviving Bell... these should both be low-grade magical artifacts.

Besides those, there was a pouch containing thirteen taels in loose silver and a silver note worth fifty taels.

Oh, and this ’Wu Hao’s Cultivation Notes’..."

Bai Ziyue laid all the spoils out on the table.

He first focused on ’Wu Hao’s Cultivation Notes.’

Previously near Liugang Temple, he had only skimmed through it briefly. Although it did not contain any specific cultivation techniques or magical secrets, just the cultivation knowledge alone greatly broadened his horizons.

"Sure enough, just like Martial Artists, Immortal Cultivators also had a division of realms. However, Wu Hao apparently didn’t know much either. He only knew of three major realms: Qi Cultivation, Enlightenment, and Divine, and there must be more above them, but unfortunately, he hadn’t recorded them.

And Wu Hao was evidently just a first-stage Qi Cultivator."

"It turns out magical artifacts differ in ranking as well, usually measured by the number of prohibitions they contain. Three prohibitions form one level. The Yin Yang Gourd is a Three Forbidden Dharma Artifact, the lowest class of magical artifacts.

The Corpse-Reviving Bell is slightly better. It’s a Six Forbidden Dharma Artifact, still considered low-grade, but somewhat superior."

As Bai Ziyue read Wu Hao’s cultivation notes, he gained some insights.

However, soon he furrowed his brow, as a lengthy section of the notes described Wu Hao’s experiences in ghost-nurturing and corpse-nurturing, detailing some inhumane methods with cruel and evil details that made him uncomfortable.

*Whether it was Nurturing Ghosts or corpses, these were undeniably fringe techniques, and Bai Ziyue didn’t intend to practice them barring necessity.*

*Of course, understanding them can still be beneficial for knowledge growth and future defenses,* he thought.

"Today, Uncle-Master came over and finally taught me two spells."

After skimming over the ghost-nurturing and corpse-nurturing sections, one line suddenly caught his attention.

"Uncle-Master? Daoist Wutong and a junior disciple?"

Bai Ziyue felt a little tense, then quickly relaxed.

He felt that he had been discreet enough, and as long as no one discovered that he was the one who killed Wu Hao, Daoist Wutong wouldn’t come after him.

Continuing, Bai Ziyue soon found in Wu Hao’s cultivation notes the records related to the two spells.

He realized they were the very two spells Wu Hao had cast previously, the Spirit Fire Technique and the spirit light shield.

"As expected, even though the method of officially practicing the spells wasn’t recorded here, I could infer bits and pieces from his writing.

Maybe I could really reconstruct those spells,"* Bai Ziyue thought, feeling a surge of excitement.

For two full hours, Bai Ziyue finished reading Wu Hao’s cultivation notes and truly felt he had gained greatly.

The Ghost-Nurturing Technique and corpses’ secret techniques were of little concern even if the exact methods were written, he wouldn’t practice them.

But the Spirit Fire Technique and the spirit light shield spells were undoubtedly his biggest gains.

Regarding some secrets about his master and senior brother, although the writings were brief, they gave him a general understanding of the two.

Bai Ziyue discovered from Wu Hao’s writing that he greatly feared his master, which could be felt through his words’ undertone. Additionally, he also didn’t bear much goodwill towards his senior brother, feeling guarded and even a bit jealous.

The notes mentioned three times about his senior brother snatching his cultivation resources, which showed they indeed didn’t get along.

However, it was the mention of someone he called Uncle-Master, recorded only once, that made him pay extra attention.

Nearby Qinghe Town, he hadn’t heard of any other Immortal Cultivators except Daoist Wutong.

*"The Ghost-Nurturing Gourd and the Corpse-Reviving Bell, since these two magical artifacts have weak power, they are of little use to me. I might as well use a Soul-Suppressing Talisman to see if it can increase my Soul Energy,"* Bai Ziyue thought, drawing out a talisman from his sleeve.

This was his last remaining Soul-Suppressing Talisman.

However, after thinking about it, he put it away.

After all, these were magical artifacts, even if just the lowest tier of Three Forbidden and Six Forbidden Dharma Artifacts, they could still have some utility.

In circumstances where he wasn’t desperate for Soul Energy, he felt it best to save them.

"Besides these external items, my greatest gain this time was in Soul Energy, surprisingly breaking the thousand mark yet again,"*

Bai Ziyue glanced at his Soul Energy count, showing a satisfied expression.

This time, the biggest contributors to his Soul Energy were the zombie, yielding 435 points, next was Wu Hao with 312 points, and the Soldier Ghosts with 237 points, combined with the original 50 points remaining, summed up to a total of 1034 points.

"Huh? Wait a minute..."

Suddenly, Bai Ziyue’s eyes narrowed, revealing a look of surprise and doubt.