eurekapd Chapter 173 Three Secret Techniques
Chapter 173 Three Secret Techniques
Chapter 173 Three Secret Techniques
"The Primordial Chaos Stele!"
Upon hearing this news, Chen Yuan was both shocked and felt it was only natural.
Yes, the secret manual he cultivated, "Chenguang," which analyzes the essence of laws, was derived from the Primordial Chaos Stele, so the Nine True Kings naturally belong to the Primordial School.
Following this line of reasoning backwards, King Jiuzhen was a disciple of Lord Youhou, who in turn was a disciple of the Lord of Darkness.
Therefore, the source of the entire Primordial School, the owner of the Primordial Chaos Stele, is naturally the Lord of Darkness!
"So that's how it is," Chen Yuan said with sudden realization. "The Primordial Chaos Stele was actually created by our teacher!"
At the same time, he wondered if the name "Yuan Chu" was related to "Yuan Zu" (original ancestor).
After all, the Lord of Darkness was also a disciple of the Primal Ancestor.
"That's exactly why." The Lord of Darkness smiled calmly. "According to the agreement, after Senior Brother Chaos discovered your potential, he could only notify me immediately."
"Only if I give up taking on apprentices can it be my senior brother's turn to take you on as an apprentice."
"With talent like yours, I certainly can't give up."
The Lord of Darkness stared at Chen Yuan and continued, "Of course, anyone who wants to become my disciple must start as a 'nominal disciple.' To become a true disciple, one must undergo further trials."
At this point, he looked at Lord Youhou beside him: "If you don't believe me, you can ask Lord Youhou."
"Teacher is right." Lord Youhou smiled and said, "Junior brother, when I was a Realm Lord, I was able to kill Marquis Immortals, so I was accepted as a disciple by our teacher. Later, after going through trials, I finally became a personal disciple."
He paused, his tone tinged with reminiscence: "And my test—was to slay a King-level Immortal during my time as a Realm Lord!"
"The Realm Lord has slain a King!" Chen Yuan gasped, while the Nine True King beside him looked at his teacher with awe.
It should be noted that even the genius "Kodi," hailed as a once-in-a-millennium talent, only managed to kill a Marquis-level Immortal at the level of a Realm Lord.
During his time as a Realm Lord, he was able to kill a King-level being. According to Chen Yuan's understanding of the original work, only Luo Feng during the Extraterrestrial Battlefield period could have done it. However, Luo Feng also benefited from the Flame God Clan's armor, which allowed him to elevate his basic strength to the King-level.
Without the Flame God Clan armor, Luo Feng could not have achieved such a feat.
"Is this the true value of a top genius? No wonder Youhou was able to rise all the way to become the Lord of the Universe."
Chen Yuan was secretly amazed.
"Chen Yuan," the Lord of Darkness said at this moment, "you are only at the Universe level now, so I don't have high expectations for you."
"Three hundred years!" He held up three fingers. "I'll give you three hundred years. As long as you can conquer the Primal Tongtian Mountain within the time limit, regardless of your level, you can become my personal disciple."
"Now that you're at the cosmic level, you can challenge the primordial Tongtian Mountain at the cosmic level. During your time as a Domain Lord and World Lord, you also challenged the Tongtian Mountain corresponding to your realm. You only need to complete one of these challenges."
"As for the specific requirements of Tongtian Mountain—you can ask Jiuzhen about it later."
"Disciple obeys." Chen Yuan replied respectfully, then asked with a puzzled look, "However, Master, I am currently in Chaos City, where the flow of time is different. When you say three hundred years, do you mean—"
"Naturally, it's three hundred years in the primordial universe." The Lord of Darkness chuckled. "Your thirty years in Chaos City are equivalent to one hundred years in the outside world."
"That means when you leave the initial universe, you'll only have two hundred years left."
"So, are you confident?"
"No problem!" Chen Yuan replied decisively, "Three hundred years is enough."
"Haha, then I'll wait and see." The Lord of Darkness chuckled. "Of course, now that you've become my disciple, I can't leave without showing my appreciation."
He paused, then continued, "Chen Yuan, I watched the video of your battle on Tongtian Bridge. While your performance was good, your weaknesses were also quite obvious."
"That's because the secret technique is too rudimentary." The Lord of Darkness shook his head slightly. "Although the secret technique you created at the end was quite remarkable, it's only suitable for use at the cosmic level. After you become a Domain Lord and a World Lord, you'll have to create new secret techniques."
It's time-consuming and labor-intensive.
"At this stage, you'd better follow the path pioneered by your predecessors. If you want to create your own secret techniques, at least wait until you become a realm lord."
Although the creation of secret techniques was mostly due to the system, with only "Morning Dew" being an improvement he made by drawing on the experience of the gatekeepers, Chen Yuan did not argue, but respectfully nodded: "Disciple understands."
"Hmm." Seeing his disciple's humility, the Lord of Darkness was also satisfied and continued, "Regarding your future cultivation, I have prepared three secret techniques for you based on your situation, as your main cultivation methods in the future."
As he spoke, he waved his hand, and three large silver-white boxes flew out and landed in front of Chen Yuan.
Chen Yuan looked down and, based on the inscriptions on the boxes, from left to right, they were titled "Records of the Original Study,"
"The Secret Codex of Illusion and Truth" and "Nine Transformations of Riding the Wind".
"These three secret techniques are among the top-tier in the company's treasury, each worth at least hundreds of billions of points."
"From now on, these will be the main secret techniques you cultivate."
Upon hearing the number 100 billion points, Chen Yuan immediately understood that these three secret techniques were all top-tier techniques comparable to the original novel's "Time and Space Notes" and "Black Hole Evolution".
"As expected of the Lord of the Universe, he is truly generous." Chen Yuan was both surprised and delighted, secretly marveling, "Three top-tier secret techniques, and all of them in their entirety, and he just gave them away for hundreds of billions of points."
Of course, he also understood that secret techniques were different from physical resources; no matter how many times they were passed on, there would be no substantial loss.
But Chen Yuan was still very happy, after all, with the optimization system at his disposal, he would eventually have to buy these secret techniques anyway.
This saved him a whopping several hundred billion points!
"Let me briefly explain the effects of these three secret techniques to you."
The voice of the Lord of Darkness pulled Chen Yuan back to reality: "The first book, 'Records of Primordial Research,' contains some insights and experiences I gained when I created the Chaos Monument. It belongs to the category of research-type secret techniques."
"The number of times you can comprehend the Chaos Stele is limited. When you don't have the opportunity to comprehend it, you can improve your efficiency in comprehending the laws of time by studying this secret manual."
Upon hearing his teacher's words, Chen Yuan immediately understood that this "Record of Primordial Studies" was equivalent to "Notes on Time and Space".
For the Nine Universes Chaos Stele, it is an excellent secret manual to aid in comprehension.
"The second book, 'The Secret Manual of Illusion and Truth,' is a top-tier secret technique for cultivating the soul. Cultivating this manual will not only increase your soul's amplitude, but also make it easier for you to leverage your strengths in the various illusion-based soul techniques it contains."
"Martial artists who use illusion techniques in combat are also known as 'Illusion Warriors,' which is one of the development paths I've planned for you."
Chen Yuan nodded. He had heard of the Illusion Warrior school before, and had even tried similar methods back on Earth.
However, the illusion techniques—or rather, soul secret techniques—that can be used by martial artists are extremely rare, which is why Chen Yuan rarely used such methods later on.
Now, with this book, "The Secret Manual of Illusion and Truth," the last piece of the puzzle for the "Illusion Warrior Style" has finally been completed.
As for the last book, *Riding the Wind and Nine Transformations*—
At this point, the Lord of Darkness's expression became somewhat solemn: "It is a powerful combat technique. If cultivated to its peak, one can even become an existence comparable to the Lord of the Universe."
Comparable to the Lord of the Universe?!
Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan suddenly had a thought: "Riding the wind? Could it be—"
The name "Chengfeng" appears in the original work and is the true name of the innate beast god "Lord of Wine"!
And this Lord of Wine—according to the original description—is the Beast God who represents wind and time!
As expected, the Lord of Darkness explained, "This secret technique was created in imitation of the great being 'Beast God' from the early universe. If you can cultivate it to perfection, you will master the 'Wind and Time Fusion Law,' and in the future, you will be qualified to become the Lord of the Universe!"
"Of course, this secret technique is extremely difficult. After all, to master the fusion law, one needs to start with the 'Beast God Intent'."
The Lord of Darkness shook his head slightly: "Of course, the first level of the secret technique only involves a simple combination of two laws, and does not require fusion. Its power is enough to make you invincible before you become immortal."
"So try cultivating it first. If you find that you're not suited for the 'Beast God Intent' later, you can switch to another secret technique then."
"Disciple understands."
Chen Yuan nodded. Of course, with the optimization system in place, he wasn't worried about not being able to cultivate this secret technique.
"These three secret techniques are enough for you to cultivate for a long time, so I'm not worried about the secret techniques."
The Lord of Darkness continued, "Next, let's discuss your teaching arrangements."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan noticed that the Lord of Youhou slightly turned his body and shifted his gaze over.
"Because my exploration of the 'Cosmic Sea' is not yet complete, I will not be within the primordial universe for the next few eras."
Therefore, it's not convenient for me to give you guidance at the moment.
"Moreover, given my status, it's not appropriate for me to openly and publicly accept you as my disciple."
The Lord of Darkness's gaze shifted between Chen Yuan and the Lord of Youhou: "So Chen Yuan, on the surface you will become the disciple of 'Lord Youhou,' and during my absence, your cultivation will be arranged by him."
"Lord You, what do you think?"
"I will obey my teacher's orders."
Lord Youhou smiled and agreed, then turned to Chen Yuan and said, "Junior Brother, after we leave here, I will announce to the world that I have accepted you as my 'personal disciple'."
"In the future, if any outsiders are present, apart from Uncle-Master Chaos and Jiuzhen, we need to address each other as master and disciple."
You'd better remember this.
"Disciple understands." Chen Yuan immediately corrected himself, "Master Youhou—Teacher."
"Very good." Lord Youhou nodded in satisfaction.
"Then it's settled." The Lord of Darkness said calmly, "My true body is still adventuring in the cosmic sea, and I'm only using a virtual universe that I entered through a divine avatar—now that this matter is settled, I won't stay any longer."
Lord Youhou stood up and bowed slightly: "Respectfully seeing off my teacher."
Chen Yuan and Jiu Zhen Wang also said in unison, "Respectfully seeing off our teacher/grandmaster."
The Lord of Darkness nodded slightly, and his figure then vanished into the void.