Fantasy: The ancestor is too steady, Luo Hou blesses at the beginning
Chapter 28 - The Changing World, Steadiness is Key! The Cang Sheng Sword!

Chapter 28 The Changing World, Steadiness is Key! The Cang Sheng Sword!

Chu Tian noticed the confusion on Shi Hao’s face and explained, “This is a cultivation method passed down from the founding ancestors of Sheng Mo Mountain, it’s quite miraculous.”

“It contains thirty-six top-tier techniques for concealing one’s aura, as well as seventy-two lesser techniques of the same kind.”

“Once you master these techniques and integrate them, you’ll unlock the Void Turtle Breath Technique!”

“From then on, even if you stand before a Saint Venerable, they won’t be able to see your true cultivation level!”

Hearing this, Shi Hao’s eyes lit up, as if he had discovered a new world.

Master… is teaching me how to be a hidden expert?

So the idea is to not display all of my cultivation openly, keeping some hidden and revealing it only when needed?

Shi Hao, with his quick wit, quickly understood Chu Tian’s intention.

He also had a question in his mind.

Does every disciple of Sheng Mo Mountain learn the Void Turtle Breath Technique?

“Keep this with you.”

Chu Tian then handed Shi Hao a jade pendant, hanging it on his waist.

“Master, what is this?” Shi Hao asked.

Chu Tian explained, “This is the Breath-Concealing Jade Pendant, invented by the Tian Yuan Holy Master. On the surface, it looks like an ordinary jade pendant.”

“But its material is special, it can interfere with others’ attempts to spy on you, making your cultivation more hidden.”

“This is your second layer of protection. Every disciple of Sheng Mo Mountain has one. It also serves as the sect’s token and symbolizes a disciple’s identity.”

Shi Hao flipped the pendant over, and on the back, it indeed had his name and identity information inscribed. He was deeply impressed by the Tian Yuan Holy Master’s attention to detail.

“Such a meticulous mind!”

“Times are turbulent, and steadiness is paramount!”

Chu Tian’s teachings successfully instilled in Shi Hao, who was new to the martial world, the wisdom necessary for survival in a sect.

Shi Hao listened attentively, nodding as he pondered, How much cultivation should I hide from now on?

“Junior Brother, this is a technique every Sheng Mo Mountain disciple must learn,” Xiao Yushuang said as she waved her identity jade pendant.

Shi Hao suddenly looked at her seriously and asked, “Senior Sister, have you also concealed your cultivation?”

“During our earlier sparring, I kept feeling your cultivation fluctuating. It wasn’t just my imagination, was it?”

Xiao Yushuang quickly shook her head, saying, “No, you’re overthinking it. Girls are pure-hearted, there’s no need for such scheming.”

She looked directly at Shi Hao, smiled, and completely denied it. This was also a sect principle!

As long as you aren’t caught on the spot, you never admit it, no matter what!

You don’t have any proof, right?

Shi Hao chuckled but didn’t press the matter further, understanding everything he needed to know in his heart.

“You haven’t reached the Xuanfu Realm yet, so you don’t have a place to store things. I’m giving you a storage ring to use for now.”

Chu Tian took out a golden ring, which had a piece of jade embedded in it, engraved with the character “Hao”. This wasn’t just a storage ring; it also had powerful breath-concealing techniques. As long as Shi Hao wore it, it would further help him conceal his true cultivation.

It served as the third layer of protection from his Master. Chu Tian felt that the two layers of protection from the sect weren’t enough, so he added a third for extra security. Moreover, the storage ring could block some strong cultivators’ spiritual detection, making it even safer.

Additionally, if Shi Hao faced mortal danger, the ring would project an image to help save him. Of course, these details were better left unsaid. It was best to keep them hidden. Chu Tian, full of thoughts about his disciple recruitment mission, was excited by the rewards from his ten-year sign-in task.

Though his possessions exceeded those of even the Extreme Dao Holy Land, who would complain about having too many good things?

Three days later, after Chu Tian had thoroughly explained all the matters Shi Hao needed to be aware of while living in Zai Zi Palace, he quietly left Sheng Mo Mountain. He didn’t know when he would return, but considered it a journey for now.

Having traveled so much, he had never truly taken time to explore the world, so this time he planned to enjoy the journey. Of course, this was all under the premise of not revealing his identity.

As an aspiring cultivator of survival, the worst thing when traveling was having someone discover your whereabouts.

Who knows, maybe he’d be ambushed like the Lord of the Reincarnation Palace.

Better to be cautious.

Chu Tian retrieved a flying boat from the cave world—a Saint Venerable-level magic weapon. Its greatest feature was its speed, and it could also become invisible. It was perfect for traveling.

The last time he left the sect, he had flown on his own, which had been exhausting. This time, he was going to enjoy the ride. Inside the flying boat, there was a separate space with all sorts of delicious food. There were even entertainment facilities inside to pass the time.

Such a Saint Venerable-level flying boat was probably something only the Extreme Dao Holy Land would use. Even ordinary sects, if they had one, couldn’t afford the spiritual stone consumption during flight. It used one medium-grade spiritual stone per minute!

Chu Tian entered the power room and stacked ten thousand top-grade spiritual stones, just to be safe. With so many, there was no need to worry about power for a while. After all, spiritual stones were not in short supply.

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For this trip to recruit disciples, Chu Tian had made a plan. He intended to visit some remote mountain villages first to scout out potential geniuses. Many top-tier prodigies were buried in ordinary places because of their humble backgrounds.

They spent their lives without realizing their full cultivation potential. So, Chu Tian planned to give them an opportunity, as well as an opportunity for himself!

However, half a month later, Chu Tian left the thirtieth village in disappointment. As expected, geniuses were not so easy to find. After visiting so many villages, he had seen few with even Xuan-level talent. Most were Yellow-level talents, and many had no roots at all!

They were far below his requirements. With such talent, it would be hard to enter Sheng Mo Mountain. Xuan-level talent would barely stand a chance.

After five more days of wandering with no luck, Chu Tian felt a little helpless. It seemed that he had boarded the system’s stolen boat. It was far too hard to find Saint-level talent in this era!

“System, sign in!”

As a new month began, Chu Tian helplessly called out to the system to complete his sign-in task.

Ding, congratulations to the host for receiving the Holy Weapon—Cang Sheng Sword.].

Cang Sheng Sword?

Cang Sheng?

Why did that sound so familiar?

“Another big Saint weapon, I’ve got so many that I can’t even hold them all.”

Chu Tian disdainfully threw the Cang Sheng Sword into the cave world. He already had various weapons of all levels. He had never cared much for these sign-in rewards.