Immortality Path: From the Blind Man at the Pharmacy
Chapter 262 - 151, 152. Xuanwu Swallowing the Moon, Crushing the Ghostly Monk (Large Chapter - Seeking Subscriptions)

Chapter 262: 151, 152. Xuanwu Swallowing the Moon, Crushing the Ghostly Monk (Large Chapter - Seeking Subscriptions)

"The deduction probability for the ’Yellow Level Grade A’ cultivation technique ’Xuanwu True Qi’ starts at 0.02%."

Consulting the ’Mysterious Level Grade D’ cultivation technique ’Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit Sutra’ raised this to 0.04%."

Afterward, practicing the ’Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit Sutra’ further improved his probability. With each tail perfected, the probability increased by one point."

By the time he reached six tails, the probability had reached 12.8‰, or 1.28%."

Experiencing the Reappear Calamity, clashing with the ’Undying and Indestructible’ Human Skin Ghost and Gongyang Gu’s Army Formation from within the ’Mysterious Level Grade D’, and observing the Reappear Calamity all doubled it again, raising it to 2.048%."

Clearly, deducing a unique cultivation technique for oneself, especially one that Song Cheng sought after with ’Perfection,’ was quite challenging."

Song Cheng glanced at his current points.

points.

points for one deduction, totaling 332 deductions possible."

With a success rate of 2.048%, what would be the overall probability of success after 332 deductions?"

Song Cheng swiftly calculated the probabilities.

If it were a hundred times, the probability of success would be about 87.37%."

For two hundred times, it would be 98.41%."

For three hundred and thirty-two times, the probability would be 99.9%."

’It’s completely possible to deduce now.’

Faced with the long-awaited deduction, Song Cheng had some expectations."

He had always believed in ’no pain, no gain,’ and now it was time to harvest."

’Deduce ’Xuanwu True Qi’ until successful.’

...

...

It was hard to tell if this luck was good or bad."

The deduction succeeded on the 138th attempt."

’Max out.’

’Deduce battle method.’

’Continue to max out.’

After another series of operations, Song Cheng looked at the remaining 36 Remaining Points and glanced again at the panel.

[Cultivation Technique]

Xuanwu Swallowing Moon Jue (Mysterious Level Grade D) (Giant Soul) (Perfection)

[Skill]

Turtle Eating the Moon (Mysterious Level Grade D) (Perfection)

His power data had leaped upward, from "1217~2798" to "1427~3218."

Compared to the "650 (1300)~1300 (2600)" of the mysterious Arhat he had seen in the North Land, and the "700 (1280)~1400 (2560)" of the one that later possessed Yin Mingzong, Song Cheng had already surpassed them."

Never mind that those two were injured."

Even if they weren’t, standing before Song Cheng, they would clearly not be opponents anymore."

Song Cheng felt he had always been someone lacking a sense of security, fearing violence and danger. The improvement in his strength made him sigh with relief and gave him a bit of comfort."

At this moment, numerous cultivation memories surged into his mind."

Song Cheng closed his eyes and savored them deeply."

...

For one thing, the ’Xuanwu Swallowing Moon Jue,’ as a ’Mysterious Level Grade D’ tactic, was able to induce further growth in Song Cheng, who had already peaked at ’Mysterious Level Grade C’, thanks to its ability to condense an extremely large Ghostly Soul."

With a simple demonstration, Song Cheng discovered that the Two-tailed Xuan Fox’s Ghostly Soul reached more than twenty feet, the four tails nearly thirty feet, and six tails over thirty feet."

Yet the Xuanwu Ghostly Soul condensed by the ’Xuanwu Swallowing Moon Jue’ was directly several tens of feet long..."

...

Secondly, the Su Family’s cultivation technique was called ’Mysterious Heart Moon-Gazing,’ whereas this one was ’Xuanwu Swallowing the Moon,’ even just in name there was a difference to show."

The moon, also known as Taiyin, in this world represents an extremely mysterious and powerful existence."

’Moon-gazing’ seems to be worshiping the moon, a cautious and reverent act of trying to glean a touch of moonlight."

’Swallowing the Moon,’ on the other hand, is overwhelmingly arrogant, without the slightest bit of reverence."

Just from this alone, one can see the terrifying ambition within this technique."

And this is especially evident in the skill ’Turtle Eating the Moon’."

From his cultivation memories, Song Cheng knew that the so-called ’Turtle Eating the Moon’ involved transforming into a Mysterious Turtle and devouring moonlight to fill his body with lunar power, thus forming a terrifying ’Offense and Defense as One’."

Consider the comparison."

Two-Tailed Fox Fire could condense two streams of Fox Fire to attack others’ Divine Souls."

Yet a Mysterious Turtle swallowing a mouthful of moonlight turns the entire body into an assault on the opponent’s Divine Soul..."

Two-Tailed Fox Fire at most allows targeting two souls, and it needs a pause to re-condense when used."

But a Mysterious Turtle filled with moonlight can just ’rumble’ over anything in its path, as if it was hit by multiple Fox Fires."

And for defense."

Two-Tailed Fox Fire has no defense, at best it’s just ’interception’."

A moonlight-fed Mysterious Turtle, no matter how seriously injured, will recover at an inconceivably fast rate with just another gulp of moonlight."

It’s clear that there’s no comparison between the Mysterious Fox and the Mysterious Turtle."

Which one is inferior and which one is superior is obvious at a glance."

...

Besides these two points, Song Cheng remembered something his elder sister-in-law had once said, that ’Mystic Realm’ was also called ’Soul Transformation Realm’."

A Ghostly Soul without form can shape itself, thus transforming."

Having a form means the soul has transformed."

And every existing soul will only go through one transformation, just as an infant grows to be the same species as the mother and not something else."

However, the power to choose lies with the soul itself - this is the ’nobility of a Ghostly Soul’."

Yet, most Ghostly Souls do not have the luxury to choose, because what shape they can take largely depends on the cultivation techniques of their own Noble Family."

Although Noble Family Children are born better than ordinary people, there’s still variation among them."

If your family’s techniques are powerful, then you are born noble because your soul will take form as a powerful spirit; if the techniques are weak, then I’m sorry... you are born inferior. Even with all efforts later, it’s impossible to surpass ’someone from a powerful family who exerts the same effort’."

Some things, if you have them at birth, you just do; if you don’t... no amount of desire can ever acquire them."

This is not just true among ordinary people when comparing ’mortals and the Imperial Family,’ but also within Noble Families."

It’s for this reason that after Song Cheng mastered the ’Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit Sutra,’ he was finally accepted by his elder sister-in-law as one of the Su Family."