Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 121 - 110 Nine Elemental Calming Art

Chapter 121: Chapter 110 Nine Elemental Calming Art

The vast Wenyuan Pavilion was silent, with neither of the two making a sound.

It wasn’t until the spirit puppet woman brought over the Nine Elemental Calming Art that Xu Yuan needed:

"Saintess, here is the cultivation technique you requested."

This handwritten scroll of about a dozen pages shimmered with a faint halo around the text.

Xu Yuan took it, glanced over it briefly, and then stored it in the Sumeru Ring.

At that moment, the Saint’s Remnant Soul suddenly interjected with praise:

"The secret technique here is indeed profound, allowing someone who has just started their cultivation to maintain their state. You came specifically for this, didn’t you, young man?"

Xu Yuan ignored the Saint’s Remnant Soul’s probing and instead continued to ask the spirit puppet woman:

"May I select a few more cultivation techniques?"

In Cang Yuan, if one chose to forcefully kill her, this spirit puppet woman would drop a random cultivation technique after her death, and the Nine Elemental Calming Art was just one of them.

The spirit puppet woman bowed respectfully and shook her head:

"According to the rules, Saintess, you can only choose one technique within this pavilion every ten years."

Seeing this, Xu Yuan nodded slightly and turned to walk towards the transmission formation behind him.

His goal for this visit had been achieved. Although there were other treasures in the Dome Palace, they were too dangerous for him at this time, and it was not worth the risk of dying to obtain them.

After finding Ran Qingmo using the transmission formation, he planned to make a strategic retreat, especially since Tianyan was still hot on his trail.

But just as he was about to step onto the transmission formation, the spirit puppet woman abruptly appeared before Xu Yuan, her voice still respectfully coy:

"If the Saintess wishes to leave, please return the secret technique to me."

Xu Yuan’s heart sank a little.

Were there hidden constraints on the cultivation techniques within the Wenyuan Pavilion?

Just then, the Saint’s Remnant Soul suddenly interjected:

"I’ve more or less memorized the secret technique. I can inform you of it once we’re outside."

Xu Yuan glanced at him sideways.

The Saint’s Remnant Soul was all smiles.

With a huff, Xu Yuan sat down directly on the stairs of the transmission platform and began to pore over the technique in detail.

He did not trust Old Man Luo.

A cultivation technique can be utterly ruined by the slightest error; even a single byte’s change could lead to unimaginable consequences.

Seeing that he couldn’t hoodwink Xu Yuan, the Saint’s Remnant Soul said no more, only reminding him:

"Young Xu, you’d better hurry up. Tianyan could arrive at any moment."

Xu Yuan frowned, flipping through the secret technique and responding nonchalantly:

"Tianyan should be, at most, a Second Grade cultivator, right?"

"Pretty much."

After the previous clash of mantras, the Saint’s Remnant Soul also had a rough grasp of the opponent’s strength and murmured, "It seems Tianyan is likely just a Saintess of Heaven’s Watchtower, not the Pavilion Master."

Xu Yuan answered offhand:

"If she’s Second Grade, do you think she can defeat so many spirit puppets in the Wenyuan Pavilion?"

"So many?"

The Saint’s Remnant Soul frowned, glancing at the spirit puppet woman standing beside Xu Yuan. The Chaotic Inheritance Formation was still active inside the pavilion, limiting his will-spirit’s ability to sense too far.

Xu Yuan’s gaze stayed on the secret manual, casually pointing downward:

"There are four Second Grade and eight Third Grade on the floors below."

The Saint’s Remnant Soul’s pupils contracted slightly.

It wasn’t the number of spirit puppets below that surprised him; it was that Xu Yuan knew their exact numbers.

He was beginning to find the depths of this fellow before him somewhat baffling.

Seeming like an old monster, yet also like an ordinary person.

After a pause, the Saint’s Remnant Soul sighed and said in a low voice:

"Not necessarily."

Xu Yuan frowned and looked up:

"What do you mean? Are you saying Tianyan can withstand so many Primordial beings’ assault?"

The Saint’s Remnant Soul spoke softly:

"Spirit puppets are not real people and differ greatly from true Primordial beings. Besides, there are some secret techniques in the Yantian Art that even I am unaware of."

Xu Yuan’s brow furrowed deeply, and he no longer looked at the technique in his hands, instead raising his eyes:

"Old Man Luo, didn’t you cultivate the Yantian Art? How could you not know?"

The Saint’s Remnant Soul rolled his eyes:

"Xu, do you think the Yantian Art is as common as cabbage, available for anyone who wants to cultivate it?"

Xu Yuan’s gaze was smeared with doubt as he fixed his eyes on the Saint’s Remnant Soul.

The Saint’s Remnant Soul, with the expression of a rascal, said,

"Actually, you guessed right before. I did steal the Yantian Art, but I only managed to steal the Heavenly Word Scripture from it.

"Tsk... Don’t look at me like that, kid. There’s no reason for me to lie to you about this. Just stealing that scripture almost cost me my life in that ’Heaven’s Watchtower’. Back then, there were more than a dozen Saints."

Xu Yuan sighed and decided not to delve deeper into the matter, then spoke up,

"Alright, what does Tianyan want with me then?"

The Saint’s Remnant Soul grinned in response and explained,

"To put it simply, although the Yantian Art can deduce everything, there are three situations where it cannot make calculations.

"The first is some special physiques.

"The second is some old monsters powerful enough to conceal themselves.

"The third is when a catastrophe descends upon the world, and all the Yantian Art can see is darkness."

After hearing this, Xu Yuan fell into silence for a moment, then asked,

"So, the Yantian Art cannot deduce my Innate Taoist Body?"

"The Innate Taoist Body, the Yantian Art can deduce."

Having said this, the Saint’s Remnant Soul stared at Xu Yuan.

Unfazed, Xu Yuan spoke with admiration,

"Wow, I, Xu Changtian, am actually a great catastrophe of the world?"

"...." The corner of the Saint’s Remnant Soul’s lips twitched.

This kid, he really has no shame.

Xu Yuan, as if nothing had happened, directly moved past the topic and asked in a low voice,

"So what does her wanting to follow me have to do with all this?"

Because of the previous tacit understanding reached, the Saint’s Remnant Soul did not tangle further with the previous topic, but this time his tone was somewhat uncertain,

"Nothing much. It’s mainly about setting up an anchor point on you."

"Anchor point?" Xu Yuan raised an eyebrow.

Speaking in a low voice the Saint’s Remnant Soul said,

"I don’t know the specific details, but the records in Jiatiange show that whenever a variable appears, the Heaven’s Watchtower Master or the current Saint Heir and Saintess will go to the side of the person where the variable has emerged and shadow them."

After a brief contemplation, Xu Yuan then asked,

"What usually happens to these people who are shadowed in the end?"

The corner of the Saint’s Remnant Soul’s lips revealed a playful smile,

"Generally, there are two outcomes.

"Either they join Jiatiange or they end up dead."

Xu Yuan remained quiet for a few breaths, then suddenly laughed softly,

"So authoritarian?"

The Saint’s Remnant Soul shrugged his shoulders, giving a straightforward answer,

"To Jiatiange, a variable is not permitted. Back in the day, Jiatiange had the strength to act in such a manner, but it’s not necessarily the same now."

"Hmm..."

Xu Yuan chuckled and set aside the thoughts in his mind, turning his attention to earnestly study the secret technique in his hand.

In the antique Wenyuan Pavilion, time passed quickly, and an hour went by in a blink of an eye.

By now, Xu Yuan had also roughly understood the principle behind the Nine Elemental Calming Art.

Once a cultivator steps into the Primordial Realm, the meridians in the body can, like the tides of the sea, endlessly absorb the Origin Qi from the outside world. An exceptional genius created this secret technique based on this principle, allowing lower-rank cultivators to achieve the cycle of breath throughout all hours.

Of course, the limitations were also substantial.

Out of the one hundred and twenty-seven meridians in the human body, this cultivation technique required the use of one hundred and nine of them. Even if one meridian is not clear, this method cannot be practiced, and the requirements for the will-spirit are also very high.

However, for Xu Yuan with his Innate Taoist Body, none of these things were a problem.

Understanding the principles, Xu Yuan began to memorize the activation sequence word for word.

Tianyan was still hot on his heels, so he did not have the time to practice here. He could only memorize it now and practice it later.

Another hour passed,

Xu Yuan returned the technique to the young woman, ready to head towards the Transmission Formation to make his escape.

Suddenly, the Formation Patterns on the platform flashed,

and then,

a graceful figure appeared on the platform, as the familiar, serene voice reached him,

"Xu Yuan, I just saw Tianyan outside fighting with a crazy woman."