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Chapter 500 - Three Hundred and Twenty-Six: The Six Rhythms of Overturning the Origin

Chapter 500: Chapter Three Hundred and Twenty-Six: The Six Rhythms of Overturning the Origin

In this world, full of disparities, life takes on a hundred forms.

In this extraordinary Imperial dynasty, where the gap between the top and the bottom is so vast it drives one to despair, it is nearly impossible for ordinary people to cross class boundaries.

However, in the cosmic sequence of forty-nine, mankind accounts for one.

Cultivator aptitude can, to some extent, be inherited, but equally, cultivation aptitude also possesses a certain level of randomness.

Some are born in the Underground Palace with exceptional talents, capable of cultivating to the peak of Great Grandmasters without the need for resources, while others are born with power and wealth but with a natural waste physique, unable to surpass ordinary human status even with unlimited resources at twenty.

This provides the lower-class masses with the scarce possibility of transcending their social rank.

If the aptitude for cultivation is just a possibility, then the favored children of the heavens, those with special physiques, essentially possess a golden ticket to the top echelons.

...if they’re willing to be obedient dogs, that is.

There isn’t an official hierarchy among physiques; one could only say they each have their own advantages, though those related to the ’Dao Body’ are generally much stronger than the others.

Just like Xu Yuan, who later acquired an Innate Taoist Body.

If he weren’t the Third Young Master of the Prime Minister’s Mansion, he probably would be fiercely contested by various powers in the outside world.

After all, every Innate Taoist Body that has ever appeared has been a dominant force in its own era, whether in terms of cultivation aptitude, comprehension of the heavenly dao, or innate talent for combat.

Without exception.

At this thought, Xu Yuan’s mind momentarily stumbled and he deliberately chose to skip over it.

Xiao Bai’s Five Elements Dao Body was very strong, even more naturally attuned to the Five Elements Qi compared to his all-purpose Innate Taoist Body.

Moreover, according to ancient texts Xu Yuan had read,

If the Cultivation Technique suits the Five Elements Dao Body, and if the Spellcraft of the Five Elements is perfected, it’s even possible to fight across higher levels.

"Is Mu Xi following you?"

Xu Yuan looked at the woman in front of him playing with a bronze cup, hesitating slightly, "What rank is the Five Elements Cultivation Technique you have?"

Li Qingyan exhaled a breath of white mist, lifted her gaze to the sky, and casually replied,

"Grade A."

"Grade A finest is still Grade A, so is Grade A lowest, and there’s a huge gap between them."

Xu Yuan chuckled, staring at her fair side profile, "But since you didn’t specify, I suppose it’s Grade A lowest, right?"

Li Qingyan turned her gaze and gave him a sideways glance, her tone slightly dissatisfied, "Do you think Grade A lowest is as common as cabbage?"

Of course, Grade A lowest is not as common as cabbage.

Most cultivators in the world practice Techniques of Grade D, and Grade C Techniques are already rare treasures, while Grade B is sought after but rarely found; one would typically have to serve a major power for at least a decade to possibly obtain one.

And as for Grade A... even Zhou Chen, the bootlicking Great Grandmaster, doesn’t have one.

Based on Xu Yuan’s current understanding of the ranking of Cultivation Techniques, Grade A lowest is roughly equivalent to the Purple-Ranked Techniques in the "Cangyuan Chronicles" from his previous world.

Xiao Bai’s Five Elements Dao Body utilising a Purple-Ranked Technique is honestly a waste.

Lost in thought, Xu Yuan shook his head slightly,

"I’m aware of the preciousness of a Grade A Cultivation Technique. Mu Xi has already practiced one technique, and changing it now, then changing again in the future will be quite troublesome."

"Feeling distressed?" Li Qingyan narrowed her eyes and smiled with a curve.

"Jealous?" Xu Yuan also smiled.

Crack—

The bronze cup shattered once again...

"....."

Watching the bronze dust flowing through her delicate fingers for several breaths, Xu Yuan’s expression turned grave in an instant,

"Qingyan, you know me, I’m just concerned about the risks involved in changing Cultivation Techniques.

"Changing Cultivation Techniques will throw the Origin Qi within the body into chaos; an inadvertent error can lead to qi deviation, injuries and a fall in cultivation at the very least, or irreversible damage to the body at worst."

In "Cangyuan Chronicles," changing one’s Cultivation Technique as a player was straightforward; acquiring a technique and instantly learning it was all it took, with the only hitch being the need to rebuild proficiency in the technique from scratch.

But in reality, while you can learn secret techniques and sword skills on a whim, it’s not that simple with Cultivation Techniques.

Cultivation Techniques are the medium through which cultivators breathe and manipulate Qi to advance their cultivation, typically forming a strong bond once practiced.

Like Xu Yuan and his practice of the Blood Essence Meteoring Art.

The higher the level of the Cultivation Technique, the greater the benefits it brings to the cultivator, and correspondingly, the harder it is to expel its influence on the body.

Every cycle of the Blood Essence Meteoring Art subtly reshapes his body, resulting in his Dantian storing far more Origin Qi than cultivators of the same level.

If Xu Yuan were to change Cultivation Techniques now, the surplus Origin Qi in his Dantian would be a nearly insoluble issue.

Unable to resolve it, forcibly switching techniques would result in qi deviation.

Moreover, that’s just one of the troubles of changing Cultivation Techniques.

Similarly,

Bai Muxi would have to dissipate the bodily changes made by her original technique step by step, then gradually amalgamate the new technique into her being, slowly adapting her body to the new one she is cultivating.

In other words, each change in Cultivation Technique is like a "re-sculpting" of the body.

Once might be okay, but several times would test even a Saint’s sturdy form.

Unless you have the abundant martial virtue of a foreign ghoul’s body.

Amidst these thoughts, Xu Yuan began searching his mind for a technique suitable for Xiao Bai.

Most cultivators settle for lower-level techniques out of necessity, but Bai Muxi, as a trusted ally of Xu Yuan’s future, not only needs the best but at the very least a technique of an "orange" grade.

Soon, Xu Yuan located one such technique from the memories of his previous life.

Although there was no Five Elements Dao Body in "Cangyuan Chronicles," there were techniques related to the Five Elements.

The Inverting the Origin, Six Elements Art.

An orange-graded technique, which he had practiced in "Cangyuan Chronicles," afforded a technique that was showy in execution.