The Path of Survivor begins with obtaining titles

Chapter 648: Chapter 325: The First Lesson After Ascension
 

After understanding how to use the Tai Xuan Mirror, Lin Yi put away the Identity Jade and held the mirror in his hand. With a thought, it displayed the teaching courses that one with third-level authority could register for.

He briefly looked them over. For the subsequent month, the courses were almost all taught by Void Refinement Cultivators, with only one class five days later taught by someone named Jiang Shancong, which sounded like the name of a kindly person. The subject, however, was about how to create Puppets.

Upon seeing “Puppet,” Lin Yi couldn’t help but recall the Paper Doll Secret Technique he had acquired from those Paper Shadow Sect fellows.

One could create Paper Men out of special materials and animate them like real people with the infusion of Spiritual Power.

The difference was that Paper Men were dead things requiring Divine Sense to move, whereas Puppets could be controlled simply and made to attack enemies.

He looked at the requirements for attending the course. It was specifically designed for Cultivators of Huashen, so the prerequisites ranged from the initial stage to the later stages of Huashen. Additionally, Primordial Spirit Strength needed to surpass that of other cultivators at the same realm, with priority given to those with experience in making Puppets. The number of participants was limited to one hundred, and the teaching time was unspecified.

He guessed that the cultivators he had seen undergoing inspection at the Hall of Preaching today were there to register for the class of this Fusion Elder.

Of course, with his third-level authority, he could directly participate without meeting any requirements.

Without much thought, Lin Yi immediately registered for Elder Jiang’s course. Registration was successful in no time—this third-level authority was indeed an excellent tool for taking advantage of such opportunities.

It was not surprising to him that not every Fusion Elder would be holding a course; finding a treasure like the Dan Immortal Master’s teachings was a matter of luck beyond expectation.

He wasn’t fussy about not being able to take advantage of Fusion realm teachings; even the teachings from a Void Refinement Cultivator were worthwhile. After all, every little bit added up.

He glanced at the Void Refinement Cultivator courses available in the next few days and their locations, which were mainly at Transmission Peak. This convenience suited him fine.

So, Lin Yi planned his schedule, registering for every course he could. The class times took up three-quarters of his daily schedule.

Now that he was in the Dao Palace, there was no point in holding back. He would take advantage of as many opportunities as possible. Some courses were serial and required attendance from beginning to end to complete a stage of learning.

Because the teaching times of that Fusion Elder were unspecified, he only registered for that one course five days later, hoping the Elder would teach for an extended period and he could gain some extra cultivation levels.

After registering for the courses, Lin Yi thought again, and an image of Cultivation Technique Manuals appeared on the Tai Xuan Mirror. Naturally, he saw the listing for the Creation Method there.

When he bought Cultivation Techniques in the Qinglian market, he saw the Creation Method relegated to the farthest corner, indicating its obscurity in the Spirit Profound Realm.

Perhaps over the long history of the Spirit Profound Realm, practitioners of the Creation Method, after achieving their own creations, chose to go public. However, they were not paid much attention.

Because practicing the Creation Method was excessively difficult, creating and evolving through ten levels was torturous for ordinary cultivators. Even he, known for his Enlightenment, had to put in considerable effort.

This was also why the current Cultivation Realms progressed through nine levels instead of the old concept of ten.

Of course, Lin Yi did not think that the organizations opposed to the Creation Method were concerned that its proliferation would affect the advancement of the human race’s cultivation enterprise and therefore hunted practitioners of the Creation Method.

The reason was simple: even if someone evolved through the Tenth Layer and understood the difficulty, knowing that the Creation Method allowed for ten levels and that one could reach the highest Cultivation State, not many would choose to practice it.

It’s like going to school where students are aware that with diligent study they could enter their dream university. Yet, it’s the limitation of talent and the inability to cope with the rigor that holds them back.

Lin Yi did not choose to view the Creation Method because the manuals on the mirror were not freely accessible; one needed to spend merits. Once he checked them, that action would certainly be recorded.

During his time in the Lower Realm, he had found the initial stages of the Creation Method, which he could practice for a while longer. Eventually, he planned to find a way to obtain higher-level Creation Methods.

It depended on when his Creation would undergo unique changes. At that point, he could no longer follow the path laid out by predecessors’ Creation Methods but would need to evolve his own version of it.

He perused the listings for a while, which were mostly Cultivation Technique Manuals available in the marketplace or a small portion of rare ones. However, the more precious manuals required a visit to the Hidden Dao Pavilion for a viewing.

After some time, Lin Yi began to play with the other functions of the Tai Xuan Mirror, such as viewing information posted by others, like a small online forum. However, everyone was identifiable on this platform, and no one dared to boast carelessly. If they did, cultivators would indeed track them via the Tai Xuan Mirror right to their Cave Mansion and drag them out for a beating.

Moreover, the platform showed one’s current level of authority, indicating the issuer’s identity and status to others posting information.

However, cultivation levels were not indicated because the Identity Jade did not have the function to check someone’s cultivation levels.

Lin Yi thought that adding this feature would be easy, but it could expose some cultivators’ strength, which, of course, would not be desirable.