Chapter 198: The Cultivation World’s Over-Competition (Part Two)
Cultivate!
Cultivate!
Cultivate!
Important things said three times.
In the mountains, there’s no cycle of time, and in cultivation, there’s no concept of age.
While Lu Ye was diligently cultivating, the Second Heaven was in an uproar.
A swordsman in green appeared, specifically targeting treasures from other sword sects.
A woman in red emerged, challenging everyone with fists that seemed to dance around a seal, making the Tianjiao from all directions miserable.
Then, a lady in yellow showed up.
She specialized in teaching a legendary divine skill.
Hmm…
That divine skill, of course, was the Heavenly Silkworm Nine Transformations.
If you had a Dao treasure, you could learn the Seven Transformations of the Heavenly Silkworm.
If you had a supreme treasure, you’d learn the Five Transformations.
If you had a spiritual treasure, you’d get the Three Transformations.
Also, you had to make a life-and-death vow not to pass this secret technique to others.
Who is this person?
It’s obvious now; it’s Shangguan Huanling.
When Yue Hongling and Bai Qiulan heard the news, they were both stunned.
Wait, what’s going on here???
Normally, for explosive divine skills, the fewer people that know about it, the better; ideally, you’d be the only one who knows.
This way, when you battle someone, you can boost your power in secret, leaving them completely confused.
Dang, that’s a cheat!
But now, Shangguan Huanling revealed this explosive secret skill.
She taught it to all the cultivators in the world.
Once this got out, the entire cultivation world went haywire.
When two people were fighting and their strengths were about equal, and one suddenly surged up several cultivation levels, what could the other do?
Nothing!
So, you would lose.
If one person suddenly jumped up several levels, what about the other?
They’re stuck at their level!
So they would lose.
And losing could mean death.
Shangguan Huanling taught everyone who came for treasures; good or bad, she didn’t care.
If you had money, she’d teach a few more Transformations.
Under this setup, the Heavenly Silkworm Transformations, specifically the Three, Five, and Seven Transformations, suddenly became all the rage in the Second Heaven.
You’re not cultivating?
Everyone else is, and you’re just sitting there?
Others suddenly boosted several levels, and you think you can keep up?
No way!
So, a crazy wave of learning the Heavenly Silkworm Transformations began.
Countless people sought out Shangguan Huanling, asking her to teach them. She required vows in return.
The vow template was the same for everyone.
Only the names varied.
This method clearly wasn’t thought up by Shangguan Huanling; it came straight from Chu Ling.
Chu Ling was busy plundering others’ sword techniques when she got injured and used the Transmitting Stone to contact Shangguan Huanling.
It suddenly hit Chu Ling that, despite Shangguan Huanling being a bit slow, in the absence of anyone manipulating her, she had become the only person Chu Ling could trust.
Shangguan Huanling was feeling bored.
She had decided to follow the path that Lu Ye had taken.
But… Lu Ye wasn’t moving anymore…
Shangguan Huanling was left dumbfounded and decided to start cultivating herself.
Hmm… the speed of her cultivation? How to say it?
It’s complicated!
Shangguan Huanling was in despair; at this pace, by the time she reached the Celestial Lord Realm and planned to cross the tribulation for the Third Heaven, Lu Ye would probably have already returned to the Celestial Lord Realm.
But what could she do?
She was broke, had no way to earn money, and no treasures to consume.
Just then, she got a call for help from Chu Ling.
Bestie, gotta save her!
The Demon of Heaven’s Blood Escape consumed everything she had gathered during her long training just to save Chu Ling.
Chu Ling was indeed rescued.
At that moment, Shangguan Huanling cried.
So, had she cultivated alone for so long?
Chu Ling truly appreciated her saving grace and thus gave Shangguan Huanling all her plundered treasures.
Shangguan Huanling was immediately overjoyed but then frowned again.
“Sister Chu, I can’t accept this!” Shangguan Huanling sighed.
“Why? Your *Origins Devouring Heaven Sutra* is best suited for consuming all kinds of spiritual treasures. If you’re not consuming but just cultivating here, when will you reach the level you want?” Chu Ling replied.
Shangguan Huanling shook her head.
She didn’t say anything.
Chu Ling understood that she could give Shangguan Huanling her treasures.
But what about later?
She wasn’t a wealthy man, and she could barely support herself, let alone support Shangguan Huanling.
Everyone was already giving their all for their own cultivation; where would they find the energy to help someone else?
Thinking of this, Chu Ling felt a painful ache in her heart like needles pricking her.
She couldn’t support even one person.
In her past life, the wealthy man could support eight people, helping them all ascend to the Great Emperor Realm against all odds.
How difficult that must have been!
Now, Yue Hongling was in a similar situation, helping Bai Qiulan. Although she could quickly boost Bai Qiulan’s strength by helping her clear the Yin Poison,
seeing how hard Yue Hongling was working to challenge everyone, her Dao of the Fearless was clearly starting to crack.
This was a huge calamity for her.
“To cultivate this skill, you absolutely must consume spiritual treasures; otherwise, you might as well change to another method. But with your talent… uh, you’d better think about how to earn money for spiritual treasures to cultivate with!”
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Huanling pointed uncertainly at herself.
“Me? Earn money?”
Chu Ling…
“What can you do?”
Shangguan Huanling… what could she do? She could bully Lu Ye, in a unique and exceptional way, but that couldn’t be applied to others!
“Right now, all I have are the *Origins Devouring Heaven Sutra*, *Heavenly Silkworm Nine Transformations*, and *Demon of Heaven’s Blood Escape*.”
Chu Ling was also at her wit’s end.
She truly knew too little.
The wealthy man was just absurdly powerful; he could pull even a vase-like person into the Great Emperor Realm with ease.
Suddenly, Chu Ling had a brilliant idea.
“You can teach others the Heavenly Silkworm Nine Transformations!”
“You absolutely must not teach the *Origins Devouring Heaven Sutra* to anyone else, and the *Demon of Heaven’s Blood Escape* must not be passed on either. If you do, others will definitely plot against you, and you won’t be able to escape.”
“So, you only have this option—teach the Heavenly Silkworm Nine Transformations to others!”
The more Chu Ling spoke, the brighter her eyes became.
She had formed a complete thought process.
Shangguan Huanling looked at the excited Chu Ling and asked in confusion, “Why can’t I teach others to cultivate the *Origins Devouring Heaven Sutra*?”
Chu Ling glanced at her.
“You don’t need to know why, just know that you can’t.”
Should she tell Shangguan Huanling that this method only cultivates True Essence and doesn’t enhance the Dao?
That nearly everyone who cultivates it will face Dao corrosion?
And so, the Heavenly Silkworm Nine Transformations emerged in the Second Heaven.
Everyone was unwittingly dragged into a world of over-competition.
Originally, no one would know explosive secret techniques, but after Shangguan Huanling did this, everyone had to learn!!!
Suddenly, there’s an unexpected expense on everyone’s shoulders—everyone’s miserable!
