The Chu Clan's library was very close to the clan's martial arts practice field, only about two miles away. It was mainly to make it convenient for the clan's disciples to find the origin method in the library and quickly rush to the martial arts practice field to cultivate.
Even though the Chu Clan was a small clan in Ping Yang Town and was only a subsidiary of the Chen Clan, the Chen Clan would often reward them with some Origin Skill for their talented disciples to cultivate. Over the years, there had been clansmen in the clan who had gone out to explore and train. Due to luck, they had also obtained some origin techniques that were not of a very high level.
Essence Arts and Martial Skills were divided into six grades, Divine, Heavenly, Earthly, Mysterious, Yellow, and Mortal. Each grade was divided into three grades, upper, middle, and lower.
The higher the level, the better the cultivation effect. However, those high-grade Yuan Arts could only be obtained by large families with deep foundations. For small families like the Chu family, they could not come into contact with them.
The highest level cultivation technique of the Chu clan was only a low-grade yellow-class cultivation technique, and only the clan leader could cultivate it. That was the previous clan leader of the Chu clan, who was also Chu Nan's grandfather. Back then, he had gone on a mission with the Chen clan and achieved meritorious service. The clan leader of the Chen clan was overjoyed and rewarded him with a set of low-grade yellow-grade origin cultivation art. This incident had shocked Ping Yang Town back then. Furthermore, the clan had stipulated that only direct descendants could cultivate it. As for the so-called Yellow Tier Mid Grade Lightning Dragon Mystic Technique that Chu Nan cultivated in the past, even though it was considered a Yellow Tier Mid Grade, the Chu Clan only obtained an incomplete manual. In reality, its cultivation effect was only at the Mortal Tier.
The true complete Thunder Dragon Mystic Scripture was a true Yellow Class Mid Grade, but with the Chu Clan's wealth and foundation, it was very difficult to obtain.
The Chu Clan didn't have as deep a foundation as the big clans. Most of the books in the library were Mortal Tier Essence Arts, and most of them were Mortal Tier Low Rank. There weren't many Mortal Tier High Rank and Yellow Tier Low Rank Essence Arts, only a dozen of them.
"Let's go to the library first to try my luck and see if there's any suitable origin technique for me.”? The Chu Clan's library was a wooden tower with three floors. The lower level mainly stored the lowest level of body-forging techniques, which were only suitable for Soul Conduits to cultivate. The middle level stored the mid-to low-grade Mortal Realm Essence Arts, while the upper level stored the high-grade Mortal Realm Essence Arts and even higher grade Essence Arts. When he was cultivating in the past, as the young master of the clan, he was naturally able to casually read through these cultivation manuals. However, it was only limited to low-level elemental cultivation manuals that suited him. Since he had never advanced to become a soul warrior, he would mostly go back and forth between the first and second levels of the library pavilion. He had never set foot on the third level.
Thus, he went straight to the third floor this time.
The first and second level of the library pavilion still had more low-grade essence techniques, but it was very different on the third level. The third floor was on the top floor of the tower. Although it was much smaller than the first and second floors, it was more exquisitely decorated than the first two floors. Unlike the first and second level, where they were placed on large bookshelves, each elemental scripture was placed in an exquisite book box and then placed in a small bookcase.
Next to the book box where each origin technique was located, there was a simple introduction of the origin technique.
He casually picked up a book with a green tree printed on the cover and carefully read the simple introduction beside the book.
The Greenwood Sword Art was a Mortal-ranked high-grade origin art. It was suitable for soul masters whose spirit souls were swords. If they cultivated it to perfection, they would be able to cultivate the Greenwood Sword Qi. If their spirit souls were not swords, soul masters with weapon-type spirit souls such as sabers and spears could also cultivate it.
The Barbaric Bull Force was a Mortal-tier high-grade origin technique that could cultivate the strength of a powerful barbaric bull. It was said that when cultivated to the peak, one would have the strength of a hundred barbaric bulls.
Even though the third layer was much more exquisite than the first two layers, it was still very unsightly to Chu Nan's eyes. After searching for an hour, he still could not find a suitable one and was about to turn back in disappointment.
At this moment, he inadvertently saw a special area in an inconspicuous corner of the wall. There was a dilapidated triangular bookshelf, and on the bookshelf was an origin technique with a black cover. Compared to the other exquisitely-packaged Yuan Arts, the storage of this Yuan Art was extremely simple. Even the broken bookshelf was covered in dust, as if it had not been cleaned for a long time.
This piqued Chu Nan's curiosity.
Since it could be specially divided into a small area to store, could it be that there was something special about this origin manual?
He walked to the front of the bookshelf and casually picked up the Origin Sutra. He saw that a corner of the page was missing from the pitch-black cover, and the book was in tatters.
There was not a detailed introduction like the other Yuan Arts beside the bookshelf. There was only a large word "Forbidden" written on it, and there was not even a book title.
Just as he held the origin technique in his hand, the Nine Suns Gourd in his body strangely trembled. Then, it clearly accelerated the transformation of demonic qi.
How can my spirit soul respond to this ordinary-looking origin technique that no one would pick up on the streets? Furthermore, the newly converted demonic qi was directly gathered in his hands through his body, as if it was about to rush out of his flesh and flow towards this origin art.
He was surprised by the unusual behavior of the Nine Suns Gourd in his body. He decided to take it back and study it. Suddenly, an old voice called out to him.
"Young Master! Don't move!"
Chu Nan turned around and saw an old man with sharp eyebrows and a square face walking towards him.
Chu Nan was very familiar with this old man. He was the clan elder in charge of the library, Chu Wenyin. In terms of seniority, he was still his father's third uncle. When the old man was young, his meridians were damaged during a battle with the Sun Moon Empire. His cultivation base could no longer be raised, and he was stuck at Stage Two Soul Master for the rest of his life. He could only manage the library pavilion here. Under the circumstances where most of his clansmen were fawning over the elders and seeking refuge with Chu Tianqi, he was one of the few people who stood by his heart and supported Chu Tianyang. Hence, Chu Nan had always believed the old man's words without a doubt.
"Third Master, is there something wrong with this Origin Method?”Chu Nan raised the question in his heart.
"This nameless origin technique was brought by the ancestor of the Chu family when he established the family. No one knew the name of this origin art. However, the various drawbacks in the cultivation process made people shrink back. No one dared to cultivate it, so it was called the forbidden art.”
Chu Wenyin picked up the origin technique and caressed the cover. He said," Up until now, our Chu Clan has had more than ten seniors who have cultivated it, but none of them have been able to successfully cultivate it. In the early stages of cultivation, one will obtain a very powerful strength. However, as one's cultivation increases, one will suffer a backlash. In a light case, one's meridians will be damaged, and one's cultivation will be crippled. In a serious case, one's body will explode and die on the spot. Therefore, the old clan head discussed with the clan elders back then and listed this origin technique as a forbidden book. For safety reasons, they did not allow the clan disciples to continue cultivating it, so they could only silently leave it here as an antique.”
Chu Nan took the book from Chu Wenyin's hands and said with a smile," Third Master, please rest assured. I will return it after I study it. I will not cultivate it without permission."”As she spoke, she wanted to go downstairs.
"Young Master, don't treat my words as a joke. "I heard from the seniors in the clan that a genius appeared a hundred years ago. His talent was extraordinary and he had six meridians. He advanced to the Soul Ancestor realm at the age of twenty-three and broke through to the ninth stage of the Soul Ancestor realm at the age of twenty-nine by cultivating this restriction. His cultivation realm increased faster and faster, but the backlash also became stronger and stronger. In the end, all his meridians were destroyed by the backlash of the origin technique, and his cultivation was completely crippled. Although the clan had spent all their wealth to hire an alchemist to treat him and barely saved his life, he had fallen from a genius to a good-for-nothing. He could not bear such a blow. Later on, he actually went crazy and swallowed a sword to commit suicide. He could have revived the Chu Clan, but he died young. Young Master, you must be careful! Even though our Chu Clan's origin method isn't of a high level, most of it has been tested and verified by our predecessors. Cultivating it is relatively safe and there won't be any drawbacks. Young Master, don't be too eager for quick success and instant benefits, and harm yourself.”
Chu Nan was not worried about the backlash from the restriction technique damaging his meridians. With the Nine Suns Gourd's powerful recovery ability, he could recover in a single night even when the Nine Heavens Lightning struck him. If his body was really damaged, he could just repair his meridians and cultivate again.
"Alright, Grandpa Wenyin, don't worry. Are you still worried about me? I'll send it to you immediately after studying it. When I come back, I'll bring you some good wine to show my respect.”
Chu Nan grinned as he looked at Chu Wenyin, who was chattering away and earnestly advising him, before running off.
"Sigh, Young Master is still so stubborn.”
Chu Wenyin looked at Chu Nan's back and shook his head.
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