Severing Ties: The Sect Regrets My Departure Chapter 47

"Fellow Daoist Feng, look, these are all the cultivation manuals and secret techniques I've prepared for you, all from our Victory Gang's stockpile!"

"Of course, their grades are definitely not high."

"Mainly because we can't produce high-grade techniques. What do you think of these manuals..."

"Ah, yes, yes! Good, good!"

"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Feng, you're too polite. What happened before was my Victory Gang's fault. The fact that you, Fellow Daoist Feng, can let bygones be bygones is already a great honor. How could I possibly take your spirit stones?"

"Haha, then Fellow Daoist Feng, take your time looking. I'll take my leave first. If there are any other secret manuals later, I'll gather them for you!"

"..."

Under the watchful gazes of Su Rumei and the Shadow, Mou Xingsheng bowed and scraped repeatedly in front of Gu Xiu's carriage before finally turning to leave. However, his face was already filled with excitement.

This scene made Su Rumei and the Shadow unable to suppress their curiosity. They extended their spiritual sense to spy and saw Mou Xingsheng pulling a group of Victory Gang's rogue cultivators aside.

"Spread the word. Check if anyone still hasn't handed over their cultivation manuals and secret techniques. Make sure everything has been brought out."

"None left? If there aren't any, then go find them!"

"No matter what kind of manual it is, find them all for me! As long as they are different from what we have, bring them all!"

"Right, we're almost at Yunxiao City. Pass the message ahead of time. Tell the brothers in the gang to start purchasing all kinds of manuals in the city!"

"Any kind of manual is fine?" someone asked curiously.

"Yes, anything goes!" Mou Xingsheng nodded. "Fellow Daoist Feng said it doesn't matter if they have a grade or not. We'll accept them all without refusal. Get as many as we can!"

This...

Su Rumei and the Shadow exchanged a glance, both seeing confusion in each other's eyes. They didn't understand.

From the sound of it, Feng Bugui wanted cultivation manuals? That was understandable. After all, although his origins were unclear, since he was a rogue cultivator, he would naturally lack techniques typically passed down within sects.

But... he wanted everything? Accepting anything without refusal?

Logically speaking, shouldn't he just find one high-grade technique to cultivate? Why did he want them all?

What was he planning to do?

...

Inside the carriage, Gu Xiu knew this scene was being watched by Su Rumei. But he didn't mind. Or rather, this was something he had intentionally allowed.

This time, Gu Xiu's gains were not small. Apart from spirit stones, pills, and the Shadow Plunderer Sword sent by Su Rumei, his biggest harvest was actually in terms of cultivation techniques.

Ever since uncovering the secret of the wordless ancient book, Gu Xiu understood that what he needed most was not just resources but also more powerful techniques!

The path of cultivation emphasizes innate talent, wealth (resources), companions (allies), methods (techniques), and location (environment).

With the help of the ancient book butterfly, Gu Xiu already possessed the Innate Saint Rhyme and Supreme Dao Bone, which allowed his cultivation speed to be faster and his future potential higher. But having talent alone wasn't enough; it needed to be paired with sufficiently powerful techniques.

After all, Gu Xiu's Dantian Qi Sea was too vast. While this was a symbol of great power—allowing him to kill Foundation Establishment cultivators with his Qi Refining cultivation—it also meant his advancement speed would be much slower.

Even with peerless talent, it would be difficult to compensate for that. So there was only one method: supplement it with higher-grade, more powerful techniques!

For rogue cultivators, this is actually a dead end. High-grade manuals are not easily obtained.

But Gu Xiu was different. He possessed the wordless ancient book; any manual could be enhanced under its influence. They could even be fused together. In other words, he could continuously cultivate various kinds of techniques, causing them to fuse and advance until they became increasingly powerful!

Good techniques are hard to find. But ordinary trashy techniques that flood the streets aren't difficult at all—especially with the help of someone like Mou Xingsheng.

When Mou Xingsheng came to apologize earlier, Gu Xiu mentioned wanting some cultivation techniques. That very day, Mou Xingsheng brought out five manuals. Three were unranked trash, and two were Yellow-grade.

With the help of these five manuals, Gu Xiu successfully transformed the Mystic Court Void Scripture within his Dantian into the Heavenly Blessing Heart Scripture!

The grade still wasn't high. Originally just an Earth-grade low-tier technique, it merely became Earth-grade mid-tier. Clearly, the fusion of techniques becomes more difficult as it progresses.

However, the improvement was significant. At least the Heavenly Blessing Heart Scripture increased cultivation speed by more than double compared to the previous technique!

Moreover... just now, Mou Xingsheng had prepared another dozen manuals. With these fusing again, Gu Xiu believed his technique grade could rise once more.

As for intentionally letting Su Rumei see... Gu Xiu naturally had his own considerations.

The other party wished to befriend him because of his talent. Since that was the case, why not be open about it? Show off a bit more of his potential.

'Companions' doesn't refer narrowly to Dao companions but rather fellow Daoists and allies.

Gu Xiu was a rogue cultivator, unwilling to join any force. But that didn't mean he would never interact with anyone. At the very least, he needed people to buy resources from. Not to mention, the existence of the wordless ancient book meant he needed a large number of manuals.

He didn't mind having connections with Wanbao Pavilion. Each takes what they need.

But since he wanted connections, he should at least show his strength and potential worth cooperating with.

At this moment, Gu Xiu didn't know that Su Rumei possessed fortune-gazing arts, nor did he know that his status in her mind had already reached its peak. He just patiently began copying down newly obtained manuals onto his nameless ancient book one by one, continuously causing them to fuse.

And this scene... as expected, fell into Su Rumei's and the Shadow's eyes.

Ever since seeing Mou Xingsheng give so many manuals to Gu Xiu, the two had been observing him constantly. When they saw Gu Xiu flipping through these manuals, both felt puzzled.

"What is he doing?"

"If I'm not mistaken, the technique he cultivates should be Earth-grade, right? Since he already has such a technique, why go the long way around cultivating these kinds?"

"It seems his former sect was just a small one; their technique was only Earth-grade at best. But still, there's no need for him to cultivate those worse ones, right?"

The Shadow watched for a while before shaking her head. She only saw Gu Xiu studying trashy techniques and didn't understand his intentions.

However... after speaking for a bit without getting any response from Su Rumei, the Shadow turned her head, only then noticing something strange.

Su Rumei was wide-eyed, staring at Gu Xiu with shock written all over her face. She suddenly turned back towards the Shadow, asking abruptly.

"Have you noticed? Feng Bugui's cultivated technique... is changing?"

"Technique changing?"

The Shadow didn't understand; she re-examined Gu Xiu carefully, prompted by Su Rumei’s reminder. Suddenly, she couldn't help feeling surprised herself.

"Earth-grade high-tier technique?!"

"Did I misjudge earlier? Or did he simply not circulate this set before?"

"No, no!"

"His technique changed again! Although still Earth-grade high-tier, it's now stronger than before by several degrees!"

"And why does his new technique share some similarities with those few he just looked at moments ago?!"

"This... what’s going on?!"

Suddenly the Shadow fell silent; she thought of one guess which shocked her, making her scalp tingle. Turning sideways, she saw Su Rumei looking back with a similar expression.

"What did you think?" Su Rumei asked.

"I..." The Shadow swallowed hard. "I thought... of one phrase used only when describing immortals..."

"What phrase?"

"All Dharmas... All Dharmas Return to the Source!!!"