The ox demon laughed when he heard Qin Wentian's words. After which, he asked, "Release all the Mandates you're proficient in for me to see."
Qin Wentian didn't reply, he released all four of his Mandates. The ox demon continued, "In order to lower the difficulty of the test, I'll allow you to choose any innate technique you want. For example, sword innate techniques, illusionary innate techniques, hammer-type innate techniques, or demonic innate techniques. Think carefully, this is the test of the Cavern of Life and Death, it's not a joke. If you fail, you will die for sure. As the controller of the Cavern of Life and Death, I have to abide by this rule."
Since Qin Wentian had already made his choice, he didn't feel any more burdens. His mind started to ponder. In recent years, he had been trying to comprehend innate techniques using his Mandates. His halberd arts and spear arts were all created by himself, and they were very suitable for him. He had also cultivated the ultimate arts of Grand Xia before. For example, the Bloodcurse Imprint was a palm art. However, he wasn't proficient in the Bloodcurse Imprint, hence it was impossible for him to cultivate it to grand completion.
He was very clear that if an innate technique was powerful, it would have to be intimately integrated with one's Mandate. The test should be in this direction as well. And for his Mandates, the first three could be intimately integrated with palm arts. His halberd arts and spear arts weren't weak, and his sword arts were strong as well.
"I choose palm innate techniques," Qin Wentian stated.
"Okay, please wait a moment." The ox demon stepped into the cavern again. This time around, Qin Wentian seriously observed the interior of the cavern only to see that one of the walls had already lit up. It was actually a golden stone wall that transformed into a library. This library was like a treasure vault, and the ox demon seemed to be searching for something inside.
The ox demon knew that Qin Wentian was watching, but he didn't stop him. Qin Wentian, on the other hand, was extremely shocked in his heart. Right now, he could already confirm some of the rumors regarding the Immortal Martial Realm. The master of the Immortal Martial Realm was most probably an immortal existence. It was just that he didn't know if he was still alive or not. If not, it would be impossible for him to possess such an independent world. This Immortal Martial Realm was like a gigantic treasure trove. There were so many ancient sects in the Royal Sacred Region, yet none of them dared to covet it.
Before long, the cavern dimmed. The ox demon walked out and said to Qin Wentian, "You can go in now. This time, I'll give you one day. If the palm technique you comprehend is recognized, you'll pass the test. Otherwise, if you fail, you'll die."
"Fortunately, we have a day this time." Qin Wentian secretly felt lucky. If it was another two hours, then it would really be a dead end. He knew very well how long it took him to comprehend the divine ability in the past.
One day was already very, very short. Luckily, there should be another scene in the cavern.
Qin Wentian once again stepped into the cavern. Astral light flashed, and as expected, he once again stood in the middle of the cavern. The astral light weaved together to form a picture, as though he was once again in a mysterious space.
In this space, Qin Wentian saw a silhouette. This silhouette stood in the air with his back facing him. His palms were incomparably resplendent, interweaving with terrifying astral light. His palms were extremely stable, not moving in the slightest.
However at this instant, the arm of the silhouette moved. Lifting his hand, a palm imprint blasted out, blasting towards the sky. In an instant, this palm imprint was so powerful that it seemed as though it wanted to shatter the constellations in the sky.
"BANG!" Above the sky, a gigantic palm imprint appeared, imprinting itself onto the sky. The five-fingered palm imprint seemed to be engraved into the hearts of everyone present. Although it didn't hit anything, the effect of this palm was even more terrifying, leaving behind a gigantic palm imprint in the air. Under this palm, what couldn't be destroyed?
That silhouette retracted his palm and blasted out another palm strike, repeating the same action over and over again. Above the sky, incomparably clear gigantic palm imprints appeared unceasingly, causing the entire sky to tremble as though it was about to collapse.
"Such a pure palm imprint, I can't even tell what kind of Mandate is contained within it. Or perhaps, this palm imprint is the purest of palm imprint innate techniques, able to suit any Mandate. As long as it's strong, it'll be strong." Qin Wentian silently mused.
This palm imprint didn't have any secret manuals, nor did it have any usage methods. There was only this scene that was repeated over and over again. This was something he had to comprehend himself, comprehending a palm technique that belonged to him.
The myriad of innate techniques were all created by humans. No matter how powerful an innate technique was, it was still created by an expert and was constantly perfected. With regards to this point, Qin Wentian was very clear in his heart.
For example, he had cultivated halberd arts since a long time ago, but the halberd arts he created back then were extremely weak. But as he grew stronger, his halberd arts grew stronger as well. And now, he even created the Void Halberd Art. Not only was its might terrifying, it was also capable of bewitching the hearts of others.
As he thought of this, Qin Wentian stretched out his palms. He thought of the Thousand Hands Imprint and lifted his palms, blasting them out in the air. He simply infused the Mandate of Force and the Mandate of Demons into his palms, but the power he could unleash was extremely limited. It was as though over a thousand palm imprints had appeared.
Qin Wentian's aura changed. The will of the Mandate of Demons at the Perfection Boundary gushed forth. He was lofty, cold, and disdainful as he stood there, unexcelled in the world.
"BOOM!" He blasted out another palm imprint, causing the entire space to tremble. With the augmentation of the Mandate of Demons, the might of his palm imprint had clearly increased.
"The final stance of the Thousand Hands Imprint, the Great Thousand Hands Imprint, is the quintessence of this innate technique. Back then when I was cultivating in the Emperor Star Academy, I was still too weak. But now, I should be able to better fuse it with my Mandate of Force. The Thousand Hands Imprint has a myriad of palm imprints, and the second level of my Mandate of Force, the Void Shockwave. If these palm imprints were to stack together and transform into a shockwave, the might of the attack would be a hundred times greater."
As Qin Wentian thought of this, he focused on the Mandate of Force. Using the Thousand Hands Imprint as the foundation, he executed it over and over again, causing himself to sink into a trance. It was as though he was in the same space as that silhouette. Both of them unceasingly blasted out palm imprints, yet Qin Wentian's palm imprints had no way to leave a mark in the air.
In the blink of an eye, a day passed. Right now, Qin Wentian's palm arts were already extremely powerful. With a single palm strike, the myriad of palm imprints converged into a powerful current, sweeping through the entire space, causing the Heavens and Earth to tremble.
This was especially so when he infused his Mandate of Demons and Divine Energy into his palm imprints, causing the might of his palm imprints to be even more tyrannical. However, he still wasn't able to leave a mark in the air. He knew that leaving a mark in the air was the symbol of success.
"Time's up." Qin Wentian lowered his arms as he spoke. A day's worth of time was truly too short. It was simply too difficult to leave a mark in the air.
"Focus on comprehending. I forgot to tell you that the cavern is actually a grand illusion realm, causing you to feel as though time flowed extremely quickly. In reality, only an hour has passed." The voice of the ox demon drifted over, causing Qin Wentian to freeze as he cursed in a low voice, "You tricked me."
"Hmph, how can this lord's words be a joke? If you don't complete the test within a day, you will die for sure. It's just that you are trapped in a grand illusion realm, causing you to have a misperception of time, as though you are in a dream." The cold voice of the ox demon drifted over, causing Qin Wentian's heart to tremble. He believed the words of the ox demon. Sometimes, a long time would pass in a dream, but in truth, only a short moment had passed. He had experienced this before in the Royal Tomb, and it was extremely clear to him.
It was just that this ox demon was truly sinister, he actually didn't tell him about this before. But luckily, he still had plenty of time to comprehend.
"Illusionary realm, dreamland, and reality are only separated by a single thought." Qin Wentian silently mused. He unceasingly waved his palms, attempting to infuse the Mandate of Dreams into the Thousand Hands Imprint, wanting to trigger a qualitative change, just like his Void Halberd.
It was very difficult. Without the ancient halberd as a medium, it would require a complete fusion. But the Great Thousand Hands Imprint required millions of palm imprints at different frequencies. The Formless Force Ripples of the Great Thousand Hands Imprint were difficult to fuse with.
"Pulsation, I have to find the common pulsation frequency. Just like the huge waves of the sea, when all the waves burst forth at the same time, it would be akin to a tsunami. If my Void Shockwaves were to fuse together with the Thousand Hands Imprint, transforming into a single palm imprint, how powerful would that be?"
Qin Wentian quickly immersed himself in his cultivation, forgetting the passage of time. His palm imprints grew stronger and stronger.
Qin Wentian unceasingly blasted out tens of millions of palm imprints with boundless might. However, these tens of millions of palm imprints gradually converged, turning into hundreds of palm imprints, which then turned into tens of palm imprints. But the might of the palm imprints only grew more and more terrifying. The earlier palm imprints flowed like the waves of the sea, while the latter palm imprints were like raging waves crashing against the shore. The formless Void Shockwaves were completely fused together with the palm imprints, erupting forth at the very last instant.
Qin Wentian was in this space for the ninth day. The silhouette in front of him was still unceasingly waving his palm imprints. Qin Wentian did the same as well. Thunderous rumbling sounds shook the heavens and earth as a heaven-shaking aura flowed about. Ultimately, all of it transformed into a single palm strike, leaving behind a single mark in the air.
However, Qin Wentian didn't stop. He continued his attempts, unceasingly leaving behind a gigantic palm imprint in the air. Until one instant, when Qin Wentian waved his palm once more, a towering aura gushed forth, yet no palm imprints appeared. Nothing was blasted out.
"BOOM!" Abruptly, a thunderous sound thundered out. In the air, an incomparably gigantic palm imprint slammed down, causing the hearts of those who saw it to tremble.
Qin Wentian laughed. This palm strike was even stronger than his Void Halberd.
"This innate technique shall be named the 'Great Void Thousand Imprints'." Qin Wentian silently mused. However, the amount of Astral Energy consumed by this strike was simply too terrifying. As he thought of the amount of Astral Energy in his body, Qin Wentian discovered that all four of his Yuanfu were completely emptied.
But since he didn't die, it meant that the time limit wasn't up yet. He had already passed the test.
"You can cultivate in there." The ox demon's voice drifted over, as though he knew what Qin Wentian was thinking. Qin Wentian's heart was filled with joy. The Astral Energy in this cavern was extremely dense, it was definitely a heavenly paradise. How could he miss this opportunity? He immediately sat down and began his cultivation.
After the Astral Energy in his four Yuanfu was replenished, Qin Wentian exited the cavern only to see the ox demon smiling at him. "Your strength has improved again. Do you want to thank me? Or do you want to try again?"
"Will there be any rewards for passing three consecutive tests in the Cavern of Life and Death?" Qin Wentian furrowed his brows as he asked.
"Naturally, if you pass three consecutive tests in the Cavern of Life and Death, I will send you to a good place to accept a challenge. If you can pass, you will be able to obtain some good stuff in advance." The ox demon grinned.
"Good. Next, I will take the test of Martial Intent, the Mandate of Force." Qin Wentian's furrowed brows relaxed. After which, he mimicked the ox demon and grinned. He stared at his opponent as he released his will of Mandates. This was the Transformation Boundary of the second level.
Seeing the smile on Qin Wentian's face, the smile on the ox demon's face vanished as a strange expression appeared on his face.
"I've been tricked." The ox demon silently cursed as he stared at Qin Wentian. "Seems like you were already on the verge of breaking through and were intentionally trying to trick me. Brat, you better remember this."
After speaking, the ox demon turned and entered the cavern again. The smile on Qin Wentian's face grew even more radiant.
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