There were actually quite a few Heaven Grade Secret Arts, but the easiest way to obtain them was through the Heaven's Secret Treasure Trove, so for any cultivator, merit points were indispensable.
Every Secret Art had a different cultivation path. There were a total of three hundred and sixty Spirit Apertures in the human body, and the cultivation path could be said to be ever-changing. The quality of a Secret Art was reflected in its cultivation path. A good Secret Art's cultivation path could make cultivation and fighting more effective and faster, and vice versa.
The connection between Spirit Apertures wasn't random. Even if two Spirit Apertures were adjacent to each other, it might not be possible to connect them at will. If one tried to do so rashly, it was very likely to lead to extremely bad consequences.
The various Secret Arts circulating in the Nine Provinces had all passed the test of time and generations of cultivators. Regardless of whether they were good or bad, they were all safe Secret Arts.
If one didn't follow the cultivation path of a Secret Art to connect their Spirit Apertures, they might be fine if they were lucky, but if they were unlucky, it was very likely that their Spirit Qi would go berserk and their Spirit Apertures would be damaged. This was a consequence that no cultivator could bear.
Secret Arts were very important, but they weren't the biggest factor that affected a cultivator's strength. Even if one cultivated a slightly inferior Secret Art, as long as their foundation was strong enough, they could still display great strength.
In the Heaven's Secret Treasure Trove, there were almost a hundred Heaven Grade Secret Arts suitable for Lu Ye, and the price range was also very large.
The worst one cost more than one thousand and three hundred merit points, while the best one cost more than five thousand merit points, a difference of four times.
However, the efficiency of cultivating these two wouldn't be four times, and it wouldn't even exceed forty percent. Lu Ye estimated that the difference was at most ten to twenty percent.
In other words, if one chose the most expensive Secret Art, their efficiency would be ten to twenty percent higher than if they chose the cheapest one, and their strength would also increase by ten to twenty percent in battle.
This kind of improvement was huge for any cultivator, and it was also the benefit of spending more merit points.
However, five thousand merit points was too much. Even for those cultivators from top Sects, it was impossible to accumulate so many merit points from the First Order to the Ninth Order.
For example, Sima Yang's goal was only to accumulate fifteen hundred merit points, but he didn't manage to do so until he died. Otherwise, he would have already switched to a Heaven Grade Secret Art.
Another example was Feng Yue. As the guardian of the Feng Family's encampment, she would occasionally use her authority as a guardian to give him special treatment, using her authority for personal gain. Even so, she only managed to accumulate around four thousand merit points, which in the end were all donated to the Jade Blood Sect.
Lu Ye checked his own battlefield imprint.
Identity: Jade Blood Sect disciple.
Cultivation: 155 apertures.
Location: Spirit Stream Battlefield.
Merit points: 5,132.
He was still two hundred merit points away from the most expensive cultivation method.
Previously, after he had taken over the Feng Clan and the Heaven Fiend Hall's encampment, he had obtained a lot of sect merit points. Before purchasing the Tianji Pillar, Hua Ci had given him a monthly salary, which had allowed him to accumulate 5,000 merit points.
However, Lu Ye quickly spent another 2,000 points to purchase ten sets of Earthen Core Fire. He then obtained the Grand Spike, Breath Concealment, Insight, and other spirit runes.
When he left Blue Blood Sect's station, he had less than 3,000 merit points.
Now, he had so many merit points. Killing enemies was only a part of it. The other part was from the spoils of war he had obtained at Silver Light Island.
From the Sky Pillar Sect, he had obtained a lot of cultivators' storage pouches. Many of them were spirit tools, including the empty storage pouches, which he had sold to the Tianji Treasury. For some reason, he wanted to accumulate a lot of merit points. Therefore, he had not used his merit points except for occasionally entering the Mirage Realm.
However, he could not save the merit points used to purchase the Heaven Grade cultivation method. This was related to his future cultivation and the difficulty of advancing to the Cloud River Realm.
Lu Ye casually took out a few spirit tools from his storage pouch and sold them. After collecting enough for the cultivation method, Lu Ye bought it.
He did not obtain the real thing. Instead, a little flame imprinted on his forehead and disappeared.
A warm feeling spread throughout his body. A lot of information poured into Lu Ye's mind, allowing him to understand the various mysteries of the cultivation method.
The Great Sun Coloured Glass Secret Art was the name of the Secret Art. Unlike the Red Lotus Soaring Heaven Secret Art, this Secret Art did not have any supplementary techniques. However, when cultivated to the extreme, it had all kinds of magical powers, which was suitable for Lu Ye.
Lu Ye obtained the Golden Cicada's Carefree Secret Art from Manager Yang, bought the Red Lotus Soaring Heaven Secret Art from Profound Sect, and now cultivated the Great Sun Coloured Glass Secret Art. He had grown step by step.
Of course, his cultivation had not yet reached the Ninth Order, so he did not need to cultivate this Secret Art for the time being.
Looking at the remaining merit points, he only had a little more than 30 points left. It was not even enough to enter the Mirage Realm once.
He looked at Giant Armor. This guy was still immersed in the Tianji Treasury. Yang Kai did not know if his eyes were playing tricks on him.
Lu Ye gave him a push. Only then did Giant Armor take back his consciousness and look at him.
Lu Ye gave him a storage pouch that he had prepared in advance and said, "If you want something, keep it. Sell the rest and buy this Secret Art."
Giant Armor took it and turned around to go to the Tianji Treasury.
Lu Ye did not know how many merit points the things he gave Giant Armor could be sold for, but he estimated that they could be sold for about two thousand. In Immortal Essence City, there were many cultivators who died at their hands. Lu Ye had all their storage pouches. Every cultivator basically had their own Spirit Artifact.
When one's cultivation reached the Seventh Order, the Spirit Artifacts they used would naturally not be too bad. Basically, they could be sold for twenty to thirty merit points. If dozens or hundreds of Spirit Artifacts were sold, the merit points accumulated would be considerable.
Not to mention, there were some flight type Spirit Artifacts in the storage pouch that Lu Ye gave to Giant Armor. These things were more expensive.
After waiting for about half a cup of tea's time, Giant Armor came back to his senses and nodded slightly to Lu Ye, indicating that he was done.
Lu Ye didn't say anything more and led him out.
But after taking a few steps, there was a soft puff behind him.
Lu Ye could not help but look back at Giant Armor. Giant Armor had an innocent expression.
After taking another step, there was another puff behind him.
Lu Ye looked around and quickened his pace.
Giant Armor strode after him, and the sound of puffing could be heard endlessly …
If someone who did not know heard this, they would think that Giant Armor was farting, but Lu Ye knew that it was not farting. It was the sound of the barrier of the Spirit Aperture breaking.
Previously, when he was in Immortal Essence City, Giant Armor had shown him something that looked like a Monster Core, so Lu Ye knew that although Giant Armor's cultivation had been stuck at the Ninth Order for a long time, his cultivation progress had not fallen too far behind, because he could still cultivate and accumulate Spirit Energy. As long as he had a suitable Secret Art, he could make a breakthrough in a short time.
But what Lu Ye did not expect was that Giant Armor's breakthrough would be so rapid and concentrated.
Normal cultivators always had a process to open their Spirit Aperture, and Lu Ye was no exception. He needed to stimulate his Spirit Qi to break the barrier of his Spirit Aperture and complete the process of opening a new Spirit Aperture.
When his cultivation was not high enough, this process was not pleasant and took a long time.
Now that his cultivation was higher, it was easier to break the barrier of his Spirit Aperture, but it was not like Giant Armor's.
Giant Armor's Spirit Aperture barrier seemed to be a decoration. Wherever his Spirit Qi flowed, it was easily broken. Of course, this might have something to do with his accumulation. A dam could block the washing of a stream, but it could not block the impact of a river.
On the way back to his residence from Heavenly Secret Hall, Lu Ye silently calculated in his heart. There were fifty-nine sounds from Giant Armor's side.
In other words, he had opened fifty-nine apertures in a short time!
He was already a cultivator with one hundred and eighty apertures opened. Now that he had fifty-nine more, it was two hundred and thirty-nine, only one aperture away from the next realm.
This was obviously not a coincidence, but Giant Armor's intention.
After returning to his residence, Giant Armor immediately began to cultivate. It was probably because he had consumed too much power from his Monster Core and was eager to replenish it.
He was the kind of person who had both great talent for cultivation and could cultivate in peace. Back in Immortal Essence City, Lu Ye had noticed that Giant Armor always maintained a state of cultivation when there was nothing to do, as if he did not want to miss the slightest opportunity to accumulate his Spirit Qi.
Influenced by Giant Armor, Lu Ye also took out a book and studied it while cultivating.
The place where the two of them were now was a small courtyard with a beautiful environment. It should be the place where the Shenyin Palace entertained guests.
While the two of them were resting in the Shenyin Palace, the Wind Flower Yard and the Sunlight Mountain gradually found out what had happened in Immortal Essence City. They learned that the reason why their cultivators were annihilated in Immortal Essence City was all because of Lu Yiye of the Jade Blood Sect. The two sects were all gnashing their teeth in hatred.
Especially the Wind Flower Yard, they had some enmity with Lu Ye, but it was only limited to one of their disciples who was killed by him on the Golden Light Peak. But now, the enmity was huge.
They wanted to take revenge, but they had no way to do it. They were depressed, so they could only join hands to fight against the cultivators of the Shenyin Palace. This led to a sharp increase in conflicts between the cultivators of the Shenyin Palace and the two sects in recent days. Even the Over Cloud Palace was involved. For a time, people from all sides fought against each other. It was very lively and both sides suffered losses.
A few days later, Gu Canyang listened to Ji Yan's report on the conflicts between his sect's cultivators and the Wind Flower Yard and the Sunlight Mountain. He nodded slightly and said, "Tell the disciples to be careful. Don't give the two sects any chance to take advantage of us."
"Yes, sir." Ji Yan replied.
Another young man in white sitting next to him said, "Senior Martial Brother, is there no way to deal with Giant Armor?"
This person was the Vice Guardian of the Shenyin Palace. Usually, Gu Canyang would lead the team when there was a large-scale operation, and he would stay behind to guard the station.
No sect could refuse a powerful body cultivator like Giant Armor. However, he had been following Sima Yang. Now that Sima Yang was dead, this young man naturally had some ideas. If he could take Giant Armor into the Shenyin Palace, it would strengthen the power of his sect. Other things aside, if there were any conflicts with the Wind Flower Yard or the Sunlight Mountain in the future, with Giant Armor at the front, it would reduce a lot of losses.
Gu Canyang shook his head, "Don't think about Giant Armor anymore. Brother Yiye has helped me and our sect. Now that Giant Armor has chosen to follow him, he is Brother Yiye's man. Rashly trying to rope him in will only make him unhappy."
The young man in white said, "But I heard that Giant Armor hasn't joined …"
Before he could finish, Gu Canyang stared at him with a stern face. The young man in white quickly said, "I know, Senior Martial Brother. I won't think about Giant Armor anymore."
"That's good."
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