God of Pets Chapter 857: Rapid Progress

Ji Liuying experienced a spectrum of emotions, shifting from uncertainty to astonishment and disbelief as she attempted the secret technique Chen Guan had imparted.

The Innate Divine Skill is widely acknowledged as one of the paramount secret techniques of this era. Even a variant of unparalleled quality can contend with certain secret god quality techniques.

The core principle behind the Innate Divine Skill lies in its adaptive nature. It aligns with the will of the heavens, follows the flow of the world, adjusts to its surroundings, conforms to circumstances, and respects human desires.

Essentially, mastering the Innate Divine Skill is akin to selecting the most advantageous growth trajectory, ensuring that all aspects develop in the most perfect and efficient manner. Consequently, in terms of foundation and progression, the Innate Divine Skill is on par with secret god techniques.

However, from a different viewpoint, this very completeness becomes a barrier to the Innate Divine Skill's further evolution.

Perfection possesses its own beauty, yet there is also a charm in leaving room for imagination.

Flawless perfection leaves no gaps for speculation, thereby stifling any potential for further development.

The Innate Divine Skill, being too immaculate, lacks the essential void for imaginative leaps.

This conundrum baffled even the exceptionally gifted Ji Changsheng. He remained stagnant for close to a millennium until inspiration struck from the secret technique provided by Chen Guan, enabling him to reinvent his Innate Qi Divine Skill.

While others strived for absolute perfection, Ji Tianheng pursued an opposing course, deliberately introducing imperfections into the already flawless Innate Divine Skill.

It was through exploiting these very imperfections that Ji Changsheng ultimately achieved a breakthrough, becoming the first among the Ten Celestial Kings to do so.

Nevertheless, this does not unequivocally establish Ji Changsheng as the strongest of the Ten Celestial Kings. Had it not been for the threat posed by the Celestial Eye Evil God, Ji Changsheng might not have been compelled to advance so swiftly and could have remained in the Great Cave Heaven.

Chen Guan remained uncertain whether comparable circumstances had arisen among the other Celestial Kings.

From her earliest days, Ji Liuying had diligently cultivated the Innate Divine Skill. While not identical to the Innate Qi Divine Skill, it originated from the same lineage.

Upon practicing the revised secret technique crafted by Ji Changsheng, Ji Liuying experienced profound insights and transformations.

In a single cultivation session, Ji Liuying's level surged to 70, and following the eighth awakening, she progressed to level 71.

The secret realm that manifested upon Ji Liuying's awakening filled her with both surprise and elation.

Typically, cultivating the Innate Divine Skill results in the awakening of the 'Innate Secret Realm'. However, Ji Liuying's awakening manifested as the 'Innate Yin-Yang Secret Realm', a significantly more potent variant.

Ji Liuying promptly opened the door and sought out Chen Guan with an urgent desire.

She was brimming with thoughts to share, but upon finding him leisurely basking in the sun within the courtyard, she found herself momentarily speechless.

The secret technique bestowed by Chen Guan held immeasurable value for both her and the entire Ji Family.

Yet, Ji Liuying couldn't reconcile why such a precious technique, imparted by a Celestial King, hadn't been directly passed down within the Ji Family, but instead found its way into the possession of an outsider; it defied logic.

'Could it be true, as he claimed, that he instructed the Celestial King, and the technique isn't the Celestial King's creation but his own? Could he be the mentor the Celestial King spoke of? Does such a person truly exist? But he appears so young...' Ji Liuying hesitated to entertain such thoughts, yet they persisted.

'You've arrived?' Chen Guan's glance at Ji Liuying's demeanor confirmed his suspicion that she had benefited greatly from the secret technique.

'Who are you, really?' Though Ji Liuying had posed this question multiple times today, she felt compelled to ask it once more.

'My identity is of little consequence. To you, I am merely an ordinary individual you rescued from the Tear Luo Desert,' Chen Guan replied with a smile, extending his hand. A wisp of primordial energy emanated from his palm, settling upon a wilting flower in the courtyard.

The flower, as if experiencing the first bloom of spring after a long dormancy, rapidly sprouted new buds and unfurled its petals once more.

'Innate Eight Techniques...' Today's events had already overwhelmed Ji Liuying, leaving her somewhat numb to further astonishment.

'When I instructed someone previously, they would also present their own creations for my critique,' Chen Guan shared with Ji Liuying. 'I believed you could make use of it, so I passed it on to you.'

Under Chen Guan's tutelage, Ji Liuying re-cultivated the Innate Eight Techniques, experiencing a profound sense of wonder and unreality throughout the process.

Within the sprawling Ji Family, prodigious talents were as numerous as grains of sand, and Ji Liuying was merely one among them. Orphaned at an early age, she diligently learned the Innate Eight Techniques under the tutelage of the family elders, with the rest depending entirely on her own solitary comprehension.

The Innate Eight Techniques that Chen Guan had mastered contained the accumulated experience and profound insights of Ji Changsheng; though it was the same composite secret skill on the surface, its inherent power and ultimate function manifested differently.

Furthermore, the Innate Eight Techniques were, by their very nature, an extraordinarily complex secret skill. Merely learning the eight distinct techniques and then managing to combine them did not equate to truly mastering this profound secret skill.

The true challenge of the Innate Eight Techniques lay not in the act of learning them, but in grasping the intricate art of their application.

Under Chen Guan's enlightened instruction, Ji Liuying suddenly felt as if a veil had been lifted, opening the door to an entirely new world of understanding.

Even though it was the identical secret skill she had studied before, after absorbing Chen Guan's insightful teachings, every aspect of it seemed exceptionally distinct from her previous perceptions.

"Even if it were personally imparted by the Celestial King himself, the instruction might not have been any more effective than this," Ji Liuying thought, her doubts completely vanishing, replaced by an ever-deepening well of admiration for Chen Guan.

To possess the caliber to engage in discourse with Celestial Kings and to have personally instructed them—what extraordinary level of existence did that represent? To label such a person a grandmaster would scarcely be an exaggeration.

The more Ji Liuying absorbed from Chen Guan, the more she found herself filled with profound respect and fervent admiration for him.

To willingly bring back such advanced secret techniques and profound skills to the Ji Family—such boundless magnanimity, a rare quality that few in this current era could possibly match.

Under Chen Guan's expert guidance, in the span of a single night, Ji Liuying felt an absolute transformation, as if she had been reborn, incomparable to the person she was just the day before.

"I have imparted all that I can; from this point forward, your path requires you to comprehend it through your own efforts," Chen Guan stated to Ji Liuying.

Ji Liuying felt an urge to express her gratitude, but at that moment, she heard the distinct voice of a clan elder approaching from outside.

"Ji Liuying, where have you vanished to? Did I not explicitly instruct you to offer an apology to the young master of the Chu Family today?"

"Master, I will attend to my own immediate affairs first," Ji Liuying replied, preparing to make her exit from Chen Guan's peaceful courtyard.

"Proceed according to your heart's true desire," Chen Guan responded with casual indifference.

Ji Liuying paused for a brief moment, turned to offer a deep, respectful bow to Chen Guan, and then stepped forward with newfound resolute determination.

"And just where did you think you were going?" The clan elder’s displeasure was palpable upon seeing Ji Liuying emerge.

"Clan Elder, shall we proceed to meet the young master of the Chu Family?" Ji Liuying responded, holding back further words. Her inner state had profoundly shifted, and her previous indignation had completely dissolved.

The clan elder regarded Ji Liuying with a measure of surprise, scrutinizing her intently, puzzled by the remarkably swift transformation in her demeanor.

However, he did not dwell on it excessively. It was naturally a far better outcome if Ji Liuying had come to this realization on her own; with such an attitude, securing the Chu Family's forgiveness would surely be a smoother process.

The clan elder spoke no further, merely issuing a brief reminder for Ji Liuying to maintain a pleasant demeanor when encountering the young master of the Chu Family, and then he personally escorted her towards the Chu Family's imposing residence.