Sect: Starting with Comprehending Thunder Skill Chapter 1454 - 611: Different Schemes, Each with Their Own Calculations

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Previously on Sect: Starting with Comprehending Thunder Skill...
Li Yunjing travels to Celestial Star City, the largest city on Sunken Star Island. He observes that the Celestial Net Dao Sect has imposed a curfew and that numerous trade caravans are leaving the city, many carrying Profound Yin Sand. After entering the city and gathering more information about the high demand for this material, Li Yunjing finds a secret Wuya Sect post in a teahouse. He meets with Wang Gui, who reveals that the Celestial Net Dao Sect is actively hunting spies from other sects.

The old man whispered.

"It seems they are planning something big."

Li Yunjing’s gaze turned cold, and he sneered.

He was not surprised that various sects and clans had placed their people in the city.

These sects and clans were not necessarily taking hostile actions against the "Celestial Net Dao Sect," but rather dispatching spies to gather information, ensuring they weren’t left in the dark.

These are actions beneficial for the development of sects and clans.

Almost any sect or clan, once developed to a certain degree, would make such arrangements.

Near the "Shenxiao Dao Sect," in various major city strongholds, there were also people from different sects and clans, some listening to the actions of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect," others establishing connections with cultivators from the "Shenxiao Dao Sect."

Li Yunjing had seen such things many times.

In the past, when he was in "Myriad Swords City," the "Myriad Swords Sect" had tried to win him over.

These were merely signs of small sects trying to protect themselves.

Now, the "Celestial Net Dao Sect’s" reaction was so intense, clearly indicating a great secret on "Burial Island."

The "Celestial Net Dao Sect" did not want other forces to know!

This only strengthened Li Yunjing’s determination to explore that place.

Next, the old man reported to Li Yunjing all matters concerning "Sunken Star Island" from the past few years.

"I understand."

Li Yunjing nodded, "You may leave first. I’ll head out shortly."

Once the old man withdrew, Li Yunjing stood by the window, gazing at the distant, towering "Star Pavilion," a profound light glinting in his eyes.

The Jade Box entrusted to him by Zhou Dehai was placed on the table.

Li Yunjing scrutinized it carefully, pondering what good items lay within this Jade Box that could sway the Pavilion Master of "Star Pavilion" into protecting "Myriad Treasures Building..."

Li Yunjing gently stroked the surface of the Jade Box with his fingertips, sensing the subtle spiritual power circulating upon it.

The Jade Box seemed ordinary but hid deep mysteries.

At the seam between the lid and the box body, there was a hardly detectable restriction; forcefully opening it would surely damage the contents within.

"Zhou Dehai is indeed cautious."

His lips curled slightly as he formed a hand sign; a trace of pure mana delved into the restriction’s gap like a thread.

This was Li Yunjing’s unique "Thousand Mechanism Induction" technique, formed by fusing his studies from "Seven Star Palace" with the inheritance of "Celestial Secret Technique."

This technique was particularly adept at dismantling such intricate restrictions.

"Click..."

A quarter of an hour later, Li Yunjing finally understood the principle of the restriction, and with a light sound, the Jade Box opened in response.

Upon the opening of the Jade Box, a burst of extraordinarily clear spiritual energy surged out, condensing into a patch of pale golden clouds within the room.

Li Yunjing’s pupils contracted as he saw three beads the size of dragon eyes lying silently within, fine rune patterns swirling across their surfaces.

The central bead was especially peculiar.

Inside the bead, a miniature Dao temple was floating, the inscription "Celestial Net" faintly flashing within the flying eaves and dougong.

"Celestial Net Dao Seed?!"

Li Yunjing was startled, his fingers recoiling almost as if shocked.

This legendary secret treasure, capable of consolidating the Dao Heart, was akin to a mountain-holding treasure even in top-tier sects.

The "Dao Seed Pearl," also known as the "Profound Great Dao Seed," is a rare wonder in heavens and earth, with extremely stringent formation conditions. Its creation is akin to ascending to the heavens.

Only when cultivators above the Nascent Soul Realm pass away, leaving the true meaning of their lifelong comprehension of the Great Dao, resonating with heaven and earth spiritual qi, a "Dao Seed" may coagulate in the place of their dissolution.

If the cultivator practiced particular cultivation techniques during their life, such as "Five Thunders True Method," "Profound Yin True Scripture," "Nine-Turn Golden Core Technique," etc., the "Dao Seed Pearl" would carry corresponding attributes like Thunder Skill, yin coldness, intense heat, and sharpness.

And this is just the first condition for the formation of the "Profound Great Dao Seed," high-level cultivator’s dissolution!

The second condition remains challenging.

The "Dao Seed Pearl" must absorb the essence of heaven and earth found at the convergence of spirit veins for over a millennium to thoroughly form.

If the spirit veins run dry halfway or someone deliberately damages them, the pearl would transform into a mundane stone, losing its divine effect.

A millennium brings vast seas changing into fields, people and circumstances altering.

Aside from massive sects and some top-notch super sects and clans, very few forces can achieve this.

Some sects and clans rank among the top tier but have only one Nascent Soul Realm cultivator.

When such a foundational ancestor perishes, the sect or clan naturally declines, and their thousand-year existence is uncertain, let alone remaining undisturbed.

The third condition requires accepting the test of nature.

This is a defiance of the heavens; its formation invites celestial tribulation.

When the "Dao Seed Pearl" is about to fully form, it must endure the tempering of Celestial Thunder, making the true meaning of the Great Dao within it more pure.

If it can’t withstand the thunder tribulation, the pearl will crumble; if successful, natural Dao patterns will emerge inside, of immense value.

Now, Li Yunjing unexpectedly saw three complete "Dao Seed Pearls," one seemingly surpassing the standard of ordinary Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, reaching the Half-Step Divinity Transformation Realm.

"What background does this Zhou Dehai have?"

"Where did he acquire such rare things?"

"Moreover, is Zhou Dehai truly willing to give such treasures to the ’Star Pavilion’?"

Li Yunjing murmured to himself as he looked at the pearls.

These are truly precious items!

The holder can use the Dao charm within the pearl to comprehend cultivation techniques, greatly enhancing cultivation speed, and might even gain insight into some Divine Techniques from the original owner.

If the Spirit Root Attribute aligns, the effect is even better.