"Peak Lord Zhang."

Yang Che respectfully bowed.

"You went to the Ten Thousand Scrolls Pavilion?"

Peak Lord Zhang reached down, took the golden gourd from his waist, and took a sip, a look of intoxication on his face.

"Peak Lord Zhang, I always remembered the Spells you mentioned: Dark Concealment Art, Dark Devour Technique, Thunderball Art, and Lightning Chain Art. So I wanted to check the Ten Thousand Scrolls Pavilion."

"And you were greatly disappointed?"

Peak Lord Zhang said, hanging the golden gourd back on his waist and carefully patting it gently.

Yang Che nodded, saying helplessly, "There are too few Dark and Thunder attribute Cultivation Techniques. Especially Dark attribute, it's almost a blank slate. Peak Lord Zhang…"

"You want to ask if Sword Four Peak has any, right?"

Peak Lord Zhang asked.

Yang Che said nothing.

Peak Lord Zhang continued, "My Sword Four Peak hasn't had a Disciple in nearly a hundred years, and it was my oversight. I should have told you beforehand what exactly my Sword Four Peak possesses. Otherwise, we wouldn't have this situation today, where the Sword Four Peak's Chief Disciple has to go to the Ten Thousand Scrolls Pavilion to search for Cultivation Techniques, making the other Peaks laugh at us."

Yang Che's eyes instantly turned cold, somewhat surprised: "Peak Lord Zhang, I merely went to the Ten Thousand Scrolls Pavilion. Why would the other Peaks mock me?"

"If you weren't the Chief Disciple, they naturally wouldn't mock you."

Peak Lord Zhang, however, looked indifferent, slowly walked down from his seat, and continued:

"But you are the Sword Four Peak's Chief Disciple. The Chief Disciples of each Peak naturally have better Cultivation resources than other Disciples, this is beyond doubt. Things like Cultivation Techniques, Talismans, Medicinal Pills, etc., are naturally allocated best and most to the Chief Disciples of each Peak."

Yang Che immediately understood.

The treatment for this Chief Disciple was even better than he had imagined.

No wonder so many people wanted to challenge him and take his place.

Yang Che felt a surge of secret joy.

He thought that the Sword Four Peak must have superior Thunder or Dark attribute Cultivation Techniques, as well as countless excellent Medicinal Pills and Spiritual Talisman Magical Artifacts.

"Follow me."

Peak Lord Zhang smiled slightly and walked towards the inner hall.

Yang Che's joy increased, and he followed closely behind Peak Lord Zhang.

Soon, they arrived before a seemingly inconspicuous stone door.

As Peak Lord Zhang stood before the stone door, it opened automatically.

Yang Che followed Peak Lord Zhang into the stone room and was immediately stunned.

The imagined luxurious scene did not appear.

On the contrary, this stone room was quite simple, with only some ancient scrolls and Jade Slips placed on a jade table.

"Yang Che, all these on the table are very precious Cultivation Techniques, including two Dark attribute Cultivation Techniques and three Thunder attribute Cultivation Techniques. You can choose any to Cultivate."

"Oh." Yang Che quickly stepped forward, ready to choose.

He thought that after choosing a Cultivation Technique, he would definitely go to places like the Pill Chamber.

"You take your time choosing here. Once you've chosen, return to the Red Ripple Secret Realm."

Peak Lord Zhang finished speaking and was about to leave, but Yang Che hurriedly said, "Peak Lord Zhang, um, aren't there also Medicinal Pills and Spiritual Talismans?"

"Medicinal Pills and Spiritual Talismans? For a hundred years, it's just been me, an Old Man, here in Sword Four Peak. Who would be here to do Alchemy or make Talismans? Forget Medicinal Pills, the herb garden of Sword Four Peak has long been abandoned."

"Yang Che, though you are the Chief Disciple of Sword Four Peak, besides Cultivation Techniques, don't expect anything else. Haven't I, an Old Man, relied entirely on myself for Cultivation?"

Seeing Yang Che's astonished expression, Peak Lord Zhang felt that being the Chief Disciple of Four Peaks did seem a bit shabby, so he added, "I have good wine, do you want some?"

Yang Che choked, unable to say anything.

With deep bitterness, he respectfully saw Peak Lord Zhang off. Yang Che helplessly shook his head and began to seriously choose a Cultivation Technique.

Soon, he found the two Dark attribute and three Thunder attribute Cultivation Techniques that Peak Lord Zhang had mentioned.

After a quick glance, Yang Che's heart immediately filled with joy, feeling that these Cultivation Techniques were all extremely rare and excellent.

"Zi Yin, how do these Cultivation Techniques compare to the previous ones?"

Yang Che asked the Purple-haired girl.

The Purple-haired girl, Tianxie Ziyin, said, "Hmm, they are indeed not bad."

Yang Che heard the Purple-haired girl's rare praise and before he could be happy, he heard her continue: "Not bad trash."

Yang Che: "..."

"You choose that Dark attribute Cultivation Technique, 'Dark Obliteration Sword Art'. You have a dual Dantian, so you must Cultivate one Cultivation Technique in each, and they must not conflict."

After a pause, Tianxie Ziyin continued, "You Cultivate 'Dark Obliteration Sword Art' in your Lower Dantian, and 'Sky Thunder Scripture' in your Middle Dantian. Once you reach Core Formation, you can barely Cultivate this king's Cultivation Technique."

Yang Che, who had been somewhat disheartened, immediately perked up upon hearing this.

"Also, after returning to the Red Ripple Secret Realm, bring out your Ancient God Art for this king to see."

After the Purple-haired girl finished speaking, she did not speak again.

Yang Che took the 'Dark Obliteration Sword Art', and not knowing where Peak Lord Zhang had gone, he returned to Red Ripple Lake on his own.

Beside the Medium Grade Lingyan Spring.

Yang Che planned to Cultivate until dawn, then rush to the Sword Four Peak's Azure Stone Plaza to accept Hua Yi's challenge.

Yang Che didn't pay much attention to Hua Yi's challenge at all.

After all, he was already able to kill a Foundation Establishment Stage Early Phase Cultivator when he was at the Peak of Qi Refining Stage Level 12.

Not to mention that he had now successfully reached Foundation Establishment Stage.

After entering the Foundation Establishment Stage, Yang Che became even more enthusiastic about Cultivation.

He already knew that the Foundation Establishment Stage had a lifespan of over two hundred years.

If he could successfully reach Core Formation, his lifespan could reach over six hundred years.

Now that he thought about it, he had originally thought that Foundation Establishment was hopeless for him, but he had ultimately succeeded in reaching Foundation Establishment at the age of twenty-six.

As such, Yang Che held great confidence in forming a Golden Core in the future.

Yang Che consolidated his cultivation while Cultivating 'Dark Obliteration Sword Art'.

Under Tianxie Ziyin's guidance, he used 'Sword Four' to Cultivate, and his progress was incredibly fast.

Night fell.

Tianxie Ziyin's voice suddenly rang out: "How did you obtain this 'Heaven and Earth Chaos Art'?"

Yang Che immediately told her how he had fallen into an Immortal Cave and how he had almost been possessed.

"If this Chaos Art wasn't something that Cultivator accidentally obtained, but rather their Legacy Cultivation Technique, then that Cultivator's identity is definitely not simple. If there's an opportunity, you can take me to that Stone Cave to take a look."

Tianxie Ziyin's tone sounded surprisingly solemn.

Yang Che naturally readily agreed.

He continued to Cultivate.

By the time dawn broke, Yang Che could already emit a one-inch thick black protective sword aura around his body.

One of the great wonders of this 'Dark Obliteration Sword Art' was this protective sword aura, which was extremely exquisite.

As his cultivation continued to improve, the strength of this sword aura would also increase, and it consumed very little magical power. In critical moments, it could even leave his body to attack, which was incredible.

Afterward, Yang Che Cultivated 'Thundercloud Art', 'Thunder Flash Art', and 'Lightning Chain Thunder Spear' once more, and the sky had just brightened completely.

Yang Che meditated and adjusted his breathing for a while, then left Red Ripple Lake and arrived at the Sword Four Peak's huge Azure Stone Plaza.

The plaza was bustling with people.

Because people from all the major main Peaks had come, Sword Four Peak had not been as lively as it was today in nearly a hundred years.

Yang Che's appearance immediately attracted the attention of almost everyone.

"Yang Che, go to the center of the plaza."

Peak Lord Zhang waved at him.

Yang Che saw that Peak Lord Zhang was seated in the main position, and beside him were three spirited old men and a white-haired old woman.

"Senior Brother Zhang, this Yang Che is only at the Peak of Qi Refining Stage cultivation. I'm afraid that this time's challenge will definitely result in your Four Peaks' Chief Disciple being replaced."

The white-haired old woman said to Peak Lord Zhang in a somewhat hoarse voice.

"Junior Sister Tian, that's not necessarily true. Let us old Immortals sit here and watch carefully later. No one is to speak too much, and even less interfere."

"That's natural. For contests between juniors, we just need to watch."

"Right, right, right, we have more important matters to attend to this time."

The other old men said, looking at each other, and all saw the solemnity in each other's eyes.