181: Chapter 181 Asura God-Slaying Technique: Proving the Dao Through Slaughter

When the System notification in his mind faded, Jiang Changge's expression remained calm, but deep within his eyes flashed a hint of joy that was hard to conceal.

He sent a wisp of Divine Sense into the System panel, and rows of reward items clearly appeared before his eyes.

［Karma Fire Red Lotus: A treasure of the Ashura Clan. Based on Karma Fire and shaped as a red lotus, it can burn away the Karma of all things and protect the Divine Soul from destruction. It resonates with the Ashura Clan Bloodline and can significantly enhance the power of the Ashura Clan Bloodline.］

［Immortal Crystal: A crystal containing pure Immortal power. It can accelerate the transformation of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in the Kunlun Small World, allowing it to evolve into an Immortal Realm more rapidly.］

［Three Top-Grade summoning cards: Can randomly summon three Cultivators (up to the Red Dust Immortal level).］

［Supreme Magic Treasure Nine-Turn Profound Yellow Pagoda: A Profound Yellow Supreme treasure. With nine turns converging into one, it can suppress mountains and rivers, lock the universe, and possesses both offensive and defensive capabilities. It is invincible below the Immortal rank.］

［One portion of Immortal Dao insight: Contains a wisp of Heavenly Dao Law, which can help the practitioner perceive the threshold of the Immortal Realm in advance and is of great help for Undergoing Tribulation and Ascension.］

Jiang Changge's gaze lingered on that portion of Immortal Dao insight for a moment; this was the true unexpected joy for him.

After his cultivation reached the Tribulation Transcendence Stage, he could vaguely feel the existence of that Ascension threshold, but it was always like looking at flowers through the mist—unclear and intangible.

With this portion of Immortal Dao insight, his grasp on the path to Immortal Ascension increased by a few points.

As for that Immortal Crystal, it could just be integrated into the Earth Veins of the Kunlun Small World to accelerate the transformation of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

The Karma Fire Red Lotus was a treasure tailor-made for Li Zhongyuan, complementing the Cultivation Technique of his lineage.

He withdrew his Divine Sense and looked at the youth before him who had just become his disciple and was standing quietly.

Li Zhongyuan was half a head taller than his peers; although he had only recently awakened, standing there, he resembled a sheathed long saber—his sharpness restrained, yet impossible to ignore.

The tattered robe on his body was still the old garment soaked in xuanqing liquid, fluttering slightly in the spiritual wind, making him appear like a piece of unpolished jade just chiseled from a rough stone.

As for Li Zhongyuan's cultivation, due to the nourishment of the Xuanqing Pool, he possessed the Realm of the Early Stage of Soul Transformation.

However, with his gifted Bloodline and the resources of Kunlun, his subsequent improvement would inevitably be rapid.

Jiang Changge's fingertips moved slightly, and a pitch-black storage ring flew out from his sleeve, hovering before Li Zhongyuan.

The surface of the ring had no extra decorations; only a subtle rune was engraved on the inside of the ring face, which would be almost impossible to notice without careful inspection, but the extremely restrained fluctuation of Spiritual Qi could not deceive anyone.

"This is for you." Jiang Changge's tone was casual, as if he were just handing over an ordinary item. "Inside are the resources needed for cultivation; take a look yourself."

Li Zhongyuan was slightly stunned, then raised his hand to accept the ring.

When his Divine Sense probed inside the ring, his movements froze.

The space inside the ring was much larger than he had expected, roughly several tens of zhang square.

Inside, mountains of Top-Grade Spirit Stones were neatly stacked; each one emitted Spiritual Qi so dense it was almost tangible; the quantity was enough to make a medium-sized Sect go mad with envy.

Dozens of jade bottles were neatly arranged next to the Spirit Stones, with labels on the bottles indicating the names of various Medicinal Pills.

Although he did not recognize all those names, just by looking at the spiritual light flowing on the labels, he could judge that the grade of these Medicinal Pills was definitely not low.

In the corner, several sets of robes were folded; their texture was soft yet tough, clearly woven from some kind of spirit silkworm silk, impervious to water and fire.

Li Zhongyuan's hand holding the ring tightened slightly; he was silent for a moment before whispering, "Thank you, Revered Master."

Jiang Changge waved his hand, not saying much more, and turned to walk a few steps outside the pool bank, standing still on the bluestone ground.

He raised his hand and waved, and dozens of rays of spiritual light flew out from his sleeve, hovering before Li Zhongyuan.

Each ray of spiritual light contained a Cultivation Technique; some were ancient and heavy, while others emitted a faint glow.

They rotated slowly in the air, like a miniature book array, surrounding Li Zhongyuan in the center.

"Having joined Kunlun, it is only right to pass on Kunlun techniques to you. From these Cultivation Techniques, choose one that suits you."

Jiang Changge stood with his hands behind his back several zhang away, his tone flat.

"Do not rush to choose; carefully feel which one resonates most deeply with you."

Li Zhongyuan's gaze swept across those dozens of rays of spiritual light one by one.

He did not rush to reach out, but instead closed his eyes and slowly released his Divine Sense, feeling the aura emitted by those Cultivation Techniques, responding to the Ashura Clan Bloodline within his body one by one.

When his Divine Sense swept over a certain Cultivation Technique, his body shuddered violently; the blood throughout his body seemed to be ignited in that instant, and a scorching power surged from his heart to his limbs and bones.

His eyes suddenly opened, his gaze precisely locked onto that Cultivation Technique; it looked ancient and worn, with only four ancient seal characters engraved on the cover, the brushwork as vigorous as if carved by a knife and chiseled by an axe.

Li Zhongyuan reached out; the moment his fingertips touched the cover, the Cultivation Technique suddenly lit up, turning into a dark red stream of light that submerged into his forehead.

At the same time, a vast amount of information surged into his Sea of Consciousness, unfolding in his mind and turning into lines of ancient and domineering text.

《Ashura God-Slaying Technique》: Proving the Dao through killing; the heavier the slaughter, the stronger the battle power.

A sacred scripture of slaughter pointing directly to the Peak of the Ashura Dao, emphasizing nurturing battle through battle and proving the Dao through killing.

For those who practice this Cultivation Technique, every time they experience a life-and-death battle, the Ashura Origin within their body will solidify by one point; every time they slay a strong enemy, their battle power will increase by a notch.

Only by eventually stepping over mountains of corpses and seas of blood can one ascend to the Peak of the Ashura Dao.

Li Zhongyuan stood in place, his body trembling slightly.

He could feel that the Ashura Origin within his body was resonating with that Cultivation Technique, and an unprecedented power was surging, integrating, and condensing in his Meridians.

It was as if the Origin power he had accumulated during his endless years of slumber had finally found an outlet and was beginning to be re-tempered and reshaped according to this Cultivation Technique.

He opened his eyes; those dark red eyes were even more profound than before, and deep within his pupils, dark red flames were faintly leaping.

He took half a step back and bowed deeply to Jiang Changge again: "Thank you, Revered Master, for bestowing this technique."

Jiang Changge nodded slightly, his gaze lingering on him for a moment; confirming that the integration of the Cultivation Technique had not caused him any discomfort, he withdrew his gaze.

"Let's go; the Cloud Sea Grand Ceremony has already begun."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and waved, and a ray of spiritual light enveloped the figures of the three of them.

Li Zhongyuan and Lin Yanzhou simultaneously felt a slight sense of weightlessness, and then the scene before them began to change rapidly.

The blue waves of the Xuanqing Pool, the flying eaves of the Main Peak, and the golden leaves of the enlightenment tree all turned into blurred lines in an instant and swept backward.

The next instant, the weightlessness disappeared, and the three of them were already standing on a jade floor.

Before them was an open battle platform, and the surrounding stands were bustling with noise.

Flags of various colors fluttered in the wind, and the air was filled with the intertwined aura of Battle Intent and Spiritual Qi.