Ye Wushuang first used the sword at her side to hack an entrance into the cave large enough for one person to pass through.
Then she picked up a stone from the ground and hurled it inside with all her strength.
Clang—
After that, everything fell silent.
She could be certain there were no demonic beasts lying in ambush.
She gathered up the dry branches and leaves scattered on the ground and piled them near the cave entrance before lighting them with her fire starter.
Thick smoke began billowing into the cave. Before long, the rustling sound of movement came from within, and more than a dozen bats flew out in a swarm.
Ye Wushuang’s heart initially tightened, but when she saw that they were only bats, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally, she hurled the fire starter in her hand deep into the cave.
Whoosh!
The fire starter landed somewhere inside. From a distance, she could vaguely see its light. It had not gone out, which meant there was sufficient oxygen within the cave.
“Is anyone there?!”
She gathered her strength and shouted into the cave.
After a long while, aside from her echo, there was no response.
“There shouldn’t be any danger now.”
Only then did Ye Wushuang let her guard down.
After all, she was not the Daughter of Destiny, but merely a minor supporting character in the script. No amount of caution was excessive.
She entered the cave carefully. Picking up the fire starter, Ye Wushuang used it to light the makeshift torch she had prepared. The cave immediately brightened.
Ye Wushuang swept her gaze around and discovered that the entire cave was in a state of extreme disrepair, as though it had been abandoned for a very long time.
As she went farther inside, a stone platform suddenly appeared. Sitting cross-legged atop it was a skeleton.
However, the skeleton was incomplete—its skull was missing.
Ye Wushuang was puzzled, but then she noticed the skull lying in a corner of the cave, beside a massive stone.
Seeing this, Ye Wushuang suddenly understood. The stone she had thrown earlier had accidentally knocked the poor fellow’s head off.
“May you forgive me. Amitabha.”
Ye Wushuang silently recited a prayer in her heart.
However, after looking around, she found that aside from the skeleton, there was nothing unusual in the cave, let alone any cultivation technique.
What was going on? Had someone else taken it?
That didn’t make sense.
Or could it be that only Liu Ruyan was capable of triggering this opportunity?
If that was the case, then this Opportunity-Snatching System was far too useless.
Ye Wushuang began pondering in silence.
No, it shouldn’t be like this. There had to be something she had overlooked.
Ye Wushuang began placing herself in Liu Ruyan’s role from the script and closed her eyes in deep thought.
If she were Liu Ruyan, after killing the original Ye Wushuang, she would flee the scene as quickly as possible and eventually arrive at the Qingyun Mountain Range, where she would accidentally discover this cave abode and the skeleton sitting atop the platform.
Normally, her master’s perception would be extraordinarily powerful. Perhaps her master had sensed something. Where would that something be hidden?
A flash of understanding crossed Ye Wushuang’s mind.
She suddenly realized that, according to the habits of a Child of Fortune, whenever they encountered an ancient senior in a cave abode like this, they would show the utmost respect and bow to them.
Could this be the trick?
Half-believing and half-doubting, Ye Wushuang looked at the skull on the ground. She picked it up and placed it back on the skeleton atop the stone platform.
However, because the skeleton had deteriorated with age, she failed several times. In the end, she stuffed the stone from the ground inside the skull, allowing it to finally catch on the skeleton’s body.
Although the head was tilted to one side, at least it was back in place.
Looking at her masterpiece, Ye Wushuang felt extremely satisfied.
She then left the platform, retreated three steps, and bowed three times to the skeleton. Muttering under her breath, she said, “Senior, please don’t blame me. I entered this place by accident and disturbed your rest. If you have any opportunities, hand them all over to me. Otherwise, don’t blame me for kicking your head around like a ball later.”
As soon as she finished speaking, a small square block suddenly rose from a platform in front of the skeleton atop the stone platform. A completely white jade box appeared on top of it.
Ye Wushuang was overjoyed. She rushed forward, covering three steps in two, and opened the jade box.
Inside lay a snow-white jade slip covered in mysterious and profound patterns.
Just as she had expected.
Ye Wushuang understood immediately and took out the jade slip. She extended a thread of spiritual sense into it, and a vast amount of information instantly poured into her mind.
It was none other than the cultivation formula for the Breathless Devouring Art.
Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have snatched Liu Ruyan’s opportunity. Your first successful opportunity snatch has activated the beginner’s benefit. Congratulations, Host, you have received a ten-thousandfold return reward. The Profound Grade Supreme Breathless Devouring Art has been upgraded into the Earth Grade Supreme Taiyin Profound Qi Breathing Art.
Ye Wushuang was stunned when she heard this.
An Earth Grade Supreme cultivation technique!
Profound Grade cultivation techniques were already considered the treasured techniques of the four great clans in Qinghe City. Earth Grade cultivation techniques were possessed only by prestigious sects and great factions, while Heaven Grade cultivation techniques were existences of legend. At the very least, none had ever appeared in Qinghe City.
If anyone learned that she possessed this technique, Ye Wushuang would most likely be hunted down by countless powerful cultivators, chopped into mincemeat, and thrown into the river to feed the fish.
Ye Wushuang was delighted and immediately began comprehending it.
Compared to the technique she had just received, the contents that surged into her mind were even more profound. Ye Wushuang closed her eyes, sat cross-legged on the ground, calmed her mind, and began digesting the information.
Heaven and earth possess righteous qi, taking shape in myriad forms.
Refining qi into essence creates Taiyin Profound Qi.
By condensing the power of Taiyin Profound Qi and nourishing the entire body, one could purify their spiritual power tenfold.
Once one’s innate Taiyin Profound Qi reached perfection, it could ultimately reverse acquired spiritual power back into innate spiritual power, allowing one’s spiritual power to remain undefeated against others of the same realm.
Half an incense stick later, Ye Wushuang exhaled softly and revealed a satisfied smile.
She had never expected an Earth Grade Supreme cultivation technique to be so powerful. If even the legendary Heaven Grade techniques were more formidable, just how terrifying would they be?
The effects of this technique were simply heaven-defying. It could refine not only qi, but also the body.
On one hand, it purified her spiritual power. Using an ancient method of qi refinement, it condensed a stream of Taiyin Profound Qi, which continuously tempered the five viscera and six bowels within her body, constantly cleansing her meridians and marrow.
On the other hand, as the Taiyin Profound Qi Breathing Art continued to improve, every circulation of the technique would further purify her spiritual power.
Each completion of the purification and replacement of her spiritual power counted as one transformation. After nine transformations, the process would reach perfection.
This made her spiritual power extraordinarily pure, bringing it close to the legendary innate spiritual power of ancient times.
A look of shock gradually replaced the delight on Ye Wushuang’s face.
This was actually an ancient cultivation technique?
She had never expected the system to be so generous. Its ten-thousandfold return had produced a legendary ancient technique that could even allow her to condense innate spiritual power.
This technique was practically tailor-made for her. The original Ye Wushuang had consumed a large number of pills when advancing her cultivation, leaving her foundation extremely unstable. The Taiyin Profound Qi Breathing Art was perfectly suited to make up for that flaw.
For now, her top priority was to complete the first transformation and strengthen her foundation.
Cultivation techniques could be divided into Beginner, Minor Achievement, Major Achievement, and Perfection based on proficiency.
If a cultivator could master a technique to the Perfection stage, it meant that they had reached an extremely profound level of comprehension and could unleash all kinds of miraculous effects.
What surprised Ye Wushuang was that the system panel had begun displaying the technique’s progress.
Name: Ye Wushuang
Realm: Early Qi Condensation Realm
Fate: Finished Pooping (Slightly Improved)
[Recent Script: Because fate has undergone a major turning point, the secrets of Heaven are shrouded in chaos, and the recent script cannot be viewed.]
[Techniques: “Taiyin Profound Qi Breathing Art” (Not Yet Initiated), “Sword Manipulation Technique” (Beginner)]
[Opportunity Points: 1/1]
The “Sword Manipulation Technique” was the hereditary technique of the Famous Sword Manor. Aside from having reached the beginner level in this technique, all of the original Ye Wushuang’s other techniques remained uninitiated.
Ye Wushuang was not surprised in the slightest. After all, the original Ye Wushuang was merely an insignificant supporting character. Even if she possessed cultivation techniques, she would never have worked hard to practice them.
Just then, Ye Wushuang suddenly noticed that an Opportunity Point had appeared on the panel.
