The Great Sage of Humanity
Chapter 22, Unkind or Evil Cultivation Techniques

...Elder Tang broke the silence by uttering, “Where is the Gold Liberation Technique you just mentioned?”...

Lu Ye immediately took out the manual from the Storage Bag and gave it to him.

After picking up the book, Elder Tang read it and nodded gently. “This is a common Yellow Rating cultivation technique. If you can cultivate it fully, you will be able to unlock 27 Spiritual Points.”

Lu Ye was able to understand what Elder Tang meant by 27 Spiritual Points, as he had seen when he had studied the manual before. If he could cultivate it completely, he would be able to unlock 27 Spiritual Points. However, he did not know what the old man meant by Yellow Rank, so he voiced his doubts.

Elder Tang explained, “Total there are 360 Spiritual Points, which are in harmony with the Macrocosmic Orbit. There are many cultivation techniques in Jiu Zhou, and the number of Spiritual Points that can be unlocked differs depending on the cultivation technique. Depending on the number of Spiritual Points that can be unlocked, cultivation techniques are grouped into different ranks, namely Sky, Earth, Black, and Yellow. Only the Heaven Rank cultivation technique allowed cultivators to unlock 360 Spiritual Points. For an Earth Rank cultivation technique, it was 180 Spiritual Points and 81 Spiritual Points for a Black Rank cultivation technique.” Then, he pointed to the Gold Liberation Technique in his hand. “The lowest rank is this kind of Yellow Rank cultivation technique, and it is the most commonly seen.”

After hearing Elder Tang's explanation, Lu Ye finally had a better understanding of the different ranks. [So, this Golden Liberation Technique is just trash in Jiu Zhou. No wonder Manager Yang would take her with him.] Fortunately, he did not consider it a kind of treasure. Otherwise, he would become a laughing stock.

“Rank different cultivation techniques not only determine the number of Spiritual Points that a cultivator can eventually unlock, but also the number of Spiritual Points, but they would also create a huge difference between a cultivator's strength when they were in the same realm. Also, it would have a great impact on the future of a cultivator.

"Are you saying that a cultivator who has cultivated a high-level cultivation technique will be stronger and have a brighter future?" Lu Ye asked.

"That's right." Elder Tang nodded. “Do you understand the reason behind it?”

“Please give me enlightenment,” said Lu Ye humbly.

Elder Tang thought about it as if he was trying to give a clearer explanation, because he had not told anyone about it for a long time. A moment later, he asked, “Do you know of a different realm?”

“Spirit River, Cloud River, Real Lake, and Divine Sea Realm,” Lu Ye replied. He had heard of it from Yu Xiao Tiea.

"What does Spirit Creek mean?"

Recalling what Yu Xiao Tiea said to him, Lu Ye continued by saying, “To unlock enough Spiritual Points so that our own Spiritual Strength will be able to flow through those points and form a Cosmic Orbit. It is called Spirit Creek Realm because we aim to make our Spiritual Strength flow river surfing.”

"That's right." Elder Tang rubbed his beard with a finger. "Then, how many Spiritual Points are considered sufficient?"

"Nr ..." Lu Ye was unable to answer that question.

The smiling Elder Tang pointed to the Gold Liberation Technique in his hand and said, “If you cultivate this technique, you will reach the First Order Spirit Realm by opening up 9 Spiritual Points, More, then 18 points for the Second Order Realm and 27 points for the Third Order Realm.”

Lu Ye immediately realized something was wrong. “Aren't there supposed to be nine orders for Spirit Creek Realm?”

“You can only reach the Third Order Spirit River Realm by cultivating the Yellow Rank cultivation technique, which is why it ranks the lowest. If you develop the Black Rank technique, you will reach the Sixth Order Creek Spirit Realm. If you develop the Earth Rank technique, you will reach the Ninth Order Creek Spirit Realm. As for Heaven Ranking technique .. ”

“Twelfth Success?” Lu Ye was shocked because he had never heard of the Twelfth Order Spirit Creek Realm before, either,

Elder Tang shook his head with a smile. “This is still Ninth Order.”

Elder Tang explained, “That's because different cultivation techniques relate to different amounts of Spiritual Points even in the same realm. For example, by cultivating the Gold Liberation Technique, you only need to unlock 9 Spiritual Points to reach the First Order Spirit River Realm. However, if you cultivate the Heaven Rank cultivation technique, you will have to unlock 18 points to reach the same realm. A cultivator who had developed an Earth Rank technique would reach the Ninth Order Spirit River Realm by opening 180 points. However, for a cultivator who had developed a Heaven Rank technique, he would only reach the Sixth Order Spirit River Realm after opening 180 points.”

Lu Ye was somewhat able to understand the idea. "You mean, if we cultivate high-level techniques, we will have to unlock more Spiritual Points to reach the same realm compared to low-level techniques?"

"That's right."

“Then, we cannot judge how strong a cultivator is based on his territory, right?”

A cultivator who had developed an Earth Rank technique would reach the Ninth Order Spirit River Realm after opening 180 Spiritual Points. However, he would not be a match for a Seventh Order Spirit Creek Realm Master who had developed a Heaven Ranking technique, since the latter had opened up over 180 points.

Just then, Lu Ye suddenly understood what Elder Tang had said to him earlier. In that case, even if two people were in the same realm, their strength would not be on the same level if their cultivation techniques were of different levels. The rank of this technique would also affect the future of a cultivator.

“Secte Master, since the Heaven Rank cultivation technique is so good, why doesn't everyone cultivate it? What is the point of having Earth, Black, and Yellow Ranked cultivation techniques? Is it very difficult to obtain the Heaven Rank technique?”

The smiling Elder Tang replied, “Although it is difficult to find a Heaven Ranking technique, even a rogue cultivator will be able to obtain it if he is determined enough. The reason not everyone uses the Heaven Ranking technique is because every cultivator has limitations in terms of the number of Spiritual Points they can unlock.”

"What do you mean?"

“When you are a new cultivator, it is very difficult to unlock any Spiritual Points. However, as the number of Spiritual Points and your strength increases, it will be easier for you to unlock the Points until you reach your limit. Once the limit is reached, it will be difficult for you to unlock more points. So, there is no point even if you have a better technique. It was useless for a cultivator, whose limit was 180 Spiritual Points, to cultivate a Heaven Ranking technique. Therefore, you must cultivate according to your own abilities.

"So that's it." Lu Ye finally understood it.

“In addition, it is actually better to process the Yellow Rating technique when you are just starting.”

"Because it's easier?"

"That's right. You will reach the First Order Spirit Creek Realm by unlocking 9 Spiritual Points. However, if you develop the Heaven Rank Technique, you will have to unlock 18 points. By letting your Spiritual Strength pass your points early and becoming a Spirit Creek Realm Master, you will be more efficient at cultivating. Therefore, be it the rogue cultivators who did not have any support or disciples from the great Sect, they would start with the Yellow Ranking technique. Once they have developed the technique fully, they can still switch to another technique.”

In fact, Elder Tang did not tell him the whole story about the change in cultivation techniques. Only those rogue cultivators who did not have a strong foundation and disciples from small clans would start with the Yellow Rank technique.

Although there was no shortage in changing cultivation techniques, it was still troublesome. Those with strong backgrounds would choose to cultivate Black or Earth Rank cultivation techniques. It was because be it Yellow, Black, or Earth Rank, a cultivator only needed to unlock 9 points to reach the First Order Spirit River Realm. There is no difference between the three. A cultivator would only switch to a Heaven Ranking technique when needed after he opened all the points and reached his limit. Those who were unable could only attempt to achieve a breakthrough.

However, Elder Tang was worried that Lu Ye's talent was only one leaf, so the latter might not be able to unlock many Spiritual Points throughout his life. Hence, the Yellow Ranking technique was enough for him. Of course, he did not show it, nor did he underestimate Lu Ye because of it. As Sect Master, he did not show any impatience while teaching Lu Ye, who was a disciple on paper.

“As for your concern that this might be a malicious technique.” Elder Tang raised his head and looked at him seriously. “It should be remembered that only humans can be categorized as good or evil, not cultivation techniques. Whatever the technique, it is the duty of man to cultivate it. It is the human heart that determines whether something is good or evil. There are crafty people in the Great Sky Coalition, and there are also honest people in the Thousand Demons Hill Back.”

“I will remember it,” replied Lu Ye respectfully.