Chapter 24: Divine Level Cultivation Method

The Qin Family was a top hunter family in Huangsha City, and Qin Li grew up hearing and seeing many things about this field. What Qin Li wanted most right now was to improve his own strength, and what he needed most was a combat technique that suited him!

Apart from the big families, sects, or the Royal Family, there were also auction houses and the Hunter’s Guild as ways to obtain combat techniques. Qin Li did not even think about auction houses; high-level cultivation methods cost over a hundred thousand taels of silver each, which Qin Li could not afford at the moment. So, if he wanted to get a high-level cultivation method, he had to go to the Hunter’s Guild.

Clients entrusted the Hunter’s Guild to post tasks with rewards of money or items. As long as someone could complete the task, they could get the reward. The Hunter’s Guild acted as the middleman and guarantor, taking a cut of the reward.

Generally, the difficulty of a task and its reward were proportional; the higher the difficulty, the better the reward! In the Hunter’s Guild, there were many tasks that offered Yuanli Heart Methods and combat techniques as rewards, but most were low-level common ones, and a few were mid-level, though those tasks were quite difficult. Those who could complete them usually did not lack a mid-level cultivation method, and those who wanted them often could not complete the tasks alone. This led to many teams in the Hunter’s Guild looking for partners.

If someone was willing to offer a high-level cultivation method as a task reward, the difficulty of that task could be imagined! In the Hunter’s Guild of Huangsha City, this had only happened once in recent years, and that was over twenty years ago.

There was a legend that in one of Huangsha City’s Four Perilous Lands, the Absolute Killing Ground, there were Ancient Ruins. At that time, someone offered a price, a high-level sword technique as reward, to hire adventurers to search for those ruins. As long as they could find the exact location, draw a detailed map, and then guide the client there, the task would be considered complete.

Over more than ten years, no fewer than several hundred people went one after another, but they all failed at this task; no one could complete it. It was said that among the martial artists who took this task, there was even an Earth Rank first tier expert! Similarly, no one ever saw him return. So, to this day, that high-level sword technique was still locked in a secret room underground in the Guild.

And this task, worth over a hundred thousand taels of silver, was regarded by adventurers as the top of the ten most terrifying tasks. What was once a popular task had long since fallen into neglect.

In the Hunter’s Guild of Huangsha City, the second of the ten most terrifying tasks was also one about finding Ancient Ruins. In fact, in the minds of many people, this task was even scarier than the one exploring the Absolute Killing Ground ruins.

The reason was not the task itself, but the reward.

This task was to explore the Ancient Ruins submerged in Phoenix Lake. Many years ago, someone accidentally discovered structures in Phoenix Lake and successfully brought out several exquisite ancient vessels from there, which were priceless! The person who discovered the ruins also swore that the buildings were well preserved and that a mysterious force kept the water out. However, the danger lay in the fact that Phoenix Lake had a large number of water-type Spirit Beasts, many of which people had never seen before!

And the reward for this task was a Divine Level cultivation method!

Many people doubted whether a God-Level Combat Skill really existed. Just like how many people did not believe there were reclusive experts or mysterious sects on the Tianyuan Continent, after all, it was too elusive and unreal to them. They believed that seeing was believing, and they firmly refused to acknowledge things they had never seen.

So, there had always been great controversy about this Divine Level combat technique, but one undeniable point was that practicing this combat technique was truly powerful!

“Young man, what do you think? It’s not that I, an old man, am tricking you. I swear on my honor, everything I said is true! This combat technique is absolutely Divine Level! If you don’t believe me, you can start practicing it right now. Even if you only have the first level of Yuanli, I guarantee that after practicing it, you can easily defeat opponents two or three tiers stronger than you! If you can master it completely, hmph, even opponents one level higher than you won’t be your match then!”

An old man with long, seemingly unwashed hair for months and shabby clothes sat behind a worn-out table, spitting as he boasted to Qin Li.

It was right here at this old man’s spot that Qin Li had heard many interesting stories about adventurers. Originally, Qin Li wanted to take on that deadly task for the high-level sword technique, but this old man dragged him over here, complaining that Qin Li was risking his life, saying that task was a typical one-way trip. However, in Qin Li’s view, this shabby old man’s task wasn’t much better than that one!

Phoenix Lake sounded like a beautiful name, but no local of Huangsha City would think so; it was simply a place that swallowed people without spitting out their bones!

The water of Phoenix Lake was clear and cold, like a mirror when there was no wind, surrounded by mountains, like a fairyland on earth. But both the lake and the surrounding mountains were full of fierce beasts, even many that had reached the Transformation stage! Spirit Beasts and humans had always been hostile, so the danger for human martial artists entering there was obvious.

Not to mention, Qin Li’s intelligence wasn’t poor. A Divine Level combat technique, given away for free even before the task started… Was there such a good thing in the world? Even if there was, would it fall to him, Qin Li? Probably it would have been snatched up, leaving nothing behind!

Moreover, just looking at the name of this so-called Divine Level cultivation method, Qin Li felt an urge to laugh.

“Supreme Overlord of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths”… that was the full name of this cultivation method! The cover was brand new, and the characters were quite flamboyant and wild, but even a young child could tell that this method had probably been copied many times; they didn’t even bother to make it look old… This old man was simply an unprofessional old swindler!

The Hunter’s Guild was bustling with people coming and going. Many noticed the commotion here and giggled privately; some even shouted directly, “Old Man Qi, you’re tricking people again! Your Divine Level cultivation method can’t even trade for two taels of wine. You only know how to cheat ignorant kids, hahaha!” The speaker was a big, burly man who seemed quite strong, loudly mocking the shabby old man.

“Nonsense! My cultivation method is the best in the world! If you don’t have the ability to practice it, shut your mouths!” Old Man Qi rolled his eyes and retorted without backing down.

Someone else chimed in, laughing, “Come on, practicing other cultivation methods costs money, but practicing your rubbish Divine Level cultivation method costs lives! Unless someone is tired of living, who would dare practice this thing of yours?”

Then, the big, burly man walked over, patted Qin Li on the shoulder, and grinned, “Come on, little brother, I can tell it’s your first time here. Don’t be tricked by this old guy. Let me tell you about his so-called Divine Level cultivation method, haha.”

Watching the boy who seemed very “enthralled” being pulled away by that guy, Old Man Qi cursed angrily, but he didn’t dare to actually pick a fight with the big man.

Because everyone here knew that this big man, who often showed up here, was the famous “Iron Fist” Ahu, renowned throughout Huangsha City’s adventurer circles!

A Mysterious Rank seventh tier expert!