Most of the Wushuang Sect's secret techniques had been taken out by Wan Dao Saint. That was also why he believed his successor could one day rebuild the sect.
After all—
In terms of heritage, Wushuang Sect stood on par with the Four Great Holy Lands. If everything developed smoothly and the right disciples were found, then in a thousand years, a brand-new Wushuang Sect could rise once more.
Ordinary disciples would normally have to meet various conditions to access these manuals.
But Yun Jin, as the Sect Master, faced no restrictions from An Tong. He had given her a complete set of all the fire attribute manuals available.
Of course—
These were all transcribed copies. The original manuscripts remained safely stored within the sect's library. The library itself was a massive array formation, designed to protect the books as thoroughly as possible.
This was Yun Jin's first time seeing such an overwhelming collection of cultivation manuals in one go. She casually opened one and skimmed through it quickly, making a judgment right away.
The intent contained in this particular manual was of a low-level type. And this low-level intent was just one component of the super-level "Blazing" intent.
Yun Jin had already fully grasped the "Blazing" intent.
That meant all high-level, mid-level, and low-level intents subordinate to it could be skipped entirely.
What she needed now—
Were manuals related to the "Wildfire" and "Flame Mastery" super-level intents.
Yun Jin set that book aside and began rapidly flipping through the rest.
After a thorough screening—
She finally identified the manuals that corresponded to the Wildfire and Flame Mastery intents.
When she was done—
Only twenty manuals remained in her hands.
Among them—
One was a Heaven-grade manual.
Seven were Earth-grade manuals.
The rest were all Mystic-grade.
As for Yellow-grade manuals? Not a single one.
Yun Jin couldn't help but marvel at the depth of this heritage.
An Earth-grade Azure Lotus Sword Art was considered a sect-treasured artifact in the Tianxing Sect, and even then, it could take a hundred years to produce one disciple capable of mastering it.
Mystic-grade manuals were already rare and usually reserved for elite disciples.
Yellow-grade manuals were the standard fare for most cultivators.
But in Wushuang Sect—
Unless they possessed unique characteristics, Yellow-grade manuals practically didn't exist.
Mystic-grade and Earth-grade texts were the norm.
And the number of Earth-grade manuals was no less than that of Mystic-grade.
Even Heaven-grade sword arts, which were exceedingly rare outside—
Had been collected in significant numbers within the sect.
According to An Tong, some of these Heaven-grade techniques were obtained from the outside world, while others had been created by Wushuang Sect's own predecessors.
For example, the former Sect Master, Wan Dao Shengren, had left behind a secret technique named the Yin-Yang Codex.
It was said—
Wan Dao Shengren once caught sight of a terrifying Yin-Yang revolving wheel.
Humbled by his own powerlessness in the face of such a phenomenon, he gained profound insight. After years of refining that enlightenment, he created a Heaven-grade manual: the Yin-Yang Codex.
This codex fused Yin and Yang energies. It was deeply mysterious.
Rumor had it—
Other than Wan Dao Shengren himself, no one had ever successfully cultivated it.
An Tong had high hopes for Yun Jin. He said with excitement that, as Wan Dao Shengren's successor, if Yun Jin could one day master this Yin-Yang Codex, she would truly inherit his legacy.
Yun Jin was intrigued by the technique too.
But right now—
She didn't have the time. She could only shelve that plan for the moment.
Once the Blood Path Gate issue was resolved, she would definitely take a good look at this unprecedented codex.
Steadying her mind,
Yun Jin used her Emotional Value to activate an epiphany state.
Three days passed.
With the system's support, she comprehended the intent hidden in those dozen or so Mystic-grade manuals.
On the system panel—
Both the Wildfire and Flame Mastery intent progress bars showed significant improvement.
However—
Three straight days of epiphany had consumed a terrifying amount of Emotional Value. Yun Jin felt a pang of regret, but she continued to spend.
Her time was short. Right now, she had no choice but to use Emotional Value to push her strength forward.
Under normal circumstances, she never would have been this wasteful. But this time, she had no other option.
Yun Jin directly exchanged for another seven days of epiphany.
During those seven days, she fully comprehended the seven Earth-grade manuals.
By now—
Her Wildfire intent had reached 80 percent, and her Flame Mastery intent had reached 90 percent.
Yun Jin turned to the final manual: a Heaven-grade technique, Flameburst Palm.
She activated epiphany once more.
Seven more days passed.
She had used up more than half of her Emotional Value before she finally grasped the intent within.
At last—
Her Wildfire intent surged to 95 percent. Only five percent remained.
Her Flame Mastery intent was just ten percent short of perfection.
But now, she had no manuals left to reference.
The remaining progress—
Yun Jin would have to comprehend on her own.
She stood up and picked up her forging hammer.
In the next instant, flames ignited on the hammer's surface.
More than half a month had passed already.
In the days to come—
She planned to apply the fire-related intents to artifact forging.
On one hand, this would raise her forging skill.
On the other, it might help her spot gaps in her understanding or even spark new inspiration.
Perhaps, in the process of forging, she would unlock new levels of intent.
Yun Jin was now very close to fully mastering the entire path of fire.
At this stage of enlightenment, her sensitivity to fire had grown far more refined. She could even faintly sense which direction she needed to pursue next.
It was a kind of instinct that only emerged after reaching a certain depth of understanding.
A flicker of contemplation passed through Yun Jin's eyes.
Then—let it begin.
Her longest period of seclusion in this world was about to start.
Three hundred days of grueling cultivation were ahead.
By the time she emerged, she intended to give the Blood Path Gate a surprise they would never forget.
Yun Jin gathered her focus and raised the hammer in her hand.
She hadn't started forging the Tai'a Sword yet. Instead, she had prepared a large batch of basic materials to grind experience. Only once her skill had risen high enough would she proceed to the next step.
Fifty days later—
Her Wildfire intent ticked up by one percent.
Her Flame Mastery intent gained two percent.
Her rank as a Forging Master rose to Tier Three.
At that point, Yun Jin paused and personally upgraded the Tai'a Sword to three-star level.
She also successfully broke through to the Unity stage.
One hundred more days passed.
Her Wildfire intent reached 97 percent.
Her Flame Mastery intent climbed to 95 percent.
Her Forging Master experience reached Tier Four.
Taking out the prepared materials, she began refining the Tai'a Sword once again.
This time, something went wrong. Yun Jin failed on her first attempt, but succeeded on the second.
The Tai'a Sword leveled up again, becoming a four-star treasure.
Its rank officially stepped into the Earth-grade tier.
From that point on, the Tai'a Sword was a true Earth-grade weapon.
Yun Jin continued grinding her forging experience, refining weapons while consuming all sorts of spirit herbs to keep pushing her cultivation forward.
In the blink of an eye—
The three hundred days were up.
Time inside the chamber began to distort and unravel once again.
Yun Jin knew—
The time acceleration had ended.
And her strength now...