Shangguan Haitang, who originally had a lot to say, was immediately taken to an open space to meditate and cultivate after receiving a powerful true energy within her body that she could not control. She picked up the Five Ultimate Divine Skills.

Although switching cultivation methods will cause my cultivation level to drop drastically, with this very pure innate true qi and the powerful Five Absolute Divine Skill, I can break through continuously in a very short time. Once I have completely digested this innate true qi, I am afraid that even if I am not innate, I will not be far from innate.

By the time Haitang finished her cultivation, the room was already empty. It was already the afternoon of the next day. After Xue Qianxun came in and helped her wash up and change into new clothes, they saw Zhang Weihao and Jiang Yuyan fishing together by the small lake in the outer courtyard of this very spacious and luxurious villa.

The two were so close together that anyone who didn’t know better would think they were a married couple. This undoubtedly made Shangguan Haitang feel a pang of jealousy, but when she thought of the Five Ultimate Divine Skill in her hands, she suddenly felt incredibly sweet.

“You’re here. You’ve finished your cultivation. What level are you at?”

“I’m almost at the sixth level. The true energy you left in my body has been completely used up. I’m about at the third rank in the martial arts world.” Shangguan Haitang didn’t expect it to go so smoothly. Both of them were at the third rank, but she had cultivated the Five Absolute Divine Skill and was far superior to her previous self. Even if she had been at the third rank before, she would never have been a match for her current self. There was a fundamental difference between them.

“By the way, I keep hearing you talk about the Ten Great Martial Arts Skills. What exactly are they?” Jiang Yuyan was quite impressive for waiting until now to ask, since very few people in the martial arts world aren’t curious about this.

“Gu Santong’s Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill, Tie Dan Shenhou’s Absorption Technique, the Great Compassion Mantra of Heaven and Earth’s Interplay of Yin and Yang from the Northern Desert Demonic Sect, the Bright Jade Skill of the Yihua Palace, the Five Absolute Divine Skills, the Wedding Dress Divine Skill, the Nine Yang Divine Skill, the Nine Yin Manual, the Formless Divine Skill, and the Sunflower Manual. The order is not ranked. Different people are suited to different martial arts. For example, Yu Yan, you are very suitable for the Bright Jade Skill.” Zhang Weihao recited all ten of the most powerful martial arts in the Mingzong world as if they were his own treasures.

The divine skills here are not just about techniques; they mainly involve internal energy cultivation methods. While some sword and palm techniques are very powerful, they do not significantly improve one’s own power. In terms of overall effectiveness, they are far inferior to these divine skills. These are truly peerless divine skills that can turn the rotten into the miraculous and defy fate.

“So you also cultivate the Five Ultimate Divine Skills?”

“No, I cultivate immortality and refine qi. I don’t know martial arts, nor do I intend to directly cultivate martial arts. At most, I will learn from it. I have my own path. I cultivate the Heavenly Dao, not the Martial Dao.”

Zhang Weihao was telling the truth. At most, he would borrow some energy cultivation routes and techniques to improve his energy circulation efficiency and the use of certain skills, but he would not actually practice those techniques.

The main reason is that although these techniques are powerful, they are only top-tier innate martial arts. They cannot even break through to the innate realm, and they have not explored the realms beyond that. Therefore, they are only considered powerful in the mid-level martial arts world. In the high-level martial arts world, or even the immortal martial arts world, any second- or third-rate manual can easily defeat them.

Putting aside everything else, even the four great martial arts in the Tang Dynasty world, including the Cihang Sword Manual which is generally considered the weakest, are still far superior to these ten great martial arts. Their upper limits are completely different.

“By the way, I plan to go to Jinling to take the provincial examination. Yu Yan plans to go with me. I’ll also help her break through to the Innate Grandmaster level and comprehend the eighth level of the Mingyu Gong. Are you coming with us so I can help you break through to the Innate level before leaving, or are you here now to say goodbye?”

Jiang Yuyan and Shangguan Haitang knew exactly how to help her break through.

Judging from Jiang Yuyan’s expression, she was very willing. That was the Innate Grandmaster that countless people in the martial arts world dreamed of, a living legend in the martial arts world, second only to the Innate Grandmaster as a martial arts myth.

Her adoptive father, Iron-Blooded Marquis, was only a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm, not even a Great Grandmaster of the Innate Realm. There were no Great Grandmasters of the Innate Realm on the Martial Arts Ranking.

“I…” Shangguan Haitang hesitated for a while, then finally blushed and said shyly, “I’ll accompany you on your journey.”

Zhang Weihao nodded with satisfaction. After all, this was ancient times, and women at that time had special feelings for their first man. Unless the man was too incompetent or useless, or they encountered a lecherous thief, most of them would remain faithful to him until the end.

Even Jiang Yuyan initially thought the same way. She wasn’t the kind of fickle, promiscuous woman who would easily fall in love. She was forced step by step onto the path of a villain by cruel reality.

Shangguan Haitang was the same. Although she was still secretly in love with her sworn brother Duan Tianya, after having a relationship with Zhang Weihao and accepting his benefits, she assumed that she had become his woman and would not have any further involvement with other men.

Just like in the original novel, Shangguan Haitang accepted Guihai Yidao’s offer, even though she rejected the richest man like Wan Sanqian and the young emperor who ruled the world. In this respect, she is a truly good woman with very sound values.

“Chihiro, go and get my Peerless Sword Box.”

Xue Qianxun directly took the same Peerless Sword Box as Lao Huang in the Snowy Mountain TV series. It was a huge, long wooden box that looked very high-class, but it was impossible for ordinary people to open it or destroy it by force.

Zhang Weihai grabbed the sword box, slammed it to the ground, and slapped the flat wooden board at the top. The sword box instantly opened to the left and right, revealing several exquisitely crafted and dazzling divine weapons.

“These are the Eight Swords of King Goujian of Yue, eight precious swords forged by the master craftsman Ou Yezi. The first is ‘Yan Ri’, the second is ‘Duan Shui’, the third is ‘Zhuan Po’, the fourth is ‘Xuan Jian’, the fifth is ‘Jing Ni’, the sixth is ‘Mi Hun’, the seventh is ‘Que Xie’, and the eighth is ‘Zhen Gang’.”

Since you found Tian Boguang, Haitang, that counts as you completing the task. You can choose one, or I can recommend the most suitable sword for you. Remember, both the Five Ultimate Divine Skill and the sword are given to you by me; only you can use them. No one else can use them, or I’ll be angry if I find out.”

Shangguan Haitang blushed upon hearing this, but at the same time felt incredibly sweet and was in a very pleasant mood.

However, Jiang Yuyan looked puzzled and said, “Aren’t there nine swords? Why are they called the Eight Swords of Yue? No, there are eight swords, and the one in the middle only has a hilt.”