The Programmer Cultivator

Chapter 165: Chapter 30: Magic Selection 2

Any real conflict would have to wait until the goods were in hand.

Zhang Deming took down one of the glowing orbs and tried to channel Spiritual Power into it.

Name: Turtle Water Defense Array

Category: Cultivation Technique

Level: Law-Level Mid Grade (Tier Five)

Requirement: Bloodline Verification (Only those of the direct lineage may cultivate.)

Preview: The Turtle Water Defense Array is a Law-Level Mid Grade, Tier Five Cultivation Technique. A Water Beast series Rune Core is required for easier entry...

A Tier Five Cultivation Technique?

This was a Cultivation Technique that could be practiced all the way to the Four Symbols Stage. The very words ”Tier Five Cultivation Technique” were enough to make everyone’s eyes burn with envy.

Zhang Deming turned his head and looked at the other glowing orb in Qu Hua’s hands.

Name: Turtle Spirit Summoning

Category: Skill

Level: Law-Level Mid Grade (Tier Five)

Requirement: Bloodline Verification (Only those of the direct lineage may cultivate.)

Preview: Turtle Spirit Summoning is a Tier Five Summoning Technique. A Water Beast Summoning series Rune Core is required for easier entry...

Looking at this Tier Five Technique, Qu Hua looked over at Zhang Deming.

Zhang Deming said, ”What are you looking at me for? You’d have to open it before you could even think about trading. Besides, a Tier Five Technique is too far out of my reach. This Tier Five Cultivation Technique, on the other hand, might actually be useful. Of course, that’s assuming I can even open it. Looking at this requirement, it’s obvious these two things aren’t easy to get into. After all, the requirement isn’t about raw power.”

Hearing this, Qu Hua understood that Zhang Deming wasn’t interested in trading. He released the glowing orb in his hand and continued his search, starting from the top and working his way down.

Zhang Deming watched him give up so easily, so casually, as if... ’It’s like he doesn’t care, yet he does. It feels like he has a specific target among all these techniques floating in the air, but he’s just not showing it yet. Yes, that’s the feeling.’

Just then, Li Shifan spoke up with a wry smile. ”I think we’re overthinking this.”

Everyone turned to look at him. He said, ”I gave the Tier Three Magic Balls a quick try. Their defenses are so strong that even an ordinary Tai Chi Cultivator couldn’t break them.

Do you really think we have a chance?

As for these two Tier Five ones, they’re locked by bloodline verification. They’re clearly someone’s family inheritance scriptures. There’s no way the few of us can open them.”

After hearing this, they each used their own methods to try and crack open the glowing orbs.

After a long while, none of them, including Qu Hua, had managed to open a single orb.

Li Shifan was the first to give up. The Fire Dance Technique he was holding wasn’t what he wanted anyway.

Instead of choosing from the top, he picked a glowing orb from near the bottom.

Name: Sword Control Skill

Category: Skill

Level: Secret Level Mid Grade (Tier Two)

Requirement: One-Star Tai Chi (Can be broken by an Apprentice with specific methods.)

Preview: The Sword Control Skill is one of the advanced techniques of the Basic Sword Dao Heart Technique. It is one of the most ideal Foundation Establishment Techniques in the Sword Control series and an excellent choice for a Sword Dao Rune Core...

Having found an orb he was satisfied with, his face lit up with joy. He once again formed a sword-finger and tapped the glowing orb.

This time, the orb wasn’t completely still; it began to ripple faintly.

A hint of joy appeared on his face as he instantly increased his power output.

The glowing orb kept rippling, but it was just short of breaking.

”Swordsmanship: Blooming of That Moment!”

As he used the Technique, the glowing orb trembled twice and then shattered.

A Jade Scroll hovered in front of Li Shifan.

Li Shifan held the Jade Scroll, trembling with excitement.

Without much hesitation, he pressed the Jade Scroll to his forehead and began to comprehend its contents.

In an instant, the information from the Jade Scroll flooded into his mind, making his head feel slightly heavy.

Before he could even digest it all, as soon as he finished reading the information, the invisible Light Curtain in the sky reappeared. It exerted a powerful suction force on the Jade Scroll in his hand.

The Jade Scroll flew from his grasp, soaring into the sky. The moment it passed through the Light Curtain, another glowing orb enveloped it, and it flew back to its original position.

Li Shifan paused for a moment to digest the information. Then, he activated his Command Token again, intending to get another Technique.

This time, however, the Command Token was blocked by the Light Curtain.

Zhang Deming had been keeping an eye on Li Shifan. Seeing this, he thought, ’Just as I expected!’

’After discovering the function of the Command Token, I had already guessed there might be a limit to its use. It seems one Command Token can only retrieve one Jade Scroll. At least, you only get one use initially. Just like the Celestial Spirit Sect—they’re all cut from the same cloth.’

”Looks like we can only choose one Technique. I’m not happy about that,” Sha Xingping said, clutching the Dragon Turtle Transformation orb.

Xue Su also spoke up, ”Yeah, I don’t want to settle for a Tier Two Technique, but we can’t open anything Three-Star or higher. This is a real pain in the ass.”

”This glowing orb is also an Array, right? Do you have a way to open it?” Qu Hua asked, a rare initiative on his part. He was holding a Tier Four Technique orb, and it was clear he couldn’t bear to part with it.

”If I had a way, would I be sitting here staring blankly at it? The orb’s defense and the Light Curtain on the ceiling are clearly part of the same system. If I could do something about this, do you think I would have let that ceiling stay up there this whole time?” Xue Su retorted, exasperated.

Qu Hua and Sha Xingping looked unwilling to give up.

A faint black mist emanated from Qu Hua’s body, continuously corroding the surface of the glowing orb.

Sha Xingping was also trying all sorts of methods, while Runes surged in Xue Su’s hands as he made various attempts.

Zhang Deming had only made one brief attempt. When he found that the orb in his hands showed no reaction whatsoever, he stopped. He simply held the glowing orb and quietly watched the others put on their show.

Realizing they only had one chance, the others tried for a long while longer before reluctantly releasing their orbs.

They each began searching for a suitable Tier Two Technique. Only Zhang Deming remained still, holding the orb containing the Tier Five Cultivation Technique and quietly watching them.

Meanwhile, Li Shifan had started searching the second floor, looking for any other treasures.

After a while, following many failed attempts, the other three had no choice but to follow Li Shifan’s example. They each chose a Tier Two Technique and opened its orb.

Once the four of them had made their choices, they all turned to look at Zhang Deming, who was still holding his glowing orb.

Sha Xingping spoke up. ”What are you doing? Just holding it like that is useless if you can’t open it.”

Zhang Deming smiled. ”A Tier Two Technique or something similar only costs a few dozen Spirit Stones. I can get one back in the Sect. I want to see if I can take this thing out of here. It’s worth risking a few dozen Spirit Stones for a shot at a Tier Five Cultivation Technique.”

The others all shook their heads. Li Shifan said, ”Senior Brother, that’s just wishful thinking.”

Xue Su added, ”How could a place related to an Inheritance, with such an Advanced Array, possibly have such an obvious loophole? You’re just banking on a fluke. You’re completely deluding yourself.”

Zhang Deming just smiled and said, ”No matter how small the chance, I’m willing to take the gamble. If I fail, I’ll only have lost out on a Tier Two Technique.”

Hearing this, the four of them shook their heads again and said no more.

While the other three were dealing with their techniques, Li Shifan had already searched the entire second floor. Aside from the glowing orbs in the air, he found nothing else.

Zhang Deming, still holding his orb, followed the others to the wall to look for a possible entrance to the third floor.

They had only been searching for a moment when a Light Curtain appeared to the side, and Sha Xingping vanished into it.

Seeing this, the others quickly darted over and followed him through.

In fact, because of the symbol issue on the first floor, Zhang Deming had been the first to discover the exit, but he had deliberately not activated it, choosing to fall behind.

After the other four had disappeared, Zhang Deming walked to the edge of the Light Curtain, still holding the orb.

With the Command Token in one hand and the glowing orb in the other, he stood before the Light Curtain and took a deep breath.

The instant he activated the Command Token, Zhang Deming took a step back and simultaneously tried to store the glowing orb in his inventory.

’He was trying his luck, but he wasn’t counting on an Advanced Array like this having some low-level loophole. The luck he was banking on was whether his inventory could handle this Array!’

Zhang Deming’s figure instantly vanished from the second floor. At that moment, because he had disappeared and taken an orb with him, the glowing orbs on the second floor began to tremble violently.

The previously stable, pyramid-like structure became disordered, with one missing from the very top.

Energy surged throughout the entire floor, sweeping the glowing orbs into a chaotic flow as the power grew unstable.