Lu Yan could only make such a judgment.
As Lu Yan pondered, Mu Chunqiu on the Lotus Platform lightly raised his right hand, and a scroll slowly descended in front of Lu Yan. A flat tone soon followed.
"This Longevity Immortal Technique, although precious, is not really a secret. The several sects that explored the Beimang Tomb together all got copies.
I only suspected earlier that you were overwhelmed by the name of the Taiyi True Inheritor and were bragging recklessly, so I intended to intimidate you somewhat."
"Now it seems you have your own considerations, and it involves some external demonic influences connected to you.
Since this is the case, lending you this Longevity Immortal Technique to observe is no harm."
Lu Yan reached out and took the Longevity Immortal Technique scroll. Before he could browse through it, He Dongsheng, by his side, willingly approached with a bitter expression and said:
"Brother Lu, I know you're no ordinary person, but you've chosen the wrong Longevity Immortal Technique.
I also once studied the so-called Longevity Immortal Technique with my master, and found nothing of value in it.
In fact, among the Nascent Soul True Monarchs of the top ten orthodox sects and various demon sects, only my master could gain some insight from the Longevity Immortal Technique.
If not for this, everyone would suspect that this so-called Longevity Immortal Technique is a fake."
"If the path of understanding the Immortal Technique is unworkable, I can help think of other ways to gain the true disciple recommendation spot, or to join a lineage and become a disciple.
You're just over twenty years old and the path of cultivation has just begun. Becoming a true disciple should be quite easy for you."
He Dongsheng clearly didn't have high hopes for Lu Yan, but instead of being discouraging, he actively sought solutions for Lu Yan.
Hearing these words, Lu Yan gave a knowing smile.
Across various versions, Lu Yan had witnessed too many changes, but He Dongsheng's assistance remained consistent.
Even in the demon version, if not for He Dongsheng finding Zhao Huowang's last words in the demon version ahead of time, Lu Yan might have unwittingly fallen into the calamity of the Longevity version.
Here in the Xianxia version, He Dongsheng continued his earnest help, which warmed Lu Yan's heart.
Lu Yan gently shook the Longevity Immortal Technique in his hand, smiling lightly at He Dongsheng: ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡✶𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚✶𝙣𝙚𝙩
"Brother He has helped me so much already; how could I trouble you again with the true disciple recommendation spot?"
"Actually, while traveling elsewhere recently, I acquired some interesting items, which I can share with Brother He once these matters are settled."
He Dongsheng's eyes lit up upon hearing this: "Could it be new fake... ahem, antique crafts?"
Despite being a direct disciple of the Taiyi Sect Main Lineage, he still hadn't forgotten his initial obsession with forgery, leaving Lu Yan both amused and helpless.
But in the face of He Dongsheng's anticipation, Lu Yan still seriously replied:
He Dongsheng nodded in satisfaction.
After a round of chatting, Lu Yan collected his thoughts and opened the Longevity Immortal Technique in his hands.
When the writing on the scroll came into view, Lu Yan's expression was one of surprise.
Seeing this, He Dongsheng leaned over and quietly said:
"Surprised, right? When I first saw this so-called Longevity Immortal Technique, I was almost just like you."
Lu Yan was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Indeed."
The Longevity Immortal Technique in Lu Yan's hand wasn't a profound technique, nor a deeply mysterious Dao Scripture, but a Qi Cultivation Technique diagram simplified to the utmost degree.
The most basic technique in the Cultivation Realm, titled "Qi Cultivation Technique," was created by a great sage at the dawn of cultivation tens of thousands of years ago, involving twelve acupoints in its circulation.
As time progressed, more techniques were created, increasing the number of involved acupoints from the original twelve to twenty-four, thirty-six... up to three hundred and sixty-five in top-tier Qi Cultivation Techniques.
Currently, the most common "Chang Chun Skill" in the Cultivation Realm involves thirty-six acupoints in its circulation.
However, this so-called Longevity Immortal Technique inexplicably lowers the bar, involving only one acupoint.
This technique is simplified to the extreme, with almost no entry barrier, but cultivating such a technique results in magical power that is merely a fraction or even a fraction of ordinary cultivators of the same level.
If "Chang Chun Skill" is akin to high school math, then this so-called Longevity Immortal Technique is barely 1+1=2.
Never mind the Nascent Soul True Monarchs of major sects, even Lu Yan, the instigator, was bewildered at first sight of the technique.
The "Chang Chun Skill" Lu Yan personally descended had not been exalted due to version updates but instead downgraded to a previously unseen, lowest, most basic cultivation technique.
It was likely named an Immortal Technique because Lu Yan initially projected an Emperor's shadow in place of the heavens.
In an instant, thoughts rapidly circulated in Lu Yan's mind.
"During the Spiritual Energy Revival version, the 'Chang Chun Skill' shone as the first cultivation technique, yet in the Xianxia version, it lost its position and fell to a foundational technique.
This incident proves that relying on version updates to leap over boundaries is unrealistic, which adds to my understanding of version updates."
"So the big question now is, how did Mu Chunqiu cultivate to the brink of Divinity Transformation relying on a downgraded 'Chang Chun Skill'?"
Lu Yan fell into contemplation, yet Mu Chunqiu on the Lotus Platform showed no surprise.