My Monster Derived Skills Are the Orthodox Ones

The Sword Sect Leader’s brow furrowed in anger. ”The Wenda Alliance has little more than thirty cultivators at the Void Refinement Realm. That Alliance Leader’s Divine Ability to slay Harmonization Realm experts only works within a three-li radius. If the three of us work together, killing him will be as easy as flipping our palms. It’s letting him continue to grow that will cause endless disaster.”

”Fellow Daoist Yang, the Wenda Alliance holds many secrets,” the Daoist Sect Leader said, shaking his head. ”In less than two months, his followers have advanced from the Divinity Transformation Realm to the Void Refinement Realm. I suspect he isn’t from the Otherworld, but has more likely obtained a legacy from the Ancient Era.”

”Zhu, are you saying you want to get his Cultivation Method from the Wenda Alliance Leader?” the Sword Sect Leader asked.

”If it’s truly a legacy from the Ancient Era, it might help us solve the mystery of Ascension,” the Daoist Sect Leader sighed. ”In the Ancient Era, Great Powers walked the earth and prodigies were innumerable. They could split the heavens and sunder the earth at a whim. Compared to them, we fall far too short. Even our lineages are broken.

”Yet in such a short time, he has helped one person after another break through. I’m afraid that is the true Cultivation Method. Only with that kind of cultivation speed could the Ancient Great Powers have been capable of destroying the heavens and extinguishing the earth.”

The Buddhist Sect Leader recited Buddha’s Name and gave a wry smile. ”Zhu speaks wisely. In our scriptures, it’s said that a Buddha descending to the world has the strength to throw an elephant. Today, the Buddhist Sect has lost many of its cultivation methods. We carry the name of the Buddhist Sect in name only; in truth, we have become more like the Daoist Sect.

”If the Wenda Alliance Leader truly possesses the Ascension Method, it should be in our hands. If one day we can ascend to the heavens, find the true Buddhist Cultivation Method, and pass it back down, we could restore the golden age of cultivation and benefit all of mankind. That would be an act of great Merit.”

”The Wenda Alliance Leader is skilled at beguiling others. His methods are strange and more akin to the ways of the Demon Sect,” said the Sword Sect Leader.

”Yang, you are too attached to appearances. As the Buddha said, ’If I do not enter hell, who will?’” The Buddhist Sect Leader put his palms together. ”If the path of the Demon Sect can help this old monk achieve Ascension and then pass down the true Buddhist Cultivation Method to the many Buddha Sons, then this old monk is willing to cast himself into hell to do so.”

’Hypocrite!’

The corner of the Daoist Sect Leader’s mouth twitched. ”The Buddhist Sect Leader is right. The Wenda Alliance Leader couldn’t have invented this Cultivation Method himself. It must have come from some ancient ruins. If we can learn the location of those ruins from him, perhaps we can find our own Cultivation Methods as well.”

”Excellent,” the Buddhist Sect Leader agreed.

The Sword Sect Leader was convinced. After a moment of thought, he said, ”He commands the Path of Space and could slay a Harmonization expert while he was still in the Divinity Transformation Realm. Now he’s at the peak of the Void Refinement Realm. Capturing him alive won’t be easy.”

”Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” The Buddhist Sect Leader placed his palms together, his face a mask of profound, world-weary compassion.

”Fellow Daoist Yang, now that we know about his Divine Abilities, won’t it be easy to defend against them?” said the Daoist Sect Leader. ”The three of us will support each other. With our combined power, I doubt he’ll find an opportunity to strike. He has a method for cultivating Nascent Souls, so if worst comes to worst, we can simply destroy his physical body and leave only his Nascent Soul...”

”There’s no time to lose,” the Buddhist Sect Leader said. ”His growth rate is too fast. Give him any more time, and I’m afraid we’ll be completely unable to stop him.”

”Let’s go,” the Daoist Sect Leader nodded.

”Wait, my two brothers,” the Sword Sect Leader, who had been so eager just a moment ago, suddenly hesitated. He frowned. ”We’ve overlooked something important.”

”What is it?” the Daoist Sect Leader asked.