Yang Tian said nothing.
In the current situation, he could only obey the man.
Otherwise, he could be killed at any moment.
Honestly, he was truly not a match for the man.
Yang Tian sat up, opened the cultivation manual, and a trace of excitement flashed in his eyes.
"This isn't martial techniques, but inner power!"
Yang Tian was somewhat excited.
It's important to know that as a loose cultivator, he had never come into contact with any cultivation manuals, at most he had only practiced the Heaven-shattering Palm Technique.
But the Heaven-shattering Palm Technique was merely a martial technique.
Yang Tian had never truly cultivated with a cultivation manual; his current method of operating energy, absorbing, and executing was all self-explored.
He had not undergone systematic training.
Looking at the cultivation manual in his hand, Yang Tian calmed down and began to practice.
However, what made him frown was.
When he opened the cultivation manual, he found it was completely blank, with no text or pattern.
"What's going on?"
Yang Tian's eyes were full of confusion.
He looked up at the man, only to find the man sitting quietly there, a mysterious aura floating around him, obscuring his appearance, and his eyes were closed.
Yang Tian shook his head, paid no more attention to the man, and calmed himself down.
He activated the X-ray Vision Technique, probing into the manual.
He still found nothing.
The cultivation manual in his hand was blank, without any aura, nothing at all.
"What's going on?"
Yang Tian was truly puzzled.
Could it be that this master was playing a trick on him, only to kill him subsequently?
"Three days later, if you cannot cultivate it, you must die!"
The man said coldly.
Yang Tian became increasingly tense. This blank cultivation manual, how was he supposed to cultivate anything?
But if he didn't cultivate, Yang Tian would have no other path but death.
Because he couldn't possibly defeat this terrifying master; he didn't even have a chance to escape.
So he calmed his mind and activated his divine sense to probe into the cultivation manual.
This time, he distinctly felt a powerful aura rushing at him.
His eyes brightened: "Got it!"
Yang Tian focused his mind, using his divine sense to detect this powerful aura.
At this time, this powerful aura began to boil, continuously surging forward.
Yang Tian felt oppressed and uncomfortable.
Bang!
A beam of light emanated from the Holy Sword, pouring into the cultivation manual.
Under this divine light, the powerful aura was instantly shattered, and Yang Tian, using his divine sense, clearly perceived scene after scene of patterns inside.
Within each pattern, there was a martial artist practicing.
Pattern by pattern, technique after technique, eventually converging into a sacred and grand cultivation technique map.
A trace of excitement flashed in Yang Tian's eyes: "I can finally start cultivating!"
At this moment, the man also opened his eyes in surprise...
"How is this possible?"
A trace of surprise flashed in the man's eyes.
Just now, he actually felt a ray of aura emanating from within the cultivation manual.
This represented that the cultivation manual had been unlocked.
Watching Yang Tian sit excitedly, gesturing and muttering to himself, a trace of approval flashed in the man's eyes: "Unexpectedly, you unlocked this cultivation manual in less than ten minutes; you really didn't disappoint me. You are indeed talented, but this cultivation manual still has an obstacle, and it is a demon barrier. If you can overcome this demon barrier, I won't kill you!"
Yang Tian did not hear the man's words.
Conversely, Yang Tian immersed himself entirely in the cultivation process.
His spirit, soul, and magic breath all focused within the grand cultivation technique pattern.
As time passed, the aura within Yang Tian increasingly boiled.
In that moment, he became like the martial artist in the cultivation pattern, operating energy, absorbing, spiritual techniques...
Yang Tian had already entered the right track; now it just required time.
"Very well, you have begun cultivating!"
The man said something.
Yang Tian opened his eyes, stood up, and looked at the man: "Senior, this cultivation manual is extensive and profound, why have you given it to me to cultivate?"
"Because I want to know if there is anyone besides me who can cultivate it!"
Replied the man.
"Oh?" Yang Tian nodded, then asked: "Senior, what is your relation to Jiang Lingzhan? Does Jiang Lingzhan have a grudge against you?"
"Courting death!"
A cold shout rang out, followed by a massive aura bursting from the man, fiercely attacking Yang Tian.
Yang Tian extended the Holy Sword to block.
A stream of sword qi emerged from the Holy Sword, firmly blocking the massive aura of the man.
Yang Tian flipped his left hand, striking with a Heaven-shattering Palm Technique.
Boom!
With a roar, Yang Tian's Heaven-shattering Palm shattered the man's massive aura.
"Very well!" The man stood up: "Boy, you can block my attack, might as well tell you, I have a grudge against Wang Lingzhan. He is the one who locked my scapula, forcing me to wear this Blood Robe for life, never seeing the sunlight, only living in a swamp of pain. All these years, I have waited for Wang Lingzhan to come out, so I can personally kill him!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Tian frowned.
"So, Senior, the reason you cannot be seen is that you are locked in a Pipa Blood Robe!"
Yang Tian understood.
"Hmph!" The man coldly said: "You need not inquire unnecessarily about my affairs, you only have three days; when the time comes, I will let you die! Because you cannot possibly cultivate this cultivation manual successfully!"
Yang Tian frowned.
Wasn't he already cultivating it?
Previously, the manual was blank, but Yang Tian had still managed to read it; wasn't that already successful?
Why did the man say Yang Tian couldn't possibly cultivate the manual successfully?
"Senior, is there something mysterious about this cultivation manual?"
Yang Tian asked.
"No comment!"
The man coldly replied.
In fact, being able to cultivate the manual didn't necessarily mean it had been successfully cultivated.
This cultivation manual was deeper than Yang Tian had imagined.
But the man did not explicitly state all this.
Seeing the man unwilling to elaborate, Yang Tian couldn't help but ask: "Senior, haven't you tried to unlock your Pipa Blood Robe over all these years?"
"It's impossible! Not only for me, but even for Wang Lingzhan, even the strongest Ancient Martial Artist on this earth, none can unlock my Pipa Blood Robe!"
The man firmly declared.
A surge of aura emanated from him, intensely vibrating everything around.
Including the Pipa Blood Robe on the man, which was shaken, revealing an elderly face inside.
Seeing this face, Yang Tian was shocked.
But at this moment, he felt a strong Spiritual Breath emanating from the Holy Sword, followed by an elderly voice: "Yang Tian, you can retrieve this Pipa Blood Robe; it could serve as your shield!"
This voice was the Sword Soul within the Holy Sword.
Yang Tian's eyes filled with doubt: "Sword Soul, can you unlock this Pipa Blood Robe?"
"Certainly!"
The elderly voice sounded.
"That's good!"
A trace of excitement flashed in Yang Tian's eyes.
But for now, he did not act; instead, he sat quietly, planning to cultivate this manual before dealing with the Pipa Blood Robe issue.
After all, this cultivation manual was very important; Yang Tian didn't wish to delay and encounter unforeseen problems.
Yang Tian sat down and continued cultivating the manual.
As time passed, Yang Tian grew increasingly familiar; he felt he had already grasped seventy percent of its essence.
As long as he continued practicing, he was sure to succeed.
Bang!
But at this moment, a roaring sound arose.
He watched the large pattern before him continually burning, a surge of Spiritual Breath boiling over, in a moment, Yang Tian was engulfed.
A trace of surprise flashed in Yang Tian's eyes: "What's happening?"
"You've gone astray!"
The voice of Sword Soul rang out.
"Gone astray?"
Yang Tian frowned and suddenly recalled the man's words: You cannot possibly cultivate this manual.
Could it be that the man intentionally let Yang Tian cultivate just to make him go astray?
"Hahaha..."
At this moment, a burst of laughter sounded: "Boy, I told you, you cannot cultivate this manual! Because this manual has a demon barrier! You won't survive three days; you'll die now! However, you have one hope—breaking this demon barrier. But how could you possibly break it... Hahaha..."
Yang Tian's heart sank, he finally realized he had been tricked.
"Yang Tian, do not lose hope; you strayed because the method was wrong. The man gave you the manual to start cultivating from the front, but that's the demon path. You should start cultivating from the back of the book instead!"
Sword Soul's voice sounded.
Upon hearing this, Yang Tian realized: "So that's it!"