Modifying the cultivation methods? What does that mean? Well, it means to reorganize the approaches to applying the cultivation methods.
Relatively speaking, Lin Xiao was still a newcomer. He only went to the scriptorium once. Even so, he happened to have mastered a cultivation method suitable for modification — The Refining Divine Pithy Formula.
Albeit the most modest, The Refining Divine Pithy Formula was closest to The Doctrines of Limbo. As Lin Xiao also obtained a good command of The Doctrines of Limbo, he knew the former inside and out. "The Refining Divine Formula might be a solution," this idea kicked in upon the Fiendish Spiral
's entrance into Lin Xiao's body.
Li Taixuan and the three seniors already went jaw-slacked when Lin Xiao announced there was a countermeasure. But their astonishment even got further intensified when Lin Xiao denied the availability of any existing methods. It might work if they altered any of the methods they had. However, by no stretch of the imagination had they ever expected that, as it was technically impossible.
On the other hand, it took much effort to put together a cultivation method. Some even had to be refined by many a first-rate warrior. The cultivation methods shrined in the scriptorium were not sufficiently powerful but perfect. They were the fruit of plenty of predecessors.
While they were utterly baffled, Lin Xiao moved on with a proposal, "The Refining Divine Pithy Formula can be something we start with." However, he failed to get it across. Hence, he had to throw some light upon his proposal, "The application of cultivation methods can be altered. In that case, it may generate an ability to counter the fiendish spiral force."
That was an intensely mesmerizing idea! Li Taixuan and the three chief seniors went dazzled as if they got hit on the forehead by a quaint furnace, "Is that a delusion or something real? A tweak of the method's running routes will help?"
't come to the terms with this proposal. Yes, The Refining Divine Pithy Formula was an indeed elementary cultivation method. But it was a time-honored one, which fully confirmed its flawlessness. Lin Xiao suggested they modify it? That's insane.
However, Lin Xiao failed to pick up on what they had in mind. He took their silence as a sign of doubt. Then he moved on, "I had a go of that on my way back. It proved available. Allow me a few hours. The modification will materialize then."
"What?!" Li Taixuan and the three seniors literally got thunder-struck, eyes struck wide open. Did Lin Xiao just say that he already had a pilot research about the modification? Did he ensure that the whole process would be done within a few hours? Oh, that's...fantastic!
"No, my headache is acting up now. I need to wind down a bit," the surprising news was too much for the secondary chief senior to take. He waved his hand, shuddering nonstop. Then he reclined against the wall and flopped onto a chair, breathing heavily.
It was the same case with the rest of them. Heart-racing, out of breath, they desperately needed some air. Their sharp reaction was reasonable. Lin Xiao's unprecedented proposal could put any warrior down effortlessly. Lin Xiao could restructure The Refining Divine Pithy Method simply by means of his grade-two martial capacity in the Refining Divine Realm. One had to know even martial masters as Li Taixuan had never imagined that. Truly amazing!
's part, he stayed bewildered by their seemingly intense reaction. A suspicion popped up in his mind, "Are they real warriors or not? How come they are so vulnerable and get ill now and then? Heart attacks? They look a bit green and spaced-out. High blood pressure? Diseases of this kind are common among elders on the earth. How come they are weaker than mortals on the earth?"
Lin Xiao kept dwelling on the issue and finally found a plausible explanation, "They must have been exerting themselves too hard for the sake of the affairs of the sect. That explains their intense strain."
The sudden enlightenment was rather satisfying. Lin Xiao soon made up his mind. He would produce special tonic pellets for the patriarch and the three chief seniors as soon as the Suomo Sect, a pressing menace, got sorted.