Use first and repay later: Advance the future cultivation fruits

So it turns out...

The path of secret techniques appeared earlier than the divine positions?

The Ancient Cosmic Period?

"If divine artifacts, divine skills, and secret techniques can be practiced together, naturally it's more powerful."

Lord Su glanced at Lin Qing and said, "But divine skills place heavy emphasis on comprehension, divine artifacts also require certain resources, and secret techniques even more so focus on resources, treasures, and compatibility. The lower the compatibility, the more exaggerated the resource and treasure consumption, so these two paths are both quite challenging."

Lin Qing thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Am I compatible with this Mist Pigeon Secret Technique? If not, wouldn't this reward be as good as nonexistent?"

Lord Su smiled and said, "Rest assured, since the City Lord Wu Jiu rewarded you with this Mist Pigeon Secret Technique, it indicates that your compatibility with it is already adequate."

"That's good." Lin Qing nodded slightly.

"Of course..."

Lord Su said, "It is very difficult to practice the Mist Pigeon Secret Technique to its limit, especially if the compatibility is insufficient. In the Ancient Cosmic Period, this meant that your talent was lacking and would require even more precious treasures to succeed. It's up to you."

Lin Qing nodded.

For such a profound secret technique as the Mist Pigeon Secret Technique, if one could practice it to the current limit of endurance, theoretically, it would be slightly less powerful than a set of divine artifacts.

Given his current life level, genetic index, and space mysteries, this Mist Pigeon Secret Technique, in terms of tunneling, can theoretically reach a level far surpassing that of flight-type Seven-Colored Divine Artifacts, demonstrating its power.

Of course, reaching this level would require unimaginable resources and treasures.

If a Void Dominator practiced this Mist Pigeon Secret Technique, its limit would be stronger than a flight-type Chaos Divine Artifact.

In short, secret techniques require external objects and one's ability to endure.

"Doesn't the Mist Pigeon Secret Technique require too many treasures?"

Lin Qing couldn't help but shake his head slightly, "Even at my current level, the treasures required for this secret technique are more precious than ten Seven-Colored Divine Artifacts..."

He compared it to the Void Level secret technique he knew of that refined constant stars, which only required constant stars that could be found everywhere in the universe.

Of course, its power was far from being able to compare with the Mist Pigeon Secret Technique.

"However, as long as one can get started, it should be feasible to advance..." Lin Qing muttered to himself.

Lord Su looked at him and said, "The treasures and resources today are not as abundant as in the Ancient Cosmic Period, and the path of secret techniques is somewhat in decline. However, it still has many advantages. Don't give up, but... with your high comprehension, you should indeed focus more on the path of divine skills."

Lin Qing nodded.

...

After leaving the Vacuum Tomb, Lin Qing, while comprehending the Mist Pigeon Secret Technique, also began collecting the necessary related treasures.

The resources needed to practice to the limit level he could not produce now, but just the resources to get started were still easy to collect; it only required tens of trillions of Void Coins.

Just getting started, the tunneling aspect would only be at the level of the Star Abyss Thirteen Layers.

"Although this secret technique is profound, it's not very difficult to understand. Compared to divine skills, the requirement for comprehension is indeed much lower..."

On the vast Void Sea, Lin Qing continued to sail on the divine artifact ship while beginning to use the various treasure resources he had just gathered to practice the Mist Pigeon Secret Technique.

Many resources were merely the refining materials needed for three or Four-Colored Divine Artifacts, only in large quantities, which he could naturally collect.

"Let's give it a try."

Lin Qing immediately began, according to the requirements of the Mist Pigeon Secret Technique, extracting the trace amounts of cosmic origin belonging to the 'Wind Element' from these rare materials with the secret technique.

This secret technique was precisely one he could use, so naturally, it was best to practice it early.

After all...

Whether it's the World God or the Primordial Destruction, they are not adept at tunneling. It's merely the speed attached to the powerful might of the divine skill itself.

There was no other way.

Life System Divine Skills are not adept at speed but focus on 'life.' The World God is the life form's limit of tremendously magnified power, while Primordial Destruction is the ultimate annihilation of life force.

However, the Mist Pigeon Secret Technique is purely a tunneling-type secret technique, theoretically sufficient to rival the Combined Divine Skills most adept at tunneling.

"Huff, huff..."

As he refined one piece after another of the precious material using the unique refining method of the Mist Pigeon Secret Technique, extracting the trace amounts of origin regarding the Wind Element, the special power representing the Mist Pigeon Secret Technique also began to gradually take form within his body.

In the blink of an eye, three years passed.

That day.

"It's done."

Lin Qing's eyes lit up, sensing the secret technique that had initially taken form within him. Then, with a thought, his body suddenly transformed into a wisp of gray mist, like a wandering breeze through the fog, even naturally diving into the deeper layers of the void, merging entirely with space.

After briefly feeling its effects, Lin Qing resumed his normal form, a hint of a smile appearing: "Indeed, it's a life-preserving tunneling secret technique, not only fast but even allows merging with the void, rendering attacks from the Star Abyss Thirteen Layers ineffective against me..."

Although this level doesn't mean much for him now, the secret technique was merely initially formed and far from being perfected.

If practiced to its limit, it would certainly be of great help to him.

"My genetic index is much stronger than the typical Void Creature, thus requiring more resources. I can't afford that cost..."

Lin Qing muttered to himself, "First, I'll practice the Mist Pigeon Secret Technique to its limit, allowing it to modify my body and soul to the most suitable level, which would also reduce resource consumption..."

He hesitated no longer and immediately focused his mind: "Order."

"Advance, Mist Pigeon Secret Technique!"

In the next moment, as a massive amount of memories flooded into his mind, concentrated energies of Wind Element origins far exceeding the previous levels surged into his body, causing the Mist Pigeon Secret Technique to wildly evolve and grow.

Moments later.

Everything calmed down, and Lin Qing sensed the Mist Pigeon Secret Technique, now magnified thousands of times, and immediately moved with a thought, transforming into a wisp of gray mist, vaguely forming an avian-like blurred silhouette.

Swiftly, he put away the divine artifact ship, instantly transforming into a shadow, shuttling forth at terrifying speed.

The chaotic and surging sights of the Void Sea continuously receded in his vision, and even when encountering Void Vortices or Space Storms, having merged into the deeper layers of the void allowed him to easily evade.

"Indeed, astoundingly fast, capable of traversing millions of kilometers per second even against the terrifying suppression of the Void Sea... much faster than the divine artifact ship."

After an enjoyable period of shuttling through, Lin Qing resumed his normal state, "Even the Void Dominators adept at tunneling, unless they create divine skills using space rules, hardly compare to me..."

This Mist Pigeon Secret Technique mainly compensates for his weaknesses.

"Great secret technique."

Lin Qing smiled, "No wonder it's a system prevalent before the divine position path, truly remarkable..."

Though current resources and treasures aren't as plentiful as during the Ancient Cosmic Period and the path of secret techniques is arduous, it's still a viable path for him to attempt.

It's just that...

The advanced resources must be repaid, and while comprehension can be paid back easily, resources can only be gathered slowly.

"Fortunately, with the current expansion of the Mountain and Sea Realm, combined with my extermination of the Void Pirates, the Order Level is improved, so the current advances remain manageable..."

Lin Qing felt that although the consumption of secret technique energy wasn't significant, it was far from as economical as a divine artifact. He immediately released the divine artifact ship and continued his journey.

"Hmm, it seems very close to the next Life System Main Star."

With a glance at the reference map, Lin Qing set off towards the nearest Life System Main Star.

In the vast Void Sea, there are only 380 Life System Main Stars, and in the entire East Pole Sea Area, there are only dozens of them. His journey of over ten thousand years at sea, for the vast East Pole Sea Area, is just a small part.

Even if he traveled at maximum speed from the Life System Main Star of the Deceitful Fog Sea to the nearest Life System Main Star, it took him over ten thousand years.

Several hundred more years passed.

After sailing countless trillions of miles over the vast Void Sea, Lin Qing finally saw the distant Life System Main Star.

Just as he saw the second Life System Main Star—

At that moment, Lin Qing suddenly had a feeling.

The world, as known in his heart, seemed already capable of encompassing complete Space Rules.