Your Talent is Mine-Chapter 1142: The Forbidden Palace Master Breakthrough!

TL: Etude

Ye Xingchen and Ye Xingyue soon began their journey back, immediately going into seclusion to refine their Core Talent Fruit.

They held high expectations for a Dao-level core talent.

Before long, both Ye Xingchen and Ye Xingyue had each awakened a Dao-level core talent.

[Dao-Level Core Talent: Star Armor]

“It turned out to be a defensive-type Star Dao technique!”

(Dao techniques are pretty much matched with the Dao core talents.)

Ye Tian felt a bit surprised but also slightly disappointed. The better Dao technique would have been an offensive star-based technique.

Of course, this Dao technique was still quite good.

In the future, cultivating defensive Dao techniques would be easier for him, and his mastery over star-based Dao techniques would advance more swiftly, even if a defensive Star Dao technique suited him best.

On the other hand…

Ye Xingyue’s Dao-level core talent manifested as Star Gate, a Dao-level core talent blending both the Star Dao and Space Dao. This ability suited her well, providing both defense and traversal capabilities.

The only drawback was that this, too, wasn’t an offensive Dao-level core talent.

Ye Tian quickly learned about his two children’s new Dao-level core talents. Without delay, he used his Copy Talent to duplicate both, making them his own Dao-level core talents as well.

Immediately after, Ye Tian and Xiao Yue also began to consume the Core Talent Fruits.

Upon consuming her Core Talent Fruit, Xiao Yue awakened a Dao-level core talent: Moonlight Wings, a talent that increased speed. This would make cultivating speed-based Dao techniques far easier for her.

Ye Tian, in turn, birthed his own first Dao-level core talent.

[Dao-Level Core Talent: Imperial Armor] This talent combined defense with an increase in combat power, perfectly complementing Ye Tian’s Great Desolate Dao Body talent—a truly excellent Dao-level core talent.

Then, Ye Tian merged his Imperial Armor with other defensive Dao-level core talents, still naming it Imperial Armor, thus creating an all-new, potent Dao-level core talent.

“Time to get to work,” he murmured to himself. “With so many Dao-level core talents emerging, many True Ancestors will likely be eager to refine Core Talent Fruits, resulting in an influx of Dao-level core talent wielders.”

He immediately ordered members of the Nine Limits Legion to investigate any news of Dao-level core talent wielders, confident that a list of names would soon be delivered to him.

The more Dao-level core talent wielders within the Profound Void Ancient Realm, the happier Ye Tian would be, as it would expand his pool of talents to assist.

So, regarding this Core Talent Tree’s fruition, he was indeed the most delighted of all.

Following Ye Tian’s orders, members of the Nine Limits Legion started their search for information on Dao-level core talent wielders, though such an investigation would take considerable time. Early on, these individuals would likely avoid revealing themselves.

But with time, rumors would spread within various major forces about who had refined Core Talent Fruits and awakened a Dao-level core talent.

Years passed one after another, and in the blink of an eye, a millennium had gone by.

“The names of the Dao-level core talent wielders!” Ye Tian murmured as he looked over the list in his hands.

This list surely didn’t cover everyone, but gathering this much information was already a success. He planned to collect any Dao-level core talents he might encounter in the future.

“If I copy and merge these 368 Dao-level core talents, my own Dao-level core talents will see a significant boost, making cultivating Dao techniques even easier!” Ye Tian smiled with satisfaction.

In the following decades, Ye Tian roamed the Profound Void Ancient Realm, locating these Dao-level core talent wielders and copying each of their core talents. Ultimately, he acquired all 368 Dao-level core talents from the listed individuals and even discovered a few more.

Such bountiful results filled Ye Tian with excitement.

Next, he selected a Dao technique to cultivate—Vajra Battle Body! This was a famous Middle Thousand Dao Technique from the Vajra City itself, though other forces had collected it, and even Blackwind Mountain held a copy of this Middle Thousand Dao Technique.

This technique was well-known and even Dao Ancestors practiced it. Unlike the Great Desolate Dao Body, it was a passive Middle Thousand Dao Technique, while the Great Desolate Dao Body was an active Middle Thousand Dao Technique.

Most Dao techniques are active, while a passive defensive Dao technique activates without being initiated, instantly defending the user when attacked.

For this reason, Vajra Battle Body was an exceptional choice as a passive defensive Dao technique.

With Ye Tian’s Dao-level core talents vastly strengthened, his cultivation speed surged.

Within a short time, he successfully reached the entry realm of Vajra Battle Body, quickly advancing to the minor accomplishment and major accomplishment realms. His current cultivation speed was many times faster than before.

In less than ten thousand years, Ye Tian had cultivated Vajra Battle Body to the perfected realm.

As for reaching the limit level, that would take a bit more time.

In his continued seclusion, Ye Tian primarily focused on comprehending Forbidden Dao, with his secondary priority being to cultivate forbidden techniques. Dao techniques, however, were temporarily set aside.

Currently, Middle Thousand Dao Techniques weren’t of much help to him—only Grand Thousand Dao Techniques would be impactful.

However, at the True Ancestor level, cultivating Grand Thousand Dao Techniques was impossible; even after billions of years, a True Ancestor could never succeed in such cultivation.

Grand Thousand Dao Techniques required one to first achieve Harmony Realm, where every action embodies the power of Dao itself. In essence, Grand Thousand Dao Techniques were advanced applications of a Dao Ancestor’s power, wielding immense strength.

A True Ancestor lacked the power of a Dao Ancestor, even the Supreme True Ancestor did not possess it.

Therefore, Ye Tian currently didn’t meet the requirements to cultivate Grand Thousand Dao Techniques.

If he could train in any of them, his strength would surge dramatically!

…

On the edge of the Dark Forbidden Domain lay a secluded realm, as though it existed as a world unto itself.

This was the location of the Forbidden Palace.

Within this realm, the Forbidden Palace Master had used an initial domain to create a world, allowing members of the Forbidden Palace to cultivate here, even employing a grand formation to draw in the surrounding Dark Forbidden Power to forcibly temper their bodies.

At this moment, the Forbidden Palace Master was deep in secluded training.

His aura steadily intensified, as if he were about to break through some barrier.

Suddenly—

With a thunderous rumble, the Forbidden Palace Master’s aura shattered the chains holding it back, advancing into the Fifth Heaven Dao Ancestor Realm.

“Finally, I’ve broken through!” the Forbidden Palace Master exclaimed excitedly.

For countless ages, he had been stuck at the pinnacle of the Fourth Heaven Dao Ancestor Realm, unable to advance due to foundational issues.

Now, he had finally managed to strengthen part of his foundation and had stepped into the Fifth Heaven Dao Ancestor Realm.

“The Limitless Sky True Scripture truly lived up to its reputation. Even as a Fourth Heaven Dao Ancestor, cultivating this secret art allowed me to reinforce my foundation and even reshape my origin.

“The only drawback,” he added, “is that now I’m bound to the Limitless Sky Sect. Once I began cultivating the Limitless Sky True Scripture, I could no longer separate myself from them.”

The Limitless Sky True Scripture contained both the Limitless Sky Sacred Scripture and the Limitless Sky Dao Scripture. He had trained in the Sacred Scripture, but it was limited by the Dao Scripture. If he encountered a Dao Ancestor who cultivated the Dao Scripture, his power might not even reach fifty percent of its full potential, while also being vulnerable to counters in every aspect.

Because of this, many Dao Ancestors who joined the Limitless Sky Sect found themselves unable to betray it.

The Forbidden Palace Master understood this issue but found the allure of the Limitless Sky Sacred Scripture too tempting to ignore. Many Dao Ancestors, despite knowing the risks, still couldn’t resist cultivating it.

However, if he one day reached the Invincible Dao Ancestor Realm, the influence of the Dao Scripture would no longer affect him.

This gave him hope! Since he wielded Dark Forbidden Power, he still had a significant chance of advancing to the Pinnacle Dao Ancestor level after reinforcing his foundation, and thus held a slight chance of entering the Invincible Dao Ancestor Realm.

“Now that I’ve stepped into the Fifth Heaven Dao Ancestor level, and with the forbidden wondrous objects I’ve gathered, my Forbidden Body has also reached the minor accomplishment realm! Hmph, Dao Ancestor Dao Mountain, this time, you’re finished!” The Forbidden Palace Master spoke coldly.

While Dao Ancestor Dao Mountain also possessed Fifth Heaven strength, he was far weaker.

With his minor accomplishment Forbidden Body and mastery over Dark Forbidden Power, the Forbidden Palace Master could easily defeat Dao Ancestor Dao Mountain.

This time, unless Dao Ancestor Dao Mountain broke through to the Sixth Heaven Dao Ancestor Realm, he stood no chance.

Breaking through to the Sixth Heaven Dao Ancestor Realm, however, was no easy feat! If it were, there wouldn’t be so many Dao Ancestors at the Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Heaven levels, among the Ninth Heaven forces. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

He was ninety percent certain that Dao Ancestor Dao Mountain was still at the Fifth Heaven Dao Ancestor level.

So he needed to kill Dao Ancestor Dao Mountain quickly, before giving him any chance to advance.

“Dao Ancestors of the Forbidden Palace, heed my order—follow me to Dao Mountain. This time, I shall crush Dao Mountain!” the Forbidden Palace Master commanded.

“Yes!”

One after another, Dao Ancestors appeared, their dense and formidable auras enveloping this entire realm.

If anyone came here, they would discover that the Forbidden Palace boasted over a hundred Dao Ancestors.

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Side comment here, as a Chinese speaker, I always find it humorous and entertaining when phrases are translated literally rather than replaced with English ones. What do you think?