Three pieces of celestial materials and treasures, in addition to the Qilin Grass and Profound Ginseng that Su Jingyao initially promised, there was also a two-hundred-and-thirty-year-old White Jade Reishi.

The White Jade Reishi is a rare gem among reishi, and those over two hundred years old are incredibly valuable.

It fully demonstrated Su Jingyao’s sincerity.

However, compared to the cultivation technique she gave Zhang Yuan, it was nothing.

At least to Zhang Yuan, the value of this cultivation technique was much higher than the combined value of the three celestial materials and treasures!

The name of the cultivation technique is: Hidden Artifact Technique.

The Hidden Artifact Technique takes the meaning "A gentleman hides his tool, waiting for the right moment to use it, how could it not be beneficial?" The most powerful aspect of this technique is that it can counteract insight-related techniques like Spiritual Vision Technique and Qi Observation Technique.

In other words, once he cultivates the Hidden Artifact Technique, others won’t be able to see through Zhang Yuan’s aura and luck.

Of course, this counteraction is mutual.

If someone else’s Spiritual Vision Technique and Qi Observation Technique are extremely profound and far surpass Zhang Yuan’s cultivation in the Hidden Artifact Technique, they can still see through him.

But having mastered this technique, Zhang Yuan would greatly reduce the chance of being targeted by people like Xiao Yan in the future.

The reason he caught Xiao Yan’s attention was because of his innate luck!

The Hidden Artifact Technique could solve such troubles.

But cultivating the Hidden Artifact Technique isn’t easy, and it has very special requirements.

This technique requires the artifact to reside in the magic, which means using a Lifebound Profound Artifact to conceal one’s aura and luck through sacrificial refining.

The higher the level of the Profound Artifact, the stronger the technique’s effect.

And this also brings a weakness.

The Lifebound Profound Artifact is endowed with one’s Divine Soul and Essence Qi. If it gets damaged or lost, it would cause significant trouble.

As for whether to learn it or not, that depended entirely on Zhang Yuan’s own decision!

Su Jingyao clearly and thoroughly explained the pros and cons of the Hidden Artifact Technique to Zhang Yuan.

"Thank you."

Zhang Yuan said, "This cultivation technique is excellent and very suitable for me."

His gratitude came from the heart.

The Hidden Artifact Technique is definitely a superior secret technique, belonging to the core inheritance technique in any power or sect.

Normally, outsiders like Zhang Yuan would not even have access to it.

Not to mention obtaining its inheritance.

Zhang Yuan believed that Su Jingyao had paid a very high price to give him the Hidden Artifact Technique.

The most important thing is, she chose this cultivation technique entirely for Zhang Yuan’s sake!

"I’m glad you like it."

Su Jingyao was relieved and showed a sweet smile: "Don’t tell anyone about this matter, at the upcoming Nine Peaks Grand Competition, I want to show that bitch a lesson!"

At the last moment, her smile faded, carrying a hint of gritting her teeth.

Zhang Yuan found it interesting.

He couldn’t imagine what kind of person Su Jingyao’s rival must be to make her speak so colorfully.

He nodded: "As Senior Sister wishes!"

Su Jingyao was happy: "Thank you for your kind words, Junior Brother!"

They exchanged smiles.

After Su Jingyao left, Zhang Yuan first placed the Hidden Artifact Technique jade slip into his Storage Space, then carried the three medicine boxes containing the celestial materials and treasures to the Martial Pavilion.

He planned to commission the Mages from Upper Scenic Celestial at the Merit Hall to refine a few bottles of Ginseng Pill.

The Ginseng Pill can quickly restore Primordial Energy and Qi Blood, making it an excellent spirit elixir and marvelous medicine for Zhang Yuan.

A necessity for battle.

To Zhang Yuan’s surprise, when he arrived at the Merit Hall, he found it quite deserted, with far fewer Martial Artists than usual.

The atmosphere was noticeably off.

Zhang Yuan was secretly puzzled, so he grabbed a Tier Four Martial Artist and asked: "Junior Brother, how come there are so few people today?"

The Martial Artist stared blankly for a moment: "Doesn’t Senior Brother know?"

Zhang Yuan truly didn’t know.

Since making the agreement with Su Jingyao, he had spent most of his time cultivating in Lin Xian Manor, meanwhile refining the Thousand Threads Net in preparation for capturing the Human-faced Butterfly, and hadn’t been to the Martial Pavilion.

Moreover, Zhang Yuan was isolated by most people, and without friends, he was inevitably out of the loop.

He only found out from this Martial Artist that just yesterday, Xiao Yan led over three hundred experts into Mo Yuan to explore and attack the Black Dragon Pool area.

This action had been long in the making, and Xiao Yan was very well-prepared, having even invited more than a dozen Mages from Upper Scenic Celestial to join, making it a grand spectacle.

Many who didn’t join Xiao Yan’s alliance also followed into Mo Yuan yesterday.

Their intentions were clear.

With that in mind, it was no wonder there were few people in the Merit Hall.

According to this Martial Artist, people had already returned from Mo Yuan by noon today, saying that Xiao Yan had already established a large camp on the outskirts of the Black Dragon Pool.

It’s clear he plans to make a big move!

Having understood the situation, Zhang Yuan was thoughtful.

If this development of Black Dragon Pool were successful, Xiao Yan’s prestige in the Martial Pavilion would be unsurpassed and would certainly attract the Upper Scenic Celestial’s high-level attention, bringing great benefits.

So, will Xiao Yan succeed?

Zhang Yuan chuckled coldly.

Today’s capture of the Human-faced Butterfly made him realize that Mo Yuan was probably experiencing problems.

Major problems!

Although Zhang Yuan wasn’t sure if the anomalies in Mo Yuan were related to Xiao Yan’s actions.

But he didn’t have high hopes for the plan.

They might end up falling into a big trap!

"Senior Brother, is there something wrong?"

The inquired Martial Artist noticed Zhang Yuan’s expression and hesitantly asked: "Is there a problem?"

He knew Zhang Yuan and also knew why Zhang Yuan was isolated in the Martial Pavilion.

Honestly, this Martial Artist was quite repulsed by Xiao Yan’s actions, feeling that he was oppressing others with his power, playing the "those who follow me will prosper, those who oppose me will perish" game.

But he was weak and didn’t have the right to sympathize with Zhang Yuan, and could only watch from the sidelines.

Yet, due to a sense of shared fate, this Martial Artist answered Zhang Yuan’s questions with complete sincerity.

"Mo Yuan is very dangerous."

Zhang Yuan thought for a moment and replied: "Don’t go down there for the next few days, safety is the most important thing."

Zhang Yuan said all he could, repaying the other’s kindness.

Whether or not the other would listen, it had nothing to do with him.

His eyes flashed, and he nodded: "I understand, thank you, Senior Brother, for the reminder!"

They parted ways, and after Zhang Yuan submitted the application for refining elixirs at the Merit Hall, he returned to Lin Xian Manor.

Back at his rented place, he took out the jade slip in the Quiet Chamber.

This was a precious cultivation technique jade slip, usually used to seal superior secret techniques.

And it was one-time use.

Zhang Yuan knew how to use it. He held the jade slip with both hands and pressed it against his forehead, injecting a bit of True Essence.

Crack!

The jade slip sealing the Hidden Artifact Technique shattered abruptly, and a flash of spiritual light followed, instantly entering his forehead.

Zhang Yuan couldn’t help but tremble all over, finding his Sea of Consciousness suddenly filled with a vast amount of information.

In just a few moments, this information quickly arranged itself in his mind, forming a Magic Technique thousands of words long, deeply imprinted in his consciousness.

The Hidden Artifact Technique!