Chapter 59: Spirit-Carving Jade Slip, Successful Replication!

Regarding the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Sutra, Yu Le knew that such a technique, given his current lack of sufficient self-protection capabilities, must never be allowed to leak into the open market.

On the other hand, however, he wanted to provide some substantial help to the members of the Burning Heaven Team, who had wholeheartedly helped him search for Yu An'an.

He hadn't even mastered the first four levels of the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Sutra himself, so replicating them was out of the question.

If possible, though, copying just the first level so that the others could retrain the Boulder Realm would be beneficial.

There were still four members in the team who were in the Boulder Realm, making it ideal for them to practice.

Especially since it had just been verified that practicing the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Sutra and mastering the Dragon-Elephant Strength allowed one to unleash one's physical strength to the absolute maximum of one hundred percent.

This was far more useful than those dime-a-dozen common techniques; it could be considered an additional value of a Heaven-grade technique.

Even if it couldn't make others break their limits like he did and achieve one-hundred-percent mastery of physical strength, it would still be a massive enhancement.

As for whether to copy the second, third, or fourth levels later on, that first required Yu Le himself to reach that stage in his cultivation. Secondly, practicing the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Sutra required a certain aptitude, and whether the others could successfully practice the second level remained an unknown variable.

Therefore, future matters could be analyzed based on future circumstances.

After pondering for a moment, Han Yuesu asked, "Are you really willing to copy this self-created technique for us to practice?"

"What kind of question is that? If I weren't willing, why would I expose it in the first place?" Yu Le retorted.

Han Yuesu lowered her head in silence.

Gu Xiaoyuan blinked and asked, "Big Uncle, does this technique have a name?"

"Yes, I've named it... the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Sutra!"

"Wow, what a nice name! Big Uncle, I want to practice it~"

"Me too!"

"Alright, alright. But how do you make copies? I have no idea how to do that."

At this point, Han Yuesu looked up. "That's not difficult. The main requirement for copying techniques and martial skills is that they must be self-created; only the creator possesses the insights of the martial art. Apart from truly powerful experts who can duplicate them purely through their own ability, the simplest way for everyone else is to purchase Spirit-Engraving Jade Slips specifically made for copying."

As she spoke, Han Yuesu brushed her ring and produced three crystal-clear pieces of jade.

"Are these Spirit-Engraving Jade Slips?" Yu Le asked with curiosity.

Han Yuesu nodded.

Following that, however, came a doubt. Yu Le asked quizzically, "How do you have these things?"

Han Yuesu didn't explain, but Gu Xiaoyuan chimed in cheerfully, "Uncle Yu, listen to yourself. As if you're the only one who can create your own techniques."

Hearing this...

Yu Le looked at Han Yuesu in surprise and asked, "You've created your own technique too?"

Han Yuesu nodded, without a trace of complacency visible on her face. "I created a Yellow-grade martial skill called the Frost-Ling Whip. But practicing this martial skill is not easy, and its requirements are quite strict. It requires an affinity for the ice attribute, proficiency in soft weapons such as whips and rope darts, and ideally, a natal weapon similar to my Natal Weapon, the Numinous Ice Rope."

Yu Le nodded in understanding. When it came to techniques and martial skills, compatibility was everything.

Even if one copied a technique or martial skill to sell, a higher grade didn't necessarily guarantee good sales.

Like the ubiquitous basic body-refining arts of the Boulder Realm, which didn't even reach the standard of a Yellow-grade technique, yet at prices affordable to commoners, the volume sold of this technique was dozens or even hundreds of times greater than other types of Yellow-grade techniques.

The main reason was that the basic body-refining arts could be learned by almost anyone.

In contrast, the Frost-Ling Whip created by Han Yuesu had too many demands on the practitioner, making it unsuitable for the vast majority of cultivators, and thus it had no market.

"So if I use these Spirit-Engraving Jade Slips, I can copy my Dragon-Elephant Prajna Sutra?" Yu Le asked curiously, picking up a piece of jade to examine it.

Han Yuesu nodded. "I bought Mysterious-grade Spirit-Engraving Jade Slips. As long as your technique doesn't exceed this grade, you can copy it into them."

"And what if it does exceed it?"

Han Yuesu smiled slightly. "Then this million-worth Spirit-Engraving Jade Slip will shatter."

Yet, after smiling, Han Yuesu paused in surprise. "You don't actually think the technique you created surpasses the Mysterious grade, do you?"

That was hard to say. The complete Dragon-Elephant Prajna Sutra was a Heaven-grade technique, and this tiny Mysterious-grade jade slip naturally wouldn't be able to bear it.

However, if it was just the first level...

Without offering an explanation, Yu Le inquired about the specific method of copying and began practicing it in reality once he understood.

It was quite simple, really: as long as one held the Spirit-Engraving Jade Slip, the slip itself would communicate with one's thoughts, much like achieving sympathetic resonance with brainwaves.

Next, by simulating the circulation of the technique or martial skill in one's mind—much like feeding data into a facial recognition system—one overlaid the operating logic of the technique onto the jade slip, and the process was complete.

Yu Le was already intimately familiar with the circulation of the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Sutra, so from the perspective of the three onlookers, the initially translucent Spirit-Engraving Jade Slip gradually began to emit a glow.

As Yu Le repeatedly simulated the circulation of the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Sutra in his mind, the radiance on the jade slip grew increasingly intense.

Just as everyone thought the process was about to be successfully completed, a slight cracking sound broke the tranquility.

Yu Le stopped the technique, and the three of them stared blankly at the jade slip in his hand.

The jade slip was still glowing, but a visible, tiny crack had appeared on it.

"This is..." Yu Le frowned as well. "Did it fail?"

"No, the Spirit-Engraving Jade Slip barely managed to copy... the first level of your technique!" Han Yuesu said with a dry voice.

She then motioned for Yu Le to hand the jade slip over to her.

After examining it closely, and though she found it hard to believe, Han Yuesu exhaled a turbid breath and said, "Though it's only the first level, the profundity of your technique already approaches the limit of a Mysterious-grade technique. Just a fraction more, and this jade slip would have shattered."

Beyond Mysterious-grade techniques lay Earth-grade techniques!

And this was merely the first level of Yu Le's technique! Han Yuesu shuddered to think how profound Yu Le's Dragon-Elephant Prajna Sutra would be once it was pushed to its ultimate limit!

Yu Le breathed a sigh of relief. "As long as it succeeded. So, who wants to absorb it first?"

Han Yuesu slid the jade slip, now marked with an extra crack, across the table toward Su Rui. "Quickly absorb the copied technique inside. With extra cracks, it might shatter if left for too long."

"Me? I go first?" Su Rui asked pleasantly surprised.

"Stop wasting time." Han Yuesu had already noticed that the crack was still expanding.

"Alright, thank you Brother Yu, thank you Captain Han." Su Rui hurriedly began to comprehend the technique within the jade slip.

Until the jade slip in the palm of his hand turned into a pile of powder, and streams of light converged into the center of his brow.

"So... so powerful! The Mysterious-grade technique I practiced before is absolute garbage compared to this!" Su Rui abruptly opened his eyes and exclaimed in shock.

Without a frame of delay, he immediately performed a living-room slide-kneel, tightly hugged Yu Le's thigh, and cried out, "Brother Yu, from now on you are my real brother—no, my real father! If you do not disdain me, this son is willing to take you as my adoptive father and serve you in your old age."

Yu Le: ......

That simply wouldn't do. In ancient times there was Lü Fengxian, and in modern times there was Gao Qiqiang; very few bigshots who accepted god-sons ever met a good end.

"Stop making a fool of yourself, get up quickly, or I won't think of you when there are good things in the future."

"This son obeys~" The jokester Su Rui successfully amused the three of them.

Yu Le looked at Han Yuesu and asked, "Shall I continue?"

Han Yuesu frowned. "Aren't you tired? Copying techniques and martial skills is very mentally taxing."

"Is it? I don't feel any burden at all."

There were already too many oddities about Yu Le, so when he said at this moment that he felt no burden copying the first level of the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Sutra—which nearly exceeded the upper limit of Mysterious-grade techniques—Han Yuesu's initial reaction was...

Well, that seemed normal enough.

"Then go ahead. Stop if you feel tired, though I'm not particularly in a rush to get this technique."

No, could you please not sound so unconvincing? You claim you're not in a rush, yet your eyes look like they're practically melting with longing!

Following the pattern, Yu Le quickly copied two more pieces of jade. Just like the one Su Rui had refined and absorbed, they also developed a crack, and the one in Han Yuesu's hand even had a more severe fracture.

Han Yuesu and Gu Xiaoyuan did not hesitate at all, simultaneously refining the techniques within their jade slips.

Their expressions were identical to Su Rui's: aside from shock, there was only more shock.

"If this technique leaks into the market, I'm afraid it will cause a massive uproar, Yu Le..."

Yu Le nodded. "I know, so aside from you guys, I have no intention of selling this technique."

Han Yuesu nodded affirmatively.

"Are there any more jade slips? Shall I make a copy for Boss Geng and the others too, so we can give them a surprise when they return?"

"Let's wait until they get back. The level of the technique you copied is making this jade slip struggle to hold on; if you copy it now, the jade slip might shatter in a moment."

"Alright then."

Listening to advice brought success, so Yu Le did not push it.

"Yu Le, what I'm going to tell you next is a top-secret piece of lore I heard from the elders of the Han family."

"Before I met a freak like you, I truly rarely saw anyone continue to cultivate after reaching Great Perfection in the Boulder Realm."

Rarely seen? That meant she had seen it before?

"So you must listen carefully to what I'm about to say."

Yu Le sat up straight. "Go ahead, I'm listening."

With a serious expression, Han Yuesu said, "Among the elders of my Han family, a term has been passed down—the Forbidden Realm. Those who can continue to temper their flesh after reaching Great Perfection in the Boulder Realm have stepped into this Forbidden Realm."

The Forbidden... Realm?