81 Cycles Yin-Yang Art

As Sun Tian glanced around the cavern he noticed a waterfall leading into a lake at the right of the house. Beautiful trees of all types lined the stone walkway towards the house.

"What is this place?" Nigh Qaz said amazed by the beauty of the place in front of her.

"I have no idea but it seems like the abode of someone," Sun Tian said simply.

They talked while walking on the stone walkway towards the house. They were simply amazed at the beauty and simplicity of the cavern they were in. As they reached the end of the stone walkway and got to the house they noticed a simple stone with a craving in it.

'The Ever Beautiful Abode'

"They got that right that." Sun Tian said with a snort.

As he muttered this a clear figure appeared in front of him.

"You, boy! Do you have an Ice Martial Soul?" the figure said excitedly.

Sun Tian suddenly had a careful look in his eyes.

"Yes, why?"

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! FINALLY, I HAVE A SUCCESSOR!

"What?" Sun Tian said extremely confused.

Sun Tian looked over at Nigh Qaz who also had a very confused look in her eyes.

"Sun Tian what is he talking about?" Nigh Qaz inquisitively.

"I have absolutely no idea," Sun Tian said while shaking his head.

"You boy do you want to be able to use your Ice Martial Soul?"

"Obviously, but what's the price?"

"Follow me," the figure said while ignoring Sun Tian's question.

The figure floated into the house and beckoned Sun Tian into it. As Sun Tian stepped into the house he noticed a bookshelf to his left and a bed to his right. In front of him was the figure who was sitting at a table with three chairs.

"Have a seat you two," the figure said welcomingly.

Sun Tian and Nigh Qaz sat down at the table and looked at the figure questioningly.

"What did you mean by 'I have a successor'?" Sun Tian asked.

"Well that's simple, you are qualified to inherit my ultimate art." the figure replied.

"Oh is that so? Tell me about this so-called 'ultimate art'," Sun Tian asked

"My ultimate art is something I found in a cave when I had just got into Soul Manifestation similar to you. I have no idea who made it but they are simply a genius. It is called the 81 Cycles Yin-Yang Art.

"Hmmm that sounds suspiciously like a dual cultivation method"

"Don't worry about that. The Yin-Yang in the title comes from balancing Yin-Yang in a person's body. You are a perfect candidate since you have an Ice Marital Soul and are a male. Using the Art would let you use your Ice Martial Soul without losing your function as a man. The only downside is you need to start your cultivation over as the 81 Cycles in the title refers to the 9 stages in the 9 ranks," the figure explained.

"What's the price? For you to stay here as a soul can't be as simple as wanting to find a successor," Sun Tian asked.

"Very keen of you boy. Yes, I do have something that's keeping me here. Don't worry it isn't something like a life and death enemy I want you to kill. I want you to find my family and check if they're ok."

"Can I see the Art first before I make my decision?"

"Obviously, I'm not gonna scam you," the figure said while grabbing a book from the bookshelf.

The figure then handed Sun Tian the book. Sun Tian tilted his head and noticed the leather book and wear and torn on it. Obviously this book had withstood the sands of time. A single line of text was drawn in beautiful calligraphy on the front of the book.

'81 Cycles Yin-Yang Art'

Sun Tian flipped open the book and quickly was amazed at the depth and concepts written into the book.

"Amazing isn't it?" the figure asked with a laugh.

"Very" Sun Tian replied with an amazed look in his eyes.

"So have you decided?" the figure questioned with anticipation dripping from his voice.

"Yes, I will find your family to make sure they are fine."

"Then I, Poy Xew, thank you." with happiness glowing from his face.

"Now I will direct you for a bit so you can recultivate to Seventh Stage Body Refining."

"Very well," Sun Tian stated will dispersing the cultivation he had.

Sun Tian wryly smiled as he felt a powerless feeling sweep over him. He drove his Ice Martial Soul according to the book and, within ten minutes, had broken through to the First Stage Body Refining. Poy Xew, Sun Tian and Nigh Qaz all had an amazed look in their eyes. To break through back to the First Stage was simply incredible. Sun Tian had spent 3 days to break through using his Tier 2 Martial Soul while using origin crystals.

Poy Xew had a bright smile on his face as he said "Looks like you have a god-sent talent boy. I could tell your Ice Martial Soul was a high level but I didn't expect a Tier 9 Martial Soul."

Nigh Qaz was dumbstruck when she heard the words that left Poy Xew's mouth.

"T-T-Tier N-N-Nine?!?!?" she yelled while stuttering.

She glanced over at Sun Tian and saw he was dumbstruck while staring at the book on the floor.

"This Art is simply divine level."

"D-D-Divine?!?!"

Nigh Qaz suddenly felt that if there were any more surprises she might go into cardiac arrest. The reason for her surprise was Cultivation Arts, Martial Skills, Divine Soul Skills, Alchemy Arts and anything related to them were divided into 7 levels. The levels from top to bottom were Common, Noble, King, Emperor, Earth, Heaven, and Divine. These levels were further divided into low, middle and high stages. The higher the level of the art or skill the further one could go with it. The level of expertise that someone had in an art or skill was broken down into Initial, Intermediate, Advanced, Mastery, and Perfection.