novelraw Chapter 184
Chapter 184
Yes.
When Flood Dragon Force broke through to the second rank and gained body refinements such as “Dragon Strength” and “Dragon Spine,” it fused and mutated with the Corpse Demon Secret Technique.
This was because Wang Yu only had one body, and both the Corpse Demon Secret Technique and the Taiyin Nether Ghost Eyes were body-modification secret arts. Once learned, they granted considerable power.
After once again merging with Body-refining abilities, it was like having a backbone of support, allowing all of them to rely upon it and mutate.
The eyes showed no obvious traits, and the powers did not interfere with one another.
However, “Corpse Demon Bone,” “Heavenly Yin Blood,” and “Dragon Spine” underwent mutation. The Yin Nether Demonic Flood Dragon Spine was the product of this process, and it happened to be a positive one.
This time, the completion of the Corpse Demon Secret Technique naturally brought advancement.
The result was still uncertain.
This was the true reason why Wang Yu insisted on deducing the Flood Dragon Force cultivation method. On this path, there was no sign of a second route.
Inside the secret chamber.Wang Yu felt all the muscles of his body twisting. His limbs sprawled on the ground, his bones crackling loudly.
“Ah…”
Relying on self-integration alone was far too slow, and it was difficult to distinguish what should dominate. Previously, the Dragon Spine was second rank, and integrating the first-rank Corpse Demon Secret Technique was not difficult.
Now that both were second rank, they began to compete against one another.
While howling upward, Wang Yu caught sight of starlight falling through a hole in the chamber. He immediately made a decision.
Draw in the Lunar Moon Fiend Qi. Use the Fiend Qi to temper his body, suppressing and fusing these multiple physical forces.
For the past few months, this had been his method.
“Nether Eyes, converge.”
Brilliant moonlight erupted like two divine beams. Three feet of divine light shot from his eyes. The essence of moonlight and the Lunar Moon Fiend Qi descended together. His body was once again wreathed in transparent pale gray fiend flames.
His blood and qi condensed into substance. The Yin Nether Demonic Flood Dragon formed from it began to howl, twist, and transform. Its size swelled to nine point nine meters.
Like a coiling dragon, it circled around Wang Yu as it rose.
This manifestation of blood and qi became increasingly real. Scales covered its iron-armored corpse garb. Its four flood dragon claws thickened by several degrees, like the knotted muscles of a powerful man.
The traits of zombies such as boundless strength and bronze skin iron bones fused directly into his body refinement abilities.
The protruding bone spurs on the back of the Yin Nether Demonic Flood Dragon Spine turned into pure black yin. Black Yin markings spread across his body, as if ghostly wails resounded endlessly.
Two icy-blue lines that ran through his body grew even deeper.
The flood dragon’s eyes transformed into the image of two crescent moons.
“This change…”
Wang Yu clenched his fists. Although still at the peak of early second rank, his power was now several times greater. He could easily kill the version of himself from yesterday with one punch.
If he faced again that divine sense cultivator who had chased him in the Withered Leaf Marsh, with this body and the Evil Armor set, three punches would be enough to kill the opponent.
His strength had leapt far beyond just one level.
After these experiences, while constantly sensing the feedback of the Flood Dragon Force deduction in the Idle Slot, he vaguely touched upon a new path.
Lunar Moon Fiend Qi Body Tempering plus certain profound truths of the Corpse Demon Secret Technique.
Incorporating them into Flood Dragon Force might be the future of his body refinement path.
It was like that sudden realization at the Three Thousand Li Reed Marsh. Without knowing how much time had passed, a new cultivation method, derived from but completely different from Flood Dragon Force, appeared in his mind.
The so-called fifteen or sixteen years of Idle Slot accumulation was all skipped in one instant of enlightenment.
This was the feeling of creating a cultivation method.
Wang Yu understood that success came from heaven, earth, and human alignment. His perfected spells had subtly increased his foundation.
This time, with heaven’s timing and the advantage of Lunar Moon Fiend Qi, a near-miraculous moment appeared.
“Yin Nether Demonic Flood Dragon Technique.”
A top second-rank body refinement technique, not only capable of supporting his breakthrough to the third rank, but also judged by the Idle Slot as a brand new method.
As for Flood Dragon Force, it could be discarded.
【Idle Slot 4: Yin Nether Demonic Flood Dragon Technique】
“Yin Nether Demonic Flood Dragon Technique (0/100): 24 session per day. Master in 30 years.”
“Good. What a fortunate chance, what good luck.”
Currently he had five idle slots.
Slots one and two held the fundamental cultivation methods. Slot three had been taken over by the Yin Fiend Corpse Refining Technique. Slot four now held the newly forged Demonic Flood Dragon Technique. Slot five continued with the Corpse Demon Secret Technique.
【Idle Slot 5: Corpse Demon Secret Technique (Second Rank/↑)】
“Corpse Demon Secret Technique (0/100): 1,440 session per day. Master in 50 years.”
Fifty years to complete the third stage. He discovered that most third-rank techniques required nearly fifty years in the Idle Slot. Compared to the lifespan of Core Formation cultivators, the requirement was actually simple.
After resting for a long time, he finally escaped the boundless agony.
Wang Yu looked at his empty left arm. Just as he was about to test the effect of the Yin Blood Pill to see if it could restore a severed limb, the sound-isolation formation outside the chamber rippled.
Guan Yingdong’s voice came.
“Master, an honored guest has arrived.”
Wang Yu frowned.
“Not seeing anyone.”
Guan Yingdong: “But the other party called you… fourth brother?”
Boom.
The tightly closed stone gate opened wide. Wang Yu swept past Guan Yingdong and quickly headed toward the main hall. It really was an honored guest.
That made sense.
With the three Nascent Soul overlord forces—Yellow Springs Monastery, Nether Mountain Sect, and Joyous Union Sect—already here, the Blood Reversal Sect could not possibly stay absent. His Jade Spirit City was situated too conveniently, and the Three Young Masters coming together was not strange at all.
At this point, the struggle for the Eastern Extreme Capital ruins had already reached a fever pitch. It was certain that some Nascent Soul old monsters were lurking in the shadows. He was not particularly safe.
The arrival of the Blood Reversal Sect’s Three Young Masters was just right. At least he had some strong backing to hold onto.
Moments later, in the main hall of the City Lord’s Mansion.
“Fourth brother!”
“Hahaha, I said a magpie must have flown in today, no wonder something good has happened. Sit!”
After a brief polite greeting, Wang Yu scanned the hall curiously.
Only Zhuo Shouqing had come. Neither Zuo Qiuming nor Yu Xing were present. Seeing his doubt, Zhuo Shouqing gave a bitter smile.
“Many things happened while you were away.”
“Tell me slowly.”
Wang Yu called for the maids and instructed them to order a table of dishes from the best spiritual food restaurant in the city and have it delivered to the mansion. From the Foundation Establishment stage, cultivators could already live without mortal food.
They could rely on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Yet cultivators were still human and could not cut themselves off from emotions and desires. Appetite remained a major indulgence. Wang Yu had spent no small effort on this.
“You seem to be living quite well.”
“Not really. The pressure from Golden Abundance Tower still depends on elder brothers’ help.”
At such times, Wang Yu was of course not stingy with sweet words. His tongue was honeyed, full of flattery.
Zhuo Shouqing helplessly lifted his teacup and took a sip.
“This matter was handled only because Zuo Qiuming’s father personally intervened. Otherwise, a Nascent Soul elder from Golden Abundance Tower would already have come to capture you. If they had truly slaughtered the building, even the sect could not have protected you.”
At this, Wang Yu himself was puzzled.
The Blood Reversal Sect had more than a dozen Nascent Souls that he knew of. It was said that the Blood Demon Hall Masters of every generation—the Sect Masters—had half-step Spirit Transformation cultivation. It was entirely reasonable that a Spirit Transformation cultivator was hidden in secret.
But he had never heard of Golden Abundance Tower possessing a Spirit Transformation expert. If they truly tried to seize him, were they not afraid of triggering all-out conflict?
Seeing his expression, Zhuo Shouqing knew he had misunderstood. He shook his head.
“Yes. I, Zuo Qiuming, and Yu Xing will protect you, but the three of us do not represent our clans, let alone the Exalted Sect.
“Golden Abundance Tower may be a merchant guild, but it has more strong cultivators than any one of the three clans. And it is a merchant guild. Do you know how many businesses it shares with the Exalted Sect, and how many interests are intertwined with the clans?
“What you did shook the very foundation of Golden Abundance Tower. It was worse than digging up an ancestor’s grave. Even if you were right, it was too much. Luckily you pulled back in time, and you even gained Jin Miaoshan’s help.”
“Oh. Jin Miaoshan spoke up for me?”
“Of course.” Zhuo Shouqing gave him a sideways glance. This fourth brother really knew how to stir trouble. If thrown into the Zhuo clan’s territory in Ghostfang, he would probably turn the sky upside down.
“I heard that Jin Miaoshan accused Jin Lin and shifted the blame to him. She claimed he would rather sell out the guild’s interests than see her prosper. She even planted hidden pawns among her protectors.
“The conflict was redirected to a struggle between heirs. You were naturally ignored, treated as an unlucky one who got caught up in it by accident. With Uncle Zuoqiu mediating…”
“So that is how it was.”
Wang Yu reflected inwardly. The heroes of this world truly could not be underestimated. One could not simply think to scheme against them. Fortunately, he had chosen his backers decisively. And not only were they thick thighs, there were three of them.
No wonder, during their earlier meeting, Jin Miaoshan had looked at him with deep resentment but had not voiced it. He owed her thanks.
The same event could carry very different meanings depending on who recounted it. When Zhuo Shouqing told him, he only felt gratitude instead of suspicion.
“This time, did you come because of the Eastern Extreme Capital ruins?”
“That is part of the reason, but it does not concern me much. The Exalted Sect sent several True Disciples here, and I came along for the ride. The main thing is that I have bad news to tell you.”
Wang Yu’s brows tightened.
“What bad news.”
“Do you still remember the Demonic Embryo Mysterious Origin Curse?”
“Yes.”
“This curse is indeed mysterious, but its cultivation difficulty is enormous. Failure means death. Back when you sought it, Zuo Qiuming and I did not know much about it.
“Some time ago, we attended True Lord Nine Evils’ concubine banquet and learned a hidden truth about this art.”
Wang Yu felt a vague unease. Zhuo Shouqing continued.
“Those who succeed in cultivating this secret art can devour one another, obtaining all of the other’s spiritual root aptitudes. All of them.”
Wang Yu’s pupils contracted.
“In other words, those who succeed in this art will inevitably hunt and kill one another.”
“Yes.”
Zhuo Shouqing clapped his palm lightly and lowered his voice.
“After learning this, I immediately dispatched clan members to investigate. We finally discovered that one cultivator with mixed spiritual roots succeeded in cultivating it. Now he has already reached…”
“Late Core Formation!”
“Core Formation… peak stage.”
The two looked at each other. Wang Yu had read it from old biographies, which carried some time lag. Zhuo Shouqing’s findings were recent and more reliable.
“So you already knew.”
“I only saw it mentioned in old records. As for the person’s name and whereabouts, I know nothing. I must rely on Brother Zhuo for help.”
“This man is ruthless. It is said he has already raised his aptitude to rival a supreme-grade Heavenly Spiritual Root. He is not far from forming a Nascent Soul.”
Wang Yu: “…”