Chapter 571: Ancestral Dragon Supreme Mystery Art (First Update, Mid-Month Seeking Monthly Votes!)
Within the True Dragon Nest, Qin Mu finally achieved his wish, comprehending all the dragon language within the nest.
The Azure Wasteland Elder was himself a divine dragon, and he recognized essentially all dragon language. His cultivation was extremely high, but exactly which realm he had reached was beyond Qin Mu's knowledge.
However, as the ruler of the Azure Dragon Palace, one of the four great heavenly palaces of the Kaihuang Heavenly Court, his abilities should surpass those of the Woodcutter Sage and King Yan.
The stars of the heavens were divided into five great heavenly palaces, collectively called the Heavenly Court. The five palaces were: the Azure Dragon Heavenly Palace, ruling the sixty eastern stars; the White Tiger Heavenly Palace, ruling the twenty-seven western stars; the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Palace, ruling the thirty-nine southern stars; and the Black Tortoise Heavenly Palace, ruling the forty northern stars.
In the center was the Celestial Emperor Heavenly Palace, ruling the Celestial Emperor stars.
Aside from the Celestial Emperor Heavenly Palace, the Azure Dragon Palace was foremost among the other four, so one could imagine the Azure Wasteland Elder's skill.
His interpretation of the True Dragon Lord's cultivation method was not like Little Dragon Jiang Miao's word-by-word approach. Instead, he directly transformed all the text within the nest into a cultivation art, progressing from shallow to deep, and taught it directly to the two of them.
This art was called the Ancestral Dragon Supreme Mystery Art. It utilized all dragon language, vibrating the physical body and primordial spirit through dragon roars. Its methods for cultivating vital energy, divine abilities, and body tempering were all hidden within the dragon language.
For a cultivator, this art improved every aspect. The vastness of its vital energy, the subtlety of its divine abilities, and the strength of its physical body were all top-tier methods, truly a Dao-realm level cultivation art!
If one could fully comprehend it, entering the Dao through this mystery art would not be difficult.
This was the first time Qin Mu had encountered a cultivation art reaching this level, and it was a complete one.
The Dao Sect's Fourteen Chapters of the Dao Sword had its path cut off because the stars in the sky were fake. The fourteenth chapter was impossible to fully comprehend, so the fourteenth sword could not reach the Dao realm.
The Great Thunderclap Monastery's Tathagata Great Vehicle Sutra could only cultivate the mind to the Dao realm, while cultivation realms could only reach the twentieth heaven, the Great Brahma Heaven realm, with no further techniques.
Little Jade Capital's techniques could only cultivate one to the realm of a deity, with no path beyond.
Heavenly Saint Church's Great Nurturing Heavenly Demon Sutra had higher achievements in divine abilities, but also lacked subsequent techniques for becoming a god.
The techniques of the Yan Kang Kingdom had natural deficiencies due to historical breaks, and the techniques of various sacred lands all had significant shortcomings.
However, even in the Taihuang Heaven, which had a complete inheritance, Qin Mu had seen many deities and demon gods, but he had never seen or even heard of a technique that could directly lead one to the Dao realm.
Even the true gods of Taihuang Heaven had techniques that might only allow one to reach the Dao realm in a single aspect. To cultivate every aspect to the Dao realm required one's own comprehension and refinement.
The techniques of Taihuang Heaven could not directly allow one to cultivate to the Dao realm.
The only technique capable of directly reaching the Dao realm was the Ancestral Dragon Supreme Mystery Art. Cultivating this art allowed one to form an Ancestral Dragon primordial spirit, elevate comprehension of dragon race divine abilities to the Dao realm, and also achieve this level in physical body cultivation. It was practically a heaven-defying technique!
"It even surpasses my Overlord Body Three Dan Art!" Qin Mu couldn't help but marvel.
After taking leave of Zhe Huali in Taihuang Heaven, he had entered a state of technique-into-Dao, reorganizing the various techniques and divine abilities of the Overlord Body Three Dan Art to achieve a perfect state. Unfortunately, a group of demonic experts had interrupted his process of fusing the divine eye.
Even so, he had initially achieved technique-into-Dao.
However, technique-into-Dao was different from a Dao-realm technique. His technique-into-Dao allowed his physical body, primordial spirit, and divine abilities to reach the state of a young true god.
A Dao-realm technique was a step higher, allowing divine abilities to reach the Dao realm, the physical body to reach the Dao realm, and the primordial spirit to reach the Dao realm, and it also included techniques for entering the divine realm.
"This art is good, but it's more suitable for dragon race cultivation. If I were to cultivate the Ancestral Dragon Supreme Mystery Art, my achievements would certainly be inferior to Jiang Miao's. For me, only the technique that best suits me is the best."
Qin Mu felt relieved. Although the Ancestral Dragon Supreme Mystery Art was excellent, he still chose the Overlord Body Three Dan Art.
Nevertheless, the Ancestral Dragon Supreme Mystery Art still offered him great benefits. He could draw on its tempering methods to refine his physical body, primordial spirit, and divine abilities, perfecting his Overlord Body Three Dan Art.
This tempering method was called the Ancestral Dragon Eight Tones, an extremely domineering technique. It consisted of the Sticky Tone, Killing Tone, Seizing Tone, Capturing Tone, Pulling Tone, Spinning Tone, Hammering Tone, and Refining Tone.
Qin Mu immediately began to experiment. His vital energy operated with a peculiar rhythmic vibration. As the Sticky Tone erupted, his vital energy instantly became extremely sluggish, vibrating at an incredibly high frequency. In that moment, Qin Mu felt a wondrous change in his body. His blood became viscous, and when it flowed, it erupted with a startling roar, like an avalanche from a high mountain!
But as his blood and energy surged, they became even more vast. The mountain was ten thousand ren high, the avalanche earth-shattering. When his blood and energy reached his palm, his hand grew to the size of a winnowing fan, and the movement of vital energy in his palm produced a thunderous boom.
He used the Sticky Tone to temper his blood vessels, circulating once. When he dispersed the Sticky Tone, he immediately felt refreshed and clear-headed.
Qin Mu then activated the Killing Tone. The Killing Tone vibrated his spirit, refining it to an extreme purity.
He activated the Seizing Tone, and his three souls were nearly shaken apart.
The Seizing Tone tempered the soul, the Capturing Tone tempered the spirit, the Pulling Tone tempered the heart, the Spinning Tone tempered the spirit energy, the Hammering Tone tempered the muscles and bones, and the Refining Tone tempered the Dao heart.
Qin Mu tested each one in turn, gaining an understanding of the Ancestral Dragon Eight Tones. He then enthusiastically released his vital energy, using it to construct the operational pathways of his Overlord Body Three Dan Art, attempting to integrate the Ancestral Dragon Eight Tones into it.
Before him, various trajectories of vital energy formed shapes resembling the human body, but upon closer inspection, one could see more complex structures.
Those were his Spirit Fetus, Five Luminaries, and Six Harmonies divine repositories. Vital energy operated within these repositories, forming an incredibly complex system. The trajectory of vital energy in each repository was different.
Furthermore, if one looked at every organ of his body, one would find that the vital energy in his heart had a peculiar trajectory, different from that in his kidneys, and the trajectory in his legs was different from that in his internal organs. It was a masterpiece of exquisite ingenuity.
In his attempt to integrate the Ancestral Dragon Eight Tones into his vital energy operation, he only needed to make a few changes: applying the Pulling Tone when vital energy reached the heart, the Sticky Tone when it reached the blood vessels, the Spinning Tone when it reached the Spirit Fetus, and so on.
He was modifying his technique within the True Dragon Nest, oblivious to everything around him. The Azure Wasteland Elder and Jiang Miao were immediately drawn by the commotion of his technique modification, their eyes falling on the operational diagram before him.
"Don't look."
The Azure Wasteland Elder shook his head and said to Jiang Miao, "You can't learn this. This man's wisdom is almost demonic. His foundation and intelligence have reached a level you cannot understand or learn. Let me explain the mysteries of the Ancestral Dragon Supreme Mystery Art to you and clear up your doubts."
Jiang Miao whispered, "Maha."
The Azure Wasteland Elder smiled and said, "You don't need to be afraid of me."
Jiang Miao plucked up his courage, transformed into human form, and stood respectfully to one side.
The Azure Wasteland Elder began explaining the Ancestral Dragon Supreme Mystery Art to him, trying to keep it as simple as possible so he could understand.
This explanation lasted four or five days. Qin Mu finally succeeded in integrating the Ancestral Dragon Eight Tones into his Overlord Body Three Dan Art. When he activated the Overlord Body Three Dan Art, his vital energy naturally emitted the Ancestral Dragon Eight Tones as it operated, tempering his physical body, primordial spirit, vital energy, and Dao heart.
Even when he used divine abilities, the Ancestral Dragon Eight Tones continued to operate, tempering his techniques!
Qin Mu moved within the True Dragon Nest, unleashing one technique after another. Dragon roars were incessant, and the power of his techniques grew stronger and stronger. He was overjoyed.
Clang—
He drew his two butcher knives and executed the Night Battle Through the City in Wind and Rain. However, as soon as the blade technique was unleashed, the two knives in his hands shattered into pieces!
Qin Mu was stunned. He pulled a bamboo staff from his glutton sack and thrust it out. The staff turned to powder.
"The power of the Ancestral Dragon Eight Tones is too strong. Ordinary spirit weapons simply can't handle it."
He took out his sword pellet. Streams of flying swords flowed from the pellet like water, forming a long blade. Qin Mu grabbed the blade and split it in two, then executed the Horizontal and Vertical, a Single Line of Sky!
Blade light crisscrossed, its power far greater than before, nearly severing several dragon pillars in the nest. Qin Mu quickly withdrew his move, barely avoiding dismantling the nest.
He examined the two blades, then suddenly tossed them into the air. The blades decomposed in mid-air into individual flying swords, slowly orbiting around him.
Qin Mu inspected them carefully, exhaled a turbid breath, and said with relief, "Fortunately, my flying swords are well-forged. Otherwise, I'd have no weapons to use."
He fell into thought again. Besides the Ancestral Dragon Eight Tones, the divine abilities within the Ancestral Dragon Supreme Mystery Art were also worth learning from.
The Ancestral Dragon Supreme Mystery Art contained many unpredictable divine abilities. Some could be transformed into Buddhist techniques, some into Daoist techniques, and some could even be used as demonic techniques!
He also felt that many techniques could be evolved into sword techniques, and they would also be very powerful as blade techniques.
Among them, the movement techniques were also exquisite and extraordinary, and the eye techniques were quite astonishing.
The deeper he studied, the more he felt the Ancestral Dragon Supreme Mystery Art was truly extraordinary. He could only lament that he was not a dragon, unable to maximize the potential of the techniques within this art.
When he woke up again, he saw that the Azure Wasteland Elder and Jiang Miao were no longer in the True Dragon Nest. He quickly flew out of the nest and saw Jiang Miao practicing the Ancestral Dragon Supreme Mystery Art outside the village.
The youth had transformed into a sapphire-blue flood dragon, moving and activating the technique while unleashing the combat skills from the Ancestral Dragon Supreme Mystery Art. In just a few days, Jiang Miao's cultivation and strength had greatly improved. His agile transformations were quite impressive.
Qin Mu sighed in admiration. He saw many young men and women in the small village watching Jiang Miao practice, cheering repeatedly.
Qin Mu walked over and noticed a young girl about his age, perhaps a year or two younger. He smiled and asked, "Miss, what is your name?"
The girl's face immediately flushed red. She said, "My name is Qing Ya. Don't call me 'miss.' I'm already three hundred years old. How old are you?"
Qin Mu's face turned red. He looked at a young man beside him, about his age, and tested the waters, "And you, brother...?"
"I am six hundred and thirty-seven years old." The young man blinked.
Qin Mu grunted. These young men and women were all terrifyingly old.
A middle-aged man nearby laughed and said, "I am twenty thousand eight hundred years old."
Qin Mu stopped asking their ages. Suddenly, he perked up and smiled, "Have you ever been to Yan Kang? I am the leader of the Heavenly Saint Church of Yan Kang. We are currently in need of talent..."
The Azure Wasteland Elder walked over with a black face, carrying a fishing net, and said, "Don't try to recruit from our village! I've taught you the technique. It's time for you to leave!"
Qin Mu quickly said, "Senior, there is currently a war in Taihuang Heaven. My master has also gone to help..."
The Azure Wasteland Elder said, "Qing Ya, see our guests out."
The girl named Qing Ya reached out her hand. An incredibly terrifying burst of vital energy instantly imprisoned Qin Mu, rendering him immobile.
Qing Ya grabbed Jiang Miao with her other hand and said, "Don't move, you two. I'll send you a thousand li away!" With that, she opened her mouth and exhaled, filling the sky with clouds and mist. Qin Mu and Jiang Miao were rapidly carried away within the mist.
"Such terrifying cultivation?"
Qin Mu was startled. He shouted, "Senior, I still have something to say..."
Suddenly, the clouds dispersed, and they landed on a mountain peak. Qin Mu was stunned. He looked back at the small mountain village, but it was no longer visible.
Before he could even finish his sentence, the girl who looked about his age had sent him a thousand li away.
"Maha!" Jiang Miao said enviously.
"You will be this strong too someday."
Qin Mu sighed. Suddenly, the True Dragon Nest came whistling through the air, arriving before them in an instant. Qin Mu's expression changed drastically. This True Dragon Nest was incredibly heavy. He was about to dodge when the nest stopped, then gently landed on the mountain peak. He breathed a sigh of relief, but was even more horrified in his heart. "Could it be that Qing Ya threw the True Dragon Nest here too? Her magical power is far too strong. My magical power can only extend flying swords weighing two or three hundred jin to a distance of two hundred li, but she can propel the True Dragon Nest a thousand li..."
"Maha!" Jiang Miao said enviously.
Qin Mu was exasperated. He turned back and said, "Daoist Jiang, you can speak human language now. Strange, I'm not a jinx. Why doesn't the Azure Wasteland Elder want me to stay..."