Chapter 56: Star God Remnant Shadow
At this moment, Yun Che felt as though he had been reborn, and even the extreme weakness from the massive blood loss earlier had vanished without a trace.
He walked over to the corpse of the Flame Dragon, which had been split into four pieces, and for a moment, he didn't know where to start.
What Mo Li said was right. This Flame Dragon's corpse—to him, no, to anyone in the Cang Feng Empire, including the four great sects with their heaven-shaking influence—was a mountain of treasure!!
This was a King Xuan beast, and a true dragon at that! As the supreme among beasts, at the same level, everything about a dragon far surpassed other Xuan beasts. Its skin, flesh, blood, bones, horns, eyes, wings, internal organs… every single part was a treasure among treasures. The strongest cultivator ever to appear on the Cang Yun Continent was at the King Xuan realm. In other words, this Flame Dragon was very likely the first King Xuan beast to be slain in an extremely long time! Thus, the value of this Flame Dragon's corpse was immeasurable.
Especially its Mysterious Pill. For a Mysterious Pill of a Heavenly Xuan dragon, the Fen Tian Gate had gone so far as to dispatch five Heavenly Xuan realm experts, traveling a great distance to this place. As for a Mysterious Pill of a King Xuan dragon, they probably wouldn't even dare to hope for it.
The Flame Dragon's body weighed at least a hundred tons. Despite being split into four pieces, it still resembled four small mountains. Yun Che pulled out a rather dull short blade he had brought from the Xiao Sect from the Heavenly Poison Pearl and tentatively cut into the Flame Dragon's corpse. With a dull thud, the blade bent, leaving only a shallow scratch on the dragon's body.
Even the Fen Tian Gate's Heavenly Xuan experts' Heaven-Burning Blade couldn't cut through this Flame Dragon's body, so how could Yun Che possibly manage it with an ordinary knife?
But… such terrifying physical strength, and previously protected by the Flame Dragon's power, yet it was cut into four pieces in an instant by Mo Li… Recalling that scene, Yun Che couldn't help but shiver. Even if Mo Li had started training from the womb, it would be useless, because if Yun Che dared to directly refine and absorb its power, the only result would be… his body exploding!
Having obtained the Mysterious Pill, Yun Che was at a loss regarding the rest of the Flame Dragon's parts. He could only move them all into the Heavenly Poison Pearl. Space rings on the Tian Xuan Continent were not only extremely expensive but usually had only a few cubic meters of space, utterly incapable of containing this Flame Dragon's corpse. However, the Heavenly Poison Pearl contained endless space inside; even if the Flame Dragon's corpse were ten times larger, he could store it entirely without pressure.
Seeing Yun Che finish dealing with the Flame Dragon's corpse, Mo Li said seriously, "Then, for the next month, do not leave the Red Dragon Mountain Range. In this Red Dragon Mountain Range, you must slay at least five ninth-level or higher mortal beasts or first-level sub-Xuan beasts every day. And during this time, do not try to break through again. Instead, stabilize your current Xuan power to the greatest extent."
"Alright!" Yun Che nodded. Having jumped from the fourth level of the Initial Xuan realm to the first level of the Entry Xuan realm, he indeed needed some time to adapt and stabilize the surge in Xuan power. "By the way, you said you were going to teach me a Xuan technique?"
"With your current Xuan power, this princess only has one Xuan technique that I can teach you."
"What is it?"
"Star God Remnant Shadow!" Mo Li slowly spoke the name. "It is a movement Xuan technique. At its basic level, it requires very little Xuan power to activate."
"Movement Xuan technique?" Yun Che was slightly disappointed. "No attack-type Xuan techniques?"
"None of the attack Xuan techniques I possess are something you can practice right now. Although 'Star God Remnant Shadow' is a movement Xuan technique, do not underestimate it. Once Star God Remnant Shadow is executed, speed will burst forth in an instant, so fast that even afterimages have no time to fade. If you can master the basic level of Star God Remnant Shadow, you can face two opponents of the same level and remain undefeated. If you reach its peak, even if your opponent is three to five levels above you, they won't be able to easily defeat you."
Mo Li's last sentence made Yun Che's blood boil. "And this is the only movement Xuan technique I possess!"
What level of existence was Mo Li? The power of her only movement Xuan technique was easily imaginable. Yun Che immediately nodded. "Alright, I'll learn it! Um… let's start now!"
Mo Li didn't refuse and said indifferently, "To cultivate Star God Remnant Shadow, one must have extremely high comprehension. With sufficient comprehension, you can achieve minor success in three months. If comprehension is lacking, you may never master it for life. Whether you can learn it and to what extent depends entirely on your own comprehension."
"Right now, this princess's spirit is weak, and I must rest in the Heavenly Poison Pearl as soon as possible. I will first tell you the method and key points of channeling Xuan power when activating Star God Remnant Shadow, along with the corresponding incantation… after that, it will be up to you."
"Alright." Yun Che nodded seriously, sat down on the spot, and began to listen attentively to Mo Li's explanation. This Flame Dragon cave was a place that nearby residents and Xuan beasts dared not approach. Those Fen Tian Gate people were probably frightened out of their wits and would never return. So here, Yun Che wouldn't be disturbed at all.
Star God Remnant Shadow… This was the first Xuan technique Yun Che had cultivated in this world. Only, at this moment, he had no idea what the words "Star God" truly signified.
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One month later, in the Red Dragon Mountain Range.
It had just rained, and the air was fresh and damp, with branches and leaves covered in water droplets. Suddenly, with a rustling in the grass, all the birds on the ground were startled into flight, fleeing far away. Soon, the grass parted, and a gray wolf, as tall as a man, slowly walked out with fierce eyes wide open.
As a first-level sub-Xuan beast, it had far more prey than threats in this Red Dragon Mountain Range. Because of the gray wolf's presence, cultivators at the Initial Xuan realm never dared to enter this area alone.
Soon, prey appeared in its sight—a young man in black clothes walking this way, his steps light and slow, a hint of childishness still on his smiling face. He seemed utterly unaware that he had been locked onto by a pair of terrifying eyes. He walked closer and closer…
Whoosh!!
The gray wolf shot out of the grass like lightning. A wolf's explosive power was terrifying. Even a True Xuan realm cultivator, caught off guard by a gray wolf's ambush, would have almost no chance of dodging. In the gray wolf's view, it was getting closer and closer to its target. Its teeth aimed for his throat, and it leaped forward to bite down hard…
Bang!!
An unexpected situation caught the gray wolf off guard. It clearly touched the young man's body and was about to pounce on him and bite his throat, but in the next instant, its entire body passed straight through him, crashing heavily to the ground.
Only then did the young man's image vanish from that spot. A heavy fist, brimming with Xuan power, descended fiercely from the gray wolf's right side, slamming into its wolf head with a resounding crack. The wolf let out a miserable howl, blood gushed from its seven orifices, and it fell unconscious.
Yun Che clapped his hands, paid no further attention to the gray wolf—whether it was dead or alive—and continued walking forward.
"You stabilized the first level of Star God Remnant Shadow in just one month! Your sixteen years of disability were a complete waste of your comprehension!" Mo Li couldn't help but say. She had initially thought it would take Yun Che at least three months to master the first level, yet in just one month, he had achieved some success and could freely execute the first level of Star God Remnant Shadow.
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[The update times these past few days have been very late, and I should have made everyone wait, feeling quite uncomfortable… First, let me say a thousand apologies. Actually, it's not that I don't have time to write during the day, but recently I've been stuck on the plot. Stuck to the point of life and death. The earlier, middle, and even later stages of the story's framework are very clear, but it's this recent small segment of plot that has troubled me for many days.]
[According to my originally planned direction, Yun Che would leave the Red Dragon Mountain Range, enter New Moon City, and then, for various reasons, join the New Moon Mystic Palace. But the problem is… the story is approaching 200,000 words, but apart from the time Yun Che relied on the Star Concealment Pill to beat Xiao Yulong—which barely counts as a small eruption—he's either been enduring in frustration or under the protection of women (first Xia Qingyue, then Mo Li). From a reader's perspective, based on my own taste, writing this long without the protagonist having a grand, domineering display and stepping on others is simply unbearable! It's hard to read! And after entering New Moon City, according to the original setting, there would be another short period of calm. I'm very worried that this calm period will wear out everyone's last bit of patience. If you've read my previous books, you know that my protagonists are arrogant from start to finish. Writing to this point without a real eruption, even I can't stand it!!]
[So, I've been desperately thinking about how to write the next part in a way that makes everyone feel most comfortable, not bored. To do that, I have to temporarily deviate from the previous setting to some extent… For that, I've been pulling my hair out all day. And then, the problem arises… Every time I pull my hair out and touch a metal door handle, there's a 'crack' of static electricity! Is this the legendary lightning-attribute ability? Holy crap, I actually have an ability! Do you think I'll be caught as a lab rat~~ Ahhh… so scared… too scared to type anymore…]