Chapter 349: Sky and Star Dragon
Chapter 349: Sky and Star Dragon
Using the weak to defeat the strong, using the inferior to defeat the superior?
After reading Long Yingchan's translation, Li Yuan got the idea. Trial is not a fight. Winning or losing is important, but potential seems to be more important than winning or losing?
"That's okay..."
Taoist Master Long frowned, feeling quite shocked. At least there was no similar record in the ancestors' diary.
But after thinking about it for a while, he figured it out.
When the two ancestors seized the Dragon-Tiger Health Furnace, they had already broken through the Tiangang. And the ancestors of subsequent generations, at worst, had to cultivate to the Tiangang before they could pass the true test.
Having never defeated the strong with the weak, naturally, he didn't know that there was such a rule in the Yangshengmen trial.
"In the arena, all of them are masters with eternal talent. It is difficult to win by using the strong to defeat the weak. Who would have thought that it is possible to use the weak to defeat the strong?"
Long Yingchan understood.
Li Yuan pondered the words on the stone tablet in his mind, and his attention naturally fell on the pill recipe. His heartbeat quickened:
"Master, this Hundred Form Pill?"
He couldn't help but be shocked. If, according to the name, one pill could change a hundred forms, then the value of this pill recipe would be too great. Even the Dragon and Tiger Pill could not compare to it.
"This pill recipe..."
Long Yingchan looked at the talismans painted on the animal skin and said, "Well, I have to study this recipe carefully. After I decipher it, I will give you a copy. The first batch of elixirs I refine will also be yours!"
Over the past two thousand years, Longhu Temple has obtained many elixir recipes from the trials at this relic, and knows that this health-preserving sect is very strict in naming elixirs.
The value of this pill recipe can be seen from its name alone, so Taoist Master Long naturally has some thoughts in mind.
"Thank you, Master."
Of course Li Yuan had no objection. He had already written down the recipe on the way, and would ask the Black Whale Spirit to translate it later.
"The recipe is extremely difficult to decipher, so don't try it in private."
Taoist Master Long glanced at him. Given this kid's cunningness, he probably had already memorized the recipe.
As the master of the Black Whale Hammer, he obviously has the conditions to decipher it.
However, deciphering the pill formula is a technical job. Not only does one have to translate the text, but one also has to understand it and look for herbs with consistent and compatible medicinal properties among countless kinds of herbs, and then try to refine them.
It was trivial trouble and dangerous, and he didn't want Li Yuan to waste his time on this.
"Disciple, please remember this."
Li Yuan responded, and then asked other questions:
"Master, how many wins are required for this True Transmission Trial?"
“Three wins in a row.”
Daoist Master Long emphasized on the word "continuous victory": "Three consecutive victories will allow you to pass the trial, regardless of whether you are an inner or outer sect disciple. However, there is no harm in fighting more."
"...Disciple understands."
Going through the trials over and over again, Li Yuan immediately understood, but he thought of the Xuanjing Sect. Could those trials also be done over and over again?
"The two ancestors think highly of you. If you want to come here in the future, just go to the mountain gate by yourself. You don't need to inform me. But if you want to win consecutive games, you must discuss it with me."
Holding the pill formula in his hand, Long Yingchan felt a little itchy and wanted to decipher the pill formula.
"Yes."
Li Yuan also saw what he was thinking and asked the most concerned question:
"Master, changing your bones can improve your talent, but what about your divine endowment?"
"The heart is the home of the spirit. If the heart is pure, the spirit is pure. The spirit is closely related to the spiritual aspect. If you want to change the spirit, you must naturally focus on the spiritual aspect."
Long Yingchan didn't want to force the issue, but after thinking about it, he explained:
"Before I cultivated the Wind Tiger Cloud Dragon to perfection, my divine endowment was only average, only slightly better than yours."
"A spiritual image?"
Li Yuan felt relieved. If it could be changed, he felt that it would not be a big problem.
"The change of divine endowment is different from natural endowment. You have just opened up your meridians. When you understand yin and yang, it will not be too late to consider changing it."
Long Yingchan waved his hand and disappeared into the clouds.
"See through yin and yang."
Li Yuan chewed it and felt anticipation in his heart.
With this Dragon-Tiger Pill, plus the elixirs he has, he will hopefully reach the threshold for blood transfusion in half a year at most, and he doesn't seem too far from understanding Yin and Yang.
"Grandmaster, is Grandmaster Li still far away?"
When he returned to the outer gate from a long journey, it was almost dawn. Feeling the warm medicinal power flowing through his body, Master Li Dao felt peace in his heart. Having solved Sikong Xing's problem, he could practice martial arts and forge iron in peace again.
"Well, you can come here more often and try the trials. You can see if you can succeed or not. You can have more contact with the two ancestors and get to know them better. Then you can ask them to kill the 'god' in the Thousand Spirits Saving People Monument."
In the darkness of night, Li Yuan quietly returned to his room, tore off his tattered Taoist robe, washed it casually, then sat on the bed with his upper body naked in meditation.
hum~
Li Yuan was not sleepy. He closed his eyes and entered the military control space.
On the gray stone platform, the Black Whale Hammer kept trembling. This weapon of destiny could not sense the existence of the stone platform, but once the hammer was removed, the spirit of the Black Whale would appear in the secret realm.
"This old ghost in the monument is very troublesome to deal with."
In a corner of the stone platform, the Thousand Spirits Saving People Stele was mixed in with a pile of weapons, and was not noticeable at all. But in Li Yuan's perception, it was a golden light.
These days, he has also thought about dealing with this god, but "killing the god" is also a technical job, and he dare not be careless.
After all, the remaining god in this stele may have come from the Thousand Spirits Master.
"The top among the eight hundred gods is called the Dharma Lord. If you want to kill this remnant god, you need to use the incense of the Hundred-armed Taoist, the Red-haired Buddha, the Sword Spirit God, the Thousand Yin Dharma Lord and other gods who are also Dharma Lords."
Li Yuan muttered to himself.
The "Lord of Dharma" was mentioned in the book "Two or Three Things about Killing Gods" given to him by Long Yingchan.
According to the imperial court's decree, folk gods were divided into three categories: the lowest were superiors and boys, the middle were Vajra and Kalan, and the highest were named after Bodhisattvas and Buddhas, all of which were unified as Dharma masters.
“That Master Motian is so terrifying even before he moves his true spirit. If there is really a Dharma master in this stele…” Although he was envious of the seventh and eighth level incense sticks in the stele, Li Yuan still controlled his thoughts. Safety is more important than anything else. After all, the meat is in the pot and he will get to eat it sooner or later.
"Om~"
A moment later, Li Yuan entered the Mysterious Whale Realm.
Hanging upside down on the mountain top, the spirit of the black whale transformed into a small red hammer, whistling softly around him, perhaps complaining, or perhaps just feeling sorry for himself.
Li Yuan was unmoved. Even if it cried to the sky, he would not leave the Sea-Splitting Black Whale Hammer alone and not control it.
"What does it mean?"
Li Yuan grabbed the hammer, recalled the sound he heard behind the Yangsheng Gate, and repeated it with his powerful imitation ability.
The pronunciation of the Sea-Splitting Divine Text was very difficult to pronounce, and Li Yuan spoke it haltingly.
hum~
The Black Whale Spirit seemed a little excited when he heard this voice. Li Yuan urged it again, and a stone tablet rose in front of him:
[Those who are good at form will be given the Hundred Forms Pill]
"Just one sentence?"
Li Yuan was a little suspicious. He remembered that the sound outside the venue was very long, or did he miss it?
The Black Whale Spirit also stumbled a bit:
[… In all its forms, it becomes a mirage dragon, and it is expected to transform into a dragon in the sky or the stars, and it has the potential to be a Taoist son.]
"that's it?"
【Gone】
"A hundred mirages appear, and there are stars in the sky."
Li Yuan muttered something similar. He had also seen something similar in the Weaponry Scroll when he obtained the Mirage Dragon Whip.
If Mirage Dragon is a name given to the Hundred Forms by these relic sects, then Sky and Stars could be the names for Thousands and Tens of Thousands of Forms?
Li Yuan's mind was full of thoughts.
When he knew Han Chuijun had changed to Baixing a long time ago, he was quite shocked. In Gaoliu County, those who had both forms were already top-notch, and he had no idea about Baixing and Wanxing.
And even though he had changed a hundred forms, he actually had no idea about ten thousand forms. There was no other reason, there were just too many of them.
Even if there are a hundred forms in a year, it will take a hundred years. Who can do it?
but now……
“Perhaps that Dragon Demon Taoist also has a peerless elixir similar to the Hundred Forms Pill?”
Li Yuan's mind was distracted and he felt that it was very likely.
Swish!
While thinking in his mind, Li Yuan had already carved the Hundred Form Pill formula he had memorized on the ground.
This time, the Black Whale Spirit reacted much faster:
[Blood is the mother of Qi, Qi is the commander of blood, only when Qi and blood blend together can we have tendons, bones, and internal organs... The body is the home of the spirit and also the basis of the spirit]
Li Yuan followed along in his heart, and after the first few sentences, he mentioned the main ingredient of this Hundred Form Pill:
"Blood."
[There are many ways to make Baixing Pill. The main ingredient is the blood of spiritual beasts. If you want to change the shape, you can take the blood of such spiritual beasts and add a variety of herbs to make a pill. When you take it, you can change the shape.]
Wow, this is really like curing like.
Li Yuan couldn't help but be shocked before the Black Whale Spirit was deciphered. If this recipe got out, the price of living spirit beasts would skyrocket.
"No, only a few people know how to keep the animals in captivity, while the majority try to catch all the fish in the pond. If this recipe gets out, the spirit beasts will probably become extinct sooner or later!"
Li Yuan felt a little startled, but immediately realized that he was overthinking.
This life is not the previous life. Most apprentices may not be able to learn all the inferior martial arts even if they study for a lifetime, let alone a pill recipe of this level?
"There are at least hundreds of species of spirit beasts in the Hundred Beasts Mountain... We need to decipher the recipe for this pill."
Li Yuan glanced at the stone tablet and frowned. This Hundred Shape Pill needs to be mixed with different medicinal materials due to its different main ingredients. At least dozens of them are needed, and there is no shortage of spiritual herbs.
“The names of these herbs…”
Li Yuan looked at it carefully. He had also read the Herbal Compendium before, but after reading it all the way to the end, he didn't find any of the magical herbs he remembered.
"No wonder Daoist Master Long didn't let me mix it privately. I can't decipher it by myself."
Li Yuan felt a little confused.
However, even though he thought so in his heart, Li Yuan still wrote down the deciphered recipe. Afterwards, he asked one by one, and only let the matter go after he was sure that the Black Whale Spirit had made no mistakes.
He stood up and walked towards the Xuanjing gate archway.
There are also true teaching trials here.
……
"Shh!"
In the room, Li Yuan groaned and opened his eyes, still feeling frightened.
"I was able to win the Yangsheng Sect Trial because of luck..."
The second time he attempted the true teaching trial, he failed as expected. The giant holding the Fang Tian Hua Ji was much faster than the one from the Yangsheng Sect.
and……
"My real body is stronger than the body of true qi. Not only is it the horizontal training, but the characteristics of my outfit are also a great help."
Li Yuan analyzed the reasons for his defeat.
"If you want to enter the Mysterious Whale Secret Realm with your true body, you must completely master the Mysterious Whale Hammer... Forget it, this is not reliable, but if you want to bring a weapon into the secret realm, there is still a way."
Li Yuan pulled out the Mirage Dragon Whip from his waist, and with a wipe of his hand, the whip was dyed red with blood.
(End of this chapter)