Chapter 391: 376: Azure Dragon Body Refining Technique [Seeking Full Subscription!]
"Who would’ve thought that there truly exists Body Refining Divine Techniques in this world!"
"These Body Refining Divine Techniques are indeed vastly different from the cultivation methods of Magical Techniques, and the requirements are much higher!"
"Fortunately, I can barely meet the entrance requirements now. At least completing the initiation into the Divine Techniques won’t be a problem!"
In the seclusion chamber within Qianyang Cave, Zhouyang sat cross-legged on the Hundred-Year Cold Jade Bed, holding a jade scroll and, after skimming through the information recorded within with closed eyes, suddenly opened his eyes, filled with amazement and delight as he exclaimed.
The jade scroll contained a Body Refining Divine Technique translated by Xu Song, named "Azure Dragon Body Refining Technique," created by Great Powers of the Cultivation Realm after comprehending the Body Refining Secret Techniques of the Jiao Dragon Race.
This "Azure Dragon Body Refining Technique" is divided into five levels, corresponding to the realms of Purple Mansion, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Tribulation Crossing True Immortal.
The Divine Techniques have five levels yet correspond to only four cultivation realms, naturally containing some unusual mysteries.
The mystery lies within the "Azure Dragon" characters of the Divine Techniques.
The first level of the "Azure Dragon Body Refining Technique" is not difficult to cultivate; as long as the cultivator’s physical strength reaches the level of a Tier Three Flood Dragon, one can cultivate it.
However, starting from the second level, to continue cultivating the "Azure Dragon Body Refining Technique," one needs to use Flood Dragon Spirit Blood for medicinal baths as an auxiliary to the cultivation; otherwise, it’s impossible to make any progress.
If there is sufficiently pure Flood Dragon Spirit Blood to assist in cultivation, the progress of this Body Refining Divine Technique will be expedited greatly and will also develop powerful Divine Techniques.
However, Flood Dragon Spirit Blood is rare, and the Boundless Desert Sea Cultivation Realm has never even heard of such a demon beast as a Flood Dragon appearing here; Zhouyang hopes to obtain Flood Dragon Spirit Blood here is almost impossible.
Fortunately, cultivating the first level of the "Azure Dragon Body Refining Technique" does not require Flood Dragon Spirit Blood for auxiliary cultivation; just some auxiliary medicines for body refining will suffice for cultivation.
The materials for these auxiliary medicines for body refining are not particularly precious, Zhouyang recalled various spirit elixirs he brought from Xu Song’s cave mansion, searched through the Zhou Family’s stockpile of spirit elixirs, and directly gathered all the materials, having his Dao Companion Xiao Ying help him refine them into a medicinal liquid.
While Xiao Ying was refining the medicinal liquid, he also kept busy, refining several Tier Two Spiritual Artifacts that Xu Song handed over one by one.
These Tier Two Spiritual Artifacts were all modified by Xu Song according to his requirements, based on some Tier Two Spiritual Artifacts.
For a Tier Five Refining Master, modifying the refining method of a Tier Two Spiritual Artifact by replacing certain materials with others is not at all a difficult task.
After refining various artifacts one by one and testing them out, and then discussing with Xu Song to make some modifications, Zhouyang decided to go with mass production and imparted the refining methods to Liu Xuanxuan, letting her oversee the crafting of equipment for all Battle Hall cultivators.
Then he also fulfilled the agreement, personally taking Xu Song to the location of the Yin Puppet Sect ruins, allowing Xu Song to absorb Yin Qi for continued cultivation in this Land of Yin and Evil.
"Here, I return the storage ring to the senior; if the senior needs anything, you can send a message to this junior. At the same time, if this junior has queries for the senior, he’ll personally send a message to you."
"Let’s clarify things first; this junior can bring the senior here to cultivate, but if the senior leaves this place to cause trouble while this junior is absent, don’t blame the junior for being unsympathetic!"
At the Yin Puppet Sect ruins, Zhouyang delivered Xu Song here, raised his hand, returning the storage ring containing the Demon Python Demon Corpse to him, accompanied by a word of caution.
Ghost Cultivators, after all, are Demon Cultivators, and even though Xu Song never exhibited any of the madness typical of Demon Cultivators while following him, Zhouyang dared not relax his vigilance, fearing Xu Song might stir trouble in the secluded Boundless Desert Sea Cultivation Realm in his absence.
Xu Song, enraged by Zhouyang’s suspicion of his ghost form, snorted heavily and said, "Hmph, Zhou Xiaozhi, you’re too distrustful of this old man. In your eyes, is this old man like those murderously rampant demons?"
After the snort, he said dejectedly, "Rest assured, with the constraint of the Nether Contract, my little life is still in your hands; how would I dare commit any evil?"
"Cough, cough, the senior is too serious. Since the senior understands the situation, I’ll no longer disturb the senior’s cultivation, farewell."
Zhouyang chuckled dryly twice, wisely not provoking Xu Song further on the matter, said a few more words, and then withdrew from the location.
After Zhouyang left, Xu Song also released the demon corpse, chose a spot dense with Yin Sha Qi, buried it, and established a demonic array to gather Yin Qi, refining the demon corpse.
Zhouyang prohibited him from extracting divine souls to produce those sinister and malevolent Ghost Dao Spiritual Artifacts, so he shifted focus to the Corpse Dao, studying the Corpse Refining Secret Techniques.
If he could manage to refine a Tier Five Demon Corpse, he, as a Golden Core Ghost Cultivator, would finally have the confidence to contend with a Golden Core Stage Cultivator.
Otherwise, relying solely on the few Netherworld Ghost Techniques he knew and the demon artifact converted from a spiritual artifact, he truly wasn’t a match for a normal Golden Core Stage cultivator.
"Hmm, Zhou Xiaozhi still has a Corpse Pearl in his hands, that’s a good thing. Once I finish refining this Demon Corpse, I’ll find an opportunity to persuade him to give me the Corpse Pearl. Then, I’ll have the Demon Corpse consume the Corpse Pearl and catalyze it with Secret Technique refinement. It might successfully advance, hehehe..."
In the ghost eyes, green light flickered. Xu Song looked at the Demon Corpse quietly absorbing Yin Qi in the Demon Array, thinking of his plan, and couldn’t help but laugh sinisterly.
It must be said that the Demon Dao Technique truly changes a person’s temperament significantly. Even someone like Xu Song, who had the cultivation of an Eighth-Layer Golden Core Stage Cultivator before death, experienced a change in temperament after becoming a Ghost Cultivator.
Fortunately, just as he himself said, after signing the "Nether Contract" with Zhouyang, his life and death were no longer in his own hands.
Therefore, before doing evil deeds, he often had to consider the consequences of being discovered by Zhouyang.
In a sense, the existence of the "Nether Contract" instead became a help for him to maintain his humanity, preventing him from truly becoming a devil who commits all kinds of evil.
On the other side, after Zhouyang returned to the clan, Xiao Ying had already prepared the medicinal liquid to assist in cultivating the "Azure Dragon Body Refining Technique."
"Thanks for your hard work, Ying’Er. However, there’s another matter that requires your attention, which is to refine two more furnaces of Foundation Establishment Pill. Also, if you have time, you might as well teach those low-tier alchemists in the clan a lesson. Those incompetent fellows have wasted quite a bit of the clan’s painstakingly collected Spirit Elixirs over the years."
Zhouyang received the refined medicinal liquid from his Dao Companion, slightly revealing a hint of apology on his face as he told her about his new arrangements.
If it weren’t for the fact that the Zhou Family truly didn’t have a presentable Alchemist, he wouldn’t want his Dao Companion to be so overworked. But the Zhou Family now relies on the couple to shoulder the burden!
Seeing the hint of apology on his face, Xiao Ying felt sweet inside and said with a smile, "I understand, Zhou Lang, rest assured and go cultivate."
Upon hearing these words, Zhouyang felt relieved, smiled, nodded, and turned to enter the Seclusion Chamber in his cave mansion.
However, shortly after, he seemed to recall something, turned his head back, and said, "By the way, there’s another matter to tell Ying’Er. Don’t spoil Little Wei’Er too much. Children that are overly pampered might become spoiled."
When Xiao Ying heard this, her smiling face suddenly froze, then she thoughtfully looked at him and nodded heavily, "I understand. I won’t let Little Wei’Er learn bad habits."
Seeing this, Zhouyang felt assured and entered the Seclusion Chamber to begin cultivating the body refining divine technique "Azure Dragon Body Refining Technique."
The first layer of this "Azure Dragon Body Refining Technique" isn’t difficult to cultivate. As long as the medicinal liquid is prepared, along with the cultivator’s physical strength meeting the cultivation requirements, entry-level cultivation proceeds quickly.
Zhouyang cultivated in seclusion for half a year, using Xiao Ying’s refined medicinal liquid for a medicinal bath once a month as auxiliary, he successfully completed the entry-level cultivation of the first layer.
Although it’s merely entry-level cultivation, once Zhouyang fully practiced the first layer of the "Azure Dragon Body Refining Technique," his physical strength greatly improved, almost on par with some Tier Four Lower Grade Demon Beasts.
He raised his hand, taking out a Tier Three High-grade Flying Sword and holding it in his hand, first casting a magical power to activate the Sword Light, he slashed it against his wrist.
The Sword Light flashed, with the sharpness of the Tier Three High-grade Flying Sword, when it slashed on his wrist, it was as if slashing a rubber tire, leaving only a shallow red mark before being bounced off.
Among the dragon and snake sects, the body’s toughness is already strong. After cultivating the "Azure Dragon Body Refining Technique," Zhouyang’s body also possessed similar characteristics.
The path of body refining is also divided into two paths of hard and soft. Among them, the body refining cultivators of the hard path advocate refining the body like a magical artifact, making the body indestructible like refined steel; Zhouyang’s divine technique "Qianyang Golden Body" follows this path.
On the other hand, body refining cultivators of the soft path use the body of demon beasts from the dragon and snake sects as a strengthening direction, continually enhancing the body’s flexibility and making the body become flexible and firm.
Body refining cultivators of the soft path might have defense not as strong as those of the hard path, but their survival and self-preservation abilities might be superior.
The test was not over yet. Zhouyang, after testing his body’s defense, extended his fingers to pinch the tip of the Flying Sword with two fingers and squeezed hard.
In an instant, the Flying Sword, refined with Tier Three Spiritual Gold, showed slight cracks under Zhouyang’s squeeze. Ultimately, as Zhouyang increased his strength, the sword tip of the Flying Sword was pinched off with a "clang" sound by him using two fingers!
Body refining divine techniques not only enhance physical defense but also physical strength.
Since Zhouyang’s physical defense can already match that of Tier Four Demon Beasts, his physical strength naturally won’t fall behind.
"It’s unfortunate that without Flood Dragon Spirit Blood, one cannot cultivate the second layer. Otherwise, if one could practice the second layer of the "Azure Dragon Body Refining Technique," not only would the physical strength significantly increase again, one could also condense the "Dragon Scale Armor" for protection and further cultivate the dragon race combat skill recorded in the divine techniques to attack enemies. Only then would this body refining divine technique be truly worthy of its name!"
Zhouyang looked at the sword tip pinched off by himself in his hand, gently smacking his lips, expressing a deep sigh with a feeling of flaw.
Human greed often seeks more than one can handle—perhaps this saying describes his current mindset perfectly.