Chapter 43: Passing Down the Technique

Mu Yuan was slightly out of breath. Hearing Shui Jingzi’s question, he looked up and saw a faint excitement on her charming face, her eyes shining brightly. His heart stirred, and he suddenly remembered a passage from the records about the Transforming Serpent.

“After ten thousand years, the Transforming Serpent becomes a dragon, turning heaven and earth upside down, transforming a hundred miles into marshland!”

It was said that after ten thousand years, the Transforming Serpent could evolve into a dragon, thereafter soaring proudly through the Nine Heavens, becoming the leader of all scaled creatures, incredibly powerful!

Although the Transforming Serpent could achieve great success through cultivation—whether following the Daoist path of the Primordial Spirit, the Demonic Sect’s method of the undying body, or the Buddhist practice of the Buddha Relic Golden Body—all could lead to eternal life. The Shui Jingzi before him practiced the method of cultivating an undying, powerful physical body and had already achieved eternal life! Yet she still sought to go further, to transform into a dragon!

The path to eternal life also had its highs and lows. For example, the cultivation of the Longevity Palace had a high chance of achieving the Primordial Spirit, but the combat power of Longevity Palace’s Primordial Spirit masters had never been strong. When they clashed with other Primordial Spirit practitioners, they often lost. The Demonic Sect was similar. The Wu Clan had the Twelve Witch Ancestors, each with shocking combat power and unimaginably strong physical bodies. With a mere wave of their hands, they could reverse rivers, cause mountains to collapse and tsunamis, pluck stars and grasp the moon—they were the most powerful among those with undying bodies! The only ones who could match the Wu Clan’s Twelve Witch Ancestors were the Dragon Clan’s Divine Dragon Immortal Body!

For those in the Demonic Sect lineage, if they had inherited bloodlines, cultivating an undying body still had traces to follow! Top existences like the Twelve Witch Ancestors, with their unparalleled Immortal Demon Bodies, had bones and blood that contained their own spiritual awareness. Thus, among their descendants, those who inherited their bloodline would possess some hidden Divine Abilities that would automatically manifest when they reached a certain level of growth, available for their cultivation. It was similar to the inheritance of Daoist techniques, albeit with some limitations, but the benefits were first-rate.

To achieve an undying body as powerful as the Twelve Witch Ancestors, even among the Wu Clan’s own members, there were few who could do so, let alone outsiders. Without the power of inheritance, the difficulties were immense! But the Transforming Serpent inherently possessed the talent to transform into a dragon, making cultivating the Divine Dragon Immortal Body relatively simpler, as there was a path to follow!

However, after transforming into a dragon, one still needed corresponding techniques. After all, the Transforming Serpent belonged to the serpent and insect category. The Dragon Clan of the Four Seas had always been arrogant and looked down upon these subordinate branches. They would never willingly impart the true Dragon Clan techniques. Shui Jingzi had already lived for thousands of years and had herself achieved an Immortal Demon Body. But the belief that the strong are revered was deeply ingrained in such beings, so she naturally desired to advance further and forge the most powerful Immortal Demon Body!

Aside from the Twelve Witch Ancestors, there were other Immortal Demon Bodies that could be compared, but the most famous were the three most powerful beings that existed since the beginning of the world: the Divine Dragon, the Phoenix, and the Qilin. Since the Transforming Serpent already had the potential to become a dragon, cultivating the Divine Dragon Immortal Body was naturally the best choice!

Having lived for thousands of years, Shui Jingzi had seen ancient gods and demons in her youth. She had naturally heard of the Dragon Clan’s most famous divine technique, the Dragon King’s Dynamic Force, and had even seen members of the Dragon Clan perform this mysterious technique. Although Mu Yuan’s cultivation was far inferior to that of the ancient divine dragons, the ability to command clouds and rain, summon thunder and lightning, was unmistakably the aura of the Dragon King’s Dynamic Force!

Given Shui Jingzi’s status, in her earlier years, before achieving her Immortal Demon Body and even before meeting Fei Longzi, she had gone to the East Sea to pay homage to the Dragon Clan. She wanted to become a subordinate of the Dragon Clan and study their divine techniques to prepare for the Divine Dragon Immortal Body, but she was mercilessly cast out and ridiculed, which Shui Jingzi deeply resented! Never did she expect to accidentally discover the Dragon King’s Dynamic Force today. Her joy was beyond words.

Although converting and further advancing to the Divine Dragon Immortal Body after already achieving an Immortal Demon Body would be much more difficult, it was still far better than having no method at all. If not for considering that this person was a disciple of the Longevity Palace, Shui Jingzi would have already taken action, directly extracting his Spiritual Sense and forcibly seizing the Dragon King’s Dynamic Force technique!

Mu Yuan saw the flicker in her eyes, carrying a trace of frightening excitement, and a faint, inexplicable pressure emanating from her. His heart pounded wildly. Since the Dragon King’s Dynamic Force wasn’t his own sect’s technique, whether to give it away or not didn’t matter to him. In Mu Yuan’s heart, although he practiced three divine techniques, only the Longevity Art was something he would never divulge, even unto death. The others he didn’t care about, as he had obtained them unexpectedly anyway. Moreover, the Transforming Serpent before him was, in a way, not an outsider but her own sect’s guardian Spirit Beast. Giving it to her would be adding flowers to brocade. He immediately smiled and said, “So senior wishes to guide this junior in cultivation. This technique is the Dragon Clan’s Dragon King’s Dynamic Force. It is rare for it to catch senior’s eye, and this junior dares not keep it to himself!”

Understanding the future where the Transforming Serpent becomes a dragon, he naturally knew how important the Dragon King’s Dynamic Force was to Shui Jingzi. But he still needed to speak respectfully. With another thought, a stream of intricate incantation Runes emerged from all over his body, formed from Zhenqi. These Runes shone brightly in mid-air, intertwining and gradually evolving into illusory scenes of heaven and earth, wind and thunder, clouds and rain, and lightning—this was the Dragon King’s Dynamic Force!

Shui Jingzi stared intently, memorizing it silently in a short while. By the end, these incantation Runes assembled and arranged themselves, forming a coiled dragon accompanied by clouds and mist, wrapped in thunder and lightning, before slowly dispersing!

After performing the Dragon King’s Dynamic Force mental technique once, Mu Yuan felt somewhat mentally exhausted and fatigued. He slowly regulated his breathing. Shui Jingzi also closed her eyes to comprehend carefully. In just a short while, she grasped it thoroughly and smiled, “I won’t take your technique for nothing. Back then, Fei Longzi entered the Dao through the Longevity Art. Although he achieved the Primordial Spirit, there were some shortcomings. Today, I will tell you about a realm even Fei Longzi never reached. It’s perfect since your cultivation is only at the Qi Refining Third Layer—not too high, not too low, just right!”

Mu Yuan’s heart stirred, and he quickly listened respectfully.

Shui Jingzi paced back and forth a couple of steps. “The Longevity Palace itself cultivates the Longevity Art. Although achieving the Primordial Spirit is somewhat easier, their combat power isn’t very high. So, even during Fei Longzi’s time, the Longevity Palace’s status in the Cultivation World was middling, hardly comparable to some major sects. Ultimately, it’s because the Longevity Art itself, though mystical, isn’t a complete system of techniques!”

Mu Yuan was listening respectfully when he suddenly said, “This junior actually knows about that. It’s said that long ago, there was a Five Elements Ancestor of extraordinary talent who created the Five Elements Path. But later, his five major disciples split, each taking one path, which is why it’s like this.”

Shui Jingzi nodded with a smile. “I saw from your earlier performance that you seem to also understand the Water Path. Is that so?”

Mu Yuan bowed his head. “Yes, senior. While traveling down the mountain for experience, this junior unintentionally obtained the mental technique of the Water Path’s Tidal Flow. I was also taught by that senior, which is how I learned about the concept of the Five Elements.”