Chapter 87: Trading Rare Materials for Daoist Canons (Part 1)

Starting from the Scattered Immortal achievement, a Scattered Immortal had to choose his Life-Bound Treasure and Path-Completion Method.

The Post-Heaven Divine Path was based on a single divine rune, which held a Heavenly Dao destiny. Cultivated to its extreme, this divine rune could also manifest as a Great Dao Dao Embryo.

For an Innate Dao Lord to break through, he needed to merge with a Great Dao Dao Embryo.

According to the fragments Lin Yuan had heard from many cultivators, Dao Lord Taiqing did not achieve his path through innate virtue from the beginning. Instead, he first cultivated a Water Element Dao Embryo himself. Later, using his own Path-Completion Method and several Life-Bound Treasures, he achieved multiple verifications leading to his current status as Dao Lord Taiqing, the Heavenly Venerable of Virtue.

Undoubtedly, an Innate Dao Lord who achieved multiple verifications was far beyond comparison to ordinary Innate Dao Lords in terms of both strength and status.

The Heavenly One Water Mother Divine Rune likely had great potential in the Primordial World. With proper planning, it might even achieve the Dao Lord level before him in the future.

As for the Path-Completion Method and Life-Bound Treasure, they were not yet perfected in the “Taixiao Dao Ming Scripture”!

Lin Yuan pondered. Next, he should find a way to perfect the “Taixiao Dao Ming Scripture” as soon as possible.

Many disciples of the Taixiao Lineage in the Primordial World were about to achieve Immortal Dao. Without a complete Path-Completion Method and Life-Bound Treasure cultivation method, it would likely be very detrimental to the development of the Taixiao Lineage later.

Thoughts flickered in his mind, and Lin Yuan felt a twinge of urgency.

The conflict before the Xuanzhen Abode ended with Mu Heng being severely injured by Ao Yu. Afterwards, many elders of the Dragon Clan stepped forward and took away the Golden-Winged Roc and Mu Heng.

Many from the Blazing Sun Palace left in a hurry, but when their gazes fell upon Lin Yuan, their eyes held varied expressions.

There were also many guests whose expressions changed slightly. Having witnessed the fight among the three young prodigies of the Dharma Lineage, they found it a rare and interesting spectacle.

“Roar!!”

As the Golden-Winged Roc was taken away, the calamity vanished. The transformation of the Little White Whale in Lingyuan Lake finally reached its final stage. Accompanied by a deep, joyous, and powerful dragon’s roar, a majestic, massive blue-scaled small dragon-whale appeared in Lingyuan Lake.

When a flood dragon emerges, wind and rain arise.

The dragon-whale was an ancient exotic species, far beyond what ordinary flood dragons could compare to.

It possessed immense strength and also wielded the power of Mysterious Nether Heavy Water, capable of overturning rivers and seas effortlessly.

With a slight disturbance, clouds and mist immediately shrouded the area around Lingyuan Lake, and a heavy downpour began. Blue light could be seen rolling endlessly within Lingyuan Lake.

Beside Lingyuan Lake, many Inner Sect Disciples watched this scene with envy in their eyes.

Truly, humans were inferior to beasts!

This white whale bathed day and night in the Heavenly One Long River. Having undergone this rebirth, it now had hope for Immortal Dao. They thought of their own daily hard cultivation, yet none had obtained such an opportunity.

“However, this master has kept a low profile until now, and now he amazes everyone with a single feat. He will likely be granted the status of True Inheritance Disciple by the sect soon. If one could pledge allegiance to him…”

Outer Sect Disciples and Inner Sect Disciples alike had different looks in their eyes.

A white whale diligently cultivating by Lingyuan Lake, receiving the profound mysteries of Heavenly One day and night, could achieve such a feat. One could imagine the benefits if they could enter the Xuanzhen Abode.

The Heavenly One True Water was incredibly profound, whether for cleansing one’s foundation and magic power, alchemy, or artifact forging. And this abode master did not seem like a stingy person.

In a short time, the area outside the Xuanzhen Abode became bustling with activity.

And the Xuanzhen Abode, within the Yuanling Grotto-Heaven and even among the other eight Grotto-Heavens of the Chengyuan Immortal Sect, suddenly became very popular.

Yunchuan Grotto-Heaven, one of the nine Grotto-Heavens of the Chengyuan Immortal Sect, ranked slightly above the Yuanling Grotto-Heaven among the nine, holding the fourth position.

Zhuang Cheng was an Inner Sect Disciple under the Yunchuan Grotto-Heaven. He cultivated the “Upper Primordial True Explanation” from the thirteen Earth Immortal methods. This Upper Primordial True Explanation was a very profound Water Element technique.

It could cultivate the Thirteen-Layered Water Formula, especially the attached Upper Mystic Ocean-Overturning Great Formation. However, practicing this method placed extremely high demands on one’s own Dao Body.

It was best to reverse one’s innate talent and cultivate a Water Element Dao Body.

In the Yunchuan Grotto-Heaven, Zhuang Cheng was not without backing. Several seniors had bestowed upon him methods to switch to cultivating a Water Element Dao Body, but it was still like trying to extinguish a cartload of burning firewood with a cup of water.

On the Cloud Terrace, as the cultivation cycle completed, a young Daoist in an earthy yellow robe flickered his gaze. Below the jade steps of the blessed land, a graceful, beautiful figure hurried over. He moved his eyes slightly; this was an Outer Sect Disciple attached to the abode.

This woman was quite capable and he had kept her in the cave to work, managing the industries in the immortal states under the Grotto-Heaven.

Most notably, her Fortune was quite extraordinary. Although her innate talent was average, with diligence, she might well become a capable follower in the abode.

The graceful figure walked up to the Cloud Terrace. Seeing the handsome young Daoist on the Cloud Terrace, she gave a slight half-bow and then presented a jade slip.

“Senior Brother, there is news about the rare heavenly treasure you were looking for!”

Hearing this, Zhuang Cheng’s eyes flickered slightly. He casually took the jade slip, scanned it briefly with his spiritual sense, and looked at the young woman.

“Shui Ling, you’ve seen this news? Is it true?”

The young Daoist could hardly conceal the excitement in his eyes.

The graceful young woman had cloud-like hair and bright eyes with white teeth. She nodded slightly and said with a charming smile.

“Senior Brother, this is absolutely true. Several senior brothers from the Yuanling Grotto-Heaven verified it multiple times. There were unusual signs several days ago, and it was fully confirmed today!”

The young woman was already pretty and charming. Her light smile at this moment was truly more eloquent than flowers and more fragrant than jade. However, the handsome Daoist completely ignored this captivating sight. Instead, he suddenly stood up and couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

“Good! Heaven never seals off all exits!”

The Heavenly One True Water was the mother of all waters, a supreme treasure of the Water Element. Even if he could obtain just one drop of Heavenly One True Water to cleanse his Dao Bones, he was confident he could advance his own cultivation further.

“Senior Brother, this won’t be easy. That Inner Sect Disciple from the Xuanzhen Abode won’t be easy to deal with.”

“Why? Although the Heavenly One True Water is exceptionally precious, everything has a price!”

Zhuang Cheng stood up, a hint of a smile in his eyes. He was somewhat confident in his own family’s wealth.

His only worry was that once this news spread, many other fellow disciples cultivating Water Element techniques might get there first.

Shui Ling shook her head and said.

“He doesn’t accept anything. Whether it’s rare heavenly treasures, pills, or magical treasures, that Xuanzhen Abode master is very picky!”

“This concubine has found out that many True Inheritors and even elders went to his door, asking for a drop of Heavenly One True Water, and were all refused!”

Zhuang Cheng slightly furrowed his brows but did not get angry. He composed himself and looked at the young woman before him.

“So what does he actually want?”

The young woman looked up and smiled.

“Daoist canons!”

“Especially those original Daoist canons written in Ancient Cloud Script or Primordial Thunder Script, assessed by value. Moreover, he has already put out word that the remaining Heavenly One True Water on him is not much. Quite a bit was consumed in his own cultivation. Sitting in meditation and collecting it each month, he can produce at most around ten drops!”

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Cheng’s eyes flickered slightly, and he thought to himself.

“Could it be that this Senior Brother Lin Yuan also understands Ancient Cloud Script and Primordial Thunder Script?”

Original copies of Daoist canons written in Ancient Cloud Script or Primordial Thunder Script were extremely precious, many still containing ancient techniques within.

Usually, only some families with vast reserves had such collections.

And coincidentally, as far as Zhuang Cheng knew, the Zhuang family had several such ancient Daoist canons!