Born with immortal seed

Chapter 176 The Monk Who Writes a Diary
The Dragon Transformation Technique: a general outline and a complete cultivation method from the Qi Refining stage to the Nascent Soul stage.

The practitioners of this technique possess immense magical power, like the vast and boundless ocean.

Moreover, if one cultivates to a deeper level, it can increase the cultivator's affinity for water-based spiritual energy.

As long as you are in water, your mana recovery speed and the effectiveness of water-based spells will be enhanced by more than 50%.

The first jade slip contained such a top-tier cultivation technique, which must have been Meng Shigui's own technique.

"Fortunately, there were no lakes in the area where the fight took place; otherwise, this person would have been even stronger. Even with his Glazed Fire God Body, he would have been barely able to protect himself, let alone kill him..."

Bai Zichen was still shaken; letting Meng Shigui escape would surely cause endless trouble.

Although the Youlongmen sect from which he came was only a Core Formation level sect, it was located in the Wanxing Islands in the outer sea, tens of millions of miles away.

Even a sect like the Myriad Beasts Sect, which is second only to the Nascent Soul Grand Sect, could not possibly cross several countries and mobilize its entire sect to attack Black Mountain.

But this matter is strange. It's as if a Foundation Establishment cultivator could act without any scruples in an unfamiliar place, simply because the flying sword's design originated from the Fish-Dragon Sect, thus raising the possibility that the cultivator was a remnant of the Fish-Dragon Sect.

The connections involved are not simple.

"This cultivation technique directly targets the Nascent Soul stage, and it is further enhanced in areas with continuous water or the sea. It is considered a top-tier cultivation technique... However, since I already possess the Fire Dragon Returning to Origin Scripture, there is absolutely no possibility of switching to another cultivation technique."

Bai Zichen examined the jade slip containing the Dragon Transformation Scripture and set it aside only after confirming that there were no divine imprints on it.

He couldn't cultivate it himself, and he couldn't explain the origin of the cultivation technique. He couldn't even hand it over to the sect in exchange for contribution points for the time being.

He can only temporarily put it away in his storage bag and keep it at the bottom of his trunk. Only when he is no longer afraid of the Dragon Gate or the forces behind it can he openly take it out and pass it on to others.

"Hmm... Since this cultivation technique was obtained by the Youlong Sect from the Yulong Sect, I will pass it back to the Bai family after I reach the Core Formation stage, and use it as the family's treasured cultivation technique."

Besides the complete Dragon Transformation Technique, the jade slip also contains many cultivation insights left by other cultivators.

Most of the entries were written by cultivators from the Fish-Dragon Sect, with only a few added by cultivators from the Dragon-Wandering Gate.

The Bai family's ancestor was an inner disciple of the Fish-Dragon Sect, and it can be said that the Dragon Transformation Technique was passed down to the Bai family's descendants by divine will.

The next few jade slips contained Meng Shigui's cultivation insights and sword techniques, which were of little value and were discarded.

However, he discovered that Meng Shigui had a habit of keeping a diary.

Each jade slip had a blank space where he recorded his cultivation process, which indirectly allowed him to learn about the Dragon Gate and the Myriad Star Islands.

"He didn't die unjustly. What respectable person would keep a diary..."

Meng Shigui is the son of an ordinary fisherman. His ancestors had been fishing at sea for generations, catching fish for the immortal master.

At the age of ten, he joined the Youlongmen sect and displayed outstanding talent. He was soon bestowed with the Qi Refining stage of the Transformation Dragon Technique.

The Youlongmen School, though short-lived, was extremely eager for outstanding disciples and could be described as teaching without discrimination.

Several top-tier cultivation techniques, stolen from the Fish-Dragon Sect's Transmission Hall, were immediately imparted to any disciple who exhibited characteristics matching them.

Unlike many rogue cultivators who, after suddenly becoming wealthy, cherish their fundamental techniques, the founder of the Youlongmen School did not have this bad habit.

It quickly became the fastest-growing of the five sects in the Myriad Stars Islands.

After practicing the Dragon Transformation Technique, Meng Shigui's cultivation level advanced by leaps and bounds, making him the first among his batch of disciples to successfully establish his foundation.

Because of his talent in swordsmanship, he was bestowed with a Tianxin Sword.

At the same time, he was given a complete set of sword-forging secrets passed down from the Fish-Dragon Sect.

The flying sword that could conceal its presence was called the Willow Leaf Sword, a replica of the third-tier Invisible Sword.

After Meng Shigui established his foundation, he spent decades collecting materials on his own, constantly failing and trying, and enduring hardships before finally succeeding.

"Tianxin Sword, Willow Leaf Sword, Yinzhu Sword... Third-tier flying swords include the Invisible Sword and the Thunder Sound Sword... So that's how it is!"

Bai Zichen read through the contents of several jade slips in succession, and combined them with Meng Shigui's diaries from different periods, finally getting a general idea.

Although the Fish Dragon Sect is not a sword-cultivation sect, it is renowned for its sword-forging skills.

In particular, the island is planted with tens of thousands of acres of spirit bamboo, and with the help of the Yi Wood Azure God Technique, spirit bamboo of all grades can be cultivated in an endless stream.

At the same time, it possesses a complete set of methods for crafting spirit bamboo flying swords, including the first-tier ink bamboo sword, the second-tier sound bamboo sword, and the third-tier thunder bamboo sword.

In the cultivation world of the outer seas, the bamboo sword of the Fish-Dragon Sect stands out as a unique school.

In particular, the Thunder Bamboo Sword underwent a mutation, and every Holy Sound Bamboo that advanced to Thunder Sound Bamboo had to endure being struck by heavenly lightning.

A violent bolt of lightning struck the spirit bamboo, causing it to sprout new branches from the brink of death, each branch naturally imbued with the most yang and powerful lightning-type spiritual energy.

This gives the Thunder Bamboo Sword, forged from Thunder Bamboo, the innate power to ward off evil spirits, suppress malevolent forces, and refine demonic energy.

The pile of jade slips in front of me contains all the secret sword-forging techniques passed down from the Fish-Dragon Sect.

Bai Zichen had already received the Yinzhu Sword and Tianxin Sword from the Bai clan patriarch long ago.

The remaining three flying swords—the second-tier Willow Leaf Sword, the third-tier Invisible Sword, and the third-tier Thunder Bamboo Sword—had not been passed down by the Bai family's ancestor.

“You’ve wronged them. There are decent people who write diaries too.”

Bai Zichen's eyes lit up. This way, he would have two more choices of third-tier flying swords after he formed his core.

This is largely thanks to Meng Shigui's obsession with swordsmanship. Even without a trace of the Thunder Bamboo Sword or the Invisible Sword, he had already acquired the secret methods of sword forging and studied them day and night.

He was the most important Core Formation seed in Youlongmen, and of course, the Core Formation cultivators in the sect would not refuse his request to copy a sword-refining secret technique.

"According to Meng Shigui's complaints in his diary, the lack of sacred beast blood essence caused the Yi Mu Qing Shen Technique to be reduced to an ordinary spiritual plant spell, and it could no longer cause the spiritual bamboo to mutate and evolve..."

"In addition, when the Fish Dragon Sect was destroyed, the last few disciples who resisted attracted real fire and burned the bamboo forest on the island to the ground, resulting in the Youlong Gate not even having a Sound Bamboo Sword or a Thunder Bamboo Sword."

Bai Zichen seemed to be deep in thought, never expecting that the Bai family's spell, which was used exclusively by spirit plant masters, had such a significant background.

"No wonder Meng Shigui immediately recognized me as a remnant of the Fish-Dragon Sect when he saw my Yinzhu Sword that day."

"But my Bai family doesn't have that so-called sacred beast essence blood, so why can the Yi Mu Qing Shen Technique produce such strange effects in the hands of the Bai family?"

This incident is also an anecdote from the Black Mountain Range.

Initially, after learning about the wonders of the Yi Mu Qing Shen Technique, it attracted the covetousness of many cultivation families.

It was later discovered that one must possess the bloodline of the Bai family to imbue the Yi Mu Qing Shen Technique with its supernatural power, and it was then regarded as a bloodline spell.

They then adopted a more conciliatory approach, using marriage to ensure that members of their clan had the Bai family bloodline.

The amazing thing is that for all Bai women who marry out of the family and their descendants, the Yi Mu Qing Shen Technique will also turn into ordinary spiritual plant magic.

"Looking at all this information, could it be that our ancestor used a secret method to infuse the blood essence of a sacred beast into the Bai family's bloodline?"

Bai Zichen frowned and tapped his fingers together.

Information about the Bai family's ancestor and the Fish-Dragon Sect is like a tangled mess; once you unravel one clue, even more mysteries emerge.

"A fourth-order transformed demon is definitely not qualified to be called a sacred beast; it must be a fifth-order demon beast... Every drop of the blood essence of a demon beast of this rank contains terrifying power. If a Foundation Establishment cultivator were to absorb it, they would only die from their body exploding."

"What method did our ancestor use to enable the descendants of the Bai family to borrow the power of the sacred beast's blood essence?"

At the same time, Bai Zichen also learned about the enemy he had provoked from the last piece of jade slip.

Meng Shigui is dead, but his presence must have left traces.

Since it concerns the remnants of the Fish-Dragon Sect, he believes they will definitely do their utmost to investigate.

In the cultivation world where divination, fortune-telling, and various numerological calculations exist, the chances of such practices being exposed still exist.

Fortunately, firstly, Black Mountain is tens of millions of miles away from the Wanxing Islands in the outer sea, which can be considered two different worlds for most cultivators.

Ninety-nine percent of the cultivators in the two places will never have the chance to meet in their entire lives.

Secondly, divination and fortune-telling techniques are extremely difficult to master, and even a Core Formation cultivator skilled in these arts can only give a vague answer at most.

Finding a cultivator thousands of miles away, guided only by a general direction, is hardly better than finding a needle in a haystack.

Finally, this jade slip contained a detailed nautical chart, marking the various forces in the outer seas.

At the same time, the Dragon Gate and its allies were marked in green, the hostile forces in red, and the neutral forces in yellow.

With a strong desire to confide and a penchant for writing diaries, Meng Shigui created detailed biographies for each faction, analyzing their lineage, strength, and so on, making Bai Zichen, a cultivator who had never been to the outer seas, practically an expert on the outer seas.

"The Wanxing Islands alone have a sea area ten times that of Liang Kingdom. The outer sea is boundless and hides many powerful demons in human form. It's true that the sea area that human cultivators can venture into is very, very small..."

Only a few scattered territories in the outer sea were occupied by human cultivators, and these were all located near the inland areas.

Further into the outer sea, you'll find yourself in the territory of powerful, transformed demons.

The five sects at the Core Formation level, led by Youlongmen, occupy the Wanxing Islands. Their founding patriarchs are either guest elders of the Yulong Sect, well-known rogue cultivators from the outer sea, or giants of the demonic path.

These five sects often engaged in open and covert struggles with each other, but they were surprisingly united in dealing with the remnants of the Fish-Dragon Sect.

Over the centuries, there have been instances in the outer sea where Fish-Dragon Sect disciples who were lucky enough to escape or who happened to be training outside the sect and thus survived.

As long as news gets out, the five sects will join forces and hunt down the remnants of the Fish-Dragon Sect to death, no matter where they go.

The five sects vary in strength. The strongest, like Youlongmen, has three Core Formation Realm experts in charge, while the weakest, like Haitianmen, has only one elderly Core Formation Realm expert struggling to hold on.

"Five hundred years ago, these founders were nothing more than guest elders of the Fish-Dragon Sect, demonic cultivators who relied on powerful forces and lived at the mercy of others... How could they possibly overthrow the Fish-Dragon Sect, which has a history of ten thousand years and has a Nascent Soul True Monarch among its members!"

Moving the gaze upwards, a patch of dark green, deliberately intensified in color, appeared on the nautical chart, barely a palm's breadth away.

The transformed great demon is revered as the Dragon Lord by the monsters of the outer sea. It is said to possess the bloodline of a true dragon and has a strong appeal among the great demons.

Back then, it was this Dragon Lord who summoned several great demons and gathered millions of sea beasts to surround Chilong Island.

At the critical moment, a highly regarded guest elder within the Fish-Dragon Sect activated a fourth-order barrier-breaking talisman, which had been sent by someone with ulterior motives before the battle. This caused the Chi Dragon's fourth-order grand formation to shake, thus defiled the spiritual veins on the island.

Several powerful demons seized the opportunity, revealed their true forms, and used their great supernatural powers to shatter the fourth-order formation, causing the Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Fish-Dragon Sect to perish completely, and massacring Chilong Island in blood.

Ultimately, the five sects of the Myriad Star Islands are merely cheerleaders, accomplices in the peripheral war, and cannot be considered the main force in destroying the Fish Dragon Sect.

(End of this chapter)