Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 264 The Use of the Dragon Vein
A major battle is no small matter.

After each sect war ends, there are numerous busy matters to handle.

Chen Beiwu's role as the Daoist of Mirror Moon is more symbolic than practical, and the task he is given is quite simple.

First, we will work with the senior sister to appease the sect's cultivators and calculate and announce the compensation for the deceased cultivators.

Secondly, in coordination with Senior Sister Yun, we will set up a second-tier, top-grade Spirit Gathering Array to lock in the dragon vein energy at the core of the Biyuan Mountain Range, while waiting for True Person Jiugong to lead the cultivators from the Array Hall to arrive.

Third, they dispatched sect cultivators armed with gold-finding compasses to explore mountains and mines, survey the direction of spiritual veins, and determine the remaining reserves of the Void Gold Marrow vein.

Therefore, Chen Beiwu was busy until evening before returning to the simple cave dwelling he had temporarily set up.

After hanging a cultivation plaque at the entrance of his cave and casually setting up several concealment and protection formations, Chen Beiwu vanished instantly with a thought, taking the golden egg and the iron egg into the chaotic world.

"Buzz!"

As if in response to Chen Beiwu's arrival, the crimson dragon shadow that had been swimming above the chaotic world suddenly descended, revealing its true form. Its dragon eyes met Chen Beiwu's, ignoring the golden egg beside it.

Golden Egg looked around with a puzzled expression.

This wasn't the first time the golden egg had entered the chaotic world, but it was the first time it had felt its bloodline surging within it, as if some rare treasure existed there, yet it couldn't find a trace of it.

"Gulu?"

Golden Egg's gaze fell on Iron Egg, who was lying prone on the ground.

"Wang."

Tie Dan shook his head, indicating that he hadn't noticed anything unusual.

After all, it can't see fortune with the naked eye like its owner.

Upon hearing this, Jin Dan subconsciously looked at Chen Beiwu.

'What terrifying luck!' Chen Beiwu exclaimed inwardly.

Compared to the auspicious red dragon before him, the fortune he had accumulated in recent years using his supernatural powers was as insignificant as a grain of sand.

Thinking of this, Chen Beiwu took a deep breath and stretched out his right hand to touch the Crimson Dragon.

"Buzz!" The crimson dragon's body suddenly disintegrated, transforming into a crimson auspicious energy that moved in Chen Beiwu's palm.

At the same time, a mysterious intuition surged into Chen Beiwu's mind.

"When a person receives good fortune, they can avert disaster and have hope of becoming a True Lord; when a beast receives good fortune, it receives divine favor and its bloodline reaches the highest level."

The meaning of this sentence is very simple: from this day forward, Chen Beiwu will have three methods of using his Qi:
First, use the power of the Nine Breaths Chaos Treasure to activate the eighth breath of the Nine Breaths Divine Power [Ascension Fortune], continue to accumulate fortune, and improve the quality level of this great fortune.

Secondly, it empowers oneself by directly absorbing the auspicious red dragon, increasing one's own fortune, and resolving calamities on the path.

Thirdly, the golden egg is blessed by the heavens, giving the beasts in the same category a certain probability of their bloodline transforming into fourth-tier mystical beasts in the future.

Compared to triggering a serendipitous encounter, directly absorbing luck seems like a huge waste!

Chen Beiwu's heart stirred slightly. He found the new effect of the Nine Breaths Chaos Awakening quite interesting. It turned out that using supernatural powers to enhance one's luck required a certain degree of compatibility.

Thinking of this, Chen Beiwu closed his eyes and sensed the Nine Breaths of Chaos, discovering that his compatibility with this auspicious crimson dragon was insufficient; directly absorbing it would deplete a full ninety percent of his fortune.

What does it mean to lose 90% of one's fortune?
Although Chen Beiwu could not see his own fortune and did not know what level his fortune was at.

However, one thing is certain: based on this kind of attrition, if he wants to fully obtain the protection of a Crimson Dragon of Great Fortune and transform his destiny, he must consume ten strands of Great Fortune.

Upon closer examination, such a price is undoubtedly extremely exaggerated.

Unless he has accumulated enough good fortune, Chen Beiwu would never be willing to be so extravagant.

Wait a minute, his compatibility is insufficient, resulting in a high degree of loss of fortune. How compatible are the golden egg and the iron egg with this auspicious red dragon?

Chen Beiwu's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at the two pets and communicated with the Nine Breaths Chaos.

"By activating the Ascension Fortune, and empowering the exotic golden scales with the Auspicious Crimson Dragon, one can increase their luck and nourish their bloodline. At the crucial moment of their realm leap and bloodline transformation, they will receive divine favor, activating the most compatible hidden ancient bloodline within their body, at the cost of 10% of their luck."

"By activating the Ascension Fortune and empowering the Crimson Dragon with the Dark Cloud Snow-Treading Dog, one can... gain divine favor and activate the most compatible hidden ancient bloodline within, at the cost of seventy percent of one's fortune."

Upon receiving the results, a hint of doubt flashed in Chen Beiwu's eyes.

He was clearly the host of the Nine Breaths Chaos!

Why is there such a large difference in the wear rate between him and the golden egg and the iron egg? The same is true for the difference between the golden egg and the iron egg.

Could it be that this auspicious red dragon originated from the land of dragon veins, making it more compatible with the golden egg that possesses dragon blood?

'Forget it, without practical experience, mere speculation is useless. Is this auspicious crimson dragon meant to trigger a fortuitous encounter, to bless the golden egg, or perhaps to be kept unused?'

Chen Beiwu frowned slightly and quickly made a decision.

Be willing to give and give, only by giving can you gain.

The stronger his talent and strength, the more attention he will receive in both the Immortal Alliance and the Southern Wilderness, and the higher the levels he will be exposed to.

Moreover, he wanted to know how effective the blessing of good fortune was, and he had to conduct a test to find out.

With a thought, Chen Beiwu activated his supernatural powers to communicate with the Nine Breaths Chaos.

"Buzz!"

The auspicious light on Chen Beiwu's palm trembled slightly, then collapsed, turning into countless points of auspicious light that dissipated into the chaotic world.

The next second, to the astonishment of the golden egg, a beam of light descended from the primordial chaos, which was in a state of utter primordial chaos, and enveloped the entire body.

"Gulu."

Feeling the nourishment from the pillar of light, the golden egg raised its head, revealing a contented expression.

As time passed, in Chen Beiwu's eyes, the golden aura of fortune above the golden egg's head suddenly broke free of its shackles and gradually transformed into a lucky red dragon, though its body appeared somewhat illusory.

How are you feeling?

After the beam of light disappeared, Chen Beiwu picked up the golden egg.

"Gulu."

The golden egg looked puzzled.

After being illuminated by the beam of light, its restless desire for bloodline transformation vanished instantly, as if its bloodline had already reached perfection and there was no need to rush into transformation.

However, the golden egg did not sense any change in its cultivation level.

'That's normal.' Chen Beiwu patted Jin Dan's head.

There's a saying that goes, "When it encounters wind and clouds, it transforms into a dragon."

The golden egg needs a specific opportunity to receive divine favor.

Before that, the auspicious red dragon on the golden egg mostly only had the effect of suppressing fortune.

Thinking of this, Chen Beiwu moved his divine sense, left the chaotic world, and teleported to the Immortal Alliance with the Golden Egg and Iron Egg to buy a book on array formations before returning to his cave in the Southern Wilderness.

Soon, he heard a commotion coming from the outside. Undoubtedly, because of the cultivation plaque hanging at the entrance of the cave, even if high-ranking sect members came to the Biyuan Mountains, no sect cultivator dared to disturb Chen Beiwu.

This is the change that Daozi's status and position brought to Chen Beiwu.

"Greetings, Master Jiugong."

Chen Beiwu got up and left the cave, taking the initiative to visit Yu Shuiyao, the master of the Array Hall, as he had some questions that needed to be answered.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Yu Shuiyao finished instructing her disciples on the preparations for setting up the formation and said in a friendly tone, "Nephew, there's no need for such formalities."

Yu Shuiyao had a very good impression of Chen Beiwu, believing that the latter was a kindred spirit and that he was likely to surpass her in the future, making him a suitable target for discussion. Therefore, she did not have the slightest airs of a Golden Core cultivator.

Ordinary disciples of a sect wouldn't even have the right to see her.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Chen Beiwu spoke up: "Uncle-Master, I have recently been studying the ancient text on array formations, 'Eight Explanations of Earth Arrays,' and I have many questions about the concept of 'Dragon Vein Gathering Spirit.'"

"Eight Explanations of Earth Formation, what kind of book on formations is this?" Yu Shuiyao's eyes flashed with interest.

There are 13,685 volumes of books on array techniques in the Transmission Hall, and she has read them all, but there is not a single book on array techniques called "Eight Explanations of Earth Array".

Chen Beiwu remained calm and unhurried, taking out a fragment of an ancient scroll from his storage ring and handing it over with both hands:

"This disciple has obtained this incomplete scroll by chance and discovered that by using the dragon vein to nourish the spirit, a third-order treasure array can be maintained for a thousand years without decay, but the array described in the scroll is really too obscure."

"This disciple wishes to ask my master whether there are any suitable dragon vein sites within the Diyan region for comprehending the Eight Explanations of the Earth Formation, or methods for finding dragon veins?"

Comprehending the Eightfold Earth Formation was merely a pretext for Chen Beiwu to conceal his true intentions; his real goal was to find a suitable dragon vein.

The reason is simple: compared to accumulating fortune by using the Nine Breaths Qi Absorption Technique every day, destroying the dragon vein and detonating the spiritual energy node hub yields more fortune and is more efficient.

If he could find a few more places where dragon veins converge, Chen Beiwu could take off by seizing their fortune.

However, places where dragon veins converge are hard to find, as they are mostly the territories of cultivation families and sects.

Unclaimed dragon vein lands are extremely rare, and each time they appear, they trigger fierce competition among powerful individuals.

For example, during the Immortal Alliance era, all the spiritual veins and blessed lands on Tianyuan Star belonged to the Immortal Alliance. Destroying dragon veins privately was a serious crime that required severe punishment.

But the situation is different in the Southern Wilderness, where strength reigns supreme and resources are abundant.

If Chen Beiwu can find the dragon vein, as long as he acts carefully, he can destroy it and no one will dare to say anything.

Therefore, Chen Beiwu directly purchased a copy of "Eight Explanations of Earth Formation" from the official website of the Immortal Alliance, and deliberately concealed the fact that his knowledge of formations differed from that of the Southern Wilderness, all in order to ask the Nine Palaces True Man for advice on how to find the Dragon Vein.

Yu Shuiyao's eyes grew brighter and brighter the more she looked.

The Eight Explanations of Earth Arrays records eight third-order treasure arrays based on dragon veins. The layout of each treasure array and the utilization rate of the dragon veins are extremely precise, with no waste of spiritual energy. The concept of the arrays is different from the mainstream array methods in the Southern Wilderness.

Unfortunately, this book on array formations was incomplete. Only two of the eight treasure arrays had complete information, and the remaining five treasure arrays were only described in fragments. However, it still gave Yu Shuiyao a lot of inspiration in the art of array formations.

“Finding the dragon vein is actually quite simple,” Yu Shuiyao explained. “In the end, the dragon vein connects heaven and earth, and is nothing more than a node where the yin and yang energies and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth circulate and interact.”

"I have a manual called 'The Dragon-Seeking Technique' here. When this technique is mastered, one can see the direction of the earth's energy flow and glimpse the location of the dragon vein's energy."

Yu Shuiyao's storage ring flashed, and she took out a cultivation technique jade slip, handing it to Chen Beiwu and instructing him:
"It is acceptable for Daozi to cultivate the Dao of Arrays in the land of the dragon vein, but there is one thing to be careful about. The land of the dragon vein gathers the power of heaven, earth, mountains and rivers. Forcibly altering or destroying it may result in a backlash from heaven and earth."

"Disciple understands." Chen Beiwu solemnly accepted the jade slip containing the cultivation technique.

He had heard similar rumors before.

He would not forcibly detonate the spiritual energy node hub where the dragon vein was located unless absolutely necessary.

However, if he really couldn't seize the fortune, Chen Beiwu would risk destroying the Dragon Vein Land to try, since he had the Nine Breaths of Chaos to suppress his own fortune.

"By the way, the sect's mission hall issues bounty missions year-round to find the dragon vein."

"If the Daoist disciple fails to cultivate the Mountain and River Dragon-Seeking Technique, he can also accept a mission and team up with the sect's geomancer to search for it," Yu Shuiyao added meaningfully.

Dragon veins vary in size, strength, and location, and may include rivers and streams.

In order to expand their lineage and produce more talented descendants, some affiliated families of the sect will even go to great lengths to find a dragon vein as their clan's territory.

However, the vast majority of dragon veins in the Earthly Evolution Realm belong to sects.

The Mirror Moon Sect is the true power of the Earthly Realm!

"Thank you for your guidance, Uncle-Master." Chen Beiwu bowed solemnly, then took his leave.

……

On the edge of the Biyuan Mountains, there is a secluded cave near the town of Shuishan in Zeguo.

An elderly man with snow-white hair and beard and a face like that of an infant sat upright on a futon.

He suddenly opened his eyes, his flesh and bones making cracking sounds as if they were under unbearable pressure.

This person was none other than Shen Wanshan, the ancestor of the Yunhai Shen family who claimed to have died of old age.

"Heaven is determined to destroy me; the dragon vein's energy shouldn't be dissipating so quickly!"

Shen Wanshan looked up at the sky through the cave's rock strata, his eyes filled with despair.

The three stages of Foundation Shattering, Core Condensation, and Gold Tempering are life-or-death hurdles that Foundation Establishment cultivators must overcome to advance to the Golden Core True Person realm; a slight mistake can lead to instant death.

This is precisely why it is extremely difficult for ordinary Foundation Establishment peak cultivators to successfully form their core without taking the Golden Palace Pill.

But the Golden Palace Pill is not so easy to obtain. This kind of third-grade high-quality precious pill is something that only the direct lineage of the Mirror Moon Sect's high-ranking members can see, let alone exchange for with contribution points.

Within the Earthly Derivation Realm, most Foundation Establishment Peak cultivators can only break through by risking using the Core Formation Secret Method.

Shen Wanshan chose the Dragon Vein Core Formation method and successfully passed the Foundation Shattering and Core Condensation stages, reaching the Gold Tempering stage. He was just one step away from condensing a Grade Nine Golden Core.

However, as he took the final step, the dragon vein energy inexplicably dissipated, and the secret method of forming the core backfired, causing Shen Wanshan to collapse at the last step.

Before his death, Shen Wanshan struggled to crush his natal jade pendant, sending a divine message to his clan: 'The earth's energy has changed, the dragon vein has dissipated, and my attempt to break through to the Golden Core stage using a secret technique has failed.'

Before the divine sense could be fully transmitted, Shen Wanshan's body stiffened, and his physical body burned away at a visible speed, leaving only a set of jade bones in the cave.

Without a doubt, if no Shen family cultivator collects Shen Wanshan's remains within a hundred years, this cave may become a place of extraordinary encounter for those destined to find it.

……

The two major battles resulted in the destruction of Biyuan Market and the failure of the Zhuanxing Palace teleportation array. It will take one to two months to rebuild the market and repair the teleportation array.

Back in his cave, Chen Beiwu hung up a sign indicating that he was in seclusion for cultivation. He delegated most of the matters that the sect's disciples needed to handle to the Foundation Establishment cultivators who had joined his sect, saying it was to test their abilities.

The rest of the time was spent listening to lectures by the Nascent Soul True Monarch at the Jade Purity Immortal Sect of the Immortal Alliance, comprehending the way of cultivating immortality by borrowing beasts, and activating the [Jianmu Duguang Tianhe Ascending Profound Five Elements One Qi Transformation Dragon Landscape] to stimulate the Golden Egg's bloodline.

Occasionally, he would study the "Dragon Seeking Technique of Mountains and Rivers" or activate the "Divine Transformation Record of the Same Conjunction" to transform the golden egg into a broadsword and a spear. He was completely unaware that his act of intercepting the Hongyun Crimson Dragon by Nine Breaths Chaos would inadvertently cause the Shen family patriarch to fail in forming his core.

The tide rises and falls, ebbs and flows, countless times.

Two months passed quickly. The reconstruction of Biyuan Market was completed, and the final assessment of Yuqing Immortal Sect was approaching.

(End of this chapter)