Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 270 Primordial Dao Beast
Chen Beiwu rubbed the flaxen-grey fabric in his hand with his fingertips, his brows furrowing slightly.

It has a rough texture, lacks any spiritual energy, cannot be infused with magic power, and cannot be refined and recognized as a master.

All these characteristics indicate that the rag in his hand is not a magical treasure, but simply an ordinary piece of cloth that probably wouldn't even be given a second glance by any cultivator if it were left on the roadside.

However, Chen Beiwu's Nine Breaths Breath Control Technique will not malfunction.

He stared intently at it and could clearly see that the crimson auspicious symbols wrapped around the tattered cloth resembled a coiled dragon, which was truly extraordinary.

'What exactly is this thing?' Chen Beiwu pondered in his mind.

"Gulu?"

Jin Dan tilted his head and followed Chen Beiwu's gaze, looking at the fabric with curiosity.

It's just a rag, why are you making such a fuss?
'A rag? Then try tearing it.'

Chen Beiwu raised his eyes slightly and handed the flaxen-grey fabric to Jin Dan.

The golden egg swung its tail to press down on the gray cloth, then bit down and tore it apart with force.

"Gulu!"

Golden Egg stared wide-eyed at the undamaged fabric.

While its current power is insufficient to move mountains and fill seas, it is enough to level a mountain peak.

In the end, it couldn't even do anything to a tattered cloth!
No, if this is a rag, then what is it?
Golden Egg suddenly realized what was happening.

'Do you understand now?'

Upon seeing the golden egg, Chen Beiwu smiled slightly.

Plans are not as fast as change.

Compared to a third-tier killing magic weapon, he valued the red dragon's good fortune contained in the gray cloth more.

After all, third-tier magic weapons can be purchased and crafted at any time, but once the luck is missed, it's gone forever.

If this Crimson Dragon Fortune is used properly, it might allow Chen Beiwu to have a fortuitous encounter at the True Monarch level, or even transform his own destiny.

Without hesitation, Chen Beiwu put the rag into his pocket.

Upon seeing this, Yu Zhaohua became interested.

"I have a question, can you help me answer it?"

Yu Zhaohua left the location of the Devouring Sun and Moon Wheel and slowly walked towards Chen Beiwu, her voice as clear as ice spring water striking jade.

Chen Beiwu remained calm, raising his eyes to meet her gaze: "What's the problem?"

"Within the Jade Purity Palace are countless magical treasures, why did you choose this piece of gray cloth?"

Yu Zhaohua's eyes flickered slightly as she voiced her doubts.

Abruptness often signifies something unusual.

This gray cloth would be normal anywhere, but it would be very out of place on the ninth floor of the Jade Purity Palace, which contains the Heavenly Treasure.

To be fair, Chen Beiwu was not the first cultivator to discover the anomaly in the gray cloth.

Every immortal cultivator who entered the ninth level of the Jade Purity Palace discovered the existence of this tattered cloth and curiously examined it, hoping to uncover its secrets, but none of them succeeded, including Yu Zhaohua.

Although she entered the Jade Purity Palace to subdue the Heavenly Treasure [Devouring Sun and Moon Wheel], she also discovered the existence of this tattered cloth. She examined it more than once and felt that it might contain some mystery.

After pondering for a while, Yu Zhaohua finally gave up studying the cloth and chose to use the Devouring Sun and Moon Wheel instead.

The reason is simple: a magical artifact whose function is unknown is essentially useless.

There is absolutely no need to waste precious magical treasure slots taking useless items.

This is why even Golden Core cultivators who entered the ninth level of the Jade Purity Palace knew there was something wrong with the tattered cloth, but none of them took it away.

Yu Zhaohua asked this question without any intention of seizing the treasure.

However, it was to find out whether Chen Beiwu was gambling or truly knew the function of the gray cloth, and to dispel his doubts.

"I like it more than any other item. It may be ordinary, but I really like it."

After making excuses, Chen Beiwu tentatively asked, "But Fairy Yu seems to be particularly interested in this gray cloth?"

Yu Zhaohua nodded frankly: "I know all the Golden Core magic treasures and Heaven-Reaching Mysterious Treasures on this floor like the back of my hand, but this piece of cloth is one of the few exceptions."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yu Zhaohua turned and left.

Knowing that Chen Beiwu wasn't telling the truth, she naturally wouldn't waste any more time.

Watching Yu Zhaohua's figure gradually disappear into the distance, Chen Beiwu had a thought and directly took out the treasure retrieval token from his storage ring.

'Huh, what's going on?'

Chen Beiwu's fingertip treasure token emitted a precious light, shining on the gray cloth, but it was like a clay ox entering the sea, without any reaction.

Logically speaking, when the magical treasures inside the Jade Purity Palace are illuminated by the Treasure Retrieval Token, corresponding restrictive runes should appear, and the restrictions should be automatically lifted.

But the gray cloth seemed like an ordinary object, showing no reaction whatsoever.

'Could it be that this piece of gray cloth is not within the scope of the treasure hunt at Yuqing Palace?'

The thought of this possibility made Chen Beiwu's heart tighten.

"Junior Chen Beiwu requests an audience with Senior Xianyun."

After a moment's hesitation, Chen Beiwu clasped his hands and bowed slightly towards the empty space of Yuqing Palace.

"Buzz!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a ripple suddenly appeared in the space three feet in front of Chen Beiwu, and then a crack appeared as if it were glass.

"What business do you have with me?"

Lord Xianyun, holding a wine gourd in his hand, yawned.

A red cloud leaned drunkenly against his shoulder, its figure staggering.

As the guardian of the treasure, he is fully aware of everything that happens within the Jade Purity Palace, but sometimes he is wisely oblivious.

"I would like to ask you something."

Chen Beiwu's gaze swept almost imperceptibly over the red cloud as he respectfully spoke.

His guess was correct; Senior Xianyun, who was in charge of guarding the Jade Purity Palace, was a Nascent Soul True Monarch with unfathomable strength.

"Just say what you need to say, don't bother with all this formality."

Xianyun Zhenjun glanced at Chen Beiwu, tilted his wine gourd, and the amber-colored spiritual wine condensed into an arc in mid-air, continuously flowing into the red clouds.

"This junior wanted to use the treasure-retrieval token to take this item, but I was unable to break the restrictions on it." Chen Beiwu took out the gray cloth from his pocket.

"This gray cloth has no restrictions. If you want to take it, just leave a treasure retrieval token," said True Lord Xianyun casually.

Chen Beiwu's eyes lit up, and he was about to put down the treasure-collecting token when Xianyun Zhenjun suddenly changed the subject: "But before that, you have to answer one question for me?"

"what is the problem?"

Chen Beiwu paused, looked up at Xianyun Zhenjun, and immediately realized that this piece of gray cloth was not so easy to take.

Do you know the true purpose of this gray cloth?

Lord Xianyun revealed an interested expression and said succinctly, "If you can answer, the cloth is taken away; if you can't answer, the cloth stays, and you can find another target."

Over the years, quite a few immortal cultivators, like Chen Beiwu, have entered the ninth level of the Jade Purity Palace and taken a liking to the gray cloth.

Among them were Golden Core cultivators who were willing to risk exchanging their magical treasure quotas for the gray cloth.

But this gray cloth remains on the ninth floor of the Jade Purity Palace.

The reason is simple: if you want to take this gray cloth away, you must answer its specific effects; otherwise, no one can take it.

Upon hearing this question, Chen Beiwu's heart sank, and his face showed difficulty. Fortune is unpredictable and elusive; he couldn't possibly say that he could see it.

Noticing Chen Beiwu's gaze, Xianyun Zhenjun's initial expectation gradually faded.

Another one trying their luck!

Over the years, he has seen far too many eyes like that.

Greedy, opportunistic, and self-righteous Golden Core cultivators all ultimately fell victim to his simple question.

"If you can't answer, just put it down. This cloth... may not be meant for you."

With a listless wave of his hand, Idle Cloud True Lord hung his wine gourd on his waist and turned to leave.

Just then, Chen Beiwu suddenly spoke.

"This cloth is not a magical treasure, but just an ordinary piece of cloth."

Upon hearing this, Xianyun Zhenjun paused, looking at Chen Beiwu with surprise.

Not far away, Yu Zhaohua, who was trying to subdue the Tongtian Xuanbao, also raised an eyebrow.

She wasn't deliberately eavesdropping on the conversation between Chen Beiwu and Xianyun Zhenjun; rather, her divine sense was so powerful that nothing that happened on this level could escape Yu Zhaohua's perception.

'That's a bit of an absurd answer!'

Yu Zhaohua thought to herself, somewhat surprised by Chen Beiwu's answer.

How could ordinary fabrics be stored on the ninth floor of the Jade Purity Palace? This is simply illogical.

Could it be that Chen Beiwu intends to take the gray cloth by randomly replying to read messages? That seems rather naive.

"Little one, don't try to be clever."

Xianyun Zhenjun put away his wine gourd and said seriously, "I am asking about the effect of the gray cloth, not its essence."

Chen Beiwu's answer was correct.

Strictly speaking, the gray cloth was indeed an ordinary fabric, but Chen Beiwu's answer was somewhat off-topic.

"My intuition tells me that this piece of gray cloth might be the key for the Tongcan Beast to find a way to transform and evolve its bloodline."

After thinking for a long time, Chen Beiwu gave a seemingly plausible but broad answer.

In terms of results, his use of the Nine Breaths Absorption Technique to intercept the auspicious red dragon on the gray cloth and imbue it with the golden egg did indeed allow the bloodline of the Tongcan Beast to transform and evolve.

In reality, if his answer disregarded luck and focused solely on the outcome, it would be almost impossible for him to reveal the Nine Breaths Chaos and supernatural powers within him.

After all, judging from the behavior of Yu Zhaohua and Xianyun Zhenjun, he was far from the only cultivator who noticed the anomaly in the gray cloth.

Moreover, ordinary cultivators cannot see luck, and intuition is a mysterious and profound thing that can perfectly conceal his abnormality.

The only thing that concerned Chen Beiwu was whether his answer was correct.

Besides containing fortune, does this gray cloth also possess the power to evolve the bloodline of the same beast?

"Not bad."

The drunkenness of the Immortal Lord Xianyun completely dissipated, and he looked at Chen Beiwu seriously: "After hundreds of years, this Sky-Waving Cloak has finally found a wise master."

Chen Beiwu felt relieved.

He was unwilling to reveal his luck, so he could only answer questions by gambling.

It now seems he made the right bet; this gray cloth does indeed possess the power to evolve the bloodline of the Tongcan Beast.

"Senior Xianyun, what is the origin of this Sky-Waving Cloak?" Chen Beiwu asked boldly.

Judging from Senior Xianyun's words and reactions, after obtaining the Gray Cloth—no, the Sky-Waving Cloak—he seemed to have fewer taboos and could directly mention relevant information.

"You've got good luck, kid. This thing has quite a history."

Halfway through his sentence, Xianyun Zhenjun suddenly pointed his fingers and cleaved open the void, taking out a gourd of aged wine from the crack and tossing it to Chen Beiwu, "Here you go."

Chen Beiwu hurriedly took the wine gourd with both hands, his palms sinking as he looked at Xianyun Zhenjun in surprise.

"This is the Purple Mansion Condensing Essence I brewed. Drinking it can greatly enhance one's comprehension and help Golden Core cultivators understand the mysteries of the Immortal Dharma Body."

The Idle Cloud True Lord explained, "Your cultivation is still shallow. Drinking one drop every month can permanently improve your comprehension. As for how much your comprehension improves, it all depends on your own aptitude."

Chen Beiwu looked at the wine gourd, his gaze changing slightly.

When his cultivation was at the Qi Refining level, he didn't understand why the higher-ups of the Immortal Alliance didn't care about talented cultivators with excellent comprehension, but instead valued cultivators with the same bloodline as beasts. He thought it was a difference between the cultivation paths of the two realms.

It wasn't until Chen Beiwu entered the Jade Purity Immortal Sect and read extensively that he learned the Immortal Alliance possessed many miraculous elixirs that could enhance a cultivator's comprehension, but their prices were frighteningly high, beyond the reach of ordinary cultivators.

If some high-ranking members of the True Venerable Clan and the Dao Venerable Immortal Clan wished, they could spend a great deal of money at any time to use precious pills and profound pills to raise the comprehension of their noble sons and daughters to a level that is unimaginable to ordinary cultivators.

However, the level of understanding that even miraculous elixirs can enhance is limited.

An ordinary cultivator can consume such a precious pill to elevate their comprehension to the level of a cultivation genius.

Similarly, cultivation geniuses can also use elixirs to elevate their comprehension to the level of the Immortal Alliance's top talents.

But external forces eventually have their limits.

No matter how much effort the Immortal Alliance's prodigies put in, or how many pills they consume to enhance their comprehension, they cannot break through the barrier and reach the level of the Immortal Alliance's unparalleled prodigies.

However, the bloodline enhancement and evolution of the same beast have almost no limits.

This is also why the higher-ups of the Immortal Alliance value beasts more than cultivators' comprehension.

Compared to the expense of improving a cultivator's comprehension, using cultivation resources to enhance the bloodline of a beast is undoubtedly more cost-effective.

"Thank you for your generous gift, senior." Chen Beiwu solemnly clasped his hands in gratitude.

"Don't give me that. I'm just in a good mood today and I find you pleasing to the eye."

Idle Cloud True Lord waved his hand, let out a drunken burp, completely disregarding his True Lord image, and got down to business:

"As for the origin of the Sky-Waving Cloak, you should know a proverb."

As the saying goes, "With the Earthly Fiends as the foundation and the Heavenly Dippers as the steps, such a creation is already a rare find."

"Do you even understand what kind of existence exists above the Creation Beast?"

"A Void Refining Beast." Chen Beiwu's heart stirred, and he quickly replied.

“No.” True Monarch Xianyun shook his head slightly. “To be precise, it should be the Tai Su Dao Beast, or the Hunyuan Dao Beast.”

Seeing that Chen Beiwu didn't quite understand, he explained, "What is Tai Su? It is the beginning of matter before it has formed a body, and it can also be called Hunyuan."

“Each Tai Su Dao Beast is a powerful being capable of controlling the birth and death of a world. Born in accordance with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, it possesses strength comparable to a human Refining Void Dao Venerable as soon as it is born.”

"And the Sky-Waving Cloak in your hand, though just a small piece of ordinary cloth, originated from a Primordial Dao Beast called the Sun-Devouring Divine Lord. Over the years, it has been accompanied by the beast, absorbing a trace of its Dao essence, thus giving rise to its divine nature."

Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu was deeply moved and picked up the Sky-Waving Cloak to examine it closely.

Good boy, ding dong.

This rough, grayish rag has such a terrifying origin.

Seeing Chen Beiwu's delighted expression, Xianyun Zhenjun coughed twice and said seriously, "Being able to sense the effects of this item, you've most likely contracted a canine beast."

"Drape the Sky-Waving Cloak over that canine beast and nurture it over a long period of time, and it will awaken its bloodline and become one of the best among the Earthly Fiend Beasts."

"If the bloodline of that beast is compatible, and if we are lucky, it may be able to evolve into a Heavenly Mystic Beast within a hundred years with the help of the Heaven-Waving Cloak."

"Gulu!"

Upon hearing this, Golden Egg couldn't help but widen its eyes.

Oh no, that treacherous minister Tiedan has always been on the Emperor's side.

If the Sky-Waving Cloak is so powerful, wouldn't it be caught up with, or even surpassed by, Iron Egg?

(End of this chapter)