Cube-like Supernatural Powers: Longevity Begins with Qi Refining

Chapter 88 Ritual: Walking the Dragon (Part 1)

The bustling town gradually quieted down, the fireworks in the sky slowly dissipated, and a gentle breeze rustled through the golden wheat, creating a peaceful and melodious atmosphere.

Quietly, the seasons changed, a ray of dawn pierced the night sky, the east gradually turned white, and streaks of purple descended from the setting sun, spreading across the fertile fields along the rising sun.

Xiong Zhou's projection stood atop the Mountain and Sea Tree, watching the sunrise, the undulating sea in the distance, feeling the salty sea breeze brushing against his face, and slowly turned to look into the mainland, gazing at the Orange Divine Sea.

"Shh...shh..."

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Beside Xiong Zhou, the branches of the Mountain and Sea Tree swayed gently, their spiritual energy rising and falling, resonating with the abundant authority that naturally emanated from Xiong Zhou.

"call?"

[Little Ruomu, are you asking about Fellow Daoist Cao Hui's success rate in escaping the dragon?]

The Mountain and Sea Tree swayed its branches slightly, as if to express its affirmation.

Xiong Zhou pondered for a moment, then replied softly, "Woo."

There's probably a 50% chance.

Some branches of the Mountain and Sea Tree began to sway violently, seemingly extremely surprised.

The chances of success are far too slim.

"Waaah."

[Actually, this success rate is already quite good.]

"Waaah."

[This ritual is the first of its kind in the world of mountains and seas. The will of mountains and seas has not yet recorded such things, and the principles that hinder the transformation of a dragon, such as "slaying the dragon," "locking the dragon," "imprisoning the dragon," and "refining the dragon," have not yet been developed.]

"call."

[The intensity of the external attack has decreased significantly, relatively speaking.]

The swaying branches of the Mountain and Sea Tree froze for a moment, then began to sway again, and its spirituality gradually circled around the bear boat.

"call."

[Are you suggesting that Fellow Daoist Cao Hui has 500,000 years of accumulated experience, and with the help of this accumulation, the success rate might be higher?]

The branches of the Mountain and Sea Tree slowly wrapped around Xiong Zhou's hind paws, gently stroking them as a sign of affirmation.

Xiong Zhou lay down, stretched his body, and responded softly, "Woo."

[This accumulation of knowledge is indeed helpful, but in terms of transforming into a dragon, it may not be as significant as you imagine.]

Xiong Zhou squinted, enjoying the caress of each branch of the Mountain and Sea Tree.

"call."

[The accumulation and refinement required for transforming into a dragon differ from those required for advancing to the sixth level of Spirit Refinement under normal circumstances.]

"Waaah."

[In essence, Fellow Daoist Cao Hui is using the mysteries of the divine path to elevate the potential of his own bloodline.]

"Waaah."

[However, Fellow Daoist Cao Hui's biases in the path of divinity and the path of sainthood, as well as his past accumulations, are not many that can be described as "correct" or "useful."]

Last night, Xiong Zhou had a detailed conversation with Fellow Daoist Cao Hui. Naturally, it wasn't just to confirm the arrangement of the water veins of this ten-thousand-foot-long celestial python. He also had the purpose of exploring the insights and accumulations of this Orange Light God in the divine path and comparing them with the knowledge and information within the Tai Li Heavenly Network.

Judging from the outcome, if Cao Hui were in the Refining World, it would be completely impossible for him to successfully become a dragon.

He had no powerful backing or background; he was just a wild snake with a deep-seated malevolent aura within him. His accumulation of divine knowledge was only enough to touch the edges of the true gods of heaven and earth, and he could not yet be called a true god.

For some practitioners who cultivate the principles of "slaying dragons," "exorcising evil," and "eliminating wickedness," this is a "feast" that they are eager to devour.

If he dares to cross the dragon, these covetous fellows will dare to dismember him on the spot and seize this opportunity.

This is the external calamity.

Within the "Mountain and Sea Realm," a world far removed from the "Qi Refining World," a newly opened world where most beings have not even possessed a rudimentary cultivation system, only when the intensity of the external tribulation decreases to a certain level will Fellow Daoist Cao Hui have the probability of success.

However, the reduction of external calamities to a certain level does not mean that there are no external calamities.

All beings who have a causal relationship with Fellow Daoist Cao Hui will be guided by the will of the mountains and seas, and whether intentionally or unintentionally, they will become part of this tribulation that obstructs the path.

Those beings with limited understanding of the universe are particularly vulnerable to calamity without even realizing it.

It's not that the will of heaven and earth is specifically targeting it; it's just an instinctive behavior of "actively correcting" "variables" that are out of its control and have a relatively high level of cultivation and realm.

"call.

[It seems that Xiao Ruomu had a very good impression of Fellow Daoist Cao Hui last night.]

"Waaah."

[Or is it that you're connecting Fellow Daoist Cao Hui to your own existence?]

The branches of the Mountain and Sea Tree brushed against Xiong Zhou's thick fur, carrying a hint of coquetry.

Through its spiritual resonance with itself, Xiong Zhou vaguely sensed some panic within its heart.

Shan Hai Ruomu was indeed a little panicked. After all, it was an invasive species. Even though it had obtained an "identity card" from the will of the mountains and seas, it was still a genuine "outsider" in essence, a variable among variables.

If the Will of Mountains and Seas has a list of key areas to be inspected, then it will definitely be on that list.

"call."

[Don't even think about it. The will of mountains and seas will definitely include you in their observation list.]

Xiong Zhou whispered, making this possibility clear.

"call.

[It's not just you; even for me, at the specific cultivation level, reaching the sixth level of Refinement, or even just the fifth level, will trigger an external tribulation.]

"call."

[Don't think about whether this external calamity can be avoided.]

"Waaah."

[This is something that can only be faced alone; otherwise, it could easily trigger a greater calamity, ultimately drawing more lives into it and subjecting oneself to even more terrifying torment.]

Within the Tai Li Immortal Sect, there are records stating:

There was once a Qi Refining Immortal with the title "Changming". His own son triggered his own external tribulation during his advancement and almost died.

However, this immortal cultivator, unable to bear seeing his own child perish in the calamity, intervened directly to save him, attempting to forcibly intervene in the disaster.

As it turned out, it was a success; at that moment, the child of the Immortal Changming truly survived.

But who would have thought that among the beings besieging this Immortal of the Underworld's own son, there were actually two beings who were blood relatives of other Immortals of Qi Refining.

More importantly, these two other blood relatives of the Immortal Refining True Immortals unfortunately possessed the mark of a Karmic Immortal Artifact, causing their own karma to remain hidden, making it impossible for the Immortal Changming to detect the problem.

Then, quite by chance, these two were blood relatives of other Qi Refining Immortals, and died in the aftermath of Changming Refining Immortal's attack.

In that instant, the sky seemed to crack.

This directly triggered another terrifying calamity, igniting a conflict between the two immortal sects.

A dozen or so True Immortals fought fiercely over this, causing the collapse of an entire continent.

Finally, Emperor Taiqin made his move, directly erasing all the Immortal Refining True Immortals who had made a move.

The fact that over a dozen Immortal Refining cultivators died on the spot in an instant, all in one neat and orderly fashion, finally brought this great calamity to a close.

From then on, within the "Qi Refining World," no being dared to forcibly interfere with the external calamity.

Xiong Zhou wagged its fluffy tail and whispered, "Woo."

Therefore, cultivate diligently, build a solid foundation, and earnestly absorb and exhale abundant Qi.

"call."

[Rest assured, we are in sync. As long as you cultivate steadily step by step and perfect the derivative methods of the Tai Li Refining Method, I have never seen a being stop at the fifth level of Qi Refining.]

"Waaah."

[We can even guarantee someone's promotion to a terrestrial immortal.]

Xiong Zhou gently comforted Shan Hai Ruomu.

The results were excellent. He could feel that the unusual heaviness deep within the spiritual essence of Shan Hai Ruo Mu was slowly dissipating.

Time passed slowly, and the sun in the sky slowly rose from the surface of the East China Sea, revealing half of its head. A more brilliant purple hue emanated from it, spreading a light purple haze along the contours of the Chaoyang Mountains, and draping the entire divine realm in a wisp of ethereal immortality.

"Boom..."

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Suddenly, a thunderclap boomed in the clear sky. Under the boundless purple aura of the sun, wisps of dark clouds slowly gathered, with lightning flashing among them. This sudden and terrifying celestial phenomenon covered an area spanning hundreds of millions of miles, alarming countless living beings.

Xiong Zhou stood up, his eyes gleaming, staring intently at the location of the orange-light divine sea.

"Ritual: Walking the Dragon"

"It's about to begin."

Xiong Zhou murmured to himself.

One wisp of water vapor after another began to rise.

One after another, the water veins, carrying starlight and containing orange-light authority, gradually transformed into the shape of a long snake.

As the orange-light divine sea spread outwards, countless rivers, streams, pools, underground waterways... all gave rise to unique Dao patterns, covering piece after piece of land and connecting them into a whole.

"boom!"

Countless orange pillars of light, imbued with starlight, rose from the water veins, soaring into the clouds and slowly forming a vast and magnificent water vein array!

The mountains and rivers of billions of miles were shaken, and countless forces of heaven and earth spontaneously gathered together, converging towards the orange-light divine sea and empowering the body of a ten-thousand-foot-long celestial python.

He was Cao Hui, who had personally identified one water vein node after another before rushing back to his own divine realm.

"roar!"

Above the orange-glowing divine sea, Cao Hui felt the throbbing of his bloodline and roared towards the sky.

Lightning, thunder, and dark clouds all roared together.

A fine drizzle, carrying starlight and the purple hues of the rising sun, slowly fell from the sky, adding a touch of solemnity and majesty to it, as if it were one with heaven and earth.

At this moment, Cao Hui's aura was closer to that of a true god of heaven and earth.

A vast and imposing aura slowly emanated from the ten-thousand-foot-tall serpent, spreading along the water veins, the array diagrams, and the power of authority, covering the entire region and causing even the totems within the divine realm to tremble in fear.

"What is this old man trying to do?"

"Is he attempting his sixth transformation?!"

A saber-toothed tiger, pure white with black stripes, crouched atop a high peak, staring intently at the location of the Orange Light Divine Sea, watching Cao Hui's every move.

"I can sense that this is an opportunity for me."

"If I can seize this opportunity to tear this old fellow who left the divine realm to shreds and devour him, I will have the resources to undergo my sixth transformation!"

A dark eagle soared through the gale, its eyes fixed on the ten-thousand-foot-long celestial python, its covetousness beyond words.

That was a craving that originated from instinct.

He wanted to use his sharp claws to tear apart the scales of this ten-thousand-foot-long celestial python, shatter its head, drink its blood, devour its flesh, and even smash its bones to suck out its marrow, which was as precious as a divine treasure.

"What...is this smell...?"

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"The taste of blood... the taste that will allow me to truly undergo my sixth transformation!"

Deep within the earth's water veins, at a depth that even the most powerful celestial serpents had never descended to, in a place incredibly close to lava, where temperature and pressure have reached an extreme equilibrium.

A monkey with dark blue fur mixed with blood-red fur, an exceptionally robust physique, and its blood and qi surging to an extreme point, suddenly awoke from its slumber and opened its eyes.

With intense longing, he peered through the thick earth and countless material obstacles at the ten-thousand-foot-long celestial python whose bloodline was gradually changing.

Not only these three beasts, but also other terrifying creatures hidden in the surrounding area all turned their gazes toward Cao Hui.

Even the totems that guarded the sacred mountain became restless, their eyes turning bloodshot, as if they were about to start a massacre and devour all kinds of blood and flesh.

Above the orange-light divine sea, Cao Hui's senses became exceptionally sensitive, and he could clearly perceive the increasingly overwhelming malice.

"So what? It's just another war that slaughters across millions of miles, staining mountains and rivers with blood..."

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"Five hundred thousand years ago, I was able to fight my way from this place to the Dan Cave and meet the Phoenix."

"Today, am I still unable to march from this place to the fertile plains, and through the bountiful divine realm, completely connect the water vein array surrounding the Orange Light Divine Sea with the East Sea?"

Cao Hui remained remarkably calm. With the heavy water clinging to his body, he walked along the river towards the fertile fields under the watchful eyes of everyone.

However, in the next instant, an unexpected turn of events occurred that Cao Hui had not anticipated.

An invisible pressure struck his body directly, causing his serpentine body, which was tens of thousands of feet long, to pause.

This pressure is extremely heavy.

It's as if all the mysterious things like "power," "fortune," "fate," and "cause and effect" in the water vein array have been materialized and are borne by him, a snake.

At this moment, the power and authority can no longer be used. Those heavy, mysterious pressures have become entangled with it, firmly imprisoning this power bestowed by heaven and earth, this authority originating from all things, as if it has been completely sealed away.

Cao Hui felt weaker than ever before.

It was as if he was no longer a totem god; the blessings brought by incense and the transcendence bestowed by the authority of heaven and earth had all vanished.

Today, he is just an ordinary, unremarkable being on this wild and desolate land, an immortal being who has undergone five transformations and is about to undergo his sixth.

Such a blatant weakening, such a blatant pause, completely ignited the killing intent and desire in the hearts of the many lurking creatures.

An external calamity has arrived.

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