One Dao Fruit a day, starting with the Dragon Taming Technique.

Chapter 67: The Calamity of War (Seeking First Subscription)

A nameless hill, with a dilapidated temple halfway up its slope.

Xu Cheng, Ruan Mihua, and the others looked at Xu Guang, who was sitting blankly in front of a pile of celestial stones in the distance, and the group helped each other bandage their wounds.

"Senior Brother Xu, what happened to your cousin?"

Ruan Miyi asked in a low voice.

Xu Cheng thought about it seriously for a moment, "It might be that my older brother is cultivating."

practice?

Is daydreaming a form of spiritual practice?

Xu Guang happened to hear Xu Cheng's words, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

However, he was in such a good mood that he couldn't be bothered to pay attention to his foolish younger brother.

The harvest this time was astonishing. Not to mention the large number of good and evil destiny fruits and demon seeds on the panel, just the pile of celestial stones underfoot, as well as the treasures and demon cores obtained from slaying demons, was a huge harvest.

Once all these gains are digested, breaking through to level 6 in sexual cultivation will not be difficult.

In addition, with so many Heavenly Stones, one can likely obtain many special items to enhance one's sexuality and skills.

"Big brother, how are you so strong?"

Xu Cheng's voice came through.

Xu Guang finally calmed his excitement and, instead of answering Xu Cheng's question, looked at Xu Cheng and asked him a question.

"Where have you been all this time?"

"I asked you first—"

Seeing Xu Guang's unfriendly expression, Xu Cheng muttered something in a low voice, but upon hearing Xu Guang's cold snort, he dared not delay and quickly whispered back.

"You know I used to study at Yongchuan Academy in Taizhou—"

It turns out that Xu Cheng was studying in Taizhou when he discovered that the escort agency that frequently sent him money was from Shengjing.

He became curious about the person who sent him money in Shengjing and decided to go there. However, due to the chaos of war, he was kidnapped by bandits before he even reached Shengjing. He later became the strategist of that bandit gang. After the bandits were suppressed, the remnants of the gang fled with Xu Cheng.

While in Youzhou, Xu Cheng had the good fortune to encounter a Taoist priest fighting a demon. The Taoist priest was seriously injured, and Xu Cheng was taken in as a disciple by the Taoist priest, who was the leader of the Tianmen Sect.

Xu Cheng stayed in Tianmen for a year and then thought about returning to Shuocheng. However, before he could even enter the city, the Shuoyun Mountain Taoist temple was revived, and he was kidnapped by demons who had come down the mountain.

As Xu Guang listened to Xu Cheng's experiences, his expression turned strange, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

This encounter—

Xu Guang roughly understood the whole truth.

Xu Cheng was kidnapped by demons. Somehow, his father and second uncle found out. His father treated Xu Cheng as his own son, so he naturally wouldn't stand idly by. Then came a series of events.

This truth left Xu Guang speechless.

After thinking it over, he did not tell Xu Cheng about his father and second uncle.

"Brother, do you want to come with me to the Heavenly Gate Sect? I'll beg my master to take you as a disciple and ordain you. With your talent in martial arts and cultivation of ordination methods, you'll be able to defeat not only hundred-year-old demons, but even thousand-year-old demons—"

Xu Guang was quite tempted upon hearing this.

Although he has a cheat code and can reach the peak simply by cultivating martial arts, his path ahead is not as bright as the path of talismans.

Unexpectedly, Ruan Miyi suddenly spoke up at this moment, "Senior Brother Xu, don't you know that the sect's Dao talismans have all been taken away by that Tang fellow? We don't even have a mountain gate anymore."

Upon hearing this, Xu Cheng immediately looked embarrassed.

The Tianmen Sect split apart. Tang Qiuyao attacked the sect leader and stole all the Dao talismans in the sect. He also colluded with the military governor Sun Ganxuan to attack the sect. The entire Tianmen Sect collapsed in an instant, leaving only a few cats and dogs.

Even Xu Cheng's master was seriously injured.

Xu Guang: ————

It seems I can't rely on this foolish cousin for anything.

The gains this time were so great that Xu Guang was eager to break through in the mountains.

Tian Shi opened one by one.

Thirty-four Heavenly Stones, six hundred-year-old medicinal herbs, thirteen spiritual herbs, four empty stones, and the rest were some miscellaneous items.

To Xu Guang's disappointment, there was nothing written down, meaning there were no martial arts techniques.

Most of the miscellaneous items were broken, such as weapons and ceremonial objects, and probably had little value. The only intact item was a black helmet, which looked as if it were made of obsidian and was a single, seamless piece.

These damaged items must be made of unusual materials; I wonder if they can serve as distinctive features.

Xu Guang thought to himself.

They gave Xu Cheng three century-old medicines to help him and his fellow disciples recover.

Half a day later.

Xu Guang walked along the mountain path carrying large and small bags, stopping from time to time as if judging the direction.

Unbeknownst to him, he had already gotten quite close to Shuoyun Mountain.

It is not far from one of the main peaks of Shuoyun Mountain.

This should be about it.

Xu Guang finally stopped in front of a cave halfway up the hill.

A moment later, he dragged the black bear that had been living in the cave out with one hand and started a fire to roast the meat.

[Slaying the black bear, inheriting its karma, and reaping the second negative consequence.]

I never imagined that this black bear had harmed people before.

Xu Guang smiled nonchalantly.

The reason for choosing this place is that this cave is also a specific location for advancing in the Silver Dragon Technique.

[Silver Dragon Skill (Level 5), advancement requires 500 Good Deeds, 10 Fifty-Year Demon Cores, Nine Paths of Dragon Qi, and a Daoist Temple in a Fiery Ground (specific environment)]

The conditions for universal advancement of the Silver Dragon Skill must be met, except for the location of the Daoist temple with its fierce energy.

Only after upgrading the Guiyao to level 5 in one go can it be determined that this place meets the requirements.

It is worth mentioning that he used those broken weapons and fragments of ritual objects to strengthen the Guiyao demon species.

Sacrifice and warfare have always been intertwined; though those things are broken, they simultaneously fulfill the requirements of both.

Divination is closely related to sacrifices and military affairs.

Xu Guang was not surprised that it could be used to strengthen the Guiyao (归爻) entry.

[Returning to the Path (Level 5), currently requires 5 White Demon Species with the following characteristics]

[After the transformation of the hexagram, the white attribute is acquired: War and Calamity (White). Each time you cast a hexagram, offering sacrifices to the aura of war and calamity can increase the success rate and accuracy of the divination.]

The entry description is simple, but its effect is remarkable.

The black sword was full of malevolent energy, but Xu Guang felt that the malevolent energy he had consumed upon finding this cave was less than one percent of that on the black sword.

After spending two or three hours roasting and eating the black bear meat, Xu Guang, having eaten his fill, entered the cave, somewhat curious about what this place was like and why it could replace the requirements of a Taoist ritual site.

Deep inside the cave, a strong smell of feces wafted out—it was the black bear's.

Xu Guang cursed under his breath, "So unhygienic."

But after looking around carefully, I couldn't find anything special.

After hesitating for a moment, he took out his black sword and began cleaning up the bear droppings, finally discovering something amiss.

There were some markings on the ground beneath the bear dung, which clearly followed a pattern. As the bear dung was cleaned up, the patterns on the ground gradually became clearer.

At first, nothing seemed amiss, but as he watched for a while longer, an indescribable sense of oppression emerged, and Xu Guang felt his hair stand on end, as if he were being pointed at by countless arrows.

It seems this is the real reason for the replacement.

Having found the cause, Xu Guang didn't want to figure out the underlying principles and began preparing for a breakthrough.

He anticipates that this breakthrough will take a considerable amount of time. In addition to breaking through to level 6 in the Silver Dragon Skill, his Twelve-Story Strength will also reach level 5 in his cultivation. Only the Divine Enlightenment skill cannot be broken through for the time being due to insufficient accumulation of dragon energy within his body.

As for techniques, he can break through almost all of them except for the Dragon Taming Technique and Ghost Step.

The Dragon Taming Technique is because there are no dragon-type demon cores, while the Ghost Step has already reached its limit.

Five days.

This is the time estimated by Xu Guang.

Fortunately, when Xu Guang parted ways with Xu Cheng, he asked Xu Cheng to help find a pigeon loft to send a message into the city.

Let the Du family stay at the military camp for a few days first, so that Wu Daoren doesn't leave the pass early and then take his anger out on the Du family if he can't find him.

Besides, it's not a big deal if I miss a few days of work.

After careful consideration, Xu Guang confirmed that there were no oversights, then slowly closed his eyes and began to concentrate his mind, making final preparations for the breakthrough.

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