Chapter 117 True Spirit Turtle Shell [5K]
The information provided by Tianyan Tower was very vague. It only pointed out that the Canghai Spring should exist in the "Hanchi Islands" in the Black Dragon Demon Realm, but there was no suggestion on how to obtain the Canghai Spring.
Ye Linyuan also knew some information about the Hanchi Islands.
Legend has it that the Hanchi Islands have a remarkable origin, and were once the dojo of a Hanchi Demon King who was at the Golden Elixir stage. However, later on, the Hanchi Demon King transformed into a Taoist in that sea area, leaving behind a powerful sea area with extraordinary Taoist aura.
Today, the Hanchi Islands are occupied by a group of cold jade snakes. There are more than a dozen great foundation-building monsters in this lineage, and there is even a powerful cold jade snake in the late foundation-building stage.
"The Great Demon Dojo, it looks like it's going to be very difficult to deal with."
Ye Linyuan whispered in his heart, and his brows furrowed deeply.
In the realm of cultivation in this world, the late stages of each realm are called great cultivators, because they are often very different from ordinary cultivators in the same realm.
Those who have reached the late stage of Qi training can be called the Qi training clan, and those who can cultivate to the late stage of foundation building are often the overlords among the foundation building cultivators.
It is extremely difficult to break through the late stage of foundation building. In the human-demon battlefield seven years ago, there were eight or nine foundation building cultivators participating in the battle, including many strong men in the middle stage of foundation building, but no one broke through to the late stage of foundation building.
Because those who can break through the late stage of foundation building are extremely rare, each of them can suppress multiple foundation building cultivators together, and even hope to get a glimpse of the golden elixir realm.
Such people would never act rashly. Once they did, it would definitely cause a shocking situation, or at least lead to the death of several powerful foundation-building masters.
"If it's just the middle stage of foundation building, I might be able to make some plans."
"But there is a cold jade snake in the late stage of foundation building. It is very likely that my plan will be discovered by it."
Ye Linyuan's heart became increasingly heavy. He kept using astrology and divination to make calculations, but he always found the future confusing.
He had a feeling that if he dared to go to the Hanchi Islands, he would have no chance of survival.
"At least one must master the art of divination at the near-path level, combined with the art of astrology at the near-path level, and not hesitate to sacrifice more than thirty years of lifespan, in order to be able to glimpse a glimmer of opportunity from such a situation."
Ye Linyuan frowned slightly, and finally gave up the plan to forcibly take over the Hanchi Islands.
He knew clearly in his heart that he did not have enough knowledge of strategies at the moment, and forcing himself to plot against such people would be like trying to catch the moon in a lake, and in the end he would get nothing.
"If you want to seize the opportunity to become a Taoist, you may not be able to succeed just by planning and scheming. Sometimes you also need the help of luck, so that you can take advantage of the situation and seize the fleeting opportunity to become a Taoist."
Ye Linyuan whispered in his mind, and finally restrained all his thoughts.
Next, Ye Linyuan strolled around the black market again. The people in this black market were all cultivators in the late stage of Qi training, and naturally they had far more treasures than those outside.
Ye Linyuan wandered here for a long time and purchased some spiritual seeds and treasures that were rarely seen in the past, including a branch of a second-grade top-quality willow tree.
As the saying goes, an accidental planting may lead to the formation of a forest. As a branch of a second-grade, top-quality willow tree, if it is planted in the Ye family's spiritual field in the future, it should be able to transform into at least a first-grade, top-quality spiritual tree.
Ye Linyuan bought this willow branch, intending to use it as a companion to Chu Lingxi in the future, to see if it could help him comprehend the shortcut magic.
Of course, these are just details.
After Ye Linyuan had been wandering around the market town for two days, he finally waited for the day when the barter fair would begin.
On this day, Ye Linyuan revealed his cultivation level and came to a secret attic, where he discovered that there were already hundreds of cultivators who had completed their Qi training.
"There are quite a few people."
Ye Linyuan whispered in his heart, but he also expected it.
In the entire Qinghe Islands, apart from the Qinghe Immortal Sect, there are only about a dozen cultivators who have reached the pinnacle of Qi training.
However, the Tianxing Sword Sect’s sphere of influence is a hundred times larger than that of the Qinghe Immortal Sect, so it is expected that it will have so many people who have reached the perfection of Qi Refining under its command.
Moreover, Ye Linyuan was also roughly aware that the number of people who had reached perfection in Qi training under the Tianxing Sword Sect was definitely not limited to this number, and the number might even be dozens of times higher.
Those who came to anonymously attend the exchange conference today should be only a small part of them.
At this moment, almost all the Qi-cultivating cultivators present were wearing black cloaks that blocked their spiritual senses. The very few who did not cover their bodies were basically the direct descendants of some powerful foundation-building immortal clans.
"call out--"
Just as Ye Linyuan was observing everyone, a figure walked out of the attic.
An old man in a purple robe flew onto the central platform, then smiled at everyone and said, "Everyone, I think most people have arrived. I will start the exchange meeting."
"It's him."
"Master Ziyu, I didn't expect this old guy is still alive."
"Yes, sixty years have passed in a flash, and now we are all old."
Ye Linyuan listened quietly and heard the origins of Taoist Zi Yu from everyone.
This Taoist Zi Yu is a very famous independent cultivator in the Tianxing Sea. It is said that he became famous at a young age. As a genius with two spiritual roots, he got a lot of opportunities when he was young. He reached the state of perfect Qi Refining when he was only in his twenties.
What's even more rare is that this person has cultivated a shortcut magic. Relying on the power of that shortcut magic, Taoist Zi Yu has made a great name for himself in the Tianxing Sea.
At that time, many immortal sects that were engaged in foundation-building invited Taoist Zi Yu to join their sect, but unfortunately Taoist Zi Yu was not interested. Instead, he insisted on planning his own foundation-building opportunities.
Unfortunately, it is not so easy to plan for rare treasures.
He had no background and not enough opportunities, so he wasted sixty years and still remained at the state of great perfection in Qi training.
"A genius of his generation, he became famous at a young age, but unfortunately, he still had bad luck in the end."
“If he cannot find a chance to build his foundation in the next ten years, his dream of this life will be in vain.”
Ye Linyuan listened quietly to everyone's narration, and immediately gained a certain understanding of this Taoist Zi Yu.
This Taoist Zi Yu could indeed be considered a genius of his generation. If he had not refused the invitation from the Immortal Sect to build his foundation, he might have already completed the building of his foundation.
But he never agreed, and Ye Linyuan probably had some guesses about the reason.
The resources of the Foundation Establishment Immortal Sect are limited, and it is impossible to give them to an outsider for free. If Taoist Zi Yu joins the Foundation Establishment Immortal Sect, even if he eventually gets the opportunity to become a god, he will most likely just be a higher-level thug.
It is expected that he would be arrogant and unable to tolerate this.
Of course, this person has achieved perfection in Qi Refining at the age of only twenty-something, and has also been able to comprehend shortcut magic. This shows that he must be a person with a firm heart in Taoism.
If he didn't have this kind of heart, he might not have achieved such success at such a young age.
“The path of cultivation is most difficult at the beginning.”
“Human power is limited. If you want to find a chance to achieve enlightenment, you need luck in addition to making all kinds of plans.”
Ye Linyuan's mind was wandering, but he quickly brought it back.
At this time, the Taoist Zi Yu waved his long sleeves and said calmly, "Everyone, I am just throwing out some ideas here, so you don't need to talk behind my back."
As soon as he finished speaking, Taoist Zi Yu flicked his sleeves and displayed more than twenty treasures, which immediately dazzled everyone present.
The treasures displayed by Taoist Zi Yu are not only numerous, but also basically all magical instruments and materials of rare treasure level. The value of each item ranges from a few spirit stones to dozens of spirit stones. They are rare treasures in the outside world.
"Everyone, I want to sell all these treasures. You can exchange them for spirit stones or treasures of the same rank."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately offered their prices to buy it.
Even Ye Linyuan took a fancy to a tortoise shell and couldn't help but ask through voice transmission: "I wonder how much this tortoise shell costs?"
"This is the tortoise shell of the Black Water Turtle. I got it by accident. However, the Heavenly Secret Treasure is more valuable. If you want it, I will give you thirty Spiritual Stones."
"can."
Ye Linyuan did not bargain and directly took out thirty spirit stones to trade it.
After getting this tortoise shell, Ye Linyuan suppressed the surprise in his heart and continued trading at the barter meeting.
He stayed in the barter conference for most of the day, purchased some rare spiritual seeds and materials from the outside world, and finally left after the barter conference was over.
After returning to the inn, Ye Linyuan activated the ban to seal the house, then took out the tortoise shell to investigate.
This turtle shell looks ordinary, as if it is just the shell of a black water turtle, but when Ye Linyuan activated his divination technique, a faint golden light suddenly appeared on the turtle shell, and all the hidden lines emerged.
Afterwards, Ye Linyuan activated the Turtle Breathing Technique, and the golden patterns and golden light of the tortoise shell quickly retracted, turning it into an ordinary black water turtle shell.
"Taoist Zi Yu has been seeking treasures all his life, but he didn't know that the real treasure is right in front of him." Ye Linyuan whispered slowly, with a hint of emotion on his face.
It turns out that this is not the shell of a black water turtle, but the shell of the legendary "Black Turtle".
Although there is only a difference of one word, the gap between the two is simply immeasurable, because the Black Water Turtle is just an ordinary turtle monster. If there is no blood transformation, there is actually little hope for it to build a foundation.
The black turtle is also known as the "North Sea Black Turtle". It is a creature in ancient legends.
Legend has it that the Black Turtle of the North Sea is one of the ancient true spirits of heaven and earth, ranking 37th on the list of true spirits of heaven and earth, comparable to the true dragon and unicorn.
Be it the Bright Moon Shell or the Golden-backed Giant Ape, the ultimate goal of their advancement is just to return to their ancestral bloodline and become true spirits of heaven and earth.
For example, the Bright Moon Shell can continuously improve its bloodline and eventually transform into the 'Moon God Shell', the true spirit of heaven and earth. The source of the bloodline of the Golden-backed Giant Ape is the 'Immortal Golden Ape', the bloodline of the ancient true spirit.
This tortoise shell is the tortoise shell of the ancient true spirit North Sea Black Turtle. It can be seen how valuable this treasure is.
“I dare not say that this black tortoise armor is a pure North Sea black tortoise armor, but it must have a very pure true spirit bloodline.”
Ye Linyuan repeatedly used divination and tortoise breathing techniques, and finally came to this conclusion.
Because the origin of the special technique of Turtle Breathing Technique was essentially created by the ancient great powers with reference to the North Sea Black Turtle. In addition, the origin of divination also has a great connection with the North Sea Black Turtle.
According to legend, the ancient ancestor of the Tianji lineage sat under a North Sea black turtle with unfathomable cultivation.
Ye Linyuan felt the magic of tortoise breathing from this black tortoise shell, which was very similar to his own tortoise breathing technique, but more perfect.
If Ye Linyuan had not been knowledgeable and noticed the abnormality of this black tortoise shell, this black tortoise shell would probably still be buried in the hands of mediocre people.
"With this black tortoise shell, the effectiveness of my divination will definitely be improved by several levels, and my tortoise breathing technique may be able to be further improved."
With this thought in mind, Ye Linyuan immediately began to meditate on the Black Turtle's armor.
In an instant, an indescribable aura emerged around him, and his cultivation, true energy, blood, and even the activity of his soul began to rapidly decrease.
He was like an old turtle lying dormant here. There was no trace of aura around him. There was even an invisible aura of Tao emerging around him, making people subconsciously ignore him.
Time passed quickly and it was a few days later. The inn's waiter saw that the rent was due, so he came to look for Ye Linyuan but didn't find him.
The waiter walked around the room for a long time in confusion, and finally couldn't help scratching his head and muttering to himself: "I didn't see him leave, how come he disappeared?"
With this doubt, the waiter walked out of the guest room, but ignored Ye Linyuan in front of him, and even subconsciously avoided Ye Linyuan here.
The inn did not pursue Ye Linyuan's sudden disappearance and they began to rent the inn to new guests.
Time passed quickly, and a month went by. The guests in the inn changed one after another, but no one noticed Ye Linyuan's presence.
Until this day, Ye Linyuan slowly opened his eyes and finally exhaled deeply.
"The Dao is natural, and the body is in harmony with nature. So this is the Turtle Breathing Technique at the Near Dao level."
Ye Linyuan whispered slowly, then suddenly smiled and said, "Perhaps it should be called the Black Turtle Breathing Technique."
Having said that, Ye Linyuan stood up with a smile, glanced at the Taoist couple who were making out on the bed, then calmly opened the door and left.
"Why did the door open?"
The sudden opening and closing of the door made the Taoist couple look a little puzzled.
They looked at each other, and finally the male cultivator stood up and closed the door, then smiled and said, "It must be the wind that blew the door open."
"..."
"Is this the mystery of the Black Turtle's Breath-Retaining Technique?"
Ye Linyuan was walking alone in the dark Tianxing Fairy City.
He walked calmly in the middle of the road, surrounded by a bustling crowd, but at this moment these people seemed to ignore him, but subconsciously made way for him.
"My body is integrated with the heaven and earth, and the Tao follows nature. With a trace of Taoism added to my body, others can subconsciously ignore me."
"As long as I don't show my abilities and ill intentions, ordinary people will subconsciously ignore me and treat me like a pillar or a stone."
“As for the cultivators at the foundation-building stage, if I hide myself carefully, it should be difficult for them to detect me.”
Ye Linyuan's mind was floating, and then he found a corner and retracted the Black Turtle Breath-Concealing Technique.
The moment he retracted the Black Turtle Breath-Concealing Technique, Ye Linyuan suddenly felt as if he had returned to the human world again, and the bustling scene of the world appeared in his mind again.
Afterwards, he did not stay for long, but went out of Tianxing Continent and came to a deserted island that no one had explored.
On this deserted island, Ye Linyuan sat down cross-legged and a smile appeared on his face.
After the Black Turtle Breath-concealing Technique has reached the level of a near-path spell, its mystery has far surpassed the level of a near-path spell, and is even enough to be compared with a true entry-level spell.
In addition to the mysteries revealed before, the Taoist connotation of the Black Turtle's Breath-Concealing Technique can also prevent others from making calculations.
In the future, even if someone uses the divination technique of the near-level or the second-level secret method to plot against Ye Linyuan, what they get will be vague, and they may even get wrong information.
For example, the calculated results lack crucial information that could change life or death.
In addition, the North Sea Black Turtle Shell also has the effect of hindering the calculation of heaven's secrets.
As long as Ye Linyuan carries this item with him, even a Jindan cultivator who is proficient in the secret art of heaven may not be able to figure out his identity and origin.
This is just the beginning. As Ye Linyuan's cultivation level continues to improve, the effect of the North Sea Black Turtle Shell and the Black Turtle Breath-concealing Technique in concealing the secrets of heaven will become stronger and stronger.
"The black tortoise shell that Taoist Ziyu gave me has been of great help."
"If there is a chance in the future, maybe I can help him."
Ye Linyuan's mind was wandering, and then he took out the black tortoise shell and began to comprehend the art of divination.
This black tortoise shell has a deep connection with divination. With the help of this North Sea black tortoise shell, Ye Linyuan's understanding of divination immediately increased rapidly.
Originally, his divination skills had already reached a high level, and he was only one step away from reaching the final goal.
With the black tortoise shell as a reference, Ye Linyuan's divination skills finally made rapid progress. Soon after, he completed the final leap and broke through to the near-path level.
"The four core secret arts of the Tianji lineage are divination, stargazing, destiny, and blood soul curse. Now I have mastered divination and blood soul curse. The only things left are stargazing and destiny."
Ye Linyuan whispered in his heart, and a ripple appeared in his eyes.
He suppressed his joy, then shook his head and said, "The stargazing technique is fine, it only takes a little opportunity to break through, but the fate-changing technique..."
Ye Linyuan sighed, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
There is no distinction between the four core secret techniques of the Tianji Dao, but the most special one is definitely the technique of changing one's fate.
Legend has it that once the art of changing fate is cultivated to a high level, one can not only change the fate of others, but also change one's own fate.
Legend has it that fate is related to a person's destiny and his or her highest achievement in life.
For example, if a person’s fate is such that he can only reach the Nascent Soul stage at birth, then unless he is able to change his fate against all odds, he will not be able to break through to the Soul stage.
Of course, fate is something that is at a very high level and it determines the upper limit of a cultivator.
Legend has it that those beings with innate Taoist bodies are born with extremely noble innate destinies, which are far beyond what Ye Linyuan can understand now.
But Ye Linyuan could guess that, for example, Taoist Zi Yu might be born with a limited destiny. If he could not change his destiny, he might not be able to break through to the foundation-building stage.
"The secret of heaven is unfathomable."
"It is extremely difficult for ordinary people to change their fate, but with the magic of Yiming, one can change a person's fate."
"Unfortunately, this technique is a forbidden technique, and the cost of performing it is almost unbearable."
Ye Linyuan whispered in his heart, and finally thought of the Taoist Zi Yu again.
According to his own estimation, if he cultivated the art of changing fate to the near-level, and then tried to change Taoist Zi Yu's fate, it would at least shorten his life by sixty years.
(End of this chapter)
