Chapter 425: Derivative Dao
Chapter 425: Derivative Dao
"Since that's the case, do you have any other benefits for me?"
Fang Xing's lips parted, revealing a set of stark white fangs.
"What do you want? I'm not the master, so I don't have anything good..."
The Serpent Maiden's expression immediately turned wary.
"It's nothing. Just some Yuan Shi, which you probably won't have any use for..." She paused, then continued, "Besides, I originally planned to join the Azure Emperor Palace, but due to my master's relationship, I had to give up that choice. Without the support of a major power, my cultivation speed will be very slow..."
Fang Xing turned to the Serpent Maiden and said calmly, "You don't want any setbacks in your master's resurrection, right?"
The Serpent Maiden bit her lip. "Never mind... Since you are the true disciple of the Empress, it's not suitable for you to join the Azure Emperor Palace again."
She extended her hand forward and grabbed, and an ancient iron ring appeared: "This is a little something I'm personally sponsoring you."
Fang Xing took it, and as his consciousness refined it, he was instantly surprised: "What a vast space..."
The iron ring was clearly a storage treasure, and its internal space was extremely vast, even surpassing the Boundless Demon Palace!
Inside, several Yuan Shi 'mountain peaks' were piled up.
"I'm very poor, so I can only give you these..."
The Serpent Maiden looked a little pitiful: "And this 'Boundless Token'!"
She grabbed another withered token: "After the master left the Azure Emperor Palace, she once joined the Boundless Mountain, a neutral power. It once sheltered the master, and there should be a Demon Emperor-level existence... But the master never saw it."
Without the presence of a Chaos Realm, there's no point in talking about neutrality, let alone sheltering the Blue Flower Empress under the pressure of the Azure Emperor Palace.
"The master has a good friend in the Boundless Mountain, the Demon Ape Monarch 'Heaven-Defying Great Sage'. With this token, you'll definitely get an introduction and join the Boundless Mountain."
The Serpent Maiden spoke with confidence.
"Oh? That's good!"
Fang Xing immediately kept the Boundless Token: "I should take my leave now..."
"Yes, after you go out, remember to break the causality... Also, remember to cultivate the 'Flame Dragon Essence Spirit' and come back once when you break through the Essence Spirit Realm and again after breaking through the Celestial Demon Realm. The Empress will bestow more."
The Serpent Maiden solemnly reminded him.
"There will be bestowals for the Essence Spirit Realm and the Celestial Demon Realm?"
Fang Xing couldn't help but sigh: "My master is indeed both kind and generous..."
This method of investing in batches is a way to reduce risk.
After the Celestial Demon Realm, he would be able to inherit all of the Blue Flower Empress's legacy.
"Of course!"
When mentioning the master, the Serpent Maiden's face filled with pride: "My mistress has incredible blessings. She once explored the Demon Emperor's tomb; otherwise, how do you think the 'Flame Dragon Essence Blood' came about? When you reach the Essence Spirit Realm, you'll be granted a few Imperial Armaments at most... But after breaking through the Celestial Demon Realm, there will be an Imperial Weapon!"
...
"An Imperial Weapon?!"
"A treasure refined by the Demon Emperor?"
Outside the Azure Flower Realm.
A flash of silver light appeared, and Fang Xing's figure emerged, shaking his dragon head: "It's really tempting, but I don't know... if it's a carrot dangling in front of a donkey."
He identified the direction and instantly teleported to another desolate mountain.
"Master!"
Song Zhong was waiting and immediately bowed respectfully upon seeing Fang Xing.
"You can return to the Seven Slaughters Demon Palace and directly break through to the Essence Spirit Realm... Since your talent is already half-wasted, it's better to redeem some of your talent and then work hard to improve your status."
Fang Xing instructed.
He didn't plan to bring this spirit companion with him.
And when Song Zhong returned and broke through to the Essence Spirit Realm, it would be a good countermeasure against Ning Qian.
"Yes, Master, I'll definitely strive to gather news and secrets about the Seven Slaughters Demon Palace!"
Song Zhong nodded, his expression resolute.
"Very good."
Fang Xing knew that his master was kind, and even if the inheritance failed, no one would die.
She even had constraints on the Boundary Spirit Serpent Maiden, not allowing her to help him kill the Demon Prince.
The opponent should have left the Azure Flower Realm even without obtaining the inheritance.
"Never mind... After all, it's my own enemy, and I have to solve it myself."
Fang Xing shook his head. Although the causality pointed to Song Zhong, as Song Zhong's master and the one who gave the order, when Song Zhong died, the causality wouldn't dissipate.
This is the terrifying aspect of the Causality Doctrine! Therefore, he had to quickly learn the secret technique to break causality to conceal his destiny.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to survive in such a vast world.
...
Several days later.
At a temporary cave abode.
Fang Xing lay on the ground, silently flipping through the Azure Flower Trilogy.
This Celestial Demon inheritance had been directly imprinted into his sea of consciousness by the Blue Flower Empress, and he could browse through it at any time.
Even when flipping through it, he felt as if he were comprehending an Enlightenment Treasure, making it hard to imagine its divine ability.
"The Break Causality Secret Technique..."
"And the 'Coiling Snake Secret Technique' to burn essence energy and instantly enhance its quality..."
"As well as the Body Forging Technique..."
He comprehended the third volume of the Azure Flower Scroll and found three secret techniques he needed to cultivate.
"Among these, the Break Causality Technique is the most crucial... It's a matter of life and death."
"What if that Demon Prince can't be caught, and he directly summons a Celestial Demon... This is impossible, but if those powerful Demon Kings with ninefold Essence Spirits come, I definitely won't be a match for them."
"The secret technique to burn essence energy is enough to make my strength surge again, but the difficulty is the highest..."
"Lastly, the Body Forging Technique should be able to combine with my original 'Nine Origin Star Body Forging Secret Technique'..."
In this life's cultivation, relying mainly on the essence energy of heaven and earth, Fang Xing wasn't sure if it would be useful after returning.
Therefore, he had no interest in most secret techniques and cultivation methods that utilized the energy of heaven and earth.
His main focus was still on the 'Nine Origin Star Body Forging Secret Technique', which had the best versatility.
Now, with the acquisition of numerous Body Forging Secret Techniques, he wanted to take the best from each and supplement the 'Nine Origin Star Body Forging Secret Technique' with the resources of the Qingyuan Great World.
...
Several days later, Fang Xing took out a small mirror from the iron ring on his dragon claw, which was the 'Derivative Dao Mirror'!
"Using this mirror, I can instantly master a secret technique... However, there's a restriction; it can't exceed the Celestial Demon rank..."
Over the past few days, he had figured out how to use the 'Derivative Dao Mirror'.
At this moment, he glanced at his attribute panel:
【Break Causality: 1/100 (Beginner)】
...
"Since it's already on the attribute panel, I can work on this secret technique myself..."
"Currently, Song Zhong is still alive, and after advancing to the Essence Spirit Realm, his strength is comparable to Ning Qian... Although he's not as strong, he can serve as an elder of the Seven Slaughters Demon Palace... He won't die anytime soon, and as long as he doesn't die, I won't be exposed."
"Instead of adding points to 'Break Causality', it's better to enhance the already powerful aspects..."
After all, if that Demon Prince came looking for him, Fang Xing could either defeat him or escape using Teleportation.
The Teleportation technique allowed for extremely long-distance travel, and it was no joke.
Moreover, with the refinement of Zhu Long Essence Blood, which could accelerate his own time, he might not lose even in a life-and-death struggle.
He even had a high chance of winning!
He was only worried that killing this Demon Prince would provoke the Azure Emperor Palace Great Virtuoso, so he reluctantly endured it.
"Then..."
"Should I choose to burn Essence Energy or Body Forging Secret Techniques?"
The secret technique for burning Essence Energy was extremely difficult to cultivate, and Fang Xing had not mastered it yet.
However, he wasn't in a hurry.
Black Water Essence Energy was quite suitable for him, and after refining the Zhu Long Essence Blood and achieving Imperial Blood, he felt that his High Grade Essence Energy was constantly purifying.
It wouldn't be long, at the latest when he broke through to the Essence Spirit Realm, he would shed a layer of Essence Energy and officially step into the Immortal Grade.
'The Coiling Snake Secret Technique can make me burst, but the principle is the same as improving the quality of Essence Energy, it's just temporary... As for increasing Essence Energy, it's not very useful now, so I can put it off...'
'Although this choice seems a bit wasteful, if Black Dragon isn't the original body, then choosing the 'Nine Origin Star Body Forging Secret Technique', which has the greatest use in the Prime Universe, would be the best outcome...'
Fang Xing had made up his mind. He stretched out his dragon claw, and a scale shattered, causing a drop of Black Dragon blood to fall onto the surface of the 'Derivative Dao Mirror'.
The originally dim mirror surface suddenly flashed with countless stars.
It was the 'Nine Origin Star Body Forging Secret Technique' he had recorded on it, and at this moment, this secret technique transformed into nine stars, each shining brightly in the mirror universe, attracting the dim stars and forming a vortex.
Those dim stars were the other Body Forging Secret Techniques recorded in the 'Azure Flower Trilogy', many of which had a higher grade than the 'Nine Origin Star Body Forging Secret Technique'. However, their cultivation requirements were too strict, and Fang Xing was concerned that he wouldn't be able to meet them in the Prime Universe.
Just like in the Daxia World, there were also many secret techniques for cultivating battle bodies, but many required rare treasures unique to the Daxia World, making them impractical.
Whoosh!
After the nine stars absorbed the light from countless stars, Fang Xing's mind connected with the 'Derivative Dao Mirror', and he input his requirements.
Swish!
Inside the 'Derivative Dao Mirror', nine rays of strange light rose up, resembling nine star pillars.
Each star pillar radiated with the seven-colored light of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and purple.
At this moment, the light on three star pillars suddenly stagnated, remaining at the red-orange stage.
"Only the Mortal Realm? After integrating numerous Body Forging Secret Techniques, it actually decreased? Is it because it requires a rare treasure for foundation building, which doesn't match my conditions?"
Fang Xing sighed and looked at the other six star pillars.
These six pillars of light represented six different evolutionary paths, all of which could lead to the Essence Spirit Realm.
After breaking into the Essence Spirit Realm, the new Body Forging Secret Techniques also had varying degrees of effectiveness. Several pillars showed signs of stagnation, remaining at the yellow-green stage, indicating difficulty in competing with the eighth or ninth layer of the Essence Spirit Realm, or encountering bottlenecks that required special resources from the Qingyuan Great World to break through...
In the end, only three star pillars remained, one green and one blue, representing the ability to rival eighth and even ninth-layer cultivators of the Essence Spirit Realm, comparable to the Neutron Star Battle Body of the Daxia World.
On the last star pillar, a faint purple light began to form and eventually settled in the center of the 'Derivative Dao Mirror'.
"Purple?"
Fang Xing was delighted. The deduction of the 'Derivative Dao Mirror' couldn't surpass the Celestial Demon rank, and purple represented a possibility.
By focusing on the light of the stars and cultivating the Body Forging Technique, he could eventually rival the Celestial Demon Realm!
"This is Black Hole Level! A Black Hole Level battle body!"
"It's worth adding so many secret techniques and consuming a rare treasure to finally deduce the 'Nine Origin Star Body Forging Secret Technique' to the Black Hole Level!"
(End of Chapter)
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