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Chapter 96: Mountain Seeking and Qi Harvesting, Turtle Breath and Transformation
Chapter 96: Mountain Seeking and Qi Harvesting, Turtle Breath and Transformation
Looking at the dragon core, Shen Yi, who was accustomed to concealing his emotions, still subconsciously raised an eyebrow.
Although baby dragons also had essence cores, they appeared more like beast cores, resembling bloody lumps of flesh.
But the one before him was smooth in texture, obviously beyond the category of an "organ," and was similar to the one taken from Zhang Hengzhou's body, belonging to something only achievable in the Essence Condensation Realm.
She called this a small gift?
Due to his practice of Demon King Yama's Devouring Essence Outer Dan Technique, although the Outer Dan Technique was just a crude imitation of the Crystal Core Technique by the fox demon clan, he could still gain a slight understanding of the Essence Condensation Realm from it.
When he initially crafted the Outer Dan, it was divided into three stages.
These were the initial formation of the core, the complete formation of the pill, and finally, the dense jade dew overflowing and covering it, making up for its defects and shaping it into a plump and rounded state.
Shen Yi stared at the dragon core in front of him, which was obviously a size smaller than the previous one, and the aura contained within it was only about sixty percent of the previous one's strength, most likely just a rudimentary core.
"So, the Demon King's Outer Dan imitates the state of a perfect pill formation."
"A three-thousand-year-old dragon lord's cultivation can only fill half of it. If it were to be completely filled, even an ordinary martial artist, upon reaching the completion of the Essence Condensation Realm and entering the Pill Core Realm, could feed external objects to nurture it."
"It's a pity that the Sun Melting Furnace is still insufficient to suppress stronger demonic power."
With a more genuine understanding of his own strength, Shen Yi did not use this dragon core but planned to keep it for future replenishment of the Celestial Demon Yama Pill.
He took out those few secret manuals one by one and casually flipped through them.
Soon, several prompts appeared on the panel.
【Greenwood Turtle Breath Technique (Uninitiated)】
【Nine Aperture Transformation Technique (Uninitiated)】
【Mountain Seeking and Qi Sensing Technique (Uninitiated)】
【Demon Hunting and Qi Harvesting Technique (Uninitiated)】
...
All four secret manuals did not have any realm-related suffixes.
However, Shen Yi did not underestimate them.
Sometimes, these techniques that did not enhance strength might be more practical than powerful high-grade martial arts.
With so many techniques appearing at once, Shen Yi looked at the remaining thousand years of the demon's lifespan and felt a slight headache.
He reopened the secret manuals and carefully studied them.
While manipulating his breath to attempt the techniques, he soon discovered the differences. Both the Qi Harvesting Technique and the Qi Seeking Technique were simple methods. The former's function was singular: to discover a demon and collect a strand of its aura, storing it within the silver bell.
Within a certain distance, all bell holders could sense the demon's trail by the taste of the aura within the bell.
The effect was similar to his own ability after consuming the dragon core; he could sense Zhang Hengzhou on Qingfeng Mountain from a distance, and of course, the other party could also detect him.
The Qi Seeking Technique, on the other hand, enhanced one's eyesight by manipulating their breath.
It allowed one to see things that were normally invisible, such as demonic energy.
Compared to the former technique, which solely tracked a single demon, the Qi Seeking Technique was more useful for searching mountains and seas, detecting any traces of demonic activity in a wide area.
Both techniques were simple to master with a little practice.
With so many perfected martial arts under his belt, Shen Yi found these minor tricks easy to grasp.
However, the remaining two manuals were different.
Both the Turtle Breath Technique and the Transformation Technique required a high level of proficiency. While one could use them after a few years of practice with mediocre results, achieving perfection in these techniques could even allow one to transcend realms, concealing themselves from enemies' detection and deceiving their senses.
Shen Yi had never been stingy when it came to life-saving skills.
Without hesitation, he opened the panel and infused his lifespan into the techniques.
...
By now, Shen Yi had a certain level of understanding in manipulating breath. He possessed both the crude Four Harmony True Aura and the delicate Pulse Intercepting Dragon Capture, no longer the novice he once was.
Sitting on the bed, Shen Yi was like a withered tree or a clay statue, his aura completely restrained to the point of near invisibility.
[Greenwood Turtle Breath Technique (Perfected)]
[Nine Aperture Transformation Technique (Perfected)]
[Remaining Demon Lifespan: 1,098 years]
As Shen Yi's hand brushed past his face, his handsome features instantly transformed into that of a withered old man, then into a composed middle-aged man, and finally into an innocent child...
Not only were these simple facial changes, but even the subtle breathing patterns and the details of his expressions were lifelike, with no signs of abnormality.
"Interesting."
Shen Yi put away his playful thoughts and casually dismissed the shape transformation technique, then tried to use the Qi Sensing Technique.
Soon, his clear eyes were completely covered by a golden glow.
The world turned into a hazy gray void, and when he looked up, he saw nothing but white mist everywhere, occasionally with a few streaks of golden light passing by, probably from the deputy commanders passing by.
"Hmm?"
Those few streaks of white mist containing golden light slowly approached the separate courtyard.
Shen Yi removed the glow from his eyes, and after a moment, he saw several deputy commanders in large silk cloaks carrying a huge jade plate into the courtyard.
"Lord Shen."
The commanders nodded slightly, standing outside the room without being overly humble or arrogant, "These are the martial arts techniques you selected, along with a hundred years' worth of body tempering treasure pills. We were worried that you left in a hurry, so we delivered them as soon as possible."
Although Shen Yi was a personal attendant, they were not working under Chen Qiankun and had no personal requests, so naturally, they didn't need to be overly fearful.
"..."
Shen Yi pondered for a moment before realizing what they meant.
The "hundred years" they mentioned referred not to the age of the medicine but to the time he needed to consume it.
A large number of medicine bottles, each the size of a wine cup, were densely packed on the jade plate.
"Thank you for your hard work."
"You're too kind, Lord Shen."
The deputy commanders quickly placed the jade plate down and responded with a bow, as Shen Yi was now a highly regarded figure in the Demon Subjugation Bureau.
"Please continue with your work, Lord Shen. We won't disturb you any further."
They subconsciously glanced at the books and scrolls on the bed, quickly averted their eyes, and left.
But they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.
Previously, they had some minor complaints, thinking that Shen Yi's subordinates were unreliable and wanted to leave him to enjoy life in Linjiang Prefecture.
But now, they realized that this personal attendant had just returned from Qingfeng Mountain, exhausted and weary. After only two months of rest, instead of indulging in drinking and entertainment, he was still diligently practicing martial arts in his room.
It was truly...
Difficult to describe.
"..."
When Shen Yi was alone in the room, he got up to close the door and took the two new martial arts manuals that had been delivered.
Both were Jade Essence Realm martial arts techniques: the high-grade Bodhimanda Vajra Body and the middle-grade Divine White Horse Walking Steps.
Either one of these techniques could be used to establish a new sect outside.
"So, this is what Zhang Butcher has been longing for?"
Shen Yi flipped through the Bodhimanda Vajra Body manual and suddenly realized that he had been back for more than half a day and hadn't seen Zhang Butcher yet. It seemed that even the exciting return of the Demon Subjugation Bureau to the city couldn't compare to spending time with his close friends.
Fortunately, that reckless man had generously exchanged the Golden Sun Eight Treasures Mystic Body for Shen Yi's Blood Wrath Saber Technique, which he couldn't cultivate himself.
He had also boldly stopped the Thin-headed Tathagata.
Not only did he help Shen Yi slay the astonishing ape demon, but he also acquired a treasure saber.
"You just make the exchange; there's no need to consider whether others can cultivate it."
Recalling his hearty laughter, Shen Yi shook his head. Giving this technique to Zhang Butcher would only cause trouble, and it had significant flaws. Shen Yi planned to derive a new body tempering technique from it and teach it to Zhang Butcher later.
Even if it were a demon's martial art, he should be careful when going out and try to find a body tempering technique without flaws.
(End of Chapter)
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