Chapter 126: Chapter 31: Dragon Blood and Dragon Qi

Among the students of A Class, Shentu Ying was the wealthiest. He owned a small Flying Boat and had used it to bring his classmates to the Grass Market.

After they finished exploring the Grass Market, they all flew back to A Class on his Flying Boat.

“Ji Feng, spend the next two days familiarizing yourself with the Restrictions in this basic Artifact Refining Collection. After that, I’ll come find you to start refining our first Magical Artifact.”

With that, Yang Jing parted ways with him and returned to his residence, where he released his three disciples.

“Yinjiao, after more than two years of cultivation, the Demonic Qi and Muddy Qi from the Nine Yin Blood Evil Scripture have been completely purged from your body. Today, I have obtained a High-level Technique that I will pass on to you.”

Yinjiao’s eyes lit up. He had been practicing the Jade Water Skill for two years. Relying solely on his own efforts, he had already mastered the technique, and he knew all too well how inferior it was. If he used it to reach Foundation Establishment, it would even hinder his natural Talent.

His senior brother, Iron Head, had already started practicing the Five Talisman Scripture, and his junior sister’s Black Death Seven Tribulations Scripture was shockingly powerful. He was the only one still practicing the Jade Water Skill, which had left him with the weakest Magical Power of the three.

[Consume Spirit Stones to have the Flood Dragon (Yinjiao) learn the Cultivation Technique: Supreme Nine Transformations of the Dragon Scripture?]

Yang Jing was filled with anticipation. This Supreme Nine Transformations of the Dragon Scripture was the first complete Cultivation Technique he had ever obtained, one that could be practiced all the way to the Mahayana Stage.

Then he discovered that the amount of Spirit Stones required to instantly master the entire Cultivation Technique was astronomical—over sixty thousand.

’This must be because it’s calculating all the later stages,’ Yang Jing thought. He could only take out a blank Jade Scroll and copy just the Qi Cultivation and Foundation Establishment Chapters of the Supreme Nine Transformations of the Dragon Scripture. Only then did the required number of Spirit Stones plummet.

[Supreme Nine Transformations of the Dragon Scripture (Qi Cultivation and Foundation Establishment Chapter) – Mastery (0%)]

Even though this Cultivation Technique was a perfect fit for Yinjiao, a single increment of progress still cost Yang Jing twenty Spirit Stones, which was about the same as what Iron Head spent to practice the True Yang Body.

Yang Jing spent another hundred Spirit Stones to raise Yinjiao’s mastery of the technique to the level of Integration and Mastery.

Yinjiao sat cross-legged in the Quiet Chamber. Yang Jing had already completely dissipated the Jade Water Skill’s Magical Power from his body. Following the Supreme Nine Transformations of the Dragon Scripture, Yinjiao began to merge his own qi and blood with nature’s spiritual energy. Then, using a Secret Technique from the scripture, he channeled it through his bloodline, transforming it into the Dragon Qi unique to the True Dragon Bloodline.

The closer his bloodline was to that of a True Dragon, the purer the resulting Dragon Qi would be.

Yang Jing activated his Bright Qi Talent, peering into Yinjiao’s Dantian. He could see faint wisps of a special magical energy rising within it. ’This must be the Dragon Qi,’ he observed. It possessed the properties of both Magical Power and True Yang.

He could even see the Dragon Qi devouring and converting the Celestial True Yang that Yinjiao had worked so hard to cultivate.

“Don’t hesitate,” Yang Jing instructed. “Let it convert all of your Celestial True Yang into Dragon Qi.”

Yang Jing saw Yinjiao desperately trying to suppress the conversion process, which was already causing his aura to destabilize. He immediately told him not to fight it and to let nature take its course.

’This Supreme Nine Transformations of the Dragon Scripture clearly combines both Body Refinement and Qi Cultivation, which conflicts with the True Yang Body,’ Yang Jing mused. ’Yinjiao doesn’t have the Bright Qi Talent, so no matter how much effort he pours into the True Yang Body, he’ll never be as good as Iron Head. It’s better for him to focus solely on this scripture.’

Most ancient Cultivation Techniques were like this. Back then, when Cultivators engaged in Magical Combat, they fought up close, much like the Body Cultivators of today.

Such techniques often had incredibly high aptitude requirements. Some could only be practiced by those with special Spirit Bodies, which would disqualify ninety-nine percent of modern Cultivators. As a result, over the long course of history, they were either altered or lost entirely.

It took Yinjiao over four hours to convert all of his Celestial True Yang into Dragon Qi. The once-imperceptible Dragon Qi instantly became rich and abundant. He opened his eyes, pleasantly surprised. It felt as if this Cultivation Technique had been tailor-made for him.

As the Dragon Qi circulated through him, Yinjiao could faintly sense that his connection to the lightning and Water Qi in the world around him had grown much stronger.

Furthermore, after absorbing the Celestial True Yang, the Dragon Qi was now imbued with a vigorous, surging vitality.

“Master!”

Yinjiao was so overwhelmed with gratitude that he was at a loss for words.

Even in the entire heritage of the Flood Dragon Division, there wasn’t a Cultivation Technique this perfect for him.

“Do you feel any depletion of your qi and blood?” Yang Jing asked.

Yinjiao circulated the Supreme Nine Transformations of the Dragon Scripture for a long time before nodding.

“Master,” he said, “whenever I circulate the Supreme Nine Transformations of the Dragon Scripture, the Dragon Qi converts my Essence Blood into Dragon Blood. For an ordinary flood dragon, it would take a hundred drops of Essence Blood to produce a single wisp of Dragon Blood. They wouldn’t dare circulate their Dragon Qi while practicing this scripture, or they’d deplete their Essence Blood in no time. They would practice themselves to death without producing even a single full drop of Dragon Blood. But because my bloodline is superior and I’ve taken so many Profound Essence Pills, I only need ten drops of Essence Blood for the conversion. Since each session doesn’t consume too much, I should be able to use Blood Circulation Pills to replenish my lost Essence Blood.”

By “fleecing” the Profound Carp Association, Yang Jing and his three disciples had been eating Bone Marrow Transformation Pills like candy. As a result, Yinjiao’s reserves of qi and blood were nearly double that of other Flood Dragons his age.

“This is water from the Dragon Transformation Pool. It can aid your practice of the Supreme Nine Transformations of the Dragon Scripture. If you take too many Blood Circulation Pills, you’ll easily accumulate Elixir Poison. So, if your Essence Blood starts running low, drink this Dragon Transformation Water instead.”

He had already opened the Jade Bottle to inspect its contents. ’The Dragon Transformation Water should be able to substitute for Essence Blood in the conversion to Dragon Blood,’ he concluded. ’One bottle per month is likely just enough to cover the minimum expenditure.’

’No wonder the Dragon Taming Dong Family is promoting this Supreme Nine Transformations of the Dragon Scripture so aggressively. They even changed their name to ’Dragon Taming’! As long as enough Guardian Beasts practice this scripture, the Dong Family is practically sitting on an endless Spirit Stone Mine.’

Yang Jing couldn’t help but feel a twinge of envy.

’This Dragon Transformation Water costs one hundred Spirit Stones a bottle,’ Yang Jing thought. ’Now that our supply of Spirit Stones from the Profound Carp Association is cut off, we need to find a new source of income.’

“Master, just tell me what to do!”

The determination in Yinjiao’s eyes burned with a fiery passion.

Yang Jing took a Jade Scroll from within his robes.

“I took a look around the Grass Market today and found a lucrative business opportunity. First, all of you will learn the Talisman-Making Skill recorded on this Jade Scroll.”

The Jade Scroll contained the “Basic Talisman Making Collection,” which was part of a set with the “Basic Artifact Refining Collection,” both originating from the Celestial Treasure Tower. Yang Jing had gotten the Outer Disciple who sold him the books to throw it in for free.

’Arrays are too advanced, and it’s not convenient to reveal my Alchemy skills,’ Yang Jing thought. ’So I’ll have to make do with Talismans and Magical Artifacts for now.’

Thanks to the system’s assistance, Iron Head, Yinjiao, and Chi Yu could only improve when practicing a skill; they would never regress. Sooner or later, they were bound to master the art of Talisman Making.

However, the main contributor would likely still be Iron Head. His aptitude for Arrays and Alchemy was the highest of the three disciples. Arrays were considered the foundation of all crafts and required familiarity with various Talismanic Scripts, while Alchemy was excellent training for controlling one’s Magical Power. Both of these skills would prove useful in Talisman Painting.

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