Easy Way of Cultivation: Power Harvesting

"What’s wrong with Wei Fan practicing the Nine Dragons Nine Elephants Skill? You can’t double cultivate Primordial Spirit Martial Arts, but there’s no such saying in body refining. No matter how strong the body refining martial arts are, they can’t temper the body to perfection.

With his talent, practicing several body refining martial arts will only be beneficial, not harmful." Gu Qingshan glanced at Zhou Shen sideways.

"The Nine Dragons Nine Elephants Skill is not easy to practice..."

Zhou Shen was at a loss for words. He wanted Wei Fan to choose more cultivation techniques, but this Gu Qingshan rejected it, saying that it’s better to focus rather than on quantity. Unexpectedly, Gu Qingshan turned around and wanted Wei Fan to practice another body refining martial art.

It’s necessary to know that Wei Fan’s body refining martial art is the "Thunder Mountain Celestial Skill". Although Zhou Shen didn’t know the specific details of the "Thunder Mountain Celestial Skill", judging by Wei Fan’s physical strength, there might not be many martial arts in the world that could compare to the Thunder Mountain Celestial Skill.

Given this, if Wei Fan cultivates other body refining martial arts, it might improve him somewhat, but Zhou Shen saw it as totally not worth the effort. The time spent could be better used for condensing Dao, to become an emperor sooner.

Gu Qingshan glared over: "Have you old thing forgotten that the Nine Dragons Nine Elephants Skill, besides being a body refining martial art, is also an extremely strong body refining martial technique? Besides the Nine Dragons Nine Elephants Skill, do we have any other body refining martial techniques in Beiding Continent?"

It’s not like there are no body refining martial techniques in Beiding Continent. There are plenty at the Martial King Realm, but only the Nine Dragons Nine Elephants Skill is at the Saint Realm level. There are very few who reach body ascension, so martial techniques of this level are also rare.

For the Demon Hunter Organization in Beiding Continent to possess even one is already a remarkable feat. In some places, there’s not even a single Saint Realm body refining martial technique, and if someone wants to exchange for it, they have to apply to the Main Hall.

"But it’s still not easy to practice..." Zhou Shen shook his head.

Wei Fan asked curiously: "Why do you keep saying that the Nine Dragons Nine Elephants Skill is difficult to practice? My talent isn’t too bad; I can try any difficult martial arts."

He’s not worried about any hindrance to cultivation, at worst, he’ll just hunt down a few more Demon Saints.

Zhou Shen explained: "Although the Nine Dragons Nine Elephants Skill is also body refining martial arts, it’s more like Demon and Monster Techniques. For practicing the Nine Dragons Nine Elephants Skill, talent is not too important. The main thing in the cultivation process is to hunt down Demon Dragons and Demon Elephants to assist with practice.

If you can’t hunt these two kinds of demon fiends, no matter how outstanding your talent, you can’t complete it."

It doesn’t have much to do with talent. This martial art is indeed difficult to practice, primarily because it requires Demon Dragons and Demon Elephants, other demon fiends cannot substitute.

"You old thing only talk about the downsides, why not mention the advantages? This Nine Dragons Nine Elephants Skill, killing a Demon Dragon adds the power of one dragon, killing a Demon Elephant adds the power of one elephant. If you can slay all nine dragons and nine elephants, achieving perfection, it will be no weaker than the Martial Emperor Technique.

If Wei Fan’s already saintly body gains the power of the Nine Dragons and Nine Elephants, sweeping through the Saint Realm would be no problem at all."

Wei Fan showed a hint of interest. He wasn’t suitable for cultivating other martial techniques now anyway. Although the Nine Dragons and Nine Elephants Skill has its restrictions, it’s his only option at the moment. In Beiding Continent, it’s the only body refining martial art around.

Even if he can’t slay all nine dragons and nine elephants, just killing a few can greatly increase his strength, there’s no reason to refuse.

"And even if you can’t find Demon Dragons and Demon Elephants to kill, it doesn’t matter. The Nine Dragons Nine Elephants Skill includes the Celestial Dragon’s Roar, with his body, he’s bound to triumph everywhere.

The main question being, can you offer any other body refining martial arts besides the Nine Dragons Nine Elephants Skill to Wei Fan?"

Zhou Shen fell silent and looked toward Wei Fan.

"Please, elder, take me to see this Nine Dragons Nine Elephants Skill!" Wei Fan said directly.

Not being able to kill Demon Dragons and Demon Elephants wasn’t a concern; the main thing was getting the cultivation technique first, just in case he comes across these demon fiends without a cultivation method.

An hour later, Wei Fan left the Demon Hunter Hall and settled in an inn, with the Nine Dragons Nine Elephants Skill now displayed on his panel.

Originally wanting to contact Zhi Hua and Gu Ziqin to say goodbye, neither of them were in Celestial Star City, and it would take them a few days to arrive, so he had to give up.

[Scripture of the Three Emperors (Condensing Dao Realm)]

[Nine-Nine True Skill (Fifty-seven Scrolls)]

[Nine Dragons Nine Elephants Skill (Uninitiated)]

[Celestial Dragon’s Roar (Uninitiated)]

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[Ordinary Power: 5,310,000 years]

[Martial Saint’s Power: 2,700 years]

Wei Fan summoned the panel, seeing as there were no Demon Dragons or Demon Elephants corpses available, he decided to first practice the Celestial Dragon’s Roar within the Nine Dragons Nine Elephants Skill.

"The Nine Dragons Nine Elephants Skill shouldn’t count as ancient martial arts!"

The biggest difference between ancient martial arts and contemporary martial arts is that ancient ones can only be passed down from master to disciple, essentially no cultivation technique secret manuals exist, it’s all conveyed through imprint inheritance. This scarcity is why ancient martial arts are rare, many have become extinct due to such stringent inheritance conditions.

The Nine Dragons Nine Elephants Skill is not especially profound, even simple and clear. Without the panel, Wei Fan could glance at it and remember and comprehend everything. The records aren’t profound; they just teach you how to draw the power from Demon Dragons or Demon Elephants after slaying them to strengthen yourself, and how to engender corresponding Dao Marks on your body.

In fact, body refining martial arts aren’t too mysterious and unfathomable; they are straightforward, testing the will—seeing whether you can endure the excruciating, knife-like pain of body tempering.

On the contrary, most martial arts in the current age demand high comprehension.

"Add Celestial Dragon’s Roar!"

As he chanted, Wei Fan began to infuse power into the Celestial Dragon’s Roar.

[One year of power, you obtained the martial technique Celestial Dragon’s Roar from the Nine Dragons Nine Elephants Skill in the Demon Hunter Organization of Beiding Continent. You started to cultivate diligently, and dragon roars echoed in your heart...]

In comparison, the Celestial Dragon’s Roar requires even more comprehension than the Nine Dragons Nine Elephants Skill because it is a True Intent Martial Arts, necessitating the understanding of the true intent of the Celestial Dragon.

Of course, like many Body Refining Martial Arts, the Celestial Dragon’s Roar does not have a high requirement for comprehension, as no one who can cultivate to the Saint Realm has poor comprehension.

At this moment, in Wei Fan’s heart spirit, a boundless celestial dragon appeared, and with a dragon’s roar, the firmament shattered, and the world was decimated.

This Celestial Dragon’s Roar is no ordinary martial technique but a rare Sound Wave Martial Technique in the Jianghu. It is scarce because it demands a high physical strength; if the body is not strong enough, one might harm oneself before even harming the enemy.

With his comprehension, Wei Fan understood the true intent of the Celestial Dragon in just one year, visualizing himself in his heart spirit as an unparalleled celestial dragon born of heaven and earth, emanating an overwhelming momentum. However, this is just the first step of cultivating the Celestial Dragon’s Roar, having only achieved the entry level of this martial arts.

Body Refining Martial Arts are straightforward and simple, with low comprehension requirements, but high comprehension doesn’t offer much advantage in this type of martial arts.

For contemporary martial arts, high comprehension can allow one to achieve in a day what others take months to accomplish. However, Body Refining Martial Arts offer no shortcuts, requiring solid cultivation with each step.

The next step in cultivating the Celestial Dragon’s Roar is to treat one’s body as a material for divine weapons, and then carve the Dao Mark of the technique onto it with one’s heart spirit and will as the blade.

This step requires no amount of comprehension; one must endure the pain of having the body sculpted and feel the scorching process of the Dao Mark being branded on the body like a burning fire.

"Compared to the Nine-Nine True Skill, the Nine Dragons Nine Elephants Skill doesn’t even come close."

Both are Body Refining Martial Arts, but the Dao Marks of the Nine-Nine True Skill naturally form upon extreme cultivation, whereas the Celestial Dragon’s Roar requires one to carve the marks onto themselves with determination and will, highlighting their stark contrast.

It can be said that each person’s cultivation of the Nine-Nine True Skill produces different Dao Marks, as different people manifest unique patterns. However, everyone who cultivates the Celestial Dragon’s Roar ends up with the same results.

One is the result of natural Tao, the other, intentional craft.

The area around Wei Fan’s throat began to glow, with Dao Power flowing, forming intricate, mysterious patterns that finally emerged as runes resembling dragon scales.

[Fifty thousand years of power, Celestial Dragon’s Roar reaches Great Success. You realize that without Dragon Soul and Dragon Blood, this skill cannot achieve Perfection, thus you stop the cultivation.]

[Ordinary Power: 5,260,000 years]

[Martial Saint’s Power: 2,700 years]

Wei Fan opened his eyes, feeling a distinct change in the area around his throat. The Dao Yun was more intense than elsewhere, creating an urge to release a long roar, which he forcibly suppressed. With his cultivation, letting out such a roar here would be fatal to most.

"It’s a pity it can’t be perfected..."

The Celestial Dragon’s Roar is ultimately a Sound Wave Martial Technique within the Nine Dragons Nine Elephants Skill, holding a significant connection. Without mastering the Nine Dragons Nine Elephants Skill, no matter how much power he invests, he cannot truly perfect the Celestial Dragon’s Roar.

Without the assistance of Dragon Soul and Dragon Blood, he can only grasp its form. The name Celestial Dragon’s Roar was not given casually.

"In my previous body, a casual roar could shatter mountains and rivers; now, cultivating the Celestial Dragon’s Roar could definitely annihilate Saint Realm powerhouses with a roar."

As time passed, two days later, Wei Fan was meditating when he suddenly sensed an astonishing Sword Intent closing in. Just as it was about to touch him, it dissipated, leaving him feeling as if ten thousand swords were resonating in the inn.

"Li Jianchen!"

He stepped out of the inn to see Li Jianchen, with white hair and a large sword on his back. He wore a white robe and stood straighter than a long spear, with silver hair flowing in the wind, his intangible Sword Intent piercing the firmament.

"Let’s go!"

With his words, Li Jianchen turned and walked out of the city, as cold as his sword, showing almost no emotion.

Wei Fan followed closely behind, and they quickly left Celestial Star City.

At this moment, Wei Fan’s Spiritual Sense detected someone watching him.

There was no killing intent, yet the gaze created an uncomfortable feeling in his transcendent Spiritual Sense.

"Someone from Black Netherworld!"

He was too familiar with this feeling; only the assassins from Black Netherworld could perfectly conceal their killing intent, evading detection by his Spiritual Sense.

The gaze came from ahead, yet his sight saw no one in that direction.

Without showing any expression, Wei Fan activated his Martial Arts Celestial Eye, and he saw, several hundred feet away, a pitch-black figure merged with the void, invisible to the naked eye.