Chapter 123 - 122: Old Man Turtle, The Man with the Emperor’s Crown, Grade 8 Divine Technique [Soaring Snake Transformation]
Just as Su Bai transformed into a streak of light and vanished into the distance.
On the peak of a barren mountain, over six hundred li from the Imperial City, two figures stood amidst a vast, watery mist, looking as dreamlike and illusory as could be.
A drizzling rain, thick with a deep, damp chill, slid past the two. Specks of brilliant light flickered within the mist, making them appear like Immortal Gods.
One of them looked like a young man in his twenties.
He wore a golden robe embroidered with tiny Golden Dragons and a Purple Gold Imperial Crown upon his head. He was handsome and majestic, exuding an air of nobility and dominance!
The other person beside him was far less impressive.
This man was old and hunched, carrying a black turtle shell on his back. Two long, narrow white eyebrows drooped naturally over his dry, dark-brown face.
His appearance was rather comical.
The two stood at the mountain’s peak, their gazes fixed on the direction of the Imperial City.
"Your Majesty! It seems the Soaring Demon is dead..."
"Otherwise, the world here would not have undergone such a change. The land has become fertile, and the air pure!"
"Even the water veins beneath the ground have suddenly swelled by thirty percent!"
The old man with the turtle shell lowered his head slightly and spoke slowly in a soft, low voice.
"Good riddance!"
The golden-robed youth stared ahead with a deadpan expression as droplets of fine rain fell past his eyes.
He continued, "I was hoping he would get himself killed sooner rather than later!"
"What a pity! How is the death of one Soaring Demon enough?"
"The water veins of this Xia Imperial City are still a bit lacking!"
The golden-robed youth’s gaze was profound.
"Elder Gui!"
He suddenly called out.
"This subject is here!"
The old man with the turtle shell quickly cupped his hands in a salute.
"During this time, take the shrimp soldiers and crab generals of the Dragon Mansion and excavate more water veins beneath the area surrounding Xia Imperial City!"
"It would be best if you could divert a tributary of the North Sea to Xia Imperial City!"
"But remember, you must be extremely cautious. Do not let the Great Xia Dynasty’s Demon-slaying Bureau discover you!"
"I want the water veins of this Xia Imperial City to increase tenfold!"
"Yes!"
After the old man with the turtle shell bowed and retreated, the golden-robed youth stood alone on the mountain peak.
He gazed toward Xia Imperial City, his golden eyes narrowing slightly. ’I must obtain the legendary True Dragon Blood Bead!’
...
The news that Zhang Wei and the others had eaten a meal of foul feces at Chen’s Restaurant ultimately got out.
Many people were filled with righteous indignation, but also a little scared. What if they went out to eat one day, and in the middle of their meal...
They found a few pieces of disgusting crap!
Who could stand that!?
While expressing boundless sympathy for Zhang Wei and his group, they also furiously denounced the evil cultists. Their actions were simply inhumane!
Truly vile!
At the same time, they were also privately discussing whether they should cover their faces with black cloths next time they went to watch the execution of a key Holy Robe Sect member.
After Su Bai returned, he chatted with them for a bit before going back to his own residence.
He had high hopes for this lottery draw!
He had already witnessed the Divine Techniques the Soaring Demon had just used.
They were truly profound!
If Su Bai hadn’t gone all out at the last moment, evaporating the water vapor for miles around with a single punch, the man might have actually escaped.
’First, I’ll draw for the Experience Points!’
After a brief thought, Su Bai chose to draw.
A large wheel, emitting a faint mist and carved with a demonic creature that had a snake’s head and a fish’s body, materialized before Su Bai’s eyes.
A moment later, the wheel began to spin!
The giant black pointer rotated at high speed!
In the end, Su Bai obtained nine million Experience Points!
And one hundred thousand Tier Two Experience Points!
’Not bad!’
Seeing his haul, Su Bai nodded slowly.
"Draw!"
Next, he began to draw the Soaring Demon’s Cultivation Technique and Divine Techniques!
On the Purification Tripod, the star representing the Soaring Demon began to overflow with a vast, starry brilliance!
A massive, multicolored ball of light radiating with magnificent colors entered Su Bai’s mind.
In an instant, countless images flashed before Su Bai’s eyes.
In the visions...
Su Bai saw that this Soaring Demon was born in the distant North Sea. It was an orphan from birth, all alone!
Muddle-headed, it thought of itself as just an ordinary fish, constantly preying on smaller fish and shrimp.
One day, it saw a Snake Demon exhaling under the full moon and learned to absorb the Essence of Sun and Moon as well, soon gaining sentience.
From there, it awakened its Divine Techniques!
It could control water vapor and light, allowing it to blend in and cast all sorts of illusions!
It then used this Divine Technique to create various strange and beautiful sights over the boundless North Sea, luring in passing humans, demons, and devils!
It would hide in the shadows and strike viciously!
Thanks to the convenience of its Divine Techniques, it succeeded time and again. Its Cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, and it quickly became a hegemon of the sea!
Until one day, it attracted a woman named "Qi"!
The woman beat it to a pulp. After finally admitting defeat, it entered her sect, recognizing her as its "Third Sister."
After that, it wandered with its Third Sister, later joining the Demon Race’s Qishan. There, it became sworn brothers with several powerful Demon Beasts, becoming the Fifth Brother.
Also known as Soaring Fifth!
Until today, when it was killed by Su Bai...
After watching the Soaring Demon’s memories, Su Bai slowly exhaled a turbid breath.
His brows furrowed slightly, and he couldn’t help but rub his temples.
Although his Divine Soul Power was now comparable to the Daoist Palace Realm, instantly receiving nearly a thousand years of the Soaring Demon’s memories still left him with a strained feeling.
However, once these vast and complex memories were assimilated, they would become nourishment for the growth of his Divine Sense!
Overall, the pros still outweighed the cons.
’The North Sea? According to the Soaring Demon’s memories, the so-called North Sea seems to be just a small tributary of the North Netherworld?’
Su Bai was curious.
The Soaring Demon had spent most of its life in the North Sea.
But the North Sea was so vast that even with the Soaring Demon’s Cultivation, it couldn’t know its true size!
In the prison, however, he had never heard anyone mention this place.
Perhaps within the Great Xia Dynasty, only the Elder Imperial Tutor, who had lived for several hundred years, knew of it.
’It seems this world is indeed larger than I could have imagined!’
’Whether it’s the Immortal Realm that King Zhenyue discovered in the Outer Realm or this so-called North Sea, they are both incredibly vast!’
’The Great Xia Dynasty might just be a remote corner of this expansive world!’
Su Bai thought to himself that if he ever had the chance in the future, he would definitely go out and see it for himself.
Of course, that wasn’t possible right now.
’I’ll just lie low for a few more years. We can talk about it after I’ve become stronger!’
At the same time, this also made him think of his past life. The Blue Star he lived on was likely not even a tiny speck of dust in the vast, boundless universe.
However, humanity’s steps to explore the universe had never ceased!
A sentence also suddenly came to his mind.
’The foundation of human courage is curiosity and the pursuit of knowledge!’
Coming back to his senses,
Su Bai opened his Cultivation Technique tab to check the gains from this lottery draw!
[Divine Technique: Soaring Transformation Technique! (Seventh Grade!) Realm: 7th Layer (657,512 / 2,600,000)]
Su Bai carefully comprehended it. This [Soaring Transformation Technique] generally included functions like transformation, creating rain, turning into smoke, and creating a substitute body!
Although it was a mixed bag!
But whether used for killing enemies or escaping, it was a top-tier method!
Next, Su Bai began to experiment, taking out nearly six million Experience Points and adding them all to this Divine Technique!
When the Divine Technique’s Realm was raised to the 9th Layer,
a distinct change occurred!
[Divine Technique: Soaring Snake Transformation! (Eighth Grade!) Realm: 9th Layer (0 / 9,000,000)]