Chapter 243 - 271: Hidden Family, Golden Ancient Mirror
Most of the people present wanted to use the Karmic Fire to aid their cultivation and refine their own Martial Arts True Intent.
But Su Bai had agreed far too readily, and considering they would have to personally enter the prison, they couldn’t help but hesitate.
However, Su Bai gave them no chance to think. With a wave of his hand, he activated the Dharma Tripod Prison and sucked all the surrounding members of the Righteous Sects inside.
’I’ll lock them up for a while, and once I’ve squeezed them for all the Experience Points they’re worth, I’ll let them out,’ Su Bai thought.
And just like that, the vast area around Qishan was suddenly empty.
Only Su Bai remained, standing tall in the sky.
...
Under the afterglow of the setting sun, a massive Black Demon Dragon formed from Demon Qi and Ghost Qi soared wantonly through the air.
The Black Demon Dragon was suffused with a grim Demonic Qi, but it couldn’t hide the majestic, white-robed figure sitting cross-legged on its head.
Su Bai was busy with his lottery draws, so he had summoned Hei Wushuang to carry him back to the Imperial City.
’This was quite a haul.’
A pleased expression appeared on Su Bai’s face at the thought of the Golden Armor Divine General’s Mountain Soul Divine Power.
He was actually feeling quite excited about it.
Previously, when that man used this Divine Technique, he had merely fused with some ordinary Mountain Spirits, yet it had made his Physique several times stronger.
’If I raise the Realm of this Divine Technique and fuse with some Spirit Mountains, Divine Mountains, or Immortal Mountains, just how powerful will it become?’
With this in mind, Su Bai started the lottery wheel.
As his thought landed, a golden wheel materialized before him.
As the golden pointer slowly came to a stop, Su Bai received over ninety million Experience Points and two million Tier Two Experience Points.
’My luck is pretty average this time,’ Su Bai thought, shaking his head. He then moved on to extracting the man’s Divine Techniques.
WHOOSH!
Multicolored orbs of light suddenly appeared. One of them, a golden orb exuding a profound and heavy aura, shot into Su Bai’s mind.
Su Bai began to view the man’s memories.
From the man’s memories, Su Bai learned that the Golden Armor Divine General was named Celestial Wind Divine General, and the Mountain Soul Divine Power he had used was one of the Celestial Divine Techniques.
Or rather, it was a family Divine Technique.
The Celestial Wind Divine General had been born into a reclusive family within the Dayu Immortal Dynasty. Though the family was small, nearly every member was a famous and powerful expert in their own right.
Every person born into the clan would receive one of the Celestial Divine Techniques, which were typically related to mountains.
Su Bai noticed that at the moment of the Celestial Wind Divine General’s birth, the patriarch of that reclusive family had used a Golden Ancient Mirror to shine a light on the infant’s face.
Afterward, a celestial phenomenon occurred, bestowing a Divine Technique upon him.
And that Divine Technique was the Mountain Soul Divine Power!
With abundant resources and outstanding innate talent, the Celestial Wind Divine General indeed displayed astonishing aptitude for cultivation.
He began practicing the spear at age five and became famous throughout Yu Province by age eight.
At twelve, he achieved Gun Heart Clarity.
At eighteen, he became a Spear Dao Saint.
At twenty, he was granted the rank of Divine General by Emperor Yu, earning the title "Celestial Wind."
He broke through to the Dragon Mansion Realm at thirty and entered the Nine Tribulations Realm at fifty.
In his eightieth year, he stepped into the Returning Void Realm...
After reviewing this part of his memory, it was clear the man was a true chosen one.
After finishing with the Celestial Wind Divine General’s memories, Su Bai’s gaze shifted.
’That mirror is interesting.’
From the fluctuations emanating from the Ancient Mirror, Su Bai detected a dense Merit Qi.
’In other words, this reclusive family has a way to communicate with the Celestial Dao. By burning the Merit Points within the mirror, they can exchange them for one of the Celestial Divine Techniques!’
’This mirror is great!’
A smile spread across Su Bai’s face as the thought occurred to him.
According to the Celestial Wind Divine General’s memories, this reclusive family had existed since the founding of the Dayu Immortal Dynasty and persisted to this day.
’It stands to reason that this Golden Ancient Mirror must contain a vast amount of Merit Points!’
’And Merit Points are a wonderful thing. I was just worrying about how to accumulate them quickly.’
Next, he began to inspect his gains.
[Divine Technique: Yue Hun! (Ninth Grade!) Realm: 9th Layer! (Requires 20,000,000 Experience Points!)]
The Mountain Soul Divine Power was Ninth Grade!
Su Bai gave it a brief try.
Instantly, phantoms of towering mountains appeared in the sky. As they merged into Su Bai’s body, his Physique did indeed strengthen, but only slightly.
It was just as he had expected; the enhancement effect wasn’t very significant.
After all, his current Physique, enhanced by the Fourth Immortal Golden Body Transformation, had already reached a terrifying level.
’To get any improvement at all is pretty good.’ he thought.
’Besides, the Realm of this Mountain Soul Divine Power isn’t very high, so its power is naturally limited.’
’Then I’ll just use some Experience Points to level it up.’
Following Su Bai’s thought, nearly one hundred million Experience Points were poured into the Mountain Soul Divine Power.
The Divine Technique’s Realm began to increase rapidly.
Before long, it had reached the 12th Layer!
It was now just one step away from the 13th Layer of Perfection.
’Let’s try again.’
This time, when Su Bai tried it, he found that his Physique had improved significantly.
’It increased by about a third. That’s a pretty good boost!’
Su Bai smiled.
「Some time later.」
The evening glow painted the clouds, and the city’s evening bells chimed softly.
High in the sky, amidst the clouds.
Su Bai rose from Hei Wushuang’s head, told the dragon to return on its own, then concealed his presence and slipped into the city.
The very next day, the new laws were announced.
They were officially implemented across the entire territory of Great Xia.
To celebrate this momentous occasion, Jiang Guanshui decided that all officials of the court, major and minor, would receive a five-day holiday this month, and their salaries would be doubled.
Furthermore, he would hold a great three-day feast in the city!
All living beings within the borders of Great Xia were welcome to enter the city and enjoy the food.
As long as they didn’t cause trouble, even the rarest of spirit monsters were permitted to enter.
In an instant, the entire nation erupted in celebration!
"Let’s go! Brother Su Bai, let’s go for a drink!"
Inside the prison, a gleeful Zhang Wei pulled Su Bai along as they headed outside.
A crowd of jubilant colleagues from the Prison Suppression Bureau gathered around them.
In the eastern part of the city stood a noisy, bustling tavern.
At a Jade Table.
"Cheers!"
Zhang Wei, Su Bai, and a group of their colleagues from the Prison Suppression Bureau all sat down, joyfully raising their cups to celebrate.
Everyone raised their Jade Cups, clinking them together with a great laugh and sending sparkling droplets of liquor flying into the air.
CLINK!
...
SNAP!
Su Bai snapped his umbrella shut, shook off the raindrops, and set it aside. Seeing that the pavilion was clean, he simply leaned against the railing and gazed out in silence.
The three-day feast in the Imperial City was now over. Su Bai had taken advantage of the holiday to travel to the Da Yu Desolate Province.
Ever since learning about the Ancestral Demon Mountain from that young man in the Red Robe, he hadn’t been able to get the powerful Demon Race faction out of his head.
And the Ancestral Demon Mountain was located in the Da Yu Desolate Province.
"Senior! We’ve arrived at the Golden Cloud Convention!"
Beside him, an old Daoist in a pale yellow robe bowed slightly and spoke in a low, respectful voice.
This was an old Daoist that Su Bai had met on the road. Sensing that Su Bai was an unfathomably profound master, he had insisted on following him to offer his humble services.
Su Bai, naturally, hadn’t refused.
Having a free guide saved him a lot of trouble.
Before he knew it, the Golden Cloud Convention had already begun.
It began within this living ink wash painting.
Su Bai lowered his gaze, looking at the Golden Cloud Immortal Platform below.
Before long, people below began to spar.
The two people currently sparring consisted of one person with an ink-black long spear and another with a slender silver sword.
One wore a bamboo hat; the other, a silver robe.
The fine rain blurred his vision and muffled the sounds. Su Bai couldn’t hear the clang of spear on sword, and the cheers that reached his ears were faint and ethereal.
In the center of the Golden Cloud Immortal Platform lay a Yin-Yang Fish Diagram, and the two were dueling upon it. Their Body Techniques were nimble as they countered each other’s every move.
Under the suppressive effect of the Golden Cloud Immortal Platform, neither combatant used their Cultivation. Instead, they competed using only the most fundamental techniques and their understanding of the Martial Dao.
It was a rather interesting kind of duel.
To Su Bai’s eyes, the two weren’t just sparring; they were painting a picture.
Every thrust of the spear and slash of the sword sent raindrops flying. Each flash of their Body Technique scattered a ring of water droplets, like someone twirling an umbrella and sending rain flying in a beaded curtain.
This ink wash painting, created from the mist and pouring rain, was truly a sight to behold.
However, at this very moment.
A voice echoed from deep within the clouds.
"Such audacity!"
"Without the Old Ancestor’s permission! Who dares to hold the Golden Cloud Convention!?"