Chapter 154 - 152: Cyan Heaven Dragon Transformation, Celestial Fire Conflagration
Chen Yuan was using the Liaoyuan Celestial Fire for his alchemy, his consciousness completely immersed within the Shennong Cauldron.
The power of the Celestial Fire Secret Manual was exceptionally compatible with the Shennong Cauldron. Chen Yuan could clearly perceive everything happening inside it.
In fact, "compatible" wasn’t even the right word. A feeling of extreme joy and longing emanated from the Shennong Cauldron.
’I feel like I could make off with this Divine Artifact from Medicine King Valley with just a single thought.’
There were currently three distinct forces inside the Shennong Cauldron.
One was the Top Grade Spiritual Medicine everyone had previously added, which held the most potent medicinal energy.
Another was Ming Gongqiao’s Heaven-Devouring Poison, along with some other poisons he had added yesterday.
The final force was the Spiritual Medicine Bei Tianya had contributed, intended for refining the Healing Holy Medicine.
The latter two energies were intertwining, each testing the other as they tried to merge and seize the most potent medicinal energy at the core.
Chen Yuan directly used the Celestial Fire’s Power to separate them. He isolated Ming Gongqiao’s Heaven-Devouring Poison, while on the other side, he guided the massive amount of Top Grade Spiritual Medicine to fuse with the Spiritual Medicine Bei Tianya had added.
Soon after, however, Chen Yuan discovered that Bei Tianya had also underestimated the power of the Celestial Fire Secret Manual.
Once the Celestial Fire’s Power entered the Shennong Cauldron, its strength surged unexpectedly. It not only blocked the Poison Power but was also continuously burning and compressing it. Before long, all the poison would be completely purified.
At that moment, the color drained from Ming Gongqiao’s face.
"That’s the Celestial Fire Secret Manual! That man is from the Great Brightness Sect’s Celestial Fire Hall!"
Ming Gongqiao himself hailed from Medicine King Valley; he was even the previous Valley Master’s direct disciple.
He was privy to many of Medicine King Valley’s secrets. He naturally knew that the Shennong Cauldron had once been loaned to the Great Brightness Sect, and he knew exactly what the Celestial Fire Secret Manual meant for the Divine Artifact.
It was a power that could completely alter the outcome of the alchemy!
Ming Gongqiao yelled at Zhao Wuji, "Marquis! Quickly, have your men stop that remnant of the Great Brightness Sect! Don’t let him touch the Shennong Cauldron, or more than a decade of planning will be ruined today!"
Zhao Wuji’s expression changed drastically. True Qi erupted around him as he reached out and clenched his fist in the air. The Power of Heaven and Earth converged violently, forming nine golden dragons that shrieked in the void. They condensed into a massive seal that blasted toward the two Medicine King Valley Elders.
Nine Dragon River and Mountain Seal!
Previously, Zhao Wuji had only been holding the two Elders back, not using lethal force. But with a man from the Great Brightness Sect present, he could no longer afford to be tied down by them.
This Seal Technique was a Royal Daoist Technique passed down through the Zhao Royal Family, possessing an ultimate, majestic grandeur. The two Elders from Medicine King Valley were instantly sent flying, vomiting blood, their auras weakening to a critical low.
Then, a divine golden light flared around Zhao Wuji as he charged straight for Bei Tianya. Dragon roars that shook the heavens erupted around him. With every punch he threw, the sound of a world-shaking dragon’s roar thundered through the air.
"The Zhao Royal Family’s Nine Dragon World-Suppressing Scripture? Don’t tell me the ancestors of your Zhao Royal Family never told you that this very cultivation technique was created with the help of my Ming Sect’s Sect Leader? Part of its secrets come directly from my Cyan Wood Hall’s Cyan Heaven Dragon Transformation Technique!"
Bei Tianya let out a long cry. The formidable Power of Heaven and Earth around him condensed, transforming his qi into a dragon that soared through the heavens!
In mid-air, the Golden Dragon and the Azure Dragon collided. A storm of True Qi instantly erupted between them, and Zhao Wuji was forced back step by step, his expression aghast.
The Zhao Royal Family’s Nine Dragon World-Suppressing Scripture was certainly not weak. However, one had to absorb the power of a Dragon Vein to cultivate it to perfection, and that Dragon Vein was hidden deep within the Great Xia Imperial Palace.
Zhao Wuji was estranged from the Zhao Royal Family and hadn’t returned to the Capital City in years. Therefore, the foundation of his Nine Dragon World-Suppressing Scripture was not as profound as other Divine Platform Realm members of the Royal Family.
In contrast, Bei Tianya’s Cyan Heaven Dragon Transformation Technique turned his very body into a dragon, allowing him to roam the heavens and the earth. He *was* the dragon; what need did he have for the power of a Dragon Vein?
Seeing Zhao Wuji being suppressed, Ming Gongqiao could no longer afford to deal with Zong Siyuan in a slow, methodical manner.
The Poison Technique he cultivated didn’t have as many variations as the Martial Dao; it was mostly a matter of the poison’s potency.
He previously thought victory was assured, so he hadn’t used his full power, intending only to slowly wear Zong Siyuan down.
Now, in his haste, Ming Gongqiao formed a Seal Technique, then pressed a finger to the center of his own brow.
But with this action, he actually poked a pitch-black hole into his own forehead. A blazing, dark, ghostly light faintly pulsed from within.
"You’ve refined poison into your very limbs and bones, even into your brain! Are you even still human?"
A look of horror crossed Zong Siyuan’s face.
"The human body is merely a vessel. It can contain Qi, Blood, and a Primordial Spirit. Why can it not contain Poison Power?"
As the ghostly black light flickered in the hole on Ming Gongqiao’s brow, threads of deadly Poison Power erupted from it. They spread out in the air, forming a great net that completely enveloped Zong Siyuan.
The power of this poison net was tyrannical, completely sealing off even the surrounding Power of Heaven and Earth.
The greatest ability of a Martial Artist at the Martial Dao Eighth Realm Divine Platform Realm was the initial perception of the Power of Heaven and Earth, allowing them to absorb it for their own use and borrow from it during combat.
With this one move, Ming Gongqiao had essentially knocked Zong Siyuan down to the Primordial Pill Realm, forcing him to fight using only his own power.
After trapping Zong Siyuan in the poison net, Ming Gongqiao charged toward Bei Tianya, intending to join forces with Zhao Wuji and eliminate him first.
At the same time, the guards Zhao Wuji had brought with him finally made their move.
Since he was attending the Cauldron Opening Ceremony, Zhao Wuji couldn’t openly bring a large entourage.
Aside from his trusted strategist, he had only brought two guards at the Condensing Truth Realm and two at the Sea of Reincarnation Realm.
Their leader was Mo Fan, the guard who had been beside Zhao Wuji earlier. Though only in his early thirties, he had already reached the Condensing Truth Realm.
He had always considered himself exceptional, believing he was no less talented than the young prodigies on the Hidden Dragon Rankings.
’If I had met the Marquis earlier and gotten resources sooner, I’d be able to contend with the prodigies on the Hidden Dragon Rankings too.’
That was why Mo Fan had been so resentful when Zhao Wuji tried to recruit Chen Yuan, thinking the man was shamelessly ungrateful.
Bei Tianya glanced in Chen Yuan’s direction but seemed unconcerned.
He knew Chen Yuan’s strength. ’If he can’t even handle Zhao Wuji’s guards, what right does he have to inherit the Celestial Fire Secret Manual?’
Bei Tianya knew better than anyone just how high the threshold was for the Great Brightness Sect’s cultivation techniques.
Anyone who could begin cultivating on their own without a master, having only received the cultivation technique, was either a peerless genius or someone blessed by immense fortune.
"Attack! Kill that bastard!"
As Mo Fan’s voice fell, his long sword swept out, unleashing a piercing Sword Qi that shot straight toward Chen Yuan.
The three men behind him also attacked, trying to sever Chen Yuan’s connection to the Shennong Cauldron.
Chen Yuan kept his left hand on the Shennong Cauldron, continuously pouring the Celestial Fire’s Power into it. In his right hand, the Black Flame Sword materialized.
This long sword wasn’t forged from metal, but was cast from a black-red crystal made of an extraterrestrial meteorite.
The moment the Celestial Fire Power was channeled into the Black Flame Sword, a scorching, violent aura erupted from the weapon.
The attribute of this Earth Soldier was incredibly specialized; it purely amplified Fire Attribute cultivation techniques. The amplification was massive, a full thirty percent higher than a normal weapon.
For Martial Artists practicing other types of cultivation techniques, this Earth Soldier was even less useful than a Profound Soldier.
The Burning Earth Sword Technique flared to life. In an instant, Mo Fan felt as if a sky full of molten fire was crashing down on him. The Sword Momentum was incredibly violent.
The power was so immense it didn’t seem like it could come from someone in the Sea of Reincarnation Realm.
Most importantly, the man before them was fighting them while simultaneously channeling power into the Shennong Cauldron!
With a single slash, the two Sea of Reincarnation Realm Martial Artists behind Mo Fan were completely unable to resist the overwhelmingly powerful Sword Momentum. They were torn to pieces by the Burning Earth Sword Technique, their bodies instantly incinerated to ash by the immense Celestial Fire Power!
The expressions of Mo Fan and the other Condensing Truth Realm guard changed drastically. But before they could react, Chen Yuan formed a Seal Technique, and his vast Qi and Blood Power was suddenly ignited.
As the seal fell, a sky full of flames erupted, completely engulfing Mo Fan and the other Condensing Truth Realm Martial Artist.
The two men desperately unleashed their full power to resist the encroaching flames. But to their horror, they discovered the flames were continuously burning away their True Qi and Qi and Blood.
Strictly speaking, the power of the Heart-Burning Karmic Flame was somewhat similar to Ming Gongqiao’s Heaven-Devouring Poison. Both clung to their target like a festering disease, making them extremely difficult to dispel.
The only difference was that the Heart-Burning Karmic Flame was tyrannical and overt, while the Heaven-Devouring Poison was insidious and devious.
The two were still desperately resisting the Heart-Burning Karmic Flame when, from within the sea of fire, Chen Yuan thrust his sword. A thin layer of Qi and Blood coated the crimson flames.
Blood Refining Divine Sword!
The Blood Spirit Scripture contained the Blood Refining Divine Saber, so of course it also had the Blood Refining Divine Sword. Since Chen Yuan hadn’t used a sword before, he hadn’t focused on practicing it. He could still use the technique now, but it lacked the explosive power of the Blood Refining Divine Saber.
Now, Chen Yuan was using the power of the Celestial Fire Secret Manual to execute the Blood Refining Divine Sword. From a distance, no one could tell that his attack actually contained two different types of power.
Mo Fan was positioned further back, while the other Condensing Truth Realm Martial Artist was in front.
The man in front subconsciously gathered his True Qi and Qi and Blood, intending to clash head-on with Chen Yuan’s sword.
But beneath the explosively violent Celestial Fire Sword Qi, a torrential Qi and Blood Power suddenly erupted!
The Blood Refining Divine Saber was majestically powerful, while the Blood Refining Divine Sword focused all its might on a single point, its power more contained.
With a single thrust, the Condensing Truth Realm Martial Artist’s long sword shattered. His arm, along with half of his body, was utterly obliterated by Chen Yuan’s attack!
Some of the other Martial Artists had fled, but they couldn’t resist watching the unfolding situation from a distance.
When they saw what was happening with Chen Yuan, their hearts skipped a beat.
’The combat prowess of these Martial Artists from the Great Brightness Sect is ridiculously high.’
Although Chen Yuan wore a mask, everyone could tell from his aura and the burst of Qi and Blood that he wasn’t old. He was clearly one of the younger generation of Martial Artists.
It wasn’t unheard of for someone in the Sea of Reincarnation Realm to kill someone in the Condensing Truth Realm. But to do so with such ease, all while channeling power into the Shennong Cauldron... that level of strength was terrifying.
’If this expert from the Great Brightness Sect were on the Hidden Dragon Rankings, he’d probably be ranked around thirtieth place!’