Chapter 489: Chapter 278: Essence of the Four Great Auspicious Beasts! Circulation of the Six Void Skill, Divine Skill!

Swish!

Ten or so sharp Gang Qi pierced into the dragon’s body, and from the wounds, streams of fresh blood gushed out, then dissolved into the deep pool.

Roar!

The dragon let out a painful wail, its gigantic body twisting continuously, churning the pool water.

Su Que infused True Qi and Divine Intent into the dozen strands of Gang Qi.

Streams of brilliant yellow gas drifted out from the dragon’s wide blood-stained mouth.

This brilliant yellow gas condensed into a bead in the deep pool, growing larger and larger.

The bead emitted high heat, scorching the pool water, releasing faint bubbles.

Soon, the dragon’s scales dimmed, and its originally fierce and angry dragon eyes lost their luster.

The Dragon Essence had formed, and the dragon lost its Essence, Spirit, and Qi, dying there.

Su Que reached out with his hand and grabbed the Dragon Essence.

Then he opened his mouth and pushed the Dragon Essence into it.

The scorching Dragon Essence was swallowed bit by bit.

Once the Dragon Essence entered his stomach, the hidden Essence, Spirit, and Qi transformed into streams of scorching heat.

The heat flowed from his abdomen throughout his body.

Where the Dragon Essence flowed, he felt his physical body becoming more solid.

In less than half a cup of tea’s time, he absorbed all the Dragon Essence.

He glanced at his attributes.

Remaining lifespan: 5301

After swallowing the Dragon Essence, his lifespan increased by about forty years.

He remembered when he had previously consumed the Dragon Essence of the Ancient Giant Dragon, the increase in lifespan was much more impressive.

It seemed that his current remaining lifespan was over five thousand years, making his life level very different from before.

Even though the Dragon Essence was clearly stronger than that of the Ancient Giant Dragon, it still only added forty years to his lifespan.

After swallowing the Dragon Essence, Su Que kicked his foot.

The whole person was like an arrow shot out of the water, leaving a trail of bubbles, shooting swiftly towards the surface of the deep pool.

After emerging from the pool, Su Que then headed towards the Qilin, Black Tortoise, and Phoenix.

The three Auspicious Beasts, upon seeing Su Que, drooled, eager to devour this person with a dense life force.

But Su Que subdued them effortlessly and took their Essence.

After consecutively consuming the Essence of the three Auspicious Beasts, Su Que looked at his attributes again.

Remaining lifespan: 5428

After consuming the Essence of the Four Great Auspicious Beasts, his lifespan increased by over two hundred years.

Su Que activated his Lightweight Skill and left the Imperial Palace.

He found a mountain and began cultivating Circulation of the Six Void Skill.

When practiced deeply, Circulation of the Six Void Skill can utilize the energies of heaven, earth, mountain, lake, wind, thunder, water, and fire, allowing oneself to fly in the sky.

He wanted to try this, to use Circulation of the Six Void Skill to fly back to Jiannan Prefecture City.

Immediately, after sitting cross-legged in a mountain cave, he began cultivating Circulation of the Six Void Skill according to Ji Chongsheng’s memory.

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Su Que followed the cultivation method, inhaling and exhaling the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, and within his body, eight distinct energies started to form.

These eight energies are the eight forces of Circulation of the Six Void Skill: heaven, earth, mountain, lake, wind, thunder, water, and fire.

His high lifespan also enhanced his Talent Value, so his cultivation progress was extremely fast.

Circulation of the Six Void Skill (1st Realm Initial Insight 1%)

Soon, his Circulation of the Six Void Skill broke through to the 1st Realm.

Upon breaking into the 1st Realm, eight-colored True Qi—red, orange, yellow, white, green, blue, violet, and black—emerged from his meridians.

These eight-colored True Qi correspond to the eight forces of Circulation of the Six Void Skill.

The power generated by these eight True Qi is also known as "Circulating Eight Forces."

Despite cultivating numerous martial arts, Su Que witnessed for the first time the emergence of eight strands of True Qi in his meridians.

Other cultivation techniques only required focusing on maneuvering one type of True Qi.

However, the cultivation of Circulation of the Six Void Skill requires maneuvering these eight types of True Qi.

Circulation of the Six Void Skill derives from the Heavenly Dao, enhancing what is lacking by diminishing the excess.

During cultivation, one must balance the eight types of True Qi, strengthening the weak and supporting the strong to maintain equilibrium.

Minor missteps can lead to the deviation condition of Qigong Deviation.

Thus, martial artists cultivating this skill usually proceed with extreme caution, at a very slow pace.

Additionally, some martial artists cultivate at a slow pace yet still make mistakes, resulting in significant side effects during cultivation.

According to Ji Chongsheng’s memory, many ancestral masters practicing this skill perished either during cultivation or when executing the skill.

However, Su Que feared none of these side effects and even hoped for them to occur.

Hence, during cultivation, he regardless followed the "Heavenly Dao, diminishing excess to fill deficiencies".

Ignoring the strength of the eight True Qi, he relentlessly revolved them in circles following the cultivation route of Circulation of the Six Void Skill by sheer will.

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His relentless cultivation led to rapid progress in Circulation of the Six Void Skill.

In "Circulation of the Six Void Skill," controlling the eight True Qi necessitates adherence to the "Path of Harmony," maintaining balance during their rotation.

Yet, Su Que at present embodies the "Inharmonious," rotating the eight True Qi with fluctuating strength, pressing against each other.

If another martial artist were to attempt this, they would have long suffered Qigong Deviation, causing severe bodily harm.

Some might even damage their foundational essence or lose their lives.

However, the side effects of Qigong Deviation reversed within Su Que’s body.

Su Que felt the more he revolved Circulation of the Six Void Skill, the hotter his body became, akin to soaking in a boiling spring, feeling wholly content.

He couldn’t help but shed his upper clothing, revealing his muscular physique.

Whispers of white steam rose from his skin.

His muscles visibly squirmed.

Constant new strength erupted within his muscles.

When introspecting himself, he saw that as he cultivated Circulation of the Six Void Skill, his meridians, flesh, and bones became more resilient and powerful.

He glanced at his attributes.

Remaining lifespan: 5451

After cultivating Circulation of the Six Void Skill to two realms, his lifespan extended by about twenty years due to the reversal of Qigong Deviation side effects.

Soon, he felt his eight True Qi within reach a peak.

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Although the technique broke through, he did not stop and continued cultivating.

About a cup of tea later, the eight True Qi within him surged like eight rivers, flowing through his meridians.

Circulation of the Six Void Skill (4th Realm Elite 1%)

His skill reached the 4th Realm.

Su Que immediately tried to use the eight True Qi to see if he could fly in the sky.

He activated the Circulation of the Six Void Skill, releasing the eight-colored True Qi outside his body, transforming into the "Circulating Eight Forces," encircling him.

Indeed, he lifted from a sitting position.

Immediately, he poured Spiritual Power into the "Circulating Eight Forces."

The power, following his intention, propelled his body to fly out of the cave.

Swish!

Su Que shot out of the cave like an arrow, quickly arcing upward towards the sky.

After flying for a while, he realized that although his speed was great, he could only perform low-altitude flight.

Unlike the Celestial Soldiers who could ascend to high altitudes.

Hence, Su Que flew back to the cave to continue cultivating.

After about a stick of incense’s time, Su Que expelled a breath, releasing a mixed eight-colored fog, resembling a dragon, from his mouth and nose, rolling onto the ground.

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Su Que, sensing the heavy eight-colored True Qi within him, thought that at this realm, he should be able to fly.

With this thought, he immediately activated the "Circulating Eight Forces."

His body floated up again, and with a whoosh, he shot out of the cave like a bolt of lightning.

Emerging from the cave, his body left a shadow trail, rapidly ascending into the sky once more.

The "Circulating Eight Forces" now possessed immense power.

In a burst, he crossed into the high altitudes, flying towards the clouds.

In a blink, he reached the high sky, surrounded by birds and floating clouds.