Ancient Dragon Elephant Technique-Chapter 1375 - 11: The Undying Divine Qi Eater

"Hahaha... With this mystical serpent, my body will soon recover to over fifty percent!" Lin Feng couldn’t help but feel excited as he looked at the serpent’s corpse.

The recovery of the corporeal form is the foundation for establishing oneself in this world.

After regaining some strength, Lin Feng got up from the ground and looked toward the depths.

Lin Feng couldn’t help but ponder, "Since there is an underwater cave mansion, it seems this world is not devoid of cultivators. It’s just that the Heaven and Earth Rules suppress the mana and divine sense of cultivators here. Becoming a cultivator in this world is evidently much harder than in other places. What kind of world is this, to be so strange!"

He put away the dagger, hid it in his sleeve, and then walked into the cave mansion.

This cave mansion had long since become the lair of the mystical serpent, with many things destroyed by it.

But the stone bed, stone table, stone chairs, and so on within the cave remained unharmed.

Clearly, there were once cultivators who meditated here years ago.

Just as time passed by silently.

No one knows when that was.

Whether the cultivator who meditated here is alive or dead is unclear; perhaps they left, or perhaps they passed away right here.

If it were the latter.

The body now unseen, it might have been eaten by the serpent, right?

The cave mansion is divided into four rooms, with a cultivation room, an alchemy room, and a pill refining room inside.

However, nothing substantial was left behind.

In the cultivation room, Lin Feng found something unusual—a Spirit Gathering Array was set up here.

In this world, even ordinary minerals are extremely precious.

Let alone array formation materials?

Thus, even the simplest Spirit Gathering Array is enormously valuable.

Now, the Spirit Gathering Array had accumulated a considerable amount of spiritual energy.

"Unfortunately, I can’t circulate my mana right now, unable to activate the Ancient Dragon Elephant Technique to absorb this spiritual energy. If only I could absorb it," Lin Feng sighed.

Suddenly, at this moment, Lin Feng discovered that this spiritual energy actively surged into his body.

"What is this?" Lin Feng was greatly surprised.

"The World Tree seedling?"

His eyes suddenly brightened as he recalled the treasure rooted in his dantian.

It was the World Tree Fragment, acquired in the East Sea, successfully cultivated into a seedling, and rooted in the dantian, capable of absorbing nature’s spiritual energy day and night.

The World Tree.

This is indeed a divine tree formed before the heavens and the earth split open.

But unfortunately, it was cut during the ancient war.

The World Tree can devour any energy from the Ten Thousand Realms and All Heavens. In this world, energy is scarce.

Previously, the World Tree seedling was inactive, but with the large amount of spiritual energy gathered by the Spirit Gathering Array in this cultivation room.

The World Tree seedling immediately sensed it and began devouring the spiritual energy here.

Lin Feng quickly sat cross-legged.

Due to the suppression of divine sense, Lin Feng couldn’t currently use it to sense the current state of the World Tree seedling. However, because he was mentally connected to the seedling, he could vaguely sense it continuously absorbing the spiritual energy here.

Lin Feng closed his eyes, carefully sensing that faint connection with the World Tree seedling.

Gradually, in a trance, Lin Feng saw the World Tree seedling rooting in the elixir sea, absorbing the spiritual energy, which then began transforming into mana.

"Qi Eater’s divine isn’t dead..."

Suddenly, a sentence occurred to Lin Feng’s mind.

This sentence originates from: "Meat-eaters are courageous and fierce, grain-eaters are wise and clever, Qi Eaters are divine and long-lived, non-eaters are undying and divine."

It’s from the Taoist book "Great Dai Rites·Yi Benming," a passage once discussed with Que Butian regarding its meaning.

Those who eat meat, their bodies become robust, with their nature turning brave.

Those who eat grains, become intelligent and wise.

Those who eat qi, possess divine-like longevity. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

The fourth sentence means if one consumes nothing, they become an undying god.

And an undying god is referred to as "immortal."

...

So, a cultivator’s cultivation is "Qi Eating."

Ingest qi into the body to enhance cultivation.

As cultivation enhances, lifespan extends.

With increased lifespan comes longevity, potentially reaching the immortal state.

...

Lin Feng eats meat, to restore the physical body.

And qi eating, to restore mana, or in other words, recover cultivation.

...

There is a fundamental difference in this.

The physical body is the foundation of cultivation, while mana is the expansion of cultivation.

Only when the physical body is strong enough can it support the continual rise of mana and ongoing advancement in cultivation.

Lin Feng had previously always felt helpless because his mana was suppressed by this world.

Now, the World Tree seedling is consuming the spiritual energy here.

This truly embodies that saying of "Qi Eater’s divine isn’t dead."

To consume heaven and earth’s air.

One then becomes an undying divine being.

And now, the World Tree seedling, through qi eating, converts it into mana.

It showed Lin Feng the hope of activating his mana.

...

Once all the spiritual energy in the area was engulfed by the World Tree seedling, the mana contained within the seedling grew even more intense.

However, at the moment, Lin Feng was still unable to wield this part of the mana.

"Qi Eaters, strengthen oneself first, qi fills and then spills over. It seems that to utilize the mana within the World Tree seedling, I need to wait until it stores enough mana to achieve that," Lin Feng couldn’t help but muse.

Although unable to wield mana for now, Lin Feng was already extremely pleased.

He believed that when he could finally activate his mana, the Ancient Dragon Elephant Technique could also be initiated.

Once the Ancient Dragon Elephant Technique operates smoothly, there must be a way to connect with the elixir sea suppressed by this world’s Heaven and Earth Rules.

Once connecting to the elixir sea, he could wield the mana within.

Perhaps by then, he could break through this world’s suppression of his mana and divine sense by the Heaven and Earth Rules.

If he truly accomplishes this, Lin Feng firmly believes his strength could gradually return to its peak state.

Of course, Lin Feng knew this would require some time.

"This place indeed serves as an excellent spot for cultivation, though it’s a pity this Spirit Gathering Array is just an ordinary one, and the spiritual energy it absorbs is limited. Currently, I have no array formation materials; unable to arrange a powerful array, I can only use this Spirit Gathering Array for a while. Once I can wield mana, I’ll be able to open the storage ring and have access to whatever I need," Lin Feng thought with a hint of amusement.

Lin Feng got up, with a faint smile on his face.

He hoisted the mystical serpent’s body and headed towards the village by the shore.

"Quick, look, our big brother is back! He’s carrying the mystical serpent back..." A dozen youngsters at the village entrance exclaimed excitedly, their faces filled with admiration as they gazed at Lin Feng.

The entire village was alerted; everyone rushed out, deeply shocked upon seeing the hundred-meter-long serpent’s body.

The mystical serpent, a dominator-level fierce beast, had been slain.

This caused a visual shock for many.

Before the village, Lin Feng dissected the serpent, skinned off a complete serpent skin, and then extracted the serpent gallbladder and blood.

The serpent gallbladder and blood are invaluable resources, capable of rapidly restoring his physical body.