Cultivation : I'm an Ancient Giant Bear-Chapter 438 - 416: The Story Between My Benefactor and Me That Must Be Told
"Level 13 Ice and Fire Shield! Haha!"
Wang Wu really wanted to laugh out loud three times, this was equivalent to surpassing a First Grade, at least to a Tier One Earth Immortal Daoist Technique. If he could advance further, it would become a Divine Technique.
But looking at the casualties this time, it was quite painful actually. 800 years of Shou was one thing, but ten Dragon Blood Pills and nearly five million points of Spiritual Qi were directly consumed.
"Should I be gentler next time? No, no, no gentleness, improving the quality of Spiritual Qi isn’t important; what’s important is to erode away the Blood Curse! What a great opportunity, what a great Cold-Crying Bird, once this chance is gone, there won’t be another!"
Wang Wu honestly was very grateful to Baiyu, and also very grateful to Baiyu’s mentor, the Frost Monarch.
What a great pair of mentor and apprentice!
"Thank you!"
Wang Wu solemnly cupped his fist and bowed in ceremony.
Sincerely.
Next, Wang Wu didn’t rush to catch Cold-Crying Birds but rather focused on adjusting his Innate and Acquired cultivation because the continuous world battles caused severe damage to the Spirit Pills.
Even if it seemed restored, actually there were still hidden injuries within the Spirit Pills.
These hidden injuries were too small, not something that could be healed in a moment, and if not resolved, the accumulated consequences could be very serious.
Therefore, Wang Wu decisively activated the Level 18 Spirit Essence and used the Penetrating Divine Techniques to individually explore and repair these five Spirit Pills point by point. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
Of course, the Spirit Pills are not like the Heaven-Supporting Pillar; they can’t be repaired violently, so internal adjustment and nurturing were necessary to assist in the repair.
In short, it couldn’t be resolved without three to five months.
Meanwhile, while Wang Wu was wholeheartedly healing himself, he had no idea that the Azure Sea Cold Qi outside Dragon Head City had stabilized significantly over these past days, even dropping to Level 5 at one point.
This gave many cultivators hope, relaxing their moods, especially She Shoujiu and Madam Yu, whose supply connections ensured basic material provisions, even if they weren’t abundant.
This effectively stabilized the situation.
"Remember, the Five Qi of the Human World in your hands are not to be spent elsewhere unless the Hidden Origin Association Headquarters’ Common Vault is opened!"
She Shoujiu personally stepped forward to ensure the agreement was reached. Currently, in this small group of theirs, a total of three thousand Hidden Element Stewards held more than one hundred and fifty thousand strands of the Five Qi of the Human World in total.
It may not seem much individually, but collectively, it was a considerable power.
Wang Wu felt pessimistic, believing Baiyu had undermined him, but probably only Baiyu understood that he had coerced it through force, forcing Wang Wu to cast a supporting vote.
Otherwise, if that Senior Sister Qin personally guarded Dragon Head City, even without doing or holding any position, Wang Wu could easily undermine Baiyu.
Once She Shoujiu understood this, he realized that Wang Wu’s strategy of lying low was very effective.
At the same time, maintaining the lower foundation was essential, including aiding the mortals in Dragon Head City.
Even if Baiyu didn’t treat them as people, he wouldn’t personally slaughter mortals; he would only coldly watch as they died out in natural disasters.
But if they could protect these mortals, then the situation would be very different.
Especially recently, with the risk level of the Azure Sea Cold Qi dropping, it was truly a double happiness.
"Yes, it seems there’s no big problem, the fluctuations in the Azure Sea Cold Qi recently were just a chance occurrence."
There was more than one wise evaluator.
At the same time, atop the Hidden Origin Bell, Baiyu was frowning, standing next to two white-clad maidens.
"Where’s the Cold-Crying Bird? Where’s the Cold-Crying Bird I asked for?"
But those two white-clad maidens couldn’t answer him because they didn’t know either. Several days ago, as the Azure Sea Cold Qi continuously gathered, the number of Cold-calling Insects finally exceeded one hundred thousand, eventually hatching five Cold-Crying Birds, which would attract a wider, higher level Azure Sea Cold Qi.
But in the blink of an eye, three precious Cold-Crying Birds suddenly vanished, gone!
It was a dire situation!
Ordinary cultivators, even She Shoujiu and the Four Clowns didn’t know how Cold-Crying Birds formed or their specific use. Only Baiyu and his kin knew how precious they were.
He went to this backwater place such as Dragon Head City to compete with a Little Bear precisely because there’d be no competition.
Result: everything was going smoothly, on the verge of getting on track, but the Cold-Crying Birds just vanished.
Who stole his Cold-Crying Birds!
"Impossible to be lost; they must have been led somewhere else. We aren’t the only ones eyeing the Cold-Crying Birds; stay alert. Once the Cold-Crying Birds hatch and reach nine in number, capture them immediately!"
Baiyu was weary. The key was, Cold-Crying Birds could fly, had wings of their own, and under the cover of the Azure Sea Cold Qi, were hard to spot unless they stayed over one place for a long time. So, he had to remain here, using his own physical body to lure them in.
Unexpectedly, a few days ago, three suddenly disappeared. Could there be someone whose physique was more graceful and fragrant than his?
Impossible, within a hundred thousand miles, there was no other individual with better or greater potential than him.
No worries, the Cold phase has just begun the second year, no issues at all.
In this way, Baiyu quickly regained his spirits.
And he felt increasingly cheerful because as time passed, the Cold-calling Insects increased, and new Cold-Crying Birds continued to hatch—the second one, the third one, the fourth one—ah, five already!
Joyful!
At this moment, three months later,
Wang Wu painstakingly spent nearly another five million points of Spiritual Qi to fully repair the hidden injuries of his five Spirit Pills. At this moment, he felt as if he was about to undergo a complete metamorphosis, truly, just that slight change, that small hidden injury healed, made him feel as if he was about to ascend.
Strength needs no justification.
"Huh? Recently, the Azure Sea Cold Qi level has risen again? Level 8, Level 8! Damn this ghost weather! That damn Baiyu!"
Wang Wu hurriedly went to find She Shoujiu, and upon meeting, before he could speak, She Shoujiu’s eyes lit up, "Little Xiong Xiong, have you advanced again?"
"Really? I just repaired some internal injuries."
Wang Wu was very humble, as if he didn’t know how strong he was.
"No, no, no, you didn’t just repair internal injuries. Has anyone told you that you look vibrant, like an immortal? The aura around you is so dynamic, I dare say you look better than Baiyu now."
She Shoujiu spoke with absolute certainty, staring at Wang Wu without blinking, practically infatuated.
"Are you kidding me? Do you think I’ll believe what you say?"
Wang Wu grinned, and She Shoujiu hit him on the shoulder with a laugh, "You huff and puff when I compliment you. My eyes never lie, this aura, this feeling, it’s not charm, but—"
"No, you saw wrong, I’ll come find you another day!"
Wang Wu tossed out those words and dashed off in an instant, She Shoujiu’s gaze made him a little uneasy...
But to speak the truth, his current state was indeed too good.
The two systems, innate and acquired, maintained by the Maximal Common Denominator Pill, had astonishingly formed an almost perfect aura resonance, close to the Dao!
He really didn’t know there were such benefits, so balance, stability, endurance, could that be part of the Dao?
The impoverished Daoist has gained insight once again.
With these thoughts, Wang Wu casually appeared on a section of the city wall, of course, maintaining his passive concealment at all times.
But before he could clearly see the situation outside, five Cold-Crying Birds emerged from nowhere, really, they crashed into the array in front of him without any hesitation, so arrogant, so domineering, so tyrannical!
Do you just not like me looking at you?
Fine! I’ll let you have it!
Though five is a bit much, I won’t be afraid, let the storm be fiercer.
In the next second, Wang Wu took out the Maximal Common Denominator Pill, stepped out of the city, simultaneously activating the Ice Spirit Pill, and these five Cold-Crying Birds, as expected, threw themselves into the Ice Spirit Pill, mutation, rebellion, insurrection, ah ah ah, quelling the side of the ruler, saving the nation from crisis, punishing the traitorous Wu!
The banner was pulled, and it was a familiar scene again, but this time, the commotion was even greater.
Wang Wu dared not delay, quickly returning to the city wall, swiftly teleporting back to his own cave dwelling.
In this short span of time, 500,000 points of Ice Spiritual Qi within the Ice Spirit Pill had already metamorphosed, and first and foremost launched a fierce assault on the Fire Spirit Pill.
Unexpectedly, the Fire Spirit Pill was truly fiery-tempered now, with the key Red Flame Spiritual Qi’s quality having quadrupled, elevating four levels, finally stirring up waves.
Finally, it’s about to rise up!
The alliance of four pills was unexpectedly powerful!
Watching this, Wang Wu was blood-boiling; he firmly believed that if it were just three Cold-Crying Birds, the alliance of four pills could at least achieve a stalemate.
Truly formidable.
In merely a minute, the Red Flame Spiritual Qi erupted with unprecedented courage and strength, clashing head-on with the Azure Sea Cold Qi’s rebel forces thousands of times.
Finally, after all three other sides were defeated and retreated, it reluctantly ended, extinguished once more.
Five Cold-Crying Birds were indeed too many.
Now, after unifying the acquired state, the Ice Spirit Pill smoothly crowned itself as emperor, commanding millions of soldiers, with generals as clouds, strategists as rain, cutting through all opposition, attack, attack, endlessly attack!
The Heart of the Earth was invaded again.
Wang Wu immediately began mobilizing Qi Blood, using its essence to attack the Heart of the Earth, to provoke the blood curse; he hoped to break through this shackle once and for all, he truly didn’t want this endless fuss, he’s a peace-loving person!
But there was no choice.
Boom!
The blood curse activated, celestial punishment descended, Qi Blood ignited, Wang Wu was overwhelmed with pain, hey, what’s going on, it wasn’t that painful now.
Damn!
This time, the Azure Sea Cold Qi brought by the five Cold-Crying Birds was too powerful, it overwhelmed the burning blood fire from the blood curse, directly breaking through the Heart of the Earth, invading the Five Demon Pills!
This was unprecedented.
But Wang Wu remained calm and composed, allowing this part of the Azure Sea Cold Qi to sweep over, wait, this isn’t right, the blood curse, it whimpered?
It chose a new force, did it believe Wang Wu’s Qi Blood couldn’t break through the limit, so it automatically ceased?
Damn, automatic regulation even.
Wang Wu was taken aback, dared not waste time, quickly swallowed five Dragon Blood Pills in one go, demon pills rallied, Qi Blood tide surged, starting a fight to the death!
This time was truly perilous.
Don’t be fooled by Wang Wu’s ability to watch the Five Spirit Pills extinguish, the entire acquired cultivation system perish, that’s because he still had innate Qi, could revive at any time.
But this time, the blood curse celestial punishment was too sneaky, it chose to surrender, damn, it wasn’t just trying to lock his technology tree, it was trying to cut to the root, solve the problem once and for all, make him perish outright.
Damn it, too careless!
And now the situation is very unfavorable, with the Heart of the Earth—this important hub, this Hulao Pass, this Stalingrad—gone, the Azure Sea Cold Qi hadn’t suffered much loss, it invaded innately, the Five Demon Pills were in imminent peril, even though the Dragon Blood Pill kept sending reinforcements, the situation was tough to handle.
In a short time, Wang Wu was about to lose control.
Fortunately, he still had one Maximal Common Denominator Pill.
Take it out, deploy it.
Behind enemy lines, blossom, roar!
(Because I have to return to my hometown during the May Day holiday, I might not have much time to write, so I need to prepare several Chapters in advance for emergencies, so, two updates for now...)
