Eternal Life Starts from Tai Chi-Chapter 135: 1000 Years to Become a Flood Dragon, Cultivation Depends on the Individual
The Flood Dragon Demon Martial Seal was also the Flood Dragon Demon Visualization Image.
The Flood Dragon is a creature on the evolutionary path to becoming a true dragon. There’s an old saying: "A hundred years for a python, a thousand for a Flood Dragon." Flood Dragons were mighty Exotic Beasts in ancient times, roiling the seas with immense power. Today, these powerful creatures are extinct.
However, this powerful Exotic Beast is recorded in the history of the Human Race. The Flood Dragon Demon, in particular, was an utterly vicious creature—the strongest and most savage of all Flood Dragons.
The Cyan Yuan Sect’s *Flood Dragon Demon Breath Method* not only imitates the long, drawn-out breath of the Flood Dragon Demon, allowing one to move swiftly through water, but also emulates its spirit—one of extreme ferocity.
Han Zhengcheng demonstrated the Flood Dragon Demon Martial Seal for Yang Chan. As he spoke, a colossal Flood Dragon Demon materialized. It had the long, serpentine body of a python, topped with short horns and eyes that burned with savage ferocity. Four claws protruded from its long frame, its blue-and-white hide was covered in fine scales, and sharp barbs ran down its spine, giving it an incredibly dangerous appearance.
What struck Yang Chan most were the Flood Dragon Demon’s eyes. They were brimming with all sorts of negative emotions, as if they could seize a person’s very soul, leaving one horrified.
It was as if a living, breathing Flood Dragon Demon had appeared right before him, inspiring a sense of awe that forbade any thought of disrespect.
"This is my Flood Dragon Demon Martial Seal. I have drawn upon its utterly savage demonic nature. When I use it to empower myself, I can unleash tremendous power. My eyes fill with a ferocious aura, making others afraid to approach. In a fight, it can even intimidate an opponent’s spirit, allowing me to defeat them in a single blow..."
After explaining some features of the Flood Dragon Demon Martial Seal, Han Zhengcheng went on to describe the precautions one must take during Visualization.
"When you attempt the Visualization, you must focus on subjugating the Flood Dragon Demon’s Demon Intent. This Demon Intent is far more powerful than that of the Ox Demon or the Tiger Demon."
"If you find yourself feeling overwhelmed with awe during the Visualization, you must stop at once. Failure is certain at that point, and the image you manifest will not be what you intended, so..."
Han Zhengcheng continued sharing his personal insights and experiences in great detail, helping Yang Chan grasp the crucial points. Visualizing the Flood Dragon Demon was no small feat; he himself had spent a considerable amount of time mastering it.
He knew that Yang Chan’s Cultivation was only at the initial stage of External Refining. There was little benefit in attempting to visualize the Flood Dragon Demon Martial Seal now, so he made a point to add a few words of caution.
"These are the precautions I wanted to tell you. You must remember them at all times, or your very life could be at risk."
"If your Spirit is insufficient and you force the Visualization, you will injure your Spirit. Eventually, you could die from this spiritual damage. Such things have happened before in the Cyan Yuan Sect."
Seeing how attentively Yang Chan was listening, Han Zhengcheng decided to add a few more words.
"I will now demonstrate the breathing rhythm for the *Flood Dragon Demon Breath Method*. The rhythm of the Flood Dragon Demon Breath is critical. It requires nine short breaths followed by one long one. Your breathing must match this pattern. You can try following my rhythm now..."
After explaining the Flood Dragon Demon Martial Seal, Han Zhengcheng personally began to teach the *Flood Dragon Demon Breath Method*. This was an Inner Refining Method, and its various breathing rhythms were all distinct.
The breathing rhythms for the Inner Refining of the Five Viscera and Six Bowels are all different. One must use a specific, fixed rhythm to temper the desired organ, thereby strengthening the Five Viscera and Six Bowels and causing a person’s strength to surge.
This is an influence that works from the inside out, and the resulting increase in strength is enormous. Moreover, after Tempering the Five Viscera and Six Bowels, one’s lifespan is also extended—this is one of the technique’s mysteries.
While you temper the Five Viscera and Six Bowels one by one, the other organs are also strengthened in the process, though the effect isn’t as pronounced as it is for the organ being directly tempered.
In other words, by the time someone has finished tempering their Six Viscera, their Five Viscera will have already become far stronger than an ordinary person’s. They can even use this tempering method to expel poisons.
Barring some peculiar toxins, it is very difficult to kill a person who has completed the Inner Refining of the Five Viscera and Six Bowels with poison.
Of course, if one is so grievously injured they lack the strength to expel the poison, that is a result of their individual circumstances. It doesn’t mean an Inner Master is incapable of neutralizing poison.
That was precisely the situation with Shen Yuan from Tan City. Of course, Yang Chan’s poison was also designed to activate only after it had spread throughout the Five Viscera and Six Bowels, giving the grievously wounded Shen Yuan absolutely no time to expel the toxins. It was a result of this double blow.
Yang Chan followed Han Zhengcheng’s breathing rhythm and attempted to temper his Five Viscera and Six Bowels. Each breathing pattern was different. However, he clearly felt that the difficulty of the Inner Refining of the Five Viscera was a hundred times greater than that of the Inner Refining of the Six Viscera, and the effects were not at all obvious.
"Attempting the Inner Refining of the Five Viscera now is basically useless. The foundation for refining the Five Viscera is to first complete the Inner Refining of the Six Viscera. You must borrow the energy from within the Six Viscera to even begin refining the Five Viscera."
"Of course, there’s another point: you haven’t yet comprehended the Flood Dragon Demon Force. This is the key to the Inner Refining of the Five Viscera and Six Bowels. It requires a special breathing rhythm, coordinated with the *Flood Dragon Demon Internal Strength Fist* that is part of the *Flood Dragon Demon Breath Method*, in order to comprehend the Flood Dragon Demon Force. You must then slowly cultivate it to Perfection to achieve good results."
Han Zhengcheng saw that Yang Chan was learning properly and continued to explain the various precautions for practicing the *Flood Dragon Demon Breath Method*. These insights were not just his own but also those summarized by his predecessors, and he now imparted all of them to Yang Chan.
As for how much Yang Chan could absorb and remember, that depended on his own ability.
As the saying goes, a master can lead you to the door, but your Cultivation is up to you.
If a person lacked the aptitude, no amount of time would make a difference. Han Zhengcheng’s three lessons were the established limit.
After the first lesson, he let Yang Chan comprehend it on his own. Half an hour passed before he began the second lesson. An hour after that, he began the third.
Once the three lessons were complete, he took out a copy of the *Flood Dragon Demon Breath Method*.
"The three lessons are complete. The rest is up to you. Your Cultivation is insufficient right now, so there’s no need to be anxious. You can go back and record your insights. When your Cultivation reaches the External Refining Iron Bone Realm, you can use Contribution Points to apply for more instruction. However, it requires a lot of Contribution Points, so you’ll need to save up."
After finishing the three lessons, Han Zhengcheng gave the *Flood Dragon Demon Breath Method* manual to Yang Chan and informed him of this.
The Instructor Hall didn’t just teach a Cultivation Technique once. However, compared to the first lesson, the cost to learn it a second time from the Instructor Hall was much greater.
Han Zhengcheng said this because he assumed Yang Chan wouldn’t gain much this time, which meant he could continue to get benefits from him next time.
The lion’s share of the Contribution Points from teaching would ultimately go to him, the Hall Master of the Instructor Hall. For him, they were a type of Cultivation Resource, so naturally, he wouldn’t turn them down.
Within the Cyan Yuan Sect, Pharmacists were known to have the most Contribution Points, even more than those from the Artifact Refining Hall. Naturally, they were quite welcome to people like Han Zhengcheng.
"Thank you for your instruction, Hall Master Han. I am deeply grateful."
Yang Chan said, cupping his fist in gratitude.
