Monster Chronicles: My Daoist Skill Comes from Mythology-Chapter 306 - 277: Dragon Nourishing Secret Method, Transcending the World

"Little friend, what kind of dragons do you have? Let this old man take a look!"

Long Buddhist looked at Song Lin with an expression as if he had discovered a treasure.

He could smell the aura of an alien species divine dragon on Song Lin.

"Senior, you have sharp eyes."

Song Lin didn’t hold back and directly took out the Jade Gourd.

A white light flashed across the mouth of the gourd.

Three divine dragons grew larger against the wind.

Hundred-zhang divine dragons occupied the entire space above the pavilion. Their majestic aura caused the surrounding dragons to tremble and cower.

A green coiled dragon, a Kui dragon with dirt-yellow scales and a single dragon leg at its abdomen, and a transparent ice Chi dragon.

Long Buddhist carefully examined the three divine dragons and clicked his tongue in admiration.

"Pure-blood divine dragons, excellent!"

The purer the dragon lineage, the stronger its power.

Dragons are promiscuous creatures; even if their appearance resembles pure-blood, their lineage could still be mixed with many other bloodlines.

Impure lineage results in low potential.

Ordinary dragons, such as those without any alien bloodline, are called True Dragons, or simply "Dragons," with antlers like a deer, a horse’s face, and eagle’s claws.

If a dragon carries an alien bloodline, it is named accordingly with modifiers.

True Dragons are not necessarily stronger than alien dragons.

Some impure-blood True Dragons may not match the strength of pure-blood alien divine dragons.

Mythical dragons like the Candle Dragon or Yingh Dragon are far stronger than most True Dragons.

"Let me show you my dragons."

Long Buddhist waved his sleeve.

The three of them moved to the back mountain.

The back mountain housed a massive five-colored dharma altar, with incense sticks as thick as a human thigh.

Long Buddhist formed a hand seal.

"Divine dragons, appear now!"

Long Buddhist shouted in a deep voice.

Boom!

The winds and clouds shifted, and three divine dragons appeared in the sky.

The left was a Jiao-Dragon, with dark golden scales and vicious golden vertical pupils that radiated malice. Black Demonic Qi swirled around it, giving it an insidious, venomous, and terrifying aura.

The Jiao-Dragon had no horns, immediately recognized by Song Lin.

The middle featured a True Dragon with black scales, accompanied by stormy winds and torrential rain.

The right was a crimson True Dragon, its body engulfed in fiery red flames.

These two True Dragons were the Water Dragon and Fire Dragon.

The dragon at the front remained unfamiliar to Song Lin.

He sensed its aura carried an underworld essence, likely a Netherworld demon creature.

Wait!

"Huangquan Jiao-Dragon?"

Song Lin recalled the information from the Netherworld Yin Seal regarding this Jiao-Dragon.

The Huangquan Jiao-Dragon was born from the Netherworld, fed on ghosts and demons, wielded many Netherworld Divine Skills, and was incredibly powerful.

"Good eye! You should find a time to pair your three dragons; perhaps you’ll produce a new species."

Song Lin spoke with hesitation, "I’m afraid that’s not possible."

"Why? This old man will compensate—fifty thousand per session?"

"Not even for fifty thousand. These three dragons aren’t physical entities, nor are they biological creatures."

Song Lin moved his thoughts slightly.

The three dragons flying in the sky transformed into three jade pendants and hovered beside him.

These three dragons had already been refined into magic artifacts and fused with the Dragon Mansion Jade Gourd.

Their essence had transcended the category of living creatures. Even if destroyed by someone, they could regenerate when infused with mana.

Thus, they lacked the ability to reproduce offspring.

"Ah, such waste of genius!" Long Buddhist sighed deeply.

Such purity in alien lineage was truly rare.

But alas, they couldn’t breed progeny.

The two sat down in a pavilion, and a Taoist disciple prepared tea.

Long Buddhist inquired about Zhi Xin’s recent situation from Song Lin. Upon learning that Zhi Xin not only survived the Wind Tribulation but also became the Heavenly Mechanism chancellor, Long Buddhist’s expression turned peculiar.

"Haha, it seems the hardships are finally paying off."

Long Buddhist burst into laughter.

Seeing his old friend’s revival brought Long Buddhist great solace.

Through their conversation, Song Lin gained a general understanding of the Weiling Taoist Sect’s structure.

Its primary cultivation method centered on dharma altar rituals.

Using dharma altars, one could remotely duel with spells or cultivate various techniques.

The altars varied widely, specializing in one or several methods.

Examples included the Ghost-Catching Altar, Sea Suppressing Altar, Summoning Soldiers Altar, and Summoning Three Realms Heavenly Gods Altar.

Long Buddhist was the Altar Master of the Dragon Altar within Weiling Sect, skilled at summoning divine dragons for combat, and also inherently capable of using divine dragon skills.

As the Master of the Dragon Altar Method, all practitioners following this method were subordinate to him.

"By the way, what brings you here?"

Song Lin took out four Thunder Pearls and explained their functions in detail.

"I intend to sell Thunder Pearls externally. What do you think of their marketability, senior?"

Long Buddhist carefully examined the item.

"Not bad. How much do you plan to charge?"

This type of one-time use weapon with significant destructiveness was quite popular in Weiling Sect.

"The price is set at five thousand per pearl."

With a three-thousand cost, selling at five thousand would net a two-thousand profit.

Song Lin didn’t disclose the production cost to Long Buddhist.

"Fair enough, I’ll inquire around for you."

"No need, I want to invite you to become the distributor. I’ll sell to you at four thousand five hundred per pearl...

Song Lin had his eyes on Long Buddhist’s network.

Given Long Buddhist’s status in Weiling Sect, sales would undoubtedly be impressive.

Sacrificing some profit for higher sales and outsourcing labor was worth it.

After all, this was another sect; Song Lin couldn’t extend his influence here.

Moreover, with growing business, there were bound to be troublemakers, and leveraging Long Buddhist’s protection could prevent that.

All in all, providing discounts was a wise investment.

Long Buddhist pondered for a moment before agreeing, "Fine, four thousand five it is."

Friendship was one thing; business was another.

Even Long Buddhist wasn’t without consideration, as rearing dragons was incredibly costly.

Leveraging his connections might even increase pearl prices to five thousand five hundred apiece.

Song Lin next presented the Moon Brick, which Long Buddhist graciously agreed to distribute, along with various snakes, insects, and medicinal herbs.

"Thank you, senior."

Finishing the negotiations, Song Lin felt a load off his chest.

With the Taoist Temple steadily expanding, expenses were growing exponentially.

Zhengsi’s financial blockade was not only despicable but also frustrating.

If not for his connection to Zhi Xin, the situation could have collapsed entirely.

Taoists need funds even for daily cultivation.

Although the temple had a Coin Casting Array, it was barely sufficient for minor expenses, not enough to cover the overall costs.

After finalizing the contract, Long Buddhist showed Song Lin around.

Dragons here were diverse, most of which Song Lin had never seen before.

The Dragon Altar housed some truly powerful dragons.

Three dragons from earlier were of Purple Mansion Peak level.

Additionally, there were five ordinary Purple Mansion dragons and over thirty late-stage Core Formation level dragons.

If Long Buddhist mobilized his forces, thousands of dragon species would swarm the battlefield—a truly spectacular sight.

However, not all dragons belonged solely to Long Buddhist.

These dragons included those utilized by all Dragon Altar Method practitioners.

As long as a disciple was granted empowerment by Long Buddhist, they could summon dragon species according to their level.

This method was somewhat akin to the divine medium immortal lineage.

Summoned divine dragons absorbed a portion of their summoners’ mana and brought offerings upon each return.

During Song Lin’s tour, several divine dragons were already summoned for tasks.

It seemed battles here were frequent.

To Song Lin, this summoning method bore similarities to Heavenly Master Zhai’s dragon summoning secret technique.

"What do dragons generally eat?"

"Hmm, depending on the type of dragon: Sparrow Dragons favor crystal rice, Feathered Dragons love dew, Huangquan Jiao-Dragons eat ghosts, and True Dragons generally consume mica, Lingzhi, Polygonum Multiflorum, and the like."

"Are there no universal foods?"

Song Lin’s intuition stirred, recalling Heavenly Master Zhai’s Dragon Nourishing Secret Method.

"None."

"I happen to have some."

Song Lin smiled.

"Oh? Really?"

Long Buddhist’s eyes narrowed.

"Of course. Senior, please prepare some rootless water, mulberry leaves, and stalactites..."

Song Lin listed the ingredients.

The rarest ones required no more than century-old medicinal materials.

"Alright." Long Buddhist was skeptical but chose to trust him.

The next day.

Long Buddhist stared at the pitch-black pills inside the alchemy furnace, momentarily dumbfounded.

"It actually works!"

The pill could indeed serve as food for dragons.

Although slightly less effective than specialized food, it excelled in versatility, affordability, and cost efficiency.

"How much does one cost?"

"Based on its production expense, two dharma coins each; priced at three dharma coins."

Considering the numerous divine dragons, daily profits from basic expenses could reach ten thousand dharma coins.

"Okay, one batch per day at ten thousand pills."

Daily earnings would amount to ten thousand dharma coins, or three million six hundred fifty thousand annually.

This represented an enormous source of wealth.

However, profits weren’t Song Lin’s primary target.

"Senior, I’d prefer reinvesting all revenue into Dragon Nourishment Pill ingredients. The more, the better, and include materials for other dragons as well."

"Fine."

The two struck a deal.

In the afternoon, Song Lin returned to Donghua Temple.

Earth Evil had returned the previous day, leaving him to travel alone.

Upon arriving at the temple, Song Lin handed over the Dragon Nourishment Pill formula and contract to Shi Yinhua.

The pill’s production wasn’t complicated.

Yet as a major financial source for the temple, Song Lin still carefully selected trusted Taoists to handle its refinement.

With each furnace yielding about one hundred pills and taking two hours per batch, he calculated a staffing need for thirty-three Taoists for production alone, and he assigned fifty.

The additional seventeen Taoists were dedicated to his own pill refinement.

Inside the chamber.

Song Lin opened the personal information section of the Monster Chronicles.

Name: Song Lin

Realm: Late-stage Core Formation

Taoist Realm: Two hundred fifty-five years

Divine Skills: Three Flowers Gathering Technique, True Dragon Tiger Nine Immortals Scripture, Cloud Seal Mysterious Characters Jade Scripture, Eight Sceneries Divine Sword, Heavenly Escape Sword Technique, Innate Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Generalization True Technique, Taiji Xuanzhen Heavenly Master Seal Scripture, Swordman Returning Pill Scripture, Dragon Nourishing Secret Method, Qi Observation Technique, Netherworld Yin Seal, Purple Cloud Divine Thunder Secret, Curse God Skill, Yin Mountain Dharma Master Corpse Refining Technique, Gu Refining Technique, Taiyi Ascension Sword Scripture, Netherworld Demon Scripture Map

Enhancements: [Emperor Seal] [Qi Control Six Voids] [Emperor’s Qi Observation Skill]

Possessions: Dragon Mansion Jade Gourd, Five Thunders Heavenly Master Order, Emperor Sword, Taiji Thunder Seal, Temple Emperor Seal, Eight Sceneries Key, Dragon Nourishment Pill, Sun Jade Carriage...

His Taoist Realm remained roughly unchanged.

Entries with book titles were techniques he remembered but hadn’t learned.

Currently, Song Lin had no time to delve into those.

He modified and integrated the Three Flowers Gathering Technique from Taizhen Sect, Emei Sect, and the Netherworld into his own version.

This ranked first among his cultivation techniques.

Second was the True Dragon Tiger Nine Immortals Scripture, following the Swordman Dao.

Song Lin’s goal was to use the Three Flowers Gathering Technique to condense Lead Flowers and integrate the Eight Sceneries Divine Sword Primordial Spirit, thereby entering the Purple Mansion Realm.

This was the first condition for defeating Zhengsi.

The second condition was magic treasures.

Magic treasures were categorized into Spirit Treasures and Magic Weapons, each divided into innate and acquired types.

The Dragon Mansion Jade Gourd and Emperor Sword had to be refined at minimum to acquired Spirit Treasure level.

The reason they were called Dao Artifacts was their inclusion of a thread of Dao mystique.

At the acquired Spirit Treasure stage, the Dao mystique transformed into a genuine strand of the Great Dao itself.

To regain some advantage, weapons had to reach the acquired Spirit Treasure level.

"The Dragon Mansion Jade Gourd requires Dragon Nourishment Pills for cultivation. Emperor Sword needs refinement through exploration within the story world. And I have to uncover usage methods for the Nine Heavens Ten Earths Divine Thunder."

Song Lin contemplated.

Securing an additional Divine Thunder trump card would further increase his odds.

The general plan for enhancing his strength was established.

The yin merit shortfall remained at about forty-five thousand.

This could wait, as there were still over nine years left.

...

Story World.

Golden Demon Year Ten.

Song Lin issued instructions.

"Jiu Niang, prepare ingredients for Dragon Nourishment Pills."

Then he headed to the Earth Altar.

"Mount Tai Immortal, Song Lin requests an audience."

Song Lin carried an Everlasting Lamp.

Cre-ea-k!

A gentle breeze blew as a fairy-like woman of unparalleled beauty approached, carrying a faint fragrance.

"Your Majesty, what matter brings you to me?" Mount Tai Woman’s eyes sparkled.

"To blend Yin and Yang!"

...

Song Lin returned once more to a profound state of unity.

The Everlasting Lamp Flame radiated a gentle light, circulating around the Yin and Yang duality of their bodies.

Under the refining effect of the flame, Mount Tai Woman seemed to attain enlightenment, vaguely capturing the opportunity to achieve the Golden Immortal stage.

Meanwhile, Song Lin’s Golden Core continued refining, transitioning from Lead Flowers to Silver Flowers, representing Qi.

With his experience integrating the Everlasting Lamp Flame into the Three Flowers Gathering Technique, his cultivation insights deepened further. Upon returning to reality, he would undoubtedly possess greater mastery.

Golden Demon Year Eleven.

Blending Yin and Yang, comprehending the Dao.

Golden Demon Year Twelve.

Blending Yin and Yang, comprehending the Dao.

Golden Demon Year Thirteen.

Mount Tai Woman’s Yin God returned to Yang, freely traversing between the Netherworld and the Mortal World.

Blending Yin and Yang progressed further.

Golden Demon Year Fourteen.

Song Lin fully mastered the Everlasting Lamp Flame’s principle of transcending decay and refining pristine essence.

The flame’s ultimate use lay in purging impurities and sublimating the profound.

Golden Demon Year Fifteen.

The blending process concluded, and Mount Tai Woman returned to the Netherworld to prepare for her Golden Immortal breakthrough.

Song Lin emerged from seclusion, having grasped the method to refine the Emperor Sword into an acquired Spirit Treasure.

The key lay in the Everlasting Lamp Flame.

The Dragon Mansion Jade Gourd’s refinement into a Spirit Treasure also necessitated the Everlasting Lamp Flame for acceleration.

In summary, the ten-year story world path revolved around the Everlasting Lamp Flame.

By testing applications within this story realm, Song Lin achieved refined mastery over the flame’s utility.

Having unlocked all pivotal techniques, it was time to wrap up this scenario.

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