Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming-Chapter 359 - 356 Spring River Water Warm ’Duck the Prophet
Chapter 359: Chapter 356 Spring River Water Warm ‘Duck the Prophet
Qin Feng was amazed, “It can truly transform into a real dragon? I thought it was only in the form of a dragon-shaped demon dragon.”
“You’re not entirely wrong,” the speaker said. “The ‘Spiritual Snake Nine Transformations Dragon Technique’ is incredibly difficult to cultivate. Even the second-generation Grandmaster who created this technique during the Ancient Great Tribulation couldn’t transform his lifebound spiritual beast into a true dragon before becoming an immortal. In the end, he had to adjust the technique, changing the post-Dharma Image Realm part of the technique to cultivate the Primordial Spirit, allowing for dragon transformation upon reaching the ninth revolution!
Over the years, those who practiced this technique generally only cultivated it to the fifth revolution before starting to refine their Dharma Image.
Even if some disciples were extremely talented and fortunate, acquiring a Jiao Dragon with an excellent bloodline as their lifebound spiritual beast during their Qi Refining Realm, they could only barely transform it into a demon dragon after the fifth revolution, lacking the true power of a dragon.”
Ning Wuxu shook his head lightly and sighed, “When this technique reaches the seventh revolution, it already possesses the power of a True Immortal. At the ninth revolution, it reaches the Profound Immortal level; there’s no way a Dharma Image Cultivator could elevate their lifebound spiritual beast to that level while still remaining in the Dharma Image Realm.
Thus, everyone continues their cultivation with the approach of transforming the Primordial Spirit into a dragon after achieving Dharma Image.
If it weren’t for the fact that the founder of this technique achieved great success during the ancient times, cultivating to the peak of Profound Immortal, and successfully transforming his Primordial Spirit into a dragon, probably all disciples would think this technique is too idealistic.”
At this point, he paused slightly, pondered a little, and then began to explain various techniques comprehended by the descendants of the Spiritual Snake lineage to Qin Feng.
Of course, there were too many techniques, at least thousands. Ning Wuxu couldn’t possibly know them all by heart. He just picked some of the more creative ones and shared the concepts with Qin Feng.
After a long while, seeing the sparkle of comprehension in Qin Feng’s eyes, Ning Wuxu stopped his explanations and said, “Since you intend to learn the self-comprehended techniques of the predecessors, as a teacher, I can’t guide you in a conventional manner; I can only provide you with some ideas and directions. From here on, the extent of your cultivation will depend on you.
Moreover, since your lifebound spiritual beast has integrated the bloodline power of a Nine-Headed Snake, your path of cultivation will inevitably differ from all the techniques passed down in the sect; it’s a step-by-step process.
Creating your own technique might lead to the highest achievement, but the path is also the most arduous. Besides, your lifebound spiritual snake has not yet stabilized its nature and still has room for improvement.
If you further integrate other special spiritual snake bloodlines, you will definitely need to continue adjusting the techniques you’ve comprehended; thus, as a teacher, it’s not right for me to dictate how you should cultivate, lest my thoughts influence you.”
“Thank you, Master.”
Qin Feng bowed deeply, “If not for Master’s guidance, I wouldn’t have been able to establish a rough framework in such a short time. I already have clear insight, knowing the direction of my future cultivation; I will no longer be lost.”
“It’s good that you have gained some insight.”
Ning Wuxu nodded with satisfaction, “I have only taken four disciples to this day. Your senior brother, Zhao Qiankun, has excellent qualifications and a wild nature. His personality suits cultivating the ‘Qiankun Giant Snake Shaking Star Divine Skill,’ which complements him well.
Your second senior brother, Hao Shicheng, is simple, stubborn, but also has his unique traits. Although others think that he is negligent of proper cultivation because he always messes with those exotic plants, as a teacher, I have never told him to give up those external interests in favor of secluded rigorous cultivation.
Since everyone has their own nature and preferences and he likes it, let him do it. I don’t wish to restrain his temperament. Although his progress might be slow, as long as he perseveres, he can advance to the Purple Mansion within a century; his specific opportunities will depend on him.
As for Xuanling, that girl, she has exceptional innate talent. Among her generation of disciples, she possesses the best aptitude. Although various reasons have prevented her from becoming a true disciple, she has other opportunities. Her cultivation base, built up not only strong but also along a unique path due to early comprehension of the secret techniques of the Guanghan Palace, has a boundless future.”
At this point, he looked at Qin Feng and smiled, “I originally thought she would be the most outstanding disciple among my students, but your presence has frequently challenged my views.
Perhaps in the future, you might even surpass your senior sister Xuanling!”
“Master flatters me,”
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Qin Feng quickly responded, “How can I compare to Sister? Since her achievement in the Purple Mansion, she has made significant progress in just a few years; such a rate of cultivation is something I fear I cannot catch up with easily.”
“Haha…”
Ning Wuxu laughed heartily, looking up at the sky, “You modest young man, you claim humility but are quite proud inside. You don’t even consider how few years you have been cultivating, yet you already think about catching up to Xuanling.
Well, it’s hard to say; war brings about numerous opportunities. Not just you, but all the disciples from various factions participating in this expedition might take this chance to soar into the sky. Perhaps you really can catch up.”
After all, when she was in the Golden Core Realm, she didn’t have as many opportunities as you do now. She spent half a Jiazi consolidating her powers at the peak of the Golden Core to integrate the inheritance of Guanghan Palace, and only after obtaining the Heavenly Connecting Lotus did she advance.
Contrarily, in these past few years, you’ve continuously encountered opportunities. In this war expedition to the Otherworld, you’ve reaped many benefits. The resources you’ve gathered would have made even ordinary Purple Mansion Cultivators green with envy in the past. Thus, as long as you don’t take too long to comprehend the cultivation techniques, your cultivation speed should indeed surpass Xuanling’s.”
Then, he sighed gently again, “In my early years, I was too confined by numerous rigid conventions, which stopped me from thinking outside the box. This has made me suffer. Now, I’m not sure if it’s right or wrong to teach you all in the way I understand it.”
“Master is being too humble. Under your guidance, not only have I progressed rapidly and gained much insight, but you have also nurtured talents like Big Martial Brother and Senior Sister Liu. Second Martial Brother might even reach the Purple Mansion in the next few years. Your method of teaching disciples is undoubtedly flawless.
It’s just alright for you to say these words to your disciple here. But if you were to speak so in front of other martial uncles and senior brothers outside, it might cause dissatisfaction among the elders from other lineages.”
“Ha ha…”
Ning Wuxu burst out laughing once more, “You, boy, have such a sweet tongue.”
He shook his head, “Enough. Since you have already comprehended your cultivation direction, you should ponder on it well. I shall leave now. I will roam around the Red Flame Demon Realm to seek a suitable Demon Beast.
If there’s none, I might have to ask Grandmaster Kongkong to open the Otherworld Teleportation Array for me, and I will go to the world you previously explored to find opportunities.”
“Master, if you really go to that world, remember to capture some Nine-Headed Snakes and bring them back. You could then breed them in the Ten Thousand Demons Cave Heaven to enrich our lineage and offer more choices for our future disciples.”
Qin Feng thought for a moment and added, “And also Giant Dragons. Although they are not as strong as True Dragons, their strength isn’t far off. Adult Giant Dragons can match a Purple Mansion Realm Cultivator, which really makes them quite formidable beings.
Although our Beast Taming Sect can’t raise True Dragons, keeping some Giant Dragons should pose no problem.”
Ning Wuxu chuckled, “Don’t worry, the Sect naturally takes care of such matters. Not just the Nine-Headed Snakes and Giant Dragons, any rare Demon Beast we encounter won’t be overlooked by the higher-ups of the Sect. Especially with the issue of Elemental Elves you reported, the Liuling Supreme Elder is quite interested. If not for the ongoing war needing her presence, she might have already made a personal trip to relocate those Elemental Elves directly.
These things need not be rushed. Once Gui Ling Ancestor finishes his arrangements in that world, people will slowly plan these things. Even when taking action, it will only happen after our triumph in this expedition, when the Red Flame Demon Realm is free of war and the Space Gate is established.”
Qin Feng nodded, “The Sect Elders indeed consider things more thoroughly than I do.”
“Alright then, you stay here and focus on your cultivation. I’m leaving.”
Having said that, Ning Wuxu stood up and walked out.
“Disciple sees off Master.”
Respectfully, Qin Feng followed Ning Wuxu to the Palace Gate, bid his master farewell, and then returned to his cultivation room to delve back into meditating on the cultivation methods.
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Gui Ling Ancestor walked at a leisurely pace, the corners of his mouth slightly lifted, a look of happiness on his face.
Satisfied, since he had arrived in this world through the teleportation array, he had only made some basic arrangements for future actions before instructing Luo Zhancheng and others to change their appearances and infiltrate the different tribes of the Beastmen, each coordinating their actions. After that, he started his own tasks.
Then, across the continent, various churches began to experience strange incidents. For instance, one night, the Holy Daughter of the Destiny God Sect habitually opened the Eye of Destiny to observe the fortunes of nations, when unexpectedly, she fell into a deep sleep and had a strange dream.
In her dream, she relived her life from childhood, especially after becoming the Holy Daughter and obtaining the Eye of Destiny through the power of the Destiny Goddess. This scene seemed to repeat itself numerous times.
Though the Holy Daughter found it strange afterward, her calculations using the Destiny Technique revealed nothing, leading her to suspect she was simply overly exhausted, which might have caused her to dream while asleep.
Similarly, the High Priest of the Ice and Snow Divine Sect also experienced something akin to this. Amidst haziness, he kept recalling how he became the High Priest and how he could touch the future.
Then, in the Holy Mountain Church Palace of the Light Church, the Magic Wooden Box containing the Great Prophecy Technique was opened. Even the Pope himself didn’t escape a fate similar to the previous two.
Although the Holy Daughter of the Destiny God Sect, the High Priest of the Ice and Snow Divine Sect, and the Pope of the Light Church, were considered powerful in this realm and had special connections with the divine, their strength was hardly worth mentioning in front of Gui Ling Ancestor.
If it weren’t for the fact that Gui Ling Ancestor didn’t want the spiritual leaders of these major churches to be harmed one after another, which could draw the attention of their backing deities, and didn’t want chaos to erupt on the continent, he probably would have taken more drastic measures.
Even though he had to consider the bigger picture, Gui Ling Ancestor couldn’t directly seize their souls, but with his capabilities at the Peak of Profound Immortal, luring these individuals into a dream realm was still no issue.
After Gui Ling Ancestor had investigated all the powerful figures involved in predicting and viewing the future within the major churches, he felt he had gained much.
He sensed the barriers hindering his path forward beginning to loosen; his understanding of the Art of Prediction also started to undergo more changes. The accumulations of tens of thousands of years were suddenly stirred due to his contact with these different Cultivation prediction systems.
Gui Ling Ancestor felt that his breakthrough to become a Golden Immortal was not far off.
Now, he was walking on the Beastman Wilderness.
He had also explored the soul memories of the Great Prophet of the Beast God Temple, even the Beast God’s Eye, the divine artifact used by the Great Prophet to view the future, had been thoroughly investigated by Gui Ling Ancestor over several days.
He even crafted a similar Immortal Artifact based on the Beast God’s Eye that was even more potent.
Gui Ling Ancestor was now preparing to meet a priest from a small tribe within the Beastman Kingdom.
He felt that the priest from this small tribe could bring him some benefits.
Ahead, there appeared a wide and calm river known as Spring River.
Beside Spring River, there lived a very small tribe, totaling only a few thousand people.
Moreover, this tribe’s combat power was extremely weak, likely the weakest among the hundred Beastman tribes. Even the weaker Foxman Clan could outfight several of their people single-handedly.
Logically, such an inconspicuous and weak small tribe should have vanished from the history of the Beastman Kingdom long ago, as the battles between different Beastman tribes had been incessant in the past, coupled with various natural disasters, calamities, and Demon Beast invasions, numerous weak tribes had perished.
But they hadn’t.
Not only did they not disappear, but they were also living quite prosperously, occupying the fertile land near Spring River without any strong tribes exploiting them.
Even the powerful Eagle-Man Clan had given them considerable care, sending several experts to protect them, fend off Demon Beast attacks, and provide additional help during emergencies to avoid their accidental annihilation.
This tribe was the Duckman Clan.
Their uniqueness stemmed from the fact that each generation of their tribe birthed a prophet.
In the distance, the high mountains still had remnants of snow that hadn’t melted, under the rising warm sun, an elderly Duckman, leaning on a cane, shakily walked along the banks of Spring River.
He gently brushed his aged palm along the riverside reeds, showing a satisfied smile on his face, “Spring has come!”
Following the elder’s words, a group of Duckmen behind him burst into cheers, rushing towards the river, with a series of plopping sounds, waves churned as they jumped into the water, catching fish and shrimp, joyously reveling.
“Not bad.”
A warm voice echoed next to the old Duckman’s ear, “Spring River water warms, the ducks know first. Indeed, it seems my trip here wasn’t in vain.”
“Hm?”
The Duck Prophet turned his head towards an old man who had appeared beside him at an unknown time, asking in surprise, “Who are you?”
“No need for you to know who I am.”
Gui Ling Ancestor faintly smiled, “I just hope the prophetic techniques passed down through generations in your Duckman Tribe are of some use to me.”
“You…”
The Duck Prophet’s face changed drastically, and he hastily tried to call for nearby tribemates to come to guard, to ask the Eagle-Man Clan experts guarding nearby against Demon Beast incursions to come to their aid.
However, soon he realized in horror that the nearby tribespeople seemed unaware of the sudden appearance of the old man, even the prideful Eagle-Man standing nearby, watching the Duckman play in the water, hadn’t noticed him.
Moreover, no one seemed to observe his movements nor hear his calls.
Soon, the Duck Prophet quieted down.
As an elder who had lived over a hundred years and possessed the prophetic power to see through worldly affairs, his mindset far surpassed ordinary people, and he quickly realized that the old man before him was far stronger than he’d imagined.
“Are you a divine being?”
The Duck Prophet inquired.
In his mind, this elder, if not a divine being, must at least be a powerful Demigod, for such fearsome strength was his.
“What do you want? As long as you don’t harm my people, I’ll give you anything you desire!”
The Duck Prophet declared resolutely, “Even my own life!”
“Ha!, why would I want your life?”
Gui Ling Ancestor chuckled lightly, “You only need to tell me about your tribe’s prophetic skills, and not only will I not kill you, but I will also grant you benefits, in exchange, I’ll extend your life by a few more years!”
“Really?”
The Duck Prophet was taken aback at the offer.
“Why would I deceive you, a junior like you!”
Gui Ling Ancestor responded indifferently to the Duck Prophet’s skepticism, “Now, tell me about your tribe’s prophetic heritage without hiding anything; otherwise, you will suffer what you aren’t willing to endure.”
The Duck Prophet’s expression changed.
He turned to glance at his tribemates, quickly saying, “I dare not. I will surely tell everything. But sir, our heritage is truly only suited for our Duckman use; over the countless years, other Beastman races have also demanded our heritage, but none succeeded in cultivating it.
They thought we were hiding something and killed many of our tribespeople for it, even nearly leading us to be exterminated. Sir, I will not hide anything from you, but if you cannot learn it, please be merciful, kill only me, do not involve my people!”
“I’m not so despicable as to threaten you by killing those weaker beings.”
Gui Ling Ancestor coldly stated, “Just speak honestly; even if you don’t, I have plenty of methods to probe your memory and won’t harm your tribespeople.”
Convinced that this formidable being might be seeking a breakthrough from Demigod to divine being, the Duck Prophet dared not hide anything, quickly divulging their tribal heritage.
After all, in the Duckman Clan’s history, this situation of being forced to reveal their heritage wasn’t new—adding one more time really made no difference.
