Chapter 1292: Knowing There Are Tigers in the Mountain (Two-in-One)

【Mystical Use Four: Plants and trees encountering the spring sun, fish and dragons meeting wind and rain. Cleansing evil and filth, renewing one's appearance, sixty years of accumulation, bringing the dead back to life.】

【Mystical Use Five: The passing of days, the passing of the four seasons. Consuming a small amount of Water-Marsh Essence, one can grow and obtain Dew Seeds, to nurture Divine Abilities, Divine Ability Seeds, and prolong life.】

【Using Mystical Use Four to bring the dead back to life, Dew Seed growth slows significantly, changed to four years passing.】

Heaven and Earth Chang Qi, rule fragments, possess the ability to turn the rotten into the miraculous. At the very least, changing size — apart from Size Ruyi's Chang Qi, Liang Qu had not seen this in any other method.】

The Sun, Withered Wood, Heavenly Water, Time Sequence, Size Ruyi, Xuan Huang.】

Nine strands of Heaven and Earth Chang Qi, fused via the Time Insect into 【Heavenly Dew Chang Qi】. The Chang Qi itself automatically produces one Dew Seed per season, four a year. In three years, it can serve as an extra strand of Chang Qi to increase Divine Abilities — practically a "Small Position Fruit".】

However, ever since Liang Qu hunted the tiger and advanced to Entering Zhen Xiang, refining the Qi for his own use, it became one seed every two seasons. Even then, not a single one could be saved up.】

No other reason.】

【Divine Might】!】

All who receive the gift of Essence, upon sensing the Divine Might, find their hands limp and feet numb, unable to resist!】

This move is just too useful.】

Among all current Talents, the most insidious move. Its importance rivals 【Summoning Spirits】, second only to 【Transforming Spirits】.】

The Eight-Clawed King and the Flood Dragon King, both Supremes, have tasted it. Both praised it incessantly with witty remarks. One turned into a ritual instrument, serving as a divination machine for Hai Fangzhu. The other drifted to the East Sea, becoming a half-discarded pawn. It's just that the usage conditions are rather strict — one must first accept his "gift" containing Water-Marsh Essence.】

There are currently roughly four methods for gifting Water-Marsh Essence.】

The first: Command. A Fei and the like — their loyalty is undivided. The second: Non-command. Utilizing 【Heavenly Pass, Earthly Axis】 to directly complete and adjust the internal Qi mechanism. Long Eying is an example. The third: Heaven and Earth Chang Qi combined with ten thousand Essence, transforming into a Spirit Fish. Simply receiving it isn't enough; the user must refine it or form a deep-level connection.】

Take Old Yuan of Peng Ze. He merely used the Time Sequence Chang Qi as the core of a formation system. 【Divine Might】 only takes effect as long as he doesn't actively withdraw it. If he were willing to pull it out — of course, that old thing definitely wouldn't be willing. Longevity Treasure, Time Sequence, Divine Ability system self-circulation. The Time Sequence Chang Qi equals its life. Ten meters away, turtle Qi separates, automatically exploding.】

Obviously.】

All three types are not easy to implement.】

Those you can directly command, or who lower all defenses and sincerely let you spend time regulating their bodies — would you still bother using 【Divine Might】 on them?】

Chang Qi also has the problem of being unable to coexist with refinement. Not to mention Yao Beasts that don't use Chang Qi — even for humans, after using the first portion, there's no way to use a second.】

Simply not refining, only using the Chang Qi's own effect, such as 【Heavenly Silkworm Cocoon Chang Qi】. Because it acts on oneself, even Liang Qu has to ask the Time Insect for "saliva" as insurance.】

In the end, only the 【Dew Seed】 method remains.】

【23】 【Dew Seeds】 themselves require three thousand Essence to appear. Consuming one perfectly matches the principle of gifting Essence!】

The appearance of the Dew Seed itself requires three thousand essence, and eating it perfectly matches the principle of gifting essence in Southern Zhili.

Concealed, easy to digest, no indigestion.】

Therefore, the few 【Dew Seeds】 he had all went to benefiting others. Where could he save any up?】

One every half-year reverting to one per season — output doubled. A great thing.】

Equivalent to gaining an extra strand of Chang Qi every three years. Very fragrant. Can also be used for unforeseen needs.】

"Speaking of which, hunting the tiger and entering Zhen Xiang requires refining Heaven and Earth Chang Qi. The Chang Qi then becomes part of the cultivator. The Chang Qi's characteristics become Dantian characteristics, can be mobilized at will. Similar in wonder to refining a Position Fruit, grasping Authority."】

"The Chang Qi itself produces one seed per season, like a plant. After I refined it into a Dantian characteristic, it was 'diluted' by some Heaven and Earth characteristic, causing the 'fruit' to grow slowly? Now surpassing five hundred times the Root Sea, relying on massive volume, it has replenished back again?"】

Liang Qu pondered.】

Five hundred times.】

A terrifying number some Yao Dragons never reach in a lifetime.】

Truly volume influence. Five hundred times restores one per season. When he reaches a thousand times? One season two seeds, or even directly three per season? Like the annual Bing Fire Day — one year equals one strand of Chang Qi.】

Even if nurturing a Position Fruit is difficult, on the Dew Seed front it's not a loss at all.】

"Come to think of it, after my rebirth, Dew Seed production should have become one every four years. The Heavenly Water Morning Dew's continuous recovery went dormant too. But Dew Seed production didn't change — still one every half-year. Could it be because I additionally used 【Heavenly Silkworm Cocoon】 during rebirth?"】

Refocusing on Dew Seed production, Liang Qu suddenly recalled the extra prompt from Mystical Use Five when the Marsh Cauldron appeared back then, realizing this issue.】

【Silkworm sleeps, breaks cocoon; silk severs, new life. Drinks dew, eats wind; returns to origin, restores form.】】

Drinking dew, eating wind — indeed quite compatible with Heavenly Water Morning Dew————】

Alas, the Chang Qi is already refined. The Marsh Cauldron cannot give a new prompt to further confirm.】

Can't figure it out, set it aside for now.】

A thought moves.】

Three thousand Essence surges forth. At the bottom of the Marsh Cauldron, another seed glittering with brilliant light emerges, forming a ring.】

【Dew Seed: Six】】

【Water-Marsh Essence: Six Million Eight Hundred Thousand】】

Before, three thousand Essence was life and death. One great merit exchanged for Two-Life Flower was just that little bit. Now it's sprinkling water.】

Last time after evolving Fist and Binglin, remaining Essence was six million seven hundred ninety thousand. Another month of water control. Just soaking in the Yellow Sand River, normal absorption alone exceeded three thousand. Even using this three thousand, the total still rose a bit.】

Gaze refocused on the mixed mud-yellow and sky-blue Chang Qi above the Marsh Cauldron.】

"Mixed-color Chang Qi, not often seen."】

The Red Qi streams are all single colors. Composite colors are indeed rare.】

The last one was still the Four-in-One Time Sequence of spring, summer, autumn, winter.】

Nurturing all kinds, its nature is turbid. Molding all shapes, hard to achieve utmost purity————】

Just from the description, can't make out the specific function.】

Liang Qu closed his eyes.】

Communicating within the Sea of Consciousness.】

A short while.】

Liang Qu's eyes brightened.】

Good Chang Qi!】

"Turns out it's a Talent-modifying type?"】

Yellow Mud Mother Qi.】

Not like the Sun, Red Qi, and such — Heaven and Earth Chang Qi that can directly increase combat power. But a relatively rare Foundation-Growth type!】

Root foundation reshaped, fertile lower dantian!

It can reshape a cultivator's lower dantian. After use, the lower dantian will be like silt deposited by the Yellow River, accumulated and filled, not forming a cloud sea, but gradually forming a fertile "silt field"; thereafter, the cultivator can directly construct a heavenly palace upon this silt.

The key to Zhen Xiang cultivation lies precisely in constructing the six divisions of the heavenly palace, expanding the qi sea!

Yellow Mud Mother Qi can greatly accelerate this process and greatly expand the cultivator's qi sea capacity.

Moreover, refining this long qi makes the cultivator's breath heavy like the earth, keeping all evils at bay.

Its principle is entirely different from Liang Qu's Golden Tiger Dragon Body; the Golden Tiger Dragon Body is fierce and wards off evil, encountering evil qi like a child's urine splashing on white snow, easily tearing open a defensive line.

Yellow Mud Mother Qi is heavy and sluggish, like congealed mud slurry, having excellent "settling" and "isolation" effects on intangible things such as yin evil, filth, and curses, like activated carbon.

Lastly is its shaping ability, directly addressing the term "mother".

Yellow Mud Mother can shape myriad things; using this qi as a guide, the cultivator can slightly and slowly alter their own muscles, bones, and even parts of their viscera, slowly undergoing bodily reshaping, used to repair deficiencies, and even to alter their innate foundation.

Not reaching the level of innate martial bones, at least it can create a semi-martial bone superior to that formed in the great elixir!

It's been a long time since I've seen such "potent" long qi, especially having gathered two strands at once.

Except for occasional times when, using golden eyes to capture wild long qi and leveraging the heavenly pivot and earthly axis to actively guide it out, there might only be one strand.

Normal long qi "precipitation" originally yields a slightly greater number, but Inside Inside Ze Ding, thanks to its stronger containment efficiency, can easily harvest two complete strands.

"How to use it?"

Liang Qu stroked his chin.

Such precious long qi makes him reluctant to take it out and exchange it with the imperial court for inferior long qi; Yellow Mud Mother is not the same as the superior of the echoing flow.

Fertile lower dantian!

Martial bone undergoing four transformations, certainly cannot continue using one strand of long qi for a fifth enhancement, and the effect of subduing evil qi is not as direct as the Golden Tiger Dragon Body, but this fertile lower dantian field precisely meets Liang Qu's need to expand the root sea.

In his cloud sea, there is again a peach tree hanging with Wu Sheng's primordial yang; will it trigger something?

Seek the time worm again for some saliva, like the silkworm cocoon, using one strand on oneself?

The key is whether it can be used.

The incompatibility of long qi is a major problem on the cultivation path.

It seems due to its fragmentary nature, prone to conflict; even Martial Saints must drink a pot, and stability is inferior to that of locust fruit.

Silkworm cocoon is a one-time effect, like the dead wood meeting spring's rebirth; Yellow Mud Mother is different—this thing belongs to inserting a blade sideways into one's own lower dantian, and since the lower dantian is the main place for refining and merging long qi, adding another strand later makes little difference; if a conflict arises—

Or if conflict occurs, is there a solution? What is the cost?

"Why not go to the Eastern Sea and ask the Whale King?"

Liang Qu pondered deeply, suddenly conjuring a bold idea that even startled himself, thereafter like the Yellow Shahe River water, unstoppable.

Exactly.

Go ask the Whale King!

Knowing there are tigers in the mountain, yet leaning toward the tiger mountain.

Precisely because of danger, it is highly possible to gain rich rewards.

It is already December; according to time, in just a few days we must go see the Whale King, perfectly utilizing the Whale King's old good fish persona!

Liang Qu thought more and more it feasible, hands behind his back, pacing.

The Whale King extended a fin to save the flood dragon; despite being the rear hand, the "divination" still slightly blushed red, quite suspicious.

Especially after the slight blush, immediately holding a great Eastern Sea hunt, grand and magnificent; Liang Qu himself has a special identity, in the furnace's eye, he is a key pawn, which is why he feels this danger is not great.

I am a minor role; those around looking at him as "stone in the river" in the furnace are the major roles.

Ask a question about self-cultivation, expanding the root sea.

Raising such a critical question to ask, perhaps even the Whale King himself would be startled.

But——

Seizing the great opportunity to redeem the divination!

As a pawn actively offering a handle, with surrounding players watching, it might be someone's deliberate probe, causing hesitation, not direct taking, even needing to actively return it, polish and inlay a jade piece at the pawn's center, proving one's openness, untroubled conscience, and even lifelong benevolence.

Perhaps this banquet is exactly this plan!

Want to redeem the divination?

Yes.

Pay up!

The more paid, the more sincere the heart.

If the Whale King is bold and black-hearted, directly eating——

"Can only ask for ideas, not take things, or things can also be taken, please invite the old toad to have a look, also write a letter to the Holy Emperor, multiple safeguards, reduce risk, taking and taking——"

"Before seeing the Whale King, appropriately obtaining heaven and earth long qi, fate has it, heavenly mandate is mine!"

Heart pounding violently, blood vessels throbbing.

"Gurgle."

A mouthful of saliva swallowed.

In this world, there has never been a risk-free great benefit.

Eight or nine does not leave ten.

Liang Qu paced in circles, pondering, occasionally lifting the corners of his mouth.

"Stone, what is Huai Wang doing?" He Han Yu leaned on the railing, pressing out an arc at the lower abdomen.

Today is rest day; a group of friends and classmates, invited by Wen Shi Yun, came to play on the Shahe River, eating the Shahe River big carp.

Wen Shi Yun's ear twitched; he played cards with classmates, watched shadow plays, but his attention always remained on He Han Yu, turning his head to look toward the deck.

"Hey, Master like this is surely preparing to shade someone."

"How can you speak ill of your own master behind his back?" He Han Yu dissatisfied.

"Does this count as badmouthing?" Wen Wen Shi Yun scratched his head. "Master always says 'no poison, no husband.'"

"Of course it counts." He Hanyu admonished. "The Prince of Huai's heart is tied to Great Shun; he has campaigned south and north, establishing countless merits. His enemies are naturally the enemies of our Great Shun. Since they want to use underhanded————to deal with him, that is to our Great Shun's advantage. In war, deception is not despised; one should say the Prince of Huai is resourceful and far-sighted, constantly deliberating for the sake of Great Shun, for the sake of the Sage Emperor!"

Wen Wen Shi Yun: "————"

"That is to say, it's only because you're my disciple that I'm letting this slide. This 'resourceful and far-sighted, constantly deliberating' is for the sake of Great Shun, for the sake of the Sage Emperor!"

""

A large hand descended from the sky, pressing down on Wen Wen Shi Yun's head, pinning the kid down until he cried "aiya."

"Prince of Huai!"

"Greetings, Prince of Huai!"

"No need, no need, no need for excessive courtesy. Just treat it as your own home; you all play your games." Liang Qu waved his hand. "Ningjiang has crossed several provinces to get here. Did you all report to your families before leaving on this long trip?"

"We said it, we said it. My dad and mom heard we were coming on the Prince of Huai's ship and wanted to tag along."

"Hahaha!" Liang Qu laughed heartily. "Good, as long as you reported it. Stay on the ship tonight. I'll have people prepare the rooms, east side and west side, boys and girls forbidden from visiting each other's rooms. Tonight I'll have Tatu cook you grilled fish and watch cloth-shadow plays — this year's new film from Jiangchuan!"

"Awesome!"

"Grilled fish tonight, let's go go go!"

The youths cheered, youth invincible; the entire treasure ship brimmed with vitality and vigor.

"Youth is wonderful!" Liang Qu sighed with emotion.

Long Yao and Long Li passed by, heard this, and rolled their eyes.

"December sixteenth, East Sea Cloud Heaven Palace, respectfully awaiting the Prince of Huai's grand arrival!"

"Many thanks, Brother Yunbo!"

"A trivial effort. In three days, I will personally guide the Prince of Huai. If any relatives or friends are accompanying, they may be brought along as well — even a thousand people would be no obstacle."

"Deal. I'll inform my relatives and friends."

The earth was sallow yellow, early winter season.

Yunbo bowed deeply once more, presenting the invitation, which drifted away on the wind.

"Life and death are fated, wealth and honor are in heaven's hands, whether thin or fat————"

Turning over the invitation in his hand, a single thin sheet, a shimmering water membrane pulsing with spiritual light, Liang Qu took a deep breath.

From the flood dragon walking the waters, to the Huangzhou Grand Hunt, to today entering the East Sea — openly and secretly he had already clashed with the Whale Emperor many times, but in actual behavior, it was always him on this side rushing about in a panic, like ants on a road avoiding the trampling of a giant————

"Frog Duke!"

"Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, water spirits, Supreme Old Frog quickly manifest————"

Clatter. The old toad wore firebird feathers on its head, spat out six large coins.

Six yang, no yin.

"Great fortune!"

"Master, Master, great fortune and great profit! Can I go?" Cai Wen Shi Yun was eager to try. "Quite a few from the Wang Fu went, but I've never been to an Immortal Mansion!"

"You go an egg's worth of go. You think this is going to play fox?"

"Isn't it going to play?" Cai Wen Shi Yun scratched his head.

"Play your head. My lord is going to discuss serious business, fox."

"This Duke actually thinks it's fine to go." The old toad patted its belly, its toes divining the hexagram. "Great fortune and great profit!"

That pair of gold and silver inexplicably surfaced in his mind; Liang Qu had reason to increasingly suspect the old toad's webbed feet were itching again, wanting to steal some famous person's famous artifact.

Long Eying pondered slightly, then also leaned close to his ear and whispered: "Husband is openly and aboveboard attending the banquet, fox. I feel that since it's done, we might as well carry it through to the end, do the full set, not leak a single flaw. Little Stone wants to go, so bring him, and his fox classmates too."

Liang Qu frowned in thought.

A long while.

"Alright, this time I'll listen to my wife. Once we get to the East Sea side, don't run around recklessly."

"Wuhu, Madam ten thousand years!" Mi Wen Shi Yun exploded with excitement. "Don't worry, Master!"

"Hope the southern border fox people don't choose this time to come————"

Liang Qu raised his head.

Winter day, cool, dry, sky pale with few clouds.

Since the October talks, Li Xianghan still had no news, had not transmitted the specific route for the Black Water poison bribe of the Demon King, fox. Unknown if she hadn't found it or hadn't acted.

Went to Cloud Heaven Palace, under the Whale Emperor's fox eyelids, obviously couldn't 【Summon Spirit】 yellow sand anytime, anywhere————

December sixteenth, appointed date.

Monkey grabbed a wooden pole and hoisted his bundle; Tatu slung a messenger bag diagonally; Third Prince carried a box of osmanthus cake. Those who should come fox have all arrived; what should be done fox has all been done. Everyone ready, awaiting departure.

Wind and clouds converged at the horizon; thick fox white clouds blocked the Jin Guang, casting shadows. Under the villagers' astonished fox gazes, white clouds surged, flowing downward. One after another, cloud giants descended to earth, arriving on both banks of the Shahe.

Liang Qu was just about to ask how to get to the East Sea.

Countless cloud giants surged and transformed into auspicious clouds, lifting up the treasure ship!

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