Chapter 270

His voice, though calm, carried an icy and majestic chill that made one's blood run cold.

Yueyue looked at the drop of dragon essence blood hovering before her, emitting an alluring luster and terrifying pressure.

A complex glint flashed in her eyes: desire, apprehension, and a trace of... resolve.

She knew that once she swallowed this thing, she would completely lose her freedom, her life and death resting entirely on the other's whim.

But, for the sake of pursuing a deeper Wu Gong, for that ethereal path of the Immortal Dao.

She had no choice!

She took a deep breath, extended her jade hand, accepted that drop of dragon essence blood, then tilted her snow-white neck back and swallowed it into her belly without hesitation!

In an instant, an indescribable, overwhelming energy erupted within her body!

Yueyue felt her body as if it were about to be completely burst apart by this pure and domineering energy!

She immediately sat cross-legged and exerted all her strength to activate the Mingyue Gong, the supreme technique of the Moving Flower Palace!

Attempting to absorb and refine this massive energy, transforming it for her own use!

However, she soon discovered.

The energy contained within this dragon essence blood was simply too pure, too domineering!

Far beyond what the Mingyue Gong she had previously cultivated could easily refine!

Worse still, threads of destructive, demonic power charged wildly through her meridians, causing her unbearable pain!

Just as she was about to collapse, despair rising in her heart.

Brother Ning Chuan's calm and majestic voice rang in her ears once more:

"Focus your spirit and calm your breath, embrace the origin and guard the One."

"This Seat transmits a mantra to you; you must carefully perceive it."

"This method may perhaps help you... glimpse the entrance to the Immortal Dao."

Before the words had fully faded, a torrent of information, infinitely profound and filled with the rhyme of the Dao and the meaning of endless life, surged directly into Yueyue's sea of consciousness!

It was precisely the prototype of an Immortal Dao technique, created by Brother Ning Chuan relying on his heaven-defying comprehension, combining the Nine Yin Manual, the Tai Chi Sutra, and his own understanding of demonic power.

A prototype of an Immortal Dao technique!

Its Grade and Rank, its power, had long since far surpassed the Mingyue Gong!

Indeed, it had already vaguely touched the threshold of the legendary "Unity of Immortal and Martial Arts"!

This was Brother Ning Chuan's attempt.

Yueyue felt that new, profound, and infinitely mysterious Cultivation Method within her mind.

Her heart was filled with indescribable shock and ecstasy!

She dared not be negligent in the slightest; immediately, she began to circulate her true qi according to that divine technique's mantra.

Indeed!

The power of the dragon essence blood that had been charging wildly within her body, difficult to refine.

Under the operation of the new method, actually became much more docile, beginning to slowly merge into her limbs, bones, and extraordinary meridians!

Her Cultivation realm was also climbing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Vaguely, she even felt that she seemed to have touched a trace of... a higher-level mystery belonging to the "Immortal"?!

Moments later, Yueyue slowly opened her eyes, filled with unbelievable surprise and fervor!

She could clearly feel that not only were her injuries completely healed, but her cultivation base had advanced even further!

Only a thin layer of window paper separated her from that legendary Immortal Realm on land!

Moreover, she also felt that a mysterious connection, originating from the depths of her soul, had been established between herself and the black dragon before her.

Her life and death were now completely controlled by the other's whim.

But, she held no complaints against this; instead... she was filled with gratitude and expectation!

Because she knew that following this unfathomable master, she would have the opportunity to glimpse a deeper Wu Gong, and even the legendary Immortal Dao!

This was her lifelong pursuit!

"Thank you, Master, for the grace of rebirth! Yueyue in this life will certainly not fail Master's high expectations!"

Yueyue bowed her head respectfully to Brother Ning Chuan once more, her tone filled with heartfelt gratitude and submission.

Brother Ning Chuan nodded lightly, feeling quite satisfied in his heart as well.

Yueyue's talent and aptitude were indeed extraordinary; she was worthy of being a generation's prodigy.

With his help and this mantra, her breaking through to the Immortal Realm on land in the future was not impossible.

In this way, another top-tier combat power would be added to his ranks.

Immediately, Brother Ning Chuan spoke and issued orders:

"From today on, you shall return to the Moving Flower Palace."

"This Seat commands you to empty the scripture libraries of all Songshan Shaolin branches within the Great Ming!"

"Whether martial arts manuals, Taoist scriptures and Buddhist sutras, or strange tales, ancient secrets..."

"Any valuable classics must not be missed! Bring them all to Guangming Peak!"

"At the same time, organize and present all the classics collected by the Moving Flower Palace through the generations; there must not be the slightest concealment."

"Can this be done?"

He wanted to accumulate the deepest foundation for himself to forge a path of demonic cultivation!

"Yes! Master! This slave obeys!" Yueyue answered respectfully immediately, without the slightest hesitation.

She knew this was Master's first test of her, and also her opportunity to demonstrate her own value.

Brother Ning Chuan then looked at Xie Xiaofeng and Ding Peng nearby and said in a deep voice:

"You two shall also immediately return to your respective Shanzhuang."

"Bring before this seat all the martial arts secret manuals and rare classics collected over generations by your Divine Sword Shanzhuang and Full Moon Shanzhuang."

"There shall be no error!"

"Yes! We humbly obey Master's decree!" Xie Xiaofeng and Ding Peng both immediately bowed deeply in assent, daring not to disobey in the slightest.

After giving his instructions, Brother Ning Chuan paid no further heed to the crowd.

He once again immersed his mind in comprehending the *Tai Chi Classic* he had obtained from Zhang Sanfeng.

And in further excavating and mastering his own demonic power and the body of the sea dragon.

The Way of Tai Chi is profound and vast; yin and yang give birth to each other, hardness and softness complement one another.

What it contains is not only profound martial arts truths, but also a deep understanding of the Heavenly Dao and the cycle of life and death.

As Brother Ning Chuan carefully comprehended, he felt he gained immense benefit, with flashes of insight often appearing in his mind.

He gained a deeper understanding of concepts such as yin and yang, life and death, void and reality, motion and stillness.

This will have an immeasurably great effect on his future path of cultivating as a demon and on perfecting the Nine Tribulations Dragon Transformation Method.

Meanwhile.

The Great Ming Emperor Zhu Houzhao's imperial edict regarding "annihilating the demonic people of the Mo Sect and slaying the sea dragon of the Eastern Sea" spread across the entire world like snowflakes.

Once again, a huge uproar was stirred up in the Jianghu!

Countless people of Wu Lin, upon learning this news, all began to discuss it, each with their own thoughts.

The vast majority felt deep apprehension and fear toward the terrifying strength of that Sea Dragon Island Lord, choosing to preserve themselves and keep their distance.

Some ambitious ones, however, secretly calculated whether they could fish in troubled waters amidst the coming towering waves and gain some unexpected benefits.

However, what surprised everyone was.

Facing the Great Ming imperial court's massive "Expedition Order."

Neither Taohuadao nor Bright Summit made any response.

It was as if they did not place this Great Ming Emperor, nor the million-strong army under his command, in their eyes at all.

This eerie calm instead made the entire Jianghu feel even more oppressed and uneasy.

They knew that beneath this calm, a far more terrifying storm was surely brewing!

The vast majority dared not act rashly!

Upon learning this news, Brother Ning Chuan merely sneered with disdain.

"Zhu Houzhao? Hmph, just a clown on a beam; how dare he bark wildly before this seat?"

"Does he truly believe that with a bit of so-called imperial dragon qi, he can contend with this seat?"

"Simply... seeking his own death!"

In his eyes, this Great Ming Emperor was no different from the Iron-Blooded Divine Marquis Zhu Wushi, whom he had easily annihilated before.

They were all ants unaware of life or death, rashly attempting to provoke his majesty.