Chapter 91: The Power of Shanhe

The second ability of the Dao Foundation is called the Power of Shanhe, which is bestowed upon Wei Yuan himself. After this blessing, attacking Wei Yuan with Daoist arts is equivalent to attacking the vast, boundless earth; the attack power is distributed across the expansive heaven and earth, and the force that actually lands on Wei Yuan is significantly reduced. The extent of this distribution depends on how much of the heaven and earth Wei Yuan can manifest.

At this very moment, Wei Yuan can only control the hundred-zhang area around him; the power of ordinary Dao Foundation arts used against him will be reduced by fifty percent, and the power of Dharma Form Daoist arts will be reduced by ten percent. As for Fenhai Zhenjun Daoist arts... Wei Yuan feels he is overthinking things.

The Power of Shanhe weakens Daoist arts far more than it does direct weapon attacks. In other words, if one wants to injure Wei Yuan, it is best to use blades and axes; even using arrows would be better, though the power of magic-infused long arrows would also be greatly discounted.

Finally, Wei Yuan can also cast out the Yushan to attack enemies. Although this Yushan is only about a zhang high, its texture is extremely solid, weighing as much as ten thousand shi—the so-called Golden Mountain is nothing more than this.

If this Yushan is smashed down, basically all Dao Foundation cultivators must flee, as no one can withstand it head-on. It is just that this mountain is inconvenient to control; with Wei Yuan's Dao power, he can only slightly change its direction and cannot yet attack enemies as he wishes.

For the time being, Wei Yuan has only researched three functions. After all, the Myriad Miles of Rivers and Mountains is unprecedented; there is not even a similar existence, and there are no precedents to follow. Wei Yuan can only borrow ideas from Dao Foundations like mountain peaks or giant rocks. Perhaps in the future, as a trace of vitality germinates and takes shape within the Yushan, there will be new wonders.

Having researched the Dao Foundation for an entire day, Wei Yuan had long since exhausted his Dao power and drained his Primordial Spirit. With some time left before returning to the palace, Wei Yuan took the opportunity to take stock of the spoils from this trip.

The most valuable item was not the Young Master's head, but the jade bowl filled with water. No matter where this bowl is placed, it can continuously generate pure water, equivalent to an endless spring. The water it gushes out is not ordinary water, but spiritual water with a trace of vitality. If used to irrigate, the growth speed of flowers, plants, and trees can be accelerated several times over, and the recovery speed of injured people will also be multiplied.

In an environment like the Liao Region, the jade bowl is truly a divine artifact; even in the desert, it can create an oasis, providing for the daily needs of a troop of several thousand people.

In the Tai Chu Palace's merit exchange system, there is a similar item to this jade bowl, a magic treasure called the Pure Water Glazed Treasure Vase. There is more than one such treasure, and each is valued at twelve thousand merit points. If Wei Yuan were to offer this jade bowl to the palace, it could be converted into four thousand merit points.

In terms of function, the Pure Water Glazed Treasure Vase and the jade bowl are basically the same, with no essential difference. However, the acquisition price is four thousand and the exchange price is twelve thousand; it is unknown which is the reasonable price, but Wei Yuan roughly understands how the Tai Chu Palace's merit exchange system maintains its operations.

The next harvest is the Young Master's head, one piece equivalent to thirty-two ordinary Dao Foundations. Wei Yuan once again regretted that the Young Master did not grow a few more heads; if he could have cultivated a divine ability similar to the divine beast Nine-Headed Lion, Wei Yuan could have laid low for three years after one battle.

However, having said that, the Young Master Kan Bida was much harder to kill than thirty-two human-rank Dao Foundations added together; the difficulty was simply not on the same level. For Wei Yuan to kill thirty-two human-rank Dao Foundations would just be a matter of how much time it took, but to behead Kan Bida, he consumed over a hundred strands of black Qi of destiny in one go. If one were to compare combat power, I am afraid that the Young Master is worth more than a hundred Dao Foundations.

Then there is the golden axe used by the Young Master, also a supreme-rank magic tool, comparable to Li Zhi's longbow, the beast-headed golden shield, and the armor; all are good things worth fifteen hundred merit points. This golden axe comes with three divine effects: Divine Sharpness, Sharp Blade, and Beheading; it is a killing weapon in the truest sense. It is just a pity that Wei Yuan does not use axes, otherwise, it would be quite good for his own use.

Finally, there is the saddle and horse armor, which are also magic tools, worth five hundred merit points.

Actually, that black horse is also a treasure steed. Besides divine speed, immense strength, and endurance, it can also help its master share damage; even without the blessing of the Heaven and Earth Madman, it is worth at least two thousand merit points. It is a pity that when Wei Yuan returned south, he took three strikes from the Snow Eagle, and this horse shared nearly half of them, finally losing all vitality. If it were not for it, Wei Yuan might not have been able to escape back.

Except for the jade bowl which Wei Yuan intends to keep for his own use, the rest of these spoils are of little use to him, and he is prepared to sell them for immortal silver to pay off his debts.

The flying boat was like lightning, finally returning to the Tai Chu Palace. Just after returning to the sect, before Wei Yuan could even return to his residence, two Daoists came up to meet him, saying that Grandmaster Xuan Yue had summoned him. Zhang Sheng was still injured at the moment, so the two Daoists each took one, and in the blink of an eye, they arrived at the Tianqing Hall.

The Tianqing Hall was still in its original state, Fenhai Zhenjun Xuan Yue was still kind-eyed and pleasant, and his hands were always kept in his sleeves and never taken out. The six True Persons of the two halls were naturally all present.

At this time, only half a month had passed since Wei Yuan's last audience, and naturally, there would be no changes to the hall and the True Persons. The only difference was that the aura of the two True Persons was somewhat floating, which should mean they already knew how to revere their teacher and follow the Dao.

Seeing Wei Yuan, the two eyes under Grandmaster Xuan Yue's long eyebrows had already smiled into a line, and he said softly: "Good child, release your Primordial Spirit and let this old man take a good look at this peerless Dao Foundation! Oh, there is no need to manifest it; it wouldn't fit here anyway."

Wei Yuan followed his words and released his Primordial Spirit. Immediately, six immensely powerful spiritual senses rushed into his sea of consciousness, pushing even Grandmaster Xuan Yue to the back. It was just that Wei Yuan's sea of consciousness was already boundless at this time, and he did not know where the edge of the continent was at all; those few spiritual senses darted back and forth, but none of them reached the edge.

Grandmaster Xuan Yue sat still, not in the least bit anxious.

The few spiritual senses did not come in vain; when they left, they all sprinkled a misty drizzle. This was the True Persons using their own Dao power to nourish Wei Yuan's Primordial Spirit, accelerating the consolidation of the Dao Foundation. Each drizzle could save Wei Yuan half a year of hard work. It was just that the Dharma Forms of the several True Persons were all different, and the rain they brought down was different; there was even a patch of crimson fire rain that produced smoke upon landing, burning Wei Yuan's Primordial Spirit until it trembled, yet this patch of fire rain fell fiercely and urgently, as if the sky had leaked.

Zhang Sheng was expressionless, coldly watching True Person Fenhai's old face flush red as he desperately poured fire onto Wei Yuan's Dao Foundation. True Person Fenhai was indeed worthy of his reputation; one person poured the amount of three people.

After the True Persons' spiritual senses retreated, Grandmaster Xuan Yue finally moved, and so a larger and gentler spiritual sense entered Wei Yuan's sea of consciousness, and a gentle breeze appeared on the continent, with green light spots fluttering in the wind, each green light spot being a point of vitality.

After the breeze subsided, although it was not enough to germinate vitality on the land, a little soil appeared within a hundred-li radius around the Yushan. This breeze suppressed all the previous six rains, and there was plenty left over.

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After seeing Wei Yuan's Dao Foundation, the several True Persons were all gratified; ten years of hard work had finally not been misplaced.

Grandmaster Xuan Yue then said: "Since the Dao Foundation has been cast, then next you should turn to the right path and begin to practice the secret arts of the hall."

Wei Yuan was also looking forward to it at this time. From now on, he could be considered to have truly stepped onto the path to the heavens, and it was the beginning of immortal cultivation.

Grandmaster Xuan Yue then said: "I observe your Dao Foundation, it has the momentum of heaven and earth, fearless of the erosion of time, practicing the 'Qianqing Orthodox Time-Governing Scripture'..."

I do not know why, but Wei Yuan suddenly felt that the Tianqing Hall seemed to have become darker, and Grandmaster Xuan Yue's voice was also getting smaller and smaller, the sound flickering and uncertain, somewhat unclear. Wei Yuan was greatly shocked, not knowing the reason for such an anomaly; could it be that a powerful enemy was attacking? But the several True Persons all had normal expressions, as if nothing had happened.

(End of chapter)