Chapter 514: with translation of chapter title

Brother Li, I mainly came this time because there's something I want to ask you about," Yuan Shui Zhenjun said with a smile.

Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, then asked doubtfully: "What matter?"

"I heard that a Martial Cultivator underwent tribulation a hundred years ago in your place; is that true?" Yuan Shui Zhenjun asked.

Li Yuan didn't think much, nodded: "Yes, what's up?"

"Do you have any news about that Martial Cultivator now?"

"Well..." Li Yuan shook his head: "To be honest, I haven't interacted much with that Daoist friend Yan; he only stayed on Tianxing Island for a few days. Speaking of which, Fairy Wei knows him quite well."

"Fairy Wei?" Yuan Shui Zhenjun looked puzzled: "The Phoenix Fairy?"

"Yes, what does Daoist friend Yuan Shui want with him?" Li Yuan asked curiously.

Yuan Shui Zhenjun smiled: "Naturally I'm curious, and of course there are some things I want to ask that Martial Cultivator."

"Oh, I see—I really don't know his whereabouts."

"In that case, I won't disturb you further; farewell."

After Yuan Shui Zhenjun left, Li Yuan frowned: "What does that mean? Why is Yuan Shui Zhenjun looking for Daoist friend Yan?"

Although Li Yuan wasn't familiar with Yan Buji, they had met before and had no grudge. Could Yuan Shui Zhenjun have a grudge against Yan Buji?

It seems unlikely; Yuan Shui Zhenjun hails from the Turbulent Flow Sea. Back when the Turbulent Flow Sea was in utter chaos, he was still in seclusion, only emerging later to establish himself in the Boundless Sea.

If you calculate the timing, it coincides with the few days when Daoist friend Yan passed his lightning tribulation; they probably have no grudge.

However, to avoid trouble, Li Yuan still sent a message to Wei Zixu.

On the other side, at Wei Zixu's residence, upon receiving Li Yuan's message, Wei Zixu was stunned for a moment and asked doubtfully: "Someone is inquiring about Daoist friend Yan Buji?"

"That doesn't really concern me, does it?"

"Although I did cooperate with Daoist friend Yan before, we had no special relationship; what good would it do to ask me about his whereabouts?"

"Could it be that the Martial Immortal Xu Long, famed in the Heavenly Spirit Realm, is actually Daoist friend Yan?" Wei Zixu thought.

"After all, she is also a Nascent Soul Cultivator; although she doesn't often go to the Heavenly Spirit Realm, she still has channels to obtain some news."

"A hundred years ago, rumors spread in the Heavenly Spirit Realm of a Martial Cultivator who broke the Martial Dao taboo; back then Wei Zixu guessed it was Yan Buji, but she wasn't particularly concerned about others' affairs."

"Now that the old matter is brought up again, it seems this Daoist friend Yan will also run into some trouble."

Wei Zixu smiled.

"More people know the name Xu Long, but few know Yan Buji."

"However, as long as someone deliberately inquires, the two identities will inevitably be linked, making it easy to guess that Yan Buji is Xu Long and Xu Long is Yan Buji."

"But what of it?"

"Standing before you is Yue Jin, a Golden Core early-stage, Fourfold Transformation Alchemist."

"Besides his identity as a Martial Immortal Gladiator, he also has the extraordinary identity of the former king of the Dragon People. Therefore, when he goes out, his identities are self-assigned; there's no need to be too explicit."

"At this moment, Yan Buji sat indoors, meditating and regulating his breath, carefully sensing."

"The sensory chapter of Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation and the Dragon Mystic Skill have been fully integrated, but after all, the Three Talents Celestial Pill is still a shortcut; otherwise, an ordinary cultivator who crosses a major realm and integrates a breakthrough would have to cultivate three techniques and re-integrate to break through to the next realm. Yet with the Three Talents Celestial Pill, the Foundation Establishment Stage and the Golden Core Stage each lack one technique."

"Others breaking through from Foundation Establishment Stage to Golden Core Stage need three techniques; but Yan Buji, relying on the Three Talents Celestial Pill, took the Human Origin Grand Pill and the Heaven Origin Grand Pill, which is equivalent to directly skipping the accumulation after breakthrough, reaching the early Foundation Establishment Stage and early Golden Core Stage, lacking one technique's accumulation."

"Of course, this isn't a big problem; after all, Yan Buji still needs to cultivate the Nine Turns Skill. Although he has fewer technique options, he can also boost his magical power strength through the Nine Turns Skill."

"The only slight trouble is that Yan Buji's Golden Core and blood and qi have merged; this blood and qi is not ordinary vital energy and blood, but rather strength originating from his physical body, which can even be called blood energy."

"Activating magical power also drives the consumption of blood energy; although it can enhance the power of arts, Yan Buji's physical body is not an infinite source, so even if he reaches the Martial Immortal realm, he cannot consume without limit."

"However, Yan Buji's magical power remains sufficiently formidable; the magical power cultivated via the Nine Turns Skill inherently far surpasses that of ordinary cultivators. Although it cannot match those with celestial aptitude sacred fetuses, it can still compete with bone cultivation."

"In fact, what Yan Buji worries about most is not insufficient magical power strength, but encountering cultivators with exceptional aptitude who also cultivate the Nine Turns Skill to boost their magical power; such people are absolutely terrifying."

"It's like the relationship between a water cup and a water bucket; when the cup grows larger it becomes a bucket, but when the bucket grows larger it becomes a tank."

"However, cultivation is not merely about comparing magical power strength; Yan Buji's desperate gathering of resources is only to thicken his foundation. Compared to those who are naturally gifted, he cannot simply resign to degeneration; he must find ways to improve himself."

"As the cultivation technique circulates the heavenly circuit, driving magical power and blood energy into the limbs and bones and finally returning to the Golden Core in the dantian, Yan Buji hardly feels any trace of magical power growth."

"Yan Buji furrowed his brows: 'This is probably not just a matter of finding techniques; the foundation laid by the Nine Turns Skill is too strong—if we continue cultivating it, how many resources will it consume?'"

"However, if resources run out, one can still seek more; but if at a critical moment insufficient magical power causes problems, that could be a dead end."

"Yan Buji considers the worst-case scenario; naturally, the Nine Turns Skill also has the necessity to continue."

"Moreover, in the future he will need to command warbeast armor containing mutated bone; weak magical power would be quite dangerous."

"In that case, technique choices for the mid-Golden Core Stage are limited; judging by my current means, I should still rely on the magical power foundation."

"The Heavenly Gate Five Arts also gained the traits of cultivating divine sense and amplifying art power; adding the original Heavenly Gate Shuttle, Seven-Leaf Ghost Orchid symbiosis, and other traits makes the Heavenly Gate Five Arts appear unified, but this unification is also due to having consumed the Heaven Origin Grand Pill, not something Yan Buji cultivated himself."

"Even with the Sand Origin Skill harmonizing magical power traits, one must still consider a compatibility issue."

"This is harder to handle than the Martial Dao Profound Skill; although Yan Buji has talent in Martial Dao, it doesn't mean his magical cultivation aptitude is good; frankly, his magical cultivation aptitude is quite poor."

"Therefore, Yan Buji plans to consider, if he takes the Heavenly Gate Five Arts as the main path, adding other techniques mainly to maintain stability, rather than seeking to control more power."

"Oh right, I've collected quite a few technique jade slips; let's see if any of them suit me."

"Most of Yan Buji's collection comes from his past gains; techniques and arts were not considered back then because he hadn't broken through to Golden Core, but now they can be consulted a bit."