Chapter 465: Dou Yue Enters the Dao

"Hah."

Inside the room, Li Yuan rubbed his temples, feeling quite weary!

During the conversation, he had constantly felt a faint yet extremely intense gaze watching him, causing his spirit to remain tense throughout!

After Pang Pang Wenlong, the person closest to the Supreme Grandmaster, Li Yuan thought to himself, recalling the intelligence regarding this former number one under heaven!

Qin Yun, birth year unknown, the previous master of the Star-Picking Tower, famous a hundred years ago; the second Great Yun Emperor died by his hand!

His final appearance ended with an ambush set by the Nine Great Dharma Masters, a challenge issued by Wan Wan Zhuliu, and ultimately, his disappearance and the assassination of the previous Emperor!

A peerless-level terrifying figure.

"Qin Yun is quite familiar with the Eight Directions Temple; some say it was that Dragon Demon Daoist who left something behind."

Reviewing the conversation just now, Li Yuan's thoughts drifted, recalling the Dragon Demon Daoist he had seen while listening to the Heavenly Sound!

He is searching for the Eight Directions Temple and has very likely already found it, but he probably cannot enter!

"Did that Dragon Demon Daoist leave a method to enter the Eight Directions Temple?"

The method of that Dragon Demon Daoist turning blood into a person, a feat like a divine miracle, flashed through Li Yuan's mind; a place even such an existence could not enter...

After pondering for a while, Li Yuan lost his desire to sleep, yet still leaned against the head of the bed, closed his eyes, and listened to the sounds!

Wisps of incense smoke drifted in, merging into the Finger Sound Talisman, and various Listening Sounds arose accordingly!

Among the four Listening Sounds in the Finger Sound Talisman, he mostly listens to the "Sound of the Living" for most of the time; nothing else, the consumption is low; while the Treasure Sound is good, it consumes eight times as much!

Fortunately, after the Palm Sound Seal advanced to the sixth tier, the lowest sound he can hear involves martial artists of the Meridian-Passing level or above; occasionally, if lucky, he can even hear intelligence related to Grandmasters or even Supreme Grandmasters!

"After the news of the Grand Sacrifice at the Eight Directions Temple spread, the sect powers of Heng Long and Wan Long Dao flooded into the Divine Capital; the Divine Capital city became extremely lively... Many young heroes, young masters and young ladies from noble families, and even some young Marquis, all gathered together!"

"The guest from beyond the heavens under the Great Black Umbrella called himself 'Head Yellow Dragon Son'; when various nobles and dignitaries paid their respects, he only shook his head, saying the affinity was insufficient, and he had no fate with the Poison Dragon Academy!"

Quite lucky!

Li Yuan's spirit trembled slightly; he actually heard news regarding that guest from beyond the heavens!

"Affinity insufficient, no fate with the Poison Dragon Academy; this means he is recruiting disciples."

Li Yuan became interested.

These past few days, he had not stopped probing the Little Female Dragon for intelligence about Tian Shi Yuan; the Poison Dragon Academy was naturally the top priority!

In that place where stars gathered, the Poison Dragon Academy was also a colossal power of great weight, with experts under its banner like clouds and geniuses like rain!

Every time the Little Female Dragon mentioned it, besides feeling apprehension, she also had some longing!

"The transaction between the imperial court and that Yellow Dragon Son."

Li Yuan's mind stirred slightly, committing it to memory, but the Listening Sound did not stop; yet apart from this one, there was nothing else related to that person from beyond the heavens!

Instead, he heard intelligence regarding several heroes of the Divine Capital!

The imperial court dominates the nine provinces of the two Dao; naturally, there are no lack of those with outstanding talents, but based on what the Listening Sound heard, they all seem inferior to that Yan Yan Chunyang; Li Yuan narrowed his small eyes to listen, writing down the important parts!

"Eh?"

Not long after, Li Yuan's heart stirred again; his luck today was indeed very good, as another Listening Sound of interest arrived!

"Yan Shan Dao, in Jiangzhou city, an old man with a turtle shape and a turtle shell back holds a large black umbrella, setting up a stall by the street to tell fortunes; he plays with jade coins one by one, sometimes shaking his head, sometimes sighing; vaguely, one can hear him mentioning 'affinity'!"

That old turtle has run to Yan Shan Dao again; Li Yuan's heart stirred; this old turtle does not run slowly, seemingly searching for something; "Affinity... This old ghost is also searching for affinity; if so, that Yellow Dragon Son may not necessarily be recruiting disciples for the Poison Dragon Academy, but rather using it as a pretext."

Li Yuan speculated in his heart, yet felt something strange!

First Chi He Lian, then Yellow Dragon Son, plus this old turtle; all three hold a black umbrella; these three visitors from beyond the heavens all carry a black umbrella, and it seems they never leave it!

What use is this umbrella? For the next half month, that purple-robed old man did not appear again; Li Yuan naturally did not

search for him!

After the Pure Yang Sword was forged, he temporarily had no heart for smithing, throwing himself fully into the cycle of practicing Wu Gong and altering his bone structure!

During this period, his older brother and sister-in-law came several times, mainly to visit him and share a few meals!

Old Dragon Head came two times; seeing him practicing, he did not enter; besides him, Xin Xin Wenhua, Wan Chuan, and others all came several times, inviting him to banquets, which he politely declined!

Dragon Daoist Master took away the Health Preservation Furnace; this had some impact on Li Yuan, mainly reducing his cultivation of Hard Body Wu Gong!

Fortunately, he still had weapons like the Pure Yang Dragon Scale Armor and the Crimson Blood Pattern Dragon Armor, which could boost his Hard Body talent, so his progress would not drop to a level he could not endure!

However, he still shifted his focus, specializing in Hammer Techniques and Lightness Skill!

But for him, the main part of altering his bone structure was no longer his own Wu Gong practice, but rather commanding weapons and the Bai Xing Dan!

Half a month after Dragon Daoist Master descended the mountain, Li Yuan pushed the door open; outside the small temple opposite, a group of great Monks wore faces full of joy!

Long Xi Xiang also came out of the small temple, smiling broadly and beckoning Li Yuan over!

On this day, the Dragon Gate had good news; not only the three halls of the Dragon Gate, but the Tiger Gate, the true disciples of the main lineage, and Elder Chang were all alerted!

Monk Dou Yue, who had been in seclusion for a long time, emerged from seclusion, broke through the barrier, and successfully entered the Dao.

On that day, the Dragon Gate held a grand banquet; most of the Elder and true disciples of the Dragon-Tiger Temple arrived; at the table, Li Yuan saw Dou Yue, whom he had not seen for many days!

The great Monk had a bit more spirit and high spirits compared to before his seclusion, yet remained quite reserved, possessing a feeling of immovability like a mountain!

"Congratulations, Senior Brother."

"Congratulations, Senior Brother, on successfully entering the Dao."

"Congratulations."

The banquet was very lively; the cup in Monk Dou Yue's hand never went down; Li Yuan toasted him, feeling quite envious in his heart!

After the banquet, Li Yuan did not linger; he rushed back to the courtyard, stood in stance, and practiced Wu Gong!

"Hah."

"Inhale."

The room door and windows were tightly closed; Li Yuan stood with arms hanging, practicing the Dragon-Tiger Great Stance; his chest heaved, and his skin was red as blood!

At a certain instant, he let out a muffled groan; the tightly locked pores all over his body involuntarily expanded, and black, thick hairs grew out at a speed visible to the naked eye!

"Pfft!"

Li Yuan's body shuddered, a wisp of sword light swirling around him, instantly slicing off all the dog fur, and a thick stench of sweat rose up with it!

"Hoo."

Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Li Yuan decisively swapped out the Thunder Beast Spirit Pill!

This quasi-Daoist Tianyun Daoist Tianyun Xuanbing's augmentation was extremely strong, and was immensely useful for digesting the Bai Xing Dan, but likewise, the aftereffects of canine transformation made him use it very cautiously!

"This Star Mastiff body is truly extraordinary!"

Feeling the intense changes within his body, Li Yuan's eyes shone brightly: "Five hundred and six forms."

The Thousand-Form path was already past the halfway mark.

"The medicinal power of the Bai Xing Dan hasn't been fully digested yet; after it's completely digested, how many forms can it reach?"

Li Yuan stretched his sinews and bones, feeling a hint of anticipation in his heart!

The medicinal power of these few Bai Xing Dan did overlap somewhat, but even so, their efficacy was extremely strong; he estimated that after digestion, he would reach around six hundred and fifty forms!

Adding the various Wu Gong he had learned, "Ancient Spirit Elephant Hammer" and "Giant Python Whip," perhaps he wouldn't need to change to the Star Mastiff body to gather enough forms!

"My own innate talent metamorphosis last time was at one hundred and thirty forms, so it's very possible that the next metamorphosis will be at one thousand three hundred forms."

Regarding the changes in himself, Li Yuan could vaguely sense them, but compared to the changes in his own innate talent, what he cared more about was meeting the conditions to completely master the Rift Sea Mystic Whale Hammer!

Wiping the sweat from his body, Li Yuan changed his clothes, lit an oil lamp, brewed a cup of tea, and eased his taut nerves!

Inside the room, a wisp of crimson sword light flickered on and off!

On closer inspection, there was suddenly a wisp of sword light, thin as a hair, roaming around his body, extremely swift and agile!

"To completely master the Rift Sea Mystic Whale Hammer, one needs a peerless innate talent, a Thousand-Form body,

the Mystic Whale Dao Child, and the fifth level of the Yang Bing Jing!"

Li Yuan took a sip of tea, the shadow of the Mystic Whale Hammer flashing in his eyes: "The Thousand-Form body is manageable, but the Yang Bing Jing is the problem!"

This secret divine Wu Gong of the Mystic Whale Sect, Li Yuan had already pieced together most of it through repeated True Transmission Trials, and had even pieced together half of the general outline!

Furthermore, the Mystic Whale Battle Hammers that augmented the Yang Bing Jing realm, he had already brushed out two of them, but he was still stuck at the entry level!

The entry of the Yang Bing Jing required a spirit image, or in other words, a divine realm!

"Only by entering the Dao can one forge a divine realm…"

Muttering to himself, Li Yuan stretched out his hand, and that wisp of Pure Yang sword qi slithered between his five fingers like a little snake, as if alive!

In the past few days, he had thoroughly mastered the Pure Yang sword form from the Spirit Light Land!

This Pure Yang sword, which had been Ta Yin'd into the Spirit Light Land by the Treasure Refining Art, indeed had a hint of the flavor of a spirit image; in other words, it also had the possibility of forging a divine realm!

"Is it possible to first set up a small Yang Bing Land? To be safe, I still need to cultivate Pure Yang True Qi…"

Ever since obtaining the Pure Yang sword form, Li Yuan had had similar thoughts, but when it came to the divine realm, where one could be injured body and soul at the slightest misstep, he was very careful!

Playing with that wisp of sword light, late at night, Li Yuan sat cross-legged, took out the Dragon Mirage Belt and the Blood-Red Pattern Dragon Armor, and began his daily ritual refining and nurturing!

Whine!

The Dragon Mirage Belt trembled—this was the little mother dragon resisting; she was very unwilling, but this bit of resistance was far too weak for Li Yuan. Before she awakened, the inside and outside of this whip had already been filled with Li Yuan's true qi and blood!

"Buzz!"

Upon completing the ritual refining, Li Yuan's heart suddenly jolted, and a flash of light involuntarily crossed his eyes, crimson as fire—that was the fluctuation of the Dragon Tiger Health Furnace!

"Is Dao Master Long about to make his move?"

Li Yuan's heart rate quickened, and he hurriedly steadied his mind, following the faint trajectory, sensing the fluctuation transmitted from the Dragon Tiger Health Furnace!

Whoosh! Whoosh!

In the night sky, the gale howled furiously, accompanied by thunder and lightning!

A golden-plumed eagle soared among the dark clouds; on the eagle's back stood Long Long Yingchan, Fang Fang Sanyun, Grand Master Master Dading, and Tian Tian Shezi, their expressions cold and aloof!

The four Sizunda Sect masters' auras were heavy and condensed, each holding a Daoist Tianyun Daoist Tianyun Xuanbing, silent as iron and stone, as if waiting!

"Crack."

In a certain instant, a thunderclap exploded, and electric serpents rolled across the sky!