Chapter 656: Master Li Dao Plans the Road Ahead

The purchasing power of Shan Gong is extremely astonishing.

Li Yuan spent only twenty-five Xiao Gong to buy two thousand jin of spiritual beast bones, as well as over fifteen thousand jin of flesh and blood from more than fifty species of You Jing beasts.

In addition, there was also nearly twenty thousand jin of You Jing beast meat.

The prices of most beast meat were not high; the bulk of the Shan Gong Li Yuan spent went toward purchasing refined blood.

"I have bought all the flesh and blood of beasts related to the five sacrificial animals in Beast District Dong Dong Ershisan; the You Jing beast flesh and blood should be sufficient, right?"

Inside the Zhangbing Space, Li Yuan suppressed his excitement; he naturally could not perform the ritual on Mount Mount Dongxuan, and even Dong Shan Xuan Da Fa Jie was not within his considerations.

It had nothing to do with the sect rules of Mount Mount Dongxuan, but rather with Lord Lord Tianyu.

What is a Dao Field?

Before its transformation, it becomes 'Fa Tian'; before that, it retreats to 'He Lian Fa Jie'; pushed back to the very beginning, it is the Divine Realm!

Performing the ritual in Dong Shan Xuan Da Fa Jie would be tantamount to performing it within Lord Lord Tianyu's Niwan Palace; not to mention the sect rules forbid it, even if allowed, he would absolutely not do such a thing.

"After cultivating magic power, I will go to other realms to perform the ritual."

Li Yuan calmed down.

Mount Mount Dongxuan has many Domain Gates and does not restrict disciple travel; as long as Li Yuan wished, whether Tian Shi Yuan or Ziwei Yuan, he could go at any time.

"There is no rush for the moment."

Li Yuan exited the Zhangbing Space but did not open his eyes, remaining in meditation.

He multitasked, observing the Kunpeng True Form Diagram and the many matters regarding cultivating magic power gifted to him by Fayin Fayin Tongzi, while simultaneously sorting through current intelligence and planning his future path.

Master Li Dao has always liked to plan out the tasks he needs to do, then execute them strictly according to importance.

"First, it is magic power; magic power is the foundation of all cultivation. Without magic power, no spells, Dao arts, Gu Gu Shentong, magic treasures, or spiritual treasures can be used."

"After cultivating magic power, I will find a way to exchange for the 'Beiji Heidi Mingyuan Jing' mentioned by Fayin Fayin Tongzi, further cultivating Xiu Cheng Shang Pin magic power; this concerns promotion to the True Disciple position..."

"Second, it is earning Shan Gong; spiritual rice, spiritual meals, and spiritual pills, all cultivation resources require Shan Gong. With a stable source of Shan Gong, I can attempt to continue merging Daoist Tianyun Daoist Tianyun Xuanbing. Dun Tian Zhou has the qualification to ascend to a Dao Treasure; merging twelve Daoist Tianyun Daoist Tianyun Xuanbing will at least create one Divine Treasure!"

"The promotion of the Zhangbing Lu, Zhangyin Lu, Zhangjie Lu, and even other talismans in the future will also require Shan Gong..."

"After cultivating magic power and merging a Divine Treasure, combined with a full set of spiritual treasures for enhancement, at least the superficial You Jing will not be so dangerous to me..."

"Afterwards, I can use the Domain Gates to teleport to other places to perform the Cangtian Shoulu ritual."

"As for the Tianri Calamity, I will first build a good relationship with Fayin Fayin Tongzi, then use him as a medium to expand my social circle; this is far better than me seeking them out myself."

Cultivate magic power, cultivate spells, merge Daoist Tianyun Daoist Tianyun Xuanbing, refine magic treasures, earn Shan Gong, worship Cangtian, promote talismans, expand social circle, Tianri Calamity, promote to True Disciple position!

After a long time, when Li Yuan opened his eyes, he already had a clear plan in his mind regarding what to do next.

"Merge the Three Origins, cultivate magic power!"

Li Yuan exhaled a long breath of turbid air, only then seeing the little female dragon looking at him eagerly.

"How do you plan to reshape your dragon body?"

Li Yuan was somewhat curious.

Earlier when visiting the Beast District, the little female dragon had selected a young beast of a strange creature named the Haishen Dragon; the price was extremely cheap, three for one Xiao Gong.

"My Hai Shen Long clan possesses a secret transmission spell named 'Ranxue Tuisen Fa'. Although my Divine Realm has been broken, my divine soul remains; I only need a dragon body to cast it!"

The little female dragon was hard to express her excitement; no flesh-and-blood creature could endure being refined into a weapon.

"Ranxue Tuisen Fa?"

Li Yuan was stunned first, then recalled that this technique was listed on the list compiled before Shu Shu Haoshou; the exchange seemed to require eighteen Xiao Gong?

"Do you need help?"

"No need, I just need a dragon body!"

The little female dragon was very excited.

The Haishen Dragon shares quite a bit of bloodline similarity with our Hai Shen Long clan; using such a dragon body to cast Ranxue Tuisen Fa will yield far better results than other He Yi Jing dragon species!

Even though she has never cast this technique, she is very confident of succeeding on the first try!

"Since you are confident, then when the Haishen Dragons arrive, you may take them yourself; failing once is no fear, those three Haishen Dragons are all for you."

Li Yuan paused slightly while speaking, then stood up and said:

"Coincidentally, the Haishen Dragons have arrived."

"Thank you!"

The little female dragon was overjoyed, allowing Li Yuan to wrap her around his waist, full of expectation.

The Haishen Dragon does not belong to the Star-Outside Strange Beasts; it is a type of sea dragon.

This dragon species is quite peculiar; before reaching adulthood, their size is huge, often hundreds of thousands or even millions of jin, but after adulthood, their size often shrinks by more than ninety percent.

Because he bought those not yet entered the Dao, Li Yuan chose home delivery.

Wu Wu~

After Li Yuan used the Dongtian Token to open the Dongtian, he only heard a burst of urgent wind, and three mountain-sized colossal creatures drifted into the Dongtian accompanied by clouds and mist.

A spirit puppet resembling a middle-aged man followed closely behind; seeing Li Yuan, he clasped his hands in a bow and handed over a gray, tree-vine-like spiritual snake:

"Guest, your Shan Xuan Teng She and three Haishen Dragons have arrived; please count them."

Li Yuan reached out to take the Shan Xuan Teng She and examined it carefully.

According to the record in the Spiritual Beast Atlas rolled by Fayin Fayin Tongzi, this Shan Xuan Teng She is less a spiritual beast and more an extremely strange spiritual plant; when rooted in the earth, it is a tree; when attached to a large tree, it is a vine; when leaving the earth, it transforms into a snake.

Because its characteristics are rare and its potential is high, among the disciples of Mount Mount Dongxuan who cultivate the 'Dongji Qingdi Yuan Changsheng Jing', many choose this snake as their root object.

Li Yuan chose it naturally because of this Yuan Changsheng Jing. His visit to the Weitian Yanwudiantang was not without gain; the intelligence from the Shadow Record List of those senior brothers was very useful to him.

For example, one of them was a senior brother named 'Gu Shan Xuan Sheng', who used the Shan Xuan Teng She as his root object to cultivate the Dongji Yuan Changsheng Jing, while simultaneously cultivating the 'Beiji Heidi Mingyuan Jing'.

Master Li Dao loves using people as mirrors; such important intelligence was naturally kept in his heart.

"Woo~"

Feeling the touch, Shan Xuan Teng She trembled and coiled itself around Li Yuan's wrist.

This star-exotic beast cub was drowsy and bleary, as if it had not yet woken up, but in truth it simply had no spiritual intelligence at all — this seemed to be the price of its rare trait.

According to the records in that spirit beast catalogue, ninety-nine out of a hundred Shan Xuan Teng She would possess only instinct from birth to death.

"Whoosh!"

The delivery spirit puppet beckoned, and the cloud-mist carrying the three Sea Mirage Dragon corpses slowly descended to the ground, then in a flash transformed into a streak of light that sank into the back of the puppet's head.

Li Yuan saw it clearly — that cloud-mist contained many hues, like cloud, like rainbow, like fog, wonderfully mysterious.

"Is this Nine-Smoke Gauze?"

Li Yuan's heart stirred slightly as he asked.

"Yes, honored customer, it is indeed Nine-Smoke Gauze."

With the goods delivered, the spirit puppet did not linger; seeing Li Yuan nod, it cupped its fist in farewell:

"Honored customer, then I shall take my leave."

"Mm."

Li Yuan kept one hand pressed on the little mother dragon, and only released it after the spirit puppet had gone. Then came a 'whoosh' — the little mother dragon could no longer hold back and pounced on one of the dragon corpses.

"Still so impetuous."

Li Yuan laughed, but he could understand. He too walked over to that enormous dragon corpse, curious — this little mother dragon had not even refined magic power while alive, so how was she now driving the Blood-Burning Mortal-Shedding Art?

But the next moment, he understood.

He saw the little mother dragon leap up; her body, already refined into a long whip, suddenly tensed taut, piercing into the massive dragon carcass like a needle. Then came the sound of 'swoosh swoosh'.

From within the dragon corpse, dead for some time, came the sound of blood rushing, faster and faster. In less than a few breaths, a wisp of blood-red flame rose up from within the dragon corpse!

"So what burns is not her own blood…"

Li Yuan was dumbfounded; he had already grasped the principle by which the little mother dragon activated this art.

Although she had no magic power, the trembling of her divine soul could barely serve as a kindling — at the very least, it was enough to ignite the dragon corpse.

"Hum~"

"Hum~"

Crimson flame burst forth from within, burning fiercely. That enormous dragon corpse collapsed and shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye — in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

Then came a 'rip' — a tender, fair little hand tore open the shriveled dragon hide, and a face smeared with blood and brimming with delight poked out:

"Li Yuan, I, I succeeded… huh?!"

The little mother dragon was first overjoyed, then suddenly realized she was stark naked, and with a shriek ducked back into the dragon hide.

"…"

Li Yuan was speechless. After remolding her flesh, the little mother dragon was only about half a meter tall, looking no older than two or three, and covered in blood — who on earth would want to look.

"I don't have clothes for someone this small; make do with these."

Taking out a Daoist robe from the Trove-Bearing Space and setting it on the ground, Li Yuan turned and vanished on the spot, heading straight back to his own bamboo tower.

With matters here settled, he prepared to go out and gather scenery.

A while later, the little mother dragon peeked her head out of the dragon hide, shook off the blood on her body, and only then draped on that Daoist robe, which was enormous compared to her.

She was about half a meter tall, petite and delicate, with two tender little dragon horns on her head, huddled inside the oversized robe — a rather comical sight.

"…Why am I so tiny?!"

The little girl-form Mirage Infant was both delighted and dejected. The Mirage Dragon clan lived far longer than the human race, but she had been a fully grown dragon before!

"It's fine, I can still grow!"

The little mother dragon comforted herself with a word, then hurried off in the direction Li Yuan had left.

……

……

The next morning, early.

Below Mount Mount Dongxuan, clouds and mist churned. A Mirage Dragon of balanced, petite build, about a zhang long, leapt into the air. Perhaps it had been too long since she last took to the skies, she could not help but let out a high, clear dragon's cry:

"Aaar!"

"Don't squawk!"

A great palm descending from the sky cut off the Mirage Dragon Princess's joyful long cry. Li Yuan landed on the dragon's back, looking rather disdainful:

"Why is your dragon body only this big too?"

"I don't want that either!"

The Mirage Infant was a little aggrieved, but in an instant became cheerful again. With a flick of her dragon tail, her speed surged several times over, and in the blink of an eye she was above the sea of clouds:

"Off we go!"

"Head west the whole way, don't roar randomly, straight for the Western Sea!"

Li Yuan released his true qi to shield himself and the Mirage Dragon, pointed out the direction for her, then sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began sorting through the various subtleties of refining the Kun Peng magic power.

(End of chapter)