prynovel Chapter 18 Ancient Fragments
Chapter 18 Ancient Fragments
A hundred miles outside Chaoge City, inside a deep mountain cave.
Lin Yuan sat cross-legged on a blue stone, not revealing his true form as a crow, but maintaining his Daoist true form.
A wooden sword was suspended in mid-air, three feet in front of him.
"This Jade Purity Immortal Light is truly troublesome."
Lin Yuan sighed softly.
This pine wood sword may look rough, but it actually contains demon-subduing array patterns personally inscribed by Yun Zhongzi, a Golden Immortal of the Chan Sect.
If it were an ordinary Void Returning Realm Great Demon, let alone refining it.
I'm afraid that the moment you probe your divine sense into it, you'll be torn apart by that righteous and powerful demon-subduing energy.
But Lin Yuan is different.
The bloodline flowing through his veins is the supreme Golden Crow bloodline of the ancient demon court!
"Again!"
"Grand Celestial Demon Technique, turn."
Lin Yuan changed his hand seals, and the demon core in his dantian began to spin rapidly.
"laugh--"
With a spit, a ball of Golden Crow True Fire shot out, enveloping the giant wooden sword.
"Buzzing!"
The wooden sword seemed to sense impending doom; its blade trembled, manifesting azure lightning in an attempt to dispel the flames.
"This mere unclaimed item dares to act arrogantly before me? Refine it!"
Lin Yuan snorted coldly.
The true fire suddenly collapsed inward, crushing the azure lightning!
Under the extreme forging of the Golden Crow True Fire, the outer shell of the pine sword began to peel away inch by inch.
However, it did not turn to ashes; instead, it was reborn amidst the destruction.
I don't know how much time passed.
With a clear, resonant sword cry, the flames and blue light filling the cave suddenly subsided.
In the void, a golden flying sword, about three feet long and as thin as a cicada's wing, floated silently.
The sword's blade gleamed with a sharp edge, and its spine was engraved with patterns of bird feathers.
"Connected by blood and spirit, as easy as using one's own arm... this is the mystery of the natal flying sword."
Lin Yuan raised his slender fingers and gently flicked the blade of the sword.
With a "clang," the flying sword transformed into a golden streak of light, swirling and dancing around him like a dragon, its sword energy flowing gracefully.
"You were born from Yun Zhongzi's pine wood, and then reforged by my Golden Crow True Fire and Heavenly Feather Sword Qi..."
"From now on, you shall be called 'Wu Yu'."
The Black Feather Sword emitted a clear sound and entered Lin Yuan directly from between his eyebrows, hovering in the center of his sea of consciousness, where it was nourished day and night by the Void Returning Realm Primordial Spirit.
With the magic weapon now complete, his confidence has greatly increased.
After closing his eyes and adjusting his breathing for a moment, he subtly activated the global channel at the edge of his retina.
The chat channel was now a complete mess.
It could even be described as a rally of public outrage and condemnation.
Since the dozens of explorers who listened to the advice of "experts" were mercilessly slaughtered by Chong Houhu's army outside Jizhou City.
The credibility of the Blue Star military think tank has completely plummeted.
[Wang Qiang (E-rank/Chaoge laborer): "What a load of bull! Why didn't you send out your 'Top Secret Strategic Analysis' today? Are you playing dead? Who's going to compensate for the lives of my brothers?!"]
[Liu Ergou (F-rank/Xiqi Beggar): "This is hilarious! 'The inevitable laws of history,' and 'guaranteed admission to Kunlun Martial Arts University.'"]
"A powerful cultivator from an SSS+ level secret realm could shatter a city gate with a single axe swing. Your worldly military tactics are utterly inadequate for cleaning up your mess here!"
[Li Ming (Rank E/Jizhou Defeated Soldier): "Stop cursing, stop cursing. The experts in the think tank are probably sitting in their air-conditioned rooms in the main world drinking tea. They don't care about the lives of us cannon fodder."]
Good luck to everyone. Anyone who believes their nonsense again is a complete idiot!
The screen was filled with profanity, and the chat history quickly reached 99+.
Those once high-ranking experts and professors have had their last fig leaf torn off.
Just as the outcry was about to reach its peak, and some people even began to organize to petition and cause trouble after returning to the main world.
The official gold account, which had been silent for several days, finally lit up.
[Blue Star Military Think Tank (Official Agent Account): All explorers, please remain calm.]
[Blue Star Military Think Tank: We acknowledge that our prediction of the battle situation in Jizhou was indeed flawed due to information asymmetry.]
The power level of this secret realm far surpasses any low- or mid-level martial arts plane that our main world has encountered so far.
[Blue Star Military Think Tank: In order to make up for this strategic mistake, and also to give all our compatriots a little more ability to protect themselves in this cruel secret realm.]
[The think tank, after a top-level meeting, has decided to release a top-secret ancient book free of charge!]
[Blue Star Military Think Tank: This ancient text is a fragment that our military risked their lives to bring back during an exploration of an extremely dangerous ancient historical site. It is titled "Shangqing Qi Induction Chapter." Although it is only a fragment, verification has shown that its quality far surpasses all known breathing techniques in the main world.]
Anyone can attempt cultivation; once they grasp the basics, they can condense a trace of innate true energy!
[Ding! The Blue Star military think tank has uploaded a group file: "Shangqing Qi Induction Chapter"!]
The moment this message was released, the previously bustling server-wide chat channel fell silent.
After a brief silence, an even more frenzied barrage of posts began.
Although everyone despises the think tank, under the pressure of life and death, who would refuse a high-level cultivation technique given away for free?
[Zhang San (Rank F): "Holy crap, an ancient fragment? I'll download it and try it out right now!"]
[Zhao Qiang (Rank D/Imperial Guard Soldier): "Hiss, what an overbearing incantation! I just circulated it through my body using the breathing technique described above, and a warm current actually appeared in my dantian. This is definitely a true immortal technique!"]
Passerby B (Level E): "My God, I've mastered it too!"
[This technique is amazing! Even with my poor aptitude, I can still feel the Qi in my meridians. An expert is truly an expert! I'll refrain from criticizing for now and get back to practicing!]
Seeing the sudden change in the group's tone, a group of explorers who were cursing just a second ago are now singing praises.
Upon seeing this, Lin Yuan chuckled in the cave.
"The inherent weakness of mortals: a few sweet words and a little bit of petty gain, and they're back to being obedient, wagging-tails dogs."
Lin Yuan originally disdained to pay attention to these so-called "ancient fragments" brought out by the main world.
In his view, the main world has even lost its true cultivation civilization, so what good things could it possibly have to offer?
At most, it's just some mundane martial arts for strengthening the body, similar to calisthenics.
But he had nothing better to do, and when he heard the words "Shangqing" earlier, he felt a slight stirring in his heart, so he casually opened the document.
"The Great Dao is fifty, the Heavenly Dao is forty-nine, and humanity escapes to one..."
"When heaven and earth are in harmony, all things possess a spirit. Regardless of whether they are born with fur or horns, or whether they are born from moisture or hatch from eggs, they can absorb the yin and yang energies of heaven and earth, seizing the essence of creation within themselves..."
"Seize the last glimmer of hope and store it in your dantian..."
Lin Yuan suddenly froze as he scanned the few hundred words of the incantation.
He suddenly stood up, staring at the text on the system panel, his breathing quickening.
"This...how is this possible?!"
Lin Yuan was greatly shocked.
Those ordinary explorers who were celebrating in the group couldn't see the secrets; they just thought it was a top-notch martial arts technique that could quickly cultivate true qi.
But who is Lin Yuan?
He is a prodigy who possesses the "Great Heavenly Demon Technique," has devoured the creation Dao essence of the Sage Nuwa, and has already stepped into the Void Returning Realm.
More importantly, he is the only time traveler in the entire server who is familiar with the script of "Investiture of the Gods".
"Regardless of whether they are born with fur or horns, whether they are born from moisture or from eggs... we should teach all without discrimination!"
"Seizing a sliver of hope... This is interception, this is the doctrine of the Intercepting Sect!"