Flood Dragon Pill, Execution Order

"The spiritual energy of heaven and earth here is much stronger than on Tianhao Peak where I live. Perhaps that's why the new disciples of Geli are all gathered here."

"Master said that the Great Dao Like Heaven Incantation and other incantations won't conflict, so I can cultivate with peace of mind."

In the early morning, Luo Bei sat cross-legged in the Dao Heart Hall of Tianyu Peak, sensing the wisps of spiritual energy of heaven and earth around him.

This Dao Heart Hall, with its plaque bearing the four wild cursive characters "Dao Xin Zi Ran" (Dao Heart Nature), was situated on an extended rock face. Outside the windows lay the four-story building overlooking a ten-thousand-zhang abyss.

The new disciples of Geli who could remain here to cultivate the Great Dao Straight to Cui Xu Incantation were now only Luo Bei, Cai Shu, Ling Dongshan, Lin Hang, Miao Mu, and Gongyang Jinbo – a total of six people.

Shushan had been established for a thousand years. Every year, Geli, Tianzhu, and Jingshen each accepted new disciples, ranging from twenty-something at most to four or five at least. However, as Lin Hang had privately told Luo Bei, Shushan's entry cultivation system was already well-established and interconnected. In the past, disciples were first taught the Purple Profound Qi Incantation. After passing a trial, they would then be formally taught the Great Dao Straight to Cui Xu Incantation. This year's direct elimination of disciples through such brutal means was unprecedented.

Shushan was renowned for its cultivation of flying swords. Its sword techniques and incantations were considered peerless in the world, even by Yuan Tianyi. Furthermore, the Geli, Tianzhu, and Jingshen branches of Shushan each had their own strengths. Over the centuries, Shushan had produced countless magical treasures and flying swords. Some of these were obtained by Shushan disciples through chance encounters during their travels, while most others were refined by Tianzhu Peak, whose many peaks were dedicated to re-refining artifact incantations.

Jingshen Peak focused on cultivating talismans and incantations, with flying swords as a secondary focus and spells as the primary. The Geli Peak, however, prioritized flying swords.

Consequently, these three branches differed in the incantations they practiced. Although Shushan might not possess the world's foremost spells like Kunlun, it likely had no fewer than several hundred cultivation techniques.

Shushan was famous for its flying swords, and the Geli Peak was, in fact, the core of Shushan, with the other two branches implicitly supporting each other. Therefore, although Zi Xuan Valley and Ling Dongshan didn't know much that day, they were correct on one point: disciples of Geli Peak indeed had more opportunities to venture out for training.

This was because Shushan's most powerful asset was its flying sword incantations!

Even renowned sects like Qingcheng and Kongtong, known for their flying swords, could only look up to Shushan's sword techniques and incantations.

The Great Dao Straight to Cui Xu Incantation, which belonged to the Inner Core Dao arts, was the foundation of Shushan's various flying sword incantations!

Only by first cultivating the Great Dao Straight to Cui Xu Incantation to a certain level could one control objects, attach a wisp of their Nascent Soul to a flying sword, integrate the flying sword with themselves, and even guide the sword into their body. Then, using the cultivated vital energy and channeling the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, they could nourish and temper the flying sword.

Cultivating this Inner Core Dao art, with its internal focus, was more perilous than searching for herbs on Tianzhu Peak. Therefore, Geli disciples cultivated in the Dao Heart Hall during the day, with their elders providing protection.

Having already memorized this Dao art thoroughly, the first step of entering a state of tranquility, as described in this Shushan Dao art, presented no difficulty for Luo Bei.

Crossing his hands and placing them on his lower Dantian, Luo Bei slowly inhaled and exhaled according to the cultivation technique. He almost instantly felt wisps of faint spiritual energy from heaven and earth entering his body through his Tianling acupoint.

Luo Bei immediately noticed that the spiritual energy on Tianyu Peak was pure and gentle, unlike the thick and impure energy of Luofu.

"Is this the effect of the Jade Condensing Pill?"

Following the technique, Luo Bei guided the spiritual energy with pure intent, allowing it to circulate slowly within his body and gather in his Mud Palace and Sea of Consciousness. After circulating through three grand cycles, Luo Bei discovered that even some impurities and foul energies entangled with the spiritual energy were instantly dispelled by a faint purple aura that emerged from his meridians.

That faint purple aura, enveloping his meridians, was actually the medicinal power of the Jade Condensing Pill, which had dispelled the "absolute poison" within.

Judging by the efficacy of this Jade Condensing Pill, it seemed that Dan Ling Sheng's words about the last herb being difficult to find were indeed true. This Jade Condensing Pill was definitely no ordinary medicinal pill.

The spiritual energy on Tianyu Peak was already very pure and gentle. Coupled with the Jade Condensing Pill's ability to eliminate impure energies, the situation was like comparing heaven and earth to when Luo Bei was cultivating the Mahakala Secret Law.

"What?"

If there were any experts who had cultivated techniques like the Seven Apertures Divine Eye, they would surely notice that during Luo Bei's current cultivation, the wisps of spiritual energy around his body seemed to be rushing into him, as if competing to enter. Luo Bei's speed of absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was much faster than that of the others currently cultivating, clearly indicating much smoother progress. This was indeed the case. With his roots and meridians forcibly altered by Yuan Tianyi's heaven-defying secret method, Luo Bei's innate talent could be described as astonishing, and he found cultivation not difficult. However, according to the technique, the Great Dao Straight to Cui Xu Incantation involved gathering the absorbed spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the Mud Palace and Sea of Consciousness for refinement. Logically, with Luo Bei's speed of absorbing spiritual energy, the spiritual energy accumulating in his Mud Palace and Sea of Consciousness should also increase rapidly. But to Luo Bei's surprise, after the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had circulated continuously within his body for dozens of cycles and accumulated in his Mud Palace and Sea of Consciousness, there were only a few meager wisps.

Unlike the golden vital energy condensed by the Golden Sun True Fire in the Mahakala Secret Law, the vital energy condensed by the Great Dao Straight to Cui Xu Incantation was greenish-blue.

Now, Luo Bei, in his meditative state and inner vision, saw only a few drifting green strands in his vast Mud Palace and Sea of Consciousness.

"This Shushan cultivation technique might just be inherently slow from the start."

Although Luo Bei felt surprised, he didn't overthink it at this moment and continued to focus on practicing according to the technique.

He was unaware that compared to him, Ling Dongshan, whose speed of absorbing spiritual energy was several times slower, already possessed several times more of the green strand-like vital energy when he observed his inner state.

***

In the ten-thousand-zhang void above the eighth ring island of the Kunlun Nine Layered Islands, a man dressed in ordinary plain cloth sat unsupported in the void.

This was a height unattainable even by some ancient exotic birds. Not only was the air thin and the cold biting, but there was also a unique Gale Force Wind here. Within a few finger snaps, dozens of gale-force winds, as solid as substance, along with ice crystals in the high altitude, slashed at the man like blades.

The man sat motionlessly, but a layer of transparent radiance enveloped his body. The blade-like gale-force winds and ice crystals continuously exploded against the transparent light shield around his body, creating a magnificent spectacle.

This man was actually cultivating an incantation while simultaneously resisting the might of heaven and earth.

"Master!"

Suddenly, the man pressed his hands into the void and stood up, calling out with a hint of surprise.

Huang Wushen, who had his eyes closed, appeared not far in front of him.

Facing the man in plain cloth, who looked at him with both joy and reverence, Huang Wushen seemed to show a rare hint of satisfaction. "Qi Lianliancheng, your Great Dao Like Heaven Incantation is just one step away from forming a Nascent Soul."

Qi Lianliancheng!

So, this man in ordinary plain clothes, who was cultivating while resisting the might of heaven and earth, was actually one of Huang Wushen's four direct disciples. Among the second-generation disciples of Kunlun today, he was arguably the most accomplished – Qi Lianliancheng!

"Yes, Master. Your disciple is dull and still one step away from forming a Nascent Soul." Qi Lianliancheng stood with his hands clasped, nodding respectfully.

"You needn't be so modest," Huang Wushen said. "To reach a point where you are only one step away from forming a Nascent Soul in just forty years is an achievement that few in Kunlun's thousand-year history can match in speed."

"However, compared to Master, I am still far behind. Even compared to Yuan Tianyi from that day... from that day, I am still deeply inferior." Qi Lianliancheng took a deep breath and said forcefully.

"Your true heart is firm, and with this determination, your future achievements may well surpass mine." Huang Wushen opened his left palm, and a pearl the size of an egg, emitting a red radiance with magical power fluctuations like ripples, floated before Qi Lianliancheng's eyes.

"Flood Dragon Pill!"

Upon seeing the pearl, Qi Lianliancheng's expression changed, and he exclaimed in surprise.

It was no wonder he reacted this way, for this pearl was a genuine Flood Dragon Inner Core!

Flood Dragons were naturally born exotic species, ancient divine beasts that possessed innate spiritual sense and the ability to cultivate. As long as they formed an Inner Core, they could one day ride the wind and rain, transform into true Five-Clawed Golden Dragons, soar through the void, and become existences comparable to Tribulation Transcending True Immortals in the cultivation world.

For ordinary exotic beasts, Flood Dragons, naturally adept at wind, water, lightning, and electricity incantations, were inherently top-tier existences.

A Crimson Python that has cultivated for ten thousand years might not be as valuable as a Flood Dragon that has cultivated for a thousand years.

The Inner Core produced by a Spirit Beast is a rare treasure for cultivators. Judging by this fiery red Flood Dragon Pill, it's at least a thousand years old!

If Qi Lianliancheng could refine this Inner Core and make it his own, he would directly achieve Golden Core Great Accomplishment and break through several obstacles to cultivate a Nascent Soul!

"Master... what is this...?" Looking at the Flood Dragon Inner Core floating before him, Qi Lianliancheng was so shocked that he hesitated to reach out and touch it.

"Take this Inner Core, and you should be able to cultivate a Nascent Soul," Huang Wushen said calmly, his expression unchanged. "After cultivating your Nascent Soul, you will lead Qionglai and the others out of the mountain."

"Out of the mountain?" Qi Lianliancheng, whose true heart was already firm, took several deep breaths to steady his emotions before asking Huang Wushen, "Master, what do you want us to do? Are we going out to hunt demons and gain experience like Senior Brother Bao Tu and the others?"

"The world's fortune is transforming over centuries, with the Dao waning and demons rising. More people are cultivating demonic arts and devilish techniques. If measures are not taken, it could lead to a Great Blood Demon Cataclysm like the one hundreds of years ago."

"The fortune transformation has reached such a point!" Qi Lianliancheng trembled all over.

"You have already witnessed Yuan Tianyi's cultivation and the power of the Luofu cultivation technique," Huang Wushen also let out a deep sigh. "Although Yuan Tianyi has fallen, Elder Yi sensed heavenly secrets yesterday through heavenly secrets divination and calculated that Luofu has an inheritor. This child will surely become a great threat to Kunlun in the future. Once you leave the mountain, your task is to find this child, locate him, and eliminate him at all costs!"