River Lord Subdues the Flood Dragon

After Lu Jun returned to his room, he immediately hung up the <Myriad Heavens River Lord Subduing Flood Dragon Diagram> without hesitation.

He hung it before his bed.

Immediately afterward, his eyes locked onto the River Lord before him.

After studying it for the time it took an incense stick to burn, Lu Jun had seen nothing at all.

"...I overestimated myself."

"I wonder if Demon Life Essence can be used to comprehend cultivation arts."

Lu Jun pondered for a moment, then focused his eyes.

Soon, another line of text appeared before him.

[Demon Life Essence: 6472]

[Demon Life Essence can be used to increase cultivation art realms]

[The Visualization Diagram has been detected. Demon Life Essence can be used for cultivation-art visualization]

Lu Jun's gaze sharpened.

Without hesitation, he immediately chose to comprehend it.

He opened his eyes again and met the Visualization Diagram's gaze.

Lu Jun found that his surroundings had changed. He now stood above the void, while raging lakes and rivers stretched beneath his feet, surrounded by the perilous peaks of the Three Gorges.

But in the next moment, the lake, which had been calm and still, suddenly erupted with howling winds. A gigantic whirlpool appeared on the placid surface.

All of a sudden, from the whirlpool below, a huge, hideous black Profound Water flood dragon burst out. Its sharp teeth were about to swallow Lu Jun whole.

Strangely, Lu Jun did not panic. Instead, he abruptly raised a hand into the void, and a Three-Pointed, Double-Edged Blade suddenly appeared in his grasp.

Lu Jun gathered power with one hand and hurled the Three-Pointed, Double-Edged Blade with tremendous force.

In the void, the Three-Pointed, Double-Edged Blade rapidly expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, it had grown several hundred zhang long, driving straight into the hideous flood dragon's vital point seven inches behind its head.

"Roar!!!"

The flood dragon let out a shrill, agonized howl and was instantly pinned to the ground, unable to move.

Lu Jun slowly descended from the void and lightly stepped onto the hilt of the enlarged Three-Pointed, Double-Edged Blade he had just thrown, quietly listening to the flood dragon's wails below.

Nearly half a day passed, and the sky shifted from early morning to evening.

During that time, Li Tuo and Fang Yilin had also prepared to call Lu Jun out for a meal.

But Old Man Yun stopped them.

"Phew!"

Lu Jun abruptly awoke on the bed, gasping heavily for breath.

The various Marrow Apertures throughout his body, his seven main meridians and eight extraordinary vessels, and all the meridians throughout his body had been completely opened. True Qi flowed unobstructed through his entire body.

"Zhou Tian Realm!"

Lu Jun's face lit up with delight.

True Qi now flowed unimpeded through all his meridians. The main streams of True Qi gathered in the vital organs and dantian throughout his body, forming a Zhou Tian. This was precisely the sign of breaking through to the Zhou Tian Realm—and he could also look inward into his sea of consciousness.

Lu Jun hurriedly inspected his sea of consciousness.

Within it, a <Myriad Heavens River Lord Subduing Flood Dragon Diagram> identical to the Visualization Diagram before him had appeared, except that it possessed a greater sense of movement.

Lu Jun also learned the name of the cultivation art he had evolved: River Lord Subdues the Flood Dragon Art...

Lu Jun then looked at his status panel.

[Demon Life Essence: 3000]

[Demon Life Essence can be used to increase cultivation art realms]

[Current cultivation art: River Lord Subdues the Flood Dragon Art, first layer (4000 Life Essence required to advance to the second layer)]

[Art trait: Each time the art advances by one layer, cultivation speed, physique, comprehension, and mastery of the art will increase. Each advancement will also allow the practitioner to comprehend and birth a new Acquired Divine Ability. There are seven layers in total.]

[Acquired Divine Ability evolved from mastered cultivation art: See Through Myriad Illusions]

"Against the heavens!"

Lu Jun was stunned.

Wasn't this much stronger than that Azure Dragon Hair Growth Art and True Martial Demon Quelling Art?

Sorry, Senior Yun. Although all your cultivation arts were top-notch, they were still too weak before the River Lord Subdues the Flood Dragon Art.

Divine abilities were the foundation upon which Law Seekers established themselves and made their living.

Ordinary people could generally comprehend only one Acquired Divine Ability through a cultivation art.

Those blessed with extraordinary talent could comprehend an Acquired Divine Ability through a cultivation art even after possessing an Innate Divine Ability.

Thus, ordinary people could possess at most two divine abilities.

But now, cultivating a single River Lord Subdues the Flood Dragon Art had produced seven divine abilities.

And that was without counting the divine abilities that could be evolved from demon talents after slaying demons.

This had directly turned him into an overpowered monster.

As he acquired more and more divine abilities in the future, perhaps he might even earn the title of Myriad Laws Dao Lord...

[See Through Myriad Illusions: Can see through deceptions, expose a demon's true form, perceive the evil and malicious thoughts of living beings, capture demon qi, and locate demons by following their demon qi.]

When Lu Jun saw the divine ability's description, his eyes lit up even more.

"What an excellent divine ability!"

Ever since waking up in Huang Family Village, Lu Jun's greatest frustration had been being unable to find the demons' whereabouts.

This ability had come at exactly the right time, like a pillow delivered to someone who was sleepy.

Excited as he was, he had still been cultivating for nearly an entire day, and Lu Jun felt a little hungry.

Lu Jun went before the bronze mirror and washed his face, preparing to go out and find something to eat.

As he dried his face with a silk handkerchief, Lu Jun was slightly surprised.

He discovered that he had become even more handsome. Above his brows was a mysterious silver pattern, carrying a trace of divinity.

"Pretty handsome."

Lu Jun did not pay it much mind.

Lu Jun changed into a blue-and-white robe patterned with profound designs and casually tied up his hair before leaving the inn to find something to eat.

The moment he stepped outside the inn, Lu Jun's pupils contracted. A trace of feverish excitement instantly appeared on his originally indifferent face. "Marvelous!"

"If I hadn't obtained this divine ability called 'See Through Myriad Illusions,' I would have missed this treasure."

In Lu Jun's field of vision, at a certain location in the center of the city, a strand of gloomy black demon qi rose straight into the sky. From afar, it looked like cooking smoke rising from a farmhouse in the countryside.

In an instant, Lu Jun no longer felt hungry. A layer of wind wrapped around his body, and he sprinted toward the distant source of the demon qi at top speed.

"Li Mansion."

Lu Jun quietly studied the vermilion gates before him. Two stone lions stood proudly on either side, while the plaque above the entrance clearly bore the words "Li Mansion."

The two guards at the gate were not surprised to see Lu Jun suddenly appear and stand there staring at the entrance for so long.

Instead, they stepped forward, looked him up and down, and asked, "Are you also here to treat the young lady?"

Lu Jun raised his brows and nodded.

"Go on in."

The interior of Li Mansion was even more luxurious than the outside, with rockeries, ponds, and pavilions in abundance.

But what truly excited Lu Jun was the dense demon qi here, almost overflowing.

The source of the demon qi lay deep within Li Mansion.

The steward of Li Mansion looked Lu Jun up and down.

He was imposing and handsome, his clothing's quality clearly not that of an ordinary household. His indifferent bearing carried an indescribable hint of transcendent, immortal air.

Was this a physician?

He had come to treat an illness without even bringing a medical case?

Why did he look like a young master from some great lineage?

Wait, a young master from a great lineage wouldn't care about the paltry reward for treating an illness!

A swindler couldn't possibly possess such an air either.

With looks like his, he could casually charm some noble family's young lady at any residence. There was no need for him to deceive anyone...

The Li Mansion steward's thoughts raced, but he could not discern Lu Jun's background. He could only first invite Lu Jun into a room nearby.

"Young master, please wait in the side hall for a while. I'll go inform the master."