Copper Trigram Immortal Master

Wolf One's voice was cold and sinister. Whale Eight hadn't replied for so long, which made Wolf One feel that something was wrong.

Whale Eight was unable to reply to Wolf One; he was bound by the Venerable White's Daoist magic, unable to move or even make a sound...

"Whale Eight, answer me! Stop playing around, we don't have much time. If we can't catch that little wench, just kill her to silence her. In short, we absolutely cannot let her escape." Wolf One voice—he knew that Whale Eight had an interest in 'killing while holding a girl in his arms,' and he was afraid that Whale Eight would ruin the mission if he indulged in pleasure.

But Whale Eight still didn't...

"Damn it, Whale Eight, if you keep messing things up and ruin the mission, don't blame me for being ruthless when I find you." Wolf One said, then hung up the phone menacingly.

Then, he connected to Shark Nine's communicator. "Shark Nine, answer me, are you with Whale Eight right now? What is Whale Eight doing?"

Shark Nine was even worse off than Whale Eight; he was struggling to breathe. He could barely utter a sound, let alone speak.

Seeing that Shark Nine didn't answer, Wolf One shouted angrily, "Damn it, what are you two up to? Just you wait, I'm coming for you right now!"

Through the communicator in his ear, Wolf One could pinpoint the approximate locations of 'Whale Eight' and 'Shark Nine'.

[Don't come any closer! Coming closer means certain death!] Whale Eight was frantic, but he couldn't speak.

However, Wolf One had already angrily hung up the communication.

After hanging up the call, Wolf One's expression instantly became completely calm, showing no trace of the exasperation he had displayed during the call.

He tapped his fingers lightly on the communicator, contacting several other organization members. "Ox Two, Ape Four, summon Eagle Six and the other brothers over... Whale Eight and Shark Nine are probably in trouble. The mission has gone wrong. Let's go closer to Whale Eight's communicator and see if there's any chance to rescue them... Now, all we can do is pray they're still alive."

"And Fox Ten, how much longer are you going to stay submerged at the bottom of the sea? Get out here right now!" Wolf One roared.

"Coo coo coo... I'll be right... coo coo coo... back." The handsome Fox Ten's voice rang out with difficulty. Judging from the sound, he was still at the bottom of the sea? It's a wonder how he managed to make the call underwater?

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Whale Eight was pale. He knew that, given Wolf One's personality, he would definitely summon his brothers to come and find him and Shark Nine together.

Under normal circumstances, he would be hopeful if Wolf One came to his rescue. But this time was different; the white-robed cultivator was terrifyingly powerful. Even as a seasoned Second-Grade Cultivator, he was as weak as an ant in the other's hands.

Although Wolf One was much stronger than Whale Eight, he was only at the Second-Grade rank of cultivation. Whale Eight was certain that even if there were a hundred more Wolf One, they would still be no match for this white-robed cultivator.

Coming here would just be suicide missions...

Just then, a calm voice rang in Whale Eight's ear. "Hehe, so your name is Whale Eight. That's an interesting name. It sounds just like Pekingese."

Whale Eight laboriously turned his eyes to look, and then saw the person he least wanted to see right now—the white-robed cultivator calmly squatting beside him, with a mysterious smile on his face that could captivate all beings.

A bitter look appeared in Whale's eyes... Had the white-robed cultivator overheard Wolf One's attempt to use his communication system?

Just then, Whale Eight saw the white-robed cultivator's fingers rest on his shoulder, and the next moment, a stream of spiritual energy flowed into his body, circulating within him...

Venerable White withdrew his finger and asked with a smile, "As expected... Whale Eight, Shark Nine, if I remember correctly, your organization should also have code names for 'wolf, ox, dog, ape, deer, eagle, snake, etc...', a total of thirty-three kinds of beasts, right?"

Whale Eight was bound by Daoist magic and unable to make a sound, but the terror in his eyes had already given Venerable White the answer.

"It seems I was right. The Thirty-Three Beasts Innate Unity Qi Technique represents thirty-three kinds of beasts." Venerable White adjusted his squatting posture and flicked a finger at Whale Eight in the void.

Half of the Whale Eight was released, and he was able to speak.

"From the moment I saw you, I felt that the cultivation method you practiced was very interesting," Venerable White said. "So, what you have mastered is the 'colossal whale Technique' from the <Thirty-Three Beasts Innate Unity Qi Technique>?"

Whale Eight gave a wry smile. The other party knew their organization's most secret martial arts techniques inside and out, and he had no secrets from him at all.

"I never expected that the once-renowned 'Thirty-Three Beast God Sect' would fall to the level of a third-rate cultivator organization. But that's fine... I've been very interested in your 'Thirty-Three Beast God Sect -Three Thirty-Three Beast God Sect Thirty-Three Beasts Innate Unity Qi Technique' for a long time, but I never had the chance to come into contact with you. I didn't expect that you would come to me on your own after I came out of seclusion this time. You're lucky, hehe." Venerable White chuckled.

Well, I guess I'm just that lucky~

Just then, Song Shuhang walked over. He had just finished meditating and wanted to check on the two prisoners. Then, he saw the Venerable White squatting beside the two prisoners.

Song Shuhang approached Venerable White, squatted down, and asked curiously, "Senior White, what is the <Thirty-Three Beasts Innate Unity Qi Technique>? Is it very powerful?"

He happened to hear Venerable White mention this technique when he arrived.

"Well, it's not exactly powerful. However, it's a very interesting cultivation method. Especially First-Grade first two volumes, the Second-Grade cultivation methods, are quite intriguing. It allows a cultivator to cultivate a 'pseudo' Innate True Qi when they are at the first or Second-Grade. Although I don't know how they do it, this 'pseudo' Innate True Qi gives their disciples a significant advantage when they reach the Second-Grade Realm." Venerable White explained.

Song Shuhang asked doubtfully, "Pseudo-Innate True Qi? Is it related to the Third-Grade 'Xiantian' level?"

"Closely related." Venerable White nodded, then glanced at Song Shuhang, his eyes lighting up as he asked, "Shuhang, I remember you only started cultivating this year, right?"

Song Shuhang nodded silently.

"Then let's use you as an example. You've already missed the optimal age for a cultivator to establish their foundation, which is between four and eight years old. The Innate True Qi you were born with has dissipated, making cultivation much more difficult than for disciples in sects," said Venerable White.

"Huh? Innate True Qi brought from the mother's womb? Without it, cultivation would be much more difficult? Is there such a thing?" Song Shuhang scratched his head, looking completely bewildered.

--None of the senior members in the Nine Provinces Number One Group had ever mentioned this to him.

"These guys in the group didn't tell you about this?" White Venerable thought for a moment and smiled, "Perhaps they felt that telling you would affect your cultivation? But I feel that with your willpower, it's fine to tell you."

Song Shuhang nodded vigorously. From the moment he decided to become a cultivator, he wasn't even afraid of death, so why would he be afraid of difficulties in cultivation?

Venerable White explained, "Currently, the best age for cultivators to establish their foundation is generally considered to be around 4 to 5 years old. At this time, the child still retains the Innate True Qi from the womb. Once the foundation is successfully established, this Innate True Qi can be integrated into the Heart Aperture, laying a solid foundation for future cultivation. With this Innate True Qi, as long as the cultivation method and resources are sufficient, there are almost no bottlenecks before the Third-Grade."

After the age of five, with each additional year of growth, much of the Innate True Qi brought from the mother's womb will dissipate... until the child reaches the age of eight, at which point this Innate True Qi will completely dissipate.

Once this opportunity is missed, it will never be available again. Without that Innate True Qi, the cultivation process from the First-Grade Establishment to the Third-Grade Realm will be fraught with difficulties. The time and resources required for each advancement are more than half again as much as those who successfully established their foundation before the age of eight."

In short, without the Innate True Qi brought from the mother's womb, it's like a game character whose Xiantian attribute points have been deducted, starting much slower than others.

Song Shuhang scratched his head. "There's actually such a saying? That means I missed out on that Innate True Qi more than ten years ago."

Therefore, he did not sense that Innate True Qi when he was building his foundation.

"However, I feel that my advancement speed... should be okay, right?" Song Shuhang asked tentatively. It has been almost two months since he officially started cultivating.

He has already soared from the First-Grade Foundation Heart Aperture stage to the final bottleneck of leaping over the Dragon Gate Leap, as if riding a rocket.

"You're quite lucky," Venerable White said with a smile.

"Thanks to Senior's blessing," Song Shuhang replied subconsciously. Spending so much time with Venerable White had brought him a lot of good fortune.

Venerable White smiled and said, "In general, the first two volumes of this <Thirty-Three Beasts Innate Unity Qi Technique> are very suitable for your cultivation. If you can successfully condense a wisp of 'pseudo' Innate True Qi, even if it's not as good as the Innate True Qi brought from your mother's body, it will at least speed up your cultivation by about one-third before you Third-Grade Realm."

Song Shuhang's eyes lit up like 200-watt light bulbs. This <Thirty-Three Beasts Innate Unity Qi Technique> is amazing!

"That's impossible!" Whale Eight exclaimed. "The Thirty-Three Beasts Innate Unity Qi Technique we cultivate cannot possibly generate Innate True Qi. Those are just errors passed down by outsiders."

Venerable White retorted, "Didn't you cultivate that 'Pseudo-Innate True Qi'?"

Whale Eight shook his head. Not to mention him, none of the members of the organization had ever cultivated any kind of 'pseudo' Innate True Qi!

Venerable White stared at Whale Eight for a while. "I didn't expect the 'Thirty-Three Beast God Sect' to have such a serious loss of its sect's heritage."

He knocked Whale Eight unconscious with a single finger before replying, "Since it's the <Thirty-Three Beasts Innate Unity Qi Technique>, then it must be the combination of thirty-three different techniques... or the assistance of external objects, to produce the <Thirty-Three Beasts Innate Unity Qi Technique>."

Unfortunately, Whale Eight, having fallen into a coma again, couldn't hear those words...

"I wonder what exactly happened to the 'Thirty-Three Beast God Sect' back then. How could the sect's inheritance be so severely damaged, with even the most important sect-protecting techniques being lost?" Venerable White murmured.

"So, we won't be able to obtain the <Thirty-Three Beasts Innate Unity Qi Technique>?" Song Shuhang asked.

"No rush. Let me capture their companions first, then we'll see how things go. Even if their cultivation method has been damaged, as long as the first and Second-Grade of the technique remain intact, that's enough. Shuhang, you just need to use this technique to generate a bit of 'pseudo' Innate True Qi. As for me, I want to see if there's anything I can learn from this technique to further improve my own," said Venerable White.

His own cultivation method... Venerable White's cultivation method, not passed down from his predecessors, but created by himself?

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About an hour later.

Guests have arrived on the deserted island.

However, the newcomers were not members of Wolf One's group of the 'Thirty-Three Beast God Sect'.

On the sea, under the scorching sun, a man wearing a cowboy hat, a white vest, and denim shorts was pulling a heavy cart, speeding across the water.

His muscles were like marble, his body was tanned to a bronze color, and he was drenched in sweat...

On the sea, huge waves surged. One wave was over ten meters high. But the man in the cowboy hat, pulling the board, braved the wind and waves, breaking through the sea and rushing towards the deserted island.

As he got closer to the island, Song Shuhang noticed two flag-like objects stuck in the heavy cart of the man in the cowboy hat.

The one on the left reads, "With teeth of bronze and fangs of iron, a single word can determine the myriad divinations of the world!"

The one on the right reads, "I have calculated every divination; I am the master divination master whose predictions are always accurate!"

"Senior White, someone's here," Song Shuhang said.

"They're one of us, no need to worry," Venerable White said with a smile.

One of our own?

Just then, the man in the cowboy hat ran onto the deserted island. He pulled the hat off his head and waved at Song Shuhang: "Hello, young friend Shuhang!"

Song Shuhang stared blankly at the man in the cowboy hat in front of him. He... didn't recognize him at all?

"Didn't you recognize me?" The man in the cowboy hat grinned, pointing to the flag stuck in the cart. "Look here, can you guess what it is?"

"With teeth of bronze and teeth of iron, he can calculate everything, the great immortal master... wait, senior Copper Trigram Immortal Master?" Song Shuhang suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He remembered the number two figure in the Nine Provinces Number One Group after Mad Saber Three Waves, the 'Copper Trigram Immortal Master'!

"Hahaha, it is indeed this Celestial Master." The Copper Trigram Immortal Master laughed heartily.

"How did Senior Copper Trigram end up on this isolated island?" Song Shuhang asked in confusion—moreover, the appearance of Copper Trigram Immortal Master was truly beyond his expectations.

In his view, even if the senior Master Copper Trigram Immortal Master was a 'black fortune teller,' shouldn't he at least look like a fortune teller?

However, the man in the cowboy hat in front of me looked like a proud working-class person at first glance, and had absolutely no connection with fortune tellers or anything like that.

The Copper Trigram Immortal Master chuckled, turned around, grabbed a packaged piece of ointment from the cart, and handed it to Song Shuhang: "I was asked by Fellow Daoist Medicine Master to bring you something along the way. Here, Medicine Master asked me to bring you this ointment..."