Old Bai Teaches a Move

Chapter 23: Old Bai Teaches a Move

Time flowed on, and three days had passed. Today, Long Jiuyyao was, as usual, spending time bonding with Zi Lin.

Long Jiuyyao still made time to practice his martial arts. Although a powerful figure resided here, he hadn't offered Long Jiuyyao a single word of guidance.

Long Jiuyyao knew that it was already a great fortune for him to be allowed to stay here for five days.

Today, Long Jiuyyao wasn't practicing martial arts. Instead, he tightly gripped the Demon Breaking Dragon Halberd. Today, he just wanted to swing the halberd in his hand with all his might.

"Hoo!" Long Jiuyyao exhaled a breath of stale air, and the halberd in his hand whistled out.

Long Jiuyyao stomped his right foot on the ground, and his body began to change. The halberd suddenly thrust forward, then swept upward, seemingly without any pattern.

Indeed, Long Jiuyyao didn't know any halberd techniques. All his current swings were based on his inner thoughts. In other words, he swung it however felt most satisfying.

As Long Jiuyyao's movements became faster and the halberd swings more frequent, all his actions began to become fluid.

The straight bamboo forest was slightly tilted by the airflow generated as Long Jiuyyao swung the halberd. The beautiful melody produced by the rustling bamboo leaves echoed through the bamboo grove.

As time passed, the exquisite music in the bamboo forest continued to echo. Long Jiuyyao's halberd swings transformed from being unsightly to pleasing to the eye, a testament to his transformation.

On the cliff peak in the distance, the White-bearded Elder watched the young man swinging the halberd in the bamboo forest and nodded, stroking his beard.

"With this child in the Dragon Clan, their revival is certain. And she will surely be pleased with the choice I made for her."

"Dragon boy, I shall teach you a move. Whether you can learn it or not depends entirely on your talent." Old Bai formed hand seals, and the bamboo forest was instantly enveloped in thick white mist.

Long Jiuyyao, amidst the bamboo, stood still as a puppet, as if he had fallen into a deep sleep.

At this moment, Old Bai on the cliff peak murmured, "Boy, we shall meet in a dream."

In the dreamscape, Long Jiuyyao held his halberd and looked at the towering mountain before him. "Where is this? Wasn't I swinging my halberd? How did I get here?"

Long Jiuyyao's mind raced with three consecutive questions.

However, the towering mountain before him vanished. He saw a man in a gray robe, a black-haired youth holding an unnamed halberd-shaped spiritual treasure, facing a shadowy figure with golden demonic patterns covering his face and golden demonic wings on his back.

Long Jiuyyao looked up at the two figures confronting each other on the cliff peak and exclaimed, "This is Old Bai in his youth! Is he facing an Yi Mo?"

Old Bai's spiritual treasure touched the ground. The raging wind that swept across the heavens and earth suddenly roared. The shadowy figure, as if sensing the terrifying power of this move, was enveloped in black mist.

As the black mist appeared, all the Yuan Power in the world began to boil, repelling the black mist emanating from the shadowy figure.

The black mist slowly formed a black film, enveloping the shadowy figure.

"Demon Suppressing Wind Pressure!"

Old Bai swung the halberd-shaped spiritual treasure in his hand. The howling wind that swept through the heavens and earth became increasingly violent with the swings of the young Old Bai, and an invisible, destructive, infinite wind pressure slowly took shape.

The formation of infinite wind pressure caused the restless gales in the world to cease. The terrifying, silent wind pressure exuded a power that no one could ignore.

The silent, infinite wind pressure enveloped the figure wrapped in a black film. Within the wind pressure, the figure's pupils dilated, a flicker of fear flashing through them.

The Yuan Power, black mist, and everything else within the destructive wind pressure were slowly decomposed and vanished by the terrifying gale. Even the space and air within were being decomposed and vanished by this terrifying wind pressure, gradually forming a vacuum.

The film made of black mist slowly decomposed and vanished. However, under the black figure's control, it did not completely disappear, though its power was greatly reduced.

"Nirvana Wind God Halberd."

Old Bai roared in his youth, the silent gales in the world swirling behind him like a colossal wind dragon.

With the final swing of the spiritual treasure in his hand, the wind dragon radiating destructive power roared out, its target the black figure within the destructive wind pressure.

Destructive wind pressure surged into the black figure's body. The black figure watched the approaching wind dragon, the fear in his eyes becoming even more apparent.

The wind dragon pierced through the black figure. Endless, violent winds howled, tearing apart the black figure's body and decomposing all the surrounding black mist. In the face of the world's great power, the black figure appeared so weak.

The howling winds dispersed the black mist left behind after his death. The dark clouds that had obscured the sun were blown away by the gales. Under the sun's rays, the back of young Old Bai appeared like a god in Long Jiuyyao's eyes.

"Old Bai was so strong when he was young! He actually killed that Yi Mo!"

The black-haired Old Bai turned his head and looked at Long Jiuyyao in the distance. "This move was created by me when I was young. I have only perfected it now. How much did you see clearly, and how much did you remember?"

Long Jiuyyao was shocked and repeatedly said, "Seven parts."

The black-haired Old Bai nodded upon hearing this. Remembering seven parts on the first try was not bad.

The black-haired Old Bai waved his hand, sending a mark straight towards Long Jiuyyao's brow. Before Long Jiuyyao could even react, he fell to the ground.

"Kid, this move will be enough for you until the Reincarnation Realm."

Outside the dream, the White-bearded Elder looked at the sleeping Long Jiuyyao and nodded with satisfaction.

"When five days are up, go!"

Old Bai waved his hand, and Long Jiuyyao shot away like a stream of light, disappearing before the elder's eyes.

Outside the island, in the boundless lake, Long Jiuyyao lay flat by the lakeside. After Long Jiuyyao appeared, a Ferocious Beast rushed out from the mountains and headed straight for the unconscious Long Jiuyyao.

The Ferocious Beast licked Long Jiuyyao's cheek and let out a low growl. It then lay down beside Long Jiuyyao to rest.

The sun set in the west, and the crescent moon began to appear.

The unconscious Long Jiuyyao slowly opened his eyes, taking in his surroundings. Looking at the Ferocious Beast lying before him, the joy in his eyes was self-evident.

This beast was Jin Ming, who had obtained a fortuitous encounter. Long Jiuyyao looked at Jin Ming, whose body had greatly changed, and was filled with emotion.

His bloodline had evolved by another sliver. Even just a sliver was a tremendous opportunity for the current Jin Ming.

He lowered his head to look at the Purple Back Dragon Horn Centipede coiled around his waist, a smile rising to his lips. He felt incredibly pleased with his decision to travel to the Secret Treasure Land.

Otherwise, how would he have obtained the Ancient Spirit Worm and the Martial Arts Opportunity? More importantly, he had met a Peerless Expert because of it, and Jin Ming had also reaped great rewards.

Suddenly, Long Jiuyyao's brow twitched. A stream of image information surged into his mind – it was the same imagery from his dream.

The information was the Halberd Technique Secret: "The Dragon Halberd is the vessel, Yuan Power and Spiritual Power are the support. Gather the world's fierce winds for your own use. One move, two forms. The minimum requirement is Yuan Power reaching the Nirvana Realm, and Spiritual Power reaching the Heavenly Talisman Master level to even slightly use this move."

Jin Ming, who had been sleeping soundly, sensed something unusual. He opened his eyes and looked at Long Jiuyyao, who was now sitting up. He let out a happy low growl.

"Jin Ming, I'll introduce you to a new companion, Zi Lin."

The Purple Back Dragon Horn Centipede coiled around his waist instantly grew several times larger, appearing quite terrifying against the backdrop of the night.

Jin Ming was not to be outdone, baring his teeth and glaring at Zi Lin.

Long Jiuyyao looked at Jin Ming and Zi Lin, who were glaring at each other, and felt a headache coming on. He stopped the two beasts and introduced them to each other.

"You two are brothers, you can't be like this..."

Long Jiuyyao continued to speak, and only then did the two beasts withdraw their gazes. However, they did not fully accept each other.

Long Jiuyyao knew that Jin Ming and Zi Lin might not accept each other so quickly, but there was still plenty of time. Long Jiuyyao believed that Jin Ming and Zi Lin would eventually get along harmoniously.

Long Jiuyyao rested his head on Jin Ming's belly, while Zi Lin coiled around Long Jiuyyao's arm. The man and the two beasts slept like this.

Within the lake was Old Bai. Long Jiuyyao was not afraid of strange creatures appearing in the mountain range.

As they slept, time flowed by, days and nights passed, and the scorching sun hung high in the sky.

Long Jiuyyao was ready to set off for their final destination. After their respective encounters, the Yin Dragon Mountain Range's cold mist had much less effect on them, greatly increasing their travel speed.

"Swish!"

A demonic beast flashed by. Long Jiuyyao, lying on the Lion Back, murmured, "After rushing day and night these past few days, we should be leaving this Yin Dragon Mountain Range soon!"

Long Jiuyyao looked at the route on the map, feeling a bit anxious. He had been delayed by Old Bai for five days and had traveled for several more. There were still thirty thousand miles to their destination, yet they were still in the Yin Dragon Mountain Range. The agreed-upon time was only half a month away.

The blazing sun would eventually set.

"Stop!"

Jin Ming, who had been running, stopped. Long Jiuyyao leaped off the Lion Back, looked at the darkening sky, took out a tent from his Universe Bag, and set up camp right there.

Jin Ming, who had stopped, immediately prostrated himself on the ground, panting continuously. After several days of constant running, Jin Ming was already exhausted. He was still just a cub, and only at the mid-stage of the Earth Origin Realm. It was only thanks to the opportunity at Flame Lake that he had managed to break through to the mid-stage.

Long Jiuyyao lit a bonfire and took out several pieces of demonic beast meat. He threaded them onto branches, sprinkled them with seasonings made from Spiritual Medicine, and in just a moment, the meat was roasted.

The man and the beast ate the roasted demonic beast meat with large mouthfuls. Zi Lin, being an Ancient Spirit Worm, had always consumed spiritual items of heaven and earth. The flesh and blood of this demonic beast held no attraction for it.