Future Planning

Hiss...

His thoughts returned to reality, and Yang Ning realized he was actually lying on a grass carp over two meters long, still floating in the water.

Not only could he not feel his arms, but now half of his waist was numb, and he couldn't even feel his legs!

"Could my spine be broken!" Yang Ning thought about the impact he took when he jumped off the waterfall. Although he was a cultivator, he hadn't cultivated for long. How could he withstand the impact of a waterfall with a drop of thousands of meters?

"Speaking of which, I can actually breathe underwater?" Yang Ning had always been someone who could find joy in suffering. He quickly discovered that although he didn't have gills, he could breathe freely in the water.

Moreover, he could control the grass carp beneath him, not with words, but with another strange feeling, like a mental link?

However, the grass carp's thoughts were simple. He could only sense a few emotions like tiredness and hunger.

Was this the ability the Dragon Pearl gave him?

"Get off at the turn ahead, thank you!" Yang Ning spotted a shallow bay ahead, with fine sand and gravel underwater and lush water plants growing. If he squatted inside, no one would be able to see him.

It was a good place to recover from his injuries.

With a flick of the grass carp's tail, they reached the spot in less than ten seconds. Then, with a sideways roll, it flung Yang Ning off.

Fortunately, it was in the water. If it were on land, he would probably have sustained more injuries.

"Where is this?" Yang Ning asked.

He had fainted, but Deep Blue hadn't. She had been monitoring their surroundings the whole time.

"336 kilometers downstream from the waterfall."

"Good!" Yang Ning nodded. This place was good; it hadn't flowed into a human settlement and was a certain distance from the center of Qin Mountain.

Finding a comfortable spot among the water plants, Yang Ning squatted down and tried to repair his body.

He used a bio-electricity control method. He couldn't sense his waist, abdomen, or thighs, but the ability he gained from the Dragon Pearl allowed him to sense the bio-electricity in those areas. Combined with the cell-level control brought by the Spiritual Realm, he could directly control bio-electricity to activate nerve cells to reposition his muscles and bones.

He quickly confirmed that his spine was indeed broken. If this were on Earth, he would indeed be paralyzed.

But this was the world of cultivators. After resetting his spine, he first took a Grain Abstinence Pill to absorb its medicinal properties, and then used bio-electricity to stimulate the bone cells near his spine to grow. In less than half an hour, the fractured area had healed!

He also had to thank his age; he was in his growth spurt, and his cells and bones grew rapidly.

Once his spine was reset, his entire lower body regained sensation. Yang Ning finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then began to repair his arm.

His left arm had been twisted into a pretzel by Tuo Buchuan, but it was only the muscles. Although the bone had rotated, it hadn't broken.

Gritting his teeth, he first reset the bone. Muscle problems were minor issues.

He didn't even need bio-electricity. After punching a couple of times, Blood Qi flowed through his entire body, and soon the dead cells were expelled through his internal circulation.

This was why Yang Ning was wary of Tuo Buchuan but didn't harbor much hatred. The injuries inflicted by Tuo Buchuan looked severe but were easy to treat.

On Earth, it would be like a small knife cut on the thumb.

It was Lin Tianheng, on the other hand, who delayed his absorption of Primordial Chaos Qi, potentially preventing him from manifesting Innate Divine Abilities. This was an offense that blocked his path!

After all the manipulations, Yang Ning felt his body's energy was greatly depleted, and he was ravenously hungry.

"Bring me some fish, big ones!"

With a command, nearby fish swam over on their own.

Grass carp, common carp, crucian carp were one thing, but there were even pufferfish.

"This ability is so useful!" Looking at the fish, each over two meters long, some even three to five meters, Yang Ning was a little surprised. No wonder the Dragon Clan had such large appetites and were never starving. With a single command, fish lined up to be served. Even if their bodies died and rotted in the mud, leaving only their mouths, they could still survive, right?

Seeing how obedient these fish were, his remaining conscience felt a little reluctant to eat them.

He didn't have much conscience to begin with, and his body didn't allow him to be picky. He only picked a few large grass carp and let the others leave.

Placing his hand on a grass carp, he first manipulated the water flow to create a space, then a flash of electricity, and soon the grass carp was cooked.

"It feels like I have superpowers," Yang Ning mused, recalling the feeling. Controlling wind, clouds, lightning, and water felt as natural as instinct. It only consumed physical strength, and not much at that.

No wonder the Dragon Pearl was so precious. When others were still arduously using Blood Qi, you were already using lightning, surpassing others by several eras!

Did cultivators' Golden Cores have this effect too?

Moreover, Yang Ning discovered that this wasn't just an improvement in combat power.

He had thought about using lightning to temper his body, but that would require him to build a generator himself. Now that he could control lightning, lightning body tempering could be put on the agenda immediately!

Also, there was metallurgy.

Yang Ning was from a science and technology background. Science and technology were inseparable from parts processing, but the forging equipment in the Artifact Forging Room was too primitive, and Yang Ning didn't want to pass on more advanced equipment to them.

Now, with the control of lightning, he had the ability of electro-metallurgy. In the future, he could create any parts he wanted with his hands.

Yang Ning would not forget that lightning was one of the four fundamental forces, the electromagnetic force. The electromagnetic force, strong force, and weak force among the four fundamental forces had already been unified, and under certain conditions, they could be converted into each other. Only gravity was missing.

If he could achieve the unification of the four fundamental forces, he didn't know if he would become an immortal then, but he would at least be a god of physics!

"This Dragon Clan, they possess the power of lightning but only use it to punish people. Not good enough! If I have a chance to meet the Dragon Clan in the future, I'll teach them how lightning should really be played! Hmph!"

After eating his fill, he canceled the water control technique, and the surrounding river water immediately flowed back, covering Yang Ning.

The icy river water jolted him, and the somewhat excited Yang Ning calmed down again.

Fortunately, his mindset had always been stable. He could remain calm even when facing something as significant as transmigration. A mere Supreme Dao Art was no big deal!

"Controlling lightning, water, and qi—these abilities can't be used openly yet, at least not until I learn the corresponding techniques," Yang Ning wasn't sure if Tuo Buchuan was telling the truth or if the development of his page was truly restricted, but playing it safe would never be wrong.

"I also need to tell Ning Rong that what I teach her can't be spread!" Yang Ning thought again of Ning Rong, who might expose him.

But my reputation as a genius is already out there. If I suddenly become mediocre, wouldn't that be too unreasonable?

How can I reasonably display my talent while also preventing others from being wary of me?

Yang Ning thought of a method often used by famous generals and ministers of ancient times: self-disgrace.

For example, Wang Jian was greedy for wealth, Xiao He was greedy for land, and Shi Shouxin was lustful.

These are very worth learning from!

After all, if one opponent, also a genius, did nothing but bury himself in cultivation day after day, his cultivation growing higher each day.

And another opponent, also a genius, but who indulged in drinking and pleasure daily, chasing women and lust.

If you were Lin Tianheng, which one would you tolerate more?

"No!" Yang Ning shook his head. Lust was out of the question; he had no interest in beautiful women, and lust was a poison to longevity.

Unless he had a cultivation technique like the Emperor's, or a system for having many children and good fortune, this option was not to be considered.

Then, artifact forging?

This could work. Research and development inherently required artifact forging, and Taiheng Sect also trained unofficial disciples in artifact forging and alchemy, so it was a mutual pursuit.

As long as he didn't touch any offensive Dao arts and focused solely on artifact forging, those above would naturally not be wary of him.

He didn't need Taiheng Sect's offensive Dao arts anyway. He had the Azure Emperor Shakes the World Fist, which was already a top-tier offensive Dao art.

As long as his own strength was sufficient, it wouldn't be impossible to snatch Taiheng Sect's cultivation techniques later.

"Right, I'll put aside my cultivation for these days and focus on the meditation technique!" Yang Ning thought that after Tuo Buchuan's death was discovered, they, as disciples, might be summoned before Lin Tianheng for questioning.

Would they use mind-reading or soul-searching? Even if they didn't, wouldn't techniques like charm, micro-expression analysis, and heart rate monitoring be easy for Qi Refining cultivators? Wouldn't it be as clear as day to them whether someone was lying or not!

"I need stronger mental cultivation to face all of this!"