Dragon-Elephant Nirvana Art

Chapter 10: Dragon-Elephant Nirvana Art

"Dragon-Elephant Wisdom Art: The sky is a dragon, refining qi with wind and thunder. The earth is an elephant, tempering the body with the five elements! Originating from the world of The Return of the Condor Heroes, it is the supreme guardian art of the Esoteric Sect."

Chen Lin looked at the ancient Buddhist scripture that had appeared before him, and his mind trembled slightly!

Dragon-Elephant Wisdom Art!

The peerless martial art famed in Jin Yong's The Return of the Condor Heroes was naturally no stranger to Chen Lin. Golden Wheel Dharma King was a genius of extraordinary talent. With the strength of the tenth layer, he had already been almost unmatched, sweeping all before him. He was even on par with Guo Jing, who had cultivated the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms. One could imagine how powerful it would be if cultivated to the thirteenth layer's ultimate level.

"Pity, what a pity. I'm a ferocious beast now, so I can't cultivate it at all. Otherwise, with Dragon-Elephant Power coursing through me, who in this forest could stand against me?"

Chen Lin gazed at it with yearning, but sighed inwardly, deeply regretful.

"The system has detected that the contractor's compatibility with Dragon-Elephant Wisdom Art is too low for cultivation. The contractor may pay Death Energy points to modify and enhance the art, ensuring it can be cultivated normally. Death Energy points required for modification: 200. Would you like to begin the modification now? Yes/No."

Suddenly, the Guide's cold, emotionless voice rang in his mind.

Chen Lin was delighted. There was actually a function for modifying techniques? But when he saw that it required as many as 200 Death Energy points, he immediately hesitated, troubled.

After half a month of nonstop slaughter, he had amassed 477 Death Energy points. Yet the main mission required him to reach 1,000 points within three months, and failure would mean being erased. Chen Lin usually couldn't bear to waste even a single point.

After a moment's hesitation, several thoughts flashed through Chen Lin's mind. He calculated it over and over, then realized that at his current rate of killing, he could still gather 1,000 points by the three-month deadline even if he spent 200 now. And this technique would genuinely increase his strength. He gritted his teeth and chose to modify it.

"Yes."

"Modifying technique... Modification complete."

"Dragon-Elephant Nirvana Art: Modified from Dragon-Elephant Wisdom Art. It has thirteen layers in total. Practitioners cultivate by absorbing the chaotic, impure spiritual energy of heaven and earth, or negative energies such as Killing Intent and yin energy. Once mastered to the limit, practitioners will possess the immense strength and indestructibility of a dragon swimming through water or an elephant striding across land. (Note: The power of one dragon and one elephant is 30,000 catties.) System evaluation: Prove the Dao through strength!"

After studying the new technique in detail, Chen Lin couldn't help but rejoice!

The 200 Death Energy points had been well spent!

As an improved version of Dragon-Elephant Wisdom Art, this technique discarded the drawbacks of its predecessor: gradual progress and an excessively long cultivation period. The spiritual energy in Chen Lin's world was extremely abundant, and the chaotic, impure spiritual energy was as vast as the sea. He could reach minor mastery in a short time. What's more, this technique seemed tailor-made for Chen Lin's body and meridians, suitable only for him. Even if someone else obtained it, they would be unable to cultivate it.

Its sole shortcoming was that with every layer, the practitioner had to shatter their own meridians, then rely on willpower and luck to repair them, repeating the process ten times. This made their sinews, bones, and membranes tougher, like a phoenix reborn from the ashes. Each breakthrough added the power of one dragon and one elephant! Of course, the claim of one dragon and one elephant's strength was a little exaggerated, but 30,000 catties of strength per layer was still terrifying!

At the ultimate thirteenth layer, one would possess nearly 400,000 catties of strength—that was 200 tons of force! Even a top professional boxer could only strike with half a ton of force. That figure was frightening.

Suppressing his delight, Chen Lin stopped studying the technique. He had suffered serious injuries and urgently needed to find a safe place to heal with Mystic Yin Essence.

Chen Lin moved to leave, but the corner of his eye happened to catch the giant crocodile's corpse. An idea suddenly flashed through his mind like a spark, and he stopped in his tracks.

He walked over to the giant crocodile's corpse and rubbed its hard scales.

"Open the one-star permission Item Trading System."

"Item Trading System activated: The contractor may exchange items of equal value with the Main God Coffin. The system will automatically assess each item's value and randomly grant a reward of corresponding value. (Note: Items produced by the Main God Space cannot be exchanged again.)"

Chen Lin grabbed the giant crocodile's corpse and communicated with the system in his mind. "Can the giant crocodile's corpse be exchanged?"

"Whoosh!"

White light flashed, and the giant crocodile's corpse vanished into thin air. Chen Lin froze, then felt a flicker of delight. It seemed to work.

"Hard crocodile back scales, low-grade material. Evaluation: ordinary crafting material. Would you like to exchange it? Yes/No."

"Yes."

Chen Lin selected yes without hesitation.

"Randomly drawing exchange item... Drawing... Draw complete."

"The contractor has obtained two spirit pills."

Looking at the two milky-white pills that had appeared before him, each radiating faint spiritual energy, Chen Lin's eyes lit up.

"Spirit Pill. Quality: Top-grade. Origin: Main God Space. Evaluation: Contains spiritual energy equivalent to three days of arduous cultivation."

The Item Exchange System could do this too? Delighted, Chen Lin also felt a pang of regret. The ferocious beasts he had hunted before had plenty of valuable materials on their bodies, but he had been so busy killing to earn Death Energy points that he had never thought of trading them. The more he thought about it, the more he regretted it.

One-star permission had already granted him an Item Trading System with such powerful functions. What could the remaining nine-star permissions bring him? Chen Lin couldn't help feeling curious and eager to find out.

But advancing his permission level wouldn't be easy. He not only had to meet the cultivation requirements, but also complete exclusive missions for each permission level, which would be incredibly difficult. For now, Chen Lin didn't need to think about any of that.

After returning to his nest, Chen Lin assumed a strange seated posture and entered a meditative state according to the Dao Heaven technique. With every breath, wisps of Mystic Yin Essence descended from the moonlight. Blue flames flowed gently through his body like the waters of a starry river, their wonders endless, slowly nourishing and repairing his injured body.

The night passed uneventfully.

The next day, Chen Lin opened his eyes, and a pinprick of red light flashed and vanished.

After stretching his muscles and bones, he found that his injuries had mostly healed. This rate of recovery was astonishing. The Dao Heaven technique was certainly a factor, but his mutated bloodline had also played a major role. His body seemed to possess a peculiar ability to heal. Even without deliberately using Mystic Yin Essence to treat his wounds, he could recover completely after three days of rest through his body's natural healing.

With his body no longer in danger, Chen Lin wasn't in a hurry to go out and hunt ferocious beasts. Instead, he took out the reward from the previous day.

"Foundation Strengthening Pill. Quality: Top-grade. Origin: Main God Space. Evaluation: Contains spiritual energy equivalent to two months of arduous cultivation."

Chen Lin took one without hesitation and swallowed it. Vast as an ocean, spiritual energy immediately spread through his body. It wasn't violent; instead, it was incredibly gentle, slowly nourishing every part of him.

Half an hour later, Chen Lin opened his eyes, and a brilliant light shone from them. His injuries were gone, and his body had completely recovered. Without hesitation, Chen Lin grabbed the two remaining Foundation Strengthening Pills and swallowed them.

With two more pills down, in less than half a day Chen Lin had gained six months' worth of arduous cultivation out of thin air. His cultivation surged, and he seemed to be nearing the peak of the Houtian realm.

At this rate, breaking through to the Xiantian stage within two months wasn't impossible. Chen Lin was in high spirits. He was just about to swallow the two spirit pills he had received from the system's exchange when the Guide's cold, utterly emotionless voice suddenly rang out.

"Severe warning: The contractor's cultivation is advancing too quickly, causing an unstable foundation."

Chen Lin froze. He set down the spirit pills, and his heart sank.

An unstable foundation? Chen Lin thought about it carefully and helplessly realized that he really had been too impatient. In less than three months, he had gone from a ferocious beast that had only just entered the Houtian stage to nearly reaching its peak. This pace was terrifying.

The drawbacks of his rapid cultivation had now become clear: an unstable foundation.