The Dragon Elephant Nirvana Art

Chapter 10: Dragon-Elephant Nirvana Art

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

Chen Lin looked at the ancient Buddhist scripture that had appeared before him, his heart trembling slightly!

Dragon-Elephant Wisdom Art!

As a famous peerless technique from Jin Yong's The Return of the Condor Heroes, Chen Lin was naturally no stranger to it. The Golden Wheel Dharma King was a man of heaven-sent talent; relying on the strength of the tenth level alone, he was rarely met with an opponent and was invincible, even standing on equal footing with Guo Jing, who practiced the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms. One could only imagine how formidable it would be if cultivated to the ultimate thirteenth level.

"What a pity, what a pity. I am currently in the body of a fierce beast and cannot cultivate it at all. Otherwise, with the strength of a dragon and an elephant, who in this jungle could be my match?"

Chen Lin looked on with yearning, but he sighed in his heart, feeling deeply regretful.

"The system has detected that the contractor's compatibility with the Dragon-Elephant Wisdom Art is too low to proceed with cultivation. The contractor may pay Death Energy points to modify and enhance the technique to ensure it can be practiced normally. Death Energy points required for modification: 200. Do you wish to begin the modification now? Yes/No."

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

Chen Lin felt a surge of joy. There was actually a function for technique modification? But seeing the required 200 Death Energy points, Chen Lin immediately felt conflicted and hesitant.

After half a month of non-stop slaughter, the Death Energy points on his person had reached 477. However, the main quest required 1,000 points of Death Energy after three months; if he failed to meet the requirement, he would be erased. Chen Lin usually couldn't bear to waste even a single point.

After hesitating for a moment, several thoughts flashed rapidly through Chen Lin's mind. He calculated repeatedly and realized that according to his current pace of slaughter, even if he spent 200 points now, he would still be able to gather 1,000 points by the three-month mark. Since this technique would provide a tangible increase in strength, he gritted his teeth and chose to modify it.

"Yes."

"Modifying technique... Modification complete."

"Dragon-Elephant Nirvana Art: Modified from the Dragon-Elephant Wisdom Art. It is divided into thirteen levels. The practitioner cultivates by absorbing the chaotic and mixed spiritual energy between heaven and earth, or negative energies such as Sha Qi and Yin energy. When practiced to the extreme, one becomes as agile as a dragon in water and as powerful as an elephant on land, possessing infinite strength and remaining indestructible (Note: The strength of one dragon and one elephant is 30,000 catties). System evaluation: Prove the Innate realm through sheer force!"

After understanding the new technique in detail, Chen Lin couldn't help but be overjoyed!

The 200 Death Energy points were well spent!

As an improved version of the Dragon-Elephant Wisdom Art, this technique discarded the previous drawbacks of being a slow, step-by-step process that took too long. One had to realize that the world Chen Lin was currently in possessed extremely dense spiritual energy, and the chaotic, mixed spiritual energy was as vast as the sea. He could cultivate this technique to a minor success in a short time. Moreover, this technique seemed tailor-made for Chen Lin's body and meridians; it was only suitable for him, and others would be unable to practice it even if they obtained it.

The only drawback was that for every level practiced, one had to shatter their own meridians and then use willpower and qi to repair them, repeating this ten times to make the tendons, bones, and membranes tougher—like a phoenix undergoing nirvana, reborn through fire. Each breakthrough added the strength of one dragon and one elephant! Of course, the claim of "one dragon and one elephant" was somewhat exaggerated, but 30,000 catties of force per level was still terrifying!

At the ultimate thirteenth level, that meant nearly 400,000 catties of force—or 200 tons of massive power! A top-tier professional boxer could only strike with half a ton of force; this figure was truly frightening.

Suppressing the joy in his heart, Chen Lin stopped studying the technique. His body was severely injured, and he urgently needed to find a safe place to heal using the Mystic Yin Essence.

As he moved to leave, his peripheral vision inadvertently swept over the giant crocodile's corpse. A thought flashed through his mind like a spark, and he stopped his departing footsteps.

Walking over to the crocodile's carcass, Chen Lin stroked its hard scales.

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

"Item Trading System opened: The contractor may exchange items with the Main God Coffin for items of equal value. The system will automatically evaluate the value of the items and randomly provide rewards of corresponding value (Note: Items produced by the Main God Space cannot be used for further exchange)."

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

"Swish!"

White light flickered, and the crocodile's corpse vanished into thin air. Chen Lin was stunned, then felt a surge of joy. It seemed it worked.

"Hard crocodile back scales, low-grade material. Evaluation: Ordinary forging material. Do you wish to exchange? Yes/No."

"Yes."

Chen Lin clicked "Yes" without hesitation.

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

"Contractor has obtained two Spirit Pills."

Looking at the two milky-white pills that had appeared, radiating a faint spiritual aura, Chen Lin's eyes lit up.

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

The Item Trading System had this function too? While pleasantly surprised, Chen Lin also felt a secret pang of annoyance. Many of the fierce beasts he had hunted previously had valuable materials, but he had been so busy slaughtering to earn Death Energy points that he hadn't considered this aspect. Thinking of this, he felt a wave of regret.

If one-star authority could bring such a powerful Item Trading System, what would the subsequent nine levels of authority bring him? Chen Lin couldn't help but feel a great deal of curiosity and anticipation regarding the advancement of his authority.

However, increasing authority was not simple. It not only required his cultivation level to meet the requirements but also necessitated completing exclusive authority missions, which were incredibly difficult. For the time being, Chen Lin didn't need to worry about that.

After returning to his lair, Chen Lin followed the Dao Heaven technique and entered meditation in a strange posture. As he breathed, wisps of Mystic Yin Essence drifted down from the moonlight. Blue flames flowed gently through Chen Lin's body, possessing the miraculous properties of water from the Milky Way, slowly nourishing and repairing his damaged body.

The night passed without incident.

The next day, Chen Lin opened his eyes, a needle-thin red light flashing and then vanishing.

He stretched his limbs; his injured body had healed by more than half. The speed of this recovery was astonishing. While it was certainly due to the Dao Heaven technique, his mutated bloodline also played a huge role. His body seemed to possess a peculiar restorative ability; even if Chen Lin didn't deliberately use the Mystic Yin Essence to heal, he would have recovered normally within three days just by relying on his body's self-healing capabilities.

With his body no longer in serious trouble, Chen Lin was in no rush to go out and hunt fierce beasts. Instead, he took out yesterday's reward.

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

Chen Lin swallowed one without hesitation. Immediately, a vast ocean of spiritual energy dispersed within his body. This energy was not violent; rather, it was extremely gentle, slowly nourishing every part of Chen Lin's body.

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

With two more pills in his stomach, in less than half a day, Chen Lin had gained six months of bitter cultivation out of thin air. His cultivation surged, and he seemed not far from the peak of the Post-Natal realm.

At this rate, breaking through to the Innate realm within two months was not impossible. Chen Lin was in high spirits and was just about to swallow the two Spirit Pills he had obtained from the system exchange when the Guide's cold, emotionless voice suddenly rang out.

"Severe warning: The contractor's cultivation is increasing too rapidly, leading to an unstable foundation."

Chen Lin's expression froze. He put down the Spirit Pills, his heart sinking.

An unstable foundation? Chen Lin thought carefully and realized with a sigh that he had indeed been a bit too aggressive. In less than three short months, he had gone from a fierce beast that had just stepped into the Post-Natal realm to being on the verge of the peak Post-Natal realm. This speed was terrifying.

The drawback of such rapid cultivation was now manifesting: an unstable foundation.