Night fell, the bright moon hung high, and the stars glittered.
In an unknown valley.
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Bai He looked at the perfectly repaired wooden cabin before him and nodded in satisfaction, then retracted the sharp bone spurs from his arms.
In an open space before the cabin, a bonfire blazed fiercely. Several skewered fish roasted over the flames until they were crisp and golden, while several cooked rabbits and a pile of tropical fruit lay beside them.
After washing his hands and face by the stream, Bai He filled several bamboo tubes with water. He then walked to the bonfire, took down the cooked fish, placed them on broad, unknown green leaves on the ground, and finally sat down.
Turning to look at another wooden cabin nearby, Bai He saw Yan Qingcheng sitting quietly on the wooden bed, cultivating. Purple Undying True Qi intertwined with silver-white moonlight, continuously pouring into Yan Qingcheng's body.
She actually made me do everything...
Bai He grumbled inwardly. Yan Qingcheng had left everything to him. Not only did he have to build the cabins, but he also had to hunt, light the fire, and cook. He was practically run ragged!
Moreover, Bai He was unfamiliar with this place. After hunting for half the day, he had only managed to catch a few rabbits...
But when he thought about how he was at another's mercy and had no choice but to bow his head, Bai He could only endure it with silent tears in his heart.
"Sister Yan, come out and eat!"
After venting the frustration in his heart, Bai He rubbed his face, revealed a smile, and called out to Yan Qingcheng, who was cultivating inside. He had to play his part well.
Mm... a well-behaved little brother, that was right!
Hearing Bai He's call, Yan Qingcheng stopped cultivating and opened her eyes. She leaped from the wooden bed and arrived at Bai He's side in an instant.
Without any politeness, she picked up a grilled fish and began eating. Seeing that Bai He was not eating, Yan Qingcheng asked in confusion, "Aren't you eating?"
"Oh... I am, I'm eating!"
Bai He suddenly came back to his senses and picked up a roasted rabbit, but the corner of his eye still kept glancing toward Yan Qingcheng.
Watching Yan Qingcheng slowly eat the grilled fish in her hand, occasionally spitting out fish bones, Bai He felt lost for a moment.
What kind of personality did this elf-like woman actually have?
From the cold ruthlessness she had shown when they first met, to the many attempts she made to win him over after discovering his dragon bloodline, to the arrogance she displayed when speaking of his master Xiao Chen, and now this inexplicable charming innocence.
For a moment, Bai He could not see what kind of person Yan Qingcheng truly was. Perhaps people's personalities simply varied depending on who they faced—that was all he could think.
The next day, early morning.
As the rising sun emerged in the east, fiery morning glow burned brilliantly across the horizon, and the dazzling sunlight woke Bai He from his dreams.
Bai He climbed out of bed, stretched his limbs, and got up.
Walking out of the wooden cabin, Bai He turned his head and saw that Yan Qingcheng had long since disappeared from the neighboring cabin. He guessed that she had gone to form an alliance with Land.
"Isn't she worried that I'll just run away?"
Bai He was somewhat baffled.
But after thinking for a long time, Bai He still could not figure it out, so he could only conclude that Yan Qingcheng's way of thinking was rather unusual!
However, he had no intention of running away either. Yan Qingcheng had brought him here, but he had no idea where he was now. Without the direction in which the pterosaur had fallen as a reference point, he had no idea where to look for Xiao Chen.
What he planned now was to wait until Monk Yi Zhen came to resolve the grudge between Xiao Chen and Yan Qingcheng. Then, through Monk Yi Zhen, he could send word to Xiao Chen and have him come rescue him. On his own, it would still be difficult for him to escape Yan Qingcheng's grasp.
Still, it was good that Yan Qingcheng had left. He could use this chance for some focused cultivation. Whether it was the God-Devil Undying Seal or the Undying Sky Wings, neither was suitable for cultivation in front of Yan Qingcheng.
After washing up by the stream, Bai He caught and grilled several fish before beginning to cultivate the God-Devil Undying Seal.
After being recorded by the system, both the God-Devil Undying Seal and the Undying Sky Wings seemed to have been deeply etched into his mind. But to reach true proficiency or an even deeper level, he undoubtedly still needed to comprehend them himself.
If combat skills were divided into six levels—beginner, proficient, perfect, subtle, spiritual, and master.
After being recorded by the system, a combat skill had merely been memorized by him. It could only be considered beginner-level; to truly master it proficiently, he still needed plenty of practice.
The true strength of the system's recording function was not that it made someone proficient in a combat skill, but that it allowed someone to learn it instantly—that was, to reach the beginner level.
Whether the teacher was sincere or insincere, as long as they had the intention to teach, the technique they imparted would instantly be recorded by the system. That was the system's true power.
The truly difficult part of many techniques was precisely getting started. Once one had entered the gate, the later realms could gradually be reached through practice.
"System!"
Bai He called out to the system inwardly, asking it to bring up his status panel.
A transparent golden panel immediately appeared in his mind.
Host: Bai He Bloodline: Dragon Race/Human Race Companion Spirit: Eight-Armed Evil Dragon Realm: First Order/Mortal Shedding Second Heaven Combat Skills: God-Devil Undying Seal, Undying Sky Wings Divine Abilities: Hidden Dragon Transformation, Summoning Wind and Rain, Overturning Rivers and Seas Cultivation Technique: Heavenly Tablet Mystic Skill (Incomplete)
After his body underwent another transformation, the status panel had changed again. A combat skills category had appeared, and his divine abilities had also changed. But why had the Dragon Race and Human Race switched positions in the bloodline category?
Bai He was somewhat puzzled. Could it be that, after the transformation, the proportion of dragon bloodline within him had already surpassed that of his human bloodline? This was the only guess he had.
But as long as it did not alter his appearance for now, it was fine. He would return soon enough anyway, and he could not take this body back with him!
Closing the status panel, Bai He opened his eyes and began cultivating the God-Devil Undying Seal.
The Undying Sky Wings required Mortal Shedding Fifth Heaven cultivation before they could be cultivated. But even in the Hidden Dragon Transformation state, Bai He could only bear dragon essence at Mortal Shedding Fourth Heaven, so he decided to cultivate the God-Devil Undying Seal first!
After being recorded by the system, the various pathways for circulating true qi in the God-Devil Undying Seal had already been deeply imprinted in his mind. He only needed to circulate the dragon essence in his Zhongting Acupoint along the prescribed pathways.
Silver dragon essence slowly flowed into Bai He's right hand. As the silver dragon essence entered, Bai He's right hand immediately seemed to turn into a flawless crystal.
Unlike the chaos-attributed true qi cultivated through the Heavenly Tablet Mystic Skill, although Bai He's dragon essence had been refined into the Zhongting Acupoint in his chest, it was still fundamentally the dragon essence of the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon. Thus, it could not undergo all sorts of elemental transformations like the true qi cultivated by the Heavenly Tablet Mystic Skill.
Although the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon's dragon essence was more violent and domineering than Undying True Qi, it should not matter much. The God-Devil Undying Seal could still display its power, though it would probably lean more toward offense.
After using the God-Devil Undying Seal, Bai He began striking the stream with his crystal-like right palm.
He could feel that whenever his right hand struck the stream, the force of the water's backlash was weakened by the God-Devil Undying Seal on his right hand, and part of it was reflected back. This was the God-Devil Undying Seal's method of borrowing force to return force!
After practicing for an entire morning, using the stream as his method of cultivation, Bai He gradually gained proficient control over the God-Devil Undying Seal.
After lunch, Bai He prepared to cultivate the Undying Sky Wings. For now, this technique was undoubtedly extremely useful.
On this island, aside from birds, only some spellcasters, Lan Nuo, and that fallen pterosaur possessed the ability to fly. Air superiority would be immensely useful here, after returning to the Main World, and even in worlds to come. Its usefulness was no less than that of the God-Devil Undying Seal!
But to cultivate the Undying Sky Wings, Bai He had to reach Mortal Shedding Third Heaven. Then, through the divine ability Hidden Dragon Transformation, he had to enter Mortal Shedding Fifth Heaven, circulate the dragon essence within him to open the meridians required to form the Undying Sky Wings, and finally cultivate the Undying Sky Wings successfully!
Bai He sat cross-legged in the open space before the wooden cabin. After obtaining the Deified Zhongting Acupoint, he could circulate the Heavenly Tablet Mystic Skill through the dragon essence in the Deified Acupoint, gather the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, and refine it to achieve the effect of cultivation.
He no longer had to consume huge amounts of food while constantly practicing the Heaven-Sent Qi Refining Diagram recorded in the Heavenly Tablet Mystic Skill as before. That method was simply far too inefficient!
As he slowly circulated the Heavenly Tablet Mystic Skill, vast amounts of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy immediately gathered toward Bai He. All kinds of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy turned into brilliant seven-colored radiance that wrapped around Bai He and continuously flowed into the Zhongting Acupoint in his chest.
Meanwhile, the dragon essence in Bai He's Zhongting Acupoint slowly flowed into his limbs and bones, tempering his body. The dragon essence, rich with life force and already refined, was undoubtedly more effective at tempering his body than Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy!
Because he possessed dragon bloodline, Bai He was also suppressed by the Heavenly Tablet on Dragon Island, and his body could not produce true qi.
Other cultivators increased their cultivation through true qi, which drove their bodies to become stronger. Bai He was the opposite: he tempered his body to make it stronger, allowing it to bear more dragon essence and thereby raise his cultivation.
Each had its own advantages and disadvantages, but both were meant to increase one's strength!
From noon until the sun at the horizon began to turn yellow, Bai He's cultivation finally broke through to Mortal Shedding Third Heaven amid the resounding chorus of his bones and sinews. Once he entered the Hidden Dragon Transformation state, he could begin cultivating the Undying Sky Wings.
But in the distant sky, a purple figure was streaking through the air toward him. Yan Qingcheng had returned!
Bai He slowly stopped cultivating.
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