Young Hero Guo, Do You Prefer White or Red?

When the figure in the green robe blocked their way, the Coming Dragon River beneath their feet seemed to have a new owner.

Lord Hibernating Dragon stood atop the waves, his green robes fluttering in the wind. In his hand, he held a jade seal representing the waterways, serving as proof of his status as the "landlord" of this region. He held the laws governing water transport along the thousands of miles of rivers in the palm of his hand!

Even though Ao Lie's Dragon Race bloodline is superior to his and he has the innate ability to manipulate water, it is still difficult for him to compete with him here.

"Ao Lie, you keep making the same mistake, you're truly stubborn and won't see the error of your ways!"

Lord Hibernating Dragon's gaze was cold, and his tone was so heavy that every word seemed to tremble with the sound of the river.

"I will not allow you to leave like this today!"

"You little dragon, how dare you be so arrogant in front of me?!" Ao Lie directly revealed his true dragon form, circling the heavens and earth, forcefully vying with Ao Lie for control of the water transport.

Lord Hibernating Dragon snorted coldly, held the waterway formed by the watermark of the thousand-mile river, and pointed it at the river surface. "Freeze!"

With each word spoken, the law follows.

The river, which had been boiling under Ao Lie's influence, returned to calm and became still. Then, under the control of the Lord Hibernating Dragon, the water surged and rose into the sky, transforming into a water dragon.

For a time, the Coming Dragon River dried up!

Lord Hibernating Dragon's eyes flashed with cold light; he would never let Ao Lie go back so easily today!

"Go!"

A massive water dragon coiled in the sky and suddenly swooped down towards Ao Lie, who had revealed his true dragon form.

"You're courting death!" Ao Lie felt humiliated. He was a member of the East Sea Dragon Race, and this Lord Hibernating Dragon dared to suppress him with water magic?!

He opened his mouth and spat out a Dragon Ball, which was the condensation of hundreds of years of cultivation essence. As soon as the Dragon Ball appeared, the wind and clouds changed color, dark clouds gathered, and lightning snakes danced wildly.

No command is needed; wind, rain, thunder, and lightning will come on their own!

In an instant, lightning flashed across the ten-mile stretch of the river, like silver snakes dancing wildly, accompanied only by deafening thunder. The river water seemed to boil under the lightning, with white mist rising from it.

Those martial artists who were passing by or who came to investigate after noticing the fighting there changed their expressions drastically and fled frantically, but they could not escape the speed of the External Scenery force. Some were caught in the residual power of the Divine Ability power and died tragically.

Yu Tunzhou stood behind Lord Hibernating Dragon, looking at the battlefield in front of him where lightning and water dragons intertwined, and was shocked.

One technique can move heaven and earth; this is the true power of External Scenery Divine Ability!

Even if these Immortal Seed can unleash the true power of their Divine Ability abilities in the Form Refinement, without sufficient realm and power to propel them, their Divine Ability are far from reaching that level.

This is no longer about touching upon the principles of law; it's about issuing a command, mobilizing the power of heaven and earth with every gesture.

The Dharma Master Jiese whispered, "Lord Hibernating Dragon is the local lord. Years of planning and cultivation have given him the home-field advantage. Being in the Coming Dragon River, his combat power is a notch above others."

"And Ao Lie, being a true dragon, cannot be judged by ordinary standards."

"However, in this battle, the Prefect should still emerge victorious."

Ahead, Lord Hibernating Dragon was caught in the eye of a thunderstorm, yet his expression remained unchanged.

Facing the barrage of lightning striking down from the sky, he suspended the water seal above his head, its azure light cascading down. With his left hand Hand Seals, he softly uttered, "The river harbors a lurking dragon, the lightning returns to its abyss!"

As the eight characters fell, countless bolts of lightning and silver snakes seemed to have found their home, plunging into the river beneath their feet. Without making a sound, they were swallowed up completely by the flowing water.

"You—" Ao Lie looked on in disbelief. How could a mere dragon possibly subdue his Thunder Method?!

Lord Hibernating Dragon drew his right hand, fingers pointing like a sword, and slashed it across Ao Lie, shouting, "The river divides into two banks, the water severs yin and yang!"

With a flick of his finger, an invisible line of water shot out like a sword, carrying a sharp edge that could cut through heaven and earth, slashing towards Ao Lie.

Ao Lie leaped into the air, but still couldn't dodge the strike; his Gang Qi dragon scales were sliced open like paper.

Ao Lie let out a muffled groan, and a wound several tens of feet long appeared on his dragon body, revealing the bone beneath.

"You're actually willing to squander the lifeblood of the dragon vein to fight me?" Ao Lie exclaimed in shock and anger, "Do you truly intend to fight me to the death?!"

"I despise your bullying behavior!" Lord Hibernating Dragon roared. "If everyone acted like you, who would dare to roam the martial world in the future!"

Yu Tunzhou was intrigued. He knew little about this Lord Hibernating Dragon; could he truly be so upright?

Jiese, however, only murmured a Buddhist chant and said, "A monk does not speak ill of others behind their backs."

The saying "Yu Tunzhou" is both laughable and absurd; Dharma Master Jiese's statement is enough to reveal certain truths.

Soon, the aftershocks of their fight had spread to more than ten miles away, and were still expanding!

The vitality of the world around him was fluctuating, and the power of heaven and earth was chaotic. Watching the battle between the two men at close range for the first time, Yu Tunzhou felt that he had a new understanding of the principles of the law.

"It's over."

An Ruyu suddenly spoke.

Yu Tunzhou's gaze sharpened. Was the battle about to be decided?

As expected, Ao Lie was fighting and retreating, his dragon body covered in wounds, and his golden dragon blood stained his scales, revealing his defeat.

However, Ao Jingzhe showed no sign of giving up. He used the jade seal to manipulate the water, pressing closer and closer as he pursued Ao Lie.

"The three of you may leave without worry. Whether you go upstream or downstream, it will not be a problem."

A calm and authoritative voice carried on the river breeze, "I will take responsibility for driving this scoundrel back to the East Sea, and will never allow him to have another chance to harass the three of you!"

As soon as the words were spoken, Ao Lie and Ao Jingzhe were no longer visible on the river. Only the surging river water and the lingering thunder and dragon's might in the air remained.

At this moment, An Ruyu turned around and smiled, saying, "Young Hero Guo, you shouldn't be practicing your main cultivation Cultivation Method, right?"

Main Cultivation Method?

Yu Tunzhou was taken aback, then remembered that Master Lu had once mentioned that these four words were the core foundation of the great Martial Dao' lineage, and also the greatest chasm between famous sects and Rogue Cultivator.

Each Martial Dao lineage has its own unique system.

Any Cultivation Method that can be called a primary cultivation method is at least Martial Dao lineage that points directly to the External Scenery.

Starting with Qi Ingestion, one can cultivate all the way to the External Scenery Realm, encompassing all the methods along the way, including visualization diagrams, Chain Forming Martial Arts, Flesh and Blood Divine Ability, and corresponding External Scenery Divine Ability.

From Cultivation Method to Divine Ability, they are perfectly matched and form a complete system.

Even the techniques for unifying Qi and Blood, condensing and refining Gang Qi in a furnace have their own specific Method Formula!

"I've met Great Hero Mo before. After fighting him, the Heavenly King of our sect also concluded that Great Hero Mo's set of fist techniques was not yet complete. So, this path will be walked by you, Young Hero Guo?" An Ruyu's tone was somewhat serious.

Yu Tunzhou's expression turned serious. "An Ruyu, have you met Old Mo before?"

This can be seen from his previous question to Old Mo about whether it was necessary to learn other Chain Forming Martial Arts.

Not only Old Mo, but Master Lu also had the same idea: to let him travel the world, hone his Fist Intent with the martial Martial Dao of all schools, and gradually forge his own path.

"You, along with Feng Yanleng, Deng Canglan, and the others, all cultivate their own primary cultivation Cultivation Method?" Yu Tunzhou asked.

An Ruyu chuckled, "We're all building upon our respective family traditions, trying to forge our own paths. Otherwise, we would have already reached the Divine Ability Realm. Now it seems that you, Young Hero Guo, have already taken the lead over us in this step."

"Before we truly find our own path, you, Young Hero Guo, will have the chance to catch up with us."

Her tone suddenly shifted, and her eyes flickered, making it seem as if no one could read her mind, "Young Hero Guo, between red and white, which color do you prefer?"

Yu Tunzhou was still pondering when he realized that several people on the Dragon and Tiger Ranking were trying to forge their own paths.

Creating one's own path does not mean it is superior to the main cultivation Cultivation Method; on the contrary, it represents uncertainty.

Like pioneering in the wilderness, until you reach the oasis, this pioneering effort is meaningless in the eyes of others.

I wonder if the Dharma Master Jiese has also found his own path.

"What did you say?" Yu Tunzhou looked up, puzzled. "A battle between red and white? White, I suppose. All white is fine."

He remembered that in his past life, when he was watching short videos, everyone liked white.

The words had barely left his mouth when he suddenly realized something, his eyes widening in disbelief as he asked, "You said you had a question you wanted to ask me. Did you mean your main cultivation Cultivation Method, or the Red vs. White conflict?"

An Ruyu, however, had already risen gracefully, her toes lightly touching the river's surface. As if she had received a satisfactory answer, she smiled, her eyes narrowing like a fox stealing a bite of food. Her figure drifted away on the river breeze, her voice soft and melodious. "Young Hero Guo, the person I admire most in my life is that Martial Ancestor who risked everything for a woman."

"So I'm really looking forward to our next meeting. Next time, I won't hold back at all. Please let me see just how high the Martial Ancestor's fist techniques really are!"

Yu Tunzhou stared in astonishment at the white-clad figure crossing the river—had that madwoman just left like that?

It's not a matter of belief or disbelief, but rather—

I'm not reconciled!

He was chased by this woman for hundreds of miles, fleeing in a sorry state. How could he swallow this insult without delivering a full [Swallow the Sun and Refine the Moon] blow to her?

Yu Tunzhou gritted his teeth. Why hadn't this demoness pursued him for another two days?

Seeing An Ruyu's Jiese figure, the monk who had abstained from lust asked with some doubt, "Benefactor Yu, has that vixen really left?"

Yu Tunzhou took a deep breath and calmed himself down. "This demoness is cunning and treacherous, and she's best at manipulating people's minds. Who knows what other schemes she might be plotting?"

The monk who Jiese agreed, saying, "What Benefactor Yu says makes sense. Why don't we travel together to the next prefecture before parting ways?"

"Alright." Yu Tunzhou readily agreed. "Master, where do you think the main difference lies between me and you?"

The monk who Jiese laughed and said, "Benefactor Yu's Divine Ability are unfathomable, but those who can rank in the top ten, or even the top five, of the Dragon and Tiger Ranking all have their own trump cards. Divine Ability are a reliance, but not the foundation."

Yu Tunzhou nodded. Among the geniuses of this era, those Form Refinement Perfection can come into contact with the principles of law and thus master the complete External Scenery Divine Ability. Among the outstanding individuals at the top of the Dragon and Tiger Ranking, they are nothing special.

"The real foundation lies in honing one's physique. The Blood Qi Furnace, the seven orifices are fully opened; each step brings a significant difference in strength. This Form Refinement Form Refinement refines the very essence of the physical body."

"Martial artists like me, who have long since reached the Form Refinement Perfection but have never stepped into the Divine Ability realm for some reason, have more or less made breakthroughs in other aspects. For example, I have honed my Qi and Blood for many years and have now forged the Vajra Gang Qi that is only available in the Divine Ability Realm."

"In this respect, Benefactor Yu is indeed far inferior. However, Benefactor Yu also has his advantages. For example, when you encountered danger just now, the fleeting Fist Intent that Benefactor Yu displayed truly made this humble monk wary."

The monk who Jiese sighed. He had cultivated and comprehended for many years, and his palm technique had reached the level of Divine Ability. However, his Martial Intention was still far inferior to that of Benefactor Yu. Such a powerful Fist Intent truly lived up to his reputation as someone who dared to challenge the Martial Ancestor of Fist in Luofu Grotto-Heaven.

The Martial Dao emphasizes "momentum," and so does Martial Intention. Before Master Yu suffers a crushing defeat and his Dao heart is shattered, this Fist Intent will only grow stronger.

He even speculated that the reason why Master Yu's Fist Intent was so strong was probably due to that fist-chasing contest.

"Therefore, in my humble opinion, Benefactor Yu should currently rank in the lower middle of the Dragon and Tiger Ranking. If he were to unleash that defensive divine Divine Ability, even upper-middle level experts would be unable to harm Young Hero Yu."

Upon hearing Yu Tunzhou solemnly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Master. I have learned a great deal!"

The gap between myself and top experts on the Dragon and Tiger Ranking like Dharma Master Jiese truly lies in their level of cultivation.

From the Form Refinement Lesser Accomplishment to the final stage, condensing Blood Qi Furnace, even core disciples of major sects generally need more than a year of honing their skills.

Those pills that can help refine the five internal organs and strengthen the body are considered extremely precious resources, even among prestigious sects.

The five bottles of pills Zhang Zhengci had given him earlier each contained only one pill, but they were extremely beneficial to him. If he wanted to obtain more, he would have to buy them himself.

And speaking of money----

Yu Tunzhou inquired about the prices of certain elixirs from the Dharma Master Jiese.

The latter pondered for a moment and said, "My sect provides for my cultivation, so there's no need for me to worry."

Yu Tunzhou sighed, "As expected, having the backing of a major sect makes all the difference."

His eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had remembered something.

In his small home, there was one thing that could solve his immediate problem!

Master Lu's betting receipt!

According to Master Lu, several years ago, when he entered Luofu Grotto-Heaven, many people outside started betting on how long Yu Tunzhou would survive.

Master Lu also asked someone to place a bet on him.

I'm betting he'll not only survive and leave the town, but he'll also become Immortal Seed!

"The Danyang Qian Household ----"

Yu Tunzhou reminisced, a smile gradually appeared on his face.

He still had to go to Northern Plains, after all, it concerned the Human Emperor's Tomb, and the Danyang Qian Household was just a matter of detouring there.

Thinking of this.

Yu Tunzhou looked in the direction An Ruyu had left: "See you next time—"

He took a deep breath and gritted his teeth. "I'm going to get my revenge. You like pouring drinks? I'll have you serving me tea and water another day."

The monk who Jiese activity was taken aback at first, then gave him a thumbs-up, his face full of admiration. "Benefactor Yu truly has a magnanimous spirit!"

Yu Tunzhou shook his head and laughed, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Master. Consider this a reminder to myself."

The news of the incident in the Coming Dragon River spread very quickly.

Beyond the disputes within the Water Palace, news of Ao Lie's attack on Yu Tunzhou and his companions after the banquet was also quickly spread to all sides under the arrangement of the Coming Dragon Water Prefecture.

A powerful Dragon Race External Scenery at the Outer Realm dared to openly attack three young masters on their Central Plains Dragon and Tiger Ranking and Tiger Ranking; this was practically a slap in the face to Shaolin and the Incense-Smelling Cult.

But what no one expected was that the first to fall in this turmoil would be the Supreme Purity Lineage!