Innate Dao Fetus

Hu Mang thought for a moment and replied:

"Wholesale Golden Core? That's an exaggeration. At most, it's just modifying Golden Cores."

"How do you modify the Golden Core?" Qingyezi still had no intention of taking action, but instead asked very politely.

So Hu Mang explained the concepts of Divine Sense Core and Divine Ability Implantation Slot to the other party.

Even so, Qingyezi was quite surprised.

"So you mean, the modified Golden Core can possess Divine Ability similar to Law Treasure! And can Spirit Transformation sense multiple times?"

"Pretty much, like undergoing surgery," Hu Mang said simply.

"Evil Dao," Azure Cloud Zi said coldly from above.

"That's amazing! Won't this improve the quality of the Golden Core?"

This question touched on a blind spot in Hu Mang's knowledge. He had seen cases where excessive modification of the Golden Core led to Golden Core degeneration, but did Heavenly Gate possess the technology to improve the quality of the Golden Core?

However, since Artificial Data Spirit Root can be developed, it wouldn't be surprising if they existed.

"This technology might exist in some large medical spiritual enterprises, but at least so far, it hasn't been widely adopted. What's common now are Artificial Spirit Root and Data Golden Core."

Seeing the other person's "good baby" look, Hu Mang then gave them a brief explanation of the "three-year Golden Core, five-year Nascent Soul" path of online cultivation.

After listening, Qingyezi was full of praise.

"Why haven't I seen cultivators practicing like this overseas?"

"Because there's no signal overseas. For these people, no signal is equivalent to no Spiritual Qi. Would you go to an area without Spiritual Qi to cultivate? Even business trips are difficult, okay?" Hu Mang complained.

"I see," Qingyezi exclaimed.

Seeing that the two were actually chatting, Azure Cloud Zi above couldn't help but cough.

Qingyezi scratched his head sheepishly, drew a sword from his back, and his eyes became serious.

"Fellow Daoist, please enlighten me."

Hu Mang looked at the other person's round face and smiled.

"Bring it on."

The next moment, the opponent made a sword gesture, and the precious sword shot towards Hu Mang without any smoke or fire.

What seemed like a simple sword strike caused both Old Zhu and Old Sha to frown simultaneously.

However, Hu Mang chuckled lightly, and with a casual sweep of his spear, the tip of the spear struck the tip of the opponent's sword, deflecting the flying sword away.

The opponent remained calm and composed, drawing his sword with a flick of his wrist. The flying sword continued to shoot from another angle, still without any killing intent or baleful Sha Qi, and there was hardly Sword-Ray at all.

Hu Mang remained calm and composed, always striking or deflecting the opponent's flying sword whenever it entered within three zhang of his own. Despite it being an ancient cavalry spear as thick as a small pillar, his movements were surprisingly similar to his opponent's.

It is also devoid of any hint of human warmth or grime.

The two sides didn't seem to be competing in magic, but rather exchanging toasts and drinks in the tea room.

Old Zhu and Old Sha exchanged a glance and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Meanwhile, the Heavy Sword True Person congratulated Azure Cloud Zi.

"Your disciple's swordsmanship has actually reached the level of complete control; truly, a great teacher produces a great student."

Azure Cloud Zi stroked his beard and smiled, clearly quite pleased with himself.

The crew members on the Hidden Boat gradually figured out what was going on.

Look at their feet.

Following his direction, everyone looked and saw that the sea, which had been churning and boiling due to the Dragon Blood Tide, had miraculously calmed down beneath the feet of the Hu Mang and the Qingyezi.

Centered on the two people, the seawater seemed to be gently smoothed by an invisible hand, spreading and expanding into the distance, forming an ever-growing circle of calm sea surface.

In that calm sea, even the fine bubbles and water vapor stopped churning, as if the effects of the Dragon Blood Tide had completely disappeared.

What's even more remarkable is that this tranquility is the result of the two supporting and guiding each other.

Each time Hu Mang's spear swept out, it would bring up a gentle current of air, smoothing out the disturbances in the surrounding Spiritual Qi; and each time Qingyezi's flying sword swung around, it would redirect that smoothed Spiritual Qi, causing it to flow along some invisible trajectory.

The two people's breaths rose and fell alternately on the calm sea surface, like the black and white fish in the Tai Chi diagram, waxing and waning, forming a dynamic balance.

"This is... Tai Chi?" a crew member murmured.

After deflecting the opponent's flying sword once again, Hu Mang suddenly stopped.

Seeing this, the person opposite also stopped, but compared to Hu Mang's ease, there were two more beads of sweat on their forehead, and their breathing was a bit heavier.

"Maintaining this kind of swordsmanship that's in Unity of Heaven and Man isn't easy, is it?" Hu Mang suddenly laughed.

"I didn't expect you to be a fellow cultivator too—" Qingyezi looked at the other party in surprise, "Could this also be some kind of cultivation technology from the Heavenly Gate?"

"No, that's not it. I'm more inclined to traditional cultivation methods and don't usually rely on advanced technology."

"There are ancient cultivators in Heavenly Gate too?" Qingyezi couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, some are exceptionally talented, just like you. They have innate superior aptitude, and their swordsmanship is far better than yours."

Before Qingyezi could say anything, Azure Cloud Zi's expression changed.

"A swordsmanship that Unity of Heaven and Man, no, it's more than that," Hu Mang smacked his lips, as if savoring something.

"It's not just about achieving Unity of Heaven and Man, but also about Golden Nature Perfection. And judging from your current cultivation level, that means you have innate Golden Nature Perfection, a talent that comes first from the beginning—"

"Innate Dao Fetus, huh? It truly is a pristine, natural cultivation environment; even an ancient, sacred body like this can emerge."

This time, not only Azure Cloud Zi's expression changed, but the three Golden Core cultivators present also changed their expressions, looking at Qingyezi with complicated eyes.

Hu Mang, however, seemed unfazed, holding his spear and laughing:

"The Innate Dao Fetus, to put it simply, is a naturally born sacred body for cultivation. People like you are born with a near-perfect Spiritual Qi circulation system within their bodies. Unlike ordinary people who repeatedly explore and make mistakes, the circulation of Spiritual Qi within the body is naturally the optimal solution. Others cultivate by feeling their way across the river in the dark, while the cultivation of Innate Dao Fetus is like walking on a paved road. You just need to keep moving forward."

He paused, then added, "Moreover, the Innate Dao Fetus has an even more abnormal characteristic: its affinity for the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and earth is extremely high. Ordinary people rely on pills, Spirit Stone, and formations to help them absorb Spiritual Qi during cultivation, Innate Dao Fetus only needs to sit there, and the Spiritual Qi will actively enter their bodies. Others cultivate by fetching water, while they cultivate by sitting by a spring, and the water flows into their mouths on its own."

"A low-level Spiritual Qi environment is equivalent to a mid-level Spiritual Qi environment in your eyes, while a mid-level Spiritual Qi environment is equivalent to a high-level Spiritual Qi environment to you. As for a high-level Spiritual Qi environment, tsk tsk."

At this point, Azure Cloud Zi could no longer sit still. He landed directly in front of his precious disciple and roared:

"Boy, you've been secretly investigating us, master and disciple?!"

"Old man, aptitude assessment is a compulsory course in nine years of compulsory education. Innate aptitude was taught for half a semester. How do you think I know that? Oh, when you ran away with the bucket, compulsory education in Heavenly Gate probably wasn't widespread yet, but you must have heard of 'Myriad Methods Return to the Source,' right?"

Azure Cloud Zi completely lost his will to fight, grabbed his disciple, and transformed into a streak of light to shoot away.

They didn't even care about the Dragon Blood Tide.

Because the "Innate Dao Fetus" has a very special function.

Innate Body-Seizing Sacred Body!

The kind where demonic cultivators seamlessly transition into their new roles!

No wonder the old man just ran away.

"If you ever go to study in Heavenly Gate, never rely on your qualifications to randomly choose a major, especially not the four fields of biochemistry, environmental science, or materials science! Those are bottomless pits! Super bottomless pits!!"

Hu Mang called out to their retreating figures.

Seeing that the battle was starting strong but ending weakly, Heavy Sword True Person shook his head and smiled wryly at Old Sha.

"Now things are really messed up. To protect his precious disciple, Azure Cloud Zi might actually have to send him to Heavenly Gate. If the demonic cultivators of the East Sea knew that his disciple had such talent, wouldn't they go crazy trying to get their hands on him?"

"Let's go. The smuggling business isn't doing well these days. We're brothers in bad shape, so let's not dwell on old grudges anymore. Who knows, we might end up sticking together for warmth in the future."

The Old Sha remained expressionless.

As soon as he finished speaking, Heavy Sword True Person transformed into a streak of light and left, but not in the direction of Azure Cloud Zi, but in the direction of Dragon Blood Tide.

After his two Golden Core cultivators landed back on the boat, Old Zhu looked at Hu Mang with a subtle gaze for a long time before suddenly bursting into laughter.

"Brother, you're being a bit unethical. You've revealed everything about him. Now, that old man Azure Cloud Zi will probably suspect everyone he meets that the other party is here to possess his precious disciple."

"Come on, would I be immoral to fight his apprentice to the death? The grudges of the older generation should be settled by the Xiaoyi generation, what's wrong with that?" Hu Mang complained.

"How did you figure out that kid's innate talent? I could only tell from his swordsmanship, and I thought it was some ancient swordsmanship lineage from the Thirty-Six Islands of the Eastern Sea," Old Sha couldn't help but ask.

"Just a guess."

Hu Mang couldn't very well tell these two that he had actually Golden Nature Perfection, could he?

He possesses the Golden Nature Perfection, he also understands the Unity of Heaven and Man, and with the qualification courses he received during nine years of compulsory education, it's easy to tell the difference.

That's just bad luck for the other party.

Compared to Boss Gu's Sha Qi Innate Sword Physique, the young Daoist's Innate Dao Fetus was clearly much more pleasing to the eye.

That's why he held back.

Since the old Azure Cloud Zi couldn't silence the three Golden Core cultivators, he had no choice but to run away with his disciples.

The first day of the Dragon Blood Tide has passed.

Even the crew members who desperately wanted to achieve freedom in Spirit Coin became well-behaved on this night.

It's not just because the frequency of marine debris appearing on the seabed increases dramatically at night.

Another point is that the human body's meridians have a limited tolerance. Constantly oscillating between Law Power and replenishing one's Law Power during the day, even the strongest will to make money cannot withstand the body's instinct to rest.

However, that evening, Old Zhu took the initiative to find Hu Mang.

"Brother Hu, would you like to take a trip to the core area of Dragon Blood Tide?"