Chapter 55: Poison Dragon Golden Body Technique
Su Yan returned from the mountains, as if he had just come back from an ordinary mountain hunting trip, and first went back to his own home.
He ordered the Yin Water Centipede and Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect to secretly guard the outside of his home’s courtyard, then carefully took out《 Poison Dragon Golden Body Technique》 and carefully flipped through it.
Upon looking, quietly an hour had passed, the sky was gradually darkening, and only then did he realize.
“Refining the body with poison, visualizing the Poison Dragon, like a golden body descending into the world, this thing is actually much stronger than Golden Ape Stance Training.”
Su Yan sighed in his heart. Although what he learned at the Golden Ape Martial Arts School was just one stance training and one Golden Ape Jade Body Skill, he had not yet seen that Visualization Diagram.
But looking at this Poison Dragon Golden Body Technique, whether it was stance training for body refining, breathing spiritual energy, or nurturing true essence, each one was more complex than the techniques at the Golden Ape Martial Arts School.
Not to mention the Green-scaled Poisonous Flood Dragon True Intent; just its manifestation was stronger than White Ape True Intent. If he could visualize it successfully and step into the True Intent Realm, there would likely be few opponents in Yun Cang Town.
Su Yan pondered, thinking to himself: “The martial arts school has not yet taught the complete main technique《 Golden Ape Technique》. One reason is worry that progress is insufficient and disciples seek quick results, disrupting cultivation; the second is probably that the method cannot be lightly transmitted, to make disciples loyal.”
Su Yan could understand the Golden Ape Martial Arts School’s approach. After all, it was this selection method; the final key techniques, including step-by-step Blood Moving and Spirit Nurturing up to True Intent, were taught hand-in-hand by the Master, which was not only beneficial for cultivation but also for cultivating loyalty.
If he did not have this Poison Dragon Golden Body Technique, proceeding step by step would be no problem for Su Yan. After all, his cultivation progress was not bad, and it would not take long.
But now that he had this technique, his choices were much greater.
“Skin Refining and Muscle and Bone is tempering the foundation, Blood Moving is nurturing Qi and Blood to shed the old body for a new one, and only after the body is fully tempered is breathing spiritual energy and nurturing true essence, finally nurturing Beast Spirit True Intent. This Poison Dragon Golden Body Technique is recorded in detail.”
After carefully checking, Su Yan cross-referenced it with the knowledge Master Bai had taught him, naturally understanding the progress process even better.
“No wonder Pang Tianfeng progressed so quickly. The Poison Dragon Golden Body Technique has higher effects whether tempering the body or Blood Moving and Spirit Nurturing, and it can also devour poisonous creatures to refine a body of indestructible Vajra Poison Dragon Scales.”
“I originally robbed a batch of poisons from Pang Tianfeng, which is perfect for refining Poison Skin Powder for cultivation. Plus the Yin Water Centipede and Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect, my poisonous creature resources are even more than his.”
What Su Yan was concerned about was only one point: this Beast Spirit True Intent and the techniques. The Poison Dragon Scales were still fine.
Those scales initially were just the power of poison patterns condensed, not eye-catching, and only in the later stage would they condense like scales.
But only the Beast Spirit True Intent—if successfully condensed, even if it was the illusory intent nurtured in the Spirit Nurturing Realm, it would still be extremely obvious.
After all, who couldn’t see a ferocious Green-scaled Poisonous Flood Dragon?
“I must hide it. Not only learn the Poison Dragon Golden Body Technique, but also quickly enter the Blood Moving Realm, learn the complete Golden Ape Technique, and on the surface visualize mainly with White Ape True Intent, using this Green-scaled Poisonous Flood Dragon True Intent as a hidden trump card.”
With a plan in mind, Su Yan immediately began to comprehend this Poison Dragon Golden Body Technique.
The Poison Dragon Golden Body Technique was far more complex than the Golden Ape Technique. Su Yan comprehended it for a whole night, and by the second day when the sky was about to brighten, he had only gotten a rough understanding of the technique.
“No wonder Pang Tianfeng did not destroy this technique; he probably had not fully learned it yet.”
This must be a technique Pang Tianfeng obtained by chance and coincidence. For Skin Refining, Muscle and Bone, and Blood Moving realms, the technique operation was complex; to fully master it and adjust it to fit one’s own body required constant reference to the technique.
At the same time, the Spirit Nurturing Realm’s breathing of spiritual energy and the major realm True Intent Realm’s ascent required visualizing True Intent and condensing phenomena.
This point, without that Visualization Diagram, ordinary martial artists would probably never manage to condense it in their lifetime.
Without observing its momentum, one does not know its form, and it is hard to form the phenomenon.
“Although I have no one to guide me, if I can successfully get started, by relying on myself to constantly correct, I can gradually master the technique. Let’s try it first, but I need to prepare Poison Dragon Powder.”
Poison Dragon Powder was one of the body refining herbal medicines attached to this technique, with Primordial Snake Poison Stem as the core, supplemented by snake venom, ginseng, blood essence, and other medicinal herbs for refining.
Poison Dragon Powder, aside from the core, did not have a completely fixed formula and allowed some room for adjustment.
Among Pang Tianfeng’s private goods, there were quite a few Primordial Snake Poison Stems.
Su Yan stored the technique in the Insect Realm Space, thinking to himself: “I don’t know the situation in the mountains right now. If I really refine medicine here, there might be a risk of exposure. I need to change places.”
Doing the act thoroughly, on the second day Su Yan took some mountain goods to the marketplace to sell, just like usual.
After selling the goods, he sat briefly in the teahouse and heard several marketplace people gathered together drinking tea and chatting idly.
“Something happened in yesterday’s heavy rain.”
One person drank a full mouthful of herbal tea and said in a lowered voice: “You don’t know, I just passed by Doctor Du’s door, and many martial world guests were injured, one of them even had his arm broken.”
“Hush, don’t talk about them like that, do you not value your life?”
“Where do they have time to care about us? They’ve all gone into the mountains.”
The tea drinker looked around, slightly raised his head, looking quite smug.
Su Yan looked over from the side and recognized the man as a hunter from the village next to Yun Qian Village.
“In yesterday’s heavy rain in the mountains, the great bandit Pang Tianfeng was tracked by Head Constable Xu Guan, fought him, and was beaten until he fled in defeat, severely injured and hiding.”
Su Yan’s brows raised: ‘It seems yesterday’s big fire not only drew Pang Tianfeng but also brought Xu Guan. But this Xu Guan actually has such ability to injure Pang Tianfeng.’
In the teahouse, the crowd exclaimed in surprise. Someone praised: “Worthy of Head Constable Xu, that Pang Tianfeng surely can’t escape now.”
“That may not be certain.”
Someone who seemed to know a bit said: “Some yamen people have withdrawn, but quite a few martial world guests and knife catchers have entered the forest, and they’ve even hired some guides.”
Several people talked about the matter there, either asking who was hired as a guide or speculating where the person might be hiding.
Not a single reliable word in three sentences, so Su Yan had no interest in continuing to listen.
He got up and left, thinking to himself: ‘With such surrounding pursuit, Pang Tianfeng has no time to investigate, so he’s probably temporarily safe. I’ll go to the city to avoid the limelight and spend all the silver on hand.’
Su Yan left the marketplace and immediately headed straight to Yun Cang Town.
“Junior Brother Su”
He had just returned to the Golden Ape Martial Arts School and not yet entered when he ran into Gao Zheng.
Gao Zheng was on duty, instructing those outer disciples and some inner disciples in practice.
Previously, Su Yan had only thought Gao Zheng was an ordinary inner disciple, but now it seemed he was probably also in the Blood Moving Realm.
“Senior Brother.”
After greeting, Gao Zheng said: “I was just about to go find you, and seeing you come here puts me at ease.”
Su Yan’s brows furrowed slightly: “What’s wrong with Senior Brother?”
“Xu Guan fought Pang Tianfeng alone yesterday and was poisoned. He’s still being treated at Hundred Herbs Hall today. Although Pang Tianfeng is severely injured, his strength is still not weak, and there are martial world guests causing trouble. The mountains are dangerous.”
Gao Zheng said: “I heard Master Bai say you went back and was worried you’d run into this mess, so I wanted to remind you.”
“Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother.”
Su Yan sincerely thanked him and said: “Senior Brother, don’t worry. I also heard about this today. Just in time, I earned some money from mountain hunting a few days ago, so I’ll rest for a while and cultivate properly.”
Gao Zheng laughed: “That’s how it should be. You have extremely high talent and should practice martial arts diligently. If you’re short on money, I have some here; I can lend it to you. If there’s anything, just tell me.”
Gao Zheng was quite envious of Su Yan. Su Yan had just joined the school and entered the inner courtyard to receive personal guidance from Bai Changlin.
Such favoritism meant that once he reached Blood Moving and Spirit Nurturing Realm, he could be taken as a True Disciple and given the Golden Ape Technique Visualization Diagram.
While he was also in the inner courtyard, it had taken him years to enter the inner courtyard at the Blood Moving Realm.
Su Yan’s eyes flickered slightly as he said: “I happen to have something I want Senior Brother to help with. I want to find a secluded house in the city as a foothold.”
