Chapter 227: Literary Spider Toad, Azure Dragon Coils The Stream
Chen Shun’an nodded and said in realization,
“So, you’re like an Immortal Realm Floor Tile in terms of strength standard?”
Even though Tian Xuan Saint had already been empowered as a Guardian Deity, upon hearing Chen Shun’an’s words laced with clear insult, she couldn’t help but blush with shame.
But she didn’t dare refute at all, and could only let out a feeble voice, saying,
“Mm… However, remote Daoist Academies in places like Longnan and Border Region, far from the Capital Region, might have roaming Immortals even weaker than me.”
Tian Xuan Saint added an explanation.
Understood, the median of the lowest tier.
Chen Shun’an nodded.
Then, he suddenly remembered something and scanned Tian Xuan Saint’s body inch by inch with eyes full of curiosity, asking,
“So, what kind of Monster are you? Transform and show me.”
Tian Xuan Saint nodded, twisted her body, and amid a rolling demonic cloud, immediately revealed her original form.
It resembled a toad, with short legs on its belly, no tail, two long pincers at the front, each lined with foot-long barbed spikes gleaming with eerie green light.
At a glance, it somewhat resembled a frog, yet also somewhat like a Spider.
Truly creepy; if an ordinary person saw it, they would be scared to death on the spot.
It formed a stark contrast to her human form as a stunning beauty.
Yet Chen Shun’an’s eyes shone brightly; he even reached out personally to touch the Monster’s long pincers, its soft belly, and patted its tailless rear.
“Such a sturdy Physique, internal organs vastly different from a normal person’s. If Tian Xuan Saint hadn’t transformed right in front of me, I truly wouldn’t dare believe that this Monster was also a person!”
Moreover, according to Tian Xuan Saint, her Cultivation was far from perfected; she hadn’t fully transformed into a demon, and some joint areas hadn’t fully grown.
Perhaps seeing the astonishment in Chen Shun’an’s eyes, Tian Xuan Saint took the initiative to explain. With a croak, her belly rumbled loudly,
“Reporting to High God, this little god practiced a Cultivation Method called《 Fu Chan Palace》 during my Martial Artist days. After entering the Path to cultivate Immortality, Master bestowed upon me a superior Immortal Method called《 Little Hidden Soul-Refining Fu Chan Great Method》.”
“This method gathers the poisonous, damp, hot, and baleful Qi of Heaven and Earth. The Immortal Body cultivated is called【 Literary Spider Toad】. If revealing true form, it can spit Green Smoke and five-colored mist; people, livestock, Birds and Beasts die upon contact, turning into muddy fertilizer. If maintaining human form, the nurtured Magic Power is also extremely poisonous.”
“However, cultivating this method is overly obscure and difficult… It requires killing fellow sect disciples, Senior Brothers and Junior Sisters, devouring each other to nurture gu. Each same kind swallowed makes the body grow an inch, and the eaten part corresponds to growth: eat legs to grow legs, eat head to grow head, until only the last one remains, marking initial success, and obtaining a Jia Mu Spirit Pearl.”
Hearing this, Chen Shun’an couldn’t help but feel secretly shocked, facing the brutality of so-called Immortal Cultivation Methods for the first time.
The key is…
Are you sure you get a Jia Mu Spirit Pearl in the end, rather than your Master smiling gleefully and claiming a fine Spirit Pearl?
Chen Shun’an then thought of his own《 Meat Flying Immortal》, his expression turning cloudy, unsure of the quality of the corresponding Immortal Cultivation Method for this Martial Art.
Fortunately, Tian Xuan Saint also explained a couple of things.
Immortal Cultivation Methods vary in style and features; not all are so primitive and bloody—some orthodox and balanced paths exist.
As far as she knew, the Zhang Clan of Tongzhou was relatively much better.
Of course, only relatively speaking.
《 Fu Chan Palace》 is merely mortal Martial Arts, unbound by restrictions, so at Chen Shun’an’s request, Tian Xuan Saint quickly recited the incantation to demonstrate it.
Chen Shun’an listened to the incantation, comprehended the method, and nodded silently.
This《 Fu Chan Palace》 is a superior Cultivation Method, biased toward Hardening Technique, mixed with some Lightness Skill elements. At Great Accomplishment, it even holds hope for True Intent Perfection.
As for Martial Dao Grandmaster, that transcends superior Martial Arts; essentially unrelated to the method, depending entirely on the practitioner.
And that《 Little Hidden Soul-Refining Fu Chan Great Method》 is one of the five Orthodox Methods from【 Wu Du Immortal】 lineage of Yue Shan Daoist Academy.
Disciples cultivating this method all leave a soul lamp before receiving it, binding Karma, with multiple linked restrictions set in their Divine Soul.
Even if Chen Shun’an could bypass this Karma, with his current strength, he couldn’t break or Suppress the restrictions in Tian Xuan Saint’s mind.
If he forcibly spied on this method, Tian Xuan Saint would die without doubt, and it would expose this location’s coordinates, drawing Yue Shan Daoist Academy’s attention.
Chen Shun’an could only give up the thought of glimpsing the full Immortal Cultivation Method.
Finally, Tian Xuan Saint couldn’t help showing a sigh on her face, saying with difficulty,
“Among my sect’s same-generation disciples, there were originally one hundred and eight. Over these years, some suffered Qi Deviation, some were taken by Master for pill-refining, some secretly ambushed by Senior Brothers and Junior Sisters… Including this little god, only nineteen remain.”
“The most outstanding among them is surprisingly the Junior Sister who just entered a few years ago… Famous Speaker Yu Xiaoquan. She was originally a great hero of Jinmen, hating evil like a foe, swift and decisive, having done many great deeds back then! Deeply favored by Master, regarded as a Talented Person, personally brought into the Daoist Academy!”
“Especially since her Fate is unique, an extremely rare【 Canglong Panxi Pattern】, where the Azure Dragon coils in the dark pool, essence of Jia and Yi flowing with Ren and Gui, called the pattern of endless vitality.”
“Now, she has even nurtured the embryonic form of a Jia Gui Spirit Pearl in her belly.”
Tian Xuan Saint spared no regard for her fellow sect mate, spilling all intelligence on her Junior Sister.
“Oh? So Yu Xiaoquan is your Junior Sister, an Immortal from Yue Shan Daoist Academy?!”
In the dim and icy water cave.
Chen Shun’an suddenly narrowed his eyes, a deep chill flashing in them.
Moreover…
Jia Gui Spirit Pearl?
It seems to contain the intent of Profound Dao Water Origin.
So, my Jia Gui Spirit Pearl has been nurtured by Yu Xiaoquan all along; it’s time for it to return to its original owner.
Tian Xuan Saint vaguely sensed the malice in Chen Shun’an’s eyes, frightened into reverting to human form. Her soft, boneless body naked, she knelt and prostrated, asking softly,
“High God, do you know my Junior Sister?”
“Of course.”
Chen Shun’an’s lips curved up, his face full of smiles, but his eyes gleamed coldly, piercing two or three feet to bore through the hard water cave rock wall.
“I’m her senior amateur performer. Over these years, I’ve silently tracked her whereabouts; every storytelling session of hers, I’ve attended without fail, memorizing them backwards and forwards.”
“After all, without her ten taels of ‘life-buying money,’ how could I take Water Carrier’s place, and how could I have today’s achievements?”
Chen Shun’an said calmly,
“Chen Mou has always kept it in mind, rising early and sleeping late, only seeking to repay her Kindness.”
……
【Encounter Yue Shan Wu Du Immortal, Literary Spider Toad traditional Magic Tool, Willow Treasure Ten Thousand Toad Tendons, made from toad skin shed in childhood by Qi Absorption Immortal as whisk tail, Hundred-year Willow Wood Core as handle, with Dao Heart seed demon restriction, containing a thread of Jia Mu intent】
【Object with owner, cannot transform Immortal to God】
【Consume 8 points Incense to alter Karma, making this Magic Tool ownerless】
【Wish: 6】
【Insufficient Incense】
Looking at the Whisk before him, Chen Shun’an shook his head.
As Chen Shun’an expected, this Magic Tool did not belong to Tian Xuan Saint.
The true owner was likely her Master Chan.
Merely sacrificed and nurtured through her hands.
And this, Tian Xuan Saint was fully aware of.
She felt no issue with it, even somewhat grateful—
The other Senior Brothers and Junior Sisters didn’t get treasures from Master when descending the mountain!
Master sees me as talent, meaning he values me!
Tian Xuan Saint was already a mature Immortal Path practitioner… in every aspect.
Moreover, ‘Dao Heart seed demon’?
What the heck is that?
Probably another pit!
“Forget it, return this item to you.”
Chen Shun’an dismissed the idea of taking the Magic Tool, since Tian Xuan Saint still needed it to roam the mortal world.
If he took it, not only would it weaken Tian Xuan Saint for no reason, but it would also draw the attention of her toad Master behind her.
After all, just a thread of Jia Mu intent wasn’t enough for Chen Shun’an to take the risk.
If it related to the Five Elements’ Water, he might be tempted.
“After you leave, say that tonight you were startled away by a mysterious expert and Fierce Locust. This person already has a notorious reputation, listed on the government offices’ wanted notice. As for the Azure Gang Yang Huo, you’re still investigating, with no further developments.”
Chen Shun’an instructed Tian Xuan Saint.
After all, what did the killing and arson have to do with him, Chen Shun’an?
As for the rest…
Nothing but delay tactics!
“This little god obeys.” Tian Xuan Saint nodded.
Looking at this freshly forged, brand-new Guardian Deity before him, Chen Shun’an grew more and more satisfied.
Not only capable, but also pleasing to the eye.
Moreover, this harvest went beyond that.
Chen Shun’an invoked the Precious Proclamation in his mind, and information surfaced in his eyes.
【Wish +372】
The sources of these Wishes were mostly Red Fifth Master, Zhang Wei, Zhang Xiangling, Xu Hong, and a few others.
Mostly curiosity and shock, few with Awe.
Murmurs sounded by his ear.
“Brother Chen, whom I’ve never met but yearned for, actually gave me such a surprise! For my Guo Lu Society to gain this man’s aid is the brothers’ fortune; for Wuqing County’s people to have his secret protection is the common folk’s blessing!”
“After a few more years of practice, I’ll surely catch up to his Cultivation! Then, I’ll challenge him to a fight! I, Zhang Xiangling, won’t lag behind others?”
“Good thing he stepped in, saving me trouble… This【 Qi Ginseng Seed】 is so Immortal-like, I can hardly control it anymore… Why has my head been hurting lately…”
As expected, all True Intent Martial Artists, plus experts like Xu Hong and Zhang Wei who have Slain Five Thieves—nearly everyone provided Chen Shun’an eighty or ninety Wish points.
And most strangely, one murmur especially caught Chen Shun’an’s attention.
“This child resembles me.”
【Wish +1】
Besides that, no other murmurs.
The Wish obtained was pathetically just 1 point.
This meant the provider of this Wish felt almost no Awe, worship, or similar toward Chen Shun’an.
Probably just simple curiosity.
Even that curiosity was lackluster.
Chen Shun’an looked puzzled, vaguely understanding the provider of this Wish.
“Could it be that Lost Immortal glimpsed in a flash? ‘This child resembles me’—what kind of evaluation is that?”
“But this person’s strength is immeasurably deep… Fortunately, no malice.”
Chen Shun’an nodded, calming his mind.
With matters here settled, he didn’t want to linger.
Before leaving, he suddenly remembered something and casually asked,
“By the way, your Master Pan Hu—where does he usually Cultivate? Surely not another ascetic dwelling deep in the mountains?”
Tian Xuan Saint shook her head upon hearing this, saying,
“No. My Master Pan Hu has another identity in the mortal world… County Magistrate Wang of Wuqing County.”
“Wuqing County has three ranked Officials: the Seventh Rank County Magistrate, Eighth Rank County Magistrate, Ninth Rank Clerk—all transformations of【 Qi Absorption】 Immortals from Yue Shan, Aoshan, and Fengchi Daoist Academies. Otherwise, how could they shepherd a key ‘exhausting, busy, fatigued’ place like Wuqing County?”
Chen Shun’an jerked his head up upon hearing this.
Immortals herd the wilds, dwelling alongside mortals.
They’ve always been by our side.
So that’s what it means?!
Wait, no good!
Chen Shun’an’s pupils contracted sharply.
Scholar Ma!
