Chapter 541 - 359: Taiyin Toad Moon Sword Form, Star Sky Soul Wood!
Chapter 541: Chapter 359: Taiyin Toad Moon Sword Form, Star Sky Soul Wood!
This is the trump card.
"The Dean has been strategizing for a long time, shouldn’t there be some arrangement..."
Since Master Yunyang didn’t say more, Gu Yuan also didn’t bother to ask.
His unexpected breakthrough was indeed a surprise plan; it seemed that for the frontline, arrangements had already been made by the two Masters.
"But regardless of anything, let’s focus on enhancing strength first!"
Gu Yuan put away the Sword Pill, took a gentle breath, regained his composure, and then closed his eyes, projecting his mind into the dream realm.
The Toad Moon Sword Scripture, although a sword scripture, encompasses myriad techniques; it is the legacy of the Mahayana Sect, profoundly mysterious, worthy of contemplation.
Zhan Junxi was able to comprehend the method of refining the Sword Pill and mastered the Superior Sword Technique; with the Great Dream Inference Scripture in his possession, could he be any less skilled?
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Time rushed by, and five months slipped away.
In the Long Breath Hall, Gu Yuan slowly opened his eyes, revealing a deep sense of fatigue, but his aura became more profound.
The whole person seemed to have transformed into a shadow of the moon, with a feeling of riding the wind away.
"Toad Moon Sword Scripture..."
He spoke softly, his voice slightly hoarse, as if he hadn’t spoken for a long time, with an inexplicable tone.
"Whoosh!"
At that moment, a Sword Pill with Yin Yang Colors suddenly leaped out.
On the Sword Pill, the Power of the Great Yin flowed, the moon shadow was hazy, and as it leaped, the Sword Pill suddenly vanished, and when it reappeared, it was already a thousand zhang away.
"Whoosh!"
The Sword Pill then rolled, jumped again, and disappeared once more, appearing thousands of zhang away above the Great Marsh.
The Void seemed to lose its restrictions.
Under the moon shadow, everything served as anchor points for the sword light.
In a flash, it was a thousand zhang distance.
Changes between reality and illusion, form and formlessness, all happened in an instant.
Not only that, with a tremor, the Sword Pill instantly conjured another identical Sword Pill in the air.
And that was just the beginning.
With a flash of spiritual light, two, three, four, ten... A hundred.
As many as a hundred identical Sword Pills flowed ceaselessly like replicated moon shadows, making it impossible to distinguish which was real and which was fake.
Or perhaps, all Sword Pills were truly genuine?
"Having obtained the Toad Moon, comprehended the Great Yin, let us call it Taiyin Toad Moon Sword Form..."
Looking at the spectacle before him, Gu Yuan finally revealed a hint of joy, smiling as he spoke.
When he first entered the Golden Core, above the Nine Rivers Marsh, Gu Yuan had seen his Senior Sister’s "Illusion Sword Technique"; the Sword Pill shifted between illusion and reality, dazzling yet unclear, and the enemy cultivators hadn’t even guessed the Sword Pill’s true body before losing their lives, it was profoundly mysterious.
Unfortunately, he had no chance to learn it.
But now, with the aid of the Toad Moon Sword Scripture, he finally grasped some of the Great Yin and gained the ability to transform between illusion and reality.
Within a hundred-mile radius, the Sword Pill moved like a floating moon shadow, able to ignore space, appearing at any corner as he pleased, almost disregarding defenses.
Moreover, the Sword Pill could transform between reality and illusion, able to split into a hundred Sword Pill clones, and if it refracted into sword light, it would amount to tens of millions in count, extremely terrifying.
If Gu Yuan’s sword technique was once the pinnacle of fierce dominance, capable of breaking myriad techniques with one strike, like a powerful bulking man, now all his muscles have come alive, allowing him to execute countless variations and learn martial arts.
Another advancement in the way of sword techniques!
"Hmm?"
Just as Gu Yuan was deducing new moves for the sword technique, a call suddenly came through his thoughts.
His mind moved, and the Golden Core Jade Talisman at his waist suddenly flew out, passing over the hall and flying towards the mountain gate of the Thousand Waves Sect.
Before long, an old man exuding rich demon qi, wearing a Star Crown, rode on black wind, rolling in and landing before the Long Breath Hall.
"Master, the little one has returned!"
The old man looked worn, with a deep aura, seemingly very dignified, but before the Long Breath Hall, he knelt down with a thud, his face full of flattery.
"Rise, was your journey smooth?"
Gu Yuan’s voice came from within the hall.
"Thanks to Master’s protection, the journey was smooth without any trouble!"
The Heart-devouring Insect replied with a smile.
This was within Gu Yuan’s expectations.
For a Late Stage Golden Core cultivator, unless there’s a major change or some premeditated setup, how could someone easily ambush?
"Master, the old demon’s thousand-year hoard is all here, the True Sword Scripture and Original Map are also among them!"
The Heart-devouring Insect stood up, presenting a Qiankun Bag.
Gu Yuan wrapped the bag in Mana, received it, and scanned it with Divine Thought, revealing a look of joy.
"No wonder he’s a thousand-year-old demon; his wealth is indeed abundant, just right for crafting a new Dharma Seal..."
In the Qiankun Bag, Spirit Stones piled like mountains, spiritual materials stacked in heaps, Tier Three Pills were arranged in heaps inside jade boxes, the flickering spiritual light almost blinding to the eye.
To become a Great Demon of late Tier Three stage, he must have his own Spiritual Land, even doing nothing, after accumulating for a thousand years, many treasures would still be birthed from the land.
Yinghuai Old Demon might have wanted to liquidate these spiritual materials but faced obstacles, never obtaining life-extending items, ultimately leaving them cheap for Gu Yuan.
"Hehehe, Master, the little one has had a tiring journey, could Master perhaps, hehe..."
At this moment, the Heart-devouring Insect suddenly let out a flattering laugh, continuously rubbing hands at Gu Yuan.
"Rest assured, you won’t be short of your benefits!"
Seeing this, Gu Yuan chuckled.
Since this old demon was from the Demon Race, most of the spiritual materials in the Qiankun Bag were beneficial to the Demon Race, capable of enhancing their cultivation.
Though the Heart-devouring Insect resided within the old demon’s body, he could cultivate through it, but the old demon’s lifespan was limited, unable to sustain it for long. Upon seeing these abundant demon materials, he naturally felt tempted.
However, the Heart-devouring Insect proved useful, worth nurturing.
Thus, Gu Yuan wasn’t stingy, directly extracting numerous spiritual materials advantageous to the Demon Race from the Qiankun Bag, placing them in another Qiankun Bag and granting them to the Heart-devouring Insect.
"Thank you, Master, thank you, Master!"
Receiving the treasures, the Heart-devouring Insect was overjoyed, thanking him repeatedly.
"No need for thanks, you’ve returned safely, now fetch the Six Ding Divine Wood. I have use for it."
Gu Yuan added.
"Yes, Master!"
Upon hearing, the Heart-devouring Insect dared not procrastinate, immediately taking out the Spirit Seed of the Six Ding Divine Wood and handing it back to Gu Yuan.
"I’ve already informed Senior Brother Shenyi, found you a Cave Mansion, go and cultivate, a month later, your efforts might still be needed."
Gu Yuan waved his robe sleeve, allowing the Heart-devouring Insect to go down and cultivate.
Just then, the Daoist under Master Shenyi came, bearing a Jade Order with reverence.
The Heart-devouring Insect saluted Gu Yuan before following behind the Daoist to cultivate.
Gu Yuan returned to the main hall, sitting cross-legged once again.
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Half a day later.
"This old demon indeed has some wealth..."
In the hall, Gu Yuan played with a pea-sized Spirit Seed, flickering with starlight, marveling slightly.
The Yinghuai Old Demon’s thousand-year collection had been sorted; from it, twenty-eight Tier Three Spirit Plants, one hundred sixty-nine ore pieces, seventy-two bottles of precious pills, three thousand Gold-Attribute Spirit Stones, and countless other Spirit Stones and miscellaneous items.
These spirit plants and precious pills were for healing, cultivation, magical combat, and soul nourishment of various types.
Though they weren’t carried by the old demon himself, they naturally weren’t considered rare treasures, merely abundant in quantity.
Yet among them, there was a treasure that left Gu Yuan particularly satisfied.
It was the Spirit Seed in his hand, known as the Star Sky Soul Seed.
This Spirit Seed is from a Tier Three miraculous tree, the Star Sky Soul Wood seed.
This wood doesn’t enhance cultivation but has an extremely special ability—to nurture the soul, protect the heart and spirit.
Under its shade, one can cultivate without harm to the Divine Soul, akin to soaking in an "Injury-free Hot Spring," being nourished constantly, allowing indulgence in "spirit-consuming" matters.
It most aligns with Gu Yuan’s Great Dream Inference Golden Seal.
The sloppy Daoist subdued in the Cloud Dream Marsh also had a Soul Nourishing Treasure Tree, but that tree was used for enhancing the Divine Soul, not aligning with the Golden Seal.
During these five months without nourishment items aiding the soul, he felt extremely fatigued, not daring to exert the Golden Seal, fearing the risk of heart power exhaustion.
If he had this Star Sky Soul Wood as support, he wouldn’t have such worries.
"It’s a pity it’s just a Spirit Seed; to cultivate it successfully, who knows how long it will take..."
Looking at the pea-sized Spirit Seed, Gu Yuan sighed.
"Enough, excessive thinking is useless, better focus on crafting that Dharma Seal..."
The campaign to Jiuyi Mountain is approaching; everything can wait until this matter concludes.
During these five months, besides comprehending the Taiyin Toad Moon Sword Form, in the aid of the Great Dream Inference Golden Seal, he also comprehended a brand-new Dharma Seal.
Taiyin Dharma Seal!