Free Web NovelChapter 263: Chapter 206: Celestial Strategy True Dragon Body, Invitation to the Raging Jiao Estate
He stepped into the water mansion. Inside, the lingering water demons and sprites had all been incinerated by his Profound Light, leaving only a single crab general barely clinging to life.
Seeing Jiang Yi, who radiated an air of the Dao and possessed the graceful bearing of an immortal, it hastily prostrated itself on the ground.
"Immortal Master, your Divine Techniques are vast and your Magical Power is boundless! I beg you, Immortal Master, spare this lowly demon’s life! The treasury in this water mansion is quite rich, and I know everything about that Mang Demon’s private collection!"
Jiang Yi smiled faintly. The crab general was sensible, so his mercy had not been misplaced.
He raised his hand, sending out a strand of Ding Fire. The flame transformed into a ring, descending over the crab general’s head and clamping tightly around its neck.
"Go and bring me every Spiritual Object in this mansion."
This was a Ding Fire technique he had devised from the Embrace Thought Nourishing Spirit Seven Emotions Curse. The Profound Light acted as a shackle; if the crab general had the slightest malicious thought, its insides would be incinerated.
Among the Fire Element, Ding Fire was best suited for... getting along with Lower Cultivators. The ways to manipulate others with it were endless.
After giving his orders, Jiang Yi found an empty Quiet Chamber, formed a restriction seal, and tightly shut all the entrances.
Only then did he sit down in peace and begin to absorb the Dragon Son’s blood Essence to nourish his Dao Embryo.
The Long-term Nourishing Daoist Embryo Skill had seven layers in total. Or rather, the original Shao Yang had only developed it that far and had not refined it further.
By combining and refining Bing and Ding Fire and absorbing the fire-elemental fate from the Kitchen God’s temple, Jiang Yi had just forged his Innate Fire Virtue Body, allowing his Dao Embryo to break through to the Second Layer.
This Body Refinement spell was both difficult and simple.
From the first layer to the seventh, one simply had to condense seven different Dao Bodies.
’The Innate Fire Virtue Body helps me harmonize the Yin and Yang attributes of Bing Fire and Ding Fire, preventing them from conflicting,’ Jiang Yi thought. ’It also allows for rapid progress in cultivating fire-based techniques and nurturing my True Fire.’
Before entering Crouching Dragon Gorge, Jiang Yi had begged the Celestial Book for guidance, asking what other opportunities he might find besides collecting the "water beneath Kan."
One such opportunity was the "Dragon Son’s blood Essence."
’This small realm was formed from a ’Yazi’ of the True Monarch Level,’ he mused. ’All the demons here can be considered its ’offspring’.’
Jiang Yi considered that the Dao Body he needed to form for the Second Layer of his Dao Embryo could be created by absorbing the Dragon Son’s blood Essence. He would attempt to form the Celestial Strategy True Dragon Body.
Because Ji Fuyao of the Immortal Dao had slain several Dragon Sons to complete his sovereign’s conquest, and because the Dragon Monarch of the Beiju Continent was ancient and fading after a hundred thousand years,
...the metaphysical concept of the "dragon bloodline" in the Great Dao had been damaged and was now in decline.
On the Beiju Continent today, it was the "winged creatures" and "armored creatures" that prospered and multiplied, dominating the general trend of the Demon Dao.
’This Dao Inheritance provides a total of sixteen ’Dao Bodies.’ Most are based on the Five Elements. But for me to now try and gather Ren Water and Kui Water to achieve a ’Water Virtue Body’ would be nigh on impossible...’
Jiang Yi silently mused. The fire-elemental law in that Kitchen God temple had been left behind by Gong Rong of the Eight Sceneries Palace.
That he had been able to refine and absorb it was a stroke of incredible luck; it was impossible that such an Opportunity would present itself again.
’The ’Celestial Strategy True Dragon Body’ excels in its tough physique and outstanding natural gifts. Once it’s formed, I’ll be able to command wind and rain, and be accompanied by thunder and lightning. All demons of the ’five creature’ types will bow in submission, especially the ’scaled creatures,’ over whom I’ll hold the power of life and death.’
Jiang Yi considered it carefully. Trying to cultivate the Dao Bodies of the other four elements while still in the Qi Cultivation Realm felt as difficult as ascending to heaven. It would be better to take advantage of Crouching Dragon Gorge’s unique environment, absorb the Dragon Son’s blood Essence, and form the prototype of the Celestial Strategy True Dragon Body.
He immediately activated his Dao Embryo. A muffled thunder seemed to roll deep within his frame. The murky blood-qi he had obtained from the shrimp soldiers, the Mang Demon, and the other sprites of the water mansion was all drawn into his body.
As he activated the Technique, Profound Light flowed through him. His every inch of flesh and blood began to resemble golden Jade Material, lustrous and translucent.
’The Celestial Strategy True Dragon Body places extreme importance on the concept of ’transformation.’ With bone and blood as the foundation, one can take the form of thirty-six types of beasts and seventy-two types of birds—becoming a Great Roc, a white Jiao, a gray Chi, or a giant Kun...’
The more of the Dragon Son’s blood Essence Jiang Yi refined, the more he understood the profound mystery of "fleshly evolution." His sinews, bones, organs, and even his very frame were undergoing a violent upheaval.
In an instant, his form became like a hazy mist, a magnificent, glowing cloud, and began to emit waves of light.
After a dozen or so breaths, the upright, meditating human figure vanished.
Within the Quiet Chamber, only a white Jiao remained, coiled in his place. Water vapor condensed into a dense fog, billowing endlessly from its mouth and nostrils.
A closer look revealed that this white Jiao had the head of a fierce tiger with magnificent horns, the body of a long serpent, a form as sleek as Brocade, and was covered entirely in fine scales!
’This small amount of Dragon Son’s blood Essence is nowhere near enough to support more transformations.’
Jiang Yi circulated his power again. The Jiao’s form dissipated, and he reverted to his human body.
The waves of light around him condensed into a single layer, which faintly revealed the graceful image of a dragon summoning clouds and soaring through the cosmos.
’I’ll need at least a few more ’Sea Dragon King’-level demons to form the prototype of the Celestial Strategy True Dragon Body.’
Jiang Yi’s eyes flickered as he sighed to himself.
’Though I have many techniques and my Magical Power is strong, if I openly make an enemy of the Raging Jiao Manor and the True Chi Palace and get hunted by all their allied demons, I’ll be in over my head.’
’Why don’t I just take over this water mansion, assume the identity of the new ’Dragon King’ of the Cloud-Blocking River, and plan from there?’
Jiang Yi had a sudden flash of inspiration. He had absorbed several strands of the Dragon Son’s blood Essence, and the draconic might he now exuded was even more potent than that of the previous Mang Demon.
According to Yunniang, the two great peaks, Dragon Head and Leopard Transformation, were guarded by the Raging Jiao Manor and the True Chi Palace, respectively. Outsiders were strictly forbidden from approaching.
Many disciples from Kan Peak had tried to force their way in over the years, but a demon at the Great Perfection of the Qi Cultivation Twelfth Layer was not something an ordinary Cultivator could contend with. In the end, they all returned in failure.
To the Innate Sect, any Disciple who stumbled and fell in a minor realm was undoubtedly considered "useless trash," and their death was of no consequence.
’The descendants of Yazi are belligerent and love to kill... so killing a few more of their own kind would be perfectly in character.’
The corners of Jiang Yi’s lips curled up slightly. He once again activated the Long-term Nourishing Daoist Embryo Skill and transformed into the shape of a white Jiao.
His eyes instantly became a brilliant gold. His body grew, section by section, until he was over two zhang tall. Fine, dense white scales sprouted from below his neck, quickly covering his entire body.
INHALE. EXHALE.
With every opening and closing of his mouth and nostrils, great clouds of water vapor swirled around him, shimmering like rainbow light in a dazzling display of color.
RUMBLE—
Jiang Yi rose to his feet. With a wave of his great sleeve, he dispelled the restrictions on the doors and windows.
In that instant, thunder boomed, and streaks of incandescent lightning danced like frenzied serpents.
This phenomenon scared the crab general, who was in the middle of moving the water mansion’s Spiritual Objects, half to death.
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CLANG! The crab general dropped the chest of "Azure Cloud Ganoderma" it was holding. Its beady eyes darted about, ready to joyfully welcome the "Royal Army"!
But before the ring of fire around its neck could even grow hot, it sensed that the draconic might wasn’t coming from outside the mansion. Instead, it was surging and churning from behind it.
"This..."
The crab general turned around, trembling. It saw only surging water vapor and a roaring torrent, from which a pair of brilliant golden eyes pierced through the hazy mist.
Then, a tall and mighty figure gradually became distinct.
White scales like snow, his whiskers and hair tinged with green, flowing freely in the air.
It was, unmistakably, a noble Jiao of draconic lineage!
"Jiao... Jiao... Lord!"
The crab general stuttered, frozen in place by the draconic might. Its legs trembled as it slowly sank to its knees.
’It was clearly... a Human Cultivator who went in. How did a ’Jiao descendant’ come out?!’
Jiang Yi was quite satisfied with the effect. The crab general, which was at about the Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer, had nearly been knocked unconscious by his draconic aura alone.
He opened his mouth, and his voice boomed like thunder, resounding throughout the entire water mansion:
"Tell me, is this Lord a man, or a dragon?"
Feeling a fear and submission rooted deep in its very bones, the crab general pressed itself firmly to the ground and repeated in a panicked voice:
"My Lord is a dragon! My Lord is a dragon!"
Jiang Yi nodded in satisfaction. With a single thought, the clouds dispersed, the rain ceased, the wind died, and the thunder fell silent. His golden eyes were filled with arrogance and cruelty, perfectly befitting a Jiao descendant—one of the Fourth Class dragon types.
"This Lord asks you, how does one get to the Raging Jiao Manor?"
The crab general’s voice trembled as it answered:
"Go a thousand li east from here, and you will reach the Raging Jiao Manor! Is the Jiao Lord perhaps heading to the ’Dragon Son Assembly’?"
Jiang Yi said nothing, his mind racing.
’Dragon Son Assembly?’
’Does that mean there will be a lot of blood Essence?’
’Perfect. I’ll go have a feast!’
