Chapter 757 - 540: Jichuan Tributary, Profound Monarch Dharma Lineage

Chapter 757: Chapter 540: Jichuan Tributary, Profound Monarch Dharma Lineage

The Starsea is the collective name for the ocean between the original seven continents of the Primordial Realm. Of course, since the True Immortal Calamity, the Mizar Continent shattered into the Immortal Fall Islands, leaving only six continents.

The Starsea is divided into the outer sea and the inner sea. Generally, within ten thousand miles of the continental edge is still considered the inner sea, where the Gang Winds are sparse, and there are fewer Desolate Beasts and Demons, with traces of people still present.

However, the outer sea beyond ten thousand miles is extremely dangerous. Gang Winds run rampant, Yin Fires abound, various Desolate Beasts and Demons lurk underwater, and all kinds of Alien Aquatic Species dominate the islands.

Only those desperate for wealth and fortune or cultivators determined to cross the Starsea to other continents would venture into this sea region.

Ningzhou is on the edge of the Starsea, and the Haidong County, where the Danxia Sect Liuxia Mountain Range is located, is even closer to the sea. However, the coastline is very long. Lanshan Island is four thousand miles in a straight line from the continent but nearly ten thousand miles away from the Liuxia Mountain Range.

To save time, Lu Qian decided not to detour to the Liuxia Mountain Range but to take a straight path directly to Lanshan Island.

After all, the Liuxia Mountain Range is still under siege, and given his identity, he shouldn’t intervene recklessly. It would be better to let the intelligence team investigate.

Upon entering Ningzhou territory, Lu Qian casually found a Marketplace to land, intending to buy a map of Ningzhou.

This was merely a medium-sized Marketplace, guarded only by a Foundation Establishment Feather Scholar. With Lu Qian, a Golden Core Master, descending, all the merchants and cultivators were respectful and courteous.

There was no question of buying the map; it was long presented to him with both hands and accompanied by endless explanations, confirming the direction to Lanshan Island again and again.

With such a welcoming gesture, Lu Qian felt it wasn’t right to take it for free and left behind a Spirit Crystal as he departed.

In this calculation, if he had normally bought a map, it would have cost at most a few dozen Spirit Stones. Now, with the bearing of a Golden Core Master, he actually lost more, which was somewhat amusing.

After confirming the direction, Lu Qian and the Pearl Spirit ascended straight into the sky once more.

Looking out at the horizon, where the vast and hazy sea merges with the sky, he felt refreshed and clear-minded, experiencing a sense of sudden enlightenment.

However, the Pearl Spirit was too occupied to enjoy the view, seemingly pondering something. After a moment, she suddenly made up her mind.

"Lu Qian, would you like to take my master as your teacher?"

Lu Qian was taken aback, then heard the Pearl Spirit continue, "If you become his disciple, he will impart the entire ’Supreme Primordial Spirit Sea-Suppressing Profound Skill’ to you."

"Moreover, as the Yunshan Sect Leader taking the master as your teacher, you will inherit his Dharma Lineage, and thus ’Profound Skill’ can be passed down generation after generation within the Yunshan Sect."

Completely unexpected, the suggestion from the Pearl Spirit made Lu Qian’s mind race, his expression becoming serious and contemplative.

Currently, Lu Qian is cultivating and advancing his cultivation technique through ’Supreme Primordial Spirit Sea-Suppressing Profound Skill,’. To refine his Divine Sense, he uses the Bright Mirror Dustless Technique, and his fundamental understanding of the Dao naturally comes from the Immortal Technique: Great Dao Dream Butterfly Celestial Book.

The ’Profound Skill’ Lu Qian learned was initially through Wu Yan’s opportunism, who recited parts for Lu Qian, limited only to the Nascent Soul stage. Now that the Pearl Spirit has matured, such tricks are no longer permissible.

’Profound Skill’ is exceedingly profound; over two thousand years ago, Jichuan Profound Monarch dominated Cangzhou with this skill, invincible. Even today, over two thousand years later, this skill remains among the top-tier cultivation techniques.

The ’Supreme Primordial Spirit Sea-Suppressing Profound Skill’, ’Sea Suppression’ refers both to its water element attribute, possessing the mighty power to suppress seas and crush waves, and its meaning to suppress the Dantian Qi Sea.

This skill absorbs Spiritual Power, breathing it in and out, accumulating it in quantities far beyond ordinary cultivation techniques. Thus, practitioners have vast Spiritual Power, as immense as the sea.

Once obtained, Lu Qian replaced the Yunshan Sect’s ’Hidden Cloud Scripture’ with it. Previously, Lu Qian long relied on Spirit Crystals to activate arrays, using little of his own Spiritual Power. From this perspective, ’Profound Skill’ was underutilized.

However, having suffered a Celestial Tribulation, Lu Qian understood that Spirit Crystals aren’t infallible, external items are always limited.

Not to mention, just the combination of Divine Power Five-Colored Divine Light and Golden Branches would surely deplete all his Spiritual Power.

In this case, continuing to cultivate ’Profound Skill’ to enhance Spiritual Power reserves is essential. Furthermore, ’Profound Skill’ contains many other Water Element Secret Techniques beyond the Void Spirit Root Secret Technique, such as ’Furious Sea Urgent Thunder Palm,’ which can supplement Lu Qian’s array techniques.

The Pearl Spirit’s suggestion made Lu Qian’s heart skip a beat, especially the latter half—letting ’Profound Skill’ be passed down in the Yunshan Sect.

In terms of principles, Jichuan Profound Monarch was merely a Loose Cultivator. Becoming a disciple of a Loose Cultivator and inheriting a Loose Cultivator’s lineage is permissible for sect disciples and not considered changing allegiances. Instead, sects encourage such occurrences. After all, the inherited Loose Cultivator lineage henceforth integrates into the sect.

If Lu Qian were to take Jichuan Profound Monarch as his teacher, the Profound Monarch’s Dharma Lineage could forever flourish in the Yunshan Sect. ’Profound Skill’ could be handed down through the ages, shining brightly within the Yunshan Sect.

Lu Qian didn’t know what considerations the Pearl Spirit had gone through, what emotional journey she had experienced, or when these thoughts began to arise. But after careful contemplation, she made this proposal, a testament to her boundless remembrance of the Profound Monarch and her affirmation of the Yunshan Sect.

Her suggestion was truly appealing. Yet, regardless, there was one point Lu Qian couldn’t accept.

"What qualification do I have? If I hadn’t known the past, inheriting the Profound Monarch’s Dharma Lineage would be a tremendous honor," Lu Qian said helplessly, "but now that Little Yan has already taken the Profound Monarch as her master, I am Little Yan’s master. How could I then take the Profound Monarch as my master?"

"Wouldn’t that make me Little Yan’s junior brother? Wouldn’t such seniority and ethics be completely confused?"