Chapter 176 - 108: Dragon Descendant Treasure Bone, Various Profound Mysteries, Potential for Supremacy, Advanced Secret Inheritance—’Ye Longxiang’s Head

Chapter 176: Chapter 108: Dragon Descendant Treasure Bone, Various Profound Mysteries, Potential for Supremacy, Advanced Secret Inheritance—’Ye Longxiang’s Head

Ji Wei, who had been setting off firecrackers, was beaming with excitement.

Nearby, Fan Nansong watched with his hands tucked in his sleeves, doting on this Little Ancestral Master as if she were the God of Wealth.

He was just thinking that once she was initiated into the Dao Skill, he would welcome her back. Then, as the True Venerable Master had commanded, he would personally guide her, determined to cultivate her into a peerless prodigy who would one day be a pillar of the Sect.

At that moment, his brow suddenly furrowed. He took half a step forward to shield Ji Wei, his eyes filled with shock and uncertainty.

"This is...?"

The Three Daoist Art Realms.

Script Recognition and Locket Granting, Qi Absorption and Grain Avoidance, and Divine Thought.

The First Realm involves nurturing and Refining the Divine Soul, leading to Enlightenment Cultivation and sharpening one’s hearing and sight. In the Second Realm, Qi Absorption and Enlargement, one can use Qi as sustenance to purify the body until it’s stainless. Even without eating for over ten days, one can maintain all the body’s daily needs.

Upon reaching the Third Realm, one can even generate Divine Thoughts, Refining Illusion into Truth!

From then on, one could manipulate objects from a distance and perform all sorts of Miracle Skills with a prowess unfathomable to gods and ghosts. No longer bound by Guardian Dao items like Talismans and Array Plates, they could also perceive all sorts of invisible things—just as he was now...

Fan Nansong’s mastery of Dao Skill was exquisite. He had already crossed the threshold into True Daoist Cultivation, with attainments comparable to a Qi Cultivation Grandmaster.

He now watched with his own eyes as a phantom Golden Dragon rose from the Inner Residence, soaring straight into the high heavens.

That was not a physical phenomenon.

Instead, it was a profoundly mysterious type of Qi, a manifestation of fate and destiny!

As the saying goes, one may have sky-high aspirations, but without luck, they cannot be realized.

In the unseen world, fortune is a real force. From kings and nobles to the common folk, and even otherworldly cultivators, no one is exempt. They all speak of ’fortuitous opportunity.’

From a perspective invisible to the naked eye of mortals...

Fan Nansong could see with perfect clarity.

The main room of the Inner Residence, where the bed lay, was completely suffused with a golden radiance, as if a crouching True Dragon lay coiled and hidden within.

Previously, it had only appeared as if dozing with closed eyes, indistinct and illusory.

But now, as if holding nothing back, it solidified in an instant, its aura flaring to the heavens.

This tangible, oppressive might...

It was a good thing his mastery of Daoist Skill was so profound. Otherwise, an ordinary person with shallow skills would find their legs trembling and themselves unable to breathe within a quarter of an hour under such pressure.

Meanwhile,

Duan Chenzhou, who hadn’t returned to Jiangyin Prefecture or the Celestial Blade Sect in over a decade, had been deep in conversation with Qin Zhuo. He was just getting to an exciting point when he abruptly fell silent.

Just as Qin Zhuo was wondering what was going on...

He shot to his feet and suddenly burst into loud laughter.

"The True Dragon of our lineage has been born at this very moment!"

"Hahahaha!"

Qin Zhuo was rather baffled.

"Martial Uncle, what are you...?"

Duan Chenzhou continued to laugh. His eyes, usually as placid as an old well and rarely showing any change in expression, now held a look of relief and even a touch of pride.

He pointed toward Ji Xiu’s Inner Residence.

"Qin Zhuo, do you know the ultimate state the physique of our lineage can reach, if trained according to the Dharma Gate passed down by your Ancestral Master?"

Seeing the drastic change in Duan Chenzhou’s expression, Qin Zhuo slowly began to understand.

"The Turtle and Snake Grand Foundation Stake is the supreme foundation of the True Martial Lineage. If one perfects the body’s Profound Blood and Great Flood Dragon tendons through it, they build an eternally indestructible frame for both unarmed combat and weapon arts."

"As for Mortal Transformation: Soaring Dragon Gate, it goes without saying—it was never meant for humans to practice in the first place."

"The Ancestral Master left the Dharma Gate to be passed down orally, but unfortunately, our last two generations have been a disappointment. The Turtle and Snake Grand Foundation Stake is one thing, but not a single person has succeeded in mastering Mortal Transformation: Soaring Dragon Gate..."

"A True Dragon... a True Dragon..."

"Martial Uncle, are you saying that Junior Brother Ji has finally and completely mastered this ’Heaven-Reaching Bone Tempering Method’!?"

"But how is that possible?"

"The requirements are so demanding. Even among the top Noble Generals or the Celestial Royal Family in the Great Xuan Celestial Capital, it’s not something one can master just by wanting to."

"Let’s not even talk about all the grinding and hardship in the earlier stages."

"Just look at the ’Dragon Descendant Blood’ required for the final volume!"

"Forget a remote place like Anning County; even in the well-connected Jiangyin Prefecture, such a thing is unheard of. It’s never even appeared at the auctions of the Grand Lineage, which attract merchants from all corners of the land."

"How did Junior Brother Ji manage it? Don’t tell me... Martial Uncle, after you broke through to the realm of a Qi Cultivation Grandmaster a while back, did you take advantage of some dark and stormy night to command the winds and waves, travel to the East Canghai, and hunt a Great Flood Dragon for him!?"

’It’s the only explanation!’

Qin Zhuo was too shocked for words.

Within the Celestial Blade Style, it wasn’t as if no direct disciples had secretly attempted to practice this Dragon-attribute Bone Tempering Skill.

But without exception—and putting aside the agony of breaking and replacing one’s very bones—even those who endured found that their progress was painfully slow. It was impossible to know how long the delay would be before they could finally forge a set of Treasure Bones.

The reward was disproportionate to the time and effort required, and this, coupled with the immense consumption of resources, meant that eventually, no one in the entire School could persevere. Everyone who tried eventually gave up.

Qin Zhuo himself had tried.

So he knew better than anyone how difficult it was.

Iron, silver, gold, and then finally reaching a state where bone was like colored glass, achieving Blood-Melting Gold...

’Heaven knows!’

’Just what price did Junior Brother Ji have to pay in a place so starved for resources!’

"Ancient texts say that when one on the path of the Human Immortal Martial Dao breaks through the Body’s Great Limit, it’s like opening a Secret Treasure in the Grand Treasure Vault of the human body, allowing one to unearth and awaken an Innate Talent."

"Martial Uncle, you said Junior Brother Ji used Mortal Transformation: Soaring Dragon Gate to break through the Second Great Limit..."

"With this heaven-reaching Limit-Breaking Key, what kind of ’Innate Talent’ will he be able to forge and comprehend?"

Qin Zhuo’s eyes lit up, and he couldn’t help but feel a surge of anticipation.

Tendons have ’Tendon Innate Talents.’

And bones have ’Bone Innate Talents’!

Legend has it that long ago, in ancient times, a young prodigy was born with Innate Heavy Pupils—the mark of a Saint. When he broke through the Great Limit of the Bone Barrier, he nurtured a piece of ’Venerable Bone’!