NOVEL NEXT Chapter 312: Longevity Secret
The three-tiered boat traveled swiftly along the canal, and just a few days after parting with the individuals from the Yin Gui Faction, it arrived at Jiangdu. Tao Yu then followed the Twin Dragons into the valley...
"So this is the Longevity Secret..."
In his hands, Tao Yu held a secretive manual resembling silk, his eyes brimming with complexity.
He had finally obtained it!
The Longevity Secret in his hands was woven from mysterious golden threads, impervious to water and fire, feeling neither like silk nor like ordinary cloth. It was filled with incomprehensible oracle bone script and also contained seven human body diagrams.
Originally, the book contained a total of 7,400 character forms, but Tao Yu had the advantage of the World Will's Willpower Translation, making the difficult oracle bone script comprehensible nonetheless, as it didn't involve any transcendental lettering.
It was painstakingly translated by Tao Yu, word by word...
However...
"What kind of ghostwriting is this? You've simplified it so much, do we need to translate it again?"
Zhang Sanfeng looked somewhat speechless at what Tao Yu had written, and Tao Yu's face was filled with embarrassment.
He could perform Willpower Translation, but he didn't know traditional characters!
Unless he got hold of a traditional character dictionary.
Afterward, he had no choice but to start dictating it, explaining each word and sentence.
Even the Twin Dragons benefitted greatly just by listening on the side!
They had cultivated their skills in a haphazard way, but now, as they listened to Tao Yu's somewhat raw sentences, they inexplicably felt a sense of elation, sensing its importance.
Zhang Sanfeng, a true practitioner in his own right, listened more solemnly, eventually becoming immersed in a state of enlightenment.
Tao Yu didn't rush him, merely holding the Longevity Secret manual with a complex expression.
Longevity Secret: One can absorb and acquire the complete cultivation knowledge of the Longevity Secret, and can absorb ten thousand Yuan Force.
The Longevity Secret was a Yuan Force item, and because it contained no tainted information, it could be directly absorbed!
However, considering Tao Yu's status of having second-phase Deification of the Big Dipper, he chose not to absorb it immediately. Instead, he first translated it with Zhang Sanfeng, the treasure trove of an old man, to discuss and deliberate.
The group spent half a month in the small valley studying the Longevity Secret...
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"Indeed, it is a miraculous ability of the world, extracting the essence of Heaven and Earth, a method to strengthen the foundation and cultivate the Origin. However, it has extremely harsh restrictions. The two young friends have successfully cultivated it through a fortunate coincidence. This speaks of your deep luck..."
Zhang Sanfeng sighed a little.
Having embarked upon the path of Tai Chi, he had a profound insight into the Longevity Secret.
"To cultivate this skill, the practitioner must first have not even a trace of Inner Strength, and secondly, the practice must be carried out 'unintentionally.'"
"Those who practice martial arts and obtain this book, because they already possess Inner Strength, will find that the two powers conflict, making cultivation impossible."
"Those who are not martial artists, upon realizing how extraordinary the book is and practicing deliberately, will not be able to achieve the 'unintentional' state."
"Furthermore, the introduction to cultivating the Longevity Secret involves absorbing the spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth through the meridian points to nourish oneself, directly cultivating Innate True Qi."
"During this process, the practitioner may exhibit numerous symptoms akin to going awry in cultivation."
"Ordinarily, people would consider this to be deviating from the correct path in cultivation and dare not continue."
"Therefore, although it has been passed down from generation to generation, those who receive it, having longstanding preconceptions, will abandon the practice after one unsuccessful attempt, not daring to continue."
Zhang Sanfeng himself had profound cultivation, and after obtaining the complete translation from Tao Yu, he discerned the most significant feature of this skill.
Even for Zhang Sanfeng, he could only merge some of the concepts within his own system, for he could not truly cultivate it.
Tao Yu, after half a month of scrupulous analysis, had arrived at his personal understanding of the Longevity Secret, and then, addressing Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong, he said
"You guys wouldn't object if I absorbed it, right?"
"The way you say it, as if we had a say and you wouldn't absorb it anyway, hypocrite."
Kou Zhong rolled his eyes at Tao Yu, prompting Tao Yu to burst into hearty laughter.
"You really understand me, huh? I was just being polite."
"Go on, absorb it," said Xu Ziling, smiling and gesturing dismissively.
For the Longevity Secret, they didn't have much attachment to it. The contents were now translated by Tao Yu, and both of them were deeply moved, seeming to see their paths ahead more clearly.
And Tao Yu, without any hesitation, completed the absorption of the Longevity Secret!
Along with the Yuan Force, the untainted knowledge submerged into his being, the systematic content of the seven volumes of the Longevity Secret emerged one by one.
The Yin and Yang and the Five Elements!
Yin and Yang, and the seven sections of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, that could be combined with each other, encompassing everything, ever-changing!
With these related theories completed, plus the accumulation from the past half month and the outline in his mind, added to the study of the Sky Demon Great Technique on the boat, and the understanding of the Big Dipper and the Nine Yang Divine Skill.
All knowledge converged in one place.
The True Yuan within his body churned incessantly, firmly suppressing the natural course of the Longevity Secret.
Due to the high quality of the True Yuan and the directly absorbed skills, Tao Yu bypassed the condition of 'not having any Inner Strength.'
The second-phase Deification of the Basic Breathing Method that bestowed the ability to absorb Free Energy started to intensify, and Tao Yu's breaths even pulled out strands of white mist.
This amazed both the Twin Dragons and Zhang Sanfeng who were nearby.
And the original Longevity Secret skill began to undergo transformation.
The different skill orbs seemed to have a tendency to merge due to the theoretical integration Tao Yu had achieved!
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"Just a bit more, 'Longevity Secret' Deification!"
Tao Yu did not hesitate to forcibly complete a Deification of the Longevity Secret which cultivated innate True Qi, at a cost as high as fifty thousand!
But after the Deification of the Longevity Secret was complete, it immediately began to merge with the perfectly running Big Dipper and Nine Yang, and the robust True Yuan operated in a very strange manner.
Originally, the Northern Dipper was a genuine Taoist Skill that balanced strength and gentleness, but now the Yin and Yang separated directly from the True Yuan.
And each separately derived the five elements of 'metal, wood, water, fire, earth'!
Yin five elements, Yang five elements, encompassing everything!
The True Yuan of the Big Dipper, which originally balanced Yin and Yang, turned into twenty-two branches circulating in the body in different ways, promoting and restraining each other, and finally converged in the Dantian.
Roar!
Tao Yu couldn't help but look up to the sky and howl, causing the thatched hut by the water to collapse in response!
A robust surge of energy scattered around, as if whirling around Tao Yu.
Kou Zhong and the others hastily kept their distance, looking on with uncertainty.
After howling for the time it takes to finish a cup of tea, the white air around Tao Yu slowly began to retract and was then sucked back into his body.
At this moment, Tao Yu felt that with every opening and closing of his pores, he could interact with the free energy of the outside world.
The source is far-reaching and endlessly lively!
With Tao Yu's palm thrust toward the sky, a golden dragon about ten feet long soared into the air, reaching thirty feet away before being controlled to return under Tao Yu's command, followed by a second and a third!
Eventually, twenty-two differently colored flying dragons revolved and hovered around Tao Yu, leaving Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling gaping in astonishment.
Holy shit!
Are we practicing the same Longevity Secret?
Can Pioneers really do as they please?!
This is just unreasonable!
"Ha ha ha!"
Tao Yu laughed three times, then reabsorbed the circling dragons back into his body.
The enormous expenditure required for the external True Yuan, along with the intake and output of his pores, were also recovering at a considerable rate.
This effect was just like how he was constantly gnawing on meat without pause!
Though it was not as good as Willpower or Nutrient Paste, the key point was that this was nearly a constant state!
As long as it wasn't a place where the Qi of Heaven and Earth was exhausted, there would be no impact!
Furthermore, due to the effect of 'Authority: Cost' currently anchored, this recovery could be accelerated and stacked again.
The delayed cost that 'Authority' used to bring, which usually needed food to replenish afterward, could now be directly recovered by inhaling and exhaling Yuan Qi!
This chemical reaction was akin to giving wings to a tiger.
"If there was another battle at the Jingnian Zen Monastery, I could kill them all without spending Willpower!"
Tao Yu clenched his fist, feeling the added boost from the Intent of Power, and his face revealed a joyful expression.
The Longevity Secret truly deserved to be one of the three great books. Because it encompassed everything, it had successfully integrated his Intent of Power and Intent of Root into the Grandmaster's intent, as though each movement could split mountains and he stood on the ground as immovable as a mountain!
"In terms of absolute power, I haven't increased that much; the main thing is the integration of new intents. Now, only 'Seven Stars Unite' can instantly kill a Grandmaster, but my recovery ability has indeed improved significantly. Now, after 'Seven Stars Unite,' I can still have the energy to maintain normal combat power for a long time.
"If I don't engage in continuous combat, I could rest for a while and release another 'Seven Stars Unite' without spending Willpower. For the third time, resting for about fifteen minutes without eating should be enough to continue!"
This meant that the burst ability of 'Seven Stars Unite,' which almost depleted him, suggested that without doing anything, he could recover most of his strength in about fifteen minutes. The quantity's upper limit had a general enhancement, but the recovery speed had skyrocketed.
It was as if his original one hundred and fifty mana points, recovering one point per minute, had become two hundred mana points, recovering ten points per minute!
Tao Yu closed his eyes and sensed carefully, then his body was enveloped in black mist as he entered into 'Demonization'!
With his current absorption of the power of heaven and earth, he could maintain 'Demonization' for an extended period!
And furthermore...
Tao Yu's gaze sharpened as he looked at his 'Longevity Secret??' After integrating with the twice Deified Northern Dipper, this new Longevity Secret still only belonged to the category of once Deified!
It could undergo a second Deification!
However, seeing the cost made Tao Yu's mouth twitch.
The original Longevity Secret required fifty thousand for one Deification, likely needed ten million for a second Deification, but now after blending some of his abilities, the cost for a second Deification had surprisingly increased by two million, now requiring twelve million.
But there was no doubt that the effect would be stronger than the original!
At present, the money he had was barely a fraction...
"However, it's still much cheaper compared to the thousandfold increase of a triple Deification, and besides, I can afford to Deify!"
Tao Yu pondered if he sold his shares in the 'Scripture Depository,' he would definitely be able to fill this gap, but looking at the long term, it seemed a bit of a loss...
"Maybe, sell half?"
Tao Yu hesitated, it was essential to complete a second Deification first, as this was his Fundamental Law!
"Brother Tao, have you become immortal?"
"You turned into a dragon just now; you must have become immortal..."
The words of Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling came over, causing Tao Yu to snap back to reality.
He'd discuss it when he got back; for now, he'd ask the little tycoon how much she could sell...