Monster Chronicles: My Daoist Skill Comes from Mythology

The waves calmed, and Song Lin stood by the shore, carefully sensing the state of his body.

Within him, his blood and Qi flowed like mighty rivers.

This was not the so-called Inner Strength or Mana; it was the blood and Qi generated from refining the essence of the body.

Because his body's natural talent was exceptionally strong, his blood and Qi appeared extraordinarily vigorous.

Of course, corresponding to this was that refining the internal organs and bone marrow after the Innate Realm would be much harder and take more time.

But this was not an issue.

For now, he was at the Small Innate Realm, with strength equivalent to Qi Refining Early Stage.

The Great Innate Realm should correspond to Qi Refining Peak.

When the depth of Great Innate bone marrow cultivation was reached, the initial major development of the human body would be completed.

"I must find some new Cultivation Techniques. The Sea Suppressing Skill often fails to reach internal organs, its strength cannot penetrate into the bone marrow, thus the cultivation cannot be fully completed."

With this thought, Song Lin walked back to the village.

On the way, he pondered what Martial Arts truly was.

But on second thought, wasn't it just another type of Immortal Cultivation method?

Refine Essence into Qi, refine Qi into Spirit.

When physical development reached a certain level, it started to impact the Spirit and began to invoke the Heavenly Phenomenon.

Cultivators refine Essence into Qi, absorbing the Essence and Qi of the external world, producing True Qi and Mana.

From the scope of application, the path of Immortal Cultivation for cultivators was undoubtedly broader.

While Martial Arts was merely an upgraded version of mortal physical cultivation.

The threshold was relatively lower.

Gurgle gurgle...

Song Lin's stomach rumbled. Hungry?

His current appetite was vast—eating ten bowls of rice in one meal posed no problem.

Very soon, he arrived near the village.

"Hmm? What's going on?"

Song Lin frowned.

He saw thick black smoke rising from the village, it seemed like some houses had caught fire.

Quickening his pace, he moved swiftly forward.

All the villagers had gathered together. Faint crying sounds of women and children reached his ears. The village gate had been burned down, and there were even traces of blood.

Walking closer, Song Lin saw Chen Dahu lying on the ground, his fate uncertain.

"Mrs. Hu, what happened?"

"The second-in-command of the Iron Sand Sect came to collect protection fees. We told him we had already paid, but that man declared the fee had increased to one hundred taels and demanded we pay the remaining eighty taels."

Gou Dan from the village clenched his fists in anger, his fury burning red hot.

"Uncle Hu couldn't tolerate it and argued with that man, but he was beaten by the second-in-command. He even threatened that he would come back the next day with more men, and if we didn't pay, he'd raze the village to the ground."

The Dali Dynasty had lasted for several hundred years.

At present, it was the end of the dynasty's era, a time of sectarian division.

Small villages within a hundred-mile radius of Chen Village had local tyrants like the Iron Sand Sect running rampant.

"Tomorrow? Don't worry, I'll intervene then."

Song Lin stepped forward to examine Chen Dahu's injuries, secretly channeling a stream of Wood Emperor Vitality into him, and Chen Dahu gradually regained consciousness.

The Vitality continued to merge and bloom within him, ensuring his body would not develop any hidden ailments.

"You?"

"Don't act recklessly!"

"The second-in-command of the Iron Sand Sect is at Acquired Peak, and the leader is said to be an Innate Realm expert. We can't afford to provoke them…"

An elderly villager spoke helplessly.

"It's alright, I've recently had a breakthrough."

The villagers were simple and honest, and they trusted Song Lin.

The next day, Song Lin placed a chair near the burned village gate and sat down.

Beside him was Chen Dahu, his arm wrapped in bandages.

"Song Lin, have you really stepped into the Innate Realm?"

Chen Dahu was incredulous.

"Indeed. You'll see soon, Uncle Hu."

Rumble rumble!

Hundreds of horses charged toward them.

Leading the charge was a towering man as massive as an iron tower, his arms bulging with tightly knotted muscles, shimmering with a metallic sheen.

This man was the Sect Leader of the Iron Sand Sect, nicknamed Red Sand Iron Palm.

His palm technique was practiced through flames and iron sand, producing scorching iron sand palms so fierce that most people couldn't withstand even one attack.

"Sect Leader, Chen Family Village is just ahead."

The second-in-command pointed toward the small village nearby.

"Good. Today, we'll flatten this place!"

Red Sand Iron Palm laughed.

The protection fee was not the main issue; the key was establishing dominance.

Even if the villagers paid up, the sect would still destroy the place. It wasn't every day one came across such a convenient village to make an example out of—they wouldn't let them off easily.

Getting closer to Chen Family Village, the Sect Leader gathered blood and Qi, his palms glowing red like burning iron plates. Those standing within ten meters of him felt a wave of unease surging.

"Kill!"

The Sect Leader leapt high into the air, rising ten meters like a black eagle swooping down.

"Charge!"

Without warning, hundreds of riders spurred their horses to attack.

The intimidating display left the villagers of Chen Village trembling, some of the more timid ones nearly falling where they stood.

Song Lin's expression remained unchanged, and he suddenly stood up.

The riders were growing closer, with the Sect Leader leading the assault.

Song Lin stomped lightly on the ground, and the force swept outward in waves like ocean tides.

Boom!

The ground cracked like a spider web radiating outward from his position.

Hundreds of riders were thrown off their steeds.

Song Lin casually grabbed a handful of sand from the ground.

Then, with a fierce throw forward—

Boom!

The immense force, equivalent to tens of thousands of pounds, sent the sand flying like cannonballs through the bodies of hundreds of men before exploding.

What lay ahead was nothing but a field of carnage.

"This…"

The people of Chen Family Village were stunned.

This battle was over!

Song Lin found a secret manual of the Red Flame Iron Sand Palm.

"The Iron Sand Palm refines the bone marrow of the arms, the Sea Suppressing Skill refines the internal organs and the bone marrow of the legs. Not bad. A few more Cultivation Techniques, and I should be good to go."

Song Lin now understood how to enhance his abilities.

His action of wiping out the sect in one move had earned him everyone's reverence.

Next, he planned to quickly strengthen himself.

To uncover the mysteries between the Qi Land Eight Gods and Buddhist Kunlun as soon as possible.

For now, his strength needed to remain hidden.

Otherwise, he could face assassination.

After all, his Taoist Realm was still far from its peak.

This world's Martial Arts system was highly developed. Legends spoke of true immortals surpassing Human Immortals, breaking through the void, reaching realms such as True Immortal and Yang Immortal.

Besides Martial Arts, there were also the enigmatic Divine Soul Techniques.

From Divine Travel, Daylight Travel, Yin God, and Ghost Immortal, progressing step by step to Yang God.

These were two strictly structured systems of Taoist Skill.

If one could cultivate both the physical body and the soul simultaneously, perhaps some unimaginable transformations could occur.

The fourth year of the Qi Land Eight Gods.

Song Lin introduced new Cultivation Techniques to Chen Family Village and used Wood Dao to cultivate nutrient-rich Jade Rice, replenishing the villagers' depleted energy.

The fifth year of the Qi Land Eight Gods.

Chen Family Village produced numerous experts. Song Lin defeated sects within a two-hundred-mile radius, whether it involved Copper Head Skill, Iron Cloth, White Crane Fist, Tiger Form Fist, or Changchun Technique.

With Marrow Refining Great Success, he ascended from the Great Innate Realm to Blood Refining Martial Saint.

His blood and Qi were abundant, his force could reach a thousand meters away.

His combat power rivaled the Peak of Divine Establishment.

The sixth year of the Qi Land Eight Gods.

Song Lin compiled the Heavenly Dragon Treasure, encompassing various unparalleled techniques. Its blood and Qi circulation methods were inspired by the movement techniques of four Divine Dragons, hence the name Heavenly Dragon Treasure.

The techniques collected ranged across fields and involved diverse Cultivation Techniques.

One distinctive feature of the Heavenly Dragon Treasure was that when blood and Qi reached their peak, a roaring dragon cry would emerge within, releasing dragon-shaped force capable of killing enemies from afar.

Upon reaching Martial Saint Great Success, this force could manifest as dragon-shaped blood and Qi, forming a dharma image as tall as one hundred meters.

With the release of the Heavenly Dragon Treasure.

Combined with various pills, Miracle Rice, and the blood and flesh of demons, the people of Chen Family Village rapidly transformed into top-tier experts.

...

The Real World.

Holy Might Taoist School.

Deep within the Heavenly Master's Dojo, guarded by the Eight Ghost Kings.

Now stood Dragon Horn Taoist and Green-eyed cultivator.

The two were Ao Qing and Spirit Treasure Sect's Azure Dragon.

Tianhe accompanied them, noting their impatient and agitated expressions. He chuckled and said, "No need to fret, fellow Taoists. There are still more people coming."

"Benefits cannot be monopolized. The reason you were invited here this time is to discuss how to divide the Donghua Alliance."