Cultivation Starting from Full Talent-Chapter 390 - 388: Cramming at the Last Minute

Lin Tiannan spoke gravely: “You mentioned the True Dragon Essence, could it be… that you have designs on the Hidden Dragon Sky Pool?”

“Hidden Dragon Sky Pool?!”

True Monarch Qi Xing was slightly stunned.

“Exactly.”

Fellow Daoist Liu Yun stood up and said: “My master once told me, the last true dragon in Xia Country’s Cultivation World perished in the Hidden Dragon Sky Pool. A true dragon is an innate True Spirit, existing among the Five Elements, yet not completely belonging to them. Using the True Dragon Essence to quench Divine Weapons, coupled with a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator’s usage, exterminating the Blood Demon will not be a problem.”

“The issue is that the Hidden Dragon Sky Pool is a forbidden land.”

True Monarch Qi Xing frowned: “It is said that for thousands of years, no one has been able to enter; the remnants of that true dragon decomposed and turned into Heaven and Earth Essence Qi, producing a large amount of Earth Essence Qi. The concentration of this Earth Essence Qi is beyond imagination now; let alone Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, even Divinity Transformation Stage Experts may not be able to enter the Hidden Dragon Sky Pool and come out unscathed.”

“Precisely for this reason.”

Fellow Daoist Liu Yun’s brows slightly furrowed: “Therefore, we need to find someone who must have cultivated a Wood Attribute Technique, and this technique must have reached an extremely refined state. Only the most pure Wood Attribute Magic Power in the world can counteract that Earth Essence Qi, successfully obtaining the True Dragon Essence from the Hidden Dragon Sky Pool.”

‘Oh no…’

Ning Daoran inwardly groaned, realizing after a long circuitous talk, they were targeting him?

He said helplessly: “I indeed have cultivated the Evergreen Technique, and have cultivated it to a rather pure extent, but I have never seen any Earth Essence Qi, nor have I come into contact with it. I’ve never even heard of the Hidden Dragon Sky Pool before, what if I enter and never return, wouldn’t that be very unjust?”

He gently clasped his fists: “Senior sages, I’m not yet tired of living, and I want to experience the views of the Nascent Soul Stage, not perish so swiftly. Even if I want to contribute to Xia Country’s Cultivation World, I hadn’t planned on risking my own life.”

True Monarch Qi Xing nodded: “Indeed, this matter requires further consideration, you may select another amongst those in Xia Country’s Cultivation World who have cultivated Wood Attribute Techniques.”

“That’s difficult.”

Fellow Daoist Liu Yun said: “Currently, there are very few cultivators in our Xia Country’s Nascent Souls who have cultivated Wood Attribute Techniques, and even if there are, they are those types who seclude themselves in deep mountains, uninvolved with worldly affairs. Do you think it’s realistic to expect these secluded individuals to venture out and retrieve the True Dragon Essence?”

“Actually, it might still be feasible.”

Lin Tiannan said: “Young Friend Ning has refined the technique of Paperfolk, right? We could escort Young Friend to the Hidden Dragon Sky Pool, initially sending a Paper Substitute deep into the pool based on the situation of the Paper Substitute in the pool to judge, whether he is willing to try ultimately still depends on Young Friend, how about it?”

“This could work.”

Ning Daoran nodded his head, as outright rejection would seem too petty.

“Since that is so, we shall depart immediately!”

Fellow Daoist Liu Yun immediately summoned a treasure ship, saying: “Fellow Daoists, follow me.”

Everyone jumped onto the treasure ship, and soon, golden ripples emanated from below the dazzling ship, and like riding the wind and cutting through waves, it headed eastward.

…

Half a day later.

The treasure ship was extremely fast, completely crossing over the Wuwan Sea, entering the even vaster space above the Eastern Sea. Fellow Daoist Liu Yun operated the treasure ship at high speed, arriving shortly in a foggy area in the deep sea.

Ning Daoran furrowed his brow, with chaos-laden Essence Qi transmitting through the air.

In the Cultivation World, this was a sign of great misfortune; in the past, he would have immediately fled, but now with three Nascent Soul Seniors present, he had to retain some appearance of dignity.

Moreover, with True Monarch Qi Xing present, he would surely take care of him somewhat.

“Break!”

Fellow Daoist Liu Yun uttered a light shout, casting a golden spell, and the foggy illusion ahead dispersed, revealing an island and mountainous scenery; between the mountains, rich Earth Essence Qi burst from the ground, extremely terrifying.

Between the valleys, a dark and deep abyss stretched across, spanning dozens of miles and looking extremely frightful.

This abyss was the Hidden Dragon Sky Pool mentioned by Fellow Daoist Liu Yun!

“…”

Ning Daoran frowned, his Golden Core Divine Sense probing into the Hidden Dragon Sky Pool, only to find that the Earth Essence Qi within was overly abundant. Not to mention reaching the bottom of the Sky Pool, even the entrance was gushing with strands of orange-yellow Earth Essence Qi like mist, completely isolating his Divine Sense and making further investigation impossible.

“It really is Earth Essence Qi…”

Lin Tiannan frowned and sniffed, immediately sweeping his sleeve to push aside the Earth Essence Qi with his Nascent Soul Power, opening a path to the Hidden Dragon Sky Pool.

“Let’s go.”

True Monarch Liu Yun spun around and rose: “The treasure ship cannot withstand the heavy pressure of the Earth Essence Qi.”

Everyone lifted off one by one, and then, under the escort of Lin Tiannan, landed on the edge of the Hidden Dragon Sky Pool.

“Young Friend Ning, please try using a Paperfolk.”

With an encouraging look, Lin Tiannan, among all present, was the one who most hoped to obtain the True Dragon Essence. If the Black Tide that could breed Blood Demons remained within the borders of Yunzhou, it would be like a festering maggot to the entire Kunpeng Immortal City, hanging over it like a suspended blade. Without removing this wedge, Lin Tiannan could not rest easy.

“Mm.”

Ning Daoran nodded, slapped his Storage Bag and took out a Class A Paperfolk. With a “swoosh,” the Paperfolk transformed into an elder in Golden Core Stage and dived into the Hidden Dragon Sky Pool.

Immediately, a surge of orange-yellow mist billowed, and the Paperfolk was engulfed by the Hidden Dragon Sky Pool in the blink of an eye.

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Ning Daoran closed his eyes, starting to calculate the depth to which the Paperfolk had sunk.

Shortly after, a wave of panic transmitted from the Divine Soul of the Paperfolk, Ning Daoran frowned and said, “The Paperfolk has only descended five thousand zhang. How deep exactly is the Hidden Dragon Abyss?”

“Exactly ten thousand zhang,” declared True Monarch Liu Yun.

A heaviness settled in Ning Daoran’s heart; the Class A Paperfolk was barely able to withstand the depth of five thousand zhang. If it had been a Class B Paperfolk, it likely would have exploded and died long ago.

After a while, as the Class A Paperfolk operated the Evergreen Technique in the abyss, struggling to hold on.

But when it reached the depth of seven thousand zhang, it exploded suddenly, causing Ning Daoran’s Divine Soul to feel a slight burning pain.

“How is it?” True Monarch Qi Xing asked.

“Seven thousand five hundred zhang deep.”

Ning Daoran said, “This is already the limit of the Paperfolk. Although this Paperfolk only possesses forty percent of my cultivation, based on the depth calculation, even if I were to go down myself, I could probably only endure up to around nine thousand zhang. The remaining thousand zhang would be extremely difficult to cover.”

“Don’t worry.”

True Monarch Liu Yun said, “The Paperfolk doesn’t have any Magical Treasures to protect its body. If we three Nascent Souls provide you with some treasures that could suppress the Earth Essence Qi, perhaps you could reach the bottom of the ten thousand zhang abyss.”

“That’s right.”

Lin Tiannan said, “If there are Wood Attribute Treasures, it would indeed enhance Young Friend Ning’s ability to withstand the Earth Essence Qi.”

With those words, Lin Tiannan waved his hand, and took out three blood-colored Talismans from his Storage Ring.

Ning Daoran’s heart trembled immediately; these blood-colored Talismans actually emitted a Fourth-tier aura!

“These three are Fourth-Order Lower Grade Green Vine Talismans, obtained by this City Lord in the past years, and have been treasured for many years. Their spiritual energy is still abundant, so I gift them to you, Young Friend!”

Fourth-order Talismans, each of which was extremely valuable, and Lin Tiannan giving them directly was truly generous.

“Nephew Ning.”

Seven Star True Monarch took out a treasure from his sleeve, a blue-green treasure ruler, and said, “This is a Fourth-Order Lower Grade Spirit Treasure, the Yimu Divine Ruler, which is said to have been crafted from Ancient Divine Wood by our ancestor. It has the divine effect of protecting the body and measuring the heavens and earth. It is one of the treasured items of our Liangyi Sect, and I will lend it to you temporarily for your use. You may integrate it directly.”

“Thank you, Uncle Master!”

Ning Daoran was elated, having this Yimu Divine Ruler significantly increased his chances!

“Young Friend Ning.”

True Monarch Liu Yun then took out a set of blue array flags, handing one engraved with golden patterns to Ning Daoran: “This is a set of Green Wood Array. Although it’s not a very powerful array, if you carry the main flag on your person, and I set up the array on the ground, this way you can continuously draw the Wood Attribute Spiritual Energy from outside even at the bottom of the Hidden Dragon Sky Pool.”

“Excellent!”

Ning Daoran stored the array flags into his Storage Bag.

With this arrangement, his true body entering the Hidden Dragon Sky Pool also had a great chance of coming out unscathed.

However, he still felt it wasn’t safe enough, so he said, “Seniors, I need three days to prepare—to integrate the Yimu Divine Ruler and to recover my Mana. I plan to seclude myself on Senior Liu Yun’s treasure ship. Could the seniors please protect the law nearby for me? After three days, we’ll descend into the Hidden Dragon Sky Pool. What do you think?”

The three Nascent Souls nodded together, seeing no issue with the plan.

…

Thus, Ning Daoran boarded the treasure ship and, after setting up several Isolation Prohibitions, he entered the Spirit Garden Cave Heaven.

He entered the Refining Time mode, pouring over six hundred thousand years of accumulated Refining Time into the Eternal Green Technique.

A few breaths later.

When he opened his eyes again, the Eternal Green Technique had already been cultivated to the twenty-fourth layer.

He couldn’t help but chuckle lightly; who says last-minute preparations are useless? This just proves how useful they are!