Longevity: My Talents Are a Bit Abundant-Chapter 435: Flood Dragon Dharma Aspect

Shen Xuan had already anticipated this psychologically.

He never imagined human nature to be overly beautiful.

On the contrary.

Shen Xuan believed human nature is inherently evil.

Between people, except for close kin, everything revolves around interests.

Back then, Shen Xuan sought ways to join Cyan Cloud Sect at an old age of Foundation Establishment for better development.

Cyan Cloud Sect is one of the seven major sects of Song Country, with a transcendent status, its disciples enjoying wealth, techniques, partners, and spiritual lands.

It’s always cooler under a big tree.

Shen Xuan gained cultivation resources, Foundation Establishment Technique, master’s inheritance, Spiritual Earth Dao Field, among others from Cyan Cloud Sect.

He is a person with clear distinctions between gratitude and grudges.

During this period, Shen Xuan contributed with Giant Furnace Refining, Thunder-Attracting Array, Cold Jade Pill formula, and others, in return to Cyan Cloud Sect.

To say the least.

Cyan Cloud Sect gained far more from him than they invested in him.

Unfortunately, human hearts are treacherous.

Such distasteful events like flogging the fast bull eventually fell upon him.

Shen Xuan took a deep breath.

He began to look through the sect’s Intelligence Jade Scroll.

The joint pioneering by the seven sects is about to commence.

In Cyan Cloud Sect, Celestial Thunder True Master and True Master Ling Xiao lead the team, assisted by True Master Cold Jade, True Master Gu Feng, Duobao True Master, and True Master Profound Spirit, commanding over ten thousand Qi Cultivation disciples and a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators, forming two pioneering armies.

Initially, True Master Cold Jade refused, explicitly stating not to participate.

Later, the sect did some work.

Eventually, True Master Cold Jade agreed to assist True Master Ling Xiao in the pioneering.

Shen Xuan shook his head with a cold smile.

Truth be told, he doesn’t favor the seven sects’ joint pioneering.

It’s merely a loose alliance.

Without strong leadership, when encountering powerful enemies, it’s easy for internal conflicts to arise and get defeated one by one.

Shen Xuan continued to look through another Intelligence Jade Scroll.

There have been frequent frictions at the border between Yan Country and Song Country.

The disputes are controlled within a certain range.

The highest realm cultivation among participating cultivators is only the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

Shen Xuan feels that things won’t be that simple.

Song Country’s seven sects’ elite disciples are too many, about to impact Core Formation.

But within Song Country, Spirit Vein development is exhausted, making it difficult to find new Tier Three Spirit Vein Dao Fields.

Yan Country’s five sects are stronger, with even more elite disciples.

Last time, in Gan Shui Secret Realm, Song Country’s elite disciples were chased throughout the secret realm by Yan Country.

Logically speaking, Yan Country’s lack of high-tier Dao Fields would be even greater than Song Country’s.

Shen Xuan finds it strange.

Such an obvious hidden danger, Song Country’s seven sects turn a blind eye, rather openly going to unite for pioneering?

Is there another story behind this?

Shen Xuan put down the Intelligence Jade Scroll.

For him, the most important thing is to enhance his strength as soon as possible.

At least, to have the ability to escape and save his life when facing a True Master.

And not be helpless, left to slaughter.

Shen Xuan poured out the last Essence Blood of the Bide Water Golden-Eyed Beast.

He transformed the Essence Blood into blood mist and swallowed it for refinement.

Two hours later, Shen Xuan slowly opened his eyes, revealing a hint of disappointment.

The Essence Blood of the Bide Water Golden-Eyed Beast was completely refined.

[Talent: Auspicious Star Mastery (128/400)]

[Spirit Root: Water 90/100]

[Dao Rhyme: 151868]

Dao Rhyme accumulated to 150 thousand points.

The Water Spirit Root increased by ninety points, becoming the legendary Immortal Spirit Root.

However, his [Nine Revolutions True Spirit Transformation] still remained at the peak of the eighth realm, stuck at the Great Realm threshold.

Earlier, while refining the Essence Blood of the Bide Water Golden-Eyed Beast, Shen Xuan felt the bottleneck loosen several times.

He made several attempts, yet couldn’t break through the barrier.

"What a broken cultivation technique! Three sets of Tier Three Dragon-descendant Essence Blood, yet unable to break through to Dharma Realm!"

Shen Xuan left the Practice Room, and went alone to the mountaintop of Cold Jade Peak.

The moonlight was desolate and cold.

In early spring, wild trees and flowers began to bloom, the grass color seen from afar is yet invisible up close.

Overwhelmed with depression, tiny red gleams flashed in Shen Xuan’s eyes.

"[True Spirit Nine Revolutions]!"

"[Thousand Transformations]!"

"[Wishful Size]!"

With shouts, Shen Xuan’s body swelled, glowing golden, like a Demon God.

With a casual gesture.

A golden staff appeared in Shen Xuan’s hand.

Boom!

The golden staff flashed with trails of golden light shadows, striking firmly against a huge boulder, smashing it to pieces.

"[Infinite Strength]!"

Strength greatly increased.

"[Immortal Gold Armor]!"

A sixteen feet flesh body, adorned in dazzling golden armor.

"[Demon Staff Technique]!"

This is the top-tier martial skill Shen Xuan exchanged from the sect, said to originate from Buddhism, with a vigorous and swift style.

At this moment, Shen Xuan was like a deity descending, staff shadows layered, wielding the seventy-two moves of the Demon Staff Technique.

A simple staff move casually executed could unleash a force of ten thousand pounds.

"Exhilarating!"

Shen Xuan vented his inner frustrations.

The staff moves became faster, the strength increased more and more.

Gradually, Shen Xuan and the golden staff merged into one, moving like a dragon, like a startled swan, flipping and flying.

At this time, Shen Xuan didn’t notice.

The surface of his sixteen feet golden body emerged with strands of Dao patterns, steadily condensing, spreading, intertwining, evolving...

"Divine Dragon Whips Its Tail!"

This is a killing move from the Demon Staff Technique.

Appearing to retreat and flee.

In fact, like a Divine Dragon, twisting and leaping, striking back with the staff.

It’s akin to the move "Returning Front."

The Demon Staff Sutra praised this move: momentum like rushing thunder, unstoppable force.

Roar!

Shen Xuan suddenly sensed and let out a dragon’s song.

Behind him, countless Dao patterns appeared, condensing and gathering, transforming into a vividly visible azure green Flood Dragon!

The Flood Dragon stood upright like a human, over three feet tall, ten feet long, with protruding dragon horns on its forehead, azure dragon scales covering its body, dragon claws gleaming with cold light, radiating fierce, barbaric violence.

The azure green Flood Dragon had just appeared, then roared angrily, and flew into Shen Xuan’s body.

In the next moment.

Shen Xuan’s body began to transform.

Various Flood Dragon features emerged.

Shen Xuan’s mind roared as if unlocking some shackle, particularly clear-headed.

Blood accelerated its circulation throughout his body.

The Eight-Colored Treasure Lotus suddenly bloomed, waves of invisible divine light, carrying terrifying immense power, spread from the Dantian, refining his limbs, bones, organs, meridians, muscles...

"Moo!"

Waves of tearing pain made Shen Xuan involuntarily cry out.

"[Dragon Blood Boiling]!"

Shen Xuan not only did not stop but instead stimulated the potential of True Spirit Essence Blood, continuing to refine and transform his flesh body.

Threads of Dao markings began to appear on his skin.

Soon, the Dao marking divine light condensed into a new turquoise Flood Dragon, appearing behind Shen Xuan.

To Shen Xuan’s delight, this turquoise Flood Dragon seemed like his shadow, its actions synchronized with his own.

"Is this the Ice Flood Dragon Dharma Aspect that I cultivated?"

Shen Xuan paused.

He swung a golden stick, pointing slightly at an ancient tree opposite.

The Ice Flood Dragon behind him extended its dragon claw, doing the same action.

A surge of invisible Profound Ice Spiritual Power erupted from the golden stick.

The opposite ancient tree was suddenly covered with a thick layer of ice, like an ice sculpture, instantly losing its vitality.

"Three portions of Tier Three Divine Dragon descendant Essence Blood, finally succeeded!"

Joy filled Shen Xuan’s heart.

After the flesh body refinement, he could clearly feel his strength had surged threefold.

Not only that.

Relying on the Eight-Colored Treasure Lotus, he could use the strength of his flesh body alone to display some skills of the Ice Flood Dragon without using Spiritual Power.

Thus, when Shen Xuan transformed the Dharma Aspect, he could not only perform physical attacks but also ice technique attacks.

"At one hundred thirty-one years old, Foundation Establishment Layer Six. If all goes well, in six years, I can break through to the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment!"

Shen Xuan gave a self-mocking smile.

"But I have higher talent in Body Refining, even faster! Now, with Nine Revolutions True Spirit Transformation, condensing Dharma Aspect, I’ve achieved Tier Three Body Refining Master!"

At this moment, Shen Xuan was full of emotions.

His mind was clear and his thoughts were lucid.

He originally wanted to stay quietly in Cyan Cloud Sect, focus on cultivation, alchemy, and talisman making.

Thirty years later, the Song Liang begins the Dao-Demon War.

He slayed demons and monsters, established deeds, and obtained the Golden Transformation Pill rewarded by the Sect.

He rushed towards Ice Technique Golden Core True Master with matured Violet Blood Ice Ganoderma.

"But unfortunately, it just doesn’t work!"

Shen Xuan lacked a family background.

This decided that when the Sect was weighing interests, he was someone who could be sacrificed.

When the Sect needed it, he had to sacrifice everything.

Including his own cultivation.

The Sect needed a high-efficiency Water Technique Alchemist more than an outstanding combat power Ice Cultivator.

"So, they plan to raise me like livestock?"

Shen Xuan coldly laughed inwardly.

To him, alchemy and talisman making were just techniques.

Improving strength was the true path.

No matter how good technique is, it ranks behind the path.

Realm Cultivation is fundamental.

Shen Xuan felt something and raised his eyes to the Grotto Heaven Blessed Land.

There, a white shadow stood silently.

After breaking through to Dharma Realm, Shen Xuan’s sensing ability increased threefold.

Shen Xuan silently saluted the white shadow.

Afterward, he reverted to his original form and turned to leave.

The white shadow was Master True Master Cold Jade.

Shen Xuan made such a big commotion on the mountain peak, she couldn’t ignore it.

Descending from the mountain peak, Shen Xuan’s eyes were cold, walking under the moon alone.

In front of the Grotto Heaven Blessed Land, True Master Cold Jade sighed softly and turned to enter.

These days, Shen Xuan occasionally sensed the sympathetic gaze of True Master Cold Jade.

He understood his master’s helplessness.

True Master Cold Jade was just an ordinary True Master, lingering outside the central circle, unable to influence the Sect’s decisions.

Shen Xuan did not blame True Master Cold Jade.

Weakness is an original sin.

Many things were beyond what True Master Cold Jade could handle.

She was not strong enough!

...

Spring goes and comes again.

Another year passed.

Shen Xuan became a well-deserved Sect Alchemist.

The name of Alchemist Shen resounded through Cyan Cloud Sect.

Throughout this year.

Day by day, Shen Xuan was either refining pills or preparing to refine pills.

Spring came, flowers bloomed.

The Seven Sects united reclaiming army was about to assemble.

True Master Ling Xiao led True Master Cold Jade and True Master Gu Feng, formed one army, leading over four thousand disciples, to reclaim new Tier Three Spirit Vein for the Sect.

In one month, they would set off.

The Sect’s pill refining tasks for Shen Xuan became heavier.

At this time, he rejected most of the private pill refining orders.

Ninety percent of his energy was devoted to the Sect’s pill refining tasks.

On this day, Lv Zhengying hurriedly came to the Alchemy Room with a letter.

The letter was from Shen Xiuxing.

Shen Xuan took the secret letter, opened it, and his expression changed suddenly.

His only wife in this world, Ding Yuyao, never woke from sleep and passed away peacefully.

"I am one hundred thirty-two years old now, how old is Yuyao?"

Shen Xuan still remembered the scene when first meeting Ding Yuyao.

That year, Ding Yuyao was only sixteen years old, youthful and beautiful, cheeks like flowers, skin surpassing snow.

"Eighty-eight years old. Considered long-lived!"

Shen Xuan silently calculated.

Ding Yuyao was after all a mortal.

In this era, to live to such an age is considered extraordinary longevity.

Shen Xuan had long considered this issue.

Merely, Ding Yuyao was his closest person in this world.

Suddenly hearing of her departure, his heart was still a burst of sadness.

In a small Xuan window, while grooming. Staring at each other without words, only tears of a thousand rows. Predicting where the heartache will be year after year, a moonlit night, on a short pine mound.

Shen Xuan felt something, and warm tears burst out.

"Senior Brother Shen!"

Seeing this scene, Liu Bingyu and Lv Zhengying in the Alchemy Room exclaimed simultaneously.

Cultivators cut off emotions and desires, letting go of obsessions.

Rarely do cultivators cry mournfully in front of others.

"Junior Brother Lv, help me apply. I’m leaving the Sect tomorrow, to Qing Yun Immortal City, to see off my wife for the last time."

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