Blind Spot
Chapter 481 - 439 progress one

Chapter 481: 439 progress one

"Dongjun is allowing these Shadow Dragons from the Black Sea to grow unchecked, which may become a major threat in the future."

On the mother ship’s deck, Ding Meng, one of the Jiu Yi, frowned and stepped out slowly, looking at the Shadow Dragons in the distance that were frantically devouring the enemy forces, feeling somewhat anxious.

"We don’t know much about these creatures. If we let them grow freely, no one knows what extent they might reach in the future...."

"That’s why we need an insurance policy," Dongjun said calmly, turning to look at her. "Those Three-headed Shadow Dragons must be plotting something. I need you to closely monitor their every move, and the moment anything unusual occurs, notify me immediately."

He paused.

"The process of power qualitative change takes time; it’s not something that can be achieved overnight. So, as long as we interrupt this process, we can keep control of the situation indefinitely."

He didn’t elaborate on the key point.

When it comes to knowledge about Imprints, for Ding Meng, this is also a forbidden subject, inherently dangerous in nature.

And the very nature of forbidden knowledge is that it cannot be recorded or taught, it can only be acquired personally from the Black Sea.

Of course, the idea that it cannot be taught is essentially a false proposition. If one is willing to pay a huge price, it’s naturally possible to circumvent the concept of ’absolute’.

After all, in this world, nothing is truly absolute.

"I will handle this matter. Merely monitoring shouldn’t pose a big problem," Ding Meng nodded slightly.

"Next, I have arranged the battle zones. The Three-headed Shadow Dragons’ slaughter of enemy forces has already drawn attention from White Star’s side. Divine Star Generals have taken notice of them, and a great battle will soon begin. Assist from the sidelines, just make sure they don’t meet their downfall," Dongjun instructed.

"Understood," Ding Meng nodded firmly.

Although the Jiu Yi have their divisions due to family group interests, when facing external problems, they present a united front.

This unity is the core reason why the Jiu Yi have remained stable for so many years.

Dongjun trusted Ding Meng, partly due to Ding Meng’s own strength.

Suppressing Shadow Dragons with Shadow Replacement on Earth-Moon is indeed very difficult. But in space, under the traversal of Flying Yi, the difficulty is greatly reduced.

Another reason is due to Ding Meng’s special ability.

Bewitching Heart Ding Meng... This title within the Jiu Yi isn’t wrong; these titles were all forged from countless bones in warfare.

Ding Meng’s real strength doesn’t lie in attacking and defending with Flying Yi, but in brain wave intrusion, reading and controlling.

On Earth-Moon, this ability was temporarily sealed by Emperor Yi due to its overly domineering and secretive nature, but on the battlefield of space... facing enemy forces... except for those on the whitelist, everyone is vulnerable to her brainwave intrusions.

After all, the brain waves of most living beings are composed of tiny electric fields.

Thus, letting Ding Meng undertake the surveillance of the Shadow Dragons puts Dongjun’s mind at ease.

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Shaoyin.

Inside the dark red Tian Ju Pavilion, the corridors twisted like earthworms, curling into a strange form from within.

Above the corridors hung a crimson ceiling, with dark red barriers covered in flesh on both sides.

Outside there were separate little gardens.

Li Chengyi followed behind Qiu Ming, curiously observing the gardens they passed on both sides.

To his left, a garden of merely a hundred square meters was filled with ink-green aquatic plants.

These plants swayed and twisted as if underwater, and one could faintly hear a strange, soft singing voice emanating from them.

"That’s Devil Voice Grass, one of the rare medicinal herbs used in alchemy. The plants in these gardens have all been collected by my master from all over, at great expense; it’s essentially just like a medicinal garden. Also, don’t underestimate this Tian Ju Pavilion we’re standing in."

Qiu Ming explained.

"Tian Ju Pavilion itself is also a powerful weapon, continuously collecting the Blood Essence we naturally emit, as well as the natural vitality from all living things in the city, using it to power the operation of the Yin Eye and maintain these medicinal gardens."

"Vitality?"

"Ah, the special power said to correspond to death energy. I’m not very clear on it either; this is just what my master told me," Qiu Ming quickly joked to cover the subject.

However, Li Chengyi felt a chill in his heart. This real person of Yin Yue actually knew about death energy... Clearly, the powerful beings of this place aren’t unconnected to the Black Sea, but have a deep understanding of it, and may even know much more than he does.

It made sense when he thought about it; how could a powerful being like the real person of Yin Yue, who had examined at least four Imprints and lived for seven hundred years, be ignorant of the Black Sea?

The two of them watched the various exotic gardens while continuing along the corridor.

Curiously, even though they seemed to be winding around in place, the types of gardens on either side kept changing, and the sky outside gradually darkened as if, in just a few minutes, they experienced a time change from morning to evening.

Li Chengyi voiced his confusion about this mystery.

Qiu Ming just smiled and shook his head.

"The place I’m taking you now isn’t actually in Quling Mansion, but a secret and absolute territory that all branches of Tian Ju Pavilion must inevitably connect to. This territory is known as the Yin Canon."

"Shouldn’t the Yin Canon be a book of law, a secret manual?" Li Chengyi expressed his surprise.

"We have hundreds of different True Seals fused; it’s not possible for everyone to practice just one type of martial arts, right?" Qiu Ming explained.

"Indeed. That wouldn’t work for fusing with the spirit of the True Seal," Li Chengyi nodded.

"Therefore, the Yin Canon isn’t just a set of martial arts, but a unique and magical mechanism exclusive to Tian Ju Pavilion. It continues to cycle through a fixed pattern, and what we need to do is to observe this pattern and choose a martial arts that belongs to us in order to condense our own True Seal."

Suddenly, Qiu Ming’s smile faded, "Speaking of which, you probably don’t know where the spirit of the True Seal comes from, right?"

"Yes, I have looked through the literature, but unfortunately, no one knows, and there’s no trace to follow," Li Chengyi nodded, as he had long been curious about this. After all, other blind spots in the outside world don’t have anything like the spirit of the True Seal.

Only here exists the system of Martial Arts Spirit Fusion.

"The spirit of the True Seal is actually very simple. At first, the True Seal is a lifeless object, but after countless lives have invested their whole heart and energy studying, exploring, and fusing with it over time, it will naturally absorb a little bit of Consciousness Power, forming something akin to the spirit of the True Seal. It’s not the True Seal itself, but the scattered consciousness that those beings studying the True Seal have coalesced onto it."

"And the spirit of the True Seal only arises from those True Seals which have been explored and fused by a large number of individuals over a long period. Hence, while there are infinite True Seals, the spirit of the True Seal is just a unique shortcut cultivated by our pathway of martial arts," Qiu Ming ended with a note of finality.

"So that’s how it is..." Li Chengyi understood in his heart that it couldn’t possibly be that simple inside, but the basic principle might not be wrong.

"Thank you for clearing my confusion, Senior Sister."

"You’re welcome. From now on, you are the Fifth Yin God of Quling Mansion; we are all family, with no distinction between us," Qiu Ming said with a smile.

As the two conversed, they finally slowed down and stopped before a pitch-black door covered with countless rough protrusions.

The door was located at the end of the corridor and there was no other way forward.

The door appeared as tough as the scaly armor of a black behemoth, with a shell full of irregular bulges and spikes.

In the very center, there was a blood-colored, teardrop-shaped crack, with walls on either side made entirely of dark red flesh.

Li Chengyi swept his gaze over it and found the walls were covered with dense, brown, circular eyes.

They were like countless small black pearls, with pupils rotating and wriggling on both walls.

"This is the Yin Canon. Step inside and you will receive martial arts techniques unique to you. I won’t accompany you any further," Qiu Ming stepped back and revealed a sly smile.

Li Chengyi looked at the eerie door, hesitating in his heart for a moment.

"....." He quietly observed those black eyes, which numbered in the tens of thousands and were now gradually turning to look at him.

There was no warning from his body’s instincts, but then instincts aren’t always reliable... sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t.

At such times, he desperately wished for the Flower Language Ability that could help him detect dangers.

It must be said that while the Flower Language Technique can be somewhat lacking when used as a primary attack, as an auxiliary, it is quite powerful and all-encompassing.

’I’ve made up my mind, when I return, I’ll find Flower Language that can foresee crises!’

After hesitating for more than ten seconds, he finally pressed down the nausea in his heart and stepped towards the crack.

The door crack was tight, forcing him to let his arms and back touch those small black eyes.

The strange, wet, hot, round, and densely packed tactile sensation made his heart feel slightly hairy.

But soon, he had no longer time to be disgusted by these.

As he moved deeper, the crack in front of his eyes began to blur and distort, and the numerous small eyes on both sides became larger and more numerous.

They seemed to fly out of the walls, dragging long maggot-like wrinkles behind them, like black tentacles flying towards Li Chengyi from all directions.

Pff!!

The crack in the door closed abruptly.

Qiu Ming stood outside watching with his arms crossed, a hint of anticipation on his face.

’The Yin Canon is a core, shared mystical object of the Tian Ju Pavilion. I wonder what kind of martial arts techniques Brother Bai Lu will evolve?’ he thought.

Among the four of them, aside from Tiancan who had personally created techniques in a covenant with their master, the others had all acquired their martial arts through the Yin Canon.

The Yin Canon contained all the spirits of the True Seals that had been developed, so it could definitely find the most fitting True Seal martial arts for Brother Bai Lu.

After waiting quietly in the corridor for a few minutes, the door cracked open, and Li Chengyi walked out slowly, his face a bit pale.

"Are you alright? The Yin Canon will consume a large amount of blood from your body as the price for evolution. Just take a moment to recover," Qiu Ming hurriedly approached him.

"I’m fine... it’s just..." Li Chengyi recalled the recent experience and felt somewhat strange inside.

He opened his hand, and three small booklets appeared in it.

All were pocket sized, about the size of an egg, made of dark gold.

The three booklets were titled: "Eternal Essence Technique," "Dark Spirit Art," and "Longevity Pine Art."

"Uh...." Qiu Ming also looked strangely at the three martial arts manuals, not because she didn’t recognize them, but because she was too familiar with them...

Although not top-level divine techniques, these martial arts were not of low grade, classified as white, red, black, silver, and gold.

These three were two red and one silver, one main and two auxiliary, a very nice combination.

But the key point was...

All these martial arts were focused on enhancing recovery...

The Eternal Essence Technique improved Blood Essence recovery, the Dark Spirit Art strengthened spirit, or Consciousness Power recovery, and the Longevity Pine Art enhanced flesh and blood recovery.

On the other hand, for offense and defense, none of the three techniques were particularly powerful.

"This... seems like even the Yin Canon thinks Brother Bai Lu is better suited to recovery and healing," Qiu Ming chuckled awkwardly, trying to reassure him.

"It’s okay, I’ve gotten used to it." Li Chengyi put away the techniques calmly; after all, for him, real strength lay in the combined power of his many techniques and he didn’t rely solely on martial arts.

"In that case, let’s go. Let’s leave this place first. The Yin Canon’s joint force isn’t outside the realm, and staying too long isn’t good for us," Qiu Ming reminded him.

"Alright."

The two hurriedly returned along the way they came.

Having acquired new martial arts and resolved troubles with Quling Mansion, very soon, the next day, Tian Ju Pavilion took the initiative to announce the inclusion of Wang Yichen, in the position of the Fifth Yin God.

Many major families in the city promptly sent people to investigate Wang Yichen’s background. Upon realizing that the person who had broken into the Ouyang Family and annihilated them was indeed Wang Yichen, the major families also restrained their actions and sent generous gifts.

Facing such a fierce person, who had shown such strength even before becoming an official disciple, it was uncertain how much he could soar after formal apprenticeship.

Thus, it was best to establish good relations in advance.

After returning to his own courtyard, Li Chengyi didn’t leave his premises but continued with a new life of martial arts cultivation.

None of the three martial arts were top-level divine techniques, but each specifically bolstered his current weaknesses.

Therefore, it was time to make up for deficiencies.

It was rare to have a quiet time for secluded cultivation, and under the protection of Yin Yue, Li Chengyi started a rigorous cultivation life with an unlimited supply of medicinal resources.