Cultivation Begins with Skill Points
Chapter 317 - 316 Earth and Wood Saint Body

Chapter 317: Chapter 316 Earth and Wood Saint Body

Zhong Lin nodded, acknowledging that Long Zhao had not been blinded by hatred.

Although he had not experienced the Hundred Battle Sacred Land, being on par with the Heavenly Sword Sacred Land meant it must be an incredibly powerful force.

It is said that in the Heavenly Sword Sacred Land, even the Xuandan Realm is only considered an Inner Sect Disciple, while one must reach the Yin Yang Realm above it to qualify as a True Disciple.

Understanding that above a True Disciple there are still Elders, Supreme Elders, and the Sect Master, one can imagine how powerful it must be.

"Why did you go to the Luoxing Islands to steal that Water Monkey clan’s Mystic Sky Stick?"

Zhong Lin waved the Mystic Sky Stick in his hand.

"I was sent to the Heavenly Sea Country by my master using a Transmission Array."

Seeing the slight confusion in Zhong Lin’s eyes, Long Zhao explained, "The Heavenly Sea Country is a remote place by the sea within the Sword Domain. Strictly speaking, the Luoxing Islands fall under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Sea Country, but this place is too remote, so the officials of the Heavenly Sea Country are too lazy to come here.

The Sword Domain is too large for the Heavenly Sword Sacred Land to completely govern every place. There’s not enough manpower, and managing it is too troublesome. Therefore, within the Sword Domain, there are actually many countries of varying sizes, all of which are affiliated countries of the Heavenly Sword Sacred Land and must pay tribute to it yearly.

The Heavenly Sword Sacred Land does not intervene in wars between affiliated countries, but it only allows countries of equal strength to battle each other, not permitting the strong to bully the weak. However, if forces from other domains intervene and bully an affiliated country, the Heavenly Sword Sacred Land will step in."

Zhong Lin nodded in understanding and signaled for him to continue.

"In the Heavenly Sea Country, the top fighters are the Yin Yang Realm Great Abilities. The patriarch of Heavenly Sea Country and the Sect Masters and Supreme Elders of various forces are about at this level. There aren’t many of them, so the Xuandan Realm can be regarded as a powerful figure, with a prestigious status and respected presence.

I am currently only at the Yunling Realm. To rebuild the Sea Suppressing Sect, I need at least the Xuandan Realm cultivation, but forming the Xuandan is a challenging task.

Later, I heard that the Xuanling Secret Realm in the Heavenly Sea Country was about to open. Rumor has it that the secret realm was created by a Nirvana Realm powerhouse and opens once every three hundred years. It is said to hold great secrets and must produce spiritual objects necessary for Core Formation. I also inadvertently learned that the Sea Apes near the Luoxing Islands possess mystical artifacts, so I came to steal the Mystic Sky Stick to ensure a means of survival when entering the Xuanling Secret Realm."

Long Zhao quickly explained the reason for stealing the Mystic Sky Stick.

Zhong Lin nodded, unable to determine the truth of Long Zhao’s words, but assumed most of it must be true, as those things didn’t require lying and could be easily verified.

"Senior Brother, why not come with me to the Heavenly Sea Country to rebuild the Sea Suppressing Sect?" Long Zhao said with blazing eyes.

"..."

Zhong Lin looked at Long Zhao with a strange expression. He just rebuilt the Sword Cauldron Sect, and now someone else wants him to rebuild the Sea Suppressing Sect?

What kind of madness is this?

Do I really look like an Earth and Wood Saint Body?

As he twirled the Mystic Sky Stick in his hand, he suddenly felt a desire not to return it.

"I’m not interested. I only learned the Sea Suppressing Sect’s cultivation techniques; I’m not one of you. If you really want to know, I’m actually your enemy."

Zhong Lin looked intently at Long Zhao.

"...Senior Brother, why do you say that?"

"Stop pretending. Tell me, how many years has the Sea Suppressing Sect been destroyed?" Zhong Lin asked coldly.

"Less than a hundred years."

"The one I encountered was a thousand-year-old ghost, and do you really think a thousand-year-old ghost would kindly teach me cultivation techniques?"

Cold sweat instantly formed on Long Zhao’s forehead. Having experienced such calamities as sect destruction and wandering in the Eastern Desolate for so long, he was not a person of purely good nature and couldn’t misunderstand what Zhong Lin was implying.

As soon as he heard the words "thousand-year-old ghost," he immediately thought of "Body Seizing."

"Speaking of which, that opportunistic master of mine also ended up backfiring on himself. Teaching me the Dragon Elephant Golden Body was just to lower my guard, but he didn’t expect my fast progress; by the time he attempted body seizing, I had already practiced the Dragon Elephant Golden Body to the Eighth Layer," Zhong Lin mocked.

Long Zhao felt a toothache at the thought of that elder he never met. If you’re going to seize a body, why not choose an unborn fetus? Why go to the trouble of finding a genius just to save time?

It backfired completely, didn’t it?

The Eighth Layer of the Dragon Elephant Golden Body includes a soul secret technique called "Dragon Elephant God," making it fearsome against body-seizing. The Dragon Elephant accompanies the body, easily suppressing any threat.

"He was unkind, but I cannot be unjust. After all, I owe my achievements to my opportunistic master. Without him, I wouldn’t be where I am today, so I just broke his Divine Soul and kept the True Spirit. I plan to give him a chance at rebirth in the future. Since your sect members have come, how about I teach it to you?"

As he spoke, Zhong Lin retrieved the Soul Nourishing Ring from the deepest layer of his Storage Bracelet and motioned to hand it to Long Zhao.

Having already opened his Soul Palace, Long Zhao, nurturing his Divine Soul, could sense the True Spirit lingering within the Soul Nourishing Ring with a sweep of his Divine Thought.

His impression of Zhong Lin improved, as it takes compassion to leave the True Spirit of someone intending to seize one’s body.

If it were him, he wouldn’t stop until the soul was utterly obliterated.

Even bad people prefer good people as friends.

Thinking of this, Long Zhao spoke again, "Senior Brother, it’s not your fault. He brought it upon himself, and it has nothing to do with you. Besides, you left his True Spirit; even if the Sea Suppressing Sect hadn’t been destroyed, the Sect Master wouldn’t blame you upon reviving.

Regardless, it’s undeniable that you practiced the Dragon Elephant Golden Body."

"What? Do you intend to claim it for the Sea Suppressing Sect?"

Zhong Lin twirled the Mystic Sky Stick, looking dangerously at Long Zhao.

"Don’t...don’t misunderstand." Long Zhao hurriedly explained, "What I meant is the Dragon Elephant Golden Body is just an entry-level cultivation technique of the Sea Suppressing Sect. Senior Brother, do you want the follow-up techniques? Although the Sea Suppressing Sect has been destroyed, it was once a supreme sect with countless cultivation techniques and martial arts skills, including Heavenly Level techniques."

Zhong Lin snorted disdainfully and said, "I believe the Sea Suppressing Sect had Heavenly Level techniques, but I don’t believe you have them. Don’t tell me you have the foundational inheritance of the Sea Suppressing Sect. I doubt the Sect Master would be foolish enough to entrust the core inheritance to you, someone who can’t even form a Xuandan."

"Senior Brother, even though you’re speaking the truth, could you be less blunt?" Long Zhao said with a grievance-filled face.

Watching Zhong Lin’s silent and smiling expression, Long Zhao sighed and said, "As expected, nothing escapes Senior Brother. However, I’m telling the truth. The Sea Suppressing Sect indeed had a supreme inheritance, which includes the Top Grade Earth Level technique ’Azure Dragon Sea Suppressing Scripture’ and the Middle Grade Heavenly Level technique ’Mystic Sky Dragon Transformation Technique,’ and I practice the ’Azure Dragon Sea Suppressing Scripture.’"