Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 228 - 21 Breathing is Practice [Thanks to the ’Bald Brother’ for the Alliance hierarch reward]_1

Chapter 228: Chapter 21 Breathing is Practice [Thanks to the ’Bald Brother’ for the Alliance hierarch reward]_1

True dragons of this world, every single one of them could stand equal to divine beasts. However, divine beast races are often rare and difficult to multiply, while the dragon race holds a significant numerical advantage.

This is also where their strength lies.

This might be related to the temperament of the dragon race. There is a saying in the human world, "Dragons are naturally lustful," which is not a fabrication. Compared to other divine beasts, they are more enthusiastic about multiplication.

There’s a simple truth that if you treat a task as a chore, it’s hard to excel at it; but when you treat it as a hobby, it becomes easier to do well.

This is exactly the case with multiplication.

Races such as the human clan and the dragon race, who derive great pleasure from this act, are placed at the top of the societal hierarchy. This also proves that a passion for multiplication is a symbol of higher life forms.

...

There is a common misperception about divine beast-level existences, many people assume they don’t need cultivation and can naturally grow to possess earth-shattering powers.

This is naturally not possible.

While divine beasts indeed possess terrifying talents, they still need cultivation to progress. This is why there are power disparities among divine beasts of the same race. Their cultivation methods, however, are different from that of the human clan and differ markedly from the general divine skill methods.

If a human cultivator can comprehend a portion of a divine beast’s innate divine skills, they would consider it an immense fortune. The famous immortal law ’Summoning Wind and Calling Rain’, for instance, is a Daoist technique derived from the dragon race’s innate divine skills.

However, these are ultimately innate divine skills, merely "techniques".

Cultivation methods, on the other hand, are at the very source of things and can be referred to as "Dao".

After a streak of white light flashed into Chu Liang’s skull, a wealth of information appeared in his mind. This seemed to be related to the most fundamental means of cultivation of the dragon race—it’s akin to the cultivation of the "Nine Heaven Mysterious Heart Technique" by Shu Mountain’s disciples, yet is not entirely a cultivation technique, which makes it quite mysterious.

No one has ever heard of someone obtaining these fundamental cultivation methods. However, it’s also possible that there are indeed individuals who have obtained them yet could not spread the knowledge.

That’s because Chu Liang discovered that the streak of white light resembled a permission even more so than an inheritance.

Without this white light, even if Chu Liang were to share all the cultivation methods with someone, they still wouldn’t be able to put it into practice.

Chu Liang slowly opened his eyes.

After digesting all this information, he noticed an inconspicuous small white-gold scale on his left wrist that emitted a powerful spirituality.

This is most likely the physical form of that white light.

He lifted Liu Xiaoyu’s arm and indeed found an identical white scale on her wrist.

The true dragon...

Its target must have been him—Chu Liang was certain of it at this point.

True dragons have the ability to resonate with heaven and earth and suppress fate. It must have sensed something obscure on him, and therefore bestowed him with a gift.

But he wasn’t too thrilled about it because the dragon’s roar that resonated in his mind indicated that he was expected to return the favor.

Liu Xiaoyu only just discovered this white scale on her wrist and laughed in surprise, "Eh, what’s this? Why did my scale change color? Hehe, it’s quite pretty."

Chu Liang sighed at her reaction.

She’s still young and doesn’t realize that every dragon scale granted by fate already has its price marked.

However, there should be no issue with this dragon scale itself, otherwise, Old Man Sikong wouldn’t have allowed the true dragon to distribute it.

After all, he has no room to refuse—no matter what this true dragon wanted him to do in the future, focusing on elevating his current strength wasn’t wrong.

Thus, Chu Liang began to try and activate it.

This fundamental cultivation method of the dragon race didn’t have a name in this world, so he decided to call it the Dragon Blood Secret Method.

...

Ordinary cultivation techniques teach you complex ways of cultivating parts of yourself, usually one of three things: essence, energy, or spirit.

But the Dragon Blood Secret Method is simple and straightforward, requiring only the activation of one’s acupuncture points, followed by the inhalation and exhalation of spiritual energy, transforming the inhaled air into dragon breath. The dragon breath can automatically cleanse the body’s acupuncture points, simultaneously boosting one’s essence, energy, and spirit.

As long as you are breathing, you are cultivating!

And that white scale is the key to converting to dragon’s breath.

Without it, even if you grasp the method, you can only look at it.

After a successful trial, Chu Liang could not help but marvel. It’s no wonder the dragon race is inherently powerful. They are cultivating simply by breathing, and their cultivation simultaneously strengthens their entire body.

How could they not reign supreme among all races?

Chu Liang only opened his meridians for an hour and had already noticed significant improvements in his physical body and divine thoughts, as these two were relatively weaker to begin with.

The enhancement to his Qi Sea was not that noticeable given his already high level of True Qi cultivation. The swift advancement brought by dual top-grade Golden Cores did not provide any obvious noticeable boost.

Aside from this, Chu Liang made another discovery...

He stood up, revving up the Dragon Blood Secret Method to its maximum power, golden flames suddenly exploded from within his eyes!

Golden pupils!

He brandished the Dustless Sword casually and hiss! A stream of Sword Qi shot out, carrying with it white and gold lights, audaciously piercing through the air!

Invincible.

When activating his Divine Skill with his True Qi, a light touch of Dragon Breath was included. Although it was faint, it would certainly strengthen as he delved deeper into the practice of the Dragon Blood Secret Method.

The dragon breath had potent effects such as burning, penetrating defenses, and dispelling illusions, further enhancing the power of Divine Skills.

Now Chu Liang could swing his Sword Qi at will; not only was his True Qi robust, but it was also mingled with an array of amplifiers such as Jue Yun Sword Intent and Dragon Breath. The power was incomparable to any normal Golden Core Realm.

The Dragon Blood Secret Method was indeed formidable!

Such was the night he plunged himself into studying.

Upon seeing Liu Xiaoyu again the next morning, Chu Liang immediately asked: "How is your cultivation progressing?"

"Cultivation, what cultivation?" Liu Xiaoyu asked, bemused.

"The Real Dragon legacy cultivation technique, which step are you on? Have you achieved awareness?" asked Chu Liang again.

"Legacy?" Liu Xiaoyu scratched her head, "Are you talking about those words in my head? I haven’t finished reading them yet!"

"..." Chu Liang then recalled that just processing that much information wouldn’t be easy for ordinary people, let alone someone like Little Yi whose mind wasn’t usually sharp.

He sighed, deciding he’d probably have to open up her acupoints himself later. From then on, she could simply focus on her breathing. That was a task she should be able to handle on her own.

Just as he was thinking thus, a paper crane came fluttering over.

It was a message from Wen Yulong.

He had sent the golden skull to Wen Yulong when he returned to the mountain, and now it was finally open.

...

"I have done my duty well." Wen Yulong placed the golden skull down carefully, laughing to himself next to an unrolled sheepskin scroll, "That was really difficult."

"I knew you would manage to solve it no matter how tough it was." Chu Liang smiled.

"I conducted research for several days and nights, even relied on the help of several elders, before I could finally unlock it. The way they used the skull of a Seventh Realm Great Ability as a seal Magic Artifact, was simply too overbearing!" said Wen Yulong. "If it weren’t for my cleverness in finding the Seal Technique to unlock the Magic Artifact, brute force alone would never have been able to open it even in a lifetime."

"You worked hard, you worked hard." Chu Liang repeated the phrase, appreciating his effort.

In fact, he was already pleasantly surprised that Wen Yulong had managed to open it. Chu Liang merely wanted him to give it a try.

"So, this time can I receive a bit more labor fees..." Wen Yulong asked cautiously.

His true colors were revealed when he ran out of resources.

But Chu Liang didn’t argue with him; instead he waved his hand generously, "No problem, I’ll double it for you."

By now, he had established a healthy berry selling system: Liu Xiaoyu working each day in the plantations; Lin Bei and Shang Ziliang came to pick and transport berries to Red Cotton Peak for sale; Attendant A managed the accounts in the back; Attendant B attracted customers by consuming berries in great amounts at the market...

Everyone had their part to play.

Moreover, Chu Liang didn’t need to do anything, he just had to take 80% of the profits each day.

He first put away the golden skull as it was indeed a Magic Artifact. He would consider how to use it later on. The thing that was taken out from inside was a piece of a sheepskin map.

Chu Liang examined carefully; it matched with the fragment of the map he had previously found in the cave!

It was strange how this scroll was split into four parts. By some amazing coincidence, Chu Liang had already managed to obtain two of them, but still had no clue what their purpose was. Even a quarter fragment of the map was worth being sealed in a Magic Artifact made from the skull of a Great Ability, which spoke volumes about its incredible value.

Having settled this, Chu Liang asked, "Does Chuan Jian Hall have any Magic Artifacts for spirit beasts, preferably ones that can enhance the strength of the spirit beast significantly?"

"Are you buying Magic Artifacts for the Golden Fur Beast?" Wen Yulong asked.

At that moment, he realized that Senior Brother Chu had really struck it rich.

In the Immortal Cultivation World, there were plenty of instances where people bought Magic Artifacts for their spirit pets and mounts. But such artifacts were generally mere trinkets, and rarely were they powerful ones meant for demon beasts. After all, people felt that their Magic Artifacts were not enough for themselves; who would be so rich and extravagant to buy equipment for a demon beast?

"No," Chu Liang shook his head, "It’s for Little Baize."