Lin Yi's display of magical power needs no further explanation. This tangible cultivation far surpasses a thousand words.
Venerable Tianpeng nodded in satisfaction and said, "Very good, disciple. You have already cultivated the Tianpeng Illusionary Body. Next, you need to extract the Golden-Winged Roc bloodline from your body and merge it with the Tianpeng Illusionary Body to cultivate the Tianpeng Avatar. This avatar can transform into the Tianpeng Divine Armor, spread its wings and soar, and travel thousands of miles in an instant. It has endless wonderful uses."
"Thank you for your guidance, Master," Lin Yi said with a look of anticipation.
Tianpeng Venerable would never have imagined that the disciple standing in front of him had no divine or demonic bloodline at all.
The Heavenly Roc Illusion Body that was just shown was developed by Lin Yi over the past six months by drawing on the cultivation methods of the Fire Crow Formation. Perhaps in the future, there will also be the Great Roc Transformation Technique.
After giving Lin Yi a few pointers, Venerable Tianpeng said, "I have a Heavenly Sword Technique here. Go down and study it carefully. It would be best if you could forge a corresponding sword. Also, this sword technique must not be passed on to outsiders."
Lin Yi should say "yes".
Venerable Tianpeng reached out and patted Lin Yi's forehead, passing on the Juntian Sword Technique to him before dismissing him.
After leaving the Golden Saint Palace and returning to his residence in the Zhaoyang Palace, Lin Yi read through the Juntian Sword Manual several times, pondering its mysteries.
Jun means level. As the ruler of the four directions, it is called Juntian.
This sword technique is balanced and harmonious, with a high degree of inclusiveness. Lin Yi casually sketched it in his mind, and in the end, he actually created a sword wheel. He thought of the gourd sword technique he had encountered before, and suddenly felt that a sword wheel was not an unacceptable option.
Three days later, in the sword workshop next to Zhaoyang Palace, Lin Yi was forging a sword wheel.
When forging a sword, the combination of various materials and the timing of water and fire tempering all have different effects on the final product.
For example, the Xuanming True Water, being extremely yin and cold, can increase sharpness during quenching; the Tianyi True Water, which combines with all things, can improve the material of swords; the Sanguang Divine Water can replenish spirituality; and the Blood River True Water can increase lethality...
Through the process of forging swords, Lin Yi gradually gained a thorough understanding of the unique properties of various types of true water and true fire. Although his cultivation level had not yet made a breakthrough, his foundation had become more solid and firm.
Later, it was no longer that he couldn't break through, but rather that Lin Yi intentionally suppressed it. He used the Star River True Qi to encompass all kinds of water and fire changes, striving to achieve a state of complete freedom and perfect control.
Lin Yi asked himself honestly, among the seven innate true waters and true fires, there were very few that he had truly understood and mastered. Without calming down and cultivating properly, wanting to use them to forge an unparalleled foundation was simply a pipe dream.
Sword forging was the cultivation method he chose.
Upon arriving at the Golden Saint Hall once again, Venerable Tianpeng looked at the Juntian Sword Wheel in Lin Yi's hand and nodded in satisfaction. After receiving the sword wheel, he couldn't wait to demonstrate it.
Hundreds of sword lights flew out, and the wispy sword energy filled the hall, transforming into eight directions and eight heavens, forming a sword formation with the Juntian Sword Wheel in the center as the core.
It is the most powerful protective technique of the Great Roc's Free and Unfettered Technique: the Nine Heavens Sword Formation.
The sword formation slowly began to operate, with sword lights crisscrossing and forming a net in the sky.
Lin Yi, standing amidst the sword formation, felt a chill run down his spine. He hurriedly activated the Eternal Light to protect his entire body, fearing that the Heavenly Roc Venerable might make a mistake and strike him with a sword—that was no joke.
Venerable Tianpeng laughed heartily. His long-cherished wish had been fulfilled in one day, and he was overjoyed. He activated his magic power, and the Nine Heavens Sword Formation began to operate in full force.
Not long after, with a "crack", the core Juntian Sword Wheel turned into a pile of iron filings, and the out-of-control sword energy flew wildly in all directions.
"This master is too unreliable." Lin Yi muttered to himself and hurriedly ran towards the direction of Venerable Tianpeng.
"Stop." Venerable Tianpeng shouted softly, and countless talismans and true runes appeared all around the Golden Saint Palace, blocking the flying sword energy.
After the dust settled, Venerable Tianpeng coughed lightly, his old face slightly flushed. He flicked his finger, and several drops of Tianpeng essence blood, surrounded by golden wind, flew out and landed in Lin Yi's hand. He then instructed, "Go and cultivate diligently, and strive to cultivate the Great Peng Free and Easy Technique to the fourth level as soon as possible. Put aside the matter of helping your senior brothers forge swords for now; cultivation is the foundation of everything."
Lin Yi responded with "Yes" and withdrew.
After returning to Zhaoyang Palace, Lin Yi sent a letter to his senior brothers, saying that on behalf of their master, he would focus on his cultivation from today onwards, and the sword forging would be postponed. If his senior brothers were unwilling to wait, they could go to the Sword Pavilion to retrieve their materials.
Anyway, Lin Yi had grown tired of sword refining during this period, so he took the opportunity to completely abandon it.
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In the quiet room, Lin Yi was studying the Heavenly Roc essence blood rolling in his palm.
He had heard from one of his oldest senior disciples that their master, Venerable Tianpeng, was originally a wandering cultivator from overseas. By chance, when they went out to the East Sea to collect herbs, they discovered a white parrot talking to an unknown seabird.
Hearing the two spirit birds mention a nearby deserted island where brilliant light occasionally soared into the sky, he became curious about what had happened and took it to heart. He deliberately made a detour to search that deserted island and found the skeleton of a golden-winged roc. Upon seeing it, the golden-winged roc's skeleton seemed to be drawn by the energy and pounced on him.
A magic formula immediately appeared in Venerable Tianpeng's mind. It was the most fundamental magic formula of the Western Sect of the Demonic Path, the Great Peng Free and Easy Formula.
It's unclear whether his aptitude was more suited to the demonic cultivation techniques, or whether the golden-winged roc skeleton integrated into his body helped enhance his power and had a transformative effect.
After this extraordinary encounter, Venerable Tianpeng actually cultivated the Great Peng Free and Unfettered Technique to the ninth level within a hundred years. He was just one step away from breaking the lifespan limit of ten thousand years and achieving immortality.
Venerable Tianpeng frequently nurtured and refined the skeleton of the Golden-Winged Roc. His closest disciples had the opportunity to obtain some of Tianpeng's essence blood. For the Tianpeng disciples who cultivated the Roc's Free and Unfettered Technique, this was better than any elixir or panacea in the world.
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Chapter Sixty-Six: Water and Fire Are Ruthless, Clone Transformation
If one follows the proper path and cultivates the Great Roc Free and Easy Technique to the third level, after condensing the Heavenly Roc Illusionary Body, one must find a way to extract the Great Roc bloodline from the body and merge it with the Illusionary Body to form a real Heavenly Roc clone.
This clone is free from the limitations of the original body, allowing it to fully cultivate and strengthen its bloodline. This is the cultivation of the fourth level of the Demonic Sect's true teachings.
Upon reaching the fifth level, the fully cultivated clone must be reintegrated into the original body. With the help of the power of divine and demonic bloodlines, it undergoes a transformation, breaking through the limitations of the mortal body and gradually increasing its lifespan, which can reach up to ten thousand years.
Lin Yi muttered to himself, "In other words, when one cultivates the true teachings of the Demonic Sect to the fifth level, one is no longer human in essence, so it is difficult to be compatible with the Taoist immortal techniques that operate based on the acupoints of the human body."
Although he understood the principle, things in this world are often easier said than done.
Taoist immortal techniques and demonic teachings are like two wheels, which need an axle to connect them.
Lin Yi put away his reverie, and a small and exquisite illusory body of the Heavenly Roc appeared in his hand. With a thought, the essence blood of the Heavenly Roc flew up and merged with the illusory body formed by true energy.
This drop of essence blood, which had not been refined and nurtured by Lin Yi, merged into the Heavenly Roc Illusionary Body, and immediately a cold, ruthless, and powerful will revived.
This will strongly resisted Lin Yi's control over his divine sense. Having just recovered, it tried to break free from his control, even turning against him.
Lin Yi had anticipated the situation beforehand. The Eternal Light descended, its gentle radiance seemingly possessing immense power, instantly suppressing all changes.