After thinking for a moment, Lin Yi decided to put aside the matter of materials for the time being and instead look at the restrictive spell for refining the Great Sea Loach. This spell was a pure water-based spell called: Supreme True Loach Seven Transformations Dragon Technique.
This set of incantations consists of seven talismans, each with a different function, progressing from simple to complex, with increasing power at each level. The magical power required for each talisman is double that of the previous one.
Lin Yi made a brief attempt, and he could barely manage to refine the fifth stage. As for the sixth and seventh stages, he would have to wait until his cultivation advanced further, the Jade Liquid underwent nine cycles, and the Dragon-Tiger Pill was completed.
Fire crows take flight in the sky, sea eels dive into the water, and then find a spell to burrow underground—then everything is done: in the sky, on the ground, and in the water.
Lin Yi thought to himself with a smug satisfaction.
As the sun set, Lin Yi noticed that none of the thirty-six fire crows he had released to forage had returned. He sensed from a distance that all the fire crows were in a place not far away.
Lin Yi felt a little curious, so he immediately used the Eternal Light Screen to see a flock of silver swallows dancing around the fire crows.
"Returning home in glory." The phrase popped into Lin Yi's mind.
As darkness fell, the fire crows flapped their wings, wanting to leave, yet they kept circling in the air. It was as if there was something below that they were deeply attached to and could not bear to part with.
Lin Yi walked closer, beckoned a fire crow to ask it questions, and only after a while did he understand the situation.
It turned out that the flock of silver swallows was building their nests not far away. The adult silver swallows came out of their nests to fight the gray strange frog, but the chicks were still in the nests, crying for food.
They were originally grateful for Lin Yi's help and were willing to follow him. But now that they have returned to the vicinity of their nest, they naturally miss their chicks and find it difficult to choose.
Lin Yi was quite pleased when he found out.
A crucial prerequisite for cultivating fire crows using "true fire seeds" is that the bird must possess a certain level of cultivation; otherwise, it will be refined to death by the true fire before it can undergo transformation.
There were five or six hundred of these silver swallows. Lin Yi counted all the ones with a slightly demonic aura, and that brought the total to seventy-two.
When will I be able to possess three thousand fire crows, or even a single number, one hundred and twenty-nine thousand six hundred fire crows, and refine a Ten Thousand Crows Pot...?
Lin Yi put away his daydreams. Silver Swallows are inherently intelligent. If they are tamed from chicks, and with the help of the chicks' parents, this would be a way to continuously tame fire crows.
Education should begin from a young age.
Lin Yi made the decision happily. Then he came to the valley where the silver swallows lived. There were countless nests there. The flock of silver swallows was in the breeding season, and there were at least eight or nine hundred chicks in the nests.
Lin Yi summoned Zhu Caiyun from the Qiankun Cauldron and instructed her to remove the silver swallows' nests one by one and then properly place them on the small hill within the cauldron's cave.
The fledglings were not yet able to leave the nest, and the smell they emitted almost made Sister Caiyun faint.
The female demon cursed Lin Yi countless times in her heart, but she had no choice but to obediently do her work. She was busy until the next morning before she finally finished.
Lin Yi had been pondering the Supreme True Loach Seven Transformations Dragon Technique for some time. This technique, which has "Supreme" in its name, should have been passed down by Lao Qiu, the first of the ten patriarchs of Taoism.
A ball of Three Lights Divine Water transformed in Lin Yi's palm, within which five talismans flashed.
Lin Yi channeled his magic power, and the water ball in his hand instantly transformed into a golden-scaled loach—this was the first transformation. Then, the golden-scaled loach transformed again, this time into a large, green-scaled snake.
Lin Yi continued to activate his magical power, and the water ball changed again, turning into a golden-scaled loach. Then, it transformed into a blue dragon and a golden-scaled loach in succession.
Lin Yi dispersed the water ball in his hand, clapped his hands and praised, "Seven transformations, seven changes, the mudfish turned into a true dragon. Dao Ancestor Lao Qiu, you truly live up to your name!"
"Taoist Master, what kind of magic is this?" Zhu Caiyun, who had just taken a bath and was still wet and smelling sweet, asked curiously as she walked over.
"What, do you want to learn it? This is the spell I obtained from the thirteen jade slips you received, called the Supreme True Loach Seven Transformations Dragon Technique." Lin Yi looked at Zhu Caiyun and said with a half-smile.
The spider demon transforms into a loach, the sight... wow...
To be honest, Lin Yi still had a little bit of expectation in his heart.
Zhu Caiyun bowed deeply, her eyes filled with expectation, and said, "Please have mercy, Daoist Master."
With a flick of his finger, Lin Yi sent three talismans flying into Zhu Caiyun's ancestral aperture between her eyebrows. They then descended and took root in her dantian, beginning to absorb and transform her innate demonic energy.
"Thank you so much, Daoist Master," Zhu Caiyun said, tears streaming down her face.
She was a little demon with little knowledge and did not know that the talisman seed was related to the foundation of a cultivator. Some insignificant spells, such as the Great Sun Light Spell that Lin Yi had passed on to the Susan and Su Huan sisters, could be performed by others.
However, fundamental spells must be personally crafted. Otherwise, it's tantamount to handing over your lifeline to someone else, and if they want you dead by midnight, you definitely won't live past dawn.
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Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Blood River Underground, the Thousand-Year-Old Divine Tree
After imparting the secret technique, Lin Yi waved his hand and sent Zhu Caiyun back into the Qiankun Cauldron.
From then on, no matter how hard the demon tried, it could not escape his grasp.
One wrong step leads to another, and turning things around becomes incredibly difficult.
After returning to Caiyun Cave, Lin Yi spent his days cultivating his true energy to lay the foundation for his future cultivation of the Jade Liquid Seventh Revolution. He also used the Eternal Light Curtain to illuminate the Tongtian River and search it inch by inch.
1,900 feet below the Tongtian River lies an underground river, which has existed since the time when the Heavenly Phoenix created the world.
The river was filled with blood and filth, utterly yin and vile, devoid of fish, shrimp, or other living creatures. Instead, it was inhabited by fierce ghosts, yakshas, and monstrous monsters, and who knew how many powerful demons lurked within. Occasionally, one of them would emerge, and each one was an incredibly formidable being.
These Blood River races are different from other creatures on Earth; they see all living beings as food, and are especially hostile to those on the ground. If they were to escape, they would cause immense trouble. The Heavenly River Sword Sect is based on the Tongtian River and also bears the responsibility of suppressing the Blood River demons.
Lin Yi was searching for a passage to the Blood River, and the sixth type of innate true water he needed—the Blood River True Water—had to be obtained from this Blood River.
The Tianhe Sword Sect has existed for a thousand years, and all its passages, large and small, have been sealed off. Furthermore, its leader, Guo Songyang, possesses the innate pure Yang treasure, the Mountain and River Cauldron.
Although the Gate to the Other Shore is superior to the Mountain and River Cauldron in essence, if something really goes wrong, Lin Yi will only have one option: to run away. He is no match for Guo Songyang.
As the old saying goes, some people, even with a divine sword in hand, can never become the god of swords.
On this day, Lin Yi finished his homework, habitually opened the Eternal Light Screen, adjusted the angle, and then swiped it.
Unexpectedly, they saw a large tree with a canopy like a canopy on a flat area in the distance, and a handsome monk dressed in yellow was preaching the Dharma beneath it.