txolops Chapter 111 Earth Escape Technique
Chapter 111 Earth Escape Technique
Chapter 111 Earth Escape Technique
Upon receiving Luo Ming's command, the Xuan Turtle's originally towering hundred-zhang body suddenly shrank rapidly, and even its aura became more solid. In the end, it steadily shrank to a size of ten zhang, several times smaller than before. This was clearly the supernatural power of "size at will".
Such supernatural abilities are not uncommon for high-level demonic beasts, and most can control them, but the range of their ability to extend or retract varies greatly.
Immediately afterwards, a thick layer of primordial yellow energy rose from the Xuan Turtle's body, resonating subtly with the surrounding earth as it enveloped its form, causing the spiritual energy beneath the soil to tremble. Its ten-zhang-long body swayed within the primordial yellow energy shield, then vanished into the ground in an instant, reappearing on the other side of the deserted island.
"This earth-遁术 is indeed incredibly profound."
Looking at the scenery before him, Luo Ming murmured to himself, a thoughtful glint in his eyes, "I wonder if I can cast this technique on my own, relying on the secret contract with my natal spirit beast?"
He scanned his surroundings intently, confirming that he had already traversed more than twenty miles, and immediately nodded in satisfaction.
Although it wasn't twenty miles in an instant, this speed was several times faster than a cultivator's escape light.
Earth Escape Technique is a high-level spell. Earth-attribute demonic beasts with innate talent can be naturally familiar with it, while some demonic beasts will gradually awaken it as their cultivation level increases. However, if human cultivators want to master it, they not only need to have at least the Core Formation stage cultivation level as a foundation, but also need to spend a huge amount of time honing their skills and comprehending it before they can even begin to grasp the basics.
This is the unique advantage of the bloodline inheritance of demon beasts—as long as the relevant inheritance is imprinted in the bloodline, it can naturally be awakened and used once the cultivation and bloodline power reach the required level.
The advantage of human cultivators lies in their high plasticity. Through arduous training and fortuitous encounters, they can learn a wide variety of secret techniques and supernatural abilities, free from the constraints of bloodline.
Among the Five Elements Escape Techniques, Earth Escape and Water Escape are the two that are relatively easy to master. However, even so, their cultivation difficulty is still astonishing, and many Nascent Soul stage cultivators may not be able to master them.
Having witnessed the speed and concealment of the Earth Escape Technique, Luo Ming instructed the Golden Gu Elder to keep watch outside, while he himself turned back into the formation to begin preparing for the refining of his natal spirit beast.
Luo Ming sat cross-legged on the back of the Xuan Turtle, which had shrunk to less than ten feet. Perhaps because it was his own spirit beast, Luo Ming could clearly sense the other party's powerful and profound magical power, which was far beyond what human cultivators could match, making him very envious.
I wish I could possess such profound magical power!
Stopping his thoughts on these illusory things, Luo Ming quickly formed hand seals, his fingertips shimmering with spiritual light. A drop of golden blood the size of a soybean slowly floated up in front of him—it was the original essence blood of the Xuan Turtle, surrounded by pure earth-elemental spiritual energy and exuding a rich life force.
To unleash the secret technique of possessing one's natal spirit beast, refining this drop of Xuan Turtle's primordial blood essence is the core key. Only by using this drop of blood essence as an anchor point can one quickly activate its divine power for one's own use; otherwise, it will put great pressure on the cultivator's physical body.
In the world of cultivation, there are many cultivators who refine the essence of demonic beasts in order to find a shortcut to power—especially body-refining cultivators, who often use this to stimulate the potential of their physical body and temper their muscles and bones.
Even worse, some demonic cultivators, in order to quickly become stronger, would forcibly transplant the entrails, claws, and other organs of demonic beasts into themselves. Although this could temporarily boost their combat power, it would also cause their minds to be corrupted by the ferocity of the demonic beasts, eventually leading them to become bloodthirsty and murderous, and ultimately resulting in them going mad from their cultivation.
Luo Ming naturally disdained such unorthodox methods. He stared at the primordial blood essence before him, about to open his mouth to swallow it and refine it, but his movements suddenly stopped, and a trace of annoyance flashed in his eyes.
"How could I forget about the Spirit Gathering Cauldron!"
He slapped his forehead and muttered to himself that he had been too hasty and had overlooked this treasure.
As soon as he finished speaking, a flash of light appeared in his hand, and a small bronze cauldron, about the size of a palm and covered with spiritual patterns, appeared in his palm—the very Spirit Gathering Cauldron that had been with him for decades.
With a flick of his finger, Luo Ming sent the drop of golden primordial blood steadily into the cauldron, where it was immediately enveloped by a layer of soft spiritual light. Wisps of spiritual energy began to surge in from all around.
"I don't know how to refine this cauldron. If I could put it into my dantian and put my golden core into it, wouldn't that be great? When I advanced to the Core Formation stage, I tried to refine it with my magic power, but I found that there was no reaction at all. My magic power and the spiritual power absorbed by the cauldron were the same. It could only accelerate the condensation of the essence blood in the cauldron. I couldn't see any other difference."
As the aura of the drop of essence blood in the cauldron grew stronger, a sudden inspiration flashed in Luo Ming's mind.
The evolution of a demon beast is essentially a process of bloodline reversion. Just like the Azure Dragon, it needs to constantly condense the true dragon bloodline within its bloodline and go through countless hardships before it can transform into a true dragon. Its difficulty is even greater than that of a cultivator advancing in rank.
Previously, he would put the essence blood of the same type of demon beasts he purchased into the Spirit Gathering Cauldron to strengthen them, and then let a few spirit beasts devour it. However, since it was not the same type of essence blood, the increase in their bloodline strength was very limited.
"Wouldn't it be even more effective to condense and strengthen the spirit beasts' own blood and essence into the cauldron?"
Luo Ming muttered to himself, his gaze unconsciously falling on the black tortoise beneath him. "This black tortoise is now a level five demon beast. It has thick skin and strong flesh. Even if a small amount of its essence blood is extracted every day, it won't be a problem. Let it test the effect first."
Once he made up his mind, Luo Ming's gaze swept across the back of the Xuan Turtle, secretly pondering where it would be more appropriate to take blood first.
Perhaps sensing its master's strange scrutiny, the black tortoise beneath it suddenly stiffened, a chill inexplicably creeping up its back, and its head shrank slightly, appearing somewhat uneasy.
A month passed in the blink of an eye, and the deserted island where Luo Ming was located had returned to its former tranquility. Only a section deep within the island was shrouded in thick fog, and in recent days, low roars of beasts could be heard from the fog from time to time.
The old man with the golden gu, who was on guard outside the formation, often looked into the depths of the mist, his face full of bewilderment.
"Young master is always so mysterious, I wonder what he's up to this time."
The old man with the golden gu sat cross-legged, his divine sense constantly spreading out around him. He vigilantly scanned the surroundings to make sure no unauthorized people were approaching, while muttering to himself.
Just then, a hearty laugh came from within the formation, followed by a flash of inspiration, and Luo Ming's figure appeared abruptly in front of the Golden Gu Old Man like a ghost.
The old man with the golden gu was startled. He was both amazed by Luo Ming's swift and mysterious earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a type of magic that allows one to escape from the earth) and completely bewildered by Luo Ming's next words. He wondered if his young master had gone wrong in his cultivation.
"Come on, use that Xuanfeng sword to cut me!" Luo Ming shouted excitedly at the old man with the Golden Gu sword, his tone full of eager probing.
At this moment, Luo Ming was surrounded by a thick layer of mysterious yellow spiritual light, with a blurry phantom of a black tortoise hovering and moving on the surface of the light, which looked quite mysterious.
This protective shield of spiritual light was created by Luo Ming using his natal spirit beast's secret technique to transfer the defensive divine power of the Xuan Turtle to himself.