Chapter 139: An Overly Arrogant Name for a Cultivation Technique

Azure Dragon Astral Qi is the top-tier Protective Aura of the Da Qian Imperial Dynasty.

No.

More accurately.

It belongs in a class of its own.

The so-called Protective Aura is the product of the fusion and transformation of Qi and blood after a Martial Artist enters the Xiantian Realm; its nature and power are inextricably linked to the Martial Artist's own Cultivation Technique.

Like Xu Xi's previous Protective Aura, because he cultivated the Thunder Blade, it transformed into a lightning-natured Blade Aura.

Similarly.

Wu Yingxue's Azure Dragon Astral Qi.

The reason it has horns and a tail, distinct scales, and carries the might of a Dragon's roar in every movement, is related to the Imperial Cultivation Technique.

The problem lies precisely in this perfection.

"Why…"

"It is clearly a Cultivation Technique of the Human Race Imperial Dynasty, yet why does it deliberately imitate an Azure Dragon?"

"Why not other Dragon species, or something like Blade Aura or Sword Aura?"

"In the Martial Arts World, there is no shortage of Protective Aura Cultivation Techniques that imitate demons; when I was breaking through the pass, one of the Da Qian generals I faced used a Turtle-Snake Protective Aura."

"But the level of imitation in those Protective Auras is far less detailed than the Azure Dragon Astral Qi."

Pingshui County.

The top floor of the official residence.

Xu Xi pondered, looking at the sharp, vertical pupils of the Azure Dragon before him, as well as the incredibly clear scales on its body, and could not help but frown.

Such a detailed level of imitation.

It does not look like conventional demon imitation at all.

It is more like standing directly in front of a demon, using a real Azure Dragon as a reference, imitating all of its charm and image, and taking it for one's own use.

Da Qian…

Hundred Thousand Mountains…

The Human Race and demons…

Multiple pieces of information and different data collided one after another in Xu Xi's mind.

"From the known intelligence, there must be an unknown connection between Da Qian and the demons, and this Azure Dragon Astral Qi…"

"Could it be that the Emperor of Da Qian, who nominally protects the Human Race, is actually a traitor colluding with demons?"

"This conjecture is a bit bold, but it remains a possibility."

Xu Xi contemplated for a long time.

He decided to shelve this idea for the time being.

Now, the most urgent matter is to deduce a new Cultivation Technique for the young girl.

Otherwise, that Martial Arts talent would be wasted, which would not only delay the young girl's progress but also cause the Qiuhuo Army to lose a fierce general.

"Yingxue, do you have any thoughts on the new Cultivation Technique?"

"Fire!"

The girl blurted out. Her name is Yingxue, but her personality is fiery.

The young girl has a natural obsession and fondness for flames; even the clothing she wears is dominated by a large area of red.

"Fire, huh…"

"Alright, I understand."

Xu Xi nodded and had people bring all the fire-related Cultivation Techniques in the county.

He prepared to use the foundation of a hundred martial arts to deduce the meaning of the Xiantian Protective Aura.

…

[Your deduction has officially begun.]

[Deducing an Innate Cultivation Technique from scratch is not an easy task.]

[Even if you possess the internal world characteristic of the Myriad Phenomena Furnace, even if you possess the Martial Arts Evolution entry, and even if you have the Azure Dragon Astral Qi to use as a reference]

[This is still an extremely difficult matter.]

[Your daily routine has become chaotic.]

[You often stay up all night researching.]

[You have long studied fire-related Cultivation Techniques, gaining some insights into the creation of techniques, and your martial arts theory has improved slightly.]

[You have long studied the Azure Dragon Astral Qi, gaining some insights into Imperial Cultivation Techniques, and you have slightly understood the strengths and weaknesses of Imperial Cultivation Techniques.]

[Your exhaustion and fatigue from researching the Cultivation Technique make Wu Yingxue feel worried.]

[You smile and comfort her, telling her not to worry about you.]

[The difficulty of creating a Cultivation Technique is not high; what is high is creating a technique that can rival the Azure Dragon Astral Qi.]

[You know the difficulty of this, so you decide to lower your requirements and first satisfy the young girl's cultivation needs.]

[After fourteen days.]

[You have created a prototype of a Cultivation Technique.]

[It perfectly meets Wu Yingxue's needs, using blazing fire as the main element, giving the Protective Aura the characteristics of being scorching and fierce.]

[The young girl tries to circulate it slightly and completely falls in love with this Cultivation Technique. She swings her long spear, the spear tip tearing through the sky, like bursts of flaming Phoenix cries.]

[You have appropriately added some characteristics of the Fools Art to the Cultivation Technique.]

[Allowing the young girl to sustain battle through battle, relying on her rising Battle Intent to continuously amplify her own strength, and even achieving the effect of healing injuries.]

[Wu Yingxue is full of joy and asks you for the name of the new Cultivation Technique.]

"Sir, Sir, what is this Cultivation Technique called?"

"Regarding that, I haven't thought of it yet. After all, it is only a prototype and cannot be considered a complete Cultivation Technique."

"Is that so… Sir, how about calling it 'The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, I Alone Am Supreme Divine Technique'!"

"…That's a bit too arrogant."

[You and the young girl discuss for a long time.]

[You decide to temporarily give up on naming the new Cultivation Technique.]

[You prepare to wait until the future, when this Cultivation Technique is truly perfected, to give it a formal name.]

[Thus, the young girl's Cultivation Technique dilemma is resolved. Her cultivation speed has become much faster than before, like a real flame, burning forward without ceasing.]

[The harvest arrives, with clear autumn yellow.]

[You have stayed in Pingshui County for some time, witnessing the arrival of the autumn harvest with the young girl.]

[The commoners of the Qiuhuo Army, crying and laughing, happily harvest the golden rice fields.]

[You have welcomed a great harvest.]

[Looking at the longing on people's faces, you grit your teeth, harden your heart, and decide to be rare and extravagant.]

[After the autumn harvest, you organize a big pot meal.]

[Every commoner of the Qiuhuo Army, every "sinful person" who escaped from the border, receives steaming hot white rice.]

[There is very little rice in the bowls, only occupying a shallow layer at the bottom.]

[But that layer of snow-white halo, and the steam rising from the surface, dazzle everyone's eyes.]

"Gurgle—"

"Gurgle—"

I don't know who started it. Continuously, incessantly. The sound of throats swallowing saliva echoes throughout Pingshui County.

"Everyone, eat," as Xu Xi's voice falls, everyone impatiently picks up a small pinch of their own portion of rice and puts it into their mouths to chew.

There is too little rice.

They cannot bear to eat it all at once.

Such good things, of course, must be chewed slowly and carefully, grain by grain.

Letting the sweetness of the rice continuously seep back into their dry mouths.

"White rice, so sweet!"

"I finally got to eat white rice too!"

A-Niu eats the white rice, licks his fingers, and laughs foolishly.

He still remembers that previous conversation with Xu Xi.

White rice is what the masters in the city eat.

Now A-Niu has eaten white rice.

That means A-Niu is a master in the city.

In his not-so-bright mind, A-Niu happily reaches this conclusion, then pours all of his remaining rice into his old mother's bowl.

"Mother, you eat, I'm not hungry."

The simple-minded man says this, coaxing his mother to eat the rice.

Such a scene happens all over the Qiuhuo Army; their stomachs are still hungry, but the fire in their eyes has come alive.

"Sir, will we live better in the future?"

"We will."