Chapter 4: Heavenly Devil Creation Technique (1/2)
Chapter 4: Heavenly Devil Creation Technique
Translator: NinetalesEditor: Ninetales
”Since Grandpa Cripple’s leg technique is so fast that he is able to run through the sky, who was it that chopped his leg off? Grandpa Ma’s fists are so powerful, but who severed his right arm from his body? And who could have gotten past Grandpa Butcher’s knives and cut him in half?
Having witnessed the true abilities of Butcher, Old Ma, and Cripple, Qin Mu was both awestruck and confused.
Upon completion of his leg training session with Cripple, Qin Mu’s body finally finished digesting the energy in the blood of the four spirits, improving his constitution. By that time, exhaustion threatened to overwhelm him, and he desperately wanted to just lay down and sleep.
However, this was only the start of his suffering.
Almost every day, the elderly in the village would capture vicious beasts, refine blood of the four spirits from them, and have Qin Mu to drink all of it. Once he did, the insane series of training sessions would commence, tormenting him over and over until he was thoroughly worn out.
Besides learning leg, fist, and knife techniques from Cripple, Old Ma, and Butcher respectively, Qin Mu also learned blacksmithing from Mute, painting and calligraphy from Deaf. He even learned how to use echolocation and staff techniques from Blind, all while wearing a blindfold.
Whenever Qin Mu became dead tired, Village Chief would call him over and have him practice breathing techniques. The breathing technique that Village Chief taught him was the powerful, specialized Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique.
Although Qin Mu wasn’t aware of how powerful the so-called Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique was, the fatigue in his body, which had accumulated over the course of multiple training sessions, would fade whenever he trained with Village Chief. Qin Mu would feel lively and refreshed after a short while, so he considered the breathing technique miraculous.
Apothecary’s gaze wavered as he waited for Qin Mu to walk away, then spoke up in a soft voice. ”Village chief, you only taught him the most ordinary Daoyin Technique, right?”
”That’s correct. It’s just the Daoyin Technique,” Village Chief said, not bothering to deny it. ”The Four Great Spirit Bodies all have techniques of their own. The Green Dragon Spirit Body uses the Qi of the Green Dragon to cultivate, and the White Tiger Spirit Body uses the Qi of the White Tiger to cultivate. The Vermillion Bird and Black Tortoise Spirit Bodies use Qi of the Vermillion Bird and Qi of the Black Tortoise to cultivate respectively. However, Qin Mu’s body does not contain any of these four vital qi attributes, preventing him from using any of the Four Great Spirit Bodies techniques to cultivate. Since he can’t cultivate any of the techniques we use, I could only teach him the simplest technique. Even ordinary people can learn the Daoyin Technique and use it to cultivate as it’s the only technique that does not require attributes.
This explanation left Apothecary puzzled. ”But the Daoyin Technique is too simple… too normal! One would certainly be able to become a martial arts practitioner by using it, but they would have fewer accomplishments as a result!”
”I originally thought that as well,” Village Chief said. Then a strange expression appeared on his face. ”However, I think that we may have been underestimating the Daoyin Technique. I have had Qin Mu cultivate with it since childhood, and now his vital qi is extremely formidable. The only way he could unleash its full power, however, is if his vital qi possessed an attribute.
Apothecary trembled. ”Just how formidable is his vital qi?”
”If his vital qi were the same attribute as your Green Dragon vital qi, Qin Mu’s strength would be equal to half the power of your Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure.”
Village Chief’s words caused Apothecary to jump in shock.
”I’ve already broken the Celestial Being Wall and awakened the Celestial Being Divine Treasure,” he cried. ”I spent years fully awakening the Spirit Embryo, Five Elements, and Six Directions Divine Treasures! Half the power of my Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure is equivalent to that of a peak martial arts practitioner! For Qin Mu’s strength to be on par with a peak martial arts practitioner without awakening his Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure... If he manages to awaken his Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure, won’t he be several times stronger than if he had one of the Four Great Spirit Bodies? How is this still the Daoyin Technique?”
Village Chief was just as confused as Apothecary was. ”The Daoyin Technique is indeed mysterious. Although it’s a simple breathing technique, the foundation it establishes is solid beyond belief. Mu’er has been cultivating for ten years which definitely isn’t a short time. The Daoyin Technique might have been slow when he first started using it to cultivate, but I’ve recently noticed that Mu’er’s strength has been increasing by leaps and bounds. His improvement is especially terrifying on days that he consumes the blood of the four spirits! If the Daoyin Technique weren’t so common, I would have thought that it was some godly technique…”
Both them wore strange expressions.
Apothecary let out a ragged breath and shook his head. ”It’s still useless. Regardless of how strong he gets, vital qi devoid of attributes can’t unleash much power. How far do you think he’ll be able to use the Daoyin Technique to cultivate?”
The look on Village Chief’s face became even stranger. ”I have no idea.”
Apothecary nodded in understanding.
The Daoyin Technique was the most basic technique that children would normally use to build their foundations. Once a child became ten years old, that foundation would have developed enough to withstand the impacts of spirit blood. After confirming the type of spirit body a child possessed, they would no longer need to cultivate using the Daoyin Technique.
Better techniques would be available once a person broke any of the Walls, so further progress with the Daoyin Technique wouldn’t be necessary.
As for ordinary people who used the Daoyin Technique to cultivate... they would never have the chance to drink spirit blood daily as Qin Mu did.
Only powerful, influential families would be able to provide such a luxury, but none would waste a huge amount of resources on an ordinary heir. No such family would do what the elderly in Disabled Elderly Village did and constantly catch exceptional spirits beasts just to aid in the cultivation of an ordinary person like Qin Mu.
Village Chief had never heard of anyone cultivating the Daoyin Technique to its maximum potential, let alone to the level that Qin Mu was currently at.
As a result, he had no idea what level Qin Mu would be able to reach in the future.
What ended up shocking Apothecary and Village Chief the most was, in the days to come, Qin Mu’s cultivation became increasingly profound. The supposedly common Daoyin Technique caused an extraordinary change in his body, making his foundation to be extremely solid!
In just a month’s time, Qin Mu became able to endure consuming even more blood of the four spirits, and his vital qi became even denser than it would have been if he had just awakened his Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure!
However, even though his vital qi was so dense, its lack of attributes prevented him from unleashing any power. This made Qin Mu unable to show the true abilities of his cultivation.
Yet the density of his vital qi also came with positive effects! Qin Mu became very good at enduring hits and could also recover extremely fast. He eventually got to a point in his training where he could properly face each of his teachers. He could properly clash with Butcher’s knives, withstand Old Ma’s fists, trade staff blows with Blind while wearing a blindfold, endure leg training with Cripple, and finish off the series of training sessions by going to Mute the Blacksmith and forging iron equipment with a hundred pound hammer. Even with such high-intensity training, Qin Mu only needed to cultivate with the ”Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique,” inhaling and exhaling accordingly, and he would be completely refreshed.
The wondrous effect of the ”Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique” left even Village Chief in shock. He got Apothecary to secretly check on Qin Mu’s physical condition, find out if there was any hidden damage caused by Qin Mu overworking himself, and prevent it from becoming permanent.
After checking on Qin Mu, Apothecary returned to Village Chief with a weird look on his face. ”I didn’t find any hidden damage caused by overwork or exhaustion. In fact, since his vital qi is so dense, it’s already starting to improve his constitution.”