If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1161 The Possibility of Usurping the Dao Fruit

"Xiaoqiang, come out here."

In the dream world, after spending decades and severing his Kunpeng bloodline once again, Xiaoyu summoned Xiaoqiang.

“Master, you seem to have changed. You’ve become so dignified.”

Even Dou Gengyan couldn't adapt to the nihilistic environment of "the edge of the world's dream," so Xiao Qiang naturally couldn't withstand it either.

It had been hiding inside the dog's burrow, too afraid to show its face.

It was only at this moment that he saw Yu Taishi for the first time, having absorbed the complete "Kunpeng" demonic script and glimpsed the Yin-Yang Dao of Kunpeng.

It had previously shown great respect for its owner.

At that moment, I felt that her majesty seemed to have increased tenfold.

He possessed the air of an "old master" who had lived for millions of years and possessed boundless wisdom.

The owner is still so young.
"Only today have I glimpsed the Great Dao."

Xiao Yu sighed and said, "Now I'm going to create a 'Celestial Immortal Technique for the Demon Race' for you. Do you want to cultivate it?"

"Don't even mention the celestial techniques of the demon race, I'm willing to try whatever techniques you create! Demonic arts and evil spells are no problem."

Xiaoqiang expressed his opinion without hesitation.

Then it asked curiously, "Master, you yourself have never seen the Celestial Immortal Technique, so how did you create the Celestial Immortal Technique for the demon race?"
"Isn't it said that demons are considered outsiders, and outsiders cannot attain enlightenment, cannot cultivate celestial immortal techniques, and cannot prove the Dao of the Great Luo?"

"I have the power to turn the rotten into the miraculous."

Xiaoyu opened her right hand, and Xiaoqiang's dog puppies appeared in her palm.

As she silently channeled her inner energy, the dog's treasure shimmered with dazzling golden light.

The demonic script, as heavy as a mountain, manifested on Goubao's surface beyond Xiaoqiang's control.

Then Xiaoqiang was horrified to see his owner raise his left arm, use his left index finger as a pen, and add a stroke to the character "山" (mountain).

"Oh, my primordial spirit is wonderful."

Xiaoqiang, like a naive young woman who had never experienced anything, was suddenly grabbed in her groin. She was both terrified and inexplicably ashamed, and jumped up in fright.

But reason returned, and it realized what its master was doing. It suppressed its discomfort and tried to sense things carefully again.

It felt like it had returned to the time when it was still a living dog, being petted and stroked by its owner.

"My primordial spirit feels so tingly, so numb, so incredibly satisfying! What's going on? How can endless profound mysteries of the Great Dao appear out of thin air in my mind, and I inexplicably understand and master them?"

Xiaoyu wrote a few strokes on the character "mountain," looked at it from left to right, and felt it didn't look quite right. So she spat into her palm and rubbed it on the character "mountain," as if erasing the words already written on the paper.

They actually erased most of the demonic text, which was as heavy as a "mountain".

The next second, Xiaoqiang howled again, "Oh no, this is terrible, this feeling is so uncomfortable. My understanding of the Dao has vanished into thin air? What happened?"

Xiaoyu pondered for a long time before using her left index finger as a pen again. The fingertip shimmered with golden light as she redrawn the character "mountain" on the half-erased surface, stroke by stroke.

The character “山” gradually became extremely complex and more vivid.

Even an illiterate person who cannot read would recognize it as a "mountain" at a glance.

"How strange, so many profound insights, so many, so deep, I can't understand them at all."

Xiaoqiang's brain is like an old console from 2005 that could only play "Warcraft," now running a AAA game from twenty years later.

The host computer's fan was practically spinning like a helicopter propeller, yet it still couldn't handle the massive data processing.

The screen wasn't just lagging, it was blurry and distorted. The dog's brain went blank; he was completely confused.

As Xiaoyu continued writing, she transformed the two-dimensional "mountain" into a three-dimensional, even four-dimensional, structure—from different angles, it resembled Mount Hua, Mount Tai, and Mount Heng.
Xiaoqiang has stopped barking; it lies on the ground, as if it were dead.

Xiaoyu then reluctantly stopped and stuffed "Five Mountains" into Goubao.

The dog-shaped object shone with dazzling divine light, seemingly about to undergo a transformation. However, because this place was located at the edge of the world, without the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and unable to come into contact with the laws of the world, it could not transform.

"stand up!"

She reached out and patted Xiaoqiang's head a few times, waking him up from his mosquito-coil-like eyes.

After adjusting to his new situation, Xiaoqiang asked blankly, "Master, what did you do? I feel like I've become very strange!"

"I helped you improve your innate talent. You were just a mongrel, but now you've become the 'Five Mountains Protector Dog'," Xiaoyu laughed.

"The Five Sacred Mountains Protectors." Xiao Qiang was about to ask what it meant.

But after the primordial spirit circled around the dog's body, it vaguely sensed something.

I feel inexplicably familiar with and close to five great mountains, including Mount Hua and Mount Tai.

It even mastered many supernatural powers and secret techniques related to the Five Sacred Mountains.

In the past, I had never even heard of cultivation, let alone practice it, but now I inexplicably know how to do it.

Xiaoyu said, "You feel it now, don't you? From now on, you will be the Five Sacred Mountains Protector, able to run rampant in the mountains and no one can control you."

The tiger is the king of the mountains, and you are a mountain god, a divine beast of the mountains, both "born" and "acquired."

Xiaoqiang had a lot to say and a lot to ask, but after hesitating for a while, it said, "Master, I'm a little hungry. Give me a few demon cores to eat."

Xiao Yu said, "Your essence has undergone a transformation. You have ascended from a farm dog to a divine beast called the 'Five Sacred Mountains Protector Dog,' so of course you can't keep up with the nutrition."

However, the demon core's energy is obtained by great demons through refining the essence of heaven and earth.

Its properties are too singular; it might be suitable as a supplement, but it's not right for you right now.

"Once we return to the mortal realm, I'll help you find a blessed land where you can absorb the essence of heaven and earth—that would be even better."

"What did you do? I really feel that my innate abilities have changed, and become very complicated."

"It seems like I understand a lot, but I can't grasp its true meaning," Xiaoqiang asked.

Xiao Yu laughed and said, "Your talent in demonic script is merely as heavy as a 'mountain'."

Throughout the entire mountain path, 'weight' is merely the most basic attribute.

Now I've helped you refine the demonic script for the character 'mountain', allowing it to contain even more of the ways of the mountains.

Examples include 'moving mountains and shifting peaks', 'carrying mountains to catch the moon', 'shrinking the earth into an inch', 'turning the earth into steel', 'turning fossils into mud', 'manipulating rocks', 'borrowing the power of mountains', and 'mountains as divine bodies', etc.

There are a total of twenty-four great supernatural powers related to mountains.

Hmm, for now, twenty-four doors.

Once you've fully grasped them, and I've gained more insight into the ways of the mountains, I'll try my best to help you reach the Heavenly Dipper rank.

Perhaps collecting all thirty-six transformations of the Heavenly Dipper would have a special effect? ​​Let's wait and see.

Xiao Qiang was dizzy and said, "I have twenty-four innate supernatural abilities? And they are all great supernatural abilities?"
No wonder the profound mysteries are so complex. It's clearly my own divine power, yet I can't comprehend or understand it.

Xiao Yu said, "You must study hard and practice diligently beforehand so that you can draw inferences from one instance to another and master more supernatural powers related to mountains and land."

These supernatural abilities have now become your own talents.

Developing one's own talents is a hundred times simpler than learning supernatural powers and secret techniques.

Even if you lack talent and are not very smart, you can still quickly improve your skills.

My limit is your limit.

Xiao Qiang was both excited and puzzled, and said, "Master, I know that you are incredibly powerful and omnipotent."

To be able to rewrite other people's innate talents and supernatural abilities at will—that's incredible! It's beyond my comprehension.

Xiaoyu shook her head and said, "Your situation is rather special. If you were a living dog, it would be very troublesome for me to help you improve your talent."

Now you are a demon dog, and you have taken the dog treasure Black Mountain as your Dharma body.

And the dog is a magical treasure.

I actually just used your dog treasure as a magic weapon and refined it again.

When crafting magical artifacts, runes representing the laws of the Great Dao are added to them, giving them various supernatural abilities.

The situation was similar at this time. She could create a "Demon Language Manual" specifically for the demon race.

Directly helping them determine their evolutionary direction can save them from many detours.

In this way, she will become the best teacher for any demon race.

Even though she had only just begun to understand the Yin-Yang Dao of Kunpeng, she already possessed this kind of bug-like ability.

If we replace it with the Demon Master Kunpeng himself, what would he mean to the demon race?
It can only be said that there are wrong names, but no wrong nicknames.

The title "Demon Master" for Kunpeng is absolutely well-deserved.

However, Xiaoyu also discovered the limitations of the "Demon Master": the supernatural powers of the demon script are limited to the "ancient demon race" and are ineffective against some "new demon races" in modern times.

For example, dragons, phoenixes, unicorns, and other celestial spirits like Sun Wukong.

In the ancient times, dragons, phoenixes, and qilin were the protagonists of heaven and earth, primordial gods. The difference between them and the demon race was like the difference between humans and demons.

They are completely different races.

The dragon race records the great principles of heaven and earth with dragon-shaped script, while the phoenix has phoenix-shaped script.

Then came the Demon Master Kunpeng, who recorded the heritage of the demon race in demon script.

Xiao Yu himself mastered the Ancient Dragon's divine power.

She was quite certain that the Demon Master's Demon Script Way (Kunpeng Yin Yang Great Way) could not encompass the Ancient Dragon's supernatural powers.

In short, she could not use demonic script to record the ancient dragon's supernatural powers.

But the world is constantly changing. The primordial energy and laws of the universe in modern times are different from those in ancient times.

Xiaoyu also obtained several modern Dragon Balls, whose supernatural powers were recorded in Dragon Script, which seemed to be able to be transcribed into Demon Script.

The modern dragon race has lost its power over heaven and earth (primarily the power over water). They are no longer the innate divine race, but have fallen into demonic form.

Similar to the dragon race are innate spirits like Wukong.

Is Wukong a demon?
He calls himself "the most famous demon in history," but his monkey brain probably doesn't contain any demonic writings.

As soon as Wukong was born, he bowed to the four directions, and his eyes emitted golden light that shot into the heavens, startling even the Jade Emperor of Heaven.

At that time, he was a primordial demon god. But after he ate the fruits of the mortal world and drank the water from the river, the golden light in his eyes immediately disappeared. This was because he had adapted to the rules of the new world and was demoted to a demon.

The world has changed. Many "spirits" and "monsters" that were not originally demons are now classified as demons.

However, the demon script inherited by the demon master did not benefit them.

The Great Dao of Yin and Yang of Kunpeng ultimately failed to encompass all their paths.

—The Demon Master's Kunpeng Yin-Yang Dao has failed to keep up with the times.

Perhaps I can take this opportunity to replace him?

First, study the innate supernatural powers of the dragon, phoenix, qilin, the four great monkeys, and various spirits and creatures.

If she could transform their "Dao" into a "Primordial Qi Level" demon script, she would be a true "Demon Master".

Could we then directly usurp Kunpeng's Dao Fruit?
After sending Xiaoqiang away, Xiaoyu actually began to study how to transform the dragon race's innate supernatural powers into demonic script.

At the same time, she also accompanied Dou Gengyan in studying the "Pangu Axe Intent Stone Slab" in the spirit form of the Five Thunder General.

In the blink of an eye, seven or eight years have passed in the world of my dreams.

"I can't go on, I have to leave." After another sword fight, Dou Gengyan's face was pale, and he could not hide his exhaustion. He had large dark circles under his eyes, making him look like a panda.

"Although the dream dimension can accelerate time, it's too tiring. And the cultivation effect is particularly poor."

I really don't understand why you chose this place as your place of spiritual practice.

Xiaoyu said, "I didn't have time to speed things up; time was normal in the dream."

Dou Gengyan asked, "I've been practicing swordsmanship here for seven years and nine months. How much time has passed in the outside world?"

Xiaoyu said, "The night is not over yet. But time in dreams is different from that in the human world."

Some people dream for decades, or even have hundreds of dreams in a row, without getting tired at all.

Wasn't Hu Hai constantly traveling through time in his dreams, hundreds of times in total?
Hu Hai was simply hungry and physically exhausted.

But Hu Hai was dreaming; now it's Xiao Yu building his dream, Xiao Yu's dream.

It wasn't Dou Gengyan wasting his energy dreaming.

"You feel tired because you've been practicing swordsmanship all the time and haven't rested properly. You can even fall asleep in your dreams and have dreams," Xiaoyu continued.

"I'm in my true form now, so I can't sleep in my dreams. I can't fall asleep," Dou Gengyan said.

Xiao Yu pondered for a moment and said, "You have only scratched the surface of Pangu's axe intent, and have not yet touched the marrow, let alone the soul. If you leave now, who knows when we will meet again."

They are all immortals, so there's no need to worry about being separated for too long.

But she tutored Dou Gengyan in the hope of helping her improve her spiritual cultivation so that she could survive this great calamity.

Dou Gengyan said, "If the stone slab were placed in a fairyland, I could practice swordsmanship for a hundred years without eating or drinking and without knowing the passage of time. This place is indeed not a place for cultivation."

Xiao Yu asked, "If the stone slab were placed in the human world, how many years could you stay in one place?"

"No! I have to go to Dazexiang." Dou Gengyan glanced at her and said, "Even if I only grasp a little bit of the Pangu Axe Intent, my sword intent is more than ten times stronger than before."

Compared to you, I am indeed somewhat inferior. But looking across the land, I fear no one.

Her swordsmanship is indeed quite good.

The effect of comprehending the Pangu Axe Intent through Sword Heart Clarity is also very good.

A mere swordsman's bones are far less capable of comprehending the way of the sword than a swordsman's heart is enlightened.

Xiaoyu and Dou Gengyan practiced swordsmanship in their dreams, often gaining insights from each other's techniques. She guided Dou Gengyan, and Dou Gengyan inspired her. The two complemented each other, and Xiaoyu's swordsmanship improved by 20-30%.

Two or three percent is not as good as Dou Gengyan's tenfold increase.

Xiaoyu's swordsmanship was already very strong. If she improved it by another 20% or 30%, it would be equivalent to several years of normal training.

Xiao Yu asked, "Do you have a 'life-saving talisman'?"

"What life-protecting talisman?" Dou Gengyan asked in confusion.

"A roster that records the major sects of the Divine Continent, their specialties in supernatural powers and techniques, and the powerful magical treasures they possess," Xiaoyu said.

Dou Gengyan said, "I haven't been in Shenzhou for long, and I'm only familiar with fellow Daoists from Huashan so far."

Xiao Yu sighed, "You don't even have a life-saving charm, yet you dare to spout such arrogant words, saying that you are not afraid of anyone in the whole country."

“I am different from you. You are fighting against the entire ‘Destiny’ all by yourself, but I have many fellow Daoists by my side,” Dou Gengyan said.

Xiao Yu sneered, "Not only do you not have a life-saving talisman, but you probably haven't even read 'The Investiture of the Gods'."

Otherwise, you would know the lessons of Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao, and you would understand the devastating impact of Shen Gongbao's words, "Fellow Daoist, please wait."

The more fellow practitioners you have around you, the safer you are, the more dangerous it is.

Disciples can help their masters avert disasters and calamities, but 'fellow Daoists' are even more useful than disciples.

It's more convenient to use and there's less psychological burden.

You, a wandering immortal from elsewhere, look remarkably like 'Xiao Sheng'.

Dou Gengyan's expression changed several times as he asked, "Do you have 'The Investiture of the Gods'? Let me take a look. I really don't know much about Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao."

Xiaoyu was speechless. "You really haven't read 'The Investiture of the Gods'?"

"How daring! He doesn't even know the old tales of the Investiture of the Gods, yet he dares to venture into the Central Plains and risk his life."

　Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao are characters in the novel *Investiture of the Gods*, and they possess a very famous magical weapon—the Treasure-Dropping Copper Coin.

　　They were originally carefree and leisurely cultivators, and they even used the Treasure-Losing Copper Coin to knock down the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, which can be considered as saving (helping) the Burning Lamp Taoist.

　　Logically speaking, the Dinghai Pearl, which they shot down, should be considered their spoils of war, right?
　　As a result, Ran Deng said that the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl was destined for him and was the opportunity for him to achieve enlightenment. Not only did he take away the magic weapon, but he also caused Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao to die.

　　They repaid their "great kindness" by sending their benefactors to the Investiture of the Gods list.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)