Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 305 The Cave Heaven is Frozen, the Dragon God Technique is Obtained
A violent force raged throughout the entire secret realm, and an icy aura swept in all directions.

Within the Water Moon Cave, a catastrophe suddenly struck.

The icy chill that swept across the land solidified everything in an instant.

Whether it was the unchanging mountains, the swaying forests, or the ever-flowing rivers, everything froze completely the moment this terrifying, icy aura swept in.

The Tong clan members who lived in the mountains and along the rivers were not spared either.

In an instant, it was frozen by the ice.

The catastrophe spread to the surrounding area of ​​the entire secret realm at a speed that ordinary people could hardly imagine.

Almost every corner was covered by this icy aura and then frozen.

In the sky, Zhou Ming calmly watched the astonishing scene below, and couldn't help but sigh, "The power of the Blood Ruyi is truly terrifying!"

But don't misunderstand, this situation does not mean that he harmed Shuiyue Cave.

This catastrophic disaster originated from a reckless little girl.

Not long ago, Tong Zhan, as the successor clan leader, lit the eternal lamp.

The Tong clan generally did not accept this result, but since Tong Bo had clearly expressed his support for Tong Zhan, the clan members did not say anything more.

After experiencing numerous changes, Tong Bo suddenly remembered that there was an outsider in Shuiyue Cave.

That's DouDou.

"I've heard everything from Tong Bo. He snatched the Blood Ruyi from you, so I'll return it to you."

DouDou took the blood-red scepter, her expression indignant.

"What blood-red scepter? It's all fake! It can bring people back to life and heal flesh and bones!"

Having witnessed the entire process, she naturally knew that Tong Zhan snatched the Blood Ruyi in order to save his father.

But this blood-red scepter had no effect whatsoever.

She didn't know whether it was because the Blood Ruyi didn't actually have that effect, so the ability to bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded was just a rumor in the martial arts world, or whether she had simply stolen a fake one.

But her resentment made her increasingly dislike the Blood Ruyi, and in a fit of anger, she threw it directly to the ground.

This treasure wasn't sturdy at all; when she threw it, it shattered into several pieces.

The boundless energy contained within it instantly lost its restraint.

Almost simultaneously, Tong Bo realized something was wrong and immediately reached out to grab Dou Dou, transforming into a semi-transparent dragon and flying out horizontally.

Behind them, the boundless power contained within the Blood Jade completely erupted, transforming into endless chilling energy that swept across all directions!

That's why the entire Water Moon Cave is frozen at this moment!

"However, the protagonists are the protagonists; even such a large-scale disaster didn't affect them..."

Zhou Ming noticed that even though the entire Shuiyue Cave was frozen, some blind spots and areas still temporarily escaped the disaster.

Meanwhile, Tong Bo, Dou Dou, Tong Zhan, and Yin Xiu were hiding in that blind spot and were unharmed for the time being.

But they all know that this is only for now.

This powerful chill filled the entire Water Moon Cave, and it would affect them sooner or later.

In a moment of crisis, Tong Bo once again used the Dragon God Skill, leading the three of them to escape to the edge of the Water Moon Cave.

"Dragon God Technique..."

Zhou Ming felt a pang of envy.

This is a cultivation technique that truly enables one to transform into a dragon after cultivation!
Who in the world can resist the temptation of becoming a dragon?
"Hopefully, we can find a book that records the Dragon God Technique..."

Zhou Ming projected a Jade Snow Ice Crystal, which surrounded him, absorbing the extreme cold energy and preventing it from affecting him.

It then plummeted from the sky, landing among the distinctive buildings of the Tong family.

Zhou Ming did not find the Dragon God Technique at the Tong clan's previous library.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. How could a top-secret martial art like the Dragon God Skill be kept in such a place?

It must be hidden in a top-secret place.

Otherwise, even the elders of the Tong clan, including Yinxiu, wouldn't have been so surprised when they saw Tong Bo use the Dragon God Skill, completely unable to recognize this wondrous martial art.

Within the entire Tong clan, probably only the clan leader and Tong Bo knew of the existence of the Dragon God Technique.

Tong Bo, on the other hand, was adopted by the clan chief when he was a child.

So, the person who taught him the Dragon God Technique must have been the clan leader himself!
Moreover, given the profound and mysterious nature of the Dragon God Skill, it is highly likely that even someone who does not practice it could memorize it all.

Conversely, the possibility of records in classical texts is extremely high.

Therefore, Zhou Ming went straight to the place where the clan chief lived and began searching.

Several hours later...

"Finally found!"

Zhou Ming successfully found an ancient scroll made of animal hide in the clan chief's residence.

This residence has been passed down for countless generations, exuding an ancient aura, and contains dozens of secret locations, large and small.

The larger one is a complete secret room, while the smaller one can only hold a small box.

This ancient scroll made of animal hide was found in a narrow crevice, about the length of an arm and the width of a palm.

The animal hide, which was obtained from some strange beast, showed little damage even after countless years.

The characters on the animal hide were very clear, without the slightest blurriness.

However, this script is inherited from ancient times and is quite different from modern scripts.

Fortunately, during this time, Zhou Ming had been constantly excavating ancient treasures throughout the land and obtained many ancient characters.

The ancient Loulan Kingdom, in particular, remained hidden for a thousand years and is a direct descendant of the ancient times.

Therefore, Zhou Ming could not say he could read the ancient script on this scroll fluently, but he could read it without much difficulty.

Dragon God Skill is inherited from the ancient Dragon God.

The cultivation method itself does not follow the path of magic cultivation, nor the currently popular path of martial arts cultivation, but rather the path of the bloodline of gods and demons from ancient times.

The difference between these different paths lies in their universality.

The most popular martial art in this era is the most universally applicable; anyone can practice it. Even non-humans can learn some of it.

For example, there's the cat on Wudang Mountain who's proficient in the Tiger Claw Severing Hand technique, and Big Yellow on Motian Cliff, who has immense internal strength and is waiting for Brother Dog to come home.

Not to mention Dugu Qiubai's magnificent eagle with its exquisite swordsmanship.

The path of Dharma cultivation is not so common; one must possess unique qualifications to practice it.

Even those with divine or demonic bloodlines may not possess such a talent.

For example, in the current Tong clan, only a few people have the aptitude to cultivate magic.

Although the others also belonged to the Tong family, they could only cultivate martial arts.

Finally, the path of divine and demonic bloodlines can usually only be cultivated by descendants of such bloodlines; those without such bloodlines can only look on with envy.

The Dragon God Technique is all about bloodline.

This technique is divided into nine levels. Starting from the first level, it follows the path of the Three Elements in sync, so it cannot be measured by the current martial arts realm classification.

The first three levels are only used to lay the foundation. Once you reach the third level, your strength will be similar to that of the Innate True Qi realm.

However, if one cultivates to the fourth level, there will be a leap forward, comparable to the innate perfection.

It can briefly transform into a dragon and fly, and when it transforms into a dragon, its combat power will instantly surge, making it comparable to some powerful One Flower Grandmasters.

His strength leaped again to the fifth level, comparable to a second-level Grandmaster. When he transformed into a dragon, his strength was equivalent to a Grandmaster at the peak.

The sixth level is even more formidable. Not only is the individual powerful, but they can also draw upon and absorb the power of heaven and earth, possessing abilities comparable to a grandmaster.

However, he still falls short compared to a true Grandmaster. After all, a Grandmaster's Three Flowers Gather at the Top, their ultimate leap, represents a vast leap in power.

However, once you can break through the seventh level, you can directly skip the first stage of the Grandmaster realm and reach the second stage of the Grandmaster realm.

As for the eighth floor further down...

Even with Zhou Ming's current knowledge, he cannot predict which level of martial arts it can be compared to.

However, given the power of the Dragon God Technique, it is very likely that he could break through the eighth level, and his combat power would be equivalent to reaching the legendary realm of celestial beings.

However, this is just Zhou Ming's guess and is not accurate.

After all, the strongest combat power he had ever seen was Zhang Sanfeng, who was at the second level of the Grandmaster realm, the Martial Phase realm.

However, above the Martial Aspect realm, there is the Grandmaster third realm.

Zhou Ming was unaware of the significant difference in combat power between the second and third realms.

If the difference is also extremely large, then it's hard to say.

The ninth floor... must be incredibly terrifying.

However, Zhou Ming felt that even if he cultivated to the ninth level, there would still be a huge gap between him and the legendary Dragon God.

The Dragon God Technique was merely a technique created by the Dragon God for his own bloodline descendants.

Following the path created by the other party, the chances of eventually catching up with them are not high.

Even at the very end of this ancient animal-hide scroll, it is clearly stated that even after cultivating to the ninth level, one still looks up to the realm of the Dragon God.

"There were differences even between the gods and demons of ancient times..."

Zhou Ming sighed.

The most powerful gods and demons are naturally those of the goddess Nuwa.

The Dragon God was certainly not as good as the Goddess Nuwa, but he was able to become famous in that era. So, among all the gods and demons, he should be considered to be of the middle to upper level.

Imperial Sword Manor.

Thanks to Zhou Ming's assistance, the inheritance ceremony proceeded smoothly.

Under the incredulous gaze of Zhao Yun below the stage, Yin Hao passed on the Blood Ruyi to Yin Tianqi.

This also means that Yin Tianqi has become the current owner of Yujian Manor.

Yin Tianqi, standing on the stage, basked in the cheers and congratulations from everyone.

Yin Hao, who had stepped aside, watched this scene with a smile.

Yin Zhong, who wasn't even on the stage, was listening to the Iron Guard's report.

"The white-clad man, the sky shattered, and two giant hands carried them away..."

As Yin Zhong repeated these key elements, a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

"I understand, you may leave..."

After everyone left, Yin Zhong finally couldn't contain his joy and burst into laughter: "Hahaha... Five hundred years... Five hundred years! I've finally found it!"

For hundreds of years, the injuries caused by the Spirit Mirror have never healed, causing him to suffer from the pain of his injuries.

Each time his injury flared up, he was in excruciating pain.

It can be said that the spirit mirror has tormented him for as long as he has lived since his resurrection.

Over the past few hundred years, he has traveled all over the country, searching for all sorts of methods, but he has only been able to barely recover from his injuries.

He has been guarding the Imperial Sword Manor for two main reasons. Besides the mercury pool he built underground for healing, another major reason is that he wants to wait for the Tong clan to appear.

Now, he has finally gotten what he's been waiting for.

How could I not be excited!
Unfortunately, he was in the Ruyi Pavilion participating in the inheritance ceremony when this happened, and he missed such a good opportunity.

Yin Zhong's smile faded.

Now that the member of the Tong clan has left, it will probably be difficult to find where the Tong clan is hiding.

but……

"The Blood Ruyi...he took the Blood Ruyi with him, so..."

Yin Zhong returned to Ruyi Pavilion, wanting to find Zhou Ming.

However, Zhou Ming's seat was empty; he was not actually in Ruyi Pavilion.

"Ok?"

He immediately summoned a waiter and inquired about Zhou Ming's whereabouts.

To ensure a good experience for every guest, Ruyi Pavilion has many waiters, especially for the most distinguished guests in the front rows, who are basically served one-on-one.

"Our distinguished guest has been gone for almost fifteen minutes..."

"Almost a quarter of an hour?"

Yin Zhong calculated that it was exactly the time when the Iron Guard reported that the Tong clan member had been taken away.

"really……"

Yin Zhong's suspicions were confirmed, and he actually felt a little more relaxed.

The next day, Zhou Ming returned to Yujian Manor and was immediately approached by Yin Zhong, who asked him a question.

"Hehe, Second Uncle guessed right. I do have a unique feeling for the products I create."

Upon receiving this answer, Yin Zhong's eyes immediately lit up with undisguised joy.

"So, you left yesterday because you noticed that blood-red jade scepter?"

Zhou Ming nodded with a smile: "As expected, nothing can be hidden from Second Uncle. At that time, I only noticed that the Blood Ruyi suddenly became very far away from me, so I found it strange and deliberately left to see what was going on."

Yin Zhongqiang suppressed his excitement and said, "So, you know where that blood-red scepter is?"

"Of course I know!"

"Haha, my dear nephew! This matter is quite important to me. I wonder if you could take me there?"

"It's such a small matter. How could I refuse when my second uncle asked?"

It was the second day of the succession ceremony, and many guests had not yet left. Logically, Yin Zhong should have stayed to see them off one by one.

But Yin Zhong had waited for hundreds of years, his heart burning with anxiety, so why would he care about such trivial matters?

Without even informing Yin Hao, she pulled Zhou Ming away from the Imperial Sword Manor.

They rode swiftly and soon arrived at the foot of a cliff.

"Based on my senses, the location of the Blood Ruyi should be in this mountain."

"Nephew, during this process, is it possible to change the position of Xue Ruyi?"

"My second uncle acted hastily, and there's something I haven't had a chance to tell you yet. It seems that the blood scepter was destroyed, so my senses of it have long since disappeared."

"It was destroyed?"

Yin Zhong frowned.

Some doubts lingered in my mind, but I put them aside for the time being. The most urgent thing right now was to see if this place was indeed Shuiyue Cave Heaven.

He approached the cliff and examined it carefully, but found nothing amiss.

He leaped up again, stepping on the cliff rocks, and ascended to the top of the mountain.

Using his light-footed skills, he moved back and forth among the mountains and forests.

This continued for half an hour before they suddenly returned to the foot of the cliff and burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, I almost fell for it! Yes! Yes! This is it! This is it!"

(End of this chapter)