Da Zaojun

Chapter 161 The Ascension to Heaven Dragon Transformation Technique: Water Virtue Chapter

After collecting the treasure chests and valuables, they arrived at the backyard. The front courtyard was the residence of the Dragon God, and it had a strong sense of daily life. However, it didn't resemble the grand Dragon Palace depicted in TV dramas or novels. Instead, it had the air of a wealthy landlord's family, with some fruits and vegetables growing there.

The melon is somewhat like the Ice Melon Thrower from Plants vs. Zombies, with each one looking like a crystal [Jade Melon]. Song Wuji felt that this was a melon that affected the taste. If you refrigerate a watermelon, it's a delicacy, but if you freeze a melon, it will turn into water.
The fruit also exudes a cold air, like pears, each one jade-colored, hanging on the fruit tree, but it is called [Jiaoli].

Both the pear and the jujube are legendary fruits, said to be found by the Antarctic Immortal. I never imagined there would be such a plant here.

The missing Rain Master Sword and Water Bowl were found in the back room, along with a [True Dragon Painting] that was very spiritual. Song Wuji guessed that it contained a secret, otherwise it would not have been hung in the most conspicuous place.

After observing carefully for a while, Song Wuji placed the Water Virtue Dragon Scales onto the True Dragon Diagram.

Suddenly, a technique called "Ascension to Heaven and Transformation into Dragon Technique: Water Virtue Chapter" appeared.

This technique requires the gathering of five dragon scales, which represent the five virtues of water.

The life-giving scales of water represent that water is the source of life. They also represent the vital essence of a cultivator.

The robust scales of water represent the ceaseless flow, the courage and perseverance to forge ahead, and also the true energy of a cultivator.

The soft scales of water represent that nothing in the world is softer than water, which benefits all things without contention, and represents the divine will of the cultivator.

As for the remaining two dragon scales, they were hidden and their true meaning remains unknown.

"With these three methods for condensing dragon scales, one can actually obtain the three treasures of a true dragon: essence, energy, and spirit. I wonder what the remaining water element is?"

However, this technique is biased towards the water element, which is not suitable for someone like Song Wuji who is of the fire element, since water tends to flow downwards while fire tends to flow upwards.

However, if one were to master the Heavenly Gang Transformation of the True Dragon Transformation, similar to the White Tiger Transformation, it would likely be able to transform the Five Elements.

Song Wuji thought to himself, "The soil here is extraordinary, capable of growing spiritual roots. It seems that this third-grade spiritual mansion doesn't necessarily need to be magnificent. Just like all the buildings in the vast Heavenly Palace combined might not be worth as much as an acre of peach orchard."

At this time, Wan Xiangping and the others had finished clearing out the shrimp soldiers and frog soldiers outside. Luo Chuan even personally fought and killed a ninth-rank water demon, and naturally became a ninth-rank surfer. Wan Xiangping also killed a ninth-rank one. He was only one eighth-rank away from the eighth-rank ritual, and he was just one eighth-rank demon away from being able to hunt down.

They wanted to enter the Water Palace, but were stopped by the giant turtle: "Where did you rotten fish and shrimp come from, trying to enter the Water Palace?"

At this moment, Song Wuji came out and said, "You two must not be rude. Let these two in."

Although Song Wuji claimed that Wan Xiangping and his group were tomb raiders, he himself was also guilty of "burglary."

However, with the secret realm token in hand, and the true dragon scales seized from the Luohu Python, Song Wuji was now the true master of the Water Palace, merely inheriting the legacy of his predecessors. At this moment, he was simply exercising the rights of a master. Song Wuji said to Luo Shun, "Luo Shun, since you are already at the ninth rank and are fond of and skilled in water, the cultivation methods here will be given priority for you to practice. However, you will also be responsible for training the naval forces. In addition, this Dragon Palace Water Palace has many resources that need to be carefully maintained."

Luo Chuan was overjoyed because Song Wuji had given him all the cultivation techniques he had found in the treasure chest to study.

Wan Xiangping opened his mouth but didn't make a sound, though he seemed to want to say, "What about me?"

Song Wuji replied, "I have other plans for you two, and you will not be shortchanged from your contributions."

The three of them visited the Erlong Palace, which looked like the courtyard of a rural landlord. Although there were some precious trees and spiritual creatures, guarding this place would be like being a village head.

He was just curious about the effects of eating these spiritual creatures, but as soon as he touched the Frost Jade Melon and tried to pick one to eat, the extreme cold broke through the effect of the Warming Powder, freezing his eyebrows so that they turned frost, and the skin on his hands got stained with the Frost Jade Melon.

"cold!"

"cold!"

Song Wuji used the stove fire to dispel the cold air before letting him get rid of his hands: "The things here are all extremely cold and yin. Even with my strong fire, I dare not take them easily. They are cultivation materials used by a seventh-rank dragon lord. You are only a ninth-rank, so I'm afraid you are not fortunate enough to enjoy them."

Song Wuji picked a few fruits, not for himself, but for the Seventh-Rank Ritual [Banquet for Ghosts and Gods]. The banquet would definitely have more than one dish. Four cold dishes, eight hot dishes, and a soup would be the most classic. He might even need to use these fruits and vegetables to make a platter, especially the fish in the pond, the fish raised by the Dragon King, which would definitely be enough for a dish. There would also be the Eight Treasures of the Water, such as water chestnuts, lotus roots, etc., which would all make for a dish.

Upon hearing this, Wan Xiangping felt ashamed. After all, Song Wuji was now an eighth-rank official, and he said he dared not take it lightly. If they were to take it, they would probably freeze to death.

Song Wuji said to Luo Chuan, "The cultivation techniques I gave you are all of the cold attribute. I have looked at them. These techniques are originally for virgins to cultivate. If men cultivate them, it is easy for cold energy to enter the belt meridian, which is detrimental to testicles. Therefore, in addition to cultivating, you need to frequently worship the stove fire and practice more external martial arts to invigorate your blood and qi and resolve the cold poison in time. Otherwise, if you remain cold to the end, you will not be able to generate any yin energy."

"However, once mastered, its power is immense, with every move carrying a chilling aura."

Luo Chuan wanted to say something to express his gratitude, but Song Wuji stopped him: "This is just what's in the Water Mansion. I'm not giving you just one. Later, you can select some people from the original Luohu Town to rebuild the fishing village here, train the fishermen to become fishing soldiers and naval troops, reduce some of the food pressure in the city, and at the same time guard the Water Mansion."

Luo Chuan then stopped, nodding firmly: "Many of the disaster victims outside the Taoist temple were fishermen before. In addition, there are also people from our village and town who fled together in the city. Many of them can swim, so we can go back to our old profession! With my current ninth-rank fishing skill, I can catch five or six hundred catties of fish every day without any problem!"

Song Wuji nodded: "That's good. I've already spoken with these two guards. You can just live in the Water Mansion and cultivate there. The spiritual energy here is abundant, so it's definitely not bad. Also, you can try to worship the Water God here so that the fishermen can learn the rituals. If it's feasible, I'll build a stove here and use the fire's protective power so that after your daily training in the water, you can warm yourselves up when you come ashore."

After Song Wuji removed the Water Dragon Scale, he hung the True Dragon Diagram back up. He guessed that this thing was used for visualization and was also a true form of the divine way, enough for sacrifice.

After making arrangements for Luo Chuan, Song Wuji did not linger at the Water Mansion. He simply had Wan Xiangpin and Xiong Hao lead the way to the Iron Pillar Palace on Xiaoyao Mountain to see what was really going on there.

(End of this chapter)