Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 161 The natal magic weapon
Above the sky, amidst the clouds and mist, a dragon writhed and raged wildly.

It was ten zhang long, its face was completely covered by bone armor, only revealing a pair of dark blue eyes. Between its claws and on its back, bone spikes were visible, making it look ferocious. A faint layer of cold white aura surrounded its body, like a layer of armor protecting it.

With a roar, a thought arose, and the dragon entered the water, instantly stirring up the entire river surface and forming a huge whirlpool.

"With the support of the Flood Dragon Armor, my control over the power of rivers has become even stronger."

With a thought, he could command huge waves. Jiang Chen clearly felt the changes within himself. The Flood Dragon Armor not only brought him powerful physical strength but also enhanced his control over the power of the river water. Even his Mist Riding Technique and Cold Light Technique were amplified, making it an all-round enhancement.

Compared to the mid-grade Tide-Generating Fan, this magical artifact provides a much greater boost to the Mist Dragon.

"Cold light!"

With power at his command and his interest piqued, Jiang Chen activated the Mist Dragon's most lethal technique, the Frost Light Technique. After this period of training, he had already raised this spell to the minor completion level, and was not far from the major completion level.

With a crackling sound, the dragon exhaled, and a cold, eerie blue light bloomed on the riverbed. The swirling eddy was instantly frozen, and at that moment, the flow of the entire river seemed to stagnate.

Jiang Chen was quite satisfied to have witnessed all these changes.

"Although the spell level is a bit low, with the blessing of the Flood Dragon Armor, the power of this attack should be top-notch even at the Qi Refining Great Perfection level. Of course, the two Frost Spirit Waters also contributed to this."

"After refining these two portions of spiritual water, the mist dragon's aura has become even more chilling."

With a thought in his mind and the power of the dragon surging within him, Jiang Chen swung his dragon tail, instantly shattering the solid ice.

At this moment, the previously stagnant river water began to flow normally again.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Chen slowly withdrew his power. The cold aura around him gradually subsided, and the bone armor on his face and the bone spurs on his body began to disappear. Although the Flood Dragon Water Armor had not been forged for long and was a dangerous weapon that was difficult to control, he, or rather the Mist Flood Dragon, had complete control over it.

"Their auras are of the same origin, as if they were one. This Flood Dragon Armor truly has the aura of a natal magic weapon."

After calming all the strange phenomena and reflecting on himself, Jiang Chen saw the white bone bead inside the mist dragon's body, and his words were tinged with a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of deep emotion or reflection).

After a period of continuous testing, he has confirmed that the Mist Dragon has fully mastered the power of the Flood Dragon Armor and has even absorbed it into its body, a characteristic that only a natal magic weapon can possess.

When a magical artifact enters the body, every cultivation session involves nurturing and refining the artifact. The artifact can grow alongside the cultivator, which is called the "natal artifact." The natal demon skin of the Wuchang Sect was inspired by the concept of natal artifacts, but it was simplified by leveraging its own characteristics, allowing Wuchang Sect cultivators to possess an alternative natal artifact even during the Qi Refining stage.

It should be noted that under normal circumstances, Qi Refining cultivators cannot possess natal magic weapons; that is a characteristic only possessed by high-level cultivators.

"The Water-Covered Armor of the Flood Dragon incorporates the skeleton of the Mist Flood Dragon. It is one with the Flood Dragon's skin. This may be the fundamental reason why the Water-Covered Armor of the Flood Dragon can be easily controlled by the Mist Flood Dragon, and even become its destiny. After all, the two are consistent in their origin."

"Similarly, there are the Black and White Elders and the two magic swords, Black Eyebrow and White Head. However, the demon skins that the Black and White Elders possess are just inanimate objects, and their main bodies are still human. At most, they can only use the demon skins to reduce the difficulty of refining the magic swords, which is far from reaching the level of the Mist Dragon."

Thoughts raced through Jiang Chen's mind as he pondered issues related to his natal magic weapon. He keenly noticed that after refining the Flood Dragon Armor, the Mist Flood Dragon's cultivation speed had increased significantly, clearly driven by the magic weapon. "Perhaps the Mist Flood Dragon will truly reach the Qi Refining Perfection stage soon. If that's the case, it would be a good thing for me."

"It's a pity that although it's my natal demon skin, the Mist Dragon doesn't seem to be able to replenish my cultivation right now."

Shaking his head, Jiang Chen returned to his senses, maintaining his dragon form, and fled far away along the riverbed. When he reappeared, he had already entered the water vein node.

"The spiritual energy has recovered considerably."

Shedding his dragon form and transforming back into human shape, Jiang Chen carefully sensed the changes in spiritual energy within the node space. He nodded, and after a while, the spiritual energy within the node space had recovered to about 50%.

"Compared to Bewitching Bay, the spirit pool here is more suitable for the growth of high-quality Frost Star Shells. Although Bewitching Bay is blessed with a cold and yin power, the spiritual energy is still a bit thin. Tao Yao is currently focusing her main energy on the West Slope and can't pay attention to it for the time being."

With these thoughts racing through his mind, Jiang Chen opened his storage bag and placed the Cold Star Shells he had already selected into the spirit pool. These were all high-quality Cold Star Shells, which, if cultivated properly, could produce a first-tier spirit item called Cold Marrow Liquid.

With a squeak, the Cold Star Shells entered the water and, stimulated by the rush of spiritual energy, immediately became active.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen smiled.

This spiritual pool is connected to the Qingyuan River, and the river's energy is abundant, providing excellent nourishment for any water-related spiritual creatures.

"Han Xingbei Xihan, if there is an opportunity in the future, we can set up an ice-attribute formation here. For now, we can only use some tricks to deal with it temporarily."

With his true energy surging, Jiang Chen took out a huge piece of Xuanbing Stone and threw it into the spirit pool. This was something he had obtained along with the Frost Spirit Water. But this was not the end. As the Xuanbing Stone entered the water, Jiang Chen activated the power of the Mist Dragon.

In the next instant, a cold light burst forth, enveloping the entire spirit pool. With the Xuanbing Stone at its core, rolling cold air gathered and eventually formed a miniature iceberg in the spirit pool, pure white on the outside and shimmering with wisps of dark blue on the inside.

A chill suddenly filled the air, and the temperature in the entire node space dropped significantly.

Sensing this change, the Frost Clams became even more active, flocking to the miniature iceberg to build their little nests there.

Taking in all these changes, Jiang Chen nodded in satisfaction.

"With such a good place, these Frost Star Clams should grow much faster."

"The reason why Gao Siyuan was able to refine his Green Serpent Whip so easily was not only because the Green Serpent Whip itself was of good quality, but also because he had enough Cold Marrow Liquid to use."

"If there is enough Cold Marrow Liquid, the Mist Dragon will find it much easier to refine the Flood Dragon Water Armor, and a top-grade magic weapon will be just around the corner."

After careful observation and confirming that the Frost Star Clams were not abnormal, Jiang Chen turned and left the water vein node. He originally wanted to use the spirit pool here to raise spirit fish, but there were no suitable fish species at the moment. Rather than leaving it empty, he decided to use it to cultivate the Frost Star Clams, which were in greater demand.

(End of this chapter)