Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 468 Dao Heart Seed Demon
Deep within the soul, the black waters run deep.

With his consciousness transcending and looking down upon this expanse of black water, Jiang Chen's mind was unconsciously immersed in it.

"These are Xuan Jiaozi's insights into cultivation."

At one point, as he regained his composure, Jiang Chen had a sudden realization.

Insight belongs to the true meaning, which is far more ethereal and elusive than memory. Memory leaves traces, which are often traceable in the soul, but insight is different. It is more private, and it is difficult for outsiders to see it, let alone take it away. Even soul searching cannot do so.

But at this moment, he saw the existence of cultivation insights within Xuan Jiaozi's soul.

"The inner demons opened a breach, the chaotic spirits were completely under control, and coupled with the pull of my soul-devouring essence, this is the fundamental reason why I was able to capture and comprehend it."

Thinking back to the cause, Jiang Chen pondered for a moment and quickly understood the key: two strange methods plus a special quality were what created the current situation; none of the three could be missing.

"If I want to gain further insights from Xuan Jiaozi, I need to activate the Soul Devouring True Demon Art."

As the black water gradually faded, seemingly about to dissipate, Jiang Chen circulated his cultivation technique.

In that instant, the black water surged and rolled up thousands of waves, and a dragon's roar followed, as if a real dragon was stirring up trouble beneath the black water.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Chen was immediately plunged into a strange state.

At this moment, the primordial energy within his body naturally stirred, and the primordial energy evolved, gradually transforming into dragon energy, just as if he had truly cultivated the Myriad Manifestations Dragon Transformation Scripture.

"All things possess nature, and all things possess the nature of the dragon. The dragon can be large or small, can rise or hide..."

Deep within his heart, various insights related to the Myriad Manifestations Transformation Dragon Scripture kept appearing before Jiang Chen, as if someone had shared their own insights without reservation. These insights not only touched upon the fundamental mysteries of the technique but also included his own unique understanding.

"It's a wonderful feeling. Even though it was only a moment, it felt as if I had cultivated the Myriad Manifestations Dragon Transformation Scripture from nothing to something for many years."

Pulling himself back to reality, Jiang Chen looked at the deep black water and felt a slight ripple in his heart.

He himself had cultivated the True Understanding of Primordial Qi, but he did not know much about the Myriad Manifestations Transformation Dragon Scripture. This method was one of the twelve true transmissions of the Impermanence Sect, and it was difficult to come into contact with under normal circumstances, let alone cultivate it. However, at this moment, with the help of Xuan Jiaozi, he had gained a relatively in-depth understanding of the Myriad Manifestations Transformation Dragon Scripture.

Not only did he learn some of the cultivation methods of the Myriad Manifestations Dragon Transformation Scripture, but he also gained corresponding insights. At least before reaching the Purple Mansion level, he had no problem at all. In fact, these were all the results of Xuan Jiaozi's cultivation, but he had obtained them in this special way.

"If Devouring Souls directly absorbs the true meaning of others and plunders their achievements for one's own use, then this method is more like sharing. Although I have gained Xuan Jiaozi's cultivation insights, Xuan Jiaozi has not really lost anything because of this."

"In comparison, this method is naturally more mysterious than simply devouring souls. Of course, there are also more prerequisites. First, you need to open the portal with your inner demons, and then use the chaotic spirit to usurp your mind. Only then can you steal it now."

Thoughts collided as Jiang Chen pondered the mystery of this change. "I must say, this method of stealing others' insights is truly strange, hidden and mysterious. The only pity is that once a demon is formed, the cultivator's future path will be hindered. After a certain point, it will be difficult to advance further due to the defects in one's own mind. Otherwise, as long as the demon is successfully planted, I can continue to absorb the insights of others to strengthen myself."

After a moment of joy, Jiang Chen also saw the flaws of this method. Although it was not as domineering as the Soul Devouring Technique, its upper limit was not that high either. At most, it could only reach the Purple Mansion level, and it was basically impossible to go any higher.

"This method uses inner demons as a catalyst, and can ultimately achieve the goal of stealing the insights of others. Let's call it planting demons in the mind."

After a moment's thought, Jiang Chen named this unexpectedly created method. Based on inner demons, chaotic spirits, and soul devouring, this method integrates these three mysteries and can be considered an extremely powerful soul secret technique, even surpassing the beast-gathering technique he had previously comprehended.

"The conditions for using the Dao Heart Demon Seed are quite demanding. It is still in its infancy and can only be considered a prototype. It needs further improvement before it can truly reveal its mysteries."

With a sudden thought, Jiang Chen withdrew his thoughts. At that moment, he saw his Qi Sea and the primordial embryo within it.

"With all laws merging into one, and nourished by the Myriad Manifestations Transformation Dragon Scripture, this Primordial Qi Embryo has undergone some changes."

With his divine sense reflecting the faint dragon shadow within the Primordial Qi Embryo, Jiang Chen's gaze shifted slightly. The dragon shadow was a manifestation of the Myriad Manifestations Transformation into Dragon Scripture within the Primordial Qi Embryo. Although its form was indistinct and it did not exhibit the behavior of a true dragon, it possessed a dragon-like nature that made it instantly recognizable as a dragon.

"As a highly regarded successor of the Dragon Transformation lineage, Xuan Jiaozi has actually obtained most of the inheritance of the Myriad Manifestations Dragon Transformation Scripture, including the key to breaking through to the Purple Mansion. Unfortunately, such inheritances are subject to restrictions. Although I can browse his memories, I cannot obtain this inheritance. Forcing it will only lead to the self-destruction of the inheritance and may even attract the attention of the Impermanence Sect."

"What I can obtain now is only the part that Xuan Jiaozi has fully comprehended and understood. Although Xuan Jiaozi has a good foundation, he is still a little short of the time needed to break through to the Purple Mansion."

Shaking his head, Jiang Chen suppressed the slight regret in his heart.

The Wuchang Sect, with its orderly lineage, naturally has methods to ensure the preservation of its heritage. If the Dao Heart Demon Seed were not profound enough, even the incomplete Myriad Manifestations Dragon Transformation Scripture would not be so easy for him to obtain.

"The inheritance is still in Xuan Jiaozi's body, so there is still a chance. His path is not completely cut off yet. As long as he can further comprehend the Myriad Manifestations Transformation Dragon Scripture, then I will be able to glimpse the mysteries of the Purple Mansion level from it."

"Even if we fail, it won't really matter. The little bit of Blackwater Dragon essence we got from him this time is enough."

Jiang Chen's gaze returned to the blurry dragon shadow, and an idea formed in his mind.

Compared to the cultivation method of the Myriad Manifestations Dragon Transformation Scripture, this dragon nature is what he values ​​more. When he cultivates the Heavenly Gang True Form, his first main form is a mist dragon, linked by bloodline, and his secondary forms are all dragon-like demons. Therefore, the first core transformation he cultivates should naturally lean towards the true dragon.

During this period, he added three more sub-forms to his original major forms, all of which were dragon-type demons with perfected Dao foundations. However, there were not many changes in the fusion process. Even if he fused all of these sub-forms, the increase in strength was minimal, which made him feel that he was still missing something.

The dragon nature he unexpectedly obtained from Xuan Jiaozi has shown him a certain possibility: for a true dragon, the dragon form is merely an appearance, while the dragon nature is the essence.

(End of this chapter)