Hermit in the Mountains

The body of the yellow dog, who had fallen asleep on the ground, began to change.

A suction force burst forth from Da Huang's body, coupled with the wind spiritual energy drawn in by Gu Changsheng's "Gathering Word Technique".

A wisp of white mist enveloped Dahuang, and wisps of wind spiritual energy were absorbed by Dahuang's spiritual root, transforming into wind spiritual power to nourish Dahuang's physical body.

In the white mist, the blood-stained fur on Big Yellow's body fell off one by one, and its teeth and claws also came off, and its body was getting bigger.

Three hours later, Big Yellow completed its transformation, the suction force within its body decreased, and the surrounding mist dissipated.

A large, golden-yellow dog, about a meter tall with thick limbs and fangs, appeared before Gu Changsheng's eyes.

Gu Changsheng watched as Da Huang slowly inhaled and exhaled spiritual energy, a smile appearing on his face.

Although Dahuang only breathes instinctively, it can only absorb about 10% of the spiritual energy it exhales into its body to temper its physical body. However, there is room for improvement. If it has a suitable cultivation method, it can improve the efficiency of spiritual energy refining.

Gu Changsheng scanned Da Huang's condition with his divine sense and found that there were no major problems, so he withdrew the "Gathering Word Technique".

The semi-transparent mark beneath Big Yellow disappeared, and the remaining thin mist around it dissipated as well.

Gu Changsheng did not wake the sleeping Dahuang. He raised his hand to signal Dahong and Qingniu to leave. He put away the empty jade bottle, got up and returned to the living room to meditate.

Before you know it, the afterglow of the setting sun shines into the room through the wooden window, and dappled light and shadow move across the floor.

Gu Changsheng inhaled the spiritual energy of heaven and earth while observing the breathing rate of the big yellow dog outside the house.

As night fell, moonlight enveloped the entire Changsheng Peak.

Gu Changsheng discovered that Dahuang's breathing frequency resembled some kind of cultivation technique, absorbing the power of moonlight with each breath, which was more than three times more efficient than absorbing spiritual energy.

An image of a celestial dog devouring the moon flashed through his mind.

A golden celestial dog stood atop the mountain, howling to the sky, its mouth open towards the moon, swallowing wisps of moonlight into its belly.

The image of the "heavenly dog ​​eating the moon" in Gu Changsheng's mind became clearer and clearer. Suddenly, he found that his efficiency in refining the power of the moonlight had increased by several times.

The sudden change caused Gu Changsheng's heart to tremble, forcing him to exit his meditative state.

Gu Changsheng slowly opened his eyes, his eyes flashing with joy, doubt, and curiosity, and muttered something.

"Is there a method for observing the celestial dog eating the moon?"

He gathered his scattered thoughts, closed his eyes slightly, emptied his mind, and entered a meditative state once more.

Using my thoughts as a brush, I sketched the shape of the big yellow dog outside the house, adding my own thoughts about the celestial dog.

Before long, the image of the "heavenly dog ​​eating the moon" reappeared in Gu Changsheng's mind.

The tengu, resembling a large yellow dog, stood atop a mountain, gazing up at the moon, its mouth open as if trying to swallow it whole.

Even with Gu Changsheng's divine sense, he could only mimic the shape of the celestial dog devouring the moon, but he couldn't capture its essence at all. Even so, Gu Changsheng's efficiency in refining the power of the moon's essence increased by 40%.

He wasn't in a hurry. Tonight, he had already achieved a qualitative leap from zero to one, and there would be plenty of time in the future to slowly improve the "Heavenly Dog Eating the Moon Visualization Method".

Gu Changsheng was overjoyed. In the morning, he deduced version 1.0 of the "Withering and Flourishing Sword Technique," and at noon, Dahuang successfully transformed into a mortal.

At 4 a.m. the next day, I comprehended version 1.0 of the "Heavenly Dog Eating the Moon Contemplation Method," making it a very rewarding day.

Gu Changsheng named the sword technique he deduced "Withering and Flourishing Sword Technique".

Currently, sword techniques can only attack single targets, and the attack attributes are limited to two types: magic swords condensed from pure withering and flourishing mana and wood spirit magic swords condensed from wood spirit energy. Achieving a sword technique that can be used for all attributes is a long way off.

After Gu Changsheng deduced the Wood Spirit Sword, he also discovered that it was very difficult for offensive spell imprints to achieve the same ability as the "Gathering Word Technique".

The "Gathering Word Technique" simply draws in and gathers spiritual energy, without any specific requirements for spell patterns. However, the attack sword technique is different; it requires specific patterns to shape the spiritual energy into a sword shape.

He plans to abandon the derivation of universal sword techniques and focus on perfecting the Withering and Flourishing Sword Technique to create his own unique sword technique.

"Gurgle, gurgle............"

"oh--"

The loud crowing of a rooster echoed throughout Changsheng Peak.

Upon hearing Da Hong's cry, Gu Changsheng suppressed his distracting thoughts and prepared to refine the primordial 'purple energy'.

Big Yellow, who had been sleeping outside for a day and a night, heard Big Red's crowing at dawn. Its eyes twitched as it slowly opened them.

With a dazed look in its eyes, Big Yellow stood up with a burst of strength in its limbs. Suddenly, it found that it could see farther, felt comfortable all over, had inexhaustible energy, and experienced an indescribable wonderful feeling.

Big Yellow's eyes regained their clarity, and the dog looked around wildly, discovering that it had grown taller and was experiencing a second spring. Its eyes suddenly shone brightly.

Its cerebellum recalled the scenes that had happened before, and it realized that its changes were related to its owner.

Using the dim light of dawn, Dahuang looked into the living room and saw its owner meditating. It wisely tiptoed to the door and sat down to stand guard for its owner. It didn't make a sound and silently stood guard at the door.

Gu Changsheng realized that Da Huang had woken up. Looking at Da Huang's next actions, he could only say that Da Huang had also grown a brain and become smarter.

He shifted his focus back to his cultivation and stopped paying attention to Da Huang.

With the success of "The Heavenly Dog Eats the Moon", Gu Changsheng was full of confidence and sketched the image of "The Rising Sun" in his mind, wanting to deduce a new visualization method to improve the refining efficiency of "Purple Qi".

The outline of the sun was too simple; Gu Changsheng sketched out a sun in his mind in a short time.

He sketched the sea level and waves under the sun to simulate the ocean.

However, the result was useless and did not provide any additional benefit to refining 'Purple Qi'.

Gu Changsheng was disappointed for a few moments, but then he came to his senses. He was already lucky to have comprehended the "Heavenly Dog Eating the Moon Visualization Method" by chance, so there was no rush for the "Rising Sun Visualization Method".

He cut off his distracting thoughts and focused on refining the primordial purple energy within his body.

After Gu Changsheng refined the thirty-six strands of primordial yang 'purple qi', tender shoots finally sprouted from the top of the Dao root in his sea of ​​consciousness.

Unlike the Dao Seed Realm where cultivation progresses at a rate of one growth cycle per day, it took a full six days for a tender sprout to emerge.

He estimated that it would take one to two months for the Dao Root Realm to complete one cycle of withering and flourishing.

Improving his cultivation level is becoming increasingly difficult, and the surrounding spiritual energy supply is soon insufficient to meet Gu Changsheng's cultivation needs. He needs to find new methods to improve his cultivation efficiency.

The preparation of elixirs and formations needed for cultivation must be put on the agenda.

Gu Changsheng quickly outlined the list of things he needed to do in his mind.

The formula for elixirs to enhance cultivation was deduced, and the method of alchemy for refining pills based on the cycle of decay and prosperity was perfected;

Derivation of auxiliary and protective formation diagrams;

Perfect the exclusive attack spell "Withering and Flourishing Sword Technique";

Deduce a speed-type spell;

Descend the mountain to sever all worldly ties and learn about the changes below.

The visualization method is refined and developed.

The experiment of Da Hong and Qing Niu shedding their mortal forms was conducted, and Da Huang was taught the "Heavenly Dog Eating the Moon Visualization Method" to see if he could master the visualization method and the method of active cultivation.

To refine an elixir for the National Spirit Bureau once, in order to maintain the cooperative relationship;

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Gu Changsheng stared at the list of tasks filling his mind, lost in thought, and thought to himself with a self-deprecating smile, "A familiar 007 atmosphere."

He found that he was even more focused on his cultivation than when he was working. However, he enjoyed the focus on cultivation, because his efforts were rewarding. He was able to master stronger supernatural powers and have a longer lifespan.

After finishing his homework and organizing his plans, Gu Changsheng stopped, got up, walked to the door, and patted the big, golden dog's head.

"Rhubarb, how are you feeling? Don't you feel great?"

"Woof woof woof..." After calling out a few times, Big Yellow panted and nodded.

Gu Changsheng told Da Huang, "Go play on the mountain by yourself, and remember not to come down."

The three pets around me have all shown extraordinary abilities, so I can't let them appear in front of ordinary people, otherwise it will cause unnecessary trouble.

Da Hong did not transform into an ordinary creature, but after absorbing the "purple energy" of the primordial sun every day, its body grew to 1.2 meters tall and its wingspan was 2.4 meters, making it comparable to a large bird of prey.

Thinking of Da Hong, Gu Changsheng suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He had comprehended the "Heavenly Dog Eating the Moon Visualization Method" after Da Huang successfully transformed into a mortal. So, after Da Hong successfully transformed into a mortal, could he use Da Hong as the model to create a new visualization method?

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that his idea was feasible, and he even came up with a name for the visualization method.

The Golden Crow Bearing the Sun Contemplation Method

The visualization image is of a golden crow carrying a large sun on its back, flying up from the eastern sea.

"Woof woof woof..." Big Yellow responded a few times, wagging its tail, and strode off to patrol the mountain.

Gu Changsheng didn't pay attention to Dahuang's departure; his thoughts were racing.

From the "Contemplation Method of the Heavenly Dog Eating the Moon" to the "Contemplation Method of the Golden Crow Carrying the Sun," and then to the attempt to comprehend the "Contemplation Method of the Green Ox Covering the Earth" when the Green Ox shed its mortal form...