Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme-Chapter 1032 - 629 The Past

Chapter 1032: Chapter 629: The Past

Chapter 1032: Chapter 629: The Past

“Dragon Monarch!”

Ao Chi cried out in alarm, reaching Xu Yang’s ears and awakening a flood of past memories.

Back when he first entered this realm and cultivated in the form of the Green Fish, he had overcome formidable opponents like the giant turtle, seized the Blackwater Divine Seal and Earth Deity’s Mana Point, and became the new master of the Blackwater River, the Black Water Dragon Monarch.

Those days were leisurely indeed, for he had no rivals to compete with. The world of Demon Beasts and Spirit Monsters was simpler than that of humans; thus, after becoming the Dragon Monarch, he lived a laid-back life, tending fish, practicing alchemy, feasting, and reveling in comfort.

Despite such tranquil times, he had established a foundation for himself. Among the various tribes of the Blackwater River, he had enlightened numerous Spirit Monsters and Spirit Beasts, trained several Water Armies, and raised many disciples.

One of them was Ao Chi, who was originally a little Electric Eel in the Blackwater River, with a thin bloodline of the Chi Dragon. Using the authority of the Black Water River God and the characteristics of the Earth Deity Skill, he transformed her into his trusted disciple.

Regrettably, it was not many years after her initiation that Xu Qingyu’s happy life came to an end. With the invasion of the Desire Realm and the descent of the Blood Moon, an Asura Demon General attacked the Blackwater River. He was forced to self-destruct his Dragon Ball and Blackwater Divine Seal, choosing to perish along with his enemy.

And so that life came to a hurried end.

His own death was of little consequence; it was all a Divine Travel through a dream, after all. The true despair was for the Aquatic Clan he left behind. Faced with the invasion of the Desire Realm Demons, what future awaited these vulnerable creatures?

Xu Yang didn’t know, but he could imagine. After all, the defeat of the Heavenly Emperor, the death or escape of the Immortal Gods, and the inevitable fall of this world to the Demon Land were already foretold. What change could these minor Aquatic Clan Spirit Monsters hope to bring? They were but dust under the great tide of events.

But now…

Looking at Ao Chi before him, and her attribute panel, Xu Yang realized he might have underestimated these disciples.

Ao Chi

Hero Order: First-Order (Mythical)

Hero Level: Level 1

Hero Attributes: 60 Physical Strength, 80 Intelligence, 100 Charm, 3000/3000 Mana.

Basic Skills: Second Order Strong Body LV10, Second-tier Strong Attack LV10, Second Order Mana LV10, Second Order Casting LV10, Long Pole Weapon Master.

Heroic Skill: Chi Wen (Of the Dragon’s Nine Sons, Chi Wen, also known as Fish Dragon, possesses True Dragon bloodline, not of common caliber, Physical Strength growth +30, Intelligence growth +30, Charm growth +30, Basic Attributes can breakthrough tier limits up to 200 points)

Heroic Skill: Nine Transformations (Fish-Dragon Nine Transformations, refine bloodline, Return to Truth, significantly improve advancement effects including attribute gain. Will not drop below Hero Rank before the Ninth Order, and each advancement has a chance to transform into a True Dragon and ascend to the ranks of Immortal Spirits)

Heroic Skill: Water Control (Chi Wen, also the Fish Dragon, has the power to control water and suppress fire, all Water Attribute Spells’ effectiveness are increased by 1000%, immune to all Water Attribute Spells and Fire Magic, and gain double enhancement when battling in water)

Heroic Skill: Dragon Monarch (True Dragon as Sovereign, has authority over all, can construct the mythical building Chi Dragon Water Mansion, and tame Personal Guard Species Chi Dragon Taoist Soldiers within it. Each equivalently ranked Chi Dragon Taoist Soldier brings an additional 1% Mana enhancement)

Magic Skills: Fish-Dragon Transformation, Wind and Rain Summoning, Thunder Commanding Power, Earth Yuan Heavy Water…

Hero Introduction: Of the Dragon’s Nine Sons, Chi Wen is one!

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Why did Xu Yang say he had underestimated these disciples of the Blackwater Divine Mansion?

Just look at Ao Chi’s attributes.

Mythical Hero!

True Chi Dragon Blood!

According to the intelligence gathered and Xu Yang’s own understanding, the heroes gathered by the Sky-reaching Tower with its supreme power from the long river of time, all share a trait: either they have outstanding abilities or they possess remarkable status.

For a Mythical Hero, it’s even more so: either they are creator lords like Liu Xiu, Sons of Heaven, emperors selected by fate, or they have magnificent powers like Ao Chi, with her extraordinary Chi Dragon bloodline.

But Xu Yang knew better than anyone the truth about Ao Chi. Back when she served under him, this little girl was just a small Electric Eel with a bit of talent and a trace of the Chi Dragon bloodline. But weren’t there plenty of Spirit Monsters with some Dragon Blood in the Blackwater River back then?

The Dragon Clan was inherently promiscuous, and possessing the bloodline of a Jiao Dragon wasn’t anything special among the Aquatic Clan Spirit Monsters.

Had he not used his Earthly God Authority combined with Skill Characteristics to enlighten her and taught her the Fish-Dragon Transformation Cultivation Technique to assist her cultivation, it is likely she would have never reached the Golden Core Realm her entire life.

With such talent and strength, could she truly be considered a Mythical Hero?

Obviously not!

So where did these attributes, this rank, these special skills come from?

Evidently, after Xu Yang and the Blood Sea Asura perished together, disciples like Ao Chi from the Blackwater Divine Mansion didn’t sit idly by, waiting to be slaughtered by the Demon Path. Instead, they stood up and resisted.

They not only resisted but achieved considerable success, gradually refining the thin Chi Dragon bloodline, continuously advancing, constantly upgrading, until she became a true descendant of a True Dragon.

Only then could she have been identified by the Sky-reaching Tower as a Mythical Hero.

“Dragon Monarch!”

“Is it really you?”

A shout interrupted his thoughts, and as Ao Chi came to her senses, she threw herself forward and wrapped her arms around his waist, “Chi knew it, Chi knew it, the Dragon Monarch would not perish so easily, surely enough, surely enough…”

Seeing her like this, Xu Yang shook his head, softly stroked her back to comfort her, “You’ve suffered!”

Hearing this, Ao Chi grew even more emotional, weeping like rain, venting the emotions suppressed over the years.

Xu Yang, seeing this, said no more, letting her vent.

Before long, the crying subsided.

Ao Chi lifted her head, her small hands still tightly clutching the corner of his clothes, not daring to let go, she asked anxiously, “Dragon Monarch, have you reincarnated as a human?”

Within her words, a hint of confusion lingered.

As a Mythical Hero, she was well aware of the difference between Lords and Heroes. For Xu Yang to become a Lord and not a Hero, there was only one possibility: he passed through the mysterious and ineffable cycle of life and death, reincarnated into this present world, rather than being summoned by the Sky-reaching Tower like her.

“Reincarnated?”

“Sort of,” Xu Yang smiled, neither confirming nor denying, and quickly changed the subject, “What fate befell the Blackwater River after my death, and how did you, Chi, end up in this Sky-reaching Tower?”

Hearing Xu Yang mention the affairs of the Blackwater River, Ao Chi’s gaze dimmed again, brimming with numerous recollections and sorrow.

“The Dragon Monarch, after you perished together with that Blood Sea Asura in mutual destruction, the Blackwater Divine Mansion was left leaderless, plunged into chaos. Our brothers and sisters didn’t know what to do and could only die defending the Divine Mansion awaiting an opportunity.”

“However, the opportunity never came, but the Demon Soldiers arrived first. Continual blood rains, relentless Demon Soldiers… Eventually, the Blackwater Divine Mansion fell to the Blood Sea Demon Soldiers, and our brothers and sisters suffered heavy casualties and were forced to scatter and flee.”

“By sheer luck, I escaped and went to the East Sea, seeking to ask for help from the Dragon Palace as you, the Dragon Monarch, had mentioned.”

“Along the way, I encountered many hardships and dangers, but I also encountered quite a few opportunities, barely avoiding the Heavenly Demon’s extermination and reaching the waters of the East Sea.”

“But by that time, the East Sea had been occupied by the Demon Army, every trace of the Dragon Palace and Dragon Clan was lost. I searched everywhere and, by a stroke of fortune, stumbled upon a Cave Heaven left behind by a Dragon Clan predecessor.”

“Within that Cave Heaven, inheriting from that Dragon Clan predecessor, I learned the origins of this blood rain and red moon.”

“It turned out that the Desire Realm Demon Ancestor, Mara, had invaded. The Heavenly Emperor was defeated, whereabouts unknown after losing to Mara, including the East Sea Dragon Clan, all the Immortals and Gods either died or fled…”

“I was helpless and could only settle down with the situation, cultivating within that Cave Heaven, hoping to achieve the fruit of the Immortal Gods.”

“But after a mere century of secluded cultivation, that hidden Cave Heaven was also discovered by the Demon Army. With great effort, I barely escaped to live in exile.”

“Thus, hiding here and there, escaping the Demon Army’s pursuit, I encountered numerous cultivators from this realm, as well as Immortal Gods who had not yet fled. We supported each other barely holding on.”

“Nearly a thousand years passed like this, and I, with great difficulty, reached the ninth tier realm and barely achieved the fruit of Immortal Gods.”

“But by that time, this realm had completely become Demon Land. Although the whereabouts of that Demon Ancestor Mara were unknown, a multitude of Desire Realm Demon Gods descended to this world, ruling over it, exterminating us cultivators.”

“Relying on the Cave Heaven, hiding here and there, we remained concealed for a thousand years. But in the end, we were still broken by them. Several Desire Realm Demon Gods led their forces and attacked. A few predecessors fought desperately, but they were still no match.”

“In the end, I too detonated my Dragon Ball, perished together with one of the Demon Gods, yet unexpected to me, I did not die from this but was guided by a sprit light and came to this Sky-reaching Tower.”

“…”

Ao Chi unfolded her experiences to Xu Yang in a sequence of words.

Just as Xu Yang had anticipated, this young lady was extremely fortunate. After his death as Dragon Monarch and the fall of the Divine Mansion, she had escaped death several times, even obtaining opportunities like the Dragon Clan’s Cave Heaven. Not only did she uncover the truth of the world, but she also step by step achieved the status of True Immortal amidst the Demon Catastrophe.

In just a mere thousand years, her cultivation speed far surpassed that of him, her guide.

However, it made sense, after all, she had by chance gained inheritance from various Immortal Gods, her resources and Cultivation Techniques were plentiful, and she was also endowed with a destined “Qi Fortune,” the world’s last resistance, the hope and reliance of the Heavenly Dao, so naturally, her advancement was rapid.

Regrettably, in the face of Mara leading the Desire Realm, without the Heavenly Emperor and all the Immortals and Gods to support this world, there was no strength to overturn the situation. This last Qi Fortune, the final resistance, was also extinguished by the Desire Realm Demon Gods.

If it weren’t for the Sky-reaching Tower’s defiance of the natural order, using supreme power to traverse time and space, pulling her forth to become a Hero, Xu Yang would never have the chance to see her again.

Considering such an experience, it’s no wonder the Sky-reaching Tower designated her a Mythical Hero. The Son of Heaven’s Aura, born in these end times, does not their status surpass that of the founders of mundane dynasties?

Such a destined Qi Fortune, coupled with her hardships along the way, the fruits of life-or-death cultivation achieved, and her Chi Dragon true body, she more than suffices compared to those Ninth-Order Lords.

Though now reincarnated and bereft of her past fruits, within the Mythical Heroes, she still stands at the top and even possesses the potential to ascend as an Immortal Spirit.

One can tell from her array of skills, powerful attribute growth and breakthrough values, the assured possession of the Mythical Rank before the ninth tier, as well as the Chi Dragon’s formidable casting ability—except for command, everything far surpasses Liu Xiu, the Mythical Emperor.

Such a precious and beautiful talent, who was also once a disciple, truly a double blessing that called for celebration.

But Xu Yang’s brow furrowed, his thoughts in disarray.

The hand of the Sky-reaching Tower was longer than he had imagined.

To have taken such actions, what lies behind…

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Desire Realm, Mara, Boxun!

Sky-reaching Tower, Ten Thousand Demon Abyss!

Lord, Hero, troop!

Such thoughts entangled in chaos in Xu Yang’s mind, seemingly leading somewhere yet without a clue.

“Dragon Monarch!?”

Only when a soft call reached him did his mind return.

Xu Yang looked down and saw Ao Chi looking up at him: “Are you contemplating the matter of the Sky-reaching Tower and the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss?”

“Indeed.”

Xu Yang nodded his head: “Does Chi know the inside story?”

“I do not!”

Ao Chi shook her head, smiling wryly as she said, “Such power is beyond imagination, let alone Chi, even those predecessors back in the day would hardly know the intrigue behind it.”

“But!”

Before she could finish, her tone suddenly shifted, and looking up earnestly at Xu Yang, Ao Chi spoke seriously, “Chi believes that the Dragon Monarch will certainly be able to probe the truth.”

“Ha!”

At this, Xu Yang also laughed lightly, his large hand gently stroking her forehead: “You should still call me Master.”

“Yes!”

Hearing this, Ao Chi’s face brightened with a smile, tilting her head up to savor his touch, her heart relaxed and stable for a moment, as if she were back at the Blackwater River.

That was the sensation of having someone to rely on—a feeling she had not experienced since the day the blood rain and red moon descended, for thousands upon thousands of years.

If life could always be like this, what was there to worry about?

Sky-reaching Tower?

Ten Thousand Demon Abyss?

Who cares—she had her Dragon Monarch, and that was enough!