stjorthotic Chapter 196 True Dragon, Foundation, Combat Strength Improvement, Restoration Of The Health Furnace
Chapter 196 True Dragon, Foundation, Combat Strength Improvement, Restoration Of The Health Furnace
Chapter 196: True Dragon, Foundation, Battle Power Enhancement, Restoring the Life-nurturing Furnace
"With this Emperor-grade lower-grade Dragon Vein, the development speed of the Han Family will once again increase significantly."
Han Li exerted himself, occasionally changing targets, while secretly pondering in his heart.
According to the classification in the cultivation world, Spirit Veins are divided into twelve grades, from twelfth-grade to first-grade, with each grade consisting of three levels. The higher the grade, the rarer and more precious the Spirit Vein.
For example, third-grade to first-grade are all top-grade Spirit Veins, containing a large number of top-grade Spirit Stones. Due to the difference in grade, the quantity of top-grade Spirit Stones stored varies. At the core of a first-grade Spirit Vein, a Spirit Crystal will be formed.
Above the top-grade Spirit Veins are the Divine-grade Spirit Veins and Emperor-grade Dragon Veins, which are divided into four levels: lower, middle, upper, and top. Divine-grade Spirit Veins produce a large number of Spirit Crystals, and the grade is determined by the size of the Divine-grade Spirit Vein.
Divine-grade top-grade Spirit Veins are already close to transforming into dragons, with a core containing spiritual essence. If they advance further, they can evolve into Dragon Veins.
The grade of Dragon Veins is also determined by their size. The larger the Dragon Vein, the higher the grade, and the more spiritual essence it contains.
When a Spirit Vein transforms into a Dragon Vein, it gains its own consciousness and possesses formidable battle power. Although it is not as strong as an Emperor-grade weapon of the same level, it is much stronger than a Saint in the Holy Abyss Realm.
At this point, capturing a Dragon Vein becomes very difficult. One must have strong power, otherwise the Dragon Vein will escape using the Earth Vein.
Dragon Veins with consciousness will no longer be at the mercy of others. They are already considered a different kind of living being and also want to transform into true dragons, roaming the world. However, without the corresponding cultivation method, it is difficult for them to transform from Dragon Veins into true dragons.
When a Dragon Vein evolves into a true dragon, it will condense a true dragon body, possessing everything that a true dragon has, such as dragon blood and dragon pearls. Then, it will undergo the test of heavenly tribulation. If it succeeds, it will become a true dragon, and if it fails, its consciousness will be wiped away.
There are too many beings in the world that want to evolve into true dragons, with different origins, including snakes, flood dragons, carp, Dragon Veins, turtles, horses, pigs, pheasants, and so on.
Carp are born ordinary and extremely weak, but if they are favored by fate and leap over the Dragon Gate, they can transform into true dragons and become one of the most top-level beings in the world.
However, it is extremely difficult for carp to transform into dragons and leap over the Dragon Gate. It is fortunate if among thousands of successful carp cultivators, there is one that can transform into a true dragon.
If a snake wants to transform into a dragon, it needs to go through a long period of time, embark on the path of cultivation, awaken its spiritual wisdom, transform into a flood dragon through Transcending Tribulation, and then proceed to the sea as a flood dragon to have a chance to transform into a true dragon.
Embarking on the path to the sea as a flood dragon is extremely difficult and can be considered a dead end. Without a protector, it is basically impossible to survive.
A flood dragon travels from rivers and lakes to the sea. At this stage, it becomes a highly sought-after target, attracting countless covetous beings to seize its fortune. It cannot escape or hide. If it succeeds, it becomes an unparalleled true dragon, but if it fails, it dies.
If one is born as a flood dragon, besides embarking on the path to the sea, they can slowly refine their bloodline over a long period of time and have a chance to transform into a true dragon through Transcending Tribulation.
If a turtle wants to transform into a dragon, it cannot shed its shell. Even if it grows a dragon head, it is still a turtle body with a dragon head. For example, the sixth son of the Ancestral Dragon, Ba Xia, has a dragon head and a turtle body.
Regardless of any creature, in order to evolve into a true dragon, they must undergo tribulation, whether it is a human tribulation or a heavenly tribulation. If they can overcome it, they will become a Nine Heavens True Dragon, and if they cannot, they will die.
The current Endless Primordial Domain does not have any true dragons, not even one. However, there are records of true dragons in the ancient era of the Endless Primordial Domain.
True dragons are one of the most powerful races among the myriad races of the heavens. Just after being born, a young dragon is already a quasi-emperor, and as it grows a little, it becomes a Heavenly Sovereign Realm Emperor. An adult true dragon is at least a Celestial Immortal.
For example, with this Emperor-grade lower-grade Dragon Vein that Han Li obtained, if it is carefully nurtured and Han Li becomes its protector, there is hope for it to transform into a true dragon in the future.
However, Han Li does not have the intention to cultivate it into a true dragon. He must first cultivate it into an Emperor-grade top-grade Dragon Vein, which requires a huge amount of resources and is not cost-effective. It is better to directly cultivate an Emperor-grade top-grade Dragon Vein.
Because this Dragon Vein was obtained from opening a treasure chest, its spiritual wisdom is very docile and obedient to Han Li's commands. Han Li plans to integrate it into the Earth Vein of the Chengsheng Mountain, which will cause the spiritual energy of the Chengsheng Mountain to surge by a thousand or even ten thousand times.
With an Emperor-grade lower-grade Dragon Vein, if fully exploited, it can yield at least five hundred thousand spiritual sources, but no more than eight hundred thousand.
Of course, under normal circumstances, no one would exhaust all the resources. Although spiritual sources are precious, they are far inferior to Dragon Veins.
If it is slowly exploited, the Dragon Vein can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to recover and slowly grow and evolve. It will take a long time and can even evolve into an Emperor-grade middle-grade Dragon Vein or higher.
Han Li also has no intention of exhausting all resources. After the integration of this Emperor-level lower-grade dragon vein into the Chengsheng Mountain, it has been slowly mined. Not only can it provide a massive amount of pure spiritual energy for the Han family, but it also produces ten thousand spiritual sources every year.
According to the market price standard in the cultivation world, one top-grade spiritual stone can be exchanged for one million lower-grade spiritual stones, but it takes one million two hundred thousand to exchange for one top-grade spiritual stone.
One spiritual crystal is equivalent to one thousand top-grade spiritual stones, and one spiritual source is equivalent to ten thousand spiritual crystals, which is equivalent to ten million top-grade spiritual stones.
The spiritual source is mainly produced by the dragon vein, and the spiritual energy contained in it is extremely pure, which can be called high-level spiritual energy. Only a few Holy Abyss Realm saints possess it, and only quasi-emperors and emperors frequently use it. Only the spiritual source can quickly replenish their mana.
With this Emperor-level lower-grade dragon vein, the Han family has security and Han Li has one less worry.
Previously, the eruption of the Void Bell's power was self-recovery, consuming the energy accumulated by Ziyi. Although it did not fully recover each time, the accumulation over time still consumed a lot, and it has not been replenished.
Now, with the Emperor-level lower-grade dragon vein, the Void Bell can absorb some of the dragon vein's aura to replenish energy, and it can also absorb spiritual sources to replenish.
After communicating with Ziyi, Han Li learned how much spiritual source is needed to revive the Emperor's soldiers.
Taking the lower-grade Emperor's soldiers as an example, partial recovery requires at least five spiritual sources, and full recovery requires at least twenty spiritual sources. The middle-grade Emperor's soldiers increase this by five to seven times.
The top-grade Emperor's soldiers correspond to the Heavenly Sovereign Realm emperors. Even if partially recovered, they still need at least five hundred spiritual sources, and full recovery requires at least two thousand spiritual sources.
The consumption of top-grade Emperor's soldiers is five to ten times higher than that of the top-grade Emperor's soldiers. Partial recovery requires at least two thousand five hundred spiritual sources, and for full recovery, it would require at least ten thousand spiritual sources at once.
In other words, the annual production of spiritual sources from the Emperor-level lower-grade dragon vein in Chengsheng Mountain can only allow the Void Bell to fully recover and engage in battle once.
However, Han Li feels that it is worth it. At least now there is security, and the Void Bell has a source of energy supply. In special circumstances, it can absorb more dragon vein aura.
If it were immortal soldiers, it would require an increase of more than fifty times on top of the top-grade Emperor's soldiers. It would consume too much spiritual source to revive immortal soldiers.
The reserves of spiritual sources in the major holy sites are now very limited. They usually only use Emperor's soldiers, and only in critical situations will they use immortal soldiers, such as when the holy site is about to be destroyed or when a racial war intensifies and a winner needs to be determined.
Even if the Sacred Land uses immortal soldiers, it does not consume spiritual sources. They first consume immortal stones, which are crystal stones used by immortals and contain immortal energy.
In terms of overall consumption, reviving immortal soldiers with immortal stones is much less than reviving them with spiritual sources.
Several days later, Han Li stood at the peak of Chengsheng Mountain, with Yao Emperor Xueyue Qing standing beside him.
"Qing'er, how does the spiritual energy of Chengsheng Mountain compare to Wan Yao Mountain?" Han Li asked with a smile, a hint of pride flashing in his eyes.
After merging with the Emperor-level lower-grade dragon vein, the concentration of spiritual energy in Chengsheng Mountain increased by more than ten thousand times. High-grade spiritual gathering formations were also arranged in the nine sub-peaks, as well as the foot and waist of the mountain, further increasing the concentration of spiritual energy.
Among the entire Chengsheng Mountain, the highest concentration of spiritual energy was undoubtedly at Chengdao Peak. Han Li arranged a third-grade spiritual gathering formation here, which had a concentration of spiritual energy more than ten times higher than the nine sub-peaks.
He could only arrange this one third-grade spiritual gathering formation. The thought of a second-grade spiritual gathering formation was out of the question. The arrangement of the third-grade spiritual gathering formation already consumed a large amount of resources from the Han Family, and countless precious materials for the formation were secretly purchased.
"Wan Yao Mountain is no match for our Chengsheng Mountain. I'm afraid even the number one Sacred Land in Qian Primordial Spirit Province, Baiyu Jing, cannot compare to our Chengsheng Mountain."
Feeling the extremely rich spiritual energy at Chengdao Peak, Xueyue Qing's face was filled with shock. She couldn't understand where her husband had obtained an Emperor-level lower-grade dragon vein.
Wan Yao Mountain no longer had an Emperor-level dragon vein. As far as she knew, among the six Sacred Lands of Qian Primordial Spirit Province, plus Penglai Immortal Sect, none of them had Emperor-level dragon veins, not even Emperor-level lower-grade ones.
After the ancient catastrophe, Qian Primordial Spirit Province could no longer give birth to Emperor-level dragon veins.
With this Emperor-level lower-grade spiritual vein, as well as the Emperor-level and Sacred Land-level treasures such as the Douzhan Tower, Cangdao Hall, Yangsheng Furnace, and Shitian Tower, the foundation of Chengsheng Mountain surpassed that of the Sacred Lands to some extent.
Only when the top-grade Emperor-level treasure, the Void Clock, had a source of energy supply, could Chengsheng Mountain truly rest easy, and it had even more deterrent power than the Sacred Lands.
Of course, the Emperor-level lower-grade dragon vein must not be exposed. Otherwise, Chengsheng Mountain would be finished, and the seven Sacred Lands would definitely come to fight for it. They would not hesitate to destroy Chengsheng Mountain for this.
Han Li was also aware of this, so he made preparations. He had the spirit of the Void Clock, Ziyi, secretly mark all the creatures in Chengsheng Mountain, monitoring their Primordial Spirits.
If anyone had the idea of leaking information, Ziyi would detect it immediately, and the Void Clock would instantly kill the person attempting to leak the secret.
Xue Yueqing really wanted to know how her husband, Han Li, obtained this Emperor-level lower-grade Dragon Vein. It was too exaggerated, something that even the Holy Abyss Realm couldn't achieve.
But Xue Yueqing wisely didn't ask. Now she already knew that the Sacred Mountain was not a superpower, and her husband was not a Holy Abyss Realm Saint. Even though they had reached this stage, it had taken less than a hundred years.
Xue Yueqing knew that her husband had many secrets hidden within him and was skilled at creating miracles. As his Dao companion, her future would also be greatly elevated. Now her gaze was not limited to the Universal Truth Realm.
She set her sights on the Holy Abyss Realm, the quasi-emperor, and even aspired to become the Emperor of the Heavenly Sovereign Realm. She wanted to become the Demon Emperor Xue Yueqing.
If her husband could continue to break through in this manner, there was a great hope for him to become the Emperor of the Heavenly Sovereign Realm in the future. With her husband's help, she also had the hope of attaining the Dao and reigning over the endless Yuan Kun Domain.
"In fact, the White Jade Capital probably also has an Emperor-level lower-grade Dragon Vein," Han Li shook his head and looked towards the direction of the Dao Domain.
As the number one Sacred Land in the Qian Primordial Spirit Province, it had been firmly in that position since ancient times. During ancient times, it was the only Sacred Land in the Qian Primordial Spirit Province that possessed a True Immortal, and its heritage was unmatched by other Sacred Lands and Great Sects.
With the means of a True Immortal, it was simple to open up a blessed land and transplant a Dragon Vein inside. Even after tens of thousands of years, it was impossible for them to not have a single Emperor-level lower-grade Dragon Vein.
During ancient times, the Emperor-level Dragon Veins of the Qian Primordial Spirit Province and even the surrounding thirty-six divine provinces were controlled by the seven Sacred Lands and Great Sects such as the White Jade Capital, Mount Xumi, and the Penglai Immortal Sect. Among them, the White Jade Capital held the most.
Those Celestial Immortals and True Immortals, knowing that they couldn't survive the ancient calamity, would definitely make preparations for their sects after the calamity, allowing the Sacred Land to continue its inheritance and maintain its lofty status.
Although the Qian Primordial Spirit Province seemed to have undergone a great change during the ancient calamity, suffering much more damage than the other divine provinces of the Yuan Kun Domain, the Emperor-level Dragon Veins might have been greatly depleted as well.
But Han Li felt that while the other Sacred Lands and Great Sects might have lost their Emperor-level lower-grade Dragon Veins, the White Jade Capital probably still had one.
Xue Yueqing was taken aback but nodded, acknowledging this statement.
When she presided over the affairs of the Demon Clan at the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain, she came into contact with many secrets and knew how terrifying the White Jade Capital was. The depth of its heritage was unfathomable, much stronger than the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain.
After the ancient calamity, although the White Jade Capital also suffered heavy damage and even lost its True Immortal artifacts, it still possessed two Celestial Immortal artifacts. Other Sacred Lands like Mount Xumi, Ten Thousand Demon Mountain, the Demon Palace, and the Penglai Immortal Sect only had one Celestial Immortal artifact each.
In terms of their overt strength, the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain only had one Universal Truth Realm expert and ten Divine Origin Realm Demon Emperors. The other top powers, Mount Xumi, the Demon Palace, the Divine Weapon Pavilion, and the Penglai Immortal Sect, also only had one Universal Truth Realm expert each, with the number of Divine Origin Realm experts being nine, eight, six, five, and four respectively.
Even if there were some hidden experts, there would be at most one or two Divine Origin Realm Martial Emperors.
But the White Jade Capital, as the number one Sacred Land in the Qian Primordial Spirit Province, had a much deeper heritage. Among the eight top powers in the Dao Domain, the other seven factions each had at least one Divine Origin Realm Martial Emperor, and when combined with the White Jade Capital, there were a total of fourteen Divine Origin Realm Martial Emperors.
The White Jade Capital had one Universal Truth Realm expert on the surface, and the other Sacred Lands speculated that the White Jade Capital also had a hidden Universal Truth Realm expert, with corresponding evidence.
From all this, it could be seen that the heritage of the White Jade Capital was much stronger than that of the other Sacred Lands and Great Sects.
"Don't worry, Qing'er, we won't be facing the White Jade Capital for a long time, and they won't trouble us for no reason," Han Li said with a smile.
Xue Yueqing blinked her eyes, but a trace of worry flashed in her eyes.
Normally, as her husband said, the Sacred Mountain was so low-key that it didn't attract the attention of the White Jade Capital, so there shouldn't be any trouble.
But her husband was not normal.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to snatch her, the Demon Emperor of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain, to be his Dao companion. He was extremely bold, although she was now very willing to be Han Li's Dao companion.
As far as Xue Yueqing knew, the Dao Sect had two Divine Origin Realm female Martial Emperors, not counting the Frost Fairy of the Penglai Immortal Sect.
Each of these two female Martial Emperors was extraordinary and not inferior to herself. With her husband's lustful nature, if given the opportunity, he might snatch those two female Martial Emperors to be his Dao companions.
By then, it would be difficult for him not to attract the attention of the White Jade Capital.
The Ten Thousand Demon Mountain had lost her, a Demon Emperor, and still had some concerns, so they didn't dare to search extensively within the territory of the Human Race. But the White Jade Capital, as the number one Sacred Land in the Qian Primordial Spirit Province, would not have such concerns.
"I hope those two Divine Origin Realm female Martial Emperors won't be encountered by my husband."
Snow Moon Qing muttered to herself in a low voice. Otherwise, the Holy Mountain will be in big trouble. Your current strength is not enough to deal with Baiyu Jing. Even with the Void Bell and the Emperor-level Inferior Dragon Vein, it won't be enough.
"Qing'er, do you think our child will have the bloodline of the Yao Clan after birth?" Han Li embraced Snow Moon Qing and asked softly.
The three wives and concubines of Bai Keqing, Bi Xinlei, and Fang Yousi, who are members of the Yao Clan, have only given birth to children with the bloodline of the Human Clan because Han Li's strength is too powerful. Their own bloodline of the Yao Clan cannot be inherited by their offspring.
"I don't know either."
Quietly nestled in her husband's arms, Snow Moon Qing shook her head.
Based on her strength, she and Han Li's offspring should have some bloodline of the Celestial Fox Clan, but who can say for sure?
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, two months have passed.
During these two months, Han Li has been staying in the Han Mansion and the Li Mansion, not going anywhere, keeping a low profile.
On weekdays, he either plays games with his wives and concubines, cultivates together, guides the younger generation, or takes his wives and concubines to appreciate the scenery.
During this time, Han Li opened two treasure chests. One was relatively ordinary, containing the Divine-level Middle-grade martial technique, "Ten Thousand Sword Art."
With the support of Han Li's all-encompassing martial dao true intent, the power of this technique is comparable to that of an Emperor-level Middle-grade martial technique. Han Li, who has mastered the Ten Thousand Sword Art to perfection, has increased his cultivation to the sixth level of the Universal Truth Realm.
If he activates his divine sense, he can rival ordinary cultivators at the seventh level of the Universal Truth Realm. If he uses the Three Profound Dao Body and combines the power of all fifteen Dao Bodies to unleash the Ten Thousand Sword Art, the power can be further enhanced, rivaling the top cultivators at the seventh level of the Universal Truth Realm.
Han Li is quite satisfied with this. The higher the cultivation level in the Universal Truth Realm, the greater the disparity. Even if he wants to increase his combat power by one small realm, it is very difficult.
He has long accumulated enough cultivation to break through to the sixth or even seventh level of the Divine Origin Realm, but Han Li has not made a breakthrough because there is no need for it.
After breaking through, his true essence reserves, Primordial Spirit, divine sense, and five senses will all increase, but his combat power will not increase by one small realm unless he breaks through to the eighth level of the Divine Origin Realm, which will allow his combat power to surpass one small realm.
Now that his combat power has once again increased, he needs to break through to the peak of the Divine Origin Realm in one go in order to make his maximum combat power reach the eighth level of the Universal Truth Realm.
Han Li still believes that mastering stronger martial techniques is easier for enhancing his combat power.
The second treasure chest yielded something good—a piece of Emperor-level Middle-grade divine gold that can be used as the main material for crafting quasi-Emperor weapons or as auxiliary material for refining Emperor weapons.
Han Li does not have such high attainments in weapon refining, nor does he have the cultivation to refine quasi-Emperor weapons, so he gave this piece of Emperor-level Middle-grade divine gold to Yin Ling, fulfilling his promise to her.
When Yin Ling's main body absorbs this piece of divine gold, her main body furnace will be completely restored, and it may even make further progress, enhancing all its effects.
Now, Han Li is in the sleeping chamber of the Little Dragon Maiden, Long Yue. He is accompanying her.
Long Yue will give birth in about three days, and during this time, Han Li has not practiced dual cultivation with her. He plans to do so after she gives birth.
"Yue'er, there's no need to be nervous."
Holding Long Yue in his arms, Han Li sensed her emotions and comforted her.
As the delivery date approaches, Long Yue also becomes nervous, wondering if her first offspring will inherit her aptitude and physique.
Taking a deep breath, Long Yue took the initiative to bite Han Li's lips, and after a passionate encounter, her emotions stabilized.
"Yue'er, don't overthink it. Focus on nurturing the baby."
Han Li gently stroked Long Yue's abdomen and said softly.
"Mm~" Long Yue nodded.
(End of this chapter)