Chapter 310: Chapter 280: Practicing the Suanni Technique, Extraterritorial Celestial Demon
Upon learning that Chu Yi was from beyond the heavens and had never practiced Spells, Ji Xuexin, surprised, decided to help him cultivate. The Divine Acupoint is one part of the Ancestral Dragon’s Nine Techniques. By unlocking Divine Acupoints, one can store Demon Power and gradually transform into a Dragon Child. For instance, Ji Xuexin unlocked her heart’s Divine Acupoint, forming a heart of killing intent. Should she transform it into the Heart of Vengeance, she would ascend to a high-ranking cultivator, capable of transforming into a Yazi. Of course, finding a Divine Acupoint is not easy. Ji Xuexin would have to explore carefully, inevitably involving physical contact.
"Then let’s begin."
Chu Yi closed his eyes, clearly intrigued by these Ancestral Dragon’s Nine Techniques.
Upon hearing this, Ji Xuexin paused but finally made up her mind. In a secret message, her adoptive father had hinted that they should try all means to retain this powerful individual. He practiced a fortune-telling and Divination technique, Krypton Life Divination, with unparalleled success, and in just a few years, had raised a massive Rebel Army.
It was indeed interesting. Chu Yi comprehended causality. Though some had tried multiple times within seven days to discern his destiny, they gained nothing. On the contrary, it seemed these attempts even added to Chu Yi’s lifespan, while the Heaven-Pacifying Saint, who presumably made such attempts, suffered a great loss of vitality.
Following her adoptive father’s advice to the letter, Ji Xuexin, unaware of these matters, bit her lip and removed the silk ribbon. Her silky attire drifted down like a falling blossom, revealing a fitted, moon-white embroidered camisole. It was adorned with summer lotuses and red carp, and the red carp beneath one lotus leaf swelled so plumply it resembled a bighead carp. The young woman covered her chest, bashfully charming. Her slender waist was like a willow, her figure graceful, her curves astonishing—remarkably similar to Jiang Qiuyun’s, an incredibly voluptuous physique.
However, Chu Yi was truly not a lecher. He had only glanced peripherally and was about to look away, but his gaze inexplicably fell upon a pair of calves as tender as spring bamboo shoots. At the end of those well-proportioned, slender calves were bare Jade Feet, exquisite and tender. Her ten toes, like pearls, curled slightly in unease. As she stepped forward, a glimpse of her soles revealed a delicate, smooth expanse, a blend of pink and creamy white.
As ripples spread and mist billowed, a sliver of pale skin slipped into the water, bringing with it a sweet, intoxicating fragrance.
"Young Master Chu, each person’s Divine Acupoints are different, and even the same Divine Acupoint can have subtle variations. Only the methods of our Royal Family, combined with a Scouting Technique, can identify them."
A cool, clear voice drifted from the white mist. Chu Yi felt a gentle softness press against his back, and a pair of small, jade-like hands—cool, delicate, and soft—landed on his shoulders. Her fingertips, seemingly boneless and slender like green onions, had a faint white qi swirling around them. They fumbled for the suspected Divine Acupoints, her technique amateurish, akin to a massage. The two were mere inches apart.
Feeling the young man’s robust physique and well-defined muscles, Ji Xuexin’s long lashes lowered, her jade-like cheeks flushed crimson, and her heartbeat couldn’t help but quicken significantly. As her Scouting Technique probed further, the more Ji Xuexin observed, the more astonished she became. This handsome young man possessed extraordinary innate talent and vigorous vitality. If he were to erupt with power, he would be like a peerless, ferocious Beast, exuding an overwhelming baleful aura. The pressure he emanated was even more terrifying than that of her uncle, Grand General Hu Wei.
Her embroidered camisole pressed tightly against the young man’s back. Her slender fingers slid across his shoulders, gently caressed his chest, and continued downwards to his dantian and lower abdomen. She pressed a few times, her actions becoming somewhat improper.
"The Divine Acupoint is the foundation of the Ancestral Dragon’s Nine Techniques. The Divine Acupoints corresponding to the Nine Techniques are located in the torso, the four limbs, the five viscera, the five senses..."
Ji Xuexin closed her blue eyes, her long lashes trembling slightly. Her jade cheeks were tinged with a soft, powdery blush. My preparations were still insufficient, she thought. I reviewed far too few of those boudoir arts.
"No rush, take your time."
Chu Yi closed his eyes and let out a long breath. These Ancestral Dragon’s Nine Techniques are truly interesting, he mused. They’re quite similar to my Deceit Beast, transforming certain organs into analogues of those of the True Dragon’s nine scions. Having comprehended the laws of causality, I believe that combining the Nine Techniques means having one’s entire body—flesh, blood, and bones—apportioned among the nine scions. Only by having all of them reach a high rank would one have the chance to transform into a True Dragon. High-ranking cultivators correspond to the Dawn Star level. So, if these Nine Techniques are combined, one could break through this world’s ceiling and reach the Radiant Moon level!
Soon enough, her soft, smooth palm felt like silk dusted with fine pearl powder against his skin.
One hour later, Ji Xuexin finished her exploration. Having confirmed the location of the Divine Acupoint, she stood up to take her leave. Like a colorful butterfly, her robe seemed to fly to her. She dressed and departed hurriedly.
After a long while, Chu Yi regained his senses. Gazing in the direction the Ninth Princess had departed, he arched an eyebrow. First, there were those strange flowers in the bath, meant to incite desire. Then, a solitary visit late at night, unaccompanied by any maids. And under the pretext of locating Divine Acupoints, there was physical contact and the application of boudoir arts. Hmm, her methods were amateurish, yet her scheme was quite clever. Literally. It seems I underestimated this rebellious Princess from the start. Thinking back, I appeared alone at Wolf Tooth Pass and just so happened to encounter Ji Xuexin and a Golden Decree Divine Spirit. I helped them slay the Golden Decree spirit and then joined the Rebel Army. This whole series of events feels like a meticulously planned setup. Someone must have foreseen my arrival and arranged this ’coincidence.’ This means the Enchanting Demon Royal Court’s current operation was easily detected by this Demon Martial World.
"Interesting. If the Rebel Army merely foresaw my existence and arranged this scenario to recruit me, what if it had been a death trap set up to assassinate me instead?"
Extrapolating from this limited perspective, Chu Yi felt that the roughly one thousand allied kinfolk, each comparable to a high-ranking cultivator, might suffer disastrous losses. After all, one should never underestimate the Joyful Sect. If pushed to a fight to the bitter end, it would be perfectly normal for them to resort to desperate, frenzied actions. And he, thanks to his Divine Hand’s ability to seek fortune and avoid disaster, had evaded this death trap.
Perhaps I’m overthinking things, Chu Yi thought.
...
「Capital City.」
Flames seemed to consume the Nine Heavens, and smoke billowed everywhere. A great battle that had lasted an entire day and night finally concluded.
BOOM!
Snowflakes like goose feathers danced in the air, yet they could not conceal the battle’s brutality. A colossal figure, touching the heavens and standing firm on the earth, appeared. Like a peerless Demon King, it shouldered a Heaven-Reaching Pillar and was wreathed in surging demonic flames, its oppressive might spreading in all directions. The very Souls of the mere thirty-odd high-ranking cultivators remaining in the Capital City trembled with heartfelt awe.
This was clearly a ferocious ape, its body covered in black fur, its eyes glowing scarlet red, and black horns adorning its head. The colossal iron pillar it carried, over a thousand feet long, was still dripping with mottled blood and smeared with fragments of flesh and organs. A King-level Mutant Pet Beast: the Demon Ape.
Elsewhere, a seven-colored peacock, as massive as an island, ascended into the sky. Its tail feathers fanned out, revealing countless densely packed vertical pupils that shot out beams of divine light. Another King-level Mutant Pet Beast: the Evil-Eye Peacock King, now possessing an added Demon attribute.
However, the high-ranking cultivators of the Longwu Dynasty were completely unaware that this was part of a Beast Taming system. In their eyes, these were merely two pets raised by the State Preceptor, yet they had astonishingly repelled hundreds of high-ranking Extraterrestrial Celestial Demons!
That was right! The Enchanting Demon Royal Court’s invasion had long been anticipated by the Joyful Sect, which had set a death trap. Under the pretext of defending against Extraterrestrial Celestial Demons, they had caused the ambitious allied kinfolk forces, who were preparing to make their move, to suffer significant losses, temporarily deterring them from attacking the Capital City. This event undoubtedly elevated the State Preceptor’s prestige to its zenith once more.
「Inner City.」
Within the imposing Imperial Palace, magnificent palatial halls stood densely like a forest. A sinister, evil, and degenerate aura permeated the air wantonly. Faint, grotesque whispers lingered, clinging to this bizarre Imperial Court like mayflies.
「Inside the Golden Hall.」
"The State Preceptor possesses vast Divine Power and boundless Mana! He can extinguish mere Extraterrestrial Celestial Demons with a wave of his hand!"
"With the State Preceptor presiding over us, we esteemed officials can surely rest easy!"