Chapter 569 - 315: Flood Dragon Shocking Skill, Thunder Perfection!

That’s right, that day Su Mu directly swallowed the intercepted package along with several Sumeru Rings into his stomach for storage. The initial inspiration for this came from the Zen Heart hiding the lotus letter seal in the belly at Vajra Temple.

With the current strength of Su Mu’s spiritual power and Gang Force, swallowing the package into his stomach and then using Gang Force to wrap around the items inside is not a difficult task.

Moreover, this was an act of last resort. Su Mu has a bad habit when thinking about problems; he often considers the worst-case scenario, and everything went as he had expected.

Whether it was carried close to the body, placed inside the room, or even buried in the courtyard, it was hard to escape this search.

Hiding it in the stomach and using the Small Faceless Transformation Technique to conceal its presence, it’s a hiding place that no ordinary person would think of.

He spat out the package.

Su Mu fetched some well water and washed it briefly before unraveling it, causing a great commotion at the Cyan Fish Gang. The contents of the package finally revealed their true face.

The moment he saw the ancient scroll, Su Mu’s eyes abruptly contracted, then brightened.

"Is this the White Flood Dragon Flipping River Map?"

Su Mu’s heart was ablaze, and he showed a look of surprise. But as he stared intently, he quickly noticed the discrepancies. The material of the ancient scroll in front of him was exquisite, but it was different from the White Flood Dragon Flipping River Map he had seen in Baili Hongtang’s hands that night.

"It’s not the same ancient scroll... it lacks that rich ancient charm and is not as extraordinary."

As the ancient scroll unfurled, the sound of waves swept in from all directions. In an instant, it was as if he was placed in the vast waters of Donglai’s great river, and there was a white flood dragon on the ancient scroll as well.

However, both the waves and the divine charm of the white flood dragon were much weaker compared to the ancient scroll in Baili Hongtang’s hands.

For instance, the waves in the original scroll could be described as towering and furious, but the waves in the ancient scroll before him seemed like a tiger whose claws and teeth had been removed. Yet even so, it still contained some unusual charm, quite exquisite.

"This should be a reproduction or replication of the White Flood Dragon Flipping River Map?"

Su Mu quickly reached a judgment in his heart. This ancient scroll, stolen by someone under the orders of Vice Gang Leader Gongyang Jue from the Feiyu Pavilion, was indeed the Cyan Fish Gang’s treasure — a reproduction of the White Flood Dragon Flipping River Map.

"Let’s try it."

So, Su Mu took a slight breath and focused on the ancient scroll in his hand; the sound of the waves immediately became grander.

Roar!

The flood dragon roared.

The white flood dragon in the painting seemed to come to life, tumbling and cruising in the tumultuous great river, stirring up monstrous waves, the angry waves crashing on Su Mu’s body.

At that moment, the terrifying 199-point comprehension was in turmoil. Su Mu quickly immersed himself in a wonderful state, unconsciously stretching his muscles and bones, instinctively imitating the white flood dragon’s river-flipping movements.

"Swish, swish, swish——!"

A strong wind suddenly arose in the small courtyard, and the sound of surprising waves echoed, flipping and flying all the tables and chairs in the room.

If the high-level members of the Cyan Fish Gang, who had also delved into the ancient scroll in Su Mu’s hand, were to see this scene, they would surely be dumbfounded. Without a comprehensive cultivation outline, to be able to comprehend so much just from an ancient painting, and with only an initial insight, such talent and comprehension are extraordinary.

Just as Su Mu suspected, the scroll he held was not the original White Flood Dragon Flipping River Map, but rather a reproduction created with much effort by a great cultivator of the Cyan Fish Gang, encapsulating thirty percent of the original’s profoundness.

And only successive Gang Leaders, Gang Leader candidates, and great cultivators of the Cyan Fish Gang have the privilege to directly comprehend the original White Flood Dragon Flipping River Map. This was not done without purpose, but out of necessity.

A profound map like the White Flood Dragon Flipping River Map, containing martial Dao charm, would lose its true charm with each comprehension. Therefore, the Cyan Fish Gang must maintain control, with each generation of great cultivators producing reproductions.

Comprehension must also be supplemented with a complete training outline for guidance. Presently, the gang leader, vice gang leader, and various hall masters of the Cyan Fish Gang follow the same pattern. Still, only the gang leader’s lineage can comprehend multiple times, while others can only do so three times, each for a month.

Even so, with a comprehensive training outline for guidance and three months of comprehension, there are only a handful of people in the Cyan Fish Gang who have entered the Flood Dragon Shocking Skill.

So far, aside from the gang leader’s lineage, including the Law Enforcement Hall and the Alchemy Hall, only one person can successfully comprehend it among the five main hall masters.

Ordinary people obtaining this ancient scroll would find it extremely difficult even to focus and sense the mood within it. Even if they occasionally get into the mood, they find it hard to see the vivid, life-like picture as clearly as Su Mu did, much less truly comprehend the martial Dao charm within it.

The cultivation realm in martial arts can still be piled on with resources, but if your comprehension isn’t up to par, then it isn’t. Some cultivation techniques just can’t be learned, which is a matter predetermined at birth, and postnatal efforts can hardly change that.

At this moment, one of Su Mu’s innate blessings, the Demigod Transformation, quietly activated. In Su Mu’s eyes, the thunder and lightning flashed in the painting. With each movement of the white flood dragon’s body, a mystical power whirled, stirring up mighty waves. Each time the dragon’s mouth opened and closed, it exhibited a divine aura, swallowing the surrounding seawater along with fish and shrimp into its belly like a black hole.

The white flood dragon seemed to be the master of the great river, capable of harnessing the river’s power at each claw and scale. At one point, the white flood dragon finally stopped feeding, its mouth opened wide, releasing a dragon’s breath.

A massive column of water shot straight to the sky, like a jade pillar reaching the heavens, piercing through the dense clouds, suddenly transforming into a bright, clear sky!

"Casting clouds and summoning rain, overturning clouds and rain... truly extraordinary, truly magnificent!"

Su Mu marveled at this in his heart, the white flood dragon’s strength was somewhat akin to the second ancestor of the Tao Family, capable of summoning the power of heaven and earth with every gesture, but the only pity was that the Sun Family Ancestor’s sword was too strong, while Tao Shengjiang, the second ancestor of the Tao Family, was too weak.