Chapter 317 - 315: Divine Technique, Ten Thousand Layers of Water

Chapter 317: Chapter 315: Divine Technique, Ten Thousand Layers of Water

"Ten Tier Five Cultivation Techniques, plus ten Magic techniques for each of the first three tiers."

"When did the Abyss Sea Cangqing Family get so pathetic?"

"And they want an Immortal Stone for *that*?"

"I’ll offer five Tier Seven Cultivation Techniques, plus two Tier Five Divine Techniques."

...

At the auction, everyone who had paid Spirit Stones to enter was treated to the sight of numerous Great Powers hurling insults at each other.

And the insults were especially vicious.

For some Fourth and Fifth Realm Cultivators, it was also the first time they had ever been so clearly in the presence of these Great Powers.

...

「As it so happened.」

Su Qing had just finished absorbing this new constitution, a process that consumed a considerable amount of his lifespan, along with three Healing Pills.

This constitution was very powerful, but it had cost Su Qing far too much.

"One Thought Births Ten Thousand Realms."

The moment Su Qing opened his eyes, a pitch-black, swirling vortex of space began to appear before him, but it quickly collapsed.

’Damn it!’

’And here I was, thinking it would be so powerful.’

’Still, the fact that I can use Dao Principles now... that’s just absurd.’

Only those at the Tribulation Crossing Realm could even begin to comprehend and use Dao Principles.

Cultivators like Su Qing, below the Seventh Realm, were generally limited to comprehending Dao Essence.

Dao Essence is like the written word, something to be studied, while Dao Principles are the act of putting those words into practice.

Dao Essence is the concept; Dao Principles are the application.

Using Dao Principles is impossible without Dao Essence, but Dao Essence can exist without Dao Principles.

The Immortal Techniques Su Qing possessed, for example, were all based on Dao Essence.

Yet they were definitely stronger than Dao Principles.

The existence of Withered Wood Revives in Spring meant that Su Qing never lacked resources.

Of course, his Synthesizer also deserved some of the credit.

How else could Su Qing possess such a heaven-defying ability?

’As long as the Void Nether Dao Body allows me to comprehend Space Dao Essence, that’s good enough,’ Su Qing thought with a smile, rising to his feet and leaving the Little Immortal Realm.

He could feel the auras of many powerful experts at the auction.

’Is the auction still going on?’

’This is perfect. I can go take a look and trade the ten Immortal Stones on the spot.’

Su Qing had just entered when he heard Tang Dan’s voice.

"This is the last Immortal Stone! If you don’t fight for it now, it’ll be gone."

"I don’t need to say more about the price. Let the bidding begin!"

"Damn, all the Immortal Stones are gone... Two Eighth Realm Cultivation Techniques, five Seventh Realm Cultivation Techniques..."

...

In the private boxes, all the factions were competing fiercely.

Su Qing quietly made his way to the back of the auction house and sent a voice transmission to Tang Dan. "Tell the factions who won the bids to stay behind. I’ll give them the Immortal Stones in a bit."

’This kind of auction will never be enough to fill an entire library.’

’I’ll definitely have to do some planning.’

「Before long.」

The auction ended.

The experts from the ten winning factions were all Seventh Realm, Tribulation Crossing Realm existences.

They all came to the back area.

The Cangqing Race, the Holy Spirit Race, the Zhiyang Race, Shangyang Temple, the Hundred Ghosts Hall, the Profound Dragon Race...

"Greetings, Lord Su." Cang Qingjian of the Cangqing Race bowed as soon as he saw Su Qing.

Su Qing replied with a sigh of resignation, "There’s no need for that. I’m just here to trade with you."

"You give me the items, I give you the Immortal Stones. That’s all."

"One at a time..."

Su Qing didn’t want to explain too much.

He took the items with one hand and delivered the payment with the other.

Su Qing had no desire to build any deeper connections.

Because such connections were all illusory.

Members of the Demon Race had also wanted to bid, but all they had were Demon Dao Cultivation Methods. While he didn’t mind that, the Demon Race’s foundations were too shallow, so they couldn’t win any Immortal Stones.

The moment they got their hands on an Immortal Stone, nearly every Cultivator left the auction grounds immediately.

The area became deserted, with only Tang Dan remaining by his side.

"My lord, these are the seeds you received from auctioning the Nine Deaths Celestial Leaf."

[Ten Thousand Layers of Water Orchid Heart Seeds: Tier Nine Celestial Medicine Seeds. Consuming them allows for the comprehension of some Water Dao Essence and grants an extremely incomplete Water Dao Essence Body.]

[Eighth Layer Mountain Mustard Seed: Tier Eight Celestial Medicine Seed. Consuming it allows for the comprehension of some Earth Dao Essence and generates a trace of Eighth Layer Mountain Qi.]

[Heaven Crossing Seed: Tier Eight Celestial Medicine Seed. Consuming it allows for the comprehension of some Five Elements Dao Essence, replenishes blood qi, and has a soul-repairing effect.]

"Mm, I’ll take them."

’As expected, there are Celestial Medicines.’

After seeing the Ten Thousand Layers of Water Orchid Heart Seeds, Su Qing immediately wanted to cultivate them to see what effect a mature Ten Thousand Layers of Water Orchid Heart would have.

Who could blame him, when he possessed an Immortal Technique?

Su Qing was really going to do it.

"Alright, you can handle the cleanup. I’m heading back," Su Qing said to Tang Dan after taking the seeds, then left the auction house.

Su Qing returned to his residence and lay back on a recliner, feigning sleep.

He had already begun planting two of the Ten Thousand Layers of Water Orchid Heart Seeds.

"Withered Wood Revives in Spring."

Without another word, Su Qing continuously used Withered Wood Revives in Spring.

Celestial Medicines were truly different.

They were somewhat harder to nurture than Spirit Medicines.

But even so, it only took him two days to finish.

[Ten Thousand Layers of Water Orchid Heart: Tier Nine Celestial Medicine. Its place of growth will slowly gather water sources. After consumption, one will receive the Ten Thousand Layers of Water Splendor Baptism, granting a Water Dao Essence Body and a chance to comprehend the Divine Technique: Ten Thousand Layers of Water.]

The Ten Thousand Layers of Water Orchid Heart looked like a blue orchid. A few drops of blue water clung to its pistil, and faint, watery-blue patterns were visible on its leaves.

It gave off a light, fresh fragrance, and smelling it was like sinking into a blue ocean.

The Celestial Medicine propagated on its own; Su Qing didn’t need to help. He simply scattered all its new seeds on the ground.

After Su Qing used his Immortal Techniques ten or so times to ensure the new seeds sprouted stably, he finally plucked the Ten Thousand Layers of Water Orchid Heart.

It wasn’t just about the Water Dao Essence Body. Su Qing also wanted to reclaim his previous Wood Dao Essence Body and Fire Dao Essence Body.

Without the slightest hesitation, Su Qing swallowed the Ten Thousand Layers of Water Orchid Heart in one gulp.

Su Qing once again used his Life Force to refine it.

When his Life Force ran out, he would have to endure the rest on his own.

The Earth Great Immortals couldn’t reproduce much at the moment.

’To think I once felt my lifespan was sufficient. Now, it seems it’s still not enough.’

Su Qing could only grit his teeth and bear it.

The refining process took only about three days.

Su Qing was very lucky; he had actually managed to comprehend a Divine Technique from this one Spirit Medicine.

Ten Thousand Layers of Water.

This was an extremely terrifying Divine Technique.

Su Qing dared say that no one else in this world could possibly cultivate it.

The principle was the same as with the Earth Great Immortal.

By compressing a drop of water ten thousand times, one could truly achieve Ten Thousand Layers of Water.

The comprehension only taught him the method; Su Qing still needed to refine the true Ten Thousand Layers of Water himself.

Generally speaking, this Divine Technique was just a single drop of water.

Compressing one drop of water once turned it into First Layer Water. Compressing two drops of First Layer Water was required to create Second Layer Water.

But after a hundred compressions, its power was already terrifying to the point of numbness.

It could penetrate even the hardest of substances.

’How could such a terrifying Divine Technique come from a Spirit Medicine?’

Su Qing found it strange.

This kind of Divine Technique felt like it wasn’t a product of this world at all.

Little did Su Qing know, it was only because of his own terrifying Comprehension that he was able to grasp it from the Ten Thousand Layers of Water Orchid Heart.

[Water Dao Essence Body: ...Water Dao Essence Comprehension +100%, Water Dao Affinity, no bottlenecks below the Fifth Realm.]

’Water Dao Affinity?’

Su Qing could clearly feel that this affinity pointed directly to the essence of things. It should be said, it was an affinity for all liquids.

Because he could even feel an affinity with the surrounding Spiritual Mist.

And it was rapidly gathering around him.

Not to mention the surrounding seawater. Su Qing’s Water Lotus Organ already allowed him to control water, but now it seemed even easier.

’This Spirit Medicine is not bad. But if I gave a Tier Nine Spirit Medicine like this to them, they wouldn’t be able to consume it anyway.’

Su Qing thought of Su Hongshang and the others.

But it would be useless. A Tier Nine Spirit Medicine... only someone as special as Su Qing could refine it so quickly. If he gave it to them, it would probably take them years to refine.

’The Immortal Realm must be expanded.’

Su Qing suddenly thought of something.

The Cyan Broad-leafed Water Grass.

That little guy had absorbed a great deal of Immortal Qi in his Immortal Domain Dao Foundation.

[Heaven-Covering Broad-leaf Grass: A blade of grass that received a fortuitous opportunity and has since grown into a tall plant, an existence that can survive independent of any ecosystem.]

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