Starting Cultivation During a Trip

Chapter 561 - 276: Dragon Toad Treasure Qi! Dragon Tiger Daoist, Immortal Technique (Part 2)

"Fishing Toad Qi... Is he absorbing the essence of this mountain’s Dragon Vein?"

Qi Delong approached, looking at Qin Ergou with incredulity.

That Fishing Toad Qi, which once seemed mere exercise, suddenly revealed an unbelievable dominance and mystery, and at this moment, within Toad Treasure Mountain—when the toad revived, its maw agape and treasure light spilling forth—he truly snatched the essence from its mouth, fishing it into himself.

"That Daoist truly did not deceive their family," Zhang Fan said in a low voice.

Back then, the Daoist Qin Ergou’s ancestor encountered said that this Fishing Toad Qi possessed the power to rotate the sun and moon and swallow Yin and Yang, but only the right person at the right time could obtain such fateful opportunity.

"The Qin Family ancestors have cultivated Fishing Toad Qi generation after generation. Unseen, it has influenced the descendants’ Primordial Spirits, though it has never before revealed itself..."

The accumulation of ages and generations—this is timing.

Now that Toad Treasure Mountain has emerged, and treasure light radiates—this is location.

Meeting Zhang Fan, who bestowed the Northern Emperor’s Great Banner, causing Primordial Spirit Awakening, finally allowed this Fishing Toad Qi to shine—this is people.

Timing, location, and people—all three are indispensable; only then could Qin Ergou attain this fateful opportunity.

Heaven and earth’s power combined, mountain’s Dragon Vein—since ancient times, how many have had such chance to temper their Primordial Spirit!?

"This kid truly stumbled upon celestial luck. His future achievements will be limitless!"

At this moment, even Qi Delong and Qi Dongqiang, the two successors of Laojun Mountain, could not help but sigh with envy glinting in their eyes.

"Fortune like this is beyond others’ reach." Zhang Fan shook his head.

The village where Qin Ergou’s ancestors lived, only their family survived; as for the other villagers, they likely became part of the Pyramid of Corpses.

This, of course, is luck; their family was valued by that Daoist, granted Fishing Toad Qi—yet perhaps that Daoist also bore a trace of compassion. After such slaughter, he left a thread of vitality unbroken, forging a benevolent fate.

For generations, Qin Ergou’s ancestors guarded this desolate mountain. Any who harbored thoughts to leave, or failed to pass down Fishing Toad Qi, how could today’s fateful opportunity have come?

"You stay here and guard him!"

Zhang Fan looked toward Zhang Beijiang, then toward the wild mountain under nightfall, where the tremors grew faint and rockfalls gradually ceased.

Yet this mountain grew ever more perilous; after all, the toad had awakened—besides, Meng Qiwu had escaped, and who knows if she might summon Zhongnan Mountain’s reinforcements.

If delayed, complications may arise; Zhang Fan did not wish to tarry, thus only Zhang Beijiang was left to guard Qin Ergou.

"Let’s go."

Zhang Fan beckoned to Qi Delong, heading deeper into Toad Treasure Mountain.

This journey brought immense harvest—not only did Zhang Beijiang reveal his Divine Enthronement means, transforming the Five Demons Soldier Master into the Five Demons Evil Lord, but himself also advanced to the Great Master Level of Spirit Zombie Realm.

As for Zhang Fan himself, he obtained that Innate Treasure, the White Bone Relic.

This treasure could rival the Thunder Essence Pearl.

At this moment, Zhang Fan swallowed the White Bone Relic, letting it settle in his Dantian; the milky white mist, like liquid, condensed into form, emitting a faint radiance that spread through every limb and bone. Along with the flow of True Yang, it ceaselessly tempered Zhang Fan’s flesh and blood, strengthening his True Yang.

Even his Primordial Spirit was nourished.

This is the Dragon Toad Treasure Qi hidden within the White Bone Relic—its very core power. From extreme Yin births Yang; Dragon Vein Qi combines, blended with countless corpses’ life Essence Qi, thus forging such a treasure.

Hoo—

Now, even Qi Delong could not help but glance aside. He vaguely sensed Zhang Fan’s body was vibrating at an extremely subtle yet profound frequency, seemingly resonating with the White Bone Relic within.

In other words, he was ceaselessly cultivating, endlessly tempering this fleshly body.

Dual Cultivation of Body and Spirit; Primordial Spirit is spirit, the body is life.

In this moment, Zhang Fan seemed to have stepped into a new realm upon the path of cultivation.

"Your destiny is truly defiant of the heavens." Qi Delong could not help but say.

The Pyramid of Corpses gestated for centuries, sealing and harvesting Qi, until such a treasure was born—who could have imagined it would fall into Zhang Fan’s hands!

In the unseen workings of fate, there is always a pattern.

"Next year, the second day of the second lunar month, Zhenwu Mountain will open its doors wide and host its disciple selection ceremony; Transcendent Zhenren will receive a closed-door disciple during the event..." Qi Delong, changing the subject, looked at Zhang Fan with a strange gaze.

"That disciple won’t be you, will it?"

"How should I know?" Zhang Fan shrugged his lips.

To be honest, though he carried the title of disciple of Zhenwu Mountain, he had never cultivated there; all his achievement came from self-study of a single Dao Secret Record, and all other abilities and mysteries were the foundation laid by the Zhangs.

As for Transcendent Zhenren—Zhang Fan had only ever met him once.

To be chosen as closed-door disciple is a great honor; without Transcendent Zhenren’s own confirmation, no one can say for certain who will have that privilege.

Previously, Zhang Fan heard Fang Changle mention that many Profound Families—even Pure Yang Families—were moving secretly, hoping to send their disciples to Zhenwu Mountain to win this seat.

"True, the successor of a mountain is not a trivial matter. Strictly speaking, it isn’t for any one person to decide." Qi Delong said gravely.

"Is there some special meaning to this?" Zhang Fan asked curiously.

He always felt that being a successor depended on more than talent, cultivation, or innate potential...

"Every mountain has its secrets, but ultimately, it comes down to ancestral approval and heavenly decree." Qi Delong replied in a very cryptic tone.

"Ancestral approval? How is that given?" Zhang Fan was even more curious.

"In short... a mountain’s successor must receive ancestral approval and possess great fortune... Zhenwu Mountain’s original successor was Xia Weisheng; she was Transcendent Zhenren’s chosen closed-door disciple, and it’s said even the Zhenwu Jade Butterfly was passed into her hands..." Qi Delong said coolly.