Chapter 599: Chapter 594 Notorious for Flaying and Boning

Whether it was the Fatian Xiangdi or the Separation and Reunion Divine Power, both were abilities that the Ruyi Golden Snake could control only after advancing to the Purple Mansion Realm.

Fatian Xiangdi was an advancement in Big and Small Changes, and this power could be used indefinitely, even if one’s realm surpassed that of an Immortal Great Power. Such combat techniques would never become outdated.

Especially among the Demon Clan, there were rumors of many powerful members who used Fatian Xiangdi to transform their bodies into something immense. With a single strike, they could shatter stars. Such might was considered invincible, with few daring to confront it head-on!

The Separation and Reunion Divine Power was also a Great Divine Power. When cultivated to the extreme, it could evolve into a Clone Skill, allowing one to assume myriad forms.

It is said that in the Human Clan’s Primordial Ancestor Realm, there was a Nether River Ancestor who claimed to possess four billion eighty million Blood God Avatars, immortal as long as even one remained.

Qin Feng felt that if his Separation and Reunion Divine Power were cultivated to the peak, he wouldn’t need to be as formidable as that Nether River Ancestor of the Ancestor Realm. Even if he could create a million clones, it would already be an extremely formidable ability.

Aside from being able to use these divine powers in Dharma Image combat, they could also be applied to the physical body.

After all, he was not merely a Magic Cultivator but also practiced Body Technique cultivation.

When he experienced a breakthrough in his Enlightenment, it wasn’t just the formation of a Dharma Image. His Body Refining Techniques had also broken through restrictions, and his Physical Body Power had reached a level where it could contend with Dharma Image Cultivators.

The Azure Dragon Divine Technique belonged to the Wood Element, excelling in gathering Yimu Vitality to enhance Physical Body Power. As vitality thrived, it had the strongest Recovery Power among the four Divine Arts in the Beast Taming Sect.

Given that the Divine Art leaned toward this Attribute, cultivating this Divine Technique made it effortless for Qin Feng. This was because the Life Tree on the seventh layer of the Demon Refining Pot was an unquestionable expert in the Life Principle. Before evolving into the Life Tree, it was the one with the most formidable recovery power under his command, able to regenerate severed vine limbs anytime.

The Life Tree primarily cultivated the Life Principle, and Yimu Vitality was quite similar to the Life Principle–akin to an Attribute-enriched version of the Life Principle. Moreover, since it originally had a tree form and cultivated the Wood Element Techniques provided by the Beast Taming Sect, it naturally contained an immense amount of Yimu Vitality within. Hence, the Power of Laws Qin Feng borrowed from it was sufficient to rapidly advance the Azure Dragon Divine Technique, making his Body Refinement speed surpass that of ordinary Body Cultivators.

In addition to this, Qin Feng had started incorporating the Five Elements Power into the Azure Dragon Divine Technique long ago, attempting to modify this Cultivation Technique into one better suited for himself. From initially referencing the Body Refining Techniques of the White Tiger Divine Technique, he perfected what became known as the Chewing Iron Great Method, capable of Gold and Iron Chewing and Refining Golden Qi–an experiment he deemed complete.

After realizing its feasibility, he gradually started to incorporate the other Elemental Powers, aiming to develop a Body Refinement Technique unique to himself. He had achieved some success up to this point, so his physique had become even stronger than the seniors who solely cultivated the Azure Dragon Divine Technique.

Once his physical body became strong enough to rival Dharma Image Cultivators, Qin Feng could also perform Fatian Xiangdi with just his physical body.

However, it would not be as colossal as after the transformation into a Dharma Image; after all, his body stood here at a little over eight feet tall. Compared to a Nine-Headed Dragon Dharma Image that spanned two or three hundred zhang, the gap was vast.

Among the Demon Clan, with its numerous races, only those with sturdy physiques practiced Fatian Xiangdi because their body sizes were sufficient. Only then could they possess overwhelming War Power after cultivating this divine technique.

Otherwise, even if a petite Skylark could increase in size by a thousandfold, it would still not match the sheer size of some powerful Demon Beasts before transformation, and simply could not exhibit the strength Fatian Xiangdi should have.

Qin Feng knew that he had not attempted it, but he also knew that he could now probably transform into a size of a hundred zhang.

This size could be considered enormous among the Human Clan, but compared to his Dharma Image, it was not even half as large. This was why cultivators, despite knowing the immense power of some Divine Skills, would not cultivate them.

Because they knew that even if they succeeded in cultivation, they still could not catch up with those special races with extraordinary talents.

As for the Separation and Reunion Divine Power, Qin Feng felt that he could wait until he had achieved the Heavenly Immortal Dao and refined his physical body to the point of Blood Rebirth, after which he could certainly unleash its tremendous potential.

Otherwise, he did not want to casually separate his limbs. God forbid they got blown apart in an accident. Although he had acquired the Nine-Headed Snake’s talent for limb regeneration, it wouldn’t leave him without arms or legs, but since his Immortal Dao was not yet complete, excessive consumption of his life’s vitality and origin would do him no good. Therefore, at the current stage, he would only allow his Dharma Image to separate and would not easily apply it to himself.

After all, the Dharma Image was an energy body. Even if it was injured or the separated avatar sustained damage, as long as the Dharma Image’s origin remained intact, Qin Feng could simply replenish its energy to heal it directly.

After testing these two newly acquired Great Divine Powers, Qin Feng then sequentially displayed some other techniques. Although he stopped short of fully unleashing their power to avoid causing too much disturbance and destroying the surrounding mountains, it allowed him to roughly understand at what stage his current war power stood.

The results he obtained, of course, were delighting. With his robust foundation, every advancement in realm meant a comprehensive increase in his combat strength. Even though he had just recently advanced to the Dharma Image stage, his far superior massive Dharma Image and formidable physical body meant that ordinary cultivators at the Primordial Spirit Realm might not be his match.

Because his foundation was too profound, Qin Feng did not need to stabilize his realm after advancement, unlike other cultivators.

So, after practicing with the Divine Skills, Qin Feng retracted his Dharma Image back into his body, stood up, and left the place to continue heading south.

This departure from the Sect was meant to visit his family, not to advance his cultivation mid-journey. He had thought it would take years of slowly comprehending the various laws before he could advance, but unexpectedly he encountered such an opportunity on the way, prompting Qin Feng to marvel.

He had already delayed plenty of time here. It was best to hurry back.

Although advancing to the Dharma Image stage was a joyous occasion, Qin Feng’s cultivation foundation was solid, so even without this opportunity he would have been delayed by a few years at most. Therefore, he wasn’t ecstatic to the point of frenzy, nor was he in a hurry to return to the Sect to report his successful formation of the Dharma Image.

Qin Feng remained stationary, manipulating the surrounding air to rise into the sky.

The Spiritual Beasts guarding around also took flight one by one, converging towards him.

With a sweep of his robes, he waved his hand and collected the Hellhound, Ghost-Faced Spider, and Swallowing Sky Toad into the Demon Refining Pot, then lightly landed on the back of the White Dragon that had just flown beneath him.

With a clear call, the White Dragon spread its wings and flew in the direction of Qifeng Mountain, leaving behind only the huge webs spun by the Ghost-Faced Spider on several mountain peaks.

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Qifeng Mountain had an elegantly lofty profile compared to the surrounding mountains, with the only downside being its scattered Spirit Veins. Moreover, with the presence of Demon Beasts lurking within the mountain, no Cultivator Family had chosen to delve deep and occupy the Spirit Veins as a family residence.

However, all of this changed later.

When the Qin Family of Kun City, located near Qifeng Mountain, produced a genius, their prestige dramatically burgeoned.

By the time Qin Feng became a true disciple and returned to the family from the Otherworld Battlefield, he had directly utilized the sect’s connections to integrate the Spirit Vein of the entire Qifeng Mountain, claiming the entire mountain as the residency of the Qin Family.

Nowadays, the Qin Family was flourishing, relying on Qin Feng’s prestige in the Beast Taming Sect and also on a mine vein protected by the Sect, so they lacked not for resources. They vigorously cultivated their family cultivators while also taking care of those families with marriage alliances.

After the news spread that Qin Feng had become the Master of Qi Luck, the Qin Family rode the wave, leaping to become the most famous family in the entire Chu Kingdom and even among the neighboring countries. There were countless visiting families every day who wished to form connections with the Qin Family.

Many prominent families were envious of those smaller ones that had married into the Qin Family early on. As a result, they also developed quite well. Those large families that once looked down upon the Qin Family and chose not to make marriage alliances found it too late to reconsider after the news about Qin Feng’s new status.

Even if the children from these prominent families were more excellent and willing to offer more in terms of dowries and bride prices, the Qin Family would not readily agree to these marriages.

The old Family Head, Qin Guanbao, was a shrewd man. Although he was somewhat indiscreet in his personal life, and many had grasped his preferences–as indeed these were not secret matters and could be inquired about with little effort–

the old Family Head still managed to hold the line when it mattered most and wouldn’t just tie the family to so many other powerful clans over some benefits.

If it were only one or two families, that would be fine, but once there were more, the Qin Family would inevitably become embroiled in certain affairs.

Although the Qin Family currently had a big name, it still relied solely on Qin Feng’s reputation, and the family’s own power was far from sufficient to get involved in those matters.

That’s why in recent years, the old master had been very strict about forming alliances, no longer indiscriminate as before, not so keen to marry all the beautiful and talented daughters from other families.

This strategy, far from deterring those families, made them chase after the Qin Family even more ardently.

All the principal figures of the great families were clear as mirrors in their minds: Qin Feng of the Beast Taming Sect would undoubtedly rise, and establishing relations with the Qin Family now would be extremely profitable. If Qin Feng later managed to become a Golden Immortal Great Power, they would be connected to a supremely powerful individual–who would dare to offend them easily?

Even if stepping back ten thousand steps, Qin Feng did not become a Golden Immortal, there was no doubt he would at least become a Profound Immortal. Otherwise, would he be called the Master of Qi Luck for nothing?

Now was the era of great contention. As Biluo embarked on a comprehensive expedition to conquer the various realms of the Void to dominate the nearby Star Domains, if there wasn’t a sufficiently powerful figure to protect them, these so-called great families could very well become cannon fodder.

This was the reason why so many families with established reputations in the neighboring countries were successively visiting the Qin Family!

“Roar…”

A clear dragon roar traveled down from the sky, echoing incessantly between heaven and earth. Even the cultivators in Qifeng Mountain below could hear it distinctly.

But when they looked up, they saw no signs of any mighty Spiritual Beasts.

“Has a senior expert passed by here riding a Spiritual Beast? Or is there a formidable Demon Clan member lurking around?”

A young man following his elders to visit Qifeng Mountain muttered to himself in doubt.

“What are you babbling about?”

Beside him, a middle-aged cultivator with a small mustache sneered at his words: “This is the Beast Taming Sect’s territory. Apart from some cultivators’ Riding Tools that are Spiritual Beasts, would any member of the Demon Clan dare to strut around here?”

In the Human Clan, the Beast Taming Sect was regarded as heroic, but in the eyes of the Demon Clan, it had an infamous reputation. To many Demon Beasts, it was the tyrant of tyrants, vehemently loathed by countless members of the Demon Clan.

Unfortunately, not even the Ancient Great Tribulation managed to annihilate the Beast Taming Sect, much less now.

Every Demon Cultivator that had lived long enough in the Land of Five Domains knew the power of the Beast Taming Sect. Even though they might harbor profound hatred in their hearts, on a normal day, no Demon Clan members would dare to approach the Beast Taming Sect’s territory carelessly.

This was a reputation established by generations of Beast Taming Sect cultivators, also a painful lesson left by countless Demon Clans that became the Riding Tools of the Beast Taming Sect’s cultivators.

If one wanted to cultivate in peace and enjoy freedom across hills and waters, it was best to steer clear of the Beast Taming Sect, keeping far away, lest one is captured. Then, assuredly, one would be driven into battle by the Sect’s cultivators, and those with better features might even become breeding machines, busily working to propagate more offspring day and night.

But no matter how it is viewed, those two fates were at least survivable, with the worst being those Demon Clan members who were directly killed–skinned and deboned, flesh cut and blood drained, with every part of them from fangs to hair utilized by the Beast Taming Sect cultivators, who would maximize every Demon Beast’s utility.

After tens of thousands of years, which formidable Demon Clan member would dare to trespass on the Beast Taming Sect’s domain?

So the cultivators below didn’t even consider the possibility of the Demon Clan.

“However, this roar sounds somewhat familiar?”

The middle-aged cultivator with the small mustache frowned and pondered, “It seems I’ve heard a similar beastly roar somewhere before!”

“The Qin Family is a vassal family to the Beast Taming Sect; it’s said they also rear many Spiritual Beasts. With both the old Family Head and Senior Qin Long originating from the Beast Taming Sect, perhaps it’s the roar of one of their own Spiritual Beasts!”

“Heh, young man, at such a young age, your ears aren’t working well. Didn’t you hear the beast’s roar coming from beyond the skies? How could it be the Qin Family’s Spiritual Beast?”