Chapter 22 Aoki Ryu

Countless golden rays, each about an inch long, suddenly flew out from the spirit rice, exploded in the air, and split into countless fine golden rays, as fine as cow hair.

When the cultivators present saw this scene, they felt an instinctive, sharp pain in their arms.

They were often attacked by golden light when harvesting spirit rice in the past. What was even more troublesome was that the golden light would also carry the fluff of spirit rice, which would pierce the skin and cause pain and itching.

However, the spirit rice is not yet mature, so it will not have any fuzz. But seeing the golden light covering the sky and the ground, everyone still exclaimed in surprise.

Like a dazzling display of fireworks, these golden rays suddenly fell from the sky, like a storm, instantly enveloping the entire spirit field in golden light.

"Pfft!"

A golden beetle, which was frantically gnawing on the roots, looked up and saw a golden ray rushing toward it.

It seemed to sense danger, raising its forelimbs and waving them wildly, but in the next moment, golden light instantly pierced through its body.

"Bang!"

The golden light exploded, and the golden beetle's body was instantly pulverized. After two or three breaths, when the golden light dissipated, all that could be seen was a thick layer of golden corpses piled up on the ground.

"I have fulfilled my mission!"

Everyone fell silent for a moment, looking at the mess of the spirit field. In the end, it was the Grand Elder who was the first to react.

"Yuan Yan, go check if there are any surviving golden beetles."

Xu Yuanyan gently patted the beast-taming pouch, and several red firebirds quickly flew out, circled low over the spirit field a few times, and then returned.

"Chirp chirp!"

"Elder, the ones that Little Sparrow didn't find must have all been eliminated."

The elder's eyes flashed with a sharp light. He released his spiritual power to scan the spirit field, then quickly stepped inside, looked it over for a long time, and finally came out.

"The pest infestation has been eradicated; Yuen Long did a good job."

"Haha, it's nothing. This is the family's spiritual vein, and it's what I should do!"

Xu Yuanlang chuckled as he scratched his head, his face showing a hint of nervousness.

"Yuen Long, come for a walk with me!"

The elder suddenly spoke, pulling him away from the group by a distance. Xu Yuanlang knew that the elder had something to tell him, so he obediently followed behind him.

The elder suddenly stopped after the others were out of sight.

"Yuen Long, you've done another great service this time. I'll remember it. Here, take this!"

The elder took a piece of ancient jade, which felt cool to the touch.

"Elder, what is this?"

"It is called the Pulse-Asking Jade, a treasure that can accelerate cultivation. I have seen the Azure Dragon Soaring Technique, a difficult technique to learn and master."

Although your cultivation speed is not bad, it is basically impossible for you to cultivate step by step to the Foundation Establishment Realm before the age of sixty.

Having reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, I have consumed all five elements of Qi: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. I must follow the path of the interconnectedness of the five elements. Why were you so greedy back then, you little rascal?

Having all five elements, one needs to condense five natal magic weapons and then master the life and death energies, which is much more difficult than for cultivators who specialize in one particular system.

With the help of the Meridian Jade and diligent cultivation, there might still be a glimmer of hope for Foundation Establishment.

He chuckled awkwardly. Back then, he was just a nobody, and no one had ever reminded him of that. Of course, he didn't say it outright either.

"It's all thanks to my family, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to gather enough of the five elements."

"Alright, don't get distracted by other things now. Focus on cultivating the Azure Dragon Soaring Technique."

Also, don't tell anyone that you have the Pulse Jade; the family only has this one.

He then realized with a start that the jade pendant in his hand was indeed a valuable item.

"yes!"

"Furthermore, you said this golden beetle was specially bred? That seems unlikely."

Xu Yuanlang looked up at the solemn expression on his elder's face and subconsciously asked a question.

"Elder, what else has happened?"

"Both the Li and Ma families have experienced an infestation of golden beetles. I also asked the Jiang and Dian families, who have a good relationship with our Xu family, and they said the same thing happened."

Xu Yuanlang was startled. These families were practically all the Foundation Establishment families within a thousand miles, and they had all simultaneously unleashed golden beetles.

But wouldn't this further prove that the golden beetles were specially bred? Otherwise, how could they have erupted at the same time?

He was about to speak when the elder's stern gaze swept over him, and he spoke immediately.

"Yuan Lang, don't let anyone know that you can control the golden light. I'll shut Sanada and the others up."

You must understand, if the Golden Beetle was indeed deliberately bred by someone, I can't think of any cultivator other than a Golden Core cultivator who could have done it.

Golden Elixir!

Those two words made his heart skip a beat.

If that's really the case, then the Grand Elder's decision to stop him from pursuing the research further was indeed for his own good.

"Yes, I understand!"

Xu Yuanlang bowed and saluted. The Grand Elder patted his head and turned to leave Qinglong Mountain.

In the days that followed, he began to cultivate on Qinglong Mountain, and Xu Yuanmiao and Xu Zhentian felt that he had become elusive and difficult to find.

As the sun rises, rays of light spread across the sky.

The sun was setting, casting its last rays on the evening glow.

The Azure Dragon Soaring Technique is indeed special; although it is an incomplete scroll, the Qi Refining Realm is still quite complete.

Unfortunately, all information about his innate spells has been lost; all that is known is his name—Aoki Ryu.

Is this technique a movement technique? An offensive technique? Or a defensive technique? I have no idea.

Without the inherent techniques of his cultivation method, he would be like someone who has lost a leg, only able to utilize about 70-80% of his abilities.

"Otherwise, I'll create my own set of techniques. Anyway, I already have some cultivation methods."

Based on the characteristics of this cultivation method, creating a set of techniques to complement it shouldn't be difficult.

He was young and fearless, completely unaware of how crazy his actions were.

There are countless incomplete scrolls in the world, and who can possibly complete them? Generally speaking, only those who have reached the Golden Elixir level have the vision and talent to do so.

He's actually trying to use his mid-stage Qi Refining cultivation to improve his spells; if people found out, he'd definitely become a laughingstock.

"Wood corresponds to the East, and the East belongs to Wood, as well as the Azure Dragon. Judging from the name, the Azure Wood Dragon's cultivation method should correspond to the Seven Mansions of the East."

The rising sun, the stirrings of spring…

As he began to deduce, he was soon stumped. He picked up a pen to write down his insights, but when he put pen to paper, he felt as if he were in a tangled mess and didn't know how to write it.

"Forget it, let's focus on improving our cultivation first. Otherwise, it'll be like trying to catch fish by climbing a tree; any deductions we make will be full of flaws."

With insufficient cultivation, it would be extremely difficult to complete the cultivation method. He planned to complete it when he had nothing else to do.

At this moment, in his small courtyard on Qinglong Mountain, his seven-colored flower was blooming.

The second leaf on it was emitting a faint spiritual light, and its position was pointing eastward.