Chapter 232: Chapter 90 Mo Dao Destiny Third Level
The winds in the sky howled fiercely, and the violent air currents threatened to blow anyone off at any moment.
The strength of the Black-scaled Phoenix Hawk had broken through, and although its flying speed was still not as fast as that of the Iron-scaled Winged Beast, it wasn’t much slower either, barely managing to keep up.
With Sun Qiang’s cultivation breakthrough, he was now able to fend off the fierce winds on his own; Dao Li was somewhat lacking, its strength only at the Physique Realm, and with its hooves not sharp enough, it was at risk of being blown away at any moment.
“Serving tea and water isn’t bad, but you can’t relax in your practice…”
Seeing it struggle, Zhang Xuan approached it.
“Luu luu~~”
Dao Li snorted loudly, with a hint of grievance in its eyes.
It was trying hard, but after all, it was just a horse, and progress wasn’t that fast…
Understanding its feelings, Zhang Xuan looked down at the Iron-scaled Winged Beast below him and smiled slightly.
“Lend me a few drops of your blood essence…”
Although unsure of what he intended to do, the Iron-scaled Winged Beast nodded, and a few drops of blood flew from its forehead, landing in the palm of Zhang Xuan’s hand.
With a flick of his wrist, the Cold Nether Sword appeared in his palm, and Zhang Xuan pointed it in the air, sending a streak of sword qi straight towards Dao Li’s heart.
Dao Li, terrified, widened its eyes. Knowing its master wouldn’t kill it, it could only suppress its fear and remain motionless.
Pu-chi!
A sword-mark appeared, and Zhang Xuan flicked his finger, sending the freshly obtained blood essence into the hole left by the sword mark.
Dao Li immediately felt an immensely powerful force boiling in its heart, flowing with each heartbeat and threatening to make its body burst at any moment.
“Master Zhang, the Iron-scaled Winged Beast and the thousand-li horse belong to two different breeds. Injecting its blood essence directly into its body might cause rejection, which could lead to the horse’s death…”
Min Jiangtao, who was behind him, was startled by the scene and couldn’t help speaking up.
Human blood can cause rejection if the types are different, let alone between different kinds of Primordial Beasts.
“No harm…”
Zhang Xuan shook his head.
What he said was true, different Primordial Beasts would definitely reject each other, but the moment the Iron-scaled Winged Beast’s blood essence had entered his palm, it had already been completely refined by the Pathos of Heaven zhenqi, turning it into pure strength.
Sure enough, as the blood essence entered Dao Li’s heart, the robust power, along with the blood and heartbeat, pumped into its entire body.
The strength of Dao Li, initially at the Physique Realm, visibly increased, and in just a few breaths, it had broken through to the Muscle Membrane Realm, and then the viscera…
This method of using bloodlines to enhance the strength of Primordial Beasts was often used back on Master Teacher Continent, and now, it was as smooth as ever, without any sense of discomfort.
His use was very smooth, but it looked different in Min Jiangtao’s eyes.
The person before him could not only help him enhance his strength but also help Primordial Beasts… His abilities were beyond imagination.
“Serve well, and not only will your strength become greater and greater, but surpassing the teacher… is also possible!”
An idea emerged.
As a successor of Mo Dao, his talent wasn’t that high; he originally just planned to practice quietly behind his teacher, waiting for the latter to break through so he could advance as well…
Now this idea wavered somewhat.
The other party could not only easily subdue the Iron-scaled Winged Beast but also directly help the thousand-li horse advance in cultivation… With this, could he also help him gain a deeper understanding of Mo Dao Destiny?
If by chance he managed to break through to the third level, he would qualify to compete with his teacher.
Since practicing, who doesn’t want to become stronger?
With this in mind, he gritted his teeth and involuntarily looked over: “Master Zhang, I have a presumptuous request, I wonder if you could provide some guidance on Mo Dao? I feel there are some problems with my cultivation…”
“Of course, I can!”
Since Mo Dao had broken through the second realm, Zhang Xuan hadn’t really looked it over; the other party wanted his guidance, and he just planned to observe.
“Thank you, sir…”
Seeing that he agreed, Min Jiangtao was immediately excited, and with a flick of his wrist, a huge Mo Dao appeared in his palm.
Feeling the power emanating from his body, the Black-scaled Phoenix Hawk involuntarily sank a few tens of meters.
Knowing that his strength was still somewhat lacking to withstand the strong Sword Intent, Zhang Xuan instructed, “Let him come over!”
The Iron-scaled Winged Beast dared not disobey, and in no time, Min Jiangtao arrived in front of Zhang Xuan, with Sun Qiang and Dao Li riding on the Black-scaled Phoenix Hawk.
Whoosh!
The Mo Dao swayed as a series of Heavenly Mandate Vitality waves stirred up, a special force wrapped around it, displaying tremendous power.
Min Jiangtao’s understanding of Mo Dao far surpassed that of Ling Buyang. Unique rhythms flickered in the air, and even though Zhang Xuan had reached the second realm, some aspects were still hard to comprehend.
Each fragment of the heavens wasn’t simply formed, nor was it achieved overnight. Even Zhang Xuan, being a ruler of a realm, couldn’t possibly learn and master it just by watching once.
However, he had a trump card.
With a thought, the 150 Destiny Plates that Fu Yingying had sent him burst open, and streams of pure Heavenly Mandate Vitality surged into the Mo Blade Water Flow within the Library of Heaven’s Path.
The water flow flickered like breathing, gradually becoming more robust and thick.
As the water flowed, the ability to comprehend Mo Dao also improved. The movements that felt unfamiliar and difficult to understand just now seemed easy to comprehend and integrate now. One could foresee that, when executed by him, the power would undoubtedly be greater.
The Mo Blade Water Flow rippled intensely with a “boom!” and doubled in size. Although it was still nowhere near the Giant Wave Formation, it marked yet another qualitative change.
“Could it be… this is the third level of Mo Dao Destiny?”
Zhang Xuan suddenly realized.
Had he reached the third realm so soon after just breaking through the second realm?
With slight confusion, he looked again at Min Jiangtao in front of him.
At this time, his saber art appeared effortless in his eyes. He could even spot some mistakes and weaknesses, and could deduce new techniques to enhance its power!
“Indeed…”
Zhang Xuan nodded repeatedly, excited, and looked at the Destiny Plates, calculating in his heart. In just a moment, he had consumed 20 Destiny Plates, that is, 200,000 strands of Heavenly Mandate Vitality.
To form the Mo Dao, it took 50,000 strands, impacting the second realm took 100,000 strands, the third path required 200,000 strands… It seemed that each upgrade required twice the expenditure.
“If it absorbs 400,000 strands, can it directly evolve the Mo Dao to the fourth realm?”
An idea sprang up, and Zhang Xuan continued to burn Heavenly Mandate Vitality.
The robust strength continued to rush towards the Mo Blade Water Flow, but this time, it wasn’t absorbed.
Zhang Xuan frowned, “Is this…saturated?”
Comparing the Mo Blade Water Flow to a river of a certain width, previously adding Heavenly Mandate Vitality was like pouring water into a dried-up riverbed—indiscriminate infusion wasn’t an issue. However, once it reached the carrying limit, continuing to pour would cause it to breach its banks and flow out.
This was the situation he was facing now.
Mo Baiye, the creator of Mo Dao Destiny, was only at the third level, indicating that this realm was the limit for this destiny. The water flow in the Library of Heaven’s Path, being a replica, naturally couldn’t surpass it.
There was only one solution… to find a way to expand the river!
It had to be either Mo Baiye or himself!
If successful, it would accommodate more Heavenly Mandate Vitality, enhancing the power of Mo Dao.
Of course, the riverbed also depends on many factors such as geography, environment, and human factors. A creek’s river can never become the Yangtze River no matter how much it is expanded…
Mo Dao is just one type of saber weapon; even if expanded well, its upper limit is set, and reaching the third level is the maximum.
That is why high-class destinies possess greater potential.
“Forget it, since it can’t absorb, give it to Flowing Light Heavenly Destiny…”
To prevent waste, Zhang Xuan’s mind moved, and the 400,000 strands of Heavenly Mandate Vitality that had just dissipated rushed frantically towards Flowing Light Heavenly Destiny.
This was learned from Han Qianye, belonging to a branch of spearmanship destiny. Initially, 100,000 strands of Heavenly Mandate Vitality were used for copying, and it was only at the first realm, not even reaching the second realm!
As the Heavenly Mandate Vitality rapidly depleted, after absorbing 200,000 strands the Flowing Light Heavenly Destiny trembled, changing form and reaching the second realm.
However, it stopped there, with the remaining 200,000 strands unable to be absorbed.
“Flowing Light’s riverbed is wider; it shouldn’t have reached its limit yet, so why can’t it absorb more?”
Zhang Xuan was puzzled, but when his eyes fell on Min Jiangtao, who was executing the saber art, he immediately had a realization.
It must be because he hadn’t seen the more advanced Flowing Light Heavenly Destiny or absorbed the corresponding Heavenly Mandate Vitality. Otherwise, it would have advanced rapidly like Mo Dao.
It seems that to upgrade destiny, not only a sufficient number of Destiny Plates is needed, but also a certain understanding of this type of destiny is required.
It’s clearly not that easy to raise levels out of thin air, even for the Library of Heaven’s Path.
“Master Zhang, I have executed all that I understand… Could you please enlighten me?”
Just then, Min Jiangtao stopped wielding his Mo Dao and looked at the young man in front of him, his eyes filled with anticipation.