Chapter 372: Chapter 254: Heaven-Given Divine Power!
The Daoist skills that Xu Yang had learned, apart from the Wulei Rules, were all at the Entering Dao Realm level.
No, wait!
There was also the Dream Creation Skill.
The Dream Creation Skill does not have divisions like “Entering Dao” or “Divine Transcendence Realm”.
This Daoist skill belonged to the spiritual secret arts; its power is closely related to spiritual power and has nothing to do with one’s understanding of Dao. If one has to define its level… With Xu Yang’s current strength of his ‘pure Yang primordial spirit’, the Dream Creation Skill should at least be at the Spirit Refining Realm level!
“Let’s start with Water Manipulation Skill.”
“I’ve learned the Water Manipulation Skill from Long Xiaoxue many times, and now I have the deepest understanding of the water element path. It’s the easiest for me to improve.”
Xu Yang did not practise at home.
After all, elevating Daoist skills to the Divine Transcendence Realm level would make a lot of noise; he needed to find a quiet place.
He left the villa.
He came to the street.
By this time, it was already daylight, and the streets were busy with vehicles and commuters.
Xu Yang bought an egg pancake, with two added sausages and a box of soy milk from a food cart by the roadside. He flagged down a cab and said, “Master, to Long Flow River Scenic Area!”
“Ah?”
“The Long Flow River Scenic Area has been closed for a while now. Are you sure you want to go there?”
The cab driver asked again to confirm.
But that’s exactly where Xu Yang wanted to go.
The Long Flow River Scenic Area was now the territory of Yue Qiluo and Yue Yuluo. Practising there would ensure no interruptions.
Soon enough.
He was at the scenic area.
Mr. Yang’s agritainment business outside the scenic area was still in operation, and it seemed quite vibrant.
The scenic area was closed, but his business wasn’t affected. After all, his regular customers were never visitors to the Long Flow River… Coupled with the “great war” Xu Yang had here on his wedding day, the story had been passed down by word of mouth.
This made his business even more thriving.
Even in the early morning, luxury cars were driving into the agritainment.
Xu Yang didn’t bother Mr. Yang. He got off the taxi at the foot of the mountain and chose a mountaintop to fly up to at random.
As soon as he was on the mountain, a ghost flew over. Seeing it was Xu Yang, it quickly knelt on one knee and said, “Master, why are you here?”
“I’m cultivating here. Don’t let anyone disturb me.”
After giving the instruction, Xu Yang opened the system attribute panel without making a sound.
With a movement of his mind, he gently clicked on the small “+” sign next to the “Water Manipulation Skill”…
“Ding!”
“Merit Points -5000, Water Manipulation Skill +1.”
Xu Yang’s “Water Manipulation Skill” was already close to the Divine Transcendence Realm level. He wasn’t too surprised that it took 5000 merit points to upgrade it once, as the Wulei Rules had also used up the same amount of merit to upgrade back then!
“Ding!”
“Merit Points -5000, Water Manipulation Skill +1.”
“Ding…”
After spending 50,000 merit points in one go and upgrading the Water Manipulation Skill ten times, Xu Yang trembled slightly. The essence of the water element wafted from his body, forming patches of white mist around him.
“Ding!”
“Dragon’s soul was shocked, merit points +10000, physical constitution +1, Water Manipulation Skill +1.”
In the Zifu and Shihai inside Xu Yang, a sleeping dragon, Long Xiaoxue, woke up abruptly. Sensing Xu Yang’s aura, the dragon’s body trembled, and it transformed into human form, exclaiming in surprise, “Here it comes, here it comes…it’s coming again, is he about to gain insight again?”
Originally, Xu Yang had upgraded his Water Manipulation Skill ten times in a row, and his understanding of the water element path had reached a critical point. But now, Long Xiaoxue provided one more “Water Manipulation Skill+1” for Xu Yang…
This made Xu Yang tremble again.
Hum!
A mysterious and profound Taoist rhyme emanated from him.
Long Xiaoxue: “……”
As expected!
Another insight!
With the insight, Xu Yang seemed to merge completely with the water element path. His understanding of the water element path deepened, and the floating white mist around him grew denser, covering the entire mountaintop in white fog.
Then, the mist scattered.
The entire Long Flow River Scenic Area was covered in a layer of mist.
This scene was soon discovered by the guests at Mr. Yang’s agritainment. They all lifted their phones and started to take pictures of the scenic area.
Looking far away, the white mist was floating, and the mountains, grass, and trees of the scenic area appeared and disappeared in the mist, looking like a fairyland of extreme beauty.
The white mist looked like cotton candy as it kept floating up to the sky.
Floating into the sky, it turned into white clouds.
Within the white clouds, the water vapor condensed and turned into a drizzle that fell from the sky.
“Water is the mother of all things and the source of life.”
“Nothing can grow in the world without water. Water also has various virtues. It flows naturally and silently, without boasting or bragging, without needing the gratitude of people and all beings.”
“The greatest goodness is like water. Life is like water.”
“As the saying goes, ‘all beings depend on it for life, yet it never refuses. It nourishes all things without claiming them,’ this refers to water…”
“But water, can also be ruthless!”
“Even in today’s society, it’s difficult for humans to effectively prevent floods…”
Xu Yang was sitting cross-legged on the top of the mountain, surrounded by clouds, as if he were in the clouds.
He slowly opened his eyes, and a trace of enlightenment was seen deep in his eyes.
His understanding of the “path of water element” had reached a limit, just one step away from the “Divine Transcendence Realm!”
With a shift in thought――
“Ding!”
“Merit Points – 5000 Points, Water Manipulation Skill +1.”
“Ding!”
“Merit Points – 5000 Points, Water Manipulation Skill +1.”
“Ding…”
Another five system notification sounds echoed.
The next moment…
Boom!
Xu Yang’s aura changed and “the essence of the water element” radiated intensely from his body.
In the sky above, faint sounds of flowing water could be heard, giving off the illusion of a long river sprawling across the sky.
Xu Yang who just opened his eyes, closed them again.
Within his “Zifu and Shihai”, a huge amount of water vapor condensed, quickly creating an ocean.
Within this ocean, Long Xiaoxue exclaimed: “Is this …a heaven-given divine power?”
In the center of the ocean, a talisman emerged.
It was purely made from the power of Dao, with mysterious script flashing on it and filled with profound Dao rhythms. As the “divine power talisman” was formed, the ocean quickly rushed into it.
Soon enough.
The entire ocean in Xu Yang’s Zifu and Shihai was absorbed into the talisman, divine light radiated intensely from the talisman, eventually transforming into a wisp of divine light that vanished deep into Zifu and Shihai.
Xu Yang opened his eyes, letting out a long sigh, feeling the changes in himself and the heaven-given divine power contained in the “divine power talisman”, he couldn’t help but mutter: “Rain Invocation…”
“This heaven-given divine power …is it that useless?”
“Rain Invocation” literally means “Invocation for God to bring down the rain”.
In the book “The Discourse on Cessation of Farming – Rain Invocation”, it’s mentioned that――
Rain invokers do not act like ordinary spell-casters. They don’t use signals, flag weapons, figures, chants, etc. Just a basin of clean water with a few stones soaked is all it takes.
It means that for a “Rain Invocation”, you don’t need to conduct rituals, just pick up a basin of water, soak a few stones in it, and it’s a success!
And indeed it is.
“Rain Invocation” is a spell in the 72 Earth-Devil Skills of the Daoist. Now the “divine power talisman” is formed, you just need to turn the divine power, and the Rain Invocation will succeed!
Take Xu Yang for an instance.
Originally, for him to “invoke rain”, Xu Yang would have to bathe, burn incense, conduct rituals for it to succeed, and even the maximum range of the rain would only be twenty kilometers in radius.
Now that the “Rain Invocation” divine power is condensed, turning the divine power, you can “invoke God to bring down the rain”, and bringing rain a hundred miles around wouldn’t be a problem!
“Xu Yang, did your water element path get a heaven-given divine power?”
At this moment, Long Xiaoxue couldn’t help asking.
Xu Yang nodded, and complained, “Yes, I did receive a heaven-given divine power …But it’s just a trash divine power, not worth mentioning.”
“Which divine power?”
“Rain Invocation.”
“What?”
Long Xiaoxue was shocked and said, “I know about this Rain Invocation divine power… This divine power is extremely rare, and you think it’s trash? You should know that even my Dragon Tribe’s great power needs the decree of the Heavenly Court to bring the rain, and there are strict requirements for when and how much rain falls!”
“And Rain Invocation is a heaven-given divine power, not subject to the Heavenly Court’s control. In ancient times, if a Daoist practitioner’s heaven-given divine power was Rain Invocation… They would probably be immediately revered as a distinguished guest by the dynasty, and even being appointed as the Imperial Tutor didn’t seem far-fetched.”
“Oh?”
Only then did Xu Yang realized the power of “Rain Invocation”, but on second thoughts…
Isn’t this just a gimmick?
In ancient times, without advanced irrigation, most of the lands relied on rain for fertilization. No rain meant no harvest. But now, things have changed. Even the fields on the mountains are irrigated by “drip irrigation technology”. With the technology of “artificial rain”.
However, having it still counts for something. At least it’s good for show-boating and intimidating others.
Collecting his thoughts, Xu Yang looked at his attribute panel. This time…
He planned to practice the Fire Method.
“Fire Manipulation Skill” was one of the first Daoist skills he had ever refined. The Fire Method was also a Daoist skill practiced by many Daoists.
“Ding!”
“Merit Points – 2000, Fire Manipulation Skill +1.”
“Ding!”
“Merit Points – 2000, Fire Manipulation Skill +1.”
“Ding…”
The elevation of the Fire Manipulation Skill only needed 2000 merit points. This wasn’t because the Fire Method was inferior to the Water Method, but because Xu Yang’s comprehension in “the rules of fire element” hadn’t reached that realm yet.
As the Fire Method upgraded, the air around Xu Yang heated up, turning red.
At the top of the mountain, originally shrouded in clouds and fog, the fog quickly dissipated.
The clouds in the sky also swiftly disappeared.
If looked at from a distance, the mountain top where Xu Yang was became vividly red as if bathed in the morning glow.
Such a scene lasted for more than two hours…
During this time, people who recorded a video and posted it online caused a stir in the city; many spectators rushed to the Long Flow River scenic area, even the police and the Supernatural Affairs Bureau were alerted.
Feng Zhaoqing personally led a team to the scene.
Bearing the title of Grandmaster in martial arts and having extensive knowledge, he only needed to sense the Dao rhythm in the mountain for a moment before his expression changed, he said, “There’s someone cultivating in the mountain… Notify the authorities, get the police to assist us in cordoning off the area and prevent anyone from getting in… Especially those internet celebrities who want to come and play, they’d dare to do anything for traffic!”
Just as Feng Zhaoqing’s voice fell…
All of a sudden, a person pointed at the sky and shouted: “Look… The sky is on fire!”
Everyone looked up and saw that the sky was filled with firelight.
The firelight intertwined with the clouds, forming clusters of flame-like burning clouds. It was spectacular.