CHAPTER 328: CHAPTER 48: TEACHING ONE TO FISH

Having confirmed that Yue Jinghua was truly a Tattoo Master, the last trace of Yun Luo’s misgivings vanished.

She had witnessed Yue Jinghua’s carving process with her own eyes, observing her calm and composed manner, showing no signs of fatigue. On the contrary, she seemed even more spirited.

A thought struck Yun Luo, and she blurted out, "When you carve the Spirit Wood Pattern, do you not expend any spiritual power?"

"Only one-thousandth of it, but carving a single Spirit Wood Pattern can actually enhance my cultivation by one percent," replied Yue Jinghua. The mantra for practicing the Spirit Wood Pattern, which she acquired from Xuanji Academy, rolls off her tongue as soon as she opens the Treasure Book; practitioners of the Spirit Wood Pattern gain a small percentage of cultivation enhancement with each carving, and the higher the level of the Spirit Wood Pattern, the more the Tattoo Master benefits.

"How could that be? It is said that carving Spiritual Patterns consumes a lot of mental power, so why do you benefit from it instead?" Tattoo Masters are rare on the continent, and each one needs to rest for a while after carving each Spiritual Pattern, unless they are like her sixth uncle, who has cultivated to the Heavenly Dark Realm and has comprehended the true essence of the Heaven and Earth Laws, making them an exceptional case. Could it be that this girl, who is barely in her teens, also possesses such extraordinary cultivation?

"The Cultivation Technique I practice is very special; it’s a unique technique that utilizes the force of heaven and earth, especially beneficial for cultivating Spirit Wood Patterns. If Miss Yun Luo is willing, I can impart this technique to you," Yue Jinghua practiced the Nine Revolutions Star Creation Technique, a Dark Skill well suited for the Human Race and Dark Practitioners among the Four Great Planes.

Currently, Yue Jinghua has only cultivated to the Third Level of the Nine Revolutions Star Creation Technique, and there are merely two Dark Stars in her Star Sea. However, with the presence of the Mo Xi Treasure Book and the Star Sea, her comprehension of the forces of heaven and earth far exceeds that of ordinary Dark Practitioners, and even rivals those in the Heavenly Dark Realm or Dan Realm.

She invited Yun Luo over today with the intention to impart the First Level of the Nine Revolutions Star Creation Technique to her.

Yue Jinghua is no philanthropist; her motive is twofold. Firstly, she does not like being indebted to others. When she persuaded Yun Luo to invest in Fengdan County, she did not expect Yun Luo to contribute a whopping investment of twenty million Dark Pills. Secondly, Fengdan County now requires the support of a powerful and established commerce association.

Yun Luo, who combines the identities of a major financial backer and the eldest granddaughter of the direct line of Yunhu Commerce, is well worth winning over.

As long as one can cultivate the Creation Power, Yun Luo’s symptoms of physical weakness can be alleviated. The Nine Revolutions Star Creation Technique in the Mo Xi Treasure Book is divided into several levels, and the one Yue Jinghua intends to impart is only the First Level. Without the support of the Mo Xi Treasure Book, even if Yue Jinghua imparts it to Yun Luo, she has nothing to worry about.

"Why do you want to help me?" Knowing that there is such a Miracle Technique, Yun Luo is uncontrollably delighted, but then she wonders why Yue Jinghua would be so kind-hearted.

"Don’t rejoice too soon; the Miracle Technique I am teaching you can only treat symptoms, not the root cause. There’s only one way to completely cure your condition, and that is to find the Emperor Nan Pearl," explained Yue Jinghua. The Nanhuang Pearl she carries can quickly restore depleted spiritual power. But ultimately, it is not the Emperor Nan Pearl. Jue Shang once said that if the Nanhuang Pearl were ground into powder, it could recreate the Dantian.

Yue Jinghua had once discreetly examined Yun Luo’s Dantian, and found that unlike the original "Yue Jinghua" whose Dantian was blocked by Evil Qi, Yun Luo’s Dantian was congenitally underdeveloped.

The importance of the Dantian on the Canglong Continent is analogous to that of the heart in a modern sense within the human body. Yun Luo has an incomplete Dantian and has also been incessantly burning her soul power for many years to improve her Tattoo Master’s cultivation. Such reckless behavior has riddled her body with many issues, putting her in grave danger.

The Nine Revolutions Creation Technique can only serve as a palliative and gradually improve her constitution. To become like an ordinary Dark Practitioner, or to cultivate to the later levels of the Nine Revolutions Star Creation Technique, she must find the Emperor Nan Pearl. However, breaking through the Plane Prohibition is easier said than done.

"Who exactly are you? And where did you learn all this information?" Yun Luo listened as Yue Jinghua explained the First Level of the Nine Revolutions Star Creation Technique. Yue Jinghua’s explanation was simple and clear. After following her instructions and completing a small cycle, and taking the Jade Xuan Pill given by Yue Jinghua, Yun Luo felt much clearer in consciousness.

Although she didn’t experience the miraculous Creation Power within her as mentioned by Yue Jinghua, she believed that as long as she persistently cultivated, her constitution would gradually improve.

"The eldest daughter of the Blood Cherry Duke Mansion, the number one waste of Shang Kingdom, Yue Jinghua, who else could it be. These Miracle Techniques and alchemy recipes were all taught to me by the Beast God Gore. I don’t have much skill; I just happened to be lucky, so envy is pointless. Don’t mention today’s events to that kid Teng Wu; wait until your health is better to give him a surprise," Yue Jinghua said casually, which left Yun Luo confused.

Yun Luo wanted to ask more questions, but then she saw Feng Chuo, the simpleton, wandering outside the house, occasionally peeking inside.

Seeing that, Yue Jinghua waved her hand, signaling him to come in. Feng Chuo then hurried in and said, "Boss, something terrible has happened, the Cannibal Small Qingpu got poisoned."

"What!" Yue Jinghua was startled.

In the past few days, as she busied herself with territorial development like a spinning top, the group of Dark Beasts and Cannibal Small Qingpu felt stifled inside the Star Sea. Except for Gore whose target was too conspicuous, the rest were hosted by the Giant Winged Mosquito King, who took them to play near the Xuan Beast Ridge.

For some reason, the Cannibal Small Qingpu always managed to sneak into Feng Chuo’s alchemy room to play.

Feng Chuo, who was used to seeing various fierce-looking spirit wood, didn’t find it strange and simply focused on concocting Poisons.

He was making rapid progress in poison crafting; the range of Poisonous Grass and Death Lake Water that Yue Jinghua brought back from Dark Hell provided him with significant enlightenment.

A while ago, a lot of medicine powder, belonging to the Stone-eating Fragrant Pig and derived from a herb called Mist Grass, which caused paralysis for three hours, was spilled all over the place.

"I was hoping to improve that kind of medicine powder. Today, while I was not paying attention, the Cannibal Small Qingpu swallowed all the residues from a batch I was concocting," Feng Chuo said, wiping sweat. To make matters worse, that medicine residue was also mixed with quite a bit of Death Lake Water.

"It’s over," Yue Jinghua thought, the first thing that came to her mind after learning that the Cannibal Small Qingpu was Poisoned was that it was about to go berserk, and the second was, is it going to die soon?

The greedy Cannibal Small Qingpu was her Lifebound Summoning Beast; it was the host for her Qing Pu. If it were to be poisoned to death by the poison, that would pose a big problem.

"Don’t stand there, hurry and take me to see it," Yue Jinghua said, anxiously.

"May the Beast God Gore bless it, the Cannibal Small Qingpu will surely be safe and sound," Feng Chuo added insensitively.

"Blessing my foot," Yue Jinghua kicked him, only hoping now that the Small Qingpu wasn’t directly Poisoned into a bald and withered old dandelion.