Chapter 442: Chapter 138: One Man Versus an Army!

Celestial Serpent Nine Transformations, Feathered Ascension!

Cultivate until reaching the Perfection Realm, claimed to achieve immortality, though the truth of this requires a significant question mark.

The first hundred characters of this technique are neither a martial arts outline nor cultivation secrets, but rather a declaration of the greatness of the Snake God.

This is not without reason.

"Odd."

Fang Zheng squinted his eyes:

"To cultivate Celestial Serpent Transformation, one must first worship the Snake God; otherwise, efforts are halved, and even if successful, the power is unimpressive."

"What logic is this?"

He comes from an unorthodox background, having encountered countless martial arts and magic techniques, not to mention the inheritance from Master Jiuyuan.

Even so, he had never seen such a Dharma Gate as Celestial Serpent Transformation.

Humans and snakes are different; humans have four limbs and a hundred bones, with extraordinary meridians, while snakes only have a snake body and a single channel.

Celestial Serpent Transformation,

is about cultivating a snake-like channel within oneself, while discarding other meridians.

When the cultivation is successful, the Snake God’s consciousness is introduced into the body.

The more consciousness introduced, the deeper the cultivation base can grow, straight into the realms of Master and Martial Sect.

In normal cultivation, practitioners often face barriers in realm advancement, becoming stuck.

Celestial Serpent Transformation is different.

Upon entering the path of this technique, all that’s required is to be devout to the Snake God, making progress unimpeded.

Theoretically,

in twenty to thirty years, one can reach the Master and Martial Sect realms.

"Hmm..."

"Introducing the Snake God’s consciousness, even if successful in this technique, in the end, one might just be dressing for someone else."

"Hmm?"

Fang Zheng’s eyes moved slightly:

"Jin Shu, as the Saintess of the Joyful Union Sect, cultivates a Dharma Gate that isn’t aggressive but is about developing a special constitution; according to Qinghuan, it’s about refining oneself into a Furnace, possibly cultivating similar gates?"

Using a human as a Furnace, introducing Divine Spirit into the body.

With the Divine Spirit’s mighty power infused, the cultivation path becomes unimpeded, straight into the Zhenren Realm.

But,

in the end, it seems inevitable to face possession by the Divine Spirit!

"No wonder!"

Fang Zheng tapped his chin, deep in thought:

"The body required by the Divine Spirit differs greatly from the human body, and their cultivated Dharma Gates humans cannot cultivate."

"Only divine arts that directly act on the Primordial Spirit can humans cultivate."

"Divine art, both a Divine Technique and a Primordial Spirit Skill."

"So that’s it!"

Many doubts instantly resolved.

Behind the stone stele are many other Dharma Gates, including the Coiling Snake Array conjured by the giant serpent and the peculiar poisonous smoke.

Unfortunately,

these gates require one to have cultivated Celestial Serpent Transformation before they can be performed, but ordinary people with extraordinary meridians do not meet the requirements.

Upon scouring the stele, there is only one technique for snake nurturing and driving available for ordinary people to practice.

Master Ji,

must have learned a bit from this Dharma Gate and received the Snake God’s blessing to obtain the ability to control snakes.

However, the Snake God’s blessing seems useful only in this valley.

Despite the marvelous Dharma Gates, they could only serve as experience and knowledge for him, nothing more.

Standing before the stone stele, Fang Zheng held his hand in the air.

As he tightened his fingers, a sudden whirlwind arose around him, and electric arcs emerged from his fist.

Heart Intent—Collapse!

His fist struck,

Thunder exploded in the field.

"Boom!"

The towering stone stele shattered into countless pieces, the Ghost Script on its surface erased by the force of the fist.

Celestial Serpent Transformation is indeed peculiar; it’s better not to leave it behind. Should anyone crack the Ghost Script and attempt cultivation...

Though from the current understanding, the Snake God should have already perished at the hands of the Celestial Master, unable to descend thoughts for resurrection, what if some remnant soul remains?

Ultimately, there’s some latent threat.

Better to destroy it completely.

Thanks to the refinement of the giant serpent’s gall, Fang Zheng has stepped into the Eighth Heaven of the Elemental Thunder Skill, advancing his cultivation base further, making his fist force even more fierce.

The towering stone in front of him shattered with a single punch.

"Hmm?"

Originally planning to leave, Fang Zheng stopped as he noticed something revealed after the stele broke, fixing his gaze.

But saw, where the stele stood, a piece of a weapon embedded.

The fragment shimmered coldly, exuding an air of sharpness; even Fang Zheng dared not approach lightly.

Danger!

Deep within the Sea of Consciousness, the Celestial Secret Compass spun frantically, foretelling a warning.

What is this?

Thinking it over, Fang Zheng retreated a step, gently flicking his sleeve to send a nearby stone flying towards the fragment.

"Swish!"

The stone passed by the fragment, splitting into two, with a smooth mirror-like cut.

"Array core?"

Fang Zheng tapped his chin, deep in thought.

This valley differs from the outside world, its roots seemingly stemming from this weapon fragment; when the stone and fragment contacted, he could sense a subtle change in the local geomantic aura.

If the speculation is correct,

this fragment must be leftover from the first Celestial Master surpassing boundaries to slay the Snake God, capable of slaying deities, naturally dangerous for him.

"Forget it!"

Shaking his head, Fang Zheng didn’t forcibly retrieve the fragment but chose to leave temporarily.

After all, it belonged to the first Celestial Master, even if just a fragment, it requires caution, so it’s better to return after becoming a Master.

No need to rush.

......

Exiting the treasure-filled cave, Fang Zheng called out to Wen Xue and the Mute, and the three followed their path out of the valley.

The exploration of the relics also concluded.

Though there remains some confusion.

Like,

where did the giant serpent come from?

Who erected the stone stele within the cave?

For centuries, why have the serpents in this area never ventured outside?

However, these are insignificant to Fang Zheng; knowing the Snake God clues is sufficient.

The journey was perilous.

Apart from the three, none of their companions survived, not even the deeply hidden Elder Gou, who was crushed to death by the giant serpent’s body.

Master Ji’s body was shattered by the residual waves of the Thunder Blade Aura.

"Master."

Wen Xue followed closely behind Fang Zheng, quietly asking:

"Where is our Daoist Temple?"