Chapter 3: Three ungrateful women
"Is this... actually a Cultivation Technique?"
At this moment, Yun Xiao, who possessed the memories of the Long Xiao Battle God from his previous life, had extraordinary experiences and insight, yet even he was stunned for a moment before recognizing the so-called "Ancient Dragon Taming Technique" as a miraculous cultivation method.
This continent is called the Nine Dragons Continent, and the plane where the Long Xiao Battle God resided is named the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, the most prestigious location in the Nine Dragons Continent. However, the plane Yun Xiao currently found himself in was called the Hidden Dragon Continent, the lowest tier in the Nine Dragons Continent hierarchy.
Cultivators on the Nine Dragons Continent cultivate Meridian Qi, which is the force cultivated from various major meridians of the body. The initial stage of this cultivation is Meridian Qi Strength, followed by the Meridian Introduction Realm; once the Meridian Introduction Realm is breached, one enters the Meridian Gathering Realm.
Each realm is divided into four stages: Early Stage, Middle Stage, Late Stage, and Peak. For instance, Shang Xi, whose arms Yun Xiao had broken, was at the Middle Stage of Meridian Qi Strength.
To practice Meridian Qi, one must possess a Cultivation Technique. The grades of these techniques are divided into five ranks: Mortal Spirit, Earth, Sky, Saint, each of which is further divided into low, middle, and high levels. The technique practiced by the Long Xiao Battle God was a high-level Saint Rank technique, enormously powerful.
Yet, even with the battle god's knowledge, he couldn't recognize which grade the "Ancient Dragon Taming Technique" belonged to, but he clearly understood that it was unlike any technique he had seen before.
"Could this be induced by the blood-red mark?" Yun Xiao could not fathom the reason, so he stopped pondering and instead began to look over the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique curiously.
The reason why Yun Xiao didn't practice those high-ranked techniques he knew from before was that he had sensed that the meridians in his body were fragmented, a result of attempting to heal Qi Xue before entering the Dragon Nest.
Setting aside whether this was Qi Xue's continuous conspiracy, Yun Xiao knew that even the highest-ranked technique he had practiced before would not fully restore these meridians within three days; hence, he decided to give this peculiar Ancient Dragon Taming Technique a try.
In fact, Yun Xiao had gambled correctly. Ever since he entered the Snake Nest, the events happening to him were quite bizarre, and this discovery was no exception, giving him a way to face the troubles waiting three days ahead.