Chapter 1127 - 568: Healing Technique
Actually, when this guy announced his name earlier, Chen Xuantian felt a jolt in his heart. Only after a little probing, he realized that the person was indeed from Beimao.
Alright, Beimao is what they call themselves within their own sect, but in Jianghu, it’s known as Wild Maoshan.
Although the Shangqing lineage is part of the Ancient Taoist Sect, it doesn’t cling to old traditions or remain isolated. They have a tradition of worldly cultivation, focusing on preserving the spirit and refining Qi, placing more emphasis on personal internal cultivation rather than external traditions and rituals.
The saying goes that in a group of three, there’s always someone to learn from. Regardless if you’re from the Immortal Palace Xuan Sect or the Demon Path, as long as you have a skill worth learning, the disciples of Shangqing will try to learn it. Thus, they are not picky about the distinction between Xuan Demon and Righteous Path. Whatever I learn is mine, and if I say it’s righteous, then it is!
Therefore, although the Shangqing Dao initially received Tribute from the Immortal Palace, they later seamlessly integrated and became a part of the Mystic Sect. And during the Xiaoyao uprising, even though the main sect of Maoshan sealed its Mountain Gate and the Hidden Immortals secluded themselves, a large number of worldly disciples were left in the northern Central Plains. They competed with those chaotic Evil Demons and Heretics, trying to learn from various sects and create their own path. This became known as the Wild Maoshan lineage.
Of course, back then, it ultimately boiled down to the Divine Lord being too ruthless, ruling the world with an iron hand. The Wild Maoshan lineage was ultimately also destroyed with heavy casualties. The remaining remnants had to retreat back to the Ancestral Court to hide. And up to the present, as the Mystic Sect flourishes, the techniques of Wild Maoshan have appeared too fierce and brutal, not fitting the style of the Righteous Path, and Maoshan doesn’t use them much anymore.
But not using doesn’t mean they can’t. Your spit is practically on the ancestral master’s plaque; won’t they make sure you’re done for?
"Kill! Them—!"
"Swish swish swish!"
"Boom boom boom!"
This Devil God Subduing Dharma Aspect, at a glance, is a thing from the Wild Maoshan era, fierce and ruthless, a mix of all sorts of chaotic things. It starts as a human, then a ghost, and ascends into having three heads and six arms, each swing of its magic sword surging a yard! The body ignites with Shangqing Demon Suppressing True Qi, flaring like a bonfire! Each slash of sword power ignites a large fan-shaped flame across the lake! It’s indeed immeasurable Divine Power! Unbelievably powerful!
Amid the raging winds and explosive flames, Chen Xuantian flitted and dodged like a waterbird, skimming, darting across the water, gliding and sliding. Not in a rush to counterattack, nor foolishly defending, just dodging, dodging, carefully observing the wonders of this move.
Yes, it’s true that it’s from Evil Demons and Heretics, but it is indeed marvelous. Or rather, the Mystic Sect actually never discriminated against Heterodox, only against fools who can’t play right. If you have a somewhat powerful Skill but aren’t good at pondering and researching it, the Mystic Sect will surely learn it immediately. Not foolishly copying, but understanding, analyzing, and then integrating it into their system, evolving it into a unique Divine Skill secret manual.
For example, this Demon God Form, the original version is evidently some sinister Left Dao Magic meant to scare common folk, possibly involving some bloody sacrifices, mixed with spectral ghosts and poisonous haze to cause calamity.
But after being learned by Wild Maoshan, it was transformed by Righteous Method. Not only did it become tangible, fixing the skill’s Weakness, it even seemed majestic and imposing, resembling a Guardian Divine General.
Moreover, Shangqing Dao is about Qi Refining. To be honest, it’s unknown how many modifications Maoshan made in secret to this move. But just from how the move is executed, one can see that the nature of Subduing Demon True Qi has changed significantly. Previously, it was neutral and harmonious, condensed like a light mist Qi Wall.
Now the attribute has been directly modified, erupting fiercely like fire, with an aggressive killing intent. It’s likely that the greenish-white Dao Fire contains mixed attributes of various Dao Power to increase damage, evidently beyond what Chen Xuantian’s mere Innate Gang Qi can withstand.
However, after Chen Xuantian dodged a few moves, he became clear-minded and saw the Weakness in this move.
The angular speed is insufficient.
Exactly, there is no Perfect Skill in the world. Originally, Demon Suppression Divine Skill increased offense and defense but did not enhance speed. This Ghost God Dharma Manifestation, while seemingly insane and vastly increasing attack power, and can burst momentarily with a slight speed boost for surprise attacks, but once the ambush is missed, it’s hard to handle agile targets that dart around. To be frank, this move is clearly to combat large creatures, large-scale Guardian Demons of the Correct Path.
Therefore, even though Maoshan developed some three-headed six-armed, wide-area damage skills as a countermeasure, they are merely temporary fixes. Against someone like Chen Xuantian, who maxes out on Light Body Technique and dodging style, it’s barely effective. All the attacks landed are simply misses. The True Qi damage exchange ratio is evidently less than optimal. Whether trading Qi Power for Physical Strength is worthwhile is a matter of personal judgement.
Moreover, there’s no need for anyone to exchange with you, is there? With such a complex setup, unless relying on a magic treasure for support, there’s no skill to retain others once an opponent escapes. Therefore, as long as the relentless assault is dodged, allowing the opponent to react, evade, and create distance, this offensive can easily be defused.