Cultivation : I'm an Ancient Giant Bear-Chapter 381 - 360: Back to the Old Trade?

"This is such a great joy!"

Wang Wu was taken aback, quite surprised, but it seemed to have nothing to do with him. He figured he’d skip attending the ceremony to avoid giving a gift.

Unexpectedly, this Big Macaque had gotten generous, "Master Mu, I know you prefer peace and quiet, but this time, you absolutely must grace us with your presence. Don’t worry about the gift; we’re all family at Bear Ridge, no need for distinctions. One gift is enough, and I’ve already prepared it."

"It’s a deal then!"

With that, Big Macaque hurriedly left, seemingly very busy. Wang Wu looked at him a few times with doubt. Amazingly, had that devil changed his character?

At this moment, Jia Ding Monkey suddenly came forward, putting an arm around Wang Wu’s shoulder with a grin.

"Master Mu, Old Zhou and I have something to discuss with you."

"I’m busy, the two of you go ahead."

Wang Wu pretended to leave, but Jia Ding Monkey grabbed him again, "Don’t be like this, Master Mu, give us some face, Old Zhou!"

At this moment, Old Zhou said nothing, directly revealing an odd-looking Golden Radiance Divine Talisman, which had a faint Golden Light Mark that subtly resonated with the Spirit Net.

"What’s this—"

Wang Wu was puzzled, and Old Zhou quickly put away the Golden Radiance Divine Talisman, gesturing with his eyes for the young man to leave, then chuckled, "Master Mu, let’s talk in private."

"Where to?"

"Hey, of course to your little wooden hut. Don’t be like this, we’ve known each other for hundreds of years! Why be so distant now?"

Old Zhou grinned, pointing to the ground.

Well, they came well-prepared.

Wang Wu glanced at Big Macaque pretending to enjoy the scenery in the distance, indeed, these guys had issues.

At that moment, he chanted a spell, directly taking Jia Ding Monkey and Old Zhou into the small wooden hut at the tree roots, which was indeed concealed.

Meanwhile, Wang Wu sensed that Big Macaque nonchalantly returned, yet pasted two Concealment Talismans on his tree trunk before knocking on it a few times, sneakily. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Wang Wu had no choice but to chant a spell again, bringing him into the small wooden hut.

"Alright, tell me, what’s going on?"

Wang Wu patiently asked, mainly because now he had two legitimate identities covering him in Bear Ridge, which was incredibly convenient, so he couldn’t avoid playing nice with these three.

"It’s simple, it’s all about the gift issue, our resources are embarrassingly scarce," Big Macaque sighed.

"Wait, didn’t you just say you have the gift ready?"

"Master Mu, everyone’s here, stop pretending. The brothers are planning to return to our old trade, just say whether you are in or not!" Big Macaque snorted.

Darn?

Hidden plot!

Wang Wu had no idea about this; even Grandpa Tree’s information library was silent.

Completely blank.

After pondering for a long time, Wang Wu finally said, "Times have changed."

"Bull, what’s different? The path is the same, the Mountain Master of Mu Yang and King of Xijiang had friction before, and we passed these tough years fearing involvement. Now that they’re reconciled, I don’t believe you, this piece of wood, don’t want to advance!" Jia Ding Monkey spat, his temper surprisingly fiery.

Upon hearing this, Wang Wu got a sense of it, and immediately looked at Old Zhou.

"Master Mu, why are you looking at me? I also want to advance, and I only have this precious grandson. I can’t let him miss the chance to embark on the true path of cultivation. I don’t care about the higher-ups; I only know that cultivating Spirit Roots and refining Spirit Pills is the right path!"

"Understood, then, Big Macaque, are you sure about King of Xijiang’s side?"

Wang Wu looked at Big Macaque again.

"Don’t worry, there’s no problem. It was Yu Dayan himself who reached out to me; they’re not fools."

"I see, what did Yu Dayan specifically say, any changes?" Wang Wu nodded, agreeing with understanding.

"This time there’s an extra spot on their side; everything else remains the same. If you agree, be prepared to leave tonight!"

"Great!"

Though even now, Wang Wu still couldn’t grasp the full situation, he still readily agreed. He welcomed the opportunity to learn some of Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance’s illicit rules and intelligence through participating in this secret operation.

Moreover, he felt this operation was either about smuggling or stealing, aligning with the logic that ’a person doesn’t get rich without windfalls, a horse doesn’t grow fat without night grazing.’

"Great! Then it’s settled, Master Mu, hurry and make some more Shield Strike Talismans, and rest assured, you won’t be taken advantage of." Big Macaque said, throwing a stack of blank magic talismans to Wang Wu.

Old Zhou and Jia Ding Monkey did the same, and soon after, the three of them left quickly.

Leaving only Wang Wu standing there in a daze.

Shield Strike Talisman?

"Tree Grandpa’s Information Database: Shield Strike Talisman refers to a special talisman crafted based on the Cyan Wood Shield Dao Skill. The Cyan Wood Shield Dao Skill is a very distinctive Daoist technique, the specific effect of which can deflect the enemy’s attacks. It has miraculous effects in certain offensive and defensive battles."

"Friendly reminder, Tree Grandpa previously disguised its cultivation as Fourth Grade, so its Cyan Wood Shield Dao Skill is Level 6. Meanwhile, your Cyan Wood Dao Skill is currently all at Level 5, but with the addition of the passive Plant Affinity talent, it can barely reach the effect of Level 6."

"As for Master Mu’s past memories, there’s only one incident where key information was obviously erased, and it pertains to this — the task of heading to the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance to hunt demon cultivators or human race cultivators."

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Wang Wu remained silent for a moment and glanced again at the three stacks of blank talismans, totaling sixty sheets.

What a fellow, Master Mu was really diligent back then.

However, if he could smuggle himself into the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance, it would be quite a good result for him.

Upon reflection, he carefully comprehended the three types of wood dao techniques, then nodded slightly.

Cyan Wood Spike is an attack-type dao technique.

There’s no need to mention the Cyan Wood Escape Technique, and given his usual style, inscribing a defense-type dao technique also makes sense.

At the moment, he inscribed the Cyan Wood Shield Dao Skill on the Fifth-Grade Ruyi Cyan Wood Spirit Pill, thus raising the level of this dao skill to 6+1+1.

Counting the Plant Affinity talent, an additional 0.8 level could be added.

Hence, before activation, it was Level 7.8; after activation, it was Level 8.8.

Quite auspicious indeed.

Taking a blank talisman, Wang Wu slowly activated the Cyan Wood Spiritual Qi, forming seals with his hands, making continuous changes, and in an instant, a Level 7 Cyan Wood Shield formed in his hand.

The process took 5 seconds, consuming 300 points of Cyan Wood Spiritual Qi, while allowing for a maximum exemption of 1500 points of damage. At the same time, it could trigger a secondary transformation, judging the effect of the enemy’s attack, taking the maximum value of ten thousand points, doubling the charge, and subsequently reflecting twenty thousand points of damage onto the enemy.

It’s akin to a resilient tree branch bouncing after being charged.

Simply put, the principle is straightforward, but the execution is quite difficult.

Wang Wu could release it in 5 seconds because he already condensed the Cyan Wood Spirit Pill, but more importantly, he had Level 15 Spirit Essence, which made his sensing of spiritual qi fluctuations incredibly nuanced.

Adding the support of the Five Elements Spirit Array...

And this is why he can fleece benefits from immortals.

The Wind Riding Dao Skill is learned by countless cultivators and Spirit Net Mages, yet few understood and directly comprehended its profound meaning as he did.

The profound meaning of the immortals is not something you can fleece just because you want to.

Wang Wu is simply accustomed to being prudent and subtle, not liking to show off his wisdom publicly. Otherwise, with his 15-Level Spirit Essence coupled with his comprehension, he could outshine all so-called geniuses.

Others rely on their brains for talent; he relies on his Bloodline Talent...

"This should be sufficient."

Wang Wu muttered this to himself, casually picking up a blank talisman. Although it’s called blank, it isn’t truly blank; it has three layers of arrays inside and outside, capable of replicating and sealing most spiritual qi fluctuations.

Thus, this item not only records dao techniques but also serves as a kind of instant camera. Throw it at a mortal directly, and that mortal will be instantly sealed within it. If released within ten seconds, you would get a completely bewildered, lively mortal.

Therefore, its cost is very high, even higher than the dao technique released.

Wang Wu didn’t pursue any quality control, almost like stamping pictures. Five seconds per talisman, slapping them down repeatedly, and sixty sheets were settled in no time.

However, it seems that the spirit net also contains these three types of dao techniques, though the depiction of the profound meaning of immortals is still unknown.

Thinking about this, Wang Wu opened the long-unused attribute bar, and with the bloodline evolution level’s improvement, the six main talents could be enhanced once more.

Unexpectedly, the attribute bar seemed to have advanced, with purple spiritual light flashing behind each of the six main talents that could be enhanced. He attempted to use spiritual qi to upgrade but no change occurred.

Without needing to inquire, the Four Clowns provided an explanation.

"Tree Grandpa’s Information Database: Your Bloodline Evolution Level has already surpassed the highest recorded limit, so while you can continue to enhance these talents, reaching the next level isn’t simply achievable by spending spiritual qi or qi blood."

"In short, these six main talents can already advance to six formidable Innate Divine Techniques, making the cost of upgrades very expensive and challenging."

"Each time you upgrade the talent level, it would cost 20 million points of spiritual qi, or vitality, or qi blood."

"You can also uplift through other methods."

"We are intensively exploring methods for upgrade. So far, we’ve initially deduced five methods, though all seem quite difficult."

"The first method involves resolving bloodline issues, tracing through bloodline. It’s certain that out in this Cultivation Realm, there exists the Demon Race of the Ancient Giant Bear lineage. Finding them might help you solve it."

"The second method is to find the Snake Emperor’s daughter, for you possess the Snake Emperor’s bloodline, they might lend you assistance."

"The third method involves jumping the Dragon Gate to obtain that drop of True Dragon Ancient Blood."

"The fourth method is to return to the Great Wilderness Sin Prison Tower, seek Yang Thunder, Yin Fire, Evil Wind, and continue increasing Resistance to the Three Calamities. If any single Resistance to the Three Calamities is maxed, your Bloodline Evolution Level will significantly rise, solving all issues easily."

"The fifth method involves finding someone akin to General Xuelang, a member of the Ancient Blood Demon Race who is unconditionally loyal to you and willing to sacrifice everything for you, randomly acquiring one of its Bloodline Talents. But you know, it’s random."