Cultivation Starts from Killing Pigs-Chapter 243 - 241: Subduing the Dragon Turtle, Golden Core Ninth Revolution

The bright moon shone, its light mingling with the seawater to form a dreamlike mist, while the waves surged mightily.

This enormous creature rising skyward had a dragon's head and a turtle's body, its scaly armor seemingly made of black iron, with bronze gleaming in the crevices, its red eyes shooting light straight into the clouds, and its gaping maw like a bottomless black hole.

It was none other than the Treasure Beast Dragon Turtle of the East Sea Water Mansion.

The Ancient Artifact used as bait, the Bright Moon Pearl, was extraordinarily spiritual, and as if frightened, it instantly soared into the sky.

The Dragon Turtle opened its mouth wide with great effort, its mountainous body emerging from the sea accompanied by massive waves, giving chase.

Unfortunately, it snapped at nothing but emptiness, as the Bright Moon Pearl fell into Zhang Kui's hands and was placed into his personal space.

The Dragon Turtle, seeing the Dragon Ship in the sky, was immediately struck with panic, its four short legs flapping as it tried to turn back and dive into the sea.

"Haha... You can't escape this time!"

Zhang Kui laughed heartily, leaping out of the Dragon Ship, his body exploding with Sword Qi, transforming into a purple streak of light descending from the clouds.

In almost an instant, he was parallel with the Dragon Turtle that was falling into the water, turning his head with a sinister smile.

The Dragon Turtle's eyes were filled with fear.

Though the Treasure Beast had no real means of attack, the more treasures it held inside, the tougher its shell became.

The Dragon Turtle Treasure Beast, the guardian of the East Sea Water Mansion's millennium-old treasures, boasted such strong defense that even a typical Mahayana Realm cultivator couldn't break it. Yet, it was sorely battered by the creature before it, barely escaping last time.

However, Zhang Kui didn't attack as he had previously, instead puffing out his cheeks and spitting a jet of Red Lotus Karmic Fire at the approaching sea surface.

Whoosh~

With a crunching sound, the raging sea instantly froze, the surging waves turning into ranks of skyward-pointing ice spikes.

Zhang Kui didn't stop there; he inhaled deeply, releasing even fiercer Red Lotus Karmic Fire, causing the ice to spread downward, even freezing the seabed into a frosty island.

Boom!

The Dragon Turtle's massive body fell, shattering the ice, its sharp claws scrambling to leave the ice island.

"Haha, you wretched beast, you're dreaming!"

Zhang Kui laughed heartily again, hovering in the air, before casting the Mountain-Moving Skill of the Mountain Carrying Skill.

Buzz, buzz, buzz...

An imposing mountain visage appeared once more, bearing down hard on the turtle shell, the ice island instantly cracking, forcing Zhang Kui to breathe more Red Lotus Karmic Fire to reinforce it.

The Dragon Turtle struggled briefly under the pressure of the boulders, its head, limbs, and tail retracting instantly, leaving only its hard shell, with even the surrounding holes solidifying like black iron.

After descending slowly, Zhang Kui drank a few gulps of wine while looking to the sky, swaggering to the turtle shell and knocking on it.

Seeing no reaction, he hopped up onto the shell, sitting down and taking a sip of wine as he lazily said, "I always thought your master was that Old Turtle Demon, but it seems he doesn't have that skill..."

"Now that you've seen the Dragon Ship, you should give up. Someone once told me that on the quest for the path, gatherings and separations are commonplace. Why not stay among the humans for a few thousand years? Perhaps there's a chance for further progress. What do you say?"

The turtle shell remained silent.

Zhang Kui shrugged, scratching his head, and waved his hand, signaling the Yellow Turban Warriors to maneuver the Dragon Ship closer, its dragon's mouth aimed at the turtle shell.

"Don't force me to act. Such a giant turtle, it'd be a shame if it died..."

The turtle shell buzzed, then two large characters appeared: Treasure in, treasure out, never a loss.

Zhang Kui chuckled, "Well, that's fair. You're more honest than that toad, come on."

With that, he flicked a drop of blood from his fingertip, which the Dragon Turtle absorbed, rapidly shrinking to the size of a millstone.

An idea struck Zhang Kui, and he released the Ghost-faced Toad, which shook its head before swiftly hopping onto the Dragon Turtle's back.

Rather than taking offense, the Dragon Turtle seemed amicable, their Treasure Beast auras intertwining, seemingly communicating in some manner.

Zhang Kui wasn't surprised, having gradually understood after acquiring the Ghost-faced Toad that these Innate Spiritual Beings also had their paths of cultivation.

They didn't absorb the treasures within them but cultivated with the Treasure Qi accumulated around them, each stage requiring different treasures.

Like the Ghost-faced Toad, which valued Ancient Artifacts immensely, while ordinary Spirit Medicines and Magical Treasures were extracted according to the master's wishes, the stronger Dragon Turtle required Divine Artifacts.

The Treasure Beasts could preserve the spiritual essence of the treasures within them, keeping Spirit Medicines potent for millennia, making them, stingy as they may be, the best stewards.

With a wave of his hand, the Dragon Turtle carried the Treasure Toad as it soared up onto the Dragon Ship, Fatty Tiger curiously watching, its paws constantly fiddling, but the two Treasure Beasts remained unfazed, huddling together like bronze objects.

Zhang Kui smiled slightly, gesturing for the Dragon Ship to ascend to the clouds while he sat cross-legged on the ice mountain.

The battle in the East Sea concluded with five hundred points remaining. As soon as the battle ended, he rushed to capture the Dragon Turtle, and now he's at the Golden Core Ninth Transformation stage.

The condition for the Golden Core Ninth Transformation is mastering all the Five Elements Skills, with only Praying for Clear Weather, Praying for Rain, Entering Water, Walking on Water, and Sun Exposure left to learn.

Among them, Praying for Clear Weather and Praying for Rain aren't just Five Elements skills but also related to the Divine Path.

Now that the Human Realm has emerged from chaos, entering a time of recuperation and growth, these two techniques, though useless to Zhang Kui, could enable the Divine Path to regulate the climate, ensuring optimal weather.

Entering Water and Walking on Water are Water Element Escape Skills.

Only the Sun Exposure Technique is an advancement of the Flame Vomiting Skill, possessing formidable power.

Aside from Sun Exposure Skill requiring 155 points, the others only need 55 points each. Not to mention, the Water Walking Skill has already been leveled up once, so a total of 374 points are needed.

Zhang Kui smiled slightly and leveled them all to max. In his mind, 38 stars shone brightly.

Praying for Clear Weather (Max Level): Active Skill

Skill Description: Dispels clouds, stops rain in an area. The larger the area, the more mana required. Using Divine Skill doubles the effect.

Praying for Rain (Max Level): Active Skill

Skill Description: Summons wind and rain to an area. The larger the area, the more mana required. Using Divine Skill doubles the effect.

Water Entry Skill (Max Level): Active Skill

Skill Description: Water Element Escape Skill.

Water Walking Skill (Max Level): Active Skill

Skill Description: Allows walking on water as if on solid ground.

Sun Exposure Skill (Max Level): Active Skill

Skill Description: Mana transforms into a golden crow. Where sunlight reaches, all evil is repelled. If possessing innate sun-attribute divine fire, power is doubled.

Among them, Zhang Kui was most satisfied with this Sun Exposure Skill. Intrigued, he immediately formed a spell with his hands to cast it.

After his hand technique changed continuously, he pointed towards the sky.

Buzz!

Hundreds of meters above the sea, a speck of light like a bean suddenly expanded into a hundred-meter-wide fireball, emitting ten thousand rays of light. The sea surface instantly appeared as if it were daylight.

The clouds in the sky instantly dispersed, revealing the Dragonbone Divine Ship. Fatty Tiger lay on the ship's edge, mouth agape, "Daoist… Daoist, how did you pull down the sun!"

Meanwhile, on the sea surface, mist began to rise as the frozen island beneath Zhang Kui cracked and shattered into countless floes, becoming increasingly smaller.

"Impressive!"

Zhang Kui laughed heartily while seated on the sea surface. He could feel the pure sunlight shining in all directions; if there were any ghostly or evil entities, they would likely vanish in an instant.

However, there was still a deficiency, which was that this skill was purely formed by mana. If he could find that True Sun Fire, it would immediately become a great weapon.

Thinking of this, Zhang Kui slightly shook his head and withdrew the spell. The sky instantly darkened, and a bright moon shone on the dragon ship, as if what just happened was only an illusion.

Afterward, Zhang Kui took a deep breath, closed his eyes, crossed his legs, and activated the Pill Manipulation Skill to the ninth level, Golden Core Ninth Transformation.

Unlike previous times when celestial phenomena were triggered, this time, the golden core within continuously rotated, swallowing vast amounts of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, becoming increasingly reserved and profound.

Zhang Kui stopped breathing, his entire person resembling a statue, without any sign of life.

Fatty Tiger watched from above with concern in his heart, but he knew Zhang Kui was cultivating an astonishing technique and had specifically instructed not to disturb him.

Uncertain how long had passed, Zhang Kui slowly opened his eyes and let out a long sigh.

He was now entirely subdued in his aura, resembling an ordinary person, akin to a common man sitting cross-legged on the sea.

The so-called Nine Revolutions of Leisurely Tao Fruit, three thousand merits are the path to immortality. The golden book and jade scroll proclaim the emperor's decree, with feet stepping on clouds to visit the nine heavens.

After the Golden Core Ninth Transformation, he had indeed reached the peak of ordinary existence. The next step was becoming an immortal.

But this step was by no means easy.

The condition for maxing Pill Manipulation Skill was learning Corpse Dissolving, Staff Dissolving, and Wand Storage Skill. As the names suggest, even if one becomes an immortal immediately through this step, it was as a Corpse Dissolving Immortal.

To dissolve the corporeal form, to refine and shed the original essence, to escape and transform the physical form, like a cicada shedding its skin and transforming bone, to preserve the qi and solidify the form in a rocky cave, then ascend and become a true immortal.

The military advisor of General's Tomb was cultivating this skill and fell into madness, lived a half-life undying, knowing Zhang Kui had this skill, would probably kneel and call him grandfather willingly.

But Zhang Kui knew that immortals were divided into heaven, earth, human, ghost, and god, let alone there's a distinction of Daluo and Taiyi. Even among ghost immortals, Corpse Dissolving Immortals are weak, how could he be satisfied.

Perhaps, only by completely mastering the Seventy-Two Demons Technique would there be a breakthrough.

It's just this world…

Zhang Kui shook his head slightly. He originally relied on the Celestial Gang and Earthly Fiends system, and didn't pay much attention to the inheritance of this world, but now he needed to truly understand why the Immortal Path was severed!

Thinking of this, clouds rose under Zhang Kui's feet, and he ascended, landing on the Dragonbone Ship. The Yellow Turban Warriors immediately turned the ship's bow to depart.

A few hundred miles away in the distance was the site of the East Sea Water Mansion, where an ancient warship lay buried deep beneath the seabed, its materials incorruptible for millennia, similar to the dragon ship's hull, certainly a treasure.

But not needed for now; besides, it's too large and buried too deep. To retrieve it, another method must be found, such as learning Transportation Skill.

But Transportation Skill first requires mastering Summon and Departing Technique, needing a total of 260 points, so it must be left for later to retrieve.

The Dragonbone Ship shuttled quickly through clouds and sea, and soon, an island appeared on the sea surface. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

This was the site of the Spiritual Sect, with collapsed peaks and charred ruins everywhere. Bao Wuxin was leading a large number of demons in cleaning, amidst flying sand and rolling stones, like a construction site.

After the battle in the East Sea, Bao Wuxin officially joined the Human Celestial Pavilion to protect the path. She chose to gather the scattered demons of the Spiritual Sect, to prevent these evil spirits from intruding into the heart of humanity.

In the center of the island's mountain ruins, countless demon soldiers were continuously clearing the boulders, revealing the tip of a huge bronze tower…