The stone figure is reborn, defying heaven with nine transformations.
This reminded Ding Yan of a very evil divine skill from his previous life – the Demon Embryo Derivation Technique.
The Demon Embryo Derivation Technique is said to have been created by an ancestral founder of the demonic sect. This person was knowledgeable about the principles of creation, able to defy the laws of yin and yang. The technique he created, the Demon Embryo Derivation, involves dividing one's own thoughts into countless lives, gaining enlightenment through reincarnation. Imagine, if one thought equals one cycle of reincarnation, then what do countless thoughts represent? Countless cycles of reincarnation! With such an enormous amount of memories and realizations, experiencing the various aspects of human life, including emperors, scholars, merchants, as well as people from the martial world, beggars, and prostitutes...
If one could merge all this into one, that ancestral founder of the demonic sect might have been able to pierce through the secrets of Heaven and achieve the supreme path of reincarnation. However, this ancestral founder ultimately failed. Merging the memories of countless lives is a terribly insane method. Just by absorbing the memories of another person, one can develop a feeling of not being able to distinguish between past lives and the present, yet that ancestral founder actually attempted to merge the experiences and lives of countless beings.
In the end, that ancestral founder went mad. After merging the memories of over a thousand lifetimes, he lost himself and disappeared without a trace.
Some say that the ancestral founder died, while others say that he went mad, not knowing who he was, wandering crazily around various ancient forbidden areas. There are even those who say that the ancestral founder shattered the void and went to another world, and so on.
"Could the resurrection of the stone man be related to the Demon Embryo Derivation Technique?" Hearing that roar, Ding Yan couldn't help but recall the legendary divine art from his previous life.
Stone men are not as complex as living beings, so merging them would be much easier. As for the issue of techniques, it's even easier to explain. Because on that stone tablet, Ding Yan saw the character "dao," which is the script from his own world. This indicates that the other party probably knew about their world’s existence and might even have originally been a person from their world.
After descending from the mountaintop, Ding Yan once again found himself in the middle of the mist layer.
With the experience from last time, Ding Yan quickly found the way out.
Just as he stepped out of Dayan Mountain, Ding Yan felt a strong demonic force rushing toward him. Looking up, he saw the white python. For that spiritual medicine, the white python had actually been guarding Ding Yan for six years, showing its tenacious nature.
With a step, the illusory Bagua diagram under his feet flickered and disappeared. When Ding Yan reappeared, he was already a hundred meters away from the white python.
The Thundercloud Step is a Taoist technique, and the existence of Taoist techniques is far beyond the comparison of ordinary methods. When Ding Yan used the Thundercloud Step, he easily avoided the white python's attack. Standing in the void, Ding Yan clearly saw the murderous intent flickering in the white python's eyes.
Frowning slightly, he reached out his right hand and gently tapped towards the location of the white python.
A silent talisman formed, and in an instant, the surrounding elemental forces crazily converged towards that talisman.
The white python is a demonic cultivator equivalent to an Ascendant Immortal, with strength surpassing that of ordinary Ascendant Immortals, and naturally not lacking in wisdom. Upon seeing the silently forming talisman, a hint of wariness flashed in the white python's huge eyes.
This kind of power could penetrate its snake scales, and if left unprotected, it would likely be injured.
The white python's overwhelming strength comes not only from its own abilities, but also from the terrifying defense of its scales. Before Ding Yan entered Dayan Mountain, although his strength was also considerable, he was unable to break through the white python's defenses and harm its foundation. However, now things were different. After mastering the Taoist techniques, Ding Yan's skills had increased several times. The Sky-Breaking Finger showed the white python a deep sense of threat.
Even though it was not clear why this person's strength had changed so much before and after entering the mountain, the white python wouldn’t retreat when it came to the spiritual medicine that had been waiting for a hundred years. For the white python, there was no difference between swallowing a person and swallowing a plant.
"Roar!"
A roar, and the white python spat out a round bead.
The bead was surrounded by demonic energy.
In an instant, the demonic force surged, and the white python's aura increased several times over.
"Yao Pill! This beast wants to fight for its life." Ding Yan's expression changed slightly. Disregarding the absorption of the surrounding elemental forces into the talisman, he issued a soft shout.
"Sky-Breaking Finger!"
The talisman twisted and exploded.
Dimly, one could see a translucent giant finger emerging from the explosion of the talisman and pressing towards the huge white python. This Sky-Breaking Finger, compared to the previous tentative attempt on the mountaintop, was many times more powerful.
The white python's eyes widened, its demonic energy surging on the Yao Pill.
The originally baby-fist-sized Yao Pill rapidly expanded, becoming the size of an adult human's skull. It fiercely collided with the incoming illusory finger imprint.
Boom!
A thunderous roar, and the violent aura spread out in all directions. Ding Yan was pushed back by the force, carried by the violent air waves. The white python's huge body was also shaken back several meters. However, as soon as it stabilized, the white python rose again and pounced toward Ding Yan.
Seeing this, a trace of killing intent flashed in Ding Yan's eyes.
Originally, he didn't want to take the white python's life, but now it seemed that unless he killed it, it wouldn't let him leave. As for using the Thundercloud Step to escape, Ding Yan had considered it, but he quickly dismissed the idea. Firstly, his innate elemental power was not as deep as the white python's. Secondly, the use of Taoist techniques was quite exhausting for him currently, and without knowing if he could shake off the other party, using the Thundercloud Step recklessly did not match Ding Yan's nature.
"In that case, I might as well take your Yao Pill and use it to assist me in breaking through the realm of an Ascendant Immortal..." Waving his sleeve, Ding Yan drew a circle with his left hand.
A force of chaos spread out.
The elemental power inside his body surged out with the movement of his left hand.
An illusory figure gradually appeared.
The figure was hazy, and its content was unclear, but the pressure it exuded caused even the white python to coil up on itself.
Curling like a snake, ready to attack and defend!
"The power to change the properties of matter is a bit too much for me in my current state," Ding Yan said, with a slight hint of sweat on his forehead.
Petrification Art!
A lower-grade Taoist technique that is close to a middle-grade one in existence. Because the essence of Petrification Art is to change the properties of matter, turning it into stone. Although the effect is extremely brief, in a high-level battle, it can be decisive.
It’s worth noting that this kind of telekinesis, only old monsters who have overcome the third Ascendant Immortal Tribulation in the legend can deploy. The fact that Ding Yan can use the Petrification Art shows how formidable it is.