10 A Mundane Journey
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--- Chapter 9 ---
In a moving carriage, Yu Long yawned and lazily gazed at the scenery on the other side of the window. The wonder of the Cultivation World is really different from the modern era.
There is no pollution, allowing nature's energy to accumulate more.
Every breath one takes is fresher than ever.
The tall and stretched mountain has the dense lushness of several forest areas. The sky is azure blue, and the river runs on the side of the road, giving off a peaceful look.
Yu Long glanced back and saw a paved road, "The road is not the best, though."
Although his mother has prepared the best carriage possible, Yu Long knew this journey from the Drifting River City to the Floating Cloud City would make him suffer.
"Young master, do you want fruits?" Lily asked after noticing his sour mood.
Yu Long sighed, "Give me a pear or apple."
Hong Guan smiled at Yu Long's rare annoyance. Since they lived under the same roof for three years, Hong Guan watched this cute child grow into a handsome youth.
He's a very easygoing person and kind-hearted to people he knows.
He's also 'extremely' talented in almost all fields as if nothing can stop him. Yes, literally.
As long as Yu Long was interested, he could self-taught anything with enough study materials, whether martial arts, alchemy, craftsmanship, medicine, magic, or blacksmithing.
'When the young master reaches the coming of age ceremony, I'll be too old.' Hong Guan thought to herself. There was a hint of pain and sadness in her heart.
As Yu Long waited for Lily to cut the fruit, he failed to notice Hong Guan's mood change. "Hey, how long would it take to reach the next city?" He knocked on the carriage and asked the driver.
"Uh, around two hours or so, young master." The driver responded with some difficulty.
"..." Yu Long.
This journey is much more boring than he expected!
Yu Long shook his head bitterly, wondering why he agreed to his mother's proposition and closed his eyes instead. He cultivated Art of Ghost and Art of Violet Mist, immersing himself into the inner world.
He wants to check his current abilities.
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[Five Senses' Enhancement]
Super Sight (B)
Extreme Hearing (C+)
God's Tongue (A)
Beast King's Nose(B)
Myriad Touch (A)
...
[Sensory Ability]
Profound Sense (A)
Echolocation (B)
Vibration Sensing (C+)
Devil Pursuit (A)
Blood Mark (B)
Danger Sense (A)
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[Auxiliary Ability]
Enhanced Regeneration (B)
Poison Immunity (D)
Fire Immunity(E)
Water Immunity (E)
Wind Resistance (B)
Lightning Resistance (D)
Earth Resistance (A)
Pain Resistance (A+)
Darkness Resistance (F)
Light Resistance (F)
Thoughts Acceleration (A)
Enhanced Metabolism(B)
Inner Organs Modification (C)
Size Alteration (D)
Photosynthesis (E)
Water Breathing (E)
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[Combat Ability]
Body Strengthening (A)
Acceleration (C)
Unconventional Movement (B)
Bio Electricity (A)
Poison Manipulation (D)
Presence Erasure (D)
Scales Generation (B)
Steel Hawk Wings (C)
Muscles Augmentation (B)
Compound Claws (B)
Threads Creation (C)
Predator's Gaze (A+)
Petrification (C)
Bone Manipulation (D)
Igniting Blood (F)
Smokescreen (C)
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[Rare Ability]
Improved Growth (C)
Self-Purification (B)
Insect Voice (A)
Insect King's Vision (F)
Plant Control (F)
Chimera Metamorphosis (A)
Illusionist (D)
Kaiju Synchronization (F)
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[Devoured Skill]
Weapon Making (B)
Trap Making (A+)
Herbology (A+)
Medicine Making (B)
Tool Making (A)
Metallurgy (C)
Medical Knowledge (A)
Martial Arts Insight (B)
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[Kaiju]
Hybrid Water Slime (B+)
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"Young master, young master?" Lily called him. She pouted and showed him a plate of nicely sliced fruits.
Yu Long opened his eyes and chuckled, "Oh, my bad."
"Thank you, Lily."
Lily fed Yu Long sliced apples and pears as their journey to the Floating Cloud City continued.
Munching on sliced apples, Yu Long noticed something different about his maid and said, "Lily, you're on the 5th Level of Spirit Profound Realm already?"
"Mm, all thanks to the young master." Lily nodded at him.
A weakling like her shouldn't be able to cultivate, but her young master created miracles one after another and helped her enter the profound way.
She was one of the small group who knew about Yu Long's hidden talent, showing how much Yu Long valued her.
After two hours, the carriage stopped at the nearest human settlement.
Silver Rock City.
Silver Rock City is a middle-class city with over 100,000 people. Situated far northeast of the Blue Wind Empire and around 420,000 kilometers from the Drifting River City, Silver Rock City has a cold yet comfortable environment.
Yu Long and others stayed in the city for a night, renting three rooms at the most famous inn in Silver Rock City.
Checking up, Yu Long brought Woby to the medicine store. He wanted to see what kind of medicinal herbs or minerals this city had.
A minute later, Yu Long was 'unfortunately' destined to be disappointed because besides some uncommon herbs grown unique to Silver Rock City, the medicine stores had nothing special for him to purchase.
Yu Long sighed and went to the blacksmith next, checking for minerals he could use in weapon or trap making. This time, Yu Long came with low expectations and ended with a surprise.
Silver Rock, minerals abundant around Silver Rock City's territory, actually possess some rare qualities.
Using [Insect King's Vision] and [Profound Sense], Yu Long discovered that Silver Rock absorbs profound strength and seals it within its core.
This process only happened for five minutes before the Silver Rock turned into another pretty rock, but Yu Long had several ideas for it.
Buying a large amount of Silver Rocks, Yu Long told Woby to absorb, dissolve, and temper the mineral.
And hand-sized Pure Silver Rock was 'completely.' made.
Unlike its impure counterpart, Pure Silver Rock can seal profound strength after making contact with someone. And the effect lasts around thirty minutes or so.
Imagine losing your profound strength for thirty minutes. That'd be such a dangerous moment.
Of course, that doesn't mean you lost your cultivation base.
After being hit by Pure Silver Rock, the cultivators could still fight with no profound strength.
Yu Long pondered about other usages of Silver Rock, deciding to use Yu Clan's underground business to supply himself with a hefty amount later.
Returning to the inn, Yu Long slept soundlessly.
The next day, Yu Long and his maids continued their journey.
They didn't stop this time and arrived at the Cyan Forest Town after two days.
Cyan Forest Town is a small backwater town located nearly two hundred kilometers west of Floating Cloud City. It is close to the Scarlet Dragon Mountain Range. It's a crucial route from Floating Cloud City to New Moon City.
The distance from the Cyan Forest Town to New Moon City is three hundred fifty kilometers.
"Lily, release some of your cultivation when we enter the city." Yu Long ordered nonchalantly.
"Eh, why so, young master?" Lily tilted her head in confusion.
"So, some annoying flies won't disturb us." Yu Long returned casually. He wasn't in the mood to deal with small fries.
Hong Guan's lips curved as she entered the conversation, "Let me do it."
The carriage entered the Cyan Forest Town, and several people already eyed it. Then, Hong Guan released some of her cultivation base and scared them off.
The people in the shadow shivered as they never encountered the Spirit Profound Realm before. In this backwater town, Nascent Profound Realm is 'actually' considered powerful, talking about frogs in the well.
Yu Long gazed at the Scarlet Dragon Mountain Range. If he wasn't wrong, Sky Profound Realm Scarlet Dragon lived there and had a plentiful Fire Grass. However, what made him interested wasn't that.
Inside the Dragon Nest, there is one kind of godly treasure.
Evil God's Fire Seed!
One with Evil God's profound veins could use Fire Seed and obtain unmatched immunity against fire elements. The talent for fire elements will also soar, allowing that person to cultivate any fire technique.
Yu Long wondered if he could use [Kaiju Maker] on the Fire Seed, extracting its essence.
Technically speaking, the Evil God's Fire Seed isn't the essence.
It's a concentrated Law of Fire, which means others couldn't use it besides the Evil God's Inheritor.
But Yu Long isn't afraid of breaking the restrictions placed by the Evil God.
Even if he couldn't use the Evil God's Fire Seed, Yu Long could copy the profound aspect at the very least and increase his immunity/affinity toward the fire element.
"Well, let's break the plot, shall we?" Yu Long chuckled to himself.
