Chapter 19: Guests from Northern Frontier City

Su Yun wondered, “These crocodile dragon diagrams are the Loose Techniques of the Crocodile Dragon Chant, but why do they appear on the Scale of my yellow bell? And what use are these crocodile dragon diagrams?”

The yellow bell is used for timing, while the Loose Techniques of the Crocodile Dragon Chant are used for combat and tempering the body. The two have nothing to do with each other.

Yet, the Loose Techniques of the Crocodile Dragon Chant transformed into an imprint, stamped onto the yellow bell’s Scale. Qiu Shuijing and Mr. Wild Fox had never mentioned such a thing.

“There must be a reason for this. The connection between the Crocodile Dragon Chant and the yellow bell indicates that a relationship must exist between the two.”

Su Yun pondered, thinking, “It’s just that I haven’t discovered this relationship yet.”

The Loose Techniques of the Crocodile Dragon Chant being imprinted on the yellow bell indicates a subordinate relationship; the Loose Techniques of the Crocodile Dragon Chant are subordinate to the yellow bell.

“Maybe when I Cultivate other Methods in the future, they will also be imprinted on the yellow bell. The crocodile dragon diagrams only appeared on the yellow bell after I thoroughly mastered the Loose Techniques of the Crocodile Dragon Chant. Most likely, other Methods also need to be Cultivated to a very high level before they can be imprinted on the yellow bell.”

As he thought this, his vital Qi and blood suddenly fluctuated, and a feeling of weakness washed over him.

At the same time, Flower Fox saw the Crocodile Dragon manifested by Su Yun’s vital Qi and blood suddenly stop its transformation and vanish.

He couldn’t help but feel regret for Su Yun. Just now, Su Yun was only a hair’s breadth away from achieving the third Accomplishment of the Crocodile Dragon Chant, and was even one step away from allowing the Crocodile Dragon to transform into a Flood Dragon!

Flower Fox told Su Yun what he had seen, speculating, “The reason the transformation failed is still because your Origin Qi Cultivation is insufficient to support this transformation.”

Su Yun was surprised. He hadn’t known these things were happening; he had only felt a sudden emptiness in his vital Qi and blood. He never expected that while he was “observing” the yellow bell, his vital Qi and blood were also undergoing transformation!

“It might also be because Little Cloud Brother doesn’t know much about Transforming into a Flood Dragon.”

Green Hill Moon, lying on the stretcher, said, “If Little Cloud Brother’s vital Qi and blood transform into a Flood Dragon, then there will be four Accomplishments! Therefore, The Whole Village Eats is Transforming into a Flood Dragon. Little Cloud Brother must go and observe, no matter what!”

Su Yun pondered. Although he had seen the scene of a Crocodile Dragon Transforming into a Flood Dragon in the immortal diagram, the Crocodile Dragon was immediately slain by a sudden Immortal Sword the next moment.

Moreover, at that time, he was more focused on the Crocodile Dragon’s Four Great Thunder Sounds and the Flood Dragon transformation, paying little attention to the transformation itself.

Now it seems that since the Great Black Snake in the Snake Ravine is Transforming into a Flood Dragon, he really must make a trip.

“Although I cannot see, I am focused on the changes in vital Qi and blood, so I don’t need to use my eyes to look. I only need to capture the vital Qi and blood changes when The Whole Village Eats evolves from a snake form to a Flood Dragon form, and then I can also grasp the changes in my own vital Qi and blood,” he thought to himself.

Although his injuries had healed significantly, when he tried to reproduce that sword strike, his right arm still could not withstand the incredibly violent vital Qi and blood impact. Su Yun had no choice but to endure it and continue Cultivating the Upper and Lower Chapters of the Great Furnace Transformation to temper his body.

“Once The Whole Village Eats transforms into a Flood Dragon, my injuries will be completely healed, and I should be able to withstand the vital Qi and blood impact.”

Finally, the seven-day period arrived. It was precisely the fourteenth day of the ninth month, and the moon was not yet at Perfection.

Before it was even dark, several foxes, limping, set off with Su Yun toward the Snake Ravine.

“There hasn’t been any movement in the Snake Ravine. The Whole Village Eats said he would transform and undergo Tribulation at Midnight, so let’s go early, to the upstream section of the Snake Ravine.”

Su Yun suggested, “The upstream of the Snake Ravine is high up and offers a clear view.”

The upstream of the Snake Ravine requires passing through Linyi Village. Neither Su Yun nor Flower Fox liked going there normally. The houses of Linyi Village Residents are built on trees, and these Residents are noisy and often mock them.

However, this time, to go to the upstream of the Snake Ravine, they had to pass through Linyi Village.

The one person and four foxes walked until sunset, finally arriving at Linyi Village. They saw towering trees standing dense and airtight, and looking up, they could only see the sky through sparse gaps.

Linyi Village was located on a hillside, with houses of varying sizes nestled among the crowns of the tall trees.

One after another, Human-Faced Mythical Beasts stood in front of small doorways, tilting their heads and watching them with strange looks.

“Cripples—”

Suddenly, a Mythical Beast laughed loudly: “Coo-coo, cripples, and a blind one, plus two Paralyzed Ones and a Disabled One! Coo-coo!”

The forest immediately became lively. Doors of the houses in the trees were opened one after another, and others pushed open windows, from which furry heads poked out.

Those Birds were overjoyed and mocked them one after another: “The Little Blind One from Tianmen Town, coo-coo, leading the Disabled Ones from Huqiu Village, coo-coo—”

Su Yun and Flower Fox remained silent, walking forward along the mountain path, mocked by Linyi Village the entire way.

As they walked out of the village, suddenly there was an uproar in Linyi Village. A Mythical Beast shouted loudly, “Elders and Villagers! The Whole Village Eats from the Snake Ravine often harms us! Our brothers and sisters are often sucked up and devoured whenever they pass through the Snake Ravine! This time, he is undergoing transformation and Tribulation, and he cannot escape this disaster! Prepare Knives, Forks, Axes, and Halberds! We will take his life tonight!”

Su Yun thought, “The Whole Village Eats certainly has a lot of Enemies. He might not successfully undergo Tribulation tonight when he transforms into a Flood Dragon.”

Thinking of Undergoing Tribulation, he involuntarily recalled the Crocodile Dragon in the immortal diagram that was slain by the Immortal Sword while Undergoing Tribulation, and he felt uneasy.

Just then, several Black Oxen grazing at the entrance of Linyi Village turned and walked away. One of the Black Oxen started walking on its two hind legs like a person and shouted, “The Whole Village Eats is Undergoing Tribulation tonight! If he transforms into a Flood Dragon, none of us will have an easy time! Hurry back to the Manor and grab our weapons!”

Another Black Ox shouted, “Exactly! Strike while he’s weak and take his life! Let’s finish him tonight!”

Flower Fox and the other Fox Demons stared dumbfounded.

Su Yun smiled toward the direction of the voices: “It seems to be a few Big Brothers from Niu Family Village talking.”

The Fox Demons exchanged glances.

Hu Buping opened his mouth but was immediately covered by Flower Fox and the others, unable to speak. He could only think, “Little Cloud Brother probably thinks the Villagers of Niu Family Village and Linyi Village are all Humans, just like him…”

On the way to the upstream of the Snake Ravine, they passed the Crocodile Dragon Pond again, only to hear Human voices by the pond—it was several Crocodile Dragons lying on the bank chatting.

“…The Whole Village Eats is going to transform into a Flood Dragon! That bastard, he’s transforming into a Dragon just by drinking our Foot-Washing Water, and he’s faster than us! This is outrageous!”

“Should we go kill him?” A Crocodile Dragon excitedly raised its head.

The other Crocodile Dragons wilted like eggplants hit by frost: “No. It’s too far to crawl. Whoever wants to go can go. The Whole Village Eats has too many Enemies; he might not survive tonight. We don’t need to look for trouble… Hey, the Little Blind One from Tianmen Town and the Bad Guys from Huqiu Village!”

A Crocodile Dragon spotted Su Yun and the others, growing excited. It wagged its tail and shouted, “Look here, blind one, look here! There’s something delicious here!”

Another Crocodile Dragon excitedly said, “If you come over, we’ll have something delicious!”

The leading Crocodile Dragon slapped him across the face with its tail, annoyed: “If you say it out loud, will they still be willing to come over?”

Su Yun shook his head, thinking, “No wonder Mr. Wild Fox often said that the people in Erlong Village are a bunch of dimwits—lazy, sinister, and stupid. It’s true.”

Finally, they arrived at the upstream of the Snake Ravine, where a waterfall formed by a Sheer Cliff divided the Cliff into two halves. On top of the Cliff was another Pool of water, and another waterfall plunged down from an even higher precipice, crashing into the Pool.

The mountain behind the Sheer Cliff is called the Dragon Burial Mound, rumored to be the grave of a Dragon. Crossing the Dragon Burial Mound leads to the Fallen Dragon Valley, which is said to be a valley formed when a Heavenly Dragon fell from the sky and crashed.

Later, the Heavenly Dragon died from severe injuries and was buried in this Dragon Burial Mound.

However, this is just a legend, and Su Yun and Flower Fox did not entirely believe it.

But the strange thing is that there really are many Dragon-Species Monsters near the Dragon Burial Mound, such as The Whole Village Eats, and the Crocodile Dragons of Erlong Village.

Su Yun and the Fox Demons arrived at the Cliff Top. The moonlight was bright, making the Pool water glitter, reflecting the dim, unclear sky and a bright moon approaching Perfection.

Su Yun sat on a Reef and carefully sensed, immediately perceiving the vital Qi and blood of the Great Black Snake in the Snake Ravine beneath the waterfall.

In the Snake Ravine, the Great Black Snake was coiled on a Reef, its vital Qi and blood resembling a large, oval Egg of Vital Qi and Blood.

This Egg of Vital Qi and Blood seemed to be breathing, expanding and contracting, its breath long and deep in the fluctuations. Su Yun tried to breathe along with the Great Black Snake, but he didn’t have such a long breath and was nearly suffocated.

“Huh! Besides the extremely dense vital Qi and blood of The Whole Village Eats, there are several other Vital Qi and Blood Auras no weaker than his!”

Su Yun immediately realized that since the Great Black Snake was about to transform into a Flood Dragon, its vital Qi and blood were naturally extremely dense, and its strength would definitely increase greatly after Transforming into a Flood Dragon.

Yet, in the darkness, there were several Vital Qi and Blood Auras that were no weaker than the Great Black Snake!

Su Yun was utterly shocked and whispered, “Second Brother Hua, there are actually people here no weaker than The Whole Village Eats! And there are four of them!”

Flower Fox’s heart trembled slightly. Were there actually four Great Demons near Tianmen Town who were no weaker than The Whole Village Eats?

“Where are they?” he quickly asked.

“Three are right across from us.”

Su Yun said, “I vaguely sensed the other one, but I don’t know its direction.”

Flower Fox hurriedly looked toward the opposite Cliff. Sure enough, four figures stood in the moonlight, indistinct and blurry.

“Little Cloud, there are four people opposite us, and all four of them are Human!” Flower Fox whispered.

Su Yun laughed, “Of course they are Human, what else could they be?”

Flower Fox quickly explained, “I mean, they are different from us. They are City People!”

“City People?”

Su Yun’s expression became serious: “Could they be Guests from Northern Frontier City? If they are Guests from Northern Frontier City, then they might not be here for The Whole Village Eats. It’s possible they are here for me…”