Chapter 258 Hard Work Pays Off

"This Fire Cloud Technique is really obscure and difficult to understand. I'll go ask Grandpa the Emperor for advice when I have time." The little emperor Liu Tianming came back to his senses in a trance, looked at the jade slip in his hand, and sighed.

He shook his head, put away the jade slip, stood up and quickened his pace. He soon came to a white jade hall on the top of the peak. The two characters "Shuhai" were written on the gilded plaque.

There were no guards at the entrance of the hall. There were two bronze giant beast statues on the left and right, both of which were seven or eight feet tall. One was a blue giant lion, and the other was a beast with a horse-like body but a very long neck.

Liu Tianming was about to step into it when a voice came from the side: "Shuhai is an important place in Changchun Temple. Which bastard's disciple are you? Don't you know that you need to show your permission token before entering it?"

Liu Tianming was startled, and then he found that the person who spoke was the long-necked beast statue on the right. The statue suddenly came alive, stretched its neck in front of Liu Tianming, and stared at him with eyes as big as copper bells, with an imposing manner.

"You are Senior Bai Ze from the Sea of ​​Books, right? I am Liu Tianming, a junior, who joined Changchun Temple not long ago and has not yet become a disciple. I do not know the rules here. Please forgive me. This is the permission token." Liu Tianming bowed to the bottom and took out a white jade card with a respectful expression.

"Since you are quite respectful, I will forgive you for trespassing this time. Go in." The long-necked beast nodded and said, and its neck slowly retracted.

Liu Tianming thanked him and then walked into the hall.

The Sea of ​​Books Hall looks very magnificent from the outside. When you enter the hall, you can see rows of unusually tall bookshelves, which are seven or eight feet high. Some bookshelves are suspended in the air and you need to look up to see them.

There are two side doors on the left and right of the main hall. There seem to be two side halls inside, which are also filled with tall bookshelves, piled with countless books and jade slips, giving people a feeling of mountains of classics and vast seas of smoke, which is worthy of the name "Sea of ​​Books".

Yuan Ming looked at the scene in front of him and was full of admiration in his heart.

There are also many books in the Guizang Pavilion of Biluo Cave. Compared with this place, it is really a world of difference.

Liu Tianming was also shocked by the scene in front of him. He was stunned for a while before recovering and started to search among the bookshelves.

Yuan Ming took the opportunity to observe that the books in the sea of ​​books were placed in a very regular manner. They were divided into multiple areas according to the names of skills, spells, geography, history, sect allusions, spiritual materials, elixirs, magic arrays, etc. Although there are many books here, they are not dazzling and difficult to search.

Yuan Ming looked at the magic area. The bookshelves there were covered by a layer of white light curtain. There were jade slips placed inside. The nameplates next to them recorded the names of spells. There were spells for the Qi Refining Stage, the Foundation Establishment Stage, and even the Dan Formation Stage.

Yuan Ming was very greedy, but Liu Tianming went straight to the area of ​​spiritual materials and books.

He hesitated for a moment and did not force Liu Tianming to go over.

Liu Tianming came to the Book Sea to look up classics. There must be something important. He has already delayed the other party for a long time. There is a long time to come. There will be plenty of opportunities to control Liu Tianming to come here to borrow those magic jade slips.

Liu Tianming stopped in front of a bookshelf. The bookshelf here was also covered by white restrictions. He was about to look for it. A group of white mist surged on the light curtain of the bookshelf in front of him, condensed into a white mist figure about a foot high, and actually spoke in human language: "What kind of classics do you need?"

"Who are you?" Liu Tianming was surprised.

"I am the array spirit transformed by the Book Sea restriction. There are many classics in the Book Sea. It is too time-consuming to search by oneself. Tell me the name or category of the book you want to read, and I will guide you to the location." The white mist figure said.

"It turns out to be the Book Sea array spirit senior. I want to look up the content related to the silver marigold." Liu Tianming said.

"Silver marigold belongs to the herbal spiritual plant of the Asteraceae family. The relevant classics are on the second floor of the third bookshelf in the spiritual material area." The white mist array spirit raised his hand and pointed to a bookshelf not far away, saying.

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Zhenling." Liu Tianming thanked him, walked over quickly, and soon found the relevant books.

He took out a green token, which was the identity badge of a Changchun Temple disciple, and a number of five hundred appeared on it.

Liu Tianming activated the token and pointed it at a book on the light curtain.

The number on the green token suddenly decreased a little, but the book in the light curtain automatically flew out and fell into his hands.

Liu Tianming flipped through the books and browsed quickly.

Changchun Temple is the leading immortal sect in Dajin, and the information collected is unique. Yuan Ming followed Liu Tianming to read two pages and felt that he had gained a lot. He was about to take the opportunity to study.

At this moment, the possession ended and his consciousness returned to the body.

Yuan Ming immediately checked the hourglass next to him, and his eyes were happy.

Fire pine wood is indeed a high-level spiritual material. After replacing the previous spiritual pine, the possession time has increased a lot, almost reaching a quarter of an hour.

In addition, from the information obtained from Liu Tianming, he only had a partial understanding of the Fire Cloud Technique, while the old emperor seemed to have a lot of experience in this technique.

It seems that I have to change my direction.

Yuan Ming closed his eyes to regain his consciousness, took out a blank jade slip, and copied the Fire Cloud Secret Technique he had learned secretly, so as not to forget it.

He did not try to comprehend this secret technique on his own. After putting away the jade slip and the hourglass, he continued to practice the Nine Yuan Jue.

Seven days later.

Yuan Ming lit incense and sat cross-legged with his eyes closed.

His goal this time was to possess the old emperor and explore his experience of the Fire Cloud Technique from him.

At this time, the old emperor was sitting cross-legged in a dark room, closing his eyes and regulating his breath. The breath in his body was flowing at a very slow speed. I don’t know what kind of skills he was practicing.

After confirming the surrounding environment and situation, Yuan Ming immediately tried to influence him to practice the Fire Cloud Secret Technique through suggestion.

Perhaps because the old emperor's cultivation had reached the late stage of foundation building, which was more than one level higher than Yuan Ming's, his will was extremely firm. Yuan Ming spent a lot of effort until the end of the possession time, but still failed, and even failed to make the other party's mood fluctuate.

He did not get discouraged. After seven days, he continued to try to hint through possession, but still failed.

As a result, until the third time, I don't know if the suggestion worked, the old emperor performed the Fire Cloud Secret Art, and Yuan Ming hurriedly took the opportunity to comprehend it.

However, this art is extremely complicated, and he naturally failed to learn it with just one perception.

However, with this beginning, the old emperor seemed to have no previous resistance to the use of the Fire Cloud Art. However, since the use of this art is quite noisy, the old emperor should be cautious and control the power to the minimum every time he uses it.

This did not affect Yuan Ming's perception of the casting process. He comprehended it several times in a row. Hard work pays off. Yuan Ming finally got his wish and mastered this high-level magic.

Of course, this is just a preliminary grasp. If you want to really exert its power, you still need to practice it yourself.

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One day more than a month later.

Deep in the Yuxu Swamp, a thick red light suddenly rose next to a black pool, rushing up to the sky to form a dense fire cloud of seven or eight feet in size, with flames rolling in it.

Although it was raining in the air, it did not affect the fire cloud at all.

Yuan Ming stepped on the white jade shuttle, suspended in the air, and pointed at the black pool.

"Go!"

Seven or eight huge fireballs shot out from the fire cloud and sank into the pool.

These exploding fireballs were condensed by the Fire Cloud Secret Art, and ordinary water could not extinguish them at all.

After a few breaths, a violent explosion roared from the pool, raising huge waves several feet high, and the originally clear pool water became abnormally turbid.

Huazhi was also nearby, and saw this scene with a happy look on his face.

"Roar!" A low roar came from the pool, with a shocking force that pierced the soul.

"Master, be careful, it's coming out!" Yuan Ming heard Huazhi's voice in his mind.

Before the voice fell, the turbid water suddenly rolled, and a thick black shadow shot out from it, rushing towards Yuan Ming in the air like lightning.

Yuan Ming was well prepared, and controlled the jade shuttle to shoot backwards quickly, retreating more than ten feet in an instant.

The black shadow missed, and its true form was revealed. It was a giant beast that looked like a snake or a lizard, with a body length of more than five feet, and was covered with thick black scales, which looked indestructible.

A group of thick black clouds floated under it, supporting the body of the beast.

"It turned out to be a black lizard beast." Yuan Ming exclaimed.

According to the records in the classics, the black lizard beast is the offspring of the black dragon and the swamp giant lizard. It has both the solid scales and the ability to use water-attributed spells like the black dragon, and the tough body and strange strength of the swamp giant lizard.

He appeared in the swamp today, on the one hand to test the power of the newly learned Fire Cloud Secret Art, and on the other hand to help Huazhi repel the black lizard beast at his request.

Yuan Ming made a gesture, and the fire cloud in the air shot out seven or eight fireballs again, hitting the black lizard beast.

The black lizard beast flew up to the air in a rage, and sensing the power of the exploding fireball, it quickly sprayed out a black water column to block it, and then shot it downwards.

The black water column was obviously not an ordinary liquid. It made a few muffled "chi chi" sounds, and most of the fireballs were extinguished by it, but there were still two fireballs that escaped and hit the black lizard beast.

With two loud "bangs" and "bangs", the black lizard beast was blown away, but it was not injured. It stabilized its body with a turn.

Yuan Ming couldn't help but secretly praise the black lizard beast's sturdy scales, and made a gesture with both hands.

One by one, the fireballs fell from the air and hit the black lizard beast one after another, causing a series of explosions. The space above the pool turned into a violent sea of ​​fire, surging and rolling.

Although the scales of the black lizard beast were strong, they could not withstand such continuous bombardment. They soon broke through the defense, and their bodies were submerged in the violent flames, making a shrill scream.

Yuan Ming nodded slightly, quite satisfied with the power of the Fire Cloud Secret Art.

Huazhi also let out a strange cry of joy, opened his hands, and more than a dozen demon vines shot out, piercing into the rolling flames like lightning.

The tall body of the black lizard beast fell from mid-air and smashed into the mud near the pool.

Its scales were shattered, and its flesh was bloody. It was seriously injured by the Fire Cloud Secret Art. Huazhi's demon vines also pierced into its body, and were quickly absorbing blood and demon power.

The body of the black lizard beast shrank rapidly, and after a few breaths, it became a shriveled corpse.

The breath emitted by Huazhi fluctuated slightly, and purple-black vines grew in his body, more and more, and denser, and soon formed a large purple-black cocoon, wrapping its body inside. Purple-black flowers also grew on the large cocoon, emitting a strange fragrance.

Yuan Ming was delighted when he saw this.

Huazhi's strength was close to the middle level of the second level. He had killed and absorbed countless monsters in the Yuxu Swamp, and was finally about to break through.