Ten-Thousand-Li Travelling Dragon.
Sun Lingtong was in the Dragon Head Cabin, staring at the scene before him, activating his innate abilities, and widening his spiritual eyes.
The Ten-Thousand-Li Travelling Dragon was piercing through the void!
Surrounding him was almost an expanse of dull, lightless darkness, with silver lines streaking straight through the blackness, shuttling by the sides of the Ten-Thousand-Li Travelling Dragon.
The silver lines were at times sparse, at others dense, and occasionally there would be clumps of silver light that form cubes.
This is the scene of a Nascent Soul Cultivator piercing through the void. The Ten-Thousand-Li Travelling Dragon is a mechanism of the Nascent Soul Level, its main purpose being to aid in long-distance travel.
However, without a Nascent Soul to power it, activating the Escape Void ability this time will inevitably consume a great amount of Fire Essence, a costly affair.
For the financial situation of both the Sun brothers, it was like a heavy punch.
Sun Lingtong seized the opportunity, trying to observe and fully experience the process of the Escape Void.
"This is a treatment that only Nascent Soul Cultivators get to have. Being able to experience this during the Foundation Establishment Stage will be greatly beneficial for future breakthroughs in cultivation level."
"It's just a pity that Little Zhuo was in a rush to heal his mother and didn't come over."
Sun Lingtong felt regret for Ning Zhuo.
After leaving the Ten Thousand Medicine Sect, the latter couldn't wait to enter the Refining Cabin to start the Cremation of the Fetal Breathing Spirit Boat.
Ning Zhuo held the Fetal Breathing Spirit Boat in his hand, examining it.
The Fetal Breathing Spirit Boat could enlarge or shrink. At this moment, it was at its smallest, like a model, quite light and easy to handle in Ning Zhuo's hands.
Only when restored to its true size could it be operational and its weight would return to normal.
Ning Zhuo needed to perform the Cremation but didn't need to restore it; directly incinerating this smaller version would suffice.
"Good boat, good boat," Ning Zhuo praised after only a brief glance at the small boat in his hands.
This Fetal Breathing Spirit Boat looked like a black-covered boat, the body carved from millennium spirit wood, thick and resilient, exuding faint spiritual energy.
The entire Spirit Boat was streamlined, the hull slender, the bottom of the boat slightly turned up, and the stern slightly rounded, imbued with a sense of Spirit Movement and leisure.
On both sides of the boat were exquisite carvings, complex yet full of spiritual nature, depicting mountains, rivers, cranes, pines, the sun, the moon, the stars, and other natural scenes, symbolizing the essence of heaven and earth.
The canopy was woven from soft Spirit Silk, slightly arched at the top, the fabric glowing with a soft luster.
Hanging on both sides of the canopy were several small Spirit Lamps, their light quaint and delicate, flickering and emitting an air of cultivation.
Ning Zhuo could also see part of the interior of the cabin. The bottom of the cabin was laid with straw mats, and the four walls were painted with talismans. Hanging from the top of the black canopy was a small Spirit Jade Wind Chime, from which one could faintly hear a clear ringing.
"What a pity, what a pity," uttered Ning Zhuo, feeling a hint of regret.
After seeing this boat, Sun Lingtong had advised Ning Zhuo to use it for himself first. As the legacy treasure of the Ten Thousand Medicine Sect, this Spirit Boat could help cultivators enter the Fetal Breathing State and rapidly increase their Essence Sea cultivation level.
This was equally applicable to Ning Zhuo.
But Ning Zhuo, anxious for his mother's health, did not take the advice.
Just as he had expressed to Zhu Xuanji – to save his mother, he was ready to give everything!
Cremation Prajñapāramitā Soul-Resolving Scripture!
A fire flared up, burning fiercely yet quietly without sound.
Strands of flames flickered in the air, now swiftly surging, now gently swaying, as if an invisible hand were orchestrating them. The fire's dance was light and graceful, suffused with the halo of the Buddhist sect, radiating the profound mysteries of life and death.
This time, as Ning Zhuo enacted the Cremation Prajñapāramitā Soul-Resolving Scripture, he suddenly had a new insight, a fresh feeling.
He followed that sensation, his fingers moving slightly.
As a result, the flames became even softer, their edges as light as gauze, flowing like water.
Yet within the flame, it grew ever hotter and fiercer.
This was because Ning Zhuo's fire-attribute realm had deepened, allowing Ning Zhuo to perform the Cremation Prajnaparamita Soul-Resolving Scripture, enhancing its mystery and power.
Although the Cremation Prajnaparamita Soul-Resolving Scripture was a Buddhist scripture, it also contained the Tao and principles of fire-attribute, thus it was amplified.
"Hmm?!" Ning Zhuo showed a look of astonishment.
Under the blaze of the flames, the Fetal Breathing Spirit Boat remained immovable!
Looking carefully, Ning Zhuo saw the Fetal Breathing Spirit Boat resting in the midst of the flames, yet untouched by the licking tongues of fire.
Instead, around the Spirit Boat, a layer of translucent, thin Fetal Coat appeared. This Fetal Coat seemed fragile, yet contained endless power, like a tough barrier enveloping the Spirit Boat tightly.
"I didn't channel Mana into this magic treasure, and I'm certain there's no Mana left by others inside it, so how was this defense activated?"
Ning Zhuo was deeply puzzled.
He intensified the heat of his fiery assault, and then the Fetal Breathing Spirit Boat underwent another transformation.
The surface of the Spirit Boat radiated Spirit Light, which reflected on the Fetal Coat and formed many characters.
Carefully distinguishing them, Ning Zhuo realized it was a cultivation technique named Innate Earth-Nurtured Fetal Breathing Technique.
"The fetal refers to cradling the spirit, and the breathing to regulating the qi. Essence is like water, spirit is like the moon; the moon's reflection moves with the water's ripples, spirit swings with essence's pull. When water is clear, the moon is bright; when essence is stable, the spirit becomes wise. When spirit and essence embrace, one reaches great tranquility, and the inner core forms naturally—thus, it is called Fetal Breathing..."
"All living beings possess essence, and life is harbored within the essence blood. The reason all living beings can feel and move is due to the operation of essence blood. Without essence, movement ceases, and it becomes as inanimate as a deceased object. All that wriggle contain spirit, which is the essence of mind, and nature is hidden within the spirit. Without the dominion of spirit, it would be no different from wood or stone. Hence, one knows that what enables the human body to live is both essence and spirit..."
"When first learning Breathing Control, one must visualize the qi, exiting from the navel and fading as it enters. It must be calibrated to extreme subtlety. Then one does not use mouth or nose but breathes solely through the navel, as if in the fetal state, hence Fetal Breathing. Initially holding the breath for a single cycle, breathing through the navel, count to eighty-one or one hundred twenty, then exhale through the mouth, ensuring the utmost subtlety, such that a feather placed upon the mouth or nose does not stir when exhaling. With gradual practice, the count increases; in time, reaching a thousand. Then the old can rejuvenate, day by day..."
After skimming through the entire Innate Earth-Nurtured Fetal Breathing Technique, Ning Zhuo immediately realized why the Spirit Boat could not be cremated.
"Turns out, by searing it with flames, I triggered the Fetal Breathing Spirit Boat, causing it to strive for survival and fully exert its Magic Prohibition."
"This Magic Prohibition is the entirety of the Innate Earth-Nurtured Fetal Breathing Technique, which puts the Spirit Boat into a Fetal Breathing State, allowing it to draw upon the essence of heaven and earth to foster itself."
True essence streamed in wisps, obscured by the light of the flames, but inspecting the Fetal Coat closely, one could see it was colorful and radiant with flowing luminescence, containing the principles between heaven and earth.
Though the Fetal Coat was but a thin layer, its potential was boundless. In this state, the Spirit Boat coexisted with the heavens and the earth, considering Qiankun as the womb and itself as the fetus within.
When Ning Zhuo aimed to incinerate the Spirit Boat, the mother of heaven and earth would naturally intervene to save it, rendering the Cremation ineffective.
"What a Spirit Boat with Fetal Breathing. It seems to have been used a lot, leading to a faint Spiritual Nature, which has allowed it to spontaneously seek preservation."
"Innate Earth-Nurtured Fetal Breathing Technique... not even the Ten Thousand Medicine Sect has mastered this technique."
The Ten Thousand Medicine Sect had acquired it before Lin Bufan's rise to power, and never gleaned the Innate Earth-Nurtured Fetal Breathing Technique through the Fetal Breathing Spirit Boat.
They would never set fire to their own legacy treasure!
Yet Ning Zhuo did just that.
And just like that, the Fetal Breathing Spirit Boat had already acquired a bit of Spiritual Nature, transitioning from a magic treasure to a Spiritual Treasure.
"If I'm to fully incinerate this Spirit Boat, I'm afraid I'll need to break this state it's in."
"And to achieve this step, I must grasp this Innate Earth-Nurtured Fetal Breathing Technique!"
This was an unexpected discovery.
Ning Zhuo studied the technique again, confirming that this accidental gain was quite substantial.
Although it couldn't measure up to the Five Organs Temple Spirit Divine Skill, in today's terms, it was definitely considered a first-rate technique.