After living in this strange island owner's house for two days, Qin Ran didn't feel that uncomfortable except for feeling a little uncomfortable.
Besides being depressing and humid, this crappy place also makes people feel uncomfortable to eat... There is no guarantee of three meals a day.
Although... in the world of cultivators, it is normal not to like eating and not to eat grains, but for Qin Ran personally, he still prefers to maintain some mortal habits, eating when it is time to eat and sleeping when it is time to sleep.
Apart from the above problems, Qin Ran did not encounter any other problems... There were no cultivators from local forces who came to provoke him.
The island owner did not ban him from traveling or restrict his travel. He was quite free inside and outside the palace, feeling like a... guru.
Of course, the island master's mansion was actually heavily guarded, with a feeling of looseness on the outside but tightness on the inside. There were many places he was not allowed to enter. For example, places where skills, medicinal materials, pills, magic tools, secret documents, etc. were stored, he definitely could not go there... He would not go there to seek death.
In the morning, Qin Ran tidied up his appearance and prepared to leave the Island Master's Mansion and go for a stroll in Whale Falls City.
He objectively experienced the local customs and culture, making it worth his journey of thousands of miles to get here; at the same time, he observed the topography of the city, making it easier for him to escape when trouble arises later; at the same time, he used his skills as a martial arts junker to look for some local martial arts of the Tianhai area.
But before he could go out, someone knocked on his door and asked him to go to the training ground to meet the island owner.
"Hmm... So, is there finally a mission to be released?" he thought to himself.
He stayed in this shabby island owner's house for a few days. Except for the one time he met the island owner when he first arrived, he never saw him again at other times.
He almost thought he was going to be free enough to sneak away...
In fact, Qin Ran was a little puzzled. Why did the island owner recruit a new... talent, but leave him aside without investigating his background, testing his relationships with friends and enemies, understanding his personality and habits, understanding his work abilities, or even arranging a job for him? What did that mean?
A unique way of controlling subordinates?
It seems that he didn't get away so easily.
Qin Ran opened the door and went out, and soon arrived at the training ground with the island owner's subordinates.
The island owner was still on the parade ground, and there were still many guards with swords guarding the ground. He still walked to the edge of the parade ground and waited humbly.
Today, the island owner did not throw stones to build up his strength. Instead, he stretched his upper body and practiced martial arts with punches and kicks.
Qin Ran couldn't understand what kind of martial arts he was practicing, but he could roughly guess that it was a method of physical training.
The island owner was seen punching and kicking, and the air fluctuated as if there were waves hitting the sea; his shoulder and lean shook, and when he landed on the ground, the ground also shook; he breathed through his mouth and nose, inhaling and exhaling, and there were the sounds of whales and dragons.
The noise made by practicing qigong is really scary.
“Is this the body cultivator from the Tianhai Region?” Qin Ran thought to himself.
He hadn't gotten the Tianhai Region's physical training method yet, so he couldn't study it in detail. But just looking at the movements of the Dragon Whale Island Master practicing at this time, he felt that in terms of physical strength alone, not to mention the entire Lingnan Region, just talking about the Immortal Relics, there are probably few people who can compare to the Island Master in terms of physical training.
As the island master's practice progressed, the noise caused here became louder and louder, and the ground of the training ground turned into waves being stirred up by him. As he punched and kicked, the ground shook in waves like waves.
The amplitude was so great that it was almost impossible to stand steadily.
As the island owner breathed in and out, he seemed to have turned into a giant whale several hundred meters long, breathing through his nose, with two dragon breaths going in and out. He looked like a real dragon!
There were constant roars of dragons and howls of whales in the air, and each sound was heart-breaking.
This terrifying movement lasted for a long time until the island owner stopped. Qin Ran saw a whale falling from the sky, protecting his body, and a real dragon hovering over his body, with a majestic shape, which was really terrifying. The real dragon and whale continued for a moment, and then they all returned to his body.
The tremors in the space subsided, and the roars of dragons and whales faded away.
The island owner suddenly opened his eyes, and a blue-gold light flashed in his eyes. Qin Ran looked over and seemed to see a golden dragon pouncing towards him, making him feel a huge sense of oppression.
"How do you think of my 'Dragon Whale Breathing Technique'?" the island owner asked. "Mr. Li is from the Central Seven Islands, so he must be very knowledgeable. Please give me your comments."
Breathing method?
Could it be that the skills in Tianhai Realm are also called breathing methods?
Qin Ran thought to himself, clasped his fists and saluted again, and smiled at the island master: "The island master's breathing method is profound, exquisite, and powerful. The dragon god whale qi is an excellent breathing method for strengthening the body."
When the island owner heard these empty words, he knew that Mr. Li either did not understand the art of physical training or was pretending to be stupid.
He shook his head repeatedly and said, "It seems that you don't know much about breathing techniques... No wonder, spiritual masters always look down on body cultivators."
The spiritual master doesn’t know the breathing method?
Qin Ran nodded, and understood that the technique practiced by the Spiritual Refiner was not the breathing technique.
Perhaps those who practice breathing techniques are body cultivators.
"My breathing method..." the island master said loudly, "I use whale breath to nourish my internal organs, and dragon breath to strengthen my body. When I inhale, I have the power of a giant whale, and when I exhale, I have the power of a real dragon. When I stretch my arms, it is the power of a dragon whale."
Dragons are mythical beasts. If he really has the power of a dragon, his "Dragon Whale Breathing Technique" might be an immortal skill, Qin Ran thought to himself, but unfortunately, he guessed that it was probably just an adjective.
"The island master's breathing method is indeed exquisite." He flattered with a smile.
"What's this?" The island owner shook his head. "In the land of the Seven Islands, there are the Kunpeng Breathing Method, the Yin-Yang Breathing Method, the Heaven and Earth Breathing Method, and the Wuji Breathing Method. Those are the truly exquisite breathing methods. Once you practice them, you can fight against heaven and earth, and kill ancient beasts with your bare hands."
"Wow! Awesome..." Qin Ran cheered expressionlessly in his heart.
Of course, he didn't understand anything and just remained silent.
Finally, the island owner walked towards Qin Ran while wiping his sweat and talked about business: "I invited you here this time because I have something important to discuss with you."
Qin Ran was mentally prepared. He nodded and smiled, “Island Master, please go ahead.”
"To be honest, sir, I have been at the peak of the third level for a long time. The fourth level seems to be within my reach." The island owner looked at Qin Ran and said, "But, I have been unable to break through to the fourth level.
"It's because the Dragon Whale Breathing Method I'm practicing requires a Dragon Whale Pill every time I break through. When I was at the first level, I needed a first-level Dragon Whale Pill, and when I was at the second level, I needed a second-level Dragon Whale Pill. Now that I've reached the fourth level, I need a fourth-level Dragon Whale Pill."
Fourth grade?
Qin Ran made a brief calculation and concluded that if the fourth-grade cultivation level was equivalent to the Spiritual Transformation cultivation level in Lingnan, then the fourth-grade elixir was an elixir that could only be refined at the Spiritual Transformation stage.
However, he was only at the second level, that is, the Golden Core Stage. Although he could barely refine third-level elixirs with his unique understanding of alchemy, he was unable to refine fourth-level elixirs.
He thought about it and did not refuse directly. He asked the island owner: "Island owner, you need elixirs. Why don't you go to Mr. Zhai? Mr. Zhai's attainments in elixirs are much higher than mine, and he can also refine elixirs of better quality for you."
“Hahaha…” The island owner laughed when he heard this and explained, “Sir, you don’t know. Just as the Dragon Whale Breathing Method is divided into Dragon Breath and Whale Breath, the Dragon Whale Pill is also divided into Dragon Breath Pill and Whale Breath Pill. And because Dragon Breath is external and Whale Breath is internal, the two pills require two different alchemy techniques to be refined. In other words, two different alchemists are needed to refine the Dragon Breath Pill and the Whale Breath Pill respectively.”
"It's so magical!" Qin Ran exclaimed.
"Before, other alchemists on the island could refine low-grade Dragon Whale Pills for me, but now, no one except Mr. Zhai can refine this fourth-grade Dragon Whale Pill." The island owner sighed, "Fortunately, Mr. Zhai has arrived.
"Mr. Zhai saw the third-grade body-refining pill you made that day and said frankly that it had an exquisite structure and was of extremely high quality. You have the ability to refine a fourth-grade pill."
...So this was the reason why he was kept so easily, Qin Ran suddenly realized.
However, he knew his own business and he really did not have the ability to refine a fourth-grade elixir!
After thinking about it, he still wanted to refuse.
But the island master seemed to know that he was going to refuse, so he took a piece of paper from his subordinate behind him, handed it to Qin Ran, and said, "Sir, please take a look, this is the recipe for the fourth-grade Dragon Breath Pill."
Qin Ran opened his mouth but said nothing. He exchanged glances with the island owner, then looked at the recipe in the island owner's hand and took it.
Then……
He saw that among the medicinal ingredients in the pill recipe, there was something called dragon blood.
Dragon blood!!
The most important ingredient in the elixir of immortality he deduced is dragon blood!
"Island Master, I need to think about it..." He calmed himself down and returned the recipe to the island master. He had already written it down, and said, "I'll give you a reply in two days."
"As soon as possible, sir." The island owner smiled.
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