Chapter 12

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Throughout history, there has never been a case of a yellow dragon bloodline, neither seen nor heard of!

Lan Ling's dragon bloodline is actually yellow. What on earth is going on?

Not only was Ye Jingyu stunned, but Lan Ling was also shocked. He had read the relevant books in this world and knew there were only seven types of bloodlines. He turned out to be the eighth type, a never-before-seen yellow one.

Solen is very yellow, but I am as clean as water.

Is this due to my physical constitution? Or because of the demon star? Lan Ling had no idea.

Moreover, the yellow color in the jade bowl deepened and deepened, and finally, it shook violently.

A beam of golden light shot out, transforming the yellow bloodline into a golden one.

Ye Jingyu was completely speechless. Then, he quickly poured a bowl of pig's blood into the dragon spring water, and the golden yellow inside instantly shattered and disappeared completely.

Then, the two of them looked at each other.

After a long while, Lan Ling asked, "So... which martial path should I practice?"

Ye Jingyu shook his head and said, "I really don't know. A golden bloodline is unprecedented."

Lan Ling said, "Perhaps it's because... I come from another world?"

"Probably," Ye Jingyu said. "In the future, you must be very careful when testing your bloodline. Besides you, me, and Miss, no fourth person should know about this."

"I understand," Lan Ling asked, "What should we do next? Should we still practice martial arts?"

Ye Jingyu closed her beautiful eyes and took a deep breath, making the curve of her chest even more mesmerizing. Then, she opened her eyes and said, "Practice. There might be a surprise."

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"The first step in martial enlightenment is to sense the dragon power," Ye Jingyu said.

In this world, people have varying degrees of dragon blood power in their bodies. However, for the most part, it is hidden and cannot be detected or felt.

Therefore, the first step in practicing martial arts is to discover and sense the dragon power.

Dragon power is a force that comes from deep within the bloodline, the foundation of martial arts in this world.

As long as one has even a trace of dragon blood, there will be dragon power in the bloodline. It is stored within the blood and only surges from the depths of the heart when the body reaches its limit and can no longer support itself, spreading through the limbs and the entire body.

This is somewhat similar to the potential of humans on Earth, where a mother can lift a car to save her child in an instant. However, the potential of humans on Earth only lasts for a moment and only erupts in the most critical situations. In this world, dragon power is stored in the blood and can continuously erupt.

The existence of dragon power also provides the root of the powerful martial prowess of the people in this world. The so-called dragon power sensing is to use the mind to clearly feel and even visualize this dragon power. Only by visualizing the dragon power with the mind can one further control it.

"I don't know how high your mental talent is, but we will strive to complete the first step of dragon power sensing within a month," Ye Jingyu said. "After a month, you will enter the capital city academy."

Among the five talents, mental talent is the most important, as martial arts is the process of controlling dragon power with the mind.

Lan Ling said, "How long does it usually take for someone with high mental talent to complete dragon power sensing?"

Ye Jingyu said, "A month, of course, I have seen the most talented complete it in half a month. In the past hundred years, the most talented person completed it in just ten days."

"Who is he?" Lan Ling asked.

"Northern Overlord, King Jiang Shang of Dongli Kingdom," Ye Jingyu said. "His martial arts are now at the pinnacle, looking down on all others."

The Nulang Kingdom has only become a dominant power in the Central Plains in the past few decades. The Dongli Kingdom, however, has been a long-standing overlord in the north for hundreds of years, with eleven provinces, seventy million people, and a million-strong army.

King Jiang Shang of Dongli is even more awe-inspiring, so much so that even the emperor of the Yan Empire, Ying Qu, respects him.

Ye Jingyu's words made Lan Ling immensely admire King Jiang Shang.

"Of course, Jiang Shang's awe-inspiring presence is not just because of his martial arts, but also because of his power and the strength of the Dongli Kingdom," Ye Jingyu said. "Remember, after you become the Lord of Tianshui City, as a high-ranking noble, personal martial prowess is merely an embellishment. The wealth, army, and power you control are the fundamentals."

Lan Ling nodded and said, "I understand."

He was very clear about this. Once the civilization and order of the world are established, personal martial prowess is hard to play a decisive role.

King Ji Bian of the Nulang Kingdom has only average martial arts, but that does not prevent him from being one of the dominant powers in the Central Plains and the most outstanding king in the history of the Nulang Kingdom.

The emperor of the Yan Empire, Ying Qu, is even less skilled in martial arts, but that does not prevent him from being the king of kings and the ruler of the world.

"Alright, let's start now," Ye Jingyu said. "First, you need to push your body to its limit to stimulate the dragon power within."

Lan Ling couldn't help but doubt, as an Earthling, does he even have dragon power? All he has is the demon star.

"How much strength do your hands have?" Ye Jingyu asked.

"About a hundred pounds," Lan Ling said.

Although he grew up in hardship, he was still in the city and did not do much heavy labor.

Ye Jingyu fetched a stone and said, "This stone weighs one hundred and ten pounds, which should be the limit of your hand strength. Hold this stone with both hands and squat in a horse stance."

"Yes," Lan Ling squatted in a horse stance, holding the stone with both hands.

Ye Jingyu placed the one hundred and ten-pound stone in his hands, and Lan Ling's body suddenly sank, almost sitting on the ground.

Squatting in a horse stance is already uncomfortable, and now he had to hold a one hundred and ten-pound stone. Just two seconds in, Lan Ling could no longer bear it, and his body swayed precariously.

"Force yourself to hold on and wait for your body to reach its limit," Ye Jingyu said.

Lan Ling's body trembled, sweat poured out, and he was on the verge of collapsing.

At this moment, a surge of heat from deep within his heart spread through his limbs, instantly alleviating his pain and making him feel warm and comfortable.

"Did you feel it?" Ye Jingyu asked.

"I felt it," Lan Ling said. The power was very familiar, but he didn't know if it was from the demon star or the bloodline.

Lan Ling continued, "I can feel it, but I can't sense or visualize it."

Ye Jingyu said, "Next, we will practice the 'Inverted Moon Technique' to sense the dragon power."

The 'Inverted Moon Technique' is the most basic part of martial arts in this world, but it will run through your entire martial career. In every battle, you will instinctively use it. To be precise, the Inverted Moon Technique is a mental concentration technique.

Ye Jingyu said, "Next, follow me in reciting the incantation and immerse your mind completely in the world of the incantation."

Then, Ye Jingyu began to recite the incantation, and Lan Ling followed along.

"Clear water like a mirror, the moon inverted, flawless..." This section has only forty characters, describing a calm water surface with an inverted moon.

"A large stone falls, the water surface shatters, the moon breaks..." This section is also forty characters, depicting a stone falling and shattering the inverted moon in the water.

"I want to gather, to restore the moon, the wind does not stop, the waves do not cease, where can I find the strength..." This section has thirty characters, expressing the desperate desire to calm the wind and waves and restore the inverted moon, but with no hands or feet, no place to borrow strength, and no way out.

Lan Ling memorized the one hundred and eleven-character incantation in just two or three repetitions.

"Use your mind to imagine the scenes in the incantation, and then immerse your spirit completely in it," Ye Jingyu said.

This was simple. The incantation was straightforward and the scenes clear, making it easy to immerse oneself.

Closing his eyes, Lan Ling's spiritual world was surrounded by darkness, with only a water surface and an inverted moon in the water. At this moment, the water was turbulent, and the inverted moon was shattered.

He desperately tried to calm the water, but the wind did not stop, and the waves did not cease. He was just a spirit, with no hands or feet, unable to touch anything, feeling utterly powerless.

Ye Jingyu asked, "What is your strongest feeling in the world of the Inverted Moon Technique?"

Lan Ling said, "Powerlessness."

"Right, powerlessness," Ye Jingyu said. "So, your spirit will desperately seek strength. When the dragon power from your bloodline surges from your heart, after countless searches, this power will be sensed by your spirit, and you will be able to visualize your dragon power, a colored light. The color of the light will match the color of your bloodline."

Lan Ling was amazed. The principle of dragon power sensing was both simple and profound, and filled with rigorous logic.

"When you sense this power, borrow it, bit by bit, accumulating little by little, until you calm the entire water surface and restore the inverted moon," Ye Jingyu said. "When you achieve this, it means you have completed the dragon power sensing, and also your first process of mental concentration."

Restoring the inverted moon in the water is almost the most crucial step for all warriors. Only at this moment can they gather all their spirit and focus completely.

Next, Lan Ling squatted in a horse stance, holding a forty-pound stone. In his mind, he repeatedly recited the 'Inverted Moon Technique' incantation, closed his eyes, and fully immersed his spirit in the world of the incantation, desperately trying to calm the wind and waves and restore the inverted moon.

His body reached its pain limit every few seconds, and then dragon power from his bloodline surged from deep within his heart, spreading through his limbs.

His spirit desperately searched for any usable strength.

Again and again, Lan Ling completely lost track of time.

Ye Jingyu sat by his side, guarding him.

Half an hour, one hour, one and a half hours, two hours passed!

Ye Jingyu was somewhat surprised. A beginner's bloodline energy should be exhausted in at most an hour and a half. Why could Lan Ling continue to support himself?

Immersed in the spiritual illusion of the inverted moon, Lan Ling desperately searched, searched.

However, he found no trace of dragon power and saw no light.

Just when he almost gave up hope of sensing the dragon power in the short term, he suddenly felt a faint light in the endless darkness, flickering on and off. His spirit quickly chased after it.

In the boundless darkness, his spirit chased for an unknown duration before finally finding the source of the light.

It was a nearly transparent light, faintly golden, composed of countless threads of energy, pulsating slightly as if it had a life of its own.

Lan Ling was overjoyed!

But then, a voice sounded in his mind.

"Master, I told you you would need me," the light energy directly transmitted consciousness to Lan Ling's mind.

It was indeed the demon star, and Lan Ling felt a mix of emotions.