Chapter Nine, The Old Man Steals the Immortal's Map

Su Yun felt a cold sweat break out on his forehead and immediately looked towards the mist, saying: "That immortal sword is nearby at this moment"

Su Yun stared blankly at this scene, as the content of the painting was continuously changing, leaving him somewhat bewildered

Su Yun had just thought of this when the strange sword howl suddenly resounded again. In front of Su Yun, the divine crocodile that was undergoing tribulation in the painting was suddenly struck by a beam of sword light, severing its head from its body, meeting an untimely death

The person on the stone bridge was getting closer, and Su Yun felt a twitch in the corner of his eye as he clearly saw the person's face

At this moment, the divine crocodile in the painting is undergoing a transformation into a flood dragon amidst the thunderstorm, with the divine crocodile soaring and changing, clearly revealing each move and technique of the crocodile dragon's chant.

Su Yun was captivated, as the yellow bell hovering above his head began to rotate again. He was breaking down each movement of the divine crocodile in the painting into individual steps according to the time required to complete each action, thereby deepening his memory

The one that pierced Qu Bo's skull was that large sword! However, why is Qu Bo's wound so small?

Qiu Shuijing led them to search for the crocodile dragon. Su Yun had heard the thunderous sound made by the crocodile dragon, but it was nothing compared to the shocking thunderous sound emitted when the crocodile dragon transformed into a flood dragon in the painting before him

This painting is empty, capable only of reflecting its surroundings and refracting the inner self. I had not just thought of that immortal sword, yet the immortal sword appeared within the painting. Therefore, there is only one possibility

Crocodile dragon on the spine

Su Yun stopped in his tracks: "The person on the bridge is Qu Bo, so who is Qu Bo in Tianmen Town?"

He looked closely, and ahead, there was a diamond-shaped wound at the center of Qu Bo's brow, through which the scene behind his head could be seen

Su Yun was getting closer and closer, and he was naturally very familiar with the first household in Tianmen Town

It is more like an extremely thin and flexible transparent mirror

The only possibility for why he did not teach Su Yun the other three techniques is that

The scroll appears to be composed of a curtain of light, with only the two scrolls drifting behind the person indicating that this is a painting

The Divine Crocodile Wags Its Tail

The crocodile dragon emerges from the abyss

He seems to live in the first household of Qubo in Tianmen Town

The latter part of the "Transformations of the Flood Furnace: The Nurturing of Qi" is titled "Crocodile Dragon's Chant." It requires visualizing the Crocodile Dragon and, based on this, emitting the sound of thunder.

Su Yun felt puzzled, and before he knew it, he had gradually approached that figure. The mist was continuously dissipating, revealing more stone bridges.

The Dragon Roams the Marshes

He saw from this painting that the secret of the Crocodile Dragon's chant lies in the four great thunder sounds

To cultivate the Crocodile Dragon Chant, it is necessary to base it on the transformation of the Great Furnace, integrating the four great thunder sounds into a single entity within the Great Furnace. Achieving this step requires an excellent coordination of the body, consciousness, and vital energy

Su Yun gritted his teeth and took a step forward, silently thinking: "He cannot be Qu Bo, because Qu Bo has always been in Tianmen Town! This morning, Qu Bo even greeted me..."

What he was thinking about was how to successfully cultivate the Crocodile Dragon's Chant and leave this place

His heart raced wildly

There is a reason for everything

Su Yun's footsteps grew slower, cautiously fixating on the figure on the stone bridge. He called out several times, yet the figure on the bridge remained unresponsive, not moving an inch.

The mist surrounding that person is the projection of the sea of clouds in the painting.

The sky was pitch black, illuminated only by the flashes of lightning that briefly lit up the vast expanse.

In other words, the Crocodile Dragon Chant depicted in the painting is much more refined than the Crocodile Dragon Chant known to Qiu Shuijing

Su Yun extended her palm and gently stroked the painting, suddenly the image seemed to ripple like a calm lake surface

He understood the reason why Qu Bo had come to this place to steal the map

Su Yun quickly withdrew her palm

The hunchbacked old man on the bridge is indeed the Qu Bo from his memory

The sound of ringing flight

Su Yun closed his eyes and saw the wound on Qu Bomei's forehead. Suddenly, his own eyes began to ache as if a sword light was erupting from within them

He was constantly thinking about the techniques of the Crocodile Dragon Chant, contemplating how to construct the image of the Crocodile Dragon in his mind, completing the visualization, and then touching this image, whereupon the scene of the divine crocodile undergoing tribulation appeared!

The painting is composed of a light curtain, reflecting the surrounding scenery, yet it contains no content within the artwork

The figure on the bridge is surrounded by swirling clouds and mist, yet it appears to be frozen in place, maintaining a posture of urgent running and calling without any movement.

Its abdominal cavity swelled and contracted, and faintly, a thunderous sound like the collapse of heaven and earth suddenly echoed in Su Yun's ears

The mysterious transformation of this painting must have its reasons. The cause of the change in its imagery is very likely due to the contact with Su Yun

If what I have in mind is the cause of the changes in this painting, then why does the Crocodile Dragon's Chant it displays seem much more profound than what Mr. Water Mirror has taught?

What is even more peculiar is that the person surrounded by the drawing gives Su Yun a sense of familiarity, as if they have seen them somewhere before

"Senior—" Su Yun felt a surge of joy in her heart and quickly walked towards the person on the bridge

Before Qu Bolin died, he was still running, making a gesture of urgency. What he shouted remains unknown, but his right hand, with fingers spread wide, was as if he were holding up that painting, seemingly intending to use it to fend off something.

After the incident broke out, Su Yun could see nothing, yet every time she passed by the first household in Tianmen Town, she would always greet Qu Bo.

Su Yun thought of a key point: "If this painting can complete the Crocodile Dragon's Chant, can it also complete other techniques? If it can complete other techniques as well..."

In the illustration, although there are only six moves, under the demonstration of the divine crocodile, they seem to encompass countless techniques, with no repetitions

Six years ago, when he was not visually impaired, he often ran out to play, and whenever he dashed out of the heavenly gate, he would always encounter Qu Bo, who lived in the first household

Six years ago, he looked up and saw the celestial sword that emitted a sword cry, which resulted in his blindness

That is to say, in the Crocodile Dragon Chant, it only includes the Thunder Sound of Breathing and does not encompass the Thunder Sound of Tribulation, the Thunder Sound of Transformation, and the Water Dragon Chant

Or it can be said that this painting can complement the shortcomings of the Crocodile Dragon's chant

However, the appearance of the person on the bridge is indeed very similar to that of Qu Bo

Suddenly, there was a flash of lightning and a clap of thunder in the painting, with lightning striking and heavy rain pouring down

And that divine crocodile treads upon the vast marsh, its tail stirring up towering waves of mud, opening its great mouth as if to devour the stars and constellations in the sky

The thunderous sound of Lei Yin is the thunder calamity and thunder sound produced by the transformation of the crocodile dragon into the flood dragon, it is also the thunder sound emitted during the breathing and exhaling of the crocodile dragon, it is the thunder sound of the transformation of the crocodile into the flood dragon, and it is also the roar of the water dragon that overturns rivers and seas at the moment of transforming into the flood dragon

The voice that had caused him to have nightmares repeatedly involuntarily echoed in his mind again

Su Yun was taken aback; that sword strike came unexpectedly, shattering the six major moves of the Crocodile Dragon's Song with overwhelming force, and slaying the Divine Crocodile

The thunderclouds in the painting dissipate, and the vast marsh also vanishes without a trace

A sword pierced through his skull

This should be a sword wound

Crocodile Dragon Roll

He is an old man, stooped over, yet he gives a sense of great stature and might

Qu Bo could not possibly appear here in Tianmen Town

Su Yun hesitated for a moment: "It seems to be even more than what Mr. Shui Jing mentioned!"

Thunder Calamity Thunder Sound, Inhale Thunder Sound, Metamorphosis Thunder Sound, and Water Dragon Chant

"Could it be that this painting reflects what is in my heart?" Su Yun was deeply shocked

The techniques of the Crocodile Dragon's Chant that Su Yun comprehended from the painting surpass those explained by Qiu Shuijing by three additional methods

Su Yun endured the pain in his eyes, opened them, and murmured: "Qu Bo, why did you die here? How long have you been dead? Was it six years ago? Then, who exactly is the Qu Bo who accompanied me for six years? Is he your spirit..."

As he had guessed, this stone bridge indeed connects to one of the fairy mountains, Yuntai.

Suddenly, the ground shook and the mountains trembled in the vast marsh, as a monstrous divine crocodile with a knotted body soared amidst countless bolts of lightning, shaking its head and tail, swallowing and expelling thunderclouds and lightning

The dragon battles in the wilderness

He is a very amiable old man, always holding a chisel and a hammer, standing on the platform beside the Heavenly Gate, chipping away at stones with a clanging sound. Every time he sees Su Yun, he always jokes with her.

Su Yun had learned these six techniques from Qiu Shuijing, but because he had not seen them with his own eyes, his understanding was somewhat superficial

He couldn't help but shiver: "The person on the bridge must not be Qu Bo!"

That was the sword cry emitted by the Sword of the Broken Sky, a multitude of bell sounds forming a continuous line

And the figure on that bridge should have rushed down from the celestial mountain of Yuntai.

The mist surrounding that figure gradually became clearer; it was not mist, but rather a scroll of painting that was unfolding, encircling him.

Mr. Shui Jing possesses extraordinary demeanor; he teaches Su Yun the fundamental principles of the transformation and cultivation of qi in the furnace without seeking any return, and it is impossible for him to harbor any selfish intentions

Mr. Shui Jing would naturally not make a mistake, nor does he have any need to conceal anything. The reason he did not mention it, could it be that he has not comprehended it himself

Who is the amiable Qu Bo, who greets him every morning?

Su Yun found it somewhat hard to believe; Mr. Shui Jing was undoubtedly a significant figure. When he encountered others in Tianmen Town and mentioned Mr. Shui Jing, the townspeople all remarked on how impressive Mr. Shui Jing was

Mr. Shui Jing explains the techniques of the Crocodile Dragon's Chant, primarily focusing on the Thunder Sound of the Crocodile Dragon. However, the techniques revealed by the divine crocodile transforming into a flood dragon in the painting seem to, seem to...

The clouds depicted gradually dissipate, giving way to a vast expanse of marshland, stretching for hundreds of miles.

After Su Yun became blind, he made a concerted effort to recall every detail of the people he was familiar with, fearing that he might forget them. The hunchbacked old man on the bridge matched every detail of Qu Bo as he remembered him.

Moreover, the closer one gets, the stronger this sense of familiarity becomes

In front of him, the painting underwent a transformation