Chapter 2 Evergreen Wood Technique

As the Golden Crow set in the west, the Jade Rabbit rose in the east!

Day passed, and night fell.

A "corpse" covered in blood lay in the mountains and forests, surrounded by countless mosquitoes biting its flesh, sucking its fresh blood.

Flies and mosquitoes swarmed, centipedes and crawling insects filled the sky!

But Ying Yue didn't care, as he continuously combed through memories, searching for any cultivation methods applicable to Earth's environment.

After an afternoon of research, he found dozens of cultivation methods, but he eventually chose one that was most suitable for the cultivation environment of the Water Blue Planet.

That was—the "Everlasting Green Wood Technique"!

"There is no Vital Energy on the Water Blue Planet, let alone Spiritual Energy or Immortal Qi. To cultivate, one must find an alternative path, and the 'Evergreen Wood Technique' offers a different possibility!"

"This cultivation method doesn't absorb Spiritual Energy, nor does it absorb Heaven and Earth Vital Energy, it absorbs the Essence of Plants and Trees!"

Yes, the Essence of Plants and Trees!

All things have spirits, not just humans, but also plants.

Humans consume food to convert energy for their use, but plants are different. Plants absorb energy from heaven and earth, storing it rather than just expending it.

Accumulating over time, it forms the Essence of Plants and Trees.

The Evergreen Wood Technique specifically plunders this essence for cultivation.

"Unfortunately, the Evergreen Wood Technique is only a Spirit Technique, which is far inferior to an Immortal Technique, whether in terms of cultivation speed or the foundation of The Law of Dao. Alas!"

Ying Yue sighed, feeling helpless.

Cultivation methods can be divided into spells, Spirit Techniques, and Immortal Techniques.

Law Decisions are the most common, Spirit Techniques are middle class, and Immortal Techniques are high-grade—the gap between them is like that of a lake to the sea, the sea to the universe.

If possible, Ying Yue definitely wanted to cultivate an Immortal Technique!

"But the Water Blue Planet doesn't even have the low-class Vital Energy, how can I cultivate even ordinary laws, let alone Spirit Techniques?"

Immortal Techniques absorb Immortal Qi, Spirit Techniques absorb Spiritual Energy, and Law Decisions absorb Vital Energy!

In such a harsh environment like Earth, how could Ying Yue cultivate thousands of Immortal Laws even if he possessed them?

He had to settle for the next best thing, the capability to cultivate the Evergreen Wood Technique.

"Moreover, the Evergreen Wood Technique is merely a Foundation Building Technique. Once I've forged an Immortal Body, I can switch to cultivating other methods, such as... the Ninth Transformations Technique!"

A glint of aspiration flashed in Ying Yue's eyes. The Ninth Transformations Technique, a method of proving the Dao with strength created by Great God Pangu, was rumored to break the Heavenly Dao Shackles and attest the Dao with power upon its great achievement.

"But all of that is a concern for the future. Now, it's time to start cultivating!"

With a cultivation method in hand and located in a dense vegetation forest, the environment and conditions for cultivation were all set.

It was time to begin!

Ying Yue took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes, quieting his mind, with the key points of the "Everlasting Green Wood Technique" emerging in his mind.

"Everlasting Green Wood Technique, absorb the essence of plants, merge it into oneself, fortify the skin, strengthen sinews and bones, cleanse the marrow, shed the mortal body, build the spiritual embryo, understand the law's nature, find the origin; it fears neither water nor fire, and is unafflicted by a hundred ailments!"

"Great Achievement of this law shall allow the absorption of the essence of countless trees, all plants shall become slaves, seizing the providence of heaven and earth, and probing the mysteries of sun and moon..."

"Buzz, buzz, buzz~~"

As the Immortal Technique became second nature, Ying Yue softly chanted the mantra. It seemed as though a mysterious power bestowed upon him, an invisible fluctuation emanated from his body.

In an instant, trees, wild grasses, and shrubs within a five to six-meter radius seemed attracted, bending towards Ying Yue as if paying homage.

Simultaneously, wisps of green mist, indiscernible to the naked eye, emerged from the branches and stems of these plants, drifting toward Ying Yue before gathering around him, slipping through his pores and into his body.

It dispersed throughout his limbs and bones, strengthening sinews and skin, every one of the thirty trillion cells in his body like ravenous wolves that had caught a scent of something delectable, voraciously devouring the green mist.

Ying Yue's body grew stronger bit by bit...

...

As the sun swept over the mountains, its dazzling light splayed across the forest, forming mottled shadows. On a hillside covered in dense trees lay a corpse.

Naturally, the corpse was Ying Yue. Though his body was filthy with blood, on closer inspection, one would notice his skin vibrating slightly, emitting "crackling" sounds, with black dirt covering the skin's surface.

The mosquitoes and flies that had been sucking Ying Yue's blood were dead, their bodies piled up thickly on the ground!

After some time, Ying Yue suddenly opened his eyes, shooting out two sharp beams.

His eyes were bright and shining, luminous as bulbs.

"Hoo~~"

He exhaled a turbid breath, which coalesced into a three-feet-long white flash that flew a meter away onto a plant, bending it at the waist. It took quite a while before it straightened again.

Seeing this, Ying Yue breathed a sigh of relief, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes. Successfully cultivating the Everlasting Green Wood Technique brought him not only joy but also reassurance.

The Great Saint's memories were indeed true!

The cultivation method was true!

Everything was real!

"It's just a pity that the effect is a bit lacking. In the days of old, Great Saint Sun would have a Nascent Soul in three days, achieve Mahayana in three months, and become immortal in three years. By comparison, I have a long way to go, having only just entered the Qi Training Initial Stage!"

"However..."

Ying Yue slowly stood up, vigorously shook his feet, then his hands, feeling no pain or discomfort. "My feet seem to have healed, hehe!"

At that moment, he suddenly felt an impulse to laugh heartily, as though to release years of suppressed humiliation.

"Hahaha..."

Ying Yue did not hold back and let out a hearty laugh.

The rolling sound waves, like thunderclaps, boomed through the forest, stunning countless insects and birds to the point of fainting, falling to the ground in droves.

Even the trees within hundreds of meters trembled slightly.

After laughing for several minutes, Ying Yue finally stopped.

"From today on, I'm going to defy the heavens and change my fate, to rise again!"

"If gods block my way, I'll slay the gods; if Buddhas stand in my path, I'll cut down the Buddhas!"

"This first step begins with the annihilation of Zhao Ruihu, to avenge my deep-seated hatred and grievances!"

"As for Yun Fei..."

A cold glint flashed in Ying Yue's eyes, "Yun Fei is mine, only mine, and no one can stop me, not even Zhao Ruihu!"

"But before that, I need to get out of here!"

Now that he had made his decision, Ying Yue did not want to delay. He was itching to find Zhao Ruihu right away and tear him limb from limb, but covered in blood as he was, he might get captured as a monster if he walked out of the woods like this.

So, it was absolutely necessary to find a place to bathe and change into clean clothes.

"A bath..."

Standing in the dense forest, Ying Yue looked around. He was on a hillside, and although surrounded by thick trees, his view was still quite open.

He saw at a glance that there was a winding reservoir not far ahead.

It shimmered, reflecting dazzling golden light.

"Tsk tsk, nice water!"

Ying Yue praised and strode towards the reservoir below the mountain.

The water rippled, and the breeze was gentle and refreshing!

The lake water was emerald green, nestled between two mountains. Both shores were lined with lush vegetation, truly splendid scenery!

It was a pleasure to the eyes!

"Hahaha..."

Without bothering to remove his dirty clothes, Ying Yue leapt up ten meters and with a wild shout, he jumped into the water, "splash" and disappeared from sight.

It took a good while before he surfaced, spouting a long stream of water. Treading water lightly, he floated up with ease.

"Haha, such strength, such a powerful body!"

"So satisfying! Damn, this feels amazing!"

Kicking his legs and moving his arms quickly, Ying Yue swam toward the deeper part of the reservoir with a perfect "dog paddle," fast as a fish. In just a moment, he covered a distance of over fifty meters, reaching the middle of the reservoir without even gasping for breath.

"Hahaha, thrilling! Truly thrilling!"

Ying Yue exclaimed, then dived down again, vanishing for quite a while before reappearing a hundred meters away.

"Thrilling ah..."

This round of pleasure swimming lasted over an hour, after which Ying Yue dragged his slightly tired body back to shore. Standing in the water, he washed his dirty clothes and draped them on a tree by the shore to dry.

"Hehe, time to continue cultivating!"

Having tasted the sweetness of cultivation and feeling the strengthening of his body, Ying Yue yearned to practice at any available moment.

Thus, he was full of drive to cultivate!

"Evergreen Wood Technique, the denser the vegetation, the better the effect!"

Muttering to himself, Ying Yue looked around and then found a spot teeming with bushes and lush trees to burrow into.

Sinking his mind in deep concentration, he slowly twisted the spell and began his second round of cultivation.

An invisible power spread out, and within a ten-meter radius, vegetation emitted a green mist indiscernible to the naked eye, gathering towards Ying Yue in the thicket.

Time slipped by unnoticed, and who knew how long had passed when Ying Yue slowly opened his eyes, concluding this round of cultivation.

But just as he opened his eyes, he saw another pair of eyes looking right back at him.

Eye to eye...

Ying Yue clearly saw astonishment, shock, realization, embarrassment, anger... a very complex gaze within those eyes.

They were definitely human eyes!

Moreover, they were a woman's eyes!

Ying Yue quickly made the judgment, but what puzzled him was what a woman was doing squatting in the bushes?

"Who are you, and what are you doing here?"

Puzzled, Ying Yue asked, only to be answered by a high-pitched scream that could pierce his eardrums.

"Ahh—"

The next moment, the woman hurried to her feet.

In an instant, Ying Yue became even more confused, what on earth was that?

"You jerk!"

Perhaps noticing Ying Yue's gaze, the woman became even more embarrassed and screamed angrily, quickly turning away. With that turn, her white backside was once again exposed to Ying Yue...

"What the hell!"

At this point, if Ying Yue still hadn't realized what was happening, he might as well pack it in. After understanding the situation, he was speechless.

"What kind of woman is this, peeing right next to me, bleh!"

The woman had already pulled up her pants and turned around furiously at his words, yelling, "Pervert! Despicable! Shameless..."

But she stopped mid-sentence, because the man opposite her was stark naked, not wearing a stitch of clothing, standing right in front of her.

"Ahh—"

The woman screamed again and fled the scene, terrified.

"..."

Watching her retreat, Ying Yue was utterly speechless: "I was here first, for goodness' sake... Really now..."