An Mo blinked.
His Legacy Memories only mentioned how vicious the Heaven and Earth Refinement Scripture was, while threatening him to never give his blood to the person cultivating it. It didn't actually go into detail about its method of cultivation.
Upon seeing An Mo's reaction, Xai Lin rolled her eyes. Why did she even ask? Those Legacy Memories were as useful as a mesh blanket in winter. But since An Mo didn't know she patiently explained.
"The Heaven and Earth Refinement Scripture's method of cultivation is based on the principal of accumulation, refinement, and release. For example, I reached the 9th level of the Qi Refinement Realm a few months after I began my cultivation at twelve, but from that time until now, which adds up to almost two years, I have been suppressing my cultivation while refining my Spiritual Qi and physical body. Now that I've reached the point of a breakthrough into the Foundation Establishment Realm, those two years of accumulation erupted all at once and propel my cultivation base all the way to the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm."
An Mo's brows furrowed slightly when he heard that, and he suddenly interjected.
"Xai-xai, does that mean you'll suppress your breakthrough into the Golden Core Formation Realm as well?"
Xai Lin didn't mind An Mo's interjection; while playing with his untied fluffy hair, she nodded and said.
"Hm, that's right. However, the period of suppression won't be as exaggerated as when I was in the Qi Gathering Realm. It's just that the Foundation Establishment stage was very important, and getting everything correct would make my subsequent cultivation of the Heaven and Earth Refinement Scripture more smoother. Also, the benefits to my Heaven and Earth Dao Body will increase if I establish a stable foundation as well."
An Mo nodded in understanding.
He had already seen with his Myriad Dao Eyes that his Xai-xai possesses a unique physique that humans refer to as a Dao Physique. For once his Legacy Memories came in handed—if the information they provided wasn't wrong, his Xai-xai had the Heaven and Earth Dao Body that was ranked 4th on the Heavenly Dao Physique Rankings!
Xai Lin and An Mo continued to discuss a few more matters as they floated above the ocean waters—their figures were pressed together as if they were conjoined twins.
What they mostly discussed was the Heaven and Earth Refinement Scripture, and the principles behind the supplementary Divine Arts it contained.
The first was the Heavenly Transformation Technique, which could steal a Divine Beast's bloodline using only a drop of blood, and obtain their original form as well as their innate abilities depending on how pure that drop of blood was.
The second was a minor ability derived from the Heavenly Transformation Technique, and that was the ability to perfectly copy a person's appearance and even their soul fluctuations with only a strand of hair or a drop of blood. And from this minor ability, Xai Lin could perform a whole slew of tricks.
One example was that she could mimic a person's soul fluctuations to open their storage artifacts.
Of course, it wasn't lost on Xai Lin that these Divine Arts were particularly tailor-made for robbing unsuspecting cultivators. Evidently, An Mo thought the same as his golden eyes lit up like torches when Xai Lin was explaining this part.
The two also talked about other Immortal Cultivation Techniques, with Xai Lin bringing up a few ones in particular.
An Mo notice this and figured she was subtly hinting at him that they might encounter those Immortal Cultivation Techniques in the future, but he didn't point it out and instead silently committed them to memory.
After some hesitation on her part, Xai Lin also brought up the Chaos Tower, while tentatively mentioning how she had obtained it from Sikong.
She also took it out for An Mo to see.
An Mo looked at the miniature Choas Tower quietly floating above Xai Lin's palm.
Even though it was called a tower, it also resembled a pagoda. Its color was a mixture of black and white, and these colors entangle each other as they encircle the body of the Chaos Tower from the bottom up.
At a glance, An Mo estimated that this vicious artifact should have around twenty floors. As for why he only gave it a glance, of course, it was because his Divine Beast bloodlines was becoming restless due to the aura suppression and sealing the Chaos Tower was naturally radiating.
Xai Lin noticed this, so she quickly put it away.
"Are you okay?"
An Mo nodded.
"Mhm, I'm okay. It's aura just makes me feel a bit uncomfortable, especially now that my bloodlines are in a weaken state."
Xai Lin's brows furrowed as she asked.
"They still haven't recovered? Can you transform right now?"
An Mo shook his head to both questions.
"It'll take a while. Don't worry, I'm only this weakened because that damn tribulation stuffed me with excessive amounts of heavenly lightning."
An Mo said in a comforting manner, when he saw that Xai Lin's brows were furrowing even deeper. To change the subject, he perked up and said excitedly.
"Hey, Xai-xai, I just realize that until now, you haven't told me about the different beast transformations you have!"
Xai Lin's attention was successfully diverted, and she said with a chuckle.
"The Heavenly and Earth Refinement Scripture might seem heaven-defying, but one of its major drawbacks is that each transformation places a heaven burden on my soul and physical body. If someone cultivated it without having the Heaven and Earth Dao body, their bones would be crushed by the energy within the Divine Beast's drop of blood, while their souls would be obliterated by its remnant Will. Also, another drawback is that I only have three chances of succeeding in obtaining a beast's original form and innate abilities. The purer the drop of blood, the higher my chances are. Putting those two drawbacks together, and that means I have to be mindful of the drop of blood I use, and how often I transform into a particular beast. Demonic Beasts are the easiest to transform into, but for my Divine Beast forms, I avoid using them unless it was absolutely necessary. As for how many beast transformations I have—I should have around several dozen Demonic Beast forms with varying abilities, and three Divine Beast forms. One of them is the Kun Peng you've seen before."
"Then what about the others? What are they?"
An Mo asked eagerly, his eyes staring intently at Xai Lin.
Xai Lin smiled upon seeing An Mo like this—being mischievous she deliberately drawled out her words.
"Well, those two…"
Only when An Mo pouted and shot her an annoyed look did Xai Lin and finally said.
"The first is the Divine White Tiger, and the other—well, it would be better if I show you."
After saying that Xai Lin separated from An Mo and drifted back a few feet.
An Mo had his eyes wide open as he stared fixedly at Xia Lin—but thinking about something he asked cautiously.
"Wait, Xai-xai, will this put a burden on you?"
Xai Lin put her hands on her hips and said in a confident manner.
"Maybe if I was still in the Qi Gathering Realm, I would be extremely weakened after using these Divine Beast forms, especially this third one. However, I'm at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm now, so my physical body and soul can handle the transformation, so long as I don't use an innate ability."
The worry in An Mo's heart faded when he heard that, and he nodded in understanding before focusing his gaze on Xai Lin's figure.
Seeing this, Xai Lin grin. Then, without any warning, her form underwent a drastic change. Deer-like horns sprouted from her forehead, while her eyes became slit pupils, thou they maintain their icy-blue color. At the same time, her body elongated like a snake—her clothes had long disappeared, revealing the white jade-like scales on her body.
Xai Lin's arms and legs also became claws that gleam with a metallic hue.
An Mo, who witness this scene had his mouth drop open in shock, while his brain momentarily crashed.
Xai Lin's dragon form flicked its tail and began circling around An Mo in the air. Seeing her Dao Companion's astonished expression, Xai Lin couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Xai Lin's pleasant bell-like laughter echoed in An Mo's ears, snapping him out of his shock stupor.
While scratching at the tickling sensation in his ears, An Mo twisted his body around to follow Xai Lin's movements, while saying excitedly.
"Awesome! Xai-xai, your third Divine Beast form is actually a majestic white dragon!"