Nightmare Immortal Era

Chapter 35: Heavenly Dragon's Apocalyptic Sound

Putting aside the information on alchemy and refining tools, Yang Ning turned his attention to the translation of cultivation techniques.

Alchemy and refining tools were only for earning cultivation resources, while the translation of the Great Dragon's Image Technique was related to one's own path. This was the most important aspect!

Although the Dragon Race and the human race had different physical structures, dragons were the ancestors of all things, and all living beings had the potential to cultivate into dragons. This was the foundation for the Dragon Race cultivation techniques to be translated into human cultivation techniques.

In addition, dragons had dragon veins, and humans had spines. Dragons had four limbs and five claws, and humans also had four limbs and five claws. Dragons had nine orifices, and humans also had nine orifices. Dragons were inherently promiscuous, and so were humans.

In short, there were differences between humans and dragons, but not as big as imagined. Many Dragon Race cultivation techniques could even be directly used by humans.

Even Extreme Eternal Immortal Venerable didn't have two hundred thousand people back then. One person translated a Supreme Dao Technique.

The difficulty of translation sometimes depended on the compatibility between the Dao Technique and humans.

Furthermore, translation was also a technical task that emphasized faithfulness, expression, and consistency.

Faithfulness meant preserving the original flavor and not deviating from the original intention. For example, if it was clearly an earth-based cultivation technique, it couldn't be transformed into a water-based one.

Expression meant not being too concerned about the way it was presented. For example, dragons had tails while humans didn't, so it couldn't be forced. The tail could be changed to a whip.

Consistency referred to the strength of the translated cultivation technique, which should be comparable to the original. It could be slightly weaker, but not too much. It wouldn't do if others could smash a mountain with a single claw while you could only raise a small sand dune. If it was an Earth Level Dao Technique, it shouldn't end up as a Human Level after translation.

There were also some exceptionally talented individuals who could translate an Earth Level Dao Technique into a Heaven Level one. Such people were not just experts in the industry; they might even be geniuses themselves.

When Yang Ning read "Universal Records," he originally thought that translating cultivation techniques was a difficult task, considering the number of people in the First Heaven Sect and the many years they spent on it.

But after understanding the industry, he realized that it used to be difficult, but not anymore.

This was also thanks to the efforts of the First Heaven Sect. Back then, the First Heaven Sect mobilized many people to participate in the translation of cultivation techniques. Although the final results were kept confidential, many techniques born during this process were not.

For example, the "Dragon Language Dictionary," "Comparison Chart of Human and Dragon Meridians," "Comparison Chart of Ancient and Modern Spiritual Materials," "Comparison Chart of Human and Dragon Skeletons," and "Alternative Solutions for Human Missing Parts."

With these things, the difficulty of translating cultivation techniques was greatly reduced to the point where you could find cultivation translation halls on any random street.

Of course, this openness was not completely open. At least, Yang Ning couldn't find these materials in the library, nor were they sold on the streets.

If he didn't have the Cloud Mist Information Matrix, and wanted to learn these materials from scratch, he would have to join these translation halls after graduation and spend three to five years studying a book. It would take thirty to forty years to complete the entire set of teaching materials.

"Are these translation halls backed by the Extreme Eternal Sect? They can not only collect cultivation techniques but also determine who possesses them. If there are cultivation techniques that are not suitable for dissemination, they can even control them from the source." Yang Ning thought that if he didn't have the Spirit Realm and hadn't developed the Cloud Mist Information Matrix, would he have to rely on these translation halls to translate cultivation techniques?

If I were to hold the "Great Dragon's Image Technique," no, even if it's just one of the Unparalleled Dao Techniques, and then be discovered by the Extreme Eternal Sect...

They wouldn't even be willing to teach a marksmanship technique like "Phoenix Cry," so how could they possibly let me master an Unparalleled Dao Technique?

"No wonder Tuobu Chuan said that if this inheritance falls into my hands, I am destined to be enemies with Extreme Eternal." Yang Ning clicked his tongue. Indeed, the one who understands a person the most is their opponent!

"Isn't the Great Dragon's Image Technique a Supreme Dao Technique? Why is there a progress bar?" Yang Ning pointed at the progress bar on the screen and asked.

"Even Supreme Dao Techniques have basic content. Because the observation time is short and the data collection is insufficient, the translation work has just begun!" Deep Blue said.

Although there are teaching materials, the Cloud Mist Information Matrix does not have the ability to scan text from books. It can only wait for the apprentices to study and take the opportunity to take a look.

But because there are many translation halls, different halls translate different books, and they have collected quite a few at the moment.

"I'm not complaining about your speed, I just thought it would be faster!" Yang Ning said, "I thought I had to reach the Qi Refining Stage before I could start working!"

"Theory has always been ahead of practice!" Deep Blue replied.

The Great Dragon's Image Technique consists of seven Unparalleled Dao Techniques in total. The other six are still at around 0.02% progress, but the "Heavenly Dragon's Apocalyptic Sound" has already reached 5% progress, Yang Ning noticed.

"Heavenly Dragon's Apocalyptic Sound includes both the method of using mana to destroy the world and the technique of using sound alone," Deep Blue explained. "Modern science has also conducted in-depth research on sound, so the two complement each other, resulting in a direct progress of 5%. I discovered that ultrasound can replace the Qi and Blood Force Field because of the translation of the 'Heavenly Dragon's Apocalyptic Sound.'"

Yang Ning clicked on the Heavenly Dragon's Apocalyptic Sound and found that several sound techniques had already been developed below.

Sound modulation: Obtaining any kind of sound by adjusting the sound waveform, harmonics, frequency, and loudness.

Ultrasound: Using the Qi and Blood Force Field to refine the vocal cords, one can strengthen the vocal cords to emit ultrasound, or use electric field stimulation on crystals to make them vibrate and emit ultrasound.

Infrasound: Using the Qi and Blood Force Field to refine the vocal cords, one can emit infrasound.

Sound blade: Using the shockwaves produced by the superposition of sound waves to cut objects.

Sound transmission: Restraining sound waves with the Qi and Blood Force Field for short-distance private communication.

"This ability!" Yang Ning thought for a moment and asked, "Can it produce sound through mist droplets?"

"Yes, how loud do you want it to be?" Deep Blue asked.

"Loud enough to echo throughout the entire city?" Yang Ning asked.

"By mobilizing 300,000 droplets of mist resonance, we can create a thunderous sound like thunder!"

"Can it make many people nearby hear it as if it were normal speech?" Yang Ning asked.

"It requires 2,000 droplets of mist resonance!" Deep Blue replied.

"What if we only want one person to hear it?" Yang Ning asked again.

"Three droplets of mist can directly vibrate the eardrum!"

The eardrum, also known as the auricle, is the organ within the ear canal that senses sound vibrations. Beyond that is the auditory ossicles.

"This ability is very suitable for Old Yinbi!" Yang Ning rubbed his chin. With mist droplets, he could have long-distance conversations, and Deep Blue Eyes could transmit images remotely. With these means, wouldn't they be able to communicate, communicate, and even manipulate others remotely?

Of course, it was only verbal manipulation, but as a transmigrator, it was easy for him to deceive others with words.

"Help me gather information on the Bei family!"

"It's been gathered!"

"The Bei family, founded by Bei Qiuming and Bei Qiushuang four years ago, mainly operates in metal smelting, refining, and special metal research. Their current products include Xue Mingjing Iron, Wu Lu Black Iron, and Fei Yan Steel. Their annual sales amount to around 400,000 taels, with a profit of 30,000 taels."

"Bei Qiuming, a graduate of Immortal Ascension Academy 11 years ago, was born as a servant. He stayed in Ocean Cloud City because he failed to advance to the Qi Refining realm. He later joined the Heng family and became a blacksmith. He left the Heng family four years ago.

"Bei Qiushuang, Bei Qiuming's sister, is an ordinary person who is 16 years old this year. She has a beautiful appearance and seems to have been brought in by Bei Qiuming to help run the shop. Currently, she has no special characteristics.

Due to the invention of Fei Yan Steel, the Bei family has been targeted by the eight major mining merchant families. However, because its owner is an inner disciple of the Extreme Eternal Sect, they dare not use aggressive means and can only resort to market behavior in an attempt to make Bei Qiuming voluntarily hand over the secret formula for Fei Yan Steel.

Bei Qiuming has not yielded and has not raised prices to hedge against risks even in times of economic difficulty. All their products are still maintained at their original prices. The confrontation has been going on for four months, and it is estimated that the Bei family has incurred losses of around 240,000 taels.

Bei Qiuming has a strong and sincere character. Although his talent for cultivation is average, his talent for metallurgy is astonishing. He has a keen sense in material development and treats his sister with the same gentleness. Their living conditions and treatment are the same. There was once a prominent figure who proposed that as long as Bei Qiushuang married him, he would solve the Bei family's difficulties, but he was rejected by Bei Qiuming."

"Are they really siblings?" Yang Ning asked, "Is their sibling relationship pure?"

"They are indeed siblings!" Deep Blue brought up photos of the two. Their facial features were almost identical, with only a slight difference in the thickness of their lips. There was no need for DNA testing to know that they were blood-related.

"Is their sibling relationship pure?" Yang Ning asked again.

"It is pure!" Deep Blue said calmly, "They don't sleep in the same room and deliberately maintain a distance from each other when they interact. They are cordial but not close."

"That's quite unusual!" Yang Ning nodded. Just by looking at how the Extreme Eternal Sect arranged their maidservants, he could tell that this world heavily favored males over females.

Don't be fooled by the many brothers who dote on their sisters in TV dramas, or the sisters who treat their younger brothers like grandchildren. Those are all just TV dramas.

Even poor people in TV dramas live in villas!

In reality, it was normal for older brothers to treat their sisters like maidservants and scold them at the slightest provocation. Yang Ning had seen enough of this in Yuejing.

Bei Qiuming's attitude towards his sister was rare in this world. Just from this, it could be seen that this elder brother was indeed an honest gentleman.

No wonder he was suppressed like this and still stubbornly refused to raise prices or compromise.

It should be noted that the Bei family had only been established for four years and probably only made 120,000 taels. Now they had lost 240,000 taels, which meant they had put all their previous earnings into it!

"This person can be used openly! Do you have any ideas for covert operations?" Yang Ning asked.

"What about the Jiangyun people?" Deep Blue asked.

"Jiangyun people?" Yang Ning thought for a moment. This term in the Extreme Eternal Sect represented a group, slaves!

They were slaves, which meant there were definitely a large number of them.

Moreover, the Jiangyun people had once had a glorious kingdom, so their hearts were very proud and they never lacked a spirit of resistance.

Unlike some races, they could even maintain a sense of honor as slaves.

Yes, I'm talking about CP0.

Jiangyun people were indeed usable. They were intelligent, clever, loyal, and hardworking.

Because they were too hardworking and united, the Jiangyun kingdom grew rapidly after its establishment, surpassing everyone's expectations, which attracted hostility from many forces and ultimately led to its disintegration.

Money, cultivation techniques, and freedom were all things they desired, and Yang Ning happened to have them.

As long as they could cooperate, it wouldn't be impossible to help Jiangyun regain its country!

And they also despised anyone who made them slaves, including the Extreme Eternal Sect. If they could be recaptured, they would be less likely to betray themselves.

But there was a problem with recruiting Jiangyun people: the Extreme Eternal Sect didn't have many Jiangyun people who could freely move outside.

Should I plan their escape or let Bei Qiuming purchase them?

(End of this chapter)