Chapter 1018: Learning Lion's Roar

Xinding was looking for books on the second floor of the Scripture Pavilion. According to the rules, he could only take one. The vast array of books dazzled him, and he didn't know what to choose.

"Immortal Fairy, are there any hidden opportunities on the second floor?" Celestial Venerable Tofu asked Celestial Venerable Bean.

Celestial Venerable Bean swept her divine consciousness around and shook her head: "Opportunities like those on the first floor are gone, but there are other kinds."

"What kind of opportunity?"

"Do you see that sweeping monk? He's actually at the late Tribulation Transcendence stage."

"Such a master is hidden here." Lu Yang was greatly surprised. Fortunately, he hadn't rashly used his divine consciousness to probe, or he would have surely been discovered.

"Celestial Venerable, which book should I choose?"

"Immortal Fairy, which book should he choose?"

"You, named Qingyan, come over. Are there any good cultivation methods on this second floor?"

Venerable Qingyan humbly approached. As a cultivator at the Tribulation Transcendence stage who had lived for thousands of years, he held multiple identities and had visited the Scripture Pavilion of Xitian Temple several times. He was the person most familiar with Xitian Temple within the Green Peak Sword minor world.

"How about the 'Six-Character True Word Sutra'? Memorizing this sutra has the effect of blessing and warding off evil."

"No, the learning difficulty is too high."

"What about the 'Great Compassion Mantra'? It can purify the mind."

"No need, this little monk's mind is pure enough."

"Is the 'Great Brightness Spell' suitable? It has a miraculous effect against soul attacks."

"Sounds quite ordinary."

"How about the 'Lion's Roar'? It's a sound wave attack that imitates a lion's roar to deter enemies. Although only the upper half is available on the second floor, it's sufficient for this little monk."

"That's acceptable. Little Yangzi, have him choose 'Lion's Roar'."

"Little monk, you choose 'Lion's Roar'."

"Okay." Xinding trusted Celestial Venerable Tofu greatly and took the upper half of 'Lion's Roar'.

The treatment of warrior monks was vastly different from that of chore monks. Each warrior monk had a private meditation courtyard. Xinding returned to his courtyard and eagerly began to read 'Lion's Roar'. After just two glances, Xinding felt dizzy and couldn't quite understand the spell.

"Celestial Venerable, do you know Lion's Roar? Could you teach me?"

Celestial Venerable Tofu's ancient, raspy voice came from the Green Peak Sword: "Hehe, I have traversed all realms and mastered countless techniques; there's nothing I don't know. However, teaching you directly would only harm you. First, read it a few times to get a basic understanding of this spell, and then I will teach you."

"Yes!"

Celestial Venerable Tofu immediately turned to his cheat for help: "Immortal Fairy, do you know Lion's Roar?"

"What's there not to know about it? The so-called Lion's Roar is merely imitating the roar of lion-type demonic beasts, bringing forth the true essence of the lion's roar to achieve a deterrent effect. It's just an ordinary spell."

"Can you teach me?" Lu Yang, trying to learn at the last minute, looked at Immortal Fairy with anticipation.

"Lion-type demonic beasts have never produced any truly formidable characters. Only the Suan Ni clan has some capability, but even they are just so-so, not even producing a half-immortal."

Since Lu Yang had a request, Immortal Fairy naturally agreed. However, as a loyal subject of the Great Bean Dynasty, how could she only teach him an ordinary spell like Lion's Roar? If he was to learn, he should learn the best!

"Look at Little Ling, Ripples, and Little White Tiger; their roars are far more powerful than the Lion's Roar."

"Dragon's Roar, Phoenix's Cry, Tiger's Roar?" Lu Yang nodded. "That's true, especially the Qiongqi clan. Though poor, they've produced two half-immortals, more than both the Dragon and Phoenix clans, making them truly powerful."

And the Suan Ni clan, among lion-type demonic beasts, was merely a branch of the Dragon clan, so it was indeed not worth learning.

"So, should I learn their calls?" Lu Yang asked. Dragon's Roar, Phoenix's Cry, and Tiger's Roar also sounded majestic.

Immortal Fairy shook her head. "Of course not. Didn't I just say that the principle of Lion's Roar is to unleash the true essence of the lion's roar? The stronger the lion being imitated, the greater the power of the roar."

"So?" Lu Yang had a vague, uneasy premonition.

Immortal Fairy smiled without showing her teeth, revealing a pure smile. "Little Ling and the others are indeed strong, but none of them are as strong as I am! Little Yangzi, you just need to imitate my voice!"

"Let me see... since they call it 'Lion's Roar,' then I'll call my spell 'Immortal Fairy's Shout'." Immortal Fairy had never taught anyone before, so she had to come up with the move's name on the spot.

Lu Yang: "..."

"Immortal Fairy, that spell name doesn't really make me want to learn it."

However, Lu Yang admitted that the Immortal Fairy's analysis made sense: the closer the imitation, the greater the power of the roar. He gritted his teeth. To become stronger, he would learn it!

Hearing that Lu Yang wanted to learn, Immortal Fairy immediately beamed with delight and shooed away the irrelevant parties: "Go, go, go! You three, get far away." Venerable Qingyan and the other two were driven to the boundary of the minor world.

"Immortal Fairy, how do I learn?" Since he was going to learn, Lu Yang focused all his attention on it.

"Follow me. Haa—" Immortal Fairy tried hard to open her mouth wide, making a suppressed "Haa" sound like a kitten.

"Haa—" Lu Yang imitated her in a practiced manner.

"No, no, you need to imitate my voice. Haa—"

"Like this? Haa—"

"Still not right." Immortal Fairy corrected him, pointing to her own mouth as a demonstration. "Watch my mouth shape carefully."

Lu Yang stared intently at Immortal Fairy's mouth, pondering her every movement. Her mouth was beautiful, with red lips and white teeth, and her small tongue was pink and tender.

"Don't just stare at me." Immortal Fairy pushed Lu Yang's face away, her cheeks flushing, feeling that it was strange.

Lu Yang looked bewildered. "Didn't you tell me to watch?" Never mind, the Sacred One's words were law; whatever she said, it was.

It only took Lu Yang less than half a day to learn 'Immortal Fairy's Shout'. After all, constantly interacting with Immortal Fairy made imitating her cries not difficult.

"Haa—" Lu Yang emitted the Immortal Fairy's voice, its power astonishing. The sound wave materialized, instantly collapsing a mountaintop! Then, Lu Yang cupped his hands to form a trumpet shape and cast 'Immortal Fairy's Shout' again. Its power increased by another level, even causing spatial tremors!

Lu Yang was delighted; it was indeed far more powerful than the Buddhist 'Lion's Roar'! The only problem was that the sound itself lacked any deterrence.

"I didn't lie to you, did I? This move is very powerful. Not only can it immobilize enemies, but it also has a suppressive effect on demonic beasts. Demonic beasts, upon hearing my voice, are guaranteed to be so frightened they'll all prostrate themselves!" Immortal Fairy said triumphantly. In ancient times, what demonic beast didn't turn tail and run upon hearing her voice?

"Celestial Venerable, I've read it several times and generally understand the meaning of Lion's Roar. Can you teach me now?" Xinding closed the book, gently rubbed his temples, and let out a long breath. It had taken him less than half a day, but he had finally understood the book.

Lu Yang inwardly thought, "Oh no!" He had been so engrossed in learning 'Immortal Fairy's Shout' that he'd forgotten Xinding was waiting outside.

Soon, Celestial Venerable Tofu's calm voice came from the Green Peak Sword: "Your comprehension is good. I will first teach you the Transformation Art."