Chapter 374 - 278: Blessings and Curses
Everything that exists leaves a trace.
The Celestial Dao of a world records all of its information from antiquity to the present—not just its grand and epic history, but also every piece of knowledge that has ever existed within it.
Knowledge like Cultivation Techniques, Secret Transmissions, and Skills—if it ever existed, it was recorded by the Celestial Dao and became a part of it.
And Reincarnators, by communicating with the Celestial Dao through the Transformed Creatures, could use Merit as a bargaining chip to trade with the Celestial Dao of this world, exchanging it for this information.
This was the part that Zhao Xuanqi valued the most.
’The Primordial Dragon Secret Technique... requires spending ’One Merit’ to redeem the specific cultivation method...’
’Celestial Dragon Extreme Breakthrough... requires spending ’Nine Gains’ to redeem...’
’Cyan Dragon Sect Secret Technique... requires spending ’Five Gains’...’
’...’
Zhao Xuanqi communicated with the Celestial Dao through the Rebirth Jade, reading a vast amount of information it provided.
The corresponding Martial Arts Secret Transmissions were all marked with the amount of Merit required to redeem them.
’It’s not just the Secret Transmissions currently circulating in the world, but even Secret Transmissions that once appeared in this world but have since been lost can be redeemed?’
Zhao Xuanqi instantly realized the power of this function of the Transformed Creatures.
’The more powerful the Secret Transmission, the more Merit it requires. Maybe it’s also related to other factors? And according to what Li Zhenyuan said before, before the function of the Transformed Creatures to communicate with the Divine Court was sealed, it seemed one could even use Merit to redeem Cultivation Techniques and Secret Transmissions that didn’t belong to this world.’
Zhao Xuanqi was curious about the form in which one would receive a Secret Transmission redeemed with Merit.
However, at his current realm, even a legendary Secret Transmission like the Primordial Dragon Secret Technique would be of limited use to him. It could only serve as a reference, and he wouldn’t possibly spend a large amount of Merit to redeem it.
’What about Hundred Beasts Fist? Why isn’t there an option to redeem it?’
Zhao Xuanqi searched through his consciousness for a while. While the Secret Techniques of the Four Saints Sect could all be redeemed from the Celestial Dao with Merit, there was no corresponding entry for the complete Hundred Beasts Fist. It was as if it didn’t exist in this world’s Celestial Dao records and couldn’t be redeemed with Merit.
’It seems there’s something mysterious about the Hundred Beasts Fist Secret Transmission itself...’
Zhao Xuanqi pondered to himself. Even if Li Zhenyuan hadn’t passed down the complete Hundred Beasts Fist, he had still cultivated it in this world. Logically, it should have been recorded by the Celestial Dao.
In fact, he’d had his doubts even in his past life. This Secret Transmission was simply too vast and profound—to say nothing of the various Beast Forms, the Holy Beast Forms were exceptionally mystical. Its history could be traced back to before the Pre-Qin period, and its general framework was set from the moment it appeared. Over many years of being passed down, only the Secret Medicines had changed; the core of the Secret Transmission had never been altered. It didn’t seem like something created out of thin air by someone from Blue Star.
Moreover, the fact that both he and Li Zhenyuan—two Reincarnators from the same world—had both come from the Hundred Beasts Sect also pointed to something.
’Perhaps Hundred Beasts Fist itself was passed down from the Divine Court? One of the basic Secret Transmissions used to select so-called Reincarnators?’
Some speculations arose in Zhao Xuanqi’s mind, but he didn’t dwell on them for too long, because there was little point in thinking about it now. Li Zhenyuan might know something, but it was impossible to contact him now.
After briefly looking through this world’s Secret Transmissions, Zhao Xuanqi quickly shifted his attention. There was nothing more here that could help him. He was already standing at the peak of this world, forging his own path. All other Secret Transmissions were just fleeting clouds.
He then focused his attention on another major category of Merit redemptions.
That was "Qi."
The growth and function of all things in the world are inextricably linked to Qi.
The process of a Martial Artist cultivating the Martial Dao—polishing their body step by step, using various Secret Medicines, and supplementing with medicinal and dietary remedies—is, in reality, a process of nurturing and increasing the Primordial Qi within their body.
Upon reaching the Divine General realm, Martial Artists can even skip medicinal and dietary supplements and directly capture Primordial Qi from the heavens and the earth for their own use. The efficiency is like going from a trickling stream to opening the floodgates, and the resulting physical changes are beyond imagination.
However, the speed of advancement in the Divine General realm depends not only on one’s own aptitude but is also inextricably linked to the concentration and quality of the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi. The amount of Primordial Qi in a given area is finite; after it is absorbed, one must wait for it to be replenished, creating an upper limit on efficiency.
Furthermore, not all Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi is beneficial to a Cultivator. The purity and quality of this Qi varies depending on the environment, which in turn affects the Cultivator’s training speed.
It’s like two bags of rice: one is mixed with sand and stones, while the other has been refined. The difference in their utility is enormous.
As the aggregate of all Qi, the Celestial Dao governs the generation of all Primordial Qi in this world. Thus, if the world’s general momentum is stirred, the energy between heaven and earth increases, making cultivation relatively easier.
Reincarnators, however, could use Merit to directly redeem "Qi" from the Celestial Dao, thereby aiding their cultivation.
This was what Zhao Xuanqi understood about the use of Merit from this function. He didn’t know if this was its only application, or if it was simply a limitation of this world’s Celestial Dao.
After all, in terms of its upper limit of power, this world was not considered very strong.
’Redeeming Primordial Qi with Merit?’
Zhao Xuanqi knew that whether he could reverse the current situation depended on how useful this function of the Transformed Creatures was.
’Redeem!’
Zhao Xuanqi sent the command to the Transformed Creature floating in front of him with his will.
The Transformed Creature trembled slightly. In Zhao Xuanqi’s mind, the numbers tracking his Merit count began to waver. The digit in the "Gains" place flickered between seven and six, creating afterimages as it flashed rapidly.