Night of the sixth day
Zhang Chen held the scripture in his hand, and over the past seven days he had read it hundreds of times. By now, not only did he recite smoothly, but errors were rare, almost forming instinctive muscle memory.
That night
All was silent, Zhang Chen sat beneath the moonlight, absorbing the gentle moon rays that nourished his divine soul, making his senses sharper, his thoughts quicker, and his mind clear. Reading the scripture felt as if aided by divine intervention, and he managed to recite it all without a single mistake or pause, finishing it in one breath.
As Zhang Chen recited, a resonant sound echoed within him, and the complete tone seemed to stir the Light of the True God within him. The vibrating tone formed a strange frequency directly interacting with the Light of the True God in his body, then a wisp of this light followed the frequency’s vibration, like a spiritual snake wandering through Zhang Chen’s meridians.
As Zhang Chen finished reciting, that wisp of Light of the True God completed its wander, and suddenly its light flickered as if undergoing some changes. Rather than returning to the main body of the Light of the True God, it continued to Zhang Chen’s Upper Dantian, whereupon his forehead Ancestral Acupoint erupted with a thunderous sound, akin to the world’s creation, cleaving through its murky state with that light.
The forehead Ancestral Acupoint became bright and clear, transforming into a yard of void, with only that peculiar Golden Light becoming the sole presence.
However, the changes didn’t stop there, as the Golden Light rooted in the Upper Dantian twisted, transforming into countless intricate runes. There were precisely twelve hundred runes arranged in a unique pattern, forming a mystical Cyan Lotus.
The lotus remained illusory, still in bud form, seemingly surrounded by endless mysteries.
And at that moment, enigmatic sounds of recitation emanated from the lotus:
"Medicine Pearl Wealth, Elbow-Back Flying Gold, Compassion Reversal, Outer Object Clear Singing. Scattering Five Elements and Transforming into Ten Thousand Gods, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H. Ten Thousand Transformations Divine Techniques, Five Elements Gathering. Nine Yang Reversal, Seven Returns Spirit Communication, Nightlight Appearance, Frightening. Divine Covering Child’s Birth Purple Smoke, Purple Mist and Red Light, Forming a Magnificent Cover, Divine Power Haze, Formless. This is the True Scripture for Jade Mastery. All Scriptures Exhausted, Natural Dao, True Virtue Skill..."
As those sounds recited, Zhang Chen naturally understood the meaning, which he previously muddled through relying on phonetics now became clear to him.
At that moment, his Golden Finger interface transformed:
[7 Skills (entry-level): Qi Refining First Heaven (0/1000)]
"Is this entry-level?" Zhang Chen looked at the illusory lotus in his Upper Dantian, an incredible expression in his eyes.
He had entered the realm simply like this.
And now, he understood that although the True Scripture was important, the frequency of its recitation was equally crucial.
The most critical point was figuring out what the Light of the True God in his Lower Dantian truly was, and how it was related to the Qi Cultivation Technique? Through the inexplicable frequency transformation, it somehow became the power of Qi Cultivation?
Zhang Chen "looked at" the lotus in his Upper Dantian; amidst the lotus bud, a golden stream coalesced into substance, containing twelve hundred flickering runes. He felt an almost instinctive intuition: Magical Power! That was his Magical Power!
His own Magical Power!
"I could cultivate successfully because I first possessed the Light of the True God, which was attracted by the frequency I recited and naturally circulated, thus forming Magical Power." Zhang Chen was contemplative at this moment, since entering the Mental Realm of Forget Form, it seemed as though something had clicked, making many things suddenly clear in his mind.
"This is quite intriguing," Zhang Chen muttered to himself: "The origin of my Light of the True God must be unimaginable, which implies how mysterious the West Ascension Scripture truly is."
At this time, Zhang Chen sensed that wisp of Magical Power, and innumerable pieces of information surged into his mind.
"Magical Power is a type of energy, a very peculiar energy, that’s essentially just energy to fuel Divine Techniques. If I want the Magical Power to be effective, I must first possess Divine Techniques or Magic Incantations." Zhang Chen understood.
Upon cultivating his first wisp of Magical Power, these various insights naturally appeared in his mind.
But where could he find Magic or Divine Techniques? Should he excavate grand tombs? Raid graves?
Then Zhang Chen looked at his own Golden Finger interface:
[Name: Zhang Chen]
[1 Skill (Fourth Tier): Light of the True God—> Automatic Cruise (0/200000)]
[2 Skill (Second Tier): Dragon Qi (0/200000)]
[3 Skill (First Tier): Transformed Blood Bat (0/1000000)]
[4 Skill (Second Tier): Water Control Technique + Weak Water (0/100000)]Dragon Pearl doubled the range, one hundred meters. Ice increased one meter---two meters.
[5 Skill (First Tier): Soul Hook (0/1000000)]
[6 Skill (Extreme): Forget Form (0/400000)]
[7 Skill (entry-level): Qi Refining First Heaven (0/1000)]
[Points: 5562]
"My skills should, by some logic, also belong to the category of Divine Techniques?" Zhang Chen looked at his skills, his eyes shining, and began to experiment.
The next moment, the Magical Power in the lotus in the Upper Dantian directly flared up, then Zhang Chen’s thoughts moved, and the Beast Taming Technique was surprisingly activated alongside the urging of the Magical Power, although its influence was quite small, approximately just one meter.
"Can Magical Power truly activate skills?" Zhang Chen was overjoyed, filled with surprise.
Although Magical Power was weak, it could be used without limits! Additionally, with Magical Power, many Divine Techniques no longer had usage limits.
Most importantly, if there were spells, he could learn them on his own instead of merely relying on the Golden Finger to master them.
"Add points! Add points!" Zhang Chen also realized his Magical Power was weak, and immediately began adding points.
The next moment, the points evaporated, and Zhang Chen’s seventh skill underwent a conspicuous change:
[7 Skill (entry-level): Qi Refining Second Heaven (0/2000)]
At this time, transformations occurred within the lotus, with wisps of Magical Power appearing out of nowhere in the Cyan Lotus.
"The Skill Points consumption is a bit high," Zhang Chen glanced at the upgraded Qi Cultivation Technique to Second Heaven, focusing on the points; the upgrade to Qi Refining Second Heaven surprisingly required two thousand points. Calculating like this, upgrading to Qi Refining Third Heaven required four thousand points, Qi Refining Fourth Heaven eight thousand points, Qi Refining Fifth Heaven sixteen thousand points, and Qi Refining Sixth Heaven thirty-two thousand points....
"It’s simply a Gold-devouring Beast, who can withstand it? Upgrading to Twelfth Heaven, even without considering the upgrade process, just Twelfth Heaven alone requires two million and forty-eight thousand points! Adding the upgrade points of each level, this is surely a colossal Gold-devouring Beast! Who can withstand it?"
Zhang Chen clicked his tongue in amazement: "Unless the Empress Tomb was opened! With so many points, my skills could be upgraded to unimaginable levels, perhaps even Twelfth Tier Superpowers could be achieved?"
At this moment, Zhang Chen was deeply troubled, torn between rapidly upgrading skills to the Twelfth level or choosing to upgrade the Qi Cultivation Technique?
Zhang Chen focused his gaze on the Qi Cultivation skill, a hint of indecision in his eyes.
What to do?
Even with ample Magical Power, if there were no Divine Techniques to utilize it, it would remain useless.
"Choices!" Zhang Chen took a deep breath, then slowly closed his eyes, lying in bed contemplating. After extensive pondering, no clear direction emerged, so he began scrutinizing the scripture, which now appeared as precious gems, unfolding in his mind.
"Wrong!" Suddenly, a moment came when Zhang Chen abruptly opened his eyes, sitting up in the dark: "This Huangting Scripture is incomplete, merely at entry-level, only featuring the Qi Cultivation Chapter, and there are more Chapters beyond!"
This Huangting Scripture turned out to be a fragment, only containing the Qi Cultivation Chapter; what about the Chapters beyond Qi Cultivation?
What happens after completing Qi Cultivation?
Or is it that the Immortal Dao inherently only has the Qi Cultivation Chapter, with no further realms? Upon mastering Qi Cultivation, one becomes immortal?