The items acquired for ten billion yuan were all carefully selected from thousands of objects.
They not only contained a large amount of purple Qi Yun value but also greatly aided his current strength enhancement.
The first item was this cultivation technique, "Shen Xiao Yu Lei Jiu Zhan."
Although it was missing the latter three strikes, for Gu Yuan now, it was already a powerful, ultimate-level martial skill.
He activated the Dao Yun Tian Tu and absorbed the contained purple Qi Yun value.
[Purple Qi Yun value increased by one thousand points!]
Wow!
These millennium-old antiques were indeed extraordinary. With so much, he would find an opportunity to ruthlessly imprint the purple destinies of those geniuses and directly achieve Fate and Fate God.
He set the martial skill aside for now, to be dealt with later.
Moving on to the second item.
This was a strange piece of metal the size of a basketball. According to its description, it was the best Blood Refining Gold. It cost him a full one hundred million yuan, as materials with growth potential were the most expensive.
Blood Refining Gold was nourished purely by vital blood. The higher the quality of the vital blood, the better its quality. Once refined, it could change shape at will.
Gu Yuan estimated that this large lump could completely envelop him.
He imagined cosplaying as a Kamen Rider or something similar, with mecha movies he’d watched in his past life flashing through his mind.
Thinking of movies from his past life, Gu Yuan suddenly recalled a skill that would perfectly complement him.
It was from a super popular anime in his past life, Naruto.
The ninjutsu within essentially involved developing the body's chakra for offense. Everyone’s chakra was different, resulting in myriad strange ninjutsu.
Gu Yuan thought he could try to develop these ninjutsu to compensate for his lack of varied attack methods.
He wanted to be a magic user too!
This required a martial skill that could develop eight different elemental powers.
"Ba Xiang Ti Zai."
This martial skill possessed the power of eight attributes, which was perfect for developing his own ninjutsu.
Once he returned to Tian Yuan City, he would begin developing unique ninjutsu. Gu Yuan felt it shouldn’t be called ninjutsu, but perhaps Xiang Shu or Xiang Shu, or even "Eight Gates Formation."
Heh heh heh heh…
Gu Yuan lost himself in the thought of being able to unleash ninjutsu-like effects without hand seals in the future.
He was getting sidetracked. Cough.
Gu Yuan slashed with his saber, dispelling distracting thoughts.
He returned to the matter at hand.
This lump of metal, being a naturally formed and extremely rare item, contained a considerable amount of Qi Yun value.
This corresponded to what Dao Yun Tian Tu said: all things have Qi Yun, all things have destiny.
He began to absorb the purple Qi Yun value contained within the Blood Refining Gold.
[Purple Qi Yun increased by five hundred points!]
The prompt sound of Dao Yun Tian Tu echoed in his mind, so pleasant.
However, it seemed that these naturally formed items truly contained less Qi Yun than human-made ones.
The third item.
A movement martial skill.
It was the treasure of the逍遥门 (Xiao Yao Sect) from two thousand years ago.
"Xiao Yao You Long Jue."
It was roughly equivalent to a sixth-tier movement martial skill today, but in terms of effect, it definitely belonged to the top tier of the sixth order, even comparable to some seventh-order movement skills.
Valued at ten million yuan.
He absorbed the contained Qi Yun.
[Purple Qi Yun increased by three hundred points!]
There was more.
The fourth item.
"Lei Huo Jing Sha Shen."
An explosive body martial skill.
The "Ju Jing Shen" that Gu Yuan practiced was related to it.
Priced at five million, it was one of the cheaper items Gu Yuan had selected.
He absorbed the contained Qi Yun.
[Azure Qi Yun increased by five hundred points!]
The fifth item.
"Yang Dao Shu."
This was a rather special martial skill.
Its description stated: Nurture the blade for one day, kill dozens; nurture the blade for ten days, kill hundreds; nurture the blade for a hundred days, kill thousands…
The power of the blade technique depended on the time spent nurturing it.
However, this martial skill was not without limit; it was determined by one's physical quality. The stronger the physical quality, the longer the nurturing period.
It cost ten million yuan.
He absorbed the Qi Yun value.
[Purple Qi Yun value increased by one hundred points!]
The sixth item.
…
[Purple Qi Yun increased by three hundred points!]
The seventh item…
[Azure Qi Yun increased by five hundred points!]
The eighth item…
[Azure Qi Yun increased by three hundred points!]
The ninth item…
[Azure Qi Yun increased by one thousand points!]
The tenth item…
[Purple Qi Yun increased by two hundred points!]
The eleventh item…
[Azure Qi Yun increased by five hundred points!]
The twelfth item…
[Azure Qi Yun increased by four hundred points!]
The thirteenth item…
[Azure Qi Yun increased by one thousand five hundred points!]
The fourteenth item…
[Azure Qi Yun increased by six hundred points!]
The fifteenth, and final item.
"Hun Dun Mo Yuan Guan Xiang Tu."
Valued at one hundred million yuan.
It was a unique mental cultivation method.
He absorbed the Qi Yun value.
[Purple Qi Yun increased by one thousand points!]
[Total increase: three thousand four hundred points of purple Qi Yun, five thousand three hundred points of azure Qi Yun!]
Hiss!
With so much Qi Yun, how could he spend it all? Gu Yuan had never possessed so much Qi Yun before and was unsure how to use it.
However, he was certain that after using all this Qi Yun, he would become incredibly powerful.
Among these fifteen items, martial skills accounted for about one-third.
As for the Pulse Opening realm and future main cultivation techniques, Gu Yuan decided to find a suitable true Qi cultivation method from that top-tier inheritance.
Martial artists emphasized external training of muscles and skin, and internal training of breath, which was the so-called true Qi.
If the choice of true Qi was wrong, unless one disbanded their cultivation and started anew, they could only proceed down that single path.
Choosing a true Qi cultivation method not only had to suit one’s physique but also align with one’s combat style.
For example, those who preferred head-on confrontation should choose a true Qi with extreme explosive power. Those who preferred using weapons could cultivate metal-attribute true Qi to increase the sharpness of their weapons.
The choice of a true Qi cultivation method not only affected one's future combat style but also the depth of one's foundation.
If the true Qi cultivation method was not sufficiently powerful, the true Qi would be inherently inferior, like an egg that shattered upon impact.
Gu Yuan withdrew his thoughts and looked at the few martial skills before him, pondering which one to cultivate first. Sometimes, having too many martial skills to cultivate was also a form of trouble.
Recently, when he checked the destinies of some geniuses, he often suffered backlash, enduring unbearable soul pain.
In a few days, he would have to reflect others' destinies, so he must strengthen his soul’s intensity.
I'll cultivate you.
Gu Yuan picked up the "Hun Dun Mo Yuan Guan Xiang Tu."
With a wave of his hand, the other items entered his storage ring.
He pulled it open from both sides, and a vivid depiction of a Hun Dun Mo Yuan, with every hair on its body clearly visible, roaring at the sky, appeared on the scroll.
As Gu Yuan marveled at the realism of the visualization scroll, his eyes met the crimson gaze of the Hun Dun Mo Yuan.
A roar suddenly echoed in his ears.
A demon ape identical to the one on the scroll appeared in Gu Yuan’s mind, roaring at the sky.
But its body was gradually obscured by a dense fog, leaving only its crimson eyes, emitting a will to fight against heaven and earth.
A voice seemed to whisper in his ear.
[Hun Dun Mo Yuan Guan Xiang Fa]入门 (Beginner)!
Gu Yuan opened his eyes, and a trace of crimson light flashed in his pupils, exactly matching the red glow emanating from the Hun Dun Mo Yuan's eyes.
*Hoo~*
Gu Yuan exhaled a turbid breath. The oppressive force from the Hun Dun Mo Yuan was too immense, a complete dimensionality reduction attack from a higher being upon a lower one.
The cultivation of "Hun Dun Mo Yuan Guan Xiang Fa" was also extremely simple: continuously imagine yourself as that defiant Hun Dun Mo Yuan, constantly visualize its complete form, down to the last hair.
If Gu Yuan managed to cultivate to the point where every hair was depicted with exquisite detail, his visualization technique would reach great mastery.
He might even achieve soul detachment.
Gu Yuan sat cross-legged on the bed, his mind sinking into his consciousness.
He circulated his soul, continuously envisioning the appearance of the Hun Dun Mo Yuan.
Thus, a night passed.
The next morning, Gu Yuan, after a night of cultivation, felt not fatigue but instead more energetic than if he had rested for a whole night. He felt his thoughts were clearer than ever.
Taking advantage of his excellent mental state, Gu Yuan returned to the Zhong Zhou Martial Arts Administration.
This time, he came alone.
He had messaged the other two in the morning, but they were unavailable for the inheritance, so Gu Yuan had to come by himself.
As yesterday, Xiao Ai greeted Gu Yuan enthusiastically.
But Gu Yuan felt something was off. Xiao Ai and Xiao Ou from yesterday both seemed strange.
He pondered where the strangeness lay.
His gaze fell upon Xiao Ai, who was leading the way.
He suddenly realized something, his eyes brightening. He knew where the strangeness was.
The way Xiao Ai and Xiao Ou behaved yesterday had a certain…
Fake quality.
It felt somewhat artificial, not as natural as humans.
Gu Yuan couldn't help but examine Xiao Ai's destiny as she led the way.
Dao Yun Tian Tu vibrated.
Information slowly emerged.
[Name]: [Xiao Ai Number Three]
[Realm]: [None]
[Destiny]: [Bionic Creation (White)], [Soulless (Gray)].
Good heavens, I'm stunned.
Gu Yuan was shocked. He hadn't expected the woman before him to be a puppet creation. Damn, how was it done? The subtle movements were so natural… Cough, her skin was so natural, not a hint of artificiality.
"We've arrived. Mr. Gu, please!" Xiao Ai stopped before a door.
Gu Yuan paused his thoughts and looked at the door before him, identical to yesterday's door.
Gu Yuan felt a little apprehensive but pushed the door open and stepped inside.
A majestic voice boomed:
"Welcome to the Inheritance Ground."
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