Chapter 1200 - 828: Karma Transference Technique

Although Zhang Chen didn’t know the purpose of the formula imparted by the Queen Mother of the West, he had an uneasy feeling in his heart. Unfortunately, his cultivation level was vastly inferior to the Queen Mother of the West, so he had no qualification to resist her. Therefore, he continuously tested and challenged the boundaries set by her to determine his importance to her and assess the seriousness of the situation.

Lady Biyun, unaware of the underlying issues, quickly pulled Zhang Chen back to the Alchemy Hall, her expression serious: "Jia Shiba, you’re taking a huge risk! If the Queen Mother of the West decides to punish you, you might be subject to the most terrible consequences. Remember, here on Kunlun Mountain, the words of the Queen Mother of the West are law; no matter what, you mustn’t offend her in any way."

Zhang Chen’s heart stirred at her words, but just as he was about to speak, Lady Biyun interrupted: "I know that you’ve caught the eye of the Queen Mother of the West, but you must understand that to her, everyone is nothing more than an ant that can be crushed at any time, including me. In the eyes of the Queen Mother of the West, we’re all just specks of dust."

Looking at the solemn expression of Lady Biyun, Zhang Chen fell silent, then lowered his head quietly: "I understand."

Lady Biyun nodded in satisfaction at his response, then glanced around the hall: "You were looking for me, what do you want to ask?"

"The Queen Mother of the West said I can eat any of the elixirs in this hall at will, but I don’t know which ones are poisonous and which ones aren’t, so I specially came to consult with you, elder sister," Zhang Chen said.

Hearing this, Lady Biyun was taken aback, her eyes filled with disbelief as if she couldn’t believe her ears: "What did you say? Eat any of the elixirs? Are you crazy? These are the cherished elixirs of the Queen Mother of the West, each extremely precious, and you say you can eat them freely?"

"Why? Is there a problem?" Zhang Chen asked again.

Taking a deep breath, Lady Biyun replied: "Every elixir here contains Supreme Creation, crafted from countless great medicines, Innate Spiritual Medicine, and Innate Divine Water, all refined by the Queen Mother of the West over thousands of years. She treasures these elixirs immensely, and you say she allowed you to eat them at will? You mustn’t have misheard; if you made a mistake, it could anger the Queen Mother of the West, and things would go poorly for you."

At her words, Zhang Chen smiled. Hearing that these elixirs were highly beneficial, he casually took up a gourd, opened the plug, and poured out an elixir. Instantly, a peculiar fragrance filled the hall, and as the aroma spread, Zhang Chen felt his whole body relax, every pore opening. The fragrance contained a unique nourishing power that left him feeling almost ethereal.

His Primordial Spirit purified further from the fragrance alone, equivalent to the results of dozens of days of hard work.

"If the aroma alone has such effect, what would consuming the elixir do?"

Zhang Chen looked at the golden pill in his hand, examined it briefly, then casually popped it into his mouth and chewed. In the next moment, a mysterious power transformed in him; the immense power of the pill rapidly strengthened his Primordial Spirit, and a potent energy nourished every part of his body.

Beside him, Lady Biyun watched in shock as Zhang Chen consumed the elixir, her eyes wide—this was an elixir painstakingly refined by the Queen Mother of the West, and he just ate it casually, like biting into a piece of fruit!

Lady Biyun turned to look towards the altar outside. The Queen Mother of the West was cultivating there. She awaited the Queen Mother’s reaction. Even while cultivating, the Queen Mother couldn’t be oblivious to the goings-on within Kunlun Mountain, especially the happenings in the crucial Alchemy Hall. Zhang Chen’s casual consumption of elixirs wouldn’t escape her awareness.

"So the Queen Mother of the West really allowed this boy to consume the elixirs freely? What incredible favor!" Within Lady Biyun’s heart, a storm raged, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"Would you like one too?" Zhang Chen offered an elixir to Lady Biyun, who was so frightened that she stepped back repeatedly, saying, "I wouldn’t dare!"

Without the Queen Mother’s command, consuming the elixirs would be perilous.

Zhang Chen, seeing this, didn’t press the issue but continued, unhurriedly tossing elixir after elixir into his mouth, the power of each transforming into potent energy that nourished his Primordial Spirit and Golden Body.

After consuming a dozen or so, Zhang Chen’s pupils constricted, and he placed the gourd aside as a vast medicinal power surged within, nearing the point of overwhelming his Primordial Spirit and crushing his Golden Body.

Zhang Chen glanced at his Golden Finger Interface; the Qi Cultivation Skill had reached its limit, and to resolve the vast power within him, he had only the formula imparted by the Queen Mother of the West to practice.

In the next moment, Zhang Chen formed hand seals of the formula, and an inexplicable Qi Mechanism circulated within him, voraciously absorbing the immense power.

Lady Biyun witnessed Zhang Chen’s strain from the overconsumption, her mouth twitching. Initially, she intended to leave but hesitated, choosing to remain. She thought that if Zhang Chen were on the brink of being overwhelmed by the elixirs, she might assist him in overcoming his predicament.

After a quarter of an hour, Zhang Chen’s cultivation technique reached entry-level, beginning to refine the immense power smoothly. As the technique performed, an inexplicable Qi Mechanism burst forth around him, noticeably affecting Lady Biyun, altering her expression.

"It’s actually this Spell!" Lady Biyun’s expression dramatically changed, a complex emotion surfacing in her eyes.

At this moment, Zhang Chen’s Golden Finger Interface displayed a new screen:

[Host’s cultivation technique entry-level achieved, completed new technique analysis and recorded]

The Golden Finger Interface refreshed:

[New Technique (1): Karmic Conversion Technique (0/10000000)]

[Remark 1: This cultivation technique consists of a total of one hundred levels]

[Remark 2: This cultivation technique can transfer karmic force and received attacks]

[Remark 3: For every level completed, 1% of the attack can be transferred. Once the transfer art is cultivated to 100%, 100% of the attack can be transferred]

Zhang Chen looked at the Golden Finger Interface, and his eyes couldn’t help but brighten: "Transfer attack power? Isn’t this like shifting stars and replacing flowers with jade?"

"This formula is great! These divine techniques are wonderful!" A look of ecstasy appeared in Zhang Chen’s eyes, but moments later, his gaze fell on the experience points and his brow furrowed: "The first level actually requires ten million points? This cultivation technique has as many as one hundred levels, isn’t the points needed for upgrading an astronomical number?"

Just with one look, he calculated that relying on experience points to stack skills is unrealistic, completely unattainable for him.

"This cultivation technique can only rely on my self-cultivation. Fortunately, there are countless pills provided by the Queen Mother in the hall, perhaps my cultivation speed can be a bit faster." Zhang Chen pondered slightly, continuing to operate the cultivation technique. The next moment, divine light circulated around him, and after digesting all the pills, he slowly opened his eyes, only to see Lady Biyun standing quietly beside him, with a very complex look in her eyes.

"Your cultivation technique is quite marvelous." Lady Biyun said beside him, "I just saw you consume so many pills and was afraid that the powerful medicinal properties would burst you, but who would have thought you actually endured it? It should be known that ordinary formulas can’t refine so many pills."

Zhang Chen didn’t catch Lady Biyun’s implied meaning, and instead said,

"Thank you, sister, for worrying about me."

Seeing this, Lady Biyun hesitated, but ultimately did not say anything more, nodding towards Zhang Chen: "Since the Queen Mother has bestowed such a profound formula to you, you must cultivate diligently and never let down the Queen Mother’s kindness."

Lady Biyun turned and left, leaving Zhang Chen standing in the hall, looking at the countless pills, his eyes revealing a gleam. He certainly wouldn’t consume all the pills, he planned to hide some, to use them for the future to prevent the disaster of origin leakage in the real world.

Zhang Chen casually picked up a gourd of pills and poured it into his mouth, consuming one-tenth of it, while the rest entered the Ba Snake Space and were sealed into the Ascension Pool.

The Ascension Pool is connected to the Heaven-Reaching Jianmu, with Innate Primordial Qi continuously cascading down, ensuring that even in the real world, the stored pills would not lose their potency.

Of course, Zhang Chen wouldn’t consume recklessly. He tasted the medicinal power as he consumed:

’This gourd nourishes the soul.’

’This gourd nourishes Qi Blood.’

’This gourd trains the Primordial Spirit.’

’This gourd brings the dead back to life.’

...

Time slowly passed, a hundred years went by in the blink of an eye, and Zhang Chen had consumed almost all of the various pills in the hall, distinguishing all the medicinal properties.

Looking at Zhang Chen’s Ascension Pool, countless pills were piled within, all frozen by Cold Ice Qi, while the Innate Qi flowed down from the Heaven-Reaching Jianmu, constantly nourishing the pills to prevent the loss of their medicinal properties.

Looking at Zhang Chen’s current cultivation level:

[New Cultivation Technique (Level 18): Cause and Effect Transfer Art (0/10000000000000000)]

[Remark 1: This cultivation technique consists of a total of one hundred levels]

[Remark 2: This cultivation technique can transfer karmic force and received attacks]

[Remark 3: For every level completed, 1% of the attack can be transferred. Once the transfer art is cultivated to 100%, 100% of the attack can be transferred]

"This Cause and Effect Transfer Art is truly miraculous, the skill experience growth is tenfold!" A look of disbelief appeared in Zhang Chen’s eyes.

Of course, he is now cultivated to level eighteen because most of the pills were hidden away, and only one-tenth were actually consumed by him.

But even just one-tenth is still an incredible Great Creation.