Chapter 226 - 189: Taiqing True Scripture, Xiang Zhe’s Information

Chapter 226: Chapter 189: Taiqing True Scripture, Xiang Zhe’s Information

Just as Zhang Ji was about to have Shen Xi help him deduce a Cultivation Technique for his breakthrough, something happened.

「Within the Northern Dao Sect’s Grotto-Heaven Ruins Realm.」

Zhang Ji stared at the child who looked to be only seven or eight years old, completely unable to connect him with Yang Zixiu.

"Is this really the same person?" Zhang Ji asked Ma Rui.

"Your Holiness, it’s true. He is indeed the Elder Ancestor, having reverted to his childhood," Ma Rui replied.

"Ma Rui, I want fried chicken legs for lunch. Order some for me." Yang Zixiu’s childish voice piped up as he looked at Ma Rui and gave his order.

"Elder Ancestor, eating too much junk food is bad for you," Ma Rui said, slightly embarrassed. "Besides, the Saint is here. You should show some restraint and be more polite."

"I know him," Yang Zixiu said, looking at Zhang Ji. "If you order takeout for me, I’ll teach you a martial art I created myself. It’s super powerful. Once you learn it, you can live forever."

"What’s going on with him?" Zhang Ji asked Ma Rui.

"The doctors have checked him. There’s nothing wrong with his body, and his memory is fine. It’s just that his hormone secretion changed all at once, which has affected his way of thinking," Ma Rui answered.

Zhang Ji understood.

’He’s regressed in age, so his hormones are different. Naturally, his desires have changed as well.’

’A child’s hormones are geared toward growth, which makes him crave high-calorie foods like sweets and fried things.’

’His developing brain also makes it hard for him to think things through completely, so his actions aren’t as mature.’

’The current Yang Zixiu, despite retaining the wisdom of his past life, is still in the early stages of living his second life. He’ll need time to grow before he can return to his peak.’

Zhang Ji dismissed Ma Rui and had someone order takeout.

’It’s just one takeout meal. For a master capable of regressing in age, it won’t harm his body.’

Besides, Yang Zixiu’s current state was very different. Zhang Ji could clearly perceive with his Spirit particles that his body’s respiratory system and other functions had been completely reshaped.

It was isolated from substances like oxygen, forming a self-contained cycle, and had practically stopped aging.

Soon, a super-sized family bucket of fried chicken arrived. It seemed they were worried about not having enough variety, so they brought over several food trucks directly. If Zhang Ji wanted more, they could fry anything on the spot.

Yang Zixiu happily began to eat, holding a burger and fried chicken.

Zhang Ji had a couple of pieces too. The taste was average, not really to his liking.

Picking up a cup of soda, Zhang Ji watched Yang Zixiu eat as he drank.

Compared to the senile old man from before, and the quiet yet elegantly wise Yang Zixiu from his memories, Zhang Ji preferred this child version of him.

Innocent, adorable, and completely unguarded.

Someone as cynical as him had a particular fondness for this type of person.

Although Yang Zixiu looked small, his appetite was astonishing. The food that had been delivered was enough to stuff two or three ordinary adult men, but he devoured it all by himself.

Zhang Ji carefully observed the workings of his digestive system.

’His current body has a very special digestive system.’

’Its material-to-energy conversion rate is higher, it uses internal respiration that doesn’t rely on oxygen, and his activities don’t cause much cellular decay. The rate of attrition has been drastically reduced.’

’It’s shifted from an external cycle to an internal one.’

Of course, he still needed to take in external substances.

It was just that after receiving external matter to obtain energy, he would immediately close off the channels, not continuously interacting with the outside world.

This was precisely the Innate Fetal Body created by the *Innate Fetal Body True Skill*.

’There’s something to this.’

Zhang Ji felt he had gained a great deal, with many new inspirations about the Innate Qi bursting forth.

After finishing his meal, Yang Zixiu looked at Zhang Ji and said, "Do you want to learn the martial art I created? You can become immortal with it!"

"Tell me about it," Zhang Ji said.

He thought Yang Zixiu would talk about the *Innate Fetal Body True Skill*, but in fact, Yang Zixiu spoke of a different Cultivation Technique.

"The heavens and the earth should be divided into yin and yang, the turbid and the clear separating to open..."

As Zhang Ji listened, he realized what it was.

"*Taiqing True Scripture*? The strongest Epic-level combat technique of the [Primordial Qi Sect]!!"

He grew serious, listening to every single word.

Yang Zixiu spoke in concise, archaic language. The text was refined, but he still recited it for a long time. The full text was over ten thousand words long and pointed directly to the core of Primordial Qi, explaining its essence and the relationship between different attributes of Qi and the human body.

In this scripture, Primordial Qi was not divided into the five elements or yin and yang. There were only two opposing attributes—one yin, one yang—returning to its two primordial forms.

From these two forms, one could evolve numerous possibilities and derive endless techniques.

Beyond that, the most crucial point it mentioned was a state of Innate Yin and Yang.

Once cultivated, one could reverse their Primordial Qi from postnatal to prenatal, transforming it into Innate Primordial Qi. The body would form a self-contained cycle. Although it drew from the heavens and the earth, it would not wear down one’s own life root; instead, it would replenish it.

In other words, as long as one mastered the *Taiqing True Scripture* to its peak, one could achieve a different kind of immortality.

The concept behind this martial art was truly lofty. Yang Zixiu was indeed worthy of being called a great talent.

Zhang Ji himself couldn’t find any flaws with it.

He even felt that this might truly be an alternative path to longevity.

Although he was currently in his prime and felt no signs of aging whatsoever, the prospect of completely breaking free from the limits of his lifespan was very appealing to him.

After chatting with Yang Zixiu for a while and transferring him fifty yuan for pocket money, Zhang Ji confirmed a few more details before leaving.

Ma Rui returned to the hall. Seeing the messy pile of leftover bones and Yang Zixiu playing games on his phone, he didn’t know what to say.

He had practiced martial arts his entire life, never marrying. This was the first time he’d ever had to take care of a child.

But he didn’t trust anyone else to look after him.

This little ancestor would spill everything he should and shouldn’t say as long as someone ordered him takeout.

He’d even blabbed about the time he peeked at his senior sister bathing when he was a child. If his senior sister weren’t already long buried, he truly didn’t know how he would face the embarrassment or where he could hide his old face.

"Elder Ancestor, you should play games a little less. It’s bad for your eyes. It’s time to practice your techniques," Ma Rui reminded him.

"If they get damaged, I can just grow new ones. I’m not scared. Besides, my power increases even if I don’t practice. I’m not like you idiots," Yang Zixiu retorted, pouting with dissatisfaction, not caring at all.

Ma Rui had no choice but to step in and snatch the phone away.

Growing anew in his second life, his Combat Power was quite low. At most, he was around the level of a Professional First Rank, so of course, he was no match for Ma Rui.

Yang Zixiu immediately burst into tears and started rolling on the floor. As he rolled, he wailed, "When you die, I’m going to dance on your grave! And I’ll write on your tombstone that you wouldn’t let me play games or order takeout..."

Ma Rui sighed, looking up at the heavens, his heart filled with complicated emotions.

...

The Supreme Capital.

After tossing the *Taiqing True Scripture* to Shen Xi for analysis, Shen Xi didn’t find any major problems either. It only made some adjustments to the details to make it a better fit for Zhang Ji’s current state.

This martial art was indeed the highest masterpiece of the [Primordial Qi Sect]’s current theories.

Even ordinary people could practice it, and great achievement would directly lead to longevity and an extended life.

As for climbing any higher, that was beyond the scope of a martial art at this level and would involve many more factors.

"Time to grind!"

Zhang Ji didn’t hesitate. He sat down under the Bodhi Tree, swallowed a supplementary pill, and began his training on the spot.

The Bodhi Tree had grown quite a bit after absorbing a large amount of faith power from Enlightenment Heaven.

It was equivalent to another six or seven drops of sweet dew.

The Bodhi Tree was now around ten thousand years old and over ten meters tall.

The halo it shed provided a massive boost to Zhang Ji’s cultivation.

Combined with the support of his other resources, he was confident he could master the *Taiqing True Scripture* in about forty days.

If he were practicing a technique-based combat skill, like the *Tathagata Divine Palm*, Zhang Ji would only need about ten days to master a single form.

For the [Cosmic Four Source Attraction], a (Legendary) combat technique, he would only need two or three months.

But even so, it was still not at its peak.

Once this tree received enough sweet dew and reached its fully mature state at one hundred thousand years...

...in the game, its blessing would allow a player to master an (Excellent) combat technique in seven days.

And with his cheats, it probably wouldn’t be a problem for Zhang Ji to master one or two (Excellent) combat techniques in a single day.

His cultivation speed could be increased even more dramatically.

However, by then, the demand for high-quality resources would likely increase significantly as well.

That was why the construction of the grand array in the Celestial Essence Realm could not be neglected in the slightest.

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「Celestial Essence Realm.」

Zhang Ji still had to moonlight as a transport worker.

The resources between the two worlds needed to be transported by him.

However, under his command, the [Starship] was already undergoing accelerated repairs.

Now that all resources had been fully integrated and cost was no object, it would be completely repaired in one or two months at most.

It was also worth mentioning that the initial construction of the [Qiankun Nine Heavens Void Tide-Inducing Array] was already underway.

Zhuge Mingyuan was leading the calculations, with Ferguson, Ling Xuzi, Mo Ye, and others assisting in laying the array’s foundation first.

Among them, laying the foundation was the hard labor, and it had been dumped on Mo Ye.

Zhang Ji could be very petty.

But Mo Ye had no way to resist.

It was for the greater good, and someone really did have to do it.

With his high cultivation level, there was no discussion; he had to be the one.

Nangong Zhiqing and Dugu Yunfeng weren’t idle either.

Dugu Yunfeng was stationed at the headquarters, assisting Zhang Ji in maintaining order as the current muscle.

As for Nangong Zhiqing, she and her older sister Nangong Zhi Xian had taken the lead in establishing a new Alchemy department. She was still managing the pill production for the Celestial Essence Association today.

Zhang Ji’s attitude of placing former enemies in key positions, completely unworried that they would cause trouble, had indeed made Ling Xuzi and the others start to believe in his intention to cooperate.

’If he really intended to establish a long and stable rule, theoretically, he should have purged the remnants of the old guard.’

But Zhang Ji had kept them on, even entrusting them with important responsibilities and letting bygones be bygones.

Such magnanimity had earned him a measure of their respect.

However, Zhang Ji hadn’t actually thought that much about it.

’To put it bluntly, Origin Star is my main base.’

’As for this place, as long as it can get up and running as quickly as possible to provide me with resources, that’s all that matters.’

’It’s basically an outsourced factory.’

’I have absolute power. As long as the chaos doesn’t reach a certain level and affect my production, I don’t care.’

After delivering the goods, Zhang Ji found Qu Wuyin to get an update on the current situation.

Qu Wuyin had once again changed her eyes. Zhang Ji found them a bit familiar; they had golden Spirit Patterns within them. Only after a closer look did he realize they were Linghu Yao’s eyes.

She was just like Yan Jiulin, having a rather peculiar hobby.

One liked to change skins, the other liked to change eyes.

Her influence was being utilized by Zhang Ji, and she now served as a sort of secretary for him. However, she wasn’t involved in direct management; Zhang Ji had handed those duties over to Ferguson.

"You’re saying there’s a hidden faction calling for the overthrow of the Outer-Domain Celestial Demon’s rule?"

In her report, Qu Wuyin had informed Zhang Ji that someone was secretly stirring up trouble and opposing him.

"Yes, but they don’t have much momentum. Very few people here are echoing their calls. We traced their login addresses through the Void Illusion Realm and found they’re from overseas. It’s likely the cultivators who previously fled abroad are the ones causing trouble," Qu Wuyin said.

"Then don’t pay them too much mind. Just ban their accounts," Zhang Ji said.

"That’s the problem," Qu Wuyin said. "They also have considerable permissions within the Void Illusion Realm. And even after we encrypt it, they can quickly crack it and log back in. Mr. Zhuge said the other party might also have a top-tier computational array assisting them. He suspects it might be the ’Heart-Devouring Old Demon’."

"Xiang Zhe? Then it looks like I’ll have to pay him a visit!" Zhang Ji said.