chsdbacks Chapter 318 The Supreme Spiritual Light Appears in the World, Shaking the Ancient Clan!
Chapter 318 The Supreme Spiritual Light Appears in the World, Shaking the Ancient Clan!
Chapter 318 The Supreme Spiritual Light Appears in the World, Shaking the Ancient Clan!
In the quiet room of Luoshui Pavilion.
As the simulation ended, Lu Yu sat cross-legged on the futon and slowly exhaled a long breath.
Although he had no personal memory of the brutal war that had just been presented in written form and spanned decades, it still stirred his heart slightly.
He composed himself and focused his gaze on the three reward options presented by the simulator, carefully weighing them before making a choice.
Just then, a cool and clear flow of information, as if a pre-programmed sequence had been triggered, naturally flooded into his mind: "Ding! Detected that the host has successfully completed the first spacetime anchoring simulation." The simulation upgrade is complete, and the duration standard has been updated: from ten years to one hundred years.
"Warning: The time positioning function is compromised. To enable a new spatiotemporal anchoring simulation in the future, a suitable spatiotemporal anchor will still be required to anchor the specific time coordinates."
Lu Yu understood. The extended simulation duration was a tangible benefit, meaning that each future simulation would yield better inheritance and resources.
However, the limitations of the damaged time function still exist. If you want to experience a specific simulation like the ancient war again, you still need to find an anchor like the Luoshen Sword.
He refocused his attention on the reward options before him. The upgrade notification had passed; it was time to reap the rewards.
The pale blue text still floats:
You can choose one of the following three items:
【I. The Ancient Mirror of Supreme Spirit (A Peerless Spiritual Artifact)】
[II. The Transmission of the Supreme Spiritual Light]
III. The Transmission of the Tai Ling Jing
"These are all good things. The Tai Ling Ancient Mirror is a ready-made, unclaimed, peerless sacred artifact. With my current strength, it won't be difficult to subdue it. After obtaining it, I can immediately and greatly increase my combat power."
"The Supreme Spirit Heavenly Light is an unparalleled divine power with immense potential; the Supreme Spirit Scripture, on the other hand, is a foundational and supreme cultivation method—"
Lu Yu pondered to himself, "But I already possess the 'Myriad Tribulations Floating Body' as my fundamental Dharma body, with unique spiritual characteristics. While the Tai Ling Scripture is excellent, it may not be a perfect match."
"Furthermore, I also possess the eight divine veins of the Ancient Buddha Clan, making the Great Buddha Technique the most suitable for me. After breaking through to the Heavenly Supreme Realm, the evolution of spiritual vein supernatural powers will be influenced by the quality of one's spiritual veins and the cultivation method one chooses."
"The Great Floating Pagoda Technique is the fundamental cultivation method that best suits my Eight Divine Meridians and can unleash their full potential. Switching to the Tai Ling Scripture might lead to a decrease in the quality of my future spiritual meridian abilities or cause unknown deviations, which would be a net loss."
"The Supreme Spiritual Light—this technique is magnificent and righteous, using force to overcome skill, and its concept of condensing sword pellets—might be able to complement and integrate with my Dharma Body Divine Power, which would be a good choice."
Lu Yu's gaze swept between the three rewards, finally settling on the "Tai Ling Tong Tian Guang Inheritance".
"While rare and precious spiritual artifacts are indeed valuable, the world is vast and boundless. Given my circumstances, I may well be able to find one in the future."
He weighed the options clearly in his mind. "This Supreme Spirit Heavenly Light was created by the Supreme Spirit Ancestor in his quest to surpass the Goddess of the Luo River in swordsmanship. Its purpose is lofty, and it is one of the thirty-six peerless divine abilities of the Great Thousand Worlds. Its value far exceeds that of a single spiritual-grade peerless sacred artifact."
Having made up his mind, Lu Yu no longer hesitated.
He silently recited in his heart, "I choose the Supreme Spiritual Light."
As soon as he finished speaking, a profound and mysterious torrent of insights and experiences, seemingly originating from "another self," surged forth from the depths of his soul!
Lu Yu's vision blurred, and he felt as if countless fragments of light and shadow, along with surging thoughts, were instantly crammed into his mind. It wasn't a simple transmission of text or images; it was more like a long period of cultivation and bloody battle he had personally experienced.
He "saw" himself in the secret realm of the Tai Ling Ancient Clan, tirelessly compressing vast spiritual energy day and night.
After countless failures, sweat soaked through his robes as he refined his technique, he finally seized that crucial moment to solidify his "sword light."
He "felt" the intense pounding of his heart and the resolute killing intent he felt when facing the overwhelming demonic power of the Nether Demon Emperor in the initial battle on the Heavenly Meteor Plains; and the exhilarating surge of spiritual energy like a river bursting its banks when activating the newly formed sword light, along with the true essence of the sword path—"a magnificent and unstoppable force"—
He "realized" that through years of bloody battles, his use of "Tai Ling Tong Tian Guang" had gone from clumsy to proficient. Each time he used it on the brink of life and death, his control over the sword pellet and his application of spiritual power improved by one point.
He also "experienced" the moment when, amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood, he accumulated power to the utmost and naturally ascended to the Heavenly Supreme Realm of the Spiritual Grade. At that instant, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth resonated profoundly with his own sword pellet, his vision seemed to broaden, and his understanding of this divine ability leaped to a new level—
These insights from "another self"—cultivation experiences, combat experiences, and even profound realizations during breakthroughs—flowed like rivers flowing into the sea, quickly merging with oneself.
In an instant, his understanding of "Tai Ling Tong Tian Guang" skipped the long period of exploration and reached the second level.
Without any deliberate guidance, the vast spiritual energy within him spontaneously began to circulate, compress, and refine itself according to the trajectory of experience deeply ingrained in his soul.
Within his dantian, beside the Floating Pagoda and the Fallen God Sword, a single, dazzling spiritual light rapidly shone, condensed, and solidified!
In just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, a light pellet the size of a pigeon egg, clear as crystal, containing endless sword intent and vast spiritual power, quietly floated in his dantian—the Tai Ling Sword Pellet was formed!
This is not the first level of the beginner's path, "Condensing Light into Sword," but rather, relying on the profound experience inherited and one's own solid foundation, one directly steps into the second level, "Initial Formation of Sword Pellet," which represents minor success!
Lu Yu opened his eyes, and a dazzling sword shadow seemed to flash in the depths of his eyes. He opened his palm, and with a slight thought, the clear sword pellet quietly appeared in his palm, rotating slightly and emitting a pure and powerful sword intent.
"The second level of the Supreme Spiritual Light, the Sword Pill Realm."
Lu Yu was greatly surprised as he felt the perfect harmony between the sword pellet and his own spiritual power, as well as the pure sword intent it contained, which originated from countless life-and-death battles in the simulation.
"So this is what inheritance is? Directly inheriting the cultivation and combat experience of a certain technique or supernatural power?"
A look of understanding flashed in Lu Yu's eyes. The so-called inheritance of this simulator was far more powerful and direct than he had imagined, directly instilling into him all the insights gained by his other "self" through arduous cultivation and life-and-death experiences.
"In this way, if I cultivate a supernatural power in the simulation, it's equivalent to having a hundred years' worth of cultivation experience for that supernatural power—directly saving a hundred years of arduous cultivation! The benefits brought by this simulation upgrade are truly immense."
In this vast world, the Tai Ling Ancient Clan resides deep within their ancestral land.
This is an ancient space shrouded in endless spiritual mist, where the spiritual energy is so concentrated that it has solidified into liquid and flows slowly through the void. In the center of the space, on a simple stone platform, a seemingly ordinary yet ancient and desolate scroll of mottled ancient map floats silently.
This picture is the treasure of the Tai Ling Ancient Clan, a peerless sacred artifact—the Tai Ling Ancient Picture!
Not far from the stone platform, an old man in a black robe with white hair and beard and a simple face sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, his aura almost blending into the surrounding space.
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He is the rotating guardian elder of the ancient map, a highly senior immortal celestial being who has been sitting here for over a thousand years. His duty is to guard the ancient map and sense any changes that may occur within it.
This day was no different from the tranquility of the past thousand years.
suddenly!
The ancient Tai Ling Diagram, which had been silent for countless millennia and seemed to remain unchanged since time immemorial, trembled very slightly without any warning!
"Buzz—"
A faint, almost imperceptible, yet seemingly soul-stirring ancient fluctuation, like a sleeping dragon letting out a soft snore, quietly rippled from the deepest part of the scroll.
The seemingly chaotic mottled patterns on the surface of the scroll were illuminated for a moment by an invisible force, with a vague and indistinct huge light and shadow flashing by!
The old man in black robes suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes, his cloudy old eyes filled with disbelief, horror and confusion. He even thought that he was hallucinating because he had been sitting in meditation for too long, or that it was some kind of deep-seated disturbance.
But the next moment, an even clearer fluctuation emanated from the ancient map, and a vast and majestic aura spread out.
An ancient spiritual ripple, carrying a sense of "exploration," seemed to have captured something in the endless void, pointing in some unknown direction.
"This is... an unauthorized movement of the ancient map?! How... how is this possible?!"
The black-robed elder was deeply shaken, his lips trembling slightly.
Since he took over the post of guardian, no, since the clan's history has been clearly recorded, the number of times that the Tai Ling Ancient Map has spontaneously generated such a clear "reaction" can be counted on one hand, and each time it was accompanied by a world-shaking event that affected the entire clan and even the entire world!
"We must report to the clan chief and the Grand Elder —"
The old man in black robes' expression changed drastically, and he was about to activate his secret technique. However, the light at his fingertips had just begun to flare when...
The space around him rippled silently like waves on water.
A figure dressed in a simple white robe, with an aged face but skin as smooth as jade, appeared without warning beside the stone platform. The old man wore a peaceful smile that seemed to have never changed since ancient times, and his eyes were deep as if they contained endless stars.
It was none other than the current Grand Elder of the Tai Ling Ancient Clan, the Tai Ming Ancestor.
"Elder!"
Upon seeing this, the black-robed elder immediately bowed, his face still showing shock, "Gu Tu just now—"
"I already know."
The Grand Ancestor Tai Ming raised his hand to stop him from speaking, his gaze completely drawn to the slightly rippling Tai Ling Ancient Diagram. His expression seemed calm, but the turmoil in his deep eyes was no less than that of the black-robed elder.
The Grand Ancestor Tai Ming slowly extended his aged fingers, gently touching the surface of the ancient diagram. Without a word, a vast and clear "flow of information" directly entered the Grand Ancestor Tai Ming's mind through this contact:
【Sense————Know————】
【Tai Ling — Sword Pill —】
[Searching for ————]
【Support————】
"Has the supremely intelligent Heavenly Light been born?"
"Someone has actually condensed a sword pellet?"
The Grand Ancestor Tai Ming frowned deeply, his heart filled with indescribable shock. He muttered to himself, "How is this possible?"
"Tai Ling Tong Tian Guang" is a unique and unparalleled divine power created by the legendary ancestor of the clan, Tai Ling, who had long since perished in ancient times!
Although this method later became famous and was listed as one of the thirty-six peerless divine abilities, its most core and authentic essence of inheritance is generally acknowledged to have been lost with the passing of the Tai Ling Ancestor.
The versions that have been passed down to later generations are mostly incomplete or based on later speculation and deduction, and their power and true meaning have been greatly reduced, not to mention the condensation of the iconic "Tai Ling Sword Pill" which contains the supreme sword intent of the ancestor.
Since the ancient war, for countless years, the Tai Ling Ancient Clan has devoted all its resources to trying to find the true ancestral heritage, but to no avail. This has become a major concern for the clan's leaders throughout history.
At this moment, the ancient map of the clan suddenly activated on its own, clearly sensing that someone had successfully condensed a genuine "Tai Ling Sword Pill" in some distant and unknown place?!
The news was so shocking that even with the cultivation and temperament of the Grand Ancestor Tai Ming, he felt a sense of disbelief and disorientation.
What alarmed him even more was the protective intent that Gu Tu conveyed at the end. This meant that Gu Tu himself not only had no hostility or rejection towards the unfamiliar holder of the "sword pellet," but also subtly revealed a sense of "approval"?
This is unheard of!
The Tai Ling Ancient Map possesses supreme spirituality. Since the Tai Ling Ancestor, it has only been able to sense or respond to core matters concerning the survival of the ancient race.
To feel the urge to "protect" a stranger who came from elsewhere and whose lineage was unknown is completely beyond the scope of any records in the clan's scriptures and his own understanding.
The Grand Ancestor withdrew his finger, and the ripples on the surface of the ancient map subsided. He stood there, silent for a moment, his eyes flashing with a sharp, intelligent light, as if he were rapidly deducing various possibilities.
"Could it be that—before his demise, the Ancestor left behind some unknown legacy somewhere in the Great Thousand World? After all, the Ancestor was the first owner of the Ancient Map, so the Ancient Map has a special affection for its successor?"
Upon this thought, instead of feeling annoyed that an outsider had obtained the inheritance, the Grand Ancestor of the Underworld felt an overwhelming surge of excitement and anticipation.
If this is true, then for the Tai Ling Ancient Clan, finding the lost core inheritance and even welcoming back a peerless genius who is destined to be with the ancestor would be an immense opportunity!
"Elder, what's next?"
Seeing the patriarch remain silent in thought, the black-robed elder cautiously asked, "Should we send out our elite forces to find this—this person who has received the inheritance—and bring him back to the clan?"
"Bring him back to the tribe?"
Upon hearing this, the Grand Ancestor Tai Ming frowned, and the ever-present kind smile on his face faded somewhat as he looked sharply at the black-robed elder.
"What do you mean 'bring back'? It means 'invite back'! And what do you mean by 'this person' and 'that person'? That is our clan's holy son who has been living in exile!"
The black-robed elder was taken aback by the sudden stern tone of the Grand Ancestor Tai Ming and the title of "Holy Son." He quickly realized that he had misunderstood and bowed, saying, "It was my foolishness, Grand Elder, please calm down."
The Grand Ancestor Tai Ming's expression softened slightly, but his tone remained solemn: "Our Tai Ling Ancient Clan has stood among the top clans in the Great Thousand World since ancient times, relying not only on bloodlines, but also on our inclusive spirit and respect for innate talents and character."
"As long as one's heart is with the ancient clan and one possesses both talent and virtue, even if one's bloodline is thin or even completely devoid of our clan's blood, one can still become a holy son or daughter, receiving the worship and respect of the entire clan. This is our ancestral teaching and the way our clan has prospered for so long."
He paused, then continued, "Now, a peerless talent, seemingly inheriting the true lineage of our ancestor and capable of invoking the protection of the ancient diagram, has appeared in the world. This is a blessing from heaven for our clan! How can we treat him as an outsider? We should welcome him back to our clan with the highest honors!"
The black-robed elder now fully understood the Grand Elder's meaning and said with heartfelt admiration, "Grand Elder is wise; I was narrow-minded."
"Um."
The Grand Ancestor Tai Ming nodded slightly, pondering, "I remember that the clan has always had 'Boundary Patrol Envoys' traveling outside the realm, ostensibly to gather intelligence and rare treasures, but also to keep an eye out for talented individuals and recruit geniuses for our clan. Which elders are currently on duty outside?"
The black-robed elder recalled for a moment and replied, "Reporting to the Grand Elder, according to the duty roster, those currently serving as patrol envoys should be Elder Chi Yan and Elder Guan Lan."
"Although Chi Yan has a fiery temper, he is quite decisive in his actions, while Guan Lan is steady, thorough, and meticulous."
The Grand Ancestor Tai Ming was clearly quite familiar with these two elders. "The two of them working together is quite suitable."
He immediately made a decision: "Immediately, in my name, use the highest-level ancient secret order to send a message to Elders Chi Yan and Guan Lan."
"Inform them that the ancient map senses the appearance of a genius possessing the 'Supreme Spiritual Light,' a person with a profound connection to our clan, and very likely a descendant of our ancestor. We must find his whereabouts."
The Grand Ancestor Tai Ming emphasized, instructing, "During the search, you must treat them with courtesy, explain our clan's sincerity and our connection to our ancestor, and refrain from any coercion or intimidation."
"Remember, if found, you must do everything in your power to protect them and bring them safely back to the clan! Tell them that this matter concerns the core heritage of our clan and is the top priority at present!"
"Yes! I'll take care of it immediately!"
The black-robed elder's expression was solemn, fully aware of the weight of this order. Using the "Ancient Map Secret Order" to send a message to the border patrol envoy was extremely rare in the clan's history, demonstrating the great importance the Grand Elder attached to this matter.
Watching the black-robed elder hastily depart and activate the communication secret technique, the Tai Ming Ancestor turned his gaze back to the silent ancient map, his eyes filled with anticipation.
"The descendant of our ancestor—the holy son of our clan—I hope that Chi Yan and Guan Lan will not disappoint me, and will not let our clan miss this great opportunity."