Chapter Five: Inheritance of Treasure

  Zhao Luan rolled his eyes and said, "That great god created this world and never appeared again. Later generations revered him as the Pan Gu father god."

  Zhao Duo's chin almost dropped, and he said in surprise: "What, Pangu?"

  Zhao Luan glanced at Zhao Zhuo and said, "That's right. It was indeed Pangu, the Primordial God. In the beginning of chaos, when heaven and earth were still dark and obscure like a chicken egg, it was called 'Pan'. The divine power that had no bounds or limits was called 'Gu'. Although everyone knows that what is known as Pangu might just be an incarnation of the Tao, manifesting itself as Pangu in order to create heaven and earth. However, later generations still revered him as Pangu, not as the Tao."

  Zhao's mind calmed down a bit, and he nodded slightly. Although Pangu's title was the same as that of the great god who opened up the sky and earth in the mythological legends of his own planet, it didn't necessarily mean they were the same person. On the other hand, that guess might be true - Pangu was an incarnation of the Tao, born to open up the sky and earth, and when the sky and earth were opened, he returned to the Tao.

  With a faint smile, Zhao Zhuo said: "Little sister, let's talk about the Nine Great Star Chart. Although it was shattered in ancient times, I think even its fragments would be priceless treasures. After all, they are manifestations of the Dao rhyme."

  Zhao Luan said: "Second brother, when did you become so clever, and actually thought of this too?"

  Zhao Duo heard this and couldn't help but curl his lip, as if he should have thought of everything himself, and fiercely stared at Zhao Luan with a face full of smile.

  After spending several days together, Zhao Lian discovered that his second brother seemed to have undergone a huge change. His personality was no longer weak and had even become more cheerful. Sometimes his thinking speed was even faster than his own. To think that he himself wasn't a genius-level person, but wasn't much different from one either. Could it be that his second brother had been beaten once and suddenly became a genius?

  If Zhao Zhuo were to let Zhao Lian think about something, I don't know if he would heavily knock on that little brain of Zhao Lian.

  Noticing Zhao Heng's gaze, Zhao Lian couldn't help but smile and say: "Second brother is right, the Nine Great Star Charts are shattered into countless pieces, scattered all over the world. Many fragments have been obtained by people, which can be used to open up the spiritual apertures of later generations. Relying on those fragments, one after another, sects and aristocratic families emerged. It's worth noting that even though those star charts are just fragments, they still contain the secrets of a region of starry sky, with the Dao rhyme still present, able to draw in stellar energy, and open up spiritual apertures, making them supreme treasures. Therefore, these fragments are called Heavenly Star Charts.

  Zhao Duo nodded, of course he knew that the star map could be divided into three levels: heaven, earth and human. As for the highest ancient level, with the inheritance of the nine major ancient levels' star maps shattered, it's likely that there won't be many possibilities to reappear in the world again.

  But soon, Zhao Zhuo doubted and said: "That's not right, then how can there be such a division of levels as heaven, earth, human, ordinary?"

  Zhao Luan smiled and said: "Second brother, listening to you talk like this, I know that when you were in school before, you definitely didn't listen carefully, otherwise you wouldn't need little sister me to help you understand"

  Zhao Duo awkwardly smiled and said: "Alright, you know that Second Brother isn't as clever as you, so quickly enlighten Second Brother"

  Zhao Lian said with a smile: "Actually, the difference between Tianji, Diji and Renji is not that big. Whether it's Tianji or Diji, Renji, the levels are divided based on the level of spiritual awakening, rather than the level of the star chart. It's more accurate to say that they are levels of spiritual awakening."

  Zhao Duo suddenly said, "I understand. That means some of these star chart fragments can open up heavenly-level spiritual apertures to the greatest extent, while others can only open up earthly or human-level spiritual apertures to the greatest extent, resulting in a huge difference in the cultivation speed of those who open their spiritual apertures, which is why there are different levels of star charts!"

  Zhao Luan said, "That's right. Just like me and Second Brother, if we use a human-grade star chart to open our spiritual aperture, even if we're lucky, it's not necessarily possible to open an earth-grade spiritual aperture. But if we have a heavenly-grade star chart to open our spiritual aperture, at the very least it will be an earth-grade spiritual aperture, and there's even a possibility of opening a heavenly-grade spiritual aperture."

  "What a pity, the fragments of the ancient star map are so few, let alone heaven-level, I'm afraid even earth-level ones may not exist in this Wanhai City."

  Zhao Luan nodded and said, "As everyone knows, the various star maps are ultimately derived from the legacy of the ancient nine great wilderness-level star map fragments, which contain the profound truth of the Tao. However, in the ancient era without the transmission of star maps, there were still countless peerless talents who observed the changes of heaven and earth, the mysteries of the stars' movements, and gained insight into the Tao, opening their spiritual apertures. During this period, anyone who could independently open their spiritual aperture and cultivate was a rare talent that appeared only once in a hundred years. This created numerous strong individuals in the glorious ancient era. However, those who could independently open their spiritual aperture were too few, and countless ancient humans, who could be described as geniuses, had no chance to cultivate because they couldn't open their spiritual apertures on their own. After the discovery of the star maps' function, many powerful Dao masters had an epiphany and sought to create transmission star maps by refining various heavenly materials and earthly treasures in order to pass down their understanding of the Tao and their cultivation secrets. The emergence of countless star maps has created today's flourishing world of cultivation."

  Zhao Duo's eyes lit up and he said: "In that case, aren't these Star Charts of Inheritance not much different from the fragments of the Dao Rhyme Treasure?"

  Zhao Luan nodded and said, "That's right. Of course, the star charts refined by these Dao Masters also have their good and bad points, but at least they can be used to open up one's spiritual aperture, and their effect is not inferior to that of the Dao Yun Star Chart fragments."

  Zhao Duo furrowed his brow and said, "I remember that Big Brother and Chen Tian Guo's star chart inheritance was just an ordinary one to open up the spiritual aperture. The spiritual aperture they opened only had a simple first heaven, compared to the human-grade three heavens, earth-grade six heavens, and heavenly-grade nine heavens spiritual apertures, the cultivation speed is simply several times slower. Unless a miracle occurs and he uses his own great willpower to open up the spiritual aperture's multiple heavens on his own, his future achievements are likely to be limited."

  Wang Haicheng's Zhao family, Chen family, and Su family each have a human-level inheritance star map as their family heirloom. According to the Lingkong Chongtian ranking, cultivating a human-level inheritance star map to the Fa Xiang position can already possess three Fa Xiang, which is quite good.

  Kaihu - Tempering the Body - Yuandan - Fixing the Spirit - Faxiang are the first five levels of cultivation.

  The opening period is to open the spiritual orifices, making all the spiritual orifices in the body unobstructed and absorbing the external heavenly and earthly yuanqi, clearing the many meridians in the body. When the meridians are unobstructed, it is the completion of the opening period and the advancement to the tempering the body period.

  The tempering period is to absorb the heavenly and earthly yuanqi to refine the physical body, making the physical body strong dozens or hundreds of times. When the physical body becomes strong enough to form a layer of aura outside the body, the heavenly and earthly yuanqi begins to gather in the dantian, advancing to the yuan dan period.

  At the beginning of the Yuan Dan period, a large amount of heavenly and earthly yuan qi began to accumulate. When the yuan qi went through the stages of yuan qi, yuan ye, and yuan dan, it was then possible to slowly nourish the yuan dan, advancing to the stage of solidifying the spirit.

  The solidification period is to practice the yuan shen, condensing and expanding the yuan shen. When the yuan shen is fully formed, it can advance to the fa xiang period.

  The law phase period is when the Great Yuanshen splits into a strand to form a divided spirit, which merges into the Yuandan. The Yuandan breaks and transforms into the law phase, while searching for spiritual objects in heaven and earth to temper the spiritual body. When the law phase and spiritual body merge, it becomes the great completion of the law phase.

  But once the Dharmakaya stage is reached, it means having one or more Dharmakaya incarnations, the yuan Shen condenses into substance, and the lifespan is endless. It will not completely fall unless it is idle, and can be a long-lived person.

  After that, the cultivator has no worries about his life and can focus on cultivating his magical powers, condensing his magical form, and understanding the profound principles of the Great Dao. This is to prepare for advancing to the stage of spiritual communication. Therefore, after this, each cultivator is a person with great magical powers, and it is rare for someone with high moral character but shallow magical powers to exist. The higher the level, the greater the difference between the two levels, if it can be said that before the Magical Form Stage, one could rely on various treasures to kill enemies across levels, then after the Magical Form Stage, wanting to achieve killing enemies across levels is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

  "Big brother is practicing the ordinary Star Chart inheritance, I'm afraid that the spiritual aperture only has one layer of heaven, it's extremely simple, in this way, whether it's absorbing yuan power or comprehending the great dao mysteries, it will be far inferior."

  Zhao Lian said, "A few days ago when Big Brother returned from his trip, I heard him say that he has now reached the Spiritual Apex period of Great Perfection. All the major meridians in his body have been opened up, and he may advance to the Tempering Body period at any time. He's even more powerful than Chen Tian Gui! Big Brother's innate talent and enlightenment aren't bad, but unfortunately, the star chart he inherited is too poor. The Spiritual Apex only has one layer of heaven, which makes it extremely slow to draw in the yuan force. Plus, he started cultivating a bit late. If he had a good star chart inheritance, his cultivation speed would have increased several times over. Perhaps Big Brother would already be at the Tempering Body period by now."

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