Chapter 975: Reverse Bloodline Inheritance, Tribulation Transcendence Bet
Accompanied by the nourishment of various Void Refinement cultivation arts, the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo continuously absorbed Immortal Dao nutrients from them, and ultimately, driven by Zhang Yu, it finally stepped into level 6.
In an instant, Zhang Yu felt the Feather Spirit Root within his body erupt with a brand-new change.
Ever since successfully replicating Bai Zhenzhen’s Azure Lotus Sword Embryo, Zhang Yu could feel the uniqueness of this Dao Seed, which was a terrifying adaptability.
So much so that the exact same Dao Seed could actually have different evolutionary directions in him and Bai Zhenzhen. The effects of each upgrade were also completely different, becoming the Feather Spirit Root and True Spirit Root respectively.
For example, at this very moment, Zhang Yu felt the power of the Feather Spirit Root inside his body gradually expanding deep into his flesh and bloodline, even gradually forming a connection with the Emperor Creation Seed concealed within his bloodline, as well as the Heaven-Opening cultivation art called Innate Dao-Vindication Scripture.
Zhang Yu thought to himself, “The Azure Lotus Sword Embryo will always undergo adaptive evolution based on my changes.”
“During university, I mastered more and more Chain Formation Diagrams, and after the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo upgraded… it increased my adaptability to the Chain Formation Diagrams.”
“Later, as I became increasingly tanky and more resistant to beatings, upgrading… further enhanced my strike resistance.”
“When I developed the Immortal Grotto-Heaven, it allowed me to anchor to the Immortal Grotto-Heaven and obtain the Tyrant Armor ability.”
“And over this recent period, the things that have influenced and changed me the most… are undoubtedly the Emperor Creation Seed passed down by Senior Supreme Truth and the Heaven-Opening cultivation art, the Innate Dao-Vindication Scripture.”
Feeling the drastic changes within his body, Zhang Yu sighed inwardly, “As expected, after the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo upgraded this time, it also underwent a targeted evolution…”
Along with the evolution of the Feather Spirit Root in his body, Zhang Yu felt a wondrous reaction occur within his bloodline power and physical mystic power.
Within his bloodline senses, his clones, as well as Bai Zhenzhen, Yu Xinghan, Le Mulan, Magnetic Pole, Old Gao… all seemed to be transmitting some sort of information to him.
Zhang Yu was surprised inwardly, “The extensions of my bloodline are feeding information back to me?”
Zhang Yu could sense that for his clones currently participating in the testing work at the factory, every time the Supreme Yang Radiance God erupted with scorching heat, every instance of their resistance, endurance, and suffering… all of it transformed into bloodline information that was fed back to the Feather Spirit Root, which then acted upon Zhang Yu’s main body.
In addition to this, there was also continuous information coming from Bai Zhenzhen regarding sharp sword qi.
From Yu Xinghan’s side, he gradually felt information regarding impact damage.
And from Le Mulan, what Zhang Yu felt was information about medical poisons damaging the body…
“Except for Brother Dao and Senior Supreme Truth — perhaps because the distance is too far? Or their cultivation realm is too high? Or perhaps due to some blockade, I can’t sense the information they feed back, but for everyone else… I can sense them all.”
“Incredible, my Feather Spirit Root is actually allowing me to absorb the bloodline information they send back, and subsequently produce a corresponding evolution?”
Next… following a series of tests and sensations, Zhang Yu finally understood exactly what effects the Level 6 Feather Spirit Root had brought him.
Zhang Yu named this newly evolved ability of the Feather Spirit Root “Reverse Inheritance”.
The so-called inheritance is the phenomenon where biological traits are passed down from parents to offspring through genes.
Meanwhile, at this moment, through the feedback of information from the extension of the bloodline, Zhang Yu’s body automatically produced an adaptive transformation.
“The clone endured a high-temperature attack, and my main body’s resistance to high temperatures improved a little.”
“The bodies of A-Zhen, Yu Xinghan, and the others suffered some kind of damage, and my main body will also improve a slight resistance.”
“Truly… unbelievable.”
Zhang Yu hadn’t expected that the combination of the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo, Emperor Creation Seed, and Innate Dao-Vindication Scripture could produce such a heaven-defying effect.
The Sect Examination Clone rejoiced, “My great mother, worthy of being an Immortal Emperor, the Immortal Emperor Legacy left to me is simply a miracle everywhere!”
Zhang Yu couldn’t help but nod slightly. It was exactly because of the power of this Immortal Emperor Legacy that, with a little combination of other Immortal Dao Technology, it could burst out different sparks.
During the testing, Zhang Yu discovered that the efficiency of this reverse inheritance varied depending on the person transmitting it.
“The clone’s efficiency are the highest, and the closer the distance, the better the effect.”
“As for others… the longer they have been given a Dao Seed by me, or I replicated theirs, and the closer the distance, the better the effect.”
Feeling the subtle changes in his body, Zhang Yu thought to himself, “However, even for a clone, this process is extremely subtle.”
Immortal Slayer commented, “Just like bloodline descendants passed down from generation to generation, this reverse inheritance… also requires gradual improvement over years and months. It is an accumulation of every little bit… over countless years.”
“Its advantage lies in being passive, growing and becoming stronger naturally.”
Zhang Yu said, “I can’t just let this growth happen naturally… Some adaptations, like a drug resistance that reduces the efficacy of medicine, need to be actively eliminated by me.”
Sensing the constant feedback within the bloodline information, Zhang Yu immediately understood that he could not accept it in its entirety.
“My body, my rules. Every little change must be approved by me personally. I can’t just leave it all to the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo to blindly agree to everything.”
At this moment, Zhang Yu felt that after his physical body received the bloodline information, it was as if pop-up windows were constantly appearing.
Based on the high-temperature damage information, make the following adjustments to the body… [Agree/Deny].
Based on the impact damage information, make the following adjustments to the body… [Agree/Deny].
As streams of information continuously came in one after another, Zhang Yu decided that every single one must be approved by him, rather than agreed to by default.
“The real benefit is probably its breadth, isn’t it? As my bloodline spreads out… getting wider and wider, with more and more people, and encountering more and more different environments, I will receive more bloodline feedback. Under this accumulation over time, my main body will be able to receive all-around enhancements,” Zhang Yu thought to himself.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yu looked at Bai Zhenzhen with a face full of emotion and thought to himself, “A-Zhen’s Spirit Root is truly an amazing thing. It has always given me so much assistance.”
“Especially this kind of adaptability, it always manages to adapt to my growth, making my cultivation yield twice the result with half the effort.”
“Moreover, the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo has evolved from a Heavenly Spirit Root to a Divine Spirit Root, and then to an Immortal Spirit Root. Who knows how much potential it will unleash if it continues to improve.”
At the same time, on the other side, Bai Zhenzhen also gradually understood the function of her True Spirit Root after it reached level 6. Suddenly, the aura around her underwent a drastic change. The originally surging emotions and sword intents all calmed down in an instant. Her entire person seemed to transform from a passionate and surging active volcano into a frozen, snowy mountain.
“The Sentient Heaven and Earth of the Heavenly Sword Sect is about using spirit to control matter.”
Bai Zhenzhen only felt an absolute calmness in her mind. All her emotions seemed to be completely stripped away at this moment, turning into a stream of nourishment that surged into her True Spirit Root.
“Right now, I can treat emotions as a pure form of power to drive my sword techniques.”
“This means my utilization of emotions has reached an unprecedented level.”
“Even…”
Bai Zhenzhen felt the power of different emotions actively transforming within her True Spirit Root.
“It seems that as I’ve cultivated multiple cultivation arts and repeatedly transformed and enhanced emotions like Supreme Bliss, Shock, Sorrow, and Extreme Emotion, the True Spirit Root has undergone a new evolution upon its upgrade.”
Bai Zhenzhen summarized her thoughts and muttered inwardly, “I can wield my sword with emotions more efficiently, turning all feelings into nourishment to fuel my sword techniques, to the point where my own thinking is unaffected by the emotions.”
“And all these feelings — Supreme Bliss, Shock, Sorrow, Extreme Emotion — can even directly transform into one another.”
Bai Zhenzhen tried it out a little and directly converted all the emotions generated in her body into the emotion of supreme bliss, infusing it into the Bliss Sword Dao.
In an instant, she not only felt the power of her Bliss Sword Dao surge but also felt her efficiency in upgrading the grade of her sword techniques drastically increase alongside it.
“If I transform and infuse other feelings and emotions as well, then… the efficiency of my execution for any Emotion Sword Technique could increase fivefold, or even tenfold!”
Thinking of this, Bai Zhenzhen felt a surge of great joy in her heart, sensing that her next Strategic-Tier Sword Technique was already close at hand.
Meanwhile, Zhang Yu, who was beside her, watched Bai Zhenzhen’s aura suddenly retract into a state resembling an iceberg, and asked with concern, “A-Zhen? Are you alright?”
Bai Zhenzhen turned her head. Her originally icy eyes melted like snow brushed by a spring breeze in the very next moment, having already returned to normal.
“I’m fine, I’m great, I’m absolutely fantastic!”
Bai Zhenzhen laughed heartily, “When I return to the Heavenly Sword Sect this time, I’m definitely going to ruthlessly harvest those old geezers like leeks.”
At this moment, under the enhancement of her True Spirit Root, Bai Zhenzhen’s control over the emotions and feelings within her body had reached a pinnacle. She could gather all her feelings to drive her sword technique, and naturally, she could also instantly revert to normal in front of Zhang Yu.
As she spoke, Bai Zhenzhen patted Zhang Yu on the shoulder and said, “And Bu Yingshu — if she messes around again in the future, just tell me. Mom will help you discipline her.”
“Don’t look at the fact that she’s from the Myriad Laws Immortal Clan; she might be invincible in internal conflicts, but in external fights, she’s just a stray dog by the side of the road. After all, their Myriad Laws Sect still wants to do business with our Heavenly Sword Sect and wouldn’t dare offend us. Those privileges of Bu Yingshu are useless on me, and her backers would even turn around and stop her.”
The Sect Examination Clone shouted, “Impossible! Our Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor’s technological prowess is number one in Kunxu, and the Myriad Laws Sect’s total sect cultivation growth rate ranks in the top three of the Ten Great Sects. How could this be?”
Hearing the Sect Examination Clone’s words, Zhang Yu nodded slightly. He was just about to say that the Myriad Laws Sect couldn’t possibly be that unbearable and weak… but then he suddenly recalled how the Myriad Laws Sect had accommodated the Celestial Monster Sect previously.
Then, connecting this to Bu Yingshu’s performance when facing Bai Zhenzhen, Zhang Yu couldn’t help but think to himself, “Could it be that our Myriad Laws Sect is really just full of internal conflicts?”
Right at this moment, Immortal Slayer could be heard saying faintly, “The sect’s interests are often not one and the same as the Immortal Emperor’s interests. Sometimes… when the Immortal Emperor wants to make money and needs the sect and the Immortal Clan to endure a little grievance, they have no choice but to just endure it.”
The Sect Examination Clone said, “Since it is for the Immortal Emperor, then it is only right for the sect to endure it.”
Just then, messages urging her kept flashing before Bai Zhenzhen’s eyes, and she couldn’t help but sigh, “Yu-Zi, the higher-ups have been constantly urging me. I have to go.”
“I’ll probably be returning to the Heavenly Sword Sect today.”
After a round of farewells, Zhang Yu watched Bai Zhenzhen’s departing figure, his mind filled with a myriad of thoughts for a moment.
However, the next moment, he refocused his attention on the Feather Book.
“The upgrade of the Feather Spirit Root has brought me no small amount of help. Coupled with the previous enhancement of the Third Eye Mystic Power…”
After Yu Xinghan stepped into the Void Refinement Realm, Zhang Yu had also been assisting him in his cultivation, finally completing the upgrade of the Third Eye Mystic Power not long ago.
And the level 6 Third Eye Mystic Power also brought Zhang Yu quite a pleasant surprise.
“The previous Third Eye Mystic Power was already gradually able to see the flaws in others’ attacks and structural weaknesses.”
“And now, the upgraded Third Eye Mystic Power can even observe the flaws in my own defense.”
Zhang Yu thought to himself, “With the current Third Eye Mystic Power, I will be able to use my strongest defensive point to face any pressure.”
“If this set is applied during the thunder tribulation, it should be very effective.”
“Coupled with the reverse inheritance effect of the Feather Spirit Root, I can also further increase my resistance to the thunder tribulation by consuming clones.”
Just then, Zhang Yu felt… a trace of special bloodline feedback information coming from Tai Yuebai’s side.
“Is Big Brother Tai undergoing the thunder tribulation?” Zhang Yu thought to himself. “This can actually increase my resistance to the thunder tribulation a little bit in advance.”
With the assistance of these two great Dao Seeds, Zhang Yu’s confidence in his Tribulation Transcendence increased by a few more points.
That same day, the Heavenly Sword Sect concluded their visit and left the Myriad Laws Sect.
And that night, Bu Yingshu hurried over, once again stepping into Zhang Yu’s Immortal Grotto-Heaven.
“Little Yu!” Bu Yingshu explained, “As soon as the family meeting finished, I came to find you.”
While processing a massive amount of matters in his mind, Zhang Yu casually nodded, “Yeah.”
Seeing Zhang Yu’s calm response, Bu Yingshu felt a sudden pang of pain in her heart: “In Zhang Yu’s eyes, has my image and status completely plummeted now?”
“Damn it… good thing I was prepared.”
Bu Yingshu could be heard saying, “Little Yu, you should be getting ready for your Tribulation Transcendence soon, right? Transcending the tribulation requires a massive amount of funds. Although there is already a mature market for it, even so, whether it’s borrowing, betting, or Tribulation Securities, as someone facing the tribulation for the first time, you won’t be able to manage without someone’s help.”
“I specifically contacted the brokerage firm that helped me before and asked them to guide you.”
A moment later, a projection appeared in front of Zhang Yu and Bu Yingshu. It spoke, “Greetings, you two. I am Lu Jingsong, head of the investment department at Hengan Securities. Minister Zhang is about to undergo Tribulation Transcendence, isn’t he? I have long admired the great name of the Myriad Laws Divine Sword.”
Zhang Yu looked at Lu Jingsong before him and realized that he was actually an Ascension Realm cultivator, and one from the Heavenly Sword Sect at that.
After expressing his doubts to Bu Yingshu, he heard her explain, “The Heavenly Sword Sect controls the Heavenly Tribulation Dao Lineage. No one can bypass them when undergoing Tribulation Transcendence. The relevant brokerages capable of handling Tribulation Transcendence finance issues are also predominantly those affiliated with the Heavenly Sword Sect.”
Bu Yingshu said, “Rest assured, the Heavenly Sword Sect’s companies in this field are already well-tested. After all, they want to earn money from all the sects. With the internal push and pull of the great sects’ powers, it’s the same for a cultivator from any sect to conduct business there.”
Meanwhile, Lu Jingsong had already started introducing the specific Tribulation Transcendence business to Zhang Yu.
“Minister Zhang, you should know the saying: the thunder tribulation is easy to transcend, but the thunder fees are hard to pay. Tribulation Transcendence tests not only one’s cultivation but also a cultivator’s economic strength.”
“And to prevent cultivators with formidable innate talent from struggling to transcend the thunder tribulation due to economic problems, the sect introduced the Tribulation Loan…”
Under Lu Jingsong’s introduction, Zhang Yu immediately gained a further understanding of the Tribulation Loan and the related bond market.
Initially, the Tribulation Loan was merely a welfare finance policy from the major sects to aid Tribulation Transcendence cultivators and nurture their own members.
But to increase sect revenue and further stimulate the potential of cultivators, betting agreements gradually came into existence.
Zhang Yu thought to himself, “The thunder tribulation… is also a kind of resource in many fields. For a cultivator whose foundation is deep enough to trigger a massive thunder tribulation, the excess tribulation will bring enormous profits.”
“The so-called betting agreements are essentially betting on the scale of a cultivator’s thunder tribulation.”
“If the scale of the thunder tribulation is small, then you have to pay a high-interest loan.”
“If the scale of the thunder tribulation is very large, it’s a low-interest loan.”
“If the scale is huge, so big that it exceeds what the cultivator needs for themselves and can be sold in large quantities… then it might even be completely free of charge, with high rewards.”
“And if the Tribulation Transcendence time is short, the cost is even lower, and the profit is higher.”
“In general, the larger the scale of the thunder tribulation triggered and the shorter the time needed to transcend the tribulation, the higher the yield.”
Zhang Yu thought in his mind, “Although gambling like this has already placed most of the risk on the cultivator undergoing Tribulation Transcendence, even so… the upper-tier cultivators still feel it isn’t enough.”
Listening to Lu Jingsong’s account, Immortal Slayer sneered and said, “After signing the gambling contract, in order for the company to strip away the risks, recover funds, and prioritize guaranteeing the Immortals’ investment returns, they also split and package the gambling debt into a financial product called Tribulation Securities.”
“Before the Tribulation Transcendence begins, they hype it up vigorously and sell it at a high price. The profits belong to the Immortals, ensuring that the Immortals don’t lose money. The rest is used to take risks and try to earn excess profits.”
“In short… in the end, all the profits go to the upper-tier cultivators, while the risks and losses belong to the lower-tier cultivators.”
Zhang Yu thought to himself, “And the market formed by these Tribulation Debt Securities, referred to as the Tribulation Bond Market for short, divides each Tribulation Transcendence cultivator’s Tribulation Bonds into small portions, equivalent to a share in stocks, which is called a lot here.”
Accompanied by the other party’s introduction, Zhang Yu had already started flipping through the trend of Tribulation Bonds over the past two years and immediately spotted a few familiar names.
“Di Xuan?” Zhang Yu thought to himself, “He broke through to Tribulation Transcendence after the Law Establishment last year, right? As a key cultivation target of the Innate Dao Lineage, coupled with the support the third-generation “Once Certified, Always Certified” Law Edict provides for the Immortal class…”
A large amount of promotional material about Di Xuan in the Tribulation Bond Market appeared before Zhang Yu’s eyes.
“He was considered one of the popular Tribulation Bonds last year, with an issue price of 1.5 Immortal Coins per lot.”
“It surged on the first day of listing, jumping straight to 2.3 coins.”
Rows of data appeared in Zhang Yu’s eyes, “After that, it has been rising steadily over the past year. As his first thunder tribulation is already more than halfway through, it has recently risen to 15.9…”
Zhang Yu had seen the information before and knew that modernized Tribulation Transcendence in Kunxu, for the sake of safety and convenience, divided the thunder tribulation according to difficulty into a total of six thunder tribulations.
Next, Zhang Yu saw the upward trends of Bu Yingshu, Tai Yuebai, Di Xuan, and others.