Chaotic World Book

Zhao Changhe immediately understood the implication, and deemed this old Emperor as utterly despicable as a man.

Yet, he had no leisure time even for swearing now.

The inheritance from the top-ranked person on the Heavenly List was evidently very powerful, hardly any lesser than the Azure Dragon Seal... However, in the face of this miraculous fortune that everyone in the world might envy and covet, Zhao Changhe was rather anxious.

Although he yearned for such creation, he did not desire it in this form. Just moments ago, he had contemplated escaping this fateful trap, yet fate still clung to him.

Just as Luo Qi couldn't shake off the Azure Dragon Seal, Zhao Changhe also couldn't get rid of the Jade Pendant, which annoyed him tremendously, "Is this an Azure Dragon or a slug, why does it stick to people so randomly!"

"It's not necessarily an inheritance related to the Azure Dragon that he left behind; the real deal related to the Azure Dragon is with me," Luo Qi calmed down quickly, curiously observing the situation, "Logically speaking, this object shouldn't rival the Azure Dragon Seal, at least it shouldn't have the effect of Washing Marrow. If just leaving a bit of will or power within an object could achieve this effect, that would be excessively preposterous, wouldn't it be able to mass-produce excellent talents?"

Zhao Changhe paused, that was also true. The Azure Dragon Seal must be an inheritance condensed over a lifetime, while clearly, this kind of Jade Pendant token was not. If Xia Longyuan could transmit a Jade Pendant with an effect akin to the Ancient Treasure like the Azure Dragon Seal, that would indeed be too heaven-defying.

"It feels more likely that it's just passing on a Cultivation Technique, both to allow 'children' the means to protect themselves and as a means of recognition for the future since the Jade Pendant can be lost or replicated, but a Magic Skill remains unique." Luo Qi glanced at Zhao Changhe's expression, "You don't want it? Don't rush, try experiencing it a bit... If it's just this, you really don't want to learn, you can still control that."

Zhao Changhe took a deep breath and calmed his inner vision.

Luo Qi's judgment was correct.

Indeed, there was no effect of Washing Marrow to transform his constitution, which didn't help his disadvantage of being too old for martial arts training, nor did it directly infuse him with energy to open the Eight Extraordinary Meridians and instantly turn him into a top-tier master.

Instead, there was a unique alien power circulating back and forth in his meridians, endlessly looping. The implication was essentially guiding the pathways of the meridians, letting one model after it—it truly was just imparting a method of Inner Strength Cultivation.

With this hint of Qi as a guide, Zhao Changhe could even skip the initial step of cultivating Qi from scratch and directly commence, initiating Inner Strength Cultivation.

This alone, True Qi lingering within the body for sixteen to seventeen years, not only not diminishing day by day but also compatible with another's body and operating according to set functions, and even being able to differentiate between genders before activating, truly deserved the status of the number one on the Heavenly List, indeed impressive.

In this way, not only the Magic Skill was unique, but the Qi was also unique; someone who cultivated with a hint of Xia Longyuan's True Qi would be recognized instantly as his "child."

Zhao Changhe was somewhat torn.

A superior Inner Strength technique was indeed very important to him.

Not only had he obtained a Magic Skill more powerful than the Blood God Skill, allowing him to cultivate both internally and externally, but it was also highly likely that it would eliminate the detriments of the Blood Evil Skill—after all, the sharp and highly aggressive White Tiger Technique of Luo Qi had helped smooth out his blood energy, then what about this Emperor's more moderate and grand technique designed for his child to cultivate?

Even if it could not completely eliminate the drawbacks, it could at least alleviate the pain and eliminate the dependence on medications; this was almost certain.

Zhao Changhe hesitated for three seconds.

Why not learn? What fate to hell.

He collapsed again, informally crossing his legs on the ground, letting the Qi zip through his body.

Seeing him apparently benefitting as well, the tension Luo Qi had earlier about "snatching his creation" dispersed significantly, watching the tranquil Zhao Changhe in contemplation, her eyes filled with a soft glow, "Changhe…"

"Hmm?"

"What are you thinking about? Is this technique difficult? Do you need my advice?"

"Oh… it doesn't seem hard." Zhao Changhe came back to his senses and asked, "I was thinking, this inheritance from your father, doesn't seem to have a way to check bloodline, right? What if the Jade Pendant ends up with someone else, wouldn't that be giving it away for nothing?"

"It's always hard to check blood lineage, everyone knows that the blood drop recognition often results in biological relatives not merging well while randomly selected strangers might merge. I guess he still set up a bloodline checkpoint; it's just that yours happened to merge with his?"

Zhao Changhe couldn't help but laugh and cry.

Although the world was fantastical, it hadn't reached absurd levels; blood types are tested, not DNA... Of course, that's very unreliable.

Luo Qi doubtfully said, "Also, I suppose he thought my mother was very strong, unharmed and merely pregnant, it wouldn't make sense not to keep a Jade Pendant, right? It shouldn't fall into others' hands? Though I also find this odd, my mother died, he should know, the Jade Pendant might not be safe anymore…"

Zhao Changhe also said, "Yes, while she was alive, his reluctance to meet her was understandable, but she's passed away, why didn't he come and get the child to enter the capital? Is it really because it counts as a Royal Family scandal? Or because the Empress's family is not easy to provoke? Is that all for someone ranked number one in the world?"

Luo Qi absently shook her head, "Whatever the reason, we aren't him, who can guess it... Anyway, it's already like this, and guessing his initial thoughts doesn't mean much now…"

Luo Qi felt there was no significance, while Zhao Changhe thought there still was. Now, he could link all dubious matters with the puzzles of traversal and fate represented by their respective positions.

Of course, Luo Qi was right too. They weren't Xia Longyuan, so how could they know what Xia Longyuan was thinking? No matter how much they guessed, it was merely on the level of bandit rumors...just various conjectures. It seemed that they would need an opportunity to meet the Emperor to resolve this issue.

While contemplating, the gentle light from the Azure Dragon Seal in Luo Qi's hand finally faded. A spark of brilliance flashed in her eyes and vanished.

Mystical Gate Five Layer.

This was not a direct transmission of power from the Azure Dragon Seal but an enhancement of her physical condition that expanded her meridians and acupoints. It didn't just allow her to break through the bottleneck she was stuck at swiftly but also paved the way for her future, likely meaning she would not encounter any more obstacles.

At the same time, it must have also transmitted some Azure Dragon Technique...

Such peculiar objects in the world, capable of marrow washing and inheriting divine skills, originally suited Zhao Changhe very well. Now, with the powers of the White Tiger Technique and Azure Dragon Qi enhancing each other, Luo Qi's future achievements were truly boundless.

She sighed softly, saying in a low voice, "I still feel like I've got more benefits than I should."

"You," Zhao Changhe chuckled, "still bringing this up... Hey, we've been talking about you and the Emperor this whole time. Can't you also talk a bit about the story of the Azure Dragon Seal? You've wanted this since you were little, is it related to your mother?"

Luo Qi nodded. "Beimang, a hill that buries the departed. In the previous epoch, it was once the burial ground of an emperor; this Azure Dragon Seal is actually a Jade Seal."

Zhao Changhe paused for a moment.

That seemed to match the usual interpretations of "Beimang."

Right, in some sense, could this also be considered as "Neither emperor nor king, with thousands of riders walking past Beimang"?

The strange connection between this world and modernity...

"What exactly does 'the previous epoch' refer to?"

"I'm not very clear about that; I was young at that time, and my mother didn't tell me much. She said the world wasn't like this before, it went through a major destruction to become what it is now, and many of our current beliefs are remnants from the previous epoch. We haven't seen it ourselves, like the legends of Yao and Jie you once asked about."

Zhao Changhe was dumbstruck.

Damn it, don't tell me this is Earth Online being restarted? No, there wasn't any powerful individual buried in Beimang with an Azure Dragon Seal left behind during the Earth's epoch, though there were numerous mythological emperors.

"The emperor's tomb buried during the last epoch must have contained the inheritance of the Azure Dragon. Dragons have always been closely linked with emperors. Originally the tomb had many prohibitions, but not here; it's that underground altar we saw. The Four Symbols Sect had deciphered it long ago, everything valuable was excavated, and from the records that were buried along with, they knew there was an Azure Dragon Seal left by the emperor for the destined. The inheritance isn't hard to find nor dangerous, it just requires destiny."

"I see... but if it was deciphered long ago, why did they start searching only now?"

"Because the person responsible back then was my mother, and she believed that even the current Emperor was misled by this event. And with the person in charge disappearing suddenly, the Four Symbols Sect lost track of this matter. It probably took many years before someone rediscovered the clues and began searching... Actually, I don't even know the exact location, nor did I know that the presence of Blood Evil Qi was necessary to reveal it." Luo Qi whispered, "So, it seems the true person of destiny is you."

Thus, she still felt somewhat guilty for having taken Zhao Changhe's opportunity. Zhao Changhe, on the other hand, increasingly felt that this was meant to be Luo Qi's all along; if he had taken it, he would have truly snatched her path.

The attitude one adopts depends on whom one considers.

"I see the mountains exquisitely enchanting, and thus the mountains must see me the same."

Seeing Luo Qi's apologetic expression, Zhao Changhe swallowed and said softly, "It's clearly a great fortune for us both, not having wasted our month in Beimang, starving and freezing. Why the long face now…"

"You… your future is uncertain, and Xia Longyuan's cultivation technique clearly pales in comparison to the gains from the Azure Dragon Seal." Luo Qi hesitated. "And you've also become entangled in the affairs of the Royal Family, which isn't what you wished for... I..."

Zhao Changhe suddenly stood up and took a step closer.

Luo Qi instinctively stepped back.

In the confined space, she quickly found herself backed against a wall with no place to retreat.

Zhao Changhe looked down at her slightly panicked eyes and whispered, "If Big Brother feels guilty... then dress up for your brother to cheer him up."

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PS: It's 2023 and people still can't find the book "Spring and Autumn" on Qidian, and it's a headache when people who think they know keep replying that it's been taken down... What nonsense, "Spring and Autumn" was never a book from Qidian. I've been repeating this for five years now, having to say it all over again every few days, and my head is splitting.