Chaotic World Book
Chapter 216 - 211: The Body of God Demon

Chapter 216: Chapter 211: The Body of God Demon

The premise of this alliance is a bit awkward...

Both sides are "rebels," and unlike the conflicts with the Maitreya Sect over doctrinal issues, this alliance seemed quite fitting at first. The discussion should have been about the distribution of benefits, such as whether the Four Symbols Sect could become the National Religion after the Wang Family succeeds and so on...

What ended up being discussed was actually "whether the stuff given to Changhe is really useful."

Wang Zhaoqing thought to himself that we still have to kill Zhao Changhe, so what’s the point of whether this stuff is useful or not...

No, that’s not right... Xia Chichi’s meaning is actually suggesting that the premise of the alliance is the attitude towards Zhao Changhe?

Wang Zhaoqing frowned and asked, "Is this the will of the Vermilion Bird Venerable?"

Xia Chichi smiled slyly, "Indeed, without the word of the Venerable, how can I make decisions on behalf of the Holy Sect?"

Wang Zhaoqing nodded, "Please, Holy Daughter, come inside to meet with my father and discuss the details."

Xia Chichi gave him a deep look, said nothing, and followed him to the inner parts of the Wang Family estate.

In truth, the Wang Family might agree on the surface and assassinate in secret, with nobody knowing or having evidence. As more and more people begin to suspect Zhao Changhe’s identity, the number of those wanting his life might grow, and no one would know who did it.

Once the two sides collaborate, they wouldn’t let such trivial, unproven matters affect the overall situation.

Therefore, this condition can only be considered a form of pressure, making the Wang Family act cautiously, at least not allowing anyone too obviously associated with the Wang Family to go out and kill Zhao Changhe. This also effectively eliminates a large number of experts from the Heaven, Earth, and Human List, significantly reducing the pressure on Zhao Changhe.

Xia Chichi is actually quite puzzled as to why the Venerable wants to protect Zhao Changhe...

The Vermilion Bird, standing in the distance, also felt helpless. Of course, she had to protect Zhao Changhe. The peculiar Star Phase of Zhao Changhe was still unclear, so she was not willing to let anyone kill him so recklessly...

This situation was bewildering... those who didn’t know might think that the Four Symbols Sect already had some undisclosed agreement with Zhao Changhe...

Now, nobody is more anxious than the Vermilion Bird. Although the Vermilion Bird knows who Xuanwu is and where he is, the journey is long, and that place is so vast. She had people urgently trying to contact Xuanwu, but it’s just so difficult to get in touch with that damn turtle for the time being... There’s no choice but to ensure Zhao Changhe’s safety before anything else...

The Vermilion Bird even worried that Zhao Changhe’s damn Sea Mud would get into trouble, more nervous than taking care of her own son.

...

Zhao Changhe wasn’t in trouble; he was actually feeling great.

His whole body was wrapped in Sea Mud, giving him a vague and assimilated sensation, his thoughts drifting, feeling comfortable all over, as if countless little hands were massaging and taking good care of him, a coolness seeping into his flesh, nourishing and repairing the hidden injuries in his body.

To put it more mystically, it was a bit like returning to the womb... Zhao Changhe didn’t know what it felt like in the womb, nor did he know why he even thought of this...

Regardless, upon close internal inspection, one could discover that due to the countless battles and the outbreak of Evil Qi, his body had accumulated many invisible minor issues over time, which the Sea Mud was now slowly repairing.

Even just for this aspect, the trip was worth it.

As for the meridians, they were not forcibly widened, but rather, like repairing the body, the concept was to heal the "unhealthy" meridians into a slightly healthier and stronger state.

Hence, as Wang Zhaoqing had said, the effect on widening the meridians was only "slight," but because of low expectations, this so-called "slight" turned out to be a pleasant surprise for Zhao Changhe.

To give an example... if the caliber of meridians of people like Yue Hongling, the proud children of heaven, were as thick as fingers, Zhao Changhe’s were probably the thickness of a toothpick.

So even though he possessed extraordinary Divine Skills, Zhao Changhe’s Inner Strength Cultivation was still extremely difficult because his meridian capacity was too small to conduct too much True Qi. To break through the Fifth Layer Mystical Gate, he had to rely on the Four Symbols Sect’s Celestial Stars Resonance Method for cheats. The further he went, the harder it became, and these sorts of shortcuts from the Four Symbols Sect also required a certain foundation. If this continued, it might be possible to receive assistance up to the Sixth or Seventh Layer, but it could be impossible to break through the Eighth or Ninth Layer in this lifetime.

And Yue Hongling, who was younger than him and whose cultivation technique was not necessarily better, with similar talent and understanding, managed to angrily break through the Ninth Layer barrier at the mere age of twenty – such is the vast difference in meridian conditions.

If fingers widened just a little from the size of toothpicks, that was of course "slight," but if toothpicks widened again by the size of a toothpick, that was doubling...

Zhao Changhe had never felt his Inner True Energy surge so powerfully before; only now could it be called a flowing Changhe, right? Before that, it was nothing more than a filthy ditch!

He was certain that with the current "double toothpick" size, he could break through the Sixth Layer barrier without the aid of the Four Symbols Sect’s Star Method. All he had to do now was build up the volume of True Qi to the threshold...

The crappy meridians mainly affected output, including the burst in combat and the power used to break through barriers, which were greatly limited, but this didn’t affect the speed at which the Six Harmonies Divine Skill built up the volume of True Qi; he had always been quick in this regard. It’s very possible that in not too long, his Inner cultivation could break through the Sixth Layer...

Zhao Changhe was nearly moved to tears.

What exactly is this Sea Mud?

Right, can the "Heavenly Book" analyze it?

Zhao Changhe’s mind delved into his bosom, perceiving the piece of gold foil within.

The gold foil didn’t react... What a pity, this page of the Heavenly Book must relate to martial arts, unrelated to mystical objects, so does that mean there should be another Heavenly Book page corresponding to mystical objects?

Wait a minute...

Zhao Changhe surprisingly discovered that the energy within the Sea Mud seemed to be "repairing" the Heavenly Book... The previously dull gold foil began to look a bit brighter...

Continue unsealing? Would unsealing it first kill me?

Shortly after, brilliant golden light shone, and four characters appeared in the "VR" display: "Innate Taoist Body."

That’s it.

Zhao Changhe silently mulled it over. If this page of the Heavenly Book only corresponds to martial arts, then this means the ultimate goal of this body transformation and repair points to a cultivation called "Innate Taoist Body." But because the Sea Mud is too basic, the only thing the Heavenly Book could decipher was a name, without any specifics on the cultivation method.

The concept is still quite interesting, because in this world, never have I heard of concepts like "certain Taoist Body" or "certain Demon Body" found in various fantasy works, making it seem extremely martial arts-like. However, it seems such things did exist in the previous epoch and were merely obliterated in the river of history.

If the greatest division between two epochs is this, is it not because of this? Are the so-called "opening of the Three Great Secret Treasures" by people such as Xia Longyuan and Wang Daoning not the end point of cultivation, lacking just this one crucial step in evolution? When the body transforms into another physique, does that not become the boundary between humans and God Demons?

As he thought this, little specks of ice-blue aura exuded from the gold foil as if to repel.

It looked like it absorbed energy and lifted some seals but then expelled the "residue," as if to say, "You do not qualify to merge with me."

Then the "VR" displayed new words: "An energy intrusion related to the Sea Race detected, recommend exclusion."

Zhao Changhe’s heart skipped a beat.

That is to say, the Sea Mud has a dual nature, it can help improve the body but might also be infiltrated by a kind of alien energy, perhaps leading to control or assimilation in the future?

Zhao Changhe immediately ran the Six Harmonies Divine Skill in full force, using its "Poison Resistance" to scan for unusual Qi within his body. Sure enough, he quickly found traces of ice-blue hidden in his Dantian, meridians, and even at the cellular level, extremely concealed and almost indistinguishable from his own Inner Breath. Had it not been for the Heavenly Book’s warning, he would have never noticed.

Zhao Changhe broke into a cold sweat, carefully expelling this aura from his body and heaved a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness for the Heavenly Book...

Judging from Wang Zhaoqing’s attitude, they probably had no idea about this, not seeming to be conspiring.

The Wang Family’s "urgency" is very puzzling. Is it related to this? Could the Wang Family have been penetrated unknowingly, and yet they themselves are unaware?

Zhao Changhe wiped the Sea Mud off his face and opened his eyes to see Cui Yuanyang sitting in front of him, knees hugged to her chest, her gaze sparkling as she looked at him, wrapped up like a snowman, her expression tender.

Zhao Changhe felt a warmth in his heart; this girl really stayed right here in this pitch-dark, bone-chilling icy cavern, motionless beside him.

Seeing him poke his head out, Cui Yuanyang couldn’t help but laugh again, "All good now?"

"Mhm." Zhao Changhe struggled a bit, the Sea Mud scattering and falling away, the energy it contained completely vanished, turning into meaningless ice cream.

He gently embraced Cui Yuanyang, "How long have I been wrapped up? Are you cold?"

With the Purple Qi Qing River cultivation having reached the Fifth Layer Heaven, how could she fear the cold of this mere ice cavern... but Zhao Changhe always instinctively thought of her as the shivering, cold little rabbit in the rain, his question naturally effortless.

"Over an hour." Cui Yuanyang curled up in his embrace, her eyes whirling around as she spoke with a coquettish tone, "I’m cold, big brother Zhao, hold me."

The big bear dared to ask, and the little rabbit dared to answer.

Neither realized that if they were cold, they could simply leave... but both had only one thought in their minds: to hold each other a little tighter...

And as they held each other, Zhao Changhe involuntarily kissed her.

A triumphant glint flashed in the little rabbit’s eyes, and she puckered her lips.

This was bliss. After that kiss the other day, how she yearned for another...