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Chapter 175 - 13 Visiting the Thatched Cottage Three Times, Understanding the Changes Through the Ages (Second Update)_3

Chapter 175: Chapter 13 Visiting the Thatched Cottage Three Times, Understanding the Changes Through the Ages (Second Update)_3

Full confidence!

"Your legend unfolds:..."

"Legend abstract:..."

"On 11/22, your mother, Xie Xiaochan, was determined to improve. Perhaps it was your reminder from yesterday that led her to confront herself."

"After a night of meditation, she had brought her mental and physical state to perfection and had a few moments of epiphany. She began to devour Erosion Crystals to nourish her Second-order Curse Seal."

"You watched the overwhelming curse power surge towards you. This time, you were very generous, only taking thirty percent! Naturally, seventy percent belonged to Curse Fetus Wang Teng, and only thirty percent was hers. You began to practice your punches."

"From morning to evening, Xie Xiaochan spent the entire day in strenuous cultivation, while you, you punched all day long, advancing your strength further still. You have already reached the level of complete understanding of ’Qiu Niu’, but you need just a bit more of a trigger to fully achieve it!"

"Your current completion degree of Qiu Niu Phase cultivation: 99.9999...%"

"Today’s activation count: 0/3"

"You have acquired Mystical Chapter·Bloodline (Epic)"

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No, is it just a bit short?

Are you fucking kidding me like pdd with a single cut?

Xu Shu looked up as the moon rose, and as he checked his inventory,[Mystical Chapter·Bloodline (Epic)]*2, he felt ants crawling in his heart.

That’s not right.

Something’s off!

"Excluding the possibility that the Tai Chu Scroll is intentionally messing with me, the only possible reason is that some necessary condition is missing."

Xu Shu took out the [Mystical Chapter·Bloodline] from his inventory, a spiral-shaped object resembling animal intestines, warm to the touch, an artifact of the ’Martial Artist’ path.

This time, there was no problem with Xie Xiaochan.

The Nine Phases Diagram itself, being capable of producing Epic-level Mystical Chapter rewards, did not seem to have any issues either.

So, what was the problem?

Xu Shu’s gaze fell upon the Mystical Chapter·Bloodline, and he recalled the first ’Continuation of the Legend’, mentioning [To restore your strength, apart from endless training and absorbing curse power, you also need to acquire the corresponding Seals.]

His eyes suddenly narrowed.

"Could it be, this is the reason?"

"Damn, I got it, the Curse Seals that are being cultivated in the Nine Phases Diagram now can’t come from myself, they have to be integrated from the outside world!"

Xu Shu realized that this statement wasn’t a joke, he really needed to "acquire a Curse Seal."

The first time Xu Shu trained in the "Old Nine Forms Diagram" during his first legend, after mastering the first phase, Qiu Niu, he attained the cultivation level of a martial disciple.

Martial disciple, if put into the current terms, equates to a "First-tier Martial Artist."

Thus far, there’s no issue!

The problem lies in the fact that there was no concept of a ’Containment Seal’ in the Ancient Times.

Nowadays, you must have a Containment Seal step!

Once he masters Qiu Niu Phase, Wang Teng will be able to recover the strength of a First Order Transcendent;

However, without the Containment Seal, he’s stuck right before the threshold—blocked by the rules.

"So that’s how it is!"

"So, this Curse Seal requires me to provide it to Wang Teng from the outside; it’s not something that can be cultivated directly through practicing the Nine Phases Diagram! Speechless."

Xu Shu finally comprehended, and couldn’t help but roll his eyes. The reminders from the Tai Chu Scroll were too vague and too general, which could be misleading.

However, Xu Shu actually had to take some of the blame himself this time, what he called "being misled by one’s mature experience." His cleverness had backfired.

During his first legendary adventure, in the Ancient Times, he was able to cultivate the Curse Fetus Nine Phases in the womb, generating power on his own and leveling up directly; in fact, it was as if human Transcendents could produce a Curse Seal through their own cultivation.

This time, he was still practicing the Nine Phases Diagram, and his subconscious would naturally apply those rules.

Yet he forgot, things were different now!

The world rules had transformed, to level up, one must adhere to the rules of the Sealing Technique and honestly follow the Transcendent sequence.

A Curse Seal can’t be produced through cultivation, it must be obtained from the outside, through a "Containment Seal" to be integrated into the body!

Times had changed, the world had undergone a huge transformation, the very essence of the power system had changed completely, and all sources of power were related to erosion!

At the root of it, naturally, lay the Great Catastrophe.

Xu Shu knew that it was due to the impact of the "Great Catastrophe" on the real world which had turned the environment into this bizarre apocalyptic situation, resulting in the emergence of so many strange monsters, and leading to humanity being trapped within the walls, barely surviving.

Now, after these three successive legendary experiences, he understood that the impact of the "Great Catastrophe" was far from just destroying the technological society of the previous civilization.

"So it seems that from the remote ancient period, the Ancient Era, the Middle Ages, and even up to the modern era, all the past Cultivation Methods have been overthrown after the catastrophe," Xu Shu clicked his tongue in wonder.

And time was now marked by the Great Catastrophe.

Realizing this, Xu Shu couldn’t help but laugh and cry.

"No wonder my son Wang Teng, when he appeared in the ruins, clearly had the Half-step Vajra Realm; yet he had no power left at all when he came to reality.

"It’s all due to this damn Great Catastrophe, utterly hateful.

"Otherwise, I would be relying on a top expert from the Earthly List, ascending to the heavens in one step, why would I need to be as cautious as I am now?"

"Well, I can’t be too greedy; having this much is already enough."

"Next, if I want to enhance Wang Teng’s realm and thereby obtain the Legendary Mystical Chapter, I have to first create the Bloodline Curse Seal and send it to Xie Xiaochan so she can contain it through the Wang Teng inside her body. Only then can I progress further."

"Fortunately, I have now returned to the safe area and am no longer subjected to the same urgency as those in the Wasteland, where day-to-day survival is not guaranteed. It’s like a bird taking to the sky or a fish entering the sea, unhindered, with ample time to grow."

"Hey, but after all the twists and turns, I still need to level up first; I still need to venture outside the city! Strength is truly the foundation of everything."

Xu Shu looked at the two [Bloodline Curse Seals]*2 in his inventory and shook his head with a wry smile.

To think about it, why had the Tai Chu Scroll been giving him this Nine Phases Diagram, the Mystical Chapter, apparently just waiting here for him.

"I wronged you, Tai Chu Scroll..."

"But I still blame you; how could you be so rigid, offering no hints about such crucial information, leaving me to figure it out myself."

Xu Shu gently stroked the Tai Chu Scroll and closed the elusive ancient book that had not triggered any key dialogue.

—Unless a key dialogue triggered the right moment, or he was in a near-death situation that brought somber words, the Tai Chu Scroll would show no reaction.

After that, Xu Shu slowly moved from the north corner at (2,10) toward the apartment located at (2,8).

"It’s been four days since I got back to the safe zone. Gu Pan should have prepared my enrollment certificate and the 2 million in cash by now, right?"

"Speaking of which, today is Saturday."

"It’s already evening, the school has definitely let out, so they should be back for the weekend."

Xu Shu looked in the direction of his home, his mouth curving into a warm smile.

Returning across the broken fields, coming home under the starlit sky.

At this moment, there should be someone waiting at home.