Small Heavens Cloud Restriction True Method
Lu Ping's eyes darkened slightly, but he ultimately chose option B.
[You chose B.]
[The Crow-Crow transformed into flames and dissipated.]
[A faint light flashed in the Void, and your true form stepped out, standing beside the desk.]
[Qinghe suddenly raised her head, her eyes still moist, staring blankly at you.]
You stepped forward, reached out and ruffled her hair as usual, and chuckled.
"Looks like I haven't been giving you enough homework lately, which has given you time to overthink things."
"Go copy that 'Spirit Formation Outline' on your desk three times later. I'll look at it tomorrow morning."
[The girl sniffed, and instead of bowing to accept her punishment and leaving as usual, she looked up at you, a slight smile playing on her lips.]
[Clearly, your usual scare tactic didn't even register with her this time.]
Looking at the girl who had stopped crying and started smiling, you realized that your previous over-parenting and prolonged seclusion had actually created a strong sense of insecurity in her.
[Ultimately, he's still just a teenager; no matter how mature he seems, he still needs companionship.]
[After a moment's thought, you summoned the Moon Palace Fire-Devouring Furnace.]
[Little Toad's greatest skill is playing dead; it never reveals itself unless absolutely necessary, and has long disguised itself as a mindless, inanimate object.]
[However, you are the master of this Law Treasure, and your minds are connected; naturally, she cannot disobey your will.]
[A faint light flashed on the stove lid, and a little girl with her hair in two buns and bare feet appeared, slowly floating in front of Qinghe.]
[You pointed at the little girl and said to Qinghe,]
"This is Little Toad. Your martial uncle usually needs to go into seclusion to refine his cultivation Cultivation Method, so from now on, Little Toad will accompany you during ordinary times."
[Upon hearing this, the Little Toad in mid-air realized you'd assigned her work again. Her sleepy face immediately fell, and her lips pouted.]
Qinghe was stunned for a moment, then quickly came to her senses.
[Although she is calm and reserved, she has learned political maneuvering from you for so long, and has long since mastered the art of dealing with the elders of various peaks in the main hall of Beast-Taming Peak.]
Without the slightest hesitation, she called out sweetly and clearly to the little bundle of joy in mid-air, whose eyes crinkled into crescents.
"Auntie Little Toad."
[Just as Little Toad was about to complain, she was suddenly struck by the word "Auntie," and the words caught in her throat.]
She blinked her big eyes twice, and her sullen face slowly began to tense up.
[She swung her two small, white feet, clearly pleased by being called "Auntie."]
[Thus, your Law Treasure Artifact Spirit began its long period of absence.]
[Actually, Little Toad loves to sleep, and Qinghe isn't a talkative person either.]
[On ordinary days, Qinghe would be engrossed in drawing talismans and Artifact Refining at her desk, while Little Toad would be fast asleep on the corner of the table.]
[I don't know if it was Little Toad's company that had an effect, or if your previous attitude reassured Qinghe.]
[Since then, the girl has never shown the slightest sign of unease again.]
Time slips away quietly.
[One year, two years, three years...]
[During this period, the system regularly generated various D-level Trait each year, and you naturally chose not to replace them all.]
[Before we knew it, five years had passed in the blink of an eye.]
[Twenty-seven years old, with nine years of work experience.]
[Trait being generated...]
[Congratulations on obtaining the Trait: Trash Can Expert (Level D) -- When you're sitting at your workstation, the trash in your hand will perfectly end up in the trash can.]
Lu Ping: "..."
This seems to be quite useful...
Lu Ping chose not to change.
[ In the Quiet Chamber, you suddenly open your eyes, point your fingers like a sword, and lightly draw a line in the Void.]
[A formless, intangible, cloud-like, and mist-like mysterious Restriction took shape at his fingertips, and with a casual flick of his wrist, it silently merged into the teacup beside him.]
[The ordinary Green Jade cup, its surface shimmering slightly, transformed in an instant into a top-grade magical Law Artifact!]
[It's done!]
You gaze at the Green Jade cup in your hand, a sense of melancholy washing over you.
[A full five years.]
[In these past five years, aside from alchemy and elixirs, you've devoted almost all your remaining energy to deducing this method.]
[Seven times the efficiency, twice the comprehension, and the ultimate application of Reverse Engineering and Artisan Spirit.]
It really wasn't easy.
[You gaze thoughtfully at the fading light at your fingertips.]
[This method has consumed a great deal of your effort; it deserves a proper name.]
What name should I choose?
[You paused for a moment, and a story you once loved, which you had read while slacking off at your desk on Blue Star in your past life, inexplicably surfaced in your mind.]
"Then let's call it that."
[You smiled and named this secret technique "Small Heavens Cloud Restriction True Method".]
What is the Cloud Restriction? It is formless and without appearance, yet encompasses all things!
[In ordinary Artifact Refining methods, the grade of Law Treasure is locked the moment it is forged.]
[But your Lesser Heavenly Cloud Restriction follows the path of "all spirits have their own destiny."]
All living beings in the world, whether they are eagles, scaled creatures, hairy creatures, or birds, have the potential to attain enlightenment; all objects in the world, whether they are ordinary iron or stubborn stone, will one day possess spirituality!
[Regardless of the type of Law Treasure, all can be combined and fused using the Cloud Restriction without altering the Law Treasure's original nature.]
A knife is still a knife, a sword is still a sword, and a furnace is still a furnace.
[After stacking seventy-two layers, combining them with the seventy-two Earthly Sha Cloud Restrictions will transform them into a Heavenly Gang Cloud Restriction.]
[As the number of layers in the Heavenly Gang Cloud Restriction increases, the power of the Law Treasure artifact will also increase.]
[If one could refine all thirty-six Heavenly Gang Cloud Restrictions and transform them into a single Innate Restriction, even an ordinary Supreme Law Treasure could break free of its shackles and advance to become a legendary Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure!]
[Of course, while this true technique is incredibly powerful, it is not without its limitations.]
[While the Cloud Restriction can encompass all things, if the material of the Law Treasure itself is too inferior, it's like building a high platform with mud and sand. Forcibly imprinting high-level Restrictions on it will cause the artifact to collapse and shatter under the immense pressure of the Principle.]
Therefore, during the process of refining the Cloud Restriction, cultivators often need to simultaneously nurture the Restriction and collect heavenly materials and earthly treasures with compatible attributes to gradually replace and nourish the material foundation of the Law Treasure.
[The better the foundation of a Law Treasure, the higher its success rate in upgrading.]
[You've thoroughly reviewed the key points of the "Small Heavens Cloud Restriction True Method" in your mind, yet a thoughtful expression appears between your brows.]
[Once this true technique is mastered, cultivators will find it easy to defeat enemies of higher levels simply by relying on the strength and power of their Law Treasures.]
[Both refining the Cloud Restriction and gathering precious materials require painstaking effort.]
[Ordinary cultivators have limited lifespan and energy. If they are greedy for the power of Law Treasures and waste a lot of time refining external objects, they will neglect their own cultivation foundation, which would be putting the cart before the horse.]
[The very moment you imprinted this true teaching into the Jade Slip the Unseen, a mysterious connection arose within you.]
[If this true method were to spread, it would likely unleash a bloodbath and countless conflicts!]
[Options pop up.]
[A: Keep quiet and make a fortune, keep this method a closely guarded secret, and only use it with yourself and your closest relatives.]
[B: Directly print 100,000 copies of the true method and distribute them throughout the four major domains. Let's see how cultivators across the land fight tooth and nail, creating utter chaos!]
[C: You establish the "Little Heavens Cloud Restriction Pyramid Scheme Headquarters," develop downlines, implement tiered authorization, pay a membership fee of 3.2 million Spirit Stones to learn the first Cloud Restriction, and once you recruit 36 people, you will be promoted to Diamond Crown Grand Artifact Refiner!]