Cause and Consequence

The companions were all on the ridge above the ravine, shouting Chen Mo's name and looking around. Seeing his figure, they were all relieved. They busied themselves by lowering the prepared ropes, letting Chen Mo tie himself up, and then the companions pulled him up.

However, after pulling Chen Mo up, the companions immediately moved far away from him, still shouting.

"Holy crap! You fell into a cesspool!"

"Ugh! Why are you so stinky!"

"Did you pass out from the smell? We called you for a long time before you responded, did the stench knock you out?"

Chen Mo felt like beating them up at the barrage of words from his companions, but he remembered the abnormality of his body and quickly retracted his half-raised fist. If he had hit someone directly, it would have definitely broken their bones.

"Get lost! Leave me alone, I'm annoyed!" Chen Mo said softly, controlling his body towards a small stream. Although there was no soap or anything, he could at least wash up a bit for now. Otherwise, going home like this would surely earn him a scolding!

After this incident, everyone lost the mood for further exploration and could only head down the mountain to go home. The rope used to rescue Chen Mo was made of soft vines from the forest, which took his companions over two hours. Chen Mo was very grateful, realizing that he had been unconscious for nearly two hours.

By the time he got home, it was already late. But his parents were still waiting for him to eat. He made an excuse, saying he had already eaten at a friend's house, and his parents didn't question it. He first took soap and rinsed himself thoroughly under the tap, then changed his clothes before returning to his room to sort out what had happened today.

The person whose remains Chen Mo buried was a cultivator, and a cultivator at the Nascent Soul Realm. However, he was not from Blue Sea Star, but from a Cultivation Planet; he was, in essence, an alien. As for why the remains were indistinguishable from those of humans on Blue Sea Star, that was impossible to verify. Chen Mo was neither a doctor nor an archaeologist, and he wouldn't desecrate a corpse.

Why did a cultivator at the Nascent Soul Realm end up in such a tragic state on Blue Sea Star, left to rot in the wilderness? The story was actually quite long.

A piece of Green Jade that flew to Chen Mo's forehead, clinging to his brow, explained everything to him. This Green Jade was a jade talisman used by cultivators. Its function was to record a cultivator's Spiritual Sense within it. Others who wished to view it only needed to press it against their forehead and use their own Spiritual Sense to access the information. It was an essential jade talisman for transmitting techniques and secrets. The talisman's function was related to the engraved patterns; different patterns served different purposes.

Of course, if the jade talisman had a Spiritual Sense restriction, then rashly using one's Spiritual Sense to enter it would have consequences. If your Cultivation Level was high enough, at most, your Spiritual Sense would be repelled. If it was even three levels higher, you could directly erase the Spiritual Sense restriction within the jade talisman and view it freely. However, if a weaker Spiritual Sense entered, and there was a Spiritual Sense restriction, it would be incredibly painful. The Spiritual Sense would suffer a shock, and it would take at least three to five years to recover. Some might even become idiots.

Fortunately, this piece of Green Jade had no protection. Moreover, once triggered, it would automatically allow people to decipher the contents. Chen Mo had never cultivated before and had no Spiritual Sense. However, his blood had stained the Green Jade, which was considered a form of refinement! Thus, it triggered the restriction within the Green Jade.

The Green Jade flew to Chen Mo's forehead and copied the information stored within it into his mind. Of course, although the information was vast, not all of it was transmitted to his mind. Only a very small portion was sent, otherwise, Chen Mo would have surely become an idiot. The information was only transmitted one layer, and even that single layer of information was enough to make Chen Mo dizzy while receiving it.

In the information transmitted by the Green Jade, the Nascent Soul Realm cultivator was named True Person Xuan Ling Ye Shang. He was a protector of the Ye Family, a cultivation family, and resided on Ye Hui Star, a cultivation planet. During an exploration of a secret realm, he obtained a White Jade Bead. Although he didn't know its purpose, the restriction protecting the White Jade Bead in the secret realm had a full 81 layers, which was the highest number of restrictions in the secret realm.

Fortunately, Ye Shang had some skill in formations. However, it still took True Person Xuan Ling a hundred years to break through the restrictions, and some he had to forcibly remove using his own resources before he could obtain the White Jade Bead.

Just as he was overjoyed, disaster struck. A friend who accompanied him, another friend named True Person Yu Hai, suddenly attacked and detonated his Nascent Soul, intending to snatch the White Jade Bead. The situation at the time was one of True Person Xuan Ling's disbelief and questioning of hundreds of years of brotherhood. Using the True Essence of his Nascent Soul, which was about to dissipate, he detonated the restrictions in the secret realm. Then, while True Person Yu Hai was unable to attend to him, he used a life-saving teleportation array to transmit himself back to his sect.

However, what he didn't expect was that the detonation of the restrictions in the secret realm triggered a chain reaction of explosions. The moment he teleported, his life-saving teleportation array was also destroyed. When he woke up, he was already on Blue Sea Star. Of course, he didn't know it was Blue Sea Star, but he felt that the spiritual energy here was pitifully low, almost nonexistent. He understood that his teleportation had gone wrong.

But by then, it was too late to turn back. Not only was his Nascent Soul destroyed, but his body had also suffered severe damage. Furthermore, the teleportation had completely consumed his vitality, leaving him with no hope but to wait for death.

Ye Shang knew his time was short. He took out the Transmission Jade Talisman and used his last wisp of Spiritual Sense to transmit all the information to it, informing any fated individual. He then compressed the remaining True Essence in his body into a legacy seed, attached it to the Transmission Jade Talisman, and then passed away.

The Transmission Jade Talisman contained all his information, as well as much knowledge of the Cultivation World, including knowledge of alchemy, artifact forging, talismans, and formations. It also contained a cultivation technique called the Profound Heaven True Art, which True Person Xuan Ling himself practiced. It was considered an opportunity for advancement for the fated individual.

Furthermore, it contained True Person Xuan Ling's own legacy seed. Chen Mo finally understood why his body had changed so drastically. It wasn't just his strength, but also his physique, agility, and mental awareness that had all improved. It could be considered a Marrow Cleansing. This was also explained in the Transmission Jade Talisman: not everyone can cultivate. It depends on one's physique and opportunities, especially the former. Without a physique suitable for cultivation, one cannot embark on the path of cultivation. Then there is opportunity; cultivation requires inheritance. Someone needs to input a legacy seed of True Essence for oneself to feel True Essence. Otherwise, even if you obtain a cultivation technique, you will be unable to enter the door. If you can't find the method, how can you enter the room?

Chen Mo's physique and opportunities were both extremely fortunate. As for his physique, he could accept the Marrow Cleansing of True Essence, which indicated that his body was suitable for cultivation. As for what grade of aptitude he had, it was hard to say without the means to test it. As for cultivation opportunities, True Person Xuan Ling had used his remaining True Essence to fulfill him, not only performing Marrow Cleansing but also directly bringing him to the Qi Induction stage, allowing him to sense spiritual energy, which undoubtedly saved a lot of effort.

However, the True Essence left behind by True Person Xuan Ling was very little. Although it was all the True Essence he had at the time, it was barely enough to bring Chen Mo to the Qi Induction stage, still a long way from Qi Refining Layer One.

Cultivation, cultivation, is to cultivate the true body and live as long as heaven and earth. To absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into oneself, cleanse the body and utilize it, evolve oneself, and achieve the process of extending lifespan and increasing martial power is cultivation.

The stages of cultivation are Qi Induction, Qi Refining Realm, Foundation Establishment Realm, Golden Core Realm, Nascent Soul Realm, Spirit Transformation Realm, Mahayana Realm, and Tribulation Crossing Realm. Apart from the Qi Induction stage, all other stages have layers one to ten. The Transmission Jade Talisman did not introduce any further stages. Chen Mo is currently in the Qi Induction stage, a novice. He is not yet considered a cultivator, only having just left the ranks of ordinary people, with one foot already stepping into the ranks of cultivators. Becoming a true cultivator is in the Qi Refining Realm! In the Qi Refining Realm, talismans, spells, formations, and the like can be learned and used.