Jade Lotus Body

Biluo left, but not before warning Chen Qing that if he ever closed his mailbox for no reason again, he shouldn't come looking for her afterward.

Original Ancestor left too, sighing repeatedly as he went. He was becoming more and more like an old man, leaving Chen Qing alone to sit there in a daze.

At a loss, Chen Qing sat outside the base, quietly sensing the universe's fluctuations—from his own breathing to the beat of his heart.

All the rhythms formed a whole. He then coordinated and merged them with the universe's fluctuations by exerting force, sometimes standing up to test a secret technique.

In 2280, Luo Feng broke through to Domain Lord, just as he had in the original story.

More than ten years later, Hong and Thor returned to the Primal Universe. Hong's teacher, Luo, entered the Initial Universe. The World Lord quota lasted three thousand years, and Luo had spent quite a lot of Locke Divine Water to secure a place through internal exchanges.

When they arrived at the Apocalypse Secret Realm, the two astounded everyone in the Illusion Sea. Hong was much the same as in the original story, reaching the twentieth level, while Thor managed to pass the sixteenth—enough to keep Lord Long Xing delighted for half a day.

Time continued to pass. Chen Qing seemed possessed, sometimes still as a blade of grass, sometimes dancing around like a madman.

In a private plane of the Virtual Universe, Original Ancestor and Palace Master Biluo watched Chen Qing on the screen in silence.

"Fifty-four times!"

Original Ancestor murmured softly. Neither of them was shortsighted. They had thought that, after a hundred years, they should check on Chen Qing's cultivation.

Only then did they learn that Chen Qing had been "acting crazy" for decades. To find out what was going on with him, they had arranged for the scene now before them.

"I can't teach him!"

Hearing Palace Master Biluo's words, Original Ancestor gave her a curious look. So she'd still been holding a grudge!

"This kid is strange. Ever since I learned that he had comprehended Basics on his own, I knew no one could teach him!"

The Divine Power Path was spoken of in the Universe Ocean, but it had never appeared. Even when inheritances existed, they came with countless restrictions.

Being able to bypass the twin restrictions of inheritance and the Primal Universe was a miracle in itself—and a breakthrough for the entire race, going from zero to one.

"Don't hold those two girls too tightly. They're still young. There's nothing wrong with letting them do more of the things young people want to do."

"They're my disciples!"

At the cool, detached reply, Original Ancestor shut his mouth. A glint flashed in his eyes. Whether Biluo agreed or not, he had achieved his goal.

Another two hundred years passed in the blink of an eye. Chen Qing's movements grew more and more natural, and every one of them sent ripples through space.

That day, the secret realm suddenly felt oppressive. Two streaks of light flashed by, and Jiang Fang and Yao Rao appeared beside Chen Qing.

Chen Qing looked up at the sky. A blue maelstrom quickly took shape overhead, spinning faster and faster.

A moment later, a blue droplet fell from the center of the maelstrom and landed on Chen Qing's forehead. It soon vanished, leaving behind only a faint, drop-shaped mark.

"It's fine. The Law of Water has simply acknowledged me!"

Looking at his wives, Chen Qing reassured them. Though he hadn't focused on laws these past years, he had still gained some insights.

Aside from the essence of space and time, which he still hadn't fully grasped, earning the acknowledgment of the lower laws was only a matter of time.

His cultivation of the amplification technique had now reached the thirtieth level, with a ninetyfold amplification. He had some ideas for what came next, but something still felt missing.

"Sisters, I'm here to see how you've been doing!"

In the end, amplification was simply an extension of strength. Sitting in meditation wouldn't do. Chen Qing needed a fight to test himself.

In a private plane of the Virtual Universe, Palace Master Biluo read the email Chen Qing had sent her, her fists slowly clenching.

Her disciple had suddenly called her over, so she'd thought something had happened. But it turned out she'd worried for nothing.

Original Ancestor shifted to the side and looked at the closed screen, at a loss for words as well.

"We've waited hundreds of years. There's no need to rush over a little more time!"

In the Virtual Universe, Original Ancestor and Palace Master Biluo finished reading Jade Lotus Body and fell silent.

Chen Qing sneaked a couple of glances at Biluo's expression. Thankfully, she didn't seem about to blow up.

Feeling a small hand settle on his waist in the real world, Chen Qing saw Jiang Fang give him a reproachful look, while Yao Rao pursed her lips.

"Did I do something?"

Looking at the two utterly serious women in the virtual world, Chen Qing suddenly thought of a great idea!

"Twenty-seventh level, eighty-onefold amplification. There seems to be a slight difference!"

Original Ancestor quickly came back to himself. Reshaping the body wasn't something that could be done all at once.

"Twenty-third level!"

Palace Master Biluo was as concise as ever. She turned to the two women, who looked a little embarrassed.

"Tea... Teacher, we've only reached the tenth level, about thirtyfold amplification."

"Not bad!"

Hearing Yao Rao's soft voice and seeing her two disciples lower their heads, Palace Master Biluo offered a rare word of reassurance.

"But there are too many details involved in reshaping the body. Even if you can control every bit of your strength, completing it is still difficult. The threshold is so high—I can hardly imagine how you managed it."

Was it really that hard? Chen Qing shook his head. "You only need a calm mind. A calm mind brings steadiness, and steadiness gives rise to wisdom!"

As he spoke, an idea occurred to him. Original Ancestor's cultivation was limited to True God, but not his will. Under the suppression of the Primal Universe Will, he had long since reached the True God Limit.

His virtual universe secret technique had even faintly reached the eleventh level. What if he learned the path that came after?

"With a calm mind, there are no thoughts or desires. The world lies within the heart. Don't seek the laws; let them change as they will... When a thought arises, the void is born..."

Chen Qing tried to slip in some extra guidance. Original Ancestor truly had exceptional talent. After only a few words, he closed his eyes. Even Palace Master Biluo did the same.

Boom!

With a tremendous crash, the entire Virtual Universe shook—not just Thunder Mountain, but the Hong Alliance as well.

Chaos City Lord had just risen to his feet when he received an email from his teacher. After reading it, he let out a breath of relief and hurriedly sent messages to everyone.

That single tremor would likely stir up the Primal Universe, too. Never mind the Alien Race's spies—the race itself would need a long time to calm everyone down.

"I was too narrow-minded before. I later learned how powerful the Primal Universe Will was, but I never imagined it was so vast!"

Original Ancestor sighed. Though this insight couldn't help him break through, his will had taken a major step forward into the Void True God Level, and he'd finally witnessed the Primal Universe's might.

But when he thought of his own circumstances, his spirits sank again.

"I'm about to break through!"

Just as Original Ancestor sat silent and distracted, the two women grew restless, and Chen Qing busied himself, Biluo's cool voice poured over him like a basin of ice water from head to toe.

"Congratulations, Teacher."

Seeing her disciple's flushed face and excitement, Palace Master Biluo smiled and nodded. She greeted Original Ancestor and then vanished.

"She'd been stalled for countless years, and Biluo has finally taken that step! You played no small part in it, too. But what are you planning to do with Jade Lotus Body?"

With their teacher gone, Jiang Fang and Yao Rao didn't stay long either. They'd already logged off to get even with him. Original Ancestor, meanwhile, pulled Chen Qing along for tea.

Chen Qing understood what Original Ancestor meant and didn't object.

"Jade Lotus Body isn't complete yet. I want to use secret runes to guide the finer details and lower the threshold a little."

It didn't matter how well anyone else cultivated it, but his own women didn't need to spend all their time on this. Since he was going to revise it anyway, they might as well wait.

"As for secret runes, the race has a small collection. I'll organize them and send them to you!"

Chen Qing smiled. If he was going to ask for something, he might as well ask for everything. "Send me the weapon-forging inheritance too. I don't have any decent gear, so even fighting feels awkward!"

"So you've finally thought of fighting? I thought you'd wait another few thousand years!"

"I need to refine Jade Lotus Body, don't I? How else will I find the problems without fighting? But waiting is fine, too. I'm in no hurry!"

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