Inheritance (Please Give Recommendation Tickets)

Lin Qingyun jumped straight up from the grass.

Myriad Worlds Check-in System?

He knew it. A Golden Finger might be late, but it would never be absent.

"Dragonless Heart Method?... Isn't that the protagonist's Golden Finger from [Dragon Talisman]?"

This was the most excited Lin Qingyun had been in years.

Once, as a hardcore novel addict, he had read all kinds of novels.

Dragon Talisman was also a very famous novel.

In it, the protagonist Gu Chensha's Golden Finger was this Dragonless Heart Method, a legendary cultivation method that surpassed the Dao.

By cultivating according to the method, one could become an anomaly, even surpass variables. It could develop the cultivator's mind and produce truly infinite energy; it could also absorb any knowledge and turn it into one's own, thereby raising the cultivator's cultivation. It could absorb the emotions of all living beings to improve cultivation and realm, and through absorbing knowledge, it could cause the Dragonless Heart Method itself to transform and improve the cultivator's aptitude. One could understand the Dragonless Heart Method as a civilization that changed along with knowledge.

This was simply a proper cultivation cheat.

"Although it's an incomplete, improved version of the Dragonless Heart Method, even if I don't have a Golden Finger like my fellow countryman's, as long as I keep absorbing all kinds of knowledge, or magnify the power of my own mind, I can quickly increase my cultivation."

After his excitement passed, Lin Qingyun quickly calmed down and began to think.

Since he had a Golden Finger now, he temporarily couldn't be a salted fish anymore.

With hope of becoming stronger, Lin Qingyun was filled with motivation. He felt strength surging through his whole body, and the future was bright.

And so, Lin Qingyun lay back down, conveniently rolled over, and began thinking again.

"My meridians were blocked from birth. Unless I use a Rank 4 Pill, the Pulse Breaking Pill, to open them, there's no other way. The Dragonless Heart Method should be able to do it, right!"

As he thought, Lin Qingyun rolled over again.

"The Dragonless Heart Method is like a bug. Luckily, I was a liberal arts student in my previous life, and I still remember all kinds of knowledge. It should be able to provide quite a bit of power. There's also the Xiao Family's Dou..."

Lin Qingyun chewed on a foxtail grass root while thinking about how to maximize the effects of the Dragonless Heart Method.

Before he knew it, the sun was already high in the sky.

"Damn it, there's still an hour and a half. I'll eat first."

Glancing at the sky, Lin Qingyun sprang straight up with a kip-up.

Through the small woods behind the cliff, a narrow path led down to the Xiao Family.

"Dad, I'm back!"

He pushed open the wooden door. Inside was an extremely simple main hall, without any luxurious decorations, only a few couplets, several potted plants, and a wooden table placed in the hall.

Directly in front of the table sat an old man. His hair was somewhat grizzled, and he wore a green robe that covered his somewhat burly body.

That was the Fourth Elder, and also Lin Qingyun's adoptive father. At least toward this old man before him, he was still very respectful.

"You little brat, so you still know how to come back? The food's almost cold." The old man put down the chopsticks in his hand and scolded him with a smile.

"Didn't I say you don't need to make breakfast for me in the morning?" Lin Qingyun used his foot without the slightest politeness to move the long stool aside, plopped down on it, casually picked up a fried dough stick, and started gnawing on it.

"You brat, you always say one thing and do another. You think I don't know you?" Fourth Elder smiled helplessly, took a sip of soy milk, then used his chopsticks to pick up a soup dumpling and enjoyed it with satisfaction in one bite.

"The soup dumplings are good. Speaking of which, when are you going to come up with something new again?"

Fourth Elder looked toward Lin Qingyun. As for this adopted son he had picked up for nothing, he was still very gratified.

The boy was smart, clever, and could always come up with new tricks to play with.

Things like these soup dumplings! Fried dough sticks! Soy milk! Everyone who saw them loved them. They were already being sold throughout all of Wutan City, and even other cities had started selling them. They really made money hand over fist.

Other families wanted to learn, but couldn't. Even if they made them, they didn't have the same taste.

"If only he could cultivate normally. How good would that be!"

When he looked at Lin Qingyun, Fourth Elder sighed softly again.

This had always been his regret. Unfortunately, he did not have a Rank 4 Pill, the Pulse Breaking Pill, or else...

"Dad, I might be a little busy these next few days. If anything happens, tell me in advance," Lin Qingyun said after swallowing the last bite of fried dough stick.

"Did you come up with some new strange idea again? Tell me!"

Fourth Elder grew a little interested and said with a smile.

"No. I plan to properly cultivate these next few days. I feel like I should be able to break through!" Lin Qingyun said.

"Cultivate? It is about time you cultivated properly. Speaking of which, there are still seven days until the test." Fourth Elder nodded. After pondering for a while, he said, "This is the key to the storehouse. Some of the medicinal liquids inside that cleanse the body should help you."

As he spoke, he tossed Lin Qingyun a string of bronze keys.

Lin Qingyun did not take them and pushed them back.

He knew that Fourth Elder had already done enough for him.

As the keeper of the Xiao Family storehouse, occasionally embezzling a little was understandable, but for his sake, Fourth Elder had taken body-tempering medicinal liquids from the storehouse from time to time.

Because of this, he had also been mocked by several elders.

Even so, he had continued as always.

"No need. This time, I can do it myself," Lin Qingyun said.

He picked up a fried dough stick from the plate and ran off like a wisp of smoke.

With a bang,

he shut the door, pulled the bolt, and closed the window, making sure everything was sealed.

After gnawing down the fried dough stick, he washed his hands in the basin, plopped down on the bed, and quietly waited.

Not long after,

rumble.

An explosion rang out, directly startling Lin Qingyun up from the bed.

"It's here?"

Lin Qingyun looked around the room in confusion.

Suddenly, a flash of light appeared before his eyes, like the newborn sun tearing through the dark night.

It was that dazzling, that glorious, that impossible to look at clearly.

The entire room was illuminated, and the light seemed as if it was about to seep out of the room.

Just as Lin Qingyun thought so,

the light suddenly vanished.

Clack!

A thick Jade Slip fell from midair and landed in Lin Qingyun's hand.

"This is the Dragonless Heart Method!"

The Jade Slip looked very ancient, with the marks left by time clearly visible, and its style instantly soared.

However, the four wildly scribbled characters on it made Lin Qingyun very suspicious of whether this thing was real or not.

After the Jade Slip was unrolled, it was very long. It was somewhat difficult to hold even with both arms spread wide.

"Blank... blank?"

"Damn it, this is fucking messing with my head."

Lin Qingyun instantly cursed in rage. There was not a single word on the Jade Slip. After looking forward to it for so long, this was the result he had waited for.

Suddenly, Lin Qingyun calmed down again and carefully analyzed it. "No, according to novel routines, this should be a Wordless Heavenly Book!"

"Could it need Blood Recognition?"

Lin Qingyun wondered, spreading the Jade Slip flat on the bed, one hand rubbing his chin, his expression solemn.

But, what if...

Boom!

At that very instant, boundless golden light suddenly burst out from the Jade Slip. An invisible wave of energy scattered outward, making the tables and chairs in the room rattle and leaving everything in a mess.

The golden light was blinding, and Lin Qingyun hurriedly raised a hand to block it.

But in the next instant, his vision went black.

"Yun'er, what are you...?"

"I am the Heavenly Emperor, Lord of the Ancient Sect Universe. I once made an agreement with an old friend to pass on three words of mine and entrust them to later generations! That old friend once said, 'Beyond the First Ring of the Great Dao, the Art Dao must not be lightly transmitted.' Therefore, the Mind Art that this Emperor passes on is all within the First Ring."

"My first word: the Dragonless Heart Method. Above, it can transform the Great Dao; below, it can ferry the mortal world. Practice it, and your talent will be unique from antiquity to the present."

This voice was vast and mighty, like a heavenly blade descending, about to split his head open.

Needles of memory pierced into his mind, the pain cutting all the way into his soul. Even an ordinary Da Dou Shi expert might not necessarily be able to endure such pain, but Lin Qingyun had lived through two lives, and his temperament was already different. He gritted his teeth and forced himself to endure it.

And the inheritance he obtained made him feel that all the pain he suffered was not worth mentioning.

Within the chaos, countless words and formulas turned into a flood bursting through a dam, surging endlessly, as if about to smash this mountain that was him apart.

Before he could prepare, that Heavenly Sound came again.

In the chaos, Lin Qingyun could feel blood spilling from his mouth and nose. This blood stirred the ruthlessness in his heart. By obtaining the inheritance of the Dragonless Heart Method, he could stand above heaven and earth, could defy heaven and change his fate. This once-in-a-thousand-ages opportunity—he absolutely would not miss it!

"So what if it hurts!" In the chaos, he roared and forced himself to endure it.

"My second word: those who inherit my legacy inherit my will. Above the heavens and beneath them, beyond the Great Dao, only we are eternal."

The chaos split open. A figure pierced the heavens, towering and majestic. Inside the universe and beyond it, everything was filled by him.

His aura made the ages unable to approach. The river of time lay beneath his feet.

He was the Heavenly Emperor!

Unique from antiquity to the present.

Lin Qingyun froze, as if he had crossed countless stretches of space-time to meet that true body's gaze. From that figure, he saw eternity. He saw an invincible bearing.

As if caught off guard, the third word finally arrived. Lin Qingyun cried out miserably and almost fainted.

"My third word: beneath the Great Dao, all living beings endure. However, above the Great Dao, a Filth is born, defiling all living beings. My inheritor, if you encounter Filth, you must eliminate it. This is the Great Dao Oath. Remember it well!"

When the words fell, the chaos returned to calm, and that figure disappeared along with it.

Lin Qingyun was almost drained of strength. He only felt as if his soul was about to run dry, utterly exhausted.

Even so, he was extraordinarily excited, carefully sorting through the inheritance in his mind.

After obtaining this inheritance, Lin Qingyun clearly felt that some changes had occurred in his body. In particular, the problem that had troubled him for eight years had actually been solved.

All his meridians had opened. Now, as long as he cultivated step by step, he could break through to the ninth stage of Dou Qi in a short time and step into Dou Zhe.

After his excitement passed, Lin Qingyun's heart gradually calmed. Having obtained such an opportunity, he absolutely could not let others know, even the people closest to him.

"Ugh, I'm so tired. I'll sleep for a bit!"

Within his mind and spirit, a wave of exhaustion swept over him. The chaos fell completely silent, turning into darkness.

"Clan Leader, is Yun'er really all right?" Fourth Elder stood beside Lin Qingyun's bed, looking at Lin Qingyun, whose whole body was red and burning hot, extremely anxious.

When the movement came from Lin Qingyun's room, he had already rushed over, but in the end, he was still one step too late.

When he arrived, Lin Qingyun had already fainted.

Moreover, his expression was extremely painful, blood was coming from his mouth and nose, and even his entire body was red and feverish.

At that moment, he panicked!

He was even somewhat at a loss.

Fourth Elder looked toward a middle-aged man sitting by the bed.

The middle-aged man wore a luxurious gray robe. There was a touch of dignity between his brows, and the pair of thick eyebrows on his face added a few more traces of boldness to him. He was the clan leader of the Xiao Family, and also the Xiao Family's strongest person, Xiao Zhan!

After a while, he withdrew the hand resting on Lin Qingyun's wrist, shook his head, and said, "He should only have fainted. There's nothing serious. But..."

At this point, Xiao Zhan's brows furrowed tightly. He looked at Lin Qingyun's face, revealing some contemplation.

"But what? Hurry up and say it!"

Fourth Elder was also anxious at this moment and no longer cared that the man before him was the clan leader. He spoke loudly right away.

"Don't get excited. It's nothing bad. It's just that this boy Qingyun's meridians have actually been opened. In other words, he can cultivate normally now," Xiao Zhan said with a faint smile.

"Really? That's wonderful! Haha, I knew this boy was blessed with great fortune and a strong life!" Fourth Elder was as excited as a child, rubbing his hands together, his old face like a blooming chrysanthemum.

Blocked meridians had always weighed on his mind. Now, unexpectedly, against all expectations, they had healed and been opened.

"All right, I won't disturb you. Take good care of Qingyun. He should wake up before long." Xiao Zhan smiled, patted Fourth Elder on the shoulder, opened the door, and left.

Outside the house!

"Sigh, it seems that boy Qingyun is also hiding quite a few secrets."

Xiao Zhan did not leave. Instead, he stopped outside the house for a while.

If one's meridians were blocked and they wanted to open them, they had to rely on the Pulse Breaking Pill. All of Lin Qingyun's symptoms looked like aftereffects caused by taking a Pulse Breaking Pill.

But how precious was a Pulse Breaking Pill? It was worth over four hundred thousand gold coins, and one might not even be able to buy it. At least up until now, no auction house in Wutan City had ever produced one.

Moreover, even if there was one, with the Xiao Family's financial strength, although they could buy it, it would still be like cutting off their own flesh and bleeding.

There had been no large movement of money in the Xiao Family storehouse, yet Lin Qingyun had just happened to take a Pulse Breaking Pill.

That was what he could not understand!

"Could Ya Fei have given it to him?" Xiao Zhan pondered, thinking of the most likely possibility.

In Wutan City, the only one who could take out a Pulse Breaking Pill was probably Miss Ya Fei, the chief auctioneer of Mite'er Auction House.

Moreover, he also knew very well that the relationship between Lin Qingyun and Ya Fei was very good, good enough that with a few words, he could borrow two hundred thousand gold coins.

"Could it be like that?"

Xiao Zhan shook his head. He could not figure it out either.

"Sigh, this boy is just like Xiao Yan. Still, Xiao Yan is better!"

Xiao Zhan smiled, clasped his hands behind his back, and disappeared at the end of the small path.

P.S. If a divider made of ellipses appears, that means the author has something to say, because if I only write it in the author's note, only readers on Qidian can see it, and readers on other platforms cannot.

P.S. In this chapter, the author has buried the first pit. This pit will be filled in by the middle of the book.

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