The Cheat Arrives!
On the training ground, Qie Qiong sat cross-legged on a patch of level ground.
The Qi around him merged with Heaven and Earth.
Inside the dantian Qi sea in his body, the deep purple illusory core was undergoing an astonishing transformation.
Thunder power from Heaven and Earth poured into his body in an endless stream. Following the cultivation route of the Thunder's Five Transformation Technique, it entered the illusory core in his dantian Qi sea.
As the illusory core refined and absorbed it, its color deepened and its form solidified at a speed visible to the naked eye.
As the illusory core's color shifted from deep purple to a profound black, it fully solidified—a Solid Core!
It was the mark that signified a Title Knight. As its deep black hue flowed, a vast power nearly burst out of his body.
The Solid Core's pitch-black color also signified that, with the rise in his realm, his Thunder's Five Transformation Technique had advanced to the Fourth Layer, the Black Thunder stage.
The instant the black Solid Core completely stabilized, a sudden change occurred!
Hum-
The ancient golden book that had lain dormant in the depths of his sea of consciousness gave a clear ring.
Qie Qiong felt the golden book, silent for eleven years in the depths of his mind, suddenly shudder violently!
All these years, he had only been able to see the gold and silver light on its cover. He could not make out a single character.
But with his breakthrough, the golden light amid the gold and silver radiance suddenly blazed forth, its brilliance nearly piercing through his sea of consciousness.
He could suddenly understand the meaning of those indistinct characters on the cover-Golden Light!
At a thought, the book opened.
As if some tightly sealed floodgates had been opened, an endless torrent of information was engraved with a crash into the depths of Qie Qiong's consciousness.
Countless profound mysteries of the origin of the law of metal, images, secret patterns, and even secret techniques surged in like a tide.
The sharpness of metal, its immortality, its unsurpassed hardness and keenness... it seemed to have exhausted every aspect of the law of metal.
Law Comprehension far beyond Qie Qiong's current understanding was imprinted directly onto the origin of his soul.
Only now did he learn that his golden finger was not just textual information. It also contained a mysterious expert's insights into and application of the law of metal, forming one law painting after another in his sea of consciousness.
Looking at these paintings, Qie Qiong felt only mystery upon mystery. It was as though he stood above a river flowing with the metal-element Origin Law, and also as though he had seen the embodiment of the law of metal.
Every glance, every moment of insight, seemed to raise Qie Qiong's comprehension of the origin of metal bit by bit.
Qie Qiong was completely stunned, his consciousness knocked blank by the sudden onslaught of insights. He could only instinctively and passively receive the torrent of information.
He did not know how much time had passed. Perhaps it had been only an instant, or perhaps several hours. Only after Qie Qiong had finally finished receiving the information did he abruptly come back to his senses.
The enormous amount of information had left Qie Qiong pale. He gasped for breath, cold sweat pouring from him.
But his eyes were filled with wild joy.
"It finally opened!"
He had transmigrated to this world eleven years ago, and the book had come with him. It had only opened today, and he had waited a long time.
But only now that it had opened could he understand why he had been unable to see anything before.
This had actually been a form of protection for him. If his soul had not grown stronger when he broke through to Unity of Heaven and Man today, the torrent of information would probably have battered him into an idiot.
He eagerly sank his consciousness into the depths of his mind.
The secret tome named Golden Light still floated in the depths of his sea of consciousness as it always had.
The difference was that his consciousness could now understand and leaf through it.
From just the portion he had leafed through, Qie Qiong could feel his understanding of the law of metal rising bit by bit.
Moreover, his comprehension of the law of metal was several levels clearer than his comprehension of the other laws.
The metal element between Heaven and Earth became incomparably receptive to him. It even gathered toward him without Qie Qiong having to do anything.
At this rate, he, a beginner who had only just comprehended the realm of Unity of Heaven and Man, would reach the Myriad Existences Realm in his understanding of the law of metal.
"Sure enough, every transmigrator has to have a golden finger!" Qie Qiong sprang to his feet, his body trembling with excitement.
Of course, he did not actually say those words aloud. After all, mighty beings in this world could see what had happened in the past. If someone discovered it, the loss would outweigh the gain.
After eleven years of waiting and countless guesses, his golden finger had finally revealed its true face at this moment.
Though it was not as terrifying as he had imagined before.
He had previously wondered whether his golden finger would be like the kind in early Qidian novels-"My cultivation is all thanks to my own efforts. Deep Blue, add points!"-or whether it would follow the trend and let him travel to other worlds.
But this was acceptable too. After all, as he saw it now, this was a direct route to becoming a Deity.
Besides, the silver part had yet to open.
Even so, its value was enough to drive the entire Cang Yun Material World mad.
His cultivation technique, the Thunder's Five Transformation Technique, had successfully broken through to the Fourth Layer.
His cultivation realm had broken through to Title Rank.
His golden finger had successfully opened.
With three surprises piled atop one another, even Qie Qiong, who had lived "two" lives, was swept up in such excitement that he was overjoyed.
All he wanted now was to find someone to share the joy with, or celebrate a little.
He hurried toward the main hall.
His voice arrived before he did.
"Father, Mother, I have good news to tell you."
Qie Qiong spoke excitedly.
From the time he had arrived at the training ground that morning, through his breakthrough and his perusal of Golden Light, it was now nearly noon.
But Lin Wantang was the only one home.
Hearing Qie Qiong's voice, she smiled.
Standing in the doorway, she saw Qie Qiong running over and said with a smile:
"Slow down. You're still so impulsive."
Qie Qiong looked around. "Where's Father?"
He could hardly wait to share his joy with the two of them—his breakthrough in cultivation, his technique's advancement, and the activation of his golden finger.
Of course, he still could not tell them the most important part.
Even though, in the years they had spent together, he had long since come to regard them both as family.
"Your father went to inspect the newly acquired ore vein at Cloud-Resting Mountain again. The Xiong Clan has been acting up lately, so he has to go over and take a look," Lin Wantang said helplessly.
"Since your father broke through to the Myriad Existences Realm, the clan's businesses have expanded quite a bit. He probably won't be back until evening. Whatever good news you have, tell your mother first."
Hearing that his father was away, Qie Qiong said no more. He took his mother's hand, led her into the main hall, and closed the door.
For now, it was best to let only the two people closest to him know about his breakthrough.
"Mother, look." Qie Qiong took a deep breath, and a presence distinctly different from that of a Silver Moon Knight spread out from him.
A sharp light flashed in his eyes. The air around him grew viscous, forming a shield of Qi around his body, predominantly black with touches of gold—this was the very sign of using consciousness to draw upon the Power of Heaven and Earth, the realm of Unity of Heaven and Man!