Chapter 248: Root Bone 500, Taoist Pupil Talent, Discerning Everything in the World!

Chapter 248: Root Bone 500, Taoist Pupil Talent, Discerning Everything in the World!

Listening to the prompt in his mind, Gu Changge paused in his steps.

[Daoist Couple: Yuan Youbai (Void Refinement Realm·Early Stage) Refines Second Order Root Bone Pill (+90) one piece, Second Order Comprehension Pill (+99) one piece. Share effects immediately?]

Faced with this prompt, Gu Changge did not rush to share the effects.

Instead, he hesitated.

Should he return to the Inner Court?

Or go directly to the Back Mountain?

After all, when his Root Bone had just broken through the major 500 mark and achieved the Sacred Body, it had triggered the impending Heavenly Tribulation.

Now his Comprehension was also just a step away from the 500 mark.

Just by sharing the results of Yuan Youbai’s refined elixirs, he could break through this milestone and reach a whole new level!

Whether or not it would trigger another Heavenly Tribulation was hard to say…

If there really was another impending Heavenly Tribulation, wouldn’t he have to run back to the Back Mountain again?

“And besides…”

“How would I explain triggering Heavenly Tribulations twice in a row to the Ancestor?”

Gu Changge scratched his head, feeling somewhat helpless.

However, he felt that breaking through the 500 mark in Comprehension should most likely not lead to a Heavenly Tribulation.

The Root Bone metric was very obvious.

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But the Comprehension values were different.

Comprehension was not something tangible.

And every time the Comprehension segment increased, it was accompanied by an enhancement of the Divine Soul.

He figured that it was different from the Root Bone constitution and less likely to cause a Heavenly Tribulation.

After much contemplation, he decided to first return to the courtyard.

Otherwise, if he went to the Back Mountain and did not trigger a Heavenly Tribulation, wouldn’t it be even more awkward?

If it comes to it…

He could always just shout out loud, “Ancestor, aid me!”

Let the Ancestor send him back to that forest and have another feast of Heavenly Tribulations!

With that thought, he quickly returned to his own courtyard. Thanks for reading on ManaNovel!

His wives were all still in seclusion at the moment.

No one noticed his earlier departure to face the Tribulation.

Sitting in the courtyard, he silently thought: Share!

[Sharing with Daoist Couple: Yuan Youbai (Void Refinement Realm·Early Stage) effects of refined elixirs, Host’s Root Bone increases by 90, Comprehension increases by 99!]

As the prompt sounded,

All of sudden, his already enhanced physique of the Sacred Body began to climb step by step.

However, he could feel that if he wanted another qualitative change, he would at least have to break through the 800 mark in the Root Bone section!

At that time, he could possibly reach Sacred Body Small Success.

This time, as he inwardly viewed his Qi Sea, he only glanced casually.

The Golden Lotus Tao Rhythm was denser, and the Little Golden Man appeared more translucent and extraordinary.

The enhancement was substantial, but it was not a qualitative change.

After being cleansed by the Power of Heavenly Tribulation just now, his Root Bone had increased again. Although he hadn’t actively engaged in Body Refinement, being called a Body Refining Cultivator wouldn’t be wrong; in the same realm, even without using Spiritual Energy, he could probably battle with an opponent!

When he focused attention inside his Sea of Consciousness,

As the Comprehension section broke through the 500 mark,

That golden Tao Bell suddenly emitted a series of dull, resounding bell sounds!

‘Dong——’

As the bell sound echoed, golden ripples spread out.

Enlarging and strengthening his Sea of Consciousness Space!

And intricate, ancient inscriptions on that bell were faintly shimmering with golden light.

Gu Changge gazed intently.

Suddenly, he had a realization.

Abruptly, he opened his eyes, which were now golden in color, and similar inscriptions to those on the Tao Bell could faintly be seen on them!

Taoist Pupil!

At this moment, the world in his eyes was different.

All rules and laws were crystal clear.

He understood the function of this Innate Divine Ability!

Any Cultivation Technique in the world, as long as he glanced at it once, he could easily know all its intricacies, and unless it was a Divine Skill with special restrictions, he could directly replicate it without fault!

Even Array formations; he could easily identify the Array Eyes and if he wanted, he could completely replicate the same Array!

If facing an opponent, he could also easily find their weaknesses.

Even using the same Divine Skill as the opponent, striking before they could.

“This is the Innate Divine Ability that comes with breaking through the 500 mark in Comprehension…”

“Although it seems somewhat inferior to the Tao Bell, it’s still freakish.”

“With this Innate Divine Ability at hand, I don’t even need to pretend about the Synchronized Couple’s Cultivation Technique anymore…”

“Actually, with this Innate Divine Ability at hand, I don’t even need to rely on synchronization.”

Gu Changge murmured to himself.

At this moment, he suddenly understood why the Ancestor had always said he was a monster.

Thinking carefully, if he faced an enemy possessing so many Innate Divine Abilities, it would indeed be quite despairing…

Just as he was about to use his trump card Divine Skill for a fatal blow, the opponent used it too…

Tsk…

However, just like the Tao Bell, the Taoist Pupil also consumed the Divine Soul and couldn’t be used endlessly.

It required a high concentration of the Divine Soul. The more complex the situation, the greater the consumption on the Divine Soul.

But the freakish thing was, as long as he had seen it once, he wouldn’t need to use the Divine Soul to employ the Taoist Pupil again the next time. With his more than 500 Comprehension, he could instantly understand that Divine Skill and transform it into his own Divine Technique!

He could even modify that Divine Skill through the previously created Myriad Phenomena Secret Technique to better suit himself!

Combined, they could create effects greater than the sum of their parts!

However, when Comprehension broke through the 500 mark, it hadn’t triggered the Heavenly Tribulation, just as he had guessed.

He was somewhat disappointed.

If it had triggered a Heavenly Tribulation, although explaining it would be a hassle, the enhancement it brought him was genuine and substantial!

That stuff, when consumed, was truly nourishing!

I really wish I was struck by lightning every day!

Gu Changge’s thoughts flickered, and his panel appeared before his eyes:

[Host: Gu Changge]

[Root Bone: 629]

[Comprehension: 580]

[Cultivation Technique: Emperor Dragon Control Secret, Heavenly Cold Technique, Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Technique.]

[Realm: Late Stage Ruins Realm (30/100)]

[Divine Skills: …]

[Talent: Transcendence, Protection, Taoist Pupil, Fatian Xiangdi, Hidden Breath, Dragon Flame]

[Attribute Points: One hundred twenty-one thousand four hundred]

“Suddenly, I’m looking forward to the expressions of those prodigies from the Holy Lands of Central State when they face this young master…”

Looking at his increasingly outrageous panel, Gu Changge could not help but fantasize about going to Central State to suppress the Saint Heirs from all sides.

Possessing one Innate Divine Ability was already rare in the world.

But he…

was almost starting to treat Innate Divine Abilities as normal Divine Skills that could be cultivated!

His Root Bone Comprehension had already broken through the threshold of five hundred, with the Root Bone reaching six hundred.

Even the Attribute Points he held were now a whopping one hundred twenty thousand.

Moreover, just a moment ago the Ancestor had mentioned he would help him see if he could capture a few Demon Beasts.

Simply inexhaustible!

Even with multiple Daoist Couples, it would be more than enough!

Only, he wondered which of his wives might comprehend the Divine Concealment Secret Technique during their seclusion and if he could forge for them an Acquired Dao Body.

He also wondered if everyone who achieved the Acquired Dao Body might display Innate Divine Abilities.

Moreover…

Could Innate Divine Abilities be shared synchronously?

If so, wouldn’t that make him even more defiant of the heavens?

“Cultivation isn’t so hard after all…”

Gu Changge smacked his lips, realizing unconsciously that he seemed to be becoming more invincible.

The journey to Central State seemed not too far away now.

…

Half a month whisked by.

During this time, the Fifth Elder had also informed him that he could move to the Young Master Palace to reside.

It was now completely finished.

He had also encountered the Family Head once, but, for some reason, Grandpa didn’t seem very happy; it probably had to do with family affairs troubling him.

Little did he know, Gu Zhan was nearly driven mad during this period.

“These old geezers, even if it’s to curry favor with Changge, did they really have to demolish my house?”

Gu Zhan busied himself in the Council Hall with family affairs all day, and when he returned to his doorstep, he felt as if the sky had fallen.

Originally, as the Family Head, he lived in visibly more luxury than the other members of the Direct Lineage.

But now?

The night pearls in front of his door were stolen…

And who moved those two stone lions?

And how about…the pillars crafted from special meteorite iron also gone?

His residence now looked ragged and uneven; something was missing here and there!

Despite his complaints to the Elders.

What he got in return was, “You’re such a big person, still competing with that child for things, don’t you feel ashamed?”

Gu Zhan couldn’t understand, who was stealing from whom?

Wasn’t this stealing his own things?

“Ah…”

Standing in front of his own door one day, Gu Zhan fell into deep thought.

The corners of his eyes twitched madly, giving him the urge to immediately resign from his position as Family Head.

The reason was nothing else…

His courtyard wall was gone!

Only the gate remained!

Only the courtyard wall was missing!

“Who did this!!!”

Gu Zhan’s voice echoed in the Gu Family’s Inner Court!

The Fifth Elder, who was passing by, was using Spiritual Energy to suspend thousands of fine jade-like bricks behind him, and he smirked, “The young master hasn’t moved to the Young Master Palace yet, obviously he’s not quite satisfied. We old brothers thought to help the young master enlarge the yard a bit, borrowing some bricks from you, is that unwilling?”

Saying so, without waiting for Gu Zhan to speak, he had already left.

“If you touch my courtyard again, I’ll quit being the Family Head!”

Gu Zhan couldn’t take it anymore and yelled at the back of the Fifth Elder!

But clearly, it was to no avail.

He could only instruct the Deacon to help him repair the courtyard again…

Gu Zhan felt a tearless urge to cry; Gu Changge, this Young Master, could he be a bit more ambitious and take over this position of Family Head? Family Head… he really didn’t want to be!

…

“Why do I feel like I heard the Family Head’s voice…”

“Never mind, it must be an illusion.”

Gu Changge dug at his ears, he seemed to have heard the Family Head’s roar just now.

Strange hallucinations these days…

Never mind, it surely had nothing to do with him, he stayed within his courtyard, not stepping out of the gates.

In the last few days, he shared two moments of Sudden Enlightenment with his wife.

But now, his Sudden Enlightenment required no focus on Divine Skills but was used to refine his Secret Techniques and Talents.

“Husband, what are you saying?”

Just as he was muttering to himself, the silhouette in the Seclusion Room walked out with light steps.

Wang Yue squinted and smiled, getting closer, her face almost sticking to Husband’s.

“What’s wrong, is there something on my face?”

Seeing her making such odd gestures just after coming out of seclusion, Gu Changge casually asked.

“Nothing.”

“Just, I’ve been in seclusion for so long, can’t I look at Husband more?”

“Why do I feel Husband looks even more handsome… is it an illusion?”

Wang Yue squinted her eyes, and while speaking, she couldn’t help but peck Husband’s face lightly, then contentedly sat opposite him in the pavilion, still smiling as she watched him.

Gu Changge raised an eyebrow.

He felt teased!

“Did wife master that Secret Technique?”

However, he also noticed that his wife’s Root Bone was not showing.

Even the aura of the Acquired Spirit Body was gone.

“Of course!”

“I was the first to emerge from seclusion, isn’t that amazing?”

“Husband, how do you plan to reward me?”

Wang Yue heard this and immediately crossed her arms with a proud tilt of her small face.

“Well, that depends on what reward the wife wants.”

“I do have two options that the wife can choose from.”

Gu Changge saw her look and gave a slight, mysteriously playful smile as he spoke.

“There’s a choice?” Wang Yue perked up as well, “Then tell me, Husband, what are these two options?”

“This first one…”

“It’s as usual, something the wife understands.”

“But the second one…”

“I have two elixirs here that can help the wife build an Acquired Dao Body.”

“Has the wife heard of the Acquired Dao Body?”

“The Royal Family should have records of it.”

“Today, the wife can choose either of these two options!”

Gu Changge said this as he slowly extended two fingers and shook them.

“Dao Body?”

Wang Yue took a sharp breath in surprise.

She had thought that such elixirs could only perfect her into the ultimate form of an Acquired Spirit Body, which was already extraordinary.

Could it go even further?

But the Husband, he must already have an Acquired Dao Body, right?

As he said, the Royal Family did have records of the Acquired Dao Body.

In terms of all kinds of documentation, the Northern Domain Royal Family was much more comprehensive than the Gu Family.

It was said that if one could become an Acquired Dao Body, even when venturing to the Central State, they would be fought over by Holy Lands, truly worthy of being called a Heavenly Pride Son!

The path of cultivation would be completely smooth sailing from there on.

According to the records, those who were Acquired Dao Bodies and didn’t fall midway all eventually succeed in proving themselves as Human Immortals!

One could imagine the defy-the-heavens nature of the Acquired Dao Body!

But it was too rare, almost to the point of once in a thousand years.

Even within the Four Great Sacred Lands of the current Central State, it might not be possible to find three to five individuals with Acquired Dao Bodies, and if there were, they were likely to be the previous top individuals, whose Realm might already be close to proving themselves as Human Immortals!

Even if there were three to five Acquired Dao Body individuals, they were accumulated over thousands of years.

Whenever an Acquired Dao Body appeared, it would be unrivaled among peers!

At this moment, Wang Yue’s heartbeat accelerated!

With her naturally strong-willed character, this was an immense temptation.

“Has the wife made a decision?”

Gu Changge saw her breathing become somewhat rapid and urged her with a chuckle.

“Only children make choices!”

“I, the Princess… want them all!”

Wang Yue suddenly furrowed her brows and pounced on him.

…

A day passed.

Gu Changge still exchanged the elixirs and handed them to her.

[Exchanged: Third-Grade Root Bone Pill (+1), Third-Grade Comprehension Pill (+1), Elixirs have been issued to System Space.]

[Total Attribute Points consumed: Four Thousand]

[Host’s remaining Attribute Points: One hundred and seventeen thousand four hundred]

Wang Yue held the two wooden boxes with fiery eyes.

Though somewhat tired now, she wanted to start refining the elixirs immediately!

This was her chance to build an Acquired Dao Body and become unrivaled among her peers!

A truly defy-the-heavens great opportunity!

At this moment, she remembered the first time she met Liu Qingqing, and the words she had said to her, and suddenly felt it was so right!

Treating the Husband sincerely was indeed the only great opportunity and fortune in this world!

“Don’t rush to refine them, the two of them will be ending their closed-door cultivation soon.”

“It would be just in time to move to Young Master Palace to live.”

“The conditions for closed-door cultivation there are also somewhat better.”

Gu Changge couldn’t help but speak up after seeing the situation.

“Everything should follow Husband’s wishes!”

After putting away the two wooden boxes, Wang Yue looked at Lord Jun with a charming gaze and couldn’t resist planting a kiss.

At this moment, she had no doubt about the promise her husband had made to her in the past.

Someday, she would become the Empress of the Northern Domain.

No…

Why should she aspire to be the Northern Domain Empress?

Wouldn’t her Husband certainly dominate Central Province in the future, and with her Acquired Dao Body, could she not compare to her Husband, let alone the other Central Province Talents?

Compared to the Northern Domain Empress, she felt she could set her sights on becoming a Human Immortal!

But before becoming an Immortal, being the Empress of the Northern Domain first and fulfilling her previous dreams also seemed quite appealing!

…

Two days later, Gu Changge heard the notification sound in his ear.

[Daoist Couple: Liu Qingqing (Mid-Stage Ruins Realm) refining a second-grade Root Bone Pill (+29), second-grade Comprehension Pill (+29). Would you like to share the effects immediately?]

Gu Changge did not hesitate and immediately silently consented to share the effects in his mind.

[Host’s Root Bone increased by 29, Comprehension increased by 29.]

[Root Bone: 658]

[Comprehension: 609]

For a moment, following the share, his Root Bone and Comprehension had both surpassed six hundred.

However, there was still a distance to the next major threshold of eight hundred.

Currently, aside from himself, the Root Bone Comprehension of all three Daoist Couples had reached an identical one hundred ninety-nine.

They were all ready to create an Acquired Dao Body at any moment!

After the notification, Liu Qingqing soon finished her closed-door cultivation as well.

Fortunately, Gu Changge had already dressed, and Wang Yue had tidied up the side room.

“Wife has mastered the secret technique too?”

Gu Changge was somewhat surprised; Qingqing didn’t have the Sudden Enlightenment Pill, yet she managed to grasp the Divine Concealment Secret Technique during this seclusion.

“Mhm…”

“The elixirs given by Husband seem to not only enhance the Divine Soul but also increase Comprehension.”

“Now, every time I cultivate a Divine Skill, it seems much easier than before.”

Liu Qingqing nodded her head, speaking very seriously.

“It seems we’re just waiting for the little guy now.”

Gu Changge smiled and did not deny her words.

“Has Miss Dongfang come looking for Husband in the last few days?”

After Liu Qingqing came out of seclusion, she immediately started to inquire about the young lady from the Dongfang Family of Central State.

“Miss Dongfang?”

“Lord Jun… When did you get to know such a lady?”

Upon hearing this, before Gu Changge could reply, Wang Yue’s voice came through, along with her resentful gaze.

She had been in seclusion for a while; how could there suddenly be some Miss Dongfang?

And how could she know nothing about it when Liu Qingqing did!?

“She hasn’t come looking for me again.”

Gu Changge said casually, looking into Wang Yue’s resentful eyes, and he could only briefly explain again, speaking about the previous challenge.

“There was such a thing?”

“But that lady is actually a Central Province Talent, already at the Sixth Grade Refining Void Realm…”

“Lord Jun, are you truly not moved?”

“Lord Jun, you will go to Central State sooner or later, and that lady’s background is not simple. I seem to have come across the Dongfang Family name in the Imperial Family records; there are rumors that an ancestor became an Immortal.”

“If you could become a Daoist Couple with her, it would only benefit you, Lord Jun… There are no downsides.”

After listening to the explanation, Wang Yue unexpectedly came to a similar conclusion as Liu Qingqing!

She thought this was indeed a good opportunity!

Especially since Liu Qingqing was concerned about this matter as soon as she ended her seclusion, she guessed Liu Qingqing must have thought the same. Clearly, that young lady was also impressive…