Cultivation : I'm an Ancient Giant Bear-Chapter 515 - 489: Travelogue
The chill gives way to heat, and in the blink of an eye, three years have passed.
During these three years, Wang Wu finally mastered the contents of those four jade scrolls on his own.
This isn’t to say that the travelogues by Lu Tong and the others were wordy, but their records were essentially memory images, immersive as if you were there. Many concepts they understood, but Wang Wu had to learn from the ground up.
From the start, they weren’t in the same class, separated by a great gap.
Thus, while reading, he had to refer to many classics, and many of them were nowhere to be found, prompting him to seek Zhuang Bufei or Feng Muhai for guidance.
Through such a fragmented process, Wang Wu finally achieved a general, multi-dimensional, and comprehensive understanding of the Cultivation Realm he was in, akin to an Earthling’s understanding of Earth—just like how everyone knows that Earth is round.
However, in ancient times, proving this would have demanded a huge price.
"The concept of this Cultivation Realm can now be re-entered,"
Wang Wu instructed calmly. Many memory travelogues within these four jade scrolls had the feature of being forgotten soon after reading. At the moment, it felt straightforward, but as soon as you looked away, you’d ask, what just happened?
Many places and many concepts employed this method, so Wang Wu had to translate them in his manner and record them with concepts he could understand.
But such records couldn’t be done with ordinary pen and paper, or even regular jade scrolls—the information was too dense, the knowledge too heavy.
As Zhuang Bufei put it, even these four jade scrolls in their blank state could fetch ten trillion in Fighting Spiritual Qi on the black market. Indeed, they are not available for sale on the market and were specifically purchased with a special quota from the Frost Domain.
It cost one trillion in Fighting Spiritual Qi.
Only such special jade scrolls could fully record the knowledge.
As for the travelogue contents by Lu Tong and the others, they were even more priceless.
It was only because Wang Wu had previously demonstrated extraordinary abilities that they were willing to share them.
"Please go ahead, we are fully committed,"
The Four Clowns responded energetically, eagerly anticipating the content of these four travelogues.
In regular circumstances, they could actually share Wang Wu’s vision, theoretically seeing what he saw right away.
But as for these four travelogues, they hadn’t glimpsed even a punctuation mark. It wasn’t that Wang Wu refused to show them; they couldn’t decipher it, all of it incomprehensible like Heavenly Books.
Forcing themselves to view it might even lead to madness.
"First of all, this isn’t a three-dimensional world, but a multi-dimensional world of unknown dimensions. It’s not spherical, nor is it an infinitely large sky-round-and-ground-flat model,"
"To understand this multi-dimensional Cultivation Realm, one must comprehend Yin and Yang Qi, Three Calamities, Five Aggregates, Nine Extremes, and Twenty-four Solar Terms. These concepts are the norms in this multi-dimensional Cultivation Realm, just like spring, summer, autumn, and winter, rain, snow, and frost in a common world."
"Yin and Yang Qi is the only reference in this multi-dimensional Cultivation Realm. It’s crucial, everything revolves around their changes, even influencing the world’s dimensions. In some regions, changes can occur over time, witnessing transformations like seas turning into mulberry fields, while reversing a galaxy’s flow is but a small splash."
"But as long as one can master and always lock onto Yin and Yang Qi, they won’t get lost,"
"In general, Yin and Yang Qi radiate from top to bottom, and bottom to top, cycling repeatedly, rarely seen radiating in other directions. If there is, it must be influenced by unknown factors. For instance, the Three Calamities—having unique powers that can disturb and interfere with Yin and Yang Qi, is the only way I can describe it."
"In this multi-dimensional Cultivation Realm, there’s no genuine Immortal Realm, even the mightiest Daluo Golden Immortals, in theory, coexist in the same world as mortals, with opportunities to encounter."
"Thus, in this current multi-dimensional Cultivation Realm, the commonly looping, high-volume Yin and Yang Qi have been monopolized by extremely powerful and ancient organizational forces,"
"The advantage of this is beyond doubt, each flourishing, regular, and cyclical Yin and Yang Qi is also called a Heaven and Earth Root. Where Yin and Yang Qi cycle, a dynamic passage forms, also called a Nine Heavens Passage."
"Nine doesn’t mean nine, but refers to a multi-dimensional state,"
"Currently, there are fourteen forces that monopolize Heaven and Earth Roots and control the Nine Heavens Passages, namely the Nine Alliances, Three Conferences, and Two Sects. Their status is hard to shake, with the Hidden Origin Association being one of them,"
"Above is my understanding of Yin and Yang Qi, which I can only grasp to this extent,"
"Next, record the concept of the Three Calamities,"
"Three Calamities refer to Yang Thunder, Yin Fire, and Evil Wind. The specific formation cause is temporarily unknown, but these are indeed the most common substances in this multi-dimensional Cultivation Realm. Some Immortals have even boldly speculated that the entire multi-dimensional Cultivation Realm might consist of these three substances,"
"Of course, there are also opposing viewpoints from Immortals, pointing out issues in the origins of Spiritual Qi,"
"The source of Spiritual Qi has always been highly debated, some saying it’s from the Three Calamities, some from the Nine Extremes, others from Outer Heaven. As of now, there’s still no conclusion, nor is there much cause for worry. The total amount of Spiritual Qi in the multi-dimensional Cultivation Realm is enough for use over ten billion years, not to mention that every three hundred and sixty-five years, the Spiritual Qi tides formed by the Twenty-four Solar Terms create new surges of Spiritual Qi,"
"But there’s no doubt, the role of the Three Calamities is immensely significant to the Multi-Realm Cultivation Realm, because the Three Calamities are the most important materials for crafting Eternal Firm Immortal Artifacts, and they can be applied in many fields. Even if the Three Calamities and Spiritual Qi don’t actively interact, they are still the cornerstone of the Multi-Realm Cultivation Realm."
"It’s worth mentioning that to become a stronger Immortal, it’s necessary to choose one of the Three Calamities and raise its resistance to 9999 points. For example, Feng Muhai has raised his Evil Wind Resistance to 9999 points, and the Frost Monarch has most likely raised Yin Fire to 9999 points."
"However, according to the travel notes of Lu Tong and his three companions, there are few Immortals who have raised all Three Calamities to 9999 points. As for raising them to 10000 points, it seems extremely difficult. The cost of the final point may be equal to the total cost of the previous 9999 points multiplied by 10, so no one is willing to spend tens of thousands of years of Shou to raise that last point."
"Now, recording the Five Aggregates."
"The Five Aggregates usually refer to five distinctly different categories of Spiritual Qi, but this doesn’t mean there are only five types of Spiritual Qi in the Multi-Realm Cultivation Realm. In fact, up to now, 153 types of exotic Spiritual Qi have been discovered in the Multi-Realm Cultivation Realm, and more will undoubtedly be discovered in the future."
"However, among all Spiritual Qi, the most common and most used, which can basically meet the needs of most Immortals in their lifetimes, do not exceed fifteen types altogether. How to choose exotic Spiritual Qi has gradually become a subject, a discipline. Thus, the meaning of the Five Aggregates is that the five exotic types of Spiritual Qi can form the greatest possible harmony in diversity. There are many combinations, depending on the individual."
"And this is the Power that our generation of cultivators are dedicated to studying and cultivating throughout our lives, and here I won’t elaborate further."
"Now continuing to record the Nine Extremes."
"The so-called Nine Extremes are not like the Three Calamities, belonging to special Power, but can be considered special phenomena, special regions, and special objects."
"Among them, there are three extreme phenomena, to this day, it’s hard for Immortals to provide more effective observational results, the only answer is mystery."
"The special regions also have three extremes, which are vast areas that can be called absolute lands, not just three, but many, distributed throughout the Multi-Realm Cultivation Realm, dividing it into semi-enclosed, semi-open different dimensions."
"Finally, there are three extreme objects, which, compared to the previous six extremes, are more widely known and have been explored and developed for many uses. They are the darlings of the Secret Vault, the divine items sought after but unattainable in the black market, causing massive sensations every time they appear. Of course, Lu Tong and his companions have never had the fortune to see them."
"Now recording the Twenty-four Solar Terms, which are the typical twenty-four changes induced by Spiritual Qi tides. In reality, there are more than twenty-four kinds; in some specific regions, it can even trigger hundreds of violent transformations. But those places have no Life present, so it’s meaningless."
"Relatively, the Twenty-four Solar Terms is the most important way of extracting wealth for Earth Immortals and Taiyi True Immortals."
"For example, the primary source of Spiritual Qi for the Hidden Origin Association is obtained by pursuing the Twenty-four Solar Terms."
"In general, that’s roughly it. The above is my entire understanding. For this, over the past three years, I’ve exhausted 157 strands of Divine Thought, which nearly cost me my old life."
Wang Wu was filled with emotion, so he couldn’t treat it lightly.
"So where do you plan to start your travels next?"
At this moment, the Four Clowns asked. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚
"It’s not a matter of where to start; in this multi-dimensional Cultivation Realm, there is no road that leads to a dead end, nor is there any allowed, and there are no stopovers along the way."
"Relying on a map to mark the journey is likely to end in disappointment."
"So the simplest, most effective, and most direct method is to join the Twenty-four Solar Terms Hunting Team, follow the changes of the Twenty-four Solar Terms to different regions. This is the most effective way to engage with the most Immortals, the most Immortal Cities, and the most forces, and it’s an adequately thrilling and exciting travel map."
"Like Zhuang Bufei, Feng Muhai, and Qu Shenglian, they all chose this path."
"As for Lu Tong, his experience is rather winding, starting with the Wandering Taiyi."
"And my plan is to first join the Twenty-four Solar Terms Hunting Team for five hundred years and then talk."
"Wait, didn’t you say earlier that you plan to undergo secluded cultivation for the next five hundred years? Now that you’ve changed your mind, does this mean Lu Tong’s Level 27 Divine Calculation has foreseen your future encounters?"
The Four Clowns reminded.
"No, he didn’t see anything. His Divine Calculation at that time could only capture my thought, and any deduction of his must pierce through this thought, but in fact, he couldn’t, because my current self has a triple insurance."
Wang Wu smiled slightly.
His triple insurance, the first is Level 3 Forgetfulness + Level 3 Warning.
The second is the top-tier Blood Curse Celestial Punishment.
And the third is at least a Tier Four, Five Elements Cat Array deployed in his Second Sequence!
This Foundation Establishment Immortal Array, up to now, he still cannot see through, nor does he have the time to understand and see through it!
The function of this Array is unimaginably great.
So wanting to deduce him, one would really have to wait.
