Chương 61: Sudden Danger?

As Gui Ruwen stepped into the building, he explained, "This storage holds pills organised by function and tier, with several thousand high-quality pills across different types. Just the Qi Gathering Pills here should sustain your cultivation until you reach the Nascent Soul Realm. Except for the Qi Gathering Pills, there are also pills of varying functions, from antidote to spirit qi recovery pills."

When Gui Ruwen saw no response from Ren Qingquan, he asked, "Are you familiar with the cultivation realms in this world?" Ren Qingquan, surprised by the number of pills Gui Ruwen mentioned, finally regained his composure after being questioned. He honestly responded, "I only know a few of them."

Gui Ruwen nodded and explained, "From the lowest, there's the Body Tempering Realm, Qi Refining Realm, Foundation Building Realm, Golden Core Realm, Nascent Soul Realm, Soul Formation Realm, Divine Transformation Realm, Void Unity Realm, Tribulation Transcendence Realm, and Immortal Ascension Realm." Ren Qingquan asked curiously, "Uncle, what is your and my mother's cultivation level?" I am now in the Tribulation Transcendence Realm, and your mother is at its peak.

Gui Ruwen continued, "In the future, avoid asking others about their cultivation directly, especially to an expert. While most will hold back if you mention the Gui Family, some less eccentric people might feel insulted and could attack you." Ren Qingquan apologised, saying, "I apologise and thank you for the advice."

"Mmhm," Gui Ruwen nodded. Then both of them went deeper into the building that stores pills until they reached the deepest part, a room with a single stone slab in the middle. Gui Ruwen motioned for Ren Qingquan to come closer and said, "Give me a drop of your blood. I'll be transferring the building's ownership to you." Ren Qingquan obediently scratched his palm and let a drop of blood flow out. He winced in pain, but the recovery rate of a Qi Refining realm cultivator quickly healed his wound.

Gui Ruwen used his spirit qi to control the blood seeping from Ren Qingquan's hand, moving it toward the stone slab in the middle of the room. Immediately, the pill storage building gleamed brightly, and Gui Ruwen said, "I've successfully transferred ownership to you. This building is a spirit treasure that prevents stored pills from spoiling, so you don't need to worry about expiration."

After transferring ownership of the pill-filled building, Gui Ruwen led Ren Qingquan to another structure containing spirit tools, talisman papers, spirit ores, spirit stones, and other items.

"Here's the storage room. Like the pill storage, it's a spirit treasure that preserves the item's spirituality. It's also equipped with arrays that can block each item, ensuring the spirit qi they radiated won't interfere with each other." Then, Gui Ruwen asked Ren Qingquan for another drop of blood to transfer ownership of the spirit treasure. Throughout this process, Ren Qingquan and I could only look on in stunned silence.

Even after Gui Ruwen transferred a spirit treasure-grade building suitable for an alchemy and forging room, the last spirit treasure-level residential building, and a courtyard filled with spirit plants, we still couldn't fully grasp how wealthy Ren Qingquan had become. At last, Gui Ruwen added, "I'm not sure if this small amount of resources is enough for your needs. If you need more, just call Uncle. I'll send another batch."

('◉⌓◉') I may be new to cultivation, but I knew for sure that the resources Gui Ruwen provided were extraordinarily abundant! Ren Qingquan could only nod mechanically while Gui Ruwen handed him a jade talisman he could use to contact him. Gui Ruwen then guided Ren Qingquan on how to use the portable space, including how to access, exit, store, and retrieve items. Once Ren Qingquan was familiar with it, they prepared to leave for Spirit Beast Peak.

Before leaving the portable space, Gui Ruwen patted Ren Qingquan's shoulder and said, "Wait a moment. I almost forgot to give you the most important thing." He took a jade slip and handed it to Ren Qingquan.

"Place this on your forehead. It contains the family's secret cultivation method and some of our secret techniques." Ren Qingquan placed the jade slip on his forehead, and knowledge started flooding into his mind. I assisted him by activating [Calculate] to accelerate his information processing and reduce mental load. Simultaneously, I made a copy of the information and, while doing so, skimmed part of the information transmitted by that jade slip.

At a glance, the information transmitted by the jade slip seems to be a cultivation method and two techniques. The cultivation method is called the Divine Turtle Method and is capable of reaching the Immortal Ascension realm. It can also extend lifespan, boost qi storage in the dantian, enhance certain divination techniques, strengthen defensive techniques, and improve qi materialization. The method can be upgraded based on the user's understanding of cultivation. Enjoying this book?

Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit. The only limitation is that the spirit qi produced by the technique is of too high a quality. This means it's much denser than the refined spirit qi produced by other methods and requires greater accumulation before the user can reach the next realm. This cultivation method is extremely overpowered and downright broken. Compared to all other cultivation methods I've encountered, this one is far superior.

Additionally, there are two other cultivation techniques. The first is a defensive technique named 'Super Duper Ultra Mega Hyper Miraculous Transcendental Divine Turtle Shield Technique,' which can be used up to the Immortal Ascension Realm. It's a somewhat foolish name that arises from the necessity to differentiate itself from other Turtle Shield Techniques and their variants, such as the Super Turtle Shield Technique, Divine Turtle Shield Technique, Immortal Turtle Shield Technique, and others.

Unlike the Divine Turtle Cultivation Method, which has many effects, the Super Duper Ultra Mega Hyper Miraculous Transcendental Divine Turtle Shield Technique has only one. It creates a defensive barrier around the user. However, as the user's understanding of the technique deepens, the range expands, the defence grows stronger, and it can protect against more threats.

Initially, it shields only against normal attacks, but at higher levels it can defend against spatial, soul, and curse attacks, and it also provides a passive effect that continuously envelops the user. The second technique is called the Turtle Divination Technique. It's another technique that can be practised until reaching the Immortal Ascension Realm.

It allows the user to check others' luck, and at higher levels, it can be used to assess a place's luck, an organisation's luck, sense future danger and opportunities, and even glimpse into the future. This ability feels so overpowered. I am honestly unsure how powerful the cultivation world really is. By now, everyone should have noticed that all the Gui family's cultivation methods and techniques are associated with turtles. This is because the Gui family name actually uses the character for 'turtles'.

Why they chose that surname remains a mystery to me. Perhaps they have a turtle bloodline, or maybe they are somehow part turtle? Or perhaps their family might uphold a turtle-like motto emphasising steadiness. Soon, Ren Qingquan finished receiving the information, but he still hadn't opened his eyes. Instead, he seemed to be contemplating something before complaining to me, 'System, don't you think this situation is extremely wrong?

No matter how I see it, I am slowly turning into a cannon fodder young master who usually offends the protagonist and dies while leaving drops that coincidentally got used ten chapters later.'

'Shouldn't a protagonist's life be filled with hardship? Yet my life has been extremely smooth sailing.' Ren Qingquan said.

'Considering there's an existence like children of destiny, I am starting to get afraid of going outside. What if I accidentally meet a manic child of destiny and get killed?' I don't know how I should appease Ren Qingquan, because I've also started to think that he might be a mid-boss on some real protagonist's journey to reach the peak of the world. Without waiting for my reply, Ren Qingquan finally reopened his eyes. When Gui Ruwen saw it, he said, "Let's leave this portable space."

Ren Qingquan followed the method to exit the portable space, and soon both of them found themselves back at the Spirit Beat Peak in the Pure Wave Sect. Gui Ruwen used his spirit qi to move the bead connected to the portable space toward Ren Qingquan.

"Drop your blood on this bead. Uncle will help you refine it." Ren Qingquan sliced his palm again and let his blood fall onto the bead, which floated under Gui Ruwen's spirit qi. Gui Ruwen used a technique to merge Ren Qingquan's blood into the bead before giving it to him.

"Take care of it and don't show it off. Although I've added some protection for you, you're simply too weak and prone to accidents."

"Do you need anything else? Otherwise, I need to meet with the higher-ups of the Pure Wave Sect to discuss something," Gui Ruwen said. Ren Qingquan initially wanted to shake his head, but I quickly reminded him. [Host, how about asking your uncle to help you get accepted into the Spirit Beast Peak's main peak? Compared to the branch mountain like this one, the number and strength of the beasts killed on the main peak should be higher. That means you can earn points faster!] Ren Qingquan was thrilled by the idea and quickly shared it with Gui Ruwen. He even went further by asking Gui Ruwen to help him get a management role at a facility that frequently slaughters demon beasts; the kind that lets him move around freely with minimal workload. Gui Ruwen looked at Ren Qingquan with worry.

"Why do you need that type of position? Are you relying on a support-type cultivation technique that involves killing, blood, flesh, or souls?" Before Ren Qingquan could respond, Gui Ruwen muttered to himself, "If it's a technique that involves killing, you'd have asked for a role involving slaughtering beasts. If it pertains to flesh and blood, you could just buy them. So, are you practising a method that needs souls?" Both Ren Qingquan and I tensed as Gui Ruwen suddenly started his deduction.

I strongly feel this conversation might be going south. Seeing Ren Qingquan's silence, Gui Ruwen said, "I am not sure which technique you're practising, but uncle recommends that you stop practising it. Techniques that consume souls can easily contaminate the user's soul. Soul contamination is much more difficult to handle than soul injuries." Gui Ruwen followed with another question, "How long have you been practising this technique?" Ren Qingquan replied, "Not too long ago. I think it was around a year ago."

Gui Ruwen frowned, "Let me examine your soul for traces of contamination. While I am here, I'll help you fix the hidden danger in your soul." Using [Scan], I observed Gui Ruwen instantly begin forming a hand seal while channelling spirit qi throughout his body. The technique appears quite complex and likely requires some time to perform. [Host, quickly stop your uncle! His casual mention of examining a soul suggests he's likely highly skilled in this area. If he continued, he might discover that the soul inside you isn't the original Ren Qingquan.] Ren Qingquan understood the danger and quickly brainstormed ideas. While Ren Qingquan frantically tried to find a way to stop Gui Ruwen without arousing his suspicion, I was preparing my [Transfer] to move Ren Qingquan away as soon as I sensed any danger.

Although I am unsure whether the points I have are enough to teleport Ren Qingquan to safety in front of a Tribulation Transcender realm cultivator, it's still better than doing nothing.