Chapter 14: Inheritance
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Chapter 14: Inheritance
Dont I already know this? What is the ancestor thinking?
As if the Ancestor could sense his confusion that voice spoke again to explain, That is the true Insect Immortal Index of the Chong Clan. It is far more powerful than the one passed down in our Lang Clan. Only the core members of the Chong Clan and the current head of a Branch Family are allowed to learn it. Since youre the only one left in the Lang Clan, you qualify. The other two items are a storage ring and a beast bag. Bind them with a drop of blood and then send your consciousness inside.
Sage was surprised! A stronger version of the Insect Immortal Index? The true version? What did that mean? Finding a slight aversion to talk of his blood, he flipped open the book and turned over the first introductory page and started to look for differences. He was flabbergasted.
The first technique: Merge. The cultivator can form a symbiotic bond with a Spirit Insect, creating a mental link and allowing them to control the insect as well as store it within their own body. This was the same as usual, but there was another level of the technique listed. At this last level the cultivator could swap places with their Insect. Storing themselves inside the insects body whenever they wished. In addition, and most terrifyingly, they could step up the link to another level and truly combine their bodies into one.
The second technique: Mutate. The cultivator can draw out the essence of a creature and use it to breed with another creature that isnt similar at all. Insects, arachnids, worms, small reptiles, and the other creatures in the chong grouping are all candidates. It if was creepy and venomous it was essentially a candidate for this. This was the same as usual, though the limitations on crossing species were even more lax than before. Two males or females could be crossed and even those that were only vaguely chong were usable. Finally, the most ridiculous thing was Mutate didnt even require breeding! With the true Insect Immortal Index, the cultivator can simply use their qi to induce a Spirit Insect to transform. They would enter a pupa and undergo a metamorphosis with the cultivators guidance. Afterward they would emerge transformed and possessing new traits.
The third technique: Mature. The cultivator uses their own qi to accelerate the incubation and growth period of a Spirit Insect. They can hatch their eggs, shorten pupa times, and grow them to adults in a fraction of the usual times. The true Insect Immortal Index took this even a step further. Not only could it help them to reach adult size it could push them even larger! Without even needing to reach purer qi quality from a higher rank, like the Colossal Iron Mantis, but any Spirit Insect could simply grow larger and larger. Yet, that wasnt even the strongest feature of the true Mature. The Spirit Insect could actually be aged, not just in their physical maturity but in the same way that a Demonic Beast can.
Demonic Beasts are different from Spirit Animals. Spirit Animals are just like the animals from Earth, except they consume spirit plants, other spirit animals, and natural treasures in order to gain qi and become more powerful. Demonic Beasts on the other hand are basically monsters, with forms and shapes from out of the storybooks like dragons, unicorns, manticores, and thousands of other terrifying things. They simply breath in the qi of the world like cultivators do, slowly getting more powerful over time. Eventually they even gain intelligence as high as a human and later even transform into a human form!
The true form of Mature let the Spirit Insect act like a Demonic Beast, turning it into essentially a Demonic Insect. It could grow more powerful by aging into an evolved form, gaining intelligence and even later taking human form! What an astounding cheat move!
I wonder if some of the Chong Clan members are actually just Demonic Insects that took human form. That would be really scary to have to fight a giant spider as smart as a person!
The true Insect Immortal Index was simply too amazing. No wonder the Chong Clan was a major provincial power. Shaking his head with amazement at the power of of these improved techniques, Sage chuckled as he realized there was still another section in the manual. The two supporting techniques of the Insect Immortal Index also had improvements.
Wow. So not only does this bag have a big space inside it, you can even keep the shrinking insect cages inside it? Awesome.
He went around looking in all the cages and found them empty. With nothing else popping out at him, Sage realized he had no idea how to leave this place. Just as he was wondering if there was a door, he realized he was already back in his own body. All his senses had returned to normal as soon as he thought about leaving. Finding it way easier than he guessed, Sage let out a laugh.
Haha, this is too great! Youre the best, Great Ancestor!
Unable to stop himself he gloated to the Ancestor before realizing what he did and quickly bowing in apology. Not wanting to get killed by the old guys before he even got to use the new toys. Hearing nothing further from the Ancestor in the stone casket, Sage thanked them again and spilled some blood onto the Storage Ring. Thinking of going inside it, he was again inside another place. This one was much larger, a room with a twenty foot high ceiling and a hundred feet long and wide. Within it, he was amazed to find all sorts of food, plants, and deceased insects sitting on shelves and cabinets.
The Great Ancestor has been down there for who knows how long this storage ring must be like a magic fridge.
Inspecting the food, he carefully smelled some of the vegetables and found them crisp and healthy. Taking a bite, he was surprised at how fresh it tasted. This internal room was a treasure! It preserved things perfectly!
Its not stopping time, right? Isnt that crazy hard to do? Ill have to ask someone how these things work.
The room seemed pretty packed full of stuff, but Sage realized all he had to do was thinking about something in the room and he was immediately in front of it holding it. Amazed at another marvel he started to sort through the room. Not sure what even half the things inside it were for, he was impressed to find a small fortune. One of the cabinets had a few drawers filled with gold, silver and copper coins. Another was filled with Spirit Stones. Spirit Stones were the currency of cultivators, and they contained the energy of heaven and earth. They had many uses, acting like batteries for many kinds of magical tools, helping a cultivator recover their qi faster, and it was said the high level ones helped with increasing cultivation level.
I dont really know how much this is all worth but Im suddenly rich!
There was plenty of other things in the ring but Sage had no idea what most of them were. Deciding to leave it all for later he quickly moved all of his insects from their makeshift cages into the Beast Bag and returned to studying the true Insect Immortal Index.
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Chapter 14: Inheritance
Dont I already know this? What is the ancestor thinking?
As if the Ancestor could sense his confusion that voice spoke again to explain, That is the true Insect Immortal Index of the Chong Clan. It is far more powerful than the one passed down in our Lang Clan. Only the core members of the Chong Clan and the current head of a Branch Family are allowed to learn it. Since youre the only one left in the Lang Clan, you qualify. The other two items are a storage ring and a beast bag. Bind them with a drop of blood and then send your consciousness inside.
Sage was surprised! A stronger version of the Insect Immortal Index? The true version? What did that mean? Finding a slight aversion to talk of his blood, he flipped open the book and turned over the first introductory page and started to look for differences. He was flabbergasted.
The first technique: Merge. The cultivator can form a symbiotic bond with a Spirit Insect, creating a mental link and allowing them to control the insect as well as store it within their own body. This was the same as usual, but there was another level of the technique listed. At this last level the cultivator could swap places with their Insect. Storing themselves inside the insects body whenever they wished. In addition, and most terrifyingly, they could step up the link to another level and truly combine their bodies into one.
The second technique: Mutate. The cultivator can draw out the essence of a creature and use it to breed with another creature that isnt similar at all. Insects, arachnids, worms, small reptiles, and the other creatures in the chong grouping are all candidates. It if was creepy and venomous it was essentially a candidate for this. This was the same as usual, though the limitations on crossing species were even more lax than before. Two males or females could be crossed and even those that were only vaguely chong were usable. Finally, the most ridiculous thing was Mutate didnt even require breeding! With the true Insect Immortal Index, the cultivator can simply use their qi to induce a Spirit Insect to transform. They would enter a pupa and undergo a metamorphosis with the cultivators guidance. Afterward they would emerge transformed and possessing new traits.
The third technique: Mature. The cultivator uses their own qi to accelerate the incubation and growth period of a Spirit Insect. They can hatch their eggs, shorten pupa times, and grow them to adults in a fraction of the usual times. The true Insect Immortal Index took this even a step further. Not only could it help them to reach adult size it could push them even larger! Without even needing to reach purer qi quality from a higher rank, like the Colossal Iron Mantis, but any Spirit Insect could simply grow larger and larger. Yet, that wasnt even the strongest feature of the true Mature. The Spirit Insect could actually be aged, not just in their physical maturity but in the same way that a Demonic Beast can.
Demonic Beasts are different from Spirit Animals. Spirit Animals are just like the animals from Earth, except they consume spirit plants, other spirit animals, and natural treasures in order to gain qi and become more powerful. Demonic Beasts on the other hand are basically monsters, with forms and shapes from out of the storybooks like dragons, unicorns, manticores, and thousands of other terrifying things. They simply breath in the qi of the world like cultivators do, slowly getting more powerful over time. Eventually they even gain intelligence as high as a human and later even transform into a human form!
The true form of Mature let the Spirit Insect act like a Demonic Beast, turning it into essentially a Demonic Insect. It could grow more powerful by aging into an evolved form, gaining intelligence and even later taking human form! What an astounding cheat move!
I wonder if some of the Chong Clan members are actually just Demonic Insects that took human form. That would be really scary to have to fight a giant spider as smart as a person!
The true Insect Immortal Index was simply too amazing. No wonder the Chong Clan was a major provincial power. Shaking his head with amazement at the power of of these improved techniques, Sage chuckled as he realized there was still another section in the manual. The two supporting techniques of the Insect Immortal Index also had improvements.
Wow. So not only does this bag have a big space inside it, you can even keep the shrinking insect cages inside it? Awesome.
He went around looking in all the cages and found them empty. With nothing else popping out at him, Sage realized he had no idea how to leave this place. Just as he was wondering if there was a door, he realized he was already back in his own body. All his senses had returned to normal as soon as he thought about leaving. Finding it way easier than he guessed, Sage let out a laugh.
Haha, this is too great! Youre the best, Great Ancestor!
Unable to stop himself he gloated to the Ancestor before realizing what he did and quickly bowing in apology. Not wanting to get killed by the old guys before he even got to use the new toys. Hearing nothing further from the Ancestor in the stone casket, Sage thanked them again and spilled some blood onto the Storage Ring. Thinking of going inside it, he was again inside another place. This one was much larger, a room with a twenty foot high ceiling and a hundred feet long and wide. Within it, he was amazed to find all sorts of food, plants, and deceased insects sitting on shelves and cabinets.
The Great Ancestor has been down there for who knows how long this storage ring must be like a magic fridge.
Inspecting the food, he carefully smelled some of the vegetables and found them crisp and healthy. Taking a bite, he was surprised at how fresh it tasted. This internal room was a treasure! It preserved things perfectly!
Its not stopping time, right? Isnt that crazy hard to do? Ill have to ask someone how these things work.
The room seemed pretty packed full of stuff, but Sage realized all he had to do was thinking about something in the room and he was immediately in front of it holding it. Amazed at another marvel he started to sort through the room. Not sure what even half the things inside it were for, he was impressed to find a small fortune. One of the cabinets had a few drawers filled with gold, silver and copper coins. Another was filled with Spirit Stones. Spirit Stones were the currency of cultivators, and they contained the energy of heaven and earth. They had many uses, acting like batteries for many kinds of magical tools, helping a cultivator recover their qi faster, and it was said the high level ones helped with increasing cultivation level.
I dont really know how much this is all worth but Im suddenly rich!
There was plenty of other things in the ring but Sage had no idea what most of them were. Deciding to leave it all for later he quickly moved all of his insects from their makeshift cages into the Beast Bag and returned to studying the true Insect Immortal Index.
Chapter 14: InheritanceDont I already know this? What is the ancestor thinking?As if the Ancestor could sense his confusion that voice spoke again to explain, That is the true Insect Immortal Index of the Chong Clan. It is far more powerful than the one passed down in our Lang Clan. Only the core members of the Chong Clan and the current head of a Branch Family are allowed to learn it. Since youre the only one left in the Lang Clan, you qualify. The other two items are a storage ring and a beast bag. Bind them with a drop of blood and then send your consciousness inside.Sage was surprised! A stronger version of the Insect Immortal Index? The true version? What did that mean? Finding a slight aversion to talk of his blood, he flipped open the book and turned over the first introductory page and started to look for differences. He was flabbergasted. The first technique: Merge. The cultivator can form a symbiotic bond with a Spirit Insect, creating a mental link and allowing them to control the insect as well as store it within their own body. This was the same as usual, but there was another level of the technique listed. At this last level the cultivator could swap places with their Insect. Storing themselves inside the insects body whenever they wished. In addition, and most terrifyingly, they could step up the link to another level and truly combine their bodies into one.The second technique: Mutate. The cultivator can draw out the essence of a creature and use it to breed with another creature that isnt similar at all. Insects, arachnids, worms, small reptiles, and the other creatures in the chong grouping are all candidates. It if was creepy and venomous it was essentially a candidate for this. This was the same as usual, though the limitations on crossing species were even more lax than before. Two males or females could be crossed and even those that were only vaguely chong were usable. Finally, the most ridiculous thing was Mutate didnt even require breeding! With the true Insect Immortal Index, the cultivator can simply use their qi to induce a Spirit Insect to transform. They would enter a pupa and undergo a metamorphosis with the cultivators guidance. Afterward they would emerge transformed and possessing new traits. The third technique: Mature. The cultivator uses their own qi to accelerate the incubation and growth period of a Spirit Insect. They can hatch their eggs, shorten pupa times, and grow them to adults in a fraction of the usual times. The true Insect Immortal Index took this even a step further. Not only could it help them to reach adult size it could push them even larger! Without even needing to reach purer qi quality from a higher rank, like the Colossal Iron Mantis, but any Spirit Insect could simply grow larger and larger. Yet, that wasnt even the strongest feature of the true Mature. The Spirit Insect could actually be aged, not just in their physical maturity but in the same way that a Demonic Beast can. Demonic Beasts are different from Spirit Animals. Spirit Animals are just like the animals from Earth, except they consume spirit plants, other spirit animals, and natural treasures in order to gain qi and become more powerful. Demonic Beasts on the other hand are basically monsters, with forms and shapes from out of the storybooks like dragons, unicorns, manticores, and thousands of other terrifying things. They simply breath in the qi of the world like cultivators do, slowly getting more powerful over time. Eventually they even gain intelligence as high as a human and later even transform into a human form!The true form of Mature let the Spirit Insect act like a Demonic Beast, turning it into essentially a Demonic Insect. It could grow more powerful by aging into an evolved form, gaining intelligence and even later taking human form! What an astounding cheat move! I wonder if some of the Chong Clan members are actually just Demonic Insects that took human form. That would be really scary to have to fight a giant spider as smart as a person!The true Insect Immortal Index was simply too amazing. No wonder the Chong Clan was a major provincial power. Shaking his head with amazement at the power of of these improved techniques, Sage chuckled as he realized there was still another section in the manual. The two supporting techniques of the Insect Immortal Index also had improvements. Wow. So not only does this bag have a big space inside it, you can even keep the shrinking insect cages inside it? Awesome.He went around looking in all the cages and found them empty. With nothing else popping out at him, Sage realized he had no idea how to leave this place. Just as he was wondering if there was a door, he realized he was already back in his own body. All his senses had returned to normal as soon as he thought about leaving. Finding it way easier than he guessed, Sage let out a laugh. Haha, this is too great! Youre the best, Great Ancestor!Unable to stop himself he gloated to the Ancestor before realizing what he did and quickly bowing in apology. Not wanting to get killed by the old guys before he even got to use the new toys. Hearing nothing further from the Ancestor in the stone casket, Sage thanked them again and spilled some blood onto the Storage Ring. Thinking of going inside it, he was again inside another place. This one was much larger, a room with a twenty foot high ceiling and a hundred feet long and wide. Within it, he was amazed to find all sorts of food, plants, and deceased insects sitting on shelves and cabinets. The Great Ancestor has been down there for who knows how long this storage ring must be like a magic fridge.Inspecting the food, he carefully smelled some of the vegetables and found them crisp and healthy. Taking a bite, he was surprised at how fresh it tasted. This internal room was a treasure! It preserved things perfectly! Its not stopping time, right? Isnt that crazy hard to do? Ill have to ask someone how these things work.The room seemed pretty packed full of stuff, but Sage realized all he had to do was thinking about something in the room and he was immediately in front of it holding it. Amazed at another marvel he started to sort through the room. Not sure what even half the things inside it were for, he was impressed to find a small fortune. One of the cabinets had a few drawers filled with gold, silver and copper coins. Another was filled with Spirit Stones. Spirit Stones were the currency of cultivators, and they contained the energy of heaven and earth. They had many uses, acting like batteries for many kinds of magical tools, helping a cultivator recover their qi faster, and it was said the high level ones helped with increasing cultivation level. I dont really know how much this is all worth but Im suddenly rich!There was plenty of other things in the ring but Sage had no idea what most of them were. Deciding to leave it all for later he quickly moved all of his insects from their makeshift cages into the Beast Bag and returned to studying the true Insect Immortal Index.
