novelsite Chapter 94 Waiting for a year later
Chapter 94 Waiting for a year later
Xu Yang had a vague suspicion that this was probably a deliberate arrangement by the designer of the guide.
Otherwise, there's no reason why there was only a "generating" state in implanted memories, but a percentage progress bar in drug memories.
Of course, it's also possible that these two types of genetic memory are fundamentally different. After all, implantation-based methods aim for instant and effective results, while drug-based methods are a gradual and phased process.
The guidelines simply made adjustments for each case.
However, since he could take advantage of this, Xu Yang didn't hesitate at all.
Having a cheat code and not using it makes you a coward!
The fist technique was activated again, and after sensing the general area of the vortex, the alien flesh and blood suddenly moved towards it.
While probing back and forth, Xu Yang repeated his old trick, focusing intently on the progress of the characteristic generation.
0.1%...0.16%...0.13%...
Hmm, it seems the trajectory went to the left...
……0.2%
Yes, when the alien flesh and blood approach the precise location of the cyclone, a perfect match is not required; even a close encounter can increase progress, but the best results are achieved when it is right in the center.
However, in reality, no practitioner of the Black King's True Skill has ever been able to hit the bullseye at every vortex position, no matter how focused they are on their practice.
But Xu Yang is different; he can focus on cheating.
They were oblivious to their surroundings, driving the alien flesh and blood closer to the center of the cyclone.
The progress in my eyes is slowly increasing...
Wei Qi stood aside, watching Xu Yang's almost reckless actions, a hint of disappointment flashing in her eyes.
She opened her mouth several times, but in the end she shook her head and said nothing.
People can't learn even after being taught repeatedly, but they understand immediately after being taught through experience. Only by suffering can one know the danger involved.
So let it be.
Only those who have hit a wall know how solid it is.
On the other side, Xu Yang was full of excitement. With each punch, the tumors all over his body shifted and rotated, quickly pinpointing the location of the nodes.
He didn't care what Wei Qi was thinking, as long as she didn't bother him to check the progress.
Sensing cyclones is difficult, so why not just not sense them?
What do you mean, two months? What do you mean, half a year?
One number, one day, no more.
Every second longer would be an insult to one's unparalleled talent.
Xu Yang decided to break the record for the longest cultivation time of this technique today. There would be no other outcome; he was a once-in-a-millennium cultivation prodigy.
time flies.
"You guys are still practicing, huh?"
A deep, resonant voice rang out, and the gaunt, middle-aged man entered the gravity chamber.
In an instant, he caught sight of Xu Yang, who seemed to be acting recklessly, and frowned as he asked Wei Qi, who was standing to the side:
"What's wrong with him?"
Wei Qi shook his head: "He said he has mastered the method of locating cyclones."
"You didn't insult him before, did you?"
The middle-aged man asked with considerable doubt.
When performing extremely difficult tasks, it's not hard to understand the current situation if someone is constantly creating pressure around you; it seems like this is the only possibility.
Wei Qi pouted: "Teacher, do you think of me as the kind of person who's impatient and always yells at people?"
"Hmm... it's hard to say."
"..."
"Never mind, I'll tell him to stop. This isn't good practice..."
The middle-aged man suddenly paused.
"What's wrong?" Wei Qi asked, frowning.
"Wait a minute, that kid..."
The middle-aged man's eyelids twitched. He stared blankly at Xu Yang, having only glanced at him casually before and assumed that the other man was out of his mind and just messing around.
Upon closer inspection, the arrangement of those tumors on the other person's body seemed, perhaps, a little... off.
As the creator of the Black King True Skill, no one understands the cultivation of this skill better than him, not only the difficulties of each step, but also the effects of each step.
In the node establishment step, after the node location is confirmed, there is actually a general pattern and some overall coordination among the nodes.
He usually uses this overall coordination to determine the effectiveness of a disciple's training at this stage.
It's normal that Wei Qi couldn't tell; after all, young girls are easily swayed and haven't been practicing true martial arts for many years. But he's different; he's an experienced old man.
The young man in the center of the gravity chamber had not yet determined all the nodes, but the nearly twenty tumors on his body that had quieted down were beginning to show a sense of harmony.
How strange! How amazing!
Over the years, the fastest cultivator he had ever seen took a full half month to accurately sense the first vortex when establishing a node.
The slowest one even took more than a year.
What's going on now? Am I getting old and my eyesight is failing?
Beside her, Wei Qi was looking at the middle-aged man with a puzzled expression. He stopped speaking halfway through his sentence, leaving her completely baffled.
"Teacher, what exactly are you trying to say?"
The middle-aged man clicked his tongue and shook his head: "It's nothing, let's see first. Maybe I just saw it wrong."
While the two were chatting, Xu Yang was still working on his schedule.
Cultivation is as simple as eating and drinking.
Looking at the progress on the panel, he even felt that it was like some kind of proficiency system, where proficiency would automatically increase as long as a node was correctly located.
Time passed until the last node was located—
Unknown characteristics (4%)
It may seem like a small amount, but in fact, the most difficult part is over, and the remaining easy parts are where the progress will be greatly improved.
Simply follow the method recorded in the True Skill to burst open the alien flesh at the center of the node, and you can accelerate gene fusion and absorption.
Xu Yang's heart stirred, and he was about to begin his next move.
"How did you do that?!"
A voice suddenly rang out, and the middle-aged man was staring intently at Xu Yang.
Until Xu Yang completed the final node positioning, the middle-aged man was completely certain that the location of the tumors on the other person's body was not random, but truly possessed overall coordination.
In other words, the other party covered in less than a day what others might take several years to do.
This is no ordinary genius.
A glint flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes as he continued, "Is your method of sensing cyclones universally applicable?"
Xu Yang shook his head slightly: "I'm afraid not, I'm just relying on a special feeling."
The middle-aged man was speechless.
Yes, if it were truly a reproducible and special method, how could it have taken so many years for it to be discovered only now by a young man who has just come into contact with the real skill?
But what do I feel?
On the path of cultivation, there is never any so-called "feeling"; it should be called "talent" instead.
An unprecedented talent.
Thinking of this, the middle-aged man made a decision instantly, and he solemnly said:
"Young man, would you like to become my disciple?"
"..."
Xu Yang's expression was strange. He hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Um, uncle, you should know that this is just genetic memory, right?"
In genetic memory, everything is an illusion, so there is no point in becoming an apprentice here.
"I know, so what?"
The middle-aged man simply nodded, making no attempt to evade the question. Instead, he smiled and asked, "Where do you think genetic memory comes from?"
"Isn't it just that the genes of the trigger provide the memory template, and then the mutagen reconstructs the scene?"
Xu Yang simply relayed the answer Anya had given him.
The middle-aged man shook his head: "This is just what the Federation claims to the public. It seems you haven't thought carefully about the flaws in it."
He continued, "According to the Federation, the memory template comes from the gene carrier and is the memory of what he has seen and experienced throughout his life. But there is a question: can the memory of a single living being encompass the entire universe?"
Xu Yang frowned: "What do you mean?"
"It means that if you stop cultivating now, we can travel through the entire universe, including its scenery, various details, and every completely independent person."
You should understand that not every gene carrier could have seen all of these things. So how could he possibly reconstruct these things he'd never seen before in his memory? Therefore, the Federation's publicly stated account is flawed.
Xu Yang was somewhat dazed.
Yes, how could the memories of a single individual encompass the details of the entire universe? No matter how broad one's knowledge is, it's impossible for it to reach that level.
He couldn't help but ask, "Then what is the essence of genetic memory?"
The middle-aged man shook his head slightly: "I don't know. Anyway, it can't just be the memories of a simple individual. If I had to find a similar concept, I could understand it as a parallel universe from the past."
I've heard that the federal government even has a department whose daily work involves accessing genetic memory and monitoring the past of the entire universe.
And you, although this memory seems to exist because of you, you are not the protagonist of this world. Everyone has their own independent thoughts, and we are not governed by any particular will.
As he spoke, the middle-aged man, seemingly to demonstrate his independence, reached out his withered hand and rubbed Wei Qi's head beside him.
The latter, who was still stunned by Xu Yang's incredible cultivation efficiency in just one day, now had black lines appearing on his forehead.
"Teacher, you don't have to be so itchy to touch things all the time."
The middle-aged man shook his head and sighed.
"Sigh, growing up makes you temperamental. It was better when I was a child."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Xu Yang again.
"Just like now, the reason why Xiaoqi and I are guiding you in cultivating true skills and providing various materials is because the Federation had already made prior arrangements and paid the corresponding compensation before making this potion lure."
It's not that we're born obligated to serve you; in any case, this is the reality for us. I intend to take you as my apprentice. What do you say?
Xu Yang scratched his head and slowly said, "But it's meaningless. The results I learn by becoming an apprentice here won't affect reality."
The middle-aged man looked at him with a smile, as if he were examining a piece of rough jade.
"Why can't it have an impact? You've become my apprentice here. I'll teach you some secret codes and such. Even if you go back a thousand years, you can come to Anxu to find me. Just give me a code. As long as you can explain it, I'll accept you. Even if I don't accept you, as long as you show talent, I'll still take you as my apprentice. I'm certain of that."
"To put it bluntly, I just wanted to give you a reason to come to Anxu. At your cultivation speed, using genetic memory is just a waste of time. The drug inducers manufactured by the Federation require a certain interval each time they enter the genetic memory, and most importantly—"
The middle-aged man paused for a moment at this point:
"The characteristics acquired through genuine skill training are superior to those acquired through genetic memory."
It's quick, highly effective, and as long as you don't make a mistake during practice, there's no risk. What reason do you have not to come?
Xu Yang lowered his head and pondered for a moment.
Upon closer examination, this makes sense, but there are two issues that need to be considered.
One question is whether the progress display in the guide will disappear after leaving the memory. Only with this real-time progress can he replicate everything now, but this needs to be verified in reality.
Another issue is how to get to Anxu. It's not something you can get there by driving for a few days. The distance between Anxu and the Earth Source falls into the category of interstellar travel, but I don't seem to have heard of anything related to it in the Earth Source.
Perhaps Jucheng has the technical support in this regard, but he needs to be strong enough to warrant an invitation from Jucheng.
Ultimately, it comes down to a lack of strength.
However, if both conditions are met, then there's no need to hesitate about it.
Thinking of this, Xu Yang said directly, "I will come, but I need some time to prepare."
The middle-aged man nodded slightly and smiled, "It's alright, there's no rush. We're separated by more than a thousand years. It's questionable whether I was even alive back then."
"It's alright. The Pureblood Sect has always been short of people, and it will only decline further over the next thousand years. When that time comes, just come to the Black King Hall and report that you are my disciple, Wang Yuanchen. If I'm no longer here, and some foolish person comes along, you can show off your talent and go through the process of astonishing everyone, and that should be enough."
Everyone was shocked?
Xu Yang's lips twitched, and he couldn't help but grumble inwardly.
He felt that his cheap teacher's personality seemed too eccentric, perhaps influenced by some kind of entertaining articles?
However, it's nice that she's not pretentious.
Afterwards, Lao Wang began to give Xu Yang a few coded messages about their future meeting.
Those were all genuine skills he had considered but had never been able to create, and he even provided his original ideas for creating them.
"Did you remember?"
"I've memorized it: Cold Heaven Evil Eye Nine Heavens Baptism True Skill, Cave Forging Hundred Refinements Thousand Arms Divine Essence True Skill... These true skills have rather long names. Is there any explanation for them?"
"Don't you think that's cool?"
"Oh my god, why didn't you say so earlier?"
……
Beside him, Wei Qi looked at the master and disciple who had formed a line in front of him, and then at his junior brother who came from a thousand years in the future.
Her feelings were somewhat complicated.
In the genetic memory, the other party was also cultivating step by step, but what kind of talent does a person have to quickly master a cultivation technique that takes several years to complete?
It took her more than two months to sense the first cyclone. Although the time spent sensing it later was reduced, it was never less than a week. In total, it took her more than a year and almost two years.
The other party only took one day.
Such talent.
It's no wonder that even a teacher who's always been unreliable would want to take this disciple across a thousand years...
……
"Alright, then you can continue your cultivation. However, the amount of alluring substances in your physical body is not enough to completely detonate all the alien flesh and blood. You may have to do it a few more times," Old Wang said with regret.
If Xu Yang were practicing real skills in reality, he could finish this technique in about a week, but there is no other way now.
Xu Yang nodded without hesitation, walked to the center of the gravity chamber, and began the process of detonating the alien flesh and blood.
As the corresponding technique within the Black King's True Skill slowly circulated.
Xu Yang's muscles twitched, and the alien flesh on his chest began to tremble before suddenly exploding with a series of muffled thuds.
This process is extremely dangerous. If the alien flesh and blood are not located at the cyclone, the explosion will destroy the cultivator's flesh and blood, including internal organs, and will also damage the body's genes due to the failure of fusion.
But Xu Yang obviously won't encounter such danger.
Where the flesh and blood exploded, the skin wrinkled and sank downwards to form a vortex shape.
Several vortexes sucked and digested the alien flesh and blood, then suddenly swelled up again after a moment.
At this moment, beneath the skin and within the flesh, several black roots sprouted from the original vortex location, connecting the various explosion nodes and forming a black mesh structure.
At the same time, the progress of acquiring the features of the guide interface has suddenly increased dramatically.
4%...8%...14%...
27%!
In an instant, Xu Yang's vision blurred, and suddenly everything went black.
The journey has come to an end...