After obtaining a lot of useful information from Ying Tao, Zhang Yan returned to the Sky-Scraping Dharma Boat and used a few days to refine a few talismans.
Although he promised to protect those sects, with his current cultivation, it was impossible for him to do it himself. Bestowing a few talismans was enough to protect them.
In reality, if it was another Mortal Metamorphosis cultivator doing this, they would at most send out a clone. It was just that he didn't have enough Alchemy to move around. Clones also consumed a lot of transcendence energy, so he used a talisman that wasn't restricted to replace it.
A few more days passed, and those sects all came. Hearing that they would receive the protection of a mighty person this time, they were all pleasantly surprised. The heads of each sect came to the Dharma Boat to pay their respects. They received the talisman very solemnly and respectfully bowed and thanked him before leaving.
After everyone left, Zhang Yan discovered to his surprise that the restriction on him had actually been loosened a little. He could already use some of his supernatural powers and transcendence energy. After thinking for a while, he guessed the reason behind it. Perhaps the Karma points here didn't have to be completely completed to be obtained. As long as he had a good start, he would be able to obtain a portion of it.
This was probably to make it easier for the cultivator to use the Karma points better and thus stay longer in the Ruined Lands. However, this didn't mean that he was taking advantage of them. It wasn't hard to imagine that if those sects met with an accident, everything would return to how it was.
As the saying goes, it's easy to obtain but difficult to give up. After receiving a portion of the Karma points, the protector would probably not be able to completely ignore it. Most people would probably be more attentive than before.
However, he didn't think too much about it. Not only did he pour a lot of transcendence energy into the few talismans he refined, he also left a drop of blood essence in them. If those sects were fine, the blood essence would naturally return to him. If they met with a powerful enemy, it would immediately transform into a Blood Qi Barrier. As long as his own Essence Qi wasn't exhausted, it wouldn't be broken by others. Thus, this matter could be put aside.
He circulated his magic energy slightly and noticed that there was no obstruction to flying now. Even though the consumption of magic energy was still greater than before, it was sufficient for him to bear it with his foundation. Thus, with a command in his heart, the Skysplit Ark instantly soared into the sky and flew towards the place Daoist Jin lived in seclusion according to Ying Tao.
Two days later, they arrived in front of a half-tilted mountain peak. The mountain was slender and slanted to one side, but it did not fall to the ground. Looking at it, it looked like a huge sword was stabbed into the ground. They knew that they had arrived at the boundary.
Daoist Jin was originally the sect master of a sect, but something happened to him when he entered the Ruined Lands to hunt demons. In the end, he was the only one who managed to escape. Later, he went to the Green Jade Palace and swore an oath to explore all the Ruined Lands in Qinghua Heaven and draw them on a map for the cultivators of the heavens to hunt the demons.
Because of this, not only was this person's magic energy not restrained at all, he could even borrow it to use many destructive methods. When he traveled in the Ruined Lands, even the great demons and evil spirits did not dare to provoke him.
Zhang Yan came out of the Skysplit Ark and bowed outside, saying, "Daoist Jin, are you here? I, Zhang Yan, I have come to visit."
After a short while, a brilliant light appeared like red after the rain. Then, a middle-aged cultivator in a beautiful mountain and river robe came out riding on the light with his sleeves fluttering. This person's hair was already white, but his eyes were clear, like a child who was ignorant of the world.
Zhang Yan sensed for a while and found that the other's Qi dynamic was only ordinary. He had not cut off his past body. According to Ying Tao, this person had already transformed into a mortal thousands of years ago. This meant that Karma points could not directly increase one's magic energy, and could only be used as external objects like talismans and talismans.
The middle-aged cultivator walked to the front, looked at him, and returned the greeting. He said, "Altar Master Ying sent me a letter a few days ago, saying that Shang Zhang is here to ask for a 'Portrait of Evil'?"
Zhang Yan replied, "Yes, do you have one?"
Daoist Jin said, "I do have one with me. I drew it for the convenience of my fellow Daoists. However, I have to ask something. I heard from Altar Leader Ying that Fellow Daoist Zhang might be heading to the Spatial Turbulence?"
Zhang Yan did not hide it and said, "That's right. I have a fellow daoist who has fallen there, and I intend to go there to search for him."
Daoist Jin's eyes lit up, and he said, "If Fellow Daoist Zhang can really go to that place, can you make a portrait and bring it back for me?"
Zhang Yan thought for a moment and nodded, "That's not difficult. I can agree."
Daoist Jin's face lit up, and he took out a scroll from his pouch and pushed it over with his transcendence energy. He said, "This is the 'Portrait of Evil', please take it, Fellow Daoist."
Zhang Yan took it, glanced at it, and put it into his sleeve. He said, "Thank you for the portrait, Fellow Daoist. I won't forget what you've asked me to do."
Daoist Jin cupped his hands at him, and said, "Then I'll leave it to you, Fellow Daoist."
Zhang Yan returned the greeting, and turned back to the Sky-Scraping Dharma Boat. When he sat down, he opened the Portrait of Evil and looked at it carefully. Not only did the map indicate the various dangerous places, but it also had detailed notes on where and who fell, when and what demons appeared, and roughly when it was safe.
However, the Chaotic Star Ruins were boundless, and only a small part of it had been explored. Some of the places were shrouded in Chaotic Evil Qi, and few people dared to go there. Fortunately, what he had in front of him was enough.
After looking at it, he put the map away. Just as he was about to leave, his heart trembled slightly. He saw a slender golden light shoot down from the sky. When it arrived in front of the boat, it turned into a golden shuttle and hovered there motionlessly.
His eyes narrowed slightly. He recognized that this was the Shadow Transmitting Flying Shuttle from Yu Huan's All-Heavens. After pondering for a moment, he reached out and grabbed it. Then, he tossed it down. A curtain of light immediately spread out, and the figure of a cultivator with golden runes on his face appeared. This person had a head of red hair that was scattered behind his back, and he looked wild and unruly. This person cupped his hands and said, "Is this Zhang Shang Zhen?"
Zhang Yan glanced at him, and said, "Yes, I am. Who are you, Sir?"
The cultivator straightened his body, and said proudly, "I am the Guardian of Huo An Tian Xing Great Monastery. My surname is Wu, and my name is Yang. I heard that Shang Zhen Zhang has come to the Chaotic Star Ruins, so I came here to meet you."
Zhang Yan nodded, and said, "So it's Elder Wu. May I ask why you are here?"
Wu Yang's eyes shone brightly, and he said, "I heard in the sect that Shang Zhen Zhang is the true owner of the divine object left behind by the Great Underworld Patriarch. This object is extremely important to our sect, so I have a presumptuous request. I wonder if you are willing to part with it?" At this point, his tone changed, and he said, "Of course, I don't expect you to agree to it right now. As long as you are interested in it in the future, you can think of us first."
Zhang Yan said indifferently, "There's no need to think about it. How can I let someone else have a gift from the Patriarch?"
Wu Yang chuckled, and he said, "Why don't you try to be flexible? After you obtain the divine object, you can 'lend' it to me. That way, you won't be going against the Patriarch's words, right?"
Zhang Yan smiled faintly, and he didn't say anything else to this person. With a wave of his sleeve, a clear stream of air sprayed out, and the ball of light immediately scattered.
He was already prepared for this. After the outside world found out that he was the owner of the divine object, there would definitely be people coming to him.
If the Palace Lord of Green Jade Palace personally came to ask for it, perhaps he would consider it. After all, no matter how powerful one was, one couldn't defeat a True Yang Grand Cultivator. However, if that was really the case, he could go back and find a way to set up an altar to worship the Patriarch. He believed that the Patriarch would come to deal with this matter.
As for the others, he didn't need to care about them at all. However, this person spoke so straightforwardly without any concealment, so he was probably just here to scout the way, and his identity might not even be true.
"Looks like it's just as I thought. There are really many people in the Yuhuan Heavens who are eyeing the divine object."
Thinking of this, he once again took out the Karma points ledger and looked at all the people who were ranked one by one.
Ordinary people might only stare at the rankings, but in his eyes, he could see many things that were worth pondering over.
Combined with the information he knew, the higher the ranking of the cultivators, the closer the world they came from was to the Clear Sky, and vice versa.
In the nineteen heavens, there were only three worlds where cultivators frequently appeared. They all had a deep relationship with Green Jade Palace, while people from the other worlds rarely appeared, or were not recorded at all.
He didn't find it strange. After understanding the details of Green Jade Heaven, he understood that it was all because of the good deeds system.
In Green Jade Heaven, the number of good deeds could directly determine a person's status, but in the outside world, no one would care about this book. This was because this was not a battle ranking, but a good deeds ranking. For example, Si Heng, who was ranked first, might not be He Xianyin's match.
However, it had to be noted that when the good deeds system was no longer limited to Green Jade Heaven, but included the entire Yuhuan Heavens, the situation would truly be reversed. At that time, the good deeds ranking would directly determine the strength of the cultivators in the heavens.
If that really happened, all the rules in the Yuhuan Heavens would probably be at the mercy of Green Jade Palace.
Moreover, there was another truly terrifying thing about the good deeds system. That was why it bypassed all human relationships, the inheritance of master and disciple, and even mortals could use it to exchange for external medicine.
Previously, Ren Ji had learned from the mortal caravan that in Green Jade Heaven, if a thousand large clans did their best, they could support a Qi Refinement cultivator. Although they could only open their meridians at most, they would break through the barrier between immortals and mortals, and there would be countless possibilities in the future.
Moreover, good deeds could also be used to borrow divine abilities, magical treasures, and talismans. Logically speaking, as long as there were enough good deeds, even if a cultivator with no talent didn't cultivate diligently, as long as he obtained enough good deeds, he would still be able to possess extraordinary battle prowess. Under such circumstances, the difference in talent between cultivators was negligible.
Logically speaking, under this system, after a million years, countless cultivators should have appeared in the Qinghua Heaven, but in reality, this was not the case. This was because there were demons invading the outer realm from time to time, and at every moment, there were cultivators fighting to the death with them. It was not only the Qinghua Heaven, but also the cultivators of the other heavens.
From the bad deeds, it could be seen that the cultivators of the heavens were very resistant to this system. However, no matter how much they disliked this method, they had to come, because the temptation was not small. For example, the top fifteen could directly enter Green Jade Palace to listen to the teachings, and could even ask the disciples of Green Jade Palace to help protect the Heavenly Lord from the calamity.
It was not difficult to imagine that in the future, Green Jade Palace would definitely expand the scope of the good deeds system, and the other side would definitely do everything possible to stop it.
Zhang Yan put down the bad deeds book, and his eyes became darker. He could naturally see that the strength of the two sides was actually not equal, because Green Jade Palace had a mighty person of True Yang, and if there were no changes, they would win one day. If they wanted to change the situation, they would need another person of True Yang to come forward to fight, but it was extremely difficult to cultivate to this realm. Now, it seemed that the only possibility was the dark stone left by Tai Ming Patriarch.
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