Chapter 8: god and demon list
Watching the black sedan speed away without a hint of avoidance, Ling Xiao chuckled softly, then turned and returned to the Pharmacy.
The organization S.H.I.E.L.D. had appeared in Ling Xiao's sight more than once or twice, but the two sides had never directly interacted. If it were before, appearing so openly in front of S.H.I.E.L.D., Ling Xiao would have been very wary, but now with Bruce Banner appearing here, Ling Xiao was inevitably being watched by S.H.I.E.L.D.
However, with Iron Man about to appear, S.H.I.E.L.D. probably wouldn't have the time or energy to pay attention to him anymore.
Ling Xiao returned to the Pharmacy, pulled down the rolling door at the entrance again, a flash of light appeared and vanished, Ling Xiao closed the door and went straight to the second floor.
The entire small building had been equipped with a Formation by Ling Xiao. If anyone entered the building without permission, Ling Xiao would know immediately. He had too many secrets, and sometimes a casual, unintentional theft could lead to unimaginable consequences.
Ling Xiao returned to the second floor. At this moment, Gan Jing was already sitting on the sofa, her face full of worry. Seeing Ling Xiao return, she quickly stood up and asked in a low voice, "Ling Xiao, how is it? Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, what could happen?" Ling Xiao walked over, gently embraced Gan Jing, and whispered, "Don't worry, it's just an ordinary patient, nothing serious."
"Alright, go back and rest. I need to Cultivate. Maybe tomorrow I'll be able to Breakthrough to the Fusion stage. At that time, I won't let you off as easily as before!" Ling Xiao stroked Gan Jing's face, and a blush appeared on her cheeks.
Gan Jing and Ling Xiao had been together for several years. It was almost unimaginable for a single man and woman to live together for so long without any intimate relationship, especially in Hollywood, the most famous place in America. However, the reality was precisely that. Due to the nature of his Cultivation Technique, Ling Xiao needed to maintain a state of purity to ensure his Cultivation progressed rapidly.
Having such a beautiful woman like Gan Jing right in front of him, being able to touch but not 'eat,' this feeling was truly too difficult to bear. Although the two of them had done everything except the final step.
Watching Gan Jing return to her room, Ling Xiao gently exhaled a turbid breath, took a bottle of ice water from the refrigerator and drank it all. After watching some TV, he went straight to the third floor.
After closing the three iron doors again, Ling Xiao clapped his hands and walked over to check the dozens of precious medicinal herbs placed on the ground, ensuring they showed no signs of distress due to an unsuitable environment.
Raising his head, he looked at the tempered glass above. With a flip of his hand, the tempered glass shimmered with an endless array of horizontal and vertical lines. The next moment, countless moonlight was gathered into the small building, intense and brilliant, yet firmly confined within the building, not a trace leaking out.
The moonlight, like water, seeped into these medicinal herbs little by little. Each herb, illuminated by the Lunar Essence, appeared exceptionally vibrant, swaying its flowers and leaves as if softly laughing.
Turning around, Ling Xiao walked to the Three Pure Ones statues positioned against the eastern wall. He respectfully lit three sticks of incense, then bowed three times, before sitting cross-legged in front of the statues.
With a gesture of his hand, all the moonlight in the room instantly surged towards the two-foot-wide, one-foot-high yellow cloth behind the Three Pure Ones statues. It was as if there was an invisible black hole there, swallowing all the moonlight, no matter how much there was.
In an instant, the yellow cloth glowed brightly. On its four edges, faint patterns of countless Immortals, Divine Beasts, and Immortal Birds seemed to dance. Three ancient seal characters were written in the upper center of the yellow cloth: god and demon list.
The god and demon list was the reason Ling Xiao came to this world, and it was also the Golden Finger that supported him to live in this world. The god and demon list carried four Cultivation Systems: Daoist Cultivation System, Buddhist Cultivation System, Demonic Cultivation System, and Heavenly God Cultivation System.
Ling Xiao was naturally not interested in the Buddhist Cultivation System. How could a person who advocated freedom like him go to the Buddhist sect for Cultivation?
The Demonic Cultivation System had an extremely fast Cultivation speed and considerable power, but its hidden dangers were also great. During Realm Breakthroughs, especially when Breakthrough from Acquired to Innate, the possibility of demonic invasion was very high.
As for the Heavenly God Cultivation System, it was highly recommended by the god and demon list. According to it, among the three Systems, the Heavenly God Cultivation System was the easiest, fastest, and most powerful. However, Ling Xiao never believed in free lunches; he had heard of the Investiture of the Gods. So, he ultimately chose the Daoist Cultivation System, which had the fewest restrictions among the three Systems on the god and demon list.
After choosing the Daoist Cultivation System, a Cultivation Technique called the Grand Void True Scripture transformed into a green light from the god and demon list and entered Ling Xiao's mind. This Grand Void True Scripture encompassed many Daoist Spells, sword techniques, Body Cultivator arts, mental secret arts, medicine, divination, and astrology—a complete and all-encompassing System.
In the Cultivation of this Grand Void True Scripture, the Cultivation Realms are generally divided into Qi Gathering Realm, Heart Movement Realm, Fusion Realm, Foundation Establishment Realm, Golden Core Realm, and Yuanshen Realm, six Realms. The Qi Gathering Realm, Heart Movement Realm, and Fusion Realm are the three Acquired Realms, while the Foundation Establishment Realm, Golden Core Realm, and Yuanshen Realm constitute the three Innate Realms. And in the three Acquired Realms, Ling Xiao's Cultivation Technique is a Mind-Cultivation Technique called the Xun Wind Heart Method, which may be more in line with the wind-element Spiritual Root within Ling Xiao.
Acquired reversing to Innate, Innate Cultivating to Immortal Ascension, this is the entire Cultivation path of the Grand Void True Scripture in the human world.
Since the Daoist Cultivation System was chosen, Spiritual Qi became essential for Cultivation. The Acquired Realm was still manageable; food, electricity, and so on all possessed energy, and even sunlight and moonlight contained energy that could be utilized, provided one had the means to tame them.
Later, when it came to the critical juncture of Acquired reversing to Innate, Ling Xiao would have to find a place rich in Spiritual Qi for Cultivation. Such a place was hard to find on the Spiritual Qi-sparse continent of America, but fortunately, Ling Xiao had other methods.
He placed the five diamonds given by Bruce Banner in front of the god and demon list. Ling Xiao's face was solemn, and the god and demon list glowed with a brilliant yellow light. The next moment, the five diamonds gently floated in the yellow light, then slowly flew into the god and demon list, finally disappearing.
The god and demon list swallowed all five diamonds, leaving none. The next moment, the yellow light completely vanished.
The god and demon list that Ling Xiao obtained was actually incomplete. Perhaps it was originally so, or perhaps it was due to the backlash of space-time when he Transmigrated, so after arriving in this world, the god and demon list slept for more than ten years until a few years ago, when it Awakened and simultaneously reawakened Ling Xiao's memories of his previous life. Ling Xiao had always thought he had Transmigrated directly, but only later gradually realized he had already Transmigrated for over twenty years.
The god and demon list needed repair, this was the information it transmitted, and what it needed were various energies and mineral crystals from Earth. Ordinary things could absolutely not satisfy it; only high-purity mineral crystals like extremely clear diamonds and agates could satisfy it.
Yet, the diamonds worth one hundred thousand dollars in Ling Xiao's hand only added a mere trace to the patterns on the edge of the god and demon list. But even this single trace greatly increased the speed at which the god and demon list converted Lunar Essence into Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, filling the entire third-floor quiet room.
Ling Xiao dared not delay and quickly began to breathe and Cultivate. His Cultivation had already reached the Great Perfection of the Heart Movement Realm, and with just one more step, he would be able to Breakthrough to the Fusion Realm, the last Realm of the Acquired stage.
Once he reached the Fusion Realm, Ling Xiao's Xun Wind Heart Method would enter another Realm, allowing him to cast many Advanced Spells. Even Ling Xiao's sword Dao power would greatly increase. Only then would he truly possess a shred of self-preservation in this world.
The contract has been sent.