Shengui Changsheng: Start from Zhenwuwei and add some points to cultivate immortality

……

The coming-of-age ceremony competition has ended.

Fu Shaoping, first place.

When the referee announced the result, the entire stadium erupted in deafening cheers!

Those who once looked down on him are now cheering for him!
Fu Shaoying hid in the crowd, his face turning pale and then flushed. He remembered what he had said before, and how he had wanted to "teach" this good-for-nothing illegitimate son a lesson, and felt a burning pain on his face.

Fu Shaoping stepped down from the platform, ignoring the cheers, and walked towards Fu Fu, who was already dumbfounded in the corner.

"Uncle Fu, thank you for the spirit stones." He took out the tattered cloth bag from his pocket and handed it back to Fu Fu. "Now, I don't need it anymore."

Fu Fu took it blankly, and suddenly tears streamed down his face.

"Young Master...Young Master has made something of himself..."

Fu Shaoping patted him on the shoulder, turned around, and walked towards Fu Qingshan.

On the high platform, Fu Qingshan had already stood up and was looking at him.

Their eyes met in the void.

Fu Qingshan's eyes were filled with satisfaction and anticipation.

Fu Shaoping's eyes remained calm as still water.

"Patriarch, may I go to the ancestral land in three days?"

Fu Qingshan nodded, his voice loud and clear:

"From this day forward, you, Fu Shaoping, are hereby included in the Fu family genealogy and listed as a direct descendant!"

The entire stadium erupted in thunderous cheers once again.

Fu Shaoping remained calm and nodded slightly.

But in his heart, he recalled the faint feeling he had when he opened the fourth page of the Book of a Hundred Lifetimes.

Will the ancestral land be another instance of his existence in this life?

What awaits him inside?
As the coming-of-age ceremony came to an end, Fu Shaoping's name spread throughout the entire Qingyang City.

The story of a concubine's son rising up against all odds, defeating three geniuses from different families, and finally reaching the top spot is always the best topic of conversation.

But Fu Shaoping did not bask in the cheers.

He was to enter the ancestral land in three days, and he needed to make thorough preparations.

Back in the courtyard, he took out all the items from Master Qing Shi's ring and counted them one by one.

Spirit stones: thirty medium-grade stones, and over five hundred low-grade stones.

The pills: one bottle of Rejuvenation Pills (ten pills), three bottles of Qi Gathering Pills (thirty pills), and one Foundation Establishment Pill—this slightly moved him. The Foundation Establishment Pill was a priceless treasure, capable of increasing the success rate of Core Formation by thirty percent.

Magical artifacts: In addition to the Azure Scale Armor already on his body, he also has a low-grade magical artifact called "Azure Edge Sword" - the same name as Fu Shaojie's sword, but of a higher quality. The sword is engraved with a "Sharpness Pact", which can enhance the power of the sword's aura.

Jade slips: Five slips, recording various cultivation methods, secret techniques, and experiences collected by Qing Shi Zhenren during his lifetime. One of them is the complete inheritance of the "Qing Shi Qi Yin" that he comprehended.

Fu Shaoping sorted and put away these items, then picked up the Foundation Establishment Pill and examined it carefully.

"Master Qing Shi left behind a Foundation Establishment Pill, but did not use it himself... This means that when he formed his core, he was already in the late Foundation Establishment stage. This pill was probably prepared for future generations."

He put the pill into his pocket but did not take it.

The Foundation Establishment Pill is good, but it's too early to use it now. He has only recently broken through to the ninth level of Qi Refining and needs to consolidate his realm before considering forming his core.

After putting away his belongings, he began his cultivation.

Three days later, the trip to the ancestral land began.

……

The ancestral land is located deep in the mountains behind the Fu family mansion, a secluded valley heavily restricted and sealed off.

At the entrance to the valley stands a huge blue stone tablet with four ancient characters engraved on it: "Ancestral Land of the Fu Family".

Fu Qingshan personally led the team, followed by the Second Elder Fu Qingfeng, the Third Elder Fu Qingyun, and the top three winners of this coming-of-age ceremony: Fu Shaoping, Fu Shaoyun, and Fu Shaojie.

Fu Shaoying lost so badly that she didn't even make it into the top ten, so she naturally didn't qualify.

At this moment, he could only stand in the crowd, looking at Fu Shaoping's back with resentful eyes.

Fu Shaoping felt that gaze, but did not turn around.

“After you go in, stay close to me,” Fu Qingshan said in a deep voice. “There are tests left by our ancestors in the ancestral land. If you can pass them, you can obtain the inheritance. If you can’t pass them, don’t force it. Preserving your life is the most important thing.”

The three responded in unison.

Fu Qingshan raised his hand and cast a spell.

The blue stone tablet trembled slightly, and ripples spread across its surface, eventually coalescing into a gate of light.

"go!"

The four stepped into the portal of light.

……

After a dizzying spin, Fu Shaoping opened his eyes and found himself in a gray, hazy space.

All around was an endless gray mist, obscuring the distance. Beneath his feet were solid stone slabs, but as far as the eye could see, there was nothing but stone slabs.

Fu Qingshan and his two companions had vanished without a trace.

"Random teleportation?" Fu Shaoping understood.

The trials of the ancestral land have always been conducted separately. Each person will face different challenges, and only those who pass will receive the inheritance.

He took a deep breath and began to walk forward.

After walking for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the mist suddenly dissipated, revealing a huge stone gate in front of them.

Seven ancient characters are carved on the stone gate:
"The first hurdle: the question of one's character."

Fu Shaoping stopped, looking at the seven words with a calm expression.

The stone door slowly opened, revealing complete darkness behind it.

He stepped inside.

Suddenly, a glimmer of light appeared in the darkness.

The light grew brighter and brighter, eventually coalescing into a human figure.

She was a middle-aged woman with a kind face and gentle eyes. She was wearing a coarse cloth dress and was smiling at Fu Shaoping.

"Ping'er..."

Fu Shaoping's heart skipped a beat.

That was... his mother.

The mother of this body in this life is a woman who was born a maid and whose memory has long been blurred. She was ostracized and died by the mistress.

"Ping'er, you've grown up..." The mother's voice was as gentle as ever, "Mother misses you so much..."

Fu Shaoping looked at her, his gaze shifting slightly.

But he neither moved nor spoke.

“Ping’er, come here, let your mother take a good look at you…” The mother stretched out her hand, her eyes full of expectation.

Fu Shaoping remained motionless.

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

When I opened my eyes again, they were completely calm.

“You are not my mother,” he said calmly. “You are my inner demon.”

The figure stiffened slightly, then began to twist and change.

The mother's face transformed into Fu Shaoying's face, then into Fu Shaojie's face, and finally into countless faces filled with mockery, contempt, and resentment.

"You piece of trash!" the faces roared in unison, "What right do you have to get here?!"

Fu Shaoping looked at them and suddenly smiled.

"I am better than all of you."

With a single palm strike, all the illusions shattered!

Darkness returned to the surroundings.

A moment later, light shone again in the darkness, coalescing into a gate of light.

The inscription above the door reads:

"First hurdle passed."

Fu Shaoping stepped into the portal of light.

……

The second test was a "test of combat prowess." In a vast training ground, three monstrous beasts formed from condensed mist appeared.

The "Iron-Backed Wolf" at the ninth level of Qi Refining, the "Crimson Flame Lion" at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and the "Mysterious Ice Python" at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

The three demonic beasts pounced on Fu Shaoping at the same time!

Fu Shaoping drew his sword, and the Qingfeng Sword was unsheathed!
"Contract - Sharpness!"

The contract runes on the sword lit up, and the sword light surged three feet!
With a single sword strike, the Ironback Wolf was beheaded!
Turning around, he struck again with his sword, severing the Crimson Flame Lion in half at the waist!

With the final strike, the head of the giant ice python flew high into the air!
The three-headed monster was killed by the three swords!

In the training ground, the mist condensed into a gate of light.

"Second hurdle passed."

……

The third test is the "test of comprehension".

Inside a stone chamber stood a huge jade disc. The jade disc was covered with densely packed contractual runes.

Fu Shaoping recognized at a glance that these runes were of the same origin as the blue stone seal, but were more profound and complex.

“This is a complete system of contract inheritance.” He understood. “If I can comprehend it, my understanding of contracts will reach a higher level.”

He sat down cross-legged and began to contemplate.

One day, two days, three days...

He didn't know how much time had passed, but he knew that he understood, comprehended, and integrated the runes on the jade disc into himself, one by one.

When he comprehended the last rune, the jade disc shattered with a crash, transforming into a stream of light that entered his brow.

A complete set of contractual inheritance—"The True Understanding of the Blue Stone"—was imprinted in his mind.

At the end of the stone chamber, a door of light appeared.

"Third stage, passed."

……

Fu Shaoping stepped out of the portal and found himself standing in a grand hall.

In the center of the main hall stood nine stone statues. Each statue exuded a powerful or subtle aura.

The foremost stone statue suddenly spoke:
"Young man, passing these three trials means you are qualified to receive the inheritance," the stone statue's voice was ancient and majestic. "But how much you ultimately gain depends on your own choices."

"Before me are nine gates of inheritance. From one to nine, the difficulty increases, and the completeness of the inheritance also increases. The first gate grants one-tenth of the ancestor's inheritance; the ninth gate grants nine-tenths of the ancestor's inheritance."

"But the ninth gate has been unpassed for ten thousand years. Those who attempt it face a near-death experience."

Which door will you choose?

Fu Shaoping looked at the nine stone statues and the nine gates of light that were faintly visible behind them.

Without hesitation, he walked straight to the ninth gate.

The stone statue trembled slightly: "Are you sure?"

Fu Shaoping nodded.

The stone statue remained silent for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter:
"Good! Good! You've got guts! Go in!"

Fu Shaoping stepped into the ninth gate.

……

Behind the door was a void.

There was no sky, no earth, only endless darkness.

Suddenly, an aged voice rang out from the darkness:

“Young man, the fact that you have made it this far means you are qualified to receive my complete inheritance.”

"But to ensure a complete inheritance, you need to prove yourself."

"Before I passed away, I left behind three questions. If you can answer them all correctly, you will receive all the knowledge I have acquired in my life."

Question 1: What is a contract?

Fu Shaoping pondered for a moment and replied:

"A contract is a covenant between heaven and earth. All things are born with spirit, and with spirit they interact, and with interaction they have rules, and rules form a contract. A contract is the rule governing the operation of heaven and earth, and also the principle governing the interaction of living beings. Fairness, order, protection, purification, and adjudication are all the ways of a contract."

After a moment of silence in the darkness, the voice rang out again:
Question 2: What is the principle of contracts?

Fu Shaoping replied:

"The way of contracts lies in balance. Light and darkness, order and chaos, are all aspects of the Tao. Only by being neither biased nor extreme can one achieve the true way of contracts."

Another silence fell in the darkness.

Question 3: What is the ultimate meaning of a contract?

Fu Shaoping thought for a long time before slowly saying:
"The ultimate form of contract is the absence of contract."

The voice trembled slightly: "What do you mean?"

Fu Shaoping said, “Heaven and earth are impartial and all things are in order, so there is no need for contracts. Contracts are born from distrust and end with trust. When all things in the world abide by their way and fulfill their responsibilities, contracts are useless. This is the ultimate meaning of contracts and the highest realm pursued by the way of contracts.”

There was no sound for a long time in the darkness.

Fu Shao waited calmly.

After an unknown amount of time, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in the darkness.

The light grew brighter and brighter, eventually coalescing into the phantom of an old man with white hair.

The old man looked at Fu Shaoping with eyes full of satisfaction.

“What a profound statement: ‘The ultimate contract lies in the absence of a contract.’” the old man murmured. “I have studied the way of contracts for three thousand years and never thought of this. Young man, you have broadened my horizons.”

Fu Shaoping bowed and said, "You flatter me, senior."

The old man waved his hand and laughed, "No need to be modest. You are qualified to receive my complete inheritance."

He raised his hand, and a ray of light drifted toward Fu Shaoping, disappearing into his brow.

In an instant, countless pieces of information flooded into my mind!

That was a more complete and profound inheritance of contracts than the Azure Stone True Explanation—the "Essentials of the Heavenly Contract." It not only contained methods for using contract runes, but also a profound explanation of the Way of Contracts, and even included several extremely powerful contract secret techniques:
Heavenly Contract - Bind: Condenses chains with the power of a contract, capable of binding enemies of the same or even higher rank.

Heavenly Contract - Slash: Using the power of the contract as a sword, it can sever any contract link, and even sever the enemy's connection with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Heavenly Contract - Seal: Using oneself as the contracting eye, one can invoke the rules of the contract between heaven and earth, sealing off a region and trapping the enemy within.

Fu Shaoping closed his eyes to process the information, and only opened them after a long while.

The old man looked at him with kind eyes.

“Young man, my Daoist name is ‘Tianqizi’. Thirty thousand years ago, I roamed the world with the Dao of Contracts. Today, I can pass on my mantle to you without regret.”

His figure began to slowly become transparent.

"Remember, the essence of a contract lies in its practice. I hope you will apply it well and live up to my expectations..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man's illusory figure vanished completely.

The void space also began to collapse.

Fu Shaoping was pushed out by a force and reappeared in the main hall.

The nine stone statues simultaneously burst forth with dazzling light!

A majestic voice resounded throughout the entire hall:
"Fu Shaoping, the ninth-generation direct descendant of the Fu family, has passed the ninth test and received the complete inheritance of his ancestors!"

"From this day forward, he is hereby designated as the 'Heir of the Heavenly Contract,' and will be ranked among the ancestors of the Fu family!"

As the light faded, Fu Shaoping found an ancient-looking token in front of him.

The front of the token is engraved with the character "契" (qi). The back is engraved with the characters "天契" (tian qi).

He reached out and took it. The token felt slightly cool to the touch, yet a warm power flowed into his body through his palm, merging with the contractual essence in his dantian.

"This is... the Heavenly Contract Token?"

He murmured to himself and put the token into his pocket.

At the end of the main hall, a gate of light appeared.

That's the exit.

Fu Shaoping took a deep breath and stepped inside.

……

Outside the ancestral land, Fu Qingshan and the others had been waiting for seven whole days.

For seven days, they had been extremely anxious. Fu Shaoyun and Fu Shaojie had already left, obtaining 30% and 20% of the inheritance respectively. Only Fu Shaoping had not yet returned. (End of Chapter)