Loan Wusheng

Zheng Jun stood before the void paper page, silent, only focusing on mobilizing the 'Great Dao Martial Book' in his Qi Sea to see what connection existed between the two.

Unfortunately, there seemed to be no connection between the two. Zheng Jun's 'Great Dao Martial Book' did not elicit any response from the void pages. Although they were similar, they were like two parallel lines, showing no reaction whatsoever.

"If that's the case, how do I manipulate this page?"

Zheng Jun stroked his chin and pondered for a moment.

After pondering for a moment, Zheng Jun stared at the empty paper page emitting a dim light in front of him, gathered a wisp of true essence at his fingertips, and tentatively sent it towards the paper page.

The moment the true essence touched the paper, the originally calm void paper suddenly trembled, and dense, twisted runes appeared on its surface, writhing like living things.

"It reacted as expected!"

A glint flashed in Zheng Jun's eyes, and he continued to increase the input of true energy.

As true essence continued to be poured in, the runes on the void paper gradually became clear, eventually condensing into an ancient text.

"Give me all that you have, and I will give you what you desire."

Upon seeing the words in front of him, Zheng Jun couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Yo ho, the sacrifice style!

Zheng Jun was shocked, then smiled slightly: "The Great Dao Martial Book is an advance payment, this is a sacrifice... They are somewhat similar in function, but fundamentally they are completely different."

Compared to this 'Book of Sacrifice', the 'Great Dao Martial Arts Manual' is much better.

The reason is simple: the 'Book of Sacrifice' requires start-up capital, but the 'Great Dao Martial Arts Book' is obtained without any investment.

After a moment's thought, Zheng Jun took out a piece of 'Mysterious Cold Jade' that he had previously stored away from his sleeve.

This jade contains extremely cold power, making it a treasure for cultivators who practice ice-based techniques, but it is of little use to Zheng Jun.

Zheng Jun remembered that it seemed to be a treasure presented by a certain tribe of the Western Di when he was in seclusion in Shenjing.

Perfect, this is a good opportunity to test the level of this sacrifice.

Let's see what kind of role this Book of Sacrifice can play.

Zheng Jun flicked his finger, and the 'Mysterious Cold Jade' shrouded in a dark blue mist drew a chilling arc and plunged straight into the Book of Sacrifice.

In an instant, the dormant runes on the page sprang forth like venomous snakes awakening, bursting forth with blinding blood-red light.

Countless tendrils of light frantically coiled around the cold jade, and spiderweb-like black cracks immediately appeared on the surface of the jade, as if it were being eroded by some indescribable entity.

"Crack!"

With a sickeningly sharp crack, the jade shattered.

Before the ice crystals could fall, they were devoured by the wriggling pages, leaving not a trace behind.

As the 'Mysterious Cold Jade' was completely devoured, the Book of Sacrifice suddenly trembled violently, its pages moving without wind, emitting a chilling rustling sound.

A dim light suddenly shot up like a venomous snake's tongue, illuminating the entire stone chamber with an eerie atmosphere.

The ancient, previously indistinct characters seemed to be stirred by an invisible hand, twisting and rearranging wildly on the parchment like millions of struggling maggots.

Finally, all the restless words suddenly fell silent.

A line of dark red characters, written with bold, powerful strokes, appeared in the center of the page; the brushstrokes were sharp as knives, each character seemingly dripping with blood.

[A level 7 cold-attribute treasure has been sacrificed, which can enhance one ice-attribute skill or supernatural ability, or increase cultivation level.]

Zheng Jun nodded slightly at the sight before him.

It is indeed similar to the 'Great Dao Martial Arts Manual'.

However, this 'enhancing cultivation' function is more powerful than the 'Great Dao Martial Book'.

The only difference is the method.

Ice-attribute techniques and supernatural abilities are of no use to Zheng Jun now. After all, at this level, supernatural abilities and techniques have become inferior. Using such methods to fight an enemy would only make one a laughing stock.

Therefore, Zheng Jun chose to enhance his cultivation.

As Zheng Jun made his choice, the runes on the page instantly shrank and collapsed as if they were alive, then a thin crack appeared in the center, and a stream of pure true essence, as cold as polar light, suddenly burst out and shot straight toward Zheng Jun's brow.

Zheng Jun frowned slightly and instinctively raised his palm to intercept the true essence, a layer of light golden energy appearing in his palm.

The cold-attribute true essence, blocked outside the protective energy, twisted and struggled like a living thing, emitting a faint sound of ice crystals shattering.

Zheng Jun's eyes gleamed with spiritual light as he scanned the essence of the true energy with his divine sense. It was ownerless and pure, carrying the chilling aura unique to the Book of Sacrifice, but without any hidden restrictions or alien will.

"Nothing unusual?"

Zheng Jun frowned, and then carefully analyzed the wisp of true essence. After finding that there was nothing unusual, he removed the protective barrier.

That wisp of true essence immediately slithered into the body through the meridians, like a snake returning to its nest.

In an instant, the nascent soul in his dantian trembled slightly, and the acupoints around his body spontaneously absorbed and released, refining this external force for his own use.

In less than three breaths, his true essence had completely merged into his dantian, and his cultivation had indeed increased slightly.

"That's it?"

Zheng Jun sensed the changes within his body, a hint of disappointment flashing in his eyes.

This wisp of true essence is at most equivalent to twenty minutes of his arduous cultivation, and compared to the value of the 'Mysterious Netherworld Jade' he consumed, it's simply a drop in the ocean.

However, if a low-level martial artist at the Qi Accumulation or Outer Qi Realm were to sacrifice themselves, their cultivation level might surge.

After all, the 'Mysterious Cold Jade' is a material for body refining; it does not itself increase cultivation level.

"Sacrificing this so-called level-seven treasure, and only getting this little reward... Is this book written by a swindler?"

Zheng Jun chuckled and lightly tapped the edge of the Book of Sacrifice with his fingertips. The pages seemed to flinch in pain.

Just as he was about to make a few more sarcastic remarks, Zheng Jun suddenly noticed something was amiss.

The swallowed aura of cold jade lingered faintly deep within the pages, as if some residue remained undigested.

This increase in cultivation level must be achieved by using the Book of Sacrifice to compress the original true essence of the item. The book then absorbs a portion of it and returns the other portion.

Zheng Jun narrowed his eyes, thinking to himself, "If we use higher-level offerings, or make continuous sacrifices, will there be a qualitative change?"

Thinking of this, Zheng Jun flipped his hand in his sleeve, and a blood-red 'Burning Heaven Fire Essence' quietly appeared.

Zheng Jun has accumulated countless resources in his Fangcun Mountain. He stole the thousand-year treasure trove of the Xuantian Sect in the Xuanhuang Realm, and after killing the Golden Palace Supreme in the Luotian Realm, he swept away all the resources. In addition, with his status as the emperor of the Yanfu Realm, the resources in Zheng Jun's hands have reached a level that is enough to make people speechless.

Although these things didn't increase my cultivation much, they weren't entirely in vain.

Perfect timing! I can take advantage of this opportunity to clear out the useless things I've accumulated.

In an instant, besides the 'Heavenly Fire Essence', countless other items flew out and entered the Book of Sacrifice.

"Let's see how much you can swallow!"

A day later, Zheng Jun had emptied most of the items he had accumulated in his 'Fangcun Mountain'.

His cultivation level also increased by more than 170 years of true essence.

"It's really good that you can cash out useless things... It would be quite good to combine it with the Great Dao Martial Arts Manual."

After withdrawing all the money, Zheng Jun sighed with emotion.

This withdrawal function is way too convenient.

The arduous practice of the past 170 years has been directly eliminated, making his ten Dharma forms more compatible and less unfamiliar than before.

Although Zheng Jun previously possessed ten Dharma forms, his cultivation time was too short, only a few hundred years.

The blessing of the 'Book of Sacrifice' will greatly increase the compatibility.

This can be considered as bringing myself one step closer to becoming a Dao Master.

Now, Zheng Jun is fully aware of the situation regarding this 'Book of Sacrifice'.

This book was the key item that enabled Emperor Shizu of Xia to restore the country when it was on the verge of collapse.

After the ancient Xia emperor ended thousands of years of chaos and established his rule over the world for more than a thousand years, the ancient Xia emperor passed away, and the Great Xia Dynasty went through three emperors before it once again fell into division.

Just when everyone thought a new dynasty was about to be born, Liu Cheng, a collateral descendant of the ancient Xia dynasty and the seventh son of Emperor Gaozu of the Ming dynasty, who made a living by weaving straw sandals, suddenly emerged, swept across the land, reunified the world, and became the fifth emperor of the Great Xia dynasty, as well as the Xia Shizu, the emperor who rebuilt the Great Xia dynasty.

The reason why Liu Cheng, the founder of the Xia Dynasty, who had been reduced to weaving straw sandals and straw hats, was able to rebuild the Xia Dynasty as a commoner and become the second person in history to hold the Dharma image of the "Lord of the World" was entirely due to this sacrificial book.

According to Xia Shizu's own account, when the world was in chaos, Xia Shizu was sixteen years old. While selling his family's handicrafts in the county town, he was suddenly provoked by a street bully. The boy was indignant and got into a conflict with the bully, who knocked him to the ground with three punches.

At the time, the neighbors all thought that Xia Shizu Liu Cheng had been beaten to death by the bully, after all, his blood and energy had dissipated and he was completely exhausted. But to everyone's surprise, half an hour later, Liu Cheng came back to life, which was a miracle to all the neighbors.

But only Liu Cheng himself knew that his resurrection was not so simple. It had awakened his past life, and at the same time, a 'Book of Sacrifice' appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness.

He recalled his past life. In his previous life, he was a prince of the Great Yan Dynasty. While leading troops into battle, a meteorite suddenly fell from the sky and killed him.

Initially, Liu Cheng was somewhat dazed.

He didn't know whether these were memories from his past life or possession by a prince of the Great Yan Dynasty.

If these are memories from a past life, why are the experiences of the Great Yan Dynasty so vivid in my mind?

If it is possession, why do I feel that Liu Cheng's memories are so vivid?

In short, Liu Cheng was initially very troubled, but in the end he still felt that it was his past.

This Great Yan Dynasty might be a dynasty from thousands or even tens of thousands of years ago. After accepting the fact, he began to use his memories from his previous life and the wonderful uses of the 'Book of Sacrifice' to unify the world step by step and become an emperor.

Then, having condensed four Dharma forms, his lifespan was coming to an end, and he perished here. The 'Book of Sacrifice' also reappeared in the world with his death and was passed down from generation to generation until the end of the Xia Dynasty, when it was taken away by the most beloved son of the last emperor of Xia and disappeared without a trace.

Based on the above summary, Zheng Jun can roughly understand Liu Cheng's situation.

Records of the Xia Dynasty are actually quite vague and unclear.

Zheng Jun only knew that this Xia Shizu was a martial arts prodigy whose cultivation speed was similar to his own, or even faster.

He was just over sixteen years old, and by the age of twenty-three, he had already become a Yuan Dan Martial Saint.

Strictly speaking, it's faster than me.

However, he was then stuck in the Dharma Aspect Realm for more than two hundred years.

Zheng Jun knew the reason: this 'Book of Sacrifice' could only be used to sacrifice one's cultivation level, not to assist in a breakthrough.

Compared to the ability to directly access the Dharma, the 'Book of Sacrifice' is far inferior in this respect.

Therefore, even as his life was drawing to a close, Emperor Xia Shizu had only managed to condense four Dharma forms, unlike himself who possessed ten dazzling Dharma forms.

"The Great Yan Dynasty..."

Zheng Jun murmured to himself about the name.

Zheng Jun was very clear about this name.

Unlike Emperor Liu Cheng of the Xia Dynasty, who speculated that the 'Great Yan Dynasty' came from the ancient times of the Yanfu Realm, Zheng Jun truly knew where the 'Great Yan Dynasty' came from.

Luo Tian Realm.

Tens of thousands of years ago, the human race was at its peak in the Luo Tian Realm, and the 'Great Yan Dynasty' was the only dynasty that ruled the Luo Tian Realm.

After Zheng Jun killed the Golden Palace Supreme of Luo Tian Realm, he also obtained some ancient historical materials of Luo Tian Realm, but he was not interested in them and could only remember them by relying on his photographic memory.

After all, this thing wasn't a record from the Yama Realm, and it was from tens of thousands of years ago, so the record had some flaws. At that time, Zheng Jun naturally didn't care much about it.

But now, Zheng Jun was somewhat amazed.

"This Emperor Xia's experience is similar to mine, the only difference is... he comes from the Luo Tian Realm, which is very close to the Yan Fu Realm, while I am?"

Zheng Jun fell into deep thought and doubt.

According to ancient historical records of the Luo Tian Realm, the world was struck by a "celestial upheaval" and "divine punishment," which caused the entire world to collapse completely. Volcanoes erupted, acid rain fell for decades, and extraterrestrial meteorites fell continuously.

Under these multiple layers of pressure, cultivators below the Ghost Extreme Realm (Yuan Dan) could hardly survive, and even those at the Ghost Extreme Realm could only barely hold on. Only the Great Emperors, comparable to the Dharma Aspect Realm, could struggle to survive. Under these circumstances, the 'Great Yan Heavenly Dynasty' collapsed.

Because of the deaths of hundreds of millions of lives, the ghost path flourished in the Luo Tian Realm, and the remaining emperors began to reproduce humans. Eventually, the Luo Tian Realm became a place where the treacherous were rampant and the human race was weak.

Of course, after Zheng Jun killed the Golden Palace Supreme and supported the Purple Great Emperor of the human race to become the new Supreme, the situation of the human race has improved.

According to Liu Cheng's memory, he was killed by a meteorite that fell from the sky.

It perfectly matches the 'celestial changes' of the Luo Tian Realm.

Zheng Jun then recalled his memories.

His past was a story of driving on the highway when he encountered a landslide, and then everything went black.

In the past, Zheng Jun would only think that although he hadn't been hit by a major stroke of luck, he had still managed to time travel.

But now that I think about it, things seem different.

"So something must have happened in the original world that caused some turmoil, which led to the Book of Sacrifice and the Great Dao Martial Book bringing us, these otherworldly vessels, into the Yama Realm?"

Zheng Jun took a deep breath, his mind filled with many guesses, which were somewhat chaotic.

However, after a moment's thought, Zheng Jun put all of that aside and immediately used his true essence to connect with the 'Book of Sacrifice', intending to incorporate it into his Qi Sea.

From any perspective, this book is extremely important.

If something is in your own hands, it will definitely be useful.

Next, we should repay the debt of the 'Forbearance for All Beings' Dharma Image. As for other matters, we can seek them out after we ascend to the Dao Lord level. (End of Chapter)