From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 172 The Dharma Image Just One Step Away
"Zhou Dacheng, male, sixty-seven years old..."

On the panel in front of him appeared the image of an old man, dressed in coarse linen clothes, with a hunched back, rough skin, and the marks of time.

The Zhou family is a prominent family in Dadun Village, and if you trace their origins, they all share the same ancestor.

Today, Zhou Dacheng is the oldest member of the Zhou family. He has three sons and one daughter, and his children have their own descendants. Now, the family has reached the fourth generation, with twenty-three direct descendants, making it a large and prosperous family.

[Scan Results]:
Bloodline number: Jiazi 0073
Hidden Bloodline: Herbal Spirit (Invisible)
Current status: Unawakened

Rarity rating: Rare
Compatible Techniques: Wood-based/Plant-based/Life-related

Originally, You Ming was just doing it as a routine. Every now and then, he would use this cheat code to help develop the bloodline of the people under his jurisdiction and see if there were any good traits.

Even now, most of them are just ordinary skills, but they have been of great help to the people.

For example, dexterity allows the people of this tribe to learn various skills and techniques exceptionally quickly. They also possess great strength, which makes their innate physique stronger and allows them to work tirelessly.

But unexpectedly, this time a cultivation-related ability was developed.

Although it is merely a spiritual body, not a celestial or Daoist body, it is still extremely precious in a small place like Changning County.

Moreover, the [innate bloodline] can help stabilize this ability, which means that as long as one is a descendant of Zhou Dacheng, this physique will definitely manifest within five generations, and even after five generations, there is a certain probability that this ability will be inherited.

"I never imagined that our Changning County had such a hidden gem."

You Ming couldn't help but feel happy. He naturally hoped that the number of talented people in his jurisdiction would be as large as possible, so that he would have greater bargaining power with the sect.

"In that case... let's activate our bloodline."

The panel in front of him suddenly retracted, then transformed into a streak of light, passing straight through Yuanling Mountain and disappearing into a family's house in a village at the foot of the mountain.

The old house has half of its walls mottled and its blue tiles heavy. The setting sun has mostly sunk below the horizon, and the sky is getting dark.

Zhou Dacheng is 67 years old this year. Since his wife passed away, he has lived alone at the edge of the village. Although he has children, he does not want to trouble them.

Anyway, I'm still in pretty good health, so I won't starve.

When my body can no longer keep up, I'll just find a place to lie down, and that will be the end of my life.

"Oh dear, my back is really giving out. When I was young, I could carry a load and make a round trip to the county town, but now even hoeing the fields is a struggle."

Zhou Dacheng shook his head, then leaned on his hoe, looked up at the sky, and took a few breaths.

"Tomorrow will be a sunny day, a sunny day is great."

He squinted as he watched the sun slowly sink below the horizon, then prepared to tidy up and go inside.

Suddenly, he felt the sunset light flicker before his eyes, and then he felt a warmth between his brows.

Before he could even be surprised, he felt a warm current rising from inside his body. His originally frail and old body suddenly felt like grass sprouting in early spring, as if he had become several years younger.

Of course, if the old man hadn't crossed the threshold of cultivation, even if he had awakened this [plant spirit body], it would only have extended his lifespan by a few more years; it would have been impossible for him to truly reverse aging.

As Zhou Dacheng's bloodline awakened, his direct descendants also felt warm and their spirits improved significantly.

You Ming didn't interfere too much in their lives.

With so many cultivators in Changning County now, if they have the right affinity, they can naturally join a cultivation sect. ...

Deep in the cold pool, there is no light all year round, and the water is clear and cold.

Since the birth of its spirituality, the spiritual energy of Yuanling Mountain has become increasingly abundant. You Ming specially opened several channels to directly gather the spiritual energy of the Azure Divine Wood here, and then bound and compressed it with a magic array.

Therefore, the concentration of spiritual energy here is almost ten times that of the outside world.

The rich spiritual energy dissolved in the water made this place a sacred place for cultivation.

【Wuyuan Town Water Platform】The entire platform is submerged at the bottom of the pool, with five corners slightly floating, and wisps of five-colored water vapor slowly floating on it.

Youming's true form, a carp, floated in the water, radiating a hazy glow, like a jade-colored stone falling into a dark, deep pool.

The Five Sources Water Platform draws upon the purest source energy of the Five Elements Water, which drips into his body and slowly seeps into his bones, meridians, internal organs, and sea of ​​consciousness, just as deeply rooted as a mountain root.

The five sources of energy gradually permeated his five internal organs.

The liver belongs to wood, the heart to fire, the spleen to earth, the lungs to metal, and the kidneys to water. They coexist and circulate with each other. With each cycle, they gradually repair any slight deficiencies in the liver's constitution until it is perfect and flawless.

His Yin spirit slowly emerged from his body, transforming into a half-human, half-fish form.

With fair skin and black hair, eyes like mirror lakes, a spiritual pattern emerged on her back, resembling a fish tail woven with data and divine runes, with runes floating on either side, rotating like a ring.

He was surrounded by a sea of ​​deep blue light, the waves of which were made up of countless runes, as if forming a vast and complete world amidst countless yin and yang symbols of "-" and "--".

After eight years of cultivation, although You Ming still had not been able to reach the [Dharma Aspect] level, his Yin Spirit had gradually acquired the characteristics of a Dharma Aspect.

He was just a hair's breadth away, really just a tiny bit away, from being able to construct his own Dharma form.

But this one small thing kept him firmly out of the door.

"Still a little bit missing, what's missing?"

You Ming frowned. He had been stuck at this point for three years, and in the past three years, he had made almost no progress.

Given his current physical condition, it's naturally difficult for him to consider such complex issues.

He then readily turned on the compass and activated the [Equal Element Adjustment].

"Appearance -5, Spirituality -2, Comprehension +6, Willpower +1."

The benefits of improved appearance become apparent at this point, and Youming can freely add this attribute value to other attributes without hesitation.

In the blink of an eye, his comprehension reached 10 points, and his willpower reached 6 points.

Both of these exceeded the limits that ordinary geniuses could reach, entering a state of being at the level of a monstrous prodigy.

His good fortune remained unchanged. Although good fortune is often subtle and unassuming, it can play a significant supporting role and may surprise him at any time.

With a boost of ten points in comprehension, You Ming's consciousness instantly reached an unimaginable level of activity. His thoughts collided wildly, his consciousness became increasingly excited, and he was in a somewhat frenzied state.

Fortunately, he raised his aptitude to six points; otherwise, his overly strong comprehension might have burned his brain.

(End of this chapter)