Swallowing the Starry Sky: Qin Feng

"The ability to be independent? Is it the kind of independence I understand? A gifted clone?"

"That's right. Like the innate clone, it has an independent consciousness and can cultivate and comprehend on its own. It can also enjoy a tenfold boost to comprehension in this space, just like your original self. All cultivation insights can be shared with you. However, unlike the innate clone, this is only a temporary clone because it is a body created by energy. Energy can be consumed. Once the primordial energy given by the orb is exhausted and not replenished, it will automatically dissipate and will not be able to leave the orb space. What I need to remind you is that this comes at a price. Repairing the orb requires this special primordial energy. Therefore, your clone function is actually performed at the cost of slowing down the repair speed of the orb."

"Is that so? Then how much energy would it take to create such a clone at the very least? And how long could it be maintained?"

"That depends on how you use it. If you use the clone formed with the minimum amount of energy to fight, the energy might be exhausted after a few battles. But if you use it for learning, research, and comprehending secret techniques, without any drastic energy consumption, it can last for a long time, at least a month or even longer."

"What's the maximum number of clones I can create?"

"You can gather as much as you want, if the power of the Origin Pearl is sufficient."

"With the current energy of the Origin Pearl, how many clones can it condense at most?"

"Actually, I suggest you just create one clone. Even if you replenish the energy once a month, the consumption won't have much impact on the orb. But if you create more than one, it will slow down the orb's repair progress for the next time."

"This thing isn't very useful to me. With the tenfold comprehension boost, I can just come in and cultivate on my own. Right now, I don't need to comprehend laws. What I'm learning are skills that require real-world practice, like movement techniques, swordsmanship, or power generation. Even if I try to comprehend a domain, I can't just condense an avatar there and not move while using my brain to understand it, right?"

"Uh! That's true!"

"This ability is a bit of a double-edged sword; it's useless to use but a pity to throw away. Is there any way to make perfect use of it? Should I just treat it as an external brain, and only use my hands while letting it do the thinking during cultivation? Wouldn't that easily lead to a split personality?"

"Perhaps you could do what I did and learn something. Haven't you always complained about your low bloodline level? You could try learning to be an apothecary and make your own bloodline potions. Once you have a certain foundation, I can pass on to you that potion that can enhance genes."

"Alright! Let's try creating a clone first! How do we do that?"

"It's very simple. You just need to give me a portion of your soul power containing all your memories and information, and leave the rest to me."

Qin Feng carefully separated a small portion of his soul power and controlled it to fly out of his sea of ​​consciousness and float in the air. The monkey immediately waved its hand, and a stream of energy flashing with seven colors appeared in the air and merged with the soul energy. It slowly extended and stretched in the air to form a human figure. Before long, a naked figure that looked exactly like Qin Feng slowly appeared.

Qin Feng immediately gained another perspective. Even though he hadn't activated the detection function, he could see everything behind him. Moreover, his thoughts were split into two. Although they shared memories, they could think about two things at the same time without interfering with each other. This feeling was truly amazing.

The completely naked clone complained, "Brother Monkey, I know you want to save energy, but could you at least give me some clothes? At least a pair of underwear! Otherwise, I'm really embarrassed!"

"There are only the three of us here. I'm an intelligent life form, so don't worry about me. The other one is your true self. Are you afraid of being seen by yourself? Besides, let's save where we can! Do you think primordial energy is as cheap as cabbage?"

"Okay, you're right."

With a thought, Qin Feng produced a set of training clothes and threw them to his clone. After quickly changing into the clothes, the clone asked again: "So now are you going to pass on the alchemist's manual to me?"

"No rush. Do you remember what I said before, that after you break through to the planetary level, I would have you formally become the old master's disciple?"

"I remember, is it time to become an apprentice first?"

"Yes! Your clone will stay here for now. Its core is just a wisp of your soul power and cannot withstand the aura emanating from the old master. Your main body will come with me first."

With a wave of their hands, the two reappeared in the main hall where they had been before. The hundred or so corpses remained unchanged, and the chaotic and intertwined pressure still made Qin Feng feel uncomfortable all over.

"Qin Feng, you shall kowtow nine times to your old master right here."

Qin Feng did not hesitate and immediately knelt down on both knees, kowtowing nine times earnestly. After all, he had inherited all the assets of the ape-man race, which was a huge favor, so it was only right that he be accepted as a disciple.

"Alright, from this moment on, you are the only disciple of the old master who is still alive. Now I can take you to see the true strength of the ape-man race."

With a wave of their hand, the space shifted, and the two arrived in a vast hall. In the center of the hall floated about 20 weapons, including armor, swords, spears, axes, clubs, bells, and towers. In addition to the 20 weapons and armor in the center, more than 200 other weapons and armors of various kinds floated around them, slowly rotating as if surrounded by stars.

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"Monkey King! Is this our master's armory?"

"No! These are just some of the clansmen's personal weapons. Look at the more than 100 sets of armor and more than 100 weapons around here. These are the divine weapons used by the more than 100 immortals in the main hall before their deaths. I collected them all here after they died."

"What about the other 20 items?"

"Those are the weapons used by the true strongmen of the clan; they are all treasures and supreme treasures."

Holy crap! I'm rich!

Qin Feng's face flushed with excitement, his eyes gleaming with a green light, and he swallowed hard as he looked at the 20 pieces of weapons and armor.

"Don't overthink it, kid. There are only two true treasures. See that crimson armor? That's the old master's personal armor, a high-grade treasure armor called the Blazing Flame Armor. And the sword next to the armor is also a high-grade treasure sword called the Sky-Splitting Sword. That's the sword the old master used when he ventured into the vast universe."

That blue bell was a top-tier soul defense treasure, used to suppress the soul. Unfortunately, it was only a minor treasure. If this soul defense treasure were a supreme treasure, its former master would not have been killed by his soul.

The rest were just ordinary treasures. The old master was a cosmic overlord who had once roamed the Primordial Star, so collecting ordinary treasures wasn't too difficult for him. The old master was well aware of his own weaknesses and had always longed to find a supreme soul defense treasure on the Primordial Star. Unfortunately, even a cosmic lord would be tempted to snatch such a treasure, so he had no choice but to give up and settle for using the Soul-Suppressing Treasure instead.

These ordinary treasures were carefully selected by the old master and brought back to the clan, intended as a legacy to reward meritorious descendants in the future. Therefore, they are all matched with eight sets of armor and eight main battle weapons, each corresponding to one of the eight lower laws.

In the future, you will never lack powerful treasures to use when you begin cultivating any lower-level law. It's just a bit of a pity that your special ability is ice, which means that you have the highest compatibility with the water-based fundamental law. In the future, you will most likely cultivate the water-based fundamental law first. However, the weapon suitable for the water-based fundamental law here is a long staff. If you don't have the opportunity to get a suitable powerful treasure in the future, you may have to switch to a different weapon.

"It's alright, Brother Monkey. I don't mind the trouble. As long as it's useful, I'm fine with it. I'm not picky."

"Hey! You're putting on an act, kid. These are things you'll need later. The real reason I brought you here is the remaining tower. It's also a great treasure, a top-tier palace-type treasure, and the inheritance tower passed down through generations of the ape-men. All the core inheritances accumulated by the ape-men from ancient times to the present are inside. Send a part of your soul imprint into it and make it your master. Although you can't destroy it with your current strength, it's enough to allow you to come and go freely."

"Monkey King, can't you control yourself?"

"You couldn't do that when you were an intelligent life form, but you can now that you've transcended intelligent life form. However, there's no need for that. You are the old master's only disciple in this world. Today, I will formally pass on the most core inheritance of the ape-man race to you. Of course, even after you've acknowledged me as your master, you can't take the Tower of Inheritance out if you're not strong enough, or you'll only invite disaster upon yourself."

Looking at the nine-story pagoda that was half a person tall in front of him, Qin Feng felt both excited and overwhelmed by a heavy pressure – the pressure of being trusted.

The inheritance of a race that could be considered a powerful race even in a dog-eat-dog universe was so easily handed over to him. Monkey undoubtedly placed high hopes on him, but it was precisely because of this that Qin Feng felt a great deal of pressure. If he were to die halfway through his pursuit of power, it would truly be a waste of Monkey's painstaking efforts.

Enough. When a person dies, they fly to the sky. Why think so much? Let's get the inheritance first.

Qin Feng sent a mental imprint towards the pagoda, and instantly felt a connection between himself and the pagoda. Following that feeling, he moved his mind, and in an instant, the two entered the first floor of the pagoda. Looking at the huge, empty space, Qin Feng turned to look at the monkey with a questioning expression.

"This first level was originally empty; it was a place used by the clansmen who managed the Tower of Inheritance back then. Come with me."

The two went up the stairs to the second floor. As soon as they entered the second floor, they saw that the huge space was filled with densely packed bookshelves, which seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see.

"Wow! How many secret manuals are there?"

"There are tens of millions of books on this floor, and this is only the core part of the clan's heritage. Many others were left behind because people left in a hurry."

"This isn't even all of them? How much would all of them be?"

"At its peak, the clan had more than a billion manuals. Of course, not a billion sets. Some manuals had thousands of copies, and some even had tens of thousands of copies, so there's nothing strange about that."

"With so many secret manuals, how am I supposed to choose the right one for myself if I want to cultivate in the future?"

"I have backups of all the secret manuals in the Tower of Inheritance. I will select the most suitable manual for you based on your actual situation. Don't worry, this level is just the inheritance of an ordinary World Lord. You don't need to pay too much attention to it."

"Alright! But what do you mean by 'ordinary realm lord'?"

"What I mean is that although they are all considered geniuses who can cultivate to the level of World Lord, they don't have any particularly outstanding strengths. Therefore, their inheritances can only be included in this level. Don't be surprised. There is a huge gap between World Lords. The best among them can even defeat immortal gods. Of course, the secret manuals that can be included in the core inheritance of a clan are basically created by strong people recognized by the original laws. They are not the most mediocre World Lords. You know the World Lord classification in the outer battlefield, right? They divide World Lords into three levels: ordinary World Lords, elite World Lords, and World Lord Warriors. And the secret manuals created by them that can be included here are all from elite World Lords."

Qin Feng knew perfectly well that in the original story, Luo Feng, during his time as the Realm Lord, killed Kings as easily as mowing grass; he was simply monstrous.

Before long, the two arrived at the third floor.

"This layer is also a World Lord level inheritance, but there are fewer of them than the secret manuals below. If the ones below are elite World Lord level inheritances, then this layer is a World Lord War General level inheritance. Every inheritance here, when cultivated to its limit, can give one the strength to challenge immortality."

Fourth floor

"This layer contains the inheritance of immortal monarchs, and there are even fewer than the two layers below, only forty million copies."

Fifth floor

"This layer contains nearly forty million copies of the inheritance, ranging from the initial to the advanced level of the Marquis title and the Immortal level."

Sixth floor

"This layer contains over 30 million copies of the inheritance of the peak-level immortals who were granted the title of Marquis."

Seventh floor

"There are more than ten million copies corresponding to the primary and advanced levels of the King Conferment."

Eighth floor,

"This is the inheritance from the peak of the King-level to the invincible King-level. This level is relatively rare, with only a little over 100 million copies."

Qin Feng had become numb from the journey so far; it was terrifying. Compared to the inheritance of Meteorite Star, this was not even in the same league. After all, the master of Meteorite Star was only a Marquis.

Finally, we arrived at the ninth floor, which also had the fewest secret manuals. Apart from a few bookshelves in the center, it was rather empty, but there were ten pictures hanging on the surrounding walls. I don't know what material they were made of, but they didn't decay over time.

"What follows is child's play; this is the true foundation that has allowed the ape-men to thrive for so long."

The ape-man race has never produced a powerhouse at the level of a universe lord, but it has never lacked powerhouses at the Venerable level. In times of prosperity, there are two or three Venerables presiding over the race; even in times of decline, there is always at least one Venerable-level powerhouse protecting the race. See those ten images around us?

"Could this be some kind of heirloom?"

"No! They are even more precious than inherited treasures. They are original law diagrams that record the understanding of the laws by the powerful members of the ape-man race throughout the ages, each corresponding to one of the ten original laws."

The ape-men have a tradition that whenever someone comprehends a complete fundamental law, they will come here and leave all their understanding of the law on a painting. Even if they cultivate the same fundamental law, different people will have different understandings.

When the fundamental laws comprehended by different people meet on the painting, the similar parts are covered, while the different parts are left. It can be said that through the continuous refinement by generations of powerful ape-men, no matter which direction you are good at, you can find a suitable path by studying these ten paintings.

"Is it really that amazing? What materials are these ten pictures made of? How can they have the function of recording fundamental laws?"

"The history of our people is so long, what is this extinct material called? It's impossible to verify now, but we must say, the wisdom of our ancestors is always amazing!"

The only pity is that these ten pictures, unlike the Chaos Monument of the human race which can guide people to comprehend the fundamental laws, can only be learned and comprehended like ordinary secret manuals.

"Brother Monkey, this is already incredibly powerful. It's like having the Ten Fundamental Laws laid bare before you. It's far more effective than practicing those messy secret manuals."