The Ancestral Legacy Begins in the Wild West

"The paths of spiritual practice in the five oceans and within the country differ from ancient to modern methods, and can only be judged by their level."

"Original stones, once they shed their impurities and completely transcend the level of ordinary people, become the next grade. Commonly known as newly heated stones, these are gemstones that have been treated and now shine with brilliance."

"To enter into it, one usually needs to obtain the inheritance of the method, such as the ordination of people from the Daoist sect of the Nine Provinces, and the method of cultivating elixir."

Western wizards, on the other hand, perform rituals to alter their bloodline, after which they will become a new race called wizards, whose descendants will be born with magic.

"Even those who practice martial arts must cultivate until all impurities are removed from their bodies and they are completely transformed before they can be considered to have entered this stage."

"The key is that once you enter this stage, all the inherited abilities you have cultivated before will undergo a qualitative change, but afterwards, you will no longer be able to learn other inherited methods."

"Even if it is something learned in the past, if it is incompatible with the existing tradition, it will be quickly discarded and forgotten without a huge amount of effort to maintain it."

"At most, we can use items produced by other inheritances."

Zhang Chang'an roughly understood the meaning of the family tree. There are countless professions in this world, which can be classified into levels according to their stages and states, but everyone's path is different:

"The patriarch's current cultivation focuses primarily on martial arts and physical training. A viable path for inheritance is [Martial Artist]."

"But besides that, there are also fragments of the [Assassin] rank from Jack the Ripper. This lineage is also called the Assassin, and it is similar to the Martial Artist in that it is a physical cultivation, but their cultivation is only for killing."

"The key is that practitioners can devour the avatars of others through rituals and similar operations."

If it is from the same lineage, then all the abilities contained in the fragment will be directly inherited, and the cultivation progress will be grafted onto it.

However, when assassins and martial artists share similar lineages, some incompatible elements are lost.

"In addition, certain special rituals can directly transform the path one has taken into a devoured inheritance, but the risk is extremely high."

Zhang Chang'an understood. No wonder he said that when someone reaches the point of breaking through boundaries, it's like a martial artist learning to kill; they might only need to add some techniques and don't need to forget all their past skills.

Having killed Jack, he could either absorb the guy's abilities through a power-devouring technique and integrate them into his own martial arts training, or simply follow in his footsteps as an assassin.

With this fusion, certain abilities collide and create new things, which indeed means we're not far from the next stage.

He pondered this information, but before he could figure it out, the family genealogy provided a new clue:

"The Zhang family head has always been an exception, possessing a balanced nature that allows him to harmonize various lineages. There are no conflicts between these lineages. Therefore, there are no restrictions on devouring ranks, and this can be done directly through the family genealogy."

Upon seeing this, Zhang Chang'an raised an eyebrow, genuinely surprised.

The Zhang family was unknown, yet they were surprisingly a unique group:

"In other words, I don't need to consider which lineage to follow anymore; I can embrace the universe and learn them all."

His so-called special physique is concise and to the point, with incredible compatibility and tolerance. Although some professions are similar and their abilities overlap to some extent, making it impossible for a level 5 warrior plus a level 5 assassin to equal a level 10 professional, he can at least be one or two levels higher than others.

More importantly, being able to cultivate both lineage and tradition means that it will have many more rich abilities than ordinary cultivation.

Moreover, the family tree can handle things like devouring other tiers for him.

"However... Rank is a collection of a person's cultivation, including various skills and abilities, and even various physical abnormalities. It doesn't feel like something without risks."

Zhang Chang'an could never forget the original owner of the fragment he had in his possession—Jack the Ripper, the prototype for countless serial killers.

Even though he did kill quite a few people in the previous instance, he wasn't a monster.

Jack doesn't represent the lineage of assassins, but this function is too ideal. Even with the help of the family tree, he doesn't think there are no side effects.

"Never mind, I just got back, let's not think about it too much, let's just enjoy ourselves first."

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"Click..." The pull tab was pulled open.

"Hiss..." The bubbles surged and rose to the surface. Zhang Chang'an tilted his head back and showed off.

Then, he immediately picked up his chopsticks and began to devour the food on the table: "Boiled shrimp, braised pork intestines, poached chicken, whole roast goose, slow-cooked soup... It's high-class!"

"You got emotional over a pineapple beer." Wu Fan shook his head helplessly, but he wasn't entirely unable to understand Zhang Chang'an: "Never mind, just eat well. After what happened, you need to replenish your energy."

There were many brothers around him, and the atmosphere was lively. This was because it was the day after his return, and the film they had previously participated in had finished shooting.

There weren't any special celebrations on the film set, but as their leader, Fan felt it was his duty to do something.

Street-side Cantonese food stalls, classic dishes, classic patina-covered tables, classic red plastic chairs.

Just then, Zhang Chang'an helped the police catch a murderer, so they simply upgraded the protocol to calm him down.

"I'm fine. Once I got the money, I won't feel any discomfort." Zhang Chang'an remained calm about what had happened earlier, which was indeed rare in the peaceful and harmonious modern China. However, compared to the daily life in the place he later visited, it was nothing at all.

Of course, because of what happened over there, he really needed to have a good time eating and drinking after he got back.

The food in the British was really terrible. They were already doing dangerous and tiring work, and they were constantly eating cold bread and drinking diluted liquor. It must have been incredibly painful for a Cantonese like him.

Even if your salary is high enough to buy meat every day, it only guarantees nutrition; no one can cook it well. Otherwise, how could the stir-fried beef noodles that Charlie took him to eat be so amazing?

"I heard about it. The prize money is 80,000 yuan. Now you can finally move out of that shabby little place, right?" Brother Fan said while sipping his soup.

"I've already found one. It's a newly built, fully furnished one-bedroom apartment, very close to the film studio." Zhang Chang'an gnawed on the head of a large shrimp, opened his mouth, and sucked the shrimp meat directly into his mouth.

Fan was initially a little surprised, after all, in his impression, Zhang Chang'an was the kind of person who was cautious and always prepared for anything.

Eighty thousand yuan is a lot. Zhang Chang'an's daily consumption level is not high, but he is not exactly rich. He thought that Zhang Chang'an might not move out of the urban village. He didn't expect him to be so decisive.

But then he thought about it again. Having been in close contact with a murderer, he had practically walked through the gates of hell, so it wasn't surprising that his mind was clear.

"It's good that you understand. Although it's not good to publicize this openly, you can tell some directors and producers privately to compete for it."

If you land a role in a big production with strong public relations, they might just give you a major part, and you can use that as a selling point, which will definitely get you plenty of work in the future.

As Fan Ge said this, he shook his head helplessly: "How come I never realized you were so good at fighting before?"

Zhang Chang'an remained quite calm about this: "Actually... when I was working in sales, I developed quite a few hobbies. For example, I'm actually quite good at horseback riding. There are ancient dramas with horseback riding. Brother Fan, please keep an eye on it for me."

Looking at his somewhat arrogant demeanor, Fan Ge couldn't bring himself to refute him.

The main problem is that what he said doesn't sound very true, but Zhang Chang'an's various abilities were all revealed before they were discovered. Now that he said it like this, he really doesn't dare to doubt it.

But Zhang Chang'an hadn't finished speaking: "Oh, right, besides this, Brother Fan, there's something else I need your help with."

Before Wu Fan could react, Zhang Chang'an bluntly asked, "Do you have any spare venues? Could you lease one to me?"