RBCT Chapter 83 The Restriction of the Small Pot Heaven
Chapter 83 The Restriction of the Small Pot Heaven
Chapter 83 The Restriction of the Small Pot Heaven
[Mingxiao Drum]: Second Senior Brother, you're quite famous now! [Fuyou Yue]: What happened?
[Sounding the Heavenly Drum]: Ninth on the Earth Ranking, I saw it as soon as I entered the city [Image] Here it is! [Knocking on the Gong]: Wow, not bad! With a little more effort, you'll be on the Heaven Ranking. The reward for this achievement is pretty good, it's a pity the benefits can't be shared [Little Tanuki Gritting Teeth.jpg]
In open-world maps like the "Cangcheng" dungeon, players can earn achievement rewards by completing specific actions, such as "Reaching the Heavenly Ranking," "Slaying a Sect," "The Richest Man in the Martial World," "Master of a Sect," "Supreme Martial Artist," and "Number One in the World." These achievements are generally quite difficult, but the rewards are substantial.
Since achievement tasks are rewards for a player's personal honor, they are usually not shared with teammates, except for some collective achievements that require players to work together.
In addition, there are many low-difficulty achievements with bizarre acquisition conditions. For example, "Swift Runner" requires players to run non-stop for seven days, covering a total distance of no less than 10,000 li (approximately 5,000 kilometers); "Gluttonous Gourmet" requires visiting ten famous restaurants in the martial arts world and eating all the dishes in one day; "Living in Patchwork" requires players to wear patchwork clothes and not use currency.
In addition to providing rewards, achievement tasks also affect the titles players receive after clearing the Purgatory difficulty. Achievements can be said to represent a player's social status in the world of "Cangcheng". Naturally, the higher the status, the higher the dungeon title level.
Players on the cross-network can wear any number of personal titles, which can provide various buffs or debuffs. These titles can also be displayed in their nicknames to show off to other players.
Just like those experts on the forum, each nickname has a long prefix. These are the exclusive titles they get for clearing high-level dungeons, not something they made up themselves.
Jin Xiaohu's words gave Lin Zhu a wake-up call. After a moment's thought, he decided to try to achieve the "Number One in the World" achievement, which was actually ranking first on the Heavenly Ranking.
Regardless of the rewards of the mission, the mere fact that he could fight against the top masters in this martial arts world was enough to make him feel happy.
Lin Zhuo wanted to enjoy this instance and the experience of being a player in the online game, instead of just chasing after tasks, disaster coins, and experience points.
He found the days of seclusion in the valley very comfortable. Qinghong regarded him as a teacher and friend, and took good care of his food and drink. He could also gain more insights into the Dao of Talismans by sparring with him on a daily basis.
Lin Zhuo did not use any mind-controlling techniques; it was simply that his fighting spirit, after a night of enlightenment, naturally resonated with those martial artists who recognized and trusted him, achieving an effect similar to an initiation technique.
The benefits of this spiritual resonance are twofold. However, as the leader, Lin Zhuo's mind is able to almost completely empathize with his opponent, so he gains more insights than Qing Hong in each exchange.
As Qinghong brought more outstanding disciples from the White Egret Sword Sect, more and more martial artists began to cultivate the Dao of Talismans in this valley.
People exhibit all sorts of peculiar behaviors in their attempt to get closer to nature.
Besides Qinghong, who is a roof-mounted beast, and Linzhuo, who is a plow ox, there is also Qingqiong, who soaks in the stream like a fish, Qingjing, who hugs a big tree like a squirrel, Qingpu, who squats in the kitchen like a stove god, and Qingyu, who drinks every day like a drunkard, etc.
Lin Zhuo basically welcomes all students who come to learn. After all, the disciples carefully selected by Qinghong, the senior disciple of the sect, are all outstanding, with excellent character and conduct, and their backgrounds are reliable.
In the beginning, Lin Zhuo could comprehend about two magic talismans a day.
Now, with the help of these like-minded people, it is not difficult to fight hundreds of battles in a single day and comprehend more than ten talisman shapes.
Every martial artist has a different personality. Even if they are from the same sect and practice similar martial arts, the disciples' natures and thoughts are all different. Therefore, the talismans that Lin Zhuo was able to learn from these Taoists were also very diverse.
He once thought it would take him several months to master enough knowledge of talismanic arts and figure out a martial arts technique.
But now, in less than half a month, he has already reaped considerable rewards. Lin Zhuo sighed that this is the twist of fate in life, always something his past self could not have foreseen.
Currently, the talismans he possesses, though originating from different sources of energy and fragmented and unsystematic, are sufficient to form a complete talisman, even if they cannot be pieced together into a single true talisman character.
Although the Ghostly Strokes are the lowest level of runes, they still possess considerable magical power and endless wonders.
The same few characters, if their order is changed, can have completely different meanings and produce vastly different magical effects.
How to combine talismans into protective spells is a profound and difficult subject, enough to make any seeker of the Dao grow old and weary, never tiring of it even unto death.
The restriction that Lin Zhuo needs to construct can be regarded as a branch of the Small Pot Heaven Technique, that is, to create a spacetime dimension that is both real and unreal, to store specific things.
Just like Captain Zhu Baixuan's wine gourd, the small pot-shaped celestial technique restriction inscribed inside can only store various liquids.
Lin Zhuo then needs to use the Small Pot Heaven Technique to conceal the hidden dragon's power.
The core of the Small Pot Heaven Technique's restrictions consists of two parts: the [Bearing] rune from the earth and the [Void] rune from the sky.
Lin Zhuo had already comprehended the former from the earth and stone primordial energy on his own, while the latter was something that Daoist Qinghong had comprehended from the clear wind primordial energy, and now Lin Zhuo also knew about it.
These two core magic symbols can open up a seemingly real yet illusory grotto-heaven, but at this time, there are no laws inside the grotto-heaven, and external objects cannot remain inside at all.
Therefore, more spell symbols need to be added.
The young and beautiful female Daoist Qingqiong wandered among the streams and comprehended the [Flowing] magic talisman. She added it to the combination of restrictions, allowing her spiritual energy to flow freely within the cave within the pot.
Qian Daoqing, who was stationed in the kitchen, was simple, kind-hearted, and plump. He spent his days observing the glowing red charcoal on the stove and gradually comprehended the [Blazing] magic talisman. It perfectly matched the powerful and surging force of the Hidden Dragon's strength. In this way, the cave in the pot could accommodate the high-speed flow of true energy.
The youngest Taoist priest, Qingjing, climbed high and low in the forest, pressing his body and cheek against the tree bark, listening to the trees' life cycle and death. One day, he suddenly mastered the [Support] talisman. By incorporating it into a restriction, he could ensure that the hidden dragon's power would not destroy the Heavenly Vessel.
The unworthy disciple of the Hall Master of Weapon Forging, Qingyu, once practiced the "Drunken Ink Splash Sword." In fact, he had no talent for swordsmanship; he was just a drunkard. He suffered terribly after being forced to quit drinking. Now that he had come to the valley to study the Dao of Talismans, he finally had a reason to drink openly.
While drinking heartily, he browsed through the many talismans that Lin Zhuo had carved on the talisman paper. He immediately took a liking to the [Time] talisman and understood its true meaning in just two hours.
With the [Time] talisman, the cave within the pot has a slight temporal dimension. Combined with other talismans, it can resist the external changes of time, allowing the hidden dragon energy stored in the cave to be maintained for a longer time, so that it does not dissipate completely in a short while.
Before officially creating his technique, Lin Zhuo first found the standard template for the Small Pot Heaven Technique's restrictions in the Grand Master's online course. Then, based on his own accumulation of talismanic knowledge, he added and deleted talisman characters, and explored a combination of restrictions.
For the rest of the day, Lin Zhuo did not participate in any exchanges with his fellow practitioners. Instead, he sat quietly on the ground, meticulously refining each word like a scholar polishing his own poetry, making the talismans that formed the restriction more fluent and the overall meaning more coherent. In this way, the condensed magical power would be stronger.
The Taoists of the White Egret Sword Sect did not disturb this highly respected master, but silently protected him.
As the sun set and the golden afterglow of dusk settled, Lin Zhuo finally finished drafting his essay.
He didn't open his eyes, but instead took deep breaths, calming his mind and spirit.
[A new, unnamed, blank skill has been created. Please begin refining the skill's operational principles.]
When using divine veins to outline runes, one must consider whether to keep these specific divine veins inside the body or place them outside the body.
Residing within the body may conflict with the internal energy cultivation system.
Placing it outside the body is unsafe, as it may be shattered by external attacks. Therefore, it is usually necessary to find a sturdy carrier. Many Qigong masters on the Internet use these spiritual materials as containers to hold the floating pearls and jade around their bodies.
Lin Zhuo couldn't afford rare spiritual materials, so to be on the safe side, he could only leave the Pot Heaven Restriction inside his body. However, the divine meridian network covering his entire body with the "Marrow Refining and Blood Transformation Longevity Method" left him with few unused areas.
His final choice was the frontal bone, a hard bone with few veins running through it, which now served as the perfect canvas.
[A practical demonstration has been detected; data entry is in progress]
The original divine veins on his forehead branched out, beginning to outline the shapes of various runes.
Two core runes are engraved between the eyebrows. The innermost [Bearing] rune resembles a pupil, while the outer [Void] rune resembles an iris. Further out, auxiliary runes surround it, like the sclera.
From a distance, Lin Zhuo's forehead appeared to glow faintly, as if he had opened a third eye.
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