Swallowing the Stars: Reboot, The Eternal Serpent!

Chapter 2: The Blueprint of Life - Hercules!

However... before one becomes a World Lord, one cannot store external objects in the inner world!

Let's take the Golden Horned Beast as an example again. Any external object that enters its inner world will only have two outcomes—either it will be decomposed and become resources for the growth of its inner world, or it will burst its inner world and cause the Golden Horned Beast to die.

That tree, that stone table, that axe... their existence is clearly contrary to common sense.

When Jiang Zhe was stunned and lost in thought, the others assumed that he was just frustrated because he had failed to awaken his mental power.

Jiang Wen, who hadn't spoken until now, comforted him, "It seems you haven't awakened yet. Xiao Zhe, you don't need to be discouraged. There's data showing that the later a mentalist awakens, the better their talent."

Aunt Jiang Chengcheng also said, "After you fainted, your grandfather and uncle set off for the banks of the Taihe River to see if they could find an unlucky Taihe carp dragon, kill it, and take its heart blood to make blood wine for you. After you become a quasi-martial artist and can cultivate gene energy, you can use the blood wine to help improve your physical fitness, and your mental power will definitely awaken quickly."

"Blood wine? Dragon blood?" Jiang Zhe was surprised. Could his family really make such a treasure?

No, there is a difference.

Jiang Wu shook his head and explained to Jiang Zhe in a deep voice, "The materials used to make the dragon blood at the Limit Martial Arts Academy are not the heart blood of a king-level dragon beast. All the major families know this. Others can spread rumors at will, but it would be very shameful for our Jiang family to follow suit."

Jiang Zhe nodded; he knew this secret.

I've even heard that the heart's blood of a king-level dragon beast might be more effective than "dragon blood".

However, king-level dragon beasts are difficult to kill, and there aren't that many for humans to kill and use as materials.

Jiang Wu continued, "Our family's blood wine is made using an ancient recipe. The main ingredient must be the heart blood of a lord-level dragon beast. Although its medicinal effects are far inferior to 'dragon blood' and it is only effective for martial artists below the War God level, it has the advantage of being available in large quantities and is a renewable cultivation resource."

"Hehe, I'll have to benefit from Xiao Zhe's success. If Grandpa and the others can really hunt down a Taihe Carp Dragon, I can also get a share of Blood Wine in the elite training camp of the Thunder Martial Arts School, which will allow me to advance to a high-level warrior faster and compete for more cultivation resources."

Jiang Wu chuckled sheepishly and scratched his head.

……

After chatting for a while, they told Jiang Zhe to get some rest and then left.

The younger sister and Jiang Wen went to manage the Jiang family's business.

Jiang Wu and his sister Jiang Sisi returned to the Martial Arts Hall, the alloy tower where he had previously tested his strength, to continue their martial arts training.

The atmosphere in each branch of the Jiang family is harmonious, without any sordid infighting, and they truly live up to their reputation as an ancient martial arts family, with almost everyone in the clan, regardless of gender, being a martial arts fanatic.

The family's training mechanism is also unique. The weakest member of each generation is put in charge of the business to earn cultivation resources for the others.

"My aunt's talent for cultivation is not bad, but she is at a disadvantage due to her age. My father and uncle are not accommodating, saying that girls should enjoy life and that the life of a martial artist, which involves fighting and killing, is not suitable for the princess of the Jiang family..."

"I'm the youngest of the three generations of the Jiang family, so I should be the one in the most danger."

"But when he learned that I was suspected of having the talent of a psychic, before the competition between the three generations after they came of age was held, my eldest brother Jiang Wen said that his hobby was stock investment and volunteered to be the person in charge of the family business among the three generations."

Jiang Zhe shook his head, feeling that this was not a good idea.

Since everyone has martial arts talent, we should all obediently practice martial arts.

Once Earth and the universe are connected, we can entrust this small business to others or simply abandon it altogether.

……

After seeing them off from the courtyard, Jiang Zhe sent someone to ask the steward for a high-definition camera, and then took the camera into the study in the side room.

"For the first sixteen years, I was still scheming how to make a name for myself in the great waves of the future..."

"With this golden opportunity arriving today, coupled with my mental cultivation talent, participating in the Genius Battle might just allow me to rise to the core of the Virtual Universe Company, which would completely change the fate of my family!"

With these thoughts in mind, Jiang Zhe locked the study door from the inside and then drew all the curtains.

After setting up the camera in the center of the room, Jiang Zhe walked in front of the lens and mentally manipulated the "original nucleus" suspended in the Crimson Palace, wanting to enter it.

Then, a bizarre scene was captured by the camera: a living person suddenly vanished into thin air in front of the lens.

Jiang Zhe's consciousness wavered.

When their vision returned, they had entered a strange place.

Within an area of ​​nearly 100 square meters, there are ancient trees, stone tables, axes... This is the cave world where his consciousness just descended.

Or, in this field's terminology, it's called the "inner world"!

"I see that feeling...!"

After entering the inner world, Jiang Zhe followed a strange connection and sensed a boundless, mysterious space filled with mist, with a dark golden sphere suspended in the center.

"As expected, it is the primordial core, containing an inner world where the soul and the spiritual power attached to it are stored."

"From now on, as long as my core isn't shattered, I won't have any vital organs!"

"The head! The heart! No longer matter!"

This was a major transformation in the form of life, which greatly excited Jiang Zhe.

He rubbed his hands together and walked to the stone table, picked up the axe on the table, and didn't feel how heavy it was, only about ten kilograms.

"A tree-chopping game? Loot drops? Let me see your limits!"

He raised his logging axe and chopped at the thick tree trunk, which was more than a meter in diameter. With a powerful swing, the axe blade penetrated two or three centimeters into the wood, leaving a wound nearly twenty centimeters wide.

After the axe blade was pulled out, a golden ball of light sprang out from the wound in the tree trunk.

Then, Jiang Zhe felt the weight of the axe in his hand suddenly increase, and he could no longer lift it. It fell to the ground and flew back to the stone table on its own.

"Is this the only chance to cut down a tree for now?"

Jiang Zhe stroked his chin, pondering.

He didn't pay much attention to it and bent down to pick up the golden ball of light, about the size of a basketball, that had fallen to the ground.

The moment the fingertip touched the ball of light, the golden light vanished, revealing a stack of golden pages inside, resembling the imperial edicts reviewed by emperors in movies and TV dramas from my previous life.

When unfolded, the folded pages are covered with tiny print, and most notably, five figure sketches.

There are varying numbers of dots within the human body's outline, such as 3 dots, 10 dots, 22 dots, etc., gradually increasing from left to right.

"The Golden Blueprint for Human Life: Hercules?"

This is a special secret technique, Jiang Zhe read out its name marked on the five diagrams.

Blueprint for life?

Triggering the keyword awakens Jiang Zhe's distant memories.

To break through to true godhood via the path of divine power, one needs to study... something called the life structure diagram?

This allows the genetic level of life to break through to 100,000 times!

Jiang Zhe stared intently at the folded page, quickly reading the contents, hoping it was a secret technique similar to the "Nine Tribulations Secret Manual".

One minute, two minutes, five minutes...

Gradually, Jiang Zhe's hands, which were holding the folded pages, began to tremble, and his breathing became rapid.

I'm currently reading the error-free version! This is the first time I've published this novel.

After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Zhe carefully closed the folded page, placed it gently on the stone table, and let out a long breath to calm his turbulent emotions.

excitement!

I'm so excited!

The secret technique recorded on the fold-out page can indeed help practitioners improve their life gene level. Mastering the fifth diagram can increase the life gene level by 1810 times!

Another "Nine Tribulations Secret Manual"?

No, that's not enough to make Jiang Zhe so excited.

The most terrifying thing is that it can actually pass on life's genes many times over!

Relying on this life blueprint, Jiang Zhe can create a new race, the royal family among the human race, similar to the Sirius among the demon race, who are born with a genetic level of 6 times.

After cultivating to the first level, one's own genetic level will reach 3 times that of the original, and the offspring born to him by women will also have a genetic level 3 times higher than the original.

Of course, even if a second or third image is created... the offspring will still be three times the original number. If it were any more, the original universe rules would force him to undergo sterilization.

After Jiang Zhe firmly memorized the cultivation method of the first picture, he left the space inside his body.

He dared not take that stack of gold leaflets out, fearing that the primordial universe would destroy it, as it was his initial capital for rising in this world.

Before leaving, Jiang Zhe tried to pick up the axe again, but couldn't lift it.

"I wonder when we'll have another chance to cut down trees?"

……

In the study, Jiang Zhe reappeared in the room, drew back the curtains, unlocked the door, and sat behind the desk to replay the video.

In the video, after his figure suddenly disappeared, Jiang Zhe zoomed in and zoomed in as wide as possible without distorting the image.

Finally, one could vaguely see a tiny speck of light, about one or two millimeters in size, hanging where it had been on his chest.

That's his primordial core!

Once the body enters the internal space, the pronucleus is completely exposed to the air. At this point, if any external force shatters it, the user will die instantly!

"Unless it is certain that the surrounding environment is absolutely safe, we cannot enter the internal space and expose the pronucleus to the outside world."

"Luo Feng's condition was more perfect."

"The Realm Lord has three bodies, each capable of carrying a primordial core. Two clones are hidden within his inner space; if he wants to check the situation inside, he can simply switch his consciousness to one of the clones."

Thinking of Luo Feng's experiences, Jiang Zhe's joy was dampened considerably, and he couldn't help but sigh.

"When will I be able to create clones?"

"In this world, it's really hard to survive without clones. The ability to protect yourself is poor, and there's no extra bonus for comprehending the laws..."

"A-Shu! A-Fu!"

"Did you hear my voice? Let me see your limits!"

……

After destroying the camera, Jiang Zhe read a book in his study for a while.

He turned from the Tao Te Ching to the Zhuangzi, and then to the Chongxu Ching, but none of them could soothe his restless mind, so he simply threw aside the sage texts that he used to cherish.

"Let's go practice martial arts at the Martial Arts Hall!"

"First become a quasi-martial artist, and you will be able to cultivate genetic energy. Then you will meet the requirements for studying the first diagram of the 'Blueprint of Life'."

In my understanding, "Blueprint of Life" is different from "Nine Tribulations Secret Manual".

If you, dear readers, don't want to delve into the details, you can treat it as the "Nine Tribulations Secret Manual" without any problem.

Upon closer examination, the "Nine Tribulations Secret Manual" is about constructing an inner universe and promoting the evolution of one's own life level. Any living being that obtains it can cultivate it, and as long as the gene multiplier is high enough, it can directly reach the perfect gene.

The Blueprint of Life alters genes and bloodlines, directly creating a new race in the primordial universe, named the Golden Humans.

If a human bloodline of similar caliber to Sirius (born with 6 times the genetic potential) were to cultivate the "Blueprint of Life," cultivating the first diagram would not result in a genetic level of 3×6=18 times. Instead, it would change the bloodline race (white → black), causing the life level to drop to 3 times, and then gradually increase to 10, 22, 181, 1810.

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Before opening the book, I read the original text carefully several times and took a lot of notes on my iPad. I hope you will like it!

(End of this chapter)