Ability Inheritance

The next day...

He can hear his current customers gossiping about the Sects recruiting new disciples on the central plaza yesterday. He heard that Zhu Lingli seems to have been chosen by an all female sect called Cloud Layer Sect. There is also something about Bi Zhang'an and Luo Mingyu being chosen as disciples for the Blade Peak Sect.

It seems like even one of the youngest sons of the City Lord seems to have been chosen by a rather large sect from this region. So the City Lord is very happy and wanted to celebrate about it along with the whole city.

Though he doesn't care about all of that. Currently, Bai Luo is sitting on one of the tables. He sat along with him after he was done putting the meals for his customers.

"How lucky.... you got the opportunity to become a cultivator, while us mortals can't even hope to become one..."

He actually felt embarrassed at that. He didn't become a cultivator through honest means. The Idle Points System is the one piggybacking him, so he can't actually say he did it all by himself.

That doesn't mean he hates it. He loves having this kind of power.

He was curious about one thing though...

"I am really curious... what's this about Spiritual Roots?"

"You didn't know?" Bai Luo gawks at him with his eyes widening.

"Yes... is it important?"

He is honestly curious about it. He wasn't really cultivating the proper way, and he have no knowledge about the common things for cultivators, so he didn't know any of the proper terminologies used in this world.

"Of course it is! With a Spiritual Root, you can sense the Qi around you and absorb it to your body! It will also become easier to control the Qi on your body, and gain insights for your cultivation!"

"Oh... you know a lot." He was amazed at that.

"Are you mocking me? Everyone knows about it.... didn't your family told you that..... oh wait, sorry..."

Now that he thinks about it, it seems like the original Zhou Lin wasn't thought about the common sense of this world. Well, he is still twelve when his parents were killed.

"Don't think about it, I'm not offended." He said while shaking his hand. He can see that Bai Luo has become pale when he said something about his family. He didn't want to scare him, and he knows it's just an accidental slip of the tongue, so he can easily forgive him.

"... Right, sorry...."

He shakes his head. "Anyway, about that Spiritual Root. Does that mean that not having a Spiritual Root makes it impossible to cultivate?"

"Well, I heard it's actually not impossible, but it is greatly difficult as you can't sense the Qi around you at all."

"I see." He nodded at that.

That was understandable. If they can't even sense the Qi around them, then how can they even control it?

He asks more about it, and Bai Luo helpfully answers his own curiosities.

It seems like having better Spiritual Roots will greatly help them on their cultivation. As for those who have no roots, even if it's possible to control Qi if they know the right technique for it, it will still be incredibly difficult to gain insights and breakthrough through it.

Old Wang and the others have no spiritual roots. It is why they can't cultivate even if they can felt the Qi entering within their body. They don't even know the proper technique to control it.

He heard that there is a way to acquire a Spiritual Root. It is by eating demon beasts meat, or any esoteric types of consumable things like herbs or mystical ginsengs.

Though even if they said that, that doesn't mean it will be instantaneous. The effect will take at least a year or even several decades before they acquire a Spiritual Root. Though it will be retained by their descendants for the following generations, so eating things like that will actually help their future child in the long run.

Zhou Lin was thankful about this info. Now he knows why even if they can't learn anything from eating the demon beasts meat, it is still popular for the mortals. It's for the hope of acquiring a Spiritual Root, and if not then it's for their future children.

`But wait... if they only lack the technique to sense Qi, then maybe I can help?'

He has Qi Manipulation X. He didn't just knows how to control Qi. He has all the knowledge for manipulating it. All the intricacies and subtleties of how to move the Qi from every different parts of his veins, of how to gain insights with it, etc.

It's Qi Manipulation at it's peak. So he also knows how to explain it in detail. It's like a dictionary but it's only his memory.

He felt it rather sad that Bai Luo is rejected. As a good friend, how can he let him become dejected like this?

"... Brother Bai! Why don't you come here tomorrow? I'll give you something good!" He said with a grin on his lips.

"Ah.... uh, yes. I can do that."

Bai Luo seems to be still in the slumps, but he seems to be listening enough. He nodded at that.

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And so the next day comes. Early in the morning, Zhou Lin is already waiting outside of his house with a book on his hand.

He learned two new abilities when writing skills. It was actually surprising what he learned.

[Status]

Points: 27,101 (1/s) (+)

Physical Rank: Middle Stage Vein Expansion (+)

Cultivation Rank: 5th Stage Mountain Realm (+)

Spiritual Rank: Half Stage Golden Core (+)

[Physique]

(Epic Class) Sky Mountain Boar Physique I (+)

[Bloodline]

(Epic Class) Sky Mountain Boar Bloodline I (+)

(Epic Class) Star Beast Wolf Bloodline I (+)

(Superior Class) Superior Golden Bee Bloodline I (+)

(Superior Class) Millennium Jade Snake Bloodline I (+)

(Super Class) Feral Wolf Bloodline I (+)

[Technique]

(Grade 95) Poison Mist I (+)

(Grade 98) Divine Sense X

(Grade 98) Presence Concealment X

(Grade 99) Appraisal X

(Grade 99) Defensive Aura X

(Grade 99) Enhanced Strikes X

(Grade 99) Pitch Control X

(Grade 99) Sprint X

[Abilities]

(Rank 75) Heavenly Lightning Control I (+)

(Rank 95) Lightning Control III (+)

(Rank 95) Lightning Resistance III (+)

(Rank 95) Poison Resistance II (+)

(Rank 96) Fleeting Death Arts X

(Rank 97) Supreme Martial Arts X

(Rank 98) Art of Inheritance X

(Rank 99) Qi Manipulation X

(Rank 99) Shadow Training X

(Rank 100) Corpse Dismantling X

(Rank 100) Martial Arts X

(Rank 100) Mortal Bodybuilding X

(Rank 100) Normal Cooking X

(Rank 100) Normal Swordsmanship X

(Rank 100) Thought Acceleration X

(Rank 100) Writing X

Writing and Art of Inheritance are the new abilities that he got. Writing is obvious. It's about being able to write efficiently, eloquently, and properly. All the techniques for writing as a mortal is included in it.

As for Art of Inheritance, it was actually a miraculous abilities. It seems like it was a way to leave his spiritual intent on something he was doing. Like for example, putting his literal knowledge within his writing, so the others can see it like they were sucked by the book itself.

It's a way to spiritually convey his own intent and knowledge to the others. Which means he can actually teach what he knows to the others through his own writing.

With this ability, he manages to finish the Volume 1 of Qi Manipulation. He estimated that there are a total of 108 Volumes for it. Each of the book having a total of 500 pages.

That's how wide and varied the knowledge about manipulating Qi is. It was still a surprise for him how he can contain all of that knowledge within his mind, along with the plethora of others that he has as an ability.

"Senior Lin, I'm here!" Bai Luo finally arrives and cups his hand at him respectfully.

He shakes his head at that. "I told you to stop being polite with me." He sighs before handing out the book to him. "Here. It's the first volume of how to manipulate Qi. I'll be writing the second one later. I hope this helps you." He said.

Bai Luo widens his eyes at that. "What.... this is so precious! Are you sure your just giving this to me?" His hands are shaking as he looks at it while feeling nervous.

"Relax. I wrote it myself. Also, what kind of friend am I if I don't help you?" He smirks. "You don't have to be polite. Just take it, Brother Bai!"

"Senior Lin!" The guy seems to be practically sneezing and crying out as he was moved at his generosity.

"Stop that... it's not like it was much. Sharing with friends is good too, after all!" He said.

"Thank you! I swear that I, Bai Luo, will never forget this gratitude!"

Zhou Lin smiles at that. Feeling somewhat flattered at it.

"Anyway, wanna eat? I'll be opening right now... though you will have to pay. Yesterday is a treat so it's not counted."

"Of course, Senior Lin!"

With that, the two enters the room while he changes the plaque of the door from close to open. Bai Luo is clutching the book tightly as if it was a very precious treasure.