The Licentious Cultivator
Update: 2 Chapters Daily! After leading a domineering life as Venerable of the main world, Xue Ritian meets his end at the hands of the strongest warrior from the Primordial Dragon Race; Long Aotian. But the strengths of a Venerable knows no bounds and Xue Ritian's soul is forcefully refined in the Cycle of Reincarnation. Now, he is reincarnated as a young Lu Zheng in China's Lu Clan and must fight his way back to the top of the cultivation ladder and exact his revenge on his foes. Embark on this journey with Lu Zheng and see what is next to come ------------- The genre is Xianxia. Characters in the novel absorb energy (Qi) from their surroundings and use it as the basis of their strength. ------------- **Character is reincarated and will receive strong powerscaling and a fair level of omnipotence at the beginning. **Contrary to the title of the book, there are will be very little amounts of sexual relations. When there are (cuz there will be), expect them not to consume too much of the chapter. **In case you are expectant of what the novel might have to offer and what it won't, - There is NO yuri, NO yaoi, NO incest - There will be NO mentions of rape (thank goodness) - MC will HAVE an harem This is my first novel so the first chapters are a bit rough but I promise, the writing gets fine tuned as the story progresses. I have received offers to go premium but I would prefer The Licentious Cultivator (LC for short) to remain free till the very end. **WARNING: LC is a product of me playing around. I can't promise regular updates but I always stock up on chapters in my drafts whenever I have the time. P.S.: Feel free to leave a review and comment. They give me that extra 'hoompf' Enjoy XD
Chapter 22: Vermillion Codex
"A sword spirit?" Themur was confused.
"A sword spirit is a soul that lives within a sword. Normally, it is formed after thousands of years inside the swords of the highest of grades when they begin to form their own soul. I used to think of them as a legend but now… I'm not sure anymore" Lu Shantian clarified to Themur.
"The soul inside this sword isn't a sword spirit" Lu Zheng said as he raised Mei Wei's sword. "It is merely a soul I sealed within it"
"You can seal souls?" Lu Shantian blinked his eyes in surprise. Only those at the Sky realm or above could use soul power but to seal souls, that was purely soul path.
"Hmm" Lu Zheng nodded.
Seeing that Lu Zheng wasn't willing to explain, Lu Shantian stopped disturbing. It was normal for people to keep their own secrets.
"Here" Lu Shantian brought out a sword and a small book. "These are the gifts"
"This sword is a rank two Profound Grade artifact; it is very compatible with fire path. I believe it would provide you more battle strength than that sword. It is your reward from the tournament fifteen years ago" Lu Shantian introduced.
"Rank two Profound Grade…" Lu Zheng muttered. The sword Mei Wei had wielded was a rank six Simple Grade artifact and yet, it gave him the ability to produce flame projections that could sunder the heavens, what much more a rank two Profound Grade sword.
"This book on the other hand…" Lu Shantian's breathing suddenly became heavy. "It is the Vermillion Codex"
Lu Zheng had heard of the Vermillion Codex in his past life as Xue Ritian. It was an artifact of the Vermillion Bird Race that contained the bloodline abilities of the Vermillion Bird Race bloodline.
From what he knew, there were only fifteen copies of it.
~How important was that Sage to the Vermillion Race to hold a copy of the Vermillion Codex?~
"It contains every bloodline abilities of our bloodline. It is perhaps, the greatest treasure of our Lu Clan" Lu Shantian explained before giving the book to Lu Zheng.
Lu Zheng collected the Vermillion Codex from Lu Shantian carefully as he slowly turned it open.
"Huh? Why are the pages blank…?" Lu Zheng was unable to finish his words as a great tide of knowledge rampaged through his brain.
All sorts of information about the Vermillion Bird Race bloodline imprinted themselves in Lu Zheng's mind in a disorderly fashion. Even with his strong soul foundation, his mind could barely bare it.
The tide of knowledge didn't stop till Lu Zheng felt his head nearly bursting. He quickly closed his eyes as he sat down to reflect on what was imprinted in his mind.
Lu Zheng knew it would be impossible to forget even a single letter within the information and that if he didn't arrange it orderly, his mind would crumble apart and he would run mad.
"Lu Zh…" Themur was about to call out when Lu Shantian stopped him.
"Let's leave him be. He needs to digest all that information" Lu Shantian said with a soft smile.
"Hmm" Themur nodded in understanding as he walked away with Lu Shantian.
Lu Shantian made some orders to ensure that nobody came in to disturb Lu Zheng's cultivation. Anyone who disobeyed was to be beheaded on the spot.
The process of assimilation was a very important one for Lu clansmen that had inherited the Vermillion Bird Race's bloodline.