Chapter 1676: The Divine Descent Technique is Not False, Kitchen Drawing Undergoes Double Changes to Usher in New Life

A butterfly might not be strong on its own, but the storm caused by its flapping wings can be powerful. Especially when the storm's arrival isn't an accident but part of a meticulous and thorough plan.

"It seems the time left for me is indeed short..."

"Why does Elder Sang's gaze now remind me of that flashy old Daoist before he left the Shenzhi Yiji? Is it because he suddenly donned the cloak of a chess player?"

On Gui Zhe Sheng Shan, after listening to Elder Sang's exposition, Xu Xiao Shou felt time was exceptionally pressing. He quietly activated Yishi Duli and entered the Shenzhi Yiji.

Jing Ren took his place, returning to Sheng Shan to maintain a balance in the "drama."

The grand play on Sheng Shan continued...

Yes, it continued with a "stalemate"!

On the surface, Xu Xiao Shou couldn't do anything to Ai Cang Sheng, and Ai Cang Sheng couldn't do anything to Xu Xiao Shou.

As long as the person in the wheelchair could endure it, and the other half-saints didn't forcibly intervene, no one would benefit from this situation.

But in reality!

"Passive points: 12,120,015."

After Xu Xiao Shou returned to the Shenzhi Yiji, he gravely bid farewell to Elder Sang and the others in the first heaven.

Everyone was in a solemn mood, knowing that Sheng Nu's plan had significantly impacted Xu Xiao Shou.

He needed time to process it alone.

Conveniently, Elder Sang and the others also needed time to recuperate. Not disturbing each other was the decorum of adults.

"He's too tired..."

Watching Xu Xiao Shou walk alone, shoulders slumped, towards the thirty-third heaven, Elder Sang and Shui Gui felt a pang in their hearts.

He was still so young, barely twenty.

To tell him these things, to make him bear such a heavy burden...

"We are truly not human!"

Upon arriving at the thirty-third heaven, Xu Xiao Shou entered an empty environment.

In the dimness, a long, quiet, and careful sigh of relief could be heard.

His lips seemed to twitch due to excessive pressure.

His breathing gradually quickened due to tension and excitement.

His eyelids twitched, his nostrils flared, and he finally succumbed to the immense pressure, bending at the waist, then suddenly...

"Hahahaha!"

"Hee hee hee hee ha ha ha!"

"Just half an hour! Half an hour, to get over ten million..."

The frenzied laughter abruptly stopped.

Xu Xiao Shou reined in his madness, looked around, his eyes gleaming coldly, slightly narrowed.

If he remembered correctly, that flashy old Daoist had been to the thirty-third heaven; he shouldn't be too presumptuous...

"Hahahaha!"

"Ten million! What's wrong with me being presumptuous?! Huh?"

Xu Xiao Shou suddenly burst into laughter again, laughing so hard that veins popped out on his head and tears streamed down his face.

The flashy old Daoist had been here, but why fear him?

Was the current him the same as the him back then? Even if Dao Qiong Cang came here, would he dare to use Da Shen Jiang Shu on himself in his perfect state?

Before this, after the "enlightenment" following Dao Qiong Cang's departure from the Shenzhi Yiji, from the height of the Chao Daohua Yi Dao Pan realm, Xu Xiao Shou discerned many clues when re-examining Da Shen Jiang Shu.

The Dao of Memory was powerful; with just a glance, one could mark a person like a dog urinating.

But Dao Qiong Cang's Da Shen Jiang Shu had never been used on true powerhouses like Ba Zun An, Shen Yi, or Kong Yu Hen.

He only dared to bully the weak, such as the female guard by Aunt Xiang's side, his own weakened Jing Ren clone which hadn't even been successfully possessed, and the combination of Cao Er Zhu and Shen Yi's soul trapped in the thirty-third heaven, desperate for a way out.

Why?

Previously, Xu Xiao Shou might not have been so certain, but now he was absolutely sure...

Because he didn't dare!

Why didn't he dare?

Didn't dare means didn't dare!

To break it down, because Dao Qiong Cang was... "weak"!

His strength lay in his unfathomable use of the Dao of Memory, and in using the most unnerving Da Shen Jiang Shu at the most perfect timing, thereby infinitely elevating the deterrence of this technique, making it seem as if this move had no upper limit, capable of possessing anyone and killing anyone possessed.

But in reality, Da Shen Jiang Shu had significant limitations.

Because Dao Qiong Cang's own combat power, when compared to combat-oriented Ten Revered Seats, was truly not enough to behold.

This could be glimpsed from the fact that even when he activated San Zun Qiong Cang, he borrowed the power of other Ten Revered Seats.

—Dao Qiong Cang's own combat power might not be low, but its upper limit was fixed, absolutely not as exaggerated as the unlimited potential of an ancient sword cultivator.

Therefore, when Da Shen Jiang Shu was used, it meant he temporarily abandoned his physical body, and his consciousness went to "possess" a new body.

After that, a process was still required: Dao Qiong Cang would recall his main body, turning it into a card-like existence, and insert it into his new body.

Thus, a complete process ended.

Dao Qiong Cang evolved, gaining the abilities of the possessed and all of his own abilities.

Round and round, the snowball grew larger, and he learned more and more things.

But the decimal 3.14, no matter how infinitely non-repeating its digits were, would never be larger than 3.15.

Just as Dao Qiong Cang, no matter how he possessed, as long as the possessed's own strength was weaker than his, his frontal combat power would never be able to withstand a vertical cleave from Shen Yi's Ba Wang, who was also constantly improving with his four-five technique.

Of course, he could also directly possess 3.15.

But 3.15 was 3.15 because of its inherent strength.

"The Ten Revered Seats won't give him a chance."

"I won't give him a chance either."

"Therefore, as long as someone can block his action of inserting the card into the possessed's body after possession, even if there's just a possibility, Dao Qiong Cang wouldn't dare to possess!"

In other words, as long as his own state was perfect enough... no, as long as his own state wasn't too weak.

Dao Qiong Cang, even if he had eaten the heart of a bear and the guts of a leopard, wouldn't use Da Shen Jiang Shu, after all, he was a very cautious person.

After experiencing all the battles in the Shenzhi Yiji, Xu Xiao Shou finally understood:

Da Shen Jiang Shu was essentially a combination of marking, teleportation, and possession.

Basically, a Spiritual Cultivator could combine their spiritual skills to create similar abilities.

So...

The overpowered one was never Da Shen Jiang Shu, but Dao Qiong Cang.

What was truly strong was not the individual "Dao Qiong Cang," but his preparation before using Da Shen Jiang Shu, his composure afterward, and the deliberately mystified presentation of the technique itself.

Not invincible, but packaged as invincible, that was Dao Qiong Cang's unfathomable aspect.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Xu Xiao Shou casually tossed out several intention clones, scattering them across the thirty-third heaven.

"My name is Ba Zun An."

"My name is Cao Yi Han."

"My name is Dao Qiong Cang."

The three most eye-catching figures, after announcing their names upon landing, began to dance with swords, dance with lightning, and pull out a mirror to preen.

Xu Xiao Shou, with a solemn expression, raised his left hand with two fingers together, placing them in front of his nose. Like Cui Yin performing a spell at that time, he gently slid his middle finger down the back of his index finger.

For Cui Yin, this action might have allowed for a greater connection with the Heavenly Dao, accelerating the spell's process, or even similar to Tian Ren He Yi, amplifying the power of the spell itself.

For Xu Xiao Shou, it had no meaning.

But it could give a direct impression of "I am powerful," "I am about to cast a spell," and "You can feel pressure now."

Xu Xiao Shou coldly rebuked:

"Xu·Da Shen Jiang Shu!"

In the distance, the "Ba Zun An" who was dancing with a sword had the "mark" seared into his mind, originating from the Yi Dao Pan, which didn't require contact, only a glance to be marked, instantly activated.

The mark was released, emitting a thought forcefully imposed by the Chao Daohua Yi Dao Pan, as if born with the person:

"Ah, it turns out my entire life's cultivation has been waiting for this moment, waiting to complete the next action."

"I! With my piety, with my flesh and blood, summon my Ancestor Xu to descend and bless my body!"

Ba Zun An chanted, suddenly kneeling on one knee, raising both hands high, and shouting:

"Da Shen Jiang Shu!"

After he finished speaking, his head sank into his chest, his chest into his abdominal cavity, his abdominal cavity into his buttocks, and his limbs wriggled and melted into blood...

Ba Zun An's entire body turned inside out, a shocking sight that terrified anyone who saw it, knowing that something terrifying was reviving, something bizarre was descending.

The next moment, Xu Xiao Shou spatially shifted, disappearing from his original spot, and leisurely walked out from the pool of flesh and blood that was Ba Zun An.

He deliberately smeared himself with sticky liquid, so that if Xiao Wan Feng were to see him, she would surely have no other option but to flee in terror.

He also pulled out a wooden, exquisite, gold-beaded nanmu comb that showed the holder's rather perverse taste, and slowly combed his greasy hair as he walked.

At the same time, he uttered intoned and rather inexplicable sounds:

"Ah! What a long-lost delicious air!"

The perverted Xu, who had descended from Ba Zun An, suddenly exploded into a pool of blood.

On the other hand, Kui Lei Han suddenly knelt, raising both hands high:

"Da Shen Jiang Shu!"

And on the other side, Dao Qiong Cang also knelt abruptly, doing the same:

"Da Shen Jiang Shu!"

One half-descended one half of Xu Xiao Shou.

The two bloody halves of Xu Xiao Shou merged in the middle, and after a cold laugh, they poked their fingertips together and shouted with boundless enthusiasm:

"Fusion!"

With a boom, golden light shone brightly, and "Xu" and "Ye" combined to become "Xu Ye."

"Flashy old Daoist, you tricked me so badly!"

Xu Xiao Shou gritted his teeth, successively descending from his intention clones, from flowers, plants, wood, and stone...

Everything he saw was imprinted.

From now on, he also had to develop this good habit of marking everywhere.

One day, he would make the Da Shen Jiang Shu of the Yi Dao Pan descend before a weakened Dao Qiong Cang, or even directly onto his Great Dao of Memory.

Let that flashy thing also taste what it's like to be scared by someone who plays god!

"Phew..."

After completely cultivating and verifying the Da Shen Jiang Shu, which he had rehearsed countless times in his mind, and confirming that he could indeed achieve "unfathomable" results, Xu Xiao Shou felt relieved.

He once again laughed triumphantly, then his expression sobered, and he looked back at his passive points treasury.

Side-paths could influence the battle, but at crucial moments, they couldn't decide it.

If everyone knew you were Shen Yi who could round up and down, and also had the determination to fight to the death, naturally no one would dare to provoke you easily!

"Passive points: 12,120,015."

With over twelve million passive points, how could they be used to maximize combat power?

Earlier, when his Great Dao comprehension lagged and he was played by Da Shen Jiang Shu and scared by the Profound Meaning of Water, Xu Xiao Shou unhesitatingly chose to aggressively pursue "Da Dao Pan."

But now, his Body, Spirit, and Intent Dao Pans were Chao Daohua, and his Space, Life, and Sword Dao Pans were imbued with Profound Meaning.

The resistance provided by the three basic pans was there; he was no longer affected by various direct and circuitous guidance, and could even guide and circuitously guide others.

Attack, speed, defense, and stamina were also maxed out; he could combine them however he wanted, and use them however he wanted.

To aggressively pursue other Da Dao Pans, even to level 80 or 90...

For example, making a Dao of Technique Pan Chao Daohua, replicating all of Cui Yin's techniques;

For example, specializing in the Dao of Time Pan, helping Kong Yu Hen understand the mysteries of time, or getting lost in time with him.

It actually didn't mean much, at most it was icing on the cake—if passive points were abundant, one could play like that.

So, what was a timely help in times of need?

Xu Xiao Shou looked at the two "Wang Zuo Lv.1" passive skills that seemed out of place among his "Sheng Di Lv.0" skills:

Mastery-type passive skills, after reaching Sheng Di Lv.0, combined with his current various abilities and his evolved thoughts after being influenced, would definitely be able to create wonders.

Fourth-tier skill points weren't expensive, fifty thousand passive points each.

One million would be enough to resolve these two major passive skills, gaining new ways to enjoy semi-saint level "cooking" and "art"...

This was very good!

This would definitely change his current combat style!

Of course, there was another path.

Xu Xiao Shou's burning gaze fell on the awakening panel, which he hadn't dared to look at for a long time, primarily focusing on the second awakening passive skills.

"Robustness—Berserk Giant—Extreme Giant."

"Agility—Instant Ascension—Divine Agility Moment."

"Concealment—Disappearing Art—Worldly Detachment."

Awakening stones were ten thousand each, also not expensive.

The awakening probability was also quite generous; on average, one million passive points could yield a super strong second awakening passive skill.

"Which path is better?"

Xu Xiao Shou rubbed his chin.

Speaking of which, previously he only focused on Da Dao Pan and didn't waste points on second awakening skills.

One reason was certainly that the half-saints he encountered were all extraordinarily profound in their Dao comprehension, making him feel inadequate, thus needing to prioritize Da Dao Pan.

The other reason was not that second awakening wasn't strong or wasn't enough, but because activating the three major second awakening skills—Extreme Giant, Divine Agility Moment, and Worldly Detachment—consumed too much!

So much so that Xu Xiao Shou couldn't activate all three simultaneously, or rather, he would have to pay a huge price to briefly activate them.

After tearing apart the Qilin in Zhong Yuan Jie, Xu Xiao Shou's main body went into shock, which was a harsh reality.

But now, the situation was clearly different.

With his Body, Spirit, and Intent Dao Pans Chao Daohua, the Profound Meaning of Life, plus the Devouring Body, if he really couldn't hold on, he could still activate Liu Dao Ren Jian Dao to steal others' power...

Xu Xiao Shou had many ways to further enhance his monstrous stamina, evolving again due to the inability to withstand the second awakening's consumption, replenishing himself.

If all else failed, there were still many holy medicines with Shield Treasure that he could consume.

This way, he could basically maintain Extreme Giant activated and complete a high-intensity battle.

And time also pushed him to this current crossroads where he could make a normal choice for his evolution path.

So...

"Who first?"

Actually, there was also a third path.

Xu Xiao Shou looked at another module.

"First-tier Evolution Water."

"Second-tier Evolution Water."

What was Evolution Water?

What were these long strings of confusing "0"s?

Having not watered the evolution tree for a long time, Xu Xiao Shou almost forgot that he had a tree to nurture—this was for evolving special passive skills:

Fist of Passivity, Finger of Annihilation, and Tian Ren He Yi.

Among the three major special passive skills, only Finger of Annihilation had evolved once, eliminating its shortcomings and becoming powerful enough to grant him immunity to all mental control.

The others were currently sufficient.

Xu Xiao Shou was still curious about the effects of the first and second evolutions of Tian Ren He Yi.

But he would only buy water to pour on the tree when he had excess passive points; he really couldn't afford it!

So, having come this far...

Actually, there truly was a fourth path:

"Passive Key."

What was the Passive Key?

Xu Xiao Shou recalled carefully and was surprised to find that he still had a frustrating roulette, and the Passive Key was used to draw basic, extended, mastery, state, special, and even other types of passive skills.

Of course, the high probability outcomes were "Thank you for your patronage" and "One more key."

Oh, the nostalgia of our youth!

Xu Xiao Shou decisively abandoned the fourth path.

Dao Qiong Cang had already taught him through personal example that passive skills were not about quantity, but about quality.

Even a single Da Shen Jiang Shu, used well and innovatively, could bring boundless terror, surpassing the other thirty-five forms of Tian Ji!

"With twelve million passive points, let's go for the first and second paths first!"

"An adult can't have all four; at least they need two."

No more hesitation.

Xu Xiao Shou lavishly spent one million passive points, purchasing four skill points, and upgraded the two very annoying Wang Zuo-level mastery passive skills...

Aggressively!

His body shook.

His thoughts shook.

But that was it.

With his Body, Spirit, and Intent Dao Pans all Chao Daohua, Xu Xiao Shou's current digestive ability was incredibly strong!

He could withstand the insights brought by the upgrades of the Great Dao Pan, and now he was almost immune to the "transformation" brought by upgrades like Cooking Mastery.

"All Dao Arts can be stewed randomly..."

"Everything can be flipped..."

With a strange feeling, Xu Xiao Shou slowly opened his eyes, hesitating, not quite daring to accept the impact of new concepts.

He felt he was already a very strange person.

After mastering cooking, he seemed to be becoming even stranger...

No fear.

Stay steady.

Later, let Emperor Cang Sheng help me try the Dao of Cooking!

First, continue adding points, continue aggressively!

Eyes closed.

Eyes opened.

In the dim thirty-third heaven, with shattered dead branches all over the ground, Xu Xiao Shou leaned his head on his hand, lost in thought.

"Picture Reconstruction..."

"Ink Splatter Pollution..."

His contemplation didn't last too long.

He couldn't figure out too much, so he decided to put it into practice.

He raised his sleeve, grabbed at the void, pulling out an invisible spiritual energy brush, and waved it freely.

"Swish!"

A Sheng Huan Dian formed in the distance.

The people around were very blurry, only outlined with simple strokes, looking dull, but Ai Cang Sheng in the wheelchair actually possessed a trace of divine essence, like a real person!

Ai Cang Sheng drew his Xie Zui Gong, pulling and releasing it sharply.

"Boom!!!"

The startling string sound echoed, and the arrow from Xie Zui Gong shot out suddenly, its speed, strength, and momentum identical to what Xu Xiao Shou had "seen."

The arrow shot straight towards Xu Xiao Shou, who was sitting cross-legged.

What it carried, however, was not the aura of a邪神 or the power of Xie Zui, but the power of Tian Zu and Long Zu.

But...

"Change!"

Xu Xiao Shou grasped the invisible huge wolf-hair brush and waved it again.

A dark light spread, and the Ancestral God power on the arrow of Xie Zui Gong instantly changed into the power of a Xie Shen and the power of Xie Zui.

Its quantity, quality, aura, breath, and momentum... were all identical to what Xu Xiao Shou had "seen."

An arrow whistled towards him, and Xu Xiao Shou was startled by his own arrow.

"Everything I see, I can draw?"

"All forces of the same nature can be reconstructed?"

The passive system will once again undergo a major update, and this book will temporarily return to being a system-based novel.

There's a lot of information, so the main text only includes a partial write-up, to avoid being accused of rambling... of the Profound Meaning of Water Chao Daohua.

But some people will definitely want to see a comprehensive, complete "passive system."

Later, I'll log into the official account and list all the latest passive skill information after organizing it. Those who are interested or have forgotten can go check it out.

Regarding "Second Awakening," if you have any good ideas, you can also leave a message on the official account for me to copy, haha. If your imagination is even bigger than an apple's... Yes, gotta hurry, once it's written into the main text, it's set in stone. Not much time, just this one day!

Good luck with the Gaokao! For divine advice, ask the flashy old Daoist. If you don't know, choose C, and all your guesses will be right!

Good night.