The innate Qi that had been swirling around his body began to enter Gu Yuan's, forcefully expelling other energies and claiming his body as its own. Everything was driven out except for the power of heaven and earth that had been opened up by the "Eight Elephants Physique Calamity." Even the power of the "Seven Fierce Killing Fists" was scattered.
Then, with an extremely arrogant posture, it surged into Gu Yuan's qi meridians, pushing all the way to the end. Thus, a qi meridian was opened, while Gu Yuan himself was immersed in the world of listening to the sounds of the Great Dao.
After one qi meridian was opened, the innate Qi seemed unsatisfied and continued to open new meridians. It opened a total of one hundred and eight. If this kind of meridian opening were to spread, it was estimated that many old monsters would come out clamoring to take him as a disciple.
This condition was known as the "Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Meridians." Those who possessed it were almost all born with it, corresponding to the number of Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend. They were naturally born without the need to open meridians, directly entering the True Qi realm, and their total True Qi was tens of times that of others.
Cultivation knows no years.
All the innate Qi surrounding Gu Yuan vanished, entering his body. As the sounds of the Great Dao in Gu Yuan's mind concluded, in an unknowable place of the universe, an aura of supreme dominance directly penetrated Gu Yuan's mind.
Gu Yuan shook his head. Listening to the Dao sound was not without cost. His soul power was almost depleted, and his head was splitting with pain.
Fortunately, Gu Yuan looked at a cultivation technique in his mind and began to chuckle foolishly.
The Primordial Ancestral Qi Chapter.
This was the secret method spoken of by the sounds of the Great Dao. It could be cultivated by any system. Gu Yuan felt that this alone indicated it was not a product of this world, Tianxia.
Perhaps some great being from the myriad worlds had thrown it down to fish. But even if it was for fishing, Gu Yuan would still bite the hook without hesitation.
Being fished was a problem for later; now, the priority was to become strong.
Gu Yuan wanted to stay there a little longer to feel the aura of Primordial Beginning. As this thought arose, his vision blurred, and Gu Yuan returned to the place of inheritance.
Fine, no more opportunities.
Gu Yuan was helpless. He didn't know when he would encounter such a serendipitous encounter again. Perhaps this was the last time.
Huh?
Gu Yuan felt something was wrong with his body. He looked inward.
Damn, when did I open one hundred and eight meridians!?
Looking at the qi meridians within his body, as wide as great rivers, Gu Yuan fell into contemplation. He had studied relevant knowledge and immediately recognized that such meridians were of superior quality, and there were one hundred and eight of them.
It was outrageous!
Were normal people not between thirty-six and seventy-two? Why did I directly equal the sum?
He probed deeper. Where was his power of the Three Fiends? And why was there a gray sphere in his Dantian?
What was going on? Gu Yuan was a little distraught.
Suddenly, he thought of something and his mind moved.
The Dao Fortune Celestial Map slowly unfolded.
It reflected his destiny.
[Dao Master]: [Gu Yuan]
[Destiny God]: [Unformed]
[Destiny]: [Primordial Beginning Qi]
[Realm]: [Body Tempering Ninth Level (Perfection)]
[Fortunes]: [Primordial Beginning Yuan Embryo (Gold)], [Innate Physique (Purple)], [Hundred Meridians Connected (Purple)] [Rib Cage Muscular Tendons (Green)], [Qi Swallowing Stars (Green)], [Martial Skill Mastery (Green)], [Spiritual Energy Affinity (Green)], [Natural Death (White)], [Prudent and Brave (White)], [Sudden Inspiration (White)], [Archery (White)], [Long Saber Affinity (White)]
Gu Yuan was struck by a barrage of pleasant surprises, his head swimming. Good heavens, I actually have a golden destiny! It's unbelievable.
[Primordial Beginning Yuan Embryo (Gold)]: [A Dao embryo nurtured by the innate Qi of Primordial Beginning. Possesses natural affinity with the Great Dao, affinity with the Dao of Primordial Beginning. There is only one such embryo in all the myriad worlds. Furthermore, after it matures, it can serve as a second body!]
[Innate Physique (Purple)]: [The physique is extremely pure, forming an innate physique, possessing the ability to purify all acquired powers.]
[Hundred Meridians Connected (Purple)]: [The body is connected through a hundred meridians, allowing direct bypass of the meridian opening realm. The total amount of True Qi reaches tens of times that of ordinary people, and the speed of cultivating True Qi reaches hundreds of times that of ordinary people. It will be even better when combined with Qi Swallowing Stars!]
Gu Yuan exclaimed "Awesome, awesome, awesome!" It was truly like a sparrow pecking at his backside, astonishingly potent.
Collecting himself, he realized this was not the time for such contemplation. He needed to leave the place of inheritance first.
As this thought emerged, Gu Yuan took a step forward and unexpectedly found himself outside the gate of the Martial Dao Department.
Behind him, the door was tightly shut, as if he had never been there. Gu Yuan felt as though it were all a dream.
"Mr. Gu?" Xiao Ai's voice sounded from behind him.
Gu Yuan snapped back to attention, turned around, and saw Xiao Ai standing behind him with a professional smile.
"Mr. Gu, is it over?" Xiao Ai asked.
Gu Yuan nodded.
"Alright, then please follow me out." Xiao Ai gestured for Gu Yuan to follow.
Gu Yuan followed. Xiao Ai escorted him out of the Martial Dao Department, and then Gu Yuan headed directly to the dormitory area.
Ten minutes later, Gu Yuan returned to his dormitory.
He opened the defensive array and busily began to examine the information that the Dao Fortune Celestial Map had just sent him.
After a long while, Gu Yuan opened his eyes, a wry smile on his face. He hadn't expected that the changes to his body and destiny were all done by the innate Qi.
It was during his listening to the sounds of the Great Dao that the innate Qi swirling around him began to transform his body.
Fortunately, the transformation was for the better. If it had been for the worse, Gu Yuan would have had nowhere to cry.
However, he now faced a thorny problem: apart from his blood and qi power, all other energies were gone, not counting the space opened up by the "Eight Elephants Physique Calamity."
This made Gu Yuan's gums ache. The "Seven Fierce Killing Fists," which he had cultivated with great effort and suffering to reach the power of the Three Fiends, had been erased like this, cleaner than before he had even cultivated them.
Gu Yuan estimated that the innate Qi had performed a process of cleansing and transforming his body into an innate physique.
And the gray sphere in his Dantian was the so-called Primordial Beginning Yuan Embryo.
This time, he had truly struck it rich, gaining a cultivation technique that directly pointed to the Great Dao, an incredibly powerful destiny of one gold and three purples, and a Primordial Beginning Yuan Embryo.
Gu Yuan happily inventoried his gains. When he had consulted the Dao Fortune Celestial Map earlier, he felt that it had evolved, or rather, its seal had been broken, granting it more authority.
He could also see his Destiny God. Gu Yuan inquired and learned how to acquire one.
He still needed one more purple destiny and one more green destiny to inhabit a Destiny God.
He had to find a genius and then imprint their destiny to achieve a Destiny God.
He already had a candidate in mind: Monk Miaozhen. Monk Miaozhen's body-hardening techniques were extremely powerful, and he was sure to possess a destiny related to them.
Gu Yuan had also considered if it was due to the Great Sun Tathagata Golden Body, but then he thought, without body-hardening talent, how could one even begin to learn such a technique?
He immediately sent a message to Monk Miaozhen and learned that he was still in Zhongzhou City. They arranged to meet the next day.
Gu Yuan couldn't help but feel excited. He wondered which Destiny God he would inhabit. Looking at others like the Martial Star Lord and Kui Xing Ticking the Dipper, he couldn't help but envy them. Especially Yang Tiankui; he hadn't even fought him yet, but he already knew he wouldn't be able to win.
He sat on the bed and pondered for a while longer before finally beginning to circulate the "Primordial Ancestral Qi Chapter" for cultivation.
He absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, transforming it into True Qi, filling all one hundred and eight qi meridians.
For a time, the room was filled only with Gu Yuan's long, drawn-out breaths.