Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

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Name: Zhao Sheng

Life Span: 93/99

Realm: Half-step to Divinity Realm

Constitution: Hundred-year-old Body (Mortal Level), Light as a Feather (Mortal Level)

Talent: Dynamic Vision (Mortal Level), Spiritual Smell (Yellow Level)

Skill: Law-breaking Nine Swords (Unprecedented), Cloud Dragon Nine Transformations (Unprecedented), Infinite Divine Skill (Unprecedented), Wind Chasing Arrow Technique (Refined)

"The third life has ended, calculating rewards..."

In the chaotic void of nothingness, a rejuvenated Zhao Sheng stood in the void, his eyes intently fixed on the "Hundred Lifetimes Book" that was flashing with a jade radiance before him.

As the memories and emotions of nearly a hundred years from his third life were extracted, Zhao Sheng's spirit suddenly became crystal clear, as if he had shed some heavy burden in an instant.

At this moment, Zhao Sheng could observe his third life with the detached view of an outsider, rationally reflecting on it.

Despite already having two experiences to draw from, watching the memories of his third life still felt novel to Zhao Sheng, as if he were watching an incredibly realistic movie, with himself as the protagonist.

He had not expected the Spiritual Smell superpower to evolve into a Yellow Level talent and to be added to the data panel. Whats more, it was selectable for inheritance.

It seemed that the Hundred Lifetimes Book held many more secrets, awaiting his discovery.

As the final scene before his third life's death ended, a voice extremely familiar to Zhao Sheng rose from the depths of his heart:

"Calculation complete, the final assessment for the third life is: Grade B Lower."

"Assessment reward: Gain one Yellow Level inheritance right, or it can be split into three Mortal Level inheritance rights.

You may choose an inheritance from Constitution, Skill, or Talent. Please select?"

Zhao Sheng glanced at his personal data panel and said without hesitation, "No need to split it, I choose to inherit the Yellow Level Talent, Spiritual Smell."

"Talent inherited. Congratulations on achieving four life accomplishments:

Mortal Level Achievements: one, Innate Limit; two, Born a descendant with a Spirit Root

Yellow Level Achievements: one, Established a micro Cultivation Family; two, Slaying an Immortal with Mortal Strength (26/24)

"Achievement rewards: Two Mortal Level random rewards, two Yellow Level random rewards. A Yellow Level random reward can be split into three Mortal Level random rewards.

You can draw from Constitution, Skill, and Talent or opt to upgrade the level of a talent. Please choose?"

Zhao Sheng was overjoyed; he hadn't realized the big prize was waiting for him here.

What level would the Spirit Root Physique be?

At least Yellow Level, right?

After pondering for a moment and playing it safe, he chose to draw once for a Yellow Level Constitution.

"Drawing Constitution..."

Watching countless yellow Light Balls falling rapidly on the fourth page of the Hundred Lifetimes Book, Zhao Sheng began to feel apprehensive.

Suddenly, one of the Light Balls expanded rapidly before bursting and scattering into numerous Light Points.

"Congratulations on drawing the Four Spirit Roots Constitution, with the Spirit Root Attributes being Metal, Water, Wood, and Earth."

Upon seeing the results, Zhao Sheng couldn't help but curse out loud, "Fuck, I can finally start cultivating. I've been waiting for this day for so damn long. Heaven finally rewards those with perseverance!"

Having his greatest wish fulfilled made Zhao Sheng extremely excited.

He exulted for quite some time before calming down gradually.

Now he had one Yellow and two Mortal, three chances to draw left.

After much deliberation, Zhao Sheng decided to draw for a Mortal Level Talent first.

"Drawing Talent... Congratulations on drawing the Mortal Level Talent, Rock Hand."

At that moment, an intangible message flooded into Zhao Sheng's mind.

[Rock Hand: Your hands are as steady as a rock]

Seeing this, Zhao Sheng was somewhat speechless, thinking that cheap goods indeed were not of high quality.

This talent wasn't even as good as Dynamic Vision.

"I choose a Yellow Level draw."

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"Extracting... Congratulations on drawing..."

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"Chonghe, Chonghe, are you alright?"

When Zhao Sheng awoke once again from the darkness, a clear and pleasant voice suddenly reached his ears.

His mind instantly became alert, and countless memories rapidly surfaced in his heart.

Zhao Chonghe, sixteen years old this year, possesses four Spirit Roots — metal, water, wood, earth. His parents had passed away, and he had Qi Refining First Layer cultivation. He had just been knocked unconscious by an Azure Water Pearl in a contest with the second branch of his family, losing the opportunity to enter the Water Vein Cultivation Room.

After fusing with Zhao Chonghe's memories, Zhao Sheng was surprised to discover that more than two hundred and eighty years had passed since his death.

And the Zhao family had taken root near Dragon Carp Lake for nearly three hundred years, with the number of the family members exceeding fifty thousand, including thirty-one cultivators.

Zhao Sheng felt very gratified; his descendants did not let him down.

Seventy years after his death, Zhao Xuanlan successfully advanced to Foundation Establishment, and from then on, the Zhao family finally secured their footing and no longer needed to rely on the reputation of Han Xuanwu.

Speaking of which, Han Xuanwu had already become a Foundation Establishment Sword Cultivator while Zhao Sheng was alive, but unfortunately, he did not manage to reach Core Formation and eventually passed away at the age of two hundred and ten within the Purple Sun Sect.

As he was sorting through the memories,

his ears were bombarded with several calls, and his body was continuously shaken.

Zhao Sheng opened his eyes reluctantly, and what appeared before him was a slender young girl with peachy cheeks and pearly teeth.

The girl's name was Zhao Chongwei, with three Spirit Roots — metal, water, and wood, and Qi Refining Second Level cultivation.

Both of them were from the Zhao family's major branch, with the generation names starting with Chong.

In Cultivation Families, the generational hierarchy of cultivators is different from that based on bloodlines.

The cultivation generational names are usually spaced every sixty years, while bloodline generational names are still decided by familial relations.

The Zhao family's cultivation generations follow the sequence "The Classic of Sincerity and Jade Declaration, Zhongzheng Chang Jinke, Essence of the Mystic Path".

Zhao Sheng and Zhao Chongwei belonged to the same cultivation generation, but according to their bloodline relations, Zhao Sheng should call her Great-aunt.

However, Zhao Chongwei was only seventeen this year, so Zhao Chonghe usually addressed her as Little Great-aunt.

But...

Zhao Sheng was not accustomed to calling anyone Great-aunt.

He opened his eyes and sat up from the ground, mumbling, "I'm fine!"

Seeing Zhao Sheng's spirits down, Zhao Chongwei consoled him, "Chonghe, don't lose heart! Next time, you will definitely win against Zhao Chongxia from the second branch."

Um,

Zhao Sheng nodded, suddenly feeling a headache thinking of the information in his memories.

The current situation of the Zhao family was a bit troublesome!

Competing for the chance to consume a Foundation Establishment Pill, the internal division of the Zhao family was serious, with fierce infighting between the two branches.

The cultivators of the major branch and second branch were as strangers to each other, their relationship nearly broken.

To be honest, the seeds of this discord had been sown from the very beginning.

The major branch of the Zhao family descended from Zhao Sheng's eldest son, Zhao Chenggong, while the second branch descended from Old Eight, Zhao Chengle.

Originally, the two branches of the Zhao family were not very close, but because of the urgent need for people around Dragon Carp Lake back then, under the mediation of Ancestor Zhao Zhiqin, the two Zhao families eventually merged together.

For the first hundred years, the second branch, having numerous cultivators and backed by Han Xuanwu, controlled most of the family's powers.

Although Zhao Xuanyi from the major branch managed the family's matters and the family members, he was a mortal and could only play the role of a "manager".

Especially after Zhao Xuanlan from the second branch successfully cultivated to Foundation Establishment, the entire Zhao family was completely led by the second branch.

If it had stayed this way, it would have been fine; at least it wouldn't have led to the many disputes that later arose.

However, fate is unpredictable!

Zhao Xuanyi's son, Zhao Yujie, with both perseverance and luck, made a desperate gamble at the age of ninety-three and succeeded.

At that time, with two people from the Zhao family having reached Foundation Establishment, their fame spread far and wide, intimidating the surrounding minor Cultivation Families, and the Zhao family's power expanded rapidly, with an increasing number of cultivators, reaching a golden age one hundred and eighty years ago.

At that period, the Zhao family had over a hundred cultivators, two at Foundation Establishment, and more than ten in the Qi Refining Late Stage—their strength was comparable to a thousand-year-old Foundation Establishment Cultivation Family.

Ever more promising was that, through the mediation of Han Xuanwu, the Purple Sun Sect agreed to allow the Zhao family to continue renting Dragon Carp Lake for another two hundred years.