Chapter 456 Oh, I’m cheating, no wonder!
Hearing this.
Bai Xiao suddenly stopped and turned to look at Ouyang Ming.
The seeds of the Wudao tea tree?
You should know that in the current Tianxia Federation's secret martial arts world, the two most precious and rare items are universally recognized as the forbidden secret martial arts and the enlightenment tea tree. There are many forbidden secret martial arts, but there is only one enlightenment tea tree, located at the Shangwu Association headquarters! Enlightenment tea leaves of different years and the opportunity to comprehend the enlightenment tea tree are all awarded as major rewards by the Shangwu Association. Only those who participate in the Shangwu Association's major annual competitions or have made outstanding contributions to the Shangwu Association can obtain this opportunity.
I don’t know how many people are drooling over it!
And now, President Ouyang actually asked him if he wanted the seeds of the Enlightenment Tea Tree? This made Bai Xiao alert, but also caused doubts in his heart.
Although he had played a significant role in the battle at the martial arts competition, pinning down the Prison Sect of the Evil Ghost Court. It had even triggered a chain reaction that led to the three Grandmaster-level warriors of the Martial Arts Association chasing him all the way to the deep sea, intercepting and killing him. However, it was ultimately President Ouyang and his men who actually took action; Bai Xiao had merely initiated it.
He felt that his contribution was not exaggerated to this extent.
If Yu Zong was killed by Bai Xiao himself, it would be fine. Then he would be qualified to get the seeds of a enlightenment tea tree. Otherwise, it would be too much.
Bai Xiao thought for a moment and asked.
"President Ouyang, what do you mean?"
Ouyang Ming saw Bai Xiao quickly calm down, and he felt a surge of emotion. "He who possesses a raging chest yet maintains a calm demeanor is worthy of being promoted to general." As expected of the champion of this martial arts competition, his character and concentration are unparalleled.
He was silent for two or three seconds, then spoke.
"That's exactly what it means, Master Bai."
"During this battle with the Evil Ghost Court in Yunshan Valley, thanks to your advance warning, we were able to prepare early, which is one merit. You used the forbidden power of the forbidden secret weapon to contain the Prison Sect, playing a significant role in its ultimate fall, which is the second merit. In addition, several top-level masters of the Evil Ghost Court fell at your hands, which is the third merit. The combination of these three merits is why I have the current reward..."
Bai Xiao glanced at Ouyang Ming, his expression still calm.
He spoke.
"Of course I know these."
"However, compared to the seeds of the Enlightenment Tea Tree, it is still too much."
"Tell me the real reason, President Ouyang."
Ouyang Ming glanced sideways at Bai Xiao again. He had assumed that after explaining his reasons, he would be happy to accept them. After all, no one dislikes being praised for their achievements. However, Bai Xiao remained extremely calm, without a trace of pride or complacency.
"What a dragon elephant."
"Now I really think that you are only a matter of time away from becoming a Grandmaster."
Ouyang Ming sighed, then looked at Bai Xiao and said.
"Master Bai, do you think the seeds of the Enlightenment Tea Tree are extremely precious? To some extent... perhaps even more precious than the forbidden secret weapon?"
Bai Xiao nodded bluntly.
However, Ouyang Ming shook his head.
"But I must tell you that the seeds of the Enlightenment Tea Tree are not as precious as you think. They are, of course, extremely rare and have the potential to grow into the next Enlightenment Tea Tree. However, the conditions for the seeds of the Enlightenment Tea Tree to take root and sprout are too harsh, so harsh that their enormous value is greatly reduced..."
He started walking again, heading up the mountain as he spoke.
"Since the Enlightenment Tea Tree matured, three seeds have been born, but none have successfully grown into a second Enlightenment Tea Tree. This is because resources are limited, and so is manpower. The Enlightenment Tea Tree requires the constant maintenance of multiple Grandmasters to survive. Otherwise, it will soon wither and die. Every once in a while, the Enlightenment Tea Tree needs a Grandmaster who has mastered forbidden secret weapons to feed it a portion of the forbidden rules, and a portion of the nutrients extracted from the forbidden secret weapons must also be shared with it. After feeding it, the Grandmaster is severely damaged and needs to rest. If there are only one or two Grandmasters, they may even be drained dry by the Enlightenment Tea Tree..."
"Even the Martial Arts Association doesn't have the spare capacity to raise a second one."
Beside him, Bai Xiao, who was following closely, had a slight flicker in his eyes.
Ouyang Ming continued.
"Of course, this is what we were meant to tell you. The real reason we want to give you the Enlightenment Tea Tree Seed is that you have mastered a rare number of forbidden secret martial arts! Bai Xiao, I don't know how you did it, or how you maintained a balance among the various forbidden powers. You have your own methods. But the fact is, you succeeded. And once you can maintain this state and enter the Grandmaster realm, you will be equivalent to several Grandmasters, and you can even raise the Enlightenment Tea Tree Seed alone..."
"In this way, the Tianxia Federation's Secret Martial Arts World will be able to possess two Enlightenment Tea Trees in the future, which will inevitably lead to the prosperity of martial arts. Whether you want to use the Enlightenment Tea Trees for resource exchange or as capital for the development of the Dragon Elephant Martial Arts School, it will ultimately benefit the entire Secret Martial Arts World..."
Hearing this, Bai Xiao nodded slightly.
This explains clearly why the reward this time is so generous.
The two chatted for a while and had already walked almost halfway up the mountain road.
It is not far from the mountain gate of the Martial Arts Association headquarters.
Ouyang Ming looked at Bai Xiao and reminded him after thinking for a moment.
"Master Bai, you possess several forbidden secret weapons, which is certainly a huge advantage. However, you must be aware that this also carries with it enormous dangers. I wonder if you know... the true origin of these forbidden secret weapons?"
Bai Xiao turned his head slightly, realizing that what was coming next was very important.
"Speaking."
Ouyang Ming nodded and continued.
"I wonder if you've ever felt that the growth of a forbidden secret weapon is like a parasitic seed from outside. It takes root and sprouts, absorbing the world's power as nutrients, and changing and distorting the rules of the world within its own domain..."
Bai Xiao raised his eyebrows and his eyes focused.
Ouyang Ming took a deep breath and continued talking.
"What I'm about to say may overturn the common sense widely circulated in the secret martial arts world and go against common sense. However, it is real."
"That is, all forbidden secret weapons actually come from the various sources deep within the void. It is their power that spreads through the void, ultimately reaching this world. Our world is considered quite powerful within the void, so some sources desire to capture this world. Thus, from near and far, they transmit their power..."
"Some were thousands of years ago, some hundreds of years ago, and some decades ago. Back then, the secret martial arts were the only mainstream in the world, giving rise to a large number of forbidden secret martial arts. They were power, but also the anchor point for those rooted existences. As long as someone practiced, they could sense and influence the world. We, the Grandmasters, claimed to be seizing the vitality of the forbidden secret martial arts, sharing a share of the forbidden secret martial arts as they took root and absorbed nutrients from the world. Wasn't this permission from the rooted existence behind them? The forbidden secret martial arts allowed us to taste the sweetness, and from then on, we lived in symbiosis with them, sharing the same interests..."
After he finished speaking, Bai Xiao's breathing paused slightly.
At this moment, he thought of the several times he had seized forbidden secret weapons before, which indirectly confirmed the fact that warriors and forbidden secret weapons coexist.
However, the only difference from what Ouyang Ming said was.
I don’t seem to be able to sense the root of the forbidden secret weapon?
Beside him, Ouyang Ming continued.
"At the Grandmaster level, every fierce battle involving life and death, every attack requiring the use of forbidden powers, will lead to a deeper entanglement between the Grandmaster and the forbidden secret weapon, and the influence of the root cause behind it will become increasingly greater. Therefore, the older the Grandmaster is, the more he fights. After reaching a certain level, he will often retreat for a long time, no longer brazenly fighting against people of the same level. Otherwise, he may become a slave to the root cause behind it..."
"The process by which a Grandmaster is gradually infected by the forbidden rules is called Daoization!"
"The horror of Daohua is unimaginable."
"By then, you will no longer be able to control your body or your heart."
"Besides me, the Martial Arts Association also has two former presidents with even greater seniority. However, they were not present during the battle at Yunshan Valley..."
"It is because their level of Dao transformation is extremely high, and they have been feeding the Dao Tea Trees one after another recently, so they did not participate in the battle."
When Bai Xiao heard this, he murmured to himself.
"Taohua?"
"In the ancient Loulan secret realm, hundreds of years ago, the Red Sect of the Blood God Sect seemed to have been targeted by the terrifying Blood God because of the forbidden secret martial art, the Blood God Nerve..."
He combined what he had seen and heard before and confirmed them with each other.
"Behind every forbidden secret weapon, there is a root. Their power creates the forbidden secret weapon, and the user will also be transformed into Tao..."
"But why don't I seem to feel it?"
Bai Xiao's mind turned and he soon realized.
"Oh, I'm cheating, no wonder!"
He mastered six forbidden secret weapons, five of which were forbidden. All of them came from cheating. Through the strengthening of the furnace of heaven and earth, he gained the forbidden power out of thin air!
For other forbidden secret weapons, the cause preceded the effect. It was the cause of the root existence in the void that produced the forbidden secret weapon, which possessed the power of that root existence. However, the Heaven and Earth Furnace produced the effect out of nothing.
Where is the reason? I don’t know!
Whatever happens, it won’t affect Bai Xiao anyway.
The power gained from one's class panel is clearly marked with a price, and the drawbacks are clearly stated. If there are no drawbacks, then there are none, absolutely none.
"That doesn't mean."
"No matter how I use these five forbidden secret weapons, they will not be affected by the existence of the void, nor do I have to worry about gradually becoming a Taoist? Once I become a Grandmaster in the future, I will have five more forbidden weapons. Wouldn't that be equivalent to five Grandmasters who can attack without restraint? One person can be as powerful as an entire country!"
Bai Xiao had a myriad of thoughts in his mind, and then he thought of the Water and Fire Fairy Clothes.
"This taboo should have a Taoist effect."
"However, I have five taboos that obey my orders completely. I can suppress them abruptly and reduce their impact! Therefore, I can use them frequently..."
His expression gradually became strange.
Beside him, Ouyang Ming thought Bai Xiao was in shock.
So, I paused for a while and let it digest on its own.
Two minutes later.
Martial Arts Association, at the mountain gate.
Bai Xiao gradually came back to his senses from his thoughts.
Then he asked a question he had wanted to ask for a long time.
"President Ouyang, since you mentioned that forbidden secret weapons are related to the root existence in the void, then the metal mecha that emerged half a century ago and the biological armor that appeared five years ago... are they also related to some root existence?"
Bai Xiao drew inferences from one instance and spoke with a hint of curiosity.
Ouyang Ming smiled and nodded.
"good."
"Moreover, the metal mecha is the most relevant!"
"In the void, there exists a root being called the Metal King, whom we sometimes refer to as the Machine Master. The Machine Master is the closest root-level being to this world! One could even say that its power has gradually blocked and shielded the entire world over the past half century, obscuring the connection and observation of other void beings. It seems to be poised to take control of this world..."
"Behind the biological armor lies another source, also gradually approaching this world. The distance is constantly closing, as can be seen from its rapid development speed. Similarly, the killer ghost has the same reason."
"Among the secret warriors, some have gone seriously insane, sensing the presence of an unknown enlightenment at the brink of life and death, and have become murderous ghosts. This is the result of the chief of the Evil Ghost Court breaking through the root of the void and re-influencing this world. In recent decades, the number of murderous ghosts has increased, and their quality has become increasingly high, indicating that the chief of the Evil Ghost Court is returning. The Evil Ghost Court's summoning of several other seats also confirms this..."
Ouyang Ming answered Bai Xiao's questions without hesitation.
"Hongze, the sixth seat of the Evil Ghost Court, and Youtian, the third seat, are the forerunners of the king. Centuries ago, they entered the depths of the void, attempting to break through to the Grandmaster level and enter the Origin. Ultimately, however, they were only halfway successful; they needed to merge and coexist with a special being and be in a unique environment to reach the Origin level. This time, upon their return, their realm naturally fell back to Grandmaster. However, they may still possess the means to surpass Grandmaster. As for why they must go through all the tedious rituals and coordinates to descend, it's because the Machine Master's power and influence are growing stronger, sealing off the entire world, allowing only tiny loopholes and fragmented worlds to pass through. I even suspect that soon, the Machine Master will be able to tear through the barriers of the world and allow his ultimate true form to descend..."
He took a deep breath, his eyes gleaming.
"The return of the various leaders of the Demon Court must have been due to this reason. They don't want to give this world to the Machine Master for nothing. Especially the leader of the Demon Court, who must also have the ambition to conquer the entire world..."
Bai Xiao finally learned most of the world's secrets and took a deep breath.
To some extent.
This world is in danger.
(End of this chapter)
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