Qingxu closed his eyes and began following the method for opening the Chaos Temple that Dong Qian had left behind. As his mind focused inward, the world around him began to change.
Heaven and earth became chaotic. Order and disorder swirled together like a primordial soup. In this trance-like state, Qingxu felt like a god returning to the very beginning of creation—endless mystery flowing from his heart.
Suddenly, his spirit crossed an invisible barrier.
He found himself standing in a room made entirely of white jade. The walls, floor, and ceiling all gleamed with pure light. The space felt both ancient and eternal, as if it had existed since the dawn of time.
At the same moment, information flooded directly into his mind like water pouring into an empty cup.
"Chaos Temple, where chaos belongs. Those who possess any Dao Rhyme can enter the temple and receive the blessing of chaotic divine power."
Qingxu silently absorbed the knowledge flowing into his consciousness. Soon, his expression changed as he understood what he was seeing.
"Interface," he said to the empty room.
Immediately, a glowing panel appeared in front of him, floating in the air like a sheet of light.
Name: Dong Qian
Chaos Order: 20th Level
Required Rhyme: 12,100
Cultivation Realm: Void Transcendence (Inactive)
Attack Level 158 (Inactive)
Defense Level 115 (Inactive)
Speed Level 151 (Inactive)
Spirit Level 159 (Inactive)
The interface was simple and clean. There were no treasure exchanges or complex menus. Just pure, essential information.
A clear voice echoed in Qingxu's ears, though it seemed only he could hear it.
[You are aware that the Chaos method is inconsistent with your spirit. Please choose to quit or inherit to activate.]
"Inheritance..." Qingxu muttered to himself. "Is this the legacy within the Chaos Temple?"
It seemed the words "pass 'Chaos' on to future generations" from Dong Qian's message referred to exactly this. Even his own "Chaos" power would likely inherit from this level.
Looking at the interface, Qingxu couldn't do much since he hadn't activated "inheritance" yet. Most of the options were grayed out and unusable. But he could still read their descriptions.
Chaos Order Level 20 was quite impressive. When accumulated Dao Rhyme reached the required value, the Chaos order would improve.
At levels five, ten, fifteen, and twenty, new special abilities would appear. These abilities were diverse with strange and wonderful effects.
Dong Qian's Chaos Level 20 had ten special abilities total. Six were basic abilities that everyone received, while the other four were new abilities that appeared at higher levels.
The six basic effects were: Recovery Enhancement (increased healing and stamina), Comprehension Enhancement (better understanding of techniques), Luck Enhancement (improved fortune), Talent Enhancement (boosted natural abilities), Personal Space (storage dimension), and Identification (analyze all things).
The four advanced abilities were even more incredible: Advanced Art (upgrade equipment and pills by one level), Divine Protection (force success in probability-based activities), Resurrection (bring the dead back to life), and Sacred Art (temporarily improve cultivation by one level).
Among these, Recovery, Comprehension, and Luck were passive abilities that worked automatically. Advanced Art, Divine Protection, Resurrection, Identification, and Sacred Art were active abilities with different power levels and cooldown periods.
The blank white space where Qingxu currently stood was the personal space left behind by Dong Qian.
For Dong Qian's Level 20 Chaos, his selected abilities were: Recovery Enhancement, Comprehension Enhancement, Golden Roc Bloodline talent, Sword Dao talent, Personal Space, Advanced Art, Identification, and Resurrection.
Among these, the passive abilities were: Level 8 Comprehension, Level 3 Recovery, Level 2 Golden Roc Bloodline, Level 1 Sword Dao talent, and Level 1 Personal Space. The active abilities were: Level 2 Advanced Art, Level 2 Identification, and Level 1 Resurrection.
Qingxu studied the details carefully. First-level Resurrection had a cooldown period of 100 years—bringing one person back to life per century. It was a powerful ability to bring someone back from the brink of death, but it was very limited.
Second-level Advanced Art had a one-year cooldown and could upgrade equipment below second-level by one grade. But Identification Art only had a 24-hour cooldown cycle. Different skills clearly had very different restrictions.
"Dong Qian's ability to reach Void Transcendence was due to the passive effects of the Chaos Temple. Eighth-level Comprehension must have helped tremendously."
After studying everything for a while, Qingxu realized he couldn't use any of these abilities until he inherited them. He couldn't experience their effects firsthand, so there was no point in wasting more time analyzing.
"Inherit!" he declared.
[Inheritance will reduce Chaos Order by half. Do you wish to continue?]
"Half..." Qingxu paused. Losing half of Dong Qian's accumulated power was a steep price. But he had no choice. "Inherit."
[Please select reserved items.]
Qingxu looked at the many options available to him. He could inherit up to Level 10 Chaos.
The choices were difficult. Recovery Level 1 would help with healing. Personal Space Level 1 would be useful for storage. Comprehension Level 4 would boost his learning ability significantly.
But Qingxu was silent for a moment as he considered his priorities. His greatest talent lay in swordsmanship, so Sword Dao Talent Level 2 was essential.
For his final two choices, he selected Sacred Art and Identification Art.
Identification would let him know himself and his enemies better. Sacred Art would increase his cultivation by one level at critical moments, potentially saving his life.
"Buzzzzz!"
As Qingxu finalized his inheritance, a gentle shock swept through his entire body. Energy flowed through every cell, changing him on a fundamental level.
When the sensation faded, he immediately felt the difference. His thinking became clearer and sharper. His understanding of swordsmanship deepened noticeably. Two new techniques appeared in his mind like hidden secrets finally revealed.
One technique allowed him to understand anything he focused on. The other could attract the blessing of chaotic divine power, temporarily boosting his cultivation.
"Incredible," Qingxu whispered to himself.
He glanced at his updated status.
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Name: Zhuo Qingxu
Chaos Order: 10th Level
Abilities: Recovery Level 1, Comprehension Level 4, Personal Space Level 1, Sword Dao Talent Level 2, Sacred Art Level 1, Identification Art Level 1.
Required Rhyme: 6,100
Cultivation Realm: Tendon Changing
Attack Level <10
Defense Level <10
Speed Level <10
Spirit Level: 31
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Just as Qingxu was about to stop the Chaos method and leave this space, another voice from the Chaos Temple spoke.
[Something that carries Dao has been detected. Do you wish to integrate it?]
"Only the rarest and most precious things can carry Dao," Qingxu said thoughtfully. "They contain the laws of Dao Rhyme, which are extremely difficult to obtain. Do I really have something like that?"
Following the Chaos Temple's guidance, he focused his spirit inward toward his sea of consciousness.
There, floating in the depths of his mind, was a divine jade. The jade looked almost lifeless, but it was slowly absorbing an unnamed energy from the outside world and using it to repair itself.
The Dao Rhyme the Chaos Temple detected was exactly this mysterious energy the divine jade had been gathering.
"This divine jade... it was Ningzhi's necklace. The 'Fortune' jade from the true god Jun's cave that Dong Qian mentioned..."
Qingxu didn't understand why this divine jade had taken residence in his sea of consciousness. But given that he had been reborn into another world, why shouldn't strange things like this be possible?
"The Dao Rhyme value is four..." he observed.
After thinking for a moment, he chose to integrate it.
Immediately, the Fortune divine jade's light dimmed. All the unnamed energy it had accumulated over the past four days dispersed, flowing into the Chaos Temple's power. The Dao Rhyme on Qingxu's character interface increased by four points.
After absorbing all the accumulated energy, the Fortune jade paused for a moment. Then it slowly began absorbing the mysterious energy again, continuing its steady process.
According to this pattern, in another four days it should condense Dao Rhyme of the same value again.
Four days... Qingxu's mind raced. He had been in this world for exactly four days. Four days, four points of Dao Rhyme!
One point per day.
This divine jade was incredibly useful. Why hadn't Dong Qian mentioned it in his writings?
Unless... Dong Qian had never activated the Fortune divine jade, so he never knew about this ability?
Qingxu stared at the jade floating in his consciousness for a long time before pulling his attention back.
If he didn't understand something, there was no point in worrying about it. This unexpected harvest was clearly a good thing.
One Dao Rhyme per day meant that after 94 more days, his Chaos level would rise again. After that, it would increase once every 100 days.
Focusing his mind, Qingxu immediately stopped his connection to the Chaos Temple. The white jade space vibrated and dispersed like mist, returning to the void. He opened his eyes back in his study.
The moment his eyes opened, a feeling of renewed strength surged through his body. His injuries had completely healed, and his energy felt fully restored.
This was the special effect of "Recovery" at work.
"My injuries have all healed," he said with satisfaction. "Now I should try to practice the swordsmanship that belongs to me as the Sword Saint Qingxu..."