Chapter 58 – Generous Harvest, A Big Haul
Once the Third Stage of Reversal of Life had a path forward, Zuo Ruotong naturally wouldn't risk himself in pursuit of it. In that case, the idea of seeking death no longer applied.
With this realization, Zhang Chulan smiled in relief. With a thought, a coin appeared in his hand—entirely silver-white, mysterious symbols etched on both sides, radiating a profound aura.
It was a resurrection coin.
Zhang Chulan casually tossed the coin to Lu Jin. "Turns out I was the one blinded by a single leaf. Thank you for the reminder, Elder Lu. Consider this your reward."
Lu Jin hurriedly caught the resurrection coin and understood immediately—this was the item Zhang Chulan had referred to. He carefully put it away with great caution.
Then he grumbled to Zhang Chulan, "Chulan, how could you throw something so precious so carelessly? What if it got damaged?"
Zhang Chulan looked helplessly at Lu Jin's reaction, listening to his scolding.
Leaving aside the fact that a resurrection coin couldn't be damaged so easily—even if it were, Zhang Chulan had plenty more.
After hearing from the group leader that, while resurrection items were indeed precious, they were not scarce...
In Zhang Chulan's eyes, resurrection coins had already become a type of resource.
Though valuable, they weren't irreplaceable—just having enough was what mattered.
Besides, being able to trade a single resurrection coin for a top-tier combatant, and one who was a peerless genius no less, Zhang Chulan found the exchange well worth it.
"Chulan, such great kindness need not be repaid with words. I owe you a favor now. In the future, if you ever need anything, just say the word and I'll never refuse."
Lu Jin was clearly moved by Zhang Chulan handing over the resurrection coin so directly. He solemnly gave his promise.
"Thank you, Elder Lu. Don't worry—if something does come up, I won't hold back."
Zhang Chulan accepted the promise without formality.
With Lu Jin now fully content, the atmosphere at the reception pavilion became even more cordial. Everyone present chatted and discussed the next steps ahead.
...
In another small house—
Tian Jinzhong lay on a bed in complete disarray. His limbs had fully regenerated.
His appearance looked about thirty years younger. Though there was still some awkwardness at the junctions between body and limbs—
That was only because the newly grown limbs were still fragile. In a few days, once they strengthened, his body would be indistinguishable from a normal person's.
Tian Jinzhong lay on the bed utterly exhausted, staring at his new limbs with eyes full of emotion.
"Hahahahaha!"
A loud and hearty laugh burst from his mouth.
Outside the room, Rong Shan heard the laughter and hurriedly pushed the door open.
Upon seeing Tian Jinzhong's now-complete body, he couldn't help but feel sincerely happy for him—
He laughed out loud as well.
Wu Tong, watching the two laugh heartily, didn't interrupt them. He quietly tidied up the instruments on the table.
Only after the two had calmed down did he turn around and speak:
"Elder Tian's body has just recovered. He still cannot walk and must continue relying on the wheelchair for now.
In a few days, once the body is stable, he can begin trying to walk slowly.
This will be a gradual transition. After all, he hasn't walked in many years. He'll need retraining and adjustment…"
Rong Shan listened intently to Wu Tong's instructions and committed every word to memory.
"Brother Wu Tong, don't worry. I'll take care of Uncle Tian."
After hearing Wu Tong's advice, Rong Shan gave a sincere reply. "And truly—thank you for everything."
"Good to hear."
Wu Tong didn't say much else. He turned and walked out of the room.
Once Wu Tong had left, Rong Shan—ignoring the filth still clinging to Tian Jinzhong—bent down and lifted him from the bed, placing him into the wheelchair.
Then he began wheeling Tian Jinzhong to the bathroom, preparing to help him wash and clean his body.
...
Three Days Later.
Longhu Mountain.
Scripture Repository.
"Heaven and Earth—gateways of the Book of Changes, father and mother of the myriad hexagrams. Kan and Li serve as framework, motion the axle's center. The male and female of the four trigrams form the bellows, shrouding the path of yin and yang..."
As Wu Tong heard the notification from the King of Wisdom echo in his mind that the data collection was complete,
he set down the Commentary of Zhouyi Cantongqi he had been reciting.
His consciousness sank into his mindscape.
"King of Wisdom, give a detailed summary of our harvest over the past few days."
"Affirmative."
The King of Wisdom's cold voice reverberated through Wu Tong's mind.
"After three days of analysis and data intake, the deciphering of the qi refining system's restriction formations has been completed."
"With the capability of Myriad Phenomena, the knowledge of this world has been successfully recorded and stored in the archive..."
"The contents include the following:
Wudang: True Explanation of Taiji, Fenghou's Art of Qimen...
Longhu Mountain: Eight Great Daoist Incantations, Five Thunders Orthodoxy...
Quanzhen Sect: Internal Alchemy, Song of the Great Dao...
..."
"Hahaha~"
Wu Tong couldn't help but burst into joyful laughter as he browsed through the archive contents.
Academic Knowledge: architecture, engineering, mathematics, physics, chemistry...
Arts and Miscellanea: online novels, literary classics, miscellaneous life skills, Tang and Song poetry, mythological tales...
Life Techniques: culinary recipes, music scores, postpartum recovery for sows, emergency first aid methods, Tony Teacher's 108 haircut and blow-dry techniques...
Crafting Blueprints: seismoscope, curved-shaft plough, automobile schematics, mortise-and-tenon joint structures...
Buddhist and Daoist Texts: Original Vows of Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, Heart Sutra, Zhouyi Cantongqi, Dao De Jing, Scriptures of the Three Caverns, Kaiyuan Daoist Canon...
Cultivation Manuals: True Explanation of Taiji, Eight Mysterious Techniques, Five Thunders Orthodoxy, Eight Great Daoist Incantations, Internal Alchemy, Green Lotus Sword Song, Qimen Dunjia, Divine Mechanism Construction...
Insights and Realizations: notes from generations of Celestial Masters on Daoist scriptures, reflections by various cultivators on specific techniques, Buddhist annotations and insights on sutras by eminent monks...
What a haul.
The entire cultural foundation of this world had essentially been collected by Wu Tong.
With this knowledge, Wu Tong could easily elevate a primitive and barren civilization into a world like Outcast World, where cultivation and technology coexist.
...
Three days ago, after treating Tian Jinzhong, Wu Tong received a promise from the old Celestial Master—he could access the Longhu Mountain Scripture Repository anytime.
Wu Tong did not hesitate. That very afternoon, he came to the repository—
Carrying a bedding set, he moved into the scripture library.
Upon entering, Wu Tong ordered the King of Wisdom to halt all knowledge intake and predictive simulations.
He redirected all computational power into deciphering the restriction formations.
With the King of Wisdom focusing without distraction, it took only a single day to fully decipher the formations.
After completing the decryption, Wu Tong input the results into Myriad Phenomena,
assisting the King of Wisdom in breaking the restriction mechanisms of each sect and retrieving the manuals hidden within them.
Still, even after successfully cracking Longhu Mountain's formations, the King of Wisdom encountered heavy resistance from more complex and sophisticated ones, costing considerable time to finally breach.
It took one full day to break the restrictions, and another full day to gather all the knowledge.
Only now had the entire collection of restricted knowledge finally been fully harvested.
(End of Chapter)
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