231: Chapter 29: Twelve Laws and Twenty-Eight Mansions 231: Chapter 29: Twelve Laws and Twenty-Eight Mansions “When are you going to school?”
“The second half of the year, in September.”
“That’s still a long time away.
I can’t let you idle away at home like this.”
Yaoqin cocked her head with a mischievous smile on her face, “I happen to have something I need your help with, and of course, I won’t let you work for free.
Are you interested in cultivating the Immortal Law?”
Immortal Law?
Is there such a good thing?
Li Mumu thought to herself, did I step on dog poop when I left the house today?
My own mom has never treated me this way…
wait, I can’t blame Li Ya for this; she has been transparent.
It’s just that my own abilities are limited, and I couldn’t grasp the ‘String Theory’.
Did I hear that right?
It’s the Immortal Law!
It’s not cabbage; can I just learn it casually?
Why do I feel like your world has a high drop rate for Divine Skill Secret Manuals?
“Miss Li…
that sounds too formal.
Can I just call you Mumu, directly?
You’ve just returned from abroad; are you not too familiar with the domestic Immortal Cultivation Dharma Gates?”
“Never heard of them!”
More than never having heard of them, Li Mumu thought in her era she didn’t hear about your ancestors (not figuratively) playing like this.
“It’s normal to not have heard about them.
So, first, you need to fill out a psychological test questionnaire.”
Huh?
Looking at the papers Yaoqin pulled out from under the desk, Li Mumu fell into deep thought.
To cultivate, I need to fill out a psychological test questionnaire first?
Is this…
really okay?
Isn’t it normally done with a crystal ball or something, then you just touch it, and someone on the other side yells, “Bean juice power, three places!” — like that?
“It’s okay, don’t have any mental burden; your mental state can’t get much worse now anyway.”
Yaoqin kindly persuaded, “For those who have not been subjected to knowledge contamination, it’s best to avoid it.
But with your current situation, a little more or a little less doesn’t really matter anymore; you don’t have to worry too much.”
Li Mumu looked aggrieved, “You think of me as something dirty, don’t you?”
“That’s a misunderstanding.
Do you know the principle of virus transmission?
A virus can spread through various means including air, water, and physical contact.
Once it enters the human body, it multiplies rapidly, triggering our immune system.”
Yaoqin patiently explained.
“Facing the same virus, some people will suffer from coughing, high fevers, vomiting, diarrhea, shock, and stupor among other symptoms, and severely affected individuals may die quickly within a few days.
However, others might get infected by the virus and show no symptoms at all, looking just as healthy as normal people.
But the virus inside them has not disappeared and can still spread to others.”
“You are currently in that rare situation, but it’s not unheard of.”
Who are you calling rare?
Basically, you mean I’m like Typhoid Mary, right?
That’s not a compliment, and Li Mumu was not pleased at all.
After spending some time completing the questionnaire and handing it to Yaoqin, although Li Mumu didn’t understand how she could see with her eyes covered, the eye mask seemed to not affect her vision; perhaps it was just a personalized decoration.
“Having lived abroad for so long, you should know that they have many Immortals, and many of them are still active to this day.
But the situation in our country is different; we have no Immortals.”
“To be precise, there were some, but now there are none left.”
Yaoqin was looking over test papers while chatting with Li Mumu.
“Why are there none left?”
“That is top-secret information that can’t be discussed casually.
You’ll only be privy to it once you take my place.”
“In any case, we now have neither Immortals nor Emperors.
This is our era.”
“Immortal Cultivation is the same; there are no ancient legacies or Immortal inheritances.
Everything has to start from scratch with us.”
After putting down the survey, Yaoqin sternly said with a serious expression, “Mumu, your situation is very unique, but in a sense, it’s also highly valuable for research.
Based on your current condition, I want to create a personalized cultivation plan for you, to refine the Immortal Law we currently hold through your progress in cultivation.”
So, I’m just being used as a model to generate and upgrade data!
Li Mumu immediately understood.
“This isn’t a compulsory requirement; you can decline.
Given your current lineage from the Holy Mother of Red Lotus combined with your Witch bloodline, I’m also interested in the result of mixing these two.
However, the way these are…
the Holy Mother of Red Lotus’s lineage incorporates too many Western concepts, while the Witch’s String Theory is considered heretical even in the West.
These Cultivation Methods really aren’t suitable for our physiology.”
“We need our own Cultivation Methods!”
After hearing Yaoqin’s explanation, Li Mumu couldn’t help but ask curiously, “What Immortal Laws have we developed so far?”
Yaoqin smiled and said, “Currently, our country has independently developed twelve different paths of cultivation, collectively referred to as the Twelve Laws.
Each path includes two or three branches corresponding to the twenty-eight Constellations of the Heavenly Realm.
In other words, the ultimate goal of each path is to ascend to the Heavenly Realm and become a Star God.”
The Twenty-Eight Constellations…
well, that’s something.
If you downplay it, it sounds like a suicide squad, nothing glamorous.
But actually, any one of them descending could exchange blows with the Great Sage Equalling Heaven.
If you think bigger, the ancients divided the entire universe into twenty-eight constellations, under the mighty command of the Star Gods, millions of stars shining brilliantly.
“Besides that…”
There’s more?
Li Mumu thought, aren’t twelve professions and twenty-eight advancements enough?
“The original design intention was good, but you must also be aware of human biodiversity.
There are always those who seek unconventional paths, who are impatient for success or have ulterior motives.
Thus, on the foundation of the originally designed Twelve Laws, a new system has emerged, which we call the Heretical Path.”
“Each Cultivation Method has its corresponding Heretical Path, the advantage of which lies in rapid achievement and noticeable effects, but its flaw is that it prematurely exhausts one’s potential, making it impossible to further achieve ascension and become a Star God.”
“There aren’t strict boundaries between the Twelve Laws; you can cultivate two Laws at the same time, or both the Righteous and Heretical Paths, as you are currently doing with both.
However, this privilege is only for those with exceptional talents.
For those less gifted, every Law’s threshold is as wide as a chasm, let alone the fantasies of aspiring for even more.”
With that, Yaoqin tapped her fingers on the table.
“Based on your own talents and current mental state, I recommend you choose ‘Demon’ from the Twelve Laws as your basis…”
Li Mumu raised her hand, “I’d like a different one!”