Chapter 145: The Harvest of the Hundred Schools Conference

"This Hundred Schools Conference has already ended!"

"Calculating the character's final score… 99 points!"

Mu Yi was momentarily stunned—was it because he had endured to the end of Bai Qi's trial?

It sounds a bit shady, and I have no idea what PY transaction is behind it.

But a higher score is also a good thing for him.

From the Zongwang Panel he opened the exchange list; at a glance, Mu Yi understood how valuable the points were.

【Hundred Schools Conference Exchange List】

1. Heavenly Court Seventh‑Rank Divine Position (choose any)

Exchange requirement: 30 points

Limit: 1/1

2. Underworld Seventh‑Rank Divine Position (choose any)

Exchange requirement: 30 points

Limit: 1/1

……

Divine positions can be regarded as clerical posts; the seventh rank is already the most basic level of administrator within the Heavenly Court and Underworld systems.

Mu Yi's gaze lingered on the Underworld divine position exchange; from any perspective, the best way to control the Six Paths of reincarnation is to take part in the Underworld system.

Although this item is very famous, and after mastering all the rumored techniques, it can grant the special effects of the Heavenly Gang Thirty‑Six Transformations and the Earthly Fiend Seventy‑Two Transformations.

Exchange requirement: 15 points

Usage restriction: must possess a water clan bloodline

Mu Yi instantly felt as if his whole being had become considerably lighter.

Moreover, the exchange requires as many as 20 points, indirectly confirming its actual value, which made Mu Yi somewhat tempted, and he also placed it on his shortlist.

158. Heavenly Gang Thirty‑Six Techniques

If a character's each basic attribute is below 30, each will be increased by 1–2 points.

(Silent Passage, Drive Deity, Carry Mountain, Ban Water, Borrow Wind, Spread Fog, Pray for Clear Skies, Supplicate Rain, Sit in Fire, Enter Water, Cover Sun, Control Wind… Medicine, Temporal Insight, Earth Knowledge, Grain Banishment, Nightmare Supplication)

Exchange requirement: 5 points per technique

His gaze lingered on the famed Heavenly Gang Thirty‑Six Techniques and Earthly Fiend Seventy‑Two Techniques; after a moment's hesitation, Mu Yi still excluded them.

Taking the Underworld system as an example, the seventh rank roughly reaches the level of the Yin commanders, that is, the Black and White Impermanences and the Bull‑Head and Horse‑Face officials.

As Mu Yi confirmed, the information on his retinal display refreshed.

The divine abilities of various schools were almost all included; Mu Yi also realized how valuable the many Military Strategist secrets he had previously learned were, and understood how great a bargain he had gotten.

The Hair‑Shearing, Bone‑Cleansing ceremony is a substitute he found among the myriad exchange rewards for the Eight‑Treasure Merit Pool water; it removes the curse‑lifting portion and retains only the ability to strengthen basic qualities.

"Wang?" Chu Yi tilted his head, nudged Mu Yi with his head, and a pure energy rose from the earth into Mu Yi's body.

Mu Yi's muscles kept rupturing and recombining; the excruciating pain lasted an unknown length before abruptly stopping.

Correspondingly, the subtle, silent nurturing turned into a barbaric, violent remodeling.

(Mediating Creation; Inverting Yin and Yang; Shifting Stars and Dippers; Reversing Heaven and Returning Sun; Summoning Wind and Rain; Shaking Mountains and Earth; Riding Clouds and Driving Fog… Flying Sand and Rolling Stones; Carrying Mountains Across the Sea; Sprinkling Beans to Form Soldiers; Seven Arrowheads)

And… Mu Yi's gaze shifted to the rating on his panel; with Hou Tu Niangniang's endorsement, perhaps he could thrive in the Underworld?

Including the Underworld divine position in his considerations, Mu Yi kept browsing the list; he found it all‑encompassing, essentially containing every inheritance and secret of the Hundred Schools.

A destructive power roared within him, and Mu Yi felt he was about to faint from the pain.

Exchange requirement: 20 points

Limit: 1/1

……

2321. Refine Equipment (Level 15)

Description: Perform a single refinement on the specified equipment, adding a directed ability; the directed ability can be chosen from the free‑selection list.

Exchange requirement: 10 points per technique

159. Earthly Fiend Seventy‑Two Techniques

Knowledge is power; after a hellish learning journey, Mu Yi knows that directly exchanging those divine abilities is convenient, but he can achieve the same effect through his own study.

Silently keeping this nurturing sentiment in his heart, Mu Yi continued to search for what he wanted.

The changes within Mu Yi's body, like a deep‑roaring angry sea, revealed boundless ferocity and terror; a force erupted inside him like a volcanic blast.

In other words, the previous Trial had considerably hardened his spirit and will, allowing him to barely persist; yet even so, he could only stay conscious through visualization.

380. Four‑Sea Dragon Bloodline Material (with Four‑Sea Dragon identity)

When the pain vanished, Mu Yi collapsed on the ground, feeling like a survivor after a calamity.

The most troublesome part was that the ritual clearly stated the effect is optimal in a conscious state, so Mu Yi endured this inhuman pain almost the entire time.

After weighing for half a day, Mu Yi finally made his decision.

54. Confucian Divine Ability — Lip‑Gun, Tongue‑Sword (Skill)

Exchange requirement: 5 points

55. Legalist Divine Ability — Draw the Ground as Prison (Skill)

Exchange requirement: 5 points

56. Mohist Divine Ability — Hundred‑Machine Manipulation (Skill)

Exchange requirement: 5 points

57. Military Strategist Divine Ability — Deceiving Heaven, Crossing the Sea (Skill)

Exchange requirement: 5 points

58, Buddhist Sect Divine Skill — Heavenly Eye (Skill)

Exchange requirement: 5 points

Human bloodline?

Mu Yi looked at the bloodline material appearing in the exchange list and felt rather surprised; in his impression, Jiuzhou seemed to have no such thing as a human bloodline.

"Yes!"

Exchange requirement: 10 points

There were so many items that Mu Yi was dazzled; just the candidates on the optional list already numbered in the hundreds.

【Underworld Seventh Rank Divine Position】 — 30 points

【Equipment Refinement】×2 — 20 points

【Buddhist Sect Divine Skill — Divine Foot Technique】 — 10 points

【Martial Soul Summoning Ritual】 — 15 points

【Hair Cutting and Bone Purification Ritual】 — 15 points

The remaining nine points were all used by Mu Yi to exchange for Hundred Schools scriptures.

Often, under limited resources, one has to make some compromises.

But the required effort is too long; he himself is not a type that excels at spells, so even if he spends all the points, he still cannot complete any category, and Mu Yi can only reluctantly abandon it.

1433, Eight Treasure Merit Pool Water

"You have obtained one Hair Cutting and Bone Purification Ritual; do you wish to start the ritual now...?"

Effect: Purifies filth, clarifies the mind and spirit, reshapes the body; after use it can dispel all negative effects below Level 40 and lift curses.

Exchange requirement: 20 points

Usage restriction: Must have human bloodline

381, Ancestral Human Bloodline Material

"Thanks, Chu Yi!"

Feeling refreshed, Mu Yi reached out and patted Chu Yi's furry head; although that phantom pain of will lingered, at least his body felt much more comfortable.

"Zongwang Prompt: Performing Hair Cutting and Bone Purification Ritual..."

"Hair Cutting and Bone Purification Ritual complete!"

Without even checking the exact numbers, Mu Yi could clearly feel his body's recovery ability strengthening.

The weak point of Mu Yi's physical quality was further reinforced.

"All attributes have increased!"

"Current base attributes: Strength 16, Agility 16, Constitution 16, Intelligence 12, Charisma 13, Perception 24."

The increase in base attributes without any bonuses propelled Mu Yi's power growth at an almost rocket-like pace.

Even without using any divine skill, just this plain and unadorned base attribute set would make many Zongwang apprentices far from Mu Yi's match.

Satisfied, Mu Yi closed the attribute panel and continued to process his gains.

The Martial Soul Summoning Ritual, a ceremony once mentioned in Military Strategist texts, is a rather good ritual for a Military Family Descendant.

It can summon the heroic spirits of some soldiers who fell on the battlefield from the large formation set by the Military Strategist in the world they dominate.

This ritual grants the fallen soldiers a second life and also gives the Military Family Descendant who uses it an experienced deputy commander.

It can also be considered part of the Military Strategist's passing of the torch.

Under the operation of Zongwang, the celestial Qi in the air also began to fluctuate.

"Zongwang Prompt: Performing Martial Soul Summoning Ritual..."

"Martial Soul Summoning Ritual complete!"

When the chaotic celestial Qi calmed, a towering figure appeared within the previously empty ritual formation.

Mu Yi sized up the newcomer; the armor enveloping them was surprisingly exquisite, the armor plates clinging to the body fully covered the skin with not a strand exposed.

Within its delicacy there was a hard edge, full of utilitarian beauty.

It seemed to have sorted out the chaotic thoughts; the towering figure bowed his head, clasped his fists, and knelt on one knee.

"Cao Ming! Reporting to the lord!"

"Please rise quickly!" Mu Yi helped Cao Ming to his feet.

【Heroic Spirit - Cao Ming】

Name: Cao Ming

Race: Human

Attributes: Strength 22, Agility 17, Constitution 22, Intelligence 15, Perception 19, Charisma 15.

Profession: Level 10 Military General / Level 1 Fierce General

Specialties: Combat Reflexes, Weapon Mastery (Spear), Charge and Break Formation, Impenetrable Blade and Spear, Archery and Horsemanship, Divine Power, Surviving Hundred Battles

"A perfect fierce general for charging into battle!"

After Mu Yi reviewed Cao Ming's attributes, he only had one thought: Cao Ming, a creature of level 11, has every specialty leaning toward combat.

Perhaps he cannot command a unit alone, but his leading charge is definitely a strong asset.

After a brief exchange with Cao Ming, Mu Yi found that he had largely lost his past memories and spent the waking period mostly learning.

The Military Strategist and Zongwang have basically poured information into Cao Ming's mind; his sole purpose here is to assist Mu Yi to the best of his ability.

And Mu Yi seems to be the key to his future recovery of memory.

According to Cao Ming, this appears to be to exploit a loophole in Underworld rules; once they regain their memories, the Underworld will immediately notice.

After being pursued by an Underworld envoy, either they must find a way to make the envoy turn a blind eye and continue fighting, or they can only fulfill the envoy's lingering wish, sending it to reincarnation in the cycle of rebirth.

The Spirit Weapon Summoning Ritual is, for both sides, a good choice, providing the junior with protective growth and giving the senior a chance to resolve lingering obsession.

After a brief exchange, Cao Ming entered the Human Path of the Six Paths.

He, as a Heroic Spirit, can survive perfectly within the Six Paths, and can even cultivate and grow by drawing on the power of the Reincarnation Land.

In the main world, the Reincarnation Land, under Mu Yi's alteration, is divided into seven layers: the outer Six Paths and the central Reincarnation Core.

Birth, aging, illness, and death in the main world all pass through the Reincarnation Core for rebirth.

He did not attempt to reach the core of the Reincarnation Land, as that is beyond his current grasp.

Heaven and earth operate spontaneously according to a fixed template, requiring no intervention from Mu Yi.

Thus Mu Yi is at ease; for him, perfecting the Six Paths Reincarnation Barrier is a long and massive undertaking, not something that can be finished overnight.

Divine Foot Technique allows one's thoughts to reach wherever any sentient being goes without losing focus, and is called Divine Foot Technique.

The Buddhist Sect divine skill—Divine Foot Technique—is the divine skill Mu Yi chose to upgrade Time Confusion, or rather, Time Confusion, this Elite Talent, is itself a new talent developed by Military Strategists drawing on the Buddhist Sect's Divine Foot Technique.

Besides mastering the power of time, studying Divine Foot Technique is recorded in Military Strategist texts as the fastest way to enhance Elite Talent.

When he emerged from the Trial Land, he sensed an abnormality in the flow of time, realized it might be his best chance to grasp the power of time, and therefore chose this divine skill without hesitation.

However, Mu Yi did not expect this divine skill to be more complex than he imagined; even if Divine Foot Technique is directly infused into his mind, figuring it out still takes time.

The core remains visualization, but it is far more intricate; still, Mu Yi, with a foundation in visualization, picks it up quickly, though progress is not rapid, as it is a method requiring patient grinding.

After completing a round of visualization, Mu Yi slowly exhales a breath of turbid Qi, acknowledging the heavy burden and long road ahead.

Not only the Buddhist Sect divine skill, but also those Military Strategist divine skills, he must set aside time to study, and his schedule instantly becomes packed.

Compared to time‑consuming divine skill cultivation, equipment forging appears much more straightforward.

Mu Yi chooses the equipment Formation Blade and Lightning Lock; these two items are now lagging behind his pace.

Having already grown accustomed to it, Mu Yi is too lazy to replace it, so he directly refines and upgrades it, using it as a makeshift until he finds a Divine Artifact.

Anyway, his focus now shifts from charging into formations to command and coordination; the weapon only needs to be handy.

The Mo Family's divine craftsman did not disappoint Mu Yi's points; after one natural day, he sent back the two upgraded pieces of equipment.

Visually there is little change, but the feel is entirely different; the Formation Blade, once often used for smashing, has become remarkably sharp, and just looking at it one can sense a cold glint.

This is also the added attribute Mu Yi requested—Sharpness; the presence of Ten Thousand Armies Take Head and Blade Intent gives him sufficient means to break through defenses against powerful foes.

However, against foot soldiers, the Formation Blade's sharpness is somewhat lacking; he at least wants to ensure that when he uses the Formation Blade, he can achieve peerless prowess among the ranks of foot soldiers!

He can hardly wait to embark on a killing spree with stacked attributes, beginning his infinite growth journey.