Beast Taming: My System is Bugged-Chapter 130 - 129: Gu Ming, Please Grant Me Power
Everyone present could sense that the origin of this Cultivation Technique was the very same "Cyan Pine Unmoving Technique" taught in schools across the nation.
In Gu Ming’s hands, however, this Cultivation Technique had undergone a tremendous change.
From the Painter’s direct perspective, at first glance, it was a cyan pine. But halfway through, he felt the cyan pine was no longer the focus—the person was.
And when he had finished the painting, he was stunned to find that the original cyan pine had completely vanished. Only Gu Ming’s figure remained, walking through the ink-wash landscape and leaving a trail of footprints.
This kind of profound, human-centric core Cultivation Technique was clearly a rare sight for him.
He had created paintings for a few human-centric Cultivation Techniques before, so in his view, that alone wasn’t particularly strange.
But the fact that the Cultivation Technique Gu Ming adapted was the "Cyan Pine Unmoving Technique"—an extremely basic and widespread technique—was what was shocking.
Outsiders might not know the Level of the "Cyan Pine Unmoving Technique" in the Hall of the Great Dao, but he himself knew that it was already a Tri-Colored Holy Light Level Cultivation Technique.
Yet after Gu Ming’s adaptation, it had somehow maintained its Tri-Colored Holy Light Level. This meant the Cultivation Technique could be used all the way up to the Four and Five-stars Level.
It was worth mentioning that a multi-colored Holy Light didn’t necessarily mean the Cultivation Technique’s upper limit corresponded to that Star Level.
The potential of some Cultivation Techniques could be further unearthed through continuous improvements.
But the Cultivation Technique Gu Ming had adapted didn’t seem that simple.
As a Painter, he could sense the principles of heaven and earth within the ink-wash landscape, giving it a feeling similar to an Array.
He stood high, gazing at the landscape within the Visualization Image, and then wrote a short poem on it.
With pine bones as charms, mountains form the array; by stepping on stars, an edict quells the Celestial Spirits.
The poem didn’t rhyme, but its Daoist Skill Realm echoed and perfectly matched the Great Dao imagery Gu Ming had just revealed.
The moment the final stroke of the short poem was laid down, the Visualization Image erupted with a brilliant radiance.
Fortunately, the Painter was prepared, having already set up a Concealment Celestial Secret Temporary Array in the courtyard to hide the fluctuations.
Because of this, the Hall of the Great Dao only appeared in the sky for three seconds. After casting a massive pillar of Holy Light that illuminated the entire city, it quickly vanished.
The citizens looked up, filled with curiosity, but they had no idea which great master had created a New Technique or a new image.
The Holy Light summoned this time wasn’t as dense as the previous Tri-Colored Holy Light, but it was still enough to make everyone in the courtyard stare wide-eyed, examining the first-generation Visualization Image while its ink was still wet.
"’Cyan Pine.’ A good name. People who don’t know any better might be misled by you."
The Painter smiled and shook his head, setting the first-generation Visualization Image aside to dry. He then quickly took out a blank scroll, held his Painted Pet, and, with extreme speed, made a copy of the original.
This was a secondary reproduction; the newly created Visualization Image no longer possessed the first-generation version’s ability to update itself.
However, since the first-generation Visualization Image had just been completed, the Dao Charm it exuded was still very potent.
Therefore, this second Visualization Image, created immediately after the first, would retain nearly ninety percent of the original’s Great Dao Power.
After finishing, the Painter nodded, put away the Visualization Image he’d made, and said, "Everyone, we’ll meet again if fate allows."
He arrived quickly and left just as fast. Without so much as leaving his name, he took the second Visualization Image and departed, leaving only the first-generation one for Gu Ming.
Normally, Visualization Images had copyrights; not just anyone could keep a copy.
The closer a copy was to the first-generation original, the higher its value.
Of course, this was all on the premise that the Cultivation Technique would become famous in the future.
The Painter who had come to help create the Visualization Image had seen this potential and taken the copy as his payment.
Gu Ming didn’t ask Manager Ruan who the man was. Since the Painter was unwilling to say, it was best not to pry. ’We’ll meet again if fate wills it.’
As for the first-generation Visualization Image, he picked it up and studied it for a long time, paying special attention to the poem on it.
He didn’t know how to write poetry.
He couldn’t tell if it rhymed or not.
But just by looking at this short poem, he felt as if his Cyan Pine Skill had gained a soul.
"Is this the Cultivation Mantra?"
Teacher Zhang murmured from the side. As he recited the poem, he felt a strong sense of discomfort from his own Cyan Pine Unmoving Technique, as if it were rejecting the very concept of this new version.
Manager Ruan, who was watching via video, also recited the short poem mantra from the Visualization Image, and his body trembled slightly.
The "Cyan Pine Unmoving Technique" was a Spiritual Technique that every Great Zhou Beastmaster had cultivated.
The higher their Skill Level, the more strongly they could feel the "Cyan Pine" Cultivation Technique’s rejection of the original version.
"Gu Ming, there’s something sinister about this Cultivation Technique of yours."
"Why am I starting to feel nauseous...?"
"Er, well..." Gu Ming didn’t know how to respond.
Gu Ming understood why they felt nauseous.
"Perhaps it’s because the original Cultivation Technique is pine-centric—the person must become the pine—rather than human-centric. That’s why it naturally rejects my technique," Gu Ming said slowly.
"So that’s why!"
"Now I get it. No wonder I felt sick."
"’With pine bones as charms, mountains form the array...’ Your Cultivation Technique is deeply connected to Arrays, isn’t it? Does one need to master some knowledge of Arrays to practice it?" Manager Ruan asked.
The question may have been casual, but for one listener, it struck a deep chord.
Teacher Zhang thought of the "Cyan Pine" thesis Gu Ming had written, which described a new type of Spiritual Technique centered on the Brain Array Carving Technique.
A Cultivation Technique like this was truly the first of its kind in the Great Zhou.
’Is it only a Tri-Colored Holy Light?’
He glanced toward the courtyard gate, the direction the Painter had gone. The Painter had taken the second Visualization Image, the copy closest to the original, which retained the vast majority of its Daoist Skill Realm.
’They said it retained ninety percent, but given the Painter’s incredible skill, he probably preserved even more of the details.’
Lu You stood at the very back of the crowd, silent. Merely by looking at the Visualization Image, her entire soul seemed to drift into it, as if she could see densely packed mountains and the various Arrays they formed naturally.
This caused the Cyan Pine Skill within her Sea of Consciousness to tremble violently, stirring up tumultuous waves.
She felt an instinctive aversion. Just as Teacher Zhang and Manager Ruan had said, this was an Evil Technique.
The "Cyan Pine Unmoving Technique" within her mind seemed to be urging her the same, telling her to stop looking.
Lu You clutched her chest, her heart pounding.
Her head began to ache, but she kept watching the image of Gu Ming’s figure trekking through the mountains. With starlight above his head, he traveled day and night as if embarking on a new, thorny path, suppressing the Celestial Spirits with his very being.
She saw a radiant Gu Ming, not a cyan pine. Or rather, the cyan pine had already merged into his body, no longer needing to walk the earth in the form of a tree.
The grand scene and extraordinary spirit of it all left her breathless.
’A Cultivation Technique like this is so beautiful.’
’Even if it’s an Evil Technique, I want to try cultivating it.’
What’s more, the first-generation Visualization Image was right in front of her, and the Holy Light cast down from the Hall of the Great Dao contained Great Dao Insights that were closest to the original technique’s essence.
At this thought, she couldn’t help but sit down cross-legged on the spot and actively begin cultivating "Cyan Pine." She focused her mind on the short poem’s mantra, held the Visualization Image in her mind’s eye, and Gu Ming’s figure appeared within her.
At the same time, a massive cyan pine appeared above her Sea of Consciousness. Its roots had all but burrowed into her Sea of Consciousness, even piercing deep into her very flesh and blood, connecting to her entire body and sending out a will of resistance.
’No, I’m going to cultivate Gu Ming’s technique!’
Lu You gritted her teeth and continued her cultivation, chanting the mantra over and over while imagining Gu Ming’s figure walking within her heart.
’Gu Ming, please grant me Power!’
