Mystery: The Ultimate Tarot

Chapter 28 The Characteristics of the Jade Body

To Raphael's surprise, the "True Lord's Jade Body" was not entirely under the control of the major powers.

First of all, the number of people that can be infused into each "True Lord Jade Body" is limited. For example, the "Jade Body" in front of Raphael, which is in the "Mortal Realm", can infuse 3000 people with magic power, while the "Jade Body" in the "Divine Transformation Realm" can generally infuse 100 people with magic power.

Once all the slots are used up, new slots will only become available after the cultivator who received the infusion dies.

There are two sources for the "True Lord's Jade Body". One source is the secret realm of a major sect. Chen Qingzhi couldn't explain what the secret realm of the sect was, but he knew that it was the foundation of the major sect.

He heard that these secret realms appeared one after another before the Spring and Autumn Period, that is, three or four thousand years ago, and eight major sects were founded one after another.

Until the Spring and Autumn Period, a number of "True Lord Jade Bodies" were successively obtained from these secret realms, and the power of the major sects entered a period of growth.

But for some reason, by the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the number of "True Lord Jade Bodies" appearing in the secret realm suddenly decreased.

Another channel depends on chance. It is said that since ancient times, every once in a while, some "True Lord Jade Bodies" will appear in the world.

The first cultivators of this realm used these "jade bodies" to comprehend the Great Dao, found the seven secret realms, and established a foundation for their own cultivation.

The reason there are seven secret realms is that the Five Lakes Sword Sect, which was the last to be established, has not yet found its own secret realm. However, during the Spring and Autumn Period, they suddenly obtained a large number of "True Lord Jade Bodies". After the baptism of the Warring States Period, they gradually became one of the "Three Great Righteous Sects".

In the late Spring and Autumn Period, the situation suddenly changed. In addition to the "True Lord Jade Body" that appeared in the secret realm, another part of the "Jade Body" would randomly appear somewhere in the twelve states of the world. Whoever got it, it belonged to them.

This was also one of the important reasons for the great chaos of the "Warring States" period. After all, whoever seized the "Jade Body" could use it to cultivate a group of cultivators to increase the strength of their sect, regardless of whether it was related to their sect's secret realm.

Even if they only manage to seize the "Jade Body" of another sect's "Divine Transformation Realm" cultivator, they can't use it without a "Jade Body" of the "Mortal Realm" cultivator. However, the party that seizes the "Jade Body" will definitely not return it, since it represents the strength of another sect as a pillar in the future.

Therefore, once the "True Lord's Jade Body" appears in the world, it will cause a battle that lasts for several years, or even more than a decade.

Unfortunately, after three or four hundred years of use, the number of cultivators who can infuse the "True Monarch Jade Body" will begin to decrease. After five or six hundred years, the "Jade Body" will break on its own. If you are lucky, a new "Jade Body" will be generated in the sect's secret realm. If you are unlucky, a new "Jade Body" will appear somewhere in the twelve states of the world.

In order to protect their own strength, the various factions had no choice but to participate in this chaotic battle.

The reason why those small and medium-sized forces emerged is because someone accidentally obtained the "True Lord's Jade Body" and quietly developed their own power.

During the Warring States period, battles against smaller and medium-sized forces were also very fierce. For example, someone obtained a "True Lord Jade Body" that was related to the "Dark Lodge" secret realm and quietly established his own power.

"Dark Lodge" certainly wanted to eliminate this small organization and reclaim the "True Lord's Jade Body," but the problem was that other forces such as the Celestial Master Temple and the Ten Thousand Buddha Temple did not want to see "Dark Lodge" obtain the "Jade Body," so they desperately tried to protect this small organization.

Caught between major powers, small and medium-sized forces actually have room to survive.

Chen Qingzhi had also heard that the number of "True Lord Jade Bodies" was limited. Once the number reached its peak, no new "Jade Bodies" would appear. Only after the original "Jade Bodies" broke or were damaged would new ones appear.

It is said that it was precisely because all eight major factions realized this that they began negotiations at the end of the Warring States period. After decades of fighting while negotiating, they finally reached a basic consensus.

If any of the eight major sects obtains a "True Lord Jade Body" from another sect, they must return it to the sect to which the "Jade Body" belongs.

As for those forces that unexpectedly obtained the "True Lord's Jade Body", they were divided into certain factions according to their lineage or region.

There are many details to this consensus. Chen Qingzhi casually mentioned a few points without giving a detailed explanation.

The typical "True Lord's Jade Body" is the kind that Raphael had seen, a "jade body" that could be used to infuse multiple people.

Chen Qingzhi also knew of a type of "small jade body" that could only be used to infuse the power of a dozen or even a few people. Generally, such a "jade body" could only be used to infuse the power of the "mortal realm," but there were very few cases where a "jade body" could be used to infuse the power of both the "mortal realm" and the "divine transformation realm."

People who obtain this "small jade body" usually establish a prosperous cultivation family that lasts for hundreds of years.

It is said that there are quite a few of these "small jade bodies," and they are collectively referred to as rogue cultivators.

One of the duties of Chen Qingzhi, the branch leader, was to secretly search for and seize these "small jade bodies" that were connected to "Dark Lodge".

There is another special case where many people have received the favor of high-level beings from the depths of the universe and have been infused with magical power without needing a "True Lord's Jade Body". However, such cases are rare and there is really no pattern to follow.

After listening to Chen Qingzhi's description, Raphael pondered for a while, feeling that it seemed to contain a huge secret.

However, there are too few clues at the moment, and Raphael has no way of guessing what this secret is.

His deal with Chen Qingzhi was temporarily suspended.

Because Raphael already possessed the power of Sequence 7 in this realm, he could exist here for a long time. Chen Qingzhi could no longer allow the "Demon Lord" to live in the dungeon, so he arranged a secret room for him and assigned people to guard it carefully.

Then, the two of them went about their own business. Chen Qingzhi quickly tried the prescription provided by the "Otherworldly Demon Lord," while Raphael was comprehending the "True Scripture of the Demon Source" and the "Wolf Fang Technique" and other cultivation methods.

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The Northern Continent, Rune, Backlund.

Raphael woke up in bed and felt his current state was very strange. He could clearly sense another version of himself, comprehending cultivation techniques in a secret room in another world.

This did not stop him from getting up and going to the Mafia headquarters.

As Raphael washed up, he looked at himself in the mirror and chuckled, "Hehe, we don't have to play the 'madman' anymore, but we've become even crazier."

Arriving at the Mafia headquarters at a leisurely pace, Raphael enjoyed breakfast while experiencing his other self's understanding of the martial arts technique.

After breakfast, Raphael said to his subordinate Carter, "Go find me an abandoned factory building; I need it this afternoon."

Carter agreed and led his men out.

Raphael was about to light a cigarette when he suddenly sensed something and looked towards the window.

On one of the glass panes, a pale-faced man with a hint of madness in his eyes was reflected—it was Marich.