Multiverse Skill System

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Unbeknownst to Yi Shuihan, on the second day after he left this world, a mysterious person appeared at the World Government headquarters, but left again after failing to find Yi Shuihan.

"I wonder which world this is?" Yi Shuihan opened his eyes and found himself in a forest. The trees in the forest were not as tall as those in the One Piece world, but were more like those in the world he was born in.

Could it be that he has returned to his original world? Thinking of this possibility, Yi Shuihan felt a little excited.

After calming himself down, Yi Shuihan carefully sensed his physical condition. Apart from being a little tired mentally from just transmigrating, everything else was fine.

With a thought, Yi Shuihan appeared dozens of meters away, casually threw a few punches, breaking several large trees before stopping, satisfied and at his peak condition.

I opened the system panel and found that everything was working normally, which put my mind at ease. Anyway, I should go find someone first.

"Should I summon Robin and the others? Or should I forget it? Summoning costs cultivation points! Even if I wanted to, I couldn't." Thinking of this, a hint of frustration appeared on Yi Shuihan's face.

He did succeed in taking people across time, but it wasn't perfect. In the One Piece world, he signed contracts with four people: Robin and her daughter, Succubus, and Hancock. After signing the contracts, the women became Yi Shuihan's summoned beasts, and they could usually be kept in a special summoning space.

In the summoning space, they will lose all sense of time and fall into a deep sleep. Furthermore, if they are injured in the future, placing them in the summoning space will allow them to recover from their injuries.

There's even another benefit: staying in the summoning space will increase their strength, and the rate of increase is linked to Yi Shuihan's own strength.

Having said all that, it's all about the advantages! How is it not perfect?

It would be perfect if one could summon at will without paying any price, but the problem is that one can't summon at will! That's because the skill for which he signs a contract isn't a full payment, but rather a payment based on the number of uses.

Contract (Silver Tier 1): Allows you to enter into a summoning contract with the other party on their own terms. Cultivation Points: 50000. Cost per use: 1000.

I only have 450 cultivation points left. If it weren't for triggering a hidden quest called "Significantly Changing Fate," which rewarded me with 2000 points, I wouldn't even be able to create an arena, let alone carry someone through time.

The system allowed him to successfully sign contracts with four people at once by exchanging for a one-time skill, for which Yi Shuihan had to thank the system.

"This is the tragedy of one-time skills! I need to save up cultivation points quickly and buy the skill." Although he said that, when he thought about the full price of 50000 points, uh, now he needed 49000 points, Yi Shuihan felt that it was a long way off. He could only set a small goal for now, to collect 1000 points so that he could use it again and summon Robin and the others.

The thought that he hadn't earned 50000 points in all these years in the One Piece world made Yi Shuihan feel extremely frustrated.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, on your first successful voluntary transmigration. Limited-time bonus mission issued: Confirm the world within 3 hours. Mission reward: 200 cultivation points. Failure penalty: None."

The system's sudden voice startled Yi Shuihan. It had actually issued a bonus task. Although 200 points wasn't much, every little bit helps, and Yi Shuihan wouldn't complain.

"Three hours is a tight schedule! We need to hurry." With cultivation points at hand, Yi Shuihan immediately became more motivated.

Without further ado, we took off. The higher you stand, the farther you can see. We needed to find the human settlement as soon as possible and then determine which world we were in.

"Found it! There it is!"

The next moment, Yi Shuihan disappeared from the spot, unleashing an astonishing flight speed, leaving only a long white streak in the sky. He was really going all out for cultivation points.

Chapter 210, It's Actually Mr. Zombie!

"It's like a small town from the Republican era!" After spending 10 minutes arriving at a human settlement, Yi Shuihan looked around the town and remarked.

It was just getting light, but you could already see a lot of people, mostly selling their wares.

Morning market?

"Candied hawthorn, so sweet candied hawthorn."

"Sugar figurines, beautiful and delicious sugar figurines"

"Fresh Chinese cabbage, just picked, still with dew on it."

"A big sesame seed cake, a really big sesame seed cake!"

The constant hawking cries filled Yi Shuihan with a sense of novelty, a scene he had never witnessed before. The familiar language gave him a feeling of coming home.

Yi Shuihan naturally knew that this was definitely not his original world, at least not in terms of time. However, he had seen many such scenes on television and computers before, which were the era that his great-grandfather's generation had experienced.

The previous world was One Piece, and Yi Shuihan originally thought this world would also be an anime-based world, but now it clearly doesn't seem like it!

"This is troublesome. How can we know which world this is? There are no obvious signs!" Thinking this, Yi Shuihan did not give up and slowly walked into the town following the pedestrians.

Through observation, Yi Shuihan discovered that the people here were all ordinary people, with no trace of superpowers.

Just as Yi Shuihan was becoming increasingly anxious due to the passage of time, the conversation between the two caught his attention.

"I heard that Uncle Jiu is going to exhume and relocate the grave of Master Ren's father in town in a few days."

“Master Ren is a rich man, Uncle Jiu must have made a profit this time.”

"Not necessarily. Don't we know what kind of person Uncle Nine is? He won't charge a high price."

"By the way, has your son recently started seeing Ahua?"

"yes"

"..."

The sounds faded into the distance, clearly the casual conversation of two townspeople, but the information revealed in them caught Yi Shuihan's eye.

Uncle Nine! Master Ren, those are such familiar titles!

A name quickly came to Yi Shuihan's mind: Lam Ching-ying, the pioneer of Hong Kong zombie films, whose movie "Mr. Vampire" Yi Shuihan had watched no less than 10 times.

"Is this world a movie world, Mr. Zombie?"

The moment this idea came to mind, the system notification sounded.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the limited-time bonus mission. World confirmed. Reward of 200 points has been issued."

The mission was accomplished, and Yi Shuihan smiled, but then felt unsure of what to do next.

This world is much weaker in terms of martial arts compared to the One Piece world. With Yi Shuihan's strength, he felt that he could easily conquer this world by himself.

"I can't stay in this world forever, can I? How can I get a chance to go to the next world? The system should issue a main quest!" He eagerly awaited the system's quest, but after waiting for a long time, there was still no response.

Well, Taoist magic is actually quite interesting, since we're all cultivating immortality. I'll go find Uncle Nine first; maybe joining the storyline will trigger some quests.

Having made up his mind, Yi Shuihan stopped a passerby, asked about Uncle Jiu's location and the pawnshop in town, and then headed straight for the pawnshop.

What's he going to the pawnshop for? To get some money, of course. He can use gold as cash, but he can't just give gold for every steamed bun he buys, can he? That would be too ostentatious.

When Yi Shuihan came out of the shop, he had 1 silver dollars in his hand. This was only because the pawnshop did not have enough working capital. Otherwise, Yi Shuihan would have had hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Arriving at the gate, Yi Shuihan straightened his clothes and then pounded on the door.

bang bang bang...

"Who is it?" A moment later, the door opened, revealing a mushroom-headed figure. "Who are you?"

"You mean Wencai, Uncle Nine's disciple? I'm here to see Uncle Nine," Yi Shuihan said calmly.

"Oh! Master, someone's looking for you!" Wen Cai shouted loudly upon hearing this, then went into the house without turning his head.

Looking at the half-open door, Yi Shuihan was speechless. In the movie, Wen Cai was the kind of person who wasn't very bright, but he didn't expect that when he actually met him, he was even worse than in the movie. He didn't even bother to greet him and just left him standing there. If it were anyone else, they would have been very embarrassed.

Shaking his head, Yi Shuihan waited where he was. However, he didn't wait long. About a minute later, he saw an old man with gray hair walking over with a powerful stride. This man was none other than Uncle Jiu, whom Yi Shuihan was looking for.

Upon seeing Yi Shuihan, a hint of doubt flashed in Uncle Jiu's eyes. He was certain that he had never seen Yi Shuihan before. Yi Shuihan's attire clearly distinguished him from ordinary people, indicating that he was either rich or noble. Furthermore, the aura that Yi Shuihan inadvertently exuded made him wary of underestimating him. Why would someone like this come looking for him?

Uncle Jiu's real name is Lin Fengjiao. He is called Uncle Jiu out of respect because he is the ninth child in his family.

"I wonder what you want from me?" Uncle Nine asked directly.

Behind Uncle Jiu, Wen Cai also looked at Yi Shuihan with curiosity, especially when he saw how handsome and dashing Yi Shuihan was dressed, his eyes revealed a deep envy.

"My name is Yi Shuihan. I have long admired Uncle Jiu's name and know that he is an upright and powerful Taoist master. That is why I have come to pay my respects." Yi Shuihan said, and seeing that Uncle Jiu's gaze had softened considerably, he continued, "Of course, I have another request that I hope Uncle Jiu can grant. I have been very interested in Taoist magic since I was a child. I hope Uncle Jiu can guide me into the field."

When Yi Shuihan said "introducing someone into the door," it must mean becoming their apprentice. Although he respected Uncle Jiu, mainly because of Uncle Jiu's character, it didn't mean that Uncle Jiu was qualified to be Yi Shuihan's teacher. After all, even if Yi Shuihan didn't know Taoist arts, his strength far surpassed that of Uncle Jiu.

Uncle Nine practiced Taoist arts, most of which were used to deal with ghosts and monsters. In Yi Shuihan's eyes, his own strength was only at the Black Iron 2-star level, which was slightly stronger than an ordinary person. Compared with Yi Shuihan himself, who was at the Black Iron 9-star level, the gap was too big to be described.

Uncle Jiu understood the implied meaning in Yi Shuihan's words. He frowned and was about to refuse.

Chapter 211, Senior, Don't Make Fun of Me

"Can we go inside and talk?" Yi Shuihan suddenly asked.

Uncle Nine was taken aback, then realized something was amiss and quickly said, "Yes, please come in."

"Wencai, go brew a pot of tea. Also, go see why Qiusheng hasn't arrived yet."

"Ok!"

After giving instructions to Wencai, Uncle Jiu then invited Yi Shuihan to sit down.

Although Uncle Nine is an open-minded person, he still attaches great importance to matters such as the inheritance of his sect. As a genuine Maoshan disciple, if Yi Shuihan comes to ask to become an apprentice and speaks sincerely, Uncle Nine will consider accepting Yi Shuihan as a disciple. Moreover, if Yi Shuihan performs well, he will definitely teach him everything he knows.

Although Uncle Nine had two disciples, Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng were not very talented in cultivating Taoist arts. Qiu Sheng might be slightly better, but he was still not qualified to inherit his mantle. Uncle Nine saw this and was anxious. He beat and scolded them, but it was all to no avail.

Yi Shuihan immediately asked someone to teach him Taoist magic without even becoming his disciple, which Uncle Jiu definitely wouldn't be happy about.

“The cultivation of Taoist arts cannot be accomplished in a day or two; it requires long-term effort. I can tell you about cultivation, but the Taoist arts of Maoshan will not be passed on to outsiders.” Uncle Nine spoke rather politely, without being too direct in his refusal.

"How about I trade something for you?" Yi Shuihan said, taking out a transparent bottle containing dragon blood.

"What is this?" It has to be said that this transparent bottle looks very high-end, which immediately intimidated Uncle Nine. Just based on the packaging, Uncle Nine was convinced that the contents were not ordinary items. Although it looked like blood, he could not actually confirm it.

"Dragon blood can prolong life. If Uncle Nine drinks it, it can extend his life by about 10 years."

Yi Shuihan said with a smile, he did not believe that Uncle Jiu could resist the temptation of 10 years of life.

Uncle Nine's first reaction upon hearing his words was disbelief. Could such a rare and precious material that could extend lifespan appear so easily? And dragon blood? Although he was a cultivator, he did not believe that dragons, such legendary creatures, existed.

But when Uncle Nine saw Yi Shuihan's calm and collected expression, he wavered again. Could it really be dragon blood?

"I can give you the dragon blood first, and then you can teach me the Daoist arts. If the dragon blood doesn't have the effects I described, you don't have to teach me the Daoist arts, how about that?"

Upon hearing this, even Uncle Nine hesitated, even if he didn't believe it. After all, if the dragon blood wasn't real, he wouldn't suffer any loss.

Torn between the allure of a 10-year lifespan and the promise of inheriting his master's legacy, Uncle Nine was in a dilemma.

"I'm sorry, please take the things back!" Uncle Nine said, turning his head away. He was afraid that if he continued to look at the dragon blood, he would be unable to resist agreeing.

Well, Yi Shuihan was also stunned this time. He could see how attractive the dragon blood was to Uncle Jiu, but even so, Uncle Jiu could still stick to his principles. This kind of character made Yi Shuihan admire him even more.

After a moment's hesitation, Yi Shuihan put away the dragon blood.

"Huh?" Uncle Nine's eyes widened as he witnessed the dragon blood suddenly disappear. "Young brother, how did the dragon blood vanish? Do you possess a spatial treasure?"

In this era that is almost the end of Dharma, spatial treasures are truly legendary things, which cannot help but shock Lin Jiu.

Having used this tactic, Yi Shuihan had become completely unfathomable to Lin Jiu.

"A spatial treasure?" Yi Shuihan was stunned when he saw Lin Jiu's excited expression. "I don't have a spatial treasure, but I do have a portable space."

"Portable space?"

"The so-called personal space is..."

As Yi Shuihan explained his personal space in detail, Uncle Jiu's eyes widened and his heart grew increasingly unsettled.

"A space that can grow? As big as a city? And the things placed inside won't rot?"

Every time Yi Shuihan mentioned a feature of his personal space, Uncle Jiu would repeat it, as if he were a broken record.

"Master, the tea is here." Wencai brought over the tea and saw Uncle Jiu staring blankly. "Eh? Master, what's wrong?"

"Ah!" Uncle Nine suddenly realized what was happening and coughed awkwardly. "Go, go find Qiu Sheng. Master is talking to someone about serious business."

As Wencai was driven away, he muttered a few words in a daze.

"Senior? Are you here to make fun of me?" Having learned about Yi Shuihan's personal space, Uncle Nine no longer regarded Yi Shuihan as an ordinary person. In his eyes, the personal space was obviously a great supernatural power that Yi Shuihan cultivated, and someone who could cultivate such a supernatural power was probably a true senior master. In addition, with the dragon blood that Yi Shuihan had taken out earlier, Uncle Nine was even more certain that Yi Shuihan must be a senior who had reversed aging and was older than him.

A misunderstanding? Yi Shuihan instantly understood Uncle Jiu's thoughts.

"I'm really not that old, only 23 years old." Under Uncle Jiu's suspicious gaze, Yi Shuihan smiled bitterly, "Besides, that personal space wasn't something I cultivated; I obtained it by accident."

"Are you really only 23 years old?" Seeing the sincerity in Yi Shuihan's eyes, Uncle Jiu couldn't help but believe it.

"Really, and I've never been exposed to Taoist magic before. Everything I've learned is from other systems. If I had to say, I'm a martial artist." Uncle Nine definitely wouldn't understand talking about domineering aura or skills, so Yi Shuihan simply gave himself the identity of a martial artist.

After Yi Shuihan's explanation, Uncle Jiu finally believed him. Although he envied Yi Shuihan's extraordinary adventure, Uncle Jiu had no other thoughts, so everything returned to normal.

"Uncle Jiu, if you can't teach me the Taoist arts of Maoshan, then you don't have any other sects, or to put it another way, can you teach me Taoist arts that don't belong to Maoshan? Actually, all I want is the most basic Qi cultivation, the most fundamental kind. If you have that, I'm willing to exchange it with dragon blood."

It has to be said that what Yi Shuihan said this time really hit Uncle Nine's sore spot. He didn't have the Maoshan techniques, but he did have the kind of common techniques that all the major sects had.

"Is this really okay?" Uncle Nine asked hesitantly, feeling a little embarrassed, since he would be getting a great deal this way.

"There really is!" Yi Shuihan laughed.

"No problem at all."

In truth, Yi Shuihan could have easily forced Uncle Nine to hand over his cultivation techniques. With his strength, Uncle Nine would have had no power to resist. However, he didn't want to do so. He genuinely admired Uncle Nine's character and simply wanted to try learning some Taoist techniques.

Chapter 212, Delivering the Gun

"This is the most widely circulated basic cultivation method, this is some of my cultivation insights, and this is basic talisman techniques." Uncle Nine held two thread-bound books and a notebook that looked quite old.

Perhaps feeling genuinely guilty, Uncle Nine gave Yi Shuihan his own cultivation insights. Although there were no earth-shattering secret techniques in it, it clearly explained the various problems that might arise during cultivation and their solutions, and also contained a lot of common sense about cultivation. This was exactly what Yi Shuihan wanted most, as it could save him from taking many detours.