Chapter 1: The Great Dao Atlas
"The sixth-grade Tao Yun rubbing is completed, and the spiritual power is improved."
Hearing the prompt in his mind, Gu Ming looked away from the visualization chart on the table.
It was a carefully framed ink painting. The painting showed a warrior holding a long sword. The painting was not exquisite, but the warrior in the painting seemed to be alive, exuding a fierce and domineering aura, especially the long sword in his hand. , just a few strokes can already make people feel the unparalleled sharpness.
Gu Ming silently rolled up the scroll and put it into a special box. He wrote on it with a marker: "Linjiang View Scroll-33-168", then entered the corresponding number on the keyboard and clicked to archive it.
After finishing this, it was already 6:30 pm. Gu Ming looked at the clock on the wall, shut down the computer, and planned to get off work on time.
On the dimmed display screen, a face with sharp edges and corners, handsome but heroic appearance was reflected.
"The speed of improvement in cultivation is getting slower and slower. Half a year ago, there was a relatively obvious improvement in the sixth-grade rubbing of Tao Yun, but now I can only feel a slight heat." Gu Ming sighed, walked to the window, and looked As the sun sets, my consciousness sinks into the sea of consciousness.
In Gu Ming's sea of consciousness, there is a thick ancient book floating quietly, with four large characters written on the cover - "Illustration of the Great Dao".
This book has a total of three thousand pages, representing the three thousand avenues of the world. It accompanies Gu Ming to the world of Jiuzhou. Each page in the catalog is a visualization of the unactivated innate avenues.
The activation method is also very simple, that is, rubbing the Taoist rhyme of the same sect and origin from the visualization map. After reaching a certain level, it can be activated. After that, if the corresponding Taoist rhyme is rubbed, it will be converted into different levels of spiritual power.
Just a year ago, Gu Ming was an ordinary high school student in China. In the eyes of his classmates, he was an introverted otaku with average looks and average grades. An accidental act of bravery brought him to this world called Kyushu.
Different from the peaceful earth, gods, demons, strange powers and chaotic gods really exist in the world of Kyushu. But in such a crisis-ridden world, Gu Ming's identity is just an ordinary file administrator.
The only thing worth mentioning is that the file that Gu Ming is responsible for is an indispensable visualization diagram for practice. It is a diagram that can carry the charm of the Tao. Awakened people who have awakened their spiritual talent can understand magical powers and spells that suit themselves. .
Gu Ming's daily job is to register the loaned and returned visualization charts, and to archive the newly assigned visualization charts.
Even though this job seems simple, not everyone can do it. Different visualization pictures contain different Taoist charms, and it is inevitable that they will be completely opposite. If ordinary people see too much, it will cause irreversible damage, such as the water system. Awakened people cannot understand the fire visualization diagram.
Therefore, there are only two types of people who are qualified for this job. One is the powerful person who already has the realm of the Dao, and the other is the ordinary people who have not awakened. Although ordinary people can also cultivate spiritual power through the guidance technique, they cannot If you can't feel the Tao charm in the visualization picture, you won't be affected.
The original owner of Gu Ming's body belonged to the second type of person. The person who made this judgment was Gu Ming's immediate boss, Director of the Tianquan Department, Wei Dafa, the first type of person mentioned earlier.
Just when Gu Ming was about to turn off the lights and get off work, there were footsteps outside the door.
"Xiao Gu, we have received three new visualization pictures here. Please work overtime and file them away." A middle-aged man with a fat head and big ears walked in. It was Gu Ming's immediate boss Wei Dafa.
He was wearing a wrinkled brown jacket, the zipper of which was held up by his round belly. The few remaining hairs were neatly combed and shiny, representing the last stubbornness of a middle-aged man.
"Director Wei." Gu Ming said politely. He did not have any contempt for Wei Dafa's slovenliness. On the contrary, Gu Ming respected him. Wei Dafa once said that true strength comes from the heart, not the outer skin.
Wei Dafa casually placed the three boxes on the table and said: "These three visualization pictures are the only copies assigned by Yushan City and are filed confidentially."
Gu Ming was stunned for a moment and began to look forward to it. The visualization diagrams that needed to be classified into confidential files were at least level five.
"Okay Director." Gu Ming turned the computer back on, and the host made an overwhelming clicking sound. "Director, the application process for the new computer was completed last month. When will it be approved?"
"It's coming, it's coming." Wei Dafa said, "Don't worry, little Gu, our Tianquan Department, as the archives management department of Beidou, plays a very important role. Our department's needs must be met first. Presumably the new year is approaching and the budget is somewhat tight. , I will urge you again tomorrow, who dares not to give me Wei Dafa's face?"
"That's it." Gu Ming was convinced of Wei Dafa's words and began to register the visualization pictures. When he opened the first box, a hot air hit his face. Before he could lay out the picture scroll, Wei Dafa He said: "Xiao Gu, I have a social event and I'll leave first. You can get off work after you finish this. By the way, I heard from the people in the Yaoguang Department that there is a little demon in the woods of Sandong Bridge on the outskirts of the old city. It has already Several people have disappeared in the woods. You can pick them up on your way back."
"Okay director." Before Gu Ming could finish speaking, Wei Dafa's figure had disappeared.
"The director always helps me silently like this, and I don't know when I will wake up." Gu Ming looked at Wei Dafa's back, and fighting spirit arose in his heart.
He understood that dealing with monsters was the responsibility of the Fluttering Light Department, and their merits were recorded, but the director took this job away in order to make him awaken.
After Gu Ming got the Dao Tulu, he asked Wei Dafa to guide him in cultivation, but Wei Dafa said that he had not awakened and did not have the qualifications for cultivation. Although he could refine spiritual energy, he could not cultivate magical powers and spells. He could only stimulate awakening through continuous actual combat.
But without magical powers and spells, even if he could cultivate spiritual power, he could only deal with some of the weakest primary demons.
So from then on, whenever Wei Dafa heard about the appearance of primary demons, he would find a way to give the work to Gu Ming.
The price of doing so was that Wei Dafa had to pay for the people of Yaoguang Department to drink every time, but Wei Dafa never mentioned it to Gu Ming, and every time he lied that he was socializing outside.
"Hurry up and leave. I have to work harder and not let the director down." Gu Ming focused his attention on the visualization map, "It is indeed a high-quality unique copy, with such a rich Dao rhyme."
Outside the office building, Wei Dafa tightened his collar and got into a car.
"Luckily I reacted quickly. Being hit by the third-grade fire-type Dao Yun is no joke."
"Dafa, you should lose some weight. You just sat in and the tire almost burst." On the driver's seat next to him was a sturdy man with thick black hair, Zhang Hanzhong, the director of the Yaoguang Department.
"Stop talking nonsense. Let's go quickly. Don't let the young ladies in the Bihai Palace wait anxiously."
"Dafa, this time we have to face an intermediate demon equivalent to the ninth level of Tongxuan Realm. Is the master you mentioned reliable? Or should we report to the superiors and ask for support?"
"It's too late to wait for support. Don't worry. If even he can't help, it's useless for support to come."
"By the way, the cost of asking the master to help this time..."
"As usual, cash payment after confirmation."