Essence Chapter 6 of 'The Banned Code. Revised' – The (Secret) of the New Basement

Why is it called a consultation? Consulting about what? Long Qian really couldn't figure it out, and in his heart, he guessed that perhaps this was An An's special look to stop Long Yan from acting impulsively.\ This time, the incident happened very suddenly, the changes were unexpected, but the outcome was extremely ordinary.\ After checking Long Qian's body and finding no injuries, Long Yan silently went to the basement, while An An, feeling somewhat uneasy, took Long Qian to see a doctor. Afterwards, as usual, they went around the places they often frequented, like the vegetable and fruit markets, acting very calmly, giving no hint that something unpleasant had just happened at home.\ The arrival of Long Buren didn't seem to have much impact on the family; on the contrary, Long Qian saw less worry in his father and mother's eyes, and life continued as before, with him gradually growing older.\ When Long Qian was four years old, Long Yan went on a long trip, and it was unknown where he went. It took him a full two months to return, and he seemed very happy upon coming back.\ Not long after, a small wooden house appeared on the grassland behind the Long family residence; Long Qian understood that there seemed to be another basement in the backyard.\ At the same time, Long Qian also acquired more information about this world, such as the Southern Luo Kingdom annexing several small countries, gradually showing the potential to become the second largest kingdom on the continent, thanks to the strong support of the Xuanzong Hall.\ As for what the Xuanzong Hall was, Long Qian finally understood that it didn't refer to a specific one, but rather a general term; there were six Xuanzong Halls on the continent, named Zhizong Hall, Beasts Hall, Insects Hall, Birds Hall, Water Hall, and\ The so-called Xuanzong Hall was actually a sect gathering a large number of masters, with even the weakest among them having the strength of a Xuanjun. Unless necessary, Xuanzong Halls generally didn't participate in wars between nations. This time, the Southern Luo Kingdom was able to get the support of the Xuanzong Hall, reportedly under the order of the Xuanshen Hall.\ Long Qian only knew the name Xuanshen Hall, just like he had previously only known of the Xuanzong Halls, and people seemed very respectful and cautious when talking about it. He could roughly guess that Xuanshen Hall was probably the direct superior of the six great Xuanzong Halls and represented the highest authority in this world.\ These things felt a bit distant to Long Qian, but he still received a piece of news that made him very excited.As long as one reaches the age of six, after being tested by people sent from Xuanzong Hall, if the amount of Xuánqì in one's body reaches a certain standard, they can obtain a Forbidden Tome that belongs to them, that is, a thick book with a black cover and six translucent stones embedded in the spine. All those who possess a Forbidden Tome are collectively called Xuánzhě.\ Long Qian was confident that he would be able to get that Forbidden Tome because he knew very well that the energy in his strange veins must be the so-called Xuánqì. Once he obtained the Forbidden Tome, and could light up one of the six translucent stones, he would qualify to become a Xuánzhě.\ Those who possess a Forbidden Tome and can light up one of the translucent stones are called Xuánzhě, and depending on their strength, they are given different titles: Shi, Shi Master, Jun, Zun, Zong... Each title is divided into primary, intermediate, and advanced levels.\ For example, a plant-type Xuánzhě, the lowest level is Plant Shi, then Plant Master, Plant Jun, Plant Zun, Plant Zong. Titles vary according to the type of Xuánqì.\ Of course, these are not the most important things. The important thing is that as long as you obtain a Forbidden Tome and have enough Xuánqì in your body, you can use the pages inside the Forbidden Tome to absorb a special ability!\ The objects that can be absorbed include animals, insects, birds... there are six major categories, depending on the type of Xuánqì in one's body.\ This matter greatly surprised Long Qian, and he was also extremely excited, eager to know exactly what type of Xuánqì he had in his body. He hoped that, like Long Yan, the green stone on the spine of his Forbidden Tome could light up. In that case, he could absorb a special ability from a plant.\ Long Qian did not yet know what that ability was called or what its effects were. He only knew that the reason Long Yan was able to make a living by producing strange paper pages was thanks to that ability.\ After learning all of this, Long Yan was even more eager to grow up quickly—to reach six years old sooner, and ideally, to be able to absorb the same ability as Long Yan. That way, at the very least, he could contribute ahead of time and help ease the family's financial situation.Long Qian hadn't ruled out the idea of using some memories from his previous life to make inventions and creations that could make him wealthier in this technologically relatively backward world, but how could these things be done casually? Without absolute self-protection capabilities, the emergence of any new thing could very likely bring him catastrophic disaster. Long Qian couldn't help but store those memories in his heart. In fact, Long Qian knew a small secret: under the basement that Long Yan had newly opened, there was a grass planted, called Xuan Grass, which was a necessary material for Long Yan to make strange paper pages. Long Qian could even guess that the Xuan Grass Long Yan had hidden seemed to be a very old one. Its purpose was naturally not to make strange paper pages, but to provide people with herb-based mystical energy with special abilities. These things that ordinary people didn't understand, Long Qian certainly couldn't hear from the gossiping women at the fruit market, but instead saw in a tattered booklet. That tattered booklet had been picked up by Long Qian one night when he was four years old, next to a fence on the hillside. He didn't know who had dropped it there, and after continuous days of heavy rain, the words on it were almost unreadable. Long Yan had always believed that he was being very secretive. Besides his wife An'an, no third party knew. Even if Long Qian knew, how could a four-year-old child guess the reason behind it? This was a special gift he had prepared for Long Qian. It was a very rare five-hundred-year-old Xuan Grass. Although it was a few grades lesser than the thousand-year-old Xuan Grass Long Yan had once consumed, it was the oldest Xuan Grass he could get at present.