Choose the best golden finger

[ArrogantYoungMaster]

Uses ability copy to copy all of the other stuff listed. Now I am rich with a taming affinity, and I use it to tame a spiritual dragon named @Prince_Azmiran_Myrian. I also copied someone's ability to remember past lives, and now I remember the beginning of the universe as an Eldritch Egg Thing. Don't ask how I died as an Eldritch Being.

Ability copy is actually a lot more limited because you don't have a system to copy things for you.

 

[Deleted member 84247]

Ability copy is actually a lot more limited because you don't have a system to copy things for you.

Killjoy!

 

[ArrogantYoungMaster]

Killjoy!

Even if you had a system, ability copy can't duplicate "being rich" or a spirit companion. Spiritual roots is a characteristic part of your physique, past lives memories is a characteristic part of your soul, you can't copy regression because you could never realize when it has been used, and successfully copying the analysis skill depends if your system would allow it.

Practically, the only one you could copy out of the list is the secret arts from the inheritance, but you would need to see it before you could. Even then, you would still need to calculate its cost and it could be completely useless to you if incompatible. Mortals cannot execute Immortal techniques, Yin cultivators cannot practice Yang cultivating methods (not impossible, but ill-advised, there are exceptions).

Ability copy can only add more of what you are able to do and allows you to replicate them 100%.

 

[Deleted member 113259]

Dragon buddy and being rich is a toss up so I just picked the one with the least votes.

 

[Mellohwa]

Regression, I'll kidna-recruit future powerhouses while they're still babies or kids. Since I'm already a sect leader, I can assume my strength is worthy of my post.

 

[Woolen_Monkey]

Wasn’t that just a title, and he was a god?

Yes

 

[Sola-sama]

Analyze.

A 3rd gen young master trying to show off to this father? Deconstruct their moves and put the inheritance in the vaults.

 

[RootBeerBert]

In terms of keeping your sect in good condition, past life memories, assuming they were from Earth, will allow you to bring modern inventions to the world, allowing the sect to make tons of money and form connections with powerful figures. Regression will also tell of any major events in the future for your sect to avoid or take advantage of.

If it’s just you though, the dragon is quick access to power that can easily protect you and help you make money, plus it’s a cool buddy.

 

[ThrillingHuman]

Let's go through them one by one:
1) Secret inheritance of lost arts - are they even good? Because if they are lost, they might not be that hot. You may be incompatible with it too or not have the materials to practice it, like how women couldn't practice the Sunflower manual because they don't have the materials for it. By the way my coven is a witch, not a warlock coven.
My coven - I mean cult - I mean sect should already have arts of their own and they are good enough. Witches negotiate with Devils and that is a timeless art, not some parlour tricks for losers.

2) Ability copy. @ArrogantYoungMaster explained it.

3) Regression is only good when you have critical knowledge that you are certain will not be swept away by domino or butterfly effects. Otherwise, nah.

4) Heavenly-grade spirit root - out them all it is the one who I consider the most optimal because it is already a resource onto itself. Simple and to the point.

5) Memories of past lives - yeah I'll do without memories of being a hungry ghost, an animal and a sufferer in hell for strange eons for now thank you very much. You don't become a witch without terrible karma of having been to hell, the realms of hungry ghosts or as an animal for many preceding lifetimes. Whoever chooses it is more likely to go insane or obtain enlightenment than help a sect.

6) Analyze skill? It is second best out of them all, but I believe that it can cause a reliance and make the user lazy when thinking. Ossification of management is a curse. We witches are smart and knowledgeable enough to not need training wheels for thinking.

7) Dragon spirit beast companion is not an actual dragon because dragons are not spirit beasts but divine (or infernal if you are from Europe) beings. Thus it's probably something like a drake or a wyvern and feeding it will make you go broke, they are temperamental and 8) will be able to buy one anyway.

8) Being rich can be good if you're old money. Being a noveau riche is good, but very troublesome. I don't want problems with taxes. And if I'm strapped for cash I can talk to the Devil for funds.

 

[ArrogantYoungMaster]

Let's go through them one by one:
1) Secret inheritance of lost arts - are they even good? Because if they are lost, they might not be that hot. You may be incompatible with it too or not have the materials to practice it, like how women couldn't practice the Sunflower manual because they don't have the materials for it. My sect should already have arts of their own and they are good enough.

2) Ability copy. @ArrogantYoungMaster explained it.

3) Regression is only good when you have critical knowledge that you are certain will not be swept away by domino or butterfly effects. Otherwise, nah.

4) Heavenly-grade spirit root - out them all it is the one who I consider the most optimal because it is already a resource onto itself. Simple and to the point.

5) Memories of past lives - yeah I'll do without memories of being a hungry ghost, an animal and a sufferer in hell for strange eons for now thank you very much. Whoever chooses it is more likely to go insane or obtain enlightenment than help a sect.

6) Analyze skill? It is second best out of them all, but I believe that it can cause a reliance and make the user lazy when thinking. Ossification of management is a curse.

7) Dragon spirit beast companion is not an acual dragon because dragons are not spirit beasts but divine beings. Thus it's probably something like a drake or a wyvern and feeding it will make you go broke, they are tempreramental and 8) will be able to buy one anyway.

8) Being rich can be good if you're old money. Being a noveau riche is good, but very troublesome. I don't want problems with taxes.

Funnily enough, the martial arts method this daoist had in mind while writing the ability copy explanation was the Sunflower Manual.

 

[DonHon]

Dragon. I wanna recreate the event in which the player of Minecraft discovers a village

 

[georgelee5786]

Secret imheritance