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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 4: [Shuangsheng Dao Sect (Twin Rice Sect)]
Chapter 153 (408): [The Nine Heavens Secret Treasure]
(153rd of Volume 4)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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After a month of dedicated study, Li Weiyi finished reading the eight volumes of the "Eight Trigrams Supreme Profound Scripture" once.
He then combined this with the insights and interpretations of numerous Senior masters to deepen his understanding.
Among these, Yu Yaozi's interpretations proved most enlightening.
She always managed to unravel the scripture's most obscure passages with the simplest, most direct explanations, while also offering her own unique insights and reflections.
It was undeniable that the Grand Palace Master possessed an extraordinary level of mastery in the Martial-Mystic Path, embodying the demeanor of a true Grandmaster.
"The Eight Trigrams Supreme Profound Scripture is vast and profound. Though I've read and comprehended it in its entirety, my understanding remains superficial. It's like gazing at the starry sky - I can see the countless stars twinkling in the night, and I understand their movements."
"But have I truly understood them?"
"I've only observed them from a distance of billions of miles, unable to grasp the deeper laws governing their existence. I see them as mere points of light, yet each point contains an infinite universe."
"To truly understand, one must read ten thousand scrolls and travel ten thousand miles."
Li Weiyi rolled up the eighth Jade Slip, knowing he had only grasped the most superficial layer of the Eight Trigrams Supreme Profound Scripture.
Everything remained on the surface.
'A moon in the mirror, a moon in the water.'
Even so, after a month, the scriptures within the Divine Pivot Dao Seed had grown from seventy-two characters to three hundred and seven, a several-fold increase. This could be considered a leap from the early stage of the second heaven of the Dao Seed Realm to its peak.
The rapid comprehension was due not only to the Eight Trigrams Supreme Profound Scripture being less profound than the Dao Ancestor's Tai Chi Fish but also because, as cultivation advanced, the Soul Spirit was nourished by Spiritual Qi.
Therefore, the higher one's cultivation, the faster one's understanding of the scriptures would become.
The Wind Mansion Dragon Seed had reached the Fourth Heaven, having condensed a Dao Lotus.
The Twelve-Character Divine Pivot Dao Seed, however, remained at the second heaven.
"If I could read the True Scripture of the Eight Trigrams Supreme Profound Scripture, comprehend its Dao essence, connect with the source of the Great Dao, my comprehension speed would surely be even faster. I might have already broken through to the Third Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm," Li Weiyi mused.
Even a copy transcribed by Yu Yaozi couldn't compare to the True Scripture. It was like the difference between a real tree and a tree drawn on paper.
The True Scripture was the true foundation of the Zuoqiu Clan, the cornerstone of their sect, and one of the keys to cultivating Immortal Realm Giants.
At the end of the Era of Ancient Immortal Beast, Yingzhou had a period of unrecorded history, a time gap where cultivation methods were lost, the Nether Realm of the Dead enveloped the land, and strange phenomena erupted.
In this era, one-third of the True Scriptures of the major powers in Yingzhou originated from Otherworldly Coffins, another third from the Fallen Immortal Realm, and the final third from the corpses of Ancient Immortal Giant Beasts and the awakening of bloodline inheritances from their descendants.
Even the cultivation methods of the Ancient Heavenly Emperors, even those they created themselves, ultimately trace back to these three sources.
Yu Jia, the last Ancient Immortal Giant Beast in the vicinity of the Lingxiao Realm, did not belong to the Era of Ancient Immortal Beast.
She merely possessed the bloodline inheritance of an Ancient Immortal Giant Beast and achieved Immortal Realm through Dao cultivation.
In the vast territory west of the Western Territory, where the Demon Clan gathered, many demon clans still possessed the bloodline of Ancient Immortal Giant Beasts.
For example, Yu Zi, the Demon Clan Heavenly Pride at the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival, was a descendant of the Six-Colored Peacock bloodline, not of the Yu Jia Flying Phoenix lineage.
Furthermore, the earliest origins of scriptures like Formation Scriptures, talismanic runes, and Artifact Scriptures also lie in these three directions.
After countless years of development and research by successive generations of sages, these scriptures underwent countless variations, evolving into mature systems and giving rise to various sects and schools.
Due to its proximity to the Blood Sea Coffin Dock, over ninety percent of the Human Clan's scriptures and True Scriptures in the Lingxiao Realm originated from Otherworldly Coffins.
No one could say for sure what the "scriptures" truly were.
Some believed they were scriptures from the Otherworld, so they created their own Living Realm scriptures based on their understanding of the scriptures.
Others believed the scriptures were traces of the Great Dao, a medium for connecting with and cultivating it.
They directly observed and copied the scriptures, seeking to grasp their essence and replicate their form.
Whether opening Otherworldly Coffins, exploring the Fallen Immortal Realm, or excavating the remains of Ancient Immortal Giant Beasts, these were all tasks only Immortal Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivators dared to undertake.
For Immortal Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivators, many resources could only be obtained through these perilous means.
Entering the Immortal Realm marked the true beginning of the path to immortality.
Even for Li Songgu, with his cultivation, opening a special Otherworldly Coffin was a nerve-wracking gamble.
He hesitated, fearing he might unleash a catastrophe.
Releasing certain horrors from the coffin could bring the entire Jiu Li Tribe to ruin overnight.
Opening an Otherworldly Coffin was far more dangerous than rewarding.
The Underground Immortal Mansion was somewhat related to the Fallen Immortal Realm, but it had long been developed by the Bhagavata Sect.
It was no longer considered part of the Fallen Immortal Realm, but rather the old headquarters of the Bhagavata Sect and the Twin Rice Sect's Cultivation Headquarters.
Li Weiyi withdrew from the Dao Ancestor Tai Chi Fish and returned the Jade Slip to the bookshelf.
After a quick calculation, he was startled.
Time had passed too quickly - six days had already gone by in the outside world.
When immersed in Dao comprehension, he had been completely absorbed, tirelessly pursuing enlightenment.
He hadn't even noticed the passage of time.
He immediately went to the Divine Martial Tower's main gate to check the arrangements he had made.
He found footprints, indicating that Zen Hai Guanwu had returned.
The fact that Zen Hai Guanwu had returned from the mountaintop without alerting him suggested that the situation wasn't dire.
Otherwise, she would have at least woken him from his cultivation to urge him to leave immediately.
Li Weiyi felt relieved.
Following Zen Hai Guanwu's instructions, he began to dispel the formations on the Divine Martial Tower's main gate, intending to find her on the mountaintop and ask about the current situation.
When he had watched Zen Hai Guanwu dispel the formations, she had been calm and skilled.
Even though it took time, she had proceeded methodically, appearing completely in control.
But when Li Weiyi began to work on it himself, he realized the formation scriptures on the gate was incredibly complex, like trying to find a thread's end among countless strands.
He also had to be careful not to accidentally trigger the gate's defensive mechanisms.
After half an hour of fruitless effort, Li Weiyi gave up.
Based on his current Psychic Power cultivation, he estimated it would take at least two or three days to dispel the formation art and escape.
Wasting time here is pointless. It's better to continue cultivating and wait for Zen Hai Guanwu's next return.
"Ge Xiantong must possess the treasure needed to activate the Phoenix Pavilion's Formations."
"From now on, I can't let time slip away during cultivation."
Li Weiyi summoned the Seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors and retrieved seven stalks of Millennial Essence Herbs from Yao Qingxuan's Boundary Pouch to feed them.
"If Zen Hai hasn't returned within five days, wake me immediately."
Today is the thirteenth day of the first lunar month.
Based on the current situation, if the war in the Western Territory erupts around the Shangyuan Festival, the Demon Clan, Rice Sect, Demon Kingdom, and Netherworld won't wait much longer to strike at the Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain.
Various crisis signals will undoubtedly appear before the end of the month.
Therefore, regardless of Zen Hai Guanwu's situation, he must leave immediately before the end of the month.
Each of the Seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors was already a foot and four inches long, quite large, equivalent to the Fourth Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm.
With his current abundance of resources, Li Weiyi could easily feed them to the Fifth Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm.
Li Weiyi climbed the stairs to the upper tower, searching for the True Scripture.
The Daoist True Scriptures were stored on the fifth level, totaling only three volumes.
Li Weiyi was particularly drawn to the Nine Heavens Secret Treasury.
The True Scripture of the Nine Heavens Secret Treasury was a six-foot-tall purple jade stele.
The scriptures carved on the stele resembled bolts of lightning in various forms.
Standing before it, a wave of ancient history, profound weight, and mysterious energy washed over him. It felt as if a boundless power lay dormant within, capable of shattering heaven and earth upon release.
"The Nine Heavens Secret Treasury is said to be the ultimate chapter of the Thundercloud Sect's cultivation Spiritual Manual (Codex). To think it's stored here. Without this jade stele, the Thundercloud Sect will never again produce a Martial-Mystic Dao Heavenly Emperor."
Li Weiyi marveled at the thought: where else in the world could one find a cultivation sanctuary superior to the Phoenix Pavilion?
Just this Divine Martial Tower alone was enough to leave Immortal Realm Giants and Transcendent beings battered and bloody.
He sat cross-legged before the purple jade stele.
Even before he began to meditate, the Dao Seeds within his Divine Pivot and Wind Mansion became unusually active.
His entire being seemed to have entered another world, directly confronting the Great Dao.
"Whoosh!"
Li Weiyi used his Psychic Power to activate the Dao Ancestor's Tai Chi Fish, weaving a Cocoon of Time around the Jade Stele of the Nine Heavens Secret Treasury, intending to envelop it within.
With a sharp crack, the Cocoon of Time shattered.
Just like the previous time when Tang Wanzhou had intruded, the Cocoon of Time proved too fragile to contain the purple Jade Stele.
Drawn by the irresistible allure of the Dao essence contained within the purple Jade Stele, Li Weiyi cleared his mind and began practicing the Jade Void Breathing Technique, immersing himself in its depths.
He didn't attempt to decipher the scriptures inscribed on the stele or consult the nearby bookshelves filled with interpretations of the Nine Heavens Secret Treasury.
Instead, he carefully absorbed the Dao essence of the True Scripture itself, merging it with his own Dao Seed.
Simultaneously, he used his Soul Spirit and Intent to trace the scriptures within his Divine Pivot.
Martial-Mystic cultivators typically first sense the essence of a True Scripture before consulting interpretations to grasp its meaning.
This is because each person's understanding of a True Scripture is unique.
Interpretations, being the understanding of previous generations, can influence later cultivators' genuine perception of the True Scripture.
As time passed, strands of electric light began to emanate from Li Weiyi's Divine Pivot Dao Seed, accompanied by deep, rumbling thunder.
"Hiss!"
Lightning surged from Li Weiyi's Divine Pivot, overflowing his body and flickering around him.
Gradually, signs of intertwining and entanglement appeared at seventy-two points around his body. The interwoven lightning grew denser and more stable, forming a Thunder Tribulation Formation Diagram.
Within each of the seventy-two clusters of lightning, a scripture was inscribed.
"Gather!"
With a thought, Li Weiyi summoned the seventy-two clusters of lightning and scriptures into his Divine Pivot, where they plunged into his Dao Seed.
"Boom!"
The lightning and Dao Seed collided, and a thunderous roar echoed through the Divine Martial Tower.
The Divine Pivot Dao Seed trembled violently, spinning wildly.
A radiant Immortal Haze filled the tower's space, flowing like liquid.
"The Divine Pivot Dao Seed is about to undergo Dao Birth (Dao Sheng), reaching the Third Heaven. This is also the perfect time for body refinement."
Li Weiyi immediately entered the Blood Mud Space and headed to the Tanggu Sea.
There, he wove a Cocoon of Time and consumed Four-Colored Immortal Moss, Golden Spring, and Divine Cauldron Wood - all treasures for body refinement.
Then, he began using his Breathing Technique to frantically absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.
Two days later, the breakthrough was complete.
The Divine Pivot Dao Seed had officially entered the Third Heaven, with 379 scriptures inscribed upon it.
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