Shen Fan’s head felt like it was splitting open.
He clutched it, rolling on the ground.
‘Will the Light of Yin and Yang kill me?’ He was terrified.
“You have come.” An ancient, desolate voice echoed by his ear, seeming to drift from the distant Starry Sky, ethereal and indistinct.
“Who’s there!” The hair on Shen Fan’s arms stood on end.
He was so startled he even forgot his headache.
He shook his head, feeling that the atmosphere of this place was off.
Taking a closer look, he realized he was in an unfamiliar space.
A pale white sky, pitch-black earth, no sunlight, no wind, no flowers, insects, birds, or beasts—only endless, cold silence.
It felt just like the Starry Sky he had always imagined.
He stumbled back several steps.
When he looked up, he saw a giant white face, obscured and hazy, veiled by Yin Yang Qi.
“Who exactly are you!”
Shen Fan’s voice was strained.
It felt as if a hand were gripping his throat, making it hard to breathe.
The giant white face smiled and sized him up.
Then, it rippled like water and transformed into a mirror.
Within the mirror seemed to be a Starry Sky—a Starry Sky as deep as an Abyss.
He saw a speck of golden light emerge from the depths of the Starry Sky.
It seemed to cross endless ages, arriving with an air of desolation.
In that instant, he felt as if the entire world was about to collapse.
The golden light gradually expanded, revealing itself to be a Golden Giant Gate.
Streams of primal, earthy-yellow energy hung from it, and it was carved with wondrous Dao Patterns.
It was as if countless Divine Spirits were roaring from behind the gate.
Carrying a force that could suppress Heaven and Earth, it came crashing down!
Just then, a giant Yin-Yang hand emerged from the Void.
The hand was covered in Yin Yang Divine Patterns and wreathed in the Light of Chaos.
It met the Golden Giant Gate and swatted it away fiercely!
The Golden Door and the giant hand collided.
The Void collapsed, a storm erupted, and the entire Starry Sky shattered into a field of pale white…
“Inherit my Will, control the Ancient Divine Power, Zhan!”
The desolate voice echoed again, startling Shen Fan back to his senses.
His body trembled, and cold sweat dripped down his back.
Facing the Golden Giant Gate and the giant Yin-Yang hand, he felt like a mere speck of dust, about to vanish along with the shattering Void at any moment.
Thankfully, the voice pulled him back.
He didn’t know where the courage came from, but he actually reached out a hand to touch the mirror.
Strangely, though the mirror was clearly suspended high in the sky, his hand touched it, and it felt as if it were about to merge with him.
“Inherit your will, control the Ancient Divine Power, Zhan!” Shen Fan shouted, as if possessed.
BZZZT—
The Yin-Yang Space changed again, shrinking to only a few dozen feet in area.
Countless Profound Mysteries in the form of Divine Patterns floated in the white void like a spider’s web, containing immense power.
Shen Fan entered a strange state.
His eyes narrowed as he stared silently at the white void.
Then, the countless Divine Patterns shifted slightly, transforming into a few simple Elemental Patterns that coalesced into a giant, pattern-formed palm.
Streaks of white light traced along it in a specific, regular sequence.
“Monument-breaking Palm!”
Shen Fan exclaimed in disbelief.
He couldn’t believe the Divine Patterns had actually formed the Elemental Patterns for the Monument-breaking Palm.
They were operating in an ingenious way, as if deducing the technique and teaching him how to cultivate it.
On the Barbaric Continent, all Cultivation Technique Martial Skills were comprehended from the myriad things in Heaven and Earth, and their most primal form of expression was the Elemental Pattern.
Elemental Patterns came in all forms, such as the veins of a leaf or the grain within a stone.
Unlike modern writing, Elemental Patterns were ancient markings passed down since antiquity, specifically used to record Martial Techniques and Cultivation Techniques.
Only a Cultivation Technique Martial Skill recorded with Elemental Patterns represented the most fundamental form of power.
Therefore, to cultivate a Martial Technique like the Monument-breaking Palm to a very high Realm, one needed to constantly study and practice it to comprehend its Elemental Patterns.
Shen Fan’s Comprehension was limited.
After studying the Monument-breaking Palm for a year, he still couldn’t grasp its Elemental Patterns and was stuck at the Initial Success stage.
The Realms of a Martial Technique were Initial Success, Minor Achievement, Great Success, and Perfection.
If one could master a Martial Technique at the Great Success or Perfection Realm, it would amplify their Combat Power, allowing them to challenge those at higher ranks.
However, in the entire Outer Courtyard, only a handful of people could cultivate a Martial Technique to such a high Realm.
Without exception, those people were all geniuses of the Outer Courtyard.
Shen Fan followed the deduced form of the Monument-breaking Palm.
He stepped forward and struck out, channeling the power of his Primordial Veins along the illuminated Elemental Patterns.
The Monument-breaking Palm had a total of Nine Techniques, and each technique placed high demands on both the body and one’s Primordial Power.
Previously, he had felt his strength failing by the time he reached the third technique.
Thus, the Refining effect of the first three techniques on his body was also limited.
With his current physical strength, he wouldn’t have been able to withstand the strain of forcibly practicing the fourth technique.
But now, after the deduction performed by the Yin-Yang Space, his understanding of the Monument-breaking Palm had reached an incredibly profound level.
With a single thought, he executed the techniques from first to ninth as smoothly as flowing water, without any obstruction.
One palm strike.
Two palm strikes.
Three palm strikes.
…
He was completely immersed in his Cultivation.
Primordial Qi flowed across his broad palms, while inside his body, his vitality surged.
He seemed to merge with the grand, sweeping Mental Realm of the Monument-breaking Palm, his presence becoming extraordinary.
“Hah!”
He leaped high into the air like a Fierce Tiger pouncing on its prey.
With an indomitable will, he thrust out a palm, creating a sonic boom as a faint blast of wind shot forward.
“Monument-breaking Palm, Great Success!”
Suddenly, a series of CRACKLES and POPS sounded from within his body.
A transparent-looking meridian extended somewhere inside him.
Dense Primordial Qi flowed through it like water, filling the entire meridian and generating a powerful aura.
A look of shock flashed across his face, followed by sheer ecstasy.
It was unbelievable!
“Peak of First Stage of Meridian Opening!”
In just two hours, he had not only cultivated the Monument-breaking Palm to Great Success but had also broken through directly to the Peak of First Stage of Meridian Opening!
Going from Meridian Opening First Stage Minor Achievement to the Peak of First Stage of Meridian Opening was a process of gradual accumulation breaking forth.
For someone with his Talent, it would have taken a month, or even longer, of accumulation to have a chance of reaching this level.
At this moment, his physical strength had also soared from one thousand jin all the way to two thousand jin!
He flexed his muscles, feeling the power flowing through his flesh and blood.
He felt as if he could uproot mountains.
This was strength he should only have possessed at the Second Rank of Meridian Opening, but with the help of the Yin-Yang Divine Coin, he had achieved it ahead of time.
This meant that with his current strength, he could go head-to-head with Zhang Qiang.
Combined with his Great Success in the Monument-breaking Palm, it was more than enough to completely dominate Zhang Qiang!
This transformation made him ecstatic.
He gazed at the white void with a complicated expression, as if in a dream, and murmured, “Inherit your will, control the Ancient Divine Power… Who are you? And where is this place?”
There was only silence.
The desolate voice did not appear again.
It was as if he were the Dominator of this space.
After thinking long and hard, he shook his head in resignation.
He truly had no idea about the origin of this miraculous object.
But he understood that an object capable of deducing Martial Techniques and assisting with Cultivation had to be one-of-a-kind.
He had never heard of such a Divine Object existing in this world.
And then there was that terrifying Golden Door and the giant Yin-Yang hand.
That world-destroying power was definitely not something anyone in this world could possess.