Primordial Holy Land, Inner Sect, at the entrance of the Scripture Pavilion.
After returning from the outer sect, Gu Yun went straight there.
Just as he entered, a middle-aged man in a gray robe hurried over. “Zhou Feng greets the Holy Son!” he said, then quickly plastered a flattering smile on his face. “I wonder what instructions the Holy Son has for me today?”
This man was one of the elders in charge of the Scripture Pavilion. However, his strength was only at the Divine Ability Realm, and without any backing, his duties were limited to overseeing the techniques available below the third floor. Whenever he had a chance to meet someone of higher status, he would rush to curry favor.
Gu Yun paid him no mind. Instead, he directly took out the Holy Son Token and said, “Go inform the elder in charge of the ninth floor of the Scripture Pavilion that Holy Son Gu Yun wishes to borrow the Ancient Body Refining Manual.”
According to the rules of the Primordial Holy Land, as the Holy Son, Gu Yun had the right to borrow techniques from the seventh floor and above once a year.
Zhou Feng froze. He hadn’t expected Gu Yun to request the Ancient Body Refining Manual. That technique wasn’t only famous in the Primordial Holy Land but also well-known throughout the Great Wilderness World. It was a legacy from ancient times, said to have been created by a Human Emperor. Also known as the Human Emperor Scripture, it was undoubtedly an Emperor-grade technique.
Unfortunately, the complete Human Emperor Scripture had long been lost. The version within the Primordial Holy Land contained only the first third, renamed the Ancient Body Refining Manual or the Ancient Body Refining Technique.
Even so, this one-third fragment far surpassed ordinary supreme Saint-grade techniques. The pity was that such a powerful method wasn’t something anyone could cultivate. At the very least, one needed to possess the Minor Five Elements Dao Bone just to barely manage it. Otherwise, even with extraordinary talent, cultivation was impossible. Thus, though this technique had existed within the Primordial Holy Land for thousands of years, it had remained untouched.
Zhou Feng quickly returned to his senses. “Yes, I’ll report immediately!”
Around them, other disciples who overheard were astonished.
“The Holy Son is borrowing that? Could it be he intends to cultivate it?”
“Impossible. To cultivate the Ancient Body Refining Technique, one must at least have the Minor Five Elements Dao Bone. I heard the Holy Son’s Dao Bone is the Primordial Dao Bone. He shouldn’t be able to cultivate it.”
“Unless…the Holy Son has awakened dual Dao Bones!”
The onlookers collectively gasped. Both the Primordial Dao Bone and the Minor Five Elements Dao Bone? Such a thing was unheard of. To possess even one Dao Bone already marked someone as a dragon among men. Dual Dao Bones? Even in ten thousand years, such a genius might not appear once.
Gu Yun ignored their chatter. Soon, two elders in black robes descended from the higher floors and approached him. One spoke solemnly, “Holy Son, please follow us.” You are reading on novelping . com, the official source.
Gu Yun nodded and followed them up to the top floor of the Scripture Pavilion, where three more elders awaited. These were the guardians of the ninth floor, each of them at least at the peak of the Dao Palace Realm, some even at the Void Cauldron Realm.
Naturally, Gu Yun didn’t dare act disrespectfully. He cupped his hands and bowed.
The elders didn’t fuss over formalities. The leading elder went straight to the point. “I’ve heard the Holy Son wishes to borrow the Ancient Body Refining Technique. Do you know the conditions required for cultivating it?”
Gu Yun nodded seriously. “Yes, one must possess the Minor Five Elements Dao Bone. By chance, I awakened it recently, which is why I came to borrow this technique.”
The elders’ expressions all shifted to shock. Though it was possible to awaken a Dao Bone later in life, the difficulty was akin to reaching for the moon. For Gu Yun, who already possessed a formidable Dao Bone, to awaken another meant he now had dual Dao Bones. In the entire Great Wilderness, no other sect could boast such a disciple.
Excitement filled the elders’ eyes. The leading one exclaimed, “Excellent, excellent! As expected of a descendant of the Ancient Immortal Clan Gu Family. To have dual Dao Bones—our Primordial Holy Land will surely flourish under your leadership. Since that is the case, borrowing the Ancient Body Refining Technique poses no issue. However, know this—the Human Emperor’s technique is incomparably domineering. Even with the Minor Five Elements Dao Bone, the risk of injury remains high. So if you intend to cultivate it, do so here. We will protect you personally!”
Gu Yun raised his brows. To have five elders at the Dao Palace Realm’s ninth stage, even one at the Void Cauldron Realm, guard him during cultivation—this was treatment unique to the Holy Son. With them present, he had no reason to fear any mishap. Naturally, he was delighted. “Then I must trouble the elders,” he said gratefully.
Without delay, he sat down. Soon, a piece of flawless jade, no larger than a palm, floated into his hand. Gu Yun calmed himself, closed his eyes, and sank his consciousness into the jade slip. Instantly, golden scriptures filled his mind.
So this…is the Ancient Body Refining Technique?
He dared not be careless, focusing intently as he began to comprehend it. Meanwhile, the five elders extended their spiritual senses to shield him. Should he show any signs of deviation, they would immediately pull him out to ensure his safety.
As time passed, colorful light radiated from Gu Yun’s body. Above the Scripture Pavilion, multicolored brilliance surged, and a faint spiritual vortex appeared.
Disciples across the sect were stunned. “What’s happening? What’s going on in the Scripture Pavilion?”
“Such terrifying pressure…could it be one of the elders breaking through?”
Even in the Primordial Holy Land’s core, numerous Grand Elders and long-secluded Ancestors emerged, flying into the skies to look toward the Scripture Pavilion. “What’s going on there? Why haven’t I been informed?” The source of this chapter is g.com.
“I don’t know. No one has reported anything!”
Suddenly, one white-haired Ancestor’s eyes widened in disbelief. “Someone is cultivating the Human Emperor Scripture! And it seems they’re succeeding!”
The crowd was dumbfounded. The Human Emperor Scripture? That fragment of the Ancient Body Refining Manual? For thousands of years, no one had ever cultivated it successfully. Who could it be?
Without hesitation, over a dozen Grand Elders and Ancestors rushed toward the Scripture Pavilion to witness for themselves.
Elsewhere in the inner sect, Ye Bufan had just healed his broken arm with a healing pill. He too noticed the abnormal phenomenon above the Scripture Pavilion. Frowning, he stood and muttered, “What’s happening over there?”
Luo Wushang’s voice trembled with shock. “The Human Emperor Scripture! Someone is cultivating the Human Emperor Scripture!”
She warned sternly, “Bufan, it seems there exists someone in the Primordial Holy Land whose talent surpasses even yours. From now on, you must keep a low profile and never be so reckless again!”
Ye Bufan scowled. Luo Wushang had always praised him as peerless in talent, even granting him the Desolate Body Refining Technique. As long as he matured, he could dominate an entire era. Yet now, suddenly, someone more monstrous appeared? Who was it?
“I’m going to see!” he said.
“No,” Luo Wushang stopped him instantly. “Too many Grand Elders and Ancestors are already heading there. If my soul is detected by any of them, it will bring great trouble.”
Though Ye Bufan burned with shame and frustration, he could only restrain himself. Still, he asked, “Master, since I can cultivate the Desolate Body Refining Technique, can I also cultivate the Human Emperor Scripture?”
Luo Wushang thought for a moment before answering. “If you use the Desolate Body Refining Technique as your foundation, you could forcefully cultivate it. But without the Five Elements constitution, your results would be far inferior. Don’t worry. This cultivator may not even be of your generation. It could be a Grand Elder, or even the Empress herself. Otherwise, their progress wouldn’t be so overwhelming—unless they possessed dual Dao Bones.”
Hearing this, Ye Bufan relaxed. Luo Wushang had said before that dual Dao Bones were rare even in ancient times. It must be a Grand Elder, or perhaps the Empress herself. He had heard that the Primordial Empress secluded herself long ago to comprehend the Human Emperor Scripture. Perhaps she was emerging now.
So long as this didn’t threaten him, it didn’t matter. He pushed the thought aside and sat down to cultivate again.
In one month, the inner sect competition would begin. Then, he would shine and make his name known across the Great Wilderness. He might even challenge the Holy Son himself. If he won, he would become the new Holy Son.
The thought made him tremble with excitement.