Chapter 937: Twice Shocking the Myriad Phenomena Realm (Part 2)
Chapter 937 -155: Twice Shocking the Myriad Phenomena Realm (Part 2)
“Master, Xiao Yan has been brought.”
“Alright, you may leave now.”
Jiang Chen looked at his master standing in front of the steps, feeling a bit puzzled. Normally, based on his master’s disposition, he should be seated, so why was he still standing there?
And who was that young man, looking so unfamiliar to him? Someone not from their Pill Pavilion’s senior disciples?
Since his master hadn’t given an introduction, he could only respectfully bow and retreat.
“Xiao Yan, you’ve claimed first place in this Alchemy Competition. According to the rules, I shall grant you the Nine Revolutions Primordial Scripture and the Taiyi Green Spirit Record to study. But you only have one two-hour timeframe; after that, these two Cultivation Techniques will self-destruct.”
Gu Yunfeng was straightforward, not even saying a couple of flattering words to Lin Chen, nor asking if Lin Chen wanted to join the Thousand Mechanism Sect.
It’s not that he didn’t want to; it’s that he couldn’t.
Who would’ve thought the martial uncle would personally appear for this Xiao Yan, now standing on one side of the hall?
“Thank you, Pavilion Master Gu.”
Lin Chen nodded, catching the two Jade Scrolls Gu Yunfeng flicked over.
“Remember, you only have one two-hour timeframe. Both Jade Scrolls have an Array, and they will self-destruct at the end of the timeframe. Also, don’t foolishly think you can record the Cultivation Techniques. You’ll understand when you study them; these two Cultivation Techniques can’t be simply memorized.”
Gu Yunfeng reminded Xiao Yan once more, glanced at the martial uncle beside, and continued when he noticed the martial uncle’s expressionless face: “You may study here.”
“Right here?”
Lin Chen was somewhat taken aback; he had thought of taking them back to study. He feared changes might occur to his body during comprehension, especially unusual phenomena. In the hall, he might expose quite a few secrets.
“Rest assured, this hall is equipped with an Array. Not even a Myriad Phenomena Realm expert’s Divine Thought, let alone someone like me at the Innate Sixth Realm, can observe anything within. I promise you in my capacity as the Pavilion Master of the Pill Pavilion; those outside the hall will remain oblivious to your comprehension inside.”
Outside the hall, people won’t know; inside the hall, I can’t guarantee.
Gu Yunfeng added a note in his mind, unable to help it—it was what the martial uncle instructed him to say.
He had no idea why the martial uncle would instruct this, the only explanation being that the martial uncle was familiar with Xiao Yan, knowing his cautious nature, or perhaps aware of secrets hidden within Xiao Yan, not wanting them exposed.
“I naturally trust the Pavilion Master, and will study and comprehend within the hall.”
Hearing this from the Pill Pavilion Pavilion Master, what else could Lin Chen say?
Moreover, he trusted the Pill Pavilion Master of the Thousand Mechanism Sect—it’s tantamount to having the sect’s assurance, unlikely to deceive him.
“No one has ever simultaneously studied the Nine Revolutions Primordial Scripture and the Taiyi Green Spirit Record before; I hope you can gain some understanding.”
Leaving these words, Gu Yunfeng too departed the hall, as for when the young man disappeared, Lin Chen hadn’t even noticed.
In the vast hall, only Lin Chen remained.
Staring at the two Jade Scrolls in his hand, Lin Chen’s eyes flickered but he did not hesitate further, directly immersing his Divine Thought into one of them. Since he had already decided to study here, he couldn’t be indecisive.
Actually, the situation was much better than Lin Chen had imagined; since hearing from Yin Yue that the Thousand Mechanism Sect might suspect him, he feared that after winning first place, the sect wouldn’t easily grant him access to these two Cultivation Techniques, but instead interrogate him. He even prepared how to respond.
Yet none of these responses were needed; the sect didn’t sense anything.
Calming his mind, he immersed his Divine Thought into the Jade Scroll. Three breaths later, Lin Chen withdrew his Divine Thought, his eyes filled with determination, and the next moment he directly crushed the two Jade Scrolls.
Once shattered, the Jade Scrolls turned to powder and dissipated, but before Lin Chen, two dynamic and profound scrolls appeared in the air.
The left scroll was a Nebula Diagram, with nine swirling nebulae rotating interwoven like a cosmic painting, deep and enigmatic.
The right scroll was a Herbal Meridian Chart, with a blue-gold stream flowing through the branches and leaves, perpetually vibrant.
Two seemingly different paintings now presented themselves before Lin Chen.
Lin Chen understood why the Pavilion Master said these Cultivation Techniques couldn’t be memorized: there existed no Cultivation Technique Mantra. Whether he could comprehend them depended on whether he could grasp anything from the scrolls.
Lin Chen directed his mighty Divine Soul into the scrolls, while in his Dantian, the myriad Divine Soul Stars began reconstructing the scrolls.
Ever since the first upgrade of the Immortal Technique using the Void Stone, he discovered that the stars within his Divine Soul could reconstruct Cultivation Techniques, far quicker and more effectively than deducing them himself—this was how he operated even in the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda afterward.
Now, it was the same.
Within the Star of Dantian, the first to be reconstructed was the Nine Revolutions Nebula Diagram: one, two… three…
When all nine nebulae were reconstructed, Lin Chen realized the stars within his Divine Soul had changed from before; initially, the stars merely adorned the starry sky like tiny light nets, more abundant but static.
But now the Divine Soul Stars were like true stars, possessing their unique trajectories…