I Seek Immortality Through Serendipity

”Moonlight Divine Sect?”

”Cave-Heaven Map?”

Listening to the Heart-devouring Insect’s narration, Gu Yuan pondered silently.

From the sound of it, the Moonlight Divine Sect has a significant background, and if that Pocket World truly was left behind by a Mahayana Cultivator, its value is unimaginable. Yet now, with only the map and no precise location or method to access the Pocket World, it seems useless.

However, to others, it might be entirely useless, but for him, it might not be impossible.

”Where is the map?”

Gu Yuan looked up and asked.

”The old demon stored the map in the Cave Mansion. I can retrieve it for you, or transcribe it on the spot; the whole map is inside my head!”

The Heart-devouring Insect had a smug look on its face.

This was its greatest skill, residing within and devouring memories. As long as the memories weren’t sealed with a restriction by a Great Power Cultivator, it could absorb them completely, akin to snatching a remnant soul’s rebirth, exceedingly formidable.

”Also, copy down the sword scripture as well, but the true scripture and map must be retrieved quickly, along with the treasures in the old demon’s mansion.”

Gu Yuan urged.

In the world of cultivation, the more profound the True Scripture, the more remarkable the medium required. The same text, on different mediums, gives cultivators completely different insights.

Some True Scriptures and Mysterious Techniques cannot even be copied; they need the creator’s personally inscribed original to be studied and comprehended.

Now, without the true scripture present, Gu Yuan could only first use the transcription by the Heart-devouring Insect to study, but he still needed to further comprehend the true original.

”Understood!”

The Heart-devouring Insect nodded respectfully, then took the blank Jade Scroll handed by Gu Yuan, closed its eyes, and began engraving characters and drawing sword patterns within with its Divine Thought.

This engraving took half a day’s time.

After half a day, the Heart-devouring Insect respectfully handed over the Jade Scroll, then picked up another blank Jade Scroll and started transcribing the Cave-Heaven Map.

Gu Yuan took the Jade Scroll, immersing his Divine Thought into it.

In an instant, Moonlight circulated, and the True Scripture’s seal characters burst forth.

”The profound Chapter speaks of Yin and Yang, Toad Moon as the law king...”

”Moonlight as the source, sword as the scripture, cutting to the sky high above as shadows...”

Each word brightened, like the brilliance of Moonlight flowing through Gu Yuan’s heart. He felt his soul riding the wind, merging into the Celestial Vault, transforming into a bright moon, but suddenly, the bright moon radiated light, with boundless moonlight, like silver frost spilled on the ground, enveloping the heavens and earth.

In an instant, the silver frost surged, seeming to turn into countless sword lights, moving silently, piercing the entire world in an instant.

”Boom!”

But suddenly, everything exploded, like an illusory dream with only a mass of extreme mist floating in the void.

Truly, the Qi of transformative Yin Qi cannot form an image!

”Master, master!”

The distant cry reached his ears, Gu Yuan opened his eyes, finding the Heart-devouring Insect standing by his side, looking at him with concern.

”Hmm?”

Gu Yuan calculated with his fingers, only to realize that several hours had unwittingly passed while his heart and spirit were immersed in the sword scripture, completely unaware.

”Master is okay? The map has been transcribed!”

The Heart-devouring Insect raised a Jade Scroll, speaking respectfully.

”No problem!”

Gu Yuan rubbed his forehead, finding his heart and spirit slightly fatigued.

This made him even more curious about the origins of the Toad Moon Sword Scripture.

This scripture does not source from swordsmanship but from ”Taiyin,” elaborating on Yin and Yang, fully grasping the endless cycle of existence and extinction, with profoundly deep meanings, each word a rare gem, captivating him momentarily, unconsciously immersing within.

”This scripture is incomplete!”

However, he also realized a truth.

This scripture is incomplete, not the full version.

As the saying goes, a false inheritance is ten thousand books, a true inheritance is a single phrase.

Though the path of cultivation is profoundly mystical, truly practicing it still follows a traceable pattern.

This too is the allure of inheritance.

At first, the Daoist Techniques might be obscure and elusive, but once someone has crossed the ”River of the Great Dao,” naturally they can pass down the ”River-Crossing Technique.”

And this Toad Moon Scripture expounds many ways of Taiyin but intermingles many sword scripture methods without being complete.

It’s like giving a lecture, first elaborating on the course of the ”River of the Great Dao,” its flow, its turbulence beneath, analyzing thoroughly from its essence, followed by instructions on ”how to build bridges or boats over such a river” to cross it.

But in the latter half, the true river-crossing technique abruptly ends.

Words left half-spoken.

”It seems, the reason Zhan Junxi could condense such a pure Sword Pill but only achieve a seven hundred zhang anomaly lies here...”

Gu Yuan’s comprehension and vision now far exceed before, discerning the subtleties, immediately deducing the cause and effect of the situation.

This Toad Moon Sword Scripture, high-minded and cryptic, encapsulates the path of cultivation and includes techniques of Sword Seal and artifact refining, worthy of being called a scripture containing myriad techniques, truly formidable.

But unfortunately, the subsequent method is incomplete, leaving the discovery of the ”river-crossing technique” to one’s own exploration.

Zhan Junxi discovered the method of Sword Pill and obtained the Guardian Dao Technique, but on the path of cultivation, took a misstep, thus resulting in this state.

Yet the power of this scripture left Gu Yuan in awe.

”Truly worthy of a Mahayana Sect...”

If before, Gu Yuan harbored some doubt about the sect’s origins, now he believed it by eighty percent.

One must know, in his cultivation journey so far, whether it be Daoist School Dharma Seals or the True Scripture of the Thousand Waves Sect, each matched a single path, one technique to one seal, ”meticulous and methodical,” where the cultivator follows the blueprint, step by step, to cultivate.

But this Toad Moon Sword Scripture, merely through its elaboration on Taiyin, can lead one to comprehend various Mysterious Techniques within, like deriving from the source of the Great Dao, truly a profound mystery, transcending what Gu Yuan’s current realm could envisage.