The familiar panel appeared before his eyes-
[Heavenly Imperial Scripture, first layer (1/100)]
The instant his gaze fell on the panel, Yang Jing's eyes narrowed slightly, and an enormous wave surged through his heart.
The three martial arts originally displayed on the panel-"Mountain-Splitting Seal," "Indestructible True Art," and "Crossing the River"-had vanished without a trace.
In their place, an entirely new martial art occupied the panel's central position.
The three true arts had become the foundational bedrock of this new cultivation technique.
Yang Jing stared at the technique's name on the panel, his pupils contracting slightly. Shock rose uncontrollably within him, and he murmured in wonder, "That name really is domineering."
On the panel, the words shone brilliantly, flowing with the resonance of the Dao, ancient, majestic, and imperious-"Heavenly Imperial Scripture, first layer."
Only then did Yang Jing understand.
The Stone Tablet Scripture his master had passed down to him was no nameless Daoist text. Its true name was the "Heavenly Imperial Scripture"!
Commanding heaven!
Command the Heavenly Dao, rule the Martial Path, look down upon all arts, and suppress the mortal world!
Those two words alone were enough to reveal this scripture's scope, depth, and dominance. It was unquestionably a supreme Great Dao that stood above all the world's arts.
Suppressing the shock in his heart, Yang Jing lowered his gaze to the cultivation progress of the "Heavenly Imperial Scripture, first layer."
The progress bar stretched out, barely reaching initiation. That entire round of refining his flesh, replacing his secret power, and breaking through his body's barriers had merely brought him to the threshold of this supreme scripture, barely admitting him into the first layer's introductory stage.
Even this rudimentary initiation had transformed his body, reforged his foundation, and granted him such terrifying improvements. It offered a