Chen Chuan had found a volume whose main medium was bamboo slips.
He flipped through it. No specific dates were marked, and the records were unsystematic. It looked as though disciples or descendants had compiled their predecessors' notes and insights into one place.
None of the writing on the bamboo slips had been altered. Even traces of additions, deletions, and revisions had been preserved.
Judging from its wording and style, it likely dated from after the middle ages, some seven or eight hundred years ago.
He thought about it. That era had seen drastic upheavals, but several figures who founded branches and sects had emerged one after another within the Xuan Sect, forcing the Zen Sect to cross eastward to spread its teachings afterward.
Based on what was reflected in its contents, this volume had most likely been left behind by some Profound Ancestor who followed the Aspect of Man.
Unfortunately, although spirit still clung to it, perhaps because it was not a formal work, it could not be communicated with.
Its contents did not describe the cultivation of the Aspect of Man. Rather, they mainly explored how the path of the Aspect of Man should be taken. Thus, he deduced that it had likely been written by a certain Profound Ancestor before they had broken through to higher power.
This volume was actually quite valuable.
Celestial Master Lu had told him that the path of the Aspect of Man did not require too much instruction from others. A volume like this suited his preferences better, allowing him to examine this path from different perspectives.
Though these bamboo slips were quite old, he had not yet encountered any classics concerning the path toward higher power. Nor did he expect to ascend in a single step, so he was able to