Lishui Imperial Palace.
By the lakeshore, where shattered gold scattered across the ground, a man slowly opened his eyes.
That man was Jiang Ning.
As his eyes opened, the Golden Light within them gradually faded, leaving only a pair of bright eyes.
Then, the Panel appeared before him.
[Skills]: Sun Scripture (Initiation 0.3%)
Looking at the change in the progress bar on the Panel, he could not help frowning.
Then he raised his head and looked toward the sky.
The bright moon had become exceptionally luminous, hanging high above the treetops.
Compared to earlier, about one shichen has passed! he silently calculated.
He continued working it out. In one shichen, the progress increased by roughly one-thousandth. At this rate, even if I spent an entire day on this cultivation method, I would probably only gain one percent progress.
At that thought, he continued calculating.
At this rate, it will take nearly a hundred days—three full months—for the Sun Scripture to go from Initiation to proficiency.
His brows furrowed slightly.
What he lacked most right now was time.
The Martial Saint had passed away, chaos was about to sweep the world, and the existences within the Blessed Grotto-heavens could make a move to probe him again at any time.
Though he had shattered nine Shackles and glimpsed a new world, new scenery, greatly increasing his strength, he was still far behind the Martial Saint's level.
And at this critical juncture, a hundred days was enough time for far too many variables to arise.
He also understood that this efficiency was not due to poor talent. Rather, it was because the Sun Scripture was a supreme Dharma Gate that pointed directly toward the True Immortal realm, and every step was exceedingly difficult.
Being able to reach proficiency in a hundred