White Bone Book

Night passed, and dawn broke.

The Black Mountain Gathering concluded smoothly, without any fighting or killings.

Two streaks of light flew over Black Wind Ridge. Feiluan gazed in the direction Zhong Shenxiu had left and asked, "What do you think, fellow Daoist?"

"This person is no simple character."

The White Bone Scholar toyed with a jade bottle in his hand. "According to the intelligence we received earlier, this Young Master Shenxiu has cultivated at least two divine abilities: one for controlling souls, and one for shifting through the void. The latter involves the void, so it must be a high-grade divine ability!"

"Looks like his combat strength is extraordinary, at the very least. Our move wasn't wrong, then." Feiluan muttered to herself.

"This person's background is mysterious, but that isn't all."

The White Bone Scholar opened the jade bottle and took a light sniff. His face showed a hint of intoxication. "This Profound Yin Fiend Qi is truly pure. It even carries a trace of the Nine Serenities' aura. It could never have condensed from an ordinary Earth Veins fiend lair. It came from the Nine Serenities Netherworld!"

"He can actually explore the nether soil?" Feiluan was utterly astonished.

Even many Divine Ability Cultivators were incapable of that.

"He probably cultivated some special cultivation method or divine ability... Heh heh, I've heard that the Central Plains haven't been peaceful lately either. The Yellow Springs Demonic Sect has emerged, and this Young Master Shenxiu was previously unknown. The two may very well be connected."

The White Bone Scholar smiled amiably, which only deepened the worry on Feiluan's face.

The residence in Sweetwater Alley.

Zhong Shenxiu resumed Su Daozhi's appearance and toyed with a White Bone Daoist Scripture in his hand.

"One portion of Profound Yin Fiend Qi for half of the White Bone Book. In the end, I'm still the one who profited."

This White Bone Book was the White Bone Scholar's inheritance. Although it was only half, it covered virtually everything and was extraordinarily valuable—practically given away at half price.

After racking his brains for so many days, Zhong Shenxiu had finally seen what a complete inheritance ought to look like.

This half of the Daoist scripture began with cultivation from the Xiantian stage. Its introductory methods were the White Bone Grappling Hand, a body-tempering and killing technique, and the White Bone Yin Demon Art, which cultivated White Bone True Qi.

Once the White Bone True Qi reached perfection and the cultivator arrived at the Xiantian limit, they would practice the White Bone Meditation Method. They would visualize a White Bone Demon God, have it pour power into their body, refine the Heaven and Earth Vital Energy, and merge it with their own True Qi to cultivate White Bone Mana.

In terms of purity, this White Bone Mana naturally far surpassed that of Venerable Yellow Sand and the like. It was also a perfect match for the several White Bone spells recorded in the Daoist scripture.

For example, the Three Yin Bone Searching Claw, White Bone Chain Armor, Xiantian White Bone Great Grapple, Hundred Bone War Chariot, Thousand Bone Hundred Demon Hammer, and so on...

Besides those, there were also two magical artifacts: the White Bone Banner, and the method for refining the Hundred Bone Human Demon.

If an ordinary martial artist obtained it, it would be no different from opening a shortcut that led straight to the heavens.

As for how to combine several White Bone spells into a White Bone Grand Divine Ability and break through to the Divine Ability realm, as well as how to cultivate beyond that realm and Condense Yuan Dan, those were all contents of the second half.

"So this is their way of making sure I take the bait."

Zhong Shenxiu muttered, "They're both Divine Ability realm cultivators, so they aren't afraid that I'll seize it by force. As long as I still want to let that descendant of mine cultivate, I'll eventually have to seek him out?"

The other party had given him a means of contact, clearly intending to strengthen their ties in the future.

This White Bone Book could be said to be nothing more than a gift.

What they truly cared about was Condense Yuan Dan!

After all, an ordinary Gang Sha Realm cultivator only lived a little over a hundred years. Reaching a hundred and fifty was already considered a long life, while a Divine Ability realm cultivator's lifespan was practically doubled.

If one became a Yuan Dan Ancestor, one could easily celebrate a five-hundredth birthday.

The supreme mana and divine abilities were truly enticing.

"The White Bone Scholar's Daoist Arts can at most take one to the Yuan Dan stage. It isn't bad... It barely meets my requirements."

What Zhong Shenxiu wanted was still a supreme true inheritance that pointed directly to immortality.

"It's a pity that's only wishful thinking. Besides, the White Bone Book is only half complete. For the other half, I'll probably have to join forces with them and accomplish something before they give it to me."

Zhong Shenxiu furrowed his brows. Scheming against a powerhouse at the peak of the Divine Ability realm was no joke.

Furthermore, those two had only mentioned the name True Lord Dragon Tiger. They had said nothing about anything else.

But Zhong Shenxiu truly did not dare to get involved in such a matter.

He did not even really dare to fight Divine Ability Cultivators.

Once they fought, the skin of this counterfeit fraud of his would probably split open...

Gang Sha Realm cultivators might not be able to see that what he used was not a divine ability, but Divine Ability experts certainly had the discernment to do so.

If they discovered that he was a Western professional, what would happen in this nation filled with Eastern cultivators was truly hard to say.

In truth, if not for the Black Mist blockade, Zhong Shenxiu might have been better off heading straight west to develop than remaining in his current state.

Unfortunately, in this Eastern world, the [Shepherd] no longer had any potential. He still had to focus on Daoist Arts.

"I finally have a method for Entering the Dao. What a pity I still can't cultivate the White Bone Meditation Method, or I really would have walked straight into the urn."

Zhong Shenxiu let out a sigh, and a trace of ferocity flashed through his eyes.

He could not let them discover his identity. He only needed to silence them.

In any case, judging from the Magic Incantation itself, the White Bone Scholar had committed no shortage of massacres in the course of cultivation. He was not innocent.

As long as he refined the other party's soul, he could interrogate him about what came next!

"I still have to fool him for a while first and fish out some information while I'm at it..."

Zhong Shenxiu thought to himself, "Or perhaps... when the time is right, I should expose this major affair? Report it to Feng Xi'er... Although my own background won't withstand scrutiny, if I make such a great contribution, might I still have a chance to advance?"

He felt that the Fufeng Protectorate had recently begun to seethe with undercurrents again.

After all, this was a world where great power belonged to individuals.

Once certain people broke through a major cultivation realm, they would bring extremely violent changes to the situation.

The next day, Zhong Shenxiu went straight to request an audience with Feng Xi'er.

Although Young Master Shenxiu was a Rogue Cultivator, Su Daozhi was an officially appointed member of the government, with someone above him.

"What? You want to inspect the records of every Rogue Cultivator in the entire Fufeng Protectorate?"

When Feng Xi'er heard his request, her brows indeed knitted together. "What happened?"

"According to my investigation, Young Master Shenxiu appeared again at yesterday's Black Mountain Gathering and held a secret conversation with two Divine Ability Cultivators, the White Bone Scholar and Feiluan. I believe that for three Divine Ability Cultivators to gather together, the matter is definitely no ordinary affair. The slightest carelessness could cause a disaster, so it must be thoroughly investigated."

Zhong Shenxiu spoke seriously.

Feng Xi'er's eyes lit up slightly. "So you actually ventured into danger alone last night and entered the Black Mountain Gathering to investigate? Heh heh... You're far better than those who only know how to send people to their deaths. What you said makes sense too... I'll write you an official warrant. With it, you can access the records of all Rogue Cultivators. Go down and investigate carefully. Report immediately if you discover anything."

"Yes, ma'am!"

Zhong Shenxiu bowed once more, took the warrant, and walked out of the tent.

The government's intelligence was certain to be extremely detailed.

With that, together with some information the White Bone Scholar and the others had inadvertently revealed, he might be able to find a few clues.