"Hahaha! To obtain the world's finest writing and unravel its mysteries—what a great joy in life! Bring me brush and ink!"
Zhong Shenxiu picked up the azure secret scripture. His expression seemed slightly blank for a moment, but he immediately threw his head back and shouted.
"Please, go ahead!"
Old Li respectfully spread out paper beside him. One tentacle after another, suspended between reality and illusion, descended, seized the inkstone, and began grinding the ink.
Zhong Shenxiu seemed not to notice at all. He picked up a fine brush, dipped it in ink, and began writing:
"Tai Shang Three Origins, Sever the Dao and See Me..."
"These Three Origins are neither spirit as spirit nor life as life. They are the three flames of humanity..."
Just as he was explaining a crucial point, Zhong Shenxiu suddenly stopped his brush.
The many tentacles instantly grew frantic, lashing Old Li again and again.
Old Li felt the agony of waiting for updates and urging updates, yet he dared not make a sound. He could only ask, "Master, are you perhaps lacking in stamina? This old man prepared some Clear Spirit Jade Dew long ago. It can replenish your vital energy and spirit..."
"Not at all..."
Zhong Shenxiu said, "I'm merely curious. Where did this secret manual come from? From what I see, this scripture is grand and orthodox, so it must have originated from the orthodox Xuan Sect—a true inheritance manual. Your pavilion really intends to give it to me? You should know that no Daoist arts classic is as precious as a cultivation manual."
Everything he had seen before, whether the [Flying Dragon Divine Ability], [Bird Transformation Art], [Startling Waves Secret Sting Sword], and so on, had been mere techniques! They were not the Great Dao!
What was a cultivation