The True Art of Dual Cultivation of Body and Spirit

Long ago, after obtaining the first volume of the Book of Heaven—the book's general outline—Hao Shuai realized that rather than being a cultivation method, the Book of Heaven was more like an understanding of the natural world.

In Hao Shuai's view, the Book of Heaven did not record any specific cultivation methods. Instead, it contained the endless mysteries of heaven and earth.

Exploring the truth of the world and seeking out the mysteries of heaven and earth in order to master extraordinary power—that was the very essence of cultivation.

The Book of Heaven could be said to be a summary of the nature of the world, a key to unlocking its mysteries.

It was far more precious than any cultivation method. Obtaining the Book of Heaven was like setting one foot on the path to heaven, with the Great Dao laid directly before you.

Of course, while the Book of Heaven was a key and a shortcut, whether one could wield that key and take that shortcut depended on the individual.

Different people would understand and perceive the Book of Heaven differently, and the cultivation methods they created afterward would naturally differ as well.

This explained why the Blood Refining Hall and the present-day Ghost King Sect of the demonic path, as well as the Qingyun Sect and Tian Yin Temple of the righteous path, all drew their cultivation methods from different volumes of the Book of Heaven. They shared the same origin, yet their methods were worlds apart.

The Hehuan Sect's cultivation method, meanwhile, had likely been created by Madam Jin Ling after she studied the first volume of the Book of Heaven.

But perhaps Madam Jin Ling's talent and insight were inferior to those of Black Heart Old Man and Ancestor Qing Ye. She had not grasped the