Teaching the Wu Clan the Sky-Covering Method / A Gift from the Twelve Ancestral Witches; East King Duke Establishes the Immortal Court

Yet this silence did not last long. Just a few hours later, Ao Chen opened his eyes once more, the corners of his mouth curving slightly.

"Everyone, listen..."

Chapter 34: Teaching the Wu Clan the Sky-Covering Method

"The method I created for the Wu Clan is based on the idea of 'making the body a universe and uncovering its endless Divine Treasuries.' For now, I'll call it the Sky-Covering Method."

Ao Chen's voice was calm, yet it carried the rhythm of someone expounding the truths of the Great Dao.

"This method seeks nothing outside the self. It worships neither Heaven nor Earth, but honors only oneself! You Wu are Pangu's Orthodox Lineage, with Father God's blood flowing through your veins. That is your strongest foundation, and the starting point of this method!"

"The first step of the Sky-Covering Method is to open a sea of qi and blood." Ao Chen's words were startling.

"Three inches below your navel, use your own vast qi and blood as a guide to strike that Chaos Region and open your own Wheel of Life. This is the Wheel Sea Secret Realm!"

"Once the Wheel Sea is formed, qi and blood will circulate on their own, flowing endlessly—far surpassing the crude tempering methods you used before!"

"After the Wheel Sea, you must cultivate the Dao Palace Secret Realm!" Ao Chen continued.

"The heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys correspond to the five elements. They are also the body's five great Divine Treasuries! Nourish them with the essence of the Wheel Sea and open the divine palaces within each organ one by one, housing deities within!"

"When the heart's Divine Treasury opens, qi and blood will surge like a dragon;

when the liver's Divine Treasury opens, vitality will flourish;

When the spleen's Divine Treasury opens, the body will grow strong.

when the lungs' Divine Treasury opens, each breath will reach the divine;

when the kidneys' Divine Treasury opens, vital essence will become boundless! When all five Divine Treasuries are complete, the body will undergo its first transformation!"

"After the Dao Palace comes the Four Extremities Secret Realm! The limbs reach out to the four extremities of Heaven and Earth, becoming the pillars of the body..." A hint of mystery entered Ao Chen's voice.

"Beyond the Four Extremities lies the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm..."

"At the end of Dragon Transformation is the Immortal Platform Secret Realm..."

Ao Chen spoke one word at a time, explaining the Sky-Covering Method he had known in his previous life.

Of course, he wasn't just making things up. Along with outlining the corresponding traits, he also explained how to cultivate each stage.

In the end, the method took the form of an original scripture. Ao Chen named it the Witch God Art, and its words appeared clearly before the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

Silence!

A deathly silence!

When Ao Chen finished speaking, the twelve Ancestor Witches inside Pangu Temple—the most powerful, lawless beings in the Primordial Wilderness—stood as if turned to stone.

Their eyes were wide, their mouths agape, their faces filled with shock beyond words, horror, and elation!

Wheel Sea? Dao Palace? Four Extremities? Dragon Transformation? Immortal Platform?

The body's Divine Treasuries? Deities within? Qi and blood transforming into dragons? The body reaching spiritual awareness? True Spirit Will?

They had never heard of these concepts before, yet each seemed to strike at the very heart of Wu cultivation. They crashed through the Ancestor Witches' minds like thunder from the Nine Heavens!

Though they didn't understand the mysteries of the immortal Dao's primordial spirit, they could clearly sense the feasibility and boundless potential of this cultivation system, built entirely on the physical body!

This... this was an unparalleled method tailor-made for the Wu Clan!

The fatal flaw that had plagued the Wu Clan for countless epochs—that ordinary members had no systematic way to cultivate, and that their strength grew slowly and had a limited ceiling—had now been completely solved.

And it had taken only a few hours?

"Gulp!" Zhu Rong was the first to lose his composure. He swallowed hard, and his gaze toward Ao Chen had become one of fervent admiration.

"F-Fellow Daoist... this method... it's actually... this incredible?" Gong Gong's voice trembled so badly he could barely get the words out.

Even Dijiang, Zhu Jiuyin, and Hou Tu, the steadiest and most calculating among them, were shaken to their cores and struggled to remain calm!

Dijiang's body trembled slightly, his eyes filled with excitement and disbelief!

Light and time churned in Zhu Jiuyin's crimson dragon eyes, as if he were frantically calculating the method's feasibility and far-reaching impact!

Empress Houtu trembled, too, her beautiful eyes misting over. She seemed to see a future in which billions of Wu warriors rose thanks to this method, and the Wu Clan's great cause stood within reach!

Shock!

Unprecedented shock!

Admiration!

Admiration from the depths of their souls!

At that moment, the Twelve Ancestral Witches looked at Ao Chen in an entirely different light.

The image of this young man from the Dragon Race soared in their hearts to an unimaginable height!

Such talent! Such wisdom! Such ability!

He was a monster!

No—perhaps "freak" was an even better description!

Seeing the Ancestor Witches completely dumbfounded, Ao Chen smiled faintly to himself.

He had been able to create the method so quickly because he had long since gained a thorough understanding of the Wu Clan.

For several thousand years, he had traveled among the Wu Clan's various tribes, discussing the Dao and sparring with the Ancestor Witches. Thanks to his Heaven-Defying Comprehension, he had long since become intimately familiar with the Wu Clan.

He understood not only the Ancestor Witches' Dao, but also the qi-and-blood circulation and bodily structure of ordinary members of the Wu Clan. He had even observed and analyzed the faint yet genuine mark of Pangu deep within their bloodlines.

The vast accumulation of knowledge was already in his mind, supported by the perspective of his own Mythical Grand Unity Method. Those few hours had merely been enough to combine it all and finally "set it down on paper."

The Witch God Art grasped the Wu Clan's two defining traits: their focus on cultivating the body alone and their possession of Pangu's bloodline. It avoided their inability to cultivate primordial spirits, focusing instead on uncovering their own potential and advancing step by step.

By the end of the method, the body could reach spiritual awareness and give birth to a spirit within, something akin to a primordial spirit. At that point, they could cultivate both the immortal and Wu paths, with no remaining shortcomings.

That step, however, would be extremely difficult.

"I've already committed this method to memory. Now I'll demonstrate it for you, fellow Daoists..."

Ao Chen spoke again, then raised a hand and pointed. Divine light flashed, and soon a vast world appeared in the void.

This world wasn't something Ao Chen had casually created. It was a projection of the inner world within him. Though he was already powerful enough to create one himself, there was no need.

At that moment, a figure resembling one of the Wu appeared within the world's projection. Flesh and blood formed on its own, and then the figure appeared from a particular angle.

From that angle, every part of the creature could be seen, down to every inch of flesh and every wisp of its essence, energy, and spirit. Nothing within it was hidden.

Then, as Ao Chen recited each character of the Witch God Sutra, the creature cultivated each stage as it was described.

From the Wheel Sea to the Immortal Platform, each step unfolded in sequence, each one appearing before their eyes without pause. Everything was perfectly clear.

By the time the creature reached the eighth heaven of the Immortal Platform, its aura was no weaker than that of any Ancestor Witch present.

"Under Heaven, nine is the ultimate number. Under ordinary circumstances, the eighth heaven of the Immortal Platform is already the limit, enough to rival the Great Luo realm."

"To reach Immortal Nine requires immense perseverance, great wisdom, and tremendous fortune."

"Of course, Immortal Nine isn't the limit of this method. In theory, there is a tenth heaven of the Immortal Platform. But every being who reaches that tenth heaven has a different Dao. There's no point in me demonstrating it; it depends on each being's own fortune."

"Of course, even if one only cultivates the ninth heaven of the Immortal Platform to its limit, that alone is enough for the body to reach spiritual awareness and give birth to a 'spirit' within."

Ao Chen's lips curled slightly, and a playful glint appeared on his face.

In truth, he had strengthened the Sky-Covering Method. He had incorporated the Wu Clan's laws and baleful aura into their qi and blood, while also drawing out the power of Pangu's bloodline deep within their bodies.

Otherwise, the ordinary Sky-Covering Method would never have been enough to rival the Great Luo realm. Even an ordinary Immortal Nine would be doing well to match the Mystic Immortal Peak.

Of course, all the effort he had put into this wasn't just because the method suited the Wu Clan. Part of it also came from Ao Chen's playful streak.

Just imagine it: Jiu Feng specializing in Great Yin Great Yang, Kuafu cultivating Eternal Green Sky Peach, Xing Tian mastering the Fighting Saint Method and battling Heaven and Earth, Zhu Rong refusing to be outdone by anyone...

The entire Primordial Wilderness would take on a completely different tone. When the Witch-Demon War broke out, Dijiang would step forward and proclaim, "I am the Heavenly Emperor! I shall suppress every enemy beneath Heaven!"

What would Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi think then? What would the gods of the Primordial Wilderness think?

At the thought, Ao Chen looked toward the Ancestor Witches.

"Fellow Daoists, what do you think?"

Chapter 35: A Gift from the Twelve Ancestral Witches; East King Duke Establishes the Immortal Court

Inside Pangu Temple, all was silent.

The projection of the Witch God Art that Ao Chen had demonstrated had just faded, but the profound cultivation method and its grand vision of rising step by step remained deeply etched in the Twelve Ancestral Witches' minds, leaving them utterly shaken.

Wheel Sea, Dao Palace, Four Extremities, Dragon Transformation, Immortal Platform... the body reaching spiritual awareness and giving birth to True Spirit Will!

This supreme method was entirely different from the immortal Dao, yet so perfectly suited to the Wu Clan. Its potential was no less than that of the immortal Dao, and it showed them the hope of breaking their shackles and truly rising to power!

After a long while, Space Ancestor Witch Dijiang was the first to come back to his senses.

He looked at Ao Chen with complicated emotions, then bowed deeply, his voice trembling with sincere gratitude:

"Fellow Daoist, your talent is extraordinary! This method... this method is nothing less than a gift that has remade our Wu Clan! We are unworthy of such a great gift!"

Hearing this, the other Ancestor Witches came back to themselves as well. They looked at Ao Chen with gratitude, reverence, and an excitement they could hardly put into words.

They nodded silently, clearly agreeing with Dijiang.

Just as Dijiang had said, they had only meant to ask Ao Chen to create a method for ordinary Witch-Humans to temper their qi and blood. Never had they imagined that Ao Chen would casually produce an unparalleled scripture capable of changing the fate of the entire Wu Clan!