Yet this silence did not last long. After only a few hours, Ao Chen opened his eyes once more, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.
"Let all present listen well..."
Chapter 34: Teaching the Sky-Covering Method to the Wu Clan
"The method I have created for the Wu Clan takes the principle of 'using the body as a universe, excavating the endless Divine Treasury within oneself,' and I have tentatively named it the Sky-Covering Method."
Ao Chen's voice was calm, yet carried a rhythm that expounded the truth of the Great Dao.
"This method seeks nothing externally, reveres no heaven or earth—only honors the self! You of the Wu Clan are the Pangu Orthodox Lineage, with the blood of Father God flowing in your veins. This is your most powerful foundation, and also the starting point of this method!"
"The first step of the Sky-Covering Method is to open the Sea of Qi and Blood." Ao Chen's words were startling.
"At the spot three inches below your navel, use your own surging Qi and Blood as a guide to strike that chaotic region, opening up a Wheel of Life that belongs to you. This is the Wheel Sea Secret Realm!"
"Once the Wheel Sea is born, Qi and Blood form a self-sustaining cycle, inexhaustible, far surpassing the crude tempering of the past!"
"After the Wheel Sea, one must cultivate the Dao Palace Secret Realm!" Ao Chen continued.
"The heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys—these five viscera correspond to the Five Elements and are also the five great Divine Treasuries of the human body! Nourish them with the essence of the Wheel Sea, and open each of the five Divine Palaces one by one, conceiving a deity within!"
"When the heart's Divine Treasury opens, Qi and Blood surge like a dragon;
When the liver's Divine Treasury opens, vitality bursts forth;
When the spleen's Divine Treasury opens, the physical body becomes firm;
When the lungs' Divine Treasury opens, breathing connects to the divine;
When the kidneys' Divine Treasury opens, essence and vitality are vast and boundless! With the five Divine Treasuries perfected, the physical body and physique will undergo its first qualitative transformation!"
"After the Dao Palace comes the Four Extremities Secret Realm! The four limbs connect to the four extremities of heaven and earth, serving as the pillars of the human body..." Ao Chen's voice began to carry a hint of profundity.
"Above the Four Extremities is the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm..."
"At the end of Dragon Transformation lies the Immortal Platform Secret Realm..."
Ao Chen spoke word by word, explaining the Sky-Covering Method he knew from his past life.
Of course, he was not speaking recklessly. While pointing out the corresponding characteristics, he also laid out the methods of cultivation.
In the end, this method coalesced into a scripture of origin, which Ao Chen named the Witch God Art, clearly displayed before the Twelve Ancestral Witches.
Silence!
A deathly silence!
When Ao Chen's words fell, within the entire Pangu Temple, the twelve Ancestral Witches—these most supreme, lawless beings of the Primordial Wilderness—were all as if turned to stone!
Their eyes were wide, their mouths agape, their faces etched with shock, awe, and ecstasy beyond words!
Wheel Sea? Dao Palace? Four Extremities? Dragon Transformation? Immortal Platform?
Physical Divine Treasuries? Deities within the body? Qi and Blood turning into dragons? The body becoming spiritual? True Spirit Will?
These concepts, which they had never heard of yet seemed to point directly to the essence of Wu Clan cultivation, exploded like thunderclaps from the nine heavens, madly resounding in their minds!
Though they did not understand the mysteries of the Immortal Dao's Primordial Spirit, the cultivation system Ao Chen described—entirely based on the physical body—allowed them to clearly sense its feasibility and its immensely bright potential!
This... this was a supreme method tailor-made for their Wu Clan!
The fatal flaw that had plagued the Wu Clan for countless eons—ordinary clansmen unable to cultivate systematically, with slow strength gains and limited ceilings—was now completely resolved.
And it had taken only a few hours?
"Gulp!" Zhu Rong was the first to lose composure, swallowing hard, his gaze at Ao Chen turning into fervent worship.
"Da... Daoist... this method... could it... could it truly be so?" Gong Gong's voice trembled uncontrollably, unable to form a complete sentence.
Even the most composed and deep-thinking Dijiang, Zhu Jiuyin, and Hou Tu were shaken to their cores, unable to maintain their calm!
Dijiang's body trembled slightly, his eyes filled with excitement and disbelief!
Zhu Jiuyin's crimson dragon eyes flickered with shifting light, as if frantically deducing the feasibility and far-reaching implications of this method!
Lady Hou Tu's delicate frame quivered, a mist of tears forming in her beautiful eyes. It was as if she could already see billions of Wu Clan warriors rising through this method, and a future where the Wu Clan's great cause was within reach!
Shock!
Unprecedented shock!
Admiration!
Admiration from the depths of the soul!
At this moment, the way the Twelve Ancestral Witches looked at Ao Chen had completely changed.
The image of this young dragon in their hearts had instantly soared to an unimaginable height!
Such talent! Such wisdom! Such means!
He was a monster!
No! Perhaps the word "freak" was more fitting!
Ao Chen looked at the Ancestral Witches, utterly stunned, and smiled inwardly.
The reason he could create this method so quickly was naturally because he had long since understood the Wu Clan inside and out.
Over these thousands of years, he had traveled through every tribe of the Wu Clan, debating and exchanging insights with the Ancestral Witches. With his Heaven-Defying Comprehension, he had long since grasped the full picture of the Wu Clan's situation.
This understanding went beyond merely the Dao of the Ancestral Witches. He had observed and analyzed the circulation of qi and blood in ordinary Wu, their bodily structures, and even the faint yet genuine Pangu Imprint buried deep within their bloodlines, leaving nothing unclear.
A vast accumulation of knowledge had long resided in his heart, supported by the perspective of his own Mythical Grand Unity Method. Those few hours just now were merely the process of fusing all that accumulation into a coherent whole, finally "setting brush to paper" to complete the work.
This Witch God Sutra firmly grasped the two core characteristics of the Wu Clan—cultivating only the physical body and bearing the Pangu Bloodline—while avoiding their weakness of being unable to cultivate the Primordial Spirit. It focused on excavating their own potential, advancing layer by layer, ascending step by step.
In fact, at the very end of this method, the physical body could become spiritually awakened, giving birth within itself to a spirit akin to the Primordial Spirit. At that point, one could simultaneously cultivate both immortality and the Wu path, leaving no shortcomings whatsoever.
However, that final step would be exceedingly difficult.
"This method is already clear in my mind. Now, I will demonstrate it for you fellow Daoists."
Ao Chen spoke again, then raised a hand and pointed. Divine Light blazed, and soon a vast world was born out of the void.
This great world was not casually created by Ao Chen, but rather a projection of the inner world within his body. Although he could have done so with his current strength, there was no need.
At that moment, a humanoid figure resembling a Wu appeared within the world projection. Flesh and blood spontaneously formed, then presented itself from a particular angle.
Viewed from this angle, everything about that being was laid bare—every inch of flesh and blood within its body, every wisp of essence, qi, and spirit—nothing remained secret.
Then, as Ao Chen spoke each character of the Witch God Sutra, at every realm, that being would cultivate one realm.
From the Wheel Sea to the Immortal Platform, step by step, image by image, without pause, everything was clear at a glance.
When that being finally completed the Immortal Platform Eighth Heaven, its aura was already no weaker than any Ancestral Witch present.
"Beneath the heavens, nine is the ultimate number. Under normal circumstances, the Immortal Platform Eighth Heaven is already the limit, enough to rival the Grand Unity Realm."
"If one wishes to cultivate to Immortal Nine, it cannot be achieved without great perseverance, great wisdom, and great fortune."
"Of course, Immortal Nine is not the limit of this method. Theoretically, there is an Immortal Platform Tenth Heaven. However, every existence at the Tenth Heaven has a different Dao, so my evolution is useless—it can only depend on each being's own fortune."
"Of course, even if one merely cultivates the Immortal Platform Ninth Heaven to its limit, it is already enough for the physical body to become spiritually awakened, reaching the point where a 'spirit' evolves within the body."
Ao Chen couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth, a mischievous expression appearing on his face.
In truth, he had enhanced this Sky-Covering Method, adding the Wu Clan's laws and Sha Qi into the qi and blood, while also excavating the power of the Pangu Bloodline deep within the flesh.
Otherwise, relying on an ordinary Sky-Covering Method alone, it would never be able to rival the Grand Unity Realm. An ordinary Immortal Nine would at most match a Mystic Immortal Peak, which would already be remarkable.
Of course, the reason he had expended so much effort was not only because this method suited the Wu Clan, but also partly due to Ao Chen's own mischievousness.
Just imagine—Jiu Feng focusing on cultivating Great Yin and Great Yang, Kuafu as the Eternal Green Sky Peach, Xing Tian with the Fighting Saint Method battling heaven and earth, Zhu Rong never yielding to anyone...
The entire Primordial Wilderness would undergo a sudden shift in style. When the Witch-Demon War broke out, Dijiang would step forward and shout: "I am the Heavenly Emperor! I shall suppress all enemies under heaven!"
At that moment, what would Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi think? What would the gods of the Primordial Wilderness think?
Thinking of this, Ao Chen looked toward the Ancestral Witches.
"Fellow Daoists, what do you think?"
Chapter 35: The Gift of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, East King Duke Establishes Immortal Court
Inside the Pangu Temple, silence reigned.
The projection of Ao Chen's evolution of the Witch God Sutra had just dissipated, but the profound cultivation method, the grand blueprint of step-by-step ascension, was still deeply imprinted in the hearts of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, bringing unparalleled shock.
Wheel Sea, Dao Palace, Four Extremes, Dragon Transformation, Immortal Platform... physical body becoming spiritually awakened, giving birth to true spiritual will!
This supreme method, completely different from the immortal path yet so perfectly suited to the Wu Clan, with potential no less than the immortal path, showed them the hope of breaking the Wu Clan's shackles and truly rising!
After a long while, it was the Space Ancestor Witch, Dijiang, who first came to his senses.
He looked at Ao Chen with a complex expression, bowed deeply and solemnly, his voice trembling slightly with sincere gratitude:
"Fellow Daoist, you possess great talent! This method... this method is nothing less than a gift of rebirth to our Wu Clan! Such a great gift... we are unworthy of it!"
The other Ancestral Witches also snapped back to their senses, looking at Ao Chen with eyes full of gratitude, reverence, and a hint of indescribable excitement.
They nodded silently, clearly all agreeing with Dijiang's words.
As Dijiang had said, they had originally only wanted to ask Ao Chen to create a method for ordinary Witch-Humans to temper their qi and blood. They never expected that Ao Chen, with a casual gesture, would produce a supreme treasure capable of changing the entire fate of the Wu Clan!
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