Writing a Book of Scripture

"Oh."

Upon hearing this, Li's eyes lit up immediately, and he moved closer.

Bai Qiuran arrived at the Pool, picked out a few stones that looked to be of good size, and then casually picked up a twig. Without saying a word, he stood among the stones, took the stick, and began to practice a set of sword techniques.

To accommodate beginners, he didn't use any advanced sword techniques, but rather a set of sword techniques that every Cultivation sect could learn—so basic it couldn't be more fundamental.

This sword technique is mainly intended to help beginners get used to the various basic sword Moves and some basic variations. It is not even as good as the sword techniques of some Jianghu arts sects in Mortals countries, but it is the foundation of countless superior sword techniques in the Cultivation World.

With Sword Qi energy crisscrossing, Bai Qiuran meticulously practiced these Moves, then left sword marks on the surrounding stones. He carefully controlled his strength so that the Sword Qi wouldn't directly cut the stones, making it easier to examine them later.

Then, he threw away the stick, walked ashore, and without saying a word or urging him, let Li see and think for himself.

Fortunately, Li did not disappoint him. After watching him practice once, Li stood there, deep in thought.

After a moment, he walked into the Pool, picked up the wooden stick that Bai Qiuran thrown away and that was floating on the surface of the water, and swung it around in a precise and methodical manner, just as he remembered it.

His movements were still very clumsy on the first try. After struggling through the first round, he stopped, touched the sword marks on the rock, thought for a quarter of an hour, and then began his second practice.

The second time, the standing posture was much more standard and proper. Although it still didn't quite capture the essence, at least the form was fairly well imitated.

After finishing his practice, he paused to reflect, and then began practicing a third time.

By the third time, his stance was completely perfect. He had perfectly imitated the form of the sword technique, and even faintly revealed a sword intent.

Amazed by the talents of the Human Race in this era, Bai Qiuran nodded in satisfaction. Seeing Li put away his wooden stick and climb out of the Pool, he asked, "Any thoughts?"

"Master, I feel like something's missing from this setup."

Li touched the back of his head, somewhat hesitant.

"And also..."

"Please feel free to speak."

Seeing his hesitant expression, Bai Qiuran spoke.

"Also, I think there's still a lot of room for improvement in this stance."

Li hesitated before speaking.

"You're right. The missing skill has already been taught to the people of your Settlement, and I believe you'll be able to learn it soon as well."

Bai Qiuran glanced at Jiang Lan and continued, "As for this sword technique, there is indeed a lot of room for improvement. It's just the most basic of the basics."

Li's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

"That..."

"Think for yourself."

Bai Qiuran said coldly, "Alright, I'm going back now. It's getting dark, you should go back too."

After bidding farewell to Li, Bai Qiuran also said goodbye to Jiang Lan: "Farewell, Miss Jiang Lan. Please take good care of these Human Race while I'm gone."

"You don't need to say anything more."

Jiang Lan still seemed somewhat skeptical, and there was still a hint of wariness in her eyes as she looked at Bai Qiuran.

Bai Qiuran didn't say anything more. In any case, time would tell. Jiang Lan would naturally be able to see what he was thinking, and he could also take the opportunity to find out what this Plague God goddess really thought about Human Race and Heavenly Gods.

After bidding farewell to Jiang Lan, he returned to his Divine Palace and continued to study Spatial Arts under the guidance of Wisdom Immortal. Every night, he would call one of the Human Race women to his Bedchamber, pretending to "favor" her, and then teach them cultivation Cultivation Technique and spells according to each woman's individual characteristics.

Of course, at Bai Qiuran's request, these women only cultivated in secret and did not reveal their abilities. Just in case, Bai Qiuran also taught them a method to prevent others from seeing their energy levels under special circumstances.

Two or three months passed in this way. Through diligent study and modification, Bai Qiuran successfully incorporated the Spatial Arts of the Earth Immortal era stored in Wisdom Immortal's mind into his own knowledge.

Although it still can't compare to the Heavenly Dao's ability to naturally exclude him from the world, at least the Eastern Emperor Bell's Spatial Teleportation can no longer harm him.

Because he can now also perform short-distance spatial Mobile.

After Wisdom Immortal lamented, "I have nothing more to teach you," Bai Qiuran began to set about creating a new "homeland" for the inhabitants of the Shibi Corpse Kingdom and the other two kingdoms.

His current spatial mastery is sufficient to support him in creating a series of nested, independent spaces like the Wisdom Immortal Cave Abode, which can be maintained indefinitely. The only problem in creating such spaces is that they require a huge amount of energy, but that is exactly what Bai Qiuran has in abundance.

He thought for a moment, then took out a stack of white paper from his Storage Bag, tore off two sheets of blue cardboard as covers, stacked them together, and then used his Sword Qi to cut them into a neat rectangle. He then bound the papers into a book.

Then, he picked up his pen and ink and drew three pictures on the first three pages of the blank book.

The background of all three pictures is a deep mountain range, which looks roughly the same as the mountain range he saw in the Shibi Corpse Kingdom. Then, on these three pages, he drew the appearances of the people of the Kingdom of the Shibi Corpse Kingdom, the Giant Kingdom, and the Rainbow Kingdom.

As he painted, he gathered the wisps of True Essence within his body, which surged and flowed from his arm, through the pen, and into the world within the paper, where they created another stable and continuous space.

After the space was created, following the instructions of the Wisdom Immortal, he voluntarily released the space's permissions and guided the Heavenly Dao into it. Soon, the tentacles of the Heavenly Dao penetrated deep into this space, drawing energy from the Void and transforming it into Spirit Qi, which began to rapidly transform this space.

Before long, mountains and rivers appeared out of the Void, and plants grew on these mountains. Fish came into being in the water, and birds and beasts came into being on the mountains, turning this small space into a vibrant little world.

Seeing that the evolution of this small space was gradually completed, Bai Qiuran opened the scroll and transferred all the residents of the Three Kingdoms in the Painting to this independent small space, telling them that this was their new home.

Observing the three races' inhabitants who were beginning to cut down trees and build settlements in this small world with their Spiritual Sense, Bai Qiuran asked, "Wisdom Immortal, what exactly is the principle behind this? Why did it begin to reshape the world on its own after I introduced the will of Heavenly Dao?"

"This is probably an instinct of Heavenly Dao, like our habitual breathing."

After considering for a moment, Wisdom Immortal said, "For a will like this, it would instinctively invade other worlds, using its own will to control the operating rules of the entire world, and then drive the development of that world. Although for a will like this that is born with almost invincible power, doing so will not increase its power, nor will it bring it any practical benefits, but doing so might make such a will feel happy?"

"Does such a will exist in other worlds as well?"

Bai Qiuran pondered for a moment, then asked.

"I don't know, but I guess it probably is."

Wisdom Immortal replied, "Perhaps when the Heavenly Dao encounters other wills, they will also clash."

"I understand."

Bai Qiuran replied, "It's a struggle over the Dao Lineage."

That's roughly the idea.

Wisdom Immortal stopped answering. Seeing that the space in the book had been completely Stabilization, Bai Qiuran withdrew her Spiritual Sense, thought for a moment, and wrote the names of the three races on the corresponding three pages.

After the ink dried, Bai Qiuran closed the page, picked up the pen and looked at the blank title on the cover. After hesitating for a long time, he finally wrote the word "" on it.

Then, he blew on the ink to dry it and put the brush, ink, and the book into his Storage Bag.