This book was far too profound. Many members of the Human Race might be able to grasp its basic principles, but those who could understand its most esoteric depths were destined to be few.
Therefore, he wanted to draw on what he had seen and experienced to open a path for the Human Race.
Although he couldn't personally comprehend the book's deeper meaning, he could use his own experiences to help the Human Race understand its more profound aspects!
And so...
Jiang Chen walked through the Human Race Forbidden Zone day after day.
He didn't waste time. He chose those with exceptional cultivation talent and patiently explained things to them step by step.
The system's feedback also came more and more frequently.
In the blink of an eye, a hundred years passed!
Human Race Calendar, Year 632!!!
Jiang Chen was going over what he had gained during the past hundred years.
"Ding! Five hundred million living beings in the Human Race Forbidden Zone have finished reading [A Leaf Covers the Sky]. You have received five hundred million Reading Points!"
The system only counted a Reading Point when someone had fully finished the book, truly understood it, and achieved a perfect, one-hundred-percent resonance with a person or object from its pages.
Among the Human Race's countless millions, only five hundred million had understood [A Leaf Covers the Sky] over the past hundred years.
One could imagine just how profound this book was.
The written characters and symbols engraved within it were incredibly obscure. Even now, with the Human Race's Great Destiny returned, many still found them difficult to understand.
And among those who achieved perfect resonance, only some managed to grasp the book's essential meaning.
"Ding! Human Clan Suiren Shi has comprehended the fifteenth-ranked Meteorite Heaven Flame on the Exotic Flame Ranking! Congratulations, host. You have received the reward: Meteorite Heaven Flame!"
"Ding! Human Clan Shennong Shi has comprehended the Immortal Grade Emperor Pill! Congratulations, host. You have received the reward: Immortal Grade Emperor Pill!"
Suiren Shi and Shennong Shi had gained the most from [Exotic Fire Fighting World].
When the new book came out, they hadn't been the first to gain insights from it, so they could only continue learning from the old one.
Fortunately, they both had Great Destiny and could continue along this path.
They were among the very best.
And quite a few people had comprehended the new book!!!
"Ding! Xuanyuan Shi has read [A Leaf Covers the Sky] and comprehended the Chaos Enlightenment Dao Tree. Congratulations, host. You have received the reward: Chaos Enlightenment Dao Tree!"
"Ding! Shi Huang has read [A Leaf Covers the Sky] and comprehended the Seed of the Self Transcendence Method. Congratulations, host. You have received the reward: Seed of the Self Transcendence Method!"
"Ding! Chang Ge has read [A Leaf Covers the Sky] and comprehended the Origin Heavenly Immortal Art. Congratulations, host. You have received the reward: Origin Heavenly Immortal Art!"
Section 47: The Forbidden Zone Transforms—the Human Dao Immortal Domain! [Please, I Beg You, Send Flowers and Tips]
A full five hundred million Reading Points!
One hundred million points could be used for a hundredfold amplification.
In other words, with the five hundred million points Jiang Chen currently had, he could amplify five of his rewards a hundredfold.
Last time, the Dao Law he had amplified a hundredfold was the Great Law of Self-Transformation and Freedom.
He had amplified the Great Law of Self-Transformation and Freedom a hundredfold, turning it into the Primordial Dao Law.
It could transform him into a Sage, granting him immense power.
Now, Jiang Chen faced the same choice again.
Which one—or ones—should he amplify a hundredfold?
In recent days, the Human Race had comprehended only a handful of truly powerful things.
"The Seed of the Self Transcendence Method?"
He now stood at the pinnacle of the Human Dao. Apart from lacking the power of a Sage, he had already transcended the world.
He didn't undergo Tribulations, and he was immortal.
Besides, because of the immense karmic burden he carried, Jiang Chen had been stuck at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal level for a long time, unable to break through.
Even if he had a method of transcendence, he still couldn't advance.
So, pass!
"The Origin Heavenly Immortal Art... This is an immortal art of extraordinary power! It's a mighty immortal technique that can rival One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones and Kunpeng Extreme Speed."
Jiang Chen acknowledged the power of the Origin Heavenly Immortal Art.
As far as he knew, its most powerful move, Nine Seals of Forbidden Immortals, could seal the five elements of Heaven and Earth, reshape creation, and suppress Chaos!
It was a powerful formation on par with the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Array and the Twelve Capital Celestial Evil Array.
So Jiang Chen felt that he could amplify this immortal art a hundredfold and use it as a protective formation for the Human Race in the future.
"The Chaos Enlightenment Dao Tree!"
In the book, the Enlightenment Tree was a Heavenly Treasure.
It could increase a person's talent for comprehending the Dao. Meditating beneath its branches would bring twice the result with half the effort.
In the Primordial World, there were only a few Heavenly Treasures that could rival the Chaos Enlightenment Dao Tree.
They were all among the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots!
And almost all of them already had owners.
"None of the others are things I urgently need. Perhaps I should help the Human Race as a whole rise to another level!"
Jiang Chen thought it over.
The Millennium Period was drawing near, and the Chaos Chasm Great Abyss was almost unable to protect the Human Race Forbidden Zone any longer.
When that happened, once the Human Race reappeared in the Primordial World, they would face the demon race, with whom they had a blood feud, as well as the suppression of the entire Heavenly Dao!
As long as the Human Dao remained incomplete, the Human Race would always be suppressed in the Primordial World.
So Jiang Chen had a plan.
He wanted to use the little time that remained to transform the Human Race Forbidden Zone into a special domain.
"System! Amplify it a hundredfold!"
"Ding! One hundred million Reading Points consumed to amplify [Origin Heavenly Immortal Art]. Congratulations, host. You have received [Origin Heavenly Dao Law]!"
"Ding! One hundred million Reading Points consumed to amplify [Chaos Enlightenment Dao Tree]. Congratulations, host. You have received [Primordial Enlightenment Dao Tree]!"
A new Dao Law—and an Enlightenment Tree powerful enough to support the Four Extremes of Heaven and Earth.
Jiang Chen's eyes shone. In an instant, he had risen above all of Shouyang Mountain!
In his hand was a flourishing Enlightenment Tree. Its interwoven roots seemed to draw nourishment from the starry river, water from the mountains and rivers, and its source from the five elements and Chaos.
It continued to grow.
At last...
Rumble~~~
A tremendous boom rang out. An Enlightenment Tree powerful enough to support the Four Extremes of Heaven and Earth took root on Shouyang Mountain, its roots spreading until they covered the entire mountain.
The roots of a single tree had completely wrapped around Shouyang Mountain, the Human Ancestral Land!
Those roots were thicker than a starry river and harder than a Spiritual Treasure!
Rustle, rustle~~~
The wind swept through the lush Enlightenment Tree, dappling the ground with shadows. Its leaves contained boundless power: some were shaped like immortal swords, others like priceless bells, lotuses, or even people.
"What is that? I can't even see the top of its canopy! Its roots have wrapped around the Ancestral Land! Each leaf is a world of its own, like a leaf covering the sky. What kind of tree is that?"
The Human Race's powerful figures near Shouyang Mountain all gazed in amazement at the towering ancient tree. It seemed able to shake Chaos down with a casual sway and stabilize the Four Extremes of Heaven and Earth.
"That tree looks like the Enlightenment Tree from the book, but it's much more powerful! Just the aura of enlightenment it gives off makes me feel refreshed!" Xuanyuan Shi had awakened from the Book World. Looking at the tree, he explained it to the living beings of the Human Race.
"Did the Human Emperor find it?"
Jiang Chen didn't say much in reply. Looking at the Human Race who had been awakened, he said, "All members of the Human Race may come here to comprehend the Dao and transcend!"
After that, he went to find Houtu.
Houtu was at a difficult stage of her trial, and her face was pale.
Soon, Houtu left the Book World. She had gained new insights, but still hadn't set foot in that hazy place.
"Try meditating beneath the Enlightenment Tree. See if it helps," Jiang Chen said.
Houtu gazed toward Shouyang Mountain. Somehow, a massive Enlightenment Tree, large enough to support the Four Extremes of the Primordial World, had appeared there.
"What a colossal Enlightenment Tree! Its energy surpasses Chaos itself, and even a single leaf can cover the sky!"
Houtu offered the Primordial Enlightenment Dao Tree her highest praise.
Praise from a Quasi-Saint was enough to show just how precious the tree was.
There wasn't another tree like it anywhere in the Primordial Wilderness!
Even the Bodhi tree under which the Western Saints comprehended the Dao was nothing more than a little brother next to it.
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