Xuan Girl Heavenly Scripture

Having traversed the Immortal Realm for over twenty years, Li Fan finally managed to obtain his first copy of the Xuan Girl Heavenly Book, a progress he found incredibly slow.

Of course, theoretically speaking, cultivators in this world who have reached the Transformation Stage have mastered the escape techniques of the Nine Qi of Taiji and the study of the Five Arts. The most classic and traditional upgrade path for them is to compete for the Heavenly Book and comprehend the Dao.

Just thinking about it makes it clear how difficult it is. The nine volumes of the Xuan Girl Heavenly Book are either in the hands of old guys like the leaders of the Nine Great Xuan Sects or hidden deep in the secret vault of the Blood Talisman God Sect. Even Xuan Tian has to do missions to get them. If you calculate it this way, you'd be laughing all the way to the bank if you got one of these books every twenty years.

Of course, Li Fan's main task was still to collect information on the non-material Material Dao Ancestors of the Tai Su Dao. He didn't care about things like the Heavenly Book of the Profound Maiden. On the contrary, this old bastard who manifested was still thinking about him and eagerly offered it up...

But isn't the Heavenly Book of the Profound Maiden still a Heavenly Book? Does the system offer any rewards for it?

"We can analyze it, but the theory of Taiji Xian Dao falls within the realm of rational analysis, and it's not worth much from the science Ethics Committee."

'However, the Profound Maiden's true form is the fleet commander of the legion. If we can gather information about her and hand it over to the security system, there will definitely be a bounty reward.'

That's true. If he collected all nine Heavenly Books, he could probably contact the Legion's Profound Maiden Fleet Commander directly, just like the God Lord, and maybe even get some Legion reputation support. However, the Legion's stuff is all garbage, and Li Fan doesn't even care about that kind of influence right now...

However, even disregarding the matter on the other side of the 'gate', the Xuan Girl Heavenly Book is still the core divine skill that the Three Great Sects have been vying for for thousands of years. Even though the fate of the Mysterious Sect and the Immortal Path is coming to an end, using it as a reference book to draw inferences and comprehend the Heavenly Dao is still a supreme treasure.

Therefore, Li Fan sincerely bowed and thanked Xianhua.

"Thank you for bestowing this method upon me, Daoist Master."

Manifestation shrugged. "No need to be polite. Anyway, I, Penglai, am not participating in this election of the Nine Great Xuan Sects. I will naturally hand over the Heavenly Book I am keeping. At least I can exchange it for something valuable."

"Oh, right, this is the original one. Remember to return it to Yuntai Peak before the new Nine Great Xuan Sects are selected."

Before Li Fan could react, the manifestation vanished with a whoosh.

Holy crap! There's a time limit! That old bastard!

Li Fan was utterly speechless. That was practically freeloading a copy of his "<Sighing at the World's Inaction>"! What a bastard!

Moreover, Penglai didn't even choose one of the Nine Great Xuan Sects this time? That's a huge variable... But then again, Penglai directly abandoned the Zhen Country's mountain closure and manifested the Heavenly Book of Ancestor Luo, which clearly indicates that they want to go into seclusion and cultivate asceticism. It seems that this time they will also make their stance clear and no longer get involved in the great war between Songshan, Hengshan, the Immortal Palace and the Divine Sect.

But that bastard Xianhua is really willing to give up his share. He relinquished his position among the Nine Great Xuan Sects in the distribution of power without hesitation. The other factions probably won't treat him unfairly; on the contrary, they'll likely offer him a lot of benefits to curry favor with the Penglai faction's votes...

Damn it! Stop thinking nonsense! What do I care if the Three Great Sects fight tooth and nail?! Hurry up and study!

Seeing that Manifestation was so diligent despite his age, Li Fan lost all interest in robbing people and giving lectures. He packed up his lecture notes from the past few days, along with some Void Jade and swords, and rare Heavenly Treasure worth tens of thousands of coins, and gave them to the judges. After securing the Grandmaster title, he immediately went into seclusion on Yuntai Peak to study the <Supreme Xuan Girl of the Nine Heavens's Evil-Slaying Secret Manual>.

The reason why a book can be called a book of heaven is naturally because normal people cannot read it. Li Fan now has a lot of books of heaven. There are five books from the Luo Ancestor Luo lineage on the Void Star side. He has also collected many stone tablet rubbings from the Beast's Child Ruler of Xun Country, which are probably the books of the beast mother. Back then, he also got the <<Yellow Heaven Book of Peace>> of Yellow Heaven Dao from Gen Province.

To be honest, Li Fan couldn't understand a single one of these heavenly books. It wasn't that he couldn't read them; he could read them, but he couldn't understand them.

Just as the system said, this primordial Dao is not a logic that carbon-based life forms can understand. They can only glimpse the whole picture through a tube, using their limited sensory abilities to record the information they see and the fragments of sound and light they perceive.

Even for Li Fan, his civilian system chip hardware was insufficient before, and he couldn't process the information he saw, which was frustrating. Now that the hardware is sufficient, he is still a level four carbon-based life form and still cannot understand it. He can only hand it over to the system to collect and analyze slowly, and try it again after he has attained enlightenment.

The Xuan Girl Heavenly Book is similar, containing an explosive amount of information. Although it doesn't drive people mad or cause them to die like the Tai Su Heavenly Scripture, and involuntarily lead them to join the glorious evolution, it is still beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

Therefore, even if it were shown to most people who are not destined to see it, ordinary people would subconsciously ignore the information recorded in the Heavenly Book out of self-protection. Hence, the Xuan Girl Heavenly Book has been known by other names such as the "Book Without Words" since ancient times.

Since they are wordless heavenly books, no one knows what is written on them, let alone whether they were written by the Profound Maiden or some other Daoist ancestor. Therefore, these kinds of books and albums, which are 'wordless' but 'recognizable' at a glance, are all collectively called heavenly books.

Of course, Li Fan now has no problem cultivating this <Supreme Xuan Girl of the Nine Heavens's Evil-Slaying Secret Manual>.

For Li Fan, who had already reached the Transformation Stage and whose system had been upgraded, the Xuan Girl Heavenly Book was indeed one level easier than the Tai Su Heavenly Scripture. Moreover, the Profound Maiden was from a different sect, so even if she had ascended later, her teachings could still be analyzed using human logic. Furthermore, the Xuan Girl Heavenly Book," "Explanations of the Heavenly Book," and "Further Examination of the Heavenly Book," with only fragments of the text circulating. Therefore, Li Fan didn't even need to memorize and decipher it first; he could simply glance at it and begin cultivating.

The Demon-Slaying Manual sounds quite combative, but it's actually not an attack skill. It doesn't slay evil from beyond the realm, but rather evil from within the heart. To put it bluntly, it's actually a thunder technique.

Of course, while it's called thunder magic, it's not the kind of thunder magic that summons wind and rain, or releases electricity, waves, and thunderbolts. Rather, it's a concept that's closer to the ancient thunder magic of the primordial spirit.

What is Thunder Magic?

The Xuanmen Thunder Method emphasizes the integration of internal alchemy with talismans and incantations, focusing on meditation and spiritual cultivation. Its core principle is the interaction between heaven and humanity, using the human body to transform the natural world.

Thunder is the Heavenly Gang, and the Heavenly Gang is the heart. With the heart, all Qi are manipulated. When Yang is moved, Yang responds; when Yin is moved, Yin responds. It operates the Five Elements and constantly pays homage to the Supreme God. It mediates creation, reverses Yin and Yang, and responds according to circumstances.

The seven luminaries are the Big Dipper in the sky, and the seven orifices of the human eye, ear, nose, and mouth. When the seven orifices are closed, the light of the seven luminaries shines brightly, and qi bursts forth and sweat is produced. The spirit also sweats like clouds, and thus one is in harmony with creation.

By refining one's Qi in this way, one can take the head as the sky, the feet as the earth, the four limbs as the four seasons, the five internal organs as the five elements, and the essence, Qi, and spirit as one with the heavens and the earth. It is as if wind, clouds, thunder, lightning, sunshine, and rain are all created by contemplation and spirit. When the mind moves, it arises; when the mind is still, it stops. By sensing the Qi of heaven and earth, one will naturally reach the realm of a True Person and have the great supernatural power to summon wind and rain and overturn rivers and seas.

After that, based on the power of the interaction between heaven and man, one must naturally ascend to the Starry Sky and sense the Great Dao of the outer universe.

To put it more plainly, the Profound Maiden's Immortal Path is about emulating the heavens, observing the universe with one's heart, and shaping Star Palace with one's spirit. The ultimate goal is to refine a miniature universe within one's body. Well, in terms of the concept itself, that miniature universe is... well, let's just say it's a bit of a stretch!

In short, from the perspective of just talking about the setting and bragging, the Taiji Profound Maiden Immortal Path is not bad at all. You emulate nature, you reshape the universe, you reach the chaos, and I can also transform into a starry universe! Who the hell turns into a bug! You're the bug!

This made Li Fan understand why the Xuanmen sect couldn't master the Profound Maiden's Dao and could only turn to seeking Feather Transformation Immortal.

Cultivating your own microcosm? Do you even know what the universe is? Are you kidding me? Profound Maiden was at least the commander of a star fleet. You natives, the silliest of you probably think the sky is a lid on a tortoise's back. You lack even a basic understanding of the 'universe,' how can you possibly succeed in cultivating it...?

Ahem, I digress. The Demon-Slaying Secret Manual is a thunder technique, or more accurately, a Heavenly Gang Heart Method. Thunder is merely a manifestation of various energies. The core of the Xuanmen Immortal Path is the 'heart' that governs the various energies. Once the heart harbors evil thoughts, the energy will naturally not flow smoothly. The Five Elements of the Inner Landscape Heaven, the Qi of Heaven and Earth, and the Microcosm will all be affected by the evil energy of the heart.

Therefore, eliminating evil means guarding one's heart. All grudges, hatred, love, and desires must be disregarded. Only by clearing away all thoughts in one's heart with a single thunderbolt and eradicating all evil can one comprehend the will of Heaven and reach the righteous path.

Of course, these are just principles; the actual operation is not as simple as it sounds. Not only are distracting thoughts evil, but also impurities during Qi cultivation, or even things that aren't impurities—those tiny eddies, anything that might affect the circulation of the Dao body—are evil.

In particular, the Xuanmen Immortal Path is a very complex overall system. People are not born knowing how to refine Qi. If you try to refine and simulate a microcosm in your stomach, problems may arise in every aspect, and various key points may deviate and generate 'evil'.

These evils cannot be "seen" normally. In fact, many cultivators may not even know where their Cultivation Method have gone wrong. Special secret methods are needed to find the location of the "evil." It is not enough to simply think "I will break the evil!" It requires targeting the meridians throughout the body and using various complex methods of circulating qi to harmonize yin and yang and break through the weaknesses of the evil spirits within the body.

The <Secret Manual for Slaying Evil> records these methods for checking and eliminating hidden dangers. After reading it, Li Fan gained some insights. No wonder the old ghost he manifested could be so sinister; he had probably thoroughly mastered this heavenly book. When he squatted in the corner, it was all natural and seamless, so only Li Fan could spot him at a glance. Others probably wouldn't even notice anything amiss...

In fact, the secret manual of this Heavenly Book did not greatly improve Li Fan's physical body. After all, the Heavenly Book is not like the Sunflower Bible, where cutting off Gao Wan would make one achieve great skill. Moreover, Li Fan can no longer be considered to have the Taiji Dao Body; he is now completely Tai Su Dao Body, and the structure of his meridians is quite different from that of the Profound Maiden system.

Moreover, his cultivation method is indeed system-certified, and the flow of qi is flawless. However, if a native cultivator were to see it, it would be an absolute huge improvement. They would be able to perceive all the hidden dangers and flaws in their Dao body since they began cultivating to the Foundation Establishment, and the corresponding repair and improvement strategies are also written in the Heavenly Book. As long as they follow the guidance, go into seclusion and cultivate diligently, and study it carefully, they can stabilize their foundation and naturally bring their strength to the extreme. It is a real and solid improvement.

Tsk tsk, look at the Heavenly Book of the Profound Maiden Woman, and then look at those of the Demon Ancestors. What is the righteous path and what is the demonic path is crystal clear.

Although the main body hasn't improved much, it's still good for further improving the current Microdust Avatar suit. Li Fan currently using the modified Emei Tai Su Method, and the combat power of the sealed clone created by the micro-dust is indeed not good. After all, it is a puppet created by Daoist magic, and it is difficult to go head-to-head with the Martial God Grand Eunuch, let alone fight against the kind of powerful fist with 480 layers of strength that some people use.

However, because the Microdust Avatar is more malleable, it can be further optimized with the guidance of the Heavenly Book. But since the Tai Su Qiankun technique is mixed with half of the evil energy, Li Fan has little confidence in how much help the <Evil-Slaying Secret Manual> can provide. Moreover, his Tai Su Qiankun was learned from Yang Ying, which may have flaws. And that old codger Cang Long has been teleported to some weird place, so he can't replicate the original Cultivation Method. He can only take it slowly. If it were so easy to update the Tai Su Qiankun technique to perfection, Emei wouldn't need to have the entire sect ascend to immortality.

In just a few days, Li Fan didn't go out to cause trouble. Instead, he carefully studied and pondered the original text of the Xuan Girl Heavenly Book. Finally, just in time for the meeting, he managed to slightly upgrade and update his Microcosmic Dao Body. Of course, he didn't comprehend any profound principles. He simply reshaped his Microcosmic Dao Body, removed impurities, refined and rebuilt it, and casually created an extra small universe.

Upon exiting the pass, one sees Qingyue Divine Lord's Dao body enveloped in clouds and surrounded by auspicious clouds. Three white rainbows shoot out from the top of his head, soaring into the sky. With a wave of his hand, wind and clouds gather, and the universe is in his grasp. Starlight shines in his eyes, and Dao Breath surges from his nostrils. White rainbows stand like pillars, giving him the imposing presence of a figure of the Three Elders and Four Ancestors.

Of course, Li Fan didn't do it on purpose. The closer an immortal is to the Dao Integration, the more intense the resulting phenomena in the heavens and earth become. Manifesting one's aura to the point of being formless and intangible, making it difficult for others to detect, requires real skill. Li Fan hasn't reached that level yet, so he can only be like this now, drifting around like a typhoon wherever he goes...

"Xuan Ancestor Yuanjun Great Heavenly Venerable, Zhichun of the Supreme Purity Nine Heavens Palace greets fellow Daoist."

"Xuan Girl of the Nine Heavens, Taiyi Lingying Daoist Grandmother Heavenly Venerable, Cui Yuan of the Great Yi Dry Heaven Palace greets fellow Daoist."

As expected, making too much of a fuss is not a good thing. Li Fan's earth-shattering exit from seclusion caused a rush of people to come and pay their respects as soon as he landed on Yuntai Peak. Moreover, two divine lords appeared at once, one on the left and one on the right, one in green and one in yellow. One was the Three Maos Old Daoist, and the other was the Song Mountain Palace Master. They stood like gatekeepers on the Yuntai Peak, clearly trying to get people to choose sides.

So he had no choice but to bow and agree.

"The Xuan Girl of the Nine Heavens, the Supreme Emperor, the Great Heavenly Venerable, and Qingyue of Lou Guan greet you both."

With Li Fan's imposing aura and his eloquent words, even without performing hand seals, the two divine lords of the Shangqing Great Yi Dao knew what he meant.

If Li Fan appeared as a disciple of the Sword Sect, he could intimidate them by proclaiming himself as the Great Heavenly Venerable, the Xuan Girl of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden, but Lou Guan was not a direct disciple of Profound Maiden Xuan Girl Heavenly Book had never been kept in the sect. Therefore, when Lou Guan recognized other disciples of the Mysterious Sect, he would not first chant the Profound Maiden's Daoist title.

Therefore, there is only one possibility for Li Fan, a disciple of an unorthodox sect, to call himself that: he has learned a celestial book.

"So you are the Divine Lord Qingyue of Ink Bamboo Mountain. I've heard so much about you."

Shizuko had clearly heard about the many good deeds Li Fan had done; she bowed politely, said a few words, and then stood still.

"So you've come to return the Heavenly Book, fellow Daoist. Congratulations on your great progress in cultivation! Come, come, please take a seat with me."

Cui Shenjun enthusiastically agreed and personally led Li Fan to the palace at the summit to take a seat.

Li Fan was well aware that he didn't really have a choice. The qualification for the Grandmaster exam was given to him by Dao Lord Wuyang, and the <<Sighing at the World's Inaction>> came from the Grand Tutor's wife. He definitely had to repay the favor with his vote, so he cast it for the Grand Tutor, well, Dao Lord Wuyang of Taiyi. So he smiled and nodded, following Cui Shenjun to the summit, and took out the <Supreme Xuan Girl of the Nine Heavens's Evil-Slaying Secret Manual>.

"I have a celestial book here, which I have come to exchange on the orders of the Daoist Master of Penglai."

Cui Yuan neither accepted it nor asked any further questions, and simply nodded.

"I see. Please follow me, Divine Lord. Since it was personally selected by the Manifestation Dao Lord, then you must pass this test yourself."

Li Fan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly understood. He nodded solemnly and followed Cui Yuan's guidance. They first climbed Yuntai Peak, paid homage to the Profound Maiden in front of the Daoist Palace at the top, and bowed before the jade statue holding a sharp sword that pierced the heavenly star. Then, holding the Heavenly Book, they entered the palace and came to a secluded spot outside the palace wall.

Cui Yuan remained at the door and gestured for them to enter.

Li Fan took a deep breath and stepped into the inner cave. In an instant, the stars shifted and the universe changed, and then a solitary peak appeared before him.

The solitary peak was surrounded by thunderstorms, with spiritual energy surging, lightning flashing, and sword winds sweeping through. A formidable chasm could be vaguely seen, leading straight into the storm and reaching the summit.

Upon closer inspection, the chasm was actually paved with sword blades, incredibly sharp, each strike piercing the heart. On both sides of the chasm, it resembled rows of tombstones, filled with broken swords and shattered blades. The wind from the swords swept through the broken edges, making a whistling sound like the roar of dragons and tigers, flashing like thunder. Everywhere one looked, the formation was filled with Sword Light, and the entire area was a death trap.

However, when Li Fan stepped into the formation without hesitation, stepping on the sword spine and walking into the sword wind,

Unexpectedly, the mournful sword cries that echoed across the mountains, along with the dazzling Sword Light like thunder, slowly dissipated, leaving no sound at all. The clouds and mist dispersed, the sky cleared, and a silent sword mound appeared.

At the heart of this solitary sword mound, a nine-story Dao Tower emerges from the sword formation that has concealed its sharpness.

This pagoda is smaller than the Lou Guan Tower. It is deserted and quiet. A thick layer of dust has accumulated on the steps and eaves for about five hundred years, and no disciple has come to sweep it.

But whether it's five hundred years or a thousand years, this tower still stands here, atop the peak, like the sharp tip of a willow leaf sword piercing the sky.

Yes, that's exactly what Xuan Tian said.

This is where the Xuan Girl Heavenly Book was once stored.

Beichen Sword Sect, Headmaster Daogong.

Nine Yin Peak

Nine Luminaries Sword Pavilion.