After imparting the technique, Ge Xuan said to Bai Xiaowen, "Mastering the Inner Vision Technique isn't something that can be done overnight. I'll read the Heavenly Books first, so I won't wait for you."
Bai Xiaowen sat cross-legged with his eyes closed. He did not respond while entering meditation.
After speaking, Ge Xuan took the first volume of the Heavenly Books and likewise sat down cross-legged. He silently prayed toward the south for a while, then closed his eyes and prepared to read the Heavenly Books.
Suddenly, Bai Xiaowen's voice sounded beside his ear. "Is this the Inner Vision Technique? Interesting. With my eyes closed, I can rely on a third eye to see things even more clearly and in greater detail than with my ordinary eyes."
Ge Xuan was startled and opened his eyes.
"Young Master... you've already mastered the Inner Vision Technique?"
Bai Xiaowen said, "I'm not entirely sure, but I think so."
Ge Xuan still seemed somewhat unconvinced and handed over the first volume of the Heavenly Books. "Young Master, try it."
Bai Xiaowen took it, closed his eyes, and imagined a third eye opening on his forehead.
On the originally blank silk scroll, densely packed characters appeared. They were smaller than ants, like dust. If viewed with the naked eye, these dust-sized characters would certainly have been impossible to make out. But now, in a state of intense concentration and Inner Vision that discerned the subtleties, he was able to do so.
"Golden Palace of Great Peace... Emperor Chenhou... Sacred Emperor... Lord, Teacher, and Assistant through the calendar..."
Bai Xiaowen read haltingly. In this state, he could not read ten lines at a glance, or even read normally. He could only slowly identify the characters one by one.
As he read, Bai Xiaowen's mental power was