Taishi Gong Writes the Myriad Laws History Book

Because he knew the secret behind him, Ge Xian was truly unwilling to look further at that joyful atmosphere.

After some perfunctory interactions, he quickly returned home.

This time, he did not wake the Broom Spirit to chat. He knew in his heart that he had gained many spoils of war, and there must be many secrets within that would excite him greatly. He feared he would be sleepless tonight.

After sitting down, Ge Xian did not take out the few treasures immediately, nor did he check the White Jade Daoist's Storage Pouch.

Instead, he patiently reviewed the assassination from today in his mind.

"Judging from the White Jade Daoist's performance in combat, he should be infinitely close to the [Foundation Establishment Realm]."

"I was able to kill him, so my combat power is also at this level."

"Of course, I took advantage of the sneak attack and the Rat Demon Body being heavily injured. If it were a frontal battle, I might be able to fight Zhang Buzu or Zhao Wuyou right now. Of course, this is under the premise that these Two Ghoul Generals do not have any hidden trump cards or ultimate moves, which is impossible. That mirror last time was an example."

"However, a frontal battle?"

"Absolutely not. I'm not stupid."

"I'll consider that matter when I am very familiar with this world, possess vast divine abilities, and have heaven-reaching methods."

"Now, it's time to examine the spoils of war."

After some thought, Ge Xian vaguely understood his current ecological niche among the many Dao Entry Realm cultivators in Qiantang County.

Feeling a little relieved, he immediately rubbed his hands excitedly and took out all the treasures he had plundered today.

A total of four items!

He originally only knew that the book was Anle Zishen's Logbook, which was the work record of the White Jade Daoist when he was the town god of Anle Town.

Before assassinating the Daoist, he heard him cry out in distress, so he also learned the names of the other two items.

Ge Xian had already guessed about the jade talisman.

However, the page that was clearly torn from a complete book made Ge Xian very concerned.

"A fragment of the Myriad Laws History Book?"

"So, this world does have history books."

"I just don't know if this history book is specifically for recording the Myriad Laws Sect, or if it includes all history?"

Ge Xian's curiosity surged.

As early as when he obtained the original body's memories, Ge Xian had noticed that very few people seemed to compile history books in this world. Regarding the dynasties before the [Dayuan Dynasty], although they all had names, such as the Great Song, Great Tang, Great Sui, Northern and Southern Dynasties, and further back, there were Qin, Han, Three Kingdoms, etc.

But they were only empty official talk, vague in detail.

Ge Xian initially suspected it was due to the original owner's low level of education. However, after a few days of casual inquiry, he learned that this was indeed the custom of this world.

Still, Ge Xian guessed that no matter how much people disliked recording history, there must have been many books left behind by various dynasties. It was just that "Historical Records" compiled into a single set were rare, though they likely existed but were hard to find.

Seeing the withered yellow pages now seemed to confirm his thoughts.

Unfortunately, he couldn't understand the script used on them. After a few glances, he turned to the work log of the White Jade Daoist.

He opened the first page and read it carefully, almost chuckling. He muttered to himself:

"It seems the imperial court has no cultural requirements for enfeoffing immortal gods."

"This old Daoist's log is too honest."

The reason Ge Xian said this was because the first page was scrawled in crooked, rough characters:

"Great joy, Old Man Bai has been deified. Lots of sesame oil, lots of rice. Humans nourish me, I'll let them have more babies... I also want to go home and show off to Orchid, coax her into being my goddess wife. Great joy, great joy, hehehe."

Just as Ge Xian was about to laugh upon seeing this, he suddenly remembered the giant mother rat he had seen in the underground nest earlier, which was as big as a house and gave birth while eating. Its name was indeed Orchid.

So, did this rat demon start as a proper immortal god? After being enfeoffed, it married its childhood sweetheart, and only later mutated into that form?

Understanding this, Ge Xian suddenly couldn't laugh anymore. He was only curious about how this White Jade Rat God had fallen.

Continuing to read, he soon discovered that the White Jade Daoist's wording became more elegant day by day, and his handwriting became neater. It was likely that after consuming the "incense" offered by humans, his intelligence grew, and he was actively learning.

However, in the latter half of the book, while the handwriting remained good, the wording began to become frantic and chaotic.

The more Ge Xian read, the tighter his brow furrowed.

After a full half hour, he closed the log with a small stick, his face a complex mixture of disgust and weariness.

Many of the doubts in his eyes were now answered.

"Although it's just one person's account, I can glean quite a bit about the reasons for this Chaotic World and the secrets of cultivation from this Immortal God Log."

"The White Jade Daoist was originally a diligent [Anle Son of God]. He received offerings and made Anle Town prosperous and its population surge... As the local immortal god, his cultivation also increased. Because he was enfeoffed by the imperial court, he received regular guidance from his superiors and was granted the Myriad Laws Jade Talisman, which he wore to suppress the vices that arose within him due to his cultivation."

"Unexpectedly, something happened in the imperial court. First, the guidance stopped, and then the Jade Talisman failed."

"Under the backlash of his vices, his soul was lost, and he began to fall. The once sweet incense turned into potent poison, causing him to become increasingly fractured and on the verge of sudden death at any moment."

"The only way to save himself: Foundation Establishment."

"He believed that as long as he advanced to the Foundation Establishment Realm, he could suppress his vices. If that didn't work, he could also free his soul and not be tormented."

"Unfortunately, the White Jade Daoist soon discovered that his Dao Path seemed to be a dead end."

"Human cultivators have countless, almost chaotic, and winding paths before them. Whether they succeed or not is uncertain, but there are indeed many choices ahead."

"Take the [Foundation Establishment Realm] for example. It's actually a process of complete metamorphosis, where one actively transforms from human to a non-human existence. The more intense and complete the mutation, the more powerful the acquired extraordinary powers and demonic arts... This process is even replaceable. For instance, [Gu-Eating Spirit Monster Lu Hualong]. If he fails Foundation Establishment and has no other recourse, he could find a way to switch to another [Kaiming Spirit God] that matches his talent and try again."

"If all else fails, Lu Hualong could even defect to the Eternal Life Cult, or other evil cults."

"Of course, the price would be unimaginable."

At this thought, Ge Xian paused.

Although he still didn't know much, thinking to this point, he still felt something was amiss.

Is there something special about humanity in this world? Why are they so favored, seemingly allowed, even encouraged, to seek refuge everywhere?

With a few thoughts, he couldn't figure it out and could only continue pondering the life of the White Jade Daoist.

This time, his gaze fell upon the withered yellow page again.

What he hadn't understood before, he now knew.

"The White Jade Daoist could easily gain an advantage and ascend to godhood because his true form was not human, but a [White Jade Rat]."

"As the chaotic world arrives, he is the one facing disaster."

"Already a spirit monster, how could he further mutate and transform? There was no path forward for him."

"His bad habits backfired, and the increasingly decaying White Jade Daoist was unwilling to give up. He desperately sought a method and, by chance, obtained a tattered page from the Myriad Laws History Book. It's rumored to be a miraculous book, written during the Han Dynasty by a mysterious Qi Refiner with the surname Sima, who was also one of the few to successfully merge with the Dao and ascend throughout history."

"The tattered page contained no cultivation methods, only a few lines of ancient history, describing a human dynasty called 'Xia' that sacrificed to the Myriad Gods and received their guidance, leading the entire populace onto the path of cultivation."

"The White Jade Old Daoist drew inspiration from this, even extending it with a flash of insight: If humans can receive guidance from the Myriad Gods, can our rat race not have its own deities?"

"Thus, the old Daoist frantically searched through secret texts and ancient books, finally confirming that a rat race deity had once visited this world. Unfortunately, no lineage was left behind, so he could only grope blindly through fragmented clues."

"Whether by fate or some conspiracy, he actually managed to establish contact with that mysterious Rat God using a bloodline secret technique, and obtained a corresponding Foundation Establishment method. The Rat God even promised that once the White Jade Old Daoist successfully established his foundation, he would impart the cultivation method leading directly to the Great Dao, the Lord She God Transformation Technique."

"It was also on that day that he completely fell."

"Following that Foundation Establishment method, he modified his old wife, causing her to breed madly... In return, he obtained a drop of 'Rat God's Essence Blood'."

Thinking of this, Ge Xian looked at the treasure he had snatched at the last moment.

His gaze was complex as he looked at the storage treasure called the [Lord She Treasure Pouch], not daring to open it.

Almost all cultivators in this world face the first hurdle of "absorbing Qi into the body," followed by the challenge of rejection.

However, the Foundation Establishment method obtained by the White Jade Old Daoist did not require him to absorb the essence blood into his body. Instead, it was to be placed in a safe location. As long as his old wife gave birth to enough "rat race" offspring, that drop of Rat God's Essence Blood would continuously grow, eventually forming a perfect embryo.

When the time was right, the White Jade Old Daoist could perform a divine sacrifice amidst countless rat race followers. At that moment, he could replace his aged demonic body with the perfect embryo.

Not only could he complete his Foundation Establishment, but he could also become a prophet of the Rat Clan, becoming the Rat God's spokesperson in this world.

Logically speaking, the safest, most unexpected, and most suitable place to keep the "Rat God Embryo" would be in his old wife's womb.

But the White Jade Old Daoist had gone mad. He trusted no one in the world, let alone his old wife, whom he had harmed terribly.

He was even more worried that proximity would breed opportunity. After all his schemes, he didn't want his old wife to reap the benefits.

Thus, inspiration struck him, and he placed the embryo into the treasure pouch.

He then filled it with human essence and blood, creating the best environment for his future "Foundation Establishment Demonic Body."

"A miscalculation, a miscalculation. I grabbed the wrong treasure."

After understanding everything, Ge Xian couldn't help but complain.

At this point, how could he not realize that he had clearly snatched a hot potato?

"That so-called Rat God is clearly a malevolent god coveting this world and wanting to descend."

"You must know that the Myriad Laws Sect is famous for accepting anyone. They're willing to take in any rotten Immortal God as long as they can obey orders. Even so, they didn't accept that Rat God. One can imagine what kind of creature it is."

"The White Jade Old Daoist practically delivered himself to my doorstep. He was already driven mad by his depraved habits, and after establishing a connection with the Rat God, he became even more unbearable to look at."

"That so-called Foundation Establishment embryo is clearly a vessel that the Rat God prepared to sneak into this world, a raft for its flesh. He didn't even see such a simple scheme. It's clear his brain was fried from that point on."

What made Ge Xian sigh and become certain of this was the journal.

The first third of the text was crude but honest, belonging to a proper local Immortal God.

The middle third showed clear progress but also growing anxiety and a struggle to maintain control.

The last third showed his complete transformation and depravity. The writing was not only manic but also stained with blood, plague, and excrement on every page.

Ge Xian finally finished reading it by poking it with a stick, and even then, he felt disgusted.

Even more disgusting was the so-called Lord She Treasure Pouch.

For a moment, he couldn't think of how to deal with it.

It would be too much of a waste to throw it away, especially since he had worked so hard to snatch it.

But he couldn't open it either. Although the "White Jade Rat Clan" was almost wiped out with the death of their ancestor and ancestress, causing the embryo in the pouch to stop growing, it was still a half-formed vessel for a malevolent god. Ge Xian wasn't sure if opening the pouch would cause any unforeseen changes.

If he were to Cai Bu and devour it, this method actually had some feasibility.

He could barely meet the required cultivation conditions.

The Cultivation Method, the embryo, and the detailed sacrifice regulations—Ge Xian possessed all three.

Gathering one more item, the White Jade Rat Clan, wouldn't be difficult. There were still some left in the underground rat nest. By devouring the embryo and absorbing its Dao Qi and demonic power, he could perform the summoning.

"Hmm... speaking of which, this Rat God seems much more generous than the Dragon race."

"According to the veiled descriptions in the Dragon Transformation Chapter and some secrets recorded in White Jade Old Daoist's logbook, cultivators who practice Dragon race secret techniques can obtain some relatively basic demonic arts like Cloud Soaring, Water Control, and Beast Devouring after reaching Foundation Establishment. Their main combat power comes from the Dragon race's formidable physique, thus still requiring close-quarters combat."

"But for him, White Jade Daoist, as a member of the Rat race, once he successfully reaches Foundation Establishment, he can instantly acquire over a dozen demonic arts such as Blood Corruption, Rat Summoning, Evil Sound, Poison Water, and Earth Evasion, leaping to become a regional overlord."

"This is merely the Foundation Establishment Realm. If one were to reach Transcendent Mortal, or even the stronger [Spirit Connection Realm], and go all out, they could probably conquer a province in a short period."

"It's a pity. Although I don't mind having another 'Rat Aspect' in addition to my 'Dragon Aspect,' I have no confidence in dealing with the Evil God Will that might exist within the embryo."

"Once I open the treasure pouch, there will be no turning back."

Muttering to himself, Ge Xian decided to set the treasure pouch aside for the time being.

In that case, if he were to be truly meticulous, his actions this time—actively entering the nest, feigning death for a surprise attack, and painstakingly killing White Jade Old Daoist—felt somewhat like a loss, as he hadn't obtained any treasure that could be directly converted into combat power.

Fortunately, it wasn't entirely like that. Ge Xian soon turned his gaze to the three items other than the treasure pouch.

The Myriad Laws History Book Fragment was the rarest, but it could only be collected.

The jade talisman that could suppress evil habits was empty and also for collection.

It was still that Anle Zishen's Logbook. Some of its pages were disgusting, but there was a lot of valuable knowledge within. White Jade Daoist was clearly an unconventional Immortal God who was skilled at digging, peeking, and recording.

Ge Xian recalled for a moment, filtering out the other useful items, and focused only on those that could help his cultivation advance further. Several still came to mind.

The very first one was very familiar to Ge Xian:

"There is a branch of the Dragon race in the Qiantang River. Their Dragon Head was originally human, surnamed Qu. It is rumored that he was extremely cunning and malicious. Many years ago, he bribed Yelü Tianzheng, the then Magistrate of Qiantang County, with numerous treasures, helping him trap a Dragon Girl who had swum from the East Sea. After forcibly mating, they became husband and wife, and thus he prospered."

"This fellow is extremely greedy. As long as the sacrifices are done correctly and the treasures are sufficient, one can obtain corresponding benefits from him."