Imperial Tome Heavenly Constitution, Xuan Chen Reigns Supreme, Returning to the Source Secret Codex (23)

—Before the boundless desolation of Taixu, before the Profound Abyss opened, as star lodges streamed their radiance and true dragons shed their forms... Gather the azure vastness of the abyssal waves, condense the essence of Taixu, become the Heavenly Sovereign who grasps the Dao, and suppress the pivot of the Nine Extremes. Thus command the myriad spirit arts, hold all heavens in one's palm, govern life and death, and forge the Imperial Court!

At a glance, An Jing could tell where this secret canon came from. After a moment's thought, he passed the leaf-slip to You Ruhui beside him.

She swept it with her Divine Sense and was even more astonished. Raising her head, she looked at the smiling King De. "Has the Imperial Court gone mad? They're willing to give away even this?"

"You think it precious, but in truth, it is not."

King De smiled with great delight. Seeing surprise on the faces of An Jing, who remained unruffled even if the sky collapsed, and You Ruhui, who had never shown the Imperial Court a pleasant face, was more entertaining to him than anything else.

But then, he drew in his Divine Sense and spoke privately: [An Jing, you may not know this, but Ruhui certainly does. The Xuanchen Sovereign Dominion Secret Canon is one of the foundational secret arts every bearer of Emperor Blood in the Imperial Court must cultivate—and one of the most important among them.]

[The Imperial Tome Heavenly Constitution is different. That is the original version which only the Zhen King and the Xuantian Emperor Lord may cultivate.]

"Mm... it is indeed extraordinary."

An Jing nodded slightly. The surprise on his face had yet to fully fade, but it was not because of the Xuanchen Sovereign Dominion Secret Canon itself. It was because of