The Tao Te Ching was written by the Three Pure Ones when he reincarnated as the ancient human Laozi. It contained the subtle and profound truths of the Great Dao.
In the Xia Clan Great World, it was also required study for the Daoist Sect.
Yet though the entire text contained only a little over five thousand words, its writing was simple while its principles were difficult to grasp. Even those whose cultivation had reached the Heavenly Immortal realm would not dare claim to fully understand its obscure essentials.
But the True Explanation of Xuanpin that emerged from the tortoiseshell before him took the concept of "Xuanpin" as its central principle, guiding cultivators to harmonize Yin and Yang, reverse life and death, and ultimately form a Golden Core. It was truly a Qi Refining technique that pointed directly toward the Heavenly Immortal realm.
Of course.
Xia Manggan already possessed the Yin Yang Two Caves Scripture. Whether in rank or in the amount of Essence Liquid his Purple Mansion could absorb after completing each level, it was clearly far superior to the True Explanation of Xuanpin. Naturally, there was no need for him to switch techniques.
What truly caught his attention was the True Explanation of Xuanpin's explanation of the mysteries of harmonizing Yin and Yang, reversing life and death, as well as a method for cultivating a Second Primordial Spirit.
According to that method, even without a vessel for cultivating a Second Primordial Spirit, one only needed to find a place containing endless death qi and obtain a spiritual pearl from some heavenly treasure. Then one could artificially refine the naturally formed wondrous treasure known as the Xuanpin Bead.
Moreover, after refining the Xuanpin Bead and cultivating a Second Primordial Spirit within it, if one successfully comprehended the Heavenly Dao