Selecting Emperor Scripture

Gu Changge channeled his spiritual energy into the Dao Child token, obtaining this information.

"Right, I haven't learned the Tianyuan Academy's core cultivation methods and combat methods yet," Gu Changge thought.

He realized that as the Dao Child of Tianyuan Academy, how could he not know his own sect's core cultivation methods and combat methods?

Thus, through the Dao Child token, he learned that the location of Tianyuan Academy's Emperor Scripture was on a mountain called Hidden Peak, located in the inner region of the Tianyuan Mountains. There lay Tianyuan Academy's secret vault, which contained the Tianyuan Emperor Scripture and other Emperor-grade items.

With that, Gu Changge arrived at Hidden Peak.

On Hidden Peak, a group of inner disciples were cultivating Emperor Laws.

Upon seeing Gu Changge's arrival, the disciples began to whisper amongst themselves.

"Look quickly, this is the new Dao Child appointed by the Palace Master."

"He's so weak, only at the ninth level of the Bone Forging Realm."

"Yeah, I really don't know why the Palace Master appointed him as the Dao Child."

"I wonder what he's here at Hidden Peak for."

"Are you stupid? He's definitely here at Hidden Peak to choose Emperor Scriptures and Emperor Laws."

Gu Changge ignored all the chatter and walked towards the secret vault of Hidden Peak.

Two deacons were guarding the entrance to the secret vault.

Both deacons possessed immense strength, which Gu Changge, with his current cultivation, could not see through at all.

"Halt, this is a sacred area of the academy. Unauthorized disciples are forbidden from entering."

One deacon said as he saw Gu Changge approaching.

Since these two deacons had been guarding the secret vault for years and were unaware of what was happening outside, they spoke as such.

"I am the Tianyuan Dao Child."

Gu Changge said with some helplessness, taking out his Dao Child token.

"This Epoch has just begun, how could our Tianyuan Academy have appointed a Dao Child so quickly?"

Another deacon, half-believing, took the token and examined it carefully.

"It is indeed the Palace Master's genuine artifact," the first deacon, who had blocked Gu Changge, said, sensing the token's aura.

"Alright, you may enter. However, you must remember, even as the Dao Child of Tianyuan Academy, you can only choose a maximum of three Emperor-grade items per month, or ten Celestial-grade items, or a hundred Lunar-grade items, and so on."

The deacon said.

Gu Changge nodded and entered the academy's secret vault.

"Tianyuan Academy is indeed a long-standing power. To be able to choose three items a month... When I was a Prince in the Qianyuan Divine Dynasty, I could only choose two items per month. The foundation of Tianyuan Academy seems even more profound than that of the Qianyuan Divine Dynasty."

As for the time his father, Gu Zhantian, allowed Gu Changge to choose four Emperor Artifacts and three Emperor Scriptures, it was because Gu Zhantian had given him special treatment. Otherwise, according to the Divine Dynasty's laws, it would not have been compliant.

Tianyuan Academy's secret vault was a massive twelve-story pavilion. The lower eleven floors housed items below Emperor grade, while only the highest floor, the twelfth, contained Emperor-grade items.

Gu Changge ascended to the twelfth floor, where rows of shelves made of precious Emperor-grade spiritual material, White God Jade, were displayed, showcasing the profound foundation of Tianyuan Academy.

Gu Changge directly bypassed the Emperor-grade Pills, Talismans, Formations, Puppets, and Gu Worms, and found the place where the Emperor Scriptures were stored.

To Gu Changge's surprise, the jade shelves holding the Emperor Scriptures contained more than just one book. There were dozens of core cultivation methods alone!

"It seems dozens of Great Emperors have had connections with Tianyuan Academy. No wonder people say it's better to provoke other forces than the academy, even if these Great Emperors weren't actual disciples of Tianyuan Academy but merely cultivated there for a period. They are still considered nominal disciples, and a debt of gratitude has been incurred."

Gu Changge exclaimed in shock.

Looking at the dozens of Emperor Scriptures, Gu Changge secretly thought, "Perhaps any one of these Emperor Scriptures, if placed in the outside world, would cause a bloody storm."

Faced with numerous Emperor Scriptures, Gu Changge chose the Tianyuan Emperor Scripture, created by the founder of Tianyuan Academy, Great Emperor Tianyuan, and a complementary Imperial Skill, the Tianyuan Imperial Hand.

Cultivation Methods were not only divided into the common core cultivation methods and combat methods, but also included Imperial Skills for defense, Escape Techniques for fleeing or traveling, Healing Techniques for recovery, and Daoist Methods for area damage.

For example, the Purple Firmament Lightning Technique created by Great Emperor Zixiao of his own Qianyuan Divine Dynasty, which Gu Changge had learned, was a Daoist Method.

Of course, although Tianyuan Academy had many Emperor Laws, it did not mean that these cultivation methods were exclusive to Tianyuan Academy. After all, cultivation methods could be replicated. It was just that the genuine works of Great Emperors possessed more Dao charm, allowing for better absorption and comprehension.

Finally, after selecting his Emperor Scriptures and Emperor Laws, Gu Changge walked around and chose a Formation: the Tianyuan Bewildering Formation.

Formations were generally divided into Killing Formations, Bewildering Formations, Locking Formations, Spirit Formations, and Protective Formations.

Killing Formations were used for offense in combat. Bewildering Formations were usually set up in secret realms and important areas of sects, such as secret vaults. Locking Formations could be deployed in battles to trap enemies or placed in important sect locations. Spirit Formations were used to increase the concentration of spiritual energy and aid cultivation. Protective Formations were generally placed within a sect, invisible during normal times, but would automatically activate when the sect encountered danger, generating protective measures.

Formations could be used multiple times. After the formation master arranged the spiritual materials in specific positions according to the formation diagram, once the spiritual materials were consumed, the formation was considered successfully set up. When no longer needed, the owner could retract the formation, causing it to shrink into a palm-sized miniature formation. When needed again, the formation could be thrown out, expanding and reactivating.

Having selected three Emperor-grade items, Gu Changge left the academy's secret vault.

"Hey, wait, you're the new Dao Child appointed by the Palace Master, right?"

Just then, a voice called out.

Gu Changge looked up and saw a group of inner disciples dressed in Tianyuan Daoist robes.

"With only the strength of the ninth level of the Bone Forging Realm, I really don't know why the Palace Master made you the Dao Child," one disciple muttered.

"So what? What do you want?"

Gu Changge said calmly.

"Since you are the Dao Child of our Tianyuan Academy, you must be stronger than us inner disciples."

Another inner disciple of Tianyuan Academy said.

"You want to fight? I'm game."

Gu Changge said lightly.

Possessing the Primordial Supreme Body and numerous Emperor Armaments and formations, he was not afraid even when facing disciples with higher cultivation realms.

"Since you are only at the ninth level of the Bone Forging Realm, and we are all at the Tendon Lengthening Realm, we will suppress our cultivation to the ninth level of the Bone Forging Realm to fight you. That way, others won't say we're bullying you."

The leading inner disciple said.

"I don't mind."

Gu Changge said.

"Then let us see just how strong you, the new Dao Child, truly are."

The inner disciple said.