Heavenly One True Scripture

The four entered the ancient cave residence and found it extremely simple inside. The residence was only a cave two zhang across, with one stone table, two stone chairs, and one stone bed. On the stone table sat four jade boxes. Aside from that, it was empty and spacious. Wang Ding stepped forward without opening them, picked them up directly, and handed the four jade boxes to Long Lingyu for safekeeping.

The three had gained many benefits along the way, especially in the matter of merit, which Wang Ding had shared with them. Now, seeing Wang Ding trust them so much, they could not help but feel even more convinced by him, knowing he was truly someone worth befriending. Though nothing showed on their faces, they were still very moved in their hearts.

The four quickly left the cave residence and hurried back along the route they had come from, returning to the entrance of the Starlight Passage. They pressed on in a rush, and a journey that had taken three days was completed in less than half a day as they returned to the starting point.

What Wang Ding and the other three did not know was that less than an hour after they left, more than thirty Formed Bone Demons arrived at the ancient cave residence. One of the bone demons had a full six arms and stood three zhang tall, demonic energy surging all over its body, waves of pressure terrifying beyond measure. Unfortunately, its intelligence was likewise not high, but its cultivation had absolutely reached the peak of the Qi Gathering Stage in the Qi Training Realm. After seeing the corpses of its own kind lying on the ground, it merely waved its fists and vented in all directions for a while before it was done. Then it led its underlings to clean up all the bone demon corpses and the mangled remains of the God Sect cultivators and carried them away.

After Huang Tutian and the others rested for a while, Huang Tutian said, "We're basically safe now. How about we divide up the treasures we've obtained these past few days?"

Wang Ding and the other two all nodded in agreement. Long Lingyu took out seven storage bags. Six of them belonged to the God Sect disciples, while one was the bag she had specially used to hold the spoils of the four of them. Long Lingyu deftly poured out everything inside.

In an instant, treasure lights of every color spilled across the cave, dazzling the four of them. The four hurriedly sorted the various treasures into categories and counted them.

Wang Ding said, "Setting aside the three Spirit Tools and the four jade boxes for now, there are a total of one hundred Formed Bone Demon Inner Cores here." Wang Ding had learned what these Demonic Beasts were from Zhang Wenhua and the others' conversation. Then he continued, "There are ten Magic Tools in total, nearly a hundred talismans as well, of all kinds, and more than a dozen bottles of medicinal pills."

Wang Ding paused, then said, "I suggest everyone split them equally. After all, none of us expended much effort this time and still obtained so many things. What do you all think?"

Looking at the pile of treasures before them, Dongfang Riyue sighed with feeling and said, "As expected of a great sect with ten thousand years of history. Just a few outer disciples already had so many resources. Look at these pills. They're Vitality Pills, a unique pill refined by the God Sect. They directly refine the vitality of heaven and earth into pills, allowing Qi Transformation Stage cultivators to consume them directly, without any side effects or drug resistance. One pill is equal to five ordinary pills like Return to Origin Pills."

Long Lingyu also said, "Look at the Magic Tools they used. They're all top-grade Magic Tools, every one of them a fine piece. Even my top-grade Magic Tool was something I obtained by chance from a cave residence."

After that, the four each received twenty-five Inner Cores and three bottles of Vitality Pills. There was still one bottle left, and because Wang Ding had come up with all sorts of ideas along the way and had shared information about merit and so on, it was also given to Wang Ding. The talismans and Magic Tools were also divided into one share each. Each person received two top-grade Magic Tools, and after discussion, everyone decided that the remaining two would be sold after they got out, with the proceeds divided among everyone. For now, they would be kept by Long Lingyu.

After dividing the wealth of the God Sect disciples, they finally reached the most important step. Wang Ding opened the four jade boxes one by one. Inside the first jade box was a water-blue Daoist canon, with the four large characters "Heavenly One True Scripture" written on it.

Wang Ding took out the scripture and opened the first page. Rows of vigorous tadpole script leaped onto the page. The other three gathered around and saw that it read: All waters under heaven, infinite and inexhaustible, without beginning and without end. Only the Seven Truths may glimpse the Great Dao. Heavenly One True Water, one taken from seven. In ancient times I roamed unhindered; I am Tianyi. Become my disciple, receive my lineage.

The four looked at one another. Long Lingyu said with a solemn expression, "I know of True Person Tianyi. Legend says he was a supreme expert of ancient times who cultivated the water art of Heavenly One True Water, one of the seven great water arts under heaven. It is an extraordinary art rarely seen in the world. I won't hide it from you three: I possess true dragon blood. Back then, Ten Thousand Seas Pavilion, one of the nine great sects under heaven, came to take me as a disciple, but I did not agree. Instead, I joined the Wongchuan Sect for a reason. It was for the Wongchuan Sect's Wongchuan Scripture, one of its three great sect-guarding extraordinary arts."

"The dragon blood I inherited is innately of the water attribute. If I want to awaken the highest true dragon bloodline, I must cultivate one of the seven great water arts under heaven. In today's world, only the Wongchuan Sect still has the cultivation method for Wongchuan True Water, so that is why I came to join the sect."

After hearing this, Wang Ding said, "Then let's simply all take True Person Tianyi as our master. Once we become fellow disciples, we'll be able to cultivate this mysterious art together. What do you all think?"

Huang Tutian and Dongfang Riyue both knew they had picked up a treasure this time. Having obtained the water art of Heavenly One True Water, one of the seven waters under heaven, they immediately nodded in agreement.

The four placed the scripture inside the jade box, then lined up in a row and performed the ceremony of three kneelings and nine kowtows. After completing the master-disciple rite, Wang Ding and the other three took turns reading the scripture and committing the cultivation method to memory. After cultivators stepped into the innate level, they could already remember anything they saw at a glance. In the cultivation world, taking someone as master in order to inherit their lineage was a common occurrence and nothing strange.

After the four finished memorizing it, they looked toward the other three jade boxes. One contained three bottles of medicinal pills, one contained a Spirit Tool, and the last contained a thick book with the words "Lake and Sea Divination Art" written on it. The four took out the pills and divided them into four bottles, one for each person. As for the Lake and Sea Divination Art, it would be kept by Long Lingyu. Once they returned to the Wongchuan Sect, she would make copies of it and distribute them to the other three.

The four had originally obtained three Spirit Tools, and now, with the Spirit Tool left behind by True Person Tianyi added in, there happened to be one for each person.

Wang Ding had been the leader this time, so the other three all let him choose first. Wang Ding had always felt that True Person Tianyi, as an ancient powerhouse, could not possibly have left behind only an ordinary Spirit Tool, so he chose the picture-shaped Spirit Tool inside the jade box. Long Lingyu took the Junhua Sword, Huang Tutian took the Heavenly Fire Bead, and Dongfang Riyue took the Golden Light Daoist Robe. They began refining them on the spot, each dripping their blood essence onto the Spirit Tools to complete the refinement. The Spirit Tools they had obtained were all common goods, so they were not afraid of others recognizing them and refined them openly without worry.

At this moment, through refining it, Wang Ding received information and learned that the Spirit Tool he had chosen was called the Heavenly River Map. It was a top-grade spatial magic treasure, but because it had suffered damage, its grade had fallen. However, as long as there was enough vitality and materials, it could be repaired.

Wang Ding was delighted in his heart, but his face remained completely calm. He thought, Everyone, I'm sorry. As they say, if a man does not look out for himself, heaven and earth will destroy him. If I achieve anything in the future, I will certainly help you all become immortals and attain the Dao.

One had to know just how great the might of a magic treasure was. Whether a sect could survive or not, the power of its magic treasures played a decisive role.

Back when the Primordial Great Emperor's secret hoard had appeared, the magic treasures of the various great sects that Wang Ding had seen had possessed a force that was simply irresistible, imprinting itself deeply in Wang Ding's heart. Now that he himself had obtained a magic treasure, of course it was impossible for him to share it with others.