Four Books and Eight Canons, Golden Crow Divine Fire Shield
The group looked solemn. Ye Qingfeng's cultivation had just broken through to the Purple Mansion Late Stage, but the five natal Life-bound Magical Treasure treasures in his hands were all of the Tier 4, and he had a record of killing Golden Core realm Demon King.
The Azure Edge Sword was personally forged by Chen Nianzhi, and its grade was already considered half a Spirit Treasure. It contained an Undying Sword Intent of Chen Nianzhi, which would make even an ordinary Nascent Soul Demon Emperor's scalp tingle.
Upon hearing this, Lu Wenyuan smiled and said, "Since Senior Brother has decided to go to the Vast Sea Vast Sea, it seems the demons there are going to suffer heavy losses."
"My cultivation level is still low, and I don't yet have the ability to slay demons and monsters. So I'll go to the Heavenly Ruins Alliance to help out and assist the Golden Core realm elders in compiling ancient scriptures and scrolls."
Over the years, Chen Nianzhi has been collecting Cultivation Practice Method from the Vast Sea and the Chen Kingdom by exchanging Cultivation Method and purchasing them with contributions from the Heavenly Ruins Alliance.
Before they knew it, they had collected millions of cultivation techniques. Although most of these techniques were just Qi cultivation methods, the total number they collected was still an astonishing amount.
After collecting the Cultivation Method, the Golden Core realm elders of the Heavenly Ruins Alliance will be responsible for compiling them into a scripture, which will then be submitted to the Chen Clan's higher-ups for review.
Ultimately, after removing repetitive and meaningless Cultivation Method, the essence will be selected and written into a book, which will be added to the clan's archives as a foundation.
So far, the Chen Clan's Fire Origin Dao Canon Scripture has compiled more than three thousand volumes of Cultivation Method, including even a Nascent Soul Realm cultivation Cultivation Method like the Sunfire Scripture, as well as more than a thousand Divine Ability.
It can be said that any cultivator who obtains this ancient book will treasure it as if it were a priceless gem. Once they have thoroughly mastered it, they will all become great scholars of the Fire Spirit Root lineage.
This is just one of the eight classics compiled by the Lineage cultivators at Chen Nianzhi's request. The Chen Clan cultivators have now compiled the Four Books and Eight Canons.
The so-called Four Books are: the Pill Canon, the Formation Canon, the Talisman Canon, and the Artifact Canon.
The so-called Eight Classics are the Five Elements Classics of Fire, Metal, Wood, Earth, and Water, and the Three Channel Classics of Wind, Ice, and Thunder, which together constitute the Eight Classics.
These Four Books and Eight Canons are all precious treasures. The Pill Canon alone contains tens of thousands of Pill Formula. If one can fully master them, one can become a grandmaster of Dao of Alchemy. The other books are also incredibly valuable.
However, with so many ancient books collected, it's not easy to fully understand them.
Given the current thickness of ancient books, the contents of just one Fire Origin Dao Canon would be enough for Chen Nianzhi to comprehend for a hundred years, while an ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator would probably need a thousand years to fully understand it.
And this is just the beginning. As Chen Nianzhi's cultivation level increases and the influence of the Heavenly Ruins Alliance and the Chen Clan grows, the content of the Four Books and Eight Canons will inevitably become more and more complex and profound in the future.
Perhaps one day the contents of these Four Books and Eight Canons will become even more profound, and if a Nascent Soul True Lord could thoroughly understand even one of them in his lifetime, he would be able to roam the world freely with that knowledge.
In fact, even if a Nascent Soul Cultivator could thoroughly understand the Four Books and Eight Canons, their combat power would be greatly enhanced, enough to make them a dominant force among cultivators of the same realm.
Almost all the difficult questions on the path of cultivation, and even the unknown secrets and taboos of cultivation, can be answered in the Four Books and Eight Canons.
If a cultivator obtains the Four Books and Eight Canons, it is equivalent to having a Nascent Soul Great Cultivator with extremely profound knowledge by one's side, and one who can ask questions about cultivation anytime, anywhere.
However, compiling the Four Books and Eight Canons was no easy task. The Golden Core realm cultivators of the Chen Clan also had limited energy. They also had to annotate Cultivation Method and Divine Ability, and they needed to comprehend the Cultivation Method to a certain extent. They were truly willing but unable to do so.
Nowadays, almost all of the thirty-odd Golden Core realm cultivators in the Chen Clan have the task of assisting in compiling the Four Books and Eight Canons in their spare time from cultivation.
There are seven or eight other people who have to do this job full-time. Even the Old Clan Leader is quite busy. He has to compile the Formation Canon formations and Artifact Canon, and he is also responsible for compiling the Fire Origin Dao Canon. Sometimes he is even pulled away by the cultivators who are responsible for compiling the Metal Dao Canon to ask for their advice.
Such a heavy workload meant that the Golden Core realm cultivators of the Chen Clan could only entrust the low-level Cultivation Method, Divine Ability abilities, and various miscellaneous books to the Purple Mansion and even Foundation Establishment cultivators for identification.
Although Foundation Establishment Purple Mansion cultivators have limited eyesight, with several people cross-checking their work, the chances of missing out on rare gems among the low-level Cultivation Method are slim.
Lu Wenyuan's desired task was to assist in compiling the Four Books and Eight Canons, thus relieving some of the pressure on the Heavenly Ruins Alliance.
When the topic of compiling the Four Books and Eight Canons came up, Ye Qingfeng's expression became somewhat excited as he said, "Once these Four Books and Eight Canons are completed, they will undoubtedly become our most important foundation."
"Our cultivation levels are still low now, but as our cultivation increases in the future, high-level scriptures will become increasingly scarce, making the Four Books and Eight Canons all the more important."
"Moreover, with Master's talent, if he can thoroughly understand the Four Books and Eight Canons in the future, his chances of comprehending the secret power will greatly increase."
He paused, looked at Lu Wenyuan, and said, "If you are willing to do this, you will surely reap great rewards."
Lu Wenyuan nodded, but his expression was somewhat gloomy as he said, "However, in order to collect various scriptures, Master even went so far as to exchange many rare copies from the Lineage."
"We've even taken out the Cultivation Method created by our master, such as the Sunfire Scripture. I'm worried that one day this will give demons an opening."
"I asked my master about this too. Do you know what his answer was?"
Ye Qingfeng spoke first, then looked at the group of people.
Before they could answer, Ye Qingfeng's eyes gleamed as he said, "Master said: Let them find the flaw."
"From a teacher's perspective, when they seek out the flaws in my Cultivation Method, aren't they also summarizing experiences and perfecting my path?"
"The flaws they find will only make my Cultivation Method even stronger. Moreover, the strongest thing in the world is not Cultivation Method, nor Divine Ability, but the person who uses it."
The group was greatly shocked. After a long while, Chen Fusu sighed and said, "Our ancestor's talent is astonishing, and he also possesses an unprecedented grandeur. If he doesn't become an immortal, who will?"
"Fine, I'll go to the Heavenly Ruins Alliance to compile scriptures too."
Lu Wenyuan smiled, then looked at Gu Lanshan beside him and asked, "Senior Sister, where are you planning to go?"
Gu Lanshan shook her head, and after a long while said, "I originally wanted to travel, but my father recently went to travel to another continent. I need to look after the Gu Lineage for him, so I'll also keep an eye on the Five Elements Essence Business in the Yan Kingdom."
After a few words, the group left Spirit Isle Lake.
At this moment, Chen Nianzhi arrived at Immortal Apricot Island immediately to protect the Old Clan Leader.
Upon seeing Chen Changxuan, his first question was, "How is your refining of the Golden Crow Divine Fire Shield going?"
The Golden Crow Divine Fire Shield is a defensive Spirit Treasure that Chen Nianzhi specially obtained at the Exchange Fair to help Chen Changxuan overcome his Nascent Soul tribulation.
The Old Clan Leader smiled slightly, reached out and unleashed a ray of spiritual light, and a golden divine bird circled in his hand.
"With my Pseudo-Nascent Soul realm cultivation, refining this Golden Crow Divine Fire Shield is still a bit of a stretch. However, once I break through and transform into Nascent Soul, I will be able to refine it completely."
"Then I'm relieved."
Chen Nianzhi smiled, feeling slightly relieved.