Grand Void Emperor Scripture, a Heavenly Tome Suppressing the Sea of Consciousness

Hearing Jiang Xuan's words, the surrounding cultivators and Jiang Wuhui were all startled.

In two days, he would stand shoulder to shoulder with Jiang Yifei? That was far too outrageous, wasn't it?

One had to know that the Dragon Transformation Realm was like a heavenly chasm, separating top-tier prodigies from ordinary prodigies.

And within the Dragon Transformation Realm itself, every step was a new layer of heaven; the gap between them was so vast that it was difficult to cross.

If Jiang Xuan could truly achieve this, it was simply impossible to imagine just how terrifying his future would be.

"Xuan'er, do your best."

Jiang Wuhui smiled at Jiang Xuan and did not strike at his confidence.

He had already made up his mind. Even if it violated the rules two days later, he would still step in to protect Jiang Xuan.

After all, Jiang Xuan was his only son, and he had drifted outside for eighteen years, enduring hardships along the way that simply could not be put into words.

Moreover, Jiang Xuan's mother had lost her life because of him.

This was what he owed Jiang Xuan and his mother. He had to repay it, even if it cost him his reputation and his life!

"Father, I understand."

Jiang Xuan smiled and nodded. "Now I'm going to find the Ninth Ancestor and have him teach me a few cultivation techniques."

"Good, go on. The Ninth Ancestor is easy to get along with, and he thinks highly of your talent as well. As long as you go to him, he will certainly give them to you."

Jiang Wuhui gently patted Jiang Xuan's shoulder and spoke softly.

"Mm." Jiang Xuan nodded and headed straight toward the Jiang Family Forbidden Zone.

The Jiang Family Forbidden Zone was located on the most secluded of the Jiang Family's many spiritual peaks, a mountain called Ancestor Peak.

As its name suggested, those buried within were all heaven-reaching great powers of the Jiang Family's ancestor level.

From afar, the peak rose in layer upon layer, piercing into the clouds. Divine radiance shrouded it, immortal cranes soared through its skies, and it gave off an incomparably mysterious, breathtaking feeling.

Just as Jiang Xuan reached the foot of the mountain, a figure blocked his path into the peak.

It was an old man in gray robes. His face was aged, his body withered, and there was nothing remarkable about him. He looked no different from an ordinary old man.

But Jiang Xuan certainly did not believe that he was truly ordinary.

After all, in this fantasy world, those whose auras spilled forth and whose dominance knew no bounds were not the most frightening. The truly terrifying ones were those who hid their brilliance and concealed their presence, only to take your life the moment they struck!

"Ancestor Peak is a forbidden zone. Without the ancestors' permission, entry is forbidden."

The gray-robed elder spoke indifferently, his voice cold as he directly tried to turn Jiang Xuan away.

"My name is Jiang Xuan. I am Jiang Wuhui's son."

Jiang Xuan neither groveled nor acted arrogantly as he cupped his hands in reply.

"The God King's son?"

The gray-robed elder was instantly shocked upon hearing this, and a strange light rose in his cloudy eyes.

"That's right. I am."

Jiang Xuan nodded lightly and circulated his spiritual power. Behind him, an incomparably domineering Supreme phantom immediately appeared. Chaotic Divine Light flickered in its eyes, where the birth and destruction of three thousand worlds were unfolding.

"The Primordial Supreme Bone, the Undying Double Pupils—he truly is the God King's son!!"

Although the gray-robed elder had never left Ancestor Peak, he had heard of Jiang Xuan's terrifying talent.

Yet even so, when he truly saw two supreme physiques gathered within one body, he could not help but be utterly shocked.

Such talent was even more terrifying than that Great Emperor from the Jiang Family's ancestral past. It was truly astonishing!

"But the rules..."

The gray-robed elder still hesitated somewhat.

"Let Little Xuan enter."

Just then, a soft voice suddenly rang out from deep within Ancestor Peak.

"Ninth Ancestor!"

The gray-robed elder was startled and quickly nodded. "As you command!"

The next moment, the gray-robed elder stomped his foot, and ancient, mysterious runes emerged within his cloudy eyes.

Crack!

In an instant, ripples spread through the surrounding space, and an ancient spatial gate appeared.

"Go in." The gray-robed elder smiled kindly at Jiang Xuan.

"Thank you."

Jiang Xuan cupped his hands and stepped into the spatial gate.

Immediately afterward, a flash of white light passed before his eyes.

The next second, Jiang Xuan appeared within Ancestor Peak.

"So this is where the Jiang Family's ancestors are buried?"

Jiang Xuan looked ahead and saw massive tombs rising one after another, an incomparably spectacular sight.

"Ninth Ancestor?"

Jiang Xuan called out toward the void.

"Hahahaha! Little Xuan, have you come today because you encountered some problem in your cultivation?"

A hearty laugh rang out.

Then space fluctuated and rippled as the Ninth Ancestor of the Jiang Family, Jiang Ruochen, slowly stepped out from the void.

He remained as immortal and transcendent as ever, seeming not like a guest of the mortal world, but rather an immortal from the heavens.

"Ninth Ancestor, I came this time to ask you to pass down scriptures to me, so that I may cultivate faster."

Jiang Xuan gave a slight nod and directly stated the purpose of his visit.

"Hahaha! Little Xuan, you came to the right person!"

Jiang Ruochen laughed upon hearing this. He took a step through the void and instantly arrived before Jiang Xuan. Smiling as he watched him, he asked, "Little Xuan, what kind of scripture do you want? I have the Jiang Family's top Supreme scriptures, and another kind as well... Forget it, that scripture carries risks. I cannot let you take that risk..."

"Ninth Ancestor, you haven't even told me about it. How do you know it isn't suitable for me?"

Hearing this, Jiang Xuan became interested in the other scripture Jiang Ruochen had mentioned.

"Alas..."

Jiang Ruochen sighed softly and said, "The other scripture is an Imperial Scripture that several of your other ancestors and I improved in our youth, based on the incomplete Imperial Scripture left behind by the Great Emperor of the Jiang Family's ancestral line."

"At the time, we all believed it to be the finest scripture in the world. Yet after cultivating it, we discovered that it only considered the upper limit of the technique and not the cultivator himself, resulting in no one being able to cultivate it successfully..."

"Ninth Ancestor, are you saying that this scripture is even harder to cultivate than the legendary Imperial Scriptures?"

Jiang Xuan was startled as well.

"That's right. Cultivating it may very well be a waste of time, and it may even affect your future cultivation..." Jiang Ruochen nodded and smiled at Jiang Xuan. "So, Little Xuan, do you still want to cultivate it?"

Jiang Xuan fell silent for a moment before speaking. "Ninth Ancestor, on the path of cultivation, if one does not advance, one falls behind. Since I possess talent, if I cannot bring it to its utmost limit, then it will be meaningless."

"Moreover, this is an age of great contention, with prodigies of every race glittering like a sky full of stars. If I choose a path no different from ordinary people, that means I will achieve no more than ordinary people."

Jiang Xuan's tone was solemn. After a pause, he continued:

"And that is not what I seek. What I seek is the strongest—to be so strong that no one can contend against me!"

"Do you truly wish to choose this path?"

Jiang Ruochen's expression grew solemn as well.

If he ruined the strongest prodigy in Jiang Family history because of this, he would be unable to escape blame.

"Ninth Ancestor, I have decided. I will cultivate the scripture you spoke of."

Jiang Xuan nodded, with no trace of jest in his expression.

As a man with a system, what would be the point if everything followed common sense?

"Hahahaha! Well said! If a person cannot bloom to the utmost in a lifetime, then what is the point?"

Jiang Ruochen laughed loudly, utterly unrestrained and carefree.

Then he extended his hand and lightly tapped Jiang Xuan between the brows.

In an instant, dazzling, strange light bloomed and transformed into a sphere of light, swiftly entering Jiang Xuan's mind.

Boom!

Jiang Xuan immediately felt his head tremble. A power as taboo as it was violent ran rampant through his mind, instantly tensing his spirit and bringing pain from the depths of his soul.

Yet in the face of such pain, Jiang Xuan did not even blink.

Before long, the dizzying pain that Jiang Xuan felt vanished.

Turning his awareness inward to his sea of consciousness, Jiang Xuan discovered an ancient scripture suppressing it there, like a heavenly tome.