Complete Dao Scripture

Jiang Yun slowly regained his senses and suddenly remembered.

The Heavenly Caves over in the Yan Kingdom mostly prepared meals like this for disciples who had yet to set foot on the path of cultivation.

They called this eating vegetarian food to temper the heart, and once one stepped onto the path of cultivation, this would no longer be necessary.

With no other choice, after an entire night, the two of them were already starving, so each finished off their share of these things completely.

Then they found a few teapots in the room and fetched some water from the small stream.

The conditions did not allow for anything better, so they simply had to make do.

True to a cultivation world, although these items tasted very bland, they were unpolluted, and upon careful tasting, one could even sense a hint of refreshing sweetness.

Having eaten and drunk their fill, the two of them began to chat in the courtyard.

Before noon, a streak of rainbow light cut across the sky, and Elder Ma Yun hurried over, tossing a few books to each of them.

"These are a few Daoist Canons. The two of you study these first over the next few days."

Then he solemnly produced two thin books.

"These two are the opening chapters of the Dao Scripture. Take a look at them first, and don't rush into cultivation. Read them alongside the Daoist Canons to see if there are any parts you don't understand. In a few days, we will arrange for a teacher to guide your cultivation."

After giving these instructions, Elder Ma Yun departed.

As for whether he worried that giving them the Dao Scripture first might lead to mistakes in their cultivation, Elder Ma Yun had never even considered it.

Did they really think the Sea of Bitterness was that easy to sense?

Even if it were sensed, trying to shake the Sea of Bitterness without external help and then open it up was immensely difficult.

If one could simply read a cultivation technique and instantly begin practicing it, what need would there be for elders who impart techniques?

Giving them these books was meant to let them first understand basic cultivation knowledge; only after understanding this could they begin to make sense of cultivation techniques.

After Elder Ma Yun left, Jiang Yun and Ye Fan impatiently opened the Dao Scripture and began to study it.

As expected, the two of them could not understand it at all. Ye Fan was slightly better off since he had some research into classical literature and recognized most of the characters, but once more than two characters were combined, he could no longer understand them.

As for Jiang Yun, he could not even recognize all of the characters—the misery of being illiterate.

The two of them grew somewhat anxious; after all, the path of cultivation was right before them, yet they could not even cross the threshold.

Eventually, Jiang Yun let out a sigh and gave up, while Ye Fan picked up the few Daoist Canons nearby, preparing to study those first.

Without Jiang Yun's arrival, Ye Fan and Pang Bo would have spent three months studying theoretical knowledge under the guidance of Elder Wu Qingfeng in the Spiritual Void Cave Heaven before officially beginning their cultivation.

After all, cultivation techniques were not written in vernacular, and the Great Emperor scriptures carried profound meanings in sparse words. If one's understanding erred even slightly, they would fail to find the entrance!

Over the following time, Jiang Yun followed Ye Fan in reading through the Daoist Canons together, consulting Ye Fan for any characters he did not recognize.

Though they spent the entire day reading the Daoist Canons, and despite the morning meal being very bland, it consisted of medicinal herbs cultivated within the Heavenly Cave.

While they could not be called spirit herbs, after reading books all day, they did not feel any hunger in their stomachs; instead, they remained spirited all day long without the slightest bit of fatigue.

Compared to the takeout Jiang Yun frequently ate in his past life, though it fell short in flavor, it won out in nutrition and health.

After dark, the two returned to their respective rooms. Jiang Yun sat on the chair in his room, took out the Dao Scripture, and read it through once more. Though he still could not understand it, he could already recognize roughly what the characters were.

This Dao Scripture was presumably identical to the one in the Spiritual Void Cave Heaven, containing only the cultivation methods for the Sea of Bitterness Secret Realm, and even then, it was an abridged and castrated version—defective among the defective.

As for a complete version of the Dao Scripture, throughout the entire Shrouding the Heavens world, it seemed no one had ever been heard practicing it; it was unknown whether it had been lost or what had happened.

Fortunately, however, the reward from Jiang Yun's panel was the Dao Scripture. Today marked a tentative settling-in, and Jiang Yun was already growing somewhat impatient.

He got up to shut the door tightly, then sat cross-legged on the bed and opened the panel.

[Panel]

Realm: Mortal

Physique: Mortal Physique (Sacred Physique 1.92%)

Bloodline: None for now (obtained through dual cultivation with a Dao partner)

Techniques: *Dao Scripture* (Pending study)

Reflection Points: None for now (can be obtained by having a Dao partner)

Source Space: 30*30*30

Dao Partner: None for now (Single)

Imprint: None for now (obtained through dual cultivation with a Dao partner)

Offspring Bonus: None

He used his mind to try and communicate with the Dao Scripture.

Jiang Yun seemed to hear a "boom," and then he entered a state profound beyond words, his mind turning entirely ethereal. Various methods regarding the cultivation of the Sea of Bitterness Secret Realm engraved themselves deep into Jiang Yun's mind like the natural sounds of the Great Dao.

In a hazy blur, Jiang Yun seemed to hear Daode Heavenly Venerable expounding the Dao for him. The profound laws of the Dao Scripture began to operate naturally, running through Jiang Yun's body over and over again, growing more and more attuned to him with each cycle.

It was as if it could unlock the entirety of Jiang Yun's latent potential, and Jiang Yun appeared to be manipulating a virtual body as it cultivated without interruption.

Character after character imprinted themselves upon his heart: Sea of Bitterness, Life Spring, Divine Bridge, Other Shore, and nine transformative changes akin to shedding one's mortal coil.

Subsequently, he broke through into the Dao Palace, the first layer, the second layer.

Suddenly, the cultivation technique stopped abruptly because Jiang Yun seemed to gradually fail to keep up with the transmission speed of the Dao Scripture; after all, he was still just a mortal who had yet to step into cultivation.

Even with Daode Heavenly Venerable lecturing on the scriptures for him, he could not understand anything past the Dao Palace.

Specific cultivation techniques above that level were not easy to comprehend if one's cultivation had not reached that stage, and thus they could not be figured out.

Furthermore, if this caused misunderstandings and a blind pursuit of certain phenomena during cultivation, it would create a negative impact on cultivation progress and might lead one astray.

General cultural and academic studies required learning first and then putting it into practice; however, academic studies of cultivation required putting it into practice first and then learning.

As these insights gradually subsided, they hid themselves in the deepest part of Jiang Yun's sea of consciousness, waiting for the opportune moment for Jiang Yun to awaken these insights once again.

Jiang Yun slowly opened his eyes in some pleasant surprise; although the profound insights of the Dao Scripture had not been digested, Jiang Yun could already see the contents that followed.

This Dao Scripture bestowed by the panel was a cultivation technique containing the five major secret realms of the Sea of Reincarnation, Dao Palace, Four Extremes, Dragon Transformation, and Secret Realm of Sendai.

Moreover, it contained more than just cultivation techniques.

There were even taboo secret arts of the Dao Scripture, Daoist Canon alchemy methods, Daoist Canon array pattern chapters, and other all-encompassing inheritances.

This single complete Dao Scripture alone could prop up the inheritance of a top-tier sacred land or an Ancient Era family.

However, he could not comprehend these auxiliary techniques thoroughly yet, but he had gained a lot of understanding regarding the path of cultivation ahead.

The first layer of the Sea of Reincarnation is the Sea of Bitterness—the cultivator first opens up the Sea of Bitterness and then continuously expands the Sea of Bitterness. During this process, vital essence will continuously grow and linger above the Sea of Bitterness.

When the vital essence reaches a certain degree, it overflows from the Sea of Bitterness to continuously nourish the physical body, and the strengthened physique will far surpass that of a mortal.

Slowly, these vital essences will condense into divine patterns, which are the primitive forms composed of vital essence. Once the divine patterns in the Sea of Bitterness become numerous, one can begin forging vessels.

Next, with the opening of the Sea of Bitterness and the deepening of cultivation day by day, air bubbles will emerge within the Wheel of Life beneath the Sea of Bitterness. After bursting, they form clouds and mist, until the bubbles beneath the Sea of Bitterness are like springs, resembling a submarine volcano erupting, with clouds and mist rising and permeating.

Once the clouds and mist gradually turn into a liquid state, one can impact the Life Spring.

Through his profound comprehension of the Dao Scripture, he could not help but appreciate the panel's abilities even more, and he developed higher expectations for the features that could only be experienced after having a cultivation partner.

Seeing that the night sky outside had not yet faded, which meant it was around three or four in the morning, Jiang Yun began his first cultivation session.

Running the profound cultivation method of the Dao Scripture, Jiang Yun entered a wonderful state and quickly sensed the Wheel of Life below his navel, beginning to try guiding the circulation of his own essence.

Jiang Yun had consumed a holy medicine of the Desolate Forbidden Land together with Ye Fan—specifically a holy medicine aimed at nourishing the Wheel of Life—and had drunk the Divine Spring water not two days ago.

The Dao Scripture inheritance from the panel was a hands-on tutorial, continuously simulating the operation of the Dao Scripture technique.

The Great Dao celestial music assisted Jiang Yun in understanding the meaning of the Dao Scripture, and his comprehension of Daoist laws rivaled the treatment of an emperor's son or Emperor's Daughter.

In the six Heavenly Caves of the Yan Kingdom, Jiang Yun could boldly say, "No one understands the Dao Scripture better than me."

Just as Jiang Yun was continuously comprehending the circulation of essence within his body, the sky gradually grew bright.

Little Dingdang held a food box and ran over quickly from outside the valley, stopping before the courtyard to shout with her slightly milky voice.

Big Brother Jiang Yun, Big Brother Ye Fan, I've brought you food.

Jiang Yun slowly snapped out of his cultivation, walked to the door to look at the outside sky, and estimated that it was already around seven or eight o'clock.

He could not help but sigh that time flies during cultivation.

If no one disturbed him and his stomach wasn't hungry, he could cultivate for three days and three nights.

After all, this feeling of getting stronger bit by bit was simply too addictive.

He clenched his fist gently, feeling that his strength had increased somewhat, and even had the urge to try arm-wrestling with the current Ye Fan.

Forget it, forget it, I'll let Little Ye off for now and fight him after I enter the Sea of Bitterness.

Jiang Yun thought to himself in a low-key manner.

They're here, they're here, Little Dingdang has come over.

Seeing the look Jiang Yun was giving him, Ye Fan felt a chill for some reason, and ignoring Jiang Yun, he walked straight toward Little Dingdang.

Jiang Yun also snapped out of it and followed Ye Fan out together.

Ye Fan took the food box handed over by Little Dingdang, and Jiang Yun gently stroked Little Dingdang's head.

Little Dingdang did not have much defensive emotion at this moment; although their time in contact wasn't long, she felt that the two big brothers before her were somewhat different from those Immortal Seedlings whose eyes grew on the top of their heads.

Jiang Yun teased Little Dingdang a bit more.

Ye Fan seemed to have some matter at hand and cast a glance at Jiang Yun.

Little Dingdang was then pulled into the courtyard by Jiang Yun, and the three of them sat down on stone stools.

Little Dingdang, have you read these few books?

Ye Fan took out the few Daoist Canons that Elder Ma Yun had given him yesterday.

Big Brother, do you still read these books now? I finished reading them the year before last.

Little Dingdang looked at Ye Fan curiously.

Hearing Little Dingdang's words, Ye Fan's aged face flushed with a rare blush, and his intention to ask for guidance suddenly couldn't be spoken.

It's Big Brother testing you to see if you've read and understood them, and to help guide you.

The future Heavenly Emperor Ye was also a thick-skinned person, quickly hiding his embarrassment and changing his phrasing.

Watching from the side, Jiang Yun almost laughed out loud.