The last five sections of Hesha's Marvelous Book were written in a special ancient seal script that few people in the world could read. Although Ni Fangxian had cultivated for many years, she had come from the unorthodox path. Later, Li Jingxu had taught her cultivation methods for ten years, after which she had continued cultivating in seclusion on her own. She could recognize nearly a third of the text.
Grandmaster Taiyi Hunyuan possessed numerous Daoist books from orthodox, unorthodox, and evil traditions. His extensive learning allowed him to recognize more than half.
Shi Feiyang had discussed the evolution of Huaxia's written language at length with Zhu Zaiyu: why each character had appeared, what it represented, and how its form and meaning had changed from its creation through successive dynasties to the present. There were several varieties of Tadpole Script in the world, as well as several varieties of ancient seal script. Their forms differed, but the logic behind their creation remained the same. Even when he had never seen a character before, he could infer its original meaning from its strokes.
After the three finished reading, each had gained something different.
Grandmaster Taiyi Hunyuan had not fully understood Hesha's Marvelous Book, so he took the initiative to discuss it with Ni Fangxian. Alongside their discussion of Daoist methods, he also explained why he had come to the Southern Border.
During the First Sword Duel, he had challenged Qi Shouming with Mystic Sect swordsmanship. He had been defeated on Emei Mountain and had one arm severed.
The righteous path of the Mystic Sect placed greater emphasis on cultivation methods than on Taoist Arts. Its main route to immortality was to cultivate step by step and then attain Ascension to the Immortal Realm. Flying swords, magic treasures, and immortal elixirs all