With Chi Guanguan there, Zhang Yuan picked up the scroll, took a deep breath, and opened it.
Utterly unremarkable.
Both the material of the scroll and the ancient writing recorded on it could only be called utterly unremarkable. No conceptual image appeared when he opened it; it bore no resemblance whatsoever to a scroll laden with great karma.
"These aren't the characters of the Mountain-Sea Profound Yellow Realm. They're the ancient characters of the Azure Firmament Dust-Dyed Realm."
Before examining it closely, Zhang Yuan recognized at a glance that all the writing belonged to the Azure Firmament Dust-Dyed Realm, and fell into thought.
It really is connected to the True Lord.
The thought stirred in Zhang Yuan's mind. He had already suspected as much, so he did not throw the scroll away and continued reading.
Since I've already opened it, I might as well find out what this scroll is before deciding what to do.
Zhang Yuan and Chi Guanguan read it through once, their brows furrowing.
"In ages past, there stood the Supreme Profound Sky Mountain. Wherever the mountain stood was the Eastern Heaven. It was the sovereign of all mountains, and within it dwelled a god, the lord of all mountains, known as the Supreme Profound Mountain Venerable.
In the Mysterious Yellow Realm of ages past, there was the Profound Ancestor, a Great Immortal Lord. The Profound Ancestor traveled through the Eastern Heaven and encountered the Supreme Profound Mountain Venerable. They sat upon the mountaintop and debated the Dao for several days. After those days, the Supreme Profound Mountain Venerable died suddenly. The Profound Ancestor moved the mountain to the Mysterious Yellow Realm and founded a sect, marking the establishment of the Mysterious Court."
Wait, what is all this supposed to mean?
Although the scroll was called a