The Great Dao Heavenly Book!

"The Heavenly Book!"

The woman in white spoke calmly.

"The Heavenly Book?"

Xu Qingyang froze, utterly bewildered. Clearly, he had never heard of it.

The Heavenly Book had been written by the master of the Great Dao Diagram and possessed terrifying power.

The woman in white said, "Since you wish to cultivate under me, these twelve volumes of the Heavenly Book are yours!"

As her words fell, the twelve volumes of the Heavenly Book in her hands turned into streaks of light and entered Xu Qingyang's brow.

At that moment, Xu Qingyang could feel the mysterious power emanating from the twelve volumes of the Heavenly Book, filling him with excitement.

"Senior, what can these twelve volumes of the Heavenly Book do?"

Xu Qingyang asked.

The woman in white smiled mysteriously. "Use your will to explore the Heavenly Books, and you'll find out!"

Hearing this, Xu Qingyang directed his thoughts toward them and saw the first volume of the Heavenly Book: the Great Dao Primordial Chaos Art.

Immediately, Xu Qingyang suppressed his excitement and opened the first page, his face lighting up with wild joy.

"The Great Dao Primordial Chaos Art is a cultivation method of the Great Dao. Its practice is exceedingly simple. Not only does it allow cultivation far faster than that of one's peers, but the spiritual energy stars it produces also grant invincibility within one's realm—and even beyond it!"

"Interesting?"

Xu Qingyang smiled.

Then he saw the method for practicing the Great Dao Primordial Chaos Art. It came down to one word: simple.

Other cultivators might need to absorb vast quantities of spiritual energy and consume large amounts of heavenly treasures to break through.

He, however, needed none of that. A single breath of spiritual energy, a sip of spirit water, or a bite of spirit food would be enough to advance his cultivation.

"This truly defies the heavens!"

Xu Qingyang exclaimed in astonishment.

The next moment.

He tried to read further, but no matter what he did, he could not turn to the second page.

Perhaps I can't turn to the second page because I haven't set foot on the path of cultivation yet!

That was what Xu Qingyang thought.

Next, he examined the remaining eleven volumes of the Heavenly Book, including the Great Dao Visualization Method, the Great Dao Supreme Body Tempering Art, the Great Dao Sword Scripture, and others.

Although Xu Qingyang was awestruck by the terrifying power of these Heavenly Books, he could not open them.

"Xu Qingyang, you must begin cultivating before you can unlock the other volumes of the Heavenly Book!"

Just then, the woman in white's gentle voice rang out.

Hearing this, Xu Qingyang wore a look that said he had expected as much.

At some point, Xu Qingyang's consciousness emerged from the Desolate Tower. He slowly opened his eyes and found himself lying on a bed.

He could faintly hear his younger sister, Xu Qingying, crying.

"I grew up without my parents by my side. All I have are my brother and Grandpa. Now the Sword Martial Soul my brother awakened has vanished, and he's been unconscious for an entire day. If anything happens to him, what am I supposed to do?"

Xu Qingyang's heart ached. Then he smiled ruefully and said, "Silly girl, I was only unconscious. What could possibly happen to me?"

"Besides, I still have to look after you and make sure no one bullies you!"

When Xu Qingying heard Xu Qingyang's familiar voice, a smile finally returned to her face. She looked at him on the bed and said excitedly, "Brother, you're finally awake! This is wonderful!"

"Mm!"

Xu Qingyang smiled. Seeing Xu Qingying's smile at that moment filled him with happiness and warmth.

Just then, Xu Juren pushed the door open and entered, dressed in a long black robe. Xu Qingying turned toward him and cried excitedly, "Grandpa, come look! Brother's awake!"

At her words, joy spread across Xu Juren's face. He hurried to the bedside and looked at the now-awake Xu Qingyang. "My grandson, thank goodness you're awake!"

"Grandpa, I'm sorry I worried you!"

Xu Qingyang smiled ruefully.

Xu Juren sighed, then said, "Although the Sword Martial Soul you awakened has vanished, you mustn't lose heart. Keep your spirits up!"

"As far as I know, there have been cases in the Skyflame Kingdom of people awakening their martial souls again!"

"As long as we don't give up and keep pressing forward, our efforts will bear fruit!"

Looking at his grandfather as he encouraged him, Xu Qingyang felt warmth flood his heart. Deeply moved, he said, "Grandpa, thank you. I'll keep going!"

Hearing this, Xu Juren breathed a sigh of relief. In truth, he had feared that losing his martial soul would crush Xu Qingyang and make him abandon himself to despair.

"My grandson, get some rest!"

With that, Xu Juren turned and left.

After Xu Juren left, Xu Qingying looked at Xu Qingyang and said, "Brother, you don't know this, but after your martial soul vanished and you fell unconscious yesterday, the Grand Elder proposed making his grandson, Xu Changye, the young master of our Xu Family!"

"But Grandpa refused, so I suspect the Grand Elder and his people won't just give up?"

Xu Qingyang smiled bitterly at her words. Clearly, the Grand Elder's intentions did not surprise him at all. On the contrary, he found them perfectly natural. After all, people always sought to climb higher, and with his Sword Martial Soul gone, he most likely no longer had any chance of setting foot on the path of cultivation.

As long as the Grand Elder and his people did not target his family, everything could be discussed.