Xu Taiping knew nothing of everything happening beside him.
His entire mind was devoted to his mental connection with the Spirit Bone Stele and to resisting the pain.
And when all the pain in his body suddenly vanished, he felt as though his body, which had been falling through darkness, had abruptly landed on solid ground.
Then his Divine Sense transformed into a boundless wasteland.
Looking up, he saw a stone stele towering into the clouds above this endless wilderness, like a giant overlooking these heavens and earth.
At the same time, a voice whose gender he could not distinguish, yet which was incomparably majestic, sounded beside Xu Taiping's ears-
"At the beginning of Remote Antiquity, who passed down the account?"
"Before above and below took form, how could they be examined?"
"When light and darkness were indistinct, who could fathom their limits?"
"When all was a swirling, formless semblance, how could it be known?"
"..."
The voice was distant and desolate, as though murmuring softly, yet also as though questioning someone.
Before long, however, Xu Taiping's attention was drawn to a row of large characters appearing on the enormous Spirit Bone Stele-"The Dusk Rain Forest barrier will activate immediately. All Transformation Realm yaomo will be expelled."
"Xu Taiping, disciple of the Azure Profound Sect of True Martial Heaven, you are a summoned one. You may ask the Spirit Bone Stele to intervene once on your behalf. Or you may have the Spirit Bone Stele extrapolate all the cultivation techniques you practice to upper-grade Heaven Rank."
"When seeking extrapolation from the Spirit Bone Stele for the first time, a trace of true intent may be derived within these cultivation techniques."
After carefully reading through it, Xu Taiping finally understood, thinking with a hint of delighted surprise:
"I know about the