The handwriting in the book was familiar, almost identical to the handwriting in that earlier book made from the Enlightenment Tea Tree.
After nirvana, although his memories had been erased and his treasured body had undergone self-severance, certain instinctive habits had never changed, such as digging up graves and robbing tombs, as well as his handwriting and writing habits.
Qin Tian began leafing through Duan De's Tomb-Raiding Notes. This was not merely a set of tomb-raiding notes, but a book recording the principles of all manner of terrain. It could be said to share the same lineage as the Source Heaven Book, and studying the two side by side yielded plentiful rewards.
Qin Tian closed the book and said in some surprise, "These bear quite a resemblance to the tomb-raiding techniques recorded in the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Art!"
"They say the tomb-raiding techniques in the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Art were compiled by later generations, but even a compilation needs a model to learn from!" Qin Tian said thoughtfully. "So this is what it means to conceal things out of respect for one's elders."
"The Heaven-Swallowing Holy Land couldn't exactly say the Ruthless Great Emperor used to rob tombs everywhere. They could only 'compile' them themselves."
Ten thousand constitutions could not possibly all have come fresh, and even a Golden Age could not produce ten thousand prodigies with Special Physiques.
Many of them had been corpses. After all, the past had lacked a method like the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Art that could make such efficient use of origins.
The corpses of many powerful figures had been preserved.
That was how the Ruthless Great Emperor had gathered ten thousand constitutions in a single lifetime.
Seen in that light, the Ruthless Great Emperor's tomb-raiding skills ranked among the very best in Shrouding the Heavens.
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