"Mother?"
"Hmm?"
"Please stop saying I have the makings of a Great Emperor," Li Wangxian said wistfully after letting out a breath.
"But, little Wang, you really do have the makings of a Great Emperor!" Mother Li was puzzled. What was wrong with saying that? She hadn't said it outside, either.
"If word gets out... it won't be good!"
That was all Li Wangxian could say. What else could he do? Admit he lacked the talent to become an emperor?
Hearing this, Mother Li immediately patted her chest and promised, "Don't worry. Your mother certainly won't go spreading it around."
"Let's hope so!" Li Wangxian sighed wistfully.
He had never imagined that, before he even had time to write the story of his lifetime of glory, he would nearly acquire an embarrassing stain on it.
Meanwhile, Father Li and several elders of the sect had already used this time to finish reading through the Sun Scripture Li Wangxian had repaired.
"Has it really been completed?" Elder Lin asked, his voice trembling as he looked at Father Li and Uncle Jiang.
Those two had the highest cultivation in the sect, and their aptitude was also the best among these old men.
Uncle Jiang looked toward Father Li, their sect leader.
The sect leader nodded.
Only then did Uncle Jiang say, "I just tried circulating my cultivation according to the scripture, and there really was a sense of 'completion.' I believe the young master was right. Two volumes of our sect's ancient scripture can indeed be considered complete now."
Overjoyed, Elder Chen said, "Then does that mean our sect now has two volumes of an emperor scripture?"
"You can't put it that way. They've merely gone from seventy or eighty percent complete to ninety percent. They're still far from an emperor scripture, and might not even qualify as a Quasi-Emperor scripture," Father Li corrected him.
But soon, he added, "As for an emperor scripture, little Wang will naturally complete it in full when he attains the Dao in the future."
Well, now even Father Li had abandoned all restraint. His confidence in Li Wangxian had completely broken through the limits he had held in his heart.
Judging by his expression, if Li Wangxian hadn't shown an inexplicable dislike for the phrase "the makings of a Great Emperor" just now, he probably would have shouted it on the spot.
His father could still maintain a little composure, but Elder Chen could not. He shouted outright, "Our sect's divine son has the makings of a Great Emperor!"
It's over. I'll never shake it off now. Li Wangxian's vision went dark.
Looking at everyone's faces, filled with agreement and wild joy, he knew that he could at least never erase those words from their minds. As for whether they would spread outside in the future, only the ghosts knew.
After these two surprises-the ancestral awakening of emperor blood and the completion of the emperor scripture-the happiness had been multiplied beyond measure. All the senior members of the Sun God Sect lost themselves in dreams of the future, completely shedding their usual image of steadiness and reliability.
Seeing this, Li Wangxian walked out with a dark expression.
"Why does the divine son seem unhappy?" Elder Lin asked in confusion.
"Could it be because we were so busy being happy ourselves that we didn't properly praise the Divine Son?" Elder Chen guessed.
Uncle Jiang joined the discussion in all seriousness. "Perhaps. He's a child, after all. Children just want adults to praise them more."
Father Li, however, had no time to dwell on such a minor matter. Instead, he looked at everyone solemnly and said, "Nothing that happened today may be spoken of outside. Even when passing down the scripture, we must carefully select the recipients first."
"As we should!"
Everyone nodded. Elder Lin even suggested, "Perhaps we should wait to pass down the scripture until the divine son has grown strong enough to have no fear of Ziwei's many great sects."
Everyone was deeply tempted by this proposal. After all, the lesson of the Lunar Lineage was still vivid before their eyes. Moreover, the most pressing matter now was ensuring Li Wangxian could grow, not adding even the slightest trouble to his path.
Even the tiniest possibility was unacceptable.
After all, they had endured so many years already. What did it matter if they held on a little longer?
Besides, judging by little Wangxian's aptitude, he probably wouldn't need much time at all to grow.
"Agreed."
While the senior members of the Sun Church reached a consensus, Li Wangxian ignored the many curious gazes cast his way within the sect and returned straight to his secluded cultivation grounds to train diligently.
Time flew like a shuttle, and a year hurried past. Li Wangxian had perfected his Dao Palace cultivation by following the five elements, and was now a cultivator at dao palace fifth heaven.
The Dao Palace corresponded to the five viscera of the human body, enclosed within the ribs.
The heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys were collectively called the five viscera, also known as the Five Spirits. They stored vital essence without letting it drain away, harbored life without decay, and formed an extraordinarily powerful secret realm within the human body.
This was a secret realm that could not be overlooked. Anyone seeking immortality had to devote painstaking effort to it. Anyone seeking to climb higher and comprehend the Immortal Dao also needed to evolve the five elements within it.
The five deities within the Dao Palace were intimately connected to these organs. They could generate Dao power and produce vitality, making this truly a place for nurturing life.
Those who could nourish their spirits would not die. With the Five Spirits ever present, eternal spring would endure. Linking the five vital energies and connecting heaven and earth in an unbroken, endless flow, they could exist in the world forever.
"My cultivation was at dao palace first heaven back then, and now it's at the fifth heaven-an average of one heaven every three months. And that's after I deliberately suppressed it again and again."
Looking back at how rapidly his cultivation had soared over the past year, even Li Wangxian was alarmed. Forget bottlenecks-sometimes his cultivation rose on its own even when he wasn't cultivating.
He had been forced to divert his attention to suppressing it, and had even made time to seek out Elder Chen to learn Source Arts and Elder Lin to learn formation patterns.
He had to admit that the ancestral awakening of his emperor blood had brought him enormous benefits. The completion of the emperor scripture and another transformation of his physique were only secondary.
Most importantly, the insights into the Great Dao he had accumulated over years of merging with the Dao had turned into tangible growth in his Dao attainment. This change was far more precious and formidable than an increase in divine power.
He himself had no idea how many forbidden tiers his current combat strength could reach. He suspected that even Four Extremes cultivators with manifestations might not be able to do anything to him.
After all, although the evolution of manifestations expressed the innate divine arts of special physiques, their essence was also a manifestation of a certain kind of "Dao attainment." It was simply that this attainment had sunk deep into the bloodline and physique.
Now, with the Sun Divine Laws and his Dao Palace cultivation as a foundation, the insights he had gained over years of merging with the Dao and contemplating the Yin and Yang Immortal Seed were rapidly turning into real "Dao attainment."
As for its power, he had tested it once outside the sect gates. When he unleashed his sun saint power, it was as though it could burn the heavens and boil the seas, directly engulfing and blasting apart a mountain peak.
Uncle Jiang, who had come along to guard him, had been so stunned that his mouth remained hanging open for a long time.
"My sun saint power is already this strong when I'm only at dao palace fifth heaven. If I still want to cultivate yin and yang together, I'll have to find the Taiyin True Scripture soon."
At this thought, Li Wangxian understood that he could not delay any longer. Otherwise, the stronger his cultivation of the Sun Scripture became, the greater the conflict would be when he began cultivating the lunar path alongside it.
I remember there's a Tianyuan City on Reed Continent. It's said to be where the Taiyin Human Emperor regularly lived and cultivated in seclusion.
Over all these years, people seeking fortuitous opportunities have continued to arrive in an endless stream. Even the Old Madman, a Great Saint, searched for something at the Human Emperor's secluded cultivation grounds outside Tianyuan City when he came to Ziwei.
There must be something mysterious about that place. It might not actually hold the Taiyin True Scripture, but there's still a possibility.
At this thought, Li Wangxian made up his mind.
It would be best if I could find it. If not, I can only cultivate sun saint power until I reach the Saint Lord level, then find a way to obtain the Taiyin God Sect's scripture.
And while I'm out, I can also see whether I can find immortal gold divine materials to forge my own artifact.
After all, during the Four Extremes heavenly tribulation, although an artifact forged from divine patterns should also be able to inscribe the tribulation's imprints of laws, refining immortal gold at the same time ought to be better.
Thus, Li Wangxian emerged from seclusion, went straight to Father Li, and explained his intentions.
"What? You want to go to Reed Continent to temper yourself? No. You're still too young."
Just as expected, he was refused outright.
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