Li Shenzhou Returns to the World

In the void, Li Wangxian's body shone with crystalline radiance, like an immortal king. He slowly rose, and the instant he clenched his fists, he felt as though he could grasp the Great Dao of all heaven and earth in his palms.

It was an extraordinarily powerful confidence. He had broken through to full perfection of the Four Extremes Fourth Heaven and was now utterly different from before.

The Four Extremes Realm marked the point at which cultivators truly began to commune with and wield the Great Dao of heaven and earth. Back in the Dao Palace Realm, his ability to draw close to the Dao had already allowed him to rival any Four Extremes cultivator in harnessing it.

But that had only been a state of his Primordial Spirit and mind. Within his physical body, a faint, elusive barrier had always hindered him. Now that he had truly entered the Four Extremes Realm, that thin membrane was gone, and he could fully unleash his comprehension of the Great Dao. Even phrases such as "body united with the Dao" and "heaven and man as one" could no longer describe his mastery over the Great Dao of heaven and earth.

His body and mind were tranquil, filled with harmony. He did not unleash any divine power, for there was simply no need. He knew exactly how powerful he had become.

At this moment, he possessed unparalleled confidence. He was utterly certain that the Eight Prohibitions were merely the starting point of his current combat strength.

"Congratulations on entering the Four Extremes Realm, Divine Son. You truly will be invincible among the younger generation now."

"Indeed! The Divine Son reached full perfection the moment he entered the Four Extremes Realm. Looking back across the ages, who could stand shoulder to shoulder with him?"

Everyone from the Sun God Sect came forward to congratulate him. Elder Chen especially blew the trumpet of praise, declaring that Li Wangxian was the Saint Emperor reincarnated, that his talent shook the ages, and that he was destined to attain the Dao in this lifetime.

If you're such a good talker, keep going!

Li Wangxian's expression remained composed, with only the corners of his mouth lifting slightly, as though he were merely listening politely to his elders' praise.

It had to be said that his self-possession was quite impressive. Steady and composed, he had the bearing of a great commander, inspiring admiration.

At the sight, Mother Li was already smiling so broadly that she could not close her mouth. No matter how often she heard people praise her son, she would always beam with joy.

Father Li could not help chuckling as well. For a time, everyone basked in warm delight, and the atmosphere could not have been better.

But with the Heavenly Tribulation over, no one intended to linger. Li Wangxian personally raised his hand and inscribed densely packed Dao Patterns into a mountain peak, opening a Domain Gate and taking everyone back to the Sun God Sect.

After returning to the sect and enjoying another round of lavish flattery, Li Wangxian entered seclusion again. He wanted to consolidate his realm first. After all, having leaped through four minor stages at once, he still needed some time to settle his cultivation.

It was not that his comprehension of the Great Dao had any flaws. Rather, he had just cultivated the Four Extremes Realm using only the Taiyin True Scripture and had yet to truly cultivate the Sun alongside it. Some refinement was needed, and his body also needed time to adapt to the sudden leap in his realm.

This cultivation session lasted several more months, with nearly half a year passing-longer than his dual cultivation in the Dao Palace Realm. This did not surprise Li Wangxian.

After all, only roughly twenty percent of the Sun Scripture's Four Extremes section remained!

With the Lesser Yang Scripture as the foundation, the Sun Scripture's Four Extremes Scroll as a supplement, and the Sun Divine Laws awakened by my Emperor Blood's ancestral reversion to guide my comprehension, I've barely managed to make yin and yang balance and support each other. But yin still outweighs yang, just as expected!

Li Wangxian sighed. The problem with the scriptures had always constrained his cultivation speed. Otherwise, how could he still have been merely at full perfection of the Four Extremes Realm?

With his constitution and talent, even though he had only cultivated for five years, he was confident that, if not for the missing scriptures, he would long since have entered Dragon Transformation and might already be closing in on Immortal Platform.

Entering the Dragon Transformation Realm now should pose no problem. But if I want to lay the strongest possible foundation, I should still find the remaining sections of the Sun Scripture.

Li Wangxian pondered silently, recalling his earlier discussions with Father Li and the others about places where the Sun Scripture might be found.

That was a little unexpected! The Taiyin God Sect might actually have one or two scrolls of our sect's Sun Scripture.

Recalling what Elder Lin had told him earlier, Li Wangxian was initially rather surprised, but he soon accepted it.

This was perfectly normal. On Ziwei, Taiyin and Taiyang both belonged to Human Emperor lineages and had once watched over and aided each other. It was only natural that they would have exchanged portions of their scriptures.

After all, the saying "Taiyin and Taiyang-which is weaker, which is stronger? Let yin and yang aid each other, and reign as emperor beneath heaven" had resounded since the Primordial Era. It was impossible that the two sects had never entertained such ambitions before their decline.

Moreover, the Taiyin Human Emperor attained the Dao before our Saint Emperor ancestor. I've heard that ancient records say our Saint Emperor ancestor once borrowed the Taiyin True Scripture to study, and afterward left behind the Sun Scripture as well.

Viewed in that light, it was difficult to say whether the two sects had exchanged their complete scriptures, but they had certainly exchanged some portions. The only uncertainty was whether the Taiyin God Sect, whose foundation had been usurped by the Duanmu Clan, still retained the Sun Scripture.

Actually, aren't the Taiyin True Scripture and the Sun Scripture the easiest emperor scriptures to obtain in Shrouding the Heavens?

Li Wangxian's expression grew complicated. Both Human Emperors had possessed tremendous breadth of spirit and had not been overly possessive of their scriptures. Both had created all manner of extraordinary arts and treasured manuals, bestowing them upon people throughout the human race.

And from the saying that both scriptures were honored as the Mother Scripture of the Human Race, and that later human Great Emperors had drawn upon them when creating their own emperor scriptures, one could see just how widely these two scriptures had spread.

The Human Demon had obtained them in the Primordial Era, and the Old Madman had obtained them too. There were also the Overlord, Fairy Qing Shi, and others on the Starry Sky Ancient Road. Ye Fan had acquired the Sun Scripture on Beidou, then obtained several scrolls of the Taiyin scripture through a female saint's pendant from another star domain while traveling through the starry sky. The examples went on and on, too numerous to count.

Moreover, Li Wangxian was certain that, as Ziwei Ancient Star was the homeworld of both Human Emperors, some great sects there must also have obtained one or two scrolls of the Taiyin True Scripture or the Sun Scripture. Perhaps, if all these sects pooled what they had, they could assemble a complete scripture?

There was no way to be certain. But how laughable it was that the Sun God Sect, the orthodox inheritor, had instead lost its own scripture.

More laughable still was how bleakly the descendants of the Human Emperors, who had once protected all humanity, had ended up. The Lunar Lineage had already been exterminated to the last member, with only Jiang Tingting remaining on Beidou-and it was uncertain whether she belonged to the Human Emperor's lineage.

The Sun Lineage had fared little better. Had Li Wangxian not arrived and introduced an unforeseen change, the Golden Crow Clan would have wiped out the sect in another decade or so. Only Xiao Tongtong would have escaped disaster, thanks to Ye Fan.

"Now that I'm here in this lifetime, I certainly won't allow that tragedy to happen. Some clans and great sects deserve to be slaughtered!"

At this thought, Li Wangxian's voice turned utterly chilling. But he soon calmed down. While his strength remained insufficient, he could keep certain matters in his heart. There was no need to dwell on them and needlessly disturb his own state of mind.

If possible, I should still find the remaining sections of the Sun Scripture. If I truly can't, I'll enter the Dragon Transformation Realm first. I can search again once my cultivation is higher.

Li Wangxian made his decision. It was time to venture out for another round of tempering-not merely to search for the scripture, but also to hone his combat experience and seek certain opportunities and fortunes.

Hmm. If I'm going to make trouble for certain great sects and search for the Sun Scripture, it's time for Li Shenzhou to return to the world.

Because of the pandemic, the contract I sent by courier has been stuck in transit. If things keep going like this, never mind launching paid chapters without any promotion-I suspect I won't be able to launch them at all, even once I reach the required word count. So updates will be a little less frequent from now on. There may be one update some days and two on others.