As though their hearts were linked, both felt an extraordinarily strange sensation, as if their spiritual bodies were merging, and instinctively exchanged a glance.
The Purple Mansion Saintess's lovely face flushed slightly. Ripples stirred across the ancient, still well of her heart, but she did not pull free of that large hand.
"Rustle... rustle..."
The Wushi Scripture shone.
At last, its pages turned.
Or rather, it opened itself.
One ancient character after another manifested.
Dao rhythms drifted ethereally, and ancient, mysterious chanting seemed to emerge. The incomparably profound scripture meaning immersed them both, leaving them utterly entranced.
The Wushi Scripture kept turning, page after page.
The Wheel Sea Scroll, Dao Palace Scroll, Four Extremes Scroll, Dragon Transformation Volume, Immortal Platform Volume...
The scriptures of the Five Great Secret Realms were revealed to them one by one.
To their regret, however, this supreme Ancient Scripture was indeed unfathomably profound, surpassing even the Western Empress Scripture they had obtained before.
But Great Emperor Wushi had been too powerful.
And his constitution was far too unique.
It was the innate sacred body Dao embryo, unprecedented throughout the ages.
Naturally, the supreme scripture he had created suited him best.
Yet, imperceptibly, this had also imposed a restriction on the scripture: only an innate sacred body Dao embryo could cultivate it.
Neither Taiyi, with his sun sacred body, nor Zixia, with her innate Dao embryo, could cultivate it directly. They could only consult it and draw upon it.
"Rustle... rustle..."
At that moment.
The Wushi Scripture rumbled, wreathed in auspicious light that filled the sky.
Page after page turned, producing not a rustling sound but a tremulous note that pressed down upon the Heavenly Dao until it wailed. A mighty chanting arose.
Louder than three thousand great Buddhas and eighty thousand gods and demons chanting