The importance of cultivation scriptures could be seen from Zixia in the original story.
As an innate Dao embryo, Zixia in the original story possessed a physique that was theoretically no inferior to Ye Fan's desolate ancient sacred body, ranking among the very best.
With a physique like that, even someone of ordinary aptitude could rely on its support alone to have hope on the path to becoming an Emperor. Even if they failed to attain the Dao, they could still be considered the seed of an imperial star on that path.
But how had she ended up?
Before much time had passed, she had faded into the crowd.
This certainly had something to do with Zixia's limited talent, but it also had much to do with the Purple Mansion Holy Land she came from.
Though the Purple Mansion Holy Land called itself a holy land, it ultimately could not compare with an imperial inheritance like Jade Lake, which had produced a Great Emperor and possessed an imperial scripture.
Had the Purple Mansion Saintess joined Jade Lake rather than the Purple Mansion Holy Land back then, cultivating the Western Emperor Scripture created by the Western Emperor, her circumstances would likely have been very different.
The same was true of the current situation.
Since Chen Yu had already embarked on the path of cultivation, he naturally wanted to cultivate the best as well.
For Jiang Tingting, who possessed a taiyin body and whose Taiyin Human Emperor bloodline seemed to have awakened within her, the most suitable scripture was undoubtedly the Taiyin Ancient Scripture created by the Taiyin Human Emperor.
The same went for Chen Yu.
The Void Emperor's blood had awakened within him, making him comparable to a second-generation imperial son. Under these circumstances, the most suitable cultivation method was none other than the Void Scripture left behind by the Void Emperor.
Unfortunately, both were troublesome.
Chen Yu frowned.
To find the complete Taiyin Ancient Scripture on the Big Dipper today, he would probably have to seek out the Human Demon, who had been asleep for many years.
As for the Void Scripture, it was theoretically somewhat easier to obtain.
Although he had little connection to the Ji Family, bloodline itself was the best proof.
With the concentration of imperial blood he possessed, as long as he could reach the Ji Family, he would not have to worry about obtaining the scripture.
The only problem was that this would inevitably embroil him in disputes with the Ji Family.
There was no need to even mention the Ji Family's internal chaos in the early stages; even its own members slaughtered one another.
Just thinking about getting entangled in that situation was troublesome.
It would be one thing if this were later, when Ji Zi and the Ji Family's hidden reserves emerged one after another. They would naturally recognize the true worth of his imperial blood.
But with the chaotic, absurd Ji Family of the early stages, that was genuinely hard to say.
There was no helping it.
You could not expect much discernment from a bunch of people who had not produced even a single King in ages.
Still, it was not as though there was no opportunity at all.
"If I could bypass the Ji Family and awaken the Void Mirror directly..."
He looked thoughtful as the idea flashed through his mind. That would make things much easier.
Compared to the complicated Ji Family, the Void Mirror involved far fewer entanglements.
As long as he could gain its recognition, he could ignore all the other nonsense, take the scripture, and leave.
In the Void Mirror's eyes, his second-generation imperial blood probably carried more weight than the entire Ji Family apart from Ji Zi.
"As for right now..."
Looking at the young Jiang Tingting before him, he could not help sighing. "Forget it. We'll make do for now."
After all, Jiang Tingting was still young, and his cultivation was not high either. Using other scriptures to tide them over would work just as well.
Once they obtained imperial scriptures later, it would not be too late to switch.
Leaving everything else aside, was there not a complete Sea of Bitterness Chapter of the Dao Scripture inside Qing Emperor's Grave, which would appear a year from now?
Chen Yu gazed into the distance as this thought flashed through his mind.
"Speaking of Qing Emperor's Grave, there seems to be a descendant of the Demon Emperor too..."
He thought of Yan Ruyu.
In the original story, she had been quite special.
As a descendant of the Azure Emperor, she possessed two supreme treasures, the Azure Emperor Weapon and Qing Emperor's Heart. In terms of wealth, she was certainly no pauper.
Yet among the many imperial inheritances, hers was undoubtedly the most down-and-out.
Looking at the other imperial inheritances, their clans had either hidden reserves or Emperor Weapons. They often enjoyed periods of flourishing prosperity and ranked among the strongest powers wherever they went.
Then there were the Azure Emperor's descendants, reduced to just two or three cats, big and small. Their entire clan could not even muster a single mighty cultivator of the Immortal Platform Realm.
For a supreme Heavenly Emperor who could rival Great Emperor Wushi and the Ruthless Great Emperor, this was plainly a joke.
If one examined the dates of the Azure Emperor's reign, the joke became even funnier.
After all, only a few tens of thousands of years had passed since the Azure Emperor attained the Dao.
A mere few tens of thousands of years-even an ordinary ancient emperor or Great Emperor, let alone a Heavenly Emperor, should not have ended up in such miserable circumstances, allowing his descendants to fall to this state.
Among all the known imperial lineages, Chen Yu knew of only this one that had fared so miserably.
Even the Holy Prince, who emerged later, had not been as miserable as the Azure Emperor's descendants.
Even if the Fighting Saint Emperor had wanted to temper his child, he had at least left him an Emperor Weapon, along with a younger brother at the Great Sage cultivation level to serve as his Dao protector.
And the Azure Emperor's descendants?
They did not even have a mighty cultivator.
By all normal reasoning, this was impossible.
A few tens of thousands of years was simply too short. Had the Azure Emperor cared, even without leaving his Emperor Weapon, he could have casually sealed away a few Great Sages or Quasi-Emperors as hidden reserves, and his descendants would not have lived so miserably.
Not to mention the possible existence of an Azure Emperor's son.
The only explanation was that the Azure Emperor had never cared about these so-called descendants of the Demon Emperor at all, and probably had not left behind an imperial son or anything of the sort.
As for why these people could still call themselves the Azure Emperor's descendants when they had neither an imperial son nor the Green Lotus Emperor Weapon, Chen Yu had no way of knowing the reason.
But he knew that before long, these people would soon strike it rich.
It would not take long. Once Qing Emperor's Tomb opened, they would be able to obtain the Emperor Weapon and heart left behind by the Azure Emperor.
With the Azure Emperor Weapon, Qing Emperor's Heart, and the Azure Emperor Scripture in hand, theirs would be an imperial lineage as legitimate as could be.
Most importantly, these people were still very down-and-out right now. If Chen Yu wished, he could easily hitch a ride.
At this thought, he raised his head and looked out, silently beginning his calculations.
As the Heavenly Secrets Technique circulated, the divine power within him rapidly drained away. Even his face grew exceptionally pale, as though he had been hollowed out in an instant, losing every trace of color.
Only after a long while did he let out a long breath and barely steady himself.
"This Heavenly Secrets Technique really isn't something just anyone can cultivate."
Standing where he was, Chen Yu could not help shaking his head.
In this world, heavenly secrets masters and source masters definitely counted as the two most miserable professions.
One suffered backlash from heavenly secrets, coughing up blood and losing years of life at the slightest provocation, while the other was prone to suffering the red hair curse.
Dabbling a little in these two professions was fine, but once one cultivated them to profound levels, there was basically no good end to be had.
And Chen Yu was undoubtedly already quite accomplished as a heavenly secrets master. He had suffered backlash from heavenly secrets more than a few times.
Fortunately, he had enough self-awareness never to divine anything beyond his own level, so the backlash from heavenly secrets remained within what he could bear.
This time was no different.