Jiang Chen brought Han Yuyao back to Clear Void Peak, landing on a broad platform halfway up the mountain.
Taking in Clear Void Peak's desolation and solitude, Han Yuyao could not help knitting her delicate brows.
"Master, why is our Clear Void Peak so deserted? Where are the other elders and disciples?" Han Yuyao asked in confusion.
Jiang Chen said casually, "There's no one else. You and I, master and disciple, are the only two people on Clear Void Peak."
Just two people on the entire mountain?
"Why don't you take in more disciples, Master?" Han Yuyao's face was full of curiosity.
Jiang Chen smiled. "When I take disciples, I look at nothing but fate. In all these years, you alone have shared a fated connection with me."
At this point, Jiang Chen seemed to remember something and continued, "Right, these are the introductory benefits for disciples of the Purple Firmament Holy Land. Bind it with a drop of blood, and you can access it and take things out."
With that, Jiang Chen flicked a finger, and a white jade ring drifted slowly toward Han Yuyao.
Han Yuyao bit her index finger and let a drop of blood fall onto the white jade ring.
The blood seeped soundlessly into the ring, and everything inside appeared clearly in her mind.
There was a token symbolizing the status of a true disciple of the Purple Firmament Holy Land, simple yet imposing, shrouded in purple qi.
There were two sets of feathered immortal dresses exclusive to the Purple Firmament Holy Land's true disciples. On the chest was an image of the Purple Firmament Azure Heaven Bell wreathed in clouds and mist, with two small characters beside it: Purple Firmament.
These not only represented a true disciple's status but also had many wondrous uses.
Once worn, they repelled filth and dust, rendered the wearer impervious to all poisons, could change appearance at will, warded off snakes, insects, rats, and ants, and offered considerable protection.
There was a bottle of fasting spirit pills, which allowed one to cultivate in seclusion without eating, leaving more time for cultivation and comprehending the Dao.
There was a jade book recording the Purple Firmament Holy Land's rules, maps, history, overviews of its various peaks, and other information, giving disciples a basic understanding of the entire holy land and making it easier for them to go about their affairs.
Aside from these, there was also a World Gazetteer.
The World Gazetteer contained information on numerous holy lands and immortal sects, secret realms and forbidden zones, geography and landscapes, heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and more, allowing newly admitted disciples to gain a general understanding of the world and broaden their horizons.
"These are all the most basic things. I'll also teach you a cultivation technique. Cultivate diligently, and you'll naturally achieve something in the future," Jiang Chen said with a smile.
Han Yuyao put away the spatial ring, her eyes dimming as she sighed softly. "Master, I suffered a great calamity in childhood. My origin was damaged, and my blood and vitality have declined. I'm afraid I'll fail to live up to your expectations."
"There's no need to belittle yourself!"
"Having your Supreme Sword Bone stolen not only failed to destroy your Dao heart, it tempered you into developing a Flawless Sword Heart!"
"With such character, I doubt a second person could be found in the entire Black-Yellow Great World!"
Jiang Chen remained composed, utterly unconcerned.
Han Yuyao was deeply shaken and exclaimed, "Master, you know my origins?"
Jiang Chen nodded slightly. "Since fate brought you under my tutelage, naturally I know your origins."
"The cultivation technique I'm going to teach you is unlike any other, and perfectly suited to you."
"If you cultivate it to its pinnacle, you can slay even a Sword Dao Supreme with a single stroke."
A flicker of doubt crossed the depths of Han Yuyao's eyes. A Sword Dao Supreme possessed the fiercest offensive power in the Emperor Realm; even many Great Emperors dared not provoke one lightly!
Her master knew this and still said such a thing. Could there really be a cultivation technique in this world that would allow her to surpass a Sword Dao Supreme?
Before Han Yuyao could think further, she saw Jiang Chen extend a finger and touch her brow.
At once, profound and unfathomable Dao sounds and sword cries rang out deep within Han Yuyao's heart.
Every syllable contained a vast amount of information, as though countless sword immortals were offering blessings, or myriad mighty beings were chanting scriptures, incomparably wondrous and unceasing.
Whoosh!
Han Yuyao opened her eyes. Two faint gleams of sword light flashed through them, yet their depths were filled with shock.
Although she could only glimpse the tip of the iceberg of this Chaos Sword Scripture, she could already discern how extraordinary it was.
This was absolutely not something the Supreme Sword Bone could compare to!
At the very least, it was an immortal scripture capable of allowing someone to ascend and become an immortal!
Her master had said that by cultivating this technique, her future achievements would be no less than those afforded by the Supreme Sword Bone.
She had not believed him at first.
Now it seemed her master had been far too modest!
If she truly cultivated it to its pinnacle, the Supreme Sword Bone would not even be worthy of carrying her shoes!
"Thank you for bestowing this technique, Master! Whatever your command, this disciple would not refuse even ten thousand deaths!"
Han Yuyao bowed in devout gratitude.
Jiang Chen shook his head gently and smiled freely. "It wasn't easy for me to finally take a disciple. How could I bear to send you to your death?"
Warmth surged through Han Yuyao's heart as she asked respectfully, "May I ask, Master, aside from the Purple Firmament Holy Land's rules, does our Clear Void Peak lineage have any other rules I must follow?"
Jiang Chen said with breezy calm, "Our Clear Void Peak doesn't have any particular rules. Just act according to your heart!"
"Don't stir up trouble lightly, but don't fear it either!"
"If you really do cause trouble, you still have your master!"
Han Yuyao was deeply moved. Although Clear Void Peak was rather quiet and desolate, she had a master who protected his own, and she could not help feeling a sense of belonging.
"This disciple will faithfully follow your teachings, Master!" Han Yuyao nodded solemnly.
Jiang Chen waved casually. "There are plenty of vacant cave abodes and courtyards on Clear Void Peak. Choose one yourself and go cultivate."
"Cultivating that Chaos Sword Scripture shouldn't be difficult for you."
"If there's anything you don't understand, you can come to me at any time."
Jiang Chen dismissed her.
"Yes! This disciple won't disturb your secluded cultivation any longer!"
Han Yuyao bowed and departed.
Jiang Chen raised his hand and cast an incantation. Profound, golden formation patterns gleamed across Clear Void Peak before vanishing again in an instant.
From outside, the entire Clear Void Peak appeared shrouded in dense white mist, so thick one could not see one's fingers before one's face. Any divine sense probing within would become disordered and uncontrollable.
Jiang Chen focused his consciousness on the "Myriad Tribulations Indestructible Physique" in the system and silently commanded, Awaken!
Hum!
The countless Dao origins throughout all heavens and myriad worlds trembled in unison.
In the deepest recesses of every Dao origin, a vast, ethereal tribulation power arose out of nothing.
This tribulation power was hazy and boundless, without space or Dao, without form or substance, yet omnipresent.
On the surface, all heavens and myriad worlds appeared unchanged, but many ancient titans who had lived for endless ages sensed it and awoke in alarm from seclusion or slumber.
Within their divine perception, endless tribulation power permeated every inch of all heavens and myriad worlds.
This tribulation power was invisible to the naked eye, yet truly existed.
Heaven and earth tribulations, creation tribulations, myriad Dao tribulations, tribulations of all living beings, god and devil tribulations, life and death tribulations, reincarnation tribulations, world-destroying tribulations, yin and yang tribulations...
In an instant, endless great tribulations emerged together.
Myriad great tribulations interwove and evolved, as though brewing an immeasurable tribulation capable of annihilating all heavens and myriad worlds, yet also seemingly nurturing unimaginable wonders of creation.
This terrifying tribulation power that enveloped all heavens and myriad worlds appeared for only an instant before vanishing into nothing.
It was as though those myriad phenomena had never appeared, and what they had just sensed was merely an unreal dream.
Yet no one dared ignore this phenomenon of heaven and earth, unprecedented since time immemorial!
The ancient titans employed all manner of divine abilities and secret arts to divine the origin of this phenomenon, but all came away empty-handed.
Naturally, this was all thanks to the Myriad Tribulations Indestructible Physique's innate ability to confound heavenly secrets!
Otherwise, Clear Void Peak's paltry mountain-protecting formation probably could not have evaded the divination or perception of a single ancient titan!
"Tribulations have arisen from the myriad Daos. Great upheaval is certain to come to all heavens and myriad worlds!"
"Fate cannot capture it, heavenly secrets cannot divine it. Unknowable, inconceivable, unfathomable!"
"Even the dark turmoil back then caused no such commotion. Will this realm of heaven and earth still exist in the future?"
"I have lain dormant for endless ages. It is time to emerge!"
"So what if tribulations arise from the myriad Daos? I am powerful enough to suppress all tribulations!"
"This epoch holds great terror! I hope the arrangements I have made over these hundreds of millions of years will prove useful when the time comes!"
"Calamities have arisen from every Dao throughout all heavens, yet limitless fortunes of creation are being nurtured within these unknown calamities! This age may not bring destruction. It may instead bring true transcendence!"
"Whatever the outcome, this age is certain to be a golden era in which heavenly geniuses emerge in droves!"
"The heavenly geniuses kept hidden by the myriad races will all enter the world to undergo tribulations in this age. Even if their final curtain falls in gloom, they will surely blaze with the most brilliant light ever seen!"
The ancient titans each harbored different thoughts, secretly making arrangements and preparations to face the unimaginably terrifying calamities of the future.