"The King of Myriad Characters, Dao?"
The moment he heard the system's voice, a hint of delight appeared in Su Xiuyi's eyes.
He hurriedly looked within his soul sea.
Peering inside, Su Xiuyi indeed discovered an additional Will Character in his soul sea: "Dao."
"Hmm?"
"What a profound feeling, what a wondrous ability! I never expected it to possess such a wondrous ability while so weak!"
The moment Su Xiuyi looked within and saw the Dao Will Character, his expression brightened.
The Dao Will Character floated in his soul sea. Weak as it was, the normally disordered Will Characters were now revolving around it in a regular pattern.
This weak "Dao" Will Character had suppressed all the other Will Characters.
"As expected of the King of Myriad Characters. It truly is extraordinary."
"I finally don't have to toil to suppress the chaotic Will Characters myself. Now that they're revolving in a set pattern, it saves me quite a bit of effort."
"I just don't know what exactly this King of Myriad Characters can do."
"I'll try it out once it grows stronger!"
Looking at the Will Character, Su Xiuyi's eyes brimmed with delight.
He glanced at the Sage Study before him, anticipation appearing in his eyes.
But Su Xiuyi chose not to enter, because an invisible power of rules shrouded the area before the Sage Study. As he was now, he was still too weak before that power.
"Not bad. I advanced a hundred meters this time!"
Su Xiuyi discovered that he had ventured a hundred meters farther than last time, and excitement touched the corners of his mouth. Today, he had also signed in and obtained a supremely powerful Will Character. He was thoroughly satisfied.
Su Xiuyi raised his head and looked farther into the depths, his face full of longing.
"Only five li left. I can't wait to enter the depths. What rewards will I get there?"
A smile appeared on Su Xiuyi's lips, and he turned to leave.
Back in the hall, Su Xiuyi sat cross-legged and continued cultivating the Undying Heavenly Scripture. Unable to open any more bodily apertures for now, he could only cultivate the soul path of the Undying Heavenly Scripture. Although he had not opened many soul apertures, an illusory figure now floated in his soul sea.
The apparition was a blood Buddha, now sitting cross-legged beneath the Dao Will Character, surrounded by countless Will Characters.
Within the soul sea, countless rays of bloody light condensed into crimson divine lightning, which continually fell into the soul sea, tempering and expanding it.
After more than a month of tempering, Su Xiuyi discovered that his cultivation had dropped by three levels. Yet not only did he not stop, he cultivated every night instead. Though his realm had fallen, he could feel that his soul sea had grown countless times stronger and his willpower had become incomparably condensed. This was an enormously good thing.
Now, even without the Pupil of Void Breaking, nothing within five li of him could hope to escape Su Xiuyi's eyes.
Suddenly, Su Xiuyi's body trembled.
He snapped his eyes open, a hint of surprise appearing in them.
"Someone actually sneaked into the Myriad Text Academy. How strange!"
"Aren't they afraid of dying?"
Su Xiuyi was truly stunned. The Myriad Text Academy was a place of death, yet someone had sneaked in. The sun must have risen in the west.
"No, something's wrong with their presence!"
"They're not from the righteous path!"
Su Xiuyi had noticed the difference.
Meanwhile, in a corner of the Myriad Text Academy, which had been regarded as a cursed place for countless years, someone had finally come uninvited.
"Fuck, what rotten luck! It had to be me. I'm really unlucky-what a stinking draw!"
"I actually drew the lot. Can I get out alive?"
"Damn Su Xiuyi, I really want to kill you! Why couldn't you have died? It's been twenty years and you're still not dead. What the hell? Could the power of the curse really have vanished?"
"If it really has vanished, that would be wonderful. Once I bring back the Heavenly Demon Fragmentary Scripture from the Sage Study, I'm bound to receive an enormous reward. The Heavenly Demon Fragmentary Scripture is the Heavenly Demon Sect's sacred scripture!"
"Sage Study, Sage Study!"
The shadowy figure muttered under his breath and took an ancient-looking sheet from his robes. It was a map. He scanned his surroundings.
Su Xiuyi had not expected word that he was still alive to spread, much less attract the covetous attention of some surviving factions.
Su Xiuyi had once heard of the Heavenly Demon Fragmentary Scripture the shadowy figure mentioned. Within the Great Zhou Dynasty, there had once been an extremely powerful faction called the Heavenly Demon Sect. Its cultivation methods were exceedingly sinister, and it had been wiped out by the master of the Myriad Text Academy. The Heavenly Demon Sect's Heavenly Demon Fragmentary Scripture had also vanished. He had not expected the extremely powerful Heavenly Demon Fragmentary Scripture to be inside the Sage Study.
The matter of the Blood Barbarian Demon Soul at the Southern Heaven Academy had only just ended, and these people had already sneaked in. They truly knew how to pick their moment, thinking no one would pay attention now.
After taking a few steps, the shadowy figure stopped.
He was no weakling, but a Peak Sunmoon. Moreover, a special "Shadow" Will Character was circling his body. If Su Xiuyi's willpower had not been so strong, he truly would not have detected him.
"Hmm?"
"Su Xiuyi still hasn't died. Could he have obtained some fortuitous encounter in the Myriad Text Academy?"
"I'll go see if there's a chance to get my hands on it!"
A glint of greed flickered in the shadowy figure's eyes.
He knew that if one truly had no fear of the power of the curse, the Myriad Text Academy was indeed a treasure land. Now that he was a Peak Sunmoon, he could absorb the power of rules lingering here to cultivate.
The shadowy figure silently approached the hall where Su Xiuyi was. Looking at Su Xiuyi inside, his expression froze.
"So young. Th-this is impossible!"
"Why hasn't time left a single trace on him?"
Seeing that Su Xiuyi looked even more vigorous than he did, the shadowy figure was deeply unsettled, because he could not see through Su Xiuyi's strength either.
He instantly became extremely wary of Su Xiuyi.
"I can't see through him, can't see through him. I absolutely must not make a move against Su Xiuyi on my own. If I disrupt the plan, I'll surely die."
A trace of wariness appeared in the shadowy figure's eyes.
He could only hide himself once more, melting into the night as he headed toward the Sage Study.
"This Will Character is quite good!"
Su Xiuyi opened his eyes, a hint of surprise appearing in them. This Will Character's ability was very powerful.
"Damn it!"
"This power of rules is too strong. There's no way to get close to the Sage Study!"
The Heavenly Demon Sect remnant gazed at the Sage Study from afar, unable to approach it, and a trace of despair appeared in his eyes.
"What a Shadow Will Character. It truly is wondrous. Even the elders of the Heaven Patrol Pavilion failed to notice you!" At that moment, a voice rang out in his ear.
The shadowy figure was so frightened that every hair on his body stood on end. "Who?"
The next moment, this Heavenly Demon Sect elder grew even more terrified, because his Will Character had actually stopped working, and his body was revealed on the spot.
His Will Character had been broken so casually. This was a terrifying thing, for he was at the Peak Sunmoon realm.
Could the other party be a Half-Step Invincible?
Or an Invincible?
The Heavenly Demon Sect elder was scared witless, his soul trembling violently.
(End of chapter)