The two floated along, riding the air beneath their feet.
The ice-built steps were so polished they could reflect a person's image, yet they stepped on them without slipping, completely at ease.
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As they ascended, an ice-block palace appeared in his eyes.
Ten zhang high and over three hundred square meters in area, it shimmered with a sacred light under the sunlight.
Before the palace was a large courtyard, walled with white jade, blending seamlessly with the Great Bright Peak.
He didn't rashly use his extrasensory perception, but instead restrained his spirit, keeping it from leaking out.
He was wary of this palace, surmising it was the location of the Di Wu Academy.
Top experts were likely stationed there.
He needed to prevent them from sensing his extrasensory perception; he had to be cautious.
He followed Chu Honglin from the courtyard gate, turned past the screen wall, didn't head towards the front hall, but instead turned into a moon gate on the right side of the corridor, entering another courtyard.
Then, passing through that courtyard, with another turn, and yet another, they finally arrived at the sacred and flawless ice palace.
Inside the main hall were rows of bookshelves, and several people were currently organizing them.
Seeing Chu Honglin arrive, they continued with their tasks, not offering any greetings.
But their gazes couldn't help but be drawn to Chu Zhiyuan.
Soon, someone recognized him.
“Ninth Prince?” A middle-aged man frowned, put down the book he was holding, and walked over from the bookshelf, examining Chu Zhiyuan: “What brings you here?”
Chu Zhiyuan clasped his fist in salute: “Greetings, Fifth Uncle.”
He knew from the original owner's memories that this was Fifth Imperial Uncle Chu Hongming.
In the original owner's impression, he was an old fogey, always wearing a stern face, acting rigidly and properly, the epitome of seriousness.
The original owner denounced him as a hypocrite.
“Fifth Brother, I brought the Ninth Prince here.” Chu Honglin said, “Let's go.”
He turned and walked upstairs.
Chu Zhiyuan clasped his fist in salute to Chu Hongming, then followed Chu Honglin.
Chu Hongming frowned deeply, looked at Chu Honglin, and helplessly shook his head, ultimately saying nothing more.
After returning from the Extraterritorial Battlefield, Chu Honglin's actions had become unrestrained; if he truly tried to stop him, he would inevitably be rebuffed forcefully.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled at Chu Honglin: “Fifteenth Uncle is mighty, I hate Fifth Uncle the most.”
Not caring if Chu Hongming could hear him.
Whether he heard it or not, Chu Hongming would always lecture him upon seeing him.
Chu Honglin laughed and went straight to the third floor.
The first floor was rows of bookshelves; his extrasensory perception was still restrained, so he didn't investigate what books were on the shelves.
He only glanced at them, surmising they were miscellaneous books, such as travelogues or books on natural philosophy.
The second floor was rows of antique shelves, displaying various antique books.
Clearly, these were not books that could be easily flipped through.
The third floor was empty.
Around the walls, at a height of one meter, were embedded jade tablets, each inscribed with a name.
Chu Zhiyuan glanced at the nine jade tablets and quickly found the one inscribed with the Great Subduing Demon Seal.
He couldn't help but walk over to that jade tablet.
The jade tablet, carved from mutton-fat white jade, was engraved with various patterns.
Vertically written from top to bottom were the four ancient and unadorned characters “Great Subduing Demon Seal”.
Seeing these four characters, an aura of ancient barbarity rushed towards him, and mountains and rivers vaguely appeared before his eyes, with giant beasts roaring within.
Chu Zhiyuan raised his sword-like eyebrows and took two steps back.
He examined it closely again.
This aura clearly came from the four characters, which contained subtle spiritual power.
The mutton-fat white jade contained a shimmering light, subtly flowing, as if spring water was flowing within.
And the spring water would occasionally flow within the patterns, causing them to shimmer faintly.
He turned his head to look at Chu Honglin: “Fifteenth Uncle, is this the inheritance?”
“This is the Inheritance Tablet.” Chu Honglin said, “Never seen one before, have you?”
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said: “So easy?”
“With the Inheritance Tablet, learning it isn't difficult, the difficulty lies in cultivation.”
“Indeed.”
“Have you thought it over?” Chu Honglin said, “There's still time to regret it; the remaining eight extraordinary arts are all extremely powerful.”
Chu Zhiyuan glanced at the remaining eight white jade tablets.
“Yin-Yang Wishful Hand”, “Heart-Piercing Mysterious Palm”, “Heaven-Shaking Divine Hammer”, “Heart-Questioning Divine Finger”
After Chu Zhiyuan scanned them one by one, he shook his head: “Let's just go with this one.”
“Really thought it over?” Chu Honglin said.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said: “Fifteenth Uncle, are you regretting it?”
“I'm afraid you'll regret it.” Chu Honglin snorted: “You only have this one chance to choose; if you make the wrong choice, there's no way to practice the others.”
Chu Zhiyuan said: “Do the other princes also only get to choose one martial art?”
Chu Honglin nodded: “Everyone can only choose one, and cannot choose another.”
Chu Zhiyuan frowned: “If one masters one, can one still choose another?”
Chu Honglin shook his head.
Chu Zhiyuan said: “If one has extremely high comprehension, can one cultivate it to the peak?”
Chu Honglin still shook his head.
Chu Zhiyuan said: “Then how can one guarantee that this martial art is the most suitable for oneself?”
Each martial technique has different requirements.
If one finds a martial technique that resonates with oneself, cultivation will progress rapidly, advancing by leaps and bounds.
If the martial technique doesn't resonate with oneself, cultivation will be full of stumbles and obstacles, making it difficult to move forward.
But how can one find the one that resonates the most with oneself?
“Then it depends on each person's fate.” Chu Honglin said: “Accepting fate is all there is to it.”
Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: “Why not let everyone practice all nine extraordinary arts, find the one that suits them best; sharpening the axe won't delay the work.”
Finding the one that resonates with oneself allows one to start late but arrive early, becoming faster and faster, and being able to go further.
Chu Honglin said: , “The jade tablet inheritance method damages the soul; those in the Qi Transformation Realm can only withstand it once,
Otherwise, they will become possessed.”
“What about the Intent Transformation Realm? What about the Spirit Transformation Realm?”
“Those in the Intent Transformation Realm can withstand another inheritance, and those in the Spirit Transformation Realm can also withstand another inheritance.”
Chu Zhiyuan frowned: “Only the jade tablet inheritance method is like this; what about secret manuals?”
“I've discovered that you're too greedy.” Chu Honglin shook his head: “This way of thinking is unacceptable; you must know that martial arts all lead to the same destination, what's the point of practicing so many martial arts? With that time, it's better to play around and relax your mind,
It's more beneficial to cultivation.”
Chu Zhiyuan said: “I always want to find the martial art that resonates with me the most.”
“It's not about the martial art resonating with you, but about you resonating with the martial art.” Chu Honglin said: “Actually, the most crucial thing is visualization; a person's soul is limited; apart from the fundamental mind technique, the visualization diagrams of martial techniques shouldn't be too many,
Once it exceeds three visualization diagrams, they can easily interfere with each other, and that will be fatal.”
Chu Zhiyuan suddenly understood.
This was the fundamental difference between the martial arts of the Outer Heavens and the Minor Outer Heavens.
The original owner was ignorant of these things.
Chu Honglin said: “Alright, since you've thought it over, let's start the inheritance.”
“Yes.” Chu Zhiyuan reached out and placed his hand on the white jade tablet.
Suddenly, a gaunt and withered old man appeared before his eyes, his entire body golden, as if coated with a layer of gold juice.
He sat cross-legged in the dark void, his body emitting a faint golden light.
His eyes were slightly closed, and his hands slowly formed hand seals; the left hand and right hand had different hand seals.
His lips moved, muttering in a low voice, and strange pronunciations echoed in his mind.
A ball of light appeared in the void, and the ball of light quickly condensed into a golden net, enveloping him.
Chu Zhiyuan opened his eyes.
A golden light flashed in his eyes, slowly receding.
“How is it?” Chu Honglin asked quickly.
Chu Zhiyuan said: “Fifteenth Uncle, have you ever seen anyone else perform the Great Subduing Demon Seal?”
“Since no one has mastered it, naturally I haven't seen it.” Chu Honglin said.
“Then why do you determine that it's the strongest?”
“Ancient legends, plus it's the most difficult to practice.”
“——It doesn't seem that strong.” Chu Zhiyuan said.
It was just a net; compared to the fist imprint of the Great Bright Fist, compared to the seven-colored flower of the Worry-Free Divine Finger, it seemed to lack any power.
