Chapter 211 - 210: River Scripture

Chapter 211: Chapter 210: River Scripture

Spirit +1!

As a new day dawned, Xia Wuyang’s Spiritual Power increased by another point, reaching a total of three hundred and thirty.

An epiphany arrived right on cue, and this time, it was focused on none other than the Dragon and Phoenix Body Technique and the Enchanting Heart Step, both of which he had already perfected.

He had cultivated both to their absolute limits and refined them as much as possible. It was time for a transformation.

All sorts of insights flooded into his Sea of Consciousness.

The evasive mysteries of the Nine Transformations of the Dragon... the essence of the Confusing Step Technique... the turning method of the Wind Manipulation Three Bends... the secrets of the Enchanting Heart Step... the similarities between the two... the timing for coordinating the Body Technique and the Stepping Technique...

Countless insights washed over him like a sudden enlightenment, constantly colliding and intertwining until they finally found a point of convergence and began to merge.

BOOM...

After an unknown amount of time, Xia Wuyang was struck by a flash of inspiration. With a single movement, he transformed into a series of afterimages, flowing back and forth within the Practice Room.

At first, he moved like a roaming dragon, swift and fierce. When he turned, he was like a phoenix dancing in the heavens, graceful and nimble.

Even more impressively, multiple afterimages appeared simultaneously. Each one was as solid as his real body, performing different moves to effectively confuse an enemy’s perception.

The two great Combat Techniques had successfully fused.

And upon merging, they broke through to a new Level.

A High Level Spiritual Technique!

To Xia Wuyang’s surprise, the fused Spiritual Technique was not based on the higher-Level Enchanting Heart Step, but on the Dragon and Phoenix Body Technique.

The Enchanting Heart Step served as a support. Therefore, he could keep the original name or even call it the Dragon and Wind technique.

In addition to retaining its original Power, it now had the confusing effect of the Enchanting Heart Step, allowing him to create afterimages to deceive his enemies.

Furthermore, it could be effectively combined with various Combat Techniques and Secret Techniques to unleash unimaginable power.

Xia Wuyang was quite satisfied after testing out the fused and transformed Body Technique.

Although he couldn’t unleash the full power of the Dragon and Phoenix Body Technique because he hadn’t yet advanced to the True Monarch Realm, it was still much stronger than before, invisibly increasing his overall combat strength by a fair amount.

Just as he finished adapting to the changes, Xia Wuyang received a message from Zheng Zhicang through a special channel.

Emperor Xia had left Qianqing Palace. He was reportedly on his way to invite an Elder Divine Constable from a century ago out of retirement to personally investigate the thefts from the Inner Treasury and the National Treasury.

This was an opportunity of a lifetime!

Without a second thought, Xia Wuyang immediately put on a show, feigning a state of collapse and having himself sent to the Practice Room to "rest."

In reality, he quickly applied a Disguise, changing his appearance before hurrying toward Qianqing Palace.

He wore a special set of Night Clothes. This outfit was a treasure the Thief Demon had obtained many years ago; it helped him blend into the darkness and could also block out perception, making it a true treasure.

"Qianqing Palace!"

Xia Wuyang gazed at the most magnificent palace before him, a cold smile touching his lips.

He passed through layers of palace walls like a phantom, soon approaching the Spirit Array set up around Qianqing Palace.

He stealthily took out an Array-Breaking Talisman and activated it with his Extraordinary Spiritual Power, opening a silent breach in the Spirit Array and slipping inside.

He then broke through several more invisible Spiritual Energy Barriers, nearly exhausting the Array-Breaking Talisman, before finally entering the depths of Qianqing Palace.

Following the information from Zheng Zhicang, Xia Wuyang headed straight for Emperor Xia’s study. He spread out his Mental Force Field, which flowed like mercury spilling across the floor, allowing him to perceive every detail around him with perfect clarity.

Not even the cover of the Spirit Array could block the probing of his Mental Force Field.

Moreover, what was arranged around Qianqing Palace was not a single Spirit Array, but a Spirit Array Group formed by the fusion of several arrays, its power far exceeding that of any single one.

The study was quite spacious, exuding an elegant luxury. It was empty.

Soon, Xia Wuyang’s gaze fell upon a Nine Dragon Screen. ’There it is!’

Using his Mental Force Field to probe, Xia Wuyang located a secret compartment.

The compartment had an intricate mechanism, even connected to the Spirit Array Group, but it was still easily broken open before his Array-Breaking Talisman and Mental Force Field.

Inside, there was only one item: a yellowed ancient book.

Xia Wuyang picked up the book. On its cover were the four ancient seal characters for "River Scripture," and beside them were two other characters: "Upper Part."

Xia Wuyang froze. He quickly flipped through it and was stunned to discover that the Upper Part alone could take a cultivator all the way to the Six Spirits True Monarch Realm. ’If I had the lower part as well, wouldn’t it lead directly to the Ten Spirits True Monarch Realm?’

The River Scripture wasn’t an Intermediate Spiritual Technique, but a Top Level Spiritual Technique that led directly to the Ten Spirits True Monarch Realm!

The previous information was wrong. It wasn’t that the River Scripture only had six layers, but that Emperor Xia only possessed the first six. There were actually four more, placing it at the Level of a Top Level Spiritual Technique.

If he could get his hands on the lower part, he wouldn’t have to worry about a Cultivation Technique for a very long time.

Xia Wuyang took a deep breath. As he briefly skimmed through it, his astonishment grew.

’As expected of the Great Xia Royal Family’s secret Clan’s Secret Technique,’ he thought. ’It’s incredibly profound and astonishingly powerful, truly one of the best among Spiritual Techniques.’

Each Spiritual Vein it forged was a full sixteen kilometers long, far surpassing the ten-kilometer veins from ordinary Spiritual Techniques—nearly twice the length.

If he could forge ten Spiritual Veins, they would total one hundred and sixty kilometers, and their power would be astounding.

He carefully put away the Upper River Scripture. Once he cultivated it to its Peak, finding the lower part shouldn’t be difficult with the strength he would possess by then.

The Great Xia Royal Family’s strongest ancestor was merely at the Three Spirits True Monarch Realm. If he became a Six Spirits True Monarch, what would the entire Great Xia be to him?

Looting all the secret treasures of the Great Xia Royal Family would take but a single word.

Xia Wuyang refused to believe that he wouldn’t find the lower part of the River Scripture after turning the Great Xia Royal Family completely upside down.

He continued searching and found over thirty Spirit Talismans in several other secret compartments. There were Array-Breaking Talismans, Protective Talismans, Divine Movement Talismans, Flame Talismans... Attack, Defense, support—they covered all the bases.

There were also some Spirit Elixirs and Medicines, as well as some Spirit Level Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and Exotic Flowers and Herbs, but there were no Spirit Level Miracle Treasures, let alone a Sensing Fruit.

’It seems Zheng Zhicang was right,’ Xia Wuyang mused. ’Emperor Xia must have a Storage Spiritual Artifact, but its space is probably limited. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have left so many valuables behind in Qianqing Palace.’

He even left behind dozens of Spirit Talismans, which were all excellent items. If not for the limited space in his Storage Spiritual Artifact, why would Emperor Xia have left them here instead of carrying them with him?

Thanks to this, Xia Wuyang was able to obtain so many good things from Qianqing Palace. Even the original copy of the River Scripture was here.

This was a truly great find, and the exact Cultivation Technique he needed most right now.