Chapter 1076 (1/2)

Chapter 1076: 1076

The Xuan Master was sitting alone in a private room, and there was a certain scene on the wall before him . That scene showed Long Chen who had been cast into the Ghost Prison .

“Are you starting to reap the harvest?” asked an ancient voice .

“Yes . Originally, there should have been a longer time before the harvest, but Long Chen’s arrival has changed my plans a bit . ” The Xuan Master nodded .

“Are you helping Long Chen or harming him? You actually gave him the entire Xuantian Catalog to look at . ”

“It can’t count as helping or harming him . I’m just giving him an opportunity . Today, I saw many things because of Long Chen, and in particular, I saw some variables that are not in my control . These variables are largely beneficial to the Xuantian Dao Sect, so I’ve used this method to allow Long Chen to see the complete Xuantian Catalog . It’s up to him whether or not he can grasp anything,” said the Xuan Master .

“The Xuantian Catalog is an immortal canon that we have to translate into a simpler form for the disciples before we teach it to them . And those who can comprehend it are as rare as a phoenix feather or a unicorn horn . As for the most original Xuantian Catalog, let alone Long Chen, even those like Liu Cang and Luo Fan wouldn’t be able to see anything from it with just ten days,” said that ancient voice .

“Of course I know that . But I still feel like there are secrets we don’t know about Long Chen . Perhaps those secrets are the things Long Chen relies on the most . I’m testing him like this . If he can comprehend anything from the Xuantian Catalog, perhaps I’ll change my plans,” said the Xuan Master .

“Decide for yourself . In any case, I’ve handed the Dao Sect to you . If you’re so confident, I can focus completely on breaking through . ”

“Master, how a.s.sured do you feel this time?” The Xuan Master’s expression became slightly grave .

“I’d guess thirty percent . After all, those who succeed in Netherpa.s.sage are few and far between after the immortal era . ” After a moment’s hesitation, he continued, “If I fail, you don’t need to be burdened . You can be free . ”

The Xuan Master shook his head . “I don’t feel like you gave me a burden . I just feel like you were too conservative . Continuing like this isn’t beneficial to the Xuantian Dao Sect’s development . ”

“Alright, let’s not talk about these things . I’m going into seclusion, and I won’t be coming out until I break through . I don’t want to think about these troublesome things . Wait, what? What is Long Chen doing?” The ancient voice suddenly became full of shock .

The Xuan Master also looked at the wall . He saw Long Chen had taken out gold coins and was giving them one by one to the ghosts . He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry .

“This rotten brat, he dares to even buy them? These ghosts have a certain spirituality, and they’ve seen the Hall Masters comprehend the Xuantian Catalog . Looking at Long Chen’s expression, he definitely obtained some useful information,” said the Xuan Master helplessly .

“Thank you all, you can go back . I’m going to go comprehend this thing . ” Long Chen distributed several hundred gold coins to the ghosts . He was full of excitement .

“So each line can be comprehended with the soul to grasp it . It’s indistinct and unfathomable just like the Heavenly Daos . ”

This was what Long Chen had concluded through the countless clues the ghosts had told him .

He took a deep breath and expelled his random thoughts . Focusing completely, he placed all his attention on one of the lines of the symbol .

When his mind sank into that line, the line suddenly unleashed a burst of light .

The Xuan Master’s expression changed . The Xuantian Catalog was not something just any disciple could comprehend, especially not the original Xuantian Catalog .

Normally, disciples would first have to gradually cultivate one of the Dao-paths of the Xuantian Catalog . Once their comprehension of that Dao-path was enough, then under their teacher’s guidance, they would come to learn which line of the Xuantian Catalog referred to their Dao-path .

This process would take several years for even geniuses . And to form a resonance with the Xuantian Catalog like this would take decades to centuries . In the Xuantian Dao Sect, amongst the thousands of Elders, there were only a few dozen who could form a resonance with the Xuantian Catalog .

And even those Elders would require a few hours to start that resonance . But Long Chen had succeeded in resonating with the first line in just a few breaths .

There were a total of thirty-six thousand lines in the Xuantian Catalog, which referred to thirty-six thousand types of cultivation . It encompa.s.sed tens of thousands of laws and Daos . It was wide-ranging and profound, a secret canon of the immortal era . The Xuantian Dao Sect’s inheritance was based on it .

Once Long Chen chose a line, he encountered a strange s.p.a.ce . This s.p.a.ce was filled with countless revolving runes . At the same time, he saw a scene in front of him . There was a maiden playing a zither, and its sound was like stones falling into a clear spring . It was refres.h.i.+ng, cleaning the mind and soul .

“This line is the Music Dao . You want a manly man like me to play the zither?” Long Chen retreated from that strange s.p.a.ce with just a thought, once more choosing a new line .

This time, he entered a desert . Sand blew through the air, covering the sun . Long Chen was lost for a while before he realized this was an extremely rare style amongst earth cultivators, sand cultivators . The sand was like a furious dragon roaring toward the sky .

“This is also not suitable for me . ”

Long Chen once more retreated and chose a new line . This time, he entered a s.p.a.ce filled with flying snow and countless ice stalact.i.tes soaring out of the ground . This was the Ice Dao, also not what he wanted .

He tried several lines, and each time, he would leave after just a few breaths . That made the Xuan Master speechless .

“Master, do you have any opinion?” he asked after a long moment .

“It’s very likely due to his cultivation technique . It might be on an even higher level than the Xuantian Catalog, making it so the Xuantian Catalog cannot hide any of its Dao-paths . ”