Out of habit, Zhang Xuan collected the book into the Library of Heaven's Path as soon as he saw it. As such, what he was looking at at at the moment was not the book floating in the air but the book in his Library of Heaven's Path.
Zhang Xuan was still fine with the introduction, but as soon as the book entered his Library of Heaven's Path, he immediately noticed that something was amiss.
"What's wrong?"
Sage Kui asked.
The Heaven's Path Divine Art was created by his teacher, and it was an incredibly profound technique. Every genius who possessed the Eye of Insight had found themselves immersed in it, unable to extricate themselves from it. Yet, the young man before him actually frowned and said that there was a problem with it.
"This …"
Zhang Xuan turned around to look at the will of Sage Kui and asked, "Elder Kui, may I ask if there have been any sanctum heads who have lost their sight?"
"Lost their sight?"
Not knowing what Zhang Xuan was up to, Sage Kui frowned. "This will of mine is only responsible for guiding and testing the candidates for sanctum heads. I have no idea about the condition of the juniors."
He had died tens of thousands of years ago, and the sanctum heads were all juniors. Only geniuses who possessed the Eye of Insight would be able to regain their senses. As for whether those juniors had lost their sight or not, Sage Kui had no idea.
Seeing that Sage Kui was unaware of the matter, Zhang Xuan hesitated for a moment before asking, "Then … may I ask if Ancient Sage Bo Shang's eyes are fine?"
"My teacher left the Sanctum of Sages shortly after he founded it, so he has indeed lost his sight."
Sage Kui paused for a moment before continuing. "However, he should be able to recover his sight if he seeks a way to do so …"
"Recover his sight?" Zhang Xuan replied with a bitter smile. "I think that it will be extremely difficult, perhaps even impossible!"
"Why is that so?" Sage Kui asked doubtfully.
There were many books regarding Ancient Sage Bo Shang in the Sanctum of Sages, but most of them were extremely honorable. Very few people knew that he had lost his sight, so there was no way he would know about it.
And to say that it was impossible for him to recover his sight?
"The reason lies in the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld!" Zhang Xuan sighed.
"This is an eye-technique that harnesses the prowess of the Eye of Insight and unearths one's potential. It can be considered as a top-notch cultivation technique, but... every time one drives the formation runes, it will cause severe damage to one's eyes. As time goes by, one will eventually go blind, and no medicine can cure that!"
Based on the feedback from the library, the first flaw was that it would cause blindness, and there was no way to treat it.
Regardless of whether it was an ordinary human or a cultivator, one's potential was always fixed. Using formation inscriptions to stimulate the power in one's eyes, even to the point of creating killing techniques … This was extremely damaging to one's eyes, and some of them were even permanent.
No matter how brilliant the pill was, no matter how brilliant the method was, it was useless.
Just like some of the top athletes in his previous life, their lifespans were not very long. This was because when they were young, they had used up all of their potential. When they were old, they would suffer from more and more injuries. In the end, it would be hard for them to live a normal life.
Nine Heavens God Eyes, not only consumes the eyes, but also the optical nerves in the brain. The eyes can be replaced and treated with medicine. Once the nerves die, it is like the end of life, and there is no other way.
It was precisely because of this that he felt that even though this cultivation technique was great, there was a huge problem with it.
It could even be considered a fatal flaw!
The Eye of Insight was a gift bestowed by the heavens, and it possessed incredible effects. Losing one's sight was equivalent to losing one's strongest means. Putting aside fighting prowess, even one's mental fortitude would be severely impacted.
Hearing those words and seeing the young man sigh helplessly, Sage Kui frowned in displeasure. "I have cultivated this cultivation technique for several centuries, but I don't think it has caused any harm to my eyes. This was left behind by my teacher, so don't try to scare me with your words! "
It was not that he didn't believe Sage Kui's words, but he had cultivated the Eye of Insight for quite some time now, and his eyes were still perfectly fine.
Wasn't it too exaggerated to be an alarmist?
Besides, who was his teacher?
He was Kong Shi's direct disciple, one of the Ten Apostles, and he had devoted his entire life to the cultivation technique. How could there possibly be a problem with it that could blind one's eyes?
If he really thought that way, wouldn't he be doubting his teacher?
Even if he was doubting his teacher, it wasn't something that a mere Primordial Spirit realm cultivator like him should be doing!
"You'll know whether I'm trying to scare you or not … Elder, you have cultivated the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld for several centuries, but if I'm not mistaken, you haven't reached the 3-dan of the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld yet, right?"
Zhang Xuan asked, knowing that Sage Kui would say such words.
"That's right!"
Sage Kui nodded.
His cultivation was far beneath his teacher's. Putting aside the 3-dan, he hadn't even reached the pinnacle of the 2-dan yet.
"If I'm not mistaken, when you left this sliver of will behind, you should have just cultivated the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld to 2-dan primary stage. You were using the flames to temper your eyes and the frigid cold to temper your eyes. At this level, your eye of discernment is as sharp as a lamp in the darkness of the night, illuminating the surroundings. However, if you were to fight with it in a real battle, you would still be a little lacking. I don't think you would be able to execute the 2-dan, Furious Gaze of the Ninth Netherworld! "
Zhang Xuan glanced at Sage Kui.
The first dan of the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld was known as the Gaze of Gods and Demons. The second dan, Furious Gaze of the Ninth Netherworld, was known as the Gaze of Wrath.
If the first dan was a mental attack, the second dan would be a physical attack.
Those who were weaker would be unable to withstand it at all, and they would be obliterated in an instant. Even those who were stronger than the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld would find themselves in a pathetic state, unable to exert their full strength.
More importantly, the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld allowed one to attack at will. There were no tricks involved, and everything that the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld was in sight.
It was for this reason that the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld was so famous that the sanctum head of the Sanctum of Sages was no weaker than the heads of the Zhang clan.
However, as powerful as the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld was, it was also extremely troublesome to cultivate. One had to temper one's eyes with the flames and temper one's eyes with the frigid cold. After which, one had to go through countless trials and tribulations. The slightest carelessness could result in one's cultivation going down the drain.
Even though the young man before him had not executed the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld, given his comprehension of the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld, it was likely that he had reached the 2-dan.
"How did you know?"
Sage Kui was astonished.
The other party's words were spot-on. When he had left his will behind, he had only just cultivated the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld to the second dan, and he was still a long way from reaching the third dan.
"Even though you are just a sliver of will at the moment, there are flames burning in your eyes. Even though they aren't blazing, they carry the might to incinerate everything in sight, similar to the Furious Gaze of the Ninth Netherworld."
Zhang Xuan took a step forward and circled around Sage Kui as he explained.
After collecting the secret manuals in the air into the Library of Heaven's Path, Zhang Xuan had managed to assimilate all of the knowledge in the Library of Heaven's Path. Even though the other party was just a sliver of will, with his eye of discernment, it wasn't too difficult for him to see through all of this.
"You mean to say that … you have already finished reading through the second dan of the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld?"
Sage Kui's body jolted as his eyes widened in shock.
He had just taken out the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld, and it had only been a few breaths from the moment the other party started reading through it. Yet, the other party was actually able to point out the unique traits of the second dan. Could it be that the other party had already finished reading and memorized it?
There were several hundred thousand words in the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld, and just memorizing them would take a lot of effort. Back then, he had spent two whole days studying the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld, but even so, it had taken him two whole days to memorize it.
Due to that, his teacher had even praised him for his incredible memory.
Yet, this fellow was able to memorize it with just a few breaths? How was that possible?
"The Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld are easy to memorize, so memorizing it isn't a big deal. What's more important is how to comprehend and cultivate it."
Zhang Xuan shook his head. He did not feel any joy from Sage Kui's shock. Instead, there was a hint of pity in his voice. "If I'm not mistaken, after you have cultivated the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld, red spots will appear in your eyes from time to time, bringing with them a slightly itchy sensation. When you encounter a gust of wind, your eyes will even tear up. More importantly, after driving the flames, you will temporarily lose your sight.
"May I know if that's correct?"
"You …" Sage Kui could hardly believe what he was hearing.
He had indeed experienced such a condition when he left his will behind, but he had been in the midst of cultivating back then, so he had thought that it was caused by the flames, so he did not pay too much attention to it. Could there really be some kind of problem with the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld?
By the time he reached the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld, his teacher had already left, so he was unable to ask anyone about it. As such, he had been cultivating the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld on his own.
When he had just mastered the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld, he had indeed lost his sight for a short period of three breaths. Back then, he had thought that it might have been due to exhaustion. Could it really be as the other party had said … that there was a problem with the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld?
"The Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld transforms one's eyes into a sea of flames, and upon reaching Major Accomplishment, one will be able to incinerate all impurities in the world. It's indeed powerful, but it's also extremely taxing on one's mind. After using it, the nerves that control one's sight will begin to age, and one's lifespan will plummet. It's just like a formation plate that can be used ten times. Every time it's used, it will deplete a little, and after ten times, no matter how powerful a formation master is, he will be unable to repair it! "
Zhang Xuan shook his head in pity. "While you have just reached the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld, there are still some side effects to it. Your eyes will become more bloodshot, and if you take a closer look, there will be a slight redness to them. More importantly, you will often suffer from insomnia!"
"You knew that I would suffer from insomnia?"
Sage Kui looked as though he had seen a ghost.
At his level of cultivation, even though he could use cultivation as a substitute for sleep, sleeping from time to time was still a good way to relax his mind and body.
It was for this reason that he would occasionally fall asleep when night fell.
Back then, right after his teacher had passed away, he had been placed in charge of the Master Teacher Academy. He had been under immense pressure, and he hadn't been able to rest at all. Even if he wanted to, he wouldn't be able to fall asleep. He had thought that it was due to the tension in his mind, but could it have something to do with the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld?
He could vaguely recall that his teacher had suffered from insomnia as well.
"It's normal for one's mind to suffer from damage to one's nerves, resulting in insomnia. However, as one's cultivation deepens, one's mind will begin to weaken, resulting in forgetfulness and memory loss. More importantly, one's sensitivity to color will grow weaker, and eventually, the colors of the world will become black and white in one's eyes."
At this point, Zhang Xuan paused for a moment before sighing deeply in sympathy. "In other words, it's the legendary … color blindness!"
"If I'm not mistaken, you are the one!"
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