The Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld caused flames to burn in one's eyes, gathering energy within them. Over time, one's perception of color would grow dimmer and dimmer. In the end, the entire world would turn black and white.
There was no way to recover.
Even though the flaws in the Library of Heaven's Path hadn't been mentioned, Zhang Xuan was proficient in the Way of Medicine, and he was well-versed in cultivation. Thus, it wasn't too difficult for him to deduce this.
"Color blindness? What's that? "
Kui Sheng was dumbfounded.
He had never heard of this term before.
"You don't know?"
Zhang Xuan was stunned for a moment before realization dawned on him.
This world was different from his previous world, so it was normal that the term "color-blind" did not exist.
After a moment of hesitation, he explained, "Color blindness means that one is not sensitive to colors and cannot distinguish between colors. Take my clothes for example. What color do you think it is?"
"Ash!" Sage Kui said.
"It's a little light blue, not gray!" Zhang Xuan shook his head.
From the looks of it, it seemed like the young man before him had already lost his ability to discern colors. Zhang Xuan's robe was slightly blue, which was a completely different concept from gray.
"Light blue?"
Sage Kui frowned in bewilderment. So, this is Pale Blue?
Why does it feel … different?
"If you can't see this, what about the rainbow? How many colors can you see?"
Zhang Xuan waved his palm, and his True Qi surged in the air, forming a rainbow bridge.
"I can see a few colors, but … there aren't seven. Furthermore, many of them are very similar, so I can't tell them apart …"
The more he looked at it, the more alarmed Sage Kui felt.
When he was young, he could clearly distinguish seven colors when he looked at a rainbow, but now, he could only see three, and it was extremely blurry … Could it be that he had really become the pervert that the other party spoke of … color-blind?
Could it really be related to the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld that Teacher had left behind?
For so many years, he had always believed in the cultivation technique created by his teacher. Now that the young man before him had given him so much evidence, he could not help but have doubts.
"Is there any way to remedy this?"
Sage Kui couldn't help but ask after a long pause.
"I've just discovered the flaw, but I haven't found a way to remedy it yet …" Zhang Xuan shook his head.
The Library of Heaven's Path had only provided him with the flaws, and he hadn't come into contact with any cultivation methods similar to eye skills. Thus, he wasn't able to fill in the gaps.
"However, as long as we study it slowly, we will definitely find it!"
As long as he had enough secret manuals to raise it to the Heaven's Path level, he should be able to resolve this problem.
Back then, Ancient Sage Qiu Wu's Heavenly Demon Great Sorrow Palm was flawed as well, and it would cause one to go blind while cultivating it. Zhang Xuan had used countless cultivation techniques to modify the technique, so he was able to execute it without much difficulty.
"Oh …"
Sage Kui nodded before turning to Zhang Xuan and asking, "Are you going to cultivate the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld?"
Zhang Xuan knew how powerful the Eye of Insight was. If he were to go blind, he would really be left with nothing.
"I'll first comprehend the cultivation technique thoroughly and study it when I get back!" Zhang Xuan nodded.
With such a powerful Martial Technique, it was necessary for Xiao Chen to practice it. However, the current Cultivation Technique could blind him, so he would definitely not come into contact with it. When there was an opportunity, he would read more books and make up for the flaws.
In any case, the most important thing to him right now was not his martial skills, but his cultivation.
If his cultivation was too low, even if he encountered Lozosy, there was nothing he could do.
"Hmm, not bad. You have to study it well. In these three days, you can learn from me. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me. After three days, you'll leave this place, and you won't have another chance!"
Sage Kui nodded.
"Thank you, elder!"
Zhang Xuan nodded before sitting down on the floor. His eyes were focused on the words floating in the air, but in truth, his consciousness was roaming around his mind, digesting and comprehending the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld.
There are a total of thirty flaws in the cultivation technique, and every single one of them is extremely damaging to one's body …
After studying it for a very long time, Zhang Xuan finally managed to comprehend all of it. He rubbed his glabella helplessly.
It was not that he did not want to learn it, but there were simply too many flaws in it. As a perfectionist, he simply could not bring himself to learn it.
If he were to force himself to cultivate it, he would only grow more and more exhausted, and eventually, he might even puke out of disgust.
"How is it? Do you have any questions? I can answer them for you!"
Seeing that Zhang Xuan had stopped reading, Sage Kui turned to look at Zhang Xuan with a smile.
"I do have some questions, but … you won't be able to answer them, so I'll pass!"
Knowing that Sage Kui was asking out of goodwill, Zhang Xuan hesitated for a moment before shaking his head.
It was not that he was looking down on Sage Kui, but even Ancient Sage Bo Shang was unable to solve his problems. Otherwise, he would not have ended up going blind.
"You can't solve them?" Sage Kui frowned in displeasure. "I have immersed myself in this cultivation technique for several centuries, and I have even cultivated it up to 2-dan. As long as you encounter any problems in your cultivation, I should be able to solve them!"
Even though Sage Kui possessed a sharp eye of discernment, allowing him to see through the greatest flaw in the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld with a single glance, he had spent many years studying the cultivation technique. On top of that, his cultivation was far superior to Sage Kui's.
"You can solve them all?"
Seeing the confident look on Sage Kui's face, Zhang Xuan turned to Sage Kui and chuckled softly. "Very well then. It just so happens that I have a few questions that I'm still confused about, and I hope that Elder Kui can answer them for me. The Gods and Demons in their eyes could intimidate people. What kind of Gods and Demons were they? Do you have a concrete appearance? If it's just a casual deduction, how can it possibly produce such an effect? "
"This …"
Sage Kui was taken aback.
It was true that no one had ever seen a god or a demon before.
Back then, when he tried to visualize the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld, he had only tried his best to imagine what the Land of Slaughter looked like in his mind.
Just as Sage Kui was about to speak of his cultivation technique, the young man suddenly spoke up. "If one only visualizes slaughter and infuses the Qi of Slaughter into one's mind, what difference is there between one and an Otherworldly Demon? Gods and demons are about dignity, not slaughter. If one were to do so, it would be tantamount to walking down the wrong path of cultivation! "
Sage Kui's face paled upon hearing those words.
There was indeed a period of time when he was visualizing slaughter that he found it hard to control the killing intent in his body. As a result, he had even gone to the Subterranean Gallery to kill Otherworldly Demons.
Yet, the other party's words were in complete contradiction to his identity as a master teacher.
"My second question!"
Seeing that Sage Kui was unable to answer the question, Zhang Xuan continued. "Attacking with one's eyes relies on Soul Shock, and there are quite a few patterns involved in the process. I have taken a look at the 87th pattern, and it's capable of absorbing one's soul energy in order to lock onto one's Primordial Spirit, thus making it easier to attack. However, if one were to anticipate the attack and make use of the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, wouldn't the technique crumble and even suffer a backlash? Even if one's Primordial Spirit is far superior to yours, wouldn't it still suffer some damage? "
Hearing those words, Sage Kui fell silent.
What Zhang Xuan was referring to was the other flaw of the Eye of Gods and Demons. Back then, his teacher had told him that even experts of Ancient Sage Bo Shang's caliber were unable to remedy this flaw.
However, even though this was a flaw, during a battle, very few people were able to discover it and counterattack.
Even if it was a flaw, it was not that important.
It was just that … he really did not know how he should respond to this sudden question.
"My third question is the Wrath of the Vajra. It uses fire to temper one's eyes, and ice to temper one's pupils. Through the interaction of cold and heat, one will be able to create a Taiji in one's eyes. It's a technique that conforms to the nature of the world. However, as the heavens are one, they are able to create all living beings. If two opposing energies were to circulate in one's eyes for an extended period of time, while it would be able to enhance the power of the inscriptions and make the patterns in the Eye of Insight more brilliant, it would also suppress the other aspects of one's soul energy.
"My fourth question …"
Zhang Xuan asked one question after another.
With each question, Sage Kui's face paled. By the end of the tenth question, his silhouette was growing fainter and fainter, as if he would collapse at any moment.
At this point, he was no longer surprised but fearful.
Even though the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld was created by his teacher, it still had its flaws. Under normal circumstances, the flaws would not obscure the brilliance of the technique. As long as one used it seriously, there shouldn't be too much of a problem. In fact, even Sage Kui himself would have overlooked these flaws.
Yet, the young man before him was actually able to point out all of the flaws in the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld with just a single glance. If the other party was not learning the technique but an enemy, the other party could have easily neutralized his technique and blinded his eyes with a single move!
Cold sweat trickled down Sage Kui's neck.
Ever since he had learned the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld, he had thought that it was an invincible technique. As long as he used it, he would be able to emerge victorious in battle!
It was only after hearing Sage Kui's words that he realized that he had not met a true expert yet. If he were to meet a true expert, he might not even be able to keep his eyes.
Those who attacked with their eyes would eventually die in the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld.
"To be able to see through so many flaws in the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld in just a moment … I was still thinking of offering him some pointers …"
Sage Kui's body stiffened, and he felt so stifled that he could explode on the spot.
It was just a moment ago that he had confidently said that he would offer the other party some pointers, but the questions that the other party had asked him were questions that he could not answer at all.
He felt a searing pain on his cheeks, and it felt as if he would collapse at any moment.
"This is the thirteenth question … Elder, I'll stop here for today. Have you thought of how you would answer my questions?"
The young man said consolingly. "There's no need to panic. Take your time to think about it. There's still two more days … If all else fails, I'll take a nap first. Wake me up when you're done, and I'll continue asking questions after you're done answering my questions!"
"Cough cough!"
Sage Kui's lips twitched as he staggered.
In the past, he had always been the one testing the juniors and answering their questions, but why did it seem as if the other party was testing him instead?
More importantly … it was one thing for him to be able to answer those questions, but it was impossible for him to answer them at all!
Putting aside him, even his teacher would have modified the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld if he could answer them.
If even his teacher was unable to answer them, putting aside two days, he would not even be able to answer them in two years!
He had left his will behind to test the juniors, but he was stumped by them instead …
Where in the world did this monster come from? How could he be so formidable?
After a long moment of contemplation, Sage Kui realized that he was unable to answer a single one of those questions. Thus, he could only turn to the young man helplessly, only to see that the latter had indeed fallen asleep on the floor. Saliva was dripping from the corners of his lips, and it was hard to tell what he was dreaming about.
"This … Are you the first sanctum head, or am I the first sanctum head?"
Sage Kui's mouth twitched as his vision darkened. He felt so stifled that his will was wavering non-stop, and it seemed like he was reaching his limit.
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