"Here?"
Zhang Xuan was stunned. He couldn't believe his eyes.
If the other party had said that it was stored in some hall or that it was sealed somewhere, it would have been perfectly normal. But for it to be inside Sage Kui's sculpture …
How was this possible?
Sage Kui was Ancient Sage Bo Shang's direct disciple, Kong Shi's grandstudent, and the first sanctum head of the Sanctum of Sages. Due to his deep hatred for the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe, he would have loved nothing more than to wipe them out.
Vicious had been one of the strongest experts of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe. Even in death, his skeleton still harnessed some sort of unique power that humans couldn't tolerate. Thus, instead of sealing it away or concealing it, he placed it in his own sculpture …
Even he found it hard to understand.
More importantly … after fusing with Vicious' skeletal frame, not only did the sculpture not emanate any killing intent, it even emanated a gentle and refined aura. Just how in the world did he manage to do it?
"Could you have sensed wrongly?"
Zhang Xuan could not help but ask.
It wasn't that he didn't believe it, but the possibility was too small.
After all, it was impossible for Sage Kui to possess the Library of Heaven's Path, and it was impossible for him to possess the golden page to suppress Vicious' strength to the extent that not even a Nine Stars master teacher would be able to see through it.
"If it was before I fused with the head, I might have sensed wrongly. But now … it's impossible!"
Vicious' tone was filled with confidence.
Before fusing with the head, Zhang Xuan's memory had been incomplete, so he had not dared to confirm his suspicions. However, at this very moment, he was a hundred percent certain that his sternum was in the sculpture before him.
"This …"
Seeing how certain Zhang Xuan was, Zhang Xuan frowned. "Let me take a look!"
Activating the Eye of Insight, Zhang Xuan took a closer look.
A moment later, he shook his head.
The successive sanctum heads had been unable to see through it, and Zhang Xuan's Eye of Insight was even lower than theirs, so naturally, he was unable to notice anything at all.
He stretched out his palm and lightly touched the corner of the stone statue's clothes.
Hu!
A book appeared in his mind.
"The stone sculpture of the Inner Sanctum of Sages was personally crafted by Sage Kui. It's a combination of Ancient Sage Kui's will and Vicious' ribcage made from Celestial Bluestone.
The book recorded the origin and contents of the statue in detail.
"It's really inside …"
Zhang Xuan's frown deepened.
There was no way that the Library of Heaven's Path was mistaken. Vicious' rib was indeed within the sculpture.
To use the skeletal frame of an Otherworldly Demon to stabilize the Inner Sanctum, and yet, there was not the slightest hint of the aura of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe at all.
"Zhang Shi …"
Noticing that Zhang Xuan's mind had wandered off, Zhan shi shouted.
"Oh, I was shocked by Sage Kui's beauty earlier, so I was a little distracted. Please forgive me!"
Zhang Xuan hastily cupped his fists.
Regardless of whether it was Vicious or the skeleton, he couldn't say anything about it. He had to get to the bottom of this matter first.
"Don't worry about it. The first time I saw Sage Kui's sculpture, I was astonished for quite some time as well. It felt like a teacher standing before me, imparting his knowledge to me!"
Zhan shi did not notice anything amiss. Instead, he nodded in agreement.
"En!"
Zhang Xuan nodded. All of a sudden, a thought surfaced in his mind. Since Sage Kui has placed this skeleton within the sculpture, it should be suppressed by Sage Kui. That means that it's unable to give birth to a new will …
Previously, be it the heart, phalanges, or skull, they had all possessed their own wills. Considering that the skeleton was currently shrouded within the sculpture, it was unlikely for it to give birth to a new will.
However, it would also be much more troublesome.
If Zhang Xuan wanted to devour the skeleton, he would have to destroy the sculpture, and if the sculpture was destroyed, the entire Inner Sanctum could very well collapse.
Neither of these were things that he was willing to see happen.
"Right, Zhan shi, may I know if there's a Cultivation Technique Library in the Inner Sanctum? I have reached Half-Grand Dominion realm, but I haven't learned any Grand Dominion realm cultivation techniques yet."
"There isn't such a place in the Inner Sanctum, but there is a Cultivation Technique Forest. It harnesses the heritage left behind by the predecessors, and all new students of the Inner Sanctum will enter the Cultivation Technique Forest. As for what they can obtain, that will depend on their luck!"
Zhan shi replied with a smile.
"Cultivation Technique Forest?"
"Indeed. Most of the cultivation technique manuals in the Inner Sanctum have reached Saint realm advanced stage or pinnacle. However, due to the different constitutions of each student, the cultivation technique that is suitable for them will be different as well. There are some cultivation techniques that you can cultivate to the pinnacle, making you invincible among those of the same cultivation realm. However, if others were to cultivate it, their cultivation might very well go berserk. Education isn't something that can be duplicated or printed. As such, it's not that the more powerful a cultivation technique is, the better it is.
"The Cultivation Technique Forest is a place where one can make a choice. Any student of the Inner Sanctum will be given a single chance to make a choice, and they will be given a day to search for it. Once they have made their choice, they won't be able to change it! "
"I see!"
Zhang Xuan nodded in realization.
Cultivation techniques were similar to occupations. There were some who were suited for it, and some who weren't. It was a matter of choice.
The reason why Kong Shi advocated teaching students in accordance with their aptitude was because he wanted the teachers to adapt their teaching methods to the differences in their students.
"Zhang Shi, if you are interested in learning, I can bring you there!"
Seeing that Zhang Xuan had understood the situation, Zhan shi asked.
"Thank you!"
Zhang Shi nodded.
After arriving at the Inner Sanctum, he had learned where Vicious' skeleton was located. What was more important at the moment was to raise his cultivation as quickly as possible.
Since Lozosy had been grounded by the Luo Clan, it was unlikely that she would be in the Inner Sanctum. Rather than wasting his time looking for her, it would be better for him to raise his cultivation as quickly as possible.
"Please follow me!"
Zhan shi led the way.
Not too long later, they arrived at a place filled with stone tablets. From afar, it looked like a graveyard.
"This is the Cultivation Technique Forest. Every single stone tablet represents a cultivation technique. Drive your zhenqi and slowly walk forward. Once you reach the end, the cultivation technique that suits you will appear on its own. If it's not suitable for you, no matter how many means you have, you won't be able to forcefully cultivate it. If you do so, it will only affect your cultivation instead."
Zhan shi reminded.
"It will appear on its own?"
Zhang Xuan asked curiously.
This was the first time he had heard of a cultivation technique appearing on its own.
The ones he had seen in the past were all recorded in books, so he could only learn them on his own.
"Indeed. The Cultivation Technique Forest doesn't just contain cultivation techniques, it also contains the wills of the predecessors and their understanding of cultivation techniques. As you walk through the forest, the wills will be able to sense whether your constitution and the cultivation technique you are cultivating are compatible with you or not. If you don't meet the requirements, you won't be able to comprehend the content even if you try to force yourself to learn it. This is also to prevent the younger generation from biting off more than they can chew. "
Zhan shi continued.
Even though Zhang Xuan was an 8-star master teacher, he was still too young.
Knowing that this was the nagging of all teachers, Zhang Xuan smiled and nodded his head. He knew that this was something all teachers would say to their students.
"I'll head in to take a look."
Realizing what was going on with the Cultivation Technique Forest, Zhang Xuan took a deep breath and began making his way into the forest.
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