Inside the royal treasury.
Chung Shen-soo looked around and found that most of the books here were arranged according to the eight divisions of Heaven, Earth, Mountain, Lake, Water, Fire, Wind, and Thunder.
Among them, the Heaven division mainly contained the cultivation techniques of various sects.
The Earth division contained all kinds of ancient secrets and cultivator travel notes.
The Mountain division mainly contained the world's geography and geomancy maps.
The Lake division contained the direction of the water veins and the scenery of the East Sea.
The Water, Fire, Wind, and Thunder divisions focused on miscellaneous knowledge.
…
He walked to a bookshelf in the Earth division and casually took out a book. It was the latest travel notes to the West.
It described the inside story of the Western countries after the black fog dissipated, as well as the geography and scenery.
Among them, it was unknown how many spies and cultivators like Zhu Qingliu had paid the price with their lives.
The ink of the latest book was not even dry yet, as if it had just been added.
Chung Shen-soo took it out and found that it was "The Expedition to the West," which described the recent war between the East and the West.
Everything was recorded, no matter how big or small.
Even the battle between immortals was like this.
"The Undead Immortal War was a scene of devastation, and the land was scarlet for thousands of miles … In the end, an archbishop of the Enric Kingdom came with a treasure and forced the immortals to retreat … This treasure is called 'Lost Paradise,' the highest-level cursed item in the West …
"The Kingdom of Orchid Flower, protected by a fake god, and the treasure 'Republic' …
"The army occupied the Clement Kingdom and cleansed the city for three days …
…
"'Lost Paradise', 'Republic' … Are they all the same as the 'Damp Bone Forest', created by the One Divinity?"
"No wonder the imperial court wanted to investigate and record it here. Unfortunately … the Undead Immortals are all dead. What's the use of knowing this?"
"That's not right. Perhaps the current imperial court doesn't even know what this means."
The secret of becoming a True God should be one of the ultimate secrets of this world.
Chung Shen-soo also took a few risks and finally obtained knowledge from the fallen divinity of Damo.
Not every major force in the East knew the inside story.
"Although there is a truce now, the war could break out at any time … Even if it's just for the One Divinity, the Undead Immortals of the East will not let it go …"
"Even if it's difficult to absorb and digest, or even impossible to digest … After all, this is the only hope of becoming a True God …"
…
Chung Shen-soo sighed and came to the front of the Heaven Division.
Displayed here were the cultivation techniques of the various clans.
The Three Sects of Daoism, the Six Paths of Demon Sect, the Rogue Cultivators, the Buddhist Sect …
There were many inheritances, and it could be said that it had everything.
He could even flip through many ancient books that pointed directly to the Dharmakaya realm.
In terms of value, it was comparable to the Supreme Dragon and Tiger Calamity Suppression Mystic Scripture!
"It's fine if I'm just a rogue cultivator from the East Sea. Their impartation is somewhat lacking, but whether it's the Demonic Sect or the Taoist Sect, they can enrich my foundation and allow me to deduce my own path to the strongest Dharmakaya …"
Chung Shen-soo directly skipped over the Supreme Dragon Tiger Sect's records.
What was recorded here was not as extensive as what he had learned. After all, there was definitely no such thing as the Lunar Form Refining Manual.
He pondered for a moment, then took out a scroll of Miaoji True Sect's Core Formation Method. After reading it, he suddenly understood something.
Then, he looked at a Buddhist scripture from the Buddhist Sect, which described the path to the Golden Arhat Body. He benefited even more.
Immediately after, he opened the Yellow Heaven Mystic Technique of the Taiping Sect. He looked at the spiritual text that had Daoist rhymes and could make normal cultivators dizzy. If they tried to forcefully read it, they would definitely go mad. A light seemed to flash in his eyes.
"The new method was born from the ancient method, but it's completely different … This Dharmakaya path is an attempt to completely control the pollution of the world …"
After a cultivator formed the Leakless Primal Core, he first had to pass through three disasters to form the Primordial Soul. Then, he had to pass through four tribulations to reach the peak of the Primordial Soul.
First three, then four. This was the complete opposite of the previous path. It also represented the chaotic nature of this path!
The next two tests were the Body Test and the Mind Test.
After passing the Body Test, one could completely control the state of immortality and break through to the Dharmakaya realm.
However, once the Dharmakaya realm was achieved, one could completely control the body and immortalize. The madness in one's heart was difficult to dispel. Thus, there was still the Mind Test. After passing it, one would be at the peak of the Dharmakaya realm and could attempt to become an Undead Immortal in one 'death'!
"In reality … even after passing the Second Test, a cultivator might not be able to truly resist the influence of madness and pollution … Otherwise, there would be no need to die."
After browsing through the books of the Hundred Schools, Chung Shen-soo felt a chill run down his spine.
He had a feeling that chaos and disorder were perhaps the mainstream. Rationality and sobriety could only last for a while. This was the essence of the cultivation method in this world!
"As for how to pass the Second Test, each school has some secret methods … At this stage, ordinary secret methods are not very useful. It's better than nothing."
"For example, the Taishang Dragon Tiger Sect has the Dragon-Tiger Slaying Technique. They can slash out the incarnation of a dragon and a tiger and entrust part of their flesh and blood …"
"In addition, the Peace Sect has the Bean Soldiers Secret Method. Its main purpose is to nurture Taoist soldiers and entrust part of the pressure …"
Chung Shen-soo casually took out another book and found that it was the Notes on the Deed of Thorough Comprehension of the Book of Changes!
This was also a Daoist book, but it talked about the Dao of Yin and Yang.
Among them, there was also a secret method for the Second Test.
That was — nurturing children!
"Cultivators can pass part of their own pollution to their descendants through blood connection to share the pressure …"
"These secret methods … are basically the same. Whether it's slashing out an incarnation, nurturing Taoist soldiers, or even children … aren't they all … creating a clan?"
"Using the rationality of a clan to share their own madness?"
"It's getting more and more like the style of the Evil God … No, I think the royal family and the Zhang family of the Taishang Dragon Tiger Sect are quite normal …"
"Could it be that their Dharmakaya ancestor didn't use any secret method and passed the Second Test by himself …"
"Or … are the truly crazy clans kept in captivity or killed directly?"
Chung Shen-soo suddenly felt a chill.
"I'm not that kind of person. Instead of harming the life I've created, I might as well use the Calamity Dispelling Technique to gather my madness and pollution in a certain part of my body and then kill them …"
"Yes, the Buddhists have this method, and so does the Daoists … It's not a substitute calamity, but a substitute calamity!"
"However, compared to the Daoists who casually cut out their limbs or even touch the calamity with their fingers, the Buddhists are too honest. They have to pawn their entire golden body, leaving only their primordial spirit …"
"Hmm, this is … the Three Lives Reincarnation Sutra of the Tuomi Temple?"
Chung Shen-soo saw another ancient book and raised his eyebrows. "This is a secret method to pass the Body Test and break through to the Dharmakaya level. It's important not to care about the body, but directly immortalize the body and seal it. Then, the true spirit will reincarnate … When the true spirit grows and returns, it can enter the immortalized body and pass the Body Test."
"Sometimes, if the first time doesn't work, you have to do it a second time. However, you can't do it more than three times, or you'll definitely fail …"
"Although this method is not bad, the key is that the immortalized body will constantly affect the reincarnated true spirit. How can a newly born true spirit resist it? Without the protection of a powerful person, even if you're extremely lucky, the chances are not high … "
"The connection between the immortalized body and the true spirit is not something that can be severed through mere reincarnation. As long as it's still in a world, even if the Dharmakaya Perfected or even the Undead Immortals come to protect it, it's mostly useless …"
"The path of immortality is so difficult … It makes me want to switch to the Western system, but what can I do? The Western system is also a trap."
The rituals for advancing from a Controller to a Ruler or an Elder to an Ancient were also very troublesome. It was not much easier than passing the Second Test …
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