After observing for half a month in the hall, Zhang Yu received a message from a lower level in his meditation.
This was a Supreme Stone Slab that the Shadow Clone he had sent out had found a few days ago.
The slate was found in a basin surrounded by a mysterious power. There were many buildings from the previous era around it. Many broken buildings were still floating in the air. It wasn't hard to imagine the glory of that era.
Its origin might be even more ancient because the architectural style was very different from what he had seen before.
His doppelganger spent a long time there to decipher the words on the slate. At the same time, he found clues to the next slate.
From this slate, if he changed himself according to the Supreme Contract, even if he didn't reach the level of an ancient god, he wouldn't be far from it.
He could feel that if he continued to search, he might be involved in the secrets of a higher level.
However, this could also lead to some problems.
After thinking about it, he felt that he could stop for now. After the matter in Shangchen was settled, he could continue if he had the time.
These slates were useless to him now. But to ordinary people, they were still helpful because they could reshape and change a person's foundation.
But in essence, the one who caused all this was the Supreme mentioned by the native. Words were only a means of communication.
Cultivators first cultivated themselves. No matter what the future path was, it had to start with oneself. With oneself, there would be heaven and earth. But humans were formed from heaven and earth. So this was a process of gradually reversing the position of host and guest.
The Supreme Contract was to first entrust oneself to the Supreme. Although one could obtain power from the beginning, if one completely relied on it, then their future path would be fixed. It would be impossible to be the host and guest again.
Of course, this was from his current level. If he was a mortal, who knew how many people would be willing to give up everything for this opportunity.
Daoist Zhan Kong used the stone slab to help his disciple complete his foundation. He secretly guessed that it was similar to how the Ipal God Race once tampered with the stone slab to remove the flaws of their own race. It was a method of "stealing" or "using" the Supreme Authority. That was purely using the Supreme as a tool, and there was no reverence to speak of.
In fact, he was leaning towards this as well. If he could use it for himself, he would use it. If he couldn't use it, he would abandon it. From a greater perspective, the Utmost Being was also a part of the Great Dao. It had the value of reference and inquiry.
After deciding to temporarily put this matter aside, he continued to sort himself out and slowly immersed himself.
After what seemed like a long time, he suddenly heard the sound of bells ringing above the sea of clouds. His mind came out of his concentration, and only then did he discover that half a year had already passed without him noticing. It was now the middle of the second month of the 386th year. Right now, it was the beginning of the first court session of Xuanting.
On the other hand, when he looked back at himself, after more than half a year of closed door cultivation, he'd already sorted out the Dao Arts he possessed, causing his path to be even clearer while his mind became even clearer.
At this point, he could already try to create a divine ability that was suitable for his current cultivation realm.
This wasn't to say that he couldn't do so in the past, but before he sorted out his Dao Art, even if he forcefully created a Divine Ability, it would be difficult for him to display its original might and transformation.
This was like a person who didn't know where his strength came from, and didn't know where it would fall. He could only use a portion of it, but not all of his strength.
Among the Divine Abilities that he first had to create, at least one of them had to be a Divine Ability that could win in one strike. Without a doubt, this should be based on the Seal of Words, because this was the fundamental method for him to build his Dao Foundation.
At this moment, in his rough deduction, he already had an embryonic form in his heart.
Other than that, he also needed a powerful Divine Ability that was specifically used to break through the enemy's defenses. This naturally used the entire visualization diagram as the foundation, using the past Divine Abilities as the reflection, and elucidating the changes of the Dao Arts from within.
Before he started, because in the middle of the second month, there happened to be reports from various stations that arrived in the past year, he summoned Xuntian Dao Zhang and carefully read through them.
Among them, he discovered a piece of news that was worth paying attention to.
It was a message from the station of Shouzheng Palace in the upper continent of Youyuan. The station guard said that Shen Cheng 'an, who was protected by the station last time, suddenly disappeared on the way back to Zhouzhong. It had been half a year since then.
It was just that Zhouzhong had received a letter from this person at the beginning. In the letter, he claimed that he had recently felt that his cultivation had reached a bottleneck, so he was looking for a place to cultivate. Because it was common for cultivators to feel that their cultivation was about to improve, and suddenly want to cultivate in seclusion, and there was a book printed on the letter, Zhouzhong didn't ask much.
However, since then, there was no news of him. Only then did Zhouzhong realize that something was wrong. After searching for him to no avail, because he thought that the station of Shouzheng Palace had protected him before, and suspected that his disappearance was related to this matter, he passed the news to the station. And because the station was under the care and protection of Zhang Yu, they didn't dare to act on their own, so they reported it again.
Zhang Yu recalled that after the incident in Yuandu, Zhan Kong once had a vague worry. He also felt that the incident in Yuandu might not be over yet, and there were still some loose ends.
And the time of Shen Cheng 'an's disappearance was not long after the incident in Yuandu, could there be any connection between them?
He thought about it and decided that he still needed to ask.
However, in the station of Shouzheng Palace in the upper continent of Youyuan, there weren't many capable people. To investigate this matter clearly, he still needed to hand it over to the appropriate person.
After thinking about it, he sent an order to Xu Chengtong and gave him a talisman to be in charge of handling this matter. Then, he continued with his current cultivation.
At the station of Shouzheng Palace in the upper continent of Ilo, a grand light fell from the sky, which immediately alarmed everyone in the station.
After Xu Chengtong discovered it, he was very excited and hurried to the top of the platform. After listening to the instructions and receiving the talisman, he respectfully bowed to the memorial tablet on the altar.
He came down from the platform, called two disciples, and said solemnly, "Follow me."
The two disciples quickly responded.
One of the disciples quietly transmitted his voice, "Senior Apprentice-Brother, is this an order from the higher-ups?"
The other disciple replied with certainty, "It must be. Look at Master's unusually energetic look, he must have received the order from Shouzheng."
Xu Chengtong made some preparations and brought these two trusted disciples and a few Xuanxiu with him on a flying boat. They left the upper continent of Ilo, looked towards the north, passed through the upper continent of Jikong, and then headed towards the upper continent of Youyuan.
When they arrived at Youyuan, they first talked with the cultivators of Shouzheng Palace in this place. After carefully inspecting the surroundings for a few days, they then came to the upper continent of Youyuan, Xuanfu, and asked a few cultivators in charge of this matter.
A cultivator with the surname Wang in Xuanfu took a letter and handed it to Xu Chengtong, "This is the letter of request from Shen Cheng 'an."
Xu Chengtong took a look at it, sneered, and handed it to a disciple standing next to him, saying, "Disciple, take a look."
The disciple took a look, looked up, and said with certainty, "Master, it must be fake."
The cultivator with the surname Wang was surprised, "Oh? How can you be so sure that this is a fake? "
Although they now suspected that this letter of request could be forged by someone, whether it was the ink used or the handwriting, it was the same as Shen Cheng 'an's in the past. And these two people probably had not even met Shen Cheng 'an himself, so how could they be so sure?
Xu Chengtong sat motionless, snorted, and said, "Disciple, you say it."
The disciple said, "Everyone, from Shen Cheng 'an's life, he is a very lazy person, and has used many excuses to avoid the affairs of Xuanfu."
"That's right."
The cultivator with the surname Wang nodded. Because of this, they did not react in the beginning, because they were already used to this.
However, Shen Cheng 'an only avoided small matters, he was never vague about important matters, and never cowered from battles. In addition, his skills were not weak, so the Xuanfu treated him more leniently.
The disciple said, "It is because Fellow Daoist Shen used to find excuses, so most of you think that he is lazy again, that the so-called secluded cultivation is just an excuse."
The people of Xuanfu nodded, they thought so too.
The disciple said confidently, "But since he is lazy, then it is not right."
Under the puzzled gazes of the crowd, he explained, "If I were to be lazy, then I would have mentioned how difficult it was to cultivate, and how difficult it would be to improve. However, this letter did not describe the difficulties and hardships at all, as if it would definitely be cultivated. He did not even give such an excuse. This is very unlike Shen Cheng 'an's usual character."
When the cultivators present heard this, they had to admit that these words were reasonable. With this explanation, it was not like Shen Cheng 'an's style, there were many suspicious points.
At this time, the crowd felt some admiration for Xu Chengtong and his disciple. As expected of people sent from outside Shouzheng Palace, they were indeed very skilled.
Someone asked, "Then Fellow Daoist Xu, where do you think Fellow Daoist Shen is now? Is … … is he still here? "
Xu Chengtong looked and said confidently, "I think that Fellow Daoist Shen's life is in danger."
"Oh, how can you be sure?"
Xu Chengtong judged, "I just went to the area nearby to take a look. There were some traces of battle, but the process was very coordinated and did not last long. It was not far from sparring. Then, Fellow Daoist Shen might know the person who came, and was forced to leave with the person for some reason. Since this is the case, then there is most likely no danger to his life."
The disciple's expression changed, "Teacher, I think that Shen Daoist Shen himself might know this reason, so he took advantage of this opportunity to be lazy, and did not resist so resolutely. He did not take the initiative to leave any clues. "
The cultivators present looked at each other and nodded, "That is reasonable."
The cultivator surnamed Wang asked sincerely, "Then Fellow Daoist Xu, I wonder if you can use this to find out where Fellow Daoist Shen went?"
Xu Chengtong glanced at him and said with a slightly reserved tone, "This is not difficult."
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