Chapter 59: Five Elements Return to Origin Scripture
Chapter 59: Five Elements Return to Origin Scripture
The second floor of the Scripture Repository Tower was very spacious.
It was also very quiet. Outside the tower, clusters of Purple Bamboo emanated a Purple Qi haze. Sunlight filtered down through the dancing bamboo shadows. Rows of massive bookshelves created a rare sense of tranquility.
The shelves were neatly packed with rows of jade slips. Each bookshelf also had a catalog list.
Lin Yuan walked closer, his gaze sweeping across the shelves. His eyes lit up when he spotted, on one of the shelves, the “Supreme Subtle Primal Origin Art” passed down from the Wenchang Daoist Academy.
There was also the “Sit and Forget Dao Scripture” from the White Deer Daoist Academy, and the “River Source Annotation” from the Longze Dao Academy!
Besides these, there were many superior Foundation Building Methods circulated by various Daoist academies across Great Zhou.
They were incredibly varied.
Feeling a slight inner astonishment at the depth of the Chengyuan Immortal Sect’s heritage, Lin Yuan stepped forward. He casually took the “River Source Annotation” from the Longze Dao Academy off the shelf.
Just a glance told Lin Yuan that this was a very orthodox Water element Dao Scripture.
Back on the Dharma Ship, Lin Yuan had heard many young men and women mention that among the Chengyuan Immortal Sect’s Four Methods and Four Formulas, there was one called “Heavenly River Nine Outlines General Control.” Mastering it could transform one into a vast and mighty Primordial Spirit, with boundless magic power.
This “River Source Annotation” was a very balanced and gentle Water element Dao Scripture. Among the various formulas one could transfer to cultivate, it included this “Heavenly River Nine Outlines General Control.”
This Dao Scripture jade slip had additional restrictions placed later, allowing only the first third to be viewed. However, this did not stump Lin Yuan.
He glanced around briefly. Sensing with his spiritual perception that no one was paying attention, a sly look flashed in his eyes. Carefully, he sent a wisp of spiritual sense into it. In the blink of an eye, he had already read the entire Dao Scripture from start to finish.
Casually putting it down, Lin Yuan thought to himself.
“If the ‘Supreme Subtle Primal Origin Art’ emphasizes richness and heaviness, then this Dao Scripture focuses on that endless, continuous vitality! It actually overlaps with many principles in the ‘River-Luo Primal Scenery Golden Tome.'”
Yet, for him, it still had significant reference value.
Lin Yuan let his gaze fall upon the several dozen rows of bookshelves on the second floor. In an instant, he was delighted.
Letting him enter this Scripture Repository Tower was like putting a mouse in a rice jar.
He figured other immortal sects would hardly possess such a complete scripture repository.
And this was just the Outer Sect’s Scripture Repository Tower!
Lin Yuan was so pleased he almost forgot to leave. He didn’t disdain that these were merely some Foundation Building Methods. These methods played a very positive role in perfecting the “Taixiao Dao Ming Scripture.”
Especially the Foundation Building formulas related to the Five Elements.
Suddenly, Lin Yuan’s gaze shifted. A secluded bookshelf in a corner appeared before his eyes.
“‘Chengyuan Dao Scripture’?”
Looking at that set of jade slips, labeled and tied with bright yellow silk fabric, Lin Yuan’s gaze shifted slightly. He casually picked it up, undid the silk thread on the yellow fabric, and gently sent a wisp of spiritual sense into it.
By now, many Outer Sect and Provisional Inner Sect Disciples had gradually entered the Scripture Repository Tower. These Outer Sect and Inner Sect Disciples looked at Lin Yuan with various expressions, simply assuming this Provisional Inner Sect Disciple also had his heart set on competing for that Blessed Land Cave Abode. They exchanged glances, each giving a light laugh, but their hands were not slow.
Perhaps having received some guidance from powerful figures within the sect, they had more purpose. In just a short while, they each found the Foundation Building Method they needed and went to register with the Scripture Repository Tower’s steward nearby.
Seeing Lin Yuan still browsing, many young men and women couldn’t help but secretly laugh.
He truly had little foundation within the sect. One must know, even with an Innate Dao Body, if one didn’t attach oneself to a faction within the sect, how could one get by?
In a cultivator’s practice, seventy percent relied on opportunity, thirty percent on innate talent. Innate talent only accounted for three parts. If one couldn’t maneuver well within the sect, they would soon be overtaken by numerous fellow disciples!
The competition among disciples in the Chengyuan Immortal Sect was extremely fierce, yet he still acted aloof!
He probably wouldn’t even keep his status as an Inner Sect Disciple.
Lin Yuan noticed these looks but paid them no mind. He had already seized the opportunity to fully comprehend the “Chengyuan Dao Scripture.” A faint spiritual light flickered intermittently in his expression as he gained insights.
This “Chengyuan Dao Scripture” was indeed extraordinary. It spoke of planting one’s own Spiritual Root, clarifying the mind to see one’s true nature, tracing back to the origin. The technique’s nine cycles pointed directly to the wonder of a wisp returning to the innate state. Once cultivated, it naturally formed an Innate foundation, with immense potential.
Mastering any Dao Scripture after this would yield twice the result with half the effort!
Just this point showed how profound this Foundation Building Method was.
Its only flaw was that the technique’s nine cycles required a great deal of time. Moreover, the technique was obscure and required extensive accumulation of Daoist Canon knowledge. Most people simply couldn’t endure it.
However, this Dao Scripture was utterly useless to Lin Yuan.
He already possessed an Innate foundation, and a supremely superior one at that, on the verge of achieving Innate Divine Demon status!
A mere wisp of an Innate foundation was nothing in Lin Yuan’s eyes.
“Senior Brother Lin Yuan, do you have a moment? Could you listen to a word from me?”
Just then, Lin Yuan’s gaze shifted as a voice came from behind.
It was a tall, slender youth with a refined and elegant face. He wore a smile and looked very upright, making it easy for others to feel a hint of goodwill towards him.
Beside this refined youth stood another young woman with her hair styled in a lily bun. She wore a green robe, her face plain without makeup. Naturally beautiful, her eyes held a pure, autumn-water-like clarity that left a deep impression.
The Zheng siblings. Lin Yuan recognized these two.
They were quite famous on the Dharma Ship.
A pair of siblings born into an ordinary family were both selected by the Chengyuan Immortal Sect at the same time. Both siblings possessed extremely fine innate talent. How could this not stir envy?
Especially the green-clad maiden Zheng Qi. Among the young women on the Dharma Ship, she was exceptionally outstanding, not inferior at all to the Dragon Maiden Ao Yi from the Golden Lake Dragon Palace.
Lin Yuan gave the siblings a cold glance. His extremely sensitive mind swept its senses around, picking up on several gazes directed their way. He immediately understood this pair probably had ill intentions. Disgust arose in Lin Yuan’s heart; he did not want to cause any trouble.
For now, he only wanted to quietly master the Five Elements Thunder Method.
His expression cold and distant, ignoring the Zheng siblings, Lin Yuan scanned the Scripture Repository Tower. He had already decippered most of the Foundation Building Methods here. There was no point in staying. So, on the second floor, he selected a Dao Canon called the “Five Elements Return to Origin Scripture.” After registering it, he turned and headed straight for the third floor.
Seeing Lin Yuan’s clearly rejecting attitude, Zheng Wei and Zheng Qi looked surprised, a trace of embarrassment in their eyes.
“Elder Brother, could it be that this person has already seen through our plan? Is that why he refused like this, cutting ties with us directly?”
Zheng Qi’s expression remained proper, but as she looked in the direction Lin Yuan left, a hint of gloom flashed in her beautiful eyes.
“How vexing. Originally, we wanted to use this person as a favorable wind, to hold off that Li Rui and buy us some breathing room to find other Inner Sect Disciples or True Inheritance Disciples as backing to escape Li Rui’s harassment…”
Zheng Qi felt both unwilling and a bit resentful.
She considered herself a stunning beauty. If not for her weak cultivation, even the Dragon Maiden Ao Yi couldn’t compare in looks. She originally thought striking up a conversation with a young, vigorous male disciple would be easy. She never expected to be shut down before she even started.
Zheng Tianwei’s expression, however, remained unchanged and calm. Instead, he smiled and said.
“Second Sister, you’re wrong. You must know, human effort can achieve anything!”
He said composedly, “Next, after we go out, let’s secretly spread some rumors. That will increase our chances of success a fewfold!”
He looked outside the Scripture Repository Tower and shook his head. “However, you still need to hurry and make contact with a few Inner Sect or True Inheritors. We must extricate ourselves sooner rather than later! Otherwise, there might be backlash!”