Chapter 144: Congratulations on Acquiring a Heaven-Defying Cultivation Technique

Wu Tian arrived at the scripture pavilion open to disciples of the Heaven-Aligning Sect. The pavilion did not house many high-tier cultivation techniques; instead, it contained only historical records, the rules and regulations of the Heaven-Aligning Sect, and various other scrolls. Consequently, very few disciples ever visited.

The pavilion was vast, but the scrolls were well-categorized and easy to locate. Wu Tian quickly found the biographical scrolls of Heaven-Aligning Sect figures according to the classification and looked up the basic information on Pan Fubang.

"Pan Fubang: Current twelfth elder of the Heaven-Aligning Sect. Born in the 884th year of the Divine Dragon era, he entered the Heaven-Aligning Sect in 899 and became the twelfth elder in 934. During his time in the sect, he achieved countless merits, both large and small. He once single-handedly fought three Martial King realm experts from the Demonic Sect, repelling a demonic invasion and thereby cementing his status as an elder!"

The description in the scroll was brief, but it gave Wu Tian a basic understanding of Pan Fubang.

"Entering the Heaven-Aligning Sect in 899 and becoming an elder in 934—achieving this in a mere twenty-five years. It seems this fellow is no simple character and possesses a deeply unfathomable mind!"

Based on the introduction in the scroll, Wu Tian made a rough calculation and realized that Pan Fubang was extraordinary.

The current year was 945, which meant Pan Fubang was only fifty-one years old this year. For a martial artist on the Divine Dragon Continent, fifty-one was quite young. Ordinary people could live past a hundred, and those with profound cultivation living past two or three hundred was entirely normal. For this fellow to reach the ninth-rank Martial King realm at fifty-one was considered quite impressive. Moreover, ascending to the position of elder in just twenty-five years was a rare feat in the entire glorious history of the Heaven-Aligning Sect.

"Such a calculating person—why would he want me dead? I am in Pingyang City while this fellow is in the imperial capital, thousands of li apart. How on earth are we connected?" After reading the introduction about Pan Fubang, Wu Tian was deeply puzzled. The clues of the main storyline pointing to Pan Fubang must have a reason; at the very least, the One-Hit Kill System had never failed up to now.

"I'll find a chance to properly investigate this later." Wu Tian pondered but could not figure it out, so he placed the scroll back on the bookshelf.

As he put the scroll down, Wu Tian's gaze accidentally swept across a neighboring scroll. It was covered in a thick layer of dust, looking as though it had not been touched in years—no, decades.

"Although the scripture pavilion is generally ignored, hardly anyone has ever touched this book. I wonder what kind of junk is so unpopular." Wu Tian walked over out of curiosity and glanced at the label on the bookshelf: "Scripture of Heaven and Earth, a cultivation manual for purifying a martial artist's mind."

Seeing the description on the label, Wu Tian smiled knowingly. No wonder this book was neglected by everyone. The purpose of this "Scripture of Heaven and Earth" was to cleanse a martial artist's mind. It seemed that martial artists on the Divine Dragon Continent only cared about the law of the jungle where the strong prey upon the weak; who the hell still cared about the state of their mind? Placing this scripture here was clearly as useless as chicken ribs.

Out of boredom, Wu Tian picked up the "Scripture of Heaven and Earth" and patted the dust off its surface with his hand, only for the dust to almost choke him to death.

After the dust was brushed off, the true appearance of the "Scripture of Heaven and Earth" was finally revealed. The cover bore only the three characters for "Scripture of Heaven and Earth." When he opened the first page, the paper of the scroll was quite ancient and had already turned yellow. Wu Tian touched it lightly with his finger, and the spot he touched immediately crumbled into grey ash. It seemed that due to the passage of time, it was almost completely weathered away.

"The Scripture of Heaven and Earth is a scripture derived from the Heavenly Dao, possessing the function of purifying a martial artist's mind. It consists of a total of ten volumes."

This was the content of the first page, lacking much substantive substance. Wu Tian continued by opening the second page, but the moment he did, the entire book instantly turned into flying ash, dissipating into nothingness in his hand and transforming into a plume of grey mist.

"Cough, cough..." Wu Tian was choked by the grey mist into a continuous fit of coughing. "Damn it, as expected, it was weathered away because it had been here for too long. Had I known, I wouldn't have touched this neglected scripture."

Ding!

"Congratulations to player Wu Tian for obtaining the Heaven-Defying grade cultivation technique, the Scripture of Heaven and Earth."

As Wu Tian coughed, a system notification suddenly rang in his mind. Hearing this prompt, Wu Tian was left completely dumbfounded.

"What technique? A... a Heaven-Defying grade technique?" Wu Tian's jaw dropped, and he hurriedly checked the technique within his consciousness.

Scripture of Heaven and Earth: A Heaven-Defying grade cultivation technique of unknown origin, rumored to originate from the very dawn of the Heavenly Dao's creation. The technique has a total of ten layers, with each volume representing a realm. Cultivating it to the highest realm allows one to destroy the heavens and earth and master the Heavenly Dao.

"Holy shit! A massive holy shit! Randomly picking up a scripture turns it into a Heaven-Defying grade technique—is my luck hitting the heavens?" Wu Tian felt a stampede of countless mythical creatures galloping through his heart. Who could have imagined that a neglected scripture was actually a Heaven-Defying grade cultivation technique?

A Heaven-Defying grade technique! That was the highest level of technique, even higher than divine-grade techniques; it was the highest-rated technique determined by the system.

"Player Wu Tian has obtained a Heaven-Defying grade cultivation technique. Do you wish to cultivate it?"

"Of course I'll cultivate it! Not cultivating it would make me an idiot!" Wu Tian chose to cultivate without the slightest hesitation.

Ding!

"Congratulations to player Wu Tian for mastering the Heaven-Defying grade cultivation technique, the Scripture of Heaven and Earth. Obtained reward: 600,000 experience points, One-Hit Kill value increased by 100."

"Congratulations to player Wu Tian for leveling up. Current level is 34 (Fourth-rank Martial King), experience 254,300/1,000,000."

"First volume of the Scripture of Heaven and Earth: Man models himself after Earth, Earth models itself after Heaven, Heaven models itself after the Dao, and the Dao models itself after nature. The first volume is the first layer, granting player Wu Tian the Eye of Nature, allowing him to see through any martial arts technique in the world and deduce methods to break them. It increases player Wu Tian's attack power by twofold, attack speed by twofold, reaction speed by twofold, and defense power by twofold."

When Wu Tian cultivated the Scripture of Heaven and Earth, he directly comprehended the first volume and reached the first layer. Living up to its name as a Heaven-Defying grade technique, merely the first layer allowed him to see through and break any move in the world, while also doubling all his attributes of attack power, defense, speed, and reaction. It was simply overpowered beyond description.

Having mastered this Scripture of Heaven and Earth, Wu Tian could easily take down a fifth-rank Martial King realm expert even without using his One-Hit Kill skill. This scripture was practically a bug. Wu Tian was desperately eager to know what realms lay in the subsequent layers, but regrettably, his level was clearly insufficient; he could not even look at the remaining nine volumes, knowing only that cultivating it to the highest realm could destroy the heavens and earth and control the Heavenly Dao.

"I originally thought I didn't know many combat techniques, but now having mastered the first layer of the Scripture of Heaven and Earth, I can easily shatter any technique. Fancy combat moves are completely useless to me now! My trip to the scripture pavilion today has yielded far too much. Not only did I obtain a Heaven-Defying grade technique, but my level also increased by one, and my One-Hit Kill value went up by 100 points. The One-Hit Kill skill is getting closer to leveling up to advanced," Wu Tian said smugly.

Having tasted the benefits of the Scripture of Heaven and Earth, Wu Tian wanted to continue hunting for treasures in the scripture pavilion. However, luck is sometimes a matter of pure chance, and subsequently, Wu Tian tore the entire pavilion apart without finding another overpowered technique.

"Forget it, I've already obtained the Scripture of Heaven and Earth, so I shouldn't be too greedy. It wouldn't make sense if I took all the advantages in this world!" Wu Tian waved his hand as he left the scripture pavilion, acting like someone who had struck gold yet still complained.