The Demon Lord of All Forms

Chapter 62 The Great Ruins of the Black Emperor

Gu Changyuan looked at Qin Youwei and asked with some curiosity, "Aren't there any Heavenly Techniques to choose from?"

Qin Youwei looked at Gu Changyuan, shook her head and smiled: "You seem to know quite a lot. My Huangtian Sect naturally has its own Heavenly Techniques, but there are only two in total. One is the 'Huangtian Great Method,' which can only be practiced by the sect leader's lineage, and the other is the 'Great Image Calculation Classic,' which requires mastery of astrology and divination."

"Only two gates?" Gu Changyuan asked. "Does the Four Symbols Palace not have any Heavenly Techniques?"

Qin Youwei sighed and shook her head, saying, "Our heretical path itself has a shallow foundation and cannot compare with the orthodox path and the demonic path. Among the nine sects of the heretical path, each sect basically only has two or three complete Heavenly Techniques. Apart from the Starry Sea Sect, which has a deep foundation, the Starry Sea Sect may be able to produce five or six Heavenly Techniques."

Looking at Gu Changyuan, Qin Youwei continued, "However, the Four Symbols Palace also has Heavenly Techniques, but they are incomplete. My Xuanwu Palace has half a scroll of the 'Black Emperor Great Ruins Book,' the Qinglong Palace has half a scroll of the 'Azure Sky Wind and Thunder Diagram,' the Baihu Palace has half a scroll of the 'Seven Killing Blade Scripture,' and the Zhuque Palace has half a scroll of the 'Antarctic Secret Record.' These four scrolls of techniques are all Heavenly Techniques, inherited from the Middle Ages, but they are all incomplete. My Xuanwu Palace's 'Black Emperor Great Ruins Book' is the most complete of the four scrolls of Heavenly Techniques, but it only stops at the Dharma Aspect Realm. The content for transcending tribulations to become a True Person has long been lost."

Qin Youwei looked at Gu Changyuan and said earnestly, "The Black Emperor's Great Ruins Book surpasses my Xuanwu Palace's Earthly Classic, the Xuanwu Seven Constellations Book, in both power and foundation. However, it is incomplete. You should choose the Xuanwu Seven Constellations Book, as this Earthly Classic can theoretically help you overcome the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation and advance to the Celestial Realm. Alternatively, you can choose the Xuanwu Heavy Water Classic or the Ten Thousand Miles Frosty Sky Map."

Upon hearing this, Gu Changyuan shook his head, his tone calm yet undeniable: "If we're going to learn, we should learn the best. I want to learn the 'Black Emperor Great Ruins Book'."

Qin Youwei's expression changed slightly, and Meng Nanyi's expression also changed drastically. Neither of them expected Gu Changyuan to make this choice.

Qin Youwei frowned as she looked at Gu Changyuan, her voice carrying a hint of admonition: "I have already said that the 'Black Emperor Great Ruins Book' is incomplete. If you choose it, you can at most become a True Person, which is far inferior to the 'Mysterious Martial Heavy Water Classic' and the 'Ten Thousand Miles Frosty Sky Map,' and even less inferior to the 'Mysterious Martial Seven Constellations Book.'"

Gu Changyuan met Qin Youwei's gaze, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said, "I was born to be strong. I cannot accept being weak. No matter what realm I am in, I will be the strongest. As for the future incompleteness of the 'Black Emperor Great Ruins Book,' there will always be a way out. If I really can't find the second half, I can just complete it myself later."

Qin Youwei looked at Gu Changyuan in front of her, her expression somewhat dazed. She had cultivated for hundreds of years and seen countless disciples, some intelligent, some diligent, some resilient, and some composed. But this was the first person who dared to say that he had completed a whole volume of the Heavenly Technique. To complete a whole volume of the Heavenly Technique, let alone Gu Changyuan, even she could not do it.

But seeing the calm expression on Gu Changyuan's face, Qin Youwei remained silent for a moment, then smiled and asked, "Have you decided?"

Gu Changyuan looked confident and said with a smile, "Of course it's decided."

"Alright, then I'll wait for the day you complete the 'Black Emperor Great Ruins Book'."

As Qin Youwei spoke, she flicked her finger, and a beam of spiritual light flew from her fingertip and entered Gu Changyuan's brow.

Countless words and images flooded into Gu Changyuan's mind instantly, spreading out like a tidal wave, transforming into a fragmented cultivation technique: "The Great Ruins of the Black Emperor".

From Qi cultivation to longevity, from Dao embryo to spirit refinement, from golden elixir to Dharma form, the cultivation methods for each realm are clear and distinct, but they all come to an abrupt end after reaching the Dharma form, leaving only a blank space.

As Gu Changyuan read the "Black Emperor's Great Ruins Book," a look of understanding flashed in his eyes. Unlike the bizarre nature of the "Demon Seal Scripture," the essence of the "Black Emperor's Great Ruins Book" is to devour and distort. It devours all external power and transforms it into a part of itself, while distorting all external power and destroying its essence.

It devours everything, twists and destroys; in short, it treats everything in the world as nourishment, chews it up and swallows it, turning it into its own flesh and blood.

Gu Changyuan really liked this Heavenly Skill; it suited him better than the "Demon Seal Record".

At the same time, in Lin'an City and Jiangdu City, thousands of miles away, countless Su Qinghes opened their eyes simultaneously.

In the abandoned mansions of Jiangdu City, in the Qingyu Palace of Lin'an City, and in every corner of every city controlled by Su Qinghe, one after another, the incarnations sat cross-legged and began to analyze the "Black Emperor's Great Ruins Book".

This is a Heavenly Technique. Although it is not as bizarre and complex as the "Demon Seal Scripture," its cultivation threshold is far higher than that of ordinary profound techniques. Last time, Su Qinghe died over a thousand avatars while experimenting with the "Demon Seal Scripture." This time, with the experience from last time and more and more techniques at his disposal as a reference, Su Qinghe estimated that he should be able to figure out the essence of this Heavenly Technique after losing two or three hundred people.

In recent years, apart from his cultivation, Su Qinghe has been expanding outwards. After Jiangdu City, Changling City, Yun'an City, and Zhaoyin City fell one after another. In each city, officials, wealthy merchants, soldiers, and common people were transformed into his incarnations one by one under Su Qinghe's touch.

Su Qinghe now has three million avatars, scattered throughout every corner of Tianyuan Jiuzhou. Some work in the fields, some do business in the market, some serve as officials in the imperial court, and some travel in the martial world. They live their own lives, but share the same soul.

During this process, Su Qinghe devoured the souls of some mortals. His soul is now so vast that it is comparable to that of a million mortals. The Wheel of Rebirth rotates slowly in the sea of ​​souls, with countless points of light on it like a sky full of stars.

With three million avatars, Su Qinghe's research and analysis of all profound techniques and supernatural abilities are constantly increasing. Not to mention that many of these three million avatars have already reached the Dao Embryo Realm or even the Refining God Realm through devouring and cultivation.

Some of these avatars with cultivation established small sects in remote places, some infiltrated the markets of rogue cultivators, and some even joined some second- or third-rate sects. From then on, Su Qinghe had a continuous stream of cultivator souls to devour, no longer limited to mortals. The intensity and breadth of his diet greatly increased, and his growth speed also became faster and faster.

Inside the Northern Heavenly Palace, Gu Changyuan, guided by Meng Nanyi, had already left Qin Youwei's residence.

Meng Nanyi walked ahead, her pace quick and silent, clearly still displeased with Gu Changyuan's bold words and actions.

Leading Gu Changyuan through layers of palaces, the two crossed several rainbow bridges and arrived at the northwest of the Xuanwu Palace complex.