Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 1335 Transmitting Meanings Through Time

The document that Chen Chuan found was mainly in the form of bamboo slips.

He flipped through it; there were no specific years marked on it, and the notes were not systematic. It seemed to be a compilation of the notes and insights of his predecessors by his disciples and descendants.

The text on the bamboo slips remained unchanged, even the traces of additions, deletions, and modifications were preserved.

Judging from the style of the words and phrases used, the era is roughly seven or eight hundred years ago, after the Middle Ages.

He thought about it. During that period of great change, several founders of the Xuanjiao sect emerged, which forced the Chan sect to spread its teachings eastward.

Judging from the contents shown here, this scroll is very likely left behind by a certain ancestor who has passed away.

Unfortunately, although the spirit still resides there, it is probably because it is not a proper writing that communication with it is impossible.

The content here doesn't describe the cultivation of the human form, but mainly discusses how to walk the path of the human form. Therefore, he deduced that this was likely left behind by a certain ancestor before breaking through to the higher levels of power.

This booklet is actually quite valuable.

He learned from Master Lu that the path to understanding human nature doesn't require much explanation from others, so this booklet was more to his liking, allowing them to observe this path from different perspectives.

Although this booklet is quite old, he hasn't come into contact with any classic texts yet on his path to finding higher powers, nor does he think about achieving instant success. Therefore, he is able to maintain a relatively pure and open mind.

There happened to be a seat nearby, so I went over and sat down, slowly flipping through the pages.

Since there is no direct spiritual absorption, this is the only way to read and understand.

However, the text above is obscure and requires careful study.

After reading it, he discovered that when the author wrote this book, he was also in the process of exploring the path ahead, which was somewhat similar to his current situation. He knew a little bit about it, but had no clue how to cultivate himself.

What this person did was similar to him: to read through the books of others and predecessors. He must have read just as many books as he did, and then wrote down his own insights and reflections based on them.

As he delved deeper into the book, he gradually developed some ideas.

Ok?
Then he suddenly noticed that the person had written more words than before.

He flipped through it and saw that he was not mistaken; there were indeed a few more sentences than before, and they seemed to be aimed at his thoughts. At the same time, the spiritual power attached to it seemed to have decreased slightly.

A thought struck him: it seemed that the spirit above wasn't uncommunicable, but rather required the right path and method.

When he focused on expressing his thoughts, he actually triggered that layer of spirit, causing the spirit to automatically respond.

In this case……

He thought about it for a moment and then began to consciously express his thoughts and ideas.

Thus, two people from different eras, both of whom can be said to be at the top of this level, essentially used this medium to have a dialogue across time and space.

After a long conversation, a night had passed in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, Chen Chuan discovered that the spiritual power above was almost gone. After thinking for a moment, he decided not to continue and instead stopped on his own initiative.

He wanted to preserve this wisp of spirit so that he could tell this person the answer once he found it himself.

He closed the book and put it back in its original place, intending to stop here for the time being, go back and digest some of his thoughts, and then come back to continue reading the next day.

However, when he turned around, he found that the journey to the sutra repository was not yet over, and there seemed to be another door behind it.

wrong……

His eyes flickered. This door shouldn't have existed originally; it just seemed to resonate with the elixir in his pocket, which is why it appeared.

He thought for a moment that with Master Lu's level of cultivation, nothing that happened here should escape his notice, so he didn't need to worry about going to any places he shouldn't be. Therefore, he walked straight inside.

After passing through that door, I saw another corridor-style scripture storehouse, but it was empty, with no scriptures or anything like that displayed.

However, there are ancient murals on both sides of the wall, which are about a hundred meters long from beginning to end.

He walked closer and found that they were similar to what he had seen before, scenes of the Xuanjiao Ancestors fighting in the heavens, but depicted in more detail. Upon closer inspection, he could see wisps of spirit attached to them.

His gaze shifted and found the ancestor who had performed the demon-slaying technique. What he saw here was different from what he had seen last time.

The patriarch sat cross-legged high above the clouds, his expression solemn, holding a magic hand seal, while countless strange and ever-changing demons flew around him.

The long mace hovered above, with wisps of cloud descending from it. One could see demons flying out of its body, only to be dispersed and shattered by the light emanating from the mace. Chen Chuan stared at it for a while, sensing the spirit attached to it, and discovered that this was yet another combat technique.

If the previous demon-subduing rituals were aimed at tangible demons, then this demon-subduing ritual is aimed at intangible monsters.

He observed carefully and memorized the techniques used.

Whether it's the demon-subduing technique from before or the demon-subduing technique we see now, they are different from those secret techniques. As long as you have certain conditions and a specific weapon, you can use it through certain adjustments and techniques.

In other words, those who can use it will naturally be able to apply it after just one look at the key points, while those who cannot use it will be useless no matter how much they study it, because whether or not one can use these two skills depends entirely on one's innate conditions, and cannot be made up for later.

As for the other Xuanzu patterns, he did not look at them, nor did he intend to, because those methods were not suitable for him.

So after he finished looking at it, he turned around and looked at the mural on the other side. At that moment, he suddenly heard a sound from outside:

Is our esteemed guest present?

Upon hearing this, Chen Chuan looked outside and saw Master Longxian emitting a faint light as he appeared before him. The latter glanced around, somewhat surprised, and said with a smile:
"I didn't expect you to discover this library cave? Because it was previously unused and not used for scriptures, our sect sealed it off. It seems that you are indeed destined to be connected with our Xuan Sect."

Chen Chuan glanced at the wall again and found that there was no door at all, and that Master Long Xian was simply a wisp of divine energy that had arrived there.

Seeing that he didn't care at all how he got there, he didn't dwell on the question. Instead, he asked, "How did you get here, sir?"

Master Longxian said, “There are many scriptures and books here, and I’m afraid it might be difficult for you to find them. So you’ve come here to see if there’s anything I can help you with.”

Chen Chuan said, "Then I must thank you, Master."

"It's not in the way, it's not in the way."

Master Longxian waved his hands repeatedly. Looking at the mural opposite Chen Chuan, he explained:

"The two paintings depict different scenes. One is a picture of our Xuanjiao ancestors subduing demons, while the other is a picture of ancient gods, listing about one hundred and eight gods with names and surnames."

"These deities all came from beyond the heavens and regarded this world as their own home. They joined forces to repel some of the later demons and monsters. In order to find helpers, they also taught various secret rituals to the people of this world. Therefore, in the past, various sects had more or less benefited from them."

Among these deities, the most famous are the Three Sovereigns of Antiquity, one of whom is the "Sovereign of Seeking Harmony."

Chen Chuan looked in the direction he was pointing and saw a man dressed in the clothes of an ancient nobleman. He had a handsome appearance and was sitting on a large rock. However, he noticed that more than a dozen wolf feet were showing at the edge of his lower garment.

Master Longxian pointed to the deity beside him, "This is Lord Yulu."

Chen Chuan saw that the deity was a goddess. The painting depicted a dynamic figure, with her sleeves billowing and her skirt swirling, her back to them, revealing only half of her face turned to the side.

However, one can notice that her arms, which stretched upwards and emerged from her sleeves, were as smooth as jade lotus roots, while her other hand, which was wrapped around her waist and making graceful gestures, was entirely white bone.

Master Longxian then pointed to Qiutongjun's left, "There is another one, who is Anshijun, whom you have met before."

Chen Chuan looked over and saw that An Shijun's sixteen-section hand was clearly insect limbs, not the slender shape it had shown before.

Master Longxian said, "These are the ancient appearances of these deities, their true forms. However, when they later appeared in front of people, they would often make some disguises."

Chen Chuan asked, "Are these three ancient deities still alive today?"

Master Longxian said, "They should all be there. I heard the Celestial Master say that they and other deities are now mostly hiding in the land of fusion. These three ancient rulers are now most likely being worshipped by the old imperial family."

After thinking about it, Chen Chuan nodded. Due to their special nature, the old imperial family must have worshipped deities, otherwise they would not have been able to stay in the land of fusion. It was very likely that they worshipped those ancient deities.

Master Longxian said, "Within the land of fusion, over the past thousands of years, there have been some descendants of the previous dynasty who have cultivated divine bodies and become deities, thus being worshipped by later generations."

Chen Chuan nodded. If one cultivates the Divine Form and the Extraordinary Form to the extreme and embraces the power of the higher realm, then one will look just like a true immortal or god.

He looked again and found that spiritual power was attached to some of the images of deities. He couldn't help but ask, "May I ask, sir, what are these?"

Master Longxian said, "These two murals were moved from elsewhere by my Tianji Sect. I don't know which sect of Xuan Sect it was created from. According to the Celestial Master, the marks left on them were left by my Xuan Sect's predecessors, who had interacted with the Three Ancient Sovereigns in the past and left behind their divine memories."

Since you've come, sir, you're someone with whom we have a special connection. If you're interested, please feel free to take a look.

Chen Chuan nodded slightly. If that were the case, he wouldn't want to miss it. It seemed these deities were in the fusion zone and had close ties with the old imperial family, meaning they would have to deal with them sooner or later. But if he could learn this information, it would save him a lot of trouble in the future and greatly improve the efficiency of battles.

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(End of this chapter)