The God of the Human Realm!

Chapter 89, "The Book of Yin"! "The Mysterious Canon"!
Tao Family Residence, South District.

Inside the quiet and elegant room, wisps of smoke curled from the incense burner, spreading a rich and clear fragrance.

After taking a bath, Hong Yuan let his long hair fall loosely, changed into a simple and loose robe, and lay comfortably on a large chair, holding a book in his hands.

On a sandalwood square table to one side, there was a large pile of books.

However, his attention was not on the books; his mind had already entered the blessed space.

The gray-white square was shrouded in mist.

【Master of Blessed Land (Gray) - Third Stage Ascendant: Hong Yuan (18)】

[Body Constitution: 8/100]

Comprehension: 8/100

[Talent: Qi flows through the entire body, and vision is clear and penetrating]

Hong Yuan conjured a physical form from his mind and looked at his latest information. It was clear at a glance that the most significant change was that he had gone from "Level 1" to "Level 3".

He immediately strode towards the nine stone steps below the stone gate, and in an instant, he ascended three steps. Hong Yuan stood still, silently communicating with the stone gate through his thoughts.

After a long while, he sighed.

I thought there would be some kind of unexpected change or reward, but I was wrong.

Continuing to climb upwards, as expected, he was launched into the square. Hong Yuan patted his spotless 'robe', lingered for a moment, and then left with a thought.

As for observing the illusions that might appear deep within the fog, Hong Yuan had given up on that idea.

Aside from the first time he witnessed the celestial illusion, which slightly enhanced his comprehension, Hong Yuan tried many more times afterward. Occasionally, when he was lucky, he would see other blurry fragments, but these did not help his comprehension any further.

Just like when he first entered the blessed space, his comprehension increased by two strands at once, but in the past few months, after entering and leaving hundreds of times, there has been no effect whatsoever.

It seems that only the first time can touch the heart and enhance understanding.

Hong Yuan understood that this thing was like losing one's virginity; only the first time could be truly unforgettable.

Opening his eyes, Hong Yuan flipped through the thick book in his palm.

This book is called "Yin Shu" and was written several hundred years ago. The specific compiler is no longer known.

Because it was not a work of the imperial court, it was repeatedly banned and destroyed by the central government, resulting in severe damage.

However, over the centuries, many later generations have misused the names of their predecessors to add and supplement the content, resulting in the destruction of more and more copies of the "Yin Shu" and its increasingly fantastical and bizarre contents.

Often, one page is recounting major events that occurred in a certain year of the Yin Dynasty, while the next page is about demons devouring people and swordsmen flying through the sky on their swords.

The Tao family's collection of "Yin Shu" alone had nearly a hundred volumes and more than ten versions in front of Hong Yuan.

Fortunately, Hong Yuan had a photographic memory; otherwise, just reading all these books would have given him a terrible headache.

The pages rustled as Hong Yuan quickly perused the volumes.

About half an hour later, Hong Yuan rubbed his temples. Countless chaotic pieces of information were swirling in his mind. He closed his eyes and quickly began to sort them out.

The various versions of the *Yin Shu* conflict significantly, drawing upon a wide range of official histories, unofficial accounts, and anecdotes, resulting in a richly detailed narrative. However, they do share commonalities at several key junctures.

For example, there are records about Emperor Taizu.

The Book of Yin records that more than eight hundred years ago, the world was a chaotic void without any unified order, and the world was filled with all kinds of 'evil gods,' 'heretical sects,' 'monsters,' and 'fierce spirits'...

The ignorant people revered these beings, and thus established numerous wicked and immoral shrines, which stood like tribes.

In order to please evil gods and heretics, various "licentious worship" tribes attacked each other, captured slaves, and carried out large-scale blood sacrifices.

That was an extremely bloody and dark era, referred to as the 'Chronicle of the Netherworld' in the Book of Yin!
It wasn't until the Great Ancestor of the Great Yin Dynasty, who was ordained by Heaven, emerged into the world and, after countless bloody battles, gathered more and more followers around him, that he finally wiped out the 'Netherworld Era' of lewd gods and evil worshippers.

Afterwards, the Great Yin Dynasty was established on the ruins, blood sacrifices were abolished, laws and regulations were established, the written language was unified, and highways were built...

Emperor Taizu's achievements were groundbreaking, unprecedented and unparalleled, hence he was often referred to as the "Holy Emperor" by later generations.

After a century of stability, the Great Yin Dynasty entered its golden age, but beneath the prosperity lay hidden undercurrents, and the old licentious religious sects, which had been dormant for a century, were also eager to make a comeback.

The emperor at that time then established another organization, the 'Xuanqiongjian'!
Besides overseeing all officials, its powers and responsibilities included suppressing evil gods and heretical sects, as well as all kinds of licentious religious sects.

The first leader of the 'Xuanqiongjian' was a woman named 'Xi'. Her exact surname is unknown. Later generations said that she was a celestial being descended to earth, hence she was known as 'Celestial Maiden Xi'.

Leaving aside the achievements of the Heavenly Maiden Xi Pang, what is most known is that she collected all the magic arts in the world and wrote a book called "Xuan Dian". It is said that when this book was completed, blood rained from the sky and ghosts and gods wept. It contains everything and contains all the great secrets of the universe.

Whether this statement is an exaggeration or not, Hong Yuan neither agrees nor disagrees.

He only knew that this so-called "known to the public" was probably limited to powerful and wealthy families. Qingxu Academy had more than a thousand volumes of books in its collection, but Hong Yuan had never heard of "Yin Shu", "Xuan Dian", or "Xuan Qiong Jian"!
Overall, although the first two hundred years of the Great Yin Dynasty also suffered various setbacks, the general atmosphere was still positive and full of vitality.

Until about six hundred years ago, a divine being was born. This person possessed superhuman strength, was unafraid of weapons, had great ambitions, and accumulated ten years of effort to train three thousand iron guards.

Then, with these three thousand iron guards, they attacked cities and broke through government offices, growing like a snowball, vying for supremacy, until they trampled the capital, burning the two-hundred-year-old imperial capital to the ground. Countless nobles and commoners died, and hundreds of thousands of volumes of books were looted and burned.

The Xuan Dian was also included in it, but most of it was destroyed and a small portion was lost to the people.

The Book of Yin refers to this event as the "Calamity of the Heavens," and the naturally born saint is the "Dragon Emperor."

The book records that this Dragon Emperor was not only gifted with extraordinary abilities, but was also the origin of the world's martial arts of strength. Before the Dragon Emperor, there was no such thing as 'condensing qi and blood into strength'.

It was the Dragon Emperor who pioneered this path, and it was precisely because those three thousand Iron Guards had all practiced the power techniques taught by the Dragon Emperor that they were able to be invincible in a short period of time, almost causing the downfall of the Great Yin Dynasty.

The Dragon Emperor reigned for nearly twenty years before suddenly dying. The remaining forces of the Great Yin Dynasty made a comeback and rebuilt a new capital on the old land. The three thousand Iron Guards scattered and spread the power of the technique throughout the world.

Although the Great Yin Dynasty did not perish, it seemed to have been damaged in its very essence and spirit after this calamity, and it never regained its former vigor. As a result, many eccentric emperors emerged in subsequent dynasties.

And so, after the first decay, came the second, the third, the fourth, the fifth, and the sixth...

Fortunately, after each decline, fortune always rises again, and a great ruler comes to reclaim the lost land, thus allowing the Great Yin Dynasty to continue for eight hundred years.

Hong Yuan was speechless after reading it. In his previous life, when the dynasties were in such a state of regional separatism, he would have blurted out "it's doomed" without hesitation. But when it came to the Great Yin Dynasty, he couldn't say it no matter what.

Compared to the many calamities and setbacks that the Great Yin Dynasty experienced in history, what we are experiencing now is really just a little bit of hardship.

He put down "Yin Shu" and picked up another book.

Records of Disasters and Strange Events!
(End of this chapter)