One person: I, Daoist Master, am a cultivator of immortality!

Sun Yao lightly lifted his foot and took a step, appearing 5 meters away in the next second. Another step, 10 meters; another, 20 meters. He continuously tested the limit of this step, which could actually teleport him up to 50 meters. And note that this is in terms of length, not height.

Even if there were a bottomless abyss in front of him, he could descend from the top of the cliff to the bottom in an instant—that was the extraordinary power of the Shrinking Earth Technique. This was the result of half a night's work; the Shrinking Earth Technique had countless uses in battle and various other scenarios. He was like a new toy, even using the Shrinking Earth Technique to run all the way back to his courtyard.

On this day, Sun Yao did not do the morning prayers at Longhu Mountain, but instead went to the old Celestial Master's courtyard.

"What, you've thoroughly studied all the books you got from Chen Wuji?"

“My master has keen insight. I received five books from him. Besides the method of weapon forging, there are also the Earth Immortal, the Heavenly Gang Step, the Art of Object Manipulation, and the Seven Fiends Body Gathering Technique. The Seven Fiends Body Gathering Technique was too harmful to the heavens and was considered an evil technique, so I burned it. I have already grasped the essence of the Earth Immortal and the Heavenly Gang Step. I haven’t had time to examine the method of weapon forging and the Art of Object Manipulation yet. After I have read them, I will seal them in the Scripture Pavilion.”

"Alright, alright, I'm not blaming you for saying this. I'm just worried that you'll harm yourself and others by practicing his evil methods. After all, compared to the righteous path, these evil methods bring power too quickly and can easily lead people astray. Countless people throughout history have become immersed in these evil methods because they bring power too quickly. Chen Wuji is a prime example. You should take this as a warning and never be attracted to these evil methods."

"Master, don't worry. I can't even finish practicing the spells I've come up with myself, so why would I bother with these harmful evil spells? By the way, Master, let me show you the spell I recently came up with, which I call Shrinking the Earth to an Inch."

After Sun Yao finished speaking, he took a step forward and appeared in the courtyard. With another step, he was back beside the Old Celestial Master. The Old Celestial Master was dumbfounded. This could no longer be called magic; calling it supernatural power would not be an exaggeration.

"You've truly mastered the art of shrinking the distance to an inch! This can no longer be called magic; it should be called supernatural power!"

"That's right. I combined the Earth-Walking Immortal technique, the Heavenly Gang Step, and the Fire-Walking Technique that I developed myself to comprehend this Shrinking Earth to an Inch technique. Originally, I wanted to deduce the Earth-Walking Technique using the Fire-Walking Technique and the Earth-Walking Immortal technique, well, it's roughly the legendary Earth-Escape Technique. However, I found that this Earth-Escape Technique is actually quite useless. The moment you fly out from the ground, you can be detected. Moreover, this moment actually takes more than a second. If you are detected, it's a gap where you are completely unprepared and can easily be attacked. If it's normal, it's fine, but when fighting against a master, being caught in such a gap is fatal. So after much thought, I combined the Heavenly Gang Step and deduced this Shrinking Earth to an Inch technique."

"Very well, now I understand why Master Zuo was so determined to take you as his disciple. With such talent, how could the Sanyi Sect not prosper? With such talent, how could the path to the Reverse Life Triple Realm be cut off?"

“Master, there’s no need to praise me like that. I’ve come here to seek entry into the Scripture Pavilion of Longhu Mountain to read the books there. Besides perfecting the Reverse Life Triple Technique, I also want to deduce a method of alchemy. In this world, spiritual energy is scarce. Without the aid of elixirs, I don’t know when I’ll ever achieve success in cultivation.”

"Why are you in such a hurry? The reason I'm worried you'll start practicing evil arts is because your thirst for power is stronger than anyone else's. Never mind, you're so smart, I don't need to worry about anything. Come on, I'll take you to the Scripture Pavilion of our Longhu Mountain, and you'll see why Longhu is known as a great sect that has endured for thousands of years."

As the old Celestial Master spoke, he walked out of the courtyard, and Sun Yao naturally followed. The old Celestial Master had actually started a conversation about this ancient sect, so Sun Yao naturally had to join in, as he knew a bit about this topic.

"I do know that. Whether a sect prospers and becomes powerful depends on one thing: its inheritance. Only when a sect has an inheritance can it be called powerful. The power of a certain generation is only temporary. Only with a sufficiently strong inheritance can it be powerful for thousands of generations."

"Yes, you're right. The most important thing for every great sect that has lasted for a thousand years is not its temporary strength, nor the talent of its disciples, but the sect's inheritance. Why did the Northern and Southern Quanzhen sects flourish before the end of the world, but now only the Northern Quanzhen and Southern Zhengyi sects remain? This is precisely because of the power of inheritance."

As they talked, they arrived at the back of Longhu Mountain. Only then did Sun Yao realize that the Scripture Repository of Longhu Mountain was never actually located on the main mountain, but rather on the back. He also finally understood why the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony in the original story was held on the back of Longhu Mountain—because this back mountain was the true source of the dragon and tiger.

The old Celestial Master led Sun Yao into the Scripture Pavilion of Longhu Mountain, where they were greeted by an elderly man with white hair and beard. The old Celestial Master bowed slightly to the man and then said, "Senior brother, this is my newly accepted disciple. He wishes to study the scriptures of Longhu Mountain in the Scripture Pavilion, so I brought him here. From today onwards, I entrust him to you, senior brother. Yao'er, this is my senior brother, who is also your senior uncle. He is the guardian of the Scripture Pavilion of Longhu Mountain. If you want to find any scriptures in the future, just ask your senior brother."

As the old Celestial Master spoke, he introduced Sun Yao to his senior brother. Sun Yao quickly stepped forward and bowed to his senior brother.

"From today onwards, I will have to trouble my senior uncle to take care of me. Sun Yao greets you respectfully."

His senior uncle opened his eyes and looked at him, then said to the old Celestial Master, "Not bad, not bad, the disciples you've taken in are all very good. Zhang Zhiwei is good, and this kid is also good. I think he should be no less than Zhang Zhiwei, have these two lads ever fought?"

"So that my senior brother knows that Yao'er has taught that wretched child a lesson, and his humility in the future will surely be more than just words."

"Yes, Sun Yao, right? You did a good job. Zhang Zhiwei is an impatient kid. Although he is very talented, he can never calm down. You taught him a lesson and helped him calm down, which is a great help to him. In the future, if you want anything in this library, you can come to me. Your senior uncle will definitely help you."