Chapter 99: Strange Technique

Immediately after, the Restriction light shot from Sun Xuan's glabella by the Eye of Tribulation suddenly contracted.

Those nine white chess pieces shot by Sun Xuan into the Restriction fog immediately emitted a hazy white glow.

The nine chess pieces echoed from afar, and under the illumination of the white glow, layers of Restriction fog continuously shattered into individual incomplete Restriction runes.

The Restriction runes scattered into mid-air and immediately began to dissipate continuously.

At this very moment, a Restriction rune that looked no different from the other shattered incomplete runes fell onto Sun Xuan's palm as if scattered at random.

Then, without catching anyone's attention, it merged into Sun Xuan's palm.

The instant this Restriction rune merged into his palm, Sun Xuan's face remained calm, but his heart suddenly stirred.

A stream of Legacy information was transmitted from the Restriction rune that had merged into his hand directly into Sun Xuan's mind.

Upon feeling this Legacy information, Sun Xuan could not help but secretly think:

"As expected!"

Earlier when he saw this Restriction fog, Sun Xuan had a strange feeling in his heart.

Later, after careful deduction, Sun Xuan discovered that the method to break this Restriction fog seemed to be intentionally guiding something.

Furthermore, to break this fog Restriction, using Qianyuan Sect's chess Formation Dao was much more fitting than using other Restriction methods.

Because of this, Sun Xuan followed the intentional guidance of the Restriction fog and used Qianyuan Sect's chess Formation method to break away a portion of this Restriction fog.

After breaking a part of the Restriction fog in this manner, a Legacy was unexpectedly hidden within it, which was then silently transmitted into Sun Xuan's hands.

At this moment, Sun Xuan's face remained calm, but deep within his heart, he silently began to probe the contents of this Legacy.

After a moment, Sun Xuan gained a general understanding of this deeply hidden Legacy.

According to the beginning of this Legacy, it was a Restriction method uniquely created by the Immortal King who had opened up this place.

This method did not belong to Yitiange of the Immortal Realm, but was his own exclusive Legacy.

Therefore, he did not place it inside the subsequent Legacy land.

Instead, he set up a trial alone, waiting for someone fated to inherit his unique painstaking effort.

This Restriction method was named "Heavenly Evolution Determination Technique".

It adopted the Concept of fifty paths of the Great Dao, forty-nine of heavenly evolution, with one escaping.

This method was not a Formation-setting method, but a Formation-breaking method.

It emphasized using secret techniques to quickly find the operational nodes and flaws on the Formations and Restrictions.

Then, starting from those operational nodes and flaws, it would quickly crack and break them apart.

However, the Legacy of this Heavenly Evolution Determination Technique was incomplete, and a large portion was still missing behind.

As for the Restriction fog before him, Sun Xuan had only just cracked the beginning.

The remaining Legacy of the Heavenly Evolution Determination Technique should be hidden within the subsequent fog Restrictions.

However, as long as the breaking direction was confirmed to be correct, the rest of the matters would be easy to handle.

Sun Xuan cracked this fog Restriction layer by layer, progressing progressively.

Every time he cracked a layer, Sun Xuan could secretly obtain a Legacy rune from within.

The Legacy of the Heavenly Evolution Determination Technique became even more complete in Sun Xuan's hands.

Furthermore, as he continuously cracked the fog Restriction, Sun Xuan discovered that:

Under the intentional guidance of this fog Restriction, Sun Xuan's understanding of the Heavenly Evolution Determination Technique also grew deeper and deeper.

Although he had not formally cultivated it yet, at this moment, Sun Xuan already had a profound understanding of the Heavenly Evolution Determination Technique.

Slowly, this patch of fog Restriction had been cracked by Sun Xuan until only a final thin layer remained.

At this moment, an illusion emerged on Sun Xuan's palm, and rows of illusory black and white chess pieces continuously arranged themselves on it automatically.

Innumerable miniature Restriction Formations continuously came into being and perished on the illusory chessboard.

They assisted Sun Xuan in deducing the nodes and flaws of this final layer of fog Restriction.

After a moment of effort, Sun Xuan's gaze fixed intently on the fog Restriction.

Then, pieces of black and white chess pieces were shot out by Sun Xuan in several batches toward various directions within the fog.

Streams of hazy black and white Restriction lights continuously spread outward, and this fog Restriction rapidly shattered and scattered like a green snake struck at its vital spot.

In the end, one of the Restriction runes that shattered and scattered from the fog coincidentally fell onto Sun Xuan's palm, and then rapidly merged into it.

After this Restriction rune merged into Sun Xuan's mind, the Legacy of the Heavenly Evolution Determination Technique in Sun Xuan's mind was finally completely filled out.

At this moment, Sun Xuan exhaled a breath slightly, then dispersed the illusory chessboard on his palm, and spoke with a trace of a satisfied expression on his face:

"Fellow Daoists, the Restriction has been broken, and this poor Taoist has not failed his mission."

Everyone who had witnessed Sun Xuan's Formation-breaking method from beginning to end could not help but marvel at Sun Xuan's Dao of Restrictions.

Sect Master Lü Daoxuan sighed softly and said:

"Elder Sun's Dao of Restrictions probably can no longer find an opponent across the entire Destiny Star!"

Hearing this, Sun Xuan smiled slightly, then spoke:

"Sect Master flatters this poor Daoist too much. The Formation Restriction has already been broken at this moment."

"Let us first see what the Legacy behind the Formation is!"

At this moment, Sun Xuan had solely obtained this Heavenly Evolution Determination Technique, and his heart was already quite satisfied.

Even if the subsequent Legacy was not entirely satisfactory, Sun Xuan would not feel disappointed.

After hearing Sun Xuan's words, the crowd from Qianyuan Sect immediately walked with full anticipation toward the direction previously enveloped by the fog Restriction.

After a moment of effort, Jade Slips neatly placed on tens of thousands of wooden racks came into everyone's view.

Seeing this, Sect Master Lü Daoxuan flashed a glimmer of sharp light in his eyes, then raised his foot to walk before a wooden shelf, reached out, and picked up a Jade Slip from it.

Immediately following that, his Divine Sense probed into the Jade Slip. After a moment, Sect Master Lü Daoxuan picked up another Jade Slip and probed his Divine Sense into it once more.

Just like that, after investigating the contents within several Jade Slips, Sect Master Lü Daoxuan put down the Jade Slip and said with a soft exhale:

"The Jade Slips probed by this seat all record various Restriction Formations."

"Among them, some are merely introductory Restriction Formations."

"But some are Jinduan Great Arrays that even this seat cannot see through."

"Their level of complexity and horror should be the so-called immortal Formations!"

After hearing Sect Master Lü Daoxuan's words, everyone present could not help but flash brilliant glimmers in their eyes.

Qianyuan Sect established its Sect based on Formations, and everyone present was an Elder of Qianyuan Sect, being obsessed with Formations and Restrictions to an exaggerated degree.

Upon hearing that this place was entirely composed of Formation Restrictions, each of them instantly could not help but start investigating with their hands.

Sect Master Lü Daoxuan did not stop them either.

Those who came to this place were all the Soul Formation stage Elders of Qianyuan Sect.

They were all people qualified to browse these Legacy Formations.

At this moment, Sun Xuan also picked up a Jade Slip and silently inspected it.

Along this journey, Sun Xuan's Restriction cultivation had grown higher and higher.

Furthermore, this Dao of Restrictions had also helped Sun Xuan overcome several difficult crises.

It had already become one of the indispensable trump cards in Sun Xuan's hands.

Hearing Sect Master Lü Daoxuan say that the Legacies here were all Formations, and even included the arrangement methods of immortal Formations within them,

Sun Xuan also started browsing with an itch to test his skills.

"Three Talents Formation, Cyan Light Formation, Fayuan Formation… Seven Luminaries Immortal Exterminating Formation…"

The more Sun Xuan looked, the more alarmed he became.

Among them, there were not only basic Formations used for building foundations and practicing skills,

but also a massive amount of Jinduan Great Arrays with immense power that could practically slaughter immortals and destroy deities.

Just by virtue of these Formation Legacy Jade Slips filled across tens of thousands of huge wooden racks, a large Sect rooted in Formations could be established.

At this very moment, Sect Master Lü Daoxuan's voice slowly drifted over:

"Starting from today, this place, including the entire Gantian Holy Land, is listed as a Sect Forbidden Land."

"Without the permission of this seat or the entire Elder Council, no one is allowed to enter."

"Of course, this seat and the Grand Elder can enter this place at any time to browse the Legacy."

"For other Elders, this place will also be open to all of you for a period of three years."

"Within these three years, how much you can comprehend will entirely depend on your Comprehension Ability."

"Three years later, if you wish to enter this place again, everything will depend on everyone's contributions to the Sect."

Sect Master Lü Daoxuan's words were considered fair; being able to browse the Legacy here free of charge for three years, they were already satisfied.

As for Sun Xuan's privilege to browse the Legacy here infinitely, that was also something he deserved, and no one could say anything about it.

After all, if not for Sun Xuan, wanting to enter this Gantian Holy Land and obtain such a huge Opportunity would simply be an impossible matter.

After Sect Master Lü Daoxuan set down the regulations for the second floor of the pagoda, Sun Xuan gave a light cough and continued to speak:

"Fellow Daoists, there is still a final floor to the Legacy Pagoda."

"Presumably, the Legacy inside is also the most precious treasure within the Gantian Holy Land."

"Why don't we first go investigate the Legacy treasures on the final floor, and it won't be too late to come back here and study the Restriction Formations afterwards."

As soon as Sun Xuan finished speaking, the crowd successively put down the Formation Jade Slips in their hands.

Toward the Legacy within the final floor of the pagoda, everyone felt a surge of warmth in their hearts.

The value of the first two floors of this Legacy Pagoda was extremely huge; presumably, this final floor would not disappoint them either.

Thinking thusly, everyone followed Sun Xuan and Sect Master Lü Daoxuan along the stone stairs, stepping toward the final floor of the pagoda.

After a short while, everyone arrived upon this final floor of the pagoda.

The space of the final floor of the pagoda was not as huge as the previous two floors.

Instead, it was the size of a small room, and the things within it were all taken into everyone's eyes at a single glance.

The arrangement inside this small room was extremely simple.

There was only a cattail mat and a small circular stone table.

Sitting upright on the cattail mat was a figure whose flesh and skin had long since rotted away completely.

What remained was merely a skeleton flickering with a faint golden glow, wrapped within a loose Taoist robe.

On top of the stone table were placed two things: one was a Jade Slip emitting hazy golden rays,

and the other was a chessboard wreathed by wisps of cloud vapor.

On both sides of the chessboard were placed two stone cups, with the black and white chess pieces respectively placed inside the two stone cups.

That old man who was left with only a skeleton, needless to say, should be the Immortal King who created this Gantian Holy Land.

As for that chessboard and chess pieces, when Sun Xuan's Divine Sense swept across them, he instantly felt waves of majesty continuously radiating from them, making him feel a series of alarms in his heart.

At this very moment, a lingering voice slowly drifted out from that skeleton.

The moment the voice sounded, everyone's expressions instantly turned vigilant.

After a moment of effort, discovering that this voice was merely a voice-leaving Restriction left within the bones, everyone slowly relaxed their hearts again.

"Inheritor, this chessboard and chess pieces are the Medium Grade Immortal Treasures this king habitually used during his lifetime."

"Although their quality is merely Medium Grade, they are a Restriction deduction treasure."

"Their value is not inferior to ordinary High Grade Immortal Treasures."

"As for this king's other Immortal Treasures, they were long since consumed and exhausted during the escape."

"By the end, the only one still remaining complete is this one."

"As for what is burned within that Jade Slip, it is a Low Grade immortal technique."

"This Low Grade immortal technique is quite peculiar; although its power and cultivation difficulty are at the very bottom among Low Grade immortal techniques,"

"yet it possesses a rather eerie mighty power. If used well, perhaps it can produce some unexpected effects."

"If it were allowed to be lost, it would be far too regrettable."

"Therefore, this king burned it down and left it here."

"Sigh, words having reached this point, if Immortal Emperor Qinglin is not dead, and the inheritor has the Opportunity to see Immortal Emperor Qinglin,"

"I hope you can ask him a sentence on this king's behalf:"

"Just why was this Immortal Realm destroyed!"

The lingering voice, with its last sentence containing emotions such as helplessness, fear, and so on,

made everyone's hearts feel somewhat sympathetic and sorrowful for a moment.

But in the blink of an eye, everyone suppressed those emotions.

Right now, they were merely Cultivators of the Soul Formation stage.

Matters of the Immortal Emperor level were still far too distant from them.

The benefits right before their eyes were the most real.

Under the leadership of Sect Master Lü Daoxuan, everyone cupped their hands and bowed toward the skeleton of this Immortal King.

Sect Master Lü Daoxuan prepared to gather up this Immortal King's skeleton afterwards and place it within the Ancestral Master Hall.

After all, this Immortal King was the person who truly founded Qianyuan Sect.

Afterwards, Sect Master Lü Daoxuan reached out with a grab, and the Jade Slip on the stone table immediately flew into his hand.

Immediately following that, Sect Master Lü Daoxuan's Divine Sense probed into it, and the Low Grade immortal technique recorded within this Jade Slip instantly flashed into Sect Master Lü Daoxuan's mind.

After a short while, Sect Master Lü Daoxuan sighed softly and said:

"This Low Grade immortal technique is indeed peculiar."

"Although its cultivation difficulty is not high, just as the Ancestral Master said,"

"if it is used well, it will be able to unleash unexpected effects."

As Sect Master Lü Daoxuan spoke, he handed the Jade Slip toward Sun Xuan.

Seeing this, Sun Xuan did not stand on ceremony either, reaching out and taking the Jade Slip.

What was recorded inside here was an immortal technique after all. Although Sun Xuan currently had several immortal techniques existing on him,

who would ever think they had too much of such precious Legacies as immortal techniques?

After getting the Jade Slip, Sun Xuan immediately probed his Divine Sense into it.

The contents within the Jade Slip also instantly appeared before Sun Xuan's eyes:

"Xuanzhao Evil Light!"

Looking at the contents within the Jade Slip, Sun Xuan could not help but softly read it out.

Then he continued to look further down.

After finishing reading this Low Grade immortal technique named "Xuanzhao Evil Light", Sun Xuan could not help but feel some amazement in his heart.

This Low Grade immortal technique was indeed evil and extraordinary. If one could successfully Cultivate it, they could actually control the minds of other Cultivators.

Yet the controlled Cultivator himself would be completely oblivious, living a normal life as usual.

However, every single command issued to him by the caster would be completed very naturally using his usual manner.

Its eerie and evil nature made one's heart involuntarily shudder with cold fear.