Early the next morning, Chu Yang had successfully broken through to the Dao Palace realm! With excitement all over his face, he rushed towards the apothecary in the town. Little Nannan was saved! Now that Chu Yang had reached the Dao Palace realm, he moved with lightning speed. Ordinary people could not see his movements, only feeling a gust of wind roaring past them.
In no time, Chu Yang arrived at the apothecary's door.
Master Chen had been waiting there early, hoping Chu Yang would succeed, though he knew it was nearly impossible.
Just as Master Chen was pondering whether to amputate Nannan's arm, a strong wind blew past him.
He saw a familiar face!
Chu Yang had returned?!
Master Chen was incredulous. It had only been a week, yet he found he could no longer see through Chu Yang.
This shocked him greatly. Could it be that Chu Yang had…
Impossible. That was absolutely impossible. No one could go from a mortal with no knowledge of cultivation to the Dao Palace realm in seven days! "Chu Yang, you're back," Master Chen said, trying to calm himself, uttering an obvious statement.
Chu Yang, full of excitement, said, "Master Chen, I've reached the Dao Palace realm! What do I need to do to neutralize my sister's poison?!"
Hearing this, Master Chen staggered, nearly falling to the ground.
What?! Already at Dao Palace?!
Are you kidding?
Seeing the disbelief in Master Chen's eyes, Chu Yang immediately activated the body refining manual and released his spiritual energy.
The powerful spiritual energy, with the invisible pressure of the Dao Palace realm, made it hard for Master Chen to breathe, causing him to kneel on the ground.
Chu Yang quickly restrained his aura and helped Master Chen up.
Master Chen looked at Chu Yang as if he had seen a ghost.
He was overwhelmed by shock, unable to calm down.
Seven days to reach Dao Palace, and with the most basic cultivation method.
A prodigy!
After a while, Master Chen finally composed himself and brought Chu Yang to Chu Nannan.
Nannan was still unconscious, her left arm completely purple, looking hideous and terrifying.
If it hadn't been for Master Chen's help in sealing the poison in her left arm, Nannan would have been completely overtaken by the venom by now.
Seeing Nannan in this state, Chu Yang felt deep pain and guilt. If he had taken better care of his sister, she wouldn't be suffering like this. Master Chen began guiding Chu Yang on how to use his spiritual energy to purge the poison from Nannan's body.
The strength of Chu Yang's spiritual energy at the Dao Palace realm astonished Master Chen.
In just a few moments, Chu Yang had driven out all the poison with his Dao Palace realm power.
Nannan coughed up a large mouthful of purple blood.
Then she slowly woke up.
Seeing her surroundings and her joyful brother, Nannan couldn't help but scratch her head and ask, "Brother, why am I here?"
"Little Nannan was bitten by a venomous snake. Uncle Chen saved you. You should thank Uncle Chen," Chu Yang said, his eyes full of affection.
Because without Master Chen's guidance, even if he reached the Dao Palace realm, he would have struggled to proceed. Strictly speaking, it was Master Chen who saved Nannan.
With a smile on her face, Chu Nannan thanked Master Chen, "Thank you, Uncle Chen~"
Seeing Nannan's cheerful demeanor reassured Chu Yang that this ordeal hadn't left her too traumatized.
Master Chen then took Chu Yang to a secret chamber, where he produced an unmarked scroll. The white scroll looked plain and unremarkable.
Yet Chu Yang, now more attuned to spiritual nuances, could sense the profound principles of the Dao emanating from the scroll.
Master Chen said, "Chu Yang, this is a treasured heirloom of our Chen family."
"It's called the Scroll of Mountains and Rivers, the Heavenly Book Scroll. It is said there are three volumes in total: Heaven, Earth, and Man. When you can decipher the contents, you will uncover a great secret. What that secret is, I do not know."
Master Chen's eyes filled with nostalgia. Long ago, the Chen family was a colossal power on the continent. Sadly, they fell into decline.
Now, Master Chen was the last descendant of the ancient Chen family, and his cultivation was only at the body refining stage, with no hope of reaching the Dao Palace realm.
Guarding the Scroll of Mountains and Rivers had been their family's mission for generations. To a cultivator, this scroll was an immense treasure.
Master Chen hoped giving this treasure to Chu Yang might help him fulfill a mission he himself could never accomplish.
Chu Yang tried to decline repeatedly, but Master Chen insisted, leaving Chu Yang no choice but to accept the Heavenly Book Scroll of the Mountains and Rivers.
...
Outside the Heavenly Emperor's realm.
The Scroll of Mountains and Rivers, and it's the Heavenly Book Scroll! Every cultivator present was stunned!
Back then, the entire Immortal Realm fought over two volumes of the Scroll of Mountains and Rivers, causing chaos. Yet the most crucial Heavenly Book Scroll had been hidden in the mortal world and obtained by the young Supreme Emperor.
It was rumored that collecting all three volumes of the Scroll of Mountains and Rivers would create the most powerful celestial artifact!
An Emperor with the complete Scroll of Mountains and Rivers could even challenge an Immortal.
Nie Fengyun suddenly spoke, "I recall something!"
"One month later was when I first met the Supreme Emperor. But at that time, his meridians were broken, and he had no spiritual energy, like an ordinary mortal!"
This revelation shocked the cultivators. What happened in that one month?
The scene shifted back to the Heavenly Emperor's Mirror.
Chu Yang had been teaching Chu Nannan to cultivate, hoping she could become a cultivator to protect herself.
Despite his guidance, Nannan could not embark on the path of cultivation.
Chu Yang was perplexed. He had achieved it so easily, so why couldn't his intelligent sister?
Eventually, Nannan grew tired of trying, and Chu Yang didn't force her.
He immersed himself in his cultivation.
The more he cultivated, the more he realized the importance of strength. To protect Nannan, his current level was insufficient. He needed to become stronger!
Unfortunately, the body refining manual's upper limit was only the peak of the Dao Palace realm, which Chu Yang had achieved thanks to his unparalleled talent.
The Heavenly Book Scroll from Master Chen remained a mystery to him.
For two weeks, Chu Yang trained in seclusion, aiming to break through the Dao Palace and reach the Four Extremes realm.
Finally, with his exceptional talent, Chu Yang succeeded in reaching the Four Extremes realm.
But Master Chen urgently found him, saying, "Chu Yang, your sister is missing. I've searched the whole town but couldn't find her."
Hearing this, Chu Yang felt as if he had been struck by lightning. The joy of his breakthrough vanished instantly.
"Master Chen, when did this happen?"
"A week ago!"
"What?!"
Chu Yang was horrified. She had been missing for a whole week.
Nannan was only eight, a child. Who knew what dangers she might have faced in that time? Master Chen felt deeply guilty, "I saw you were at a critical point in your breakthrough and didn't want to disturb you."
Chu Yang thanked Master Chen and began using his divine sense to search for his sister.
Chu Yang's heart was burning with anxiety.
Where could a little girl like Nannan have gone?