Facing the sunlight, William Parker raised the crystal orb, turned it a couple of times, but still didn’t notice anything unusual. Squinting his left eye, William Parker brought the crystal orb to his right eye, pressing it directly against his eye so that his eye socket and eyelashes touched the orb.

William Parker stared intently at the crystal orb, which was magnified infinitely in his pupil, feeling the light inside grow ever brighter. At this moment, he didn’t notice that in the sky, countless rays of light were converging on the crystal orb all at once, growing frenzied. A burst of dazzling brilliance flashed by, accompanied by a clear cracking sound.

“Ah!” A crisp, anguished scream rang out, breaking the silence of the mountain road. The pain—William Parker felt a piercing agony in his right eye. The crystal orb that had been held between his thumb and forefinger had vanished, and William Parker felt as if something had just burrowed into his eye, stabbing it with pain.

“What’s going on?” William Parker muttered inwardly, not expecting such a thing to happen. Clutching his right eye tightly and opening his left, William Parker darted into the deep mountain forest, randomly finding a secluded spot. He felt his mind was in utter chaos, as if countless memories were inexplicably flooding in.

Sitting down quietly, the pain in his eyes gradually eased. At this moment, William Parker even opened his right eye, both eyes wide. In his mind, a book was floating, with several bold, clear characters engraved on it: “创世禁典!”

A golden book, with vigorous, powerful script, as if it were right before William Parker’s eyes—so vivid. And not only that, but some strange new memories had appeared in William Parker’s mind. What shocked William Parker was that these new memories were actually a cultivation technique called the Genesis Creation Art, imprinted in his mind as if it had always belonged to William Parker, without the slightest sense of strangeness.

“I’ve found a treasure.” After the shock, a trace of a smile appeared in William Parker’s eyes. Such a mysterious forbidden tome and cultivation method hidden within the crystal orb, and with such a domineering name, was clearly no ordinary thing. Even his master probably never imagined the secret of the crystal orb would be unraveled so quickly, though it was all by chance.

“Heaven and earth spiritual energy—I can feel it!” William Parker exclaimed in surprise. The early stages of cultivation are divided into the acquired and innate realms, each with three levels. The acquired realm focuses on tempering the body, making it a vast vessel capable of absorbing spiritual energy from heaven and earth, thus stepping into the innate realm. The hallmark of the innate realm is the ability to sense spiritual energy. Many with poor talent spend their whole lives unable to sense or absorb this energy, never reaching the innate realm—this is what’s called lacking an innate spiritual root.

The three levels of the acquired realm are: tempering the muscles and limbs, the tendons, bones, and internal organs, and finally the blood, skin, and all vulnerable parts. The three levels of the innate realm: the first is drawing spiritual energy into the body, using it to temper the flesh, strengthen the meridians, and transform the constitution; the second is the condensation stage, gathering spiritual energy in the dantian to form true innate qi; the third allows true qi to leave the body, enabling attacks with innate true qi. With a powerful spiritual weapon or attack technique, the power would be immense.

After the innate realm comes the condensation of true qi to form the Golden Core. Those who reach the Golden Core realm possess great supernatural powers, able to split stone, shatter monuments, burn mountains, and boil seas!

At this moment, William Parker could sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which meant he had finally broken through the constraints of the acquired realm and stepped into the innate realm. All he needed was a cultivation method to draw the energy into his body.

A thoughtful light flashed in his eyes, but William Parker made his decision in an instant. His master had already left him a cultivation method in the storage ring, but William Parker still intended to practice the mysterious Genesis Creation Art that had appeared in his memory.

Closing his eyes slightly, William Parker began to cultivate according to the Genesis Creation Art in his memory. Before long, William Parker felt threads of cool energy flowing through his limbs and bones, surging into his body and wandering through every corner, tempering his flesh.

The incredibly cool and refreshing sensation made William Parker almost want to moan aloud, but he didn’t stop cultivating. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth continued to roam through William Parker’s body, tempering all his meridians.

Seven days later, William Parker opened his eyes, feeling a rush of comfort throughout his body. William Parker found that his body seemed even sturdier now. At 1.8 meters tall, with a well-proportioned build—not exactly burly, but without an ounce of excess fat—his skin was extremely resilient. Only his long, messy hair, which reached a meter when straightened, covered his face, leaving only those bright eyes, which occasionally flashed with a sharp gleam.

Not getting up immediately, William Parker once again sank his consciousness into his mind. The dazzling golden book was still floating there, but William Parker didn’t know how to turn its pages. He tried to will it, but the Genesis Forbidden Tome didn’t respond at all.

“Maybe it will react once I develop spiritual sense.” William Parker muttered to himself, withdrawing his consciousness from his mind and leaving it be.