Realizing that something was strange, Henry Carter steadied his mind and placed the scripture, which had turned into a book with no words, back onto the shelf. He was somewhat shocked, afraid that what he had just seen in his hallucination was actually real. The scripture on the Dao Yuan True Explanation had truly transformed into a mysterious technique and entered his sea of consciousness. Could this be the real secret of the Dao Yuan True Explanation?

But then, why was it that this secret was ultimately discovered by him, while Elder Gu Song had studied it for over seven hundred years and gained nothing?

He couldn't help but recall the feeling of being tested when he picked up the scripture just now. A vague answer formed in his mind: it seemed that this secret could not be obtained casually, and one needed to be recognized by the scripture itself...

“Haha, you’ve been working too hard lately, haven’t you? Ah, I heard others say you cultivate every night and don’t even sleep. That won’t do! People are made of iron, food is steel—if you don’t sleep, you’ll be exhausted. People like you, your ambitions are too high, always thinking about unrealistic things, and that’s why you’re making yourself so tired. Listen to me, go back, get a pot of wine, cut half a jin of pig’s head meat, and let’s have a chat, just the two of us!”

Seeing Henry Carter looking so absent-minded, Steward Reed sighed with the air of someone who had been through it all.

“All right, all right, I get it…”

Henry Carter got a headache as soon as Steward Reed started nagging, so he quickly agreed and left the Sutra Repository Hall with him.

Organizing the Sutra Repository Hall was not something that could be done in a short time. By now, the sun had already set in the west, so all the miscellaneous workers took the wooden kites back to the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, planning to return the next day. Steward Reed noticed that after Henry Carter met those disciples from the Immortal Sect, he had been acting very strange, so he considerately tried to drag Henry Carter off for a drink. However, Henry Carter politely declined, hurriedly ate dinner, and rushed back to his room.

At this moment, he didn’t want to think about anything else—he just wanted to verify the authenticity of the Dao Yuan True Explanation!

He sat cross-legged on his bed, mustered his courage, and pushed his spiritual energy toward a certain acupoint.

Normally, he wouldn’t dare to do this, because cultivation was a serious matter and allowed no mistakes; even a slight misstep could mean death or serious injury. But after obtaining the method of advancement from the Dao Yuan True Explanation, he felt something wonderful. The originally profound and complex cultivation method had already been broken down in his mind, turning into countless intricate yet interconnected paths...

He could see where each of these paths ultimately led—some were wrong, some were right.

And among all these paths, there was one that was simple to the extreme, and clear to the extreme...

...That was the most correct, most stable, fastest, and most efficient path in the process of cultivation!

If he had to use an analogy, before, he was like a blind man feeling an elephant, piecing together a vague idea of its shape from what he could touch. But now, he had opened his eyes and could see the whole elephant at a glance!

Before, he didn’t dare to rush forward because he couldn’t see the road ahead, but now, that worry was completely gone!

Because under the guidance of the Dao Yuan True Explanation, the path of cultivation before him was clearer than the lines on his own palm!

“Buzz…”

When this stream of spiritual energy hit the acupoint, Henry Carter felt his whole body tremble. The acupoint he had hesitated to break through for so long shattered instantly, and his cultivation increased by a notch. This made him overjoyed: “This feeling is actually real…”

Almost without pause, he tried to break through a second acupoint.

The result was also unbelievably smooth—the spiritual energy surged, his whole body warmed, and the second acupoint broke open instantly...

The acupoints that had previously blocked his cultivation and prevented him from making progress were now as easy to break through as eating or drinking. This made Henry Carter burst out laughing, all the frustration in his heart swept away. With the help of the Dao Yuan True Explanation, why would he ever worry about not having a wise teacher to guide him?

This method was better than countless wise teachers in the world!

“Sigh, he really has gone mad after all…”

Outside, Steward Reed came over with a pot of wine and a paper-wrapped bundle of pig’s head meat, originally intending to have a drink with Henry Carter. But hearing that laughter from afar, he couldn’t help but shiver, quietly turned back, and sighed to himself: “At a time like this, Junior Brother Carter’s emotions are unstable. I’d better not go over and add fuel to the fire, or else everyone will blame me for nagging another person into madness…”

Chapter 9: Disciples of the Immortal Sect

The next day, when Henry Carter got up, he was full of energy and in high spirits.

The path of cultivation is profound and difficult. Every step must be taken as if walking on thin ice, with extreme caution. And since everyone is different, even if two people practice the same method, the details will differ, and no one can completely copy another’s path. For cultivators, it’s like facing a tangled mess of roads, having to choose the one that will take them the farthest.

A single misstep, and one’s life and Dao are lost.

But Henry Carter was different. Now, he had the ability to see the right choice at a glance amidst the tangled mess!

Although he had only just begun, with such help, he no longer feared the road ahead!

“Huh? Junior Brother Carter, you look quite energetic today!”