Shrouding the Sky: The System Arrived Thirty Years Early

Chapter 69 The Black Emperor Admits Defeat

In the latter half of the night, the bright moon hung high in the sky.

Luo Qianqiu stopped cultivating and instead took out the Origin Heaven Book to study it, striving to master this extraordinary book as much as possible.

In particular, the "Great Art of Changing Heaven and Earth" was a secret technique he focused on comprehending.

In the original story, Ye Fan used this technique to change his physical appearance, which gave him a long period of development space.

But this is actually just a superficial application of the Great Law of Changing Heaven and Earth. The true purpose of this Great Law is to change the general trend of heaven and earth; changing one's appearance is just an additional function.

Luo Qianqiu valued this secret technique highly because the deeper one's mastery of it, the less likely one would be able to see through it.

He didn't want to end up like Ye Fan in the original story, who, even after changing his appearance, was still seen through time and time again.

Although those people either possessed the talent to counter the transformation technique or had unique skills, which is why they were able to see through the world-changing magic.

However, Luo Qianqiu felt that this was partly due to Ye Fan's lack of mastery of this technique in the early stages.

Ye Fan initially focused his attention on finding the source and the secret technique of gambling on stones, because his need for the source was too great.

Luo Qianqiu, on the other hand, focused entirely on the Great Art of Changing Heaven and Earth. Although he also studied the aspects of tracing origins and gambling on stones, he did not attach as much importance to the former.

Even so, thanks to his advantage of being able to observe the general trend of heaven and earth, his Origin Techniques also made rapid progress.

Time flew by, and the night soon passed.

At dawn, as the first rays of sunlight pierced through the stone village, Luo Qianqiu stepped out of his stone house, preparing to trick the Black Emperor into going to Purple Mountain with him.

Now that someone has the Yuan Fruit in hand, perhaps it can help Jiang Taixu regain some of his vitality and break free from the seal in the stone wall.

As for the toxicity of the Human Essence Fruit, Luo Qianqiu found a method to refine it in the memories of Crocodile Ancestor, and with the help of the Divine Furnace of Departing Fire, the toxicity in the Human Essence Fruit can be neutralized.

In this way, the Human Essence Fruit is left with only the purest divine energy and life force.

Luo Qianqiu's plan was excellent, but unfortunately, the Black Emperor was uncooperative.

"Don't even think about me going into Purple Mountain with you." The Black Emperor refused without even considering it.

These past few days, it has suffered too many losses at Luo Qianqiu's hands. Its upper dantian has been tricked countless times. Even with a body of copper and iron, it can't take it anymore. How could it possibly agree to the other party's invitation so easily?

Lord Black Emperor is never one to suffer a loss; even if he can't get revenge at the time, he will retaliate later.

Luo Qianqiu was not surprised by the Black Emperor's rejection; he had known all along that the other party would refuse.

But it doesn't matter, he has plenty of means and strength to deal with this dead dog.

"Attain utmost emptiness, hold fast to stillness—all things, in their myriad forms, return to their root—" Suddenly, Luo Qianqiu recited a profound mantra.

The scriptures are profound and mysterious, every word a gem, pointing directly to the ultimate truth of spiritual cultivation. Each passage seems to contain boundless magic.

Black Emperor's pupils widened instantly, and he listened intently, not daring to miss a single word.

Soon, the more than one hundred words were read aloud, and the scripture came to its most crucial point.

But at that moment, Luo Qianqiu stopped and ceased reciting.

"Don't stop, keep reciting! What about the rest of the scriptures?" Black Emperor was anxious and jumped up on the spot.

With its knowledge, it could easily discern that the scriptures Luo Qianqiu was reciting were the supreme demon saint's method, and its creator was at least an unparalleled great saint!

This level of ancient scripture of demonic saints is of great significance to it, and it hits right where it's head.

In an instant, the primary and secondary positions were reversed.

"The remaining scriptures seem to be inside Purple Mountain. If you want to learn them, you'll have to go into Purple Mountain first." Luo Qianqiu took the initiative.

The scripture he had just recited was none other than the Supreme Demon Saint Scripture of the Crocodile Ancestor. Even the introductory part of the scripture was enough to make the Black Emperor unable to suppress the restlessness in his heart.

"Boy, you think you can control me like this?" Black Emperor bared his teeth, his claws digging at the ground.

Without a doubt, it was truly tempted and wanted to obtain the Ancient Scripture of the Demon Saint.

But what kind of master is the Black Emperor? He won't act until he sees a rabbit, and once he sees a rabbit, he wants more rabbits.

Luo Qianqiu took out a copy of the Ancient Scripture of the Demon Saint, which was essentially a reward for inviting the Black Emperor to enter Purple Mountain together.

But clearly, the Black Emperor wants more.

"You damn dog, you're really pushing your luck. Even a single ancient scripture of the Demon Saint isn't enough to satisfy your appetite?" Luo Qianqiu was speechless; this big black dog's appetite was simply outrageous.

Of all the myriad mysteries in the world, only ancient scriptures are the absolute foundation for cultivators and an indispensable part of the path to immortality.

A scripture of the highest caliber is, without exaggeration, of immeasurable value.

The Big Dipper contains ancient families, holy lands, immortal dynasties, kingdoms, and various schools of thought. However, apart from the extreme forces, the sect-protecting scriptures of many holy lands and great sects are only at the level of ancient saints.

Among them, the best, such as the Great Evolution Holy Land and the Dao Yi Holy Land, have sect-protecting scriptures that are at the Great Saint level.

This shows that a scripture of the highest rank is of extremely high value and is an indispensable foundation for establishing a holy land.

A holy site may not have legendary weapons to awe the world, but it absolutely cannot be without a Bible.

Ancient scriptures and sacred weapons: the former guarantees the minimum standard, while the latter raises the upper limit. Having a sacred weapon is best, as it can completely enter the top tier of the Eastern Wilderness. However, even without one, one can still dominate a region by relying on the power of the scriptures.

This is the most brutal manifestation of the Great Sage-level scriptures, and it is the lifeblood of holy lands and aristocratic families.

Take the Divine Source, which the Black Emperor loves most, as an example. If someone were to put a Great Holy Scripture up for auction and stipulate that it could only be auctioned using Divine Source, all the major holy lands and aristocratic families would frantically raise funds, waving their Divine Sources in the bidding, and would spare no expense to obtain it.

Even the most precious divine resources can be accumulated slowly by a holy land of its size, but ancient scriptures are truly rare and hard to come by. Once missed, there may never be another chance to obtain them.

Even with this reward, Black King was still not satisfied. With the mentality of wanting to take advantage of any opportunity, he wanted to extort money from Luo Qianqiu.

This left Luo Qianqiu speechless, but he did not continue to raise the stakes and turned to leave.

"Boy, where are you going? Don't you want to enter Purple Mountain?" Black Emperor was anxious. That was the ancient scripture of the Demon Saint that was right on his lips!

It just wanted to extort more things, but even if it didn't, it was willing to go into Purple Mountain with Luo Qianqiu for the sake of the Ancient Scripture of the Demon Saint.

Anyway, for it, Zishan is no different from going home.

With Wushizhong and Laogu present, the ancient creatures in Zishan could not possibly harm it.

"You insatiable dog, I don't want to cooperate with you anymore." Luo Qianqiu pretended to give up.

Of course, this was all an act; it was just a way to tell the Black Emperor to stop.

As expected, Black King didn't dare to extort money this time and readily agreed, but only on the condition that the goods be delivered first.

"Don't even think about it. I don't trust you. Deliver the goods afterward," Luo Qianqiu refused.

He knew Black King too well; the other party had absolutely no bottom line. Right now, the man and the dog weren't even that familiar with each other, so the other party might really take the money and not do the job.

"You don't trust me, and I don't trust you either. Who knows if you'll keep your promise afterward?" The Black Emperor bluntly expressed his doubts.

None of the things Luo Qianqiu has done during this period are things a human being would do.

Even the Black Emperor felt that Luo Qianqiu had a dark side.

Thus, the negotiations reached a stalemate, with both the man and the dog holding firm to their own positions and unwilling to make the first move.

Luo Qianqiu knew that this couldn't go on, so he compromised and said, "How about this, I'll give you a portion first, another portion after we enter Purple Mountain, and the rest of the scriptures after we come out."

"Alright, let's use this method then." Black Emperor had no objection to this suggestion and readily agreed.

Therefore, Luo Qianqiu kept his promise and provided the Bitter Sea and Life Spring from the Ancient Scripture of the Demon Saint, and the Heart and Lungs from the Dao Palace Chapter.

The spleen; the first two poles of the Four Extremes Chapter, as well as the first, fourth, sixth, and ninth transformations of the Dragon Transformation Chapter, were passed on to the Black Emperor.

"Kid, is this serious?" Black Emperor looked at the ancient scripture in his mind, his teeth chattering as he was shown off.

Good grief, they won't let you take any advantage at all. In the so-called first part, none of the secret realms are complete.

Based on this behavior, it's no exaggeration to say that Luo Qianqiu is ruthless.

At this moment, it truly conceded defeat to Luo Qianqiu.

"Just tell me if there's more than a third of the scripture?" Luo Qianqiu seemed to think he was a kind person.

He promised to teach one-third of the material each time, and he not only kept his word but also taught more than one-third.

Black Emperor looked at Luo Qianqiu with an expression that seemed to say, "Am I the dog, or are you the dog?"

If it dared to cultivate this Pinduoduo scripture, it would never even know how it died.

"Alright, I've kept my promise. Now it's your turn." Luo Qianqiu looked completely at ease, without the slightest bit embarrassed.

The Black Emperor remained silent, but unable to resist the allure of the Ancient Scripture of the Demon Saint, he had no choice but to compromise and turn to walk towards Purple Mountain.