King of Assassins-Chapter 995 - 682: Emperor Heaven’s 9 Transformations (Part 4)
No matter how powerful a person, they cannot control the Celestial Mandate.
If destiny were completely controlled by powerhouses, then all variables would be planned by them. All sentient beings would lose their meaning.
Life and death would be predetermined. Life itself would lose its intrinsic charm.
Even in a virtual game designed by Nuwa, where everything is prearranged, the free players still bring numerous changes to the game.
Although Gao Xuan is extremely distant from the levels of Celestial Immortal and Daluo Golden Immortal, he believes that there must be limits to sentient beings and they absolutely cannot control the Celestial Mandate.
That said, if a Daluo Golden Immortal or Celestial Immortal level expert were to make some arrangements for him, it wouldn't be impossible.
Perhaps there really are great powerhouses willing to toy with insects.
In any case, the Emperor's Nine Transformations Scripture is a good thing. No matter how it came about, Gao Xuan only cares if it is useful.
Decrypting the Dragon Chapter is a profoundly mysterious matter. Gao Xuan visualizes the Turtle Shell Dragon Chapter; in his sea of consciousness, these Dragon Chapters soar like flying dragons, unpredictable in their transformations.
By observing the Dragon Chapter, Gao Xuan attempts to interpret the meaning of each Dragon Chapter relying on his own wisdom and experience.
Though Gao Xuan's level of cultivation isn't very high, he is considered knowledgeable and experienced, having even interacted with powerhouses like the Ksitigarbha King.
Over a thousand years of reincarnation, the continual refinement and honing of his Divine Soul have completely erased the powerful mana imprints left by the Ksitigarbha King. His Divine Soul has become exceedingly pure and strong.
In this respect, Gao Xuan has also directly engaged with Earth Immortal level powerhouses and didn't entirely lose.
The Divine Soul, refined and honed over a thousand years, also demonstrated great potential in the Immortal Realm.
From what Gao Xuan has seen of these Great Demons and Spirit Immortals, their Divine Souls are filled with impurities and filth, fundamentally different from his.
Even the Golden Sheep Star Monarch, who assigned him his position, was far inferior to him in terms of the Divine Soul.
Although the Golden Sheep Star Monarch is a mighty Human Immortal, using him as a benchmark, Gao Xuan believes his Divine Soul should be near Earth Immortal level.
Of course, in terms of specific Divine Soul Power, he is certainly far inferior to an Earth Immortal.
At this moment, Gao Xuan's Divine Soul advantage is fully displayed. Even though he hasn't learned the Dragon Chapter, he can still interpret it using his extremely pure Divine Soul as a mirror.
According to Gao Xuan's understanding, this is the most correct way to interpret runes like the Dragon Chapter.
However, this interpretive method consumes an extreme amount of Divine Soul Power, as each Dragon Chapter has extraordinarily complex meanings.
One Dragon Chapter contains the equivalent information of an encyclopedia. The various complex facets involved are even harder to understand than an encyclopedia.
Every time Gao Xuan interprets a Dragon Chapter, he needs to rest for a while.
Originally, through breathing exercises, he had enough to sustain himself, but the interpretation of the Dragon Chapter consumed so much that he had to wield the Hongyi Sword, using the Hongyi Sword's tremendous Divine Power to protect his Divine Soul.
Golden Nectar and Jade Marrow also became a necessary beverage.
Gao Xuan awakes from his meditation, pushes open the window, and sees yellow leaves fluttering down in the wind outside.
The whistling autumn wind carries a unique chill of late autumn.
Gao Xuan gazes blankly out the window, his mind blank and devoid of thoughts.
Two hundred days of meditation to interpret the Dragon Chapter consumed a massive amount of his Divine Soul Power.
Today, he finally decoded all the Dragon Chapters on the Turtle Shell, and he truly has no energy left to think about anything else.
Gao Xuan continues to stare outside in a daze until the moonlight begins to rise, cold and indifferent, casting its light across the courtyard. Only then does he recover a bit of energy, sighing lightly, feeling as if reborn.
Gao Xuan has experienced multiple reincarnations and numerous brutal battles, even coming close to being killed by the Ksitigarbha King.
However, he has never felt so tired before.
Decrypting the Dragon Chapter drained all his energy and wisdom, and his Divine Soul was extremely exhausted.
It's only because his Divine Soul is exceptionally pure, strong, and resilient that it wasn't harmed.
Had it been someone like Hu Ji or Tao Jun, just interpreting the Dragon Chapter could completely deplete their Divine Soul Power, directly exhausting them to death.
This is not an exaggeration. The level of the Dragon Chapter is indeed terrifyingly high. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
Fortunately, Gao Xuan endured it.
Once he awoke, he realized he had unknowingly passed through a significant tribulation.
The allure of such a top-level secret technique was too strong. It was so powerful he almost lost control, nearly exhausting himself to death.
This alone illustrates just how formidable the Emperor's Nine Transformations Scripture is.
After decrypting the Emperor's Nine Transformations Scripture, Gao Xuan discovered that the Turtle Shell contained only one volume of the Emperor's Nine Transformations Scripture.
This volume recorded three changes: One, Hundred Transformations. Two, Yin Yang Creation. Three, Inversion of Heaven and Earth.
The three transformations may sound simple, but each one is extraordinarily complex.
Although Gao Xuan has initially learned the three transformations, he is still far from mastery.
The Emperor's Nine Transformations Scripture records three major transformations, which seem far less varied than the Earth Demon Seventy-Two Techniques.
In reality, each of the three transformations is incredibly complex and mysterious.
Hence the use of the term 'profound mysterious,' because these three transformations involve Divine Techniques and obscure, indescribable Laws.
Gao Xuan, having learned so many secret techniques, must first grasp their core and understand their essence. Only by mastering them outwardly from within can he thoroughly command the secret techniques.
The Emperor's Nine Transformations Scripture, however, is different. Gao Xuan has only just managed to learn the three transformations, yet he cannot comprehend their core.
He knows 'what' but not 'why.'
It's like a primitive man with a cellphone; he learned its basic uses through practice, like taking photos or using it as a light.
However, without guidance, the primitive man will never understand the cellphone's operating logic or its internal construction.
The cellphone seems simple, yet it's a product of human industrial and technological civilization, involving vast amounts of knowledge.
Even among modern people, how many truly understand the operating logic of a cellphone or know how many hardware and software technologies it incorporates?
Gao Xuan is now in a similar position. He has barely learned three transformations from the Emperor's Nine Transformations Scripture.
As for why these three transformations exist as they do, and what their core essence is, he cannot see it or understand it.
Even so, Gao Xuan has significantly advanced in his cultivation.
It's not that his personal power has increased; rather, through the Emperor's Nine Transformations Scripture, he has touched upon the Immortal Realm's top-tier secret techniques, mastering enormously powerful Divine Techniques.
Although the three transformations of Divine Techniques haven't truly merged with his own power, they have increased his combat potential ceiling.
The Emperor's Nine Transformations Scripture truly integrated Gao Xuan into the Immortal Realm. However, he doesn't fully understand the principles behind it.
This is also the part that makes Gao Xuan most uncomfortable. He doesn't know why, but he suddenly became stronger...
