Chapter 563 4 Books and 8 Canons, Golden Crow Fire Shield

The group's expressions turned solemn. Ye Qingfeng had just broken through to the Purple Palace, Late Stage (Cultivation Realm), yet all 5 of his Life-Bound Magical Treasures had reached the Fourth Tier. He even possessed a battle record of slaying a Golden Core Demon King.

The Verdant Edge Sword was personally forged for him by Eldrin (Person Name), its grade already considered half a spirit treasure. It contained a strand of Eldrin (Person Name)'s indestructible sword intent, capable of making even ordinary Nascent Soul realm demon emperors break out in cold sweat.

Lu Wenyuan chuckled upon hearing this. "Since the Eldest Senior Brother has decided to venture into The Vast Sea (Location), it seems the demons and monsters there are about to suffer heavy losses."

"My cultivation is still too low to take on demons and monsters, so I'll go assist at the Celestial Ruins Alliance and help the Golden Core elders compile ancient scriptures."

Over the years, Eldrin had been collecting cultivation techniques from The Vast Sea (Location) and the Chen Kingdom, primarily through exchanging techniques and purchasing them with contributions to the Tianxu Alliance.

Before he knew it, the collected techniques had amassed to over a million scrolls. Though most were merely Qi Refining methods, gathered together they formed an astonishingly vast collection.

After the cultivation techniques were gathered, they would be compiled into scriptures by the Golden Core Elders of the Sky Ruins Alliance, before finally being presented to the upper echelons of the Chen Family for review.

After eliminating redundancies and meaningless techniques through successive screenings, the essence would ultimately be compiled into texts and archived within the clan repository as foundational heritage.

To date, the Chen Clan's Canon of the Primordial Fire had already compiled over 3,000 volumes of cultivation techniques, including even supreme methods like the Solar Flare Sutra designed for Nascent Soul Realm cultivation. Beyond these, the canon also encompassed more than 1,000 distinct supernatural abilities.

It can be said that any cultivator who obtained this ancient tome would treasure it like a priceless gem. Once they fully mastered its contents, they would undoubtedly become a Grand Master of the Fire Spirit Root lineage.

And this was merely 1 of the 8 Books compiled by the family cultivators under Eldrin's directive. The Chen Clan cultivators had now completed 4 books and 8 canons.

The so-called 4 Tomes consist of: first, the Alchemy Tome; second, the Formation Tome; third, the Talisman Tome; and fourth, the Artifact Crafting Tome.

The so-called 8 Scriptures refer to the 5 elemental Daoist canons—Fire, Metal, Wood, Earth, and Water—alongside the 3 lineages of Wind, Ice, and Thunder. Together, they form the 8 Canons.

These 4 scriptures and 8 canons encompass all things. The alchemy texts alone contain tens of thousands of elixir recipes. Mastering them completely would be enough to become a grandmaster of alchemy, while the other texts are equally astonishingly precious.

However, with such a vast collection of ancient texts gathered, mastering them all was far from easy.

Judging by the current tome's thickness, the contents of the Fire Elemental Dao Codex alone would take Eldrin a full century to comprehend thoroughly. An ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator would likely require a 1000 years to fully grasp its profundities.

And this was only the beginning. As Eldrin's cultivation grew ever more profound and the influence of the Sky Ruins Alliance and the Chen Clan continued to expand, the contents of the 4 Tomes and 8 Canons would inevitably become increasingly vast and profound.

Perhaps 1 day, the contents of these 4 Tomes and 8 Canons will grow even more profound. By then, should a Nascent Soul True Lord fully comprehend even a single volume, it would suffice for them to dominate the world.

In fact, even mastering just the current 4 Scriptures and 8 Canons could drastically enhance a Nascent Soul cultivator's combat prowess, enabling them to dominate among peers of the same realm.

On the path of cultivation, nearly all perplexing questions, as well as the hidden secrets and forbidden knowledge of practice unknown to most, could find their answers within the 4 Tomes and 8 Canons.

If a cultivator could obtain the 4 Scriptures and 8 Canons, it would be akin to having an immensely profound Nascent Soul Great Cultivator by their side—1 they could consult on cultivation matters anytime, anywhere.

However, compiling the 4 Books and 8 Canons was no easy task. The Golden Core cultivators of the Chen family had limited energy to spare. Between annotating cultivation techniques and supernatural abilities, they also needed to attain a certain level of personal enlightenment regarding these methods. Their ambitions far exceeded their capacity.

Currently, the 30-some Golden Core cultivators of the Chen Clan all took on the task of assisting in organizing the 4 Books and 8 Canons alongside their cultivation practice.

There were still 7 or 8 people dedicated full-time to this task. Even the Old Clan Leader was quite busy—he had to compile the Tome of Formations and the Tome of Artifacts, while also being responsible for drafting the Fire Essence Canon. Occasionally, he would be pulled aside by the cultivator in charge of compiling the Golden Vein Canon for consultation.

Such an immense workload forced the Golden Core cultivators of the Chen Family to delegate the identification of low-level cultivation methods, divine abilities, and miscellaneous texts to even their Zifu and Foundation Establishment juniors.

Although Foundation Establishment and Purple Mansion cultivators had limited discernment, the cross-review by several individuals made it unlikely for rare treasures to be overlooked when selecting low-level techniques.

Lu Wenyuan aspired to assist in compiling the 4 Scriptures and 8 Canons, thereby alleviating some of the burdens weighing upon the Heaven's Ruin Alliance.

Speaking of compiling the 4 Books and 8 Canons, Ye Qingfeng’s expression also turned impassioned as he said, "Once these 4 Books and 8 Canons are completed, they will undoubtedly become our most vital foundation in the future."

"Our cultivation levels are still low at present, but as our power grows in the future, when high-level scriptures become increasingly scarce across the land, the significance of these 4 Tomes and 8 Canons will only grow more vital."

"Moreover, with Master's exceptional talent, if he can thoroughly comprehend the 4 Scriptures and 8 Canons in the future, his chances of grasping the secret power will be greatly enhanced."

He paused, looking at Lu Wenyuan (Person Name). "If you undertake this task, you are bound to gain tremendous rewards."

Lu Wenyuan nodded, yet his expression remained somber as he replied, "However, to gather various scriptures, Master did not hesitate to exchange many of the family’s foundational assets."

"Even the Sunfire Sutra and other cultivation methods created by our master were handed over. I fear that 1 day this might allow demons and monsters to exploit a weakness."

"I've asked our master about this very point. Do you know how he answered me?"

Ye Qingfeng spoke, then turned his gaze toward the group.

Before they could answer, Ye Qingfeng’s eyes lit up as he said, "The Master said: Let them search for flaws."

"For this master, their search for flaws in my cultivation method is, in fact, a way to summarize experiences and perfect my path on my behalf."

"The flaws they uncover will only make this master's cultivation technique more formidable. Yet what reigns supreme in this world is neither technique nor divine ability—it is the 1 who wields it."

The group's expressions shifted dramatically. After a long silence, Chen Fusu (Person Name) sighed deeply, "The Ancestor's talent startles even immortals, and he possesses unprecedented grandeur. If he cannot achieve immortality, then who in this world could?"

"Very well, I shall also go to the Heaven's Ruins Alliance to compile scriptures."

Lu Wenyuan smiled faintly, then turned to Gu Lanshan nearby and asked, "Senior Sister, where are you planning to go?"

Gu Lanshan shook her head. After a long pause, she said, "I had intended to travel the world, but with my father recently journeying to the outer continents, I must oversee the family affairs in his stead. I might as well manage the 5 Elements Essence business in Yan Kingdom (Location) while I'm at it."

As they spoke, the group soon departed from Spirit Isle Lake (Location).

At this moment, Eldrin immediately went to the Immortal Apricot Island to guard the Old Clan Leader during his cultivation.

After meeting with Chen Changxuan, he immediately asked, "How is your refinement of the Golden Crow Divine Flame Shield proceeding?"

The Golden Crow Divine Fire Shield was a defensive spirit treasure that Eldrin had specifically acquired at the Exchange Convention to aid Chen Changxuan in transcending the Divine Soul Thunder Tribulation.

The old clan leader smiled faintly, extending his hand as a shimmering spiritual light blossomed from his palm. A scroll transformed into a golden divine bird, circling gracefully above his hand.

"With my current pseudo-infant cultivation, refining this Golden Crow Divine Fire Shroud is somewhat taxing. However, once I break through and form my true infant, I'll be fully capable of completely refining it."

"Then I can rest easy."

Eldrin smiled slightly, inwardly letting out a soft sigh of relief.