Chapter 1549: Is He the Divine Son?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Divine Text? Ancient Divine Text?"
"How is that possible?"
"This kind of situation has never happened before with the Tao Test Stone!"
"So far, whatever Divine Text has been found within the various historical remains in the Heaven Continent has been very limited. The Divine Text on this Tao Test Stone could contain very important information."
An uproar broke out pretty much across the board…
All the cultivators who were there attending the recruitment congregation were completely shocked by the old man's words. Even the people who had been in other areas of the assessments had been drawn into this area by the general hubbub.
Several of the Heaven Palace Sect disciples had dashed out of the crowd and hurried to the depths of the Heaven Palace Sect to inform the Dean.
"Amazing! I never knew that there was hidden Divine Text in the Tao Test Stone. Young man, don't move your hand yet. Wait until the Dean arrives to have a look at the situation." While the old man couldn't take his eyes off the text on the Tao Test Stone, he spoke to Xu Que. He was super-excited.
"Hasn't this situation ever happened before in the past?" Xu Que frowned.
"No, it's unprecedented." The old man had repeated this phrase countless times already.
Xu Que couldn't help but sigh when he heard this. Alas, it can't be helped. I've always been too special, too outstanding, always different from other people.
"Hey, sh*t. Does this mean I won't be able to find out my Tao Aura's ranking?" Xu Que asked in astonishment as he suddenly remembered the reason for the test of his Tao Aura.
"No harm done, ha, ha, ha, young cultivator. Rest assured, since ancient times up until today, you're the first person to invoke the Divine Text from the Tao Test Stone. From a certain point of view, your Tao Aura and the Tao Test Stone seem to have been aligned, so you don't need to test the ranking of your Tao Aura. The result is self-evident." The old man smiled.
"Then I can be admitted to the Heaven Palace Sect?" Xu Que asked.
As long as he could be admitted to the Heaven Palace Sect, he would have a chance to get close to Xuanyuan Wanrong and figure out her past. He would also get to know the past of the Heaven Palace Sect. At the same time, it would also not hinder his own aim of Acting Tough.
Looking at the slowly rising Acting Tough Points in the System interface, Xu Que's lips curled into a smile. Once he'd accumulated enough Acting Tough Points, he could get out of this world of memory.
"You'll be admitted, of course you'll be admitted," the old man said with a smile. Meanwhile, he was silently exclaiming to himself that this was a man who had been able to invoke the Divine Text from the Tao Test Stone. How powerful his Tao Aura endowment must be…
The most important point was that this young man's bone age was not more than 100 years old. Perhaps not only could he be admitted to the first-class compound, but also the Dean might even take an interest in him and he could be elected as the Dean's direct disciple. Ah, his future would be extraordinary.
"Well, then that's good. Oh, my hand is a little sore. Can I take it down now?" Xu Que asked.
The old man became immediately startled and said, "No, you mustn't. You must hold on for a little while longer and wait for the Dean."
There'd been absolutely no reaction during the young man's first test. The Ancient Divine Text had only appeared the second time he'd touched the stone. The old man was afraid that if he took his hand off the stone, the Ancient Divine Text would disappear.
"If you're afraid it'll vanish, why don't you copy it down and be done with it?" Xu Que rolled his eyes at the obviousness of the situation.
The old man smacked his forehead and said, "What was I thinking? Of course, you're right. To be on the safe side, I'd better copy it down right away."
With that, he waved his hand, grabbed the jade slip that shot out of his sleeve, and looked at the Divine Text on the Tao Test Stone. He meticulously concentrated on copying down the text. Each stroke was carefully checked and rechecked to make certain that he'd copied it exactly as it had appeared.
SWISH!
However, when he had copied only about half, there was the sound of a blast that burst through the air behind him. Several figures rushed over, and at the head of them was a white-haired old man.
"Greetings to the Dean!"
In the Taoist Sanctum, many Elders and disciples immediately faced the people who had just arrived and respectfully shouted their greetings.
These figures landed on the ground, and the white-haired old man immediately locked his eyes on the Divine Text on the Tao Test Stone. Next to him were a few other dignified old people. The moment their eyes rested on the Tao Test Stone, their faces became very excited.
"Divine Text, Ancient Divine Text!"
"Quickly look! This text seems familiar. It must've appeared in certain ancient books of records or historical documents before."
"That's right. I can also sense a feeling of familiarity in one of the words in the Divine Text."
Several people spoke in whispers, nodding from time to time.
A moment later, the white-haired old man looked at Xu Que and said, "Are you the one who invoked this Divine Text? What's your name?"
"Slayer Lord." Xu Que answered coolly.
"Slayer Lord? The name Slayer…" The white-haired old man stared blankly for a moment and then fell into deep thought. But he seemed unable to find any memory of the family name Slayer.
Without delay, the old man continued, "Your Tao Aura seems to resonate with the God's Strength in the Tao Test Stone, so the Ancient Divine Text has appeared. It may be momentous news for all the Heaven Continent cultivators."
All the people present who heard his words were immensely shocked.
The weight of information provided by the Dean's words was immense. "A line of Ancient Divine Text could have such an impact on the Heaven Continent? Could the text of the Deities hold such power?"
"Moreover, there was this Slayer Lord. He was so young and yet he possessed such a gift to resonate with the God's Strength. Could he possibly be the Divine Son of the legends? Could he be connected to God?"
Xu Que felt the eyes of all of the people on him. He then took a look at his Acting Tough Points on the rise. He was extremely happy. Sure enough, I, the Act-Tough Saint, am too outstanding.
"Dean, the Ancient Divine Text has been recorded." At this point, the old man in charge of the assessment handed over the jade slip.
The white-haired old man took it and checked it against the Divine Text on the Tao Test Stone. After he'd found no mistakes, he nodded and said, "Very good, Slayer Lord, you can take your hand down."
Xu Que took his hand down when he'd heard the old man. Then, all of a sudden, he felt that his nostrils were a little itchy, so he reached his hand up to pick his nose, ignoring his image.
The crowd looked disgusted when they saw what he was doing.
This guy looks so refined in manners, but then he actually picks his nose in public. Isn't this a disgusting trait for the Divine Son to have?
"Slayer Lord, please try it again!" The white-haired old man called to Xu Que.
Xu Que was interested and put his two hands on the Tao Test Stone again.
WHOOSH!
This time, the Tao Test Stone lit up with a radiance again. There was actually a line of text again, which was different from the previous text, and the line was obviously longer. The text had increased, and the glow had also gotten significantly brighter.
"Quick, record it!" The white-haired old man said excitedly.
The old man in charge of the assessment was also surprised and quickly began to record the Divine Text.
He finished taking it down after much difficulty, and Xu Que took his hand away. Then he pressed his hands down on the stone again.
The Divine Text lit up again on the Tao Test Stone. The text was then recorded again accordingly.
They went back and forth in this way. This was repeated more than a dozen times, until eventually no matter how many times Xu Que pressed his hands, the Divine Text no longer appeared on the Tao Test Stone. Then the Dean nodded his head, fully satisfied.
Several old people around him also seemed satisfied.
This seemed to be all the Divine Text that was going to be revealed. As long as it could be deciphered, perhaps they could derive some very important information from it. Maybe they could even obtain some records related to the Divine Realm.
"Well, young cultivator, you will report to the first-class compound. Later, you will come to the Dean's room to find me." The Dean looked at Xu Que and said with a smile.
He held Xu Que in high regard and thought he was a very promising young man. If the translation of the Divine Text produced some gains, he would consider allowing Xu Que to enter his sect and become his direct disciple.
After all, he was the first person to have had his Tao Aura resonate with God's Strength up to now.
hapter 1550: Stolen
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Xu Que was moved into the first-class compound on the same day.Xu Que was moved into the first-class compound on the same day.
Duan Qide moved into the second-class compound, which was separated by a courtyard from the first-class compound. As a disciple of the second-class compound, he wasn't allowed to enter the first-class compound.
So, during the whole night, other than a few peers from the first-class compound who saw that Xu Que was new and came to say hello briefly, no one came to disturb him.
Xu Que stayed alone in his room, looking at the dark night sky and feeling helpless.
Even though he'd found out that the Heaven Continent was already in chaos, he didn't know exactly what the situation was that Jiang Hongyan and the others were in. At this point, he was unable to return to the Heaven Continent to be with his friends. He was trapped in the world of Xuanyuan Wanrong's memory. There was no way to get out of here quickly.
That d*mn Heavenly Stone of Taiyi and that d*mn world of memory…
"There is no way I can develop feelings for Xuanyuan Wanrong. But I must continue to accumulate Acting Tough Points and then let the System force the seal. However, there are so many good things that I can get for free from the System store right now. I might as well go big and hope I can manage to get out of here in two or three days."
Xu Que was talking to himself while examining the System interface. He was going to town, amassing things from the System store.
Soon, his System parcel was packed full. Only then was Xu Que satisfied enough to smile contentedly as he lay back on his bed.
…..
At the same time, in the Dean of the Heaven Palace Sect's study, several of the most important Elders of the Heaven Palace Sect were gathered. All of them were old men, and all of them were knowledgeable about and specialized in Divine Texts. They were sitting with the Dean, surrounding a large table and looking solemnly through a variety of ancient books of records.
Everyone was working on the translation of the Divine Text from the Tao Test Stone. As soon as there were any developments in anybody's work, they would summarize them for the Dean. Then the Dean was responsible for the direct translation.
The results, after the whole night's work, had allowed the Dean's taut expression to gradually improve.
"Gentlemen, our hard work hasn't been completely in vain. We have successfully translated one of the words in the Divine Text, and this word appears in the Divine Text on the Tao Test Stone quite a number of times." The Dean opened his mouth to break the silence, while at the same time he picked up a piece of paper.
Only one word was written on this piece of paper. When everyone looked at it, they were all in a state of astonishment.
"Hand?"
"That's right!" The Dean smiled and nodded. He put down the paper and continued, "The translated Divine Text for this is the word hand. Does everyone still remember that we once found Divine Text from many Divine Vestiges? For this translation, we have finally obtained a vestige from the Art of Compelling Divine Power."
As soon as he'd finished speaking, everyone present became first shocked and then excited.
"Unless…"
"Could it be…"
"The Divine Text that we obtained today also comes from the Art of Compelling Divine Power?"
Everyone present was in a state of shock.
The Dean nodded and said, "Combined with what we've learned from our past experiences, if I'm not wrong, what we've obtained this time is likely to be related to the Handprint in the Art of Compelling Divine Power. It could even possibly be the rumored supreme Art of Compelling Divine Power: the Hand of God."
"What?"
"The Hand of God!"
The Elders present stood up one by one, their bodies trembling with excitement.
The Hand of God was something from the Art of Compelling Divine Power that had first been mentioned in one of the Divine Texts originally excavated from a Divine Vestige a long time ago.
Although that section of the Divine Text was also incomplete, it had recorded the divine force of the Hand of God. It was known to be a great Deity's own Art of Compelling Divine Power. He could hide the sky with one hand and cover the ground with one hand.
Such an Art of Compelling Divine Power, if it could be obtained by the Heaven Palace Sect, they would be able to rule the whole Heaven Continent. It could also make them eligible to enter the Divine Realm in the future, and boost their future power in any war.
"Everyone, keep working hard to translate the Divine Text, as much as you can." The Dean was in an extremely good mood and encouraged everyone present to keep working nonstop.
"Yes!" The Elders' blood was boiling. They were excited and continued to devote themselves to the translation work.
WHOOSH!
At this time, a flow of light flashed past and directly rushed forward in front of the Dean. It was a classified order.
The Dean stared blankly and frowned slightly.
It was a classified order of the highest level, and only he was qualified to look at it. However, generally, this kind of classified order wouldn't be issued lightly. This must mean that there was something really important going on.
He began to look serious and took the classified order. He opened his Mind Sense and began to look through the contents.
After a short while, the Dean's face changed, and he turned around straight away to leave the study.
As soon as he stepped out of the study, he rotated and turned into a shadow. There was a flash, and he appeared outside a huge attic seconds later. At this time, countless elite disciples had already gathered outside the attic. They were the elite of the Commandment Clan. They had the whole attic blockaded and sealed off.
As soon as the Dean appeared, several figures immediately came forward.
"Greetings, Dean!" Several old people bowed and cupped their hands in greeting with great respect.
"What's going on? How can our treasure house have been robbed?" The Dean looked grave and asked in a low voice.
One of them said with a look of helplessness, "Dean, this matter is quite strange. This news was reported by the person in charge of guarding the main gate today. He claimed that the Mighty King used a teleportation device to steal from our sect's Treasure Room. So, we rushed over here and found that the Treasure Room's Prohibition Spell hadn't been destroyed and it wasn't out of order. Also, the patrolling disciples hadn't discovered anything strange, but…"
"'This is absolutely disgraceful. Since when is it possible to use a teleportation device to enter the Treasure Room? You must be talking about a high-grade teleportation device, able to run through the Treasure Room's Prohibition Spell, and…" At this point, the Dean changed his focus as he said, "Never mind, quickly send people in to capture the Mighty King and bring him back to me. You must get back those stolen treasures. Make sure there's not one item lost, do you understand? Nothing is to be left out."
"Yes!" Several old men immediately accepted their orders.
One of them added, "Please rest assured, Dean. Xuanyuan Wanrong came out of seclusion today and happened to hear of this matter. She has already led a team of disciples from the Tingfeng Clan to track down the Mighty King."
"What?" The Dean's face suddenly changed when he heard that. He shouted in a deep voice, "Quickly, issue a classified order to make Xuanyuan Wanrong come back. She doesn't need to intervene in this matter of the Mighty King. I have another task to give her."
Several old people stared blankly and were a little taken aback by the Dean's excited reaction. But they didn't dare ask any more questions. They immediately responded yes, and then hurriedly moved away.
The Dean also turned around to leave right away. He was in a hurry.
He didn't return to his study but rushed directly to the rear court. He stood in front of a rock garden and used a spell. Smoke instantly gushed out of the rock garden and shrouded his whole person. He disappeared on the spot.
Moments later, the Dean appeared again in a sealed secret chamber.
Four human-shaped statues were placed inside this secret chamber, occupying the four directions of east, west, north, and south. They looked stately and had both eyes closed as they sat in meditation poses.
However, after the appearance of the Dean, the four human-shaped statues made rustling sounds and suddenly opened their eyes.
"Things aren't good. The treasure house was robbed today. The thief took Xuanyuan Wanrong's memory pearl," the Dean said in a deep voice with a grim face as he looked at the four statues.
"What?"
"Her memory pearl has been stolen?"
"Don't tell me she suspects something and sent someone to do it?"
"No, we'd obviously sealed her memory for a long time and taken it out of her body. How could she know?"
The four statues opened their mouths at the same time.
"It mustn't have been her who sent someone to steal it. The thief is a repeat offender. You must have heard of him. He is a Kylin, named Mighty King, who has a bad reputation. He was imprisoned by our sect for a period of time in the past and later made an escape. Xuanyuan Wanrong has been in seclusion for decades, so this matter has nothing to do with her!" The Dean shook his head.
The expressions of the four statues also became grave.
"It's the Mighty King again!"
"That beast!"
"In the early years, when we weren't in seclusion, he'd already stolen from our Heaven Palace Sect many times."
"Wait till we come out of our seclusion. We will definitely skin him alive!"
The four statues actually started scolding harshly.
The Dean shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I'm going to have to deploy the Shadow Team to carry out this matter. The reason I came over now is to borrow the Tiger Amulet from the four of you."
"….." The four statues suddenly fell silent upon hearing this.
The Dean seemed to have expected it. He continued to speak, "I know that the Shadow Team is very important to you, but it can't be as important as Xuanyuan Wanrong. She is the One Chosen by the Heavenly Stone of Taiyi. It's all up to her whether we can go to the Divine Realm."
"Of course, we know this. But surely we don't have to send the Shadow Team? You can just leave it to the sect's Elders to make their move for a mere Mighty King, can't you? No need to muster large forces to carry out this task, not to mention to deploy the Shadow Team." One of the statues spoke calmly.
"No need to? Oh, Xuanyuan Wanrong has already come out of her seclusion today. I just received the news that she has already set out to hunt down the Mighty King. Once she touches the memory pearl, the consequences will be inconceivable."
The Dean spoke with a blank expression as he swept his gaze around the four statues. "The four of you better not forget that you were also involved with this matter during that time."
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