Chapter 3352: Chapter 1676: The Original Unsealing of the Sacred Mountain, An Arrow of Black Iron Suppresses Immortality

“Ai Cangsheng’s past experiences and romantic history…”

“Ai Cangsheng’s personality analysis and moral boundaries…”

“Detailed summary of Ai Cangsheng’s affiliated factions…”

Xu Xiaoshou held a substantial amount of intelligence, all of which Li Fugui had expedited after receiving the request.

But it seemed this had put Li Fugui in a difficult position.

At the level of the Three Emperors, especially concerning the secrets of the Ten High Nobles…

Even though Li Fugui was formerly one of the Eighteen Orders of Flowers, the information gathered in such a short time wasn’t particularly useful.

If it were normal times, Xu Xiaoshou would have gladly relaxed and leisurely read these as entertaining stories.

But now, time did not permit.

He decisively abandoned Li Fugui’s materials and picked up the recently delivered “Ai Cangsheng Brief” from Dao Qiongcang.

The “Brief” contained a plethora of information, and could hardly be described as “brief.” Xu Xiaoshou couldn’t afford to consider whether there were traps hidden within.

He assumed Dao Qiongcang wouldn’t turn his back on him at this moment. As he quickly skimmed through, Xu Xiaoshou also projected his consciousness into the Divine Relics, cross-checking details with Elder Sang for added assurance.

After a while, he locked onto the critical keyword in the “Brief”:

“Combat Strength Analysis.”

This seemed to be it.

Without hesitation, he opened the section on combat strength analysis. The first thing that caught his eye was a concise summary:

“Ai Cangsheng excels in archery, wields the Evil Sin Bow, aligns with the Eyes of the Great Path, and cultivates the Primordial Dao.”

Primordial…

Everything preceding this made sense to Xu Xiaoshou.

This “Primordial Dao,” however, he carefully recalled, realizing it was his first encounter with the concept.

It seemed Dao Qiongcang understood what he wished to know.

Regarding the Divine Relics, Elder Sang’s explanation was nearly identical:

“Primordial signifies oneness.”

“One transformation into infinity; this process is called technique.”

“The Primordial Dao, in its broadest contemporary interpretation, represents the Great Path of techniques perfected. Those who achieve mastery of this path are referred to as Ancestors of Sorcery.”

The Ancestor of Sorcery cultivated the Primordial Dao?

The Primordial Dao evolves into myriad forms, encompassing but not limited to metal, wood, water, fire, earth, light, dark, wind, thunder, and ice. Thus, the manifestations of spiritual techniques possess multiple attributes?

From this perspective, Ai Cangsheng is not merely the descendant of Cursed Yin; he can also be considered an authentic inheritor of the Ancestor of Sorcery?

The Eyes of the Great Path can perceive countless Great Paths, but not everyone is capable of comprehending them all. Ai Cangsheng’s perfect resonance allows him to succeed?

Xu Xiaoshou slightly tightened his vigilance, reminding himself to stay sharp as he continued reading.

Dao Qiongcang’s analysis of Ai Cangsheng was incredibly thorough, profoundly demonstrating that the one who knows their enemy best is indeed their enemy’s confidant!

“Primordial signifies oneness.”

“One transformation into infinity, culminating in nine extremities. Surrounding this transformation is what we call Cursed Yin.”

“The Cursed Yin Dao is essentially a variant of the Great Path of techniques, iterating endlessly within a singular technique to deduce the ultimate solution, which manifests as secret techniques.”

Walking such an extreme path is naturally the work of one of the late-stage manifestations of the Ancestor of Sorcery, who pursued this obsession until it became Cursed Yin.

But is this path entirely wrong?

From the current vantage point, Xu Xiaoshou grasped something deeper:

The trajectory of Cursed Yin seems not entirely incorrect either?

If conventional spiritual techniques branch out as a spreading fan based on the Primordial Dao, each obtaining its own “Middle Path” solution…

The Cursed Yin Evil Technique, however, sharpens one specific rib of the fan to its utmost length, achieving the “Limit” Transformation.

This represents an alternate path!

If this method were intrinsically flawed, the Ancestor of Sorcery would never have entertained the thought of researching the Limit Transformation in the first place.

Perhaps the initial intention was sound, but the process deviated, ultimately resulting in the emergence of the “Cursed Yin Evil God”…

Xu Xiaoshou shook his head and snapped back to reality.

He didn’t have the luxury to indulge in wandering thoughts.

The immediate priority was to understand Ai Cangsheng’s combat style, so he continued to read.

The “Brief”‘s combat strength analysis section first succinctly outlined the meaning of the Primordial Dao before shifting its focus to Ai Cangsheng’s personal combat techniques:

“Primordial is one, extending outward to infinite, receding inward to disintegrate into zero–this is Dao birthing Primordial, Primordial birthing infinity, infinity transforming into Cursed Yin!”

“The Primordial Zero, also called ‘Primordial O,’ ‘Primordial Dao,’ or ‘Technique Seed.’ Technique Seeds undergo nine transformations, divided into the lower three, the middle three, and the upper three. Ai Cangsheng refines and cultivates one transformation from each tier.”

“The first transformation among the lower three is ‘Technique Seed Transformation.’ Offensive by nature, it utilizes the Primordial Dao to fracture myriad Paths, coupled with the Eyes of the Great Path to become unbreachable, marking Ai Cangsheng’s preferred transformation.”

“This transformation is dual-purpose, split between the Ancestor of Sorcery and Cursed Yin domains. Depending on circumstances, it can evolve into ‘Technique*Technique Seed Transformation’ or ‘Forbidden*Technique Seed Transformation.’ Ordinarily, it prioritizes ‘Technique,’ while in instances where black cloth unseals, it shifts to ‘Forbidden.'”

At this, Xu Xiaoshou suddenly felt enlightened.

In normal scenarios, Ai Cangsheng’s ordinary attacks could dismantle all forms of spiritual techniques.

Even specially named ordinary attacks, like the “Broken Wing Arrow,” fracture Ultimate Giant’s “Limitation” status using the Primordial Dao.

These are all instances of “Technique*Technique Seed Transformation.”

However, when provoked by the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, Ai Cangsheng unseals one corner of the black cloth and employs the Arrow of Evil God. This attack indeed grows anomalously powerful and far more sinister.

Because Cursed Yin Dao demands extremes, the resultant Arrow of Evil God exhibits destructive power far surpassing normal attacks.

And this was just the lower three transformations…

Xu Xiaoshou suddenly felt the situation becoming increasingly difficult.

He had anticipated trouble from the Ten High Nobles but hadn’t imagined it would be this daunting.

Pressing forward quickly, he soon discovered the answer he’d been hoping for:

“The first transformation among the middle three, named ‘Technique Seed Restriction.’ Internal in nature, it serves as Ai Cangsheng’s primary spiritual cultivation method.”

“Technique Seed Restriction, during routine enlightenment, transforms insights from the Primordial Dao into power, confining it within the physical body, bound across limbs and bones.”