"What kind of technique is this?"
This scroll is the Golden Scripture Scroll, nearly indestructible. There are few words on it; the scattered characters are all short, like 'Magpie Bridge,' 'Mysterious Guidance,' and 'Divine Crossing,' but their meanings are unclear.
Ben Coates's eyes fell on the first page of the Golden Scripture Scroll. The illustration showed a dazzling Heaven Court, resplendent in gold and jade; the golden light that just illuminated the whole hall was precisely the radiance emanating from this painted Heaven Court.
Though it was just a painting, it felt so real that it seemed as if a true Heaven Court was hidden inside the book.
In front of the Heaven Court was a broken bridge, with a godlike figure standing at the near end of the shattered span.
Ben Coates paused, finding the scene strangely familiar. He looked around the illustration and saw the sun, moon, and Five Luminaries, finally confirming: "This is the Divine Bridge Treasury Diagram! That godlike figure must be the Primordial Spirit! Why does the Golden Scripture Scroll show this picture? Isn't Carefree Haven's Divine Bridge supposed to be whole? Why is the bridge still broken in this diagram?"
Besides this illustration, there were others, each depicting different paths of circulation—the flow of yuanqi within the Spirit Embryo, how to command the Five Luminaries Treasury, how to set the Six Directions to stabilize heaven and earth, how to string together the Seven Stars, how to fuse soul and yuanqi to consolidate the Primordial Spirit, and how to touch life and death to reach the Netherworld.
The eighth illustration again showed the Divine Bridge Treasury. Ben Coates's heart suddenly beat violently—he saw that after the groundwork of the previous seven diagrams, the yuanqi in the eighth had undergone a wondrous transformation: countless currents of yuanqi, as if drawn by an invisible force, surged forward like magpies, paving a path across the broken bridge.
"Magpie Bridge!"
Ben Coates's heart pounded—this was the Magpie Bridge cultivation method. The Golden Scripture Scroll recorded the Magpie Bridge Art; by cultivating it, one could reconnect the broken bridge!
He hurriedly turned to the next page and saw the Primordial Spirit had already reached the end of the Magpie Bridge, but there was still an insurmountable distance to the Heaven Court ahead.
At that moment, the yuanqi circulation route changed again in a mysterious way, creating a strange resonance with the Heaven Court. Yuanqi was drawn toward the Heaven Court, and there, a new bridge began to slowly form.
"Mysterious Guidance Art!"
Ben Coates's eyes sparkled with excitement. He forced himself to steady his mind and continued to the next page.
This was the last page of the Golden Scripture Scroll, depicting the Divine Crossing Art. By activating this technique, the Primordial Spirit could fly across—from one end of the Divine Bridge to the other—and step into a whole new, profound realm!
"How could anyone create such a complex technique?"
Ben Coates suppressed the urge to cheer. The methods recorded in this Golden Scripture Scroll were so intricate—if it were up to him, he could never have devised such a clever way to connect the Divine Bridge. Yet the people of Carefree Haven actually created it; it was truly unbelievable!
"A single Golden Scripture Scroll surpasses all my previous lifetimes' accumulation! So what if that Qin brat stole part of my wealth? With this scroll, I can break through the Divine Bridge Realm and become a god!"
Ben Coates stood up, feeling dizzy. He knew his excitement had shaken even his dao-heart. Though he was a ten-thousand-year-old monster, this overwhelming joy nearly made him lose his composure.
"As long as I reach the Divine Bridge Realm and open the Divine Bridge Treasury, becoming a god will be within reach! I need to raise my cultivation quickly!"