Chapter 50: The Scroll

Su Chen took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the excitement and anticipation in his heart.

He reached out and gently stroked the surface of the scroll; its warm yet desolate texture gradually calmed his turbulent thoughts.

“Heavenly Mechanism Mirror, interpret this scroll.”

Su Chen silently recited in his mind.

The ancient mirror floating in his spiritual sea immediately emitted a faint glow, as if responding to his call.

【To interpret this scroll, 200 Heavenly Mechanism Points are required. Confirm?】

The Heavenly Mechanism Mirror’s prompt reappeared in his mind.

“Confirm!”

Su Chen did not hesitate for a moment.

This deal was worth it!

With the confirmation of his will, the mirror’s glow suddenly flared intensely.

At the same time, a mysterious beam of light suddenly materialized and landed upon the scroll.

“Hum—”

The scroll lying quietly on Su Chen’s knees seemed to gain life, beginning to tremble violently.

On the scroll, the two twisted, entwined primordial Dao characters came alive, writhing and struggling as if trying to break free from the scroll’s constraints.

A Daoic essence, far grander, more ancient, and more primordial than anything Su Chen had sensed before, erupted violently from the scroll!

This Daoic essence was so dominant, so exalted, as if it were the origin of all Dao in heaven and earth, the source of all power.

Su Chen felt his soul shrink to the size of a speck of dust before this essence, as if it could be crushed into oblivion at any moment.

“Bad!”

Su Chen was stunned—he had never imagined that merely interpreting the information would summon such a terrifying spectacle.

He immediately activated his Golden Core in the dantian, causing it to spin rapidly and emit a gentle Daoic essence, desperately guarding his spirit and mind.

Fortunately, the beam of light cast by the Heavenly Mechanism Mirror also seemed to provide protection.

The light enveloped his entire body, forming an isolated zone that blocked most of the terrifying Daoic essence.

Even so, Su Chen still felt as if his head were about to burst.

He clenched his teeth and held fast to the last shred of clarity in his spiritual altar, daring not to relax for an instant.

He knew this was dangerous—but also an unparalleled opportunity!

To experience such a level of Daoic essence so closely would bring immeasurable benefits to his future cultivation.

Time, at this moment, seemed to lose all meaning.

After what felt like an eternity, the violent Daoic essence gradually subsided.

The two primordial Dao characters on the scroll ceased their struggle and returned to stillness.

Yet, compared to before, they now seemed to possess a touch of sentience.

Su Chen exhaled slowly and relaxed completely.

That brief moment had been more perilous and exhausting for him than a life-or-death battle.

Yet his eyes shone with astonishing brilliance.

For just now, as the Heavenly Mechanism Mirror interpreted the scroll, a flood of information surged into his mind like a dam breaking.

【Interpretation successful.】

【Item Name: Pangu’s True Form Scroll】

【Origin: In the primordial chaos, the Great God Pangu split heaven and earth, exhausted and perished. His spine became Buzhou Mountain, propping up heaven and earth; his eyes became the sun and moon; his… This scroll was forged collectively by the Twelve Ancestral Spirits of the Witch Clan, drawing upon their memories of Pangu’s True Form.】

【Scroll Content (1): Primordial Dao Character—“Pangu”】

【Scroll Content (2): Pangu’s True Form (Opening Heaven Style)】

[Hidden Information: Witch Clan’s Supreme Body Cultivation Technique—“Heavenly Gang Thirty-Six Axes”]

When this string of information appeared clearly in Su Chen’s mind:

Pangu?

Pangu’s True Form Scroll?

Witch Clan’s Supreme Body Cultivation Technique?

He had never dreamed that this scroll, casually acquired from the Qingxi Sword Sect, carried such earth-shattering origins.

Su Chen’s gaze returned to the two primordial Dao characters.

Previously, he had merely felt these symbols were profoundly mysterious, imbued with supreme Dao.

Now, knowing their true meaning, his perception was utterly transformed.

“Pan… Gu…”

Su Chen silently uttered each character in his mind.

Boom!

His spiritual sea trembled again.

The two Dao characters were no longer mere twisted symbols in his eyes.

They came alive, unfolding boundless mysteries.

The character “Pan” transformed into an infinite chaos—no up or down, no east or west, no past or future, only eternal void and stillness.

The character “Gu” transformed into a supreme deity wielding a colossal axe, awakening within the chaos.

He roared, he bellowed, he swung his colossal axe!

A blade of light, beyond description, shattered eternal stillness, cleaved heaven and earth, defined the cosmic void!

“This is… Pangu!”

Su Chen’s spirit was shaken beyond measure.

He felt as if he had witnessed the moment of creation firsthand.

That indomitable, all-destroying, all-creating will was deeply etched into the depths of his soul.

Long after, Su Chen slowly returned to himself from that shock.

His eyes grew profoundly complex.

They held excitement, wild joy, reverence, and a trace of lingering fear.

He finally understood why he had been unable to comprehend those two Dao characters before.

Ridiculous!

These were the characters “Pangu”!

Primordial Dao characters recording the supreme merit of splitting heaven and earth!

What level of Dao did they contain?

Not even a mere human immortal like him could fathom them—let alone a Taiyi Jin Xian, who would only sigh in awe.

His earlier attempt to comprehend them was like an ant trying to shake the entire universe.

He was lucky not to have had his soul crushed on the spot by that primordial will.

“No wonder it took 200 Heavenly Mechanism Points to interpret it. This isn’t expensive—it’s practically a steal!”

Su Chen felt overwhelming emotion.

He knew—he had truly struck gold.

Merely the Pangu’s True Form Scroll itself was worth more than the vast majority of primordial spiritual treasures.

And it concealed within it a supreme Witch Clan body cultivation technique!

“Heavenly Gang Thirty-Six Axes”!

Su Chen’s heart burned with fervor.

He eagerly immersed his spirit into the hidden information revealed by the Heavenly Mechanism Mirror.

He wanted to see just how powerful this technique, dubbed “Witch Clan’s Supreme Body Cultivation,” truly was!

As Su Chen’s spirit touched the knowledge of “Heavenly Gang Thirty-Six Axes,” an immense, boundless flood of information instantly overwhelmed him.

Countless images, countless insights, surged wildly into his spiritual sea.

He saw giants, ten thousand zhang tall, muscles coiled like dragons, radiating overwhelming murderous aura, roaring to the heavens upon the ancient Honghuang land.

They were the masters of ancient Honghuang—the Witch Clan.