Chapter 2

No, what’s the point of going back? In this world, I can become a transcendent and attain the Dao, while the original world is nothing but a hopeless prison.

Liu Buyi forcibly suppressed the turmoil in his heart, closed his eyes, and pretended to be asleep.

Although he thought this way, his heart was still extremely agitated. His transmigration must be related to this jade pendant!

According to legend, this jade pendant contains the great secret of transcending and attaining the Dao, causing countless people to vie for it, and it eventually fell into his hands. Perhaps, he, Liu Buyi, died just for this jade pendant!

While he was thinking, a light suddenly rose from between his brows. A heavenly palace soared high above the nine heavens, with myriad rays of rosy light layering upon each other, appearing in the golden light.

"How can this be?" Liu Buyi was greatly alarmed. Although he knew that high-level cultivators could open their sea of consciousness and even transform it into mountains, seas, or palaces,

that was something only true immortals could do. How could he, a mere small Daoist child who had just opened his sea of consciousness, possibly do it?

Just as he thought this, the nine-tiered heavenly palace began to shrink, transforming into the shape of a jade pendant. Could this be the true secret of the jade pendant? Liu Buyi's heart was in turmoil.

He tried to approach the jade pendant with his consciousness to see it clearly. The closer he got, the larger the pendant became, restoring to the layered heavenly palace.

Liu Buyi could clearly see the four large characters "Shenxiao Heavenly Palace" shining with seven-colored rosy light.

He landed in front of the main gate of the Shenxiao Heavenly Palace, a grand gate made of green jade and flawless jade, towering dozens of zhang high. A person standing below it felt like an ant.

The gate was supported by several jade pillars entwined with golden-scaled, sun-bright red-bearded dragons, and several long bridges were adorned with sculptures of colorful-feathered, red-crested phoenixes.

Even before he approached, he knew that such a scene was not of this world.

At this moment, his spirit suddenly weakened, and he felt dizzy. Even the golden light trembled, and the entire heavenly palace shook.

Liu Buyi knew that it was because he had just opened his acupoints, and his spirit was too weak to maintain his sea of consciousness for long.

"Shenxiao Heavenly Palace? What is its origin?" Liu Buyi muttered to himself as he retreated.

Spirit is the source of magical power. His spirit was too weak to support his sea of consciousness.

Liu Buyi felt extremely dizzy, a result of excessive spirit consumption. But the next moment, the Shenxiao Heavenly Palace in his sea of consciousness suddenly expanded, filling his entire sea of consciousness, and the headache immediately disappeared.

Next time, I mustn't be so reckless and consume so much spirit, Liu Buyi thought to himself. However, he suddenly found that a book had appeared in his memory: "Commentary on the Taiyi Jin Hua Zongzhi."

Liu Buyi was not unfamiliar with "Taiyi Jin Hua Zongzhi," but the commentary...

Liu Buyi flipped through a few pages and was moved. The commentary was exquisite, translating the simple ancient text of the alchemical scripture into a specific cultivation method.

It was clear that this method was very practical, guiding Liu Buyi on how to return light to the mind, consolidate his heavenly heart, and restore his greatly depleted spirit. A slight trial showed that it was very useful.

However, strangely, there were only a few pages. When Liu Buyi tried to read further, it was blank.

Upon closer inspection, a line of small golden characters appeared: "Shenxiao Heavenly Palace Scripture Hall Collection, annotated by Wen Chongxiao. Free to read the first section..."

"Phew..." Liu Buyi almost spat out a mouthful of blood. What the hell is this? Even reading a book costs money?

Does reading a book cost money? Shouldn't it be free?

"Shouldn't the author starve to death if it's free?"

Alright, Liu Buyi conceded. He began to wonder if the books in the Shenxiao Heavenly Palace required payment.

Another line of small characters appeared in the book:

"Heavenly treasures, incense offerings, magical artifacts, spirit jade... even medicinal herbs, minerals, money, cloth, and even food are accepted. Prices vary according to quality."

Liu Buyi was thoroughly defeated. He had nothing here. Imprisoned, he didn't even know if his life was his own, let alone have these things to sell.

However, out of curiosity, he couldn't help but ask, "How much does it cost to read the entire book?"

"Jade pendant owner gets a 90% discount. This book has thirteen chapters. Each chapter costs ten taels of silver..."

This price made Liu Buyi want to vomit blood. Ten taels of silver could buy two acres of good land. In copper coins, that's ten thousand.

Outside, a single coin could buy a large pancake!

"Converted to RMB, it's 3,000 per chapter. A total of 39,000!" The Shenxiao Heavenly Palace helpfully converted the amount, making Liu Buyi even more frustrated!

However, thinking about it, just seeing a section allowed him to break through the acupoint opening stage, showing the power of this scripture. If he read the entire book, who knows what would happen?

Thinking this way, the price wasn't too high. Liu Buyi was willing to bet that many people would be willing to spend a mountain of gold to break through the acupoint opening stage.

"Copyright protected, no unauthorized dissemination!"

Before Liu Buyi could have any ulterior motives, it seemed to sense it and sealed off his budding idea of making money.

While Liu Buyi was still communicating with the Shenxiao Heavenly Palace in his sea of consciousness, and Zhenyangzi had not yet returned, everything was quiet.

However, at this moment, the prison was like the eye of a storm, calm and peaceful, while outside, chaos reigned.

The governor of Wuzhong City, Zhang He, slapped the head of the constabulary, Zhang Wuya, hard on the face: "You fool, how could such a mess happen? The prison was actually raided?"

Zhang Wuya, with a red and swollen face, did not dare to circulate his blood qi to reduce the swelling. He only lowered his head and said in a low voice, "I sent a few more men in, but none of them have returned! And even the statue of the prison god has been broken."

Zhang He felt a chill. The prison in Wuzhong City had become like a bottomless pit. Since yesterday, no news had come out. Even sending in experts to investigate, none of them returned.

"Is that Liu family boy dead?" Zhang He asked after a moment of thought.

Zhang Wuya was not entirely sure: "He should be dead. That boy was so weak. After such a severe beating, even a martial arts expert couldn't withstand it!"

Zhang He gritted his teeth: "It's not that simple. I suspect the Liu family boy is still alive, and this prison incident is related to him!"

Zhang Wuya was puzzled: "He's just a poor scholar. Why should you take him so seriously, sir?"