He took out the Chaos Bead, looked at the five-colored brilliance flowing within it, and felt its gentle yet powerful energy. Not only could the Chaos Bead stabilize his Chaos Spiritual Root and accelerate his cultivation, but it could also protect him in moments of danger—truly a rare and precious treasure.
As for the jade slip containing the Heaven-Defying Formula, it held even more profound secrets. Ye Wuji once again extended his divine sense into the jade slip, continuing to study the parts he had not yet finished reading. The jade slip detailed Taishang Daoist's unique insights into the Heavenly Dao, arguing that the operation of the Heavenly Dao had flaws, that the distinction between righteousness and evil was not absolute but relative, and that it might even be a shackle set by some higher-level existence to control all living beings.
The cultivation method of the Heaven-Defying Formula was also vastly different from conventional techniques. Instead of simply guiding the flow of Spiritual Power, it used a special state of mind to gradually comprehend the essence of the laws of the Heavenly Dao, ultimately reaching a realm that transcended conventions and "defied the heavens." The cultivation process was divided into four stages: Enlightenment, Mind-Clarification, Breakthrough, and Transcendence.
Chapter 21