And so, Ye Chen began his life of cultivation on Xinyao Peak alongside his senior sisters.
Beyond these five, Ye Chen had two more senior sisters: the Eldest Senior Sister, Xu Qiuya, and the Second Senior Sister, Murong Qingxue. However, the Eldest Senior Sister was away on an expedition and had yet to return, while the Second Senior Sister was currently in seclusion, honing her swordsmanship.
Every day, Ye Chen followed the Third Senior Sister to study the arts of transformation and disguise. As for the Third Senior Sister's prized specialty—the art of the bedchamber—Ye Chen had no interest in it for the time being. He studied alchemy, artifact refinement, and talisman creation with the Fourth Senior Sister; music, chess, calligraphy, and painting with the Fifth Senior Sister; and beast taming and spiritual communication with the Sixth Senior Sister. As for the Seventh Senior Sister… there didn't seem to be much to learn from her, other than occasionally creating a new martial technique just to give her a sound thrashing.
Ye Chen’s life was incredibly fulfilling.
Naturally, his daily "check-in" ritual was indispensable. By checking in at the Xinyao Palace, he obtained the movement technique "Cloud-Ascending Steps." Checking in at the Xinyao Pond granted him the martial technique "Great Sumeru Hand." Checking in at the Hundred Herb Garden earned him Foundation Establishment Pills. In addition to these, he had checked in many other cultivation methods and medicinal pills.
Ye Chen’s strength improved rapidly. Nourished by countless Foundation Establishment Pills, he broke through from Mid Foundation Establishment to Late Foundation Establishment in just a few days, a feat that made even the Seventh Senior Sister—who always boasted of her talent—feel ashamed of her own progress.
One day, the Third Senior Sister, An Miaohan, brought Ye Chen to the Scripture Pavilion of Xinyao Peak.
The Scripture Pavilion was a restricted area of Xinyao Peak. Even as the son of the Holy Mother of Xinyao, Ye Chen was not permitted to enter at will. However, with An Miaohan leading the way, he was granted access.
As Ye Chen walked into the pavilion, the guards looked at one another, baffled.
"Hey, isn't that the Holy Mother's son? What is he doing in the Scripture Pavilion?"
"Who knows? Probably looking for some minor, unorthodox skills to practice. Since he's the son of the Holy Mother, even if he can't truly cultivate, he might as well pick up a side profession."
Ye Chen turned a deaf ear to their remarks. He knew that while the Xinyao Peak Scripture Pavilion was an incredibly precious place, its collection could not compare to the treasures he obtained through his check-ins. Any one of the techniques or supernatural powers he had received would be considered a peerless treasure, enough to incite a war for its possession across the entire world. This was precisely why Ye Chen kept a low profile.
He had come to the Scripture Pavilion solely to check in.
An Miaohan held Ye Chen’s small hand as they walked inside. The pavilion had five floors. The ground floor housed only basic techniques and arts; the higher one climbed, the more advanced the levels became. Cultivation methods were generally divided into Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, and Yellow ranks, with each rank further split into low, medium, and high grades. In the Xianyuan Holy Land, the highest-ranking technique was likely only a high-grade Mysterious rank.
In contrast, almost all the techniques Ye Chen had received via check-in were above the Heaven rank. Thus, he had no interest in the pavilion's collection.
Once inside, An Miaohan looked at Ye Chen with a beaming smile. "Little Chen-chen, would you like me to help you choose a technique?" Even his own mother and senior sisters were unaware of Ye Chen’s system.
Ye Chen smiled and replied, "Sister, don't you have your own techniques to pick? I’ll just look around myself!"
"Alright, then." An Miaohan walked off to browse the shelves.
Ye Chen found a corner for himself. He didn't care about the books on the shelves at all. He simply initiated a check-in.
"Check-in!"
Having never checked in at the Scripture Pavilion before, Ye Chen felt a surge of excitement.
【Ding! Host has checked in at the Xinyao Peak Scripture Pavilion. Reward: Supernatural Power—Divine Elephant Force-Suppressing Prison!】
As the system’s voice faded, a stream of incantations poured into Ye Chen’s mind like a rushing torrent.
"Suppressing the prison with the Divine Elephant, guiding the spirit with breath, manifesting the image with the spirit. With every gesture and movement, the strength of a Divine Elephant. The human body contains 840 million particles! Each particle holds the power of a Divine Elephant! When cultivated to the Great Vehicle stage, a single punch can shatter mountains and seas, and a single palm can sever the sun, moon, and stars."
Ye Chen was secretly shocked. "What a formidable power! To shatter mountains and seas with a punch, to sever the sun, moon, and stars with a palm."
Previously, lacking any checked-in supernatural powers, he had relied on the *Heavenly Evolution Art* to simulate them. However, those simulated powers were far from reaching the Heaven rank. "The *Heavenly Evolution Art* can evolve powers, but those are only as strong as my current state allows. Since I am only at Late Foundation Establishment, the simulated powers are quite weak."
"But the *Divine Elephant Force-Suppressing Prison* is different; this is a Heaven-rank power. I wonder how much of its true might I can unleash at my current level!"
Without further thought, Ye Chen gathered his focus, sat cross-legged, and began to practice.
Massive amounts of spiritual energy began to gather toward his body, forming a literal pillar of energy that poured into the Scripture Pavilion. Outside, the disciples were stunned.
"Why is so much spiritual energy surging into the Scripture Pavilion? Could some great prodigy of our Xianyuan Holy Land be practicing inside?"
"It must be some expert; otherwise, it wouldn't release such a powerful aura!"
Though surprised, they weren't entirely unaccustomed to such phenomena. Often, when an expert made a breakthrough, they would release a powerful aura.
Inside the pavilion, Ye Chen closed his eyes and communed with the *Divine Elephant Force-Suppressing Prison*. Suddenly, he stood up. The energy in his chest felt like a torrential flood, impossible to contain.
*Boom!*
A tremendous sound echoed. Endless winds began to whistle around Ye Chen, blowing the pages of the books in the pavilion wide open. Suddenly, from the roof of the building, a massive column of spiritual energy plunged downward.
"Look, everyone!" a disciple shouted.
A pillar of energy crashed into the pavilion as a divine light descended from the sky. Thunder clapped around the building, accompanied by the harmonious sounds of dragons and phoenixes. Above the pavilion, a colossal phantom image manifested, looming over the roof.
"My god, is that... a Divine Elephant phantom?"
"Which great expert is capable of unleashing such a terrifying aura?"
The disciples outside turned their gazes toward the Scripture Pavilion.
*Boom!*
Thunder roared in the sky. The phantom drew the attention of the entire Holy Land. People on the other three peaks looked toward the Xinyao Peak Scripture Pavilion, and elders appeared in the sky, watching the massive Divine Elephant phantom in utter shock.
"This is..."
"A Divine Elephant phantom! Our Xianyuan Holy Land is about to produce a dragon among men!"
"Quick! Let’s go over and see who is capable of manifesting such a powerful Divine Elephant phantom!"
The elders began to fly toward the Scripture Pavilion on Xinyao Peak.