76: That arrogant woman couldn't possibly write annotations...

Although the artifact spirit could not cultivate itself, it immediately noticed something amiss with the handwriting on the paper.

The entire Azure Lotus Dao Severing Art, a grand total of over three hundred characters, was actually written by Xu Jinhuan in one go, without the slightest pause!

One must know that to write down a cultivation technique, one must at least cultivate it to Major Achievement.

And to write a Great Emperor Scripture so smoothly and effortlessly, one needs to thoroughly comprehend the essence, laws, and even the profound meaning of every single character of the cultivation technique, completely mastering it to a peak level of complete control.

This could almost only be achieved by the Great Emperor who created the scripture!

These extremely fluid characters now indicated that Xu Jinhuan's understanding of the Azure Lotus Dao Severing Art had reached its pinnacle. All the secrets of this Great Emperor Scripture, all its hidden law techniques, had been thoroughly uncovered by him, not a single one remaining!

A mere Immortal Platform Realm youth, capable of cultivating a Great Emperor Scripture to its limit, rivaling the Great Emperor who created it?

Could such a person truly exist in this world?!

A monster!

This guy was a complete and utter monster!

At this moment, the artifact spirit even suspected that Xu Jinhuan was the reincarnation of the Azure Lotus Great Emperor!

"Master said back then that she would return one day. Could it really be her?"

The artifact spirit instantly fell into reminiscence, her eyes filled with nostalgia.

Her true form was originally the Azure Lotus Great Emperor's personal quasi-emperor weapon, and also the closest maid by the side of that Empress who suppressed an era.

She had accompanied that Empress for thousands of years, personally witnessing her, as a woman, suppress all the heavens and myriad realms, dominating the ages, living as a legend admired by all.

Until that day, the Empress suddenly acted as if facing a formidable enemy, sealing her into an independent space, and then imparting a portion of her original laws, enough to make her immortal. After that, she left alone and never returned.

But recalling her noble and peerless Master, recalling her character that disdained everything, the artifact spirit instantly dismissed this possibility.

She knew that Master too well. That noble, peerless Empress who disdained everything was extremely proud. She had no Dao companion, no descendants, and had never even been close to a man in her life.

Let alone reincarnating as a man, she wouldn't even deign to glance at a mediocre person, so how could she change her gender to reincarnate?

This person could absolutely not be Master!

"Moreover, with Master's proud character, it's impossible for her to write so many annotations."

The artifact spirit looked at the more than eight hundred pages of annotations after the first page of the scripture, her mouth twitching, further rejecting the idea of the Azure Lotus Great Emperor's reincarnation.

The Azure Lotus Great Emperor was extremely proud. When she created the Azure Lotus Dao Severing Art back then, she was so proud that she wished she had only drawn a few obscure symbols to represent the cultivation technique, letting future generations guess and comprehend it themselves. She was too lazy to even write proper characters, let alone write eight hundred pages of annotations like this.

She would never write eight hundred pages of annotations!

In Master's eyes, every action had its fixed outcome. If they couldn't learn by looking at symbols, it meant these people had no affinity with Green Lotus Sword Intent, and thus were not worthy of learning her cultivation technique.

"I want to see what this kid actually wrote that could fill over eight hundred pages!"

With a hint of curiosity, the artifact spirit tapped her fingertip, turning to the next page, and began to examine the annotations Xu Jinhuan had written.

With just one glance, her casual expression suddenly froze, her ethereal eyes growing wider with shock, and the hand turning the pages slowed down more and more.

Until finally, she was completely immersed in those words.

The artifact spirit, forgetting food and sleep, read through the more than eight hundred pages of the book overnight.

Although, it seemed she didn't actually need to eat or sleep... After reading the very last character, the shock and madness on the artifact spirit's face could no longer be suppressed.

In those annotations, the Azure Lotus Dao Severing Art was broken down to its most minute details. It even completed parts that Master had left unfinished back then, and even deduced several different cultivation directions, but each path ultimately led to the same destination: the final Azure Lotus Grand Dao.

This book was more complete and terrifying than the original Azure Lotus Dao Severing Art!

"His understanding and control of the Azure Lotus Dao Severing Art might have already surpassed Master's back then!"

"How is that possible? How did he do it?!"

Seeing the artifact spirit's excited demeanor, Palace Mistress of Red Lotus next to her felt utterly bewildered.

Could it be that what this kid wrote was some unprecedented treasure?

Could it be that the later annotations were even more precious than the Great Emperor Scripture itself?

Finally, unable to suppress her curiosity, she spoke, interrupting the artifact spirit.

"Senior, you are..."

The artifact spirit did not directly answer her question, but instead retorted in disbelief:

"Palace Master, have you not read the contents of the book?"

Anyone who had read those annotations couldn't possibly remain seated.

Caught in the act, Palace Mistress of Red Lotus felt a bit embarrassed and scratched her head.

"I really haven't read much..."

She also sensed something was wrong and quickly tried to compensate.

"But there was a reason for that. I at least read the previous scripture part and confirmed that this Azure Lotus Dao Severing Art is real."

As soon as these words fell, the artifact spirit exploded, fiercely poking Palace Mistress of Red Lotus's forehead with her ethereal finger, cursing loudly, her tone filled with extreme disappointment:

"Foolish! You are truly foolish! Utterly stupid! A rotten piece of wood that cannot be carved!"

"Sitting on a treasure mountain without knowing it, it serves you right that you're over two thousand years old and no man wants you!"

"If these eyes of yours are useless, why not dig them out and donate them to the blind! They would see things better than you!"

"…"

Her voice was gritted, her tone filled with disappointment, and her ethereal body even flickered with anger.

After being reprimanded, Palace Mistress of Red Lotus dared not retort.

Although this Senior artifact spirit was not a living being, she had watched her grow up and was her most senior and important elder.

When she made a mistake and was reprimanded by the other party, she absolutely dared not refute.

The bloodline suppression was too severe... Only when the artifact spirit had finished scolding and her aura had somewhat calmed, did she speak weakly.

"Senior, is what this kid wrote really that amazing?"

She still couldn't understand why her elder was so furious.

She almost beat her up on the spot.

"Then take a good look. After you finish, you'll know why I'm so excited."

That thick book was also sent back to Palace Mistress of Red Lotus by an invisible force.

Picking up the book, she continued to read with curiosity.

However, as soon as she opened the second page, her pupils rapidly dilated, and her mind was impacted as never before.

Instinctively, she followed the annotations to practice the Azure Lotus Dao Severing Art.

As if guided by instinct, she followed the instructions in the annotations, trying to circulate her spiritual power and touch the threshold of the Azure Lotus Dao Severing Art.

In just six hours, a vast and righteous aura suddenly erupted from within her!

Upon her already formidable Great Sage soul, an additional layer of transcendent nobility appeared out of thin air, as if at this moment she was no longer the Palace Master of the Red Lotus Heavenly Palace, but a sacred Azure Lotus, standing tall and growing against the heavens!

Peerlessly sharp, severing all enemies before her!

"My Azure Lotus Dao Severing Art has reached initial mastery!"

Palace Mistress of Red Lotus felt the Azure Lotus power surging within her, her voice filled with disbelief and pleasant surprise.

Checking the clock artifact beside her and learning that six hours had passed, her heart was even more turbulent, shocked to the extreme.

"From opening the second page until now, only six hours..."

When she cultivated another Emperor-level secret technique, it took her a full three years just to touch the threshold!

But today, she actually achieved initial mastery of a Great Emperor Scripture in just six hours?!

"Young Master Xu's book is a priceless treasure! A priceless treasure!"

"With Young Master Xu's Azure Lotus Dao Severing Art, why would my Red Lotus Heavenly Palace not flourish? Within ten thousand years, the Heavenly Palace will be able to rule the Three Thousand Dao Provinces and ascend to the Immortal Realm as an entire sect!"

Palace Mistress of Red Lotus directly fell into a frenzy.

After a brief period of madness, she looked at the thick Azure Lotus Dao Severing Art in front of her and posed a soul-searching question.

"With such meticulous, profound, yet easy-to-understand annotations, could this kid Xu Jinhuan be the reincarnation of the Azure Lotus Great Emperor?!"

The artifact spirit immediately denied this speculation.

"Impossible, he cannot be the reincarnation of the Azure Lotus Great Emperor."

"Senior, how do you know?"

"Uh... don't ask, he just can't be the reincarnation of the Azure Lotus Great Emperor, that's all."

"Oh..."

Palace Mistress of Red Lotus didn't press further, looking at the scripture in her hands, her eyes filled with even deeper admiration.

"In that case, there's only one possibility: this Young Master Xu's comprehension has reached an astonishing level..."

"He single-handedly comprehended the Azure Lotus Dao Severing Art to perfection!"

"If this kid is willing to join our Red Lotus Heavenly Palace, I am willing to break the rule of only accepting female disciples!"

Palace Mistress of Red Lotus's expression was solemn. She took out her communication token, almost about to inject her divine sense to inquire about Xu Jinhuan's intentions.

Just then, a single sentence from the Hall of Inheritance artifact spirit, like a bucket of cold water, directly shattered all her fantasies.

"Heh, don't even think about it. The Red Lotus Heavenly Palace can't protect such a peerless monster."

Yes, the Red Lotus Heavenly Palace was merely a mid-to-low-tier immortal Dao lineage, with shallow foundations and even rare Peak Great Sage experts. It simply couldn't provide sufficient protection.

A monster like Xu Jinhuan would probably be too much for the entire Three Thousand Dao Provinces, and even powerful beings beyond the Three Thousand Dao Provinces, to contain!

If he appeared in the Red Lotus Heavenly Palace, it wouldn't just be a blessing, but would bring about a monumental disaster.

"Despite this, we must still try our best to build good relations with him, at least not offend him. Such a monster must not be antagonized!"

Palace Mistress of Red Lotus gritted her teeth and said.

"By the way, isn't Luo Yi deeply in love with this kid? Tell her to work harder later. If she encounters any difficulties, she can report them, and the Heavenly Palace will help her pursue her man!"

...Xu Jinhuan had no idea what huge storm the annotations he wrote to save time and out of concern for the Red Lotus Heavenly Palace's average intelligence had stirred up.

He only knew that Fang Qingyao seemed to have eaten something wrong again tonight; her whole body was flushed, and her eyes were hazy.

"Master, Qingyao is poisoned again..."

"Please, Master, detoxify me..."