Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Chu Kuangren had long seen through the White Lotus Bachelor Sage's intention, but he did not decline the invitation.

The insights into a Sage Ruler Technique, the White Lotus Light of Purification were just before Chu Kuangren, waiting for him to unravel the puzzle. Chu Kuangren would never miss out on such an opportunity.

“Let's see.” Chu Kuangren smiled faintly as he took a few gentle steps towards the mountain wall. As he stared at the mural on the wall, he could feel his entire spirit immersed within the art.

The White Lotus Bachelor Sage observed Chu Kuangren's posture and let out a condescending sneer. “What a joke. As a generational sky-pride of the School of White Lotus, even I couldn't unravel the insights to the White Lotus Light of Purification despite having spent countless years at it. What makes you think a foreigner like you would succeed?”

The White Lotus Light of Purification could be said to be the source of all cultivation techniques in the School of White Lotus. Even a generational sky-pride would only be able to discover a fragment of the technique's insight after spending years mastering the other techniques that were taught in the School of White Lotus.

However, Chu Kuangren was not a disciple of the School of White Lotus and had never been exposed to their techniques before. So how could it be possible for him to learn the White Lotus Light of Purification then?

“Do you actually think that there's nothing you can't do?”

The White Lotus Bachelor Sage mocked.

The rest of the crowd felt that Chu Kuangren was attempting the impossible too. However, that did not stop them from watching as they kept a close eye on Chu Kuangren, waiting for the moment he would embarra.s.s himself.

Yet, they soon noticed that something weird had happened.

As Chu Kuangren focused on the mural, his body soon began to radiate a mythical flow of Daoist Rhymes and a white glow surrounded his body, giving out warmth and purity.

“This Daoist Rhyme… It's the Light of Purification!” The White Lotus Maiden Sage was visibly shocked. Having practiced hard on the Light of Purification technique, it was easy for her to pick up on the Daoist Rhyme.

However, why did such Daoist Rhyme appear around Chu Kuangren's body?

What was happening exactly?

The White Lotus Maiden Sage was already clueless, what more the rest.

“Chu Kuangren, what's happening?” The White Lotus Bachelor Sage asked nervously as he sensed that something unfavorable was about to happen.

Just when he was about to step forward, Lan Yu took a leap forward and blocked his path. “Master is gaining insights into a technique. No one is allowed to disturb him.”

With an intimidating demeanor, Lan Yu's cold gaze swept across everyone at the scene. Her silver-white armor had long been equipped on her body as she prepared herself for a possible battle.

“No one is allowed to disturb Brother Chu.”

The White Lotus Maiden Sage said.

Her eyes were beaming with excitement. She had previously attempted to gain insights from the mural but yielded no results. Could Chu Kuangren do it?

The mural on the mountain wall was no longer an ordinary mural. The petals of the white lotus, its engravings, and roots were now enriched with a mythical flow of Daoist Rhymes. It was warm, pure, and magnificent at the same time.

Gradually, Chu Kuangren ascended into an ethereal state.

In an instant, the material world vanished before Chu Kuangren's perspective, and what was left was a clear vision and understanding of the Daoist Rhymes.

Meditational Clarity!

Chu Kuangren went into the state of Meditational Clarity to swiftly decipher the Daoist Rhymes that were engraved on the mural and the inner workings of a technique soon appeared within Chu Kuangren's mind.

Suddenly, Chu Kuangren could see a middle-aged woman suspending mid-air as she sat with her knees folded. She was smiling faintly as her fingers were folded into the shape of a seal. Around her, white lotuses appeared and each flower contained an enriched stream of Daoist Rhymes.

If Chu Kuangren was right, this person was none other than the White Lotus Sage Ruler.

In the material world.

The Daoist Rhymes that were dancing around Chu Kuangren grew stronger as its radius of effect expanded, comprising half of the entire School of White Lotus' headquarters.

Many warriors within the headquarters were shocked by it.

“Is this the Light of Purification's Daoist Rhymes? No, it feels even more complete and mythical than the Light of Purification. Could it be… Let's take a look.”

“So many years have pa.s.sed. Is it finally the time that a sky-pride has gained full insights into the White Lotus Light of Purification's complete technique?!”

“Haha, G.o.d bless the School of White Lotus.”

Several of the school's elders rushed to the scene.

Upon noticing Chu Kuangren who was radiating the stream of mythical Daoist rhymes before the mountain wall, they were all shocked.

How could it be him?!

“Maiden Sage, what's happening?” one of the elders asked.

The White Lotus Maiden Sage then narrated the story from the beginning.

The crowd looked at each other, murmuring. They were all visibly incredulous towards what was unfolding.

Was it all a joke?

Despite having spent countless years trying to gain insights into the technique, the School of White Lotus had yet to succeed. Could a foreigner just swoop in and succeed now?

“If Chu Kuangren is successful, what should we do?” an elder asked worriedly.

“Let's not rush to a conclusion first. He's still searching for the insights, who knows it could just be a fragment of the Light of Purification,” another elder replied.

The results between a fragmented technique and a complete technique were totally different. Although it would be shocking if Chu Kuangren had managed to learn the White Lotus Light of Purification's fragmented technique, it was still considered acceptable.

However, trouble would lie ahead if Chu Kuangren had managed to gain insights into the full technique of the White Lotus Light of Purification!

The White Lotus Light of Purification was the source of all techniques in the School of White Lotus, hence mastering this technique would mean that one could defeat all the remaining techniques of the School of White Lotus with ease.

If such power was to lie in one of their disciple's hands, it would still be acceptable. However, the consequences would be grave should an enemy acquire that ability!

To put it bluntly, it was an issue that concerned the life and death of the orthodoxy!

The group of elders stared deadly at Chu Kuangren, in hopes that he would only manage to acquire a fragment of that technique. They did not wish to concede control over to Chu Kuangren.

It was a grueling feeling.

Someone amongst the crowd had tried to intercept Chu Kuangren. However, the auras from the two Supreme Honorables, that were hidden amongst the void, were too oppressive that they did not dare follow through with their actions.

Buzz…

Just then, the s.p.a.ce surrounding Chu Kuangren began to shake violently before beams of bright, white lights exploded and a garden of white lotuses began to materialize in the air.

The phenomenon spread upwards into the sky and covered the entire firmament!

All the cultivators in the School of White Lotus could see what was happening.

At that moment, everyone felt as if their cultivations were suppressed. Even the Honorable realms cultivators were not spared from that feeling.

The elders swallowed their salivas as shock appeared across their faces.

“It's the complete technique of the White Lotus Light of Purification!”

“He has really gained full insights into the White Lotus Light of Purification!”

“My G.o.d…”

It was a shocking event for the entire School of White Lotus.

Even the citizens who were living near the School of White Lotus were witnessing the peculiar phenomenon.

“Look, it's the White Lotus Purification!”

“Could it be that the White Lotus Sage Ruler had been reborn?”

“All hail the Sage Ruler! Long live the Sage Ruler!”

Countless believers who wors.h.i.+pped the White Lotus Sage Ruler started to kneel on the ground and rejoice in his name as they cheered with the greatest devotions.

In the School of White Lotus, the cultivators were staring at Chu Kuangren in shock.

The techniques that they had cultivated had all come from the White Lotus Light of Purification. However, now that Chu Kuangren had acquired this technique, the influence of his Daoist Rhymes had quickly created an instinctual response amongst these cultivators to wors.h.i.+p him.

“My G.o.d, he's done it.”

“While the School of White Lotus's sky-prides have failed even after countless years in deciphering the technique, Chu Kuangren has done it all by himself.”

“Not only that, but he's done it in such a short period of time…”

“This guy's too horrifying!”

All of the School of White Lotus, from the lowly disciples to the bachelor and maiden sages, and to the respectable elders; they were all dumbfounded.

Meanwhile, Chu Kuangren steadily lifted himself out of the state of Meditational Clarity, and soon, the White Lotus Purification phenomenon around him vanished.

“A Sage Ruler Technique indeed. It's not much weaker than Avarice techniques, or perhaps in some ways, the Sage Ruler Technique is even stronger. Looks like I'm one step closer to Emperor technique now.”

Chu Kuangren murmured satisfyingly.

It was a huge advantage for him to acquire this Sage Ruler Technique.

“Quick, surround him now.”

One of the elders commanded.

A group of Honorables rushed forward and encircled Chu Kuangren.

Between the empty s.p.a.ce, the Seventh Forefather and an old woman appeared out of thin air. They emitted a frightening aura of the Supreme Honorables as they stared coldly at their surroundings.

“What are all of you trying to do?” Seventh Forefather said.