The golden beast skin looked ancient, emanating an age-old aura. It was unclear how long it had rested in the Scripture Pavilion, but its origin must trace back to distant antiquity.
However, a small piece of the beast skin was missing, its destroyer unknown.
Dao Ling studied the golden beast skin's introduction. The ancient method recorded within suited him perfectly—focused on physical body cultivation, it was a fleshly body divine ability.
He had sought such a divine ability, never expecting to find it so quickly. The Three Revolutions Golden Body consisted of three stages: Copper Body, Silver Body, and Golden Body, each extremely arduous to master.
Each stage required a combination of various spiritual herbs and rare ferocious beast blood to complete the initial cultivation.
At the end of the text, Dao Ling frowned. Half of the golden beast skin was missing, including the cultivation methods for the Golden Body stage—and the most critical parts at that.
"Dammit! The most important part is lost! Was it torn apart? Who did this!" He scowled. The core of the divine ability was missing, a terrifying flaw, but he hated to give up the Three Revolutions Golden Body after finally finding it.
Scratching his head, Dao Ling tugged hard on the golden beast skin. To his surprise, it withstood his immense strength without deforming.
Dao Ling's physical body was terrifying, capable of unleashing滔天 (soaring) divine power with a single arm, yet the beast skin's hardness was astounding. Who had damaged it, and why was the most crucial ancient method missing?
"What a powerful beast skin—could it be from an ancient ferocious beast?" A voice of surprise came from behind, followed by a hand reaching for the golden beast skin.
Seeing this, Dao Ling's expression chilled. He immediately stowed the golden beast skin and turned to face the approaching figure.
It was a golden-haired youth with a强横( Bullying/tyrannical) aura. His golden locks shimmered, and his broad body stood over two meters tall, like a massive stone pillar.
Glaring at where the golden beast skin had vanished, the golden-haired youth's expression darkened, his eyes flashing icy coldness. "Hand it over!" he ordered flatly, extending his palm with a non-negotiable attitude.
"Are you joking? Is this golden beast skin yours? Why should I give it to you?" Dao Ling raised an eyebrow, snorting coldly.
The golden-haired youth's face instantly fell, murderous intent radiating from his cold eyes. "I'll give you one last chance. Hand over the golden beast skin, or you'll face disaster!"
As he spoke, his body erupted with brilliant golden light, pressing the vacuum to collapse. The surging murderous aura grew increasingly terrifying, ready to strike.
Dao Ling冷笑 (sneered) at the arrogant words. "I'd like to see what disaster awaits me."
"You've angered me. It's time to teach you a lesson!" The golden-haired youth's face turned阴沉 (gloomy). Without further words, he attacked, intent on punishing this audacious fellow.
Dao Ling's eyes flashed cold light. His fist clenched, blood qi surging as golden fist radiance blazed, smashing out with a thunderous boom.
The golden-haired youth maintained his composure, inwardly surprised by Dao Ling's physical strength. "No wonder you're so arrogant—you do have some skill," he sneered.
With that, his foot stomped the air, and a golden foot appeared above Dao Ling's head like a divine pillar, crashing down with murderous intent.
His attack was霸道 (domineering), aimed at humiliating Dao Ling—stomping him into the ground as if delivering judgment.
"I think you're the arrogant one!" Dao Ling's eyes chilled. This guy was too haughty, attacking without warning. His foul mood flared, and his fist intent became more terrifying.
His blood qi surged, internal energy awakening endlessly. Dao Ling's entire arm glowed with dazzling divine light, like a divine whip lashing the sky. A brilliant divine ray burst forth, shattering the golden foot.
"You didn't cherish your last chance. You're dead!" The golden-haired youth smiled sinisterly, charging forward with both palms劈杀 (slicing) toward Dao Ling, radiating scorching waves.
"Scram!" Dao Ling's long hair fluttered, clothes billowing as astral winds howled, surging forward in a tidal wave.
The collision of two磅礴 (massive) energy forces formed a tornado, causing nearby bookshelves to totter. Fortunately, patterns on the shelves deflected the energy.
"Hmph. Dare to compete with me in energy without reaching the Sixth Layer of Spirit Nourishing? You seek death," the golden-haired youth scoffed. His aura grew more terrifying, flames igniting in the air as he charged.
His entire body was formidable, like a river of essence energy unleashed. Dao Ling knew this man had achieved a high level in the Spirit Nourishing Realm, and their energy gap was vast.
"Who dares to fight here?!"
A cold shout echoed from the misty void, accompanied by a terrifying aura. An old man sat cross-legged in the void, indistinct yet imposing like a god.
Seeing the newcomer, the golden-haired youth frowned, suppressing his aura. The Scripture Pavilion guardian had arrived too quickly.
"It's him! What a powerful guardian!" Dao Ling was shocked. This was Sun Yuanhua—he never expected the old man to be so terrifying, his cultivation surely reaching a恐怖 (horrific) realm.
"Cause trouble here again, and you'll lose the right to enter the Scripture Pavilion forever!" Sun Yuanhua's voice faded as his body vanished into the void,诡异 (mysterious) beyond measure.
The golden-haired youth's face soured at the severe punishment. He glared at Dao Ling阴冷地 (sinisterly), "Kid, consider this your last warning: hand over the golden beast skin, or suffer disaster. Don't doubt me—disobey, and I'll make you die painfully!"
Dao Ling raised an eyebrow in exasperation, rolling his eyes at the overbearing youth. "Are you insane?"
"What did you say?" The golden-haired youth gasped, thinking he'd misheard.
"Never mind if you're deaf," Dao Ling shook his head, walking toward the entrance.
The atmosphere froze. The golden-haired youth's face turned猪肝色 (livid), knuckles cracking as he trembled with rage, eager to tear Dao Ling apart.
In his world, most showed him respect, but today, he'd been insulted so brazenly!
"Very well. Wait and see. I'll make you kneel and beg for mercy, and you'll regret every word you said!" Watching Dao Ling's back, the golden-haired youth vowed, adding Dao Ling to his must-kill list. He couldn't wait to see Dao Ling groveling.
Dao Ling returned to the first floor, presenting the golden beast skin—all divine abilities taken from the Scripture Pavilion required registration.
Sun Yuanhua's calm eyes scanned the golden beast skin, a hint of surprise crossing his face. "This divine ability is extremely霸道 (domineering). Cultivating it could easily harm your physical body. I advise against attempting it lightly."
"Elder, I'd like to try," Dao Ling insisted.
"Very well," Sun Yuanhua nodded. "If you fail, return it. Never overreach."
Sun Yuanhua knew many ancient ferocious beasts had once coveted the Three Revolutions Golden Body, only to fail—this fleshly body divine ability was too霸道 (domineering), prone to damaging the physical origin.
Moreover, he'd never seen anyone succeed in the Second Revolution, testifying to the divine ability's difficulty.
Scratching his head, Dao Ling hesitated before asking, "Elder, do you know how the Golden Body stage's methods were lost?"
Though missing only one stage, the loss of the most critical part was crippling.
Sun Yuanhua frowned in thought. "It's been too long; I can't recall. But the Three Revolutions Golden Body was once renowned. Mastering the first two stages alone would be a remarkable achievement."
"Hopefully, I can find the missing part," Dao Ling sighed inwardly, rising to leave. First, he headed to Jubao Pavilion—cultivating the First Revolution required Copper Body Liquid.
Chen Li warmly greeted him at Jubao Pavilion, quickly gathering the needed materials. The price made Dao Ling wince—his newly acquired one million gold coins from Wang Junyi were gone in an instant.
"I need to find a way to earn more gold. This can't go on," Dao Ling sighed, returning to the alchemy chamber to refine the Copper Body Liquid.
Refining liquid was easier than pills, and Copper Body Liquid was of low quality, requiring only large quantities.
A alchemy furnace was placed over the fire,琉璃丹焰 (colored pill flames) igniting to draw earthcore fire, releasing scorching waves.
Dao Ling tossed the ingredients into the furnace and began refining the Copper Body Liquid.