Nightfall

Reading the Tomes of Arcane

The old scroll in Ning Que’s hand was the Tome of Arcane, the “Ming” Handscroll.

Last year, during autumn, the West-Hill Divine Palace issued an order for all Central Plains countries to form a coalition with the Northern Expedition Left King’s Palace. Yet silently, there were numerous strong fighters hidden deep in the Wilderness. All of these strong fighters were waiting for the opening of the Front Gate of the Devil’s Doctrine in response to Heaven and their main reason for entering the Devil’s Doctrine was none other than this Tome of Arcane.

However, no one knew that this Tome of Arcane, the only Haotian Taoism handscroll that has lost its traces for thousands of years in the wild, has always been casually slotted by the waist of the Eldest Brother in the Academy.

Beside the bonfire in the forest of the Wilderness, Ning Que and Eldest Brother once had a conversation about this Book of Heaven. They had even flipped open the cover page of this Tome of Arcane, which responded to that West-Hill Great Divine Priest of Revelation’s prophesy. However, at that time, he was still incapable of even taking a glance at the Tome of Arcane.

Ning Que held on to the “Ming” Handscroll as though he was grabbing a thick stack of large notes, yet it also seemed like he was holding onto Second Brother’s high crown. He was exceptionally nervous, to the extent that his arm began to shiver a little.

“Senior Brother, I seriously do not dare read it.”

Eldest Brother looked at him and grinned, as he said, “Since the Teacher told me to deliver this scroll to you after you’ve broken out from the cave, I believe you should be able to understand some of the content now. You have to understand that this scroll is the most unique one out of the seven Tomes of Arcane. Try to understand as much as possible. I trust that it will be beneficial for you in some way or another.”

Ning Que recalled the horrifying pressure his sense of perception had experienced when he opened the Book of Heaven “Ming” Handscroll on the Wilderness. He smiled bitterly and said, “I’m not too sure if that benefit is worth that level of pain.”

Eldest Brother said, “The historical origin of the Divine Hall Revelation Department came from this scroll. Some of the important ideas in the Buddhism Sect are related to this scroll as well. The Devil’s Doctrine was directly produced from the basis of this Tome of Arcane. This Tome of Arcane has directly created many changes in our world. Do you think it is worth it?”

Ning Que suddenly felt curious and asked, “Eldest Brother, since you always bring this Tome of Arcane with you, I suppose you have read it for a long time. What kind of benefits did you achieve?”

“Concrete benefits may not necessarily be benefits.”

Eldest Brother hesitated for a moment before he replied honestly, “Moreover, I have difficulty understanding many parts in this Tome of Arcane.”

Ning Que thought of a matter and said, “Senior Brother once said this before: If the seven Tomes of Arcane were opened in this mortal world, premonitions will definitely appear in front of everyone. Senior Brother has the capability of isolating the aura from Tomes of Arcane, but I don’t have such abilities. If I were to open this “Ming” handscroll now, isn’t it equivalent to me telling the others that this Tome of Arcane is within the Academy?”

Eldest Brother gazed towards the cliff cave.

Ning Que understood instantly.

Walking into the cliff cave, Sangsang had already swept and tidied a portion of the ground in advance. Ning Que folded his legs and sat down. After he calmed his heart and mind, without any hesitation, he reached out his arm and slowly opened the cover page of this Tome of Arcane, “Ming” Handscroll.