Chapter 1597 - 587: World’s Greatest Calligraphy

Granny Qian had already been persuaded by Mr. Ding; a young Pill Master who could craft the "Flower God Pill" was a rare treasure in the Jade Capital.

Such a treasure, how could it be easily destroyed?

Granny Qian commenced the ritual to summon the Holy Order’s Sequencers,

only to see her casually fling the thread-bound ancient scripture to the ground.

On the cover of the scripture, four vigorous characters were boldly inscribed—Holy Heart Sutra.

"Ghostly Woman Aqian, I shall offer my Bone Armor in homage to the Saint’s Heart Sutra."

Having said that, a bone shoot unexpectedly protruded from the palm of her right hand, initially the size of a pinky finger. As she continually chanted incantations, the bone shoot grew steadily,

and before long, it reached a length of one foot.

Granny Qian’s gaze was devout as she carefully grasped the bone shoot and then broke it sideways.

Crack!

The snapped bone shoot fell into Granny Qian’s left hand,

She gripped the bone shoot with her left hand and used its sharp tip to remove the nails from the five fingers of her right hand, one by one,

The extracted nails were embedded like small crescent moons onto the Holy Heart Sutra.

Granny Qian then used the bone shoot to strip away the flesh from her right hand, eventually crushing the white bones of her right hand,

The palm bones fell piece by piece onto the sutra.

"I offer my Bone Armor in homage to the Heart Sutra."

Granny Qian’s expression was ferocious as she continued to howl.

When the palm-sized bone fell onto the cover of the sutra, the nails embedded in the book turned into black smoke,

Billowing black smoke arose, accompanied by sounds like cutting and chiseling,

when the smoke dispersed, the so-called Holy Heart Sutra no longer resembled an ancient scripture; it transformed into a monumental engraving.

A massive stone monument appeared in the hall of the Xuandu Palace,

The stone monument seemed to be alive, gently vibrating; if one placed a hand on its surface, they could feel something moving within.

Many names adorned the stone monument—with four large characters engraved at the top: Holy Teaching Preface Chapter.

Granny Qian still held that piece of bone shoot in her hand as she knelt before the stone monument, muttering incantations,\p>

As she recited the spell, apricot-yellow hair began to grow on her skin,

the hair grew and then fell in tufts, with each tuft containing one or two strands of pure gold hair.\p>

Once all the yellow hair had fallen, thousands of strands of pure gold hair hung in the air and then amalgamated, attaching themselves to the bone shoot.\p>

Now the bone shoot no longer resembled a bone shoot, but appeared as a white wolf hair brush,\p>

With the bone brush formed, Granny Qian instinctively extended the brush, using its golden tip like an artisan, to inscribe a line on the empty space of the stone monument: Why seek an audience with us?\p>

Granny Qian’s hands appeared extremely rigid as she wrote, but the rhythm of the brush moving across the monument was proficient,\p>

everyone present knew that the inscription on the monument was not actually written by Granny Qian, but rather by the Sequencers controlling her hands,\p>

The words on the monument were directives from the "Sequencers."

"Why seek an audience with us?"

Granny Qian’s connection with the Sequencers was complete, she knelt and bowed humbly towards the monument, saying respectfully: "Great Sequencers, Mr. Ding has brought the latest news,\p>

Zhou Xuan’s second batch of elixirs is meant for the Flower God; it is an elixir to extend the Flower God’s longevity,\p>

With such astounding alchemy, Zhou Xuan ought to become one of our Jade Capital’s fortunes—may the Sequencers grant your command and prevent Little Fu Yao from killing Zhou Xuan."\p>

She continued to elaborate on Zhou Xuan’s alchemy technique, actively pleading with the Sequencers.\p>

The stone monument remained motionless,\p>

The air became exceedingly quiet, yet Granny Qian felt no anxiety or haste; she knew silence did not signify the Sequencers disregarding her plea,\p>

It actually indicated their sincere attention to her request.\p>

Precisely because they valued it, the Sequencers needed to convene a secret meeting to discuss her appeal.\p>

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"You’ve never seen the Sequencers either? The Sequencers are hidden within a stone monument?"

Zhou Xuan asked Zhu Fuyao.\p>

The two were seated closely together, and their conversation was lively.\p>

Zhu Fuyao felt Zhou Xuan had an inexplicable charm, and he spoke interestingly, which encouraged more talk between them.\p>

While chatting, they touched upon the Sequencers of the Yu Jing Holy Church.\p>

"Indeed, the Sequencers are very mysterious; each time they need to issue commands, Granny Qian must invoke the stone monument of the Holy Heart Sutra,\p>

I heard there are twenty-four stone monuments of the Holy Heart Sutra, and the one Granny Qian summoned is the leading monument of all, thus earning the title of Sequencers."\p>

Zhou Xuan asked: "Since none of you in the Jade Capital have seen the Sequencers, why follow their commands?"\p>

He found it puzzling why the Immortals of Jade Capital, if so formidable, would heed a group of unseen entities.\p>

"The Sequencers are disciples of the Saint, each a learned scholar possessing vast wisdom,\p>

Though most people in the Jade Capital haven’t seen them, everyone knows they are exceptionally remarkable."\p>

Zhu Fuyao also mentioned: "By the way, while the Sequencers have never revealed themselves, they have left many creations circulating in the Jade Capital."\p>

"What creations?"\p>

"Books, paintings, engravings, and the like—all of which contain endless mysteries. Insight into them can significantly nurture one’s Taoist practice."\p>

Zhu Fuyao was naturally exceedingly reverent towards the "Sequencers," and discussing them brought her visibly excited.\p>