Library of Heaven's Path 2: Eternal Fate of the Heavens

Chapter 196 Breaking the Rules

Zhang Xuan pondered how to devour the Heavenly Mandate Vitality, while Mo Baiye struggled to comprehend the fragments of the heavens before him.

"I'll go!"

After another three had died in succession, Mo Baiye could no longer hold back and took large strides forward.

At this point, their twenty-odd-member team was down to nine.

Five were on his side: Mo Baiye, Ling Yusheng, Mu Hongtao, "Brother Du," and Mu Xiaoqing.

Opposite them were Su Chen, Wen Lingxun, Qin Xiaofei, and He Qinghong.

Even Zheng Yifeng, who had been the first to enter the ruins, had just now paid respects to the sculpture and, having violated the rules for the third time, burned to death in the flames.

"Be careful!"

Seeing him step out, "Brother Du" looked over and shared his analysis, "If I'm not mistaken, the fragment of the heavens within the Zhilan Valley is related to the 'Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony.' The people before us made the same gestures of respect to the sculpture and ended up burned to death, which indicates that repeating the same ceremony is definitely wrong!"

"Um!" Mo Baiye nodded.

He had noticed it, too, or else he wouldn't have dared to step forward.

Taking a deep breath, he approached the sculpture without much hesitation. His knees bent, and he knelt down, respectfully kowtowing three times, "Junior Mo Baiye seeks to practice the fragments of the heavens, I ask for your guidance to fulfill this wish!"

Buzz!

As soon as he finished speaking, a ray of light enveloped him, warm and soft, without any scent of killing.

"Is this... a success?"

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Seeing that he had not encountered a fourth violation, everyone was stunned in place, their eyes filled with excitement.

"I understand now, to learn the other's fragments of the heavens, one naturally has to perform the disciple's respect, while the sculpture was performing the ceremony of accepting disciples. Those who went before... they got it all wrong..."

"Brother Du" had a moment of realization.

Since he had deduced that the fragments of the heavens at hand were related to "ceremony," it was easy to infer the rest.

The sculpture represented accepting disciples, performing the ceremony of accepting them. The people who went before had imitated it, which was akin to seeking to take the sculpture as a disciple, a great disrespect, thus breaking the rules.

"I'll try, too!"

Seeing his success, Su Chen and others could no longer restrain themselves and approached, each performing the rites of a disciple.

Indeed, upon performing the ceremony, no one suffered retaliation.

Having passed the first challenge, no one dared to be negligent as they moved their gaze to the remaining eleven sculptures.

Each one represented a different ritual, and only after performing each respectfully could one receive the inheritance.

Mo Baiye hesitated for a moment, then produced a teacup in his palm and bowed forward, presenting it to the second sculpture's palm—offering tea to the teacher!

The sculpture spread a gentle radiance once more, enveloping him, seemingly imparting the "Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony." From the nearby pond, the Heavenly Mandate Vitality began to quiver and slowly flow into his body.

"Did he truly receive the inheritance?"

Seeing him offer tea, this Master Mo was actually able to absorb the strength from the pond, and everyone watched with blazing eyes.

Although they did not know which branch of the Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony this was, or to what extent it had reached, the sheer pressure emanating from it was enough to know it was not lower than grade-5, and even very possibly grade-4.

Mo Baiye's practice of Mo Dao was only of the grade-7 fragments of the heavens. Even if he made a breakthrough, he would at most reach grade-6; yet the one before him was no less than grade-5... a testament to its power!

Without any hesitation, the others also came forward, each offering their tea in turn.

Streams of Heavenly Mandate Vitality flowed into their bodies, and in less than a quarter of an hour, the pond's store of Heavenly Mandate Vitality had diminished by nearly one-tenth.

The entire pond held a total of about fifty thousand Destiny Plates, and if one-tenth was consumed, that meant these people had absorbed around 5000 of them!

"No good, if I keep waiting, there will be none left for me..."

Zhang Xuan, hiding on the side, saw this scene with urgency written all over his face. If he continued to wait, given the rate at which these people were absorbing, he might not have a single plate left to his name.

But... what should he do? Once he stepped out, he would certainly be discovered by everyone, and an inevitable battle would ensue. In that case, there would also be no chance to absorb Yuan Power.

"That's not right... They are receiving inheritances! At this time, rashly attacking others or shouting and hollering would be akin to not following etiquette, not following the rules..."

A flash of Spiritual Light appeared in his mind, and Zhang Xuan suddenly realized.

Etiquette can sometimes be a boon, and at other times it can be shackles!

The people were now "seeking masters," accepting inheritances. If he directly interrupted them and went out to kill, it would clearly be a violation of the rules.

"Ha ha ha, since that's the case, I won't be polite..."

With that thought, he no longer bothered to hide. Zhang Xuan came out from his hiding spot and walked briskly toward the pond.

Upon entering the Heaven Mandate Domain, he had inquired about countless rules from Empyrean Kong. From the start until now, he had not violated any rules. Even if he didn't learn the Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony and directly violated the rules by swallowing the Heavenly Mandate Vitality, it wouldn't affect him much!

At most, he wouldn't be able to circulate his zhenqi for one or two breaths.

"Is it you?"

Seeing him walk out so boldly and in his original appearance, Mo Baiye's eyes suddenly turned red.

Just as he thought to charge over and kill him, he remembered something and turned his head to look at Ling Yusheng not far away: "Brother Ling, I'm trying to comprehend the later rules. You go teach this kid a lesson first. It was him who impersonated me just now, causing you all to break the rules..."

"This..."

Ling Yusheng hesitated for a moment, but then nodded: "Okay!"

In front of him, Mo Baiye was indeed smarter. If he himself couldn't comprehend, he would be even less likely to. Instead of waiting around, it was better to help him take care of the hidden threat.

Whoosh!

With that thought, his body shifted and he ran toward the young man not far away. Before he even got close, he struck out with his palm.

The massive strength of the palm was tumultuous, and the air emitted a tearing sound.

As a Galaxy 6-dan Peak expert, every move he made naturally carried the weight of laws, exuding a strong sense of oppression.

Logically, facing such an attack, Zhang Xuan at Galaxy 3-dan Peak strength wouldn't be able to withstand it. He should have turned and fled, but instead, he remained unmoved, waiting quietly as if he had been shocked silly by the formidable power in front of him.

"Die!"

Not expecting the man to be so foolish, a glint of excitement flashed through Ling Yusheng's eyes.

Through Mo Baiye's words, he knew that the guy in front of him had borrowed quite a few Destiny Plates by impersonating him. If he took action and killed him, perhaps he could seize these artifacts and make a killing.

As he was secretly imagining the triumph of obtaining the artifacts without anyone noticing, he suddenly felt his body and skin become exceedingly hot, and immediately after, an inferno rose from within, burning fiercely.

"I've violated the rules..."

The color drained from his face, and Ling Yusheng's body trembled.

He had only come over to kill, so how could he have broken the rules?

But there was no time left to ponder; paying no heed to continuing his attack on the young man, he flipped his wrist, and a fruit appeared in his hand.

"Thank goodness I bought the Ice Cold Fruit earlier..."

Although Qin Xiaofei's price was very high, he had still bought one, so even if he violated the rules, he shouldn't face death.

Just as he was about to swallow the fruit, he felt a chill around his neck, and then he saw a Mo Dao, chopping straight toward his forehead.