Chen Guan observed carefully for a while and discovered that these writings recorded a battle.

Strangely, the battle did not involve humans on either side but was a fight between Secret Spirits.

The Yin Yang Scholar was part of this battle on one side, and in this battle, the Yin Yang Scholar was merely a cannon fodder character.

These words were likely recorded by the Yin Yang Scholar, who documented the battle from his own perspective.

There was no mention of what kind of existences the other Secret Spirits were, nor was there a clear record of who their opponents were.

But one sentence greatly shocked Chen Guan: "I fell injured to the ground, looked up into the void, and only saw those powerful Secret Spirits who are usually high and mighty scattering and falling, with only that one figure proudly standing above the ninth heaven."

"Could it be that this battle was a gang up by the Secret Spirits on the Yin Yang Scholar's side against one Secret Spirit, and yet they were still defeated by that one Secret Spirit?" Chen Guan secretly speculated in his heart.

Continuing to read, he became more surprised as he went on. From various descriptions, it was indeed many Secret Spirits besieging one Secret Spirit, as he had guessed before.

And a Second Awakening World-Defying Secret Spirit like the Yin Yang Scholar could only be cannon fodder. Those whom even the Yin Yang Scholar had to look up to, who knows what level those Secret Spirits were.

The Yin Yang Scholar did not even write the name of one Secret Spirit, making it really difficult for Chen Guan to guess what ranks were present on either side.

However, it's imaginable that their opponent was surely a very powerful Secret Spirit.

Having finished reading all the text, he still couldn't figure out what Secret Spirits the Yin Yang Scholar wrote about. In the final part, the Yin Yang Scholar carved a few pictures.

These pictures all portray the same thing, which is a hand.

Four pictures, the same hand, but posed in four different gestures. These gestures look very peculiar, and ordinary people wouldn't usually twist their fingers into such positions.

While Chen Guan was secretly guessing what these four gestures were used for, he saw a line of small characters beside the last picture: "Destiny doesn't intend for me to perish. I fell into the dust and survived, witnessing the entire battle, yet saw only four palms. The rest was beyond what I could perceive. Just these four palms already far exceeded what I could understand."

Only then did Chen Guan understand that someone at the level of the Yin Yang Scholar couldn't comprehend how the opponent made their moves, or perhaps it was just too quick for him to see, with only these four palms visible to him.

Although the hand gestures drawn by the Yin Yang Scholar were indeed realm-full, these four gestures, without a beginning or an end, didn't let Chen Guan discern any particular strength.

He tried to mimic these four gestures and managed to do so, but his fingers almost twisted into knots; exerting force this way didn't work at all, and he couldn't see what was so impressive.

"It's not just us who have been here. If these four palms were truly profound, they wouldn't remain so intact here," Chen Guan didn't expect to learn any impressive techniques here; it was just to pass the time.

After finishing reading, he saw An Zhiqi, exuding primordial energy outside his body, each breath in and out resembling air dragons, appearing very magical.

Chen Guan sat down to cultivate the Secret Technique of One, but unfortunately, the primordial energy he could absorb was negligible for someone at level 11, and even after a year, he might not level up practicing like this.

He practiced for who knows how long until An Yiqi completed the Second Awakening, only then did Chen Guan finish his practice and stand up.

An Yiqi brought over the Judge's Pen and the Yin Yang Fan. The Judge's Pen is a rare level 14 Secret Treasure, and the Yin Yang Fan is a unique level 16 Secret Treasure.

"I don't know how to use these either. You keep them," Chen Guan, having just made a big profit, didn't really care much for these two Secret Treasures.

An Zhiqi didn't mind and directly kept them. After all, he was going to follow Chen Guan, so he accepted them with peace of mind.

The two packed up and returned to the Reserve Team to prepare for the regular army's test.

Back at the Wang Family's old residence, Wang Lian walked out of the conference room with a difficult expression.

"Third Sister, you were too reckless, losing over a billion at once. No wonder the elders are so angry. Just go to the Meditation Room and reflect. You don't have to worry about the family matters, Second Sister will handle it for you," Wang Xiyu said with a smile.

"I will reflect well. There's no need for Second Sister to trouble herself," Wang Lian turned and left, not wanting to deal with Wang Xiyu.

Behind her followed the Wang Family guards, tasked with escorting her to the Meditation Room.

Though called the Meditation Room, it isn't really a place for quiet reflection on one's mistakes.

Inside the Meditation Room is neither water nor rice, yet it's extremely cold, with ice layers as thick as glacial ice, and under such extreme cold, even a cultivator can hardly withstand it for long.

Only family members who have committed serious mistakes are punished by being made to reflect inside the Meditation Room.

This time, the significant financial loss Wang Lian caused was considerable, but for a family like the Wang's, it wasn't damaging enough to warrant such a heavy punishment.

It was only because Wang Lian's position in the family wasn't high, coupled with the deliberate targeting from other competitors, that she was punished by being sent to the Meditation Room.

Inside the Meditation Room, Wang Lian was both cold and hungry, yet she didn't complain, nor let hatred fill her mind. Instead, she reflected on the recent setbacks and mistakes she had experienced.

She had confronted Chen Guan multiple times and hadn't won even once.

Upon reflecting, every time she failed because of Chen Guan, it was due to underestimating him.

No, it wasn't underestimating. Under normal circumstances, her estimations weren't wrong, but Chen Guan always did something out of the ordinary, causing her to suffer big losses. It would have been the same for anyone in her place.

"From where I fall, it's from there that I'll rise again." Wang Lian silently vowed in her heart not to make the same mistakes again. She would widen her estimations regarding Chen Guan, ensuring he wouldn't surpass her calculations anymore.

Though in her current situation, Wang Lian feared she'd already lost the chance to confront Chen Guan again.

This major blunder caused the family's elders and core class members to lose trust in her, and she might not be given another chance. Her future resources would be severely limited, leaving her without the capital to compete with Chen Guan.

"It seems I must do something to prove myself to regain the family's trust," Wang Lian's mind flashed with the incomplete scripture of "Afang Sutra" she'd memorized.

Because it lacked the final part, the "Afang Sutra" she remembered was incomplete.

"I have no cards left; even with this bad hand, I must play it to the fullest. Otherwise, there will be no chance for a comeback," with resolved determination, Wang Lian began to cultivate the incomplete Afang Sutra.

Seeking Chen Guan to complete the Afang Sutra was out of the question now, and this was her only chance for a comeback. She aimed to practice and complete the Afang Sutra on her own.

"If the Emperor Ancestor could create the Afang Sutra, why can't I fill in the missing part myself? The Emperor Ancestor could do it, and so can I," Wang Lian pondered silently, her eyes filled with firm resolve.

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