Hand Collection.

One of the four Heaven-Shocking Secret Collections, its existence is like a living armor, allowing a cultivator to bolster their Ancient Flesh Body. Even those several realms stronger than the cultivator cannot inflict harm!

"This aura... is left by the Eternal Ancestor Realm of ancient times," You Ji exclaimed in awe, "No wonder the Profound Dragon Great Emperor regards it as a supreme treasure. The heights reached by the Ancient Flesh Body are unattainable even by today's Great Emperors!"

To cultivate to the Ancestor Realm with one's flesh body, in an era where cultivation methods were scarce, is truly an earth-shakingly powerful existence.

Unfortunately, the method of flesh body cultivation has been lost, and today's Great Emperors can no longer replicate the ancient glory.

"This Hand Collection was left by an ancient ancestor named 'Chong Feng'. Chong Feng Ancestor was renowned in ancient times, his Hand Collection and Head Collection have always been some of the most coveted treasures for Great Emperors." Lu You couldn't help but feel a sense of pride when he saw the amazed expressions on Wang Xu and You Ji.

"Chong Feng Ancestor? Then this Hand Collection is the 'Chong Feng Secret Collection'."

Wang Xu's eyes shone with brilliance, "If I have this Heaven-Shocking Secret Collection, even an Eternal Ancestor would not be able to take my life!"

With the Profound Dragon Armor of the Profound Dragon Great Emperor and this Chong Feng Secret Collection, Wang Xu's ability to preserve his life reached a terrifying level, even an Eternal Ancestor couldn't do anything to him!

"Gaining the Hand Collection is beneficial to you, but you must act according to your capabilities." Lu You didn't forget to caution Wang Xu, "This is the body treasure of an ancient ancestor. This overwhelming and terrifying aura shows how formidable Chong Feng Ancestor's power was in life, rumored to rival the Great Emperor Realm."

"With your ability, just barely merging it with your skin, its terrifying power would immediately cause your body to explode!"

How terrifying would the Ancestral Qi stored in the flesh body of an ancestor at the Ancestor Realm be?

Wang Xu has been paying a considerable price to use the Heaven-Shocking Secret Collection in his right hand, and that is with it fused to his body, already reducing most of the cost.

If Wang Xu were to activate this Hand Collection, even his life might not be spared!

Rumble~~

Just as Lu You finished speaking, the void began to shake.

The supreme treasure left by the Profound Dragon Great Emperor had been acquired, and this Profound Dragon Room lost its reason to exist and began to collapse.

"It's time to send you away!"

Lu You glanced at the Saint Venerable Ancestors under the distant totem and, with a wave of his hand, all the Saint Venerable Ancestors disappeared from the scene.

He then looked at Wang Xu.

"I entrust this to Senior Lu You," Wang Xu bowed.

"Take good care!" Lu You waved his hand again, and Wang Xu's figure vanished into the vast heavens and earth.

"The wish of the Profound Dragon Great Emperor has been fulfilled; I too should follow him away. To see such a monstrous figure before leaving, it's worthwhile!" Lu You laughed heartily, then soared into the fractured abyss below, disappearing into the dark vortex that devoured everything.

...

Wow!

When Wang Xu reappeared, above was the Nine Heavens Gang Wind and below was the Sea of Immeasurable.

This was a deserted place.

"You Ji, devour this Hand Collection!" Wang Xu commanded instantly.

"Ha ha! Another soul of an Ancestor Realm's secret collection; let me savor its taste!" You Ji chuckled and jumped forward.

The red and white flame enveloped this Hand Collection, while Wang Xu quietly watched from the side.

Though this Hand Collection belonged to an Ancestor Realm figure, and the aura it exuded was extremely terrifying, it was directly diminished ninety percent by the Profound Dragon Armor on Wang Xu, leaving only ten percent that couldn't make Wang Xu retreat.

"Here it comes!"

The vast Ancestral Qi and Constant Force fused into Wang Xu's body like a vast ocean flowing into a stream, which Wang Xu used to refine his flesh body.

The body reaching the Extreme Dao Ancestor Realm, it was challenging to make further progress, but with the Constant Force, Wang Xu continued to cultivate the "Emperor's Extreme Divine Suppression Record."

Unlike the previous slow progress, now Wang Xu's flesh body rivaled the Extreme Dao Ancestor Realm, fully surpassing the Perfection Realm of the "Emperor's Extreme Divine Suppression Record". In just a moment, the "Emperor's Extreme Divine Suppression Record" reached Perfection, slightly enhancing Wang Xu's Extreme Dao Ancestor Flesh Body's power.

"The Chaos Secret Scripture is no longer useful to me; it's time to cultivate the 'Barbarian'."

'Barbarian' was the Chaos Primordial Technique given to Wang Xu by the Desolate Fury Ancestor before he fell asleep years ago.

In the past, Wang Xu didn't have enough realm or power, so 'Barbarian' could only be looked at not touched. But now it's different; having reached the Five Elements Saint Venerable Realm and with the Three Forces Cultivation reaching Perfection, Wang Xu was completely qualified to cultivate 'Barbarian'.

"You Ji, this place is often passed by cultivators; let's find a secluded spot to devour slowly."

Devouring the Heaven-Shocking Secret Collection was not a momentary task, and Wang Xu, also needing to cultivate 'Barbarian', naturally didn't want to be disturbed by others.

So, Wang Xu traveled several light-years away to a remote, secluded island, where he created an abyss leading deep into the earth's core.

With flickering flames lighting up the darkness, Wang Xu sat peacefully cross-legged at the bottom of the abyss, practicing 'Barbarian'.

Soon.

"There's a disturbance!"

Wang Xu awoke from his cultivation state, feeling his body gradually becoming hot, and even his blood seemed about to boil.

Soon, vast Ancestral Qi converged on his body.

With his limbs and head isolated, his body became increasingly hot, as if roasting in a furnace, causing cold sweat to break out on Wang Xu's forehead.

This situation lasted for less than half an hour.

"Hoo..." Wang Xu, finally relieved from the burning pain, let out a long breath.

"It's done, the Heaven-Shocking Secret Collection body!" Wang Xu removed the Profound Dragon Armor, looking at his smooth upper body, he gently pressed down with his fingers, finding only a layer of softness on the surface, while the inside had become resilient and unbreakable!

With the Profound Dragon Armor and an Ancestor-level Secret Collection body.

Even an Eternal Ancestor cannot kill Wang Xu!

Suddenly, Wang Xu's expression froze.

"What... what is this?"

He discovered that when the body was fully formed, a rush of inexplicable information surged into his mind.

Glancing over roughly, Wang Xu, whose face was initially puzzled, suddenly looked astonished, and in no time, his face was full of ecstatic joy!

"Ancient Secret Technique... Indeed! This must be the Ancient Secret Technique! My God! Within this body collection, there's an Ancient Secret Technique!"

Wang Xu shouted out excitedly.

The Heaven-Shocking Secret Collection contains the Chaos Primordial Technique; Wang Xu had known this from the "Heaven-Shocking Secret Scripture".

In ancient times, people revered the fusion with heaven and earth, their intention like chaos, observing the growth of all things, accompanying chaos giant beasts, creating a special cultivation method that made the flesh incredibly formidable...

That is the "Ancient Secret Technique"!

Ancient people, through their own step-by-step exploration, eventually created Ancient Secret Techniques suited to themselves, and thus every Ancient Secret Technique belongs solely to its creator, never shared with anyone other than close kin.

This is why cultivation was so difficult for beings in ancient times.

The "Heaven-Shocking Secret Scripture" records that all the Ancient Secret Techniques that have appeared to this day originate from the Heaven-Shocking Secret Collections of ancient ancestors, for only they can truly be considered as having great attainments on the path of the flesh.

"What?! Did I hear that right! Ancient Secret Technique?!" You Ji kept the flames burning, while his soul's virtual form appeared in front of Wang Xu, eyes wide open.

The Ancient Secret Technique was something he often heard Qing Fa mention back in the day.

It is a supreme treasure that, once cultivated, can greatly benefit the flesh of those in the Great Emperor Realm, on par with the rarity of the "Ganges Primordial Technique"!

Many in the Great Emperor Realm crave the Ancient Secret Technique, traversing many chaotic cosmoses, constantly searching for the Heaven-Shocking Secret Collections of ancient people, just to obtain an Ancient Secret Technique.

This shows how tremendously valuable the Ancient Secret Technique is!

"Indeed, this is an Ancient Secret Technique named 'Image', created by Ancestor Chong Feng!"

Wang Xu took a deep breath.

From this information, he learned about parts of Ancestor Chong Feng's past.

The "Image" is an Ancient Secret Technique that Ancestor Chong Feng dedicated his life to creating, and yet, to Wang Xu's slight surprise, Ancestor Chong Feng mentioned he hadn't cultivated it to perfection!

"His own created technique, yet Ancestor Chong Feng himself hadn't cultivated it to perfection?" Wang Xu was puzzled.

"That's entirely normal," You Ji said, "I once heard Qing Fa mention 'ancient people respecting heaven and earth's actions, moving according to the law, serving the Ganges like servants', their cultivated Ancient Secret Techniques weren't self-created, but 'listened' from the Ganges; it's not surprising that Chong Feng Ancestor didn't perfect it."

"Respecting heaven and earth's actions, moving according to the law, serving by the Ganges?"

Wang Xu was utterly confused, "And the Ancient Techniques of ancient people weren't self-created but listened from the Ganges, does that mean there's life in the Ganges?"

The Ancient Secret Technique, such a supreme treasure that even those in the Great Emperor Realm crave, came from the Ganges; how did the Ganges create Ancient Secret Techniques?

Could it be... the Ganges not only contains souls but also life?

"That's just something I heard from Qing Fa; I'm not clear on the specifics either." You Ji shook his head.

"Forget it, regardless of where ancient people got their Ancient Secret Techniques, now that it has fallen into my hands, it ought to be well utilized!" Wang Xu's eyes flashed, "This body collection was left by the Profound Dragon Great Emperor, he must have known about this Ancient Secret Technique's existence."

"Of course! It's possible that the Profound Dragon Great Emperor ascended to the Great Emperor seat relying on this Ancient Secret Technique!" You Ji said.

"Well then, there's no way I can let this slip away!"

Wang Xu's eyes were filled with excitement, "Let's put 'Barbarian' aside for now and focus on cultivating 'Image' first!"

Wang Xu was about to immerse himself wholeheartedly in the cultivation state.

But, his eyebrows suddenly furrowed.

"It's completely blurry?"

The cultivation information about "Image" that flooded into his brain now seemed shrouded in fog; no matter how hard Wang Xu tried, he couldn't discern a thing.

"As expected, this is a restriction set by Ancestor Chong Feng to prevent others from 'peeking'." You Ji pouted helplessly.

I had thought I could cultivate an Ancient Secret Technique that even Qing Fa couldn't get, but the ancient people weren't foolish; they had tampered with the Ancient Secret Technique long ago.

"Is there no way?" Wang Xu was somewhat unwilling, as if a golden mountain were placed before him, yet he couldn't take it.

"Give it up. Besides cultivating the flesh, ancient people had the highest realm of insight in restrictions. To break through Ancestor Chong Feng's restriction, you'd have to be stronger than him!" You Ji rolled his eyes.

Wang Xu felt despondent.

"It seems this Ancient Secret Technique isn't meant for me, I guess I'll continue cultivating 'Barbarian'!"

Wang Xu accepted his fate, realizing that only pinnacle experts like the Profound Dragon Great Emperor could glimpse this Ancient Secret Technique! (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to qidian.com to vote for recommendations, and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)