Lin Xuan sat cross-legged in his room, moonlight spilling through the window like silver threads. Before him hovered the Scriptures of Severed Unity, lines of ancient text flickering within his spiritual sea. He circulated his qi and followed the first pattern.
Failure.
He gritted his teeth and tried again. Nothing.
An hour passed. Two. His brows furrowed with frustration.
"Why... why can't I practice it?"
Then a thought struck him like lightning—the jade.
He quickly retrieved the jade he had bought earlier. It pulsed faintly in his hand, a strange warmth coming from within. Under candlelight, hidden inscriptions on its surface shimmered briefly. Without hesitation, Lin Xuan clenched his fist and shattered the jade.
Inside were two coins bound together—one dark, one golden. Mysterious and ancient in aura, they resembled a yin-yang pendant.
His eyes narrowed. "The Severed Unity Pendant...!"
This was the key. The scripture wasn't meant to be practiced alone—it required this pendant. A person walking both righteous and demonic paths could use the pendant solo, or it could be shared by two cultivators of opposing paths.
But for a demonic cultivator, it held an even greater advantage. If combined with the powers of the Six Divine Beasts, the power would be unmatched. While righteous cultivators could draw from one beast through inheritance, a demonic cultivator had the potential to wield all six.
Lin Xuan reached for the dark coin—the side resonating with his path.
The moment it touched his skin, a cold surge ran up his arm, fusing with his qi. The scripture began to glow in his mind—no longer distant or silent.
He took a deep breath. It was time.
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