"River Map..." Zhong Heng sat cross-legged, spreading his hands.

A sphere of light unexpectedly appeared in his hands.

Simple dots and lines adorned the sphere, surrounded by faint blue starlight.

Now, Zhong Heng finally knew the name of his special ability.

The power came from the River Map.

This power awakened days ago, manifesting from the depths of his mind.

Some memories also surfaced; he had once seen the illusion of River Map and Luo Book, but the memories were sealed, and he was unqualified to know these at the time.

"During Fuxi’s era, a Dragon Horse floated up the river, carrying the ’River Map’, presenting it to Fuxi, and thus the Eight Diagrams were created.

During Yu the Great’s era, a Divine Turtle floated up the river, carrying the ’Luo Book’, presenting it to Yu the Great, thus the Nine Cauldrons were formed, dividing the world into Jiuzhou."

This story, passed down to the present, is often regarded as a myth by mortals.

For cultivators, this is history.

This power from the River Map, Zhong Heng instinctively did not want anyone to know.

"Seems like I can dismiss the idea of accepting a master..."

Zhong Heng frowned.

He had not taken a master all these years because he wanted to select one with ample resources.

After all, if one accepts a master, usually they can only choose one as their teacher.

Accepting multiple masters is not considered dignified, and many dislike disciples who have multiple masters.

Unless one moves to a completely different environment.

In Zhong Heng’s opinion, the Array Masters in the Qu Hong Cultivation Realm don’t particularly stand out, especially since he is now an Honored Guest Elder of the Hundred Stars Alliance, lacking neither resources nor Array inheritance, thus there’s no urgent need to find a master.

Through the Hundred Stars Alliance in the large-scale Cultivation Realm of Qiuxu, there is a path leading to a Golden Core Perfection Master Array Master with Nascent Soul Seed cultivation to explore.

But now...

Almost instinctively, Zhong Heng felt that he should not let others know of this fortuitous encounter.

"This is the power granted by the River Map, akin to an avatar, enabling the use of some of the River Map’s abilities..."

"Under normal circumstances, I could only possess one River Map ability, termed River Map·Analysis according to the information provided..."

"And now, this power pulsates, evolving from the depths of my mind."

"I have acquired a second ability... River Map·Evolution..."

Zhong Heng rubbed his brows, feeling a bit chaotic in his head.

The information fed back by the River Map illusion was very chaotic, requiring Zhong Heng to gather and analyze, akin to assembling puzzle pieces.

This is why Zhong Heng needed to enter seclusion.

"River Map Evolution..."

"Can deduce matters of cultivation... The future of Jiuzhou... But it consumes the Essence, Qi, and Spirit, and even lifespan of the Master of River Map..."

"I am the owner of the River Map illusion, not the Master of River Map, yet I can inexplicably use this method..."

"Could deduction be applied to the Array Dao..."

"Even the Path of Cultivation?! Propel the entire cultivation path forward again!?"

As Zhong Heng slowly absorbed the information in his mind, he breathed heavily, reminiscent of the time when he first encountered the Path of Cultivation.

He couldn’t help but recall Emperor Fuxi and Emperor Yu; both were pivotal figures in the rise of cultivation among the human race.

The Path of Cultivation was perfected during that time.

Could it be due to the functions of the River Map and Luo Book?

However, after a simple operation, Zhong Heng felt immense pressure...

"This is simply beyond my capabilities."

"Without exhausting my lifespan essence, I might deduce advanced versions of cultivation technique and Array Dao, yet unable to propel the Path of Cultivation, not even the Array Dao..."

"Ultimately, my cultivation level is too low, not only that, my Qi Fortune is too low; I am not one of those legendary figures..."

Zhong Heng slowly grasped the information in his mind.

He’s just an ordinary cultivator.

"Destiny..."

Zhong Heng inexplicably uttered these words but felt a baseless aversion to them.

It took three full days and nights for Zhong Heng to sort through the obscure information streams in his mind.

In the end...

The River Map illusion in the palm of Zhong Heng suddenly flickered.

An ancient script appeared.

"Luo Book has emerged, Heavenly Destiny fulfilled, not in Jiuzhou, Heavenly Destiny unfulfilled."

The ancient script flashed by.

Zhong Heng furrowed his brows.

"A request from the River Map..."

"Not a request? I’m not the Master of River Map."

"Why don’t you seek the Master of River Map!? Seek the Master of Luo Book!"

"You don’t recognize me as master, yet trouble me..."

Zhong Heng started to complain.

The blue sphere of the River Map suddenly flickered.

It seemed to understand Zhong Heng’s words.

A streak of white light poured into Zhong Heng’s body.

It seemed as though Zhong Heng could see an Old Turtle suddenly glare at him.

Zhong Heng shrank his head.

"Once you take from others, you’re beholden to them, fine, I’ll help you when my cultivation succeeds."

The Old Turtle gently shook its head as if satisfied and disappeared.

The River Map illusion in Zhong Heng’s hand also hid into his mind.

"I didn’t say when I’d help you."

"At least... let me attain immortality first. Such things as River Map and Luo Book are beyond the touch of anyone below a True Immortal."

"So, senior, let me cultivate first,"

Zhong Heng murmured.

He then excitedly took out a Spirit Gathering Array.

Activating the Evolution ability.

A wave of fatigue from deep within his mind emerged.

A revised Spirit Gathering Array appeared in his mind.

However, it only enhanced the Spirit Gathering ability by a mere one to two percent.

Of course, had a typical Array Master tried improving it...

Perhaps even one to two thousandths couldn’t be achieved.

Such improvement could only be made by a rare genius.

"It’s rather nice..."

"But the consumption is substantial... Moreover, this fatigue might affect my cultivation..."

"This renders it somewhat impractical..."

Zhong Heng exhaled deeply, swallowing a Concentrating pill.

Yet helplessly discovered that his fatigue seemed to only recover naturally.

Zhong Heng casually pointed.

The next moment, Zhong Heng froze in place.

The Array Pattern on the Spirit Gathering Array unexpectedly detached from the Array Disc.

The Array Disc is the base, like how branches suddenly float up from a tree trunk like dandelions.

"This is..."

Zhong Heng was incredulous.

"Void Array!?"

He prematurely possessed the ability of Void Array!?

Zhong Heng recalled the white light that surged into his body.

"This is rather interesting." 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Zhong Heng had a burst of creativity, flying the Spirit Gathering Array Patterns onto himself.

In the next moment, the Pattern actually penetrated his flesh.

The surrounding Spiritual Qi was drawn by the patterns, swiftly surging into Zhong Heng’s body.

"There’s a legend that an Array Master inscribed an array onto their body, forming a ’Body Array’, a less mainstream branch of arrays."

"Due to large side effects, difficulties in array replacement, dangers, and harms to cultivation..."

"But now... it’s somewhat different; this ability seems to not just perform Void Array, but merge arrays with myself as well..."

"How many can be overlapped?"

Zhong Heng’s inspiration burst forth, experimenting with various arrays using his body...

[River Map illusion has mutated.]

[You have awakened River Map·Evolution ability.]

[You have obtained an important clue of Luo Book.]

[You have acquired Void Array and the special talent of carrying arrays with your own body.]

[You began experimenting, discovering that you could only endure a single array, but as your cultivation improves, it seems you can endure more arrays.]

[After enduring the Spirit Gathering Array, your efficiency in absorbing Spiritual Qi greatly increased, in a Spiritual Qi abundant environment, the gathering effect is thrice that of ordinary Spirit Gathering Arrays in cultivation, and can still further be overlapped with a Spirit Gathering Array...]