Xuanhuan: The Empress and I Swapped Bodies - Chapter 10

Ye Wushuang had no idea what the Divine Dragon Empress was thinking.

However, as soon as he finished his enlightenment, someone came looking for him.

The visitor was the Grand Elder of the Divine Dragon Clan, also one of the primary overseers of the Imperial Library. Naturally, he had come with a request.

“Your Majesty, judging from the celestial phenomena earlier, has Your Majesty made a breakthrough? Have you created a new technique?”

Only the creation of a new cultivation method could trigger such a powerful celestial phenomenon. The descending heavenly thunder tribulation further proved that this technique was extraordinary.

According to imperial regulations, newly created techniques must be recorded in the archives. This practice was meant to strengthen and prosper the royal lineage—a form of contribution and one of the Divine Dragon Empress’s responsibilities. After all, without fulfilling these duties, the empress would not enjoy such extensive privileges.

Ye Wushuang was well aware of this. He also understood that the reason he could comprehend such a technique was precisely because he had unrestricted access to the secret manuals in the imperial library. Thus, he had no objections to the request.

However, as he pondered how to explain his technique, the Grand Elder misinterpreted his hesitation as reluctance.

“Your Majesty, rest assured—this technique will not be accessible to anyone except the Imperial Ancestor and yourself!”

“Once the Imperial Ancestor reviews it, he will assign it a rank. The higher the rank, the more merit points will be required to access it!”

“We would never allow Your Majesty’s technique to be disseminated carelessly or disrespected!”

The Imperial Ancestor was essentially the clan leader. However, since the Divine Dragon Empire had an empress, there was no official “clan leader” title. The Imperial Ancestor and the empress coexisted—internal clan affairs were managed by the Ancestor, while matters of the empire fell under the empress’s rule.

Moreover, the current Imperial Ancestor and the Divine Dragon Empress shared a master-disciple relationship.

Thus, Ye Wushuang quickly responded:

“This is only proper.”

“I will inscribe it now.”

“However, this technique only has a general outline—there are no subsequent details. The rest must be comprehended independently.”

“Only the outline? That’s fine. The Imperial Ancestor will still evaluate its rank accordingly.”

Different techniques required different inscription methods. Ordinary techniques could simply be recorded in books, but more powerful ones demanded sturdier materials—ordinary paper could not withstand their essence.

For this purpose, Ye Wushuang held a piece of Supreme Immortal Stone in his hand. This material was incredibly rare; in the outside world, it was used to forge immortal artifacts. But in the imperial family, it merely served as a medium for recording techniques.

Soon, Ye Wushuang began inscribing.

He named the technique “All Laws Return to One.”

The core principle was simple: “One fist transforms into ten thousand techniques; ten thousand techniques merge into one.”

However, while the concept sounded straightforward, mastering it was anything but. To cultivate this technique, one had to master ten thousand different methods to perfection—only then could they achieve true fusion and complete All Laws Return to One.

For Ye Wushuang, creating this technique had taken only three months.

But for others? Mastering it might require thousands—or even tens of thousands—of years of arduous cultivation. And to unleash its full power? That demanded even deeper accumulation.

Ye Wushuang had a premonition: this technique’s power—and its difficulty—would be top-tier.

Sure enough, when the technique was presented to the Imperial Ancestor, the evaluation came swiftly:

“A Supreme Technique. Once mastered, it will not be inferior to any Ancient Heavenly Technique!”

“Invincible within the same realm; surpassing levels to fight is as easy as drinking water!”

“However, its cultivation difficulty is the highest. Moreover, it lacks fixed details—only the outline exists. The rest must be self-realized. Without supreme comprehension, mastery is impossible.”

“This technique shall be placed in the highest level of the Imperial Library!”

The declaration sent shockwaves through the court.

No one had expected the Divine Dragon Empress—already peerless in cultivation talent—to possess such genius in creation as well. Her first self-developed technique had reached the level of an Ancient Heavenly Technique, earning a place in the library’s highest tier.

Every technique stored there was a world-shaking, top-tier method. Obtaining even one could make one unrivaled under heaven.

Yet the empress’s technique—with only an outline—had received such lofty praise.

Naturally, curiosity ran rampant. What kind of technique could warrant such acclaim?

However, accessing the highest level of the library was no simple feat. Without sufficient merit, no one could even glance at its contents.

But the Imperial Ancestor’s next words caused even greater astonishment.

When an elder asked about the nature of All Laws Return to One, the Ancestor replied:

“My comprehension is insufficient—thus, I have not cultivated this technique.”

“However, once mastered, it can multiply one’s combat power by several times… even dozens… or possibly a hundredfold.”

The crowd erupted.

“What?! The Imperial Ancestor admitted his comprehension is lacking?!”

“How is that possible? The Ancestor is an invincible powerhouse! If even he can’t grasp it, how difficult must this technique be?!”

“A hundredfold increase in combat power? If an Immortal Emperor mastered this, wouldn’t they be unstoppable?!”

“I’d give anything to see this peerless technique! If I could comprehend it, imagine the heights I’d reach!”

Clearly, many were desperate to learn about this technique—one even the Ancestor deemed beyond his grasp.

Yet such a supreme method was not something just anyone could access.

Even within the Divine Dragon Imperial Family, only a select few had the right to enter the library’s highest level. Most elders couldn’t set foot there, let alone cultivate its techniques.

For them, this supreme technique was a distant dream.

But there was one exception.

A member of the imperial family—though holding no special privileges—had a unique status: he was the Divine Dragon Empress’s younger brother.

While he couldn’t enter the library’s highest level, he could always… beg his sister.

If the empress agreed to teach him, he could learn this supreme technique firsthand.

But…

“Do I really have to ask Her Majesty? What if she scolds me, tests my studies, and then grounds me again?”

Liu Shengsheng, the empress’s brother, was torn. The thought of his strict sister made him shudder.

Yet his curiosity about this technique—one even the Ancestor couldn’t cultivate—burned too fiercely to ignore.

Suppressing his fear, he tiptoed into the library where Ye Wushuang often stayed.

This time, he came prepared.

He carried a bundle of thorns on his back… and a whip in his hand.

For the sake of this supreme technique, he was ready to suffer.