"You brat, I've got serious business with you today!"

The Eye of All Heavens suddenly became serious. Instead of paying attention to Jiang Yuan's Nirvana True Spirit, it focused all its attention on the Golden Gate.

Jiang Yuan's intuition told him that the Eye of All Heavens was after the Eight Gates Body Technique.

"Please speak!"

"Are you currently searching for the legendary forbidden martial art—the Eight Gates?"

As Jiang Yuan had expected, the Eye of All Heavens immediately pointed to the Eight Gates Body Technique.

"That's right!" Jiang Yuan readily admitted that he had taken the Eight Gates Body Pill in Ancheng, a fact that couldn't be kept secret.

Upon hearing Jiang Yuan's admission, the Eye of All Heavens' tone became complicated. It sighed, "Kid, you'd better give up as soon as possible!"

"Why?" Jiang Yuan asked, puzzled.

Seeing Jiang Yuan's persistence, the Eye of All Heavens continued, "Because the eight body techniques are incomplete, this is a flawed and forbidden body technique. Cultivators face a nine-out-of-ten chance of death, and even those who are lucky enough to survive dare not open the first three techniques on their own."

"And the power of the Eight Gates Body Technique, after opening the first three gates, is barely enough to make you invincible among your peers!"

After speaking, the Eye of All Heavens said meaningfully, "Right now, even if you're not invincible among your peers, no one a few minor ranks above you can withstand a single blow. Therefore, there's no need to abandon your fundamentals to learn an Eight Gates Body Technique that has no future!"

"How could that be? I've taken the Eight Gates Body Pill before, and I was very satisfied with both its power and effects." Jiang Yuan was skeptical of this statement.

"Isn't that obvious! Their Eight Gates Body Elixir is a derivative of the Eight Gates Body Technique. If it weren't compatible, how could they trick you fools into learning the Eight Gates Body Technique!" The Eye of All Heavens mocked mercilessly.

"No, I think I'm confident I can master such a forbidden martial art!"

For some reason, Jiang Yuan felt unusually comfortable ever since he arrived at the Golden Gate, as if the place existed solely for him.

As for why he felt this way, Jiang Yuan guessed it was related to his innate Dao embryo.

Everything here felt so familiar to him, like a dragon entering a river.

"Are you sure? These eight physical techniques are incomplete and forbidden. If you want to learn them, you'd better be prepared to lose everything." The Eye of All Heavens' voice became solemn. It had come today only to remind Jiang Yuan.

"Incomplete?"

Jiang Yuan pondered deeply, then suddenly looked in eight directions.

Northwest, dry, open the door.

North, Kan, Xiu Gate.

Northeast, Gen (艮), Shengmen (生门).

East, Zhen, Injury Gate.

Southeast, Xun (巽), Du Gate.

South, Li, Jingmen.

Southwest, Kun, Death Gate.

The West, Dui, and Jing Gate.

The eight major portals will gradually unleash the demons hidden within the flesh.

Jiang Yuan spun around in place, and eight portals kept appearing in his eyes, with the energy on them reminding him of the attributes of the eight portals.

"The door that gave me life is the gate that will lead to my death; how many will awaken, how many will understand?"

The Eye of All Heavens murmured a sentence, not wanting Jiang Yuan to walk this path. Incompleteness represents flaws, which is an irreparable weakness for someone who wants to transcend the battlefield.

"I see!"

A voice rang out from all around, and the scattered true spirits began to gather.

"What do you know?!" The Eye of All Heavens had a bad feeling. It seemed that it hadn't come to persuade people today, but rather to provoke them.

"The Eight Gates are the eight gates of this world! And I am the most crucial one."

Jiang Yuan's true spirit was gathering, but the flames surged even more fiercely.

"Before I can unite the eight gates, I need a near-rebirth!"

Jiang Yuan had no hesitation at this moment. He wanted to put Nirvana and the Eight Gates together, because only in this way could he create the most perfect Eight Gates Body Technique.

"Damn it, are you crazy? There's no need to go this far to get yourself killed!"

The Eye of All Heavens didn't quite understand, because Jiang Yuan's actions were truly somewhat insane.

However, Jiang Yuan only replied with one sentence.

"A single step can ascend to the heavens; how many throughout history have achieved this?"