Chapter 749: Chapter 343: My Path Is Complete, The Hidden Currents of Tianhe (Part 3)
Whether it’s the Array or various Cultivation Techniques, they might enhance the martial strength of the Jiushan Sect, but they cannot fundamentally elevate its true power.
Sister Yuan listened in a daze, her mind blank, involuntarily turning her gaze to Sister Zhang.
Seeing Sister Zhang’s expression, Sister Yuan nodded in understanding, knowing that what the junior brother said was right!
After all, Sister Zhang’s eyes were almost glued to the junior brother!
"Sister, and... if we’re to deduce a Cultivation Technique, I think we should first deduce your Divinity Transformation Technique."
Zheng Fa continued.
Upon hearing this, Sister Zhang’s expression softened further, yet she shook her head and said, "When I was gaining insight, I actually attempted to deduce the path of Divinity Transformation, but something was still missing."
"Hmm?"
"The method of the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor does not align with my path."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Fa fell into contemplation. The method of the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor, at its core, is just the Demon Sect’s Magical Body.
If the Demon Sect’s Skill doesn’t work...
What about Haori Mountain’s?
Oh, right, and the Tianhe Sect’s too!
I wonder if Fairy Xie can get the Cultivation Technique of the Immortal Trapping Sword lineage.
...
Xie Qingxue had been back at the Tianhe Sect for some time now.
But she didn’t rashly seek out the Cultivation Technique of the Immortal Trapping Sword lineage for Zheng Fa—after all, this was the Divinity Transformation True Inheritance of the Tianhe Sect, something even she, as the current chief True Inheritor, had no way of accessing.
How could it be easily handed to Zheng Fa?
She walked out of the Scripture Tower, frowning, looking troubled.
The records about the True Inheritance Techniques of the four lineages in the tower were very sparse, some even beyond her access.
Being kept secret from her to such an extent, it would naturally be even more difficult to hand it to Zheng Fa.
She pondered deeply and realized the only possible breakthrough might be with her Master—if Zheng Fa’s suspicions about her Master were true.
Is it true?
Reflecting on the people and events she encountered since returning home, Xie Qingxue frowned tightly, unable to make a decision.
She turned and flew towards the Sect Leader’s Hall.
The hall was still cold and empty, with only Sect Leader Yan sitting on a cushion, meditating with eyes downcast.
Xie Qingxue stood before her Master, bowing her head respectfully, quietly waiting, while contemplating how to speak.
"Qingxue?"
"Greetings, Master."
"Do you have something to ask?"
Xie Qingxue bit her lip and asked,
"Master, it seems Xuanwei is about to descend into great chaos, how should the junior brother and I conduct ourselves?"
Sect Leader Yan looked up at this disciple.
"Jiushan Sect."
"The Jiushan Sect is just beginning, its foundation is weak, why not return?"
Sect Leader Yan looked at her, understanding flashed in his expression: "The sect is dangerous, I have no time to look after you two."
"Then why not seek refuge with the Four Sects?"
"...Just because you want to seek refuge, would they accept you?"
Xie Qingxue nodded silently, then suddenly gripped the Qingping Sword tightly and whispered,
"The disciple thinks that the junior brother, being outside, is making rapid progress in cultivation."
Sect Leader Yan nodded gently but did not speak, merely looking at Xie Qingxue with an inscrutable expression.
Xie Qingxue continued,
"But after all, he’s with the Hundred Immortals Alliance now, and it would be very difficult if he intends to ever receive guidance from the sect." Xie Qingxue lowered her head and softly said, "If... changes occur within the sect, there might be no path forward."
Silence engulfed the hall.
"So what are you trying to say?"
"I was thinking, if Master could pass on the sect’s True Inheritance Secret Technique to me, wouldn’t it be convenient if I later pass it on to the junior brother?"
The silence in the hall deepened.
"True Inheritance Secret Technique? Which one does he want to learn?"
"The junior brother said he recently acquired an Array for refining the Immortal Trapping Sword, so he seems to be destined for it."
Sect Leader Yan was visibly shocked, staring intently at Xie Qingxue: "An Array for refining the Immortal Trapping Sword?"
"Yes."
"He truly has good fortune."
After a long while, Sect Leader Yan exhaled softly.
"But it’s not enough."
"Not enough?"
"This opportunity is not enough for him to learn the secret teachings of my sect..."
"Master..."
"However..." Sect Leader Yan looked at her, suddenly smirking slightly, "If he himself has a Divinity Transformation Skill useful for refining the Immortal Trapping Sword, then this opportunity would be sufficient."
Upon hearing this, Xie Qingxue looked at Sect Leader Yan, only to see him staring back without a hint of a smile in his eyes.
She fell silent for a moment before nodding gently, and with a silent bow, she exited the hall.
...
Watching her figure disappear into the horizon, Sect Leader Yan slowly closed his eyes again.
"This disciple of yours..." A voice filled with mirth rang out from the shadows of the hall, "isn’t afraid of your wrath."
A figure suddenly appeared in the hall, Sect Leader Yan remained unflinching, not even a twitch in his eyelids, as if he had known all along.
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor stood behind him, naturally and openly.
As if this danger-laden Tianhe Sect was his own home.
"She’s a smart person, having returned for so many days, she must have already seen something."
"Not just smart." The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor nodded approvingly, "I sense a very familiar aura in her. Given time, she might far surpass you."
"Given time..." Sect Leader Yan looked up at the sky, "How much time is left?"
Upon hearing this, the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor also shook his head, as if unable to refute: "You’ve decided?"
"The arrow is nocked, it must be released."
"Then why hold back the sect’s True Inheritance Secret Techniques?"
Upon hearing this, Sect Leader Yan looked at him with a subtle smile, as if he found the question foolish: "Zheng Fa wants a Divinity Transformation Technique, what does that have to do with me? He’s not really my son, why should I give it to him?"
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor was rendered speechless, then added: "So you desire Haori Mountain’s technique?"
"I lack no arrays, but if I could obtain the True Inheritance Secret Techniques from Haori Mountain, I could gain insight into the mountain’s realities, thereby increasing my chances of success."
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor nodded at this and after a while said: "You’re dreaming."
"..."
"You aren’t willing to give him a Divinity Transformation Skill, so why would Haori Mountain give theirs?" The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor scoffed, "Is Haori Mountain foolish?"