NIP Chapter 579 - 183: Receiving the Inheritance, Multiple Approaches
Chapter 579 - 183: Receiving the Inheritance, Multiple Approaches
In such an environment, anyone cultivating could achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Yet even so, it still took Qing Hancheng a full one hundred and ninety-odd years to progress from the Fourth Grade Early Stage to the Fourth Grade Late Stage.
"It seems that the Fourth Grade is truly a bottomless pit that consumes an enormous amount of time," Li Yuan sighed.
He looked at the secluded little house, letting his mind wander slightly.
He wandered around, inspecting the "relics" of Qing Hancheng.
Clearly, he was a cultivation fanatic.
Both Vice Hall Masters of the Divine Wood Hall have families, but Qing Hancheng did not.
It was evident he had severed the ties with his family.
He had no women, no descendants, devoted wholeheartedly to his practice.
Even the relatives he remembered were all from a century ago.
Li Yuan exhaled lightly, but thinking of Qing Hancheng’s fate sent a shiver down his spine.
He looked up at the window.
The window was wooden, allowing a view outside, but concealing the inside from view.
Outside the window, amidst Third Heaven lay mysterious Spirit Flowers and Herbs. Despite it being deep winter, many were still in bloom.
And the sky above them was entering twilight.
Gray clouds sprawled across the sky, weaving into thick, iron-gray silhouettes.
Li Yuan was engrossed, feeling as if those silhouettes resembled people hiding in the shadows.
Those people seemed like Demon Fiends, with mysterious sneers, looking down upon this land.
Li Yuan trembled, then steadied his thoughts, beginning to ponder how to best inherit Qing Hancheng’s legacy, to elevate himself or broaden his horizons.
"This little house at the core of the White Bamboo Bell Tower,
the identity of the Divine Wood Hall Master,
three original Visualization Images,
Cultivation Insights,
some treasured books,
the many secrets of the Divine Wood Hall...
some interpersonal connections,
some secretive powers,
and the character of Qing Hancheng.
These are the legacies I’ve received."
"Wait!
Since Shadow Blood of the Willow Return Technique exists within me, is it possible to continue refining this Cultivation Skill?
As if sprouting branches from a trunk."
"As long as my Talisman Seed is plentiful enough, I can make up for the shortcomings of this Cultivation Skill.
By then, the techniques of the Divine Wood Hall could also become a hidden trump card within me."
"Previously, I was unable to cultivate because my Shadow Bone had changed, and the concentration of Shadow Blood couldn’t meet the basic requirements of the Sixth Grade.
But now, since I’ve mastered the Human World Transformation.
Theoretically, I can control all flesh and blood on my body, including bones.
And since Human World Transformation is a Divine Technique...
Then, can I use Human World Transformation to alter the flesh and blood within me to a different form, normalize the Shadow Bone and flesh, hide all my power temporarily somewhere, and then cultivate the subsequent techniques of the Divine Wood Hall?
Sixth Grade, Fifth Grade require the heart.
But why can’t I use Human World Transformation to create a second heart?"
"By then, merely maintaining a body with two hearts would suffice."
"And my own Ancestral Talisman resides outside the hearts. Once it truly operates,
all I need to do is overlay my Ancestral Talisman over the Divine Wood Hall’s incomplete three-Talisman Seed Ancestral Talisman, then... balance can be achieved."
"No, there are still many issues here, better start cultivating first before talking."
"If successful, this could also become my trump card."
Li Yuan pondered for a moment, then noted this matter down in his plan book, ready to give it a try.
But now, there were still some things he needed to confirm with his own eyes.
After all, although he now assumed the appearance of Qing Hancheng and understood much of his character, he was surrounded by seasoned foxes, and a single misstep, if exposed, could lead to endless trouble.
Claiming not to be nervous would be impossible.
Thus, he had to confirm what needed confirmation before drawing any suspicion.
Thinking of this, Li Yuan changed into a new black plum robe and stepped out.
Outside the door, a figure in white, with a refined face, Vice Hall Master of the Jing Family — Jing Baikou, was waiting.
"Congratulations, Hall Master, on your triumphant success!"
Jing Baikou half-kneeled on the ground, flattering.
Yet the man in his eyes, wrapped in a veneer of light but inwardly deep and dark, did not respond, merely walking to his side, raising a hand to ruffle his hair, much like a master stroking the head of a pet dog.
"Heh..."
With a laugh devoid of emotion, indistinct of joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness, the man had already flown afar.
Jing Baikou’s Adam’s apple bobbed, wiping the sweat from his forehead with a sleeve.
"Indeed, the Hall Master has become even more terrifying.
That burning aura is even stronger than before by half.
The Jing Family... the Jing Family should always follow such a Hall Master."
Li Yuan flew to another concealed spot of the Triple Gate, soon landing, where a Fifth Grade Elder swiftly rose respectfully.
Then, Li Yuan stepped inside.
This was an Underground Palace, descending step by step.
According to Qing Hancheng, this is the location of the Divine Wood Hall’s underground array.
This array, in turn, is divided into three sections.
The first array, Qing Hancheng referred to as a "Teleportation Array," passed down by the Hall Masters of generations, is said to be where those from super forces would emerge if they were to arrive.
Li Yuan soon saw this array.
It was a stone platform approximately five to six meters in diameter, rising about half a meter above the ground.
The stone platform was engraved with some patterns, and the texture of these patterns formed "grooves," likely meant for placing something inside to fill the "grooves," thereby activating this array.
According to Qing Hancheng, he had secretly tested all known metals and even stones, including Blood Gold, Soul Iron, and Blood Crystal Marrow, but none worked.
The second array, Qing Hancheng called it the "Sect Protection Array," is said to be an "invisible array," placed by either the forefathers of the Divine Wood Hall or one of the existent super forces.