Chapter 612
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor spoke with a tone of resentment, "Those hidden agents I left in the Four Sects, after cultivating their true transmission techniques, either got discovered and killed, or developed ulterior motives. Although I took some precautions, they must have guessed my identity."
At the end of the distant path, Xie Qingxue's figure appeared.
"I never expected even the Demon Ancestor would suffer losses. I should have my disciple persuade Zheng Fa," Master Yan frowned and said, "so he doesn't end up with nothing and expose himself."
Seeing that the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor remained still, he chuckled, "What’s wrong? You want to meet my disciple too?"
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor let out a laugh, somewhat arrogantly, "Meet? Even if I stand right in front of her, would she be able to see me?"
Master Yan was left speechless.
Though the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor spoke with great bravado, it had to be said that his concealment techniques were unparalleled.
He had been wandering around the Tianhe Sect for an unknown number of days, and no one had ever noticed him.
"Even those Dao Fruit cultivators from the Four Sects, although they know of my existence, who could possibly find my trace?"
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor chuckled, standing right behind Master Yan, watching as Xie Qingxue entered the main hall.
Indeed, Xie Qingxue glanced around the hall but did not see him at all.
"Greetings, Master."
Master Yan nodded, looking at Xie Qingxue, and asked, "What brings you here?"
"Disciple wishes to request the true transmission technique of the Xianxian lineage from Master."
"..." Master Yan frowned slightly and said helplessly, "Didn’t I say, unless..."
"Unless... my junior brother obtains the 'Chixiao Yuce'."
Master Yan's eyes widened in shock.
"'Chixiao Yuce'?"
"Yes, the true transmission technique of Haori Mountain, the complete version, leading directly to Dao Fruit."
Xie Qingxue was concise and to the point.
Master Yan's expression stiffened; he wanted to turn around but held back, unwilling to expose the presence of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor.
But he was holding it in.
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor could not hold back.
A breath, distinct from the techniques of the Tianhe Sect, flashed through the hall.
Though it was just a moment, Xie Qingxue, with her exceptional strength, naturally sensed it.
"Who!"
She shouted sharply, her Qingping Sword pointing directly at the space behind Master Yan.
Master Yan slowly turned his head, looking at the reluctantly revealed Nine Nether Demon Ancestor.
"…"
Didn’t you say your concealment techniques were unmatched, that even Dao Fruit could not detect you?
And now you’ve been exposed?
"Demon Ancestor?"
Xie Qingxue, having collaborated with the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor before, was very familiar with his aura and immediately recognized his identity.
She glanced at Master Yan, her mind a whirlpool of confusion.
The Five Sects had always been at odds with the Demon Ancestor.
The Six Sect Alliance had even stated: united against the Demon Ancestor, any violators would be condemned by the world.
Seeing the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor in the main hall of the Tianhe Sect was truly beyond Xie Qingxue's expectations.
Moreover, she knew a secret that others were unaware of:
During the Six Sect Alliance meeting, her Master had tried to probe Zheng Fa's true intentions and was injured by him, which was actually the doing of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor.
The attack was ruthless.
Her Master and the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor were not only not friends but also had old grievances.
Unexpectedly, the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor was even more surprised than she was:
"You mean, Zheng Fa has obtained the complete 'Chixiao Yuce'?"
Xie Qingxue nodded, and then she saw two figures—one a master of the Five Sects, the other a world-renowned Demon Ancestor—staring at each other in silence, their expressions particularly strange.
Why did it look like... they were both embarrassed?
(End of this chapter)
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Chapter 442: All Three Methods Prepared, Fire to Roast the Ancestor
“How did he get it?” The three of them stared at each other in silence for a long time, and the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor finally asked dryly, then shook his head, “Forget it, this is probably his secret.”
Master Yan of Tianhe, however, was much more excited, turning to Xie Qingxue and asking, “Is it really the 'Chixiao Yuce'?”
Xie Qingxue's gaze shifted between the two, her heart still puzzled, but she replied, “Zheng Fa said it covers everything from Qi Cultivation to Corpse Dissolution.”
“Great!” Master Yan suddenly stood up, pacing the hall, and chuckled softly, “Great! I’ll trade with him!”
Seeing him so excited, Xie Qingxue frowned and bluntly asked, “Demon Ancestor... why are you here?”
Master Yan was momentarily speechless, glancing at the Demon Ancestor beside him, his eyes filled with a hint of resentment—You popped out yourself, why don’t you explain?
Xie Qingxue continued, “Master, what exactly do you want to do?”
Her expression was cold, the tip of her Qingping Sword still aimed at the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor: “If others find out that the Demon Ancestor is in our Tianhe Sect, how will the other Four Sects react? Have you thought about that, Master?”
Master Yan looked at his disciple's slightly anxious expression, frowned, and suddenly asked, “What do you know?”
“I don’t know anything.”
Seeing her Master’s calm demeanor, as if he didn’t care about her questioning, Xie Qingxue felt he was stubbornly ignorant and unable to understand. She gritted her teeth and said, “Zheng Fa told me that our Tianhe Sect will face a catastrophe!”
“A catastrophe?” To her surprise, Master Yan, upon hearing this, not only did not show fear or anger, but instead laughed, “Is that what he said?”
Seeing his expression, Xie Qingxue realized that this matter was likely very close to the truth, perhaps even related to her Master himself?
She stared at Master Yan, her heart filled with confusion.
Master Yan chuckled lightly, seemingly unwilling to answer her questions. He simply opened his right hand, revealing a jade tube glowing with a green light, which dimmed to reveal its contents.
“This is the 'Xianxian Sword Classic.' Take it to Jiushan Sect for Zheng Fa.”
“I’m not going!”
At this moment, Xie Qingxue was determined to resolve her doubts, her feet felt as if they had rooted into the hall, looking up at her Master with a stubborn gaze.
“Master, if I leave today, and something happens in Tianhe, I will definitely return!”
“…”
“Old Han, which of us, my junior brother or I, would just watch Tianhe fall into chaos and survive?”
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor watched the two of them, suddenly bursting into laughter, abrupt and jarring.
Xie Qingxue and Master Yan turned to him, puzzled by his outburst.
“You... cough... your insight is much better than that fool from Tianhe.” The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor seemed to choke on his laughter, coughing as he pointed at Master Yan, “Cough... so much better!”
Upon hearing this, Master Yan’s gaze towards Xie Qingxue softened considerably.
“Master?”
“You’ll know in the future.”
Master Yan suddenly said.
Xie Qingxue bit her lip, realizing that Master Yan was unwilling to reveal all the truths to her at this moment.
“When that time comes, if you wish to return, I won’t stop you.”
Looking at Master Yan’s calm expression, Xie Qingxue took a deep breath, fixing her gaze on the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, and coldly said, “Master, are you being bewitched by the Demon Ancestor?”
To her surprise, upon hearing this, the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor was not angry at all; instead, he laughed even louder, as if he had heard something incredibly funny.
“Bewitched?” Master Yan, for some reason, also started to laugh, shaking his head as he glanced at the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor beside him, “No, it’s the Demon Ancestor who woke me up.”
“…”
Xie Qingxue frowned, her mind involuntarily recalling the scene from the Six Sect Alliance meeting, feeling somewhat enlightened yet unable to grasp the key point.
“Go.”
Xie Qingxue was speechless.
Then she heard Master Yan suddenly remind her, “I don’t care what Zheng Fa wants the 'Xianxian Sword Classic' for, but... there’s one thing you must make clear to him.”
“Hmm?”
“Don’t practice it.”
“Don’t practice?”
But at this moment, Master Yan seemed to have said all he could, simply telling Xie Qingxue, “Take good care of your junior brother.”
“...I understand.”
Seeing that Master Yan truly seemed unwilling to explain further, Xie Qingxue had no choice but to leave with her doubts and speculations, transforming into a beam of sword light, flying out of the Tianhe Sect.
Master Yan watched as this sword rainbow disappeared into the horizon.
“Tianhe’s destruction?” The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor laughed beside him, “How could your disciple understand... you are, cough, the real culprit.”
Master Yan’s gaze darkened as he stared at the 'Chixiao Yuce' left behind by Xie Qingxue, remaining silent.
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor didn’t need him to respond, simply gazing at the mountains and trees outside the main hall, the palaces and towers.
“To obtain the 'Chixiao Yuce,' Zheng Fa’s abilities...” Master Yan suddenly looked up and asked the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, “Is Zheng Fa really unrelated to the Ancestor?”
“…”
“Unless he is the reincarnation of the Ancestor, anyone else…”
“He’s dead.”
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor interrupted coldly, his tone icy, causing Master Yan to glance at his profile.
“…”
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor’s gaze remained fixed on the Tianhe Sect.
Master Yan followed his gaze and suddenly realized:
“When the Ancestor was here, was the scenery of Tianhe like this too?”
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor glanced at him, the smile on his face slowly fading. He pointed at the main hall and spoke:
“At that time, there was no such thing as a Master’s Hall; it was just a broken house.”
“…”
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