Iron Snow Clouds

Chapter 2405 (Two Thousand Four Hundred and Five)
"I feel like the clan leader obviously suspected that it was that girl who opened the passage." Tie Jinjue said, "But even if he had thought so before, after hearing what the Taoist priest said later, he shouldn't have thought that the passage was opened by that girl."

Tie Hongyan asked: "What did the Taoist priest say later?"

"Later, the clan leader asked the Taoist priest what happened after he saw the girl doing those actions to the thing blocking the passage through the Guanji fan. The Taoist priest said that nothing happened after that, and that the girl used martial arts on the thing blocking the passage, but there was indeed no change there. He also said that if a person does not know magic but only martial arts, it is impossible to open the passage by directly fighting." Tie Jinjue said.

"My father should have known all this before. Now the Taoist priest said this in front of him. He should be deeply impressed by the fact that those who don't know magic cannot open the passage." Tie Hongyan said.

Tie Jinjue said, "I think so too. The clan leader asked how the passage was open, and the Taoist said he didn't know either. He also said that what he saw from the Guanji fan was that the girl used martial arts on the thing blocking the entrance to the passage, but it didn't cause any changes there, and then the girl left. The clan leader said, 'Since she's here, is she willing to live like this?' The Taoist told the clan leader that when he looked at the Guanji fan and saw the girl's movements, he felt that she didn't seem to want to open the passage much, as if she deliberately didn't let the martial arts work."

Tie Hongyan asked curiously, "My father doesn't know if that girl knows magic. Even if my father thinks that the girl doesn't know magic, he doesn't think that the passage was opened by that girl. After hearing these words, my father might find it even more strange, right? If, as the Taoist priest said, the girl used martial arts on the thing blocking the entrance to the passage but deliberately didn't let the martial arts take effect, then what on earth was the girl doing?"

"I could see that the clan leader was very curious at the time, and he asked the Taoist priest what he felt the girl wanted to do. The Taoist priest told the clan leader that he felt she wanted to borrow some energy from the Muxi Pavilion area," said Tie Jinjue.

"Borrow energy?" Tie Hongyan said.

"Well, at this time the clan leader said something that made me feel very uncomfortable." Tie Jinjue said.

"What?" Tie Hongyan asked.

"He said, 'Is there anyone who wants to borrow energy from a place where people have died?'" Tie Jinjue answered. Then he said, "Then the clan leader asked the Taoist priest what he wanted to borrow energy for, and the Taoist priest said he couldn't guess. Hongyan, are you curious about using martial arts to borrow energy? The clan leader asked at the time, and the Taoist priest said it was possible, but whether it was borrowing energy or not depended on whether the girl silently recited a spell at the time."

"When a person recites a certain spell while practicing martial arts, can he borrow energy?" Tie Hongyan asked curiously, "Specific martial arts, specific spells? This situation shouldn't be common, right?"

"Yes." Tie Jinjue said, "The Taoist priest said that some spells can be used to make use of the energy released when a person uses specific martial arts. He said that this situation is rare and the location requirements are very strict."

"What did my father say later?" Tie Hongyan asked.

"The clan leader first asked if borrowing energy mainly relies on spells, and if using martial arts is just a supplement. The Taoist priest said that's right. The clan leader then asked if the spells must be taught by someone who knows magic, and the Taoist priest said it must be." Tie Jinjue said, "Then the clan leader asked some questions related to borrowing energy."

(End of this chapter)