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Chapter 88 Master Xu's Cultivation Notes (4th Update)

"The profound origin of Heaven and Earth, the root of all Qi; through countless eons of cultivation, I will attain divine power—"

Inside the spacious and secluded main hall of Lonely Moon Peak, Lonely Moon Immortal sat alone on the high jade throne, repeatedly reading the magnificent opening outline in the jade slip with his divine sense, unconsciously murmuring softly to himself.

As her divine sense deepened, her usually calm and collected eyes began to gleam with an uncontrollable brilliance.

"Xu Dao—" Master Guyue murmured the name softly.

The powerful national advisor of the Great You Dynasty had a single name, "Dao," which signified his resolute commitment to the Dao.

This Master Xu is truly a person of extraordinary talent. He actually managed to carve out a path to heaven called "Taiyin Wuji" from a dead end, relying on his mediocre "middle-grade golden elixir"!

For Master Guyue, the value of this small jade slip in his hand far exceeded that of those elixirs and divine medicines that could directly enhance cultivation and break through bottlenecks.

The reason she has been so obsessed with the matter of forming her core for so many years and has hesitated to take the final step is because she has lofty ambitions and attempts to forcibly open her Purple Mansion to achieve a "superior golden core". This is because, according to the ironclad rules of the cultivation world, only those with a superior golden core are qualified to glimpse the ethereal "divine transformation" path.

But now, with Master Xu's cultivation notes, everything is completely different.

Even if she settles for second best and only attains a mid-grade Golden Core, the path to the Nascent Soul stage might not be completely severed by relying on the "Taiyin Wuji" technique!

Having obtained such an opportunity, agreeing to Xia Dong's mere three conditions that did not violate morality was utterly insignificant to her.

Moreover, in her long-term plan, Xia Dong needs to play a crucial role—she wants Xia Dong to give birth to a child with spiritual roots in order to obtain the "Ascension Token".

Before this, if she had not successfully opened her Purple Mansion and achieved a high-grade Golden Core, even if she obtained the Ascension Token, forcibly using it would have been of little use.

But now that she has the Taiyin Wuji cultivation technique, even if it's just a mid-grade golden pill, she might be able to truly utilize the Ascension Token.

However, Master Guyue gently stroked the jade slip with his fingertips, his gaze gradually becoming deep.

She wasn't in a hurry, and she would never urge Xia Dong to get married and have children right now.

Once Xia Dong has a child with spiritual roots, completes the Daoist records, and obtains the Ascension Order from the imperial court, but she herself is not fully prepared to use it, then this hot potato could easily be coveted by some old guys, leading to a lot of trouble.

Rather than doing that, it would be better to suppress this matter for the time being and drag it out slowly.

In any case, Xia Dong was a pure secular martial artist with extremely vigorous blood and energy. Unlike cultivators and alchemists, martial artists do not have their essence locked up due to "refining essence into qi" day and night, making it difficult to have offspring.

With Xia Dong's physique, even if she waits until she's in her forties or fifties, she can still be vigorous and have children.

As for the mother who would bear children—the image of Qin Wan flashed through Gu Yue Zhenren's mind. She wondered if that girl Wan'er herself was willing.

If Wan'er is mindful of her cultivation and doesn't want to get involved, that's fine too.

At worst, we can send that treacherous servant Pei Hongling to "breed" for Xia Dong. Female cultivators with spiritual roots have a much higher probability of giving birth to offspring with spiritual roots than ordinary mortals under the influence of several special secret techniques.

If one isn't enough, then find a few more female cultivators to give to Xia Dong; eventually, they'll produce a child with spiritual roots.

As for the undercurrents and minor troubles surrounding Xia Dong, they won't be a big problem once she successfully forms her core.

What truly angers and frightens her now is the Pei family.

"The Pei family—how dare they plot against me!" A cold killing intent flashed in Master Guyue's eyes.

But Master Guyue forcefully suppressed this killing intent.

Now is definitely not the time to alert the enemy.

The Wusheng Sect is a powerful and secretive organization, and it has long had intricate ties of interest with certain high-ranking members of the Qixia Immortal Sect.

Although her cultivation level has reached the peak of Foundation Establishment, she is still far from having the strength to overturn the table in front of the old guys in the sect.

If she were to launch an attack now, not only would she fail to completely eliminate the hidden dangers posed by the Pei family and the Wusheng Sect, but she would also attract unnecessary trouble, thus delaying her plan to form her core.

A small leak will sink a great ship.

Master Guyue carefully placed the jade slip into his storage bag, then slowly closed his eyes, and the hall returned to deathly silence.

She had already made a mental note of this debt.

After returning to Pingyang County, Xia Dong didn't go anywhere and stayed in his own courtyard for several days.

He needed to know the exact details of the Qin family case as soon as possible.

After all, no amount of mental calculation and deduction can compare to the reassurance of a definite result.

About three days later, Zhao Ting sent his trusted subordinates to invite Xia Dong to the Eagle Wolf Guard's Hundred-Household Office.

As soon as he stepped into the inner room, Zhao Ting waved his hand, dismissing all the servants on his left and right, and then closed the door tightly.

"Xueyi, I have some news for you. That extremely important person from the capital will not be coming to our Linyuan Prefecture for the time being," Zhao Ting said in a low voice.

"Why?" Xia Dong's expression shifted slightly.

Zhao Ting sighed, his face revealing his disappointment.

Firstly, with this important person not coming, he lost an excellent opportunity to curry favor with a powerful figure and climb the social ladder.

Firstly, there's an opportunity; secondly, with the Wusheng Sect causing trouble in various places, since there's no need to stay behind to protect the nobles, their elite troops from the Hundred Households Bureau are likely to be transferred to the front lines to suppress the bandits.

"Because that important person originally intended to investigate some matters secretly through the Qin family," Zhao Ting explained. "Especially Master Qin, who probably harbored some secrets that the important person was eager to know. Now that the Qin mansion has been burned to the ground and Master Qin is dead, the most important clue has been completely cut off. So the important person probably has new plans and has temporarily canceled the trip."

Upon hearing this, Xia Dong suddenly understood, and then changed the subject, tentatively asking, "What about Uncle Qin's matter at Fuqing Mountain that day—and that empty grave—?"

"Don't worry about it, I've arranged everything." Zhao Ting waved his hand, a resolute glint in his eyes. "I've secretly used the 'Forgetfulness Technique' on those brothers who went to Fuqing Mountain to find out what happened, erasing their memories of that period. This is both to protect us and for their own good."

"That's good." Xia Dong nodded, completely relieved.

Zhao Ting knew perfectly well that if the messy affairs involving "Snake Taoist" and remnants of the Xuan Yin Sect at Fuqing Mountain were reported truthfully, the higher-ups might arrest them and subject them to severe interrogation.

It would be better to take advantage of the chaos surrounding the Qin family case, cut the Gordian knot, and end it all at once.

Since all the leads had dried up, he had no intention of investigating any further; the waters were too deep, and he might drown in them.

Zhao Ting picked up his teacup to moisten his throat and continued, "These days, my brother and I have tried to keep a low profile. However, if the higher-ups really order us to be sent to the front lines to wipe out the Wusheng Sect demons, I really can't think of any way to deal with it. I wonder what Master Guyue is doing—"

Faced with Zhao Ting's hopeful gaze, Xia Dong pondered for a moment before solemnly replying, "Brother, rest assured, if we are ever forced to go to the battlefield, I will ask Master Guyue to make some arrangements for us, and we will surely be able to save our lives."

"Okay!" Zhao Ting breathed a long sigh of relief, his heart, which had been hanging in his throat, finally settled back into his stomach.

At the same time, Zhao Ting was inwardly shocked, as he was surprised that Xia Dong had such a big face in front of Master Guyue.

Could it be that Brother Xia—

Zhao Ting's gaze swept over Xia Dong's young and handsome face and his strong and upright body, and some strange thoughts involuntarily popped into his mind.

After all, Brother Xia is in the prime of his life, handsome, with high martial arts skills, and his blood and energy are as vigorous as a furnace.

In addition, he came from an extraordinary background—who knows—it was the reclusive Master Guyue who had long cultivated in seclusion who took a liking to Brother Xia's handsome appearance and strong physique, and secretly bestowed upon him some "favors"—

Thinking of this, Zhao Ting's lips twitched slightly, and he quickly stopped himself from doing so.

Such romantic affairs involving powerful female cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage are things that must be kept secret and never revealed.

These things are hard to explain.

Zhao Ting put away the wild and unrealistic thoughts in his mind, and his expression became solemn again.

He reached into his robes and carefully took out a neatly folded piece of jade silk, handing it to Xia Dong.

"Brother, what is this?" Xia Dong reached out and took it. The jade cloth was warm to the touch, and the material was neither silk nor hemp. It had a faint sense of ancient and heavy texture, which made him look puzzled.

Zhao Ting said solemnly, "These are the first two levels of the Vajra King Technique, which is also the reward allocated from above for your meritorious service in the Yinling Mine last time."

"The Vajra King Mantra?" Xia Dong was slightly taken aback. The name sounded incredibly domineering, exuding a captivating majesty.

Zhao Ting nodded solemnly, "Indeed. This technique is extraordinary; it is a top-tier body-refining technique unearthed by the Tongxuan Division from an extremely dangerous ancient immortal site. In terms of profound mystery, it surpasses any martial art currently circulating in the world! However—"

At this point, Zhao Ting's tone shifted, becoming serious: "This cultivation method is incredibly difficult and obscure. Without great perseverance and wisdom, one doesn't even qualify to begin. Moreover, the starting point is extremely high; to even begin, one's martial arts cultivation must reach at least the Transcendent Realm, the fifth stage of martial arts."

Zhao Ting patted Xia Dong's shoulder heavily and earnestly instructed him, "Take this back and keep it safe. Study it carefully in your daily life. If the time is right in the future and you break through your martial arts barrier and enter the Transcendent Realm, you can try cultivating it. Xueyi, remember, once you successfully cultivate this technique, you will be directly selected to join the Tongxuan Division!"

Only then will I truly rise to prominence and have a limitless future!

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