Wild Dogs

Thinking of this, Yang Fan took out the Heavenly Pivot and carefully placed it together with the jade pendant.

A moment later, a light shone from the jade pendant.

Immediately afterwards, another illusory image lit up from the jade pendant.

Yang Fan was startled and almost threw Tian Shu out.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly, grabbing both the Heavenly Pivot and the jade pendant in his hands and waiting quietly.

The illusory figure was not Luo Changhe, but an old man with white hair and beard.

At this moment, the old man was sizing up Yang Fan in front of him.

"You're the kid who opened the Heavenly Secret Token this time?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan raised an eyebrow.

"This humble one, Yang Fan, greets you, senior. May I ask your esteemed name?"

Yang Fan was somewhat surprised. He felt that this phantom seemed to be much more powerful than the phantom left by Luo Changhe before.

The phantom left behind by Luo Changhe simply and mechanically recounted his own story, without interacting with Yang Fan at all, while the phantom of the old man in front of him clearly did interact.

Upon hearing this, the old man coughed lightly.

"I am the old man who does not change my name or surname, I am the Master Tianji."

Master Tianji

Yang Fan raised his eyebrows, and instantly realized that this Master Tianji was none other than the founding patriarch of the Tianji Palace.

Yang Fan hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to the other party.

"Junior Yang Fan greets the Venerable One."

However, after bowing, Yang Fan suddenly realized something and hurriedly bowed again to the other party.

"Disciple Yang Fan greets the Ancestral Master."

Seeing that Yang Fan had called himself a disciple, the old man was clearly very satisfied.

"Very good, it seems you haven't forgotten your roots."

Then he turned his gaze to Tian Shu beside him.

"However, it is still beyond my expectations that you were able to obtain the Heavenly Pivot. In my opinion, only a late-stage Core Formation cultivator should be able to obtain the Heavenly Pivot."

Seeing this, Yang Fan hurriedly bowed to the old man and briefly mentioned how he obtained the Heavenly Book.

The old man nodded with great delight after hearing that Yang Fan had indeed gained the approval of the Nine Chapters Palace and the Heavenly Secret Token.

"Very good. Mathematics is the core of our Heavenly Mystery Palace. The fact that you were able to obtain the Heavenly Secrets, gain the recognition of the Nine Chapters Palace, and obtain the complete Heavenly Mystery Token shows that your strength is extraordinary. This is quite good."

"But you should have already mastered that fundamental secret technique, right?"

Yang Fan was taken aback for a moment, then nodded.

"Yes, disciple previously obtained a secret technique, please examine it, Grandmaster."

He then immediately demonstrated the original secret technique to the old man.

Since the other party asked about this fundamental secret technique, Yang Fan naturally had to demonstrate it.

After watching Yang Fan demonstrate, the old man nodded.

"Hmm, not bad. You've grasped about one or two tenths of it. Although you're still far from fully understanding it, it's still quite good."

"This primordial secret technique is one of the six true secrets I obtained from the Tianji Palace. You need to diligently cultivate the six true secrets."

Yang Fan looked up, even more surprised, still unaware of what these six true secrets were.

However, Yang Fan immediately raised his head and stared intently at the other person.

"Senior, besides this one origin, there should be several other types of the Six True Secrets, right?"

Upon hearing this, the old man nodded.

He then looked away.

"By the way, what's the current situation at Tianji Palace? I've kept the Tianji Token for so long, and I still don't know what's going on at Tianji Palace."

"Ever since a few unfilial descendants told me that Tianji Palace had suffered heavy losses hundreds or thousands of years ago, no one has contacted me again, and I don't know how Tianji Palace is doing now."

Yang Fan gritted his teeth and honestly recounted the entire current situation of the Heavenly Mystery Palace.

Upon hearing that there was no one left in the Heavenly Mystery Palace and that its lineage was almost completely severed, the old man shook his head repeatedly.

"What an unfilial bunch of descendants! I've done so many backup plans for them, but they still couldn't continue Tianji Palace. What a bunch of good-for-nothings."

He then turned his gaze to Yang Fan and nodded.

"However, you are quite remarkable. You have mastered so many secret techniques. It seems that you are destined to be with our Heavenly Mystery Palace. You can call me Grandmaster without any problem."

"Very good, from today onwards you are a disciple of the Heavenly Mystery Palace."

Yang Fan nodded.

The old man was hidden inside the Heavenly Secrets Book.

Having it would naturally be of great help to him in controlling other things.

Finally, the old man looked at Yang Fan.

"Now that you have become a disciple of my Heavenly Mystery Palace and obtained the complete Heavenly Mystery Token, I have a task for you to complete."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan quickly raised his head.

Yang Fan hurriedly bowed.

"What are your instructions, Master?"

"It's very simple. I plan to wait until you have mastered the mathematical and other secret techniques of the Tianji Palace before going north and becoming a disciple of the Tianji Palace."

Yang Fan was taken aback.

"Wasn't the Tianji Palace already destroyed?"

As soon as he said it, Yang Fan realized he had misspoke and quickly shut his mouth.

Upon hearing this, the old man shook his head.

"I'm not sending you to the Heavenly Mystery Palace that I founded, but to the sect I used to belong to."

The old man let out a long sigh of relief at this point.

"Don't you know my background?"

Hearing this, Yang Fan shook his head slightly.

The old man then sighed.

"Alright, then I'll tell you in detail. Actually, before I founded the Tianji Palace here, I was a disciple of the Beiyuan Tianji Palace."

Upon hearing the name Beiyuan Tianji Palace, Yang Fan raised his eyebrows.

In fact, he already knew that the founder of Tianji Palace came from Beiyuan Tianji Palace.

However, he still had no idea what the specific situation of the Beiyuan Tianji Palace was.

Therefore, Yang Fan pretended to be ignorant and let the old man introduce his origins to him again.

When the old man began to introduce himself, the content was similar to the information he had previously received.

The old man briefly explained his background.

It sounded similar to the information Yang Fan had received before, but later on, the old man mentioned a lot of information that Yang Fan had never heard of before.

The old man briefly explained his identity in the Beiyuan Tianji Palace back then, and why he left the Beiyuan Tianji Palace to come here and create his own power.

"Back then, I had already become a direct disciple in the Beiyuan Tianji Palace, and there was even a high possibility that I would become a true disciple and one of the leaders of the Beiyuan Tianji Palace in the future."

"But some people in the Beiyuan Tianji Palace didn't like me and wanted to harm me. In desperation, I stole several treasures and secret techniques from the Beiyuan Tianji Palace and escaped."

"Of course, during the escape, I hid some important things in some secret places in the Beiyuan Tianji Palace. You can go there to look for them later."

"After leaving the Tianji Palace in Beiyuan, I was unwilling to accept my fate, so I created the Tianji Palace here."

"To be honest, at its peak, Tianji Palace here even surpassed Tianji Palace in Beiyuan."

"I never imagined that my descendants would be so incompetent, so audacious as to venture into those dangerous and perilous places, which ultimately led to the collapse of the entire sect."

The old man sighed as he spoke.

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan sighed and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to the old man.

"Senior, you can't blame these juniors. They also want the sect to reach a higher level."

Upon hearing this, the old man waved his hand.

"It's not that simple; they're just doing it to satisfy their own selfish desires."

"What kind of place is the Immortal Tomb? It's a legendary place where immortals are buried. How dare they trespass there?"

The old man then looked at Yang Fan.

"However, you are quite good. You are young, talented, and your cultivation speed is fast enough. I think you should be able to rebuild the glory of my Heavenly Mystery Palace."

"However, if you want to rebuild the glory of the Heavenly Mystery Palace, your current strength is not enough. The inheritance you have received is far too little."

"Only by returning to the Tianji Palace in Beiyuan and continuing the complete lineage of the Tianji Palace here can we achieve something."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan was speechless with astonishment.

He intended to tell the other party that he did not want to take over the mantle of Tianji Palace, nor did he want to get involved in the grudges and entanglements between the two sides.

However, seeing the other person's serious eyes, Yang Fan knew that there was no point in saying anything more, so he could only sigh and nod at the other person.

Seeing that Yang Fan did not refuse his suggestion, the old man smiled slightly.

He nodded, quite satisfied.

"Very good, you have good talent, I think you should be able to complete my task."

Then he looked at Yang Fan intently.

"I have put some things you should pay attention to in this heavenly book. After you have read it carefully, find a suitable time to go to the Beiyuan Tianji Palace to become an apprentice."

"As long as you join the Northern Yuan Heavenly Mystery Palace, find a way to complete our heritage, and then return here to rebuild the Heavenly Mystery Palace."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan wanted to say something, but the old man waved his hands repeatedly.

"Alright, you don't need to explain the difficulties. I know there will be a lot of trouble in joining the Northern Yuan Heavenly Mystery Palace. The Heavenly Book has already left a lot of useful information for you."

"You'll understand once you see this; these things will be of great help to you."

"Furthermore, by joining the Northern Yuan Heavenly Mystery Palace, you can also obtain some things that I previously hid there, and those things will be of great help to you."

"Just like the Six True Secrets you care about, besides the Derivation Secret you just derived, there are five other secret techniques."

"If you can master all five of these secret techniques, you will be invincible at the Core Formation stage."

He then carefully examined Yang Fan.

"How about that? Have I told you enough?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan was momentarily at a loss for words.

The old man didn't even bother to ask him if he was willing; he just dumped all the tasks on him.

But he did indeed need the Heavenly Book to control those Nascent Soul level puppets.

Thinking of this, Yang Fan looked at the puppet beside him.

"I still don't have a complete grasp of this puppet. I wonder how you, senior, can teach me?"

Upon hearing this, the old man turned his gaze to the Nascent Soul puppet beside him.

"A Nascent Soul level puppet? Oh, you mean this puppet? It's simple. You just need to drip your blood on the Heavenly Book to signify your master, and you can indirectly control the puppet."

"However, I think the puppet doesn't have enough spirit stones left. You'd better find some top-grade spirit stones."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan couldn't help but smile wryly.

Where can he find such a top-grade spirit stone?

To be honest, it's already very difficult to find even ordinary high-grade spirit stones, let alone top-grade spirit stones, which are simply priceless and unavailable.

Taking a deep breath, Yang Fan cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards the old man.

He then took a step back, cupped his hands in greeting, and waited for the old man to give any further instructions.

Seeing that Yang Fan was ready, the old man breathed a sigh of relief.

"Alright, that's all I wanted to remind you. What I left behind was just a phantom, not a complete spiritual entity."

"Once I finish giving these instructions, I will disappear without a trace."

"So before I disappear, I still want to tell you one more time: no matter what, you must go to the Beiyuan Tianji Palace. There are many things there that will be helpful to you."

"I'm serious."

Clearly, by this point, the founder of the Heavenly Mystery Palace was also worried that Yang Fan might not be willing to go.

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan took a deep breath and nodded emphatically.

"Don't worry, senior, I will definitely go to Beiyuan Tianji Palace."

Hearing this, the old man breathed a sigh of relief and then nodded to Yang Fan.

"Very good. Once you join the Northern Yuan Heavenly Mystery Palace, you'll know how right this is."

"Moreover, you have already mastered enough mathematical algorithms, so you don't need to worry about not being able to survive in the Beiyuan Tianji Palace."

He then took a deep breath.

"Although the Northern Yuan Heavenly Mystery Palace has declined somewhat, it was once an extremely powerful sect with a very deep foundation."

"As long as you are patient and study hard there, you can still learn a lot of good things."

Yang Fan didn't know what to say for a moment, so he nodded haphazardly at the old man.

Then the old man smiled slightly, and then his whole body gradually dissipated into the air.

Watching the old man disappear, Yang Fan was speechless for a moment.

After a long while, he took a deep breath and then looked down at the celestial book.

As the old man departed, the Heavenly Book unfolded layer by layer like a lotus flower.

Yang Fan walked over and saw that there were several jade slips inside the Heavenly Book.

Besides the jade slip, there was also a small key.

Yang Fan picked up the key and looked at it twice, not knowing what it was.

However, even though he didn't know what it was, Yang Fan wouldn't just throw it away.

After all, since this thing was left behind by the old man, it might still be useful to him.

With that in mind, Yang Fan took everything from the Heavenly Book.

After these things were taken away, the Heavenly Book closed up again.

Yang Fan picked up the Heavenly Book, which had reassembled into a spherical shape, and walked behind the Nascent Soul puppet.

Then he gently and skillfully placed the Heavenly Book on the back of the Nascent Soul puppet.

A moment later, the body of the Nascent Soul level puppet unfolded again, revealing the top-grade spirit stone from before.

At this moment, the top-grade spirit stone was almost completely dried up.

Seeing this, Yang Fan took down the top-grade spirit stone, thought for a moment, and then put it away.

Top-grade spirit stones are far more powerful than ordinary spirit stones.

He decided to accept it for the time being, and as for the Nascent Soul stage puppet, he would find a way to get other top-grade spirit stones to replace it.

As for the rest, there's no need to rush.

Finally, Yang Fan waved his hand and put the puppet into his storage bag.

After doing all this, Yang Fan breathed a sigh of relief, and then he began to tally up his gains.

The gains from this trip have been considerable. Besides continuing to learn the various unique skills of the Heavenly Mystery Palace, Yang Fan is eager to see what Luo Changhe left behind.