Chapter 12: Dao Ancestor
Chu Huaixu looked at the booklet, utterly bewildered.
He refused to believe it and flipped to the next page.
As it turned out, this page also contained only two words:
“Listen to advice!”
Judging by the handwriting, the first and second pages did not seem to be from the same person.
This left Chu Huaixu flabbergasted.
“What the heck, it’s like two people are singing in unison.”
Chu Huaixu continued flipping, only to find there was nothing more.
“That’s it?” He was even more confused.
“Could this be a newly released Meridian-Opening Stage Cultivation Technique that hardly anyone practices?” He could only think of this possibility.
The Daoist Sect was vast, with numerous outer disciples.
It must be known that even with the strict requirements of the Daoist Sect, as long as there was one genius in ten thousand, the Mirror Country in the Eastern Continent had a considerable population.
With so many registered disciples, it was impossible that so few people would choose it.
“Because its name isn’t as flashy as those other Cultivation Techniques?” Chu Huaixu mused.
“That shouldn’t be the case either.”
After all, that sword was within the Daoist Sect!
Within the Daoist Sect, the practice of swordsmanship was prevalent.
As long as the Cultivation Technique had the word “sword” in it, there was no reason for it to be so unpopular.
Chu Huaixu genuinely feared he might be the third white mouse.
“But regardless, this Cultivation Technique has the highest compatibility with me, at 93%.”
“The system has determined it’s fine, so it must be fine.”
For him, a so-called Cultivation Technique was simply a matter of feeding it experience points.
With that thought, Chu Huaixu tossed the booklet aside and picked up the jade slip.
As a seasoned player, he had a certain understanding of the cultivation system in the Profound Yellow Realm.
In the past, the Meridian-Opening Stage did not exist as a realm.
The human body had nine apertures, and it relied on these nine apertures to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Some people were born with all nine apertures open, like the long-legged person next door.
Some people were born with completely blocked apertures, like Chu Huaixu at his current stage.
For a prodigy like Han Shuangjiang, her Meridian-Opening Stage was like a mere formality.
It could be understood that her nine apertures were merely accumulating some impurities within the human body. She now only needed to rely on a Cultivation Technique to clear these impurities.
Before long, she would be able to cultivate to the peak of the Meridian-Opening Stage and then begin to attack the First Realm!
Many years ago, only those born with all nine apertures open could cultivate. Everyone directly started practicing from the First Realm.
Therefore, in that era, the threshold for cultivation was extremely high, and the number of cultivators was very small.
Until the emergence of the Dao Ancestor!
The invincible Dao Ancestor in the human world discovered the mysteries of the human body’s nine apertures and refined the Meridian-Opening Pill.
Upon taking the Meridian-Opening Pill, one could open the previously blocked apertures.
The so-called Meridian-Opening Stage Cultivation Technique was actually used to assist in absorbing the medicinal power.
Circulating the Cultivation Technique would lead to better efficacy and faster absorption.
People respectfully called him the Dao Ancestor because he refined the Meridian-Opening Pill and pioneered the Meridian-Opening Stage.
Without him, many people would not have had the opportunity to become cultivators.
Chu Huaixu’s Storage Token currently contained one Meridian-Opening Pill, which was freely distributed to registered disciples by the Daoist Sect.
“I must say, the benefits and treatment from a great sect are indeed good,” he thought.
“Some small sects even require disciples to purchase Meridian-Opening Pills themselves.”
After taking out the Meridian-Opening Pill, Chu Huaixu swallowed it in one gulp, then spread out the jade slip and placed it before him.
“【Ding! Do you wish to learn the Cultivation Technique — Sword Refining Art?】” He heard the system prompt.
Did he even need to ask?
Learn!
“Then, let’s begin cultivating!”
Ask Dao Peak was the main peak of the “Mountain Beyond Mountains”.
The great hall of the Daoist Sect was located at the summit of Ask Dao Peak.
At this moment, there were six people in the hall.
The Sixth Elder, Li Chunsong, was among them.
The person in the lead sat on the Sect Master’s throne, the current Sect Master of the Daoist Sect—Xiang Yan.
This person had no trace of immortal demeanor; he looked fierce, incredibly ugly, and very intimidating, and was bald.
Judging by his looks, he was significantly different from the Daoist Sect Master everyone imagined.
Four people were seated on both sides of the hall: the First Elder Lu Pan, the Fifth Elder Zhao Shuqi, the Ninth Elder Nangong Yue, and the Tenth Elder Chu Yinyin.
The Sixth Elder, Li Chunsong, stood in the center of the hall, rubbing his hands incessantly. His face was ruddy, and he was in high spirits, experiencing withdrawal symptoms and contemplating how to set the stage and gamble with his fellow disciples.
“I have brought back everyone the Junior Uncle asked me to pick up,” Li Chunsong cleared his throat and said.
The Tenth Elder, Chu Yinyin, immediately asked, “Who?”
It was strange, as all the high-ranking officials of the Daoist Sect appeared to be middle-aged. Only this Tenth Elder, Chu Yinyin, looked like a girl in her prime, around thirteen or fourteen years old, with a body that didn’t seem fully developed.
However, she was actually thirty-two years old.
This was related to her Cultivation Technique and Spiritual Embryo.
Li Chunsong glanced at her and directly said, “You are in the Sixth Realm, so don’t ask about matters concerning the Seventh Realm and above.”
Upon hearing this, everyone else chuckled.
Chu Yinyin frowned, angered, and slapped the small table beside her chair.
“What do you mean, you gambling addict? Are you looking down on me?”
Li Chunsong immediately wore a placating smile. “How dare I, Junior Sister? But this matter has been classified as top secret by the Junior Uncle. As you know, the sect rules state that only those in the Seventh Realm and above are qualified to know.”
“Are you using sect rules to suppress me?” Chu Yinyin was still persistent.
This forced Li Chunsong to seek help, and he looked at the First Elder, Lu Pan. “Senior Brother, you are the Enforcement Elder, say something!”
Lu Pan, with a stern and imposing demeanor, raised his head. His forehead lines were exceptionally deep, as if carved by knives.
“According to sect rules, that is indeed the case,” he replied seriously.
“Fine! You are all colluding to bully me!” Chu Yinyin stood up directly.
The Sect Master of the Daoist Sect, Xiang Yan, raised his hand and pressed down slightly, signaling her to calm down.
This bald man not only looked very ugly, but his voice was also unpleasant, with a pitch like a squeaky toy.
“Junior Sister, you have indeed been too lazy in the past. Although your talent is the most outstanding among us, our master and uncle have both said that your cultivation path will surely go further than ours, yet you don’t cultivate properly.”
Chu Yinyin heard this, looked down at her body, and became even more displeased. “Cultivate what! Look at how I’ve ended up!”
She scanned everyone present and said in exasperation, “If you won’t tell me, I don’t want to hear it anyway! I’m leaving!”
She quickly walked to the hall entrance, then stopped, turned her head back, and asked:
“You really won’t tell me, will you?”
The senior brothers and sisters remained silent, merely looking at her and smiling in unison.
Chu Yinyin then left the hall in anger, truly gone this time.
The Ninth Elder, Nangong Yue, was a woman of gentle disposition. She wasn’t exceptionally beautiful, but had a considerable bosom.
She shook her head and chuckled, “Junior Sister is truly something. At her age, why does her temper sometimes match her appearance, never growing up.”
“She has always been like this; nothing has changed,” Fifth Elder Zhao Shuqi shrugged.
“Her Cultivation Technique is special, that’s one aspect, but it’s mainly because of her nature,” said First Elder Lu Pan.
As soon as he finished speaking, he couldn’t help but exclaim, “Huh, why is she still eavesdropping outside?”
As the Enforcement Elder, he was in charge of sect rules.
With a wave of his hand, he released a sound-blocking magic array, isolating all sounds within the hall from the outside.
“Now she’s truly gone,” Lu Pan probed outside with his Divine Sense and smiled faintly.
Sect Master Xiang Yan cleared his throat and spoke in his extremely unpleasant voice, “Alright, let’s talk about business.”
Sixth Elder Li Chunsong knew it was his turn to speak.
“As ordered by the Junior Uncle, I have brought two people back from Biyouping in Wumeng Mountain.”
“The male is named Chu Huaixu, and the female is named Han Shuangjiang.”
“This Han Shuangjiang is extraordinary. Guess what her Spiritual Embryo is?” He paused for effect.
Everyone remained silent, staring at him intently.
“You guys are so boring!” Li Chunsong complained.
“Her Spiritual Embryo is as renowned as the Dao Ancestor’s Pure Yang Body! She has the Profound Yin Physique!”
Everyone was shocked: “What!”
The Profound Yin Physique, it was actually the Profound Yin Physique!
Ninth Elder Nangong Yue crossed her arms, her plump flesh accumulating on her arms. “If she has the Profound Yin Physique, do you think it’s possible to gain its recognition?”
Everyone was briefly stunned: “It?”
But they quickly reacted and understood what Nangong Yue was referring to.
It was a sword.
A sword left behind by the Dao Ancestor.
