Sky Sword Sect's Secret!

"Revenge is definitely necessary, but this matter needs to be planned carefully. I need to figure out exactly how the Ye Family and the Profound Heaven Sect colluded with those Otherworlders, and how many more Otherworlders are hidden in their homes. Unfortunately, I already cleaved the previous Otherworlder with my sword."

Dugu Wudi's gaze was sharp, his heart churning. He suddenly glanced at Lu Chen and said, "Little Chen, since you've grown to this extent, I can now tell you some of the Sky Sword Sect's secrets."

"Secrets?"

Lu Chen's eyes flickered as he looked at Dugu Wudi.

"Indeed!"

Dugu Wudi nodded gently.

Suddenly, he sensed something and turned his head sharply, looking in another direction.

Not far away, Qing Lian, ragged and pale-faced, staggered and finally arrived again, her face full of shock. Her hair was disheveled, and she looked like she had barely escaped death, her eyes filled with fear.

Dugu Wudi took a step and instantly appeared before Qing Lian. He placed a hand on her shoulder, and a surge of powerful True Qi flowed into her. He said calmly, "It's all over now, there's no need to be afraid. Calm yourself, your Master is here for everything."

As this pure True Qi flowed into her, the damage Qing Lian had sustained from burning her Blood Essence and using Blood Escape began to recover at an extremely rapid pace.

Even the panic on her face slowly began to dissipate.

After about fifteen minutes, Qing Lian had recovered about seventy to eighty percent.

"Thank you, Master."

She bowed.

"Let's go, you can listen to the Sky Sword Sect's secrets with your senior brother."

Dugu Wudi sighed softly, his hands behind his back, and walked towards the great hall not far away.

Lu Chen frowned slightly, glancing at Qing Lian from a distance, and said indifferently:

"Junior Sister, many days have passed, have you not had any relapses?"

"No, no."

Qing Lian quickly replied.

"That's more like it. There are elders and juniors, and hierarchies. I hope you can always remember that."

Lu Chen said again, then turned and left.

Qing Lian said nothing, lowered her head, and quietly followed behind.

Not long after.

They arrived at a dilapidated great hall in the distance.

The entire hall was riddled with holes, almost razed to the ground, with chaotic foundations and rubble everywhere.

Inside this shattered hall, a colossal stone sword, five meters tall, was embedded.

The stone sword was wide and heavy, its surface carved with countless inscriptions.

It seemed to exude an invisible 'aura,'

giving people a strange illusion of being as imposing as a mountain.

"Little Chen, what do you think of this sword?"

Dugu Wudi asked.

"Very strong, very powerful!"

Lu Chen gazed at the stone sword and said, "Is there something inside this stone sword?"

"Yes."

Dugu Wudi smiled and said, "The stone sword is merely an outer facade. Inside it is a true divine sword, left behind by the Patriarch of my Sky Sword Sect. It is incomparably sharp and peerlessly powerful. Do you know why this sword is planted here?"

"Is it to suppress the Otherworlder you mentioned, Master?"

Lu Chen asked.

"Yes."

Dugu Wudi nodded calmly. "The world is actually far beyond what ordinary people imagine. Besides Humanity, there are also strange Otherworlders, also known as Demonic Fiends. However, the number of these Demonic Fiends is extremely small, and most of them have been firmly sealed by the great aristocratic families and major sects. Only a very small number of Demonic Fiends hide outside. My Sky Sword Sect once sealed a Demon King by our Patriarch over a thousand years ago, and that Demon King is still not dead..."

"A Demon King!"

Lu Chen exclaimed in surprise, looking at the stone sword before him. "The Demon King is suppressed beneath this stone sword!"

"To be precise, it's a Demon Soil!"

Dugu Wudi replied. "More than a thousand years ago, the Patriarch of my Sky Sword Sect sealed a Demon Soil here. The Demon King within, along with countless Demonic Fiends, were all trapped inside. To prevent their escape in the future, the Patriarch then built the Sky Sword Sect here to guard it for generations."

"They can't be killed?"

Lu Chen was shocked.

"Yes, a true Demon King is practically immortal."

Dugu Wudi's expression was solemn, and he sighed. "That's why the Patriarch chose to suppress them. My Sky Sword Sect has been passed down through generations, and the energy of each sect leader has been almost entirely consumed by this Demon King. If the Demon King below were to break free, the first to be dealt with would be my Sky Sword Sect. Therefore, I appear powerless regarding many matters outside."

The Sky Sword Sect had too deep a grudge with the Demon King below.

It was precisely because of this that those reclusive families and sects dared to scheme against the Sky Sword Sect in secret.

For thousands of years, every time the Sky Sword Sect changed leaders, it marked the darkest hour for the sect.

Multiple hidden families would take the opportunity to ransack them.

This was because they were certain the Sky Sword Sect would be too preoccupied to deal with them.

This time was no different.

However, they never imagined that Dugu Wudi's strength far surpassed their expectations.

They also never expected that their collusion with other Otherworlders would completely enrage Dugu Wudi.

"Don't the internal seals of those hidden families and sects exist?"

"Of course, they do."

Dugu Wudi replied indifferently, "But how could the seals in their families compare to the power of my Sky Sword Sect? At most, they've sealed some slightly stronger Demonic Fiends, far from becoming Demon Kings. Moreover, those hidden families have deep foundations, much deeper than my Sky Sword Sect's."

From ancient times to the present, the Sky Sword Sect's peak prosperity only saw five disciples.

The origins of those hidden families could be traced back to the Ancient Clans...

Who knows what they inherited from the Ancient Clans?

So, this was the second reason why Dugu Wudi couldn't deal with them.

"Alright."

Lu Chen stared intently at the area beneath the giant sword.

A patch of Demon Soil!

If all of this were killed, how much Merit Points would that be?

Even Qing Lian on the side was shocked.

Clearly, she hadn't expected such a major secret to be hidden within the Sky Sword Sect!

This was equivalent to a hidden powder keg! Ready to blow up the Sky Sword Sect at any moment?

"Why haven't I heard any news of Demonic Fiends in this world?"

Lu Chen inquired.

"Most Demonic Fiends that roam freely are very cautious and rarely show themselves. However, this time, they actually colluded with those hidden families... and those hidden families promised them something. There must be a conspiracy involved that neither you nor I can imagine."

Dugu Wudi's eyes flickered, his heart churning.

His greatest concern right now was the Demon King below!

Anything could happen outside, but this Demon King absolutely could not escape!

Otherwise, the Sky Sword Sect would be destroyed!

"So, we can't retaliate against those hidden families?"

Lu Chen frowned.

"It's not an absolute no. As long as you can enter the Heaven Rankings and achieve the Golden Body, you can retaliate as you please from then on. At that time, our Sky Sword Sect will have two people on the Heaven Rankings."

Dugu Wudi patted his shoulder encouragingly.

Enter the Heaven Rankings?

Lu Chen fell silent.

Easier said than done.

Without Merit Points, how could he possibly achieve the Heaven Rankings?

He was determined to destroy those hidden families and sects.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen once again quietly glanced at his panel.

Merit Points: 0.

"I can break through to the ninth level of the True Qi Hidden Realm..."

A strange curve appeared on his lips.

This was just how exaggerated it was!

True cheaters never wronged themselves!

"Master, I want to view the cultivation technique for opening the Spirit Hidden Realm."

Lu Chen suddenly said.

"You can. You are already at the eighth level of the True Qi Hidden Realm. With your talent, you should reach the ninth level within half a year. It's just the right time to view the method for opening the Spirit Hidden Realm now."

Dugu Wudi said.

Qing Lian's eyes widened, her breathing quickening as she looked at Lu Chen.

What did he say?

Lu Chen had reached the eighth level of the True Qi Hidden Realm?

How is this possible?

Before the Heaven Gate Baptism, wasn't he only at the third level of the True Qi Hidden Realm?

She felt dizzy and disoriented, as if her heart had been utterly shattered.

Back then, when Dugu Wudi discovered her, he had praised her as a once-in-three-hundred-years sword genius.

She had been overjoyed about that for a long time.

She vowed to sweep away all obstacles with her sword.

Especially when she learned she had two senior brothers, she felt nothing but disdain.

But ever since meeting Lu Chen, she had suffered one major blow after another at his hands.

If she remembered correctly, Lu Chen was only at the sixth level of the Physical Body Hidden Realm half a month ago.

And now, in just half a month, he had reached the eighth level of the True Qi Hidden Realm!

That's a leap of... eleven minor realms?

Meanwhile, she, a genius who appears once every three hundred years, with the help of the Enlightenment Pavilion and various pills, had only managed to break through two minor realms in the same half-month.

Her mind roared and buzzed, her confidence instantly collapsing.

"This is a cultivation method for spiritual power called [Myriad Swords Contemplate the World]. It is the supreme spiritual technique of our Sky Sword Sect. Take it and study it. If you don't understand anything, come back and ask me."

Dugu Wudi casually took out a black book from his person, forced a smile, and handed it to Lu Chen.

Lu Chen took it and scanned the cover. Immediately, he felt an indescribable Sword Intent emanating from the black book's surface. When his gaze fell upon it, he felt a sharp pain in his head, as if his soul were in disarray.

"Lu Chen, you cannot view this book without reaching a certain realm. Only when you reach the true ninth level of the True Qi Hidden Realm, and then through the passage of time, slowly honing your spiritual power, can you truly open this book. Therefore, progressing from the True Qi Hidden Realm to the Spirit Hidden Realm is an extremely arduous task, often consuming more than ten or even decades of time."

Dugu Wudi sighed lightly. "Back then, your senior brother took a full nine and a half years to transition from the True Qi Hidden Realm to the Spirit Hidden Realm."

"So long?"

Lu Chen's eyes flickered.

He didn't have that much time to waste!

As long as he had enough Merit Points, he could achieve mastery in a single day.

"Thank you, Master!"

Lu Chen cupped his fists.