Moon Vortex Sun Wheel Technique (Part 1)

Chapter 27: Moon Vortex Sun (Part 1)

"Tsk, for our Washing Yan Ancient Sect to have such a shameless, depraved good-for-nothing as the Chief Disciple is truly a disgrace to our sect!" a disciple said indignantly.

Some disciples also said with curiosity, "Didn't he go to the Nine Sacred Demon Gate for assessment? Why is he back so quickly?"

"Heh, he definitely failed the assessment. For a trash like him to want to pass the Nine Sacred Demon Gate's assessment? He's dreaming! And he wants to marry the princess of the Ancient Niu Jiang Kingdom? That's just a toad wanting to eat swan meat," a disciple said with a cold sneer.

Of course, the six Grand Elders had not yet announced Li Qiye's successful assessment. They did not know what attitude the Nine Sacred Demon Gate held towards the matter. Without their approval, the six Grand Elders certainly wouldn't dare to easily announce Li Qiye's marriage to Li Shuangyan. If Li Shuangyan refused to marry, it would damage her reputation and anger the Sun-Turning Demon Emperor, which could lead to the sect's destruction.

Nan Huairen could naturally hear the disciples whispering amongst themselves. He felt a bit embarrassed, but he couldn't reveal anything about the Nine Sacred Demon Gate.

On the contrary, Li Qiye, the person involved, strolled as if he were in a leisurely garden, completely unfazed by the whispers. He was relaxed and at ease, browsing through the cultivation manuals on the bookshelves.

Tiger Roar Skill, Heavenly Silkworm Longevity Method, Blazing Sun Wheel Technique, Iron Bull Emperor Physique Technique... Manuals were neatly arranged on the shelves. These cultivation manuals included original copies, handwritten copies, reproduced copies, stone rubbings, and more. They were diverse, covering techniques for cultivating the body, longevity methods for strengthening blood and qi, and even fate techniques for offense and defense...

The cultivation manuals here were incredibly mixed, with all sorts of varieties and a vast quantity. Just looking at these manuals was enough to understand the incredibly glorious past of the Washing Yan Ancient Sect.

"Some of these cultivation manuals were created by our Washing Yan Ancient Sect's past sages and ancestors, while others were taken from other sects or inheritances," Nan Huairen said to Li Qiye. "If Senior Brother wants to choose manuals related to Imperial Techniques, you must go to the third floor. The manuals on the first floor are the most common in the sect, and many ordinary disciples can cultivate them. The second floor and above are for hall masters or disciples with merit."

Li Qiye wasn't in a hurry to choose a manual. He simply browsed through each one before him, as he already had a target in mind.

Li Qiye browsed from the first floor all the way to the third floor. On the third floor, he could see one or two Imperial Techniques, but these were all minor Imperial Techniques, not core ones!

As Li Qiye browsed, he noticed something. The further up he went, the fewer manuals were piled on the shelves, and many shelves were empty. Quite a few shelves only had names marked on them, indicating that a certain manual had once been stored there, but the manual itself was gone.

"It's impossible that all the empty shelves are due to borrowed manuals, right?" Li Qiye said after browsing the third floor.

Nan Huairen shook his head. "I heard that our Washing Yan Ancient Sect has lost many, many cultivation manuals. Speaking of which," he glanced around. There were only the two of them on the third floor, so he lowered his voice. "I heard from my master that, in fact, our Washing Yan Ancient Sect has very few Imperial Techniques left! If there really are any, the core Imperial Techniques probably don't exceed three. If there truly are, they might be on the last three floors. If they aren't on the last three floors either, then our Washing Yan Ancient Sect is just an Imperial Lineage Immortal Sect in name only."

Immortal Emperor Mingren bore the Mandate of Heaven. He created countless cultivation techniques in his life, especially after becoming an Immortal Emperor bearing the Mandate of Heaven. He even created Immortal Emperor techniques that could communicate with heaven and earth, including Mandate of Heaven secret techniques!

"Were they stolen?" Li Qiye knew in his heart how many Imperial Techniques the Washing Yan Ancient Sect possessed. The manuals stored by the Washing Yan Ancient Sect were far more than just the Imperial Techniques created by Immortal Emperor Mingren. They also included Imperial Techniques from other inheritances that he had once seized, as well as more ancient techniques. These ancient techniques originated from the primeval era, and some of them even came from the secret techniques of various races such as the Heavenly Demons, Blood Race, Stone Men, charming spirits, Ancient Underworld, and so on!

"I don't know the specifics," Nan Huairen whispered. "I heard that five thousand years ago, our Washing Yan Ancient Sect's invincible genius ancestor was defeated, and calamity befell us. Later, I heard that a shocking event occurred thirty thousand years ago, and our Washing Yan Ancient Sect suffered heavy losses. There are rumors within the sect that our Imperial Techniques were sealed by Patriarch Mu in the last three floors. There are also rumors that thirty thousand years ago, our Washing Yan Ancient Sect was defeated by the Holy Heaven Sect, and they stole a large number of our Imperial Techniques!"

"Young Emperor Mu?" Hearing Nan Huairen's words, Li Qiye thought of the genius who appeared in the Washing Yan Ancient Sect fifty thousand years ago. However, at that time, his condition was problematic, and he hadn't paid much attention to the situation.

"Yes, it's Patriarch Mu." When speaking of Young Emperor Mu, Nan Huairen couldn't help but become impassioned. "Legend has it that fifty thousand years ago, Patriarch Mu was the most likely person to become an Immortal Emperor after our Washing Yan Ancient Sect's Immortal Emperor Mingren ancestor. He was the strongest opponent of Sky-Treading Immortal Emperor in his lifetime. I heard people say..."

"... that when Patriarch Mu contended for the Mandate of Heaven with Sky-Treading Immortal Emperor, they were three wins and three losses! Even a monstrous talent like Sky-Treading Immortal Emperor, whose talent was unmatched, was defeated by Patriarch Mu three times. Back then, our Washing Yan Ancient Sect could be said to have reached its most powerful peak state after Ancestor Mingren. Our Washing Yan Ancient Sect once swept across the world. Not to mention the Great Central Region, but the entire Human Emperor Realm, no one dared to provoke us..." Speaking of Young Emperor Mu, Nan Huairen was talkative because Young Emperor Mu was once the Washing Yan Ancient Sect's greatest pride after Immortal Emperor Mingren!

"But, in the end, Sky-Treading Immortal Emperor still bore the Mandate of Heaven," Li Qiye said calmly, referring to Nan Huairen's excitement.

Li Qiye's words were like a basin of cold water poured over Nan Huairen's head. His torrent of words immediately subsided, and he finally said with a sigh, "I heard, I heard that after Patriarch Mu's final battle with Sky-Treading Immortal Emperor, he disappeared. Some say he died in battle, some say he entered nirvana within our sect, and some elders even speculate that Patriarch Mu extracted a large number of the sect's Imperial Techniques and sealed them in the last three floors."

"Are there no Imperial Techniques on the middle three floors?" Li Qiye looked upwards. With the Grand Elders' permission, his access was limited to the lower three floors.

Nan Huairen also looked at the upper three floors and shook his head. "I heard from my master that he went up twice, but the manuals on the upper floors could be counted on ten fingers."

Li Qiye said nothing, just lightly shook his head. The Washing Yan Ancient Sect had indeed lived up to its name. As an Imperial Lineage Immortal Sect, it possessed so few Imperial Techniques. Then, it could no longer be called an Imperial Lineage Immortal Sect. Therefore, the decline of the Washing Yan Ancient Sect was not without reason.

Finally, Li Qiye chose a manual for fighting enemies and protecting fate from a bookshelf on the third floor. Then, he chose a manual for extending lifespan and nourishing blood on the second floor. In an inconspicuous corner on the very bottom floor, Li Qiye moved out a large pile of manuals.

Seeing the manuals Li Qiye had brought out from the very bottom, Nan Huairen counted them. There were a total of 120 volumes, and he was speechless. He couldn't help but whisper, "Senior Brother, these... these are all martial arts, not worth mentioning. Anyone in the sect can read them. Do you want to exchange them for other manuals?"

"I have my own plans," Li Qiye shook his head, confident.

Seeing Li Qiye's confident demeanor, Nan Huairen said nothing more and busied himself helping Li Qiye move these manuals out for registration.

If it were before, Nan Huairen would definitely have thought Li Qiye was ignorant. As a cultivator, choosing over a hundred martial arts manuals was like abandoning the root to chase the branches. However, Nan Huairen no longer thought that way.

As Li Qiye and Nan Huairen moved the 120 volumes of martial arts manuals for registration, all the disciples present looked at him as if he were an idiot. Even the second-generation disciples responsible for registration looked at Li Qiye like he was a monster.

"The Grand Elders stipulated that you can choose three manuals," a disciple responsible for registration said after looking at Li Qiye's token.

Li Qiye said slowly, "I know that. I've chosen one manual for cultivating fate and one for extending lifespan and nourishing blood. I won't choose a third. Huairen said that all disciples of our sect can browse these martial arts manuals, so I should be able to borrow them, right?"

The disciples responsible for registration exchanged glances, then looked at the supervising protector. After the protector agreed, these disciples said nothing more.

A disciple responsible for registration examined the 120 manuals Li Qiye had brought out and said, "Martial Arts General Principles, forty-four volumes; Miscellaneous Martial Arts, thirty-six volumes; Iron Skin, Bronze Tendons, forty volumes."

Upon saying this, the disciple looked at Li Qiye as if he were an idiot. All these martial arts were considered low-class. Let alone compared to Dao techniques, even among martial arts, these 120 volumes were all considered low-class.

Judging by the dust accumulated on these 120 volumes of martial arts manuals, it was clear that no one had ever browsed them.

Upon hearing that Li Qiye had chosen over a hundred volumes of martial arts, the disciples present who were borrowing cultivation manuals couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Ignorant fool, even if you cultivate all the martial arts in the world, you'll still be a nobody!" a disciple said disdainfully.

Some disciples also mocked, "Brother Wang, he's just being self-aware. He has a Mortal Physique, Mortal Meridians, and Mortal Fate. How easy is it for him to cultivate Dao techniques? Perhaps even the most basic foundational cultivation method would take him ten years to complete. So, knowing that he can't cultivate Dao, he's settling for the next best thing and cultivating martial arts!"

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