Fiancée (Part 1)

Chapter Five: Fiancée (Part 1)

If it were any other disciple facing the elder's angry roar, they would have been trembling, but Li Qiye merely smiled. He calmly said, "Elder, please don't be angry. Junior Brother Nan has already explained the situation to me. If I truly pass the assessment, it will be a great contribution to the Washing Yan Ancient Sect. Rewards are given for merit, so it's only right for me to state my conditions."

"We'll talk about that after you pass!" the elder said coldly, highly displeased with Li Qiye's provocative behavior.

"Those conditions can be discussed," the Grand Elder simply nodded and said, "Rest assured, as long as you pass, you can choose any of the sect's cultivation methods except for the Heaven's Mandate Secret Arts and the core Immortal Emperor cultivation methods! The prerequisite is that you pass the assessment! I believe none of the other elders will have any objections to this."

The other elders present exchanged glances. If Li Qiye could actually pass, such a request wasn't excessive. However, the probability of Li Qiye passing was practically zero!

"Other conditions can be discussed after I pass," Li Qiye smiled and said, "However, there is one condition I need to state now, and I hope the elders are prepared. Once I reach a certain Body Tempering realm, I will need a Sacred Body Ointment!"

"What a demand!" Hearing Li Qiye's words, the six elders couldn't help but change their expressions, and one of them shouted.

Li Qiye remained unmoved and calmly said, "Elder, that was a slip of the tongue. Consider this: the Nine Sacred Demon Gate is forming a marriage alliance with us, what a great contribution that is! While Sacred Body Ointment is precious, I believe it is worth the value!"

"Hmph, Sacred Body Ointment, it's not that easy!" the elder said with great dissatisfaction, letting out a cold snort!

The Grand Elder looked at Li Qiye for a moment before finally saying in a deep voice, "If you succeed, a portion of Sacred Body Ointment isn't too much to ask. However, the sect cannot fulfill your request at this moment. The sect is still missing many spiritual medicines to refine a portion of Sacred Body Ointment!"

Looking at the Grand Elder, Li Qiye couldn't help but sigh inwardly. It seemed he had overestimated the Washing Yan Ancient Sect of today; it had truly declined. Back in the day, when Immortal Emperor Mingren founded the Washing Yan Ancient Sect, the treasures it possessed were immense. Let alone mere Sacred Body Ointment, even Immortal Body Ointment wouldn't have been a problem.

"Alright then, I'll compromise. I want Imperial Body Ointment, the best Imperial Body Ointment!" Li Qiye had to settle for the next best thing.

The six elders exchanged glances, and finally, the Grand Elder nodded, "I can agree to this, provided you succeed!"

Li Qiye merely smiled at the Grand Elder's words and then said, "However, before I go to the Nine Sacred Demon Gate, I have a small request. No one knows whether going to the Nine Sacred Demon Gate means life or death, so I need to learn some cultivation methods and have one or two weapons to protect myself."

"You're being clever, trying to profit from the situation," one of the six elders, Elder Xiong, snorted coldly, also displeased.

The Grand Elder remained fair and nodded, "How about this: you can choose one cultivation method and one weapon from the sect, below the level of Hall Master. What do the elders think?"

Although the other elders disliked Li Qiye's bargaining, they still agreed to the Grand Elder's proposal. They all understood that Li Qiye's chances of passing the assessment were practically zero, and any weapons or cultivation methods he took would be like throwing a bone to a dog. However, they were still unwilling to give up and wanted to give it a try!

"Elders, you worry too much. How could this junior dare to make such outrageous demands?" Li Qiye naturally knew what the six elders were thinking. He smiled and calmly said, "I heard that there is a technique called 'Mystic Gate Saber' in the sect that has the effect of rapid mastery. Therefore, this junior will choose this technique, and then select a pair of sabers that can complement it."

Upon hearing Li Qiye's words, the six elders present couldn't help but exchange glances. They had expected Li Qiye to make exorbitant demands, perhaps even ask for Emperor Arts. They hadn't expected him to ask for such a cultivation method.

"'Mystic Gate Saber'?" the Grand Elder pondered upon hearing Li Qiye's words.

Another elder said, "Replying to Brother Gu, that is a martial skill within the sect, nothing remarkable." He was in charge of the sect's cultivation method distribution, so he was well aware of some of the sect's techniques.

Hearing this elder's words, the elders unfamiliar with 'Mystic Gate Saber' were also taken aback. For cultivators, martial skills were indeed insignificant; even ordinary cultivation methods were superior to martial skills! Now that Li Qiye was choosing a martial skill, it surprised the elders. In their eyes, trash was trash, unable to recognize value!

"No problem. Huairen, send the 'Mystic Gate Saber' manual to Lone Mountain, and let him choose the best pair of sabers suitable for this technique." The Grand Elder immediately approved Li Qiye's request.

"Do you have any other small requests?" Since Li Qiye hadn't made any outrageous demands, the elders present were somewhat satisfied and asked this question.

"This junior has no other requests for now," Li Qiye smiled and said.

"Good, go back and prepare yourself. We depart in three days! After you return, we will let you pay respects to the Ancestor!" the Grand Elder said in a deep voice.

Of course, whether he could return alive was still an unknown matter!

After Li Qiye returned to Lone Mountain, Nan Huairen delivered the 'Mystic Gate Saber' manual and a pair of very suitable sabers to Li Qiye.

Li Qiye weighed the short sabers, which resembled crescent moons, and was satisfied. These sabers were named Moon Arc, faintly emanating a cold glint. Although these sabers were not true artifacts or precious artifacts used by cultivators, as short sabers crafted for mortals, a bit of crimson moon gold was mixed in during their forging. Such short sabers could be considered treasure sabers capable of slicing hair in the mortal world, but for cultivators, they were nothing at all.

After Nan Huairen left, Li Qiye slowly flipped through the 'Mystic Gate Saber', reading it word by word. As Li Qiye read each word, phrases of cultivation methods appeared in his mind.

Back then, when he transformed into the Shadow Crow, he later used astonishing schemes to break free from the Immortal-Demon Cave's control. However, his state was still unstable, and he was sometimes affected by the Immortal-Demon Cave. Therefore, whenever his state became unstable, he would seal himself and enter a deep slumber.

He had endured suffering through life after life, experienced countless years, entered immortal lands, and ventured into burial grounds. In the era of desolation, he had fallen into the hands of invincible powerful beings and endured countless hardships. Because of this, he had come into contact with countless cultivation methods, some even being Emperor Arts and Immortal Secrets.

He feared that one day his unstable state would make him lose control and be taken back to the Immortal-Demon Cave, so in every life, he would erase his memories of various cultivation methods and secret arts to prevent any world-shattering techniques from falling into the hands of the Immortal-Demon Cave. However, he and the Medicine God, Blood Seal Immortal Emperor, and others used an extremely mysterious method. Although these memories were erased, if he had the opportunity to read these cultivation methods again in the future, all the profound mysteries of those methods would reappear!

As Li Qiye read the 'Mystic Gate Saber', all the profound mysteries related to the 'Mystic Gate Saber' that had been erased in the past slowly reappeared in Li Qiye's mind!

After spending a considerable amount of time, Li Qiye finally recalled all the erased profound mysteries of the 'Mystic Gate Saber'. Li Qiye took a deep breath and carefully compared it with the manual in his hand. Upon comparison, Li Qiye discovered that the 'Mystic Gate Saber' in his hand was missing some parts, which made Li Qiye worry about certain matters.

In fact, it was normal for cultivation methods like the 'Mystic Gate Saber' to be incomplete. After all, martial skills were insignificant in the eyes of cultivators; they were mere trivial skills. Over the millions of years of the Washing Yan Ancient Sect, very few disciples had likely practiced the 'Mystic Gate Saber'!

It didn't take much time for Li Qiye to fully comprehend all the profound mysteries of the 'Mystic Gate Saber' that had reappeared in his mind. After comprehending the profound mysteries, Li Qiye simply smiled.

Although his physique, life wheels, and fate palaces were at the level of mortals, insignificant and incomparable to those geniuses, through the memories of life after life, he had encountered countless cultivation methods and secret manuals, even astonishing Immortal Secrets. Although all these cultivation methods and secret arts had been erased, Li Qiye's understanding, comprehension, and perspective on cultivation were far beyond what those geniuses could compare to.

More importantly, having transformed into the Shadow Crow, he had endured countless hardships, even being imprisoned for tens of thousands of years without seeing the light of day! After enduring countless torments, he possessed a Dao heart that was unparalleled, his Dao heart as firm as a rock, unshakable by anything!

Gently stroking the 'Mystic Gate Saber' in his hand, Li Qiye couldn't help but sigh, which evoked some memories. The 'Mystic Gate Saber' held unknown secrets, secrets that the disciples of the Washing Yan Ancient Sect likely didn't know.

Back then, before Immortal Emperor Mingren began his cultivation, he was a young man passionate about martial arts, and he practiced the martial skill 'Mystic Gate Saber'. Later, after Immortal Emperor Mingren shouldered the Heaven's Mandate and reigned supreme over the Nine Realms, he couldn't help but feel a sense of nostalgia for his youthful days. He later refined the 'Mystic Gate Saber' that he had practiced in his youth.

Of course, this martial skill could not compare to the Emperor Arts created by Immortal Emperor Mingren, let alone the Heaven's Mandate Secret Arts. Naturally, Immortal Emperor Mingren did not wish for his descendants to practice martial skills, so this 'Mystic Gate Saber' was casually placed in the Scripture Repository of the Washing Yan Ancient Sect. Over the millions of years, very few disciples had practiced this saber technique, let alone comprehended its true profound mysteries.

When Immortal Emperor Mingren was refining the 'Mystic Gate Saber', Li Qiye, in his Shadow Crow form, had even jokingly told Immortal Emperor Mingren that although your Mystic Gate Saber, if practiced to its peak, could still slay kings and nobles, your mere martial skill, I'm afraid no descendant would be willing to practice it!

Immortal Emperor Mingren had merely smiled at such words. However, Li Qiye's prediction back then was indeed accurate; in the later years of the Washing Yan Ancient Sect, very few people indeed practiced the 'Mystic Gate Saber'.

Li Qiye withdrew his thoughts, took a deep breath, held the short sabers in reverse grip, and slowly began practicing the Mystic Gate Saber technique. Li Qiye practiced each move and stance meticulously, not pursuing rapid mastery, but strictly adhering to the grip of each move, ensuring each stance and move was just right.

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