Leshan Peak, Lingyun Cave.
"What? We still have to undergo a martial arts trial?" Monk Dao Demon Niu Dachun glanced at the trial jade pendant in his hand, then roared at the old man before him, who had lived for at least three or four thousand years. His spittle nearly sprayed onto the old man's face. "This isn't what we agreed on before."
"Indeed, it is different, but it can't be helped."
Xiao Sanxiao still wore that amiable smile. He took an unhurried puff from his pipe before continuing, "Although you completed a rare ten-star mission, nothing can be achieved in one step. Even after completing a ten-star mission, learning martial arts still requires a process."
After a slight pause, Xiao Sanxiao continued, "The top-tier divine skills from the Wind and Cloud Secret Realm all have extremely harsh cultivation requirements, just like the Four Tribulations of the Sacred Heart you obtained after killing Di Shitian. This inheritance trial is merely a way to help you acquire the means to learn those divine skills."
"With this means, you can make those ultimate arts your own. At the very least, you can keep them with you until you meet the requirements to cultivate and use them in the future."
"Without this means..."
Xiao Sanxiao gently shook his head and continued, "If you are dissatisfied, I can also hand the Martial Arts Manuals directly to you. You can have whichever manual you want—I guarantee they are genuine, with no deception involved. But whether you can cultivate the manuals after receiving them will no longer fall within the scope of our agreement."
After hearing Xiao Sanxiao say that, Old Niu finally had nothing left to complain about.
From that perspective, everything Xiao Sanxiao said did make perfect sense. If he were truly asked to