You Really Are a Tiger!

Chen Cheng and the other woman both looked relaxed as they said, "Saintess, you have seen through it. The Holy Son truly does have incredible fortune—he actually found a Dust-laden Divine Skill, the Word Secret."

"Word Secret?!"

Even Qi Zixiao, who was usually cold and aloof, could not help looking solemn upon hearing this. "The Word Secret, one of the Nine Secrets, is said to grant the fastest speed in the world, allowing one to ascend to the heavens and descend into the earth without hindrance. When cultivated to the highest realms, it can even glimpse the domain of time. Innate formations cannot trap it, and supreme Dao Patterns cannot contain it?"

"It is indeed said to be one of the Nine Secrets, the Word Secret."

Chen Cheng beamed. "However, the Holy Son's fortune still cannot compare to Your Highness's. They say that even after finding the Word Secret, his face was still ashen when he left the Scripture Pavilion..."

"Why?"

Qi Zixiao was stunned.

Actually, she really wanted to keep asking questions, such as What the hell is a Dust-laden Divine Skill? Unfortunately, that was not something she could easily ask.

"Of course, it is because Your Highness found the 'General Principles of Daoist Arts Under Heaven'!"

"The Word Secret is certainly extremely powerful, but the Daoist arts recorded in the 'General Principles of Daoist Arts Under Heaven' number in the thousands, do they not?"

I found it...

The General Principles of Daoist Arts Under Heaven?

So this is why you were completely unconcerned, remaining so calm even after learning that the Holy Son had found the Word Secret?

But where are the General Principles of Daoist Arts Under Heaven?

Qi Zixiao's thoughts raced. Then... her heart suddenly gave an inexplicable leap as she thought of the letter that fellow had left behind.

General Principles... of Martial Arts Under Heaven?

Could it be...

"But speaking of it, the Holy Son's discernment truly is not bad."

Chen Cheng continued, "Back then, when Your Highness held the 'General Principles of Martial Arts Under Heaven,' all the other disciples were utterly confused. Only the Holy Son saw at a glance that the General Principles of Martial Arts Under Heaven were merely a disguise, and that the item Your Highness had taken was actually the General Principles of Daoist Arts Under Heaven."

I knew it!

Qi Zixiao felt as though gooseflesh had risen all over her body!

This is a colossal misunderstanding!

That really was the General Principles of Martial Arts Under Heaven...

She wanted to widen her eyes, but she could not. She could not open her mouth to explain, either, and could only bury everything in her heart. The frustration in her chest was impossible to express.

"Besides that, several other people with profound blessings found Dust-laden Divine Skills."

"Now, most of the disciples in the sect are deeply grateful to Your Highness."

"They all say that if not for your inspiration—if you had not let them know that Dust-laden Divine Skills existed on the first floor of the Scripture Pavilion—they would never have had such opportunities..."

My... inspiration?

Qi Zixiao grew even more depressed.

At the same time, however, she gradually sorted out the cause and effect.

As the Saintess, every move she made attracted the attention of countless people, including the Holy Son!

And when that fellow controlled her body and went to the Scripture Pavilion, he naturally attracted attention. Yet that fellow had remained completely unconcerned, swaggering around as he searched the first floor of the Scripture Pavilion...

What would ordinary disciples think when they saw that?!

The dignified Saintess could freely enter the seventh floor, yet she had gone to such lengths to search the first floor. Could it be... that the first floor concealed some profound mystery?!

And then...

Several disciples found Dust-laden Divine Skills. The Holy Son's fortune soared like a rainbow, and he had even found the famed Word Secret. That was a supreme Daoist art!

After clarifying the cause and effect, Qi Zixiao waved her jade hand. The doors slammed shut, and she immediately began grinding her teeth.

"That fellow..."

"He really is... incredible!!!"

She had merely gone out once, yet he had somehow invented the notion of "Dust-laden Divine Skills," and had even inexplicably given her greatest enemy an extremely terrifying method...

Yet, strangely, everyone now believed that she had found the so-called "General Principles of Daoist Arts Under Heaven," and thought that she was the greatest beneficiary...

The peerlessly beautiful Saintess in white could no longer hold back. She gritted her teeth furiously...

"So these are the so-called General Principles of Daoist Arts Under Heaven?"

With a wave of her hand, the "General Principles of Martial Arts Under Heaven" flew over...

She carefully sensed it for a long while, yet no miracle occurred.

This was simply a martial arts manual that held no value whatsoever to her.

Qi Zixiao: "..."

At that moment, she suddenly felt extremely aggrieved.

Why should I have to run into something like this?

Not only had that fellow controlled her body, she had also helped the Holy Son with an earth-shaking favor without even realizing it...

"..."

The more she thought about it, the harder it became for Qi Zixiao to calm down. She wished she could bare her fangs and claws and curse that fellow out properly.

For a long, long while.

After finally calming down, Qi Zixiao gradually began sorting through the problems and gains from this trip across worlds...

She carefully sensed her cultivation and discovered that it was much the same as last time. Her cultivation had still improved by the tiniest bit.

If she did not examine it carefully, it would be easy to overlook. Yet it was a genuine improvement—visible and tangible.

"Why is this happening?"

She was puzzled.

Both times had been the same.

She could be certain that Lin Fan definitely had not cultivated. So why had her cultivation instead improved?

When she painstakingly cultivated, she could not advance even an inch. What kind of logic was this?

She could not figure it out!

"Not only that, why has this potted plant grown so quickly? He never gave me an answer about that, either."

"Before the next exchange, I will leave these two questions for him. And I must also remind him not to wander around so casually."

Qi Zixiao suddenly felt rather apprehensive.

This time, he had merely gone to the Scripture Pavilion once, yet it had allowed the Holy Son to obtain a supreme Daoist art like the Word Secret. If he went to the Forge Hall or the Pill Pavilion next, would he also get some Immortal Artifacts and Immortal Pills to play with?

If that really happened, there would be no need to compete in the Contention of the First Sequence a year from now, would there?

"Fortunately..."

Qi Zixiao's eyes opened and closed. In her mind, a rumbling thunder seemed to flicker in and out of existence.

"Fortunately, this time, I did not gain absolutely nothing. That world is not entirely useless..."

"The Word Secret?"

"If I can learn the Divine Sword Control Thunder True Technique, the victor and loser will still be unknown!"

Before she "returned," Qi Zixiao had happened to witness Lu Xueqi forcibly cast the Divine Sword Control Thunder True Technique for the first time...

That instant had touched something within Qi Zixiao and made her think of many things.

She felt that if Lu Xueqi could learn the Divine Sword Control Thunder True Technique, then she certainly could as well!

The Word Secret among the Nine Secrets was indeed powerful, but one had to cultivate it to profound heights to grasp the fastest speed. The Divine Sword Control Thunder True Technique borrowed Heavenly Might to kill—its power might not be inferior!

No manual?

Then she would create one herself!

She already had the incantation, and she had seen the method of casting it. At worst, she would spend more time practicing!

"Within a year..."

Qi Zixiao murmured, "I must break through to the Void Refinement realm and master the Divine Sword Control Thunder True Technique!"

At this moment.

If Lin Fan had been here, he would certainly have worn a baffled expression...

You dare learn spells from a television drama?

If I call you a tiger, you really are a tiger!

What if something goes wrong while you are controlling thunder and it strikes you to death?

Thanks to "Linqin," "The Basics Are Largely in Place, Consequences EWCHE," "Hehe, Year After Year," and the two fellow readers with numerical names, among others. Thank you for your tips.