In the end, the former sect master departed with a smile. The Void Blade Sect, battered by wind and rain, finally completed its transfer of power in peace and continued to stand among the strongest in Qing Province.
"How could this be!" Qiao Qinglu could no longer remain calm after hearing the story. Even his voice trembled as he said, "Master, you mean to..."
"That's right!" Song Taichong said. "Originally, I planned that if I still couldn't find a suitable successor after fifty years, I would pass this art on to you and have you devour my essence, so you could attain the exalted status of a King. However, during the process of devouring another's potential, the [Blood Devouring Spirit] secret art also incurs losses. If you used it to devour me, you would likely only reach King Level Second Stage or King Level Third Stage—hardly enough to cow the petty villains. Now, though, I no longer need to worry about that."
Qiao Qinglu nodded with difficulty.
He understood Song Taichong's meaning all too well.
Clearly, Song Taichong wanted him to use [Blood Devouring Spirit] to devour Lu Yang's potential.
Lu Yang had the potential to become a Blade Venerable with absolute certainty. If Qiao Qinglu could devour that potential with this art, then even if some of it was lost in the process, he would surely be able to reach the late stages of the King level—or even King Level Peak!
The leaders of the Righteous Path clans and sects throughout Qing Province were mostly only at the mid-King level. As long as Qiao Qinglu succeeded, there would be no problem completing a smooth transfer of power within the Void Blade Sect.
With his future cultivation at the late stages of the King level, or even at its peak,