"Gu Hui of the Central Plains pays his respects to Master!"
Outside the Esoteric Sect, Gu Hui bowed politely to the old monk before him in a Buddhist salute.
"Amitabha Buddha. Might I ask why this benefactor has come to our Esoteric Sect?"
Gu Hui did not conceal his purpose. Otherwise, why would he have come to pay a visit? He could have simply acted as a thief in the night, though that did not necessarily mean he would find what he needed.
"I pay my respects, Master. I have cultivated in the Central Plains for many years and have long admired the Esoteric Sect's two great secret arts: the Dragon Elephant Prajnaparamita Skill and the Supreme Yoga Esoteric Vehicle.
"That is why I have come, hoping to exchange two Daoist divine arts for a look at the manuals."
The old monk's expression did not change upon hearing Gu Hui's words, but he refused. "Amitabha Buddha. Why must this benefactor be so greedy? One cannot chew more than one can swallow. Perhaps you have not even mastered your Daoist divine arts."
"That is precisely why I hope to obtain these two divine arts, to draw inspiration from them."
"Benefactor, please leave. The Esoteric Sect's divine arts are never passed on to outsiders."
Gu Hui frowned at the old monk's utter refusal to budge.
The Soul-Confounding Technique from the Nine Yin Manual activated silently. With Gu Hui's formidable spiritual power, the old monk was immediately ensnared.
Techniques concerning the soul and spirit had always been exceptionally rare and difficult to obtain.
"Stop! What did you do?" The monks behind the old monk paled in shock.
Gu Hui ignored them. Taking the old monk with him, he leaped away from the Esoteric Sect. Before long, he had learned where the sect stored