Xu Wuye returned after several days of waiting in the Fiefdom.
But she brought bad news.
"My master said the Monster Refining Chapter does too much harm to the demon race and must never be passed on. Even we core disciples of the White Jade Terrace only received it after Master placed restrictions on us that prevented us from sharing it."
Xu Wuye conveyed Lou Dengjie's position.
Chen Lin's expression darkened.
With this outcome, he would have been better off leaving the Treasure Chest in the Myriad Demon Pagoda!
While it was in the pagoda, he still had hope. In Lou Dengjie's hands, he probably had no chance of obtaining it, no matter what he tried.
As for asking Xu Wuye to betray her sect and secretly give him the dharmic formula, that was even less possible.
Even without the restriction, Xu Wuye would never do such a thing. If he dared suggest it, their friendship would be over.
"Is there really no way at all?"
Chen Lin asked, unwilling to give up.
He had to obtain every part of the Seven-Star Shining Sun Technique. Otherwise, he could not form the Eternal Fire, nor accomplish what Niuniu wanted him to do.
Xu Wuye shook her head slightly.
But then she immediately added, "My master said he can help you obtain the Soul Refining Chapter in exchange for your God-Refining Chapter."
"The Soul Refining Chapter?"
Chen Lin was stunned.
"Yes, the Soul Refining Chapter. Why? Have you already obtained it?"
Xu Wuye raised an eyebrow.
"No."
Chen Lin answered immediately.
Then he asked, "Would Lord Lou be providing the original page of the Soul Refining Chapter, or a rubbing?"
This was important.
Cultivating from a rubbing inevitably left him uneasy.
"A copy. The original is in the hands of a super