Kong Ziyi received Feng Jun's reply and went back to report it to Guyue.
Guyue was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then gave a bitter laugh. "The sect's secret arts... sigh."
Kong Ziyi truly did not know why he was sighing. "Can't some of the secret arts the sect obtained by chance be taken out for divination?"
In truth, she was not as thoughtless as Qu Jianlei and the others believed. She genuinely felt this matter could be worked out, which was why she had been so delighted.
"Some secret arts can indeed be taken out for divination," Guyue replied gloomily. "But the secret arts that can be taken out aren't important. The important ones can never be taken out... what a mess."
What he sought was the ability to enter the inner academy directly after Nascent Soul Formation. This was by no means a minor matter; lesser merit would not help him much.
After pausing, he began to smile again. "Forget it. Feng Jun answered that way mainly to keep me from becoming suspicious. Honestly, I'm no longer young, yet I'm still fretting over something this small. My state of mind is still somewhat lacking."
Sumiao had been deep in thought all along, and only spoke now. "I have some ideas. The Upper Sects... seem to have quite a few secret arts awaiting completion. Senior Guyue, you might consider starting from that angle."
Guyue froze. After a while, he nodded. "Sumiao, your understanding of the Upper Realm is indeed more thorough than mine."
"How many times have I even been there?" Sumiao smiled. "Senior Guyue, your cultivation is formidable. After reaching the Upper Realm, you fought everywhere. Unlike someone with shallow cultivation like me, who could only wander about looking for bargains to exploit."
"Sumiao, you're being