Diary, Ice Sculpture, Fishing Bro!

Purple Origin Immortal Mansion, Nine Heavens Sword Sect.

Sect Master Qin Jian's eyes twitched, and his breathing became more rapid. He also looked at the Diary on the light screen.

All I could do was pray in my heart. "Desolate Heavenly Emperor, you've already tricked me, but please don't write it out!"

Qin Jian felt a headache coming on at the thought that the entire Nine Provinces and all the major Immortal Mansion were reading the Diary.

Cold sweat broke out on my forehead.

The elders of the Sword Sect also noticed that their sect leader was not in a good state, but they did not say anything more.

Logically speaking, even if Sword-Collecting Mountain was really stolen by the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, it shouldn't have come to this!

But since Qin Jian didn't say anything, they didn't dare to speculate.

Never mind!

Let's read the Diary first...

The white-haired Great Elder and the other elders exchanged a glance, thinking to themselves, "Perhaps the answer lies in the Diary."

On the screen, a brand new Diary has been revealed.

Page 56 of the Diary of the Immortal Great Emperor:

[Hehehe...]

[It went smoothly. Half a year has passed since I was exiled to Sword-Collecting Mountain, and I haven't made any rash moves during this time.]

[The Nine Heavens Sword Sect is, after all, a major sect; we cannot be careless.]

[Over the past six months, I've thoroughly investigated the terrain of Sword-Collecting Mountain, the burial sites of the various patriarchs, and the locations of the sealing formations.]

[It didn't attract much attention...]

Historically, most of the disciples exiled to Sword-Collecting Mountain were just there to loaf around and wait to die; no one expected me to sneak in for archaeology.

[The one guarding this place is an inner sect elder with early-stage Tribulation Transcendence cultivation. He's no problem for me; I can easily bypass his divine sense without him noticing.]

[Having made an action plan, I took immediate action.]

[Infiltrating the forbidden area of Sword-Collecting Mountain went more smoothly than expected; I quickly infiltrated the core area.]

[I'm just an outer disciple; even if I disappear for a while, no one will notice, and there won't be any flaws in the whole thing.]

[Then came the archaeological excavation...]

[I won't go into detail here, there are just too many tombs. Luckily I did some research beforehand, otherwise I really wouldn't have been able to dig them all out!]

[Hmm, quite a haul, I've got all sorts of sword techniques, cultivation methods, and magical treasures galore.]

[These are all at least Dao-level magic weapons, made with top-notch materials. I happen to be looking to forge a sword, and these materials are just right.]

[However, we hadn't found the secret technique for establishing the ancestral palace until now, which had driven us to despair. We finally found it in the tomb of a former sect leader.]

[There are also some related records...]

[It turns out that although this sect leader possessed a secret technique, he had never dared to open it, because many sect leaders of the Sword Sect had mysteriously disappeared after opening their ancestral palaces.]

He was also afraid; it might be a trap.

[Furthermore, while opening the Qi Sea Ancestral Palace will result in a qualitative leap in magical power and a significant increase in strength, it is not without its drawbacks. Frequent use can lead to a state of confusion and madness.]

[The Sword Sect leader concluded that the Ancestral Palace is a secret technique designed to strengthen the physical body. After opening the Ancestral Palace, the physical body becomes incredibly powerful, but the cultivator's soul does not strengthen along with it, leading to severe aftereffects, damaging the soul, and causing madness.]

Having seen the secret techniques for establishing the ancestral palace, I basically agree with this conclusion.

This puts me in a difficult position!

[Grass!]

[After all that effort, I finally obtained the secret technique, but in the end, I can't even cultivate it?]

However, I've heard that other factions also have methods for opening up new paths; perhaps different methods will yield different results?

[I've decided to hold off on development for now, and wait until I've found enough development methods and compared them before making a decision...]

[As I was preparing to leave Sword-Collecting Mountain, a sudden thought struck me—something rather amusing.]

[I altered parts of the cultivation technique and made some improvements, but I left the following in it: To open this palace, one must first castrate oneself!]

[Heh heh, I wonder if anyone will fall victim to this...]

Okay, that's all for today.

This Diary entry ends here. Although it's short, it only describes what happened after the Desolate Heavenly Emperor entered Sword-Collecting Mountain.

But the final contents of the Diary were utterly shocking!

For a moment, the cultivators of the Nine Provinces and the various Immortal Mansion were dumbfounded, and then they began to discuss it frantically.

"This..."

"If you wish to open this palace, you must first castrate yourself!"

"Hahaha, the Desolate Heavenly Emperor's move is too vicious! What if the Nine Heavens Sword Sect finds out and cultivates it again? Wouldn't they be doomed?"

"I wonder if anyone from the Nine Heavens Sword Sect has been affected!"

"Looking at it this way, have you noticed? It's said that Qin Jian of the Nine Heavens Sword Sect has undergone a drastic personality change in the last thousand years..."

"Wow, now that you mention it, it's true!"

"Damn it! That weed has appeared again!"

"Could it be that the Immortal Great Emperor's establishment of his ancestral palace was also related to this mysterious immortal herb? That's why there were no aftereffects? Investigate immediately!"

The cultivators of the Nine Provinces weren't bothered by it, but they felt that the Immortal Great Emperor's method of scheming was simply too insidious.

It's frightening to think about.

One can imagine the sheer joy anyone would feel if they discovered a profound cultivation technique in the tomb of a senior member of their own sect...

But who could have imagined that this would be a trap?

Qing Province, in the Southern Region.

Xuanqing Sect.

After reading the Diary, Sect Master Yan Changkong and his disciples had somewhat strange expressions.

"Call..."

Yan Changkong suddenly realized something, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and murmured, "Luckily, the cultivation method left by the Ancestor to the Xuanqing Sect didn't include such a sentence, otherwise it would have been disastrous!"

For many cultivators, especially those who crave greater power.

Faced with a peerless martial arts technique, one would lose all resistance.

Even self-castration is something many cultivators are willing to do; for them, greater strength is the ultimate pursuit.

There was a long silence.

Yan Changkong's expression changed as if he had just thought of something, and he instructed Great Elder Chen Xiu, who was standing to the side:

"Great Elder, from now on, all disciples who guard the ancestral tombs must undergo rigorous selection, and their backgrounds must be impeccable!"

Almost identical orders were being issued by other sects in Nine Provinces and the Immortal Mansion Abode.

Extreme Ice Immortal Palace.

"Giggle giggle..."

After reading the Diary, Han Xingmian burst into laughter, playfully scolding, "This guy, I really don't know what he's thinking!"

"Only he could have thought of something like this."

Suddenly, he remembered that Lin Feng had infiltrated the Extreme Ice Immortal Palace in order to obtain the secret technique for opening the Mud Pill Palace of the Extreme Ice Immortal Palace.

They've used every bold and unique method imaginable...

Otherwise, how could she, the dignified Palace Master of the Extreme Ice Immortal Palace, be so easily deceived?

"Snort!"

Han Xingmian's face flushed slightly as she gritted her teeth and said, "Don't let me find out where you are!"

"I'll freeze you into an ice sculpture, then wear Bikini every day to seduce you, but you can only look, you're not allowed to move!"

Meanwhile, inside the Nine Heavens Sword Sect of the Purple Origin Immortal Mansion.

Inside the main hall.

After reading the Diary, Qin Jian fell silent, his face flushed red, and he almost spat out blood.

He felt ashamed and indignant at the strange looks he received from the elders.

That's right!

More than two thousand years ago, by chance, Qin Jian obtained a martial arts technique that had been altered by Lin Feng at Sword-Collecting Mountain.

I've practiced it too.

But this was also Qin Jian's deepest secret, one he never dared to let anyone know.

Otherwise, if it were known that he, the dignified sect leader of the Nine Heavens Sword Sect, had castrated himself, what kind of decorum would that be?

Unexpectedly, today this secret has become known to the entire world.

Qin Jian's eye twitched; he knew without a doubt, "This secret can't be kept secret any longer."

Ironically, even though he followed the method above to open up his ancestral palace, he didn't make much progress and even thought he had practiced it incorrectly.

Only now do we realize that this was actually a trap left behind by the Desolate Heavenly Emperor on a whim...

The atmosphere in the main hall was both solemn and somewhat eerie.

The elders looked at each other, none of them daring to speak. By now, they all had guessed what was going on.

A long time.

The Great Elder cautiously asked, "Sect Master, have you discovered that cultivation technique?"

He understood, and that explained why Qin Jian had reacted so strongly earlier.

"Call..."

Qin Jian took a deep breath and said, feigning composure, "That's right, but don't worry, I didn't refine it!"

He made a decision instantly: he couldn't admit to this!

Anyway, he denies it, and no one dares to verify it!

"Let's try finding some rare and precious herbs that can restore the body; maybe it can grow back."

Qin Jian comforted himself, while simultaneously hating the Desolate Heavenly Emperor.

For a cultivator in the Tribulation Transcendence Realm, if their body is injured by an opponent, recovery is not difficult.

However, he castrated himself, even severing part of his soul, making it impossible for him to recover on his own.

Central Province.

After reading the Diary, Ye Xi smiled faintly, finding nothing strange about it. He thought to himself, "What's so strange about this?"

His little notebook contained many more insidious records.

Hua Hongyi followed beside her; she no longer wore a mask.

"Let's go out for a walk!"

Ye Xi was the first to walk out of the main hall. With the support of the Extreme Ice Immortal Palace and Chu Shanyue, his pressure was greatly reduced.

The two left the Nine Provinces Immortal Alliance and arrived at the summit of a mountain.

Ye Xi took out the hot pot, ready to have a good meal, but suddenly her expression changed and she looked into the distance.

The next moment, his gaze turned serious.

At that moment, a boy dressed in black was fishing with his back to him.

It looks like they've been fishing for a long time.

Ye Xi narrowed his eyes slightly, becoming secretly wary. He had just scanned the area with his divine sense and found no one else there.

It's really strange that a fisherman has suddenly appeared.

Ye Xi was filled with doubt and surprise. "Where did this fisherman come from? Is he looking for me or for my Master?"