A sprawling manor stood there, its plaque bearing the three golden characters "Heavenly Mystery Garden" in strokes that danced like dragons and flew like phoenixes.
Fairy Heavenly Mystery and a tall, thin young man in blood-red robes sat within a Cyan Stone Pavilion, drinking tea and chatting.
"Daoist Qiu was actually no match for him? This Fellow Daoist Shen possesses no small amount of skill."
The blood-robed youth was somewhat surprised.
Blood River True Monarch, Mid-Mahayana Stage
"It is said that the Ten Thousand Demons True Scripture was passed down from the Immortal Realm. Since Fellow Daoist Shen cultivates this technique, it is only natural that his divine abilities are formidable."
Fairy Heavenly Mystery was unconcerned.
"What? It came from the Immortal Realm? Wasn't it a technique created by the Myriad Spirit Divine Lord?"
Blood River True Monarch said in surprise.
Fairy Heavenly Mystery gave a disdainful smile and explained, "That is merely some people pinning the hat on the Myriad Spirit Divine Lord. He was not a Heavenly Venerable, nor had he ever slain a True Spirit. How could he have created such a technique? By relying on his own imagination?"
"I heard that the Myriad Spirit Divine Lord consumed a Nine-Star Jade Lifting Fruit, greatly improving his comprehension, which was how he created the Ten Thousand Demons True Scripture. I never expected it to be a rumor."
Blood River True Monarch said in astonishment.
"The Nine-Star Jade Lifting Fruit can indeed improve the consumer's comprehension within a short time, but creating a technique with such powerful divine abilities is still exceedingly difficult. At the very least, one must have fought a True Spirit! Otherwise, could one create a powerful technique merely by relying on records in ancient texts or one's own imagination? With that time, who