In the open space where he usually practices, Fang Han had just finished a round of practice and was about to take a short rest when he saw a young disciple wearing handyman uniforms walking over quickly.
"Senior Brother Fang, Chen Xuan Elder summoned."
The handyman disciple's voice contained a hint of unnoticeable nervousness.
Fang Han, who had just finished a round of training, had a strong and dangerous aura about him, and he felt great pressure.
Fang Han felt a hint of surprise in his heart.
Chen Xuan Elder Although we often take care of him on weekdays, we rarely call him alone on non-gig training days.
His face remained calm and he nodded slightly. "Please lead the way."
"Senior brother, please come with me."
The handyman disciples breathed a sigh of relief and quickly led the way.
The two of them walked in tandem through most of Zi Courtyard and arrived outside a Quiet Room room in the Instruction Hall.
The handyman disciple stopped and bowed. "Elder is waiting inside Quiet Room. Senior brother, please go in by yourself."
"Hmm."
Fang Han straightened his robes that were slightly messy due to practice, stepped forward, and knocked gently on the door.
"Come in."
Chen Xuan Elder was sitting alone on the rosewood chair at the top of the study room, his brows slightly furrowed, as if he was thinking about something.
Hearing the knock on the door, he spoke out.
"Disciple Fang Han, see Elder."
Fang Han pushed the door open and entered, bowing and saluting.
"Well, sit down."
Chen Xuan Elder pointed to the chair below. When Fang Han sat down, he pondered for a moment and then slowly spoke, with a hint of unnoticeable gloominess in his voice.
"I called you here because I have something to tell you."
Fang Han's heart moved slightly, waiting for the next chapter.
"Today, Twelve Courtyards will discuss matters, one of which is the follow-up to the death of Sun Hai and other five disciples."
Chen Xuan Elder's eyes fell on Fang Han's face and continued.
"Shen Courtyard Master Tu Baichuan Elder proposed at the meeting that you be responsible for tracking down the murderer of the five disciples."
Fang Han's pupils suddenly shrank, and although his face remained calm, the fingers holding the armrest of the seat tightened slightly.
Tu Baichuan?
This person made such a proposal at this time, and his intention...
Chen Xuan Elder saw Fang Han's subtle reaction in his eyes, a trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice.
"I objected on the spot, saying that you, Beginner stage, are young and inexperienced. You should not be responsible for such dangerous things."
"However, Tu Baichuan won the support of most of the leaders on the grounds that 'it is reasonable for Zi Courtyard's outstanding disciples to come forward to deal with Zi Courtyard's disciples'."
"Finally, this proposal... was passed. The sect has officially assigned you the task of hunting down the murderer."
There was silence in the study for a moment.
Fang Han took in a breath slowly and exhaled it slowly, suppressing the surging thoughts in his heart.
He raised his eyes and looked at Chen Xuan Elder, his eyes were calm, but with a hint of sharp inquiry.
"Elder, this Tu Baichuan Elder... is closely related to Chu Feng True Disciple?"
He asked directly, without beating around the bush. In front of Chen Xuan Elder, there was no need for any pretense or compromise.
Chen Xuan Elder was not surprised that Fang Han could instantly think of Chu Feng. A hint of coldness flashed across his eyes, and he nodded with an affirmative tone.
"You guessed it right. He and Chu Feng do have a close relationship. Before Chu Feng was promoted to True Disciple, he was a disciple of Shen Courtyard. Tu Baichuan took great care of him. The relationship between the two is indeed unusual."
Sure enough.
Fang Han sneered in his heart, and a cold anger quietly grew, but was quickly suppressed.
Tu Baichuan This move is clearly an act of suppression in the name of sect practice.
Pushing him into this obviously difficult and dangerous task, regardless of success or failure, is not a good thing for him.
If the mission fails, at least you will be blamed, and at worst, you may follow in the footsteps of those five disciples. If the mission succeeds, it will also consume a lot of time and energy, delay your cultivation, and play into Chu Feng's plan.
What a Open Conspiracy!
However, anger is useless.
Today, not only against Elder, a real power, but also against Chu Feng, it is far from enough.
This account can only be recorded temporarily.
The waves in Fang Han's eyes gradually calmed down, and the ancient well was calm again, but the names "Tu Baichuan" and "Chu Feng" were engraved deeper into his heart.
Chen Xuan Elder Seeing Fang Han quickly calmed down, the admiration in his eyes flashed away, but more of them were solemn.
"Although Tu Baichuan's proposal has bad intentions, 'assigning tasks to the first hundred disciples' is indeed the sect's practice. It is for this reason that his proposal can be passed."
He paused and his tone softened.
"This is your first time contacting this kind of thing, so you inevitably lack experience. What are your plans for this task? Or do you have any questions?"
Fang Han pondered for a moment, then looked up at Chen Xuan Elder, his eyes frank.
"Replying to Elder, I really have no experience and I don't know where to start. I wonder if Elder can give me some advice?"
Chen Xuan Elder caressed his beard and said slowly.
"Tracing requires careful means. Blind pursuit is like looking for a needle in a haystack and will not produce good results. The top priority is not to start immediately, but to make sufficient preparations for the investigation."
He looked at Fang Han.
"You can first go to sect Library Pavilion and find a tracking technique to practice. Although this kind of secret technique is not a way to attack, it is very useful for this task."
"Tracking Secret Technique..."
Fang Han thought thoughtfully, in this kind of task, a Tracking Secret Technique is indeed indispensable.
"In addition, you need to remember that if nothing can be done or you encounter irresistible danger, preserving your own life should be your first priority!"
Chen Xuan Elder The tone suddenly became extremely solemn.
"Even if the task is not completed in the end, it is far better than wasting your life! If there is any criticism from the sect, I will deal with it for you, do you understand?"
Fang Han felt warm in his heart, stood up and bowed deeply.
"Disciple understands, thank you Elder for your teaching!"
Chen Xuan Elder waved his hand.
"Go ahead, redeem the secret technique, prepare carefully, and be careful in everything."
"Yes, disciple, resign."
Fang Han saluted again, turned around and exited Quiet Room.
Quiet Room and Fang Han left Chen Xuan Elder with steady steps and deep eyes.
Tu Baichuan's difficulties and Chu Feng's malice did not frighten him, but instead aroused stronger fighting spirit.
One day, he will trample the two of them under his feet, and this day will not be too long ago.
"The top priority now is to redeem a Tracking Secret Technique!"
Suppressing the thoughts in his mind, Fang Han walked straight in the direction of the Library Pavilion.
As Chen Xuan Elder suggested, mastering a Tracking Secret Technique is crucial for this mission.
"I still have 440 contribution points left in my jade token. It should be more than enough to exchange for a Medium Grade Tracking Secret Technique."
Fang Han is thinking in his heart.
The effect of Medium Grade secret technique must be better than that of inferior products. Naturally, if you want to exchange it, you have to exchange it for the best one.
But immediately, he shook his head slightly and rejected this idea.
"Tracking Secret Technique is a completely new field for me, and I have never been involved in it. Although Medium Grade's secret technique is stronger, it must be extremely difficult to practice."
"If you are greedy for rank and choose the extremely difficult Medium Grade secret technique, you may get twice the result with half the effort, but it will not be beautiful."
Weighing the pros and cons, he quickly made a decision.
"The top priority is to master a practical tracking method as soon as possible to cope with the task at hand. The low-grade Tracking Secret Technique has a relatively low training threshold and is more suitable for my current situation."
With his mind set, he came to the Library Pavilion and climbed to the second floor.
Most of the secret books here are stored in the form of books on the bookshelves. The person in charge is not Elder, but a disciple in his twenties with a lean face.
Fang Han walked straight to the counter, raised his hands to the disciple and said, "Senior brother, may I ask where is the introductory book on low-level tracking secrets?"
Disciple Deacon raised his head and glanced at Fang Han. Without asking any questions, he picked up a book with "Tracking Secret Technique (lower grade)" written on the cover and handed it to Fang Han.
"Here is the introduction. Junior brother can read it by himself. After selecting it, just tell me the name of the secret book."
"Thank you, senior brother."
Fang Han took the book, thanked him, and started to read it carefully.
The pages of the book turned, making a slight rustling sound.
The book introduces various low-grade Tracking Secret Technique in quite detail. It not only explains the effects of cultivation, but also clearly points out the possible disadvantages caused by improper cultivation.
Fang Han read it very carefully, frowning slightly.
Just as he had guessed before, Tracking Secret Technique is far from being as magical as the legend in the story. It is far from being able to chase the enemy thousands of miles away and make the enemy unable to hide.
If it was really that mysterious, I'm afraid his murder of Zhao Qianjun would have been exposed long ago.
As stated in the book, the essence of Tracking Secret Technique is a technique of using Internal Qi. Through specific methods, Internal Qi is temporarily infused and strengthened into a certain sense, thereby obtaining perceptual abilities beyond ordinary people in a short period of time.
This kind of improvement has limits and is not infinite enhancement.
Common inferior products Tracking Secret Technique are mainly divided into two categories.
The first category majors in "vision". Internal Qi infuses both eyes and related meridians, greatly improving visual acuity and low-light vision.
It can easily detect clues in a messy environment, such as the depth of footprints, fallen grass blades, clothing fibers, and even extremely small scratch marks.
However, this method needs to be practiced with caution. The trajectory of Internal Qi is complex. If you are not careful, you may damage the delicate meridians and lens of the eye.
This can range from temporary blurring of vision to permanent vision loss, photophobia and even night blindness.
The other type majors in "smell". Internal Qi stimulates the nasal mucosa and associated olfactory nerves, allowing practitioners to distinguish, remember and track extremely weak odor molecules, such as sweat, blood, soil contamination, and even the smell of specific plants or drug residues.
There are also risks in practicing this method. If practiced carelessly, the nasal mucosa may be burned, the olfactory nerves may be damaged, the sense of smell may be dulled or malfunctioned, and permanent damage may result.
Both types of secret arts involve considerable risks in practice. No wonder there are not many warriors who practice secret arts.
"Sight, smell..."
Fang Han's fingertips tapped lightly on the page unconsciously, with a look of deep thought in his eyes.
Both types of secret techniques have their own pros and cons.
For "visual" tracking, if the opponent is an anti-tracking expert, or encounters weather changes such as rain erosion and the traces are destroyed, the effect will be greatly reduced.
The "olfactory" category relies more on odor residue, but the odor itself will dissipate over time and can easily be masked by other strong odors.
Then there are the dangers of practicing...
Fang Han's eyes moved back and forth between the two lines "Permanent Vision Loss" and "Permanent Loss of Smell".