Marrow-Cleansing Scripture!

Jia He nodded. "There really isn't anyone to test the sword on right now, but I believe there soon will be!"

Jia Xing Tian looked at Jia He. "What do you mean by that?"

"I heard that Yun Shan, the eighth-generation Sect Master of the Misty Cloud Sect, is a Peak Dou Emperor!" Jia He said slowly.

Jia Xing Tian's expression changed. "Are you saying Yun Shan has entered the ranks of the Dou Zong?"

A Dou Zong and a Dou Emperor were worlds apart. The most obvious difference was that a Dou Zong expert could already begin to control the power of space.

Dou Kings and Dou Emperors needed Dou Qi Transformation Wings to fly through the air, but Dou Zongs did not need them at all!

"Can this sword truly help me fight a Dou Zong?" Jia Xing Tian asked Jia He.

Jia He pondered for a moment. "I don't know about a Dou Zong, but fighting Yun Shan should be entirely possible!"

"Why?"

"How could the Dou Zong realm be so easy to break through? Yun Shan's talent is about the same as Great-Grandfather's. Since even Great-Grandfather has yet to break through to Dou Zong, Yun Shan naturally cannot have done so either!"

"Unless Yun Shan borrowed external power!" Jia He said.

Jia He knew that Yun Shan had likely already colluded with Wu Protector of the Soul Hall.

With the Soul Hall's secret technique, Yun Shan had managed to touch the barrier of the Dou Zong realm, but he had not fully broken through, because the Soul Hall's secret technique was flawed.

So Yun Shan could at most be considered a Ten-Star Dou Emperor who had grasped a trace of spatial power!

Jia Xing Tian gave Jia He a strange look. "How do you know all this?"

Jia He smiled. "I read some records in the Book Collection Pavilion, so I inferred it. But my soul power is rather strong, and I seem to sense a dark force hidden within the Misty Cloud Sect. Great-Grandfather should still be careful!"

Hearing Jia He's words, Jia Xing Tian took the matter seriously. After all, Jia He was a Sixth-Rank Alchemist, and his soul power was stronger than that of ordinary people. It was not strange.

"A dark force?" Jia Xing Tian frowned deeply.

Jia He waved his hand. "It won't pose a threat for now. We just need to keep an eye on it!"

Jia He changed the subject. "How long was I in there?"

"More than three months. If you hadn't come out soon, I would have gone to find Old Fama and had him come take a look with me!" Jia Xing Tian said.

"Has President Fama broken through to the realm of a Sixth-Rank Alchemist?" Jia He asked.

"A month ago, he broke through the shackles of the sixth rank and finally became a Sixth-Rank Alchemist!" Jia Xing Tian said.

"Old Fama said he wanted to thank you in person. If it weren't for that Sixth-Rank Pill you refined back then, he would never have gained the insight needed to advance to the sixth rank!"

Jia He smiled. "President Fama's alchemy had remained at the peak of the fifth rank for many years. He only lacked an opportunity. Entering the sixth rank was simply a natural progression!"

"Even so, you've done him a favor. If the Imperial Family faces trouble in the future, Fama won't stand by and do nothing!" Jia Xing Tian said, patting Jia He's shoulder.

"Oh, right. Can you forge a second sword like this?" Jia Xing Tian asked Jia He.

Jia He nodded slightly. "Of course!"

Jia Xing Tian then vanished from the spot, taking the sword with him. He left behind only one sentence: "Then Great-Grandfather won't stand on ceremony!"

"Damn it!" Jia He's eyes widened. This old fellow really was shameless!

Still, with this experience of forging a spirit sword, Jia He believed the next weapon he forged would only be stronger.

Thinking of that, he felt much better. "Damn, he still hasn't paid for the materials!"

Jia He returned to his sleeping quarters in a depressed mood. He had only just sat down when a figure quietly slipped inside.

"Yaoyue!" Jia He suddenly turned around.

"Ah~!" Yaoyue cried out in surprise, startled by Jia He.

"Y-You scared me too!" Yaoyue snorted softly.

Jia He smiled. "What? You're allowed to scare me, but I'm not allowed to scare you?"

"Hmph, of course. This is your punishment. Who told you to disappear for three whole months?" Yaoyue said haughtily.

"I was in seclusion cultivating, so naturally I lost track of time. Why do you have time to come here today? Don't you need to study alchemy?" Jia He asked with a chuckle.

At those words, Yaoyue's eyes immediately lit up. She brushed her Storage Ring, and a pale green custom-made outfit appeared in her hand.

"I'm already a First-Rank Alchemist now!" Yaoyue said playfully as she looked at Jia He.

On the chest of the exquisite pale green garment was indeed an alchemist badge, upon which a faint silver ripple gleamed.

"Not bad!" Jia He praised her with a smile.

"More than not bad! I'm the youngest registered First-Rank Alchemist in the Imperial Alchemist Association!"

"Of course, aside from a freak like you!" Yaoyue shot Jia He a resentful look.

Jia He shrugged helplessly. "Can't be helped. Who told me to be this strong?"

Seeing Jia He's punchable expression, Yaoyue bared her teeth and pounced on him.

The two played around for a while when a series of footsteps suddenly sounded outside the hall.

Jia He broke free from Yaoyue's clutches and looked up to see Yaoye, dressed in brocade robes, slowly walking in.

Seeing Yaoyue fooling around with Jia He, a strange glint flashed through Yaoye's eyes, but she said nothing.

"Xiao He, I've already selected the people worth focusing on, but we still need to teach them some techniques. Why don't you come with me to the Book Collection Pavilion and find some techniques and Dou Skills?" Yaoye said to Jia He.

Only then did Jia He remember that he had promised Yaoye to cultivate the Imperial Family's forces. They needed some techniques and Dou Skills, but the matter had been delayed by his weapon forging.

"Mm-hmm. Since the people have all been chosen, let's go take a look at the Book Collection Pavilion. Some Dou Skills can still be passed down!" Jia He said.

The three of them arrived at a pavilion within the imperial palace, where the Imperial Family's most important techniques and Dou Skills were stored.

Ordinary people were not qualified to come here. Beneath the Book Collection Pavilion stood two guardians, both at the peak of the Dou Ling realm.

Originally, the guardian of this Book Collection Pavilion had been the Imperial Family's most mysterious Raging Tide Dragon Beast. Unfortunately, the Raging Tide Dragon Beast had gradually lost its fighting strength over the years, so the Imperial Family had found two peak Dou Ling experts to guard the place.

After entering the Book Collection Pavilion, Jia He made his way familiarly to the third floor, where all kinds of cultivation techniques were kept.

Previously, Jia He had only studied techniques here, but he had not fused all of them together.

Today, Jia He came here hoping to fuse all these techniques together and see whether he could trigger his Heaven-Defying Insight and create a suitable technique.

The three split up. Yaoyue and Yaoye were responsible for finding Mystic-Tier techniques of various attributes, while Jia He found a spot and sat down cross-legged.

Various techniques from the Book Collection Pavilion continuously surfaced in Jia He's mind, their different attributes being demonstrated one by one within his thoughts.

[You have mastered the various techniques of the Book Collection Pavilion, triggering Heaven-Defying Insight and creating an Earth-Tier Intermediate Technique: Marrow-Cleansing Scripture!]

In an instant, all sorts of techniques in his mind fused together, and Jia He created a brand-new Earth-Tier technique—the Marrow-Cleansing Scripture!

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Second update!

That lousy boss made me work overtime today, so I got back late. I owed one update yesterday and one today, making two in total. Tomorrow, I'll repay one first and do my best to make up the rest. Sorry, sorry!!