Return to the Eastern Wilderness

After obtaining the Nine Secret: Bing, Qin Sheng and Ye Fan left Qin Gate, released the two Qin Gate disciples, and began wandering through Qinling.

Qinling held peerless Dragon Veins, endless rare treasures, and dazzling wonders.

I remember there is a Psychic Saint Jade in Qinling that has already gained sentience. Its strength rivals that of an Imperial Lord, perhaps even a Living Fossil, Qin Sheng thought.

Psychic Saint Jade and Jade Saint Spirits were two different concepts. The former was akin to a type of Demon Race being; it needed to cultivate slowly on its own and had a limited lifespan.

Saint Spirits, however, were different. So long as they remained in gestation, their consciousness could endure for hundreds of thousands, even millions, of years.

Qin Sheng wanted to see whether he could find that Psychic Saint Jade.

"We have already obtained five of the Nine Secret Techniques. I wonder whether there is any hope of gathering all nine secret arts in this lifetime."

Ye Fan's face was filled with longing.

"It is said these secret arts originated in the Eastern Wilderness. They were split apart during an untraceable age and scattered in every direction. If we can gather them all, it would count as recovering a lost cultural treasure of the Eastern Wilderness."

They still lacked the Zhe, Shu, Zu, and Lin secrets.

Qin Sheng knew the whereabouts of some, such as the Nine Secrets: Zhe, while he had no leads on others.

"Before we attain the Dao, it will probably be difficult to gather all nine secrets. Some of the Nine Secret Techniques have ostensibly been lost, and only supreme power could possibly uncover them," Qin Sheng said, shaking his head.

The nine secrets combined as one could grant passage to immortality.

If they could gather all