What he most wanted to do at this moment was return to Heavenly Sword Peak and meet Li Hongzhao.
Li Hongzhao could not teach him the Emperor's Sword mental cultivation method, but he had already comprehended it himself. She could still give him hints and guidance.
The cultivation of the Emperor's Sword and the Heavenly Sword Secret Scripture shared the same origin, yet they were clearly different.
Just how was the Emperor's Sword cultivated?
Was winning popular support alone enough?
Or was there some other mystery to it?
Huang Zhengyang said gravely, "Brother Chu, these three-faced Evil Venerables are troublesome, aren't they?"
The two flew side by side toward the north, heading for another statue a hundred li away.
Chu Zhiyuan sighed. "It should be able to devour Essence Blood to strengthen itself."
"Those civilians from before—did it deliberately lure them over and kill them in order to strengthen itself?"
"Mm, that must be it. I simply do not know what it intends to do. The statue has already changed and become clearer. What comes next?"
Huang Zhengyang said coldly, "Next, the Evil Venerable will truly descend."
"Descend?"
Huang Zhengyang sneered. "It will descend to seize a body, then pass down its own cultivation techniques, thus forming a new evil sect!"
"So that is how evil sects came about?"
"The current evil sects were all passed down from ancient times. It is said they were formed this way."
"Have any new evil sects appeared over the years?"
"This is the first time. Perhaps the first time in nearly a thousand years."
Chu Zhiyuan frowned in contemplation.
"What are you thinking, Brother Chu?"
"Brother Huang, first there were the Spirit Ascension Pearls, and now this new Evil Venerable is about to descend..." Chu Zhiyuan frowned. "Could this be a coincidence?"
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