Hongku Leaves the Mountain

"Teacher Hongku, please tell me more!"

That's all I have!

You definitely kept something from me!

"How could I possibly hold anything back? Not only did I not hold anything back, I even kowtowed and begged the Daoist Master to tell you everything about the Xiangmen sect from him!"

I don't believe it!

"At a time like this, I won't still be guarding against you and limiting you!"

If the first time he used incantation to guide Zhang Xuezhou, he only allowed Hongku to locate and prepare for the curse-killing technique, the second time he brought along observation and perception as well.

Through his vague senses, Hongku was able to determine that Zhang Xuezhou was indeed in a tomb.

He even sensed the array's sealing effect, along with various dangerous auras mixed within it.

Upon closer inspection, Hongku even detected the aura of Incantation Technique.

"Did you experience some kind of Incantation Technique battle over there? The aura there almost instilled fear in me," Hongku said. "You'd better get out of there right now, don't linger in places like that!"

"I was thinking," Zhang Xuezhou said, "But it seems you really have nothing more to say. Well then, we'll meet again someday!"

Keep up the good work, don't let me down!

Hongku, as if his heart was racing.

He couldn't remember exactly how many times he had relied on Zhang Xuezhou to save his life. This feeling was indeed unbearable, but he had no choice but to endure it.

"If you manage to get out, remember to retrieve the treasures those great sorcerers used in their battle... They're gone! The inheritance jade is even lost? You're truly inhuman!"

As he felt the medium of the Incantation Technique disappear, a chilling aura surged into his heart, and Hongku frowned.

"I've never heard of such a powerful sorcerer before. His deathly, chilling aura is terrifying. If I were to face him even once..."

Hongku was never arrogant about his Incantation Technique, but he was never self-deprecating either.

Being in the Yedie River Holy Land, where Incantation Technique is most powerful, his knowledge is indeed quite profound.

But for the first time, Hongku began to doubt the title of the number one Incantation Technique in the Yedie River Holy Land.

He had witnessed Daojun using Incantation Technique, capable of instantly killing those who violated the rules of the Yedie River Holy Land.

Daojun's curse is like the sharpest knife, killing people in an instant.

And in the aura he sensed, there was a sense of fear.

It was as if the Incantation Technique had undergone a qualitative change; the Incantation Technique used by the opponent were of a much stronger power, a Incantation Technique capable of overwhelming them.

If both sides used the same Incantation Technique in the duel, Hongku felt he would surely lose.

"Daojun... he was only number one in the past, and hasn't made any breakthroughs or progress for many years!"

Times are progressing, but Daojun remains stagnant.

Just thinking about the centuries-long rivalry among the various schools of thought, with all sorts of Technique Method and realms constantly emerging, Hongku felt that it wasn't impossible for Dao Jun to be surpassed by a newcomer one day.

"Individual strength is limited, but collective wisdom is boundless!"

Daojun was an insurmountable mountain in the hearts of many in the Yedie River Holy Land, but a slight wavering appeared in Hongku's heart.

For the first time, he felt that Daojun might not be invincible.

Perhaps one day, Daojun might be defeated.

This person could be someone else, or it could be him.

"If I can achieve my revenge, I truly hope that one day I can stand at the pinnacle and have the ultimate Incantation Technique duel. Even if I die then, I will have no regrets!"

Sitting in the Ostentatious Palace, Hongku pondered for a long time.

He thought of Zhang Xuezhou, who had mastered the Person-Fixing Technique and Acupoint-Fixing Technique, and also of Wu Chao had learned the Star-Fixing Technique.

The Fuxi Physiognomy School has undoubtedly passed down its traditions. Whether Wu Chao and Zhang Xuezhou acknowledge it or not, both of them have acquired the techniques of the Fuxi Physiognomy School.

"That's a good deal for those two unfilial brats!"

Hongku fumbled around for a long time before finally taking out an old, golden, long scroll of cloth from his pouch.

He spread out the book, and the word "Yi" at the beginning of the book came into view.

The Fuxi Physiognomy School has its own techniques, as well as corresponding realm techniques, and the Book of Changes is the inheritance of this knowledge.

This was also the last thing he left in terms of passing on his legacy.

Zhang Xuezhou and Wu Chao acquired the techniques, but without the "I Ching" to complement them, the two could never surpass him. Once they used the Star-Fixing Technique, Person-Fixing Technique, or Acupoint-Fixing Technique, they would inevitably be countered by him.

"I wonder how capable this little Wu Jin is at learning?"

He was proficient in Star-Fixing Technique and could counter Wu Chao's Star-Fixing Technique with 100% success. However, Hongku lacked skill in Acupoint-Fixing Technique and Person-Fixing Technique. If Zhang Xuezhou were to seal the formation he had set up with an Acupoint-Fixing Technique, Hongku felt that he might not be able to break it.

As for the Person-Fixing Technique, it is a science of deduction and calculation. Once mastered, it can almost predict what a person is likely to do in the future.

If Zhang Xuezhou's skill level is high enough, he might be able to predict what he might do in the future and thus set a trap in advance.

If you set traps enough times, you'll eventually catch him.

"It's fortunate that this little Western Border level isn't high!"

Hongku pondered for a long time, and finally realized Zhang Xuezhou's biggest flaw, and he felt relieved.

No matter how poor his skills in Person-Fixing Technique and Acupoint-Fixing Technique are, he is still a cultivator at the Sole Self Realm a starved camel is bigger than a horse; he can suppress Zhang Xuezhou for at least several decades.

As for what happens decades later, Hongku has no way of caring about what happens after his death, since he won't live that long anyway.

"We might even have to rely on that little brat to see us off in our final days!"

He had many thoughts running through his mind, but whenever he thought of Zhang Xuezhou still trapped in the Liang King's tomb, his fate uncertain, all his thoughts inevitably turned into empty words.

"I need to go to the Southern Jambudvipa Continent!"

After much deliberation, Hongku finally decided to go to the Southern Jambudvipa Continent to look for Zhang Xuezhou.

If Zhang Xuezhou is alive, he will demand the antidote; if Zhang Xuezhou is dead, it will be easier for him to search the body.

He stood up, his gaze sweeping over the several palaces of the Yedie River Holy Land, before slowly strolling down the mountain.

Without mentioning attacking or killing any particular Venerable One, he now at least has the ability to protect himself and is capable of leaving the mountain alone.

A wave of nausea washed over him, Hongku's face turned purple. He forcefully suppressed this urge and gracefully walked away.

He descended the mountain with a solemn face, not even responding when Hongyi, Hongnong, and others bowed in greeting.

"When a person reaches another social class, things are truly different," Master Hongnong murmured.

"Junior Brother Hongnong, be careful with your words," Dharma Master Hongyi said, pursing his lips.

"What's there to be careful about? We're only two miles apart. I don't believe he could hear what we're saying if he did something to me," said Master Hongnong.

"What you say is true," Dharma Master Hongyi said, "But Venerable Hongku has always practiced in seclusion. This is his first time coming down the mountain openly and legitimately. Don't you find this a bit strange?"

You mean?

"Our Sacred Land may be losing a few more venerable ones!"

Dharma Master Hongyi sighed, clearly pessimistic about the events triggered by Hongku's descent from the mountain.

"If those few..."

Master Hongnong recited two lines in a low voice, which added a touch of delusion to Dharma Master Hongyi's pessimism.

There are twelve venerable ones in the Sacred Land, but among the Dharma Masters, only Hongku has been appointed to a higher position; the other positions remain vacant.

It's not that none of the Dharma Masters wanted to attain the position of Venerable One, but rather that they were not qualified.

Under the tests of Venerables such as Black Mountain, White Bone, Yellow Sand, Yinghua, and Weaving Emperor, none of them could pass.

If some more of these people died, the corresponding tests might be much simpler.

Even Dharma Master Hongyi had a few extra thoughts about achieving the position of Venerable One just thinking about it.