One of the Original Sources

The Western Capital Western Capital has its own rules, and the Yedie River Holy Land has its Sacred Land Principle.

The words of those who make the rules will have a profound impact.

No one can be perfect, which inevitably leads to conflict.

Even the best films and television dramas are not without their praise and criticism. And within the rules and Principle, some people will benefit while others will inevitably suffer losses.

Some call these victims cannon fodder under the rules, while others call them the tears of the times.

As Hongku slowly rose from outside the Hongku temple, his heart was filled with confusion.

He recalled his countless struggles to survive, watching his family and students die time and time again. He had survived until now only to complete this revenge.

But this desire for revenge left Hongku bewildered.

People like the Venerable Black Mountain and the Venerable White Bone are just members of a group of interest groups that have emerged under these rules. The Venerable Alliance opposes anyone who wants to make a leap.

The more outstanding and conspicuous he is, the more intense the targeting he will face.

This targeting will continue until he is no longer able to move forward.

But like an unkillable cockroach, or a stubborn ox, Hongku did not leave the Yedie River Holy Land, and continued to enhance his abilities.

The situation eventually escalated into an irreconcilable blood feud.

Hongku glanced at the Venerable White Bone and the others, and noticed that their gazes were still slightly evasive.

"I didn't attack you last night, and I didn't disobey Daojun's orders," said Venerable White Bone. "I also erased the back door on the black and white twin horses I gave you, I..."

"For my black and white twin horses?"

The Venerable White Bone was not afraid of Hongku, but of Daojun and of violating the rules of the Sacred Land.

This prompted the Venerable White Bone to give a lengthy explanation.

But this also confused Hongku.

He did see Zhang Xuezhou riding a black horse, but he didn't expect it to be the Venerable White Bone's beloved possession.

"How did this little thing manage to trick the Venerable White Bone into giving him his black and white twin horses?"

Before Hongku, Venerable Black Mountain mentioned that the Dingyang Stone he had given away had not been used as a medium for casting spells.

The Venerable Yellow Sand also mentioned that although his sect's secret Huangsha Technique contained a poison powder medium, he had never used it.

"My Heavenly Silkworm Cloth didn't have anything stuck in it," the Venerable Weaver Emperor said helplessly. "I just saw them kneel down, so I knelt down too."

"Uh-huh?"

Hongku felt a little uneasy.

While he was scheming against Zhang Xuezhou, Zhang Xuezhou seemed to have dug a huge hole in his heart.

These people, one daring to give and the other daring to receive, mean that three out of the four types of treasures have problems.

Thinking that Zhang Xuezhou had escaped, Hongku couldn't help but spit.

He calculated everything, but he never expected that Zhang Xuezhou would accept gifts on his behalf.

When the Venerable Weaver Emperor mentioned the External Incarnation Technique and the Yang Soul Transformation Technique that the Dao Lord was about to explain, Hongku vaguely understood.

"They must have witnessed last night's Incantation Technique duel, and saw how I defeated Hongyuan. They might even think that when 'I' was struggling in pain, the use of the Snake Head Incantation was likely due to some kind of Yang Soul Transformation Technique..."

The Venerable Black Mountain and Venerable White Bone, among others, had submitted to Dao Lord's rules, but now they were resolving their conflict with him, and even seemed to have a vague intention to make him their leader, is likely related to this misjudgment.

But Hongku really didn't have any Yang Soul Transformation Technique.

If the Venerables hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't even have known about this technique.

"This little thing took advantage of me and left me with a mess to clean up!"

Hearing Venerable Black Mountain ask in a low voice about the difficult points in the Yang Soul Transformation Technique, Hongku could only make excuses and let Venerable Black Mountain listen to Dao Jun's explanation in a moment.

His expression was solemn, sensing that this technique would cause a lot of trouble in the Yedie River Holy Land, and had even broken the balance of power among the spellcasters.

"This isn't just about maintaining a balance among us spellcasters; it could very well be about maintaining a balance among the top cultivators of this era!"

When the Yang Soul can take shape and unleash Technique Method power stronger than that of the physical body, it truly disrupts the balance of the current cultivation world.

If this technique were to spread widely, it would inevitably cause a power imbalance among high-level cultivators.

Except for a few exceptional cultivators, most cultivators are likely to be influenced by this technique.

If that's the case...

Listening to the mutterings of Venerable Black Mountain and Venerable White Bone, Hongku's heart couldn't help but burn with excitement.

This even gave him new hope for spiritual practice.

"But why would Daoist Master lecture on such an important technique? And why does Wu Jin possess such detailed knowledge of this technique?"

Hongku, and even found it difficult to see the future situation clearly.

He eventually fell silent.

When his cultivation level was low, he could only rely on schemes and asked Daojun to preside over the justice.

However, when his cultivation truly reaches a certain level, he will obviously become the person Venerable Black Mountain and others have misjudged, possessing extremely proactive power.

Moreover, once the Yang Soul leaves the body, it will not be affected by the physical body.

This means that once he achieves success in his cultivation, the residual poison from the Nine Treasures Wine and Medicine in his body will not affect his normal spellcasting after his Yang Soul leaves his body. The thicker his Dharma Body becomes, the longer he can cast spells, thus gaining the ability to fight normally.

Three years!

Hongku was misjudged by Venerable Black Mountain and Venerable White Bone, but this misjudgment would not last.

He clearly wanted to seize this three-year gap to see if he could truly master the Yang Soul Transformation Technique, thereby gaining real confidence.

We should listen to Daojun's teachings, Hongku thinks that he can also seek out Zhang Xuezhou in the future.

The fact that Zhang Xuezhou could speak and deceive the venerable group suggests that Zhang Xuezhou may very well be one of the original sources of the Yang Soul Transformation Technique.

Although it's hard to understand why a minor cultivator like Zhang Xuezhou would become the source of this, that's Hongku's current judgment. He must be able to obtain some advantages from Zhang Xuezhou that other Venerables don't have, and even that Dao Lords might lack.

"That bastard! He tamed the golden bug and then threw away my Snake Head Incantation! He's heartless!"

Just as Hongku thought of this, he felt his Snake Head Incantation loosen, and a wisp of Law Power quickly pulled the Snake Head Incantation back.

He cursed under his breath.

Hongku thought Zhang Xuezhou had suffered a great loss, so he made him compensate with the golden insect. Hongku never expected that this young man would be so eager to take advantage of him, tricking the Venerables and Dharma Masters out of their treasures by preaching in his villa, leaving Hongku with a bitter pill to swallow.

He didn't own these treasures, but he had no way to get them back from Zhang Xuezhou.

This even led to some misunderstandings that Hongku found ingenious.

Despite the criticism, Hongku's appreciation was genuine.

In their back-and-forth exchanges, he rarely gained the upper hand over Zhang Xuezhou, even when Zhang Xuezhou was beaten half to death.

"I wonder how Wu Chao is doing?"

He would occasionally think about another student who had been expelled from his school.

Capable people can thrive anywhere, and Zhang Xuezhou has clearly already done so. Wu Chao, who is similar to Zhang Xuezhou, will most likely do the same.

"Similar to Zhang Xuezhou?"

As Hongku pondered this idea, he realized that Zhang Xuezhou, whom he had assumed was following Wu Chao Chao's lead, seemed to have unknowingly taken the lead.

If Wu Chao doesn't receive enough favorable opportunities, its opponent is likely to fall behind.

Once a latecomer gains a leading position, they will inevitably widen the gap in the later stages, enough to make the previous leader despair.