139: Betray your master, disrupt the inheritance

Two days later, when Jiang Yan woke up, he immediately discovered that eight Storage Pouches were missing.

After a detailed investigation, he finally suspected Li Yi. After all, besides this "beast" of a Revered Master, no one else would dare touch his things.

It was certain he couldn't get them back directly, but he still had to take an indirect approach to save his wealth.

After all, that was millions of Spirit Stones, enough to keep the Qingyun Sect running for fifty or sixty years.

After Jiang Yan spread the news, the Animal Rearing Chamber of Spirit Beast Peak became quite lively. After all, several Peak Revered Masters were poor and had never seen so many Spirit Stones before.

Li Yi looked at the Senior Martial Uncles and Junior Martial Uncles sitting around the Animal Rearing Chamber, and he suddenly felt a massive headache. If he had known it would lead to this situation, he should have negotiated with Jiang Yan privately.

After several rounds of arguing, Li Yi was truly helpless and could only selectively throw out two Storage Pouches. After all, if he didn't compromise, he probably wouldn't have any peace in the days to come.

As the Spirit Stones poured out from the two Storage Pouches, the Peak Revered Masters sat around the pile of Spirit Stones like a pack of hungry wolves seeing a fat sheep.

"Nephew Li~" Gu Chen, the Peak Revered Master of Dan Peak, rubbed his hands with a smile. "I heard there are more than just these Spirit Stones... why don't you take out a few more?"

"Li Yi, we all watched you grow up." Lu Wuxiu, the Peak Revered Master of Hua Ling Peak, stood up. "Besides, we don't have the face to ask for things from the grand-disciple generation, but look at you..."

The most outrageous one was Duan Tianhai of Little Bamboo Peak, who was currently silently stuffing Spirit Stones into his own Storage Pouch. "If you ask me, since you absorbed so much Spiritual Qi from Hua Ling Peak, you should at least take out another pouch, right?"

Li Yi stood at the entrance of the Animal Rearing Chamber, watching the bustling scene inside, the veins on his forehead throbbing.

He really wanted to go and grab Jiang Yan right now, but if the matter at hand wasn't resolved, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to leave.

Just as Li Yi was looking for Jiang Yan, Jiang Yan appeared behind him at some point, holding an account book. "Greetings, Peak Revered Masters. This is the list for everyone to 'claim' their Spirit Stones."

Li Yi glanced at it and almost laughed out of anger; even his underwear was recorded on it.

"Stinky brat!" He grabbed Jiang Yan's ear. "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. I'm telling you, if you ruin my game, I'll flip your table."

Jiang Yan grimaced in pain but still argued reasonably, "Revered Master, Heartless Monk and I risked our lives to get these Spirit Stones. You also said that cultivation should focus on Karma. Since you planted the cause, I'll just help you bear the fruit. Besides, we have to deal with the Three Great Sects in a few days, so it's only right to increase our strength."

"Right, Little Yan is right," Lu Wuxiu said with a smile, stroking his beard.

Jiang Yan grumbled internally, 'Good grief, if I didn't know better, I'd think I was a eunuch. I'm helping you, but you, Old Bi Deng, actually call me Xiao Yanzi...'

Just as he was thinking about how to give Lu Wuxiu a smaller share, the Sect Master suddenly appeared beside Li Yi.

He glanced at the Spirit Stones inside and reached out to Li Yi, saying, "These Spirit Stones are enough for you all to use. As for the extra ones you're asking for, I'll keep them for safekeeping for now."

Li Yi's mouth twitched, and he cursed the Sect Master's entire family in his heart.

But he could only helplessly take out a pouch of Spirit Stones and place it in the Sect Master's hand.

The Sect Master weighed the Storage Pouch and praised, "Not bad. You two, Revered Master and disciple, are the mainstays of my Qingyun Sect. After I pass away, this position of Sect Master shall belong to you."

No one objected to the Sect Master's words. After all, the person who could truly carry the banner of the Qingyun Sect was indeed Li Yi.

Li Yi's mouth twitched as he awkwardly cupped his fists. "Thank you for your high regard, Sect Master, but I think the position of Sect Master would be better held by Junior Sister Murong."

Become the Sect Master?

Heh... Li Yi wouldn't become the Sect Master of the Qingyun Sect even if he died!

"You don't need to decline. If the Qingyun Sect still survives after this great war, I will abdicate the position to you," the Sect Master said.

Li Yi didn't respond; either way, he wasn't going to be the Sect Master.

Seeing that Li Yi truly didn't want to be the Sect Master, the Sect Master and the others walked out of the Animal Rearing Chamber with a laugh, and the Sect Master even deliberately patted Jiang Yan's shoulder as he left.

Just as Jiang Yan also wanted to escape, Li Yi suddenly called out to him.

"Wretched disciple! Stop right there!"

"Hehe..." Jiang Yan rubbed his nose and gave a silly smile. "Revered Master, you don't need to thank me. As your disciple, I only wanted to help you."

Li Yi ignored Jiang Yan's words and reached out his hand. "Originally, I only intended to hand over two Storage Pouches, but with the fuss you made, I had to take out one more. So, you'd better consider the consequences yourself."

Jiang Yan's mouth twitched, and he grumbled in his heart, 'Good grief, you can even explain it that way?'

Seeing Jiang Yan unwillingly take out a Storage Pouch, Li Yi was overjoyed in his heart.

Weighing the pouch in his hand, Li Yi asked, "What's the deal with that secret realm core in your body?"

"Huh?" Jiang Yan's expression froze, and then he asked, "You know?"

"Nonsense," Li Yi said irritably. "I discovered everything when I was checking your injuries."

Hearing this, Jiang Yan no longer hid it. In fact, he had wanted to tell Li Yi about this for a long time. After all, Li Yi's cultivation knowledge far surpassed that of the Sect Master and the Peak Revered Masters.

When Jiang Yan spoke about participating in the Blood Son Battle and how everyone was almost buried because two people forcibly underwent tribulation, Li Yi's expression was still calm. But when he heard that Jiang Yan could actually withstand the qi-blood power of the Blood Spirit Secret Realm, Li Yi's eyes widened.

Li Yi hurriedly interrupted and asked, "What Realm has your Physical Body reached?"

"Divine Power Great Perfection," Jiang Yan said truthfully.

"Can you withstand Lightning Tribulations?" Li Yi followed up.

Jiang Yan thought for a moment and nodded. "One or two ordinary Lightning Tribulations wouldn't be a problem." But he quickly added, "It's just that my Lightning Tribulations are different; their power is several times stronger than ordinary ones."

Hearing this, Li Yi's heart skipped a beat. He felt that Jiang Yan was opening a brand-new door for him.

"I once learned from an Ancient Secret Scroll that there were various ways of cultivation in ancient times. If a Body Cultivator can Cultivate to the limit, they can achieve Sainthood of the Physical Body. Not only can they resist the Heavenly Tribulation with their strength, but they can also escape into the Void Realm." Li Yi mentioned that secret scroll as if reminiscing. "Unfortunately, that scroll was later destroyed, so I don't know what level the Physical Body must reach to be considered a Saint."

Hearing Li Yi's words, Jiang Yan also fell into deep thought. Since he had already passed the Golden Body Realm from the time he started Body Tempering, he could judge that Divine Power was only the third realm of the Physical Body, which was equivalent to the Core Formation Realm.

"Alright, continue," Li Yi said.

Jiang Yan nodded and began to talk about how he was blasted out of the Secret Realm by the Blood Spirit Secret Realm's explosion, and then what he discovered when he checked his Dantian after waking up.

Li Yi stroked his chin and fell into thought. He felt that to accommodate a secret realm core, one must have a sufficiently strong Physical Body, followed by a Dantian with a perfect Foundation Establishment. After all, a secret realm core was an independent space, and only under special circumstances would it merge into Jiang Yan's Dantian.

"Does this thing affect your performance of strength?" Li Yi asked.

"It doesn't. On the contrary, it provides quite a bit of help," Jiang Yan replied.

"Alright, then keep a constant watch on it. If any changes occur, tell me immediately," Li Yi reminded him.

Jiang Yan nodded to show he understood and then asked, "Revered Master, what about the Shangqing Immortal Sect Secret Realm?"

"No rush. After we deal with the Three Great Sects, the two of us will head to the Northern Region of Da Li," Li Yi said.

While the Revered Master and disciple were talking, Murong Xue slowly walked in.

Sensing the Sword Intent emanating from Murong Xue's body, Jiang Yan exclaimed, "Nine Dragons Sword?!"

"You know it?" Murong Xue looked at Jiang Yan in confusion.

Hearing this, Li Yi did a facepalm. He instantly remembered why the aura of this Sword Intent Legacy was so familiar!

Jiang Yan's expression was very awkward. How could he not know? Moreover, he could control his Nine Dragons Sword Legacy at will, and it was even much more advanced than Murong Xue's.

"Martial Uncle Murong, did you obtain this Legacy in the Secret Realm?" Jiang Yan inquired.

"Yes, this Nine Dragons Sword set is very powerful. It's the best I've seen so far..."

Before Murong Xue could finish her sentence, she was shocked by the scene before her eyes, because her Nine Dragons Sword Intent was actually swirling around Jiang Yan, appearing very docile.

Jiang Yan awkwardly rubbed his nose and looked at Li Yi.

"Don't look at me, how would I know?"

Li Yi was very helpless at this moment, because he didn't know where Jiang Yan had gotten this Nine Dragons Sword Legacy either.

"Revered Master, you've reached the Peak of the Sword. Didn't you tell Martial Uncle Murong?" Jiang Yan asked.

"I forgot at the time; I just felt it was somewhat familiar," Li Yi said awkwardly.

Murong Xue was a bit dazed, completely unaware of what the Revered Master and disciple were talking about, but given this strange scene of the Sword Intent, she wanted to hear how Jiang Yan would explain it.