102: Concentric Demon Gate

Qin Manyang said happily, "Alright, I'm done. Can I have the hairpin now?"

Xu Sanyan shook his head, "Who knows if what you said is true or false?"

"It's true!" Qin Manyang immediately raised her hand to guarantee when she saw he had a change of heart.

"How about this, after I finish my business, we'll go together, how about that?"

"What business are you doing?" Qin Manyang asked.

Xu Sanyan pondered for a moment, thinking he might as well ask her, so he said, "Have you ever heard of the Cultivation Technique, The Supreme Truth and Serenity Scripture of Eliminating Illusion and Attaining Reality?"

Qin Manyang was stunned, a strange look immediately appeared in her eyes, and she said in a peculiar tone, "You cultivate this Cultivation Technique?"

Xu Sanyan immediately denied, "No, I have a friend..."

Before he finished speaking, Qin Manyang immediately interrupted, "Stop, stop, stop, I understand, I understand, it's all your friend, right."

Xu Sanyan didn't explain, quietly listening to her.

"Among the Central Continent Five Great Sects, there are three Righteous Path, one Evil Path, and one Demonic Path. The three Righteous Path refer to the Ciyuan Sect, Yong Mountain's Qi Dao Sect, and Tianyi Fumo Temple. The one Evil Path refers to Shangyin Mountain, and as for the one Demonic Path..."

Qin Manyang's eyes showed a smile, deliberately keeping him in suspense.

Xu Sanyan understood that the Cultivation Technique he cultivated should be from this "one Demonic Path."

As stated in The Supreme Truth and Serenity Scripture of Eliminating Illusion and Attaining Reality, the Low Grade Foundation Establishment requires thirty-six human hearts, which is very consistent with the Demonic Path's practices.

Qin Manyang no longer kept him guessing, "The one Demonic Path refers to the Tongxin Demon Sect. The Cultivation Technique you cultivate... oh no, the Cultivation Technique your friend cultivates, is precisely from the Tongxin Demon Sect, the Blood Refinement Lineage's Cultivation Technique."

"Tongxin Demon Sect, Blood Refinement Lineage..."

Xu Sanyan finally found the origin of the Cultivation Technique and also learned the names of the Central Continent Five Great Sects.

The Shangyin Mountain where the National Preceptor of Liang State was located before, turned out to have such a background, actually being one of the Five Great Sects.

Xu Sanyan looked at Qin Manyang with surprise in his eyes, not expecting this young woman to know so much despite her young age.

Perhaps... her age was not young either.

Cultivators maintain their youth, so their age cannot be determined from their appearance alone. It's possible that this seemingly playful and lovely girl is actually over a hundred years old.

"Can you tell me about the Tongxin Demon Sect?" Xu Sanyan showed a smile and said in a gentle tone.

"Hmph hmph..."

Qin Manyang had a smug look on her face, "Beg me, beg me and I'll tell you."

"Please, please..."

Qin Manyang smiled, "The Tongxin Demon Sect has three branches: Blood Refinement, Crimson Heart, and Union of Joy."

"Most Cultivators of the Blood Refinement Lineage have a cruel and ruthless Heart-Nature, which is also caused by their Cultivation Technique." Saying this, she swept a meaningful glance at Xu Sanyan.

"Most of the Chixin Lineage are lunatics. They pursue acting on impulse, often slaughtering villages and committing heinous crimes." Dislike showed in Qin Manyang's eyes, seemingly detesting the Cultivators of the Chixin Lineage.

"As for the Union of Joy lineage... hehe..." Qin Manyang's mouth curved into a lewd smile, "You know..."

"Draining Yin to supplement Yang?" Xu Sanyan raised an eyebrow.

"Exactly, exactly, I like the handsome young men of the Union of Joy lineage the most..." Qin Manyang stuck out her tongue and lightly licked her red lips, a hint of nostalgia appearing in her eyes.

Of course, it's not just about draining yin to supplement yang. It also involves raising human slaves and human cauldrons. The Disciples of the Union of Joy lineage act absurdly and wickedly, no less inferior to the other two lineages.

Seeing her like this, Xu Sanyan always felt that Qin Manyang should also be a member of the Demonic Path, or at least an Evil Path Cultivator, definitely not a Righteous Path Cultivator.

"Did your... friend's cultivation path get cut off?" Qin Manyang had already guessed what Xu Sanyan was going to do.

Xu Sanyan did not answer directly, instead asking, "Do you have a solution?"

Qin Manyang shrugged her dainty nose, her eyes askance, "Why should I help you?"

Xu Sanyan thought for a moment, "If you help me, we can go to Qiyang Mountain faster."

Qin Manyang tilted her head slightly, her face thoughtful.

"Hmm... Alright then, actually I don't have any good solutions. To obtain the subsequent Cultivation Technique, the only way is to join the Demonic Path. The Hall Revered Master of the Blood Refinement Lineage is named True Monarch Black Bat, a He Xu cultivation, and he is a well-known figure in this Zhong Province..."

Qin Manyang's tone suddenly changed, and she said with anticipation in her eyes, "How about you give me the hairpin, you go to the Tongxin Demon Sect first, and then I go to Qiyang Mountain? We can split into two groups to save time."

Xu Sanyan secretly curled his lips. This woman was mysterious, and what she said was half true and half false. The matter of Qiyang Mountain was not even certain whether it was true or false.

It might be a lie she fabricated to trick Xu Sanyan, with the goal of obtaining his hairpin.

If considered more deeply, perhaps the hairpin was just a smokescreen, and her true objective was something else.

Xu Sanyan came from a bandit's den, so he still had this level of vigilance. He knew deeply that no one would be good to you for no reason; everything others offered had already been secretly priced.

Xu Sanyan said to Qin Manyang with sincere eyes, "Let's go to the Tongxin Demon Sect first. Once I get the Cultivation Technique, I will present the hairpin with both hands."

The matter of the Cultivation Technique was of utmost importance. Once he had the Cultivation Technique, he could immediately Breakthrough to the Mystic Path Realm.

The "Qi" accumulated on his panel was already over five hundred points, enough for him to Breakthrough.

Qin Manyang looked unhappy, but she could only nod in agreement, "Alright then."

From beginning to end, she had no intention of forcibly taking it by force.

So the two of them changed direction, no longer heading towards Guangyuan Sect.

...

In a small bamboo courtyard in Guangyuan Sect, Cui Yousheng stood respectfully outside the fence.

Not long after, an aged voice came from inside the house, "Come in."

"Yes."

Cui Yousheng pushed open the wooden fence and bowed respectfully, "Greetings, Revered Master."

"What is it?"

Cui Yousheng said, "This Disciple once sent a Sect entrance token to my secular family years ago, and now someone has come with the token."

There was silence in the house for a long time. After a while, the aged voice said, "You specifically came to report this, so that person must have something special about him, right?"

"Revered Master is wise. That person's name is Xu Sanyan. He is not yet twenty years old, but he has already achieved Foundation Establishment. This Disciple went to see him yesterday and used Qi Observation Art to investigate. This child's Qi is stable and restrained; he has already reached Foundation Establishment Completion."

Even though the old man had not appeared, Cui Yousheng kept his body bowed to show respect.

"Oh? A Foundation Establishment Completion in his twenties?" The old man's tone carried a hint of surprise. Such talent was outstanding even in Zhong Province.

"I remember, your family is in a remote small country, right?"

"Yes."

"If this person comes to the mountain to seek mentorship, bring him to me to have a look."

"Yes." Cui Yousheng responded but did not leave. Instead, he looked hesitant, as if he still had something to say.

"Is there anything else?"

Cui Yousheng whispered, "Revered Master, my family's Disciple once said that after Xu Sanyan achieved Foundation Establishment, he still collected a large amount of precious medicinal herbs. This Disciple speculates whether his rapid cultivation progress is related to this..."

Precious medicinal herbs are not entirely useless for Foundation Establishment Cultivators, but they are like a drop of water in the ocean; their effect is not as significant as cultivating on one's own.

"Oh?"

The bamboo door opened, and a figure walked out from within, dressed in a white robe, with a long beard flowing down, appearing like an immortal.