516: Chapter 516 Advantages and Disadvantages of Doppelgangers

[You immediately understood—no wonder Ziyang Palace had declined.]

[So there were special requirements to Cultivate this Cultivation Technique?]

[You fell silent for a moment, looking down at the Jade Slip.]

[An indescribable feeling suddenly welled up in your heart.]

[Venerable Ziyang—]

[How did he know of your existence?]

[Why did his Cultivation Technique specifically name and leave itself for someone 'holding an iron sword and possessing a Spotless Sword Body'?]

[He actually knew about that iron sword?]

[He even knew about the Spotless Sword Body?]

[The more you thought about it, the more suspicious it felt.]

[However, on second thought, it seemed plausible—after all, the five top powers all had some foundation to peer into the future.]

[Perhaps the former Venerable Ziyang knew the future—knowing that the current you might be the one to let Ziyang Palace rise.]

[Seeing your silence, Shopkeeper Song spoke again:]

["Shopkeeper Qin, there is one last passage at the end of this Cultivation Technique; you might as well take a look."]

[You followed his words and flipped to the end.]

[It was another passage.]

[Very short.]

[Yet it made your heart sink abruptly.]

["My disappearance is not for outsiders to know."]

["If someone in later generations obtains this Legacy, they may investigate."]

["Beneath Ziyang Palace lies my hidden treasury."]

["Only when the Ziyang Divine Art is Cultivated to Perfection can it be opened."]

["At that time, the truth will be revealed."]

[You stared at these few lines for a long time without speaking.]

[Venerable Ziyang... the mystery of his disappearance?]

[It wasn't Ascension?]

[He didn't perish?]

[He really did disappear?]

[Moreover, before he disappeared, he predicted that someone in later generations would come looking for the mystery of his disappearance?]

[You looked up at Shopkeeper Song.]

["Venerable Ziyang... how exactly did he disappear?"]

[Shopkeeper Song shook his head and sighed:]

["This matter is unknown even to the successive generations of Ancestral Masters of my Ziyang Palace."]

["We only know that the Venerable left a message back then—if someone in later generations Cultivates the Ziyang Divine Art to Perfection, they may enter the Venerable's hidden treasury to uncover the truth."]

["Unfortunately, after all these years, no one has ever succeeded."]

[As he spoke, he looked at you with a gaze filled with expectation.]

["Shopkeeper Qin, you... I hope you can find the mystery behind our Ancestral Master's disappearance."]

["I thank you most humbly!"]

[Saying this, he stood up, took a step back, and gave you a deep bow.]

[You raised your hand to support him and nodded solemnly:]

["Alright."]

[Shopkeeper Song gratefully wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and immediately took his leave.]

[A moment later.]

[Ximen Hao hurried up and bowed to report:]

["Pavilion Master, there is a young man named Qin Tian downstairs who says he is here to see you."]

[His face carried a bit of curiosity and a bit of caution.]

[That person named Qin Tian only had a Foundation Establishment Cultivation; he didn't look like someone who could have a connection with the Pavilion Master at all.]

[But since it concerned the Pavilion Master, he didn't dare to act on his own and came up to report.]

[You nodded: "Let him come up."]

[Ximen Hao was stunned for a moment, his eyes widening slightly.]

[He secretly breathed a sigh of relief—fortunately, he hadn't slighted that kid just now.]

[He quickly responded, turned to run downstairs, and with a face full of smiles, invited Qin Tian up.]

[After Qin Tian came up, you spread your palm—the wisp of Origin power given to you by the sword spirit slowly flowed out and poured into his body.]

[Next, you raised your hand and handed over a qiankun ring—]

[Inside was gale essence, various Materials for refining the immortal slaying sword (Wind), the Jade Slip for the Ziyang Divine Art, and the already refined immortal slaying sword (Ice).]

[Qin Tian took the qiankun ring, said nothing, and turned to go downstairs. He then walked out of the Wuji Pavilion, blended into the crowd, twisted and turned through the streets and alleys, and soon disappeared.]

[This Qin Tian was, naturally, your main body.]

[You sensed that some terrifying existence seemed to be hidden in this city.]

[So your true self came in person to low-key take these things.]

[In the fifty-ninth year,]

[With the support of the xuantian treasure mirror, you finally reached the entry level of the Ziyang Divine Art.]

[At the same time, you also mastered the first Divine Ability—Ziyang Divine Palm.]

[It had to be said that this Cultivation Technique was indeed profound.]

[It used the body as a medium to trigger the Law Power of heaven and earth to perform Law Divine Abilities.]

[According to the technique, if one's Realm was high enough, they could even achieve the legendary feat of—plucking the stars with a raised hand.]

[But after you reached the entry level, you faintly felt that something was not quite right.]

[The content of this Cultivation Technique seemed to be hinting at something.]

[An indescribable feeling.]

[You pondered over it for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so you simply stopped thinking about it—you would naturally know once you Cultivated it to Perfection.]

[In the sixtieth year, you successfully refined the fifth immortal slaying sword (Wind).]

[In the sixty-second year, you reached the entry level of the fifth Divine Ability of the Immortal Slaying Sword Art—Five Elements Life and Death Sword Array.]

[In the sixty-sixth year, all thirty-three Laws you had accumulated and comprehended reached Perfection. This included the Imperial Path Law, Law of Light, and Law of Fire you had mastered previously.]

[In the sixty-eighth year,]

[While in seclusion, you suddenly snapped your eyes open, a sweetness hit your throat, and blood overflowed from the corner of your mouth.]

[You squinted, staring coldly at the empty Immortal Cave, then raised your hand to wipe the blood from your mouth with your thumb, letting out a cold snort:]

["Quite something."]

["Don't let me find out who you are."]

[The spatial ring on your finger flashed with spiritual light, and Qin Han flew out from within.]

[He widened his eyes, looking nervous: "What's wrong, Daddy!?"]

["It's nothing."] You wiped the corner of your mouth, ["It's just that my Clone was assassinated."]

[Qin Han was stunned for a moment, then stomped his feet in anger: "Who?! Which bastard was it?! I'm going to kill him!"]

[You shook your head: "I don't know. The opponent didn't reveal their identity, I could only tell it was a Body Integration Cultivator."]

[You were also quite helpless.]

[The Origin power on that Clone had already been given to you.]

[Furthermore, that Clone had no Spirit Treasure, no immortal slaying sword, and only possessed one-tenth of your strength.]

[Escaping from a Body Integration Cultivator?]

[It was as difficult as ascending to heaven.]

[But the opponent really thought highly of you—sending a Body Integration Cultivator to assassinate your Soul Transformation Clone.]

[Even if your Clone had responded with Void Refining cultivation, it wouldn't have escaped.]

[After all, that Clone's methods were too limited.]

[You weren't clear on the opponent's identity either.]

[But that Clone was a Prodigy of the Wuji Immortal Sect.]

[Assassinating a Prodigy of the Wuji Immortal Sect—the consequences were not something just anyone could bear.]

[What a pity.]

[That Clone still had tens of millions of Spirit Stones, the Myriad Soul Banner, and a set of Magic Treasures...]

[As you thought about it, you suddenly smiled.]

[This Karma has been established; don't blame me for raiding your home and exterminating your clan.]

[Just as well, Qin Han is also short on resources.]

[You didn't think more on it and immediately, with a thought, condensed another Clone.]

[Then you casually gave the Clone a few ordinary Magic Treasures.]

[The Clone looked at the three Magic Treasures—profound armor, light evasion boots, and youguang sword—and its brow furrowed.]

[Just these three pieces of junk?]

[Which Void Refining Cultivator could these even kill?]

[You sighed and shook your head.]

[The advantages and disadvantages of a Void Refining Cultivator were far too obvious.]