Chapter 27: Borrowing the Formation
“Ah Chou…”
Seeing Ah Chou again, Su Yiyao’s tired face lit up with joy, but worry quickly followed.
“Your hair… why is it all white…”
“Ah, this… It’s nothing, it looks pretty white too.”
Luo Xue carefully brushed her snow-white bangs, thankfully not pulling out any more hair.
Su Yiyao stared blankly at Luo Xue for a moment, then suddenly burst into tears.
“Wuwuwu… Ah Chou, is Xiao Yao very stupid… I was tricked by the bad guy…”
“No, you’re not stupid, you’re only ten years old.” Luo Xue gently hugged Su Yiyao, comforting her. “Being able to do all this at ten years old is already very impressive.”
Indeed, the experiences of this period were so bizarre that they often overlooked the girls’ ages.
They were only ten years old.
In the mortal world, they would just be starting school.
But now… they were facing a life-or-death crisis.
“Ah Chou… right… hehe…”
Daoist Ziyang’s low voice rang out, hoarse from excessive retching.
“Don’t talk yet, you stink.”
Luo Xue shielded Su Yiyao behind her, her words sharp.
“Very well, very well… I’m even more interested in you now…”
Daoist Ziyang’s anger turned into a sinister smile, his expression dark.
He could sense that Luo Xue had entered the path of cultivation and was even close to the Innate Realm.
This was enough to show that this little girl had been deliberately pretending these past few months, feigning a lack of cultivation aptitude.
Her scheming mind was far beyond her apparent age.
But was it useful?
Even at the Innate Realm, so what? His Foundation Establishment cultivation was enough for Daoist Ziyang to ignore all of Luo Xue’s tricks and schemes.
“I’ve changed my mind. I won’t refine you into a Yin Puppet.” Daoist Ziyang sneered. “I… will kill you directly.”
“Aren’t you curious why I could leave the Puppet Refining Formation?” Luo Xue suddenly smiled. “Or why my cultivation has almost reached the Innate Realm in just a few days?”
“Curious, but now… I’ll let you take these secrets to your grave!”
Daoist Ziyang didn’t waste any more words. He began forming hand seals, a sinister aura condensing around him.
He had kept Luo Xue alive before because of the secrets she held.
But now, Daoist Ziyang was afraid. He feared that if Luo Xue continued to live, she would interfere with his long-planned scheme.
“But what if I told you that this place isn’t called Mount Ziyang, but… Mount Fengyin?” Luo Xue blinked, a hint of amusement in her eyes. “And that True Person Fengyin isn’t your master, am I right?”
“What!”
Daoist Ziyang’s heart trembled, and his hand seals faltered.
But soon, his face flushed red, and he roared furiously,
“Nonsense, you… how dare you slander the bond between my Master and me!”
“Did you know that deep within this Mount Fengyin, there is another courtyard?” Luo Xue asked again.
“Another one?”
Daoist Ziyang was truly stunned this time. With his cultivation, he couldn’t venture into the depths of Mount Fengyin, so he naturally didn’t know.
“In the innermost courtyard, I saw the inscription ‘Mount Fengyin’ hanging in the main house.” Luo Xue continued, “But the signature wasn’t True Person Fengyin, but… Phoenix Venerable.”
Before leaving the innermost courtyard, Luo Xue had briefly examined the main house. After all, she had never been to this place before, not even the main house of the outer courtyard.
That was how she saw the inscription and the signature that wasn’t True Person Fengyin.
Later, when Luo Xue reached the second courtyard, she checked the same location in the main house.
The inscription “Mount Fengyin” remained the same, but the signature had become… True Person Fengyin.
Clearly, the second courtyard was built by True Person Fengyin, imitating the innermost courtyard, and the third courtyard was built by Daoist Ziyang, imitating the second.
This was why there were three identical courtyards.
Many rogue cultivators used the title “True Person,” but the title “Venerable” wasn’t used lightly.
Moreover, Luo Xue had seen from the panel that the person who set up the formation was a Soul Transformation ancestor, further confirming that it was indeed Phoenix Venerable who left the inheritance, not True Person Fengyin.
As for why True Person Fengyin wasn’t Daoist Ziyang’s master…
Luo Xue was the most complete inheritor of the Xuanyin Phoenix Transformation Scripture, even more complete than the deceased True Person Fengyin.
She knew very well that even without the True Phoenix blood essence part, the Xuanyin Phoenix Transformation Scripture could only be cultivated by women.
In that case, why would True Person Fengyin take a male disciple?
The only explanation was that Daoist Ziyang had only obtained the inheritance left behind by True Person Fengyin.
Putting it all together, True Person Fengyin obtained Phoenix Venerable’s inheritance but, due to aptitude or other reasons, didn’t receive the most crucial part. Upon her death, she could only leave behind an incomplete inheritance.
Daoist Ziyang obtained the incomplete inheritance and mistakenly believed it to be the true Xuanyin Phoenix Transformation Scripture.
So he took the deceased True Person Fengyin as his master and even refined her remains into the Xuanyin Gu Seed.
There was one more point: the simplified Ziyang Technique that allowed men to cultivate. This thing was even more incomplete than the incomplete inheritance…
Otherwise, how could a supreme Dao technique become a useless technique that couldn’t even break through to Foundation Establishment without the True Phoenix blood essence?
These were just speculations, but seeing Daoist Ziyang’s fluctuating expression, Luo Xue was seven points certain.
“So, the inheritance you obtained is just an inheritance of an inheritance, and because of your misunderstanding, it was modified into a useless technique.”
Luo Xue’s words were merciless, each one like a sharp blade piercing Daoist Ziyang’s heart.
“Hehehehe…”
After a moment of silence, Daoist Ziyang let out a strange laugh, a hint of madness appearing in his eyes.
“Yes, but even if you’re right… I may not be able to grasp the true meaning of the Dao technique, but I am still at Foundation Establishment. Those below Foundation Establishment are still ants!”
His greedy gaze fell on Su Yiyao. “No matter what, my plan is about to succeed…”
“Kill you, refine her, and I will be the true successor of the Xuanyin Phoenix Transformation Scripture!”
So what if the inheritance was incomplete? For Daoist Ziyang, who had been at the Foundation Establishment stage for many years, Su Yiyao, who had no combat experience, and Luo Xue, who hadn’t even reached the Innate Realm, were powerless ants.
He could crush them with a flick of his hand.
But was that really the case?
“Besides, this formation of yours seems quite useful.”
Luo Xue looked down at the floating formation runes, smiling faintly.
“How about lending it to me?”
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