Chapter 102: The Ancestral Patriarch of the Reliant Blade Sect
“Since you already know, that saves me a lot of effort!”
“The Six Trials of False Elixirs—within our sect, the Mountain Peak Lords, the seventy-two Earth Fiends represent the first trial, the thirty-six Celestial Spirits the second, the twelve Earthly Branches also the second, and the twelve Heavenly Stems the third!”
“All of them are False Elixir Acupuncture Techniques!”
Finally, Wen Renying’s expression grew grave as he spoke heavily to the two.
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“……”
After hearing Wen Renying’s words, Zhou Yi and Song Hai’s expressions mirrored each other—utterly stunned, their minds shaken as if the heavens and earth had collapsed, their hearts tumultuous and unable to calm for a long while.
Had they not known about the Six Trials of False Elixirs before, they would never have been so shocked. But precisely because they knew, it left them utterly at a loss for words.
The first trial—seventy-two Earth Fiends—and the third trial—the twelve Heavenly Stems!
The first trial was nothing much, but the third trial represented a power of three million six hundred fifty thousand years!
How could such immense power be obtained?
Had they all been to the Peerless Island?
Previously, the old monk from the Bodhi Temple had said that power was nothing to worry about; on Peerless Island, such things were no problem!
In other words, power was easily cultivated on Peerless Island!
Though he did not understand why, Zhou Yi trusted the old monk implicitly—there was no reason to doubt him.
From the old monk’s words, Zhou Yi concluded that there must be something on Peerless Island, or some method, to quickly cultivate such power!
He had always believed firmly in this theory, but now he wavered. His conviction was shaken.
Peerless Island was difficult to enter and even harder to leave. Now that Wen Renying told him their sect possessed so many False Elixirs, including up to the third trial, this...
If all of them had been to Peerless Island?
That seemed unlikely!
“Perhaps it’s not impossible after all?” Just as this thought emerged in Zhou Yi’s mind, he immediately dismissed it. Peerless Island was hard to enter and exit, but that did not mean one could not leave!
“Maybe they really did come out of Peerless Island—it’s not impossible!”
“Enough thinking!” Seeing the two’s uncertain expressions and deep contemplation, Wen Renying shook his head to interrupt their thoughts.
He could roughly guess what they were thinking—Peerless Island, without a doubt!
After all, the common gossip in the martial world was that unless one had a heavenly gift, False Elixirs could only be achieved on Peerless Island.
“They have never been to Peerless Island!”
“Huh?” Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi immediately lifted his head and looked at Wen Renying, his eyes full of suspicion.
Never been to Peerless Island? Then how did they achieve False Elixirs? Were they all born with extraordinary talent?
That seemed impossible!
Or maybe there was another method...
The two stared at Wen Renying in confusion, awaiting his answer.
“They have never been to Peerless Island, and their talents are not particularly exceptional. At least, compared to those who can cultivate False Elixirs outside Peerless Island, their talents are rubbish!”
Zhou Yi looked at him, hesitant to speak.
“Don’t rush!” Seeing Zhou Yi’s expression, Wen Renying smiled and continued, “The reason they could achieve False Elixirs, and why I didn’t even know they existed before the commotion you caused, is actually the same!”
“Because within our Kaoshandao Sect, there is an ancestor!” Wen Renying said softly, his face filled with reverence and admiration.
“An ancestor?”
“An ancestor?”
Both exclaimed in surprise.
“That’s right. This ancestor is the founder of our Kaoshandao Sect and one of the very first to emerge from Peerless Island after it appeared!”
“First to emerge from Peerless Island? Among the earliest?” Zhou Yi and Song Hai exchanged astonished glances. If he was someone from that era, then he must be at least several hundred years old by now!
While they felt somewhat reassured by Wen Renying’s explanation, the first thought to cross their minds was the ancestor’s age!
“This ancestor has survived countless demonic calamities. When he first emerged from Peerless Island, he was one of the most formidable. It was thanks to him that the demonic calamity that engulfed the entire martial world was eventually dispelled!” Before they could form any other thoughts, Wen Renying’s next words answered their questions: “By calculation, he should now be over four thousand years old!”
“Over four thousand years!”
“More than four thousand years!”
“The reason our sect has produced so many False Elixirs is precisely due to the ancestor’s anointment and transmission of power. Without that, how could we achieve False Elixirs outside Peerless Island?”
“Anointment and transmission of power?” Song Hai’s eyes widened in shock as he asked.
“……”
Zhou Yi was speechless; the shock in his heart spoke volumes.
“All these False Elixirs were produced through the ancestor’s anointment and transmission of power?” Zhou Yi admitted he was stunned. If that was the case, just how powerful was this ancestor?
Among the False Elixirs produced by this transmission, three had reached the third trial. If so, then at minimum, the ancestor’s power must be at the fourth or fifth trial of False Elixirs—or perhaps even the sixth?
“No one knows exactly how powerful the ancestor is!” Wen Renying shook his head again, his gaze distant, as if lost in his own world. “Do you know how one leaves Peerless Island once they enter?”
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“……”
The two were silent, offering no answer.
Wen Renying’s current demeanor meant he did not require their response; he proceeded to explain.
“There are two ways to leave Peerless Island. One is to find the Island Exit Token on the island—then you can leave naturally!”
“The other is by sheer strength—breaking out by force!”
“Since ancient times, almost everyone who has left Peerless Island did so by the first method, except for our sect’s ancestor!”
“From the island’s emergence until now, over four thousand years, only our ancestor has broken out by force!”
“This is what established Kaoshandao Sect’s transcendent status in the martial world!”
“Do you think the lawless things you’ve been doing went unchecked because of your strength?”
“Do you really believe your power is enough to dominate the martial world?”
“It’s the ancestor!” Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi immediately understood. He recalled the old monk’s words earlier and the tremendous yet restrained aura that had filled the mountain peaks during their closures.
At the time, he had thought those people were merely wary of their talents and strength, knowing that the old monk had some purpose in mind for them.
If they had truly angered those forces, things would be troublesome!
But now, looking back, his thoughts had been far too naive!