Chapter 312: Chapter 160: May Everyone Be Like a Dragon (Part 2)
"Finally, despite lowering my profile so much, the people of the Daoist Palace did not swarm me, and Fu Yunzi even personally came out to talk with me, expressing great curiosity over my sudden idea."
Recalling this, Li Xingchuan showed some added sentiment, "I must say, Fu Yunzi is truly impenetrable to me."
"Initially, I feigned sincerity with him, spouting nonsense like ’I’ve committed numerous evils in this life, waking up from nightmares, feeling my hands soaked in blood, deeply troubled in conscience,’ and other such garbage."
"Of course, Fu Yunzi was not so easily fooled; I didn’t expect that a mere bow and some acting would earn me the cultivation technique. I just thought to take it one step at a time, first establishing a connection."
"But what I absolutely didn’t anticipate was that after just about a quarter of an hour, Fu Yunzi suddenly agreed, even advising that the bitter sea has no bounds, returning to shore is the righteous path, and returning now to the proper course is not too late."
"To be honest, I felt utterly disgusted at the time, thinking all these hypocrites of the righteous path were the same."
"That Fu Yunzi agreed so easily must mean he has some intention for me; I just don’t know what his motive is yet."
"But it doesn’t matter; I’ve seen this kind of thing often, it’s just mutual exploitation."
"Finally, I and Fu Yunzi set three rules: My cultivation must not be abolished; I must not be detained or imprisoned; I must not be obstructed from leaving in the future."
"Fu Yunzi agreed to each point and also set three rules for me: abide by the sect rules; do not harm others; part peacefully."
"Additionally, after entering the sect, without a teacher’s guidance, I could only build a hut outside the Seven Peaks and must get the owner’s consent to visit any peak."
"In the end, Fu Yunzi didn’t even let me make an oath just for show. Honestly, I couldn’t figure out what he was thinking at the time."
Chu Xuan shook his head and said, "You underestimate him."
Li Xingchuan nodded, "Indeed, when I entered the sect, you have no idea the chaos that ensued, Lu Jianxin clashed with me several times, intent on killing me."
"Others either pleaded desperately or passionately argued the stakes, and figures of the older generation also came forward to persuade. The uninformed might think this bunch was preparing to forcefully take the throne."
"I figured that ultimately, I wouldn’t be able to stay in this Daoist Palace but wondered if I could first swindle the early-stage cultivation techniques before leaving."
"But unexpectedly, Fu Yunzi managed to settle the dissenters one after another through private negotiations."
"Though those people still disapproved of me, they finally ceased their cries for violence, simply ignoring me."
"I have no idea what tactics Fu Yunzi used; he wouldn’t tell me, just smiled there; I even began to introspect, wondering if I had been covertly influenced too."
Chu Xuan clapped and laughed heartily, "This is called charisma."
Li Xingchuan cast a strange look his way, then temporarily suppressed the questions in his mind, and continued:
"Once everything settled down, Fu Yunzi handed over the cultivation technique for the first three stages of the Cyan Lotus Technique without hesitation."
"Initially, I was overjoyed, then grew suspicious that the technique had been tampered with. But after repeatedly scrutinizing it, I couldn’t find any flaws and found the technique to be profound and vast, so I eagerly began cultivating it.
"Being already in the sixth realm, this technique seemed more supplementary compared to my main cultivation technique, so I progressed very quickly, reaching the peak in just five or six years."
"Then, naturally, I sought the technique for the next realm," Li Xingchuan finally showed some bitterness here.
"I knew Fu Yunzi couldn’t be so generous; he gave me a taste first, then began to demand this and that, some things I didn’t refuse to do, I simply couldn’t, alright?"
Chu Xuan was curious, "What did my master ask you to do?"
Li Xingchuan waved his hand, "No need to ask more, this is a deal between him and me. In short, after leaving the Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace for a while and handling several tasks for him, he gave me the technique for the fourth realm upon my return."
"For the subsequent parts, Fu Yunzi raised the stakes even higher; there’s no way I could always yield to his demands, so we reached an impasse."
"Then you appeared, and Fu Yunzi inquired about the essence of the Four Monkeys, which I used to exchange for the fifth realm with a drop of the Intelligent Stone Monkey’s essence from you."
Chu Xuan suddenly asked, "Have you gotten the sixth realm part now?"
Li Xingchuan eyes showed a gleam of appreciation, "Clever, once I obtain this realm’s technique, I can attempt to breakthrough to the seventh realm, something I’ve awaited for who knows how many years!"
"The only headache is that since our transaction, Fu Yunzi hasn’t even mentioned any conditions, refusing to give it no matter what, which nearly drove me to fight him."
Chu Xuan naturally understood the reason; his master had long said that the subsequent techniques could not be easily given to Li Xingchuan; otherwise, he would thinking of leaving once he obtained them.
"Then how did you manage to acquire it?"
"I have you to thank for that." Li Xingchuan displayed that inscrutable smile once more.
Chu Xuan’s face shifted, suddenly guessing a possibility, "Did you threaten my master?!"
"That was originally the plan," Li Xingchuan said leisurely, "but your master came to me first, offering the technique voluntarily and even discussed things about you."
"As we talked, we hit it off well, and I inadvertently leaked a bit about the Demon Heart Sowing Dao Technique."
Li Xingchuan seemed somewhat regretful mentioning this, "Since the secret has been breached, I won’t conceal it anymore, just as I’m now telling you honestly."
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