And because I cultivated the incomplete Azure Sword Art, which laid the foundation, and was then stimulated by finding the family token, my bloodline resonated and awakened!
The incomplete Azure Sword Art naturally evolved and completed itself within my body, transforming into the true Azure Cloud Art!
Gu Chengyin spread his hands, feigning a look of absolute shock himself. What I just circulated was the aura of the newly awakened Azure Cloud Art.
After delivering this half-true, half-false explanation, Gu Chengyin carefully observed Shangguan Yunying's reaction.
She was his first listener, and the most important touchstone.
If even someone from the Azure Sword Sect like her believed it, then the success rate of using this story to fool the officials in the royal court would be extremely high.
As for Luo Zhao, the only person who knew the truth, once he hypnotized and controlled her again in a couple of days, this secret would naturally no longer be an issue.
Shangguan Yunying was clearly dazed by Gu Chengyin's continuous bombardment of information.
Her small mouth hung open for a long time, and she stared unblinkingly at Gu Chengyin.
After a good while, she finally digested the first shock and murmured, You... are you saying that you are the sole inheritor of the Azure Cloud Immortal Clan?
The term Azure Cloud Immortal Clan was not unfamiliar to Shangguan Yunying.
The passing remarks of her grandfather and the sporadic records in the ancient texts of the Azure Sword Sect all pointed to this existence that was once incomparably glorious before vanishing into the dust of history.
Gu Chengyin nodded vigorously, his eyes full of sincerity.
You found the token of the Azure Cloud Immortal Clan at the Wanxiang Pavilion? Shangguan Yunying continued to confirm, the logical chain rapidly connecting in her mind.
Gu Chengyin nodded again.
And then... because you cultivated the Azure Sword Art, it resonated with the token, so... your bloodline awakened?
Shangguan Yunying felt this explanation was a bit beyond common sense, but recalling the terrifying aura that made her true qi lose control just now, she felt it didn't seem impossible.
Gu Chengyin continued to nod vigorously, wearing an expression that said exactly.
Shangguan Yunying felt her brain overloading; the amount of information was simply too massive, the shock too strong.
Wait!
She suddenly grasped the most crucial point, her eyes instantly widening.
She took a sudden step forward, lunging in front of Gu Chengyin and grabbing both of his hands.
Did you just say... your bloodline awakened, so you mastered the Azure Cloud Art?! The true, complete, Heaven-tier Azure Cloud Art?!
Gu Chengyin was a bit stunned by this sudden burst of enthusiasm, but he followed her question and nodded affirmatively. I have a preliminary grasp of it, but I still need to familiarize myself and refine it.
Receiving a definitive answer, an incomparably brilliant smile instantly bloomed on Shangguan Yunying's face.
Heavens!!
If my grandfather knew... the old man would definitely go crazy with joy! No, the entire Azure Sword Sect would be shaken!
My grandfather's greatest lifelong wish has been to find the complete source of the Azure Sword Art, restore the inheritance, and catch a glimpse of the higher Great Dao!
He studied it for a lifetime, yet never found the way in!
To think... to think it is actually with you! You are that source!
Shangguan Yunying was so excited she became incoherent, shaking Gu Chengyin's hands back and forth, her gaze filled with an unprecedentedly fiery light as she looked at him.
Seeing her like this, Gu Chengyin breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Not only did she believe him, but she believed him without a shadow of a doubt, viewing this discovery as exceptionally joyous news.
Gu Chengyin was about to speak when he saw Shangguan Yunying suddenly lean in closer, the distance between them so short they could feel each other's breath.
She tilted her face up, her beautiful eyes now brimming with devout anticipation. Staring intently at Gu Chengyin, she pleaded:
I want to learn this. Can you teach me?
Hearing Shangguan Yunying's words, Gu Chengyin raised an eyebrow.
It wasn't that he was unwilling to teach her.
Setting aside the fact that Shangguan Yunying was currently one of his most trusted allies, the profound connection between the Azure Cloud Art and the Azure Sword Art alone was enough to bind her more closely to him.
But Gu Chengyin understood an eternal truth even better: an innocent man will get into trouble because of his wealth.
The identity of an Azure Cloud Immortal Clan inheritor, while shocking, was ultimately ethereal and more of a symbol.
However, the Azure Cloud Art, a top-tier Heaven-grade cultivation method, was a tangible, supreme treasure sufficient to drive any cultivator mad and make any faction drool with greed.
In this era where Golden Core experts were hard to find and high-level cultivation methods were severed, the value of a complete Heaven-tier cultivation method that pointed directly to the Great Dao of Ascension was simply immeasurable.
What was he right now?
Just a minor cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining realm.
Let alone those Golden Core old monsters he had never even seen, just those at the peak of Foundation Establishment were beyond what he could withstand right now.
Exposing the secret of the Azure Cloud Art prematurely was akin to a child walking through a busy market holding gold; it was a path to death.
The smile on Gu Chengyin's face faded, replaced by a calm and solemn expression.
He gently patted the back of Shangguan Yunying's hands, which were still tightly gripping his, and then looked directly into her expectant eyes, speaking slowly:
Yunying, I understand how you feel.
If I could, I would love nothing more than to immediately share this complete Azure Cloud Art with you, to see what kind of brilliance this supreme Heaven-tier cultivation method could bloom in your hands.
But right now, we absolutely cannot rush this.
Gu Chengyin pointed to himself. Right now, I am only in the Qi Refining realm.
In terms of cultivation base, I might not even be able to stably defeat an ordinary peak Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Not to mention those old monsters hiding in the dark, or even the legendary Golden Core Daoists.
If the matter of me being the inheritor of the Azure Cloud Immortal Clan were to be exposed, although it would attract countless eyes, speculations, and even trouble...
...it is ultimately just an identity. Others would at most be curious, try to recruit me, or test me.
But if the news that a top-tier Heaven-grade cultivation method is in my hands leaks out...
Gu Chengyin didn't finish his sentence, only looking meaningfully at Shangguan Yunying.
Shangguan Yunying was not a foolish person; she had merely been overwhelmed by immense surprise and desire just now.
Now awakened by Gu Chengyin's words, the fervent heat filling her mind rapidly cooled down, replaced by a delayed sense of horror and cold sweat.
What was she thinking?! A complete Heaven-tier cultivation method!
If this news spread, perhaps even the Azure Sword Sect behind her wouldn't be able to protect him!
At that time, Gu Chengyin would face greed and plundering from all directions, with people resorting to any extreme means.
That would be a catastrophic disaster!
Shangguan Yunying, whose cheeks had been flushed with excitement just moments ago, instantly turned somewhat pale.
She quickly entered the mindset of a Chief Court Lady, beginning to calmly and efficiently analyze the risks and seek solutions.
How many people know about this right now?
Seeing Shangguan Yunying regain her calm, Gu Chengyin felt approving in his heart. He thought carefully and organized his thoughts:
Her Highness knows that I came to the Wanxiang Pavilion to look for clues about my identity, but she doesn't know what I found, nor does she know that my bloodline awakened because of it and that I mastered the Azure Cloud Art.
Therefore, what Her Highness knows is strictly limited to the level of my background identity.
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
