Chapter 290: Chapter 289: The Conception of the Ten Thousand Leaves Immortal Spirit

Soon, the man in white finished drawing Ye Zi and added a caption—Initial Form.

"Initial Form?" the man beside him asked curiously. "What’s the use of this source?"

The man in white smiled. "To perfect my Cultivation Technique, of course."

The man shook his head. "You’ve already attained the Dao and forged your own path. Why do you still care about Cultivation Techniques or other sources of power?"

"Eldest Young Master Qin, you’re underestimating my Cultivation Technique again. When my Cultivation Technique reaches Great Success, even you will have to take a step back." The man in white wasn’t angry.

Young Master Qin merely chuckled in response, then said, "Tell me about your idea."

Watching all of this, Jiang Zuo said nothing. ’I think I get the gist of it.’

’This man in white must be the Lord of the Immortal Spirit Mansion, and the other, more composed-looking man must be the master of this place.’

’Their relationship is clearly very close.’

However, their discussion was not recorded.

’If it had been, I could have even replicated their process.’

Then, Jiang Zuo heard their voices once more.

Young Master Qin spoke first. "Your idea... it’s truly terrifying."

The man in white smiled. "So? Will you help me? You’re the only one in this world who can."

Young Master Qin nodded. "I’ll need to go into seclusion for a while. I should be able to gain a preliminary understanding, but it’s hard to predict whether it will succeed or fail. Nurturing it will be a major issue."

The man in white was still smiling. "As long as you can gain a preliminary understanding, that’s enough. We can take our time with the rest. I’m not in a hurry."

Young Master Qin nodded. "Alright. Let’s make our preparations, and then we’ll begin our seclusion. I’ll leave matters of the outside world to my sister."

After a moment’s thought, Young Master Qin added, "Oh, right. This time, whether we succeed or fail, you two should get married after we come out of seclusion."

The man in white was stunned for a moment, then said with delight, "Our Eldest Young Master is finally willing to let her go? I thought I’d have to wait another few tens of thousands of years."

Young Master Qin just shook his head and said calmly, "That girl has been throwing tantrums lately, blaming me, her older brother, for everything. She probably can’t wait to get married."

The man in white tossed his art supplies aside, completely forgetting about the "source." He said with a hint of excitement, "I’ll go tell her right now."

Young Master Qin shook his head again. After tidying up the supplies, he said, "I’ll go too. I need to take care of a few things anyway."

After that, the scene vanished.

Jiang Zuo’s vision returned to normal.

He frowned. The vision had been brief, but it revealed a great deal. For Jiang Zuo, it contained a significant amount of information.

Jiang Zuo then walked over to the other murals. In total, they depicted only three people.

’In other words, it’s highly likely they are the Qin Family Siblings and the Lord of the Immortal Spirit Mansion.’

’Setting Young Master Qin aside, I can already guess a thing or two just from the relationship between the Immortal Spirit Cave Mansion and the Holy Land.’

’The Holy Land is very likely connected to the Qin Family’s sister. Everything revolves around these three people.’

’Furthermore, both the Saintess and Candidacy Saintess must be female. If a male is chosen, a special will within the Array will be disgusted and then erase him.’

Jiang Zuo froze at this thought. ’A special will within the Array?’

He then shook his head, not dwelling on it. ’For now, it’s all just speculation.’

Jiang Zuo then found himself back in front of the Ye Zi mural and sighed. ’The initial creation of the Ten Thousand Leaves Immortal Spirit must have truly been for the Innate Chaotic Qi.’

’The later decision to fuse it with the Saintess was probably due to some unexpected change, which caused the master of the Immortal Spirit Cave Mansion to alter the design.’

’For instance, was it for the sake of that will within the Array?’

But this was all just speculation, and Jiang Zuo decided not to dwell on it.

Still, one thing puzzled Jiang Zuo.

He took out the book about Liyuan Island and looked at the beginning again. It said that a Qin Tian had emerged from seclusion.

’If the timeline is correct, then this Qin Tian is very likely the master of this cave mansion.’

’From my perspective, that indirectly means this Young Master Qin’s Cultivation wasn’t that profound. And he was clearly on a similar level as the Lord of the Immortal Spirit Mansion.’

’This also implies that the two of them combined would be no match for me.’

’So how were these two able to develop the Ten Thousand Leaves Immortal Spirit?’

’The Ten Thousand Leaves Immortal Spirit contains the secret to immortality. I spent a very long time studying it and failed to understand it, so how could these two gain a preliminary understanding just by going into seclusion?’

No matter how he thought about it, Jiang Zuo couldn’t figure this out.

’Am I not as smart as them?’

’Or is their combined effort far greater than the sum of its parts?’

’Or has my own power become my biggest blind spot?’

For now, Jiang Zuo truly couldn’t make sense of it.

After gaining a preliminary understanding of their relationships, Jiang Zuo looked up toward the top of the pavilion. It wasn’t just a single story; there were other floors above.

But before Jiang Zuo could head up, someone called to him from outside. "Fellow Daoist Po Xiao, it’s time to eat."

It was Zhong Yiyang. Upon hearing it was time to eat, Jiang Zuo couldn’t wait.

’Come to think of it, it’s rare for me to be this eager for a meal.’

Jiang Zuo then exited the pavilion.

Meanwhile, on the second floor of the pavilion, there was an altar. In the center of the altar sat a small pool of water, and within it, a single eye was rolling around.

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Jingyue headed toward the center of the mountain.

She didn’t stop once along the way.

She could sense that there were several places here with things she needed to investigate.

But the most important one was at the center.

Because the stability of this place wasn’t guaranteed, she had to start with what was most important.

She could check the other spots later if there was time. Otherwise, if the hidden danger here were to erupt, everything left behind would be destroyed.

’She would never forgive herself if that happened.’

So, she headed toward the most important location at top speed.

The area was vast, and the mountain at its center was a great distance away. After a considerable amount of time, Jingyue finally spotted a house.

The house wasn’t ornate; it was built almost entirely of bamboo.

Upon seeing the bamboo house, Jingyue smiled. "Found it."

Standing before the house, Jingyue took a deep breath.

’She didn’t know what was inside, nor what she was about to see.’

’She didn’t even know if it would be harmful, but she had to go in.’

’I’m getting a little excited. I’m surely the first Saintess to uncover a secret like this. So, what exactly will I find?’

With that thought, Jingyue raised her hand to push open the door of the bamboo house.

Perhaps because so much time had passed, Jingyue found the door exceptionally heavy, as if it were actively resisting her entry.

Jingyue frowned and pushed harder. She soon realized that it was still not enough, so she channeled her full Cultivation.

The mark between her eyebrows flickered continuously.

Finally, with a loud shout, Jingyue forced the door open with a BANG.

However, in the instant the door swung open, she saw a breathtakingly beautiful maiden who, at that very moment, was turning to look over.

The instant she saw this maiden, Jingyue froze. It was unbelievable; she couldn’t believe her eyes.

Because the person she saw was none other than the Forbidden Land Maiden, who was now standing right before her, alive and well.

’But... how could she possibly be here?’

As Jingyue stood there in a daze, the Forbidden Land Maiden smiled happily. "Oh, what brings you here?"