The Demon with Holy Radiance-Chapter 77 - 74: Better to Rely on Yourself Than Others; May I Ask If Senior Brother Is In?

Chapter 77: Chapter 74: Better to Rely on Yourself Than Others; May I Ask If Senior Brother Is In?

Yang An’s heart sank at his Second Senior Brother’s words.

He had the Cultivation Techniques for the Resonance Stage and the Fake Food Realm, but the subsequent technique for the Primordial Feeding Realm was in the hands of his Eleventh Senior Brother.

’Does that mean the techniques for even higher levels are also in the hands of others?’

He needed the next Cultivation Technique, but Yang An didn’t believe for a second that these fellow disciples would hand it over so easily.

’None of these guys are normal. If I could get the Cultivation Technique that easily, then something would be seriously wrong.’

’So, what was that old bastard’s intention in splitting the Cultivation Technique into several parts and giving them away?’

’Was it to make his disciples fight to the death?’

From the rules he’d learned at the initiation ceremony, Elder Life Crane never offered any protection to his disciples. He wouldn’t even care if one was killed—in fact, he might even be pleased.

This fit perfectly with Yang An’s impression of Elder Life Crane.

’But what good does this do that old bastard?’

’If all his disciples die, what does he stand to gain?’

This was what Yang An couldn’t figure out. It was precisely for this reason that, compared to Sansong Mountain, the Life Crane Sect seemed to him to be a bona fide Demon Sect.

"No one can help you with this. Whether you get the Cultivation Technique is a matter of your own ability. It was the same for us back then. This is between you and Eleventh Junior Brother," Second Senior Brother Fu Ming added.

The meaning was clear: if he wanted the next Cultivation Technique, he had to get it himself. Whether he could actually obtain it was another matter entirely. No one else would interfere.

At the same time, Yang An also read another meaning between his Second Senior Brother’s lines: Eleventh Senior Brother Pi Chu would never hand over the Cultivation Technique easily.

This confirmed Yang An’s own suspicions.

’This is going to be difficult.’

Since his Eleventh Senior Brother possessed the subsequent Cultivation Technique for the Primordial Feeding Realm, it meant his Cultivation Level was at least in the Primordial Feeding Realm.

Yang An had only just entered the Late Stage Fake Food Realm. If he were to fight someone in the Primordial Feeding Realm, he would have almost no advantage.

What’s more, he knew absolutely nothing about this Eleventh Senior Brother—he didn’t even know who he was.

Although all his senior brothers and sisters had been present at the Golden Sun Pavilion, aside from a few memorable ones, Yang An didn’t recognize any of the others now.

After a moment of hesitation, he looked back at Second Senior Brother Fu Ming.

His Second Senior Brother seemed to be the only approachable one, so Yang An decided to ask if he could offer any advice.

"Do you have any advice, Senior Brother?"

Fu Ming shook his head, coughed twice, and blood began to seep from the corners of his mouth again.

"I wouldn’t recommend asking others for help."

"..."

’Well, it seems that’s the best advice I’m going to get.’

"Thank you, Senior Brother!"

With no other options, Yang An could only offer his polite thanks.

Fu Ming said no more and quickly departed.

After his Second Senior Brother left, Yang An was alone in the room and began to think deeply. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

’Regardless, even if conflict is unavoidable to obtain the Cultivation Technique, I shouldn’t just go and demand it while knowing nothing about my Eleventh Senior Brother.’

’That would only put me at a disadvantage from the start. It’s a dangerous move.’

’So, my first priority is to learn more about Eleventh Senior Brother. Only then can I decide on my next course of action. Until then, it’s best not to approach him rashly.’

As he thought of this, a person immediately came to mind—Senior Sister Wen Yin!

In the entire Life Crane Sect, only three people had any real contact with him. Of those, the only ones who had left a relatively good impression were Second Senior Brother and Twelfth Senior Sister Wen Yin.

The other person was Sixth Senior Brother Jin Tong, but his impression on Yang An hadn’t been a good one.

’Since I can’t get any help from Second Senior Brother, maybe I can try my luck with Senior Sister Wen Yin.’

’We did spend all that time together, after all. Maybe there’s a slight chance she’ll help me.’

’Second Senior Brother advised against seeking help from others, but it’s not like I have a choice.’

Before long, led by a Corpse Slave, Yang An arrived at Wen Yin’s residence.

Her home was also located near the edge of Corpse Saliva Valley, about a kilometer southeast of his own residence. Several Corpse Slaves stood guard at the entrance as well.

When Yang An arrived, he was about to ask a Corpse Slave to announce his presence, but he was unexpectedly blocked by the Corpse Slaves guarding the door.

"Is my senior sister inside?" he asked.

The Corpse Slave couldn’t speak, nor could it answer Yang An’s question. It was as wooden as a machine that only knew how to follow orders.

Yang An had no choice but to call out loudly, hoping Senior Sister Wen Yin would hear him.

"Senior Sister, I’ve come to pay my respects! Would you be able to see me?"

But after waiting for a long while, there was still no response from within the residence.

’Damn it!’

’Could it be that Senior Sister Wen Yin isn’t home? Did she go out on business again?’

Resigned, Yang An had no choice but to turn back and return to his own residence.

Two days later, he returned to Senior Sister Wen Yin’s door and was again blocked by the Corpse Slaves on guard.

Just like before, Yang An called out to announce his visit, but there was still no response.

Several days later, he came for a third time.

Still, there was no response.

Taking the hint after the third try, Yang An didn’t go back again. Instead, he started to think about a new strategy.

’There’s been no response for so many days. It’s unlikely that Senior Sister Wen Yin isn’t home.’

’After all, with the Earth Worms, you can travel a thousand li in just a few hours. Even if she were out on business, it shouldn’t have taken this long.’

’Of course, I can’t rule out the possibility that she took a wrong turn on her way back or simply got lost.’

’But if she hasn’t gone anywhere and is right there in her residence, then her lack of response probably means she doesn’t want to see me. Now that’s interesting.’

Based on his impression of Senior Sister Wen Yin, Yang An chose to lean toward the former explanation and decided to just wait a while longer.

’I can use this time to increase my Mana and raise my Cultivation Level to the absolute limit of my current realm.’

「And so, more than half a month went by.」

After consuming all the remaining Dao Birth Pills and also using the Elixirs he had obtained from Sansong Mountain, Yang An finally refined the Mana within his acupoints to the stage of Perfection.

Now, all he needed was the subsequent Cultivation Technique. Once he integrated the new Dao of Destiny Technique, he could break through to the Primordial Feeding Realm.

He went to Senior Sister Wen Yin’s residence one more time, just as he had before.

Unfortunately, there was still no response.

Yang An shook his head and turned to leave. It seemed he had guessed wrong.

At that very moment, inside the residence, a black-clad Wen Yin sat cross-legged, her face expressionless, as if she hadn’t heard a thing.

Only after the sounds from outside had completely faded did she let out a long sigh, her chest heaving slightly. It was impossible to know what she was thinking.

After leaving Senior Sister Wen Yin’s residence, Yang An didn’t head back the way he came. Instead, he had the Corpse Slave lead him around a bend.

’It’s better to rely on yourself than on others. Since no one can help me, I’ll have to try and make contact with Eleventh Senior Brother myself. I’ll test the waters first and see what happens.’

A quarter of an hour later, the Corpse Slave brought Yang An to the residence of his Eleventh Senior Brother, Pi Chu.

To Yang An’s surprise, his Eleventh Senior Brother’s residence was utterly dilapidated. A single glance revealed broken eaves and crumbling walls. A large section of roof tiles had fallen to the ground, leaving only a few lonely wooden beams hanging in place.

If it weren’t for the Corpse Slaves standing guard, he would have thought he’d been brought to the wrong place.

Yang An couldn’t understand why his Eleventh Senior Brother would choose such a dilapidated place, but it had nothing to do with his reason for being here.

He walked up to the entrance, where a Corpse Slave stiffly raised an arm to block him. Yang An had no choice but to announce his own presence.

"Junior Brother Yang An, I’ve taken the liberty of coming to visit. May I ask if you are here, Eleventh Senior Brother?"