Chapter 67: Secrets of the Sect

I looked at Xiao Chengqian gratefully, and suddenly remembered that night, when this young master, drinking red wine and smoking cigars, sat with us at the roadside stall, drinking beer and eating food from the roadside stall, without any sense of propriety.

Xiao Chengqian shook his head dramatically and said to me, “Don’t look at me with those creepy eyes. When I have to do something to you, I won’t show mercy. I have my own position.”

Of course I understood what Xiao Chengqian meant, but I suddenly laughed and said, “Of course you won’t show mercy to me, because you can’t beat me, so you can only ask me to show mercy to you.”

Xiao Chengqian punched me in anger! Then we both laughed. We should have been in the same school, we should have!

The north wind was still blowing, and the snow was falling more and more heavily, just as Lao Zhang had predicted. By this time, it was already snowing heavily. Xiao Chengqian commanded his men to help us dig the entrance to the tomb of the great demon. By this time, it was all finished, and the dark entrance was right in front of us. Xiao Chengqian was about to leave.

“I’m leaving,” Xiao Chengqian said to me very decisively.

“Well, you won’t have any trouble, will you?” I said very directly.

“No, these people are my trusted people, they won’t say anything.” Xiao Chengqian replied very directly.

“Well, that’s good.” I nodded and said seriously.

Looking at the dark hole, I didn’t know what I would encounter this time. Would it be as strange as the den of the tender fox? But I had to go in. I knew too well that I could not count on the other two tombs of the great demons. Our advantages were exhausted. What awaited us next should be a great battle to seize the demon soul, which would determine the ownership of the immortal tomb. Getting this great demon soul would also add new chips to my hand!

I was thinking deeply while Zhang and the others were busy packing up some things and accompanying me into the tomb. This time, no matter how much Zhang saw, he also understood the essential difference between cultivators and ordinary people. Perhaps he would bury this as a secret for the rest of his life, because no one would believe him if he said it out loud, and he would be treated as a madman.

“Chengyi.” Xiao Chengqian suddenly stopped me, even though he had already turned and left.

“Huh?” Looking at Xiao Chengqian’s panting appearance, I didn’t understand. What was so important that he suddenly ran back? Did he also want to go into the Great Demon Tomb to see it?

But my guess was wrong. Xiao Chengqian said to me, “Chengyi, do you know the secret? The ultimate secret of our two lines, even Lin Chen doesn’t know.”

“What secret?” I felt inexplicable.

Xiao Chengqian apologized to Zhang, Ruoxue, and Chengxin, and then took me to a relatively quiet corner. I said, “Do you have to avoid Chengxin?”

“I’m your friend, but he’s not.” Xiao Chengqian explained with a strong argument. This person is quite paranoid.

But I didn’t bother to argue with him about this. My curiosity was aroused, and I directly urged him to speak quickly.

“There is such a saying. In fact, the real most powerful fighting force of our two branches is the spirit body that we ‘raise’. There is a secret method. Today, seeing your tiger spirit, I thought of this, and I guessed that you already knew. In fact, I am very confused. Chengyi, the previous generation of your branch supposedly did not know this secret. This secret is known only by a few core members of our branch. Tell me the truth. Did you happen to know it, or did you know something?” Xiao Chengqian said seriously.

I didn’t know how to answer Xiao Chengqian. This matter cannot be casually discussed between friends because it has already involved the secrets of the sect. Hmm, the secret that I know alone has not yet been told to Chengxin and his brothers.

After thinking about it for a long time, I said to Xiao Chengqian, “To be honest, the tiger soul is a coincidence.” This is indeed all the truth I can say, because my master gave me the tiger soul. I’m afraid he already knew that he would be away for six years, and that I would easily attract unclean things to protect me.

Or maybe Master knew the value of the tiger claw and taught me to cultivate it intentionally from a young age, also to add another chip to my life, but this really does not involve that secret, at least Master never mentioned this to me.

I felt a little guilty, so I could only hide it, not lie about it.

Xiao Chengqian looked up at the sky and let out a sigh, saying, “You really are a blind cat that has run into a dead rat, and that’s how you got such a powerful tiger spirit. I thought you already knew about the secret method and deliberately cultivated it. In fact, what has been passed down in our lineage is not very clear, because my master… suddenly disappeared! Our lineage has deliberately cultivated some powerful spirits, like the ghosts you just saw, but we have never been able to get it right. We have even consulted the methods of cultivating ghosts, but it’s completely different, okay? It’s too far from the realm of legend!”

“What realm is it?” I asked seriously. I really didn’t know this, because when the master passed on the law, he never mentioned what the end of this secret law should be.

“Haha, that’s ridiculous! It’s the unity of the human and the spirit. The human can use the magic spells that the spirit can use, and the powerful things that the spirit can do, the human can also use them. In short, I’m not too sure what this realm is. It feels quite mysterious.” When Xiao Chengqian said this, he was both yearning and confused, and there was also some meaning in it that he himself was not sure of.

Of course, he only said what he could say, because there must be more things passed down from their sect, otherwise they wouldn’t have cultivated them in some way.

However, this is just a tacit understanding that we deliberately do not break!

“This realm…” I sighed, not knowing what to say, because Xiao Chengqian couldn’t understand it, but I think I can understand it. In fact, this is a description of the soul merging. In the advanced realm, I can use my own tactics, and when in a spirit state, some of the tactics are even more powerful. Shatu has some natural skills, and now he has some achievements in the area of wind, but White Tiger is a metal element, so it must have even higher natural talents that can be applied to my soul merging.

What kind of realm is this? Just thinking about it makes people tremble!

I glanced at Chengxin, whose young fox was still following Silly Tiger to eat the last remaining energy. Looking at the entrance to the dark, gloomy tomb of the great demon, I suddenly thought of something! I was suddenly excited!

But I suppressed my excitement and didn’t reveal anything. I felt a little guilty towards Xiao Chengqian, but just as he said, the two veins were opposed to each other and had nothing to do with our personal feelings.

After seeing off Xiao Chengqian and facing the vast snow, I returned to the cave. Chengxin suddenly said, “Chengyi, I couldn’t say it in front of outsiders, but now I must tell you. You should think about our actions carefully. After all, there are wolves in front and tigers behind. How can we compete with such a disadvantage? After all, it’s just a piece of ginseng essence and a grave that may be related to Kunlun. I also told Wu Laogui just now that under these circumstances, we are afraid that we really can’t do anything. Wu Laogui understands very well, and I also promised him that if there is a chance, I will help him avenge his death. Chengyi, what I mean is that you should think about it carefully.

Cheng Xin said it very tactfully, and let me think about it, but in fact, his meaning was more than clear. In this situation of two rivals fighting, we are like a small fish, and all we can do is retreat.

Seeing that I didn’t say anything, Chengxin added, “Chengyi, we have more important things to do.”

“Chengxin, it is precisely because we have more important things to do that we are afraid that we really cannot back down this time on our trip to the old forest, and we cannot back down.” I sighed and said to Chengxin.

Without waiting for Cheng Xin Ge to speak, I emphasized again, “Not only can’t we back down, we must also get all the demon spirits, not one less! The immortal tomb or something is not the most important thing.”

“What do you mean by that?” Brother Chengxin was a little confused by my words.

I pulled him over, and this time it was me who apologized to Ruixue, Lao Zhang, Wu Laogui, and Xiaoxi and Xiaomao. After all, this is a secret of the sect!

Ten minutes later, Brother Chengxin was a little excited. His hands trembled several times, but he didn’t light up a cigarette. He said to me, “There is such a thing as the master passing on the law? And it’s the most important secret of our sect. What do you mean by that?”

“That’s right, that’s what I meant. Now you know how important the demon soul is to us, right?” I said seriously.