Seeking Martial Dao in All Reborn Lives

The next moment, his aura solidified into form and the magnetic field blazed intensely. Silver light burst from Zhao Xuanqi's body, seemingly condensing into a tangible substance. It shot toward the sky, coalescing into the shape of a giant Qilin. Its scales were vivid and lifelike, its eyes shimmering with a complex light that blended divinity, majesty, ferocity, and tyranny.

The Qilin had manifested!

A seven-colored, auspicious light enveloped everyone present.

The vital aura from his immense Physical Ability, combined with the spiritual pressure from the Qilin's form, made everyone feel as if the air had solidified. It became hard to breathe, and their bodies stiffened. It seemed that if they moved even slightly, the towering Holy Beast would instantly annihilate them.

But that was not the end.

THUMP THUMP!!

Zhao Xuanqi tilted his head back slightly to look at the cavern ceiling as the Celestial Spirit Acupoints on his palms bulged violently.

Qi and Blood, Physical Ability, will, Fist Technique… In that instant, he focused everything into his palms and made a sudden tearing motion.

ROAR!!!

The giant Qilin form likewise roared to the heavens, rearing up its upper body and swinging its forelegs as if to tear the world asunder.

In that instant, everyone had the dazed impression that the entire world had suddenly gone dark.

Everyone jerked their heads up, only to discover a gap in the light above them—the light cast by the nine Three-legged Crow remains and the numerous Sun Stones. It was as if a rift had been torn in the firmament.

This was an effect produced by the intense magnetic field, which drove away, distorted, and scattered the light.

But to the naked eye, it looked as if Zhao Xuanqi had "torn" the sky open.

The ancients said that drawing a blade to cut water only makes it flow more. To be able to sever flowing water with human strength meant one's Martial Dao had reached the profound realm of a Grandmaster.

Yet Zhao Xuanqi could not only sever flowing water, he could even part light. This was no longer the realm of mortals, but the ability of a Ghost God.

However, even as he was now, Zhao Xuanqi could only maintain this feat for a single instant.

The next moment, his aura slowly receded. The Qilin form returned to his body, and the traces of the acupoints on his skin disappeared.

WHOOSH!!

Light once again streamed down from above, and everything returned to normal.

However, the vision of that moment was already deeply seared into the minds of everyone present.

A Holy Beast's rage, tearing Heaven and Earth asunder.

"The Celestial Caves and Earthly Acupoints… This is indeed the technique spoken of in the legends of the Holy Beast Fist."

A trace of excitement appeared on Li Kunsheng's face.

"Celestial Caves and Earthly Acupoints?"

Zhao Xuanqi took the clothes handed to him by Zhu Yuanfei and asked in confusion.

"According to legend, the highest Profound Technique of the Holy Beast Fist is the Thirty-Six Celestial Caves and the Seventy-Two Earthly Acupoints. The Thirty-Six Celestial Caves govern the Power of Heaven and Earth and contain the mysteries of the Spirit. The Seventy-Two Earthly Acupoints, on the other hand, are a method for forging the Flesh Body—ever-changing, with Qi and Blood like a god's. However, back then, the Holy Beast Divine General did not pass down the Celestial Cave and Earthly Acupoint techniques. What our Cyan Dragon Sect cultivates is actually an evolution of the Celestial Cave Technique. But because it is not the orthodox transmission, we must rely on external aids to cultivate it. As for the Seventy-Two Earthly Acupoint techniques, it's said that remnants exist among the other three Gates, but they are no longer in their original form."

"Since you are able to use the Celestial Cave and Earthly Acupoint techniques, Sir, you are truly a successor of the Holy Beast Divine General. We of the Cyan Dragon Sect follow our ancestral teachings, guarding this Secret Land for generations, precisely to await the Divine General's return. Since you are the Holy Beast Divine General's successor, we shall assist you with all our might to reopen the Divine General's path and restore the majesty of the Divine Land!"

Li Kunsheng bowed deeply to Zhao Xuanqi, and the other members of the Cyan Dragon Sect did the same.

But Zhao Xuanqi's figure flashed, and he moved more than ten meters away to avoid accepting the bow. "I cannot accept a reward I haven't earned. I came here only to confirm a few things, with no intention to seek or control anything."

He made his attitude clear. 'After all, I can't judge their true intentions. How could a place they've guarded for a thousand years be handed over so easily?'

'Even if the old Sect Leader was sincere, others in the sect would likely be resentful, which would only cause trouble later on.'

'Besides, what I truly value are just some of the Cyan Dragon Sect's Secret Transmission records. I have no desire to control this Secret Land.'

"We are sincere. Since you are the Holy Beast Divine General's successor, it is a matter of Destiny. Some things are unavoidable."

Li Kunsheng said, seemingly aware of Zhao Xuanqi's concerns, and did not press the issue.

"You just said that you of the Cyan Dragon Sect have been waiting for the Holy Beast Divine General's return? What's going on? Don't tell me the Holy Beast Divine General didn't die?"

Zhao Xuanqi asked with some confusion.

"According to our records, on a certain day long ago, the Holy Beast Divine General suddenly left and never reappeared. However, at the realm of a Divine General, he was already invincible, without a single opponent in the world. There was nothing, be it a living thing or this world itself, that could kill him. He might have even surpassed the Divine General realm and reached another level entirely. To us, a century is fleeting, but not so for the Holy Beast Divine General. Our sect's ancestors have always believed that the Holy Beast Divine General is still alive in the world and will perhaps return one day."

'Invincible, then suddenly disappeared one day, never to be seen again?'

Zhao Xuanqi's eyes narrowed slightly.

'If my previous guess is correct, and the Holy Beast Divine General was really like me, reincarnated from Blue Star… after becoming invincible in this world, he suddenly disappeared. Could he have reincarnated into another world?'

At this thought, Zhao Xuanqi's heart grew cold.

"Mr. Zhao, this is not the place to talk. Please come with us."

Just then, Li Kunsheng spoke, interrupting Zhao Xuanqi's thoughts.

Afterward, Zhao Xuanqi followed Li Kunsheng and the others deeper into the massive cavern.

The cavern, which stretched for more than ten kilometers, formed its own self-sustaining cycle—a miniature ecosystem teeming with a wide variety of birds, beasts, fish, insects, trees, and flowers.

At the center of the cavern, there was a small village housing a dozen or so families, with a population of over one hundred.

Upon seeing Zhao Xuanqi's arrival, the men, women, old, and young of the village all poked their heads out curiously to look at him.

Zhao Xuanqi discovered that almost every villager possessed a Secret Transmission, with not a single one of them below the Inner Cultivation realm.

It seemed the Cyan Dragon Sect was comprised of more than just one or two people; it was just that only the meager one or two individuals qualified to be successors were allowed to truly leave the Secret Land and walk the outside world.

Li Kunsheng led Zhao Xuanqi into the village's main house, where the two parties began to converse, allowing Zhao Xuanqi to gain a much deeper understanding of the secretive Cyan Dragon Sect.

Each generation of Cyan Dragon Sect successors numbered one at a minimum, and two or three at most. Only those who obtained the title of successor were able to leave the Secret Land and learn the special method for entering and exiting. This was precisely why the Secret Land had remained undiscovered by outsiders for a thousand years.

Each generation of Cyan Dragon Sect successors, in the course of their travels around the world, would find promising prospects to bring back—typically homeless orphans with no one to rely on.

After these children entered the Cyan Dragon Sect Secret Land, they were trained from a young age, and the truly exceptional ones were chosen to become the next generation's successors.

As for the others, they never had the opportunity to leave the Secret Land in their entire lives. Even if some among them fell in love, married, and had children, their offspring would be tested by the sect for their innate talent before they were old enough to form memories. Those with poor talent would be fed a special Secret Medicine, placed in a state of suspended animation, and sent out of the Secret Land. They would then be placed within one of the Cyan Dragon Sect's hidden enterprises on the outside, where they could generally live their lives without worrying about food or clothing.

It was cruel, but for people of this era, being able to live peacefully in such a sanctuary was already a great blessing.

Additionally, Zhao Xuanqi learned that the Celestial Cave Technique passed down by the Cyan Dragon Sect required external aids for cultivation. The sect's successors had to enter the Thirty-Six Celestial Caves, located somewhere in the Secret Land. These Thirty-Six Celestial Caves had been created by the Holy Beast Divine General himself long ago.

After some more conversation, Zhao Xuanqi requested to see some of the secret texts related to the Holy Beast Divine General. Li Kunsheng readily agreed and had Wang Sea lead Zhao Xuanqi to a Scripture Cave.

The records about the Holy Beast Divine General were mostly just praises of his deeds and virtues, more like legends that had sprung from actual events.

Slaying the Three-legged Crow, destroying the Nine-headed Hydra, driving out the Exotic Beasts, quelling floods, enlightening the people…

However, from these records, Zhao Xuanqi filtered out an extremely crucial piece of information.

It was the true name of the Holy Beast Divine General.

Li Zhenyuan.

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