Myriad Daos of the Heaven

Lingchen’s identity was finally settled.

From now on, he could act openly in Yunshui City.

As Lingchen, he couldn’t kill wantonly, but he still had another identity.

Jiang Jichen... That was his true identity.

In the shadows... he was free to kill!

If anyone insisted on crossing him, trying to kill him, or take his treasures...

Then... why would he possibly hold back and show mercy?

A cold glint flashed through Jiang Jichen’s eyes, and he rose to his feet.

A night passed. All his aches and pains were gone, and his body, energy, and spirit had all returned to their peak condition.

Zuo Feng also woke up in the distance, his body emitting faint fluctuations of Spiritual Power.

Then, he suddenly pointed a finger. In that instant, an ethereal, purple line of a Spiritual Pattern emerged.

"This..."

Jiang Jichen watched from the side, utterly dumbfounded and in disbelief. He looked as though he’d taken a heavy blow.

Zuo Feng had only truly begun to cultivate last night.

He was practicing the Profound Sect Technique, a Cultivation Technique left to him by Sect Leader Zuo.

The Profound Sect Technique wasn’t a technique from the Seven Profound Sect. Rather, it was an Ancient Technique that Sect Leader Zuo had obtained from an unknown source, and it was anything but simple.

However, no matter how extraordinary the technique was, it was only useful for those who had never cultivated before.

If one had already set foot on the path of cultivation and practiced other Cultivation Techniques, they could no longer learn the Profound Sect Technique.

This was also why the old servant hadn’t been afraid of Jiang Jichen secretly learning the technique, and had let him teach Zuo Feng directly.

Last night, Jiang Jichen had only guided Zuo Feng through the process of opening his Qi Sea before going off to cultivate on his own. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

But now, after just one night, what was he seeing?

Zuo Feng had not only successfully opened his Qi Sea, but had also condensed a Spirit Vein and stepped into Mortal Warrior Level One.

And it was... a purple Spirit Vein!

’What is talent?’

’What is a genius?’

’This is it!’

’Opening a Qi Sea and condensing a Spirit Vein in a single night... it’s simply heaven-defying.’

’Compared to this kid, I’m absolutely nothing!’

If Jiang Jichen hadn’t been looking at an hourglass confirming that only one night had passed, he would have thought a month had gone by.

’A monster!’

That was all he could say about Zuo Feng’s innate talent.

As for purple Spirit Veins, you could probably count the number of them in the entire Southern Continent on one hand!

If word got out that Zuo Feng possessed a purple Spirit Vein, it would surely shake the entire Southern Continent.

However, Zuo Feng was currently in the Seven Profound Sect, a very precarious situation. If the Grand Elder and his faction learned he possessed a purple Spirit Vein, they would never allow him to mature and would try even more frantically to kill him.

And Zuo Feng hadn’t matured yet; he had no way to protect himself.

Jiang Jichen couldn’t stay by Zuo Feng’s side all day, either. He had his own matters to attend to.

"Zuo Feng, haste makes waste. Your Realm breakthroughs are happening too quickly. You need to stabilize your current Realm before advancing to the next!"

"Remember, the more perfectly you temper each Realm, the greater your advantage will be on the Path of Longevity in the future."

"Countless people possess the qualifications to seek eternal life, but those who can truly knock on the Immortal Gate and step onto the path of the struggle for longevity are but a handful in every domain."

Jiang Jichen finally spoke to Zuo Feng with a completely serious and solemn expression.

Zuo Feng now admired Jiang Jichen to an extreme degree. To him, Jiang Jichen’s every word was gospel.

Zuo Feng nodded vigorously. "Yes, I understand. I will definitely temper my Realm properly before breaking through again!"

Seeing how obedient he was, Jiang Jichen nodded in satisfaction.

But in reality, that wasn’t what he was thinking at all!

’I’m afraid,’ he thought. ’I’m basically Zuo Feng’s master now, aren’t I?’

’With Zuo Feng’s monstrous rate of progress, it definitely won’t be long before he steps into the Foundation Establishment Realm.’

’What if he’s not careful and Zuo Feng surpasses me?’

’A disciple surpassing his master in cultivation? Unacceptable!’

’How could I get him to keep looking up to me then?’

’That’s a terrifying thought. I absolutely cannot let that happen!’

Jiang Jichen shuddered at the mere thought, which was why he had to give Zuo Feng a little preemptive warning.

Of course, what Jiang Jichen said wasn’t without merit, as it was the very principle he followed himself.

Just then, the old servant walked into the cave residence.

Jiang Jichen found the old servant to be somewhat mysterious, but it seemed he bore no ill will toward him or Zuo Feng.

Ultimately, Jiang Jichen decided to tell the old servant about Zuo Feng’s situation.

After all, the man was based in Yunshui City, and as they say, the older the wiser. He would surely have better ideas.

The old servant pondered for a moment before saying, "If you want him to be safe, the only way is to leave the Seven Profound Sect and go somewhere beyond the Grand Elder’s reach!"

"Where?"

Jiang Jichen’s eyes lit up. He didn’t want to stay in the Seven Profound Sect, where he was restricted at every turn, either.

Besides, he could feel the Grand Elder’s people constantly watching him from the shadows.

"Yunshui City. The Heavenly Sword Academy!"

The old servant said calmly, naming a place.

"The Heavenly Sword Academy! What kind of place is that?"

Jiang Jichen was a stranger to Yunshui City, so of course he wouldn’t know.

The old servant didn’t explain. He simply pulled a Jade Scroll from a nearby bookshelf and handed it to Jiang Jichen.

It was a Jade Scroll introducing the Heavenly Sword Academy. Jiang Jichen swept it with his Divine Sense and instantly understood its contents.

The Heavenly Sword Academy was founded by the Heavenly Sword Alliance and was open to the entire Southern Continent, recruiting all young Cultivators with exceptional talent.

Every ten years, the nations across the Southern Continent would hold selection trials for the Heavenly Sword Academy, choosing young Cultivators with outstanding bloodlines and talent to enter the Academy and cultivate.

Moreover, the Heavenly Sword selection trials had no restrictions on background or status; anyone under the age of twenty-five could participate.

The final winners of the selection trials would be sent to Heavenly Sword Book City to cultivate and, at the same time... serve the Heavenly Sword Alliance.

Of course, they put a nicer spin on it: to protect the Southern Continent!

The Heavenly Sword Academy provided immense cultivation resources, training expeditions that offered opportunities for fortuitous encounters, and so on...

In short, as long as your talent was sufficiently dazzling, you would have access to inexhaustible cultivation resources at the Heavenly Sword Academy.

Most importantly, it also had... ancient techniques, a rarity in the present age!

Throughout the Southern Continent, the Seven Great Families and the Three Major Sects possessed some ancient techniques, but none were complete.

Only the Heavenly Sword Alliance’s Heavenly Sword Academy possessed numerous extraordinary ancient techniques.

Therefore, even the genius disciples from the Seven Great Families and the Three Major Sects would choose to enter the Heavenly Sword Academy... to cultivate!

Thus, the Heavenly Sword Academy was a gathering place for all the young geniuses of the Southern Continent.

It was the dream destination for every young Cultivator!

Seeing that Jiang Jichen had finished with the Jade Scroll, the old servant spoke. "With the Young Sect Master’s innate talent, which is among the rarest in the entire Southern Continent, he can definitely enter the inner sanctum of the Heavenly Sword Academy to cultivate. He might even be accepted by one of the Academy’s Supreme figures as... a legacy disciple!"

"Most importantly, the Heavenly Sword Academy is a place no other power can touch. It’s the safest possible place for the Young Sect Master."

The old servant concluded.

By this point, Jiang Jichen had already made his decision: he would send Zuo Feng to the Heavenly Sword Academy.

"How does one get into the Heavenly Sword Academy?"

Jiang Jichen asked the old servant.

"With the Young Sect Master’s innate talent, he just needs to be tested by the Heavenly Sword Academy’s Yingling Stone. That alone will be enough to alarm the Academy’s higher-ups. After that... well, you’ll know what to do!"

The old servant left him with these words, then departed with a calm and breezy air.

Jiang Jichen was stunned for a moment. ’That old servant is pretty slick,’ he thought.

After the old servant left, Jiang Jichen found a Map Jade Scroll for the Heavenly Sword Academy, pulled Zuo Feng to his feet, and said, "Let’s go! To the Heavenly Sword Academy!"