Chapter 96

Su Yonghuang's face couldn't help but change. She stared intently at Li Qiyi, her voice heavy as she said, "Who exactly are you?" The Zhaotian Body, not passed down by Emperor Mingren, was a great secret of the Su family.

"I am Li Qiyi, a disciple of the Xianyan Ancient Sect, and your apprentice," Li Qiyi said with a calm and relaxed smile.

Su Yonghuang's beautiful eyes turned cold, her gaze sharp like a sword, staring at Li Qiyi, making him feel uneasy as if a sword were pressing against him.

However, Li Qiyi remained calm, sitting there leisurely. He gently shook his head and said, "Don't make a move against me. Although I know you are indeed powerful, coming from the Su family, in this Xianyan Ancient Sect, if I really decide to kill you, it would be easier than squashing an ant. I believe Disciple Tushi has told you about me."

After a long while, Su Yonghuang finally withdrew the coldness from her eyes.

Li Qiyi looked at her for a long time, then gently shook his head and said, "It's a pity, you have practiced the wrong body technique." The Zhaotian Body is one of the two most yang bodies in the six characters of the "Body Book"!

"Although Old Tushi has spoken of your deeds, and I know you have some skills, even claiming that the ancestor appeared in a dream, but in terms of body techniques, don't boast. Since you know my ancestor was the Zhaotian Body, you should know that his descendants can bear it," Su Yonghuang said coldly.

In fact, Su Yonghuang was seething with anger. Her background was mysterious, but Li Qiyi had easily uncovered her secrets, while she knew nothing about him. This made her feel uneasy.

Su Yonghuang's words made Li Qiyi laugh. When it came to body types and body techniques, in the nine heavens and ten earths, if he said he was second, no one would dare to claim first. He had immersed himself in the "Body Book" for countless years, and the immortal bodies he had cultivated far exceeded the Zhaotian Body of Emperor Mingren!

"Why are you laughing!" Seeing Li Qiyi laughing, Su Yonghuang said sternly.

"Even if you don't believe me, what I say is the truth. The immortal body technique of the Zhaotian Body, although it has become a family treasure of the Su family, you have indeed practiced the wrong body technique," Li Qiyi shook his head.

The six characters of the "Body Book" have never been allowed to spread. Emperor Mingren learned the Zhaotian Body technique from him, and the Black Dragon King also learned the immortal body technique from him, but they both had agreements with Li Qiyi and had sworn by their true lives.

There was only one exception, and that was Su Nü. Because Su Nü had Emperor Mingren's son, this meant that the probability of the Zhaotian Body lineage appearing in the future was very high, whether it was the Zhou Tian Body in the Sage Bodies or the Xiao Zhou Tian Body and Xiang Tian Body in the Imperial Bodies.

Li Qiyi felt guilty towards Su Nü, so he broke the rules and passed down the immortal body technique of the Zhaotian Body to her, not because of Emperor Mingren, but because of Su Nü's contributions and efforts.

"If you say I have practiced the wrong body technique, then show me the evidence," Su Yonghuang looked at Li Qiyi, seeing that he didn't seem to be joking, and said sternly.

Li Qiyi looked at Su Yonghuang and finally said, "In one of your ancestors, a woman must have achieved the Motian Body, one of the twelve Sage Bodies, right?"

Su Yonghuang's expression changed when she heard this, staring at Li Qiyi in disbelief and said, "How did you know this?"

"By calculation," Li Qiyi said with a smile. "And when the immortal body technique of the Zhaotian Body is activated, your body becomes as scorching as the sun, isn't that so?"

"This is precisely the characteristic of the Zhaotian Body. The Zhaotian Body is one of the twelve immortal bodies, an extremely yang body technique, with a body as scorching as the sun. What's wrong with that?" Su Yonghuang, being an expert in this lineage, said. After all, their ancestor Emperor Mingren was the Zhaotian Body, so the Su family had deep research on the Zhaotian Body lineage.

"The problem is, in the center of your scorching body, there is a trace of yin, unaffected by the heat of your body," Li Qiyi said, shaking his head.

Li Qiyi's words made Su Yonghuang's face change drastically, because cultivation is a very personal matter, and in her case, outsiders would never know. But Li Qiyi had revealed the secret of her body, which she had always thought was the Zhaotian Body.

"If I have practiced the wrong body technique, then where did I go wrong?" At this point, Su Yonghuang was somewhat shaken and asked.

Li Qiyi said, "Yin gives birth to yang. A woman who achieved the Motian Body gave birth to the offspring of the Zhaotian Body lineage. This is indeed surprising. If I'm not mistaken, you believe you are one of the twenty-four Imperial Bodies, the Xiao Zhou Tian Body, right?"

"Is that not the case?" Su Yonghuang said, moved.

Li Qiyi shook his head and said, "No, you are a Zhouyang Sage Body! Your body looks like one of the twenty-four Imperial Bodies, the Xiao Zhou Tian Body, but in fact, your body is both like the Xiao Zhou Tian Body and the Shaoyang Body of the Sun Body lineage! You assumed you were a descendant of Emperor Mingren, so you thought you were a Xiao Zhou Tian Body!"

"Zhouyang Sage Body—" Su Yonghuang was stunned and said, "One of the six special Sage Bodies?"

There are forty-eight innate bodies, four in each series, twenty-four Imperial Bodies, two in each series, and as for Sage Bodies, cultivators often refer to twelve, corresponding to the twelve immortal bodies.

However, there are actually eighteen Sage Bodies. When mentioning Sage Bodies, many cultivators often overlook the other six special Sage Bodies.

Innate Sage Bodies are already extremely rare, and the six special Sage Bodies are even rarer, rarer than true dragons and divine phoenixes! The twelve immortal bodies corresponding to the twelve Sage Bodies can be cultivated from Imperial Bodies, but the six special Sage Bodies cannot be cultivated from other bodies. In a sense, the six special Sage Bodies are a hybrid of bodies.

Because the six special Sage Bodies are so rare, many cultivators, when mentioning Sage Bodies, refer to the twelve Sage Bodies!

Li Qiyi nodded and said, "It seems you have some understanding of body types. Yes, you are a Zhouyang Sage Body, one of the eighteen Sage Bodies, not the Xiao Zhou Tian Body you imagined."

Su Yonghuang's expression was uncertain. Even the dignified and graceful Su Yonghuang was a bit out of control. This news was both good and bad for her. After all, an innate Sage Body is much stronger than an innate Imperial Body. However, this was also bad news.

If she were a Xiao Zhou Tian Body, as one of the two Imperial Bodies of the Zhaotian Body lineage, she would have an advantage that others did not have. The Su family possessed the immortal body technique of the Zhaotian Body, the strongest and most original immortal body technique in the world.

With such an immortal body technique, she hoped to cultivate into the Zhaotian Body one day, like their ancestor. This was also a great wish of the Su family.

Now, being a Zhouyang Sage Body meant she could never cultivate into the Zhaotian Body.

"Is the Zhouyang Sage Body the end?" Su Yonghuang came to her senses and asked.

Li Qiyi shook his head and said, "Not necessarily. The Zhouyang Sage Body still revolves around the 'yang' character. It is merely a combination of the Zhaotian Body lineage and the Tuantian Devil Body lineage. The Zhouyang Sage Body, nine yang and one yin, yin giving birth to yang. With a strong enough immortal body technique, the Zhouyang Sage Body can ultimately cultivate into the Sun Body!"

The Sun Body is one of the two most yang immortal bodies, alongside the Zhaotian Body, both derived from the 'yang' character.

"What kind of immortal body technique can cultivate into the Sun Body?" Su Yonghuang couldn't help but ask.

Li Qiyi looked at Su Yonghuang, and after a moment of silence, he finally said, "The strongest, most original, and most peak immortal body technique."

Hearing this, Su Yonghuang was deeply shaken. The strongest, most original, and most peak immortal body technique could only come from the "Body Book," but no one knew where the "Body Book" was! The Su family had no specific records of how their ancestor Emperor Mingren obtained the immortal body technique of the Zhaotian Body. However, the descendants of the Su family knew that their immortal body technique was the strongest, most original, and most peak in the world, originating from the "Body Book." But this was the highest secret, and even the disciples of the Su family did not know that their immortal body technique came from the "Body Book."

In fact, as Yin Ya, Li Qiyi had taught Su Nü the War God Technique and the immortal body technique of the Zhaotian Body, but Su Nü had sworn not to talk about Yin Ya or the "Body Book" to future generations.

After a long time, Su Yonghuang looked at Li Qiyi and said, "I don't know your background, but from today's conversation, I believe in your abilities. If the Xianyan Ancient Sect is led by you, it will rise one day. My ancestor's bloodline will not be destroyed. The position of the Xianyan Ancient Sect's leader is best suited for you."

"Pass the position to me?" Li Qiyi was surprised.

Su Yonghuang looked at Li Qiyi, smiled, and said gracefully, "I took on the position of the Xianyan Ancient Sect's leader, and the elders of the Xianyan Ancient Sect did not favor me. I am well aware of this. If it weren't for the fact that the Xianyan Ancient Sect was built by my ancestor, I wouldn't have gotten involved in this mess. Reviving the Xianyan Ancient Sect is no easy task. Making a thirteen-year-old girl the leader seemed like a fairy tale. If it weren't for Old Xu believing I could cultivate into the Zhaotian Body and insisting I take the position, I wouldn't have stayed."

Su Yonghuang spoke very frankly and directly. After a pause, she looked at Li Qiyi and said, "Since the Xianyan Ancient Sect has a successor today, I should return to my Su family."

"You and your grandmother..." Li Qiyi blurted out, but then closed his mouth.