Chapter 4

In the heartland of the Emei Sect, if the roots of the Tianxin Temple disciples were exposed, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Wang Chong, on one hand, pondered deeply, and on the other, secretly pondered the various treasures marked on the scroll.

After a short while, the young man could not help but be moved, and thought to himself, "There are several treasures marked on the scroll without owners. Apart from treasures like the Hui Xian Mirror, the other treasures might not necessarily fall into my hands."

Wang Chong infiltrated Emei following his master's orders to steal the Emei Sect's superior Daoist techniques. Since there was such a good opportunity to steal Emei Sect's treasures, how could he not be tempted? Anyway, he would take the items and run, and the aftermath would naturally be handled by the elders of Tianxin Temple.

Wang Chong did not bother to ponder the mysterious nature of the Yantian Pearl. He closed his eyes and traced the scroll several times, then focused on a secret path behind the Wuling Immortal Mansion.

This secret path concealed a "Yuan Yang Sword"!

One of the nineteen flying swords cultivated by the ancestor Yin Dingxiu.

The description of this treasure on the scroll was very peculiar: Yin Dingxiu ascended in a hurry, leaving many things unexplained. Therefore, even the elders of Emei did not know about this secret path behind Wuling Immortal Mansion, which could pass through the mountain and exit from the Thunder Cave on the other side. They also did not know that a Yuan Yang Sword was hidden here. Yin Dingxiu engraved the Yuan Yang Sword Technique and the twelve forms of the Yuan Yang Sword Method on the sword case, intending to pass them on to those with the right conditions. However, human plans could not match the will of heaven. Three years later, a demon named Ge Peng infiltrated Emei, defiled the sealing magic, and the Yuan Yang Sword prematurely emerged, breaking the sword case and flying away. Thus, this sword technique was lost.

Wang Chong recited the description several times, but a lingering doubt remained in his heart. He could not understand why the Yantian Pearl could know about events three years in the future, calculating things that even Yin Dingxiu could not.

After all, Yin Dingxiu's reputation as the first person in the Daoist world was not undeserved!

Not only was his magic unparalleled, but he was especially skilled in the divine numbers of the pre-heaven.

When Yin Dingxiu first started cultivating, his cultivation had not yet reached the level of the first person in the Daoist world, but he could always predict the outcome of battles using the divine numbers of the pre-heaven.

Many cultivators who were on par with or even superior to Yin Dingxiu were defeated because they could not match his predictive abilities. They were often caught off guard, leading to many defeats, or they were preemptively outmaneuvered, with appropriate magical treasures borrowed in advance, or they were challenged when their cultivation was at a low point, ultimately losing to him.

During his prime, this Emei ancestor forced countless sects of the demon and evil paths to close their mountains and retreat into seclusion!

There was even a saying among the righteous and evil sects: "When Yin Dingxiu appears, ten thousand demons retreat!"

This saying emphasized the great might of this ancestor.

Wang Chong always felt that this matter was too strange, not real, and had a sense of being deceived. However, after much deliberation, he gritted his teeth and left his stone cave in the rain.

After all, the temptation of the immortal sword and magical treasures was too great, especially the flying swords personally refined by Yin Dingxiu, which were renowned and even more outstanding than those used by ancient immortals and the elders of various sects.

The Tianxin Temple, where Wang Chong came from, had only two flying swords, both of extremely low quality, yet they were cherished by the ancestor Futo Shangren and rarely shown to others.

The young man rushed to the back of Emei Mountain in the rain, his heart burning with excitement. He thought to himself, "The flying sword personally refined by the ancestor Yin Dingxiu must be of the highest quality. Besides its excellent quality, it might have many other wonderful uses, capable of breaking through various spells. If I obtain this Yuan Yang Sword, with the reputation of being personally refined by the ancestor Yin Dingxiu, who would dare to challenge me with a slightly inferior flying sword? In the future, I will not fear sword duels except for those with deep cultivation and the elders."

Although Wang Chong knew some side techniques to avoid the rain, he did not dare to use them recklessly, allowing the heavy rain to drench him completely. However, his chest felt hot, and he did not feel cold. He reached the back cave of Wuling Immortal Mansion and, after a brief search, indeed found a mountain wall covered with vines, just as depicted on the scroll.

Wang Chong was overjoyed, pulling the vines one by one. After half an hour, he finally discovered a dark cave entrance.

Wang Chong was elated to find the secret path. Without any hesitation, he entered the dark cave. He counted his steps, and after about 2,500 steps, he began to tap the cave walls. After walking another half a mile, he heard a hollow sound when he tapped the walls.

Wang Chong took out a dagger from his sleeve, a simple magical tool refined by the Daoist Yan.

This dagger, in the eyes of immortal cultivators, was of average quality, but it was a sharp weapon in the secular world. Although it could not cut through iron like butter, it could easily carve the cave walls, making it an ideal tool for digging.

Wang Chong dug around the cave wall for a while. Soon, he felt a heavy resistance, and the dagger could no longer penetrate. He slowly felt with his hand, touching something smooth and warm. The object blocking the dagger was a jade wall.

"This is it! This is the sword case of the Yuan Yang Sword, where the immortal sword is hidden. It will become sentient in three years, break out of the case, and cause trouble."

Wang Chong was certain. He slowly used the dagger to dig around the jade wall, then used his strength to pull it. A flat jade case, about three feet long and four fingers wide, with a faint green glow, fell into his hands.

Wang Chong did not dare to open the sword case, fearing that the Yuan Yang Sword would fly away. He sat cross-legged, playing with the jade case for a while, and suddenly noticed countless characters on both sides of the jade case.

Wang Chong, using the faint light from the jade case, carefully examined the characters, clearly seeing the text on the jade case.

One side of the jade case had hundreds of characters, which was a sword technique. The other side had tiny human figures performing twelve sword forms.

Wang Chong looked for a while and could not help but smile inwardly, thinking, "The ancestor Yin Dingxiu engraved the Yuan Yang Sword Technique and the twelve forms of the Yuan Yang Sword Method on the sword case, but he did not foresee that a demon named Ge Peng would infiltrate Emei, defile the sealing magic, and cause the Yuan Yang Sword to prematurely emerge, breaking the sword case and flying away, leading to the loss of this sword technique. If I had not taken the Yuan Yang Sword in advance, no one in the world would know this sword technique and method. In a way, the ancestor Yin Dingxiu should thank me."

Wang Chong memorized the text silently, spending half an hour to commit the Yuan Yang Sword Technique and the twelve forms of the Yuan Yang Sword Method to memory. He had a natural talent for cultivation, which was why he could cultivate the "Five Senses Demon Scroll," a technique that only two ancestors of Tianxin Temple had ever achieved.

Wang Chong had already judged the power of the Yuan Yang Sword Technique and the twelve forms of the Yuan Yang Sword Method, secretly praising, "The Yuan Yang Sword Technique and the twelve forms of the Yuan Yang Sword Method are indeed extraordinary. The Emei Sect is truly the first in the Daoist world for sword techniques."