Chapter 233 - 151: Putting on an Act, Master Beardless Shocked to the Extreme

Chapter 233: Chapter 151: Putting on an Act, Master Beardless Shocked to the Extreme

"Young friend, I bear you no ill will."

Having said this, Master Beardless finally revealed a hint of goodwill.

Only after sensing that trace of goodwill—and hearing the reason why the other party could sense the aura within the King’s Seal and the Royal Clan’s Alchemy Mark—did Jiang Hao relax a little. He then voiced the most perplexing question in his mind.

"Senior, is the Divine Pill Pavilion’s *Concealing Technique* really that terrifying?"

The youth’s words left Master Beardless slightly stunned. "You obtained the Pill Saint’s ultimate skill, yet you don’t know how formidable it is?"

Although surprised, Master Beardless couldn’t be sure if the youth was bluffing him, so he immediately began to explain.

"The *Concealing Technique* is the Sword Dynasty’s number one supreme Concealment Secret Technique. Even the Human Emperor covets it. Legend has it that this secret technique was..." He couldn’t help but swallow hard as he continued, "It was created by a Great Emperor from an endless era ago. It is an Emperor’s Holy Skill! This holy skill is divided into three sections and nine volumes in total.

"The lower three volumes make up the Concealing Technique, which corresponds to the upper, middle, and lower volumes of the *Concealing Technique*. The middle three volumes contain the Fire Control Technique, born for Pill Masters. When the Holy Fire burns the sky, even the Emperor Realm fears it. As for the top three volumes, rumor has it that they are a Body Refining Technique. Once mastered, one can challenge a Great Emperor."

HISS—!

Hearing this, Jiang Hao immediately drew in a sharp breath.

He knew the *Concealing Technique* might be formidable, but he hadn’t expected the pinnacle of this secret technique to be so world-shocking.

No wonder even Gu Qingyan initially only gave him the lower volume. It wasn’t until she witnessed his terrifying potential and invincible prowess that she gifted him the middle and upper volumes before his departure from Nanling.

Even so, bestowing such an astonishing secret technique upon him was a monumental favor. He couldn’t even understand why she would give him such a terrifying secret technique. Was it really just because of their Alchemy agreement?

A storm raged in Jiang Hao’s heart, but outwardly, he remained as calm as water.

Master Beardless, however, displayed his shock and horror to the fullest. He looked at Jiang Hao, his eyes brimming with disbelief.

"To think that the Pill Saint was willing to impart even the middle volume to you. I truly cannot fathom what connection you have with him and the Divine Pill Pavilion.

"Even the Nine Great Saint Venerables of Nanling bestowed a King’s Seal upon you. Who exactly are you? What is your purpose in coming to Thousand Sects Island?"

As he spoke, Master Beardless abruptly remembered something, and his expression drastically changed. "Could it be that you are here for the ’Three Flowers Gathering at the Top’?"

Jiang Hao evaded the mention of the so-called "Three Flowers Gathering at the Top." After all, it touched upon his blind spot; he had no idea what those words represented.

However, Jiang Hao had caught onto something. Pondering for a moment, he said calmly, "It seems, Senior, you are the Saint Realm Powerhouse Uncle Gu mentioned—the person on Thousand Sects Island who has cultivated the *Concealing Technique*."

To secure a temporary foothold on Thousand Sects Island, Jiang Hao could only silently apologize to Gu Qingyan’s father in his heart. He would borrow the Pill Saint’s name to weather the storm for now and personally visit to apologize in the future.

Hearing this, Master Beardless shuddered, a layer of mist welling up in his eyes. "The Pill Saint actually still remembers me? He mentioned me to you?"

"He briefly brought you up in front of Qingyan and me," Jiang Hao said with an indifferent expression.

"Qingyan?

"Right, right, right! The daughter born to the Pill Saint in his later years is named Gu Qingyan. Not many people know the Young Pill Master’s name.

"Three thousand years... I never expected that he would still remember me."

Master Beardless was beyond agitated, acting as though he had received a massive blessing. But the next moment, when he looked at the youth before him again, towering waves surged within his aged eyes.

Only then did he fully realize it.

The youth’s terms of address for the Pill Saint and the Young Master of the Divine Pill Pavilion were incredibly intimate. Coupled with the King’s Seal bestowed by the Nine Saints of Nanling... Those were the Nine Great Saint Venerables! Even across the entirety of Thousand Sects Island, one couldn’t find that many.

Especially the Nanling Sword Saint, Yan Nantian. He was an existence who dared to challenge Emperor Realm powerhouses. There were even rumors that the South Mountain Sword Saint had once severed an arm from an Emperor Realm patriarch with a single sword strike.

It was unimaginably terrifying for someone in the Saint Realm to injure an Emperor Realm expert. To think that such a Sword Dao Saint Venerable had also participated in bestowing the King’s Seal.

Gradually, the identity of the youth in white began to appear extremely unfathomable and terrifying in the eyes of Master Beardless. Like a foggy swamp, it was completely bottomless.