Chapter 247 - 156: Hundred-Mile Fire, Feng Moyuan’s Shock

Chapter 247: Chapter 156: Hundred-Mile Fire, Feng Moyuan’s Shock

As soon as Jiang Hao finished speaking, the other party scoffed, slowly closed his eyes, and simply ignored him. That posture perfectly displayed his disdain.

Seeing this, Jiang Hao didn’t mind. He even somewhat understood the other party’s attitude. After all, a wet-behind-the-ears youth had suddenly become the Eldest Senior Brother of the Beardless Sect, rising above these Elders. Even if Jiang Hao were in their shoes, he would probably harbor some resentment.

Giving a wry smile, Jiang Hao ignored him as well and strode directly into the Pill Technique Pavilion.

Jiang Huaiyu looked extremely awkward seeing this. After standing there conflicted for a moment, he ultimately bowed deeply to Feng Moyuan, turned around, and followed Jiang Hao.

Shortly after the two entered the Pill Technique Pavilion, Mu Yunshang and the others landed.

"Elder Feng." All ten had arrived, and they all bowed respectfully to Feng Moyuan.

The latter opened his eyes, a trace of respect and satisfaction appearing in them. "Yun Shang, Yichen, you have arrived?"

Hearing this, Mu Yunshang stood before the doors of the Pill Technique Pavilion. Her beautiful eyes gazed inside as she said indifferently, "We came to see our Beardless Sect’s Eldest Senior Brother and admire his grace."

"Heh, if he wants to be the Eldest Senior Brother of our Beardless Sect, even if the Sect Leader and the two Supreme Elders agreed, he still has to pass our test. If he can’t even get past us, I wonder if he’ll still have the face to accept the conferment ceremony in two days."

"It’s not impossible for him to be the Eldest Senior Brother, but he must convince me completely. The position of Eldest Senior Brother will be the face of our Beardless Sect in the future. I absolutely will not allow anyone to tarnish the sect’s reputation."

Following Mu Yunshang’s lead, several of the Beardless Sect’s top ten ceiling-level prodigies voiced their opinions one after another.

Seeing the emotions of the ten people, Feng Moyuan had already seen through everything, though he didn’t say much. Despite their flowery words, who among them didn’t want to become the sect’s Eldest Senior Brother? Even an Elder like him was greatly tempted. Unfortunately, he was old and failing; the title of Eldest Senior Brother would never fall to Elders like them.

"Heh, Senior Brother, there’s no need to worry. We must trust the judgment of the Sect Leader and the Supreme Elders. Later, when the Eldest Senior Brother comes out, why not ask him for a pointer or two?"

"Junior Brother is right. The sect’s Eldest Senior Brother surely has outstanding qualities. Perhaps he can even guide us and set an example for the junior brothers and sisters."

Obviously, this was a countermeasure the ten had agreed upon long ago. No matter which one of them ended up with the position of Eldest Senior Brother, it would still be better than an outsider taking it. Those who didn’t know the truth might think the ten of them were so incredibly weak that they let a foreign Cultivator become the head disciple of the sect.

Listening to their words, Feng Moyuan remained silent.

However, a peculiar gleam flashed through Mu Yunshang’s beautiful eyes as she couldn’t help but ask, "Elder, what is he doing in the Pill Technique Pavilion? Could it be that our Eldest Senior Brother is also an Alchemy Master who wants to cultivate Alchemy Secret Techniques?"

At these words, Feng Moyuan subconsciously and slowly shook his head. "Even though Alchemy Secret Techniques are terrifyingly powerful, how could an ordinary Pill Master cultivate them? If one’s attainments are insufficient, the range in which they can communicate with the Fire of Heaven and Earth won’t even be enough to cast the weakest Secret Technique. How could it be so easy to cultivate?"

At his age, even if he were a Pill Master, how high could his Alchemy Realm possibly be? A Tier Two Pill Master? Or a Tier Three Pill Master? Neither of these realms was sufficient to cultivate an Alchemist Secret Technique. To truly master a Secret Technique, one must be at least a Tier Four Second Grade Pill Master.

Therefore, in Feng Moyuan’s eyes, while it might be true that the other party was a Pill Master, he definitely wasn’t here to select an Alchemist Secret Technique. Perhaps he just wanted to broaden his horizons.

After Feng Moyuan finished speaking, he completely entered a state of meditation, paying no attention to anything else.

Meanwhile, inside the Pill Technique Pavilion.

"So this is the Pill Technique Pavilion! Eldest Senior Brother, if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have been able to get in here. I never expected our Beardless Sect to have collected so many Alchemy Secret Techniques." Jiang Huaiyu’s eyes were filled with shock as he subconsciously spoke.

The Holy Pavilion Collection Tower, which housed all the Cultivation Techniques, martial arts, Secret Techniques, and other collections of the Holy Sect, was not freely accessible. If it weren’t for Jiang Hao’s status as the Eldest Senior Brother, they wouldn’t have even had the qualifications to enter.

Looking at the rows of bookshelves packed with Secret Techniques, even Jiang Hao couldn’t help but marvel. It was truly worthy of being the Wan Gu Saint Sect. Ten thousand Qin Cities couldn’t compare to such a profound foundation.

However, the various Secret Techniques on the bookshelves were already covered in a layer of dust, clearly showing that Pill Masters who came here to choose an Alchemist Secret Technique were exceedingly rare. It wasn’t that Pill Masters looked down on the Secret Techniques inside, but rather that the number of Pill Masters was incredibly scarce in the first place.

Gazing at the endless Alchemist Secret Techniques before him, Jiang Hao could hardly tear himself away, and he quickly immersed himself in the process of searching for one.

"Junior Brother Jiang, help me find all the Celestial Tier Alchemist Secret Techniques in this row. Also this row, and this row—pull all of them out."

"Celestial Secret Techniques?" Hearing this, Jiang Huaiyu was startled and looked at Jiang Hao in surprise.

Jiang Hao thought for a moment before continuing, "If there are any with a large area of effect and strong destructive power, Profound Tier ones are fine too."

Jiang Hao’s goal for this trip was very simple: to find powerful Secret Techniques, as well as ones with attacks that could cover a massive area. The former could drastically enhance his combat power, while the latter would allow him to fight against multiple opponents, or even wipe out groups in one sweep.

"Eldest Senior Brother, why do you need so many Secret Techniques? It’s said that Alchemy Secret Techniques have extremely high cultivation requirements. Profound Tier and Celestial Secret Techniques can only be cultivated by Elder-level Pill Masters." Jiang Huaiyu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Could it be that his Eldest Senior Brother had never seen so many Secret Techniques before and was getting greedy?

Despite his words, Jiang Huaiyu still quickly began searching.

The two moved between the endless bookshelves, searching as if looking for a needle in a haystack.

"Heaven-Burning Flame Technique", "Crimson Sun True Fire Seal", "Flame Dragon Roar Technique", "Earth Fire Technique", "Celestial Fire Array", "Molten Flame Heaven-Splitting Slash"...

Profound Tier, Celestial Tier, Dao Tier, Venerable Arts...

Jiang Hao was dazzled. As long as it was a good technique, he set it aside.

Time slowly passed. At a certain moment, Jiang Hao stood before a bookshelf, holding an Alchemist Secret Technique, unable to tear himself away.

"A Celestial Ninth-level Secret Technique, ’Flame Prison Space’?" he murmured to himself as he read the manual’s introduction.

"Once cast, this technique can draw the ground as a prison and bind the void as a cage, sealing the space and trapping enemies within the Flame Prison Space. As long as the Earth Fire is not extinguished, the technique will not fade until it incinerates everything into nothingness?

"If cultivated to the Great Success Realm, one has a chance to suppress and kill Dao Realm experts, and trap and burn Venerables. It is one of the top ten strongest Celestial Secret Techniques?"

Jiang Hao’s breathing couldn’t help but quicken. Wasn’t this exactly the method to enhance his combat power that he was looking for?

However, cultivating and casting this Secret Technique came with prerequisites. It consumed a massive amount of Spiritual Power and required a Martial Soul at the Divine Grade or higher. More importantly, the caster’s cultivation needed to be at the Mortal Transformation Realm or higher, and their Alchemy Realm could not be lower than Tier Five. It was best if they could sense the Fire of Heaven and Earth within a radius of a hundred miles and briefly mobilize all the Celestial Fire and Earth Fire within that range.

And these were precisely the conditions that Jiang Hao met.

"You’re the one," he said, thrilled.

Looking at the "Flame Prison Space" manual in his hands, Jiang Hao couldn’t bear to put it down. He was so excited that he completely forgot himself and began reading it on the spot. This was his first time coming into contact with an Alchemist Secret Technique. He felt as if he had discovered a new world, becoming completely absorbed.

As time passed, it didn’t take long for Jiang Hao to memorize the entire Secret Technique. Because he was too immersed, he subconsciously activated the method recorded in the manual.

And just as Jiang Hao activated it.

Suddenly.

BOOM!!!

A subtle fluctuation violently erupted from within the Pill Technique Pavilion in all directions, spreading out in an instant. With a single thought, the Celestial Fire trembled, and the Earth Fire shuddered. The awakened Fire of Heaven and Earth began to spread from inside the Pill Technique Pavilion at an inconceivable speed.

Within just a single breath.

RUMBLE!!!

All the Fire of Heaven and Earth within a hundred-mile radius of the Pill Technique Pavilion abruptly awakened, and a terrifyingly scorching sensation swept across heaven and earth.

This change immediately alarmed the hundreds of thousands of Cultivators in the entire Beardless Sect. Countless Cultivators looked up abruptly, their eyes filled with utter shock. Even within the sprawling Elder Immortal Palaces, countless ancient faces instantly lifted, a trace of horror flashing in their eyes.

Inside the Beardless Saint Hall.

The three Saint Realm Powerhouses even stopped their conversation, looking toward Scripture Peak in unison.

Furthermore, in front of the Pill Technique Pavilion.

The moment that fluctuation of the Fire of Heaven and Earth occurred, Feng Moyuan’s entire body shuddered. Sensing it, his eyes abruptly flew open.

His aged pupils stared dead at the white-robed figure standing in front of the bookshelf.

Gradually, monstrous waves of shock rose within his eyes.