Chapter 181 - 109: That Day, a 17-Year-Old Youth Comprehended a Secret Inheritance Overnight, Like a Reincarnated Human Immortal

Chapter 181: Chapter 109: That Day, a 17-Year-Old Youth Comprehended a Secret Inheritance Overnight, Like a Reincarnated Human Immortal

Ji Xiu clenched his fists. The moment he emerged from that profound state, he realized that quite a few spectators had gathered in his courtyard.

"This Secret Martial Art of yours... who taught it to you?"

Duan Chenzhou, his face taut, was among them. He stepped forward, feigning nonchalance.

But hearing the anxiety in his voice, Ji Xiu laughed inwardly.

’My Master finally couldn’t hold back. He must think some old monster secretly passed a Divine Skill on to me!’

Wanting to put his master’s mind at ease, Ji Xiu quickly explained:

"Master Duan, don’t worry. You are my only master. I haven’t joined any other school."

"This Secret Martial Dao is called ’Ye Longxiang’s Head.’ A few days ago, I went into the Earth Dragon Cave to search for Earth Treasures and was lucky enough to find it beside the remains of a Grandmaster."

Ye Longxiang’s Head... a Grandmaster’s remains...

Hearing this, Duan Chenzhou’s tense body instinctively relaxed, and he let out a sigh of relief.

’So it was a lucky find from looting a corpse. That’s fine, then. Who hasn’t had a few fortunate encounters? Even I have looted my fair share of bodies.’

But after a moment, as the thought settled in, Duan Chenzhou instinctively felt that something wasn’t right.

Once he processed what he’d heard, he was so shocked he nearly gasped:

"Wait, you said... a few days ago...?"

His voice trembled uncontrollably.

"Yes. My handmaiden was there too, but unfortunately, she didn’t comprehend anything from it."

"However, I lingered there for a long time. Before the six stone walls vanished, I seemed to sense a bit of the Divine Charm that senior left behind. It took me several days of contemplation to grasp a portion of its essence and finally cross the threshold of understanding."

At this, Ji Xiu sounded a little wistful.

"That senior, Ye Wenjiang, must have poured his heart and soul into creating this Secret Martial Art. He left behind many pointers on the murals that gave me a sudden, profound enlightenment. Otherwise, there’s no way I could have learned it so easily."

"It’s just a shame so much time has passed. Otherwise, I feel I could have progressed even further and comprehended more."

"As for now..."

"I’ll just have to rely on my own hard work to comprehend and advance my Cultivation, one step at a time."

Seeing the earnest look on Ji Xiu’s face...

It wasn’t just Duan Chenzhou.

Everyone present fell silent, aside from Ji Wei, who was beaming with a look that said ’My brother has the makings of a Human Immortal!’ and clearly shared in his glory.

Qin Zhuo, who stood beside Duan Chenzhou, was so excited he nearly fainted. He dashed forward, his eyes blazing with intensity.

"Junior Brother!"

"When you go to the Prefecture City... you have to come join my Celestial Blade Style!"

"The Sect Leader will be overjoyed to meet you! He’ll definitely pour all our resources into training you to become a Martial Saint and bring glory to our school!"

Ji Xiu looked at his senior brother’s earnest expression and corrected him with righteous gravity.

"Senior Brother, we’re all family here. The school belongs to all of us. Resources aren’t important. I only want to do my part for our venerable Master’s family."

With that said, he turned to Duan Chenzhou with a curious look.

"However, Master Duan, you’re worldly and well-read."

"I wonder..."

"Have you ever heard of ’Ye Longxiang’s Head,’ or the name ’Ye Wenjiang’?"

"I’ve only just begun practicing this Secret Martial Art, but I can already tell it’s incredibly profound."

"It makes me quite curious... I wonder how a senior like that ended up in the Earth Dragon Cave, forced to leave his Secret Inheritance behind."

Ye Longxiang’s Head.

When he first heard of this Secret Martial Dao, Duan Chenzhou found it unfamiliar as well. After all, the world’s Martial Arts were as vast as the stars in the sky. Over thousands of years, countless Secret Martial Arts had been lost to time or faded into obscurity.

He wasn’t some walking encyclopedia. He had hardly ever left Jiangyin Prefecture, so of course there were plenty of Martial Arts in the world he had never seen or heard of.

However, when the name "Ye Wenjiang" left Ji Xiu’s lips, Duan Chenzhou first found it somewhat familiar, then frowned.

"Ye Wenjiang... died in the Earth Dragon Cave..."

"Why does that name sound so familiar? Wait a minute!"

His pupils constricted. He suddenly recalled something his own master—Ji Xiu’s Ancestral Master—had mentioned back when he was still an apprentice.

"Sixty years ago... the Daoist of the Dragon Elephant True Sect... Ye Wenjiang!"

"That’s it! I heard your Ancestral Master... he mentioned this man!"

’The Dragon Elephant True Sect’s Daoist, Ye Wenjiang?’

Ji Xiu’s eyes widened.

’That name, that background... Master, just from the sound of it, that guy is on a whole other level than us!’

His curiosity was instantly piqued.