"Ling Yanshui." Qing Yu looked down at the woman lying quietly on the ground.

Everything tonight was for this woman.

Yun Wuyue sought to seize her "cultivation body," while the Jiang Family intended to abduct her. Before this night, both parties had surely made extensive preparations.

"There's a great secret here..." Qing Yu narrowed his eyes, one hand supporting his right elbow across his chest, while his right hand subconsciously...

"Uh..."

Qing Yu looked at his right hand, still smeared with bloodstains, and slowly moved it away from his chin.

He had almost forgotten that his right hand was still injured.

"It needs to be healed as quickly as possible," Qing Yu muttered to himself as he looked at his sinister-looking right hand.

The ninth day of the first lunar month was approaching; if his right hand wasn't healed by then, it would be difficult to don the predetermined disguise.

Kneeling on one knee, Qing Yu extended his left index finger; a strand of transparent True Qi formed a ribbon of light, slowly probing into Ling Yanshui's body. (This shouldn't be considered inappropriate, right?)

The True Qi circulated through the meridians within Ling Yanshui's body, gently guiding the flow of True Qi from her Dantian. Following that, Ling Yanshui's True Qi began to circulate automatically along familiar pathways.

Qing Yu was also interested in the Divine Skill of the Guanghan Immortal Palace.

Although there were core restrictions preventing him from peering into her mind to see the entire Divine Skill, obtaining the method of True Qi circulation was not a problem.

True Qi rose from the Dantian, drawing in Pure Yin Energy, traveling through Yin Meridian...

"This Divine Skill of Guanghan Immortal Palace is entirely Yin-based, shaping the body's constitution towards Yin. Those capable of cultivating this skill are either women with an inherently Yin constitution or those rare men possessing the Six Yin Meridians," Qing Yu conjectured as he analyzed the circulation route of the True Qi.

While he only knew the method of True Qi circulation and could only roughly glimpse the Cultivation practice before reaching the Innate Realm, without any understanding of the techniques beginning with Divine Origin, Qing Yu's own high Martial Arts cultivation allowed him to infer the intent behind the Guanghan Immortal Palace's Cultivation Technique.

Overall, it was a Divine Skill unsuitable for men to practice, not even eunuchs—for eunuchs lack Yang, rather than having an abundance of Yin. This Martial Arts technique placed great emphasis on the Yin Spirit Qi of women; most women could only reach the entrance level, finding further progress increasingly grueling.

Only those women born with an extreme Yin Qi or those exceptionally rare men could truly cultivate this skill.

Of course, emulated knock-offs don't count.

Qing Yu retracted the True Qi ribbon, opened his left hand, and above it, Yin Qi flowed, slowly brewing a glimmer of moonlight. After discerning the True Qi circulation route, Qing Yu could almost mimic this moonlight-like True Qi.

"The depth is profound; though I can't cultivate it, from this True Qi circulation, one can see the creator's extremely high cultivation. It would be great if I could know the full version," Qing Yu stated resignedly.

Even if he was unable to cultivate it, he could still draw parallels from it. Divine Skill is always worth acquiring in abundance.

At this moment, Qing Yu had set aside the secrets behind Ling Yanshui, focusing solely on unraveling the mysteries of the Guanghan Immortal Palace's esoteric Martial Arts.

No matter how many secrets Ling Yanshui had, they were irrelevant to Qing Yu. Frankly, he was indifferent to most secrets of the world.

As someone focused on power, what Qing Yu cared about most was the growth of his own strength. With the system in place, he actually had little need for many external conditions.

If not for the storm brewing outside, urging Qing Yu to increase his strength in response, he might still be holed up inside the Heavenly Giant Statue, right?

To Qing Yu, Ling Yanshui was merely an item for trade. Handing Ling Yanshui over to Yun Wuyue in exchange for the promised support was Qing Yu's goal.

This was why, even when faced with various enigmas, Qing Yu remained unconcerned, merely aiding Yun Wuyue in achieving her objectives.

Qing Yu stretched out his hand to press various major acupoints on Ling Yanshui, imposing a few restrictions on her, then sat cross-legged beside the fire, entering into contemplation.

At the place where the people of Guanghan Immortal Palace had been ambushed, Yue Zhaohua slowly landed, facing the somewhat disappointed looks of the others, she said coldly, "The Jiang Family came prepared. They surely have arranged an Array that blocks Divine Thought, used when others utilize Divine Thought for searching. Elder Lin."

"Palace Master," the middle-aged woman who had just arrived saluted.

"Dispatch our people from the palace to search the surrounding mountains and find where the Jiang Family villains are hiding. Also, recall the disciples who are traveling outside and inquire about the current state of the world," Yue Zhaohua instructed.

"Palace Master, are we to engage in worldly affairs?" Elder Lin exclaimed in surprise.

The first part of Yue Zhaohua's instructions was normal; finding where the Jiang Family villains were hiding was a must. But the latter part revealed a tendency of Guanghan Immortal Palace to engage in worldly affairs—or rather, Yue Zhaohua was on the verge of openly doing so.

Because if it was just about understanding the world's situation, there was no need to call back all the disciples; waiting for their return would suffice. After all, the ten-year period was up, and the disciples undergoing experiences outside would gradually return. However, an urgent summons was somewhat different in nature.

"Palace Master, the palace is full of women; rashly engaging in worldly affairs might be inappropriate," Elder Lin advised.

In truth, Elder Lin felt that it was inappropriate even without acting rashly. From her perspective, it was best for Guanghan Immortal Palace to always remain withdrawn from the world. Even canceling the once every ten years practice of engaging in worldly experiences would be an excellent decision.

"There's nothing inappropriate," Yue Zhaohua coldly glanced at Elder Lin, "Should we hide from the world and live in seclusion simply because we are women? Throughout history, there have been women who dominated the world, and even now, the Heavenly List doesn't lack the names of women.

Guanghan Immortal Palace has hidden from the world for long enough, so long that we are becoming disconnected from it. If we don't engage with the world now, tomorrow we'll be waiting for others to come knocking on our doors, forcing us to engage."

"Palace Master, what do you mean by this?"

Not just Elder Lin, even Bai Yun and the others were taken aback.

'They truly lack experience,' Yue Zhaohua thought, shaking her head silently.

The disciples might be excused, but for the elders, having Qi Cultivation skills so poor was somewhat unsuitable.

"The palace has its reasons," Yue Zhaohua said, softening her tone, "Now, some presumptuous individuals plot to cleanse the world with blood. It's not just Guanghan Immortal Palace at risk, but also other secluded Sects, all of whom will become their targets. If we take the initiative to engage with the world while the situation is still clear, we can find suitable allies. If we wait until later, I fear a terrible price will have to be paid."

'And besides, is hiding in a Secret Realm genuinely safe?' Yue Zhaohua added silently in her heart.

She actually had her own channels of information and was extremely knowledgeable about worldly affairs. The previous statement about understanding the situation was just a pretext to recall the disciples.

According to Yue Zhaohua, even the Heavenly Demon Palace, one of the original sources of the Demon Path, had been forced to engage with the world ahead of schedule, so why not Guanghan Immortal Palace? Moreover, now that the location of their Secret Realm had been exposed, even if they wished to continue hiding, it would depend on whether certain people would allow it.

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