Eternal Life as False Emperor

Unnamed town, Wenling Inn.

The four who left Star Sea, including Qiu Ming, gathered again in the private room on the second floor of Wenling Inn.

"Do you think the cultivation technique that Star Sea revealed—is it real or fake?" Zhang Hua asked incredulously.

Qiu Ming frowned: "I think it should be real. Over the past few days, I’ve cultivated the technique several times, and the results were unexpectedly good. Such an excellent technique cannot possibly be kept hidden from everyone."

Jiangg He fanned himself: "That’s right, such a powerful cultivation technique can’t be hidden completely, no matter how secretive Star Sea tries to be."

Qiann Wanrong tinkered with his abacus as he retorted: "But this powerful cultivation technique could greatly enhance a cultivator’s skills. If our sect acquired such a technique, it would definitely not be easily shown to others."

Zhang Hua seemed to agree with him: "It seems there might be some problem with this technique, or perhaps it is not complete."

Jiangg He shook his head: "It shouldn’t be. Based on my observations over the past few days, this technique is quite complete. There are no issues with either the heart method or the cultivation process. It’s almost impossible to hide a part of the cultivation content in such a complete state."

His words deepened the doubts of those present.

Zhang Hua pondered: "Perhaps a master of the Divinity Transformation Stage concealed some of the content—it’s possible. But even so, these two techniques are still very powerful."

Qiann Wanrong muttered: "Even if that’s the case, they shouldn’t reveal this technique outright. If it were me, I would at least exchange it for resources. Such a strong technique can surely bring considerable benefits to one’s own sect."

No matter how they thought about it, they couldn’t understand why Star Sea would reveal it.

Qiu Ming, agitated, raised his wine glass and drank it dry: "Anyway, there must be no problem with this technique. I’ve already activated the sect’s channels to send these two techniques back, so let the elders in the sect worry about it."

As they spoke, a large group hurriedly flew past Wenling Inn, numbering at least twenty people.

Judging by their direction, they were undoubtedly heading to the gates of Star Sea to see the two cultivation techniques.

Although the techniques had been unveiled for several days, most cultivators preferred to see them in person before feeling assured.

After all, even with a copy, a transcriber might make critical mistakes that could affect one’s cultivation.

Because of this, the number of people flocking to the unnamed town had not diminished but rather increased.

However, since Star Sea had disclosed these two techniques to the public, few foolish individuals tried to sneak into Star Sea to see the secret manual.

Most people speculated whether these two techniques concealed some parts.

Yet these techniques appeared complete and were very helpful to cultivation. The number of cultivators looking to get more than their fair share had significantly decreased.

Of course, there are always those audacious individuals centered on themselves in this world.

Today, one such person arrived at the gates of Star Sea.

This person seemed to be around thirty, wearing a white robe with a cultured appearance, but his narrow eyes revealed a mean nature.

He memorized the two techniques entirely and then said aloud: "Are friends from Star Sea present? I am Ouyang Luo, Young Master of Qingzhu Mountain, requesting someone to respond."

Star Sea’s gatekeeper disciples looked at each other in perplexity.

"Who is this guy? Have you heard of him?"

Another disciple shook his head in confusion: "Not just him, I haven’t even heard of Qingzhu Mountain!"

After some discussion, they felt unable to act rashly, as they didn’t recognize him.

One disciple turned back to the mountain gate to inform Guest Elder Wang Haiwong.

The other disciple went up to greet him.

"My friend, what advice do you have?"

Many cultivators came recently, but most just saw the techniques at the gates and left; calling someone out was a first.

Furthermore, not knowing the other party’s background, the guardian disciples of the mountain gate were more polite than usual.

Another reason was the impressive strength of the person in front. A Golden Core Stage cultivator could count as a strong figure renowned in the area.

They sure couldn’t offend easily.

Ouyang Luo scrutinized the Star Sea disciple a few times, realizing that the other party’s cultivation wasn’t as high as his. Casually, he clasped his hands together: "So there are people here, I thought you had just put things here and done away with them."

"I want to ask you, are these two techniques at the gates not complete? The crucial parts are hidden by your Star Sea, right?" Ouyang Luo raised his head, seeming arrogant and assured.

They’ve encountered shameless people but not ones this audacious.

The gatekeeper disciple became infuriated: "You..."

Before he could speak, Ouyang Luo interrupted him, quickly retreating a few steps to create distance: "What, since I’ve struck a nerve you want to fight?"

"Everyone come and see; after exposing the truth, Star Sea’s disciples want to silence me."

"Giving us an incomplete technique, what are your intentions, Star Sea?"

Though shameless, this fellow spoke as if he had rightful authority.

Many surrounding cultivators perked up, immediately chiming in agreement.

"He makes a point; you released these two techniques but hid the most critical parts, are you deliberately targeting us?"