Master of Strange Dao

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In Yu Ziqing's embrace, the four Prefectural Governor Seals also flew out, devouring a vast amount of invisible power.

On the Big Seals, halos circulated, faintly accompanied by the roars of tigers and the cries of dragons.

Only after a full two-hour period did the four Big Seals return.

Yu Ziqing could sense the power on the four Prefectural Governor Seals had noticeably changed, though he couldn't comprehend exactly what it was and planned to study it slowly later.

Breaking just one seal caused such a significant transformation; he had never seen anything like it before.

It also suggested that the divine fortune of the Divine Dynasty expended in this one seal likely amounted to an astronomical figure.

Perhaps even all those messy little seals from the Dingmao Era combined couldn't compare to this one.

Of course, it was also possible that there was simply too much power here, accumulating and causing a qualitative change.

"You saw that too, right? You felt it, didn't you?

This one seal alone was equivalent to hundreds of those messy seals before.

If we were to proceed through normal means, without destroying the Nine-tailed Demon Fox, it's impossible to break the seal and continue writing An History Book.

But if we don't first correct the mistake, Concubine Chen's grievance won't be cleared, and the seal can't be broken.

It's a deadlock.

Dadui is already gone; the best choice now is to follow my plan.

You can't cling to outdated ideas and perspectives. You must cooperate with me fully."

Proceeding with the routine brainwashing of An History Book, observing that An History Book seemed to be in a state of confusion, Yu Ziqing left satisfied.

Only after Yu Ziqing had departed for a long while did An History Book close automatically, its halos circulating and flashing frequently.

Returning once again to the edge of the earth cavern, Yu Ziqing stood at the cliff's edge and bowed toward the darkness below.

"Thank you, big brother, for the rune you gave last time; it allowed me to turn peril into safety and win against the odds this time.

I came hastily this time and didn't bring anything interesting.

Big brother, tell me what you like, and I'll bring you something next time."

First expressing his gratitude, Yu Ziqing waited to see if the giant would respond.

After waiting a long time with no response, Yu Ziqing could only turn and leave.

It seemed, in truth, that no real benefit was gained from this visit.

He obtained the complete Thousand Sect Eight Classics; four books were given by Fake Qiu Qing, and four were acquired from the Old Eunuch, but Yu Ziqing didn't plan to cultivate the techniques within them.

Besides the Standard Classic, there were seven nearly Divine Skills Secret Techniques, many of which he couldn't cultivate.

This was a legitimate Qi Refinement Dharma Method; to fully unleash the Secret Techniques, one must first cultivate the Standard Classic.

Although named Thousand Sect, in reality, that Standard Classic was a legitimate orthodox Qi Refinement Dharma Method, balanced and unprejudiced, remarkably similar to the White Sun Holy Scripture, both being extremely orthodox Qi Refinement Dharma Methods.

This reminded Yu Ziqing of Dadui.

It seemed that many ancient Dharma Methods were initially extremely orthodox, without any disarray.

Later generations made modifications, which may have improved them in some ways and expanded their applications, yet too much private interest was mixed in, fundamentally altering their essence.

The same words, said by different people in different contexts, would have vastly different meanings.

Not to mention cultivation techniques, where a slight difference in the encoded intent during compilation could lead to entirely different outcomes.

The White Sun Holy Scripture was once like this, and now the Thousand Sect Canon is also like this.

The classic in this Thousand Sect Master's possession was never meant for the Evil Dao.

Even the Rumour Manual, according to the classic's records and intended supplemental meanings, was meant for righteous purposes like battlefield strategy and communication.

At this time, Thousand Sect did not mean a rogue trickster's sect; it signified endless variability.

Ironically, the initial prototype of this Dharma Method was devised by an eunuch.

The ancestors hadn't applied the Dharma Method to evil paths, but descendants, driven by selfish desires, applied it to evil paths.

Yu Ziqing initially thought this was an Evil Dao method and was ready to destroy it.

After some contemplation, he realized he had been narrow-minded.

Apart from a very few genuinely evil Dharma Methods, the rest can be righteous if used righteously, or evil if used with ill intent.

The immediately tangible benefit was the Thousand Sect Eight Classics, which satisfied Yu Ziqing greatly.

Causing the chief director a significant setback and losing everything meant he had profited greatly.

Once he thoroughly understood the situation within Concubine Chen's sealing and confirmed Ba wasn't coming back, Yu Ziqing surmised that the chief director's true form probably wouldn't come.

He shouldn't let himself risk being trapped in a potentially eternal sealing.

And Yu Ziqing wouldn't allow Han Dong to relinquish control over Ba, letting Ba take risks, just for the mere possibility of drawing out the chief director's true form.

By comparison, that possibility was too slim.

The safety of his home base was more important.

To prevent anyone from going berserk and acting recklessly.

Letting Han Dong leave was roughly equivalent to Jinlan Mountain losing at least three Ninth Tier guardians.

The likelihood of successfully raiding his base would soar straight past the red line.

After concluding matters here, Yu Ziqing took out a sealed Storage Bag.

The Yin God opened its eyes, spewing scarlet flames, coupled with the black fire descending from Yu Ziqing's fingertips.

The two flames burned in unison, igniting the Storage Bag and quickly turning it into nothingness.

Within the Storage Bag, a coffin fell out, enveloped in flames, and, along with the remaining corpse fragment inside, was slowly reduced to nothingness.

Bringing out that Fake Qiu Qing meant bringing him out.

Even if it meant bringing out just a corpse fragment, it counted as bringing him out, for that was all that remained. Yu Ziqing had brought out every last piece, along with a Storage Bag and a premium coffin.