Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 358 Evil Techniques and Wonderful Methods
The Taiping Sect was in the dead of night, the stars and moon obscured.

Inside the Qingxin Xiaozhu, Jiang Chen frowned slightly as he looked at the latest news.

"Chen Jingshu is dead?"

An invisible force spread, and Jiang Chen turned the letter in his hand into ashes.

The major powers were well aware of Chen Jingshu's discovery of the Mountain Fire and had been closely monitoring the situation. Now, with the help of certain individuals, news of Chen Jingshu's failed breakthrough and subsequent death has spread throughout the entire Southern Jing Kingdom.

"Chen Jingshu, are you really dead?"

With his mind still reeling and doubts lingering, Jiang Chen turned his gaze to the vast darkness of the night.

To be honest, he didn't believe that Chen Jingshu would fail to break through. Although the barrier between Qi Refining and Dao Foundation is difficult to cross, to the point that there are not many Dao Foundation cultivators in the vast Southern Jing Kingdom, what really restricts a cultivator's breakthrough, besides their own talent and inheritance, is actually spiritual treasures.

Now that Chen Jingshu has obtained the Spirit Treasure, with her talent, breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage should be a natural progression without too many obstacles. After all, she possesses the Spirit Rhinoceros Body, which even the Purple Mansion Demon King values ​​highly, making her breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment stage far easier than for ordinary people.

He originally thought that Chen Jingshu would break through to the Dao Foundation stage soon, and that the quality of her Dao Foundation would be quite high. However, he never expected that Chen Jingshu would die like this. It was truly unexpected.

"The path of cultivation is fraught with thorns; I hope you haven't really died."

Unable to arrive at a definite answer, Jiang Chen withdrew his gaze after a moment.

"Now I have reached a critical moment in refining the Qian Yuan Bone-Changing Pill. What I need to do next is to go all out and use the power of the Qian Yuan Bone-Changing Pill to completely change my own physical constitution and achieve a spiritual body."

With a single thought, Jiang Chen's figure vanished once more.

Just as Jiang Chen was immersed in his cultivation, a piece of news suddenly spread throughout the Southern Jing Kingdom, saying that the royal ancestor Chen Yongzu was practicing evil arts that could replenish his own strength by plundering the foundations of others, thus increasing his chances of breaking through to the Purple Mansion realm.

Chen Yongzu's evil cultivation has now reached a critical moment, and he is at his weakest. Once he gets through this hurdle, Chen Yongzu will truly break through to the Purple Mansion realm.

The news came suddenly, and it's unclear who spread it. It seems absurd, but many of the details involved make people think more deeply. Although most people just treat it as a joke, some observant people see something unknown in it, especially the Qu and Qiao families.

As a major power in the Southern Kingdom, they were most concerned about Chen Yongzu. Originally, they were waiting for Chen Yongzu to die. If Chen Yongzu really had the possibility of breaking through to the Purple Mansion realm by using evil magic, then they would be in trouble.

Once Chen Yongzu succeeds in his breakthrough, they will truly have no chance of turning things around.

At the ancestral home of the Qu family, Qu Tingshui's expression shifted as she looked at the information collected by the Qu family. The rumors contained many details, and the Qu family had now confirmed some of them.

"Is there really such an evil practice in this world: seizing the foundations of others to benefit oneself?"

Qu Tingshui's gaze fell on Qu Shihan, the head of the Qu family, and various thoughts flashed through her mind.

Upon hearing this, and meeting Qu Tingshui's gaze, Qu Shihan suddenly saw a hint of longing in Qu Tingshui's eyes, which made his heart tighten slightly.

Qu Tingshui herself was only a low-grade Dao Foundation cultivator. Her advancement to the late stage of Dao Foundation was due to both the support of the Qu family and some of her own good fortune. However, given her foundation, the late stage of Dao Foundation would be her limit, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

If there truly exists a wicked or wondrous method in the world that deliberately seizes the foundation of another's path to benefit oneself, then it would be an absolutely great thing for her.

"This secret method does sound too mystical; the possibility of it actually existing is very low,"

"However, it's not impossible. After all, many forces were destroyed in the great war five hundred years ago, including many Purple Mansion forces. Such a secret technique is impossible for a Foundation Dao force to possess, but a Celestial Phenomenon force, or even stronger than a Purple Mansion force, might not be without it." "If the Chen family is truly fortunate enough to have obtained such an inheritance, then this secret technique may exist. After all, the Chen family's behavior in recent years has indeed been somewhat strange. Just as the news said, many geniuses of the Chen family have died young in recent years, while the old fellow Chen Yongzu has remained alive and is barely surviving."

After a moment's thought, Qu Shihan shared his opinion.

Upon hearing this, Qu Tingshui's gaze shifted.

Who do you think leaked this news?

Changing the subject, Qu Tingshui asked another question.

Upon hearing this, Qu Shihan raised an eyebrow slightly.

"This news involves many secrets, especially those of the Chen family. I think this news may have come from the Chen family. If Chen Yongzu really possesses that evil method to seize other people's foundation, then the geniuses of the Chen family who died young in those years may not have really died young. It has probably made many people uneasy."

With some guesswork, Qu Shihan gave his answer.

Qu Tingshui neither confirmed nor denied this. After investigating for some time, she also suspected that the news came from within the Chen family.

"Let's further verify the news and see the Chen family's reaction. There are probably undercurrents running deep within the Chen family now."

"Also, contact the Qiao family and the Taiping Sect. If Chen Yongzu really breaks through to the Purple Mansion realm, their fate will not be any better than that of my Qu family."

After getting up and pacing back and forth, Qu Tingshui made a decision.

Hearing this and sensing the determination in Qu Tingshui's words, Qu Shihan nodded silently. At this point, the Qu family really had no better choice.

At the same time, the Qiao family made a similar choice to the Qu family, but they did it more discreetly. This was mainly because the possible secret method was indeed very tempting and hard not to be tempted.

It was one thing before, but now the environment is constantly improving. If they obtain this secret technique, then these people might actually be able to peek into the Purple Mansion.

As the center of all the storms, the Chen family was in turmoil. First, Chen Jingshu, a promising talent, was lost, and now there are rumors that are hard to distinguish between true and false. Many ulterior motives have arisen within the Chen family, especially among the few Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Compared to outsiders, they were more aware of some details in that message, and those details were true, such as the Chen family spreading the "Disaster Mystic Scripture," encouraging people to cultivate it and harvest spiritual treasures.

"Is my elder brother really practicing evil magic?"

In the darkness, Chen Yongling cast a suspicious glance toward the depths of the palace.

To be honest, she was unwilling to doubt Chen Yongzu, but the decline of the Chen family in recent years was indeed strange, with some talented disciples falling one after another. She originally thought that this matter was related to other families, but now it seems that it may not be.

"The four elements of earth, wind, water, and fire have indeed been cultivated by the clan in recent years to cultivate cultivators of these four types of Dao Foundations. Originally, the purpose was to set up a grand formation, but the reality may not be so."

Thoughts collided, and at that moment, Chen Yongling thought about many things.

Doubt is like a seed; once planted, it's hard to eradicate.

(End of this chapter)