Infinite transcendence began with Covering the Sky.

Chapter 72 The Nine Secrets Acquired
"Quack."

On the peak of Zhuofeng in the dead of night, crows cawed in the treetops, but stopped immediately when Qi Zhe's gaze swept over them, which looked quite eerie.

This clumsy peak is thousands of feet high, and the palaces on its summit have long since collapsed, with the rest in ruins.

The area is lush with trees and teeming with birds and animals, and snakes and insects occasionally appear on the mountain paths.

Qi Zhe, walking in the mountains, was somewhat solemn. He was unsure whether Li Ruoyu was already a cultivator comparable to a powerful being, but even now, he was by no means simple.

However, Li Ruoyu is relatively easy to get along with. Even though he has great cultivation, he will not make a move to show off as long as the Zhuofeng inheritance is not opened.

In fact, even within the Tai Xuan Sect, few people know Li Ruoyu's current cultivation level, making it difficult to truly see through him.

Just as Qi Zhe was worrying, an old man with cloudy eyes, dressed in hemp clothing and with gray hair and beard walked out of a thatched hut halfway up Zhuofeng Mountain.

"Your visit to Zhuofeng so late at night is rather presumptuous. Please leave immediately, as there is nothing here that you are looking for," the old man said at the opportune moment.

The voice reached Qi Zhe's ears even from hundreds of feet away. When Qi Zhe turned his head, he saw the old man dressed in hemp clothes with gray hair and couldn't help but squint his eyes.

"Hundreds of years ago, the peak master of Zhuofeng sacrificed his life for the supreme elder of my sect, causing the sect's legacy to plummet. Now, the once mighty Zhuofeng is left with only an old man in his twilight years. What a pity."

Hundreds of years ago, the peak master of Zhuofeng Peak had a battle with a Supreme Elder of Yaoguang Holy Land. After the battle, both of them perished, and Zhuofeng Peak declined.

Now that Qi Zhe mentioned it again, Li Ruoyu's cloudy eyes began to clear. He stared silently at Qi Zhe, who stood proudly in white.

The other party's origins are unknown. Coming to Zhuofeng late at night is unlikely to be for casual conversation. There is a high probability that they are here for the Nine Secrets hidden on Zhuofeng.

After a moment, he said, "Since you are a descendant of the Holy Land, you should pay me a visit during the day."

He didn't make a move directly; his tone and expression remained unchanged. He simply watched Qi Zhe quietly in the darkness.

Over the past few hundred years, countless cultivators have come to Zhuofeng seeking the inheritance of the Nine Secrets. If they were all to be killed, even the Tai Xuan Sect would be powerless.

Li Ruoyu, now naturally, would not act based on his intuition; he only intended to drive the other party away, as he did not believe that Qi Zhe could actually take away the Nine Secrets.

At this moment, Qi Zhe stood still, calm and composed in the face of Li Ruoyu's gaze, and gently looked up at the distant Xingfeng Peak.

He is currently focusing all his efforts on sensing the secret of the character "皆" hidden in this mountain. He can easily perceive the extraordinary nature of this mountain peak and can't help but want to stall for time.

Therefore, he ignored Li Ruoyu's question and simply said, "I heard that Hua Yunfei on that Star Peak once fought a fierce battle with the Ji family's divine body."

"The two fought for a long time. Although Hua Yunfei was no match for him, he only lost by one move. He must be a prodigy, perhaps a rare opponent."

"Sir, why don't you tell me about Hua Yunfei?"

Qi Zhe looked serious, vaguely revealing a challenge to Hua Yunfei, which made Li Ruoyu, who had been standing still, stare blankly.

After a long while, he said, "You've come to the wrong place. Hua Yunfei isn't on Zhuofeng Peak. You should go to Xingfeng Peak."

"Furthermore, the time has not yet come for the emergence of the Humble Peak inheritance and the Nine Secrets. I urge you to leave quickly and not waste your time."

Qi Zhe, who had been standing still for a long time, smiled upon hearing this, and his whole body began to radiate golden light little by little. Then, divine halos appeared around him.

At this moment, Qi Zhe was like a god descending to earth, exuding an indescribable aura and a gentle smile, saying, "Who can say for sure? Perhaps the Nine Secrets will appear for me."

Li Ruoyu watched as Qi Zhe no longer concealed his intentions and directly used all his strength to communicate with Zhuofeng. For a moment, he remained silent, because he had experienced this scene far too many times.

"One hundred and eight divine rings, the true teachings of the Holy Lord Yao Guang."

In Li Ruoyu's eyes, compared to the 108 divine rings on Qi Zhe's body, Qi Zhe's behavior was not worth mentioning at all.

Just then, Qi Zhe suddenly heard a faint chanting sound, a Taoist chant that seemed to emanate from his heart.

With a hissing sound, several springs on Zhuofeng Peak began to gush out water, and the mountain ridges began to flow with rosy glow. Even the stars in the night sky seemed to be casting starlight down on Zhuofeng Peak.

The chanting was ethereal and quickly disappeared in a short while, and the strange phenomenon that Zhuofeng had just displayed also vanished in an instant.

The old man, Li Ruoyu, was stunned. He had not expected that Qi Zhe had communicated with the secrets within Zhuofeng and actually took away the Nine Secrets. He was frozen on the spot for a moment.

Qi Zhe himself was also surprised. Standing there, he recalled the scripture and found that the hundreds of words were already engraved in his heart. It was indeed the secret of the word "all".

After a moment, Qi Zhe suddenly looked up and said, "It seems that fate is unpredictable, so I'll take my leave."

Now that he had the item, Qi Zhe wouldn't linger. The strange occurrence at Zhuofeng earlier also made it impossible for him to stay any longer.

"Swish"

As several whooshing sounds came, the Tai Xuan Sect experts who had rushed from the other main peaks only saw ripples in the void, and only Li Ruoyu remained on the vast Zhuo Peak.

"What's going on? Could it be that the Zhuofeng lineage has reappeared?"

"Was someone just here? I saw someone cross the void and leave, I reckon they're already tens of thousands of miles away."

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The sound of small, scattered chatter continued to drift over, and Li Ruoyu, who had been silent for a long time, finally fell silent and left without saying a word.

The group of Tai Xuan Sect experts standing in mid-air were also somewhat bewildered. They thought it was the reappearance of the Zhuofeng inheritance, but it turned out to be a misunderstanding.

But at that moment, a master from the Tai Xuan Sect suddenly slammed his palm down at the foot of the mountain where no one was around, roaring, "Get out here!"

With a single palm strike, the entire forest was destroyed. The person who had been hiding for a long time suddenly started cursing and ran away, shouting "What bad luck!" as he left.

"Do you know how hard it is for me, Daoist Master?!"

Meanwhile, Qi Zhe, who had already slipped away through the void, appeared thousands of miles away, preparing to rush back to that town to reunite with Duan De.

However, he had only taken a few steps when he saw the void tremble and the obese Duan De fell out of the air, leaving a palm print on his back.

Qi Zhe's lips twitched as he saw this, and he immediately realized that this guy had been secretly following him, probably discovered by a master from the Tai Xuan Sect.

"You idiot!" Duan De suddenly got up from the ground, cursing and activating his Dao patterns as he tried to escape again.

"Who's the real conman?!" Qi Zhe was shocked when he saw this and immediately realized that there must be pursuers behind them. He quickly grabbed Duan Deyuan's arm.

"boom"

As the two fled, a giant hand reached out from the void and slammed the desolate land, creating cracks in the ground.

Having traversed the void multiple times, Duan De finally shook off the powerful figure behind him. He glared at Qi Zhe, who had been dragging him along, and said resentfully:
"You told me to hold back, but you secretly took the Nine Secrets. You really have a clever plan!"

Qi Zhe was not to be outdone, pointing at the other party and cursing, "You're no better, you followed me all the way, I was about to run away!"

"Now that we've alerted the enemy, how can we expect Hua Yunfei to reveal the Ruthless Emperor's Scripture? I think this is all your fault!"

Duan De's face turned ashen after being overwhelmed by Qi Zhe's barrage of attacks. He angrily said, "If you had told me earlier, I would have already captured the other party. You'd better still have a way to deal with this now."

Qi Zhe curled his lip and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Of course I still have more, but if you try to act on your own again, I think we should just disband!"

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