Upon hearing this, Su Yu was slightly startled. It turned out that the sanctum had two Left and Right Palace Masters, and they possessed great power!
At the same time, Su Yu realized that since the alluring Cabinet Mistress and Xue Qi belonged to the Left Palace Master's camp, then the outer sanctum's black market, which was represented by Ruffian Long, also belonged to the Left Palace Master's camp.
In other words, the black market, which was represented by Shao Qingfeng, belonged to the Right Palace Master's camp.
The outer sanctum's black market was just an extension of the Left and Right Palace Masters' camp.
After Wei Zheng waited for a moment, he took out a Heart Oath Scroll, opened it, and pushed it in front of Su Yu.
He didn't look at Su Yu, but just took a drop of blood essence and inserted it into the scroll. He then pointed at another corner of the scroll and said, "Insert your blood essence here."
He wasn't asking for Su Yu's opinion, as it seemed like he was doing charity for him.
Su Yu wasn't a stickler for formalities, and it was difficult for him to get angry at being looked down upon.
However, he had his own considerations. He already had a demonic fairy artifact, and if he sold it in the future, he wouldn't need to worry about resources anymore.
Moreover, there were many geniuses in the inner sanctum, and if an outer sanctum disciple like him joined the Left Palace Master's camp, how many resources could he get?
Su Yu obviously didn't want to be bound to the Left Palace Master's camp by signing such a restrictive Heart Oath Scroll in order to get resources that he didn't need.
"Senior brother Wei, thank you for your kind intentions, but I don't plan to join any faction. Farewell!" Su Yu cupped his hands at him and spoke calmly.
Wei Zheng's fingers stiffened. He had never considered that Su Yu would reject him.
There were many outer sanctum disciples who wanted to join the Left Palace Master's camp, but they couldn't. Now, Su Yu had rejected such an offer!
The alluring Cabinet Mistress was startled, and she said anxiously, "You still don't understand the Left and Right Palace Masters' intentions. They …"
Su Yu waved his hand at her and said, "I understand. Moreover, I also stated clearly that I don't want to get involved in the conflict between the two factions. I just want to cultivate in peace. Cabinet Mistress, I appreciate your kind intentions."
After he spoke, he swaggered off and headed toward the Depository of Scriptures.
Wei Zheng paused for a moment, but he didn't try to persuade him to stay. He didn't even turn around to look at Su Yu. He just put away the Heart's Oath Scroll, shook his head, and said with a faint smile, "Hehe, it's better that he didn't accept it, as that's exactly what I wanted. In any case, I'm not really satisfied with him. According to his information, he seems passable, but he's just an ordinary person in the inner sanctum, which is full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons.
"Out of respect for you, Xuelian, I reluctantly made an exception and allowed him to join our camp. Since he refused, that's even better."
This was Wei Zheng's true feelings, as he didn't really like Su Yu.
As the alluring Cabinet Mistress looked at Su Yu's back, she stamped her feet in exasperation. She had fought so hard for such an opportunity, yet he had rejected it decisively!
"I'm sorry for making you come here in vain," the alluring Cabinet Master said.
Wei Zheng chuckled and said, "Since it's Xuelian's request, I'm willing to come here in vain. Moreover, the seasonal exam is just around the corner, and I'm also planning to look for talents in it. I heard that several outstanding geniuses have joined the internal recruitment, and they will also participate in the exam. So, there might be many people with great potential among them.
However, it seems like the Right Palace Master's camp's people will also come to look for talents. At that time, let's see who has better judgment. "
After Su Yu left the mansion, he went to the Depository of Scriptures and went straight to the sword book.
What he didn't know was that after he left the estate, two figures had walked out from a remote corner. One of them had a ghastly pale countenance, and he said coldly, "Wei Zheng really came to watch the Quarterly Exam as well? It seems like this year's outstanding newcomer competition will be quite interesting. "
Just like last time, it was covered in dust and lying on the lowest shelf, and no one paid any attention to it.
Su Yu's heart was filled with excitement, so he took out his identity badge and inserted it into a notch on one side of the shelf. Immediately, many small words appeared on the wooden shelf around the notch. They were all the names of cultivation techniques.
As long as he clicked on one of the books, the seal on it would disappear.
Su Yu took a look at the badge and saw that it had 209,000 merit points on it.
Su Yu's heart thumped, and he found the Nine Suns Cosmos Sword Formation's sword book at the end of the small words. He then clicked on it.
A crisp sound echoed out from the shelf, and a line of clear words appeared on it. "The Nine Suns Cosmos Sword Formation's cultivation technique's grade is unknown. After testing it, its might is equal to a middle-grade legendary cultivation technique. Since only the first half of the book is available, it's considered a low-grade legendary cultivation technique. You will have to pay 100,000 merit points for each use."
Su Yu clicked on it, and 100,000 merit points were deducted from the badge.
At the same time, the Nine Suns Cosmos Sword Formation's protective seal disappeared.
Su Yu sucked in the air and took the sword manual into his palm.
As he held the book, he opened it, which was filled with hope.
The title page was a note, and it was a record left behind by the person who tested the cultivation technique. It introduced the cultivation technique in detail, as well as the sword formation's might during the test.
"The Nine Suns Cosmos Sword Formation is a special sword book, and it's divided into two sword formations. The first half of the book is called the Nine Suns Sword Formation, while the second half is called the Cosmos Sword Formation. The second half of the book was lost, and only the Nine Suns Sword Formation was passed down in the world." When Su Yu read this, he was slightly surprised. He had always assumed that the Nine Suns Cosmos Sword Formation was a sword formation.
"It's speculated that the Nine Suns Sword Formation and the Cosmos Sword Formation can be fused together to form the Nine Suns Cosmos Sword Formation. As for its might, there aren't any records in the historical records, and there's no way to investigate its origin."
"The Nine Suns Sword Formation's cultivation condition is to have a powerful soul." When Su Yu read this, he was surprised. The real Nine Suns Sword Formation required soul power, which was beyond his expectations.
"The Nine Suns Sword Formation's activation principle is to attach soul power to the swords and control the nine swords to kill the enemy. This is why it requires an extremely powerful soul power, as well as a soul manipulation technique. Otherwise, it won't be possible to form a sword formation. Or, if one's soul is too weak, they won't be able to control the sword formation smoothly."
Su Yu came to a sudden realization.
"The Nine Suns Sword Formation's might is dependent on the sword's power. The sharper the sword, the more successful it will be. According to my personal tests, if one can control nine middle-grade spiritual artifacts at the same time, then he can kill any early stage Almighty."
"The following is the concrete test process."
Next, it explained the sword formation's principles in detail, as well as its deployment techniques and positions.
When he finished reading it, there was a final summary. "This scroll is currently only suitable for early stage Almighty experts to cultivate, and it's especially suitable for first-grade Almighty experts. Second-grade Almighty experts will be less effective, while third-grade Almighty experts will be useless. Moreover, crafting the nine swords will consume a great deal of resources, so those who don't have a lot of resources should refrain from cultivating it."
When he read this, Su Yu finally understood why the powerful sword manual, which he had been longing for, was lying in a corner of the bookshelf.
It turned out that this sword manual was really useless.
Because it required one's soul to attach itself to the nine swords, it involved the soul leaving the body. Hence, it was destined that only Almighty Divine Masters could cultivate it. As a Fairy's soul couldn't leave the body, it couldn't be cultivated at all.
Moreover, the nine spiritual swords, which were middle-grade spiritual artifacts, could only unleash a power that could kill a third-grade Almighty expert.
If a first-grade Almighty were to master it, its power would surely be extremely great, and a second-grade Almighty wouldn't be bad either. However, a third-grade Almighty would seem useless. After all, it wasn't difficult to find a magical artifact that could kill someone of the same grade. So, why would one have to pay such a huge price to cultivate this sword formation?
It was already extremely difficult for an early stage Almighty to get a middle-grade spiritual artifact, so getting nine spiritual swords would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.
Even if one managed to succeed by a fluke, its power would still be mediocre. This was especially the case after one broke through to the second-grade Almighty, and after reaching the third-grade Almighty, it would become dispensable.
Which ordinary person would be willing to do such a thing?
Lastly, there was another harsh condition, which was that the person had to be gifted in souls. This condition excluded ninety-nine percent of the people.
As long as one was gifted in souls, why wouldn't he cultivate soul attacks? The benefits he could get from this sword manual would be much greater than this!
When he read this, Su Yu didn't feel dejected. Instead, he became even more delighted.
Indeed, this sword formation seemed sloppy and ordinary, and its power could at most be considered a middle-grade legendary cultivation technique. However, the premise of this conclusion was that the nine swords tested were only middle-grade spiritual artifacts!
If the nine swords were of a higher grade, their power would undoubtedly be even greater!
Su Yu wanted to use the world's greatest divine bamboo, the Heavenly Orchid Silver Bamboo, which was known to be indestructible, to craft the silver swords.
When the nine swords flew together, any magical treasures would be reduced to dust by them, as if they were mud. How spectacular would that be?
Of course, Su Yu didn't neglect the harsh condition of this sword formation, which was the requirement of a powerful soul power!
Su Yu was confident that he could attach his soul to the swords, but according to the tester's comments, only a first-grade Almighty, whose soul was stronger than an ordinary person's, could make the nine swords fly together!
Su Yu's current soul power had just reached the fourth-grade Fairy level, so it was far from being able to support the nine swords flying together!
Moreover, generally speaking, the soul attached to the swords of a higher grade had to be even stronger. If Su Yu wanted to use the nine Heavenly Orchid Silver Bamboo Swords, the soul power he needed would be unimaginably strong!
Therefore, Su Yu had to strengthen his soul as soon as possible!
As he held the sword manual, Su Yu had a feeling that this sword manual's power might be extremely terrifying, and that it had been severely underestimated.
After putting away the sword manual, Su Yu didn't leave the Depository of Buddhist Scriptures.
He had already finished cultivating the Buddhist Saint's Eight Characters, so he didn't have any other cultivation techniques that were useful to him. So, it was time for him to start cultivating a legendary cultivation technique.
Moreover, he had 100,000 merit points, which was enough for him to exchange for one.
Su Yu skipped over the bookshelf he had seen last time and continued walking deeper into it.
Unknowingly, Su Yu had already reached the demonic technique area.
Su Yu was quite curious about demonic techniques, as he hadn't cultivated them before.
However, based on the demonic cultivators he had come into contact with, demonic techniques weren't just tyrannical, they were also strange and impossible to guard against.
Now, he could give it a try.
Su Yu, who only had 100,000 merit points, could only browse through low-grade legendary cultivation techniques. However, since he had cultivated middle-grade legendary cultivation techniques, it would be difficult for any low-grade legendary cultivation techniques to catch his eye.
After looking through most of the bookshelves, none of them caught Su Yu's attention. Their power couldn't match Su Yu's needs.
All of a sudden, Su Yu saw a kasaya hanging on the bookshelf.
Su Yu was slightly startled. Why was there a kasaya hanging on the bookshelf?
When he looked at it carefully, he discovered that there were many small words on it. It was a cultivation technique!
However, the words were quite vague due to the restriction.
After Su Yu mulled it over for a moment, he inserted it into his identity badge.
The Nine Dragons Devil Subduing Art was rumored to have originated from a Buddha who had joined the demonic path and created this demonic technique.
It would absorb demonic energy and condense demonic dragons. Every time it was condensed, it would break through a layer.
It was rumored that two demonic dragons could fight a Divine Master, five demonic dragons could rival a middle-stage Divine Master, and eight demonic dragons could rival a late-stage Divine Master. As for nine demonic dragons, they would suffer the wrath of heaven and easily trigger a heavenly tribulation.
The Buddha, who had created this demonic technique, had condensed nine demonic dragons. Then, he had accidentally attracted the tribulation fire and burned it to ashes, leaving behind a demonic technique that had been passed down through the generations.
This demonic technique's grade had been appraised as a high-grade legendary cultivation technique.
However, in the Depository of Buddhist Scriptures, it could be borrowed and read at the price of a low-grade legendary cultivation technique.
The reason for this was that its cultivation requirements were even more ridiculous and harsh than the Nine Suns Cosmos Sword Formation.
The inspection record on the title page read, "This cultivation technique cannot be tested yet, as there is no one in the Red Blood Palace who meets the requirements to cultivate it. This cultivation technique was created based on the demonic clan's cultivation techniques, and the person who cultivates it must possess the bloodline of a demonic dragon. The ancestor of the Buddha was a hybrid of a human and a demonic beast, so his bloodline inherited a weak dragon's bloodline."
"This cultivation technique has been passed down through the ages, and no one else has been found who is qualified to cultivate it. Hence, it is being borrowed and read at the price of a low-grade legendary cultivation technique. It is only for reference. If one does not possess the bloodline of a dragon, there is no need to waste time cultivating it."
Upon reading this, Su Yu clicked his tongue in amazement. Was there really a descendant of a human and a dragon? It was really unexpected.
Su Yu's eyes were slightly heated. He was not a descendant of a human and a dragon, but his body contained the Real Dragon's Spirit Veins, as well as the Tao Tie's Eyes, which were refined by the Real Dragon's blood. Hence, it could be said that a weak dragon's bloodline flowed in his body.
The elder who had created this cultivation technique was also a descendant of a dragonman, so his bloodline was also very weak.
If he could cultivate it, then Su Yu could too.
This was a high-grade legendary cultivation technique, and it was only because there was no suitable person to cultivate it.
So, how could Su Yu miss such a great opportunity?
Su Yu made up his mind and spent his last 100,000 merit points to exchange for the Nine Dragons Devil Subduing Art.
A high-grade legendary cultivation technique's might was weaker than a middle-grade legendary cultivation technique's, and Su Yu was looking forward to it.
Moreover, no one had ever tested this cultivation technique's might. So, if Su Yu managed to cultivate it successfully, then no one would be able to discern its origins, and it would be impossible for anyone to guard against it.
When Su Yu was just about to grab the cultivation technique, a sharp sound of something flying through the air could be heard.
Su Yu's whole body was engulfed by lightning.
In an instant, he teleported thirty feet away.
His body was engulfed by a dazzling lightning, but his eyes still shone with a cold glint.
The place where he had been a moment ago was penetrated by a powerful Vital Energy. Although it wasn't powerful, it was extremely quick, and if he was struck by it, he would surely suffer a great deal of pain.
When he raised his eyes and looked over, he saw two people.
The one on the left was a youth in his early twenties, who was wearing a blue robe. He wore a faint smile on his face.
"Shao Qingfeng!" Su Yu's gaze became sharp as he recognized him.
The other person next to him slowly took back his pale finger. It was him who had attacked Su Yu a moment ago.
Su Yu's gaze became ice-cold when he saw that face. "Lao Ai!"
This person's face was pale and devoid of blood, as if he was a dead person. Who else could it be if he wasn't Lao Ai?
"Lad, your reflexes are still as sharp as before. It won't be easy for me to leave a deep impression on you," Lao Ai mocked him. Lao Ai laughed mockingly. They were in the Depository of Buddhist Scriptures, and fighting was strictly forbidden here. He had just wanted to make Su Yu suffer a little.
Shao Qingfeng, who was standing behind him, wore a bright smile as he asked, "Junior brother Su, who will help you get out of this predicament?"
After Su Yu calmed down, he became more relaxed and mocked him, "Well, I was just wondering who it was. One of them is a scoundrel, who instigates people behind their backs, while the other is a poisonous snake, who likes to mount sneak attacks from behind. You two are really a perfect match."
Su Yu didn't expect that Shao Qingfeng and Lao Ai would have some sort of relationship. It seemed like they had a close relationship.
Shao Qingfeng's smile stiffened, and he snorted disdainfully. "Lad, you still dare to act so arrogantly in front of Lord Lao Ai! You really have guts!"
His intention was obviously to push Su Yu to the opposite side of Lao Ai.
Su Yu chuckled. "My guts are obviously greater than a scoundrel's. Senior brother Shu … Oh, senior brother Shao, I really admire you for admitting your weakness."
Shao Qingfeng's expression became gloomy when he heard Su Yu's retort. The smile on his face disappeared, and anger rose in his eyes.
He had come here to infuriate Su Yu, but he had unexpectedly been infuriated by him instead.
"Su Yu!" Shao Qingfeng was infuriated. He pointed at his own eyes and asked coldly, "What did you see in my eyes?"
He was clearly threatening Su Yu.
Su Yu blinked his eyes. He was at a loss for a moment, but soon after, surprise appeared on his face, and he asked in a grave voice, "I saw flames. Senior brother Shao, are you going to start a fire to cook?"
Splutter!
Shao Qingfeng's killing intent became even more intense after he was ridiculed. This hateful lad!
When he was just about to attack, Lao Ai, who was next to him, waved his hand and stopped him. "Don't fall for his trick. If you attack him in the Depository of Scriptures, you will be expelled from the sanctum, while your Dantian will be crippled."
The infuriated Shao Qingfeng gradually came back to his senses. He took several deep breaths, stood behind Lao Ai, and glared at Su Yu coldly.
Lao Ai was quite calm, and he said coldly, "It seems like your luck isn't bad, as you managed to come back alive from the Elegant Spirit Mountain."
There were only three of them here, so they could speak openly. It was obvious that he was implying that Su Yu had managed to survive the two Divine Masters who had been sent there.
Su Yu chuckled. "I've always been lucky, and I had two senior brothers. But, it's a pity that they ran away after digging out treasures. They got lost in the Elegant Spirit Mountain and never came back."
Upon hearing this, Lao Ai squinted his eyes and said, "I don't know how you managed to achieve it, but I think that you did an extremely stupid thing and caused their deaths. You have already been removed from the Right Palace Master's list of candidates, and the Right Palace Master's camp won't tolerate you anymore. You will even become the Right Palace Master's enemy."
Enemy? Such words didn't matter much to Su Yu.
Even the Central Prefecture's King was his enemy, let alone the Right Palace Master.
"What a joke! You sent two Divine Masters to plot against me and kill me, yet I still couldn't fight back. In your eyes, killing them was stupid, but did it mean that I was smart to wait for them to kill me?" Su Yu sneered at them.
Su Yu put away the kasaya in his palm and looked at them calmly. "If you have any tricks up your sleeves, just bring them on. If you don't have the guts, then please make way for me."
Shao Qingfeng's expression became gloomy once again. "Su Yu, don't be so insolent."
Su Yu smacked his lips, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "I really don't understand this matter. You two blocked me in the Depository of Buddhist Scriptures aggressively, then mounted a sneak attack on me and even threatened me. So, why is it that I'm the insolent one?"
Shao Qingfeng was infuriated by this. Su Yu had a sharp tongue, and just a few words from him could infuriate him.
If he had known that this would happen, he wouldn't have chosen a place like the Depository of Buddhist Scriptures, where he couldn't fight. So, it would be better for him to choose to go outside, as he could take advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to him to attack him.
Shao Qingfeng knew that his power wasn't great, but as a Level Eight Fairy, he was ranked among the top twenty in the outer sanctum, and he could easily slap a little Fairy like Su Yu.
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