Chapter 651: Heaven‑Matching Martial Secret

"Since we can confirm that the Fa Tian Sect cultivators were in Yingchun Gu, why didn't they act back then?"

It can't be that they didn't come for that Beichen Wanjing Disciple Token, right?

"I must have missed some detail...."

Yan Buji recalled carefully and suddenly thought of something.

"This odd Accumulation Device!"

Yan Buji took a black wooden block with several wooden sticks inserted from his storage bag; back then that very thing entangled the cultivators, forcing mortal‑era Yan Buji to act quickly, and perhaps it was because he obtained it that the later plan went awry.

Looking at the interface on the wooden block, three wooden‑stick slots remained unfilled.

"But as far as I know, the Kun Dao territory in Nan Ting Mountain Region definitely still has one, the others are unclear."

Because he never figured out what this thing was for, Yan Buji almost forgot about it.

It seems like the core of a large Accumulation Device, and the device itself appears to require all similar sticks to be inserted before it can activate.

"The Fa Tian Sect cultivators wouldn't have come for this, would they?" Yan Buji thought, noting that one stick also came from Zhang Xungui, giving him a clue.

So perhaps there were others in Yingchun Gu back then? That's why they came looking for this thing?

Thus, aside from the Kun Dao Dynasty's Xuan Kun Dao cultivator who has a stick, there might be another in the Fa Tian Sect?

I don't get it.

Yan Buji doesn't even know what this thing does, and can't think of anything else for now.

But if they really came for a component of this Accumulation Device, then ignoring mortal conflicts would make sense.

Moreover, given the special nature of the Beichen Wanjing Disciple Token, they probably didn't sense this thing.

"I'll have time to go back and take a look."

Yan Buji thought of that and put away the item in his hand.

He has too many mysterious items on his person; investigating each one would take an unknown amount of time.

Fortunately, Yan Buji now possesses enough self‑preservation power; as long as he cultivates methodically, he'll eventually understand these things' functions.

"But for now, let's attend to the real business first."

Yan Buji picked up the jade slip and began practicing the Martial Dao secret technique that He Caifei gave him.

The technique is quite unusual; it lets Martial Cultivation use its own Martial Dao Dao Mark to deduce matters related to warriors.

"Qi Tian Martial Secret..."

A Golden Foil Pattern in Yan Buji's dantian rotated, and he naturally mastered the technique.

After the initiation, Yan Buji felt it was just like when he mobilized the Great Transformative Heaven Technique; the similarity between the two secrets is that both can actively harness the power of Martial Dao Dao Marks.

"Perhaps they share the same origin? Both are unrecorded secrets of the Shenlong Sect? But how did they get them?" Yan Buji wondered, thinking He Caifei's group wouldn't have any ties to the Shenlong Sect.

But since they want to find Hong Chengtao, a remarkable Void‑Refining warrior, Yan Buji doesn't know whether making an unsanctioned deduction would have any consequences.

Thinking of that, Yan Buji felt he should give it a try first.

However, it's not to locate Hong Chengtao; Yan Buji already has his own way to find that guy without such deduction.

Of course, Yan Buji also holds another Martial Cultivation‑related item of unknown origin.

From his storage bag, Yan Buji took out a Stone Tablet, said to be the culprit that caused She Shen Temple's Buddhist sect to be wiped out by the West Sand River Basin.

"An ominous weapon, huh? I'd like to see how ominous it is," Yan Buji thought.

Anyway, I have plenty of lice, so I'm not worried; I'm not afraid this thing will affect me.

Yan Buji activated the Qi Tian Martial Secret, spread his palm over the Stone Tablet, and began the deduction.

【7】 After a while, a strange scene suddenly appeared in Yan Buji's eyes.

After a short while, a strange scene suddenly appeared in Yan Buji's eyes.

The Stone Tablet seemed to turn into a shadow‑puppet show; Yan Buji sat in the audience and saw a mortal practicing his fists on a mountaintop, then descending to chop firewood, fetch water, and cook.

Yan Buji found it odd: "Logically, this Stone Tablet comes from the Primeval Era; did people back then have such leisure?"

After that, Yan Buji saw nothing else, only that same scene looping repeatedly.

A moment later, Yan Buji came to his senses and felt a sudden emptiness.

"Huh? Damn! Why are my Martial Dao Dao Marks short by a hundred?!" Yan Buji widened his eyes, no wonder he felt emptiness; how could the Dao Marks be directly consumed?

Yan Buji covered his head: "Ow, I should've known not to observe so deeply; I thought I could see something unusual, but I only saw some forms."

"Forms?"

Yan Buji, still covering his head, thought carefully: "No, why can't I recall at all? The mortal's fist I just saw shouldn't be forgettable."

This Stone Tablet really does have some issues.

"Sigh."

Fine, now's not the time to study the Stone Tablet in detail; better hurry to find Hong Chengtao.

Yan Buji can find this person; he just needs to ask someone who knows!

Yan Buji directly employed the Heaven Gate Law, traversed Youming Jie, and went to Dongxing Sea Region!

"The Heaven Gate Law is really handy," Yan Buji laughed, arriving before Minglu Cave Residence.

Although convenient, the Heaven Gate Law has huge limitations, and one must also learn how to calculate spatial nodes.

But that's not the biggest issue; the main trouble is that spatial nodes sometimes shift, so Yan Buji has been calculating a suitable transfer route for years, and hasn't returned in some years, so he'll ask Jianfan Fairy if she knows.

"Jianfan Fairy," Yan Buji said with clasped hands.

"Oh? What brings you here? Any news on the Zhan Ren Sword Fragment?" Jianfan stepped out of the cave residence, looking at Yan Buji with puzzlement.

"I haven't investigated that yet, but this time I brought you some gifts," Yan Buji said, presenting some Spiritual Material produced in Paolong Sacred Land.

Jianfan looked and exclaimed, "You've done well."

"Thanks to the fairy's warning, my main purpose this time is to ask you about something," Yan Buji said with a smile.

"Eh," Jianfan gestured, "I'm not going to tell you everything, and don't think giving me something means I'll talk."

"What about this?" Yan Buji produced a scale, and Jianfan's pupils contracted:

Jiaolong Scale? This thing, I remember only exists in Zhong Tian Zhi Yu—where did you run off to?

Yes, I've been developing there lately; please accept it with a smile, fairy.

Hmph, you know grinding this Jiaolong Scale into powder benefits rare beast cultivation—you deliberately came to give it to Xiao Lu? Jian Han snorted, but still took this piece of Jiaolong Scale.

This item was what Yan Buji obtained after several trades with He Caifei at Paolong Sacred Land, and he also asked Yao Wen to give it to him, so that when he consulted Jian Han he would have something presentable.

Otherwise, if you show up empty-handed asking people, who would give you a good look?

That fairy...

Speak, what's the matter?

I'd like to ask, fairy, do you know about the ancient Martial Dao sect Fu Hai Gate?

You mean Hong Yuan, that old guy? I don't know where he is." Jian Han waved a hand.

Indeed, a living history; the matter I wanted to investigate, they can just say it offhand.

Yan Buji smiled: "It's not about that senior; it's about the whereabouts of the Huang Tian Soul in Youming Jie, said to be related to a Void Martial Cultivator named Hong Chengtao from Fu Hai Gate."

The Huang Tian Soul?

Jian Han furrowed brows, began to ponder.