Chapter 409: Can't Even Believe Oneself, Yet Still Wants to Improve?

"Nine Cauldron Classic?"

Yu Die thought for a moment, and hadn't considered what technique might bear that name, and curiously said: "County Magistrate, do you know what this technique is?"

"It's the cultivation method of Golden Cauldron Hall!"

Wei Yuan replied, "Tang Imperial Attendant was once a disciple cultivating at Golden Cauldron Hall!"

"Golden Cauldron Hall?"

Yu Die's face was full of surprise; she didn't know the Nine Cauldron Classic, but she did know the famous name of Golden Cauldron Hall.

After all, it's one of the top cultivation sects in Guangning Prefecture; she is a Hundred Household of the Demon Suppression Office, so not only the great sects like Golden Cauldron Hall but even the minor ones are recorded in the registers.

Yu Die unexpectedly said:

"I recall the cultivation method of Golden Cauldron Hall is the Golden Cauldron Classic, right? How can he be practicing the Nine Cauldron Classic? Could it be that the Nine Cauldron Classic is even more powerful than the Golden Cauldron Classic?"

Though she said that, she actually knew that this mysterious Nine Cauldron Classic could not possibly be stronger than the Nine Cauldron Classic, since the Nine Cauldron Classic is the founding method of Golden Cauldron Hall.

For countless generations of sect heads, except for a few odd ones, all have cultivated the Golden Cauldron Classic.

Not to mention that the Nine Cauldron Classic has never even been heard of.

How could it possibly be more powerful than the Golden Cauldron Classic?

What she really wanted to ask was whether Tang Anzhi lacked the qualification to cultivate the Golden Cauldron Classic; otherwise, why would he abandon the perfectly good Golden Cauldron Classic and go practice the unheard-of Nine Cauldron Classic!

"That's not the case; the Golden Cauldron Classic is the founding method of Golden Cauldron Hall, and even if the Nine Cauldron Classic were extremely powerful, it could not be stronger than the Golden Cauldron Classic!"

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "My Tang Imperial Attendant would set aside the perfectly good Golden Cauldron Classic to practice the Nine Cauldron Classic because he worries he cannot obtain the subsequent cultivation methods of the Golden Cauldron Classic, and moreover he thinks the Nine Cauldron Classic is not inferior to the Golden Cauldron Classic, so he chooses to practice the Nine Cauldron Classic!"

"Subsequent cultivation methods?"

Yu Die thought for a moment and managed to guess a little.

Don't assume Golden Cauldron Hall and Ziyang Palace are alike; although they have a grand mountain gate with tests and assessments, they're not as selective as the Nine Heavens Sword Sect—one in ten thousand.

As long as one is recommended, most can enter Golden Cauldron Hall to cultivate; at the start, they are eligible to receive the founding method of Golden Cauldron Hall, the Golden Cauldron Classic cultivation method.

However, only the Refining Qi Chapter is given; to obtain the later cultivation methods, one must demonstrate merit.

Yu Die hadn't expected that Tang Anzhi would worry about being unable to obtain the subsequent cultivation methods of the Golden Cauldron Classic, and thus choose the unheard-of Nine Cauldron Classic cultivation method, and she said oddly:

"County Magistrate, could it be that because the Nine Cauldron Classic has no restrictions, Golden Cauldron Hall taught all its cultivation methods of the Nine Cauldron Classic to the Tang Imperial Attendant?"

Even if Tang Anzhi could obtain all the cultivation methods of the Nine Cauldron Classic and chose it over the Golden Cauldron Classic, she would still look down on Tang Anzhi.

Cultivators, although they are not the rebellious kind, the rebellious ones are mostly those who, at the beginning of cultivation, encounter heavenly punishment. How could cultivators be the rebellious kind? They simply follow the Dao naturally, yet they all strive for a breath of vigor, with an unstoppable momentum.

From Tang Anzhi's worry about not being able to obtain the subsequent cultivation methods of the Golden Cauldron Classic and his choice of the Nine Cauldron Classic, one could say Tang Anzhi is very wise and clever, but one could also say his future is visible at a glance to its end.

He began cultivating yet doesn't trust himself; even the subsequent cultivation methods of the Golden Cauldron Classic he worries he cannot obtain, so how can he blaze a trail on the cultivation path?

"Of course."

It's not that there are no accidents, but such accidents are rarer than one in a hundred, perhaps not even one in ten thousand or one in a million. "That's not the case; although the Nine Cauldron Classic is not the founding method of Golden Cauldron Hall, it was created based on the Golden Cauldron Classic and refined by countless Golden Cauldron Hall seniors, so it can be called a path to becoming an immortal. At that time, the Tang Imperial Attendant was only a newly entered disciple; how could Golden Cauldron Hall possibly teach him all the cultivation methods of the Nine Cauldron Classic!"

Wei Yuan sighed, "According to the Tang Imperial Attendant's account, at that time he only obtained the Refining Qi Chapter of the Nine Cauldron Classic, but the difficulty of acquiring the Nine Cauldron Classic is far simpler than that of the Golden Cauldron Classic. After the Tang Imperial Attendant left Golden Cauldron Hall, he had already obtained the Golden Core Chapter of the Nine Cauldron Classic!"

Yu Die could no longer conceal the mocking tone on her face.

She had thought that Tang Anzhi chose the Nine Cauldron Classic over the Golden Cauldron Classic because he could obtain all its cultivation methods, but she didn't expect him to make this choice, with only the subsequent cultivation methods of the Nine Cauldron Classic being easier to acquire than those of the Golden Cauldron Classic.

No wonder Tang Anzhi, at his age, only has this level of cultivation!

"Bad!"

Wei Yuan was about to say something, subtly mocking Tang Anzhi and letting all his anger toward Tang Anzhi surface, when he saw a faint Great Cauldron illusion before Tang Anzhi, his complexion changed dramatically, and he impatiently said:

"Hundred Household Yu, I need your help!"

Yu Die also noticed that the surrounding aura was off; once Tang Anzhi unleashes his Nine Cauldron Classic, breaking the ghost wall, the resulting impact could crush the nearby civilians into mush.

With a thought, one flying sword after another shot out from the Storage Ring.

A defensive sword formation formed around Tang Anzhi!

"So many treasures?"

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Wei Yuan watched the swords and weapons flying out from Yu Die's Storage Ring and couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

His eyesight was still decent; although he couldn't clearly discern what treasures Yu Die was controlling, he could roughly guess they were at least basic spirit artifacts.

One, two, three or four…

Wei Yuan forced his inner restlessness, originally thinking he was speculating at a high level about Yu Die's identity, but when she instantly used nine flying swords that were at least basic spirit artifacts, he realized he might have underestimated Yu Die.

A typical Sword Cultivator who possesses a single basic spirit artifact wouldn't know how happy they'd be; they'd probably be more affectionate toward it than toward their own wife, perhaps even hugging it to sleep at night.

"Never imagined."

Yu Die could casually pull out nine flying swords that were at least basic spirit artifacts!

Wei Yuan asked, "Hundred Household Yu, are you perhaps setting up a sword formation around the Tang Imperial Attendant to prevent battle aftereffects from harming the innocent?"

Yu Die nodded.

Dai Zhishang impatiently said, "Hundred Household Yu, I don't know what kind of sword formation you've set up?"

Yu Die subconsciously glanced at Dai Zhishang.

Dai Zhishang sneered and explained, "Hundred Household Yu, you might not know, I'm preparing to draw a comic strip, traveling to gather inspiration and material; if suitable, I'd like to put you—cough cough, Hundred Household Yu's sword formation into my comic!"

(End of Chapter)