Chapter 431: How Could You Ask Me About This?

Wei Yuan widened his eyes and stared intently at Dai Zhishang; he had never expected Dai Zhishang to possess the Nine Heaven Sword Sect's cultivation method, and he reminded him:

"Young Master Dai, the Nine Heaven Sword Sect's cultivation method is a secret not passed to outsiders; non‑disciples are not permitted to practice it. If you give this Nine Heaven Sword Manual to that child, aren't you afraid the Nine Heaven Sword Sect will trouble you?"

"County Magistrate Wei, do you think I would fear the Nine Heaven Sword Sect causing me trouble?"

Dai Zhishang smiled smugly.

He obtained the manual because his brother handed it to him when he returned home, and a Nine Heaven Sword Sect disciple who accompanied him clarified that the manual could be cultivated personally or given to anyone suitable for its practice.

Wang Ping'an is an Acquired Sword Body—inferior to his brother's Primordial Sword Body—but his rare constitution is precisely suited to a Sword Cultivation Sect like the Nine Heaven Sword Sect.

With this manual, if he trains from childhood, the child has a high chance of eventually joining the Nine Heaven Sword Sect for cultivation.

The Nine Heaven Sword Sect is one of the top Sword Cultivation Sects throughout Daxia; if Wang Ping'an were to join it, even the Prime Minister's Residence would have to weigh the consequences before troubling the child.

Of course.

The most likely scenario is that the Prime Minister's Residence sincerely seeks to trouble the child and attempts to bargain with the Nine Heaven Sword Sect to harm him; however, with his brother present and the boy being a prodigy, the sect would probably refuse such a deal.

He hopes that his copy of the Nine Heaven Sword Manual will provide the child with a reliable patron to shield him from the Prime Minister's Residence's harm.

Wei Yuan wanted to say that the Nine Heaven Sword Sect would never allow its cultivation methods to be carelessly leaked, but thinking of Dai Zhishang's situation, he swallowed his words and, full of envy, said:

"I'm the fool; I completely forgot that Young Master Dai's brother is training within the Nine Heaven Sword Sect, or that he's the beloved disciple of the sect's senior elder—so he wouldn't mind you giving the cultivation method to an outsider!"

The Nine Heaven Sword Manual, by its name, is likely the founding technique of the Nine Heaven Sword Sect; most disciples who join the sect practice this method, and since the sect's founding, no one knows how many years or how many have mastered it.

What should have been leaked has long since been leaked!

Whether one more person knows or one fewer knows, it is not something that matters.

Let alone that.

The Nine Heaven Sword Manual Dai Zhishang handed over probably only covers up to the Foundation Establishment or Golden Core stages, or perhaps the Qi Refinement chapter, rather than the Immortal Ascension method, which only inner‑sect or true‑transmission disciples are qualified to possess.

"Exactly—since my brother is there, if this child can master the manual, I can certainly send him to the Nine Heaven Sword Sect for cultivation!"

Dai Zhishang let out a chuckle, his face full of smugness, when suddenly he felt as if a primeval beast were watching him, his hair standing on end; he instinctively turned his head and met Lü Tu's unfriendly gaze, and he sneered:

"Lv Qianhu, you just said that a child as gifted as Ping'an shouldn't be limited to one or two teachers; the more masters he bows to, the better. Lv Qianhu, you wouldn't mind if I recommend this child to the Nine Heaven Sword Sect, would you?"

"Hmph, would I mind?"

Lü Tu let out an insincere cold snort; if that scoundrel Dai Zhishang were to recommend the child to the Nine Heaven Sword Sect, it wouldn't affect him at all. He wanted to oppose, but realizing he had no relation to the child and was not the child's master, he said:

"If Young Master Dai truly can recommend this child to the Nine Heaven Sword Sect, it would be a tremendous boon for him. Were I the child's master, I would raise both hands in approval!" He said this not only to curry favor with the Wang family and win Liu Dongzhu's approval—so she would let the child become his disciple—but also sincerely.

He possesses great talent, yet compared with the Nine Heaven Sword Sect, the gap remains vast.

Even if the child joins the sect and an elder takes him as a disciple, he wouldn't mind much.

Having read biographies of famous people, he knows many legends, before achieving fame, served one master after another, almost synthesizing the abilities of many masters, which earned them a place in history.

"Young Master Dai..."

Liu Dongzhu opened her mouth to speak, but Dai Zhishang hurriedly cut her off:

"Senior Sister Dongzhu, you may not know, I'm just a prodigal son, unlearned and useless; this manual is a total waste for me."

When my brother first handed me the manual, he told me to find a suitable practitioner for it.

Now Lv Qianhu says your Ping'an has an Acquired Sword Body; this cultivation method is most suitable for him, so don't refuse!"

Liu Dongzhu forced a bitter smile, "Young Master Dai, I only wish for our Ping'an to grow up peacefully and uneventfully!"

"Peacefully and uneventfully grow up?"

Dai Zhishang heard it as if it were a colossal joke; he would have no objection if anyone else said it, but Liu Dongzhu? Not that he thought her words insincere, he reminded:

"Senior Sister Dongzhu, don't forget that not long ago, the child's step‑mother sent people from the Capital City to harm him. Daozhang Xuanqing intervened; perhaps that person now dares not harm the child again. But if that person learns of the child's talent, do you think his heart would spare the child? You agree, County Magistrate Wei?"

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"Ah!"

Wei Yuan exclaimed in surprise, not expecting Dai Zhishang to ask him that, and sneered, "Young Master Dai, you ask me this; I would love to answer, but I have no idea what you're talking about!"

"You don't know?"

Dai Zhishang gave a cold laugh; when the murderer who intended to harm Liu Dongzhu and her mother was escorted to the county office, even an outsider like him knew, so he doubted that Wei Yuan, as County Magistrate, would be unaware, and said:

"County Magistrate Wei, you may have misunderstood me; I'm not asking whether that person will harm the child, but whether that person will know that the child is a prodigy!"

"This one, this one, this…"

Wei Yuan muttered under his breath that Dai Zhishang was no good, the misfortune falling on him, and awkwardly said, "I don't know that either!"

Would Wang Ruhai's newly married daughter‑in‑law know that his ex‑wife's son is a prodigy?

Does he even need to ask?

He would definitely know!

Because of this, even if others stay silent, he would speak up, and also embellish the matter of Lü Tu taking Wang Ping'an as a disciple when reporting to

This is a good opportunity to curry favor with Wang Ruhai's newlywed daughter-in-law; how could he possibly give it up?

This is a perfect chance to curry favor with Wang Ruhai's newly married daughter‑in‑law; how could he possibly give it up?

Not to mention he currently needs Lü Tu to protect his life; even if Lü Tu owes him a life‑saving debt, he would still act this way.

【52】 (End of Chapter)