Chapter 1222

"Get lost!"

Ximen Wudi let out a fierce roar, and a sharp palm wind whistled out, going straight for Ouyang Batian's waist—his vital point.

"Hmph, a mantis trying to stop a chariot—you don't know life from death!"

Ouyang Batian gave a cold snort, shifted his blade, and slashed diagonally toward Ximen Wudi's throat.

Bang!

Blade met palm wind; Ximen Wudi's body suddenly drifted backward, and a few sprays of blood scattered through the air.

Pfft!

After Ximen Wudi landed, he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

"Haha, Ximen Wudi, this old man will take your life!" Seeing Ximen Wudi wounded, Ouyang Batian was overjoyed and lunged fiercely toward him.

Ximen Wudi wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

"Since you all want to die, I'll grant your wish!" As his words fell, Ximen Wudi gripped the Water-Breaking Sword and thrust it forward.

Ding ling ling~

At that moment, the jade pendant around Ouyang Batian's neck suddenly emitted a burst of green light.

A vast, overwhelming aura of majesty poured out from the jade pendant, making the entire great hall tremble slightly.

Ximen Wudi froze, flipped his wrist, and sheathed his sword.

"Hmm?" Ouyang Batian clearly noticed this as well, his face full of puzzlement.

Ximen Wudi, meanwhile, muttered inwardly, "What a familiar aura!"

The pressure released by this jade pendant was extremely similar to the one from the Xuantian Sect.

At this, Ximen Wudi was even more certain that this jade pendant must have an extraordinary origin.

"Could it be related to the jade pendant Master gave me?"

Seeing Ximen Wudi sheathe his sword and retreat, Ouyang Batian breathed a sigh of relief.

That moment just now had been too dangerous—if Ximen Wudi had insisted on fighting, even if he played every last trump card, he still might not have been a match.

Fortunately, he had been wearing the jade pendant for protection; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

"Ximen Wudi, do you recognize this jade pendant?" Ouyang Batian took out the jade pendant and asked Ximen Wudi.

Hearing this, Ximen Wudi examined the jade pendant carefully, and his eyes suddenly flew wide open.

"Where did you get this thing?" Ximen Wudi asked in surprise.

This jade pendant was precisely the token of the Xuantian Sect's Sect Master. He had once probed it with his divine sense, and aside from a few cultivation manuals inside, there was nothing special about it.

But looking at it now, it seemed it wasn't as simple as it appeared.

"This jade pendant was originally the Yinyang Sect's treasure for safeguarding the sect, called the Xuantian Sect, and is said to be an object left behind from the Immortal Realm!"

"Xuantian Sect?!" Hearing this, the figure of his Master, Cangwu Zhenren, suddenly popped into Ximen Wudi's mind.

"Master, could he be my patriarch?"

"How did this jade pendant end up in your hands?" Ximen Wudi hurriedly pressed.

Ouyang Batian was stunned—he hadn't expected Ximen Wudi to suddenly ask about the jade pendant's origin.

After a slight pause, Ouyang Batian decided to tell the truth.

"To be honest, this jade pendant is called the holy relic of the Yinyang Sect and has been missing for a long time."

"Yesterday, someone stole it here. I had been preparing to refine it, but I didn't expect to run into a group of Mo Sect demons fighting over it, so I got into a fierce battle with them."

"In the end, that group of Mo Sect demons was wiped out by me, and this jade pendant fell into the courtyard."

"I was about to leave, but then I noticed your Master's aura lingering on the jade pendant."

"I was afraid this jade pendant belonged to your Master, so I kept it in mind."

Ximen Wudi nodded. What Ouyang Batian said was, in fact, a reasonable explanation.

"However, the aura left on the jade pendant was too faint—I couldn't make out the exact appearance at all. I guessed the jade pendant belonged to your Master, so I returned it to you!" Ouyang Batian handed the jade pendant to Ximen Wudi.

Ximen Wudi took the jade pendant, examined it carefully, and shook his head.

Although the jade pendant's aura was strange, Ximen Wudi couldn't see through any clue at all, nor could he even tell what material it was made of.

"Ximen Wudi, would you be willing to take me as your Master? I would take you as my disciple and teach you all of the Yinyang Sect's techniques." Ouyang Batian said earnestly.

Hearing this, Ximen Wudi burst out laughing.

Damn, there really are free lunches.

He hadn't even said whether he'd accept or not, and this Ouyang Batian had already babbled on and on—did he really take him for some naive kid?

Thinking of this, Ximen Wudi looked up, and a glint of sharpness flashed in his eyes.

"Sect Master Ouyang, with such enthusiasm, if I refused, it would be too ungracious."

Hearing this, Ouyang Batian's face lit up with joy.

"Does that mean Young Master Lin agrees?"

"Exactly!" Ximen Wudi nodded. "However, taking you as my Master isn't that easy after all—you'll need to pay some price."

Hearing Ximen Wudi agree, Ouyang Batian was overjoyed.

Although he was honored as the Sect Master of the Yinyang Sect, he was an orphan, with no one to rely on from childhood. He was taken in by the Yinyang Sect, which gave him the chance to cultivate to the Jin Dan realm.

This trip to the mortal world, besides wanting to complete the mission and earn a reward, was to find his sister, lost for many years.

Therefore, he was determined to obtain this jade pendant.

"Young Master Lin, please speak. Wherever this old man can satisfy you, I will spare no effort!"

"Straightforward!" Ximen Wudi nodded.

Then, fixing Ouyang Batian with a burning gaze, he said, "I want to know—does your Yinyang Sect have a Yin-Yang Dan?"

Ximen Wudi

Ouyang Batian

Yang Huxiao

Young Master

Master

Ximen

Daoxi Sect

Mo Sect

Paizhang Sect

Jianxi Sect

Xiangdaoxi Sect

Wudi Society

Ruoshixi Sect

Chaozhexi Sect

Yinyang Sect

Ouyang Sect

Yinyang Sect Sect

Xuantian Sect

Zongdezhen Sect

Tianjianxi Sect

Xuantian Sect

Yang Sect

Menwudi Society

Jin Dan

Cangwu Zhenren

Water-Breaking Sword

Yin-Yang Dan

"How did you know!" Ouyang Batian's expression changed abruptly, an utterly horrified look on his face.

The number of people who knew of this matter could be counted on one hand; even the upper echelons of the Yinyang Sect were unaware of this secret.

How did Ximen Wudi know?

Seeing Ouyang Batian react so strongly, Ximen Wudi knew he had guessed right.

This jade pendant was indeed extraordinary—the might contained within was so vast that it must be connected to the Immortal Realm.

He just didn't know what purpose Master had in giving him this jade pendant.

"Heh heh, you don't need to worry about how I know."

"You only need to tell me where the Yinyang Pill is, and I will take you as my disciple!"

Ouyang Batian's brows knit tightly; after a long silence he sighed.

"Sigh, forget it, forget it. Since you already know of this matter, you must be fated with the Yinyang Pill. I'll take you there."

"Let's go." With that, Ouyang Batian stepped forward first, heading toward the depths of the secret chamber.

Entering the secret chamber, Ouyang Batian took out a bronze box, gently opened it, and revealed a pill of mingled black and white.

"This is the Yinyang Pill?" Ximen Wudi stared in astonishment at the pill in Ouyang Batian's hand.

Ouyang Batian nodded.

"Before consuming the Yinyang Pill, one must bathe and burn three sticks of incense; under no circumstances may one eat raw meat."

Hearing this, Ximen Wudi could not help but smile—his own spiritual liquid was a hundred times tastier than raw meat; surely they wouldn't forbid him from drinking it.

Seeing Ximen Wudi unmoved, Ouyang Batian said nothing more and reached out to place the Yinyang Pill into his own mouth.

Crunch~

He swallowed it down.

"Hoo~" Ouyang Batian sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began muttering incantations, looking utterly composed in meditation.

A moment later, Ouyang Batian slowly opened his eyes; two beams of sharp light flashed and vanished.

Ximen Wudi's pupils contracted, and his eyelids twitched violently several times.

This Ouyang Batian was actually a peak Foundation Establishment stage expert!

No wonder he dared to act tough in front of him—the man truly had the real goods.

Ouyang Batian stood up, an utterly serious expression on his face.