Library of Heaven's Path 2: Eternal Destiny-Chapter 411: Five Forms Venerable Sage

Zhang Xuan quickly stabilized his cultivation… Galaxy 7-dan Peak!

With a breath of turbid air expelled, he looked towards Yu Xiaoyu. The girl at this moment was already immersed in comprehension, emitting streaks of Sword Intent all around her, and her entire demeanor had undergone a transformation.

Along with the comprehension of her main Destiny, she had, just like Liu Mingyue, broken through the shackles of the Source Pool Realm and reached Galaxy 1-dan.

Feeling somewhat gratified, he nodded slightly and turned to look at Hong Yi. The youth’s face was flushed red, sweat kept streaming down his forehead;he seemed to be trying to sense something but appeared to gain no insight at all.

“Don’t rush, I will leave the Sword Intent here, slowly comprehend it!”

Knowing this was a difference in talent, Zhang Xuan didn’t press him. With a flick of his wrist, streaks of sword qi landed on a nearby rock.

Practice relies on oneself;even as a teacher, one can’t always be there. One must rely on self-comprehension.

“I’ll give you three days. If you haven’t comprehended it within three days, then practice some other Destiny!”

Sheathing his sword back inside his body, Zhang Xuan said.

The Youqing Destiny is a First Level Destiny. Even its branches are feared to be at least Tier 2. If one cannot comprehend it, it’s futile even with more time. Three days are definitely enough.

“Understood!”

Hong Yi nodded hastily, then quickly sat down in a squat in front of the rock, looking at it intently.

“You both continue your practice!”

Tossing some pills to his two disciples to replenish their Origin Energy and increase their cultivation, Zhang Xuan turned and went back to his room.

This time, he had made considerable progress in his cultivation and had gained deeper comprehension of the Youqing Destiny, which likewise needed to be consolidated well.

…

Next door to Zhang shi’s residence, in the courtyard, Blue Cloud Venerable’s brow was furrowed as he sat upright on a cushion. His disciples were seated quietly on either side, not daring to even let out a breath.

“This shouldn’t be happening…”

The great monk shook his head.

Even though he practiced the Abstinence from Sorrow Zen, which cultivates selflessness, he couldn’t help feeling irritated at this moment, struggling to maintain control.

This time, not only had the Essence Pill escaped, but the Ten Directions Bodhi Demon Suppression Rope, a treasure of the Buddha, was also lost. If he couldn’t find it, it’s not just the Bodhisattva Fruit Position that’s at stake;even maintaining his own Arhat Fruit Position would be doubtful!

The loss was too significant.

“No matter what celestial treasure is used to conceal karma, to restore strength, to recover power, Demonic Qi must be inevitably released… As long as we find the place where the Demonic Qi appears, we will certainly find this Frost Demon Lord.”

Streams of thoughts flickered through his mind: “But… Tianli City is too vast, and it’s divided into the Inner City and Outer City, with many areas being key locations of the empire sealed by formations, not open to investigation. Even with thousands of Buddhist disciples, it is impossible to monitor everything…”

In any other place, he could spread his intend with a single thought, and even if hidden a hundred meters underground, he could easily probe it. But not here.

There are simply too many formidable figures here. If he dared to release his intend recklessly and provoke openly, it wouldn’t take long before someone would come knocking on his door.

Let alone him, even a Bodhisattva or even the Buddha would probably be unable to withstand such an unending onslaught.

Unable to monitor the entirety of Tianli City, with the Karma Destiny broken, could it really be that the Frost Demon Lord, whom we captured with great effort, has just escaped like this?

If so, even if he could see the Fruit Position, obtaining it would be indefinitely far off.

No, he must find it no matter what, even if it comes at a great cost.

While he was contemplating in his heart, a disciple rushed in hastily.

“Master, there’s someone outside asking to see you!”

“Asking to see me? Did they say who?” Blue Cloud Venerable frowned.

He had only been here for less than a day and hadn’t notified anyone. Even Elder Jiang Li, whom he had gone to find before, didn’t know he was staying here—how could there be someone asking to see him?

The disciple shook his head: “They didn’t say who they were, a total of five persons, all looked a bit strange.”

“Strange?” The Blue Cloud Venerable was curious.

“Yes, the one who spoke to me about coming for a visit was a woman in her twenties, dressed in a big red bridal gown, barefoot with silver bells wrapped around her ankles, smiling cheerfully on her face, speaking very politely and even stuffed me with lots of sweets. The second one had an iron-blue complexion, dark-skinned, unsmiling, clothed entirely in pure white, and also holding a piece in his hand, like, like…”

As the disciple said this, hesitated for a moment, and confirmed: “A Soul Summoning Banner!”

“Bridal gown? Soul Summoning Banner?”

They had only mentioned two, and everyone already felt the oddity, all full of astonishment.

“And the rest?” Miao Neng couldn’t help but ask.

The disciple said: “Of the remaining three, one was dressed in a red-golden robe with silver hair, his brow inlaid with a Three-legged Golden Crow blood jade;one clad in Dragon Scale Armor, carrying a spear on his back;as for the last one, also a woman, about thirty years of age, wearing flowing water sleeves filled with starry ancient runes, her brow dotted with Cinnabar…”

“This…”

Miao Neng frowned: “Master, could they be people from the Demon Clan?”

With such strange attire, they could think of no one else but the Demon Clan.

But… this is Tianli City, even the powerful Demon Clan wouldn’t dare to come rashly, especially not in such an ostentatious manner!

More importantly, if the Demon Clan really were to come, how could they possibly stand quietly at the door and ask someone to report.

They’d more likely barge straight in.

“I know who they are, hurry and invite them in!”

The Blue Cloud Venerable didn’t answer his words but suddenly stood up as if he remembered something.

“Yes!” The disciple hurried off.

The Blue Cloud Venerable also strode towards the reception hall.

Just at this moment, Miao Wu thought of something, couldn’t help but look up: “Master, could they be—The Five Forms Venerable Sage?”

“Correct!” The Blue Cloud Venerable nodded and replied.

“The Five Forms Venerable Sage? What is that?” Miao Neng looked on perplexed.

Miao Wu explained: “They are the descendants of the Heavenly Mandate of Ceremony Zhou Ji, each representing Propriety, Funeral Ceremony, Military Ceremony, Courtesy, and Celebration!”

“The Heavenly Mandate of Ceremony? Could it be…” Miao Neng was startled.

Their biggest purpose in coming to Tianli City this time was to find the successor of the Heavenly Mandate of Ceremony, now that these people suddenly appeared and paid a visit, the intention was self-evident.

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“Let’s see what their purpose is before we decide!”

The Blue Cloud Venerable waved his hand.

“Yes!” No one else said more, they walked quickly to the guest hall, just settled down, and saw the earlier disciple bring in five people.

Just as described, the five people’s attire was odd and from any perspective, seemed mismatched, yet they adhered strictly to etiquette, each step they took was an act of ceremony, leaving no room for criticism.

After entering the room, they bowed simultaneously.

“Zhao Ming, with my brothers and sisters, meet the Blue Cloud Venerable!”

The middle-aged man in a red-golden robe with silver hair took a step forward and spoke.

“The Star Sacrificial Master is too courteous…”

The Blue Cloud Venerable returned the gesture, smiling faintly, and with a distinctly different look in his eyes: “We of the Buddhist Sect do not commonly interact with your kind, and seldom communicate. May I inquire what brought you to visit us all of a sudden?”

The middle-aged man named Shao Ming bowed again: “I am here to trouble the Venerable with a matter!”